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• We work closely with a number of frontline professionals in the child welfare system.
• Child abuse is a significant but often overlooked issue in Minnesota.
• We work closely with a number of frontline professionals in the child welfare system.
• We work closely with a number of frontline professionals in the child welfare system.
• </c><00:11:03.519><c> Welfare</c> believe fortunately the Child Welfare believe fortunately the Child

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

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

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• </c> 1169 um I worked in the area of child 1169 um I worked in the area of child welfare<00:24:06.600
• I've been in child welfare for the past 25 years as a direct practice child welfare professional and
• I've been in child welfare for the past 25 years as a direct practice child welfare professional and
• I've been in child welfare for the past 25 years as a direct practice child welfare professional and
• Many of us work in child welfare, and we are all committed to making sure every child grows up in a loving

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

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

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• Despite those child care centers receiving millions of taxpayer dollars, when they were visited in the
• > funds</c><00:21:27.039><c> or</c><00:21:27.360><c> early</c> in child care assistance funds or early
• in child care assistance funds or early learning<00:21:28.000><c> scholarships</c><00:21:28.679><c>
• just like this to create child sexual videos of kids at a school, and it was not videos that were in
• in uh public and in bathrooms it was in uh public and shared<00:46:27.400><c> areas</c><00:46:28.400>

Bills: HF1169, HF1916

Keywords: 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, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity

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• Frequently allowed the child to remain in conditions or surroundings that place the child in immediate
• Then, in E, we would keep engaged in conduct or knowingly place the child with persons who engaged in
• civil cases, and it's also the standard used in federal law for the Indian Child Welfare Act and is
• to this actual child in this situation.
• In our cases, if we don't prove our case, the child could be in serious danger.

Bills: HCR 16, HB 782, HB 2159, HB 2288, HB 3281, HB 3819, HB 4656, HB 4696, HB 5494

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• Committee members, House Bill 3502 is the parental rights and child welfare bill.
• It ensures that no parent or prospective adoptive... ...Rights and Child Welfare Bill.
• House Bill 4201 simply changes current law regarding master teacher requirements in licensed child cares
• as well as in my neighboring district in Norman.
• I'm in ongoing conversations currently. Highest rated child care providers.

Bills: HB3131, HB3380, HB3502, HB3552, HB3849, HB3886, HB3907, HB4201, HB4302, HB3448, HB3409, HB4095, HB3637

Keywords: homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code

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• Committee members, House Bill 3502 is the parental rights and child welfare bill.
• It ensures that no parent or prospective adoptive Rights and Child Welfare Bill.
• House Bill 4201 simply changes current law regarding master teacher requirements in licensed child cares
• as well as in my neighboring district in Norman.
• as well as in my neighboring district in Norman.

Bills: HB3131, HB3380, HB3502, HB3552, HB3849, HB3886, HB3907, HB4201, HB4302, HB3448, HB3409, HB4095, HB3637

Keywords: homelessness, shelter standards, safety, accountability, state funding, local governance, regulation, Oklahoma Homeless Shelter Safety and Accountability Act, foster care, child welfare, Department of Human Services, educational opportunities, employment support, technology in child welfare, faith-based organizations, self-sufficiency, financial literacy, HB3502, Oklahoma, children's code

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 3552, which would let child care providers bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and tuition rates. An amendment was adopted unanimously to make the bill subject to approval by the Administration for Children and Families, with the author explaining it was intended to protect federal DHS funding. The bill then passed on a 4-1 vote. Members then heard several child welfare and human services measures. House Bill 3380, on foster care reform and DHS transparency, passed 5-0 after questions about how public input and scoring would be documented. House Bill 3502, the parental rights and child welfare bill, passed 4-1 after debate over whether the bill addressed a real problem and whether resources would be better spent recruiting foster parents. House Bill 3849, updating and broadening a mentoring program for children and youth, passed 5-0, and House Bill 3886, requiring Health Department personnel to remain on site after an immediate jeopardy finding at a nursing home until a removal plan is accepted, also passed 5-0. The committee also approved House Bill 3907, which would prohibit certain facilities serving vulnerable juveniles and adults from being staffed through temporary staffing agencies, on a 5-0 vote. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in licensed child care from license capacity to actual enrollment, passed unanimously after discussion of how staffing ratios would work in practice. House Bill 4302, as amended, passed unanimously after removing subpoena language and instead allowing the Office of Juvenile System Oversight to disclose a complainant’s identity to law enforcement when needed to protect safety. House Bill 3448, requiring umbrella insurance coverage for certain child care caregivers, and House Bill 3409, streamlining recertification for five-star child care providers, both passed unanimously. House Bill 4095, reauthorizing and clarifying the 211 collaborative as the state lead entity for hotline services, also passed 6-0. The most extensive debate came on House Bill 3131, which would establish statewide baseline standards for transparency, public safety, and health safety in homeless shelters and create an advisory board. Members raised concerns about local control, rural county burdens, agency workload, and whether the bill duplicated existing requirements, while the author said he was open to further changes, including strike title and possible population-based exceptions. Despite objections, the bill advanced to the Oversight Committee on a 4-3 vote. Before adjournment, the chair said the committee would begin a deeper review of OCCY multidisciplinary teams and CAC child advocacy groups in upcoming meetings.

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• no need not to make equal laws for custody in any child support or child...
• in raising the child since the child had been born and for over two years.
• Then, in E, we would keep engaged in conduct or knowingly place the child with persons who engaged in
• that placed the child in immediate danger.
• civil cases, and it's also the standard used in federal law for the Indian Child Welfare Act and is

Bills: HCR16, HB782, HB2159, HB2288, HB3281, HB3819, HB4656, HB4696, HB5494, HCR16

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• And it also updates terminology in some places from child welfare to child protection where it makes
• > system</c> disparities in our child welfare system disparities in our child welfare system and<00:15
• the</c> a foster care child welfare case in the a foster care child welfare case in the state<00:37:01.160
• Are you going to put that whole family in child welfare?
• </c> child welfare? child welfare?

Bills: HF4407, HF4382

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

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• The attorney must be board-certified in child welfare.
• Requesting to work in a child care setting, then you do not have the ability to go to a review.
• Services and how that child was or was not placed in our system.
• prevents a child from being in the already overwhelmed foster care system.
• This bill is about ensuring that no child is left in harm's way due to a lack of options.

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

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• No family wants to learn that their child has a terminal condition, but families in this situation need
• Because we're in this in-between stage.
• The child welfare system and foster care providers hope that the clarification of the CILA, the Charitable
• the child welfare system, foster care and adoption, emergency shelter, a teen home for boys, and aftercare
• contracts, and sometimes it looks like working with the Child Welfare Boards.

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

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• </c><00:12:19.600><c> the</c> in our written testimony but in the in our written testimony but in the
• </c> been found in these in these reports. been found in these in these reports.
• Um, we also have in person June. In person not have in person Shipta with written support.
• ><00:21:28.560><c> the</c> you know, in in as I think the you know, in in as I think the relationship
• </c> testimony in support. testimony in support.

Bills: SB2479, SB2557, SB2861, SB3204, SB3324, SB3325

Keywords: criminal procedure, family violence, dating violence, child abuse, evidence admissibility, reduced sentencing, homelessness, reporting requirements, statewide office, housing solutions, kauhale projects, public oversight, SB2861, Hawaii, Office of Wellness and Resilience, OWR, Department of Human Services, DHS, Kakou Pilot Program, Kakou

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures related to criminal procedure, homelessness, family resilience, Medicaid-funded services, and school Medicaid reimbursement. On SB 2479 SD2, the Judiciary testified in neutral opposition with concerns that the bill could require imprisonment even for probation-eligible defendants, expand sentence reconsideration in ways that could undermine finality for victims, conflict with existing sentencing statutes, and require additional judicial resources. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but asked for language changes so people serving sentences could raise the new evidence in Rule 40 petitions and so probation would remain available in appropriate felony cases. Written testimony also included opposition from several county prosecutors and police, and support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chair later deferred SB 2479 SD2, citing unintended consequences and problems with the bill. For SB 2557 SD1, which would require annual reporting by the State Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, the office said it supported the intent but noted it already produces annual and quarterly reports, that some requested data is already available, and that staffing and cost constraints could make the new reporting burdensome. The State Council on Mental Health supported the measure and suggested narrowing the reporting language to data on individuals with serious mental illness or co-occurring behavioral health conditions, to the extent practicable and in collaboration with relevant agencies. A committee member asked about the availability of point-in-time count data, and the office explained that some figures may not be available every year and may need to be generated through HMIS. Dr. Jack Lewin testified in support, saying the data would be useful for understanding health care costs. The committee passed SB 2557 SD1 with amendments, including a deferral of the effective date. The committee also heard SB 2861 SD2 and SB 3204 SD1, both family resilience pilot program measures. For SB 2861 SD2, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the bill but requested amendments to clarify that the office’s role is planning and advisory, that DHS is a key partner, and that federal compliance safeguards are included. The chair raised concerns about overlap with DHS’s existing Ka Ohana program and asked for language to avoid redundancy while allowing the bill to cover other at-risk children; decision-making was deferred to the next hearing. For SB 3204 SD1, which would create a peer-navigator-based family resilience pilot, the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS supported the measure, with the office requesting a two-year pilot period, and both agencies and several advocacy groups submitted support. The committee discussed funding, the proposed five peer navigators, and whether the pilot should be limited to one or two geographic areas; no final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee also heard and supported SB 3324 SD1 on Medicaid home and community-based services, with the Department of Health emphasizing caregiver shortages and the cost-effectiveness of community care, and SB 3325 SD1 HD1 on public school Medicaid reimbursement, where DOE and the Attorney General requested clarifying amendments to reporting language and position titles.

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• We also need to include the department, both from someone in the licensing division and in child protection
• You even left half the money in the child care technology grants, unlike some of those other amendments
• The child care providers themselves, in the same way that in more cases than not, the new body cam mandate
• I sat in a room last week with 15 child care workers.
• We need to have cameras in family child care centers.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• Under the bill, as heard in committee, it required cameras in licensed child care centers.
• Inclusion of flexibility in how we manage our Indian child welfare grants to better support our tribal
• Hudson came in to talk to us. He's a doctor that specializes in child abuse.
• I have them in all of my spaces in my child care center.
• child care is in the personal home of the provider.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

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• So there are child welfare uh section.
• in any kind of child and all families in any kind of child welfare<00:03:22.560><c> setting</c><00:03
• welfare because our child hasn't been in school, but we don't really know what's happening because we
• </c> slightly older child in your family that slightly older child in your family that you<00:32:22.240
• child which in other words theoretically child which in other words theoretically could<00:57:44.400>

Bills: HF1918, HF2305, HF897, HF2191, HF2617, HF2551, HF2137

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• This bill is a work in progress, and I'll be in touch with all of you as it moves through.
• So, in some cases, if it is for a child, it will have dosage information on there so that just The just
• Us ine s s es need choice in Oklahoma. And I ask you to vote no. They pay.
• welfare data systems, improve outcomes for children in foster care, and strengthen and support for youth
• I have a do pass in a second. All of them in discussion or debate?

Bills: HB3552, HB2984, HB4124, HB3934, HB3448, HB3131, HB4200, HB4201, HB3011, HB1912, HB3380, HB3881, HB3538, HB3851, HB3907, HB4430, HB4431, HB4457

Keywords: childcare, differential pricing, Department of Human Services, child care subsidy, licensed providers, emergency legislation, child care, subsidy program, annual report, program integrity, overpayments, ivermectin, over-the-counter medication, pharmacy immunity, healthcare access, FDA approval, prescription, public health, dentistry, licensing

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• At the same time, I wanted to run this bill to bolster the child care industry, re-instill faith in our
• Our child care regulators and licensors, they're in very close contact with our providers.
• So in some cases, if it is for a child, it will have dosage information on there so that, just to be
• This bill simply changes current law regarding master teacher requirements in child care from licensed
• welfare data systems, improve outcomes for children in foster care, and strengthen support for youth

Bills: HB3552, HB2984, HB4124, HB3934, HB3448, HB3131, HB4200, HB4201, HB3011, HB1912, HB3380, HB3881, HB3538, HB3851, HB3907, HB4430, HB4431, HB4457

Keywords: childcare, differential pricing, Department of Human Services, child care subsidy, licensed providers, emergency legislation, child care, subsidy program, annual report, program integrity, overpayments, ivermectin, over-the-counter medication, pharmacy immunity, healthcare access, FDA approval, prescription, public health, dentistry, licensing

Summary: The committee took up a series of health, human services, and related bills. House Bill 3552, allowing child care providers to bridge the gap between subsidy reimbursement rates and standard tuition rates, was adopted and reported out 11-2. House Bill 2984, as a substitute, would direct DHS to compile a report on the child care system, including subsidy payment error rates, the number of facilities, closures, and voluntary closure feedback; it was reported out 14-0. House Bill 4201, changing master teacher requirements in child care from licensed capacity to actual enrollment, also passed unanimously. House Bill 3380, creating the Fostering the Future for Oklahoma Children and Families Act to modernize foster care data systems and improve outcomes, passed 12-0. House Bill 4430 and House Bill 4431, both cleanup measures tied to prior nurse practitioner/PA scope and pharmacy-related provisions, each passed 13-0. Several bills focused on health care access, regulation, and public safety. House Bill 4124 would allow over-the-counter ivermectin sales for human use with labeling and dosing information; after extensive questioning about safety, labeling, children, and liability, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3934, a large amended measure affecting dental practice and supervision rules, passed 14-0 after discussion about x-rays, telemedicine, and dental assistants. House Bill 3448, requiring insurance coverage related to group home provider liability for property damage, passed 14-0. House Bill 3131, setting baseline standards and oversight for homeless shelters with roles split between Commerce and Health, drew concerns about local control, temporary shelters, and fiscal impact, but passed 8-6. House Bill 4200, creating a revolving fund for forensic assertive community treatment teams to address the jail-to-homelessness cycle for people with severe mental illness, passed 11-3. The committee also advanced several public health, consumer, and industry bills. House Bill 1912, the Corn Masa Nutrition Enhancement Act, generated extensive debate over folic acid fortification, parental choice, MTHFR genetics, and potential health effects; with a PCS allowing a non-fortified option, it passed 9-5. House Bill 3011 repealed the home brewing license while keeping home-brewing limits and sales restrictions, and passed 11-3. House Bill 3881, the Alternative Nicotine Products Regulatory Act, increased application costs and removed a registry deemed inconsistent with federal law, passing 13-0. House Bill 3538, targeting pharmacy benefit manager vertical integration and its effects on access and pricing, passed 13-0 after discussion of mail-order restrictions and pharmacy closures. House Bill 3851, defining private label/control label alcoholic beverages under the three-tier system, also passed 13-0. House Bill 3907, requiring direct-hire staffing for facilities serving vulnerable adults and children with a short temporary staffing grace period, passed 13-0. The committee then moved on to House Bill 4457, a specialty-drug/PBM measure, with discussion beginning about PBM practices and specialty pharmacy access.

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• or creating child pornography specifically should not be working in child care centers, which is something
• That we include the department, both from someone in the licensing division and in child protection,
• That we include the department, both from someone in the licensing division and in child protection,
• I wasn't expecting child abuse to be such a huge issue, and especially child abuse in child care centers
• child abuse in childcare especially child abuse in childcare centers.<01:13:43.199><c> I</c><01:13:43.440

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

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• Inclusion of flexibility in how we manage our Indian child welfare grants to better support our tribal
• nations and communities in their child welfare work is an important change, as is the ability to use
• nations and communities in their child welfare work is an important change, as is the ability to use
• nations and communities in their child welfare work is an important change, as is the ability to use
• This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

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• It relates to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which
• And digital technology is available in the marketplace.
• It's when the digital technology comes in that there's a gap.
• them in.
• So in House Bill 19 and in December...

Bills: SB1538, SB2883, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3376

Keywords: digital court reporting, court reporting, court reporter, electronic recording, audio recording, video recording, transcription, verbatim record, judicial administration, Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial System, courts, depositions, grand jury, referee, court commissioner, court technology, courtroom technology, access to justice, accuracy

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• be included in the fund and adds an entity that is interested in opening a child care facility to the
• of lack of child care in my county.
• in the womb, he has. his responsibility towards her and toward the child in the womb he helped create
• It says that we already have in place the laws associated with child care.
• any child welfare, dependency, parent-child relationship termination, guardianship, parenting time,

Bills: HB2041, HB2144, HB2239, HB2321, HB2371, HB2594, HB2661, HB2662, HB2793, HB2968, HB2995

Keywords: child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, child support, preborn children, retroactive support, medical expenses, child welfare, child care, grant program, low-income, early learning, infrastructure, economic growth, security freeze, credit reporting, dependent children, parental notification