Video & Transcript Research : 'kinship caregivers'
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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Keywords:
dependent children, child welfare, cash allowance, caregivers, community organizations, empowerment, foster care, out-of-home care, temporary cash assistance, eligibility, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Florida statutes
Summary:
The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs heard and advanced four bills. CS/SB 1690, on early childhood education, was amended with a delete-all amendment that required public posting of child care inspection reports and data on child deaths, injuries, and substantiated abuse; changed certain notice and insurance provisions for family and large family child care homes; created the Florida Endowment for Early Learning; and made related definitional changes. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 1022, on children’s initiatives, would add two new Florida Children’s Initiatives in Bay County and Pompano in Broward County; the sponsor described the program as a community-based service network model, and the bill was reported favorably without opposition.
SB 996, on dependent children, would require DCF and community-based care lead agencies to coordinate and regularly meet with organizations focused on people with lived experience in the child welfare system, and to publish how suggestions are implemented. Several young adults with foster care experience testified in support, emphasizing the importance of youth voice, normalcy, and teaching financial responsibility through allowance. The bill was reported favorably after supportive debate.
The committee also considered CS/SB 1462, on temporary cash assistance eligibility, after adopting an amendment that narrowed a SNAP eligibility carve-out to people who were victims of human trafficking at the time of a drug conviction. The sponsor said the bill was intended to remove barriers to reunification and redemption. After supportive testimony and no opposition, the committee reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A complex care aide in home health is a trained caregiver who provides specialized in-home support to
- So, um, I'm curious, how many hours a day can a parent clock as their child's caregiver?
- I have a patient who's 60 year old, and caregiver is her mom, 80-year-old, and these people are in these
Bills:
HB 660, HB 4845, HB 3902, HB 5396, HB 4615, HB 1825, HB 1403, HB 4336, HB 4585, HB 4371, HB 863, SB 1589, HB 5223, HB 3195, HB 2734
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- A complex care aide in home health is a trained caregiver who provides specialized care.
- ... day can a parent clock as their child's caregiver?
- I have a patient who's 60 years old, has a caregiver with her mom, who's 80 years old.
Bills:
HB660, HB4845, HB3902, HB5396, HB4615, HB1825, HB1403, HB4336, HB4585, HB4371, HB863, SB1589, HB5223, HB3195, HB2734
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I just think, but if you're willing to work with an agency and be a foster caregiver.
Bills:
HB660, HB4845, HB3902, HB5396, HB4615, HB1825, HB1403, HB4336, HB4585, HB4371, HB863, SB1589, HB5223, HB3195, HB2734
Keywords:
child protective services, adult protective services, caseload limits, call processing goals, child-care licensing, employee workload, reporting requirements, employee caseload limits, protective services, workload management, accountability, Department of Family and Protective Services, employee goals, call processing, child care, human resources, government accountability, Medicaid, provider enrollment, revalidation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules REVISED: Link Added May 5th, 2026
Administrative Rules
Bills:
HJR1101
Keywords:
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors
Summary:
The committee met briefly to consider one item, H.J.R. 1101, a rule related to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority that had been left out of the Business and Commerce process because it was initially thought to be a major rule. The presenter explained that it was later determined not to be a major rule, but still needed committee action for the rule to take effect. After a motion, second, and no debate, the committee voted unanimously 9-0 to adopt it.
After the vote, the chair told members that several additional Senate joint resolutions were still pending and were expected to arrive later that day, with action anticipated the next day or Thursday. He said he would try to keep the process within normal procedure rather than using a rule suspension, and would notify members when the items were ready.
The chair also addressed a prior exchange involving the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission, saying he had met with the commission, apologized for using them as an example of agency frustration, and that they had since withdrawn their rules and would work on emergency rules to address the issue. With no further questions, the meeting adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules REVISED: Link Added May 5th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Administrative Rules
Bills:
HJR1101
Keywords:
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors, 914
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part I) Mar 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- A strategy that we've seen as a way to do this is to support kinship caregivers, by which I mean... a
- This bill draws attention to informal kinship families, which refer to kinship caregivers caring for
- It brings to light how often kinship caregivers are utilizing this temporary authorization. make decisions
- All your work you do to support kinship families, and we support this bill and hope we can get a vote
- For them to lie down in and receive services from a caregiver. This is very important.
Bills:
SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034
Keywords:
SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- square-foot facility where we meet the needs of our community, including local foster-adopt families, kinship
- I'm here to speak in support of Senate Bill 855. ...from the perspective of foster children, caregivers
- Caregivers face unclear and burdensome approval processes for out-of-network care, leading to harm, delays
- One caregiver recently struggled... to secure out-of-network endodontic care for a teenage boy in urgent
- When caregivers are able to...
Bills:
SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034
Keywords:
SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to share that as a teenager, I was in the foster care system and later became a kinship guardian
- Until 2023, kinship caregivers were not eligible for most child care assistance programs, including CCAP
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- </c> planning, and the underuse of kinship planning, and the underuse of kinship care. care. care.
- Even in the cases where removal was necessary, prioritizing kinship placements reduced reliance on higher-cost
Keywords:
foster care, early childhood education, child care programs, placement plan, social services, extended foster care, kinship care, relative custody, permanent legal and physical custody, Northstar kinship assistance, independent living plan, transition services, youth aging out of care, medical assistance, Medicaid, child welfare, children youth and families, out-of-home placement, case plan, relative placement
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Keywords:
human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care
TX
Bills:
HB511, HB972, HB 1035, HB2481, HB2723, HB2742, HB2894, HB2962, HB3077, HB3093, HB3307, HB3684, HJR67, HJR72
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, caregiver exemption, Medicaid, long-term services, tax relief, assisted living, housing support, property tax exemption, caregiver support, residence homestead, tax exemption, unpaid caregiver, state tax code, property tax, caregiver, waiting list, intellectual disability, developmental disability, ad valorem tax, family support
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary (9-19-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaM_asNKfvc, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:05
Approval of Minutes of the August 23, 2024 Meeting: 00:01:30
Department of Criminal Justice Training Update: 00:02:44
Real-Time Crime Index: 00:25:30
Caregivers and Incarceration: 01:12:49
Men of Valor: 01:38:23, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee approves HF1346 2/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Keywords:
mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The lack of financial resources for kinship caregivers often results in children remaining in the child
- We can extend financial assistance to all kinship caregivers, ensuring that children can remain with
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- Caregivers ensuring that to all Kinship Caregivers ensuring that children<01:12:16.199><c> can</c><01
- So I urge the committee to support HF 1276, providing financial assistance to kinship caregivers and
Keywords:
mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
State Government Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
State Government Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Keywords:
child welfare, African American children, racial disproportionality, family preservation, reunification, foster care, kinship care, relative placement, noncustodial parent, guardian ad litem, ombudsperson, Department of Human Services, county social services, active efforts, reasonable efforts, child protection, placement, out-of-home placement, Northstar kinship assistance, data disaggregation
AZ
Keywords:
kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability