TO AMEND THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY LICENSING ACT; TO AMEND THE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR FOSTER PARENTS; AND TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF TRAINING AND CERTIFYING RELATIVES AS FOSTER PARENTS.

State Senator Tyler Dees, District 35. We are looking at House Bill 1921. House Bill 1921. And I'll start to describe while y'all are pulling that up that this has been a noncontroversial bill. And in fact, I know we're different bodies, but 97 to zero in the House. But what this bill does is it makes it more efficient on the foster care situation around training. And so especially around relatives when they're wanting to be foster parents. So it helps reduce the number of total hours and in no way changes the training or the curriculum or substance dealing with DCFS. But it just, it makes it more efficient for the families so that it really encourages foster care and makes it easier for families. And if you look at states nearby, we are some of the highest hours required on some of the training. And so this really encourages and helps foster care to be easier and more approachable. So that, happy to take any questions. Questions from committee? Center D's. Good job. The hearing no questions, there's no one to testify for against. Center D's, are you closed for your bill? I'm closed and make a motion to pass. Motion to pass, second from Center Stubblefield. Any discussion? Hearing none, all for the motion, signify by saying aye. All opposed? Motion carried. Congratulations, Center D's. You have passed House Bill 1921. Representative Meeks, you are recognized and representative Moore, we realize you are here. We have an amendment for this, Mr. Chairman. Okay, and what bill number is it? It is House Bill 1877. House Bill 1877, and we'll pass out the amendment. Representative Meeks, are you ready to present the amendment? Yes, Mr. Chairman. So this is an idea that came to us from industry. So this bill is gonna be related to the AI creation of child pornography, basically in a nutshell. What this amendment does is it allows companies that are developing AI image tools. It allows them to do red hat testing to try to prevent their AI tool from creating these. And so that's what the amendment does. So I hope that makes sense. I can go into it in further detail if needed, but in a nutshell, that's what it does. Is there a motion to adopt? Motion to adopt from Senator Gilmour. Second from Senator McKee. Any discussion? Hearing none, all for the motion, signify by saying aye. All opposed? Most carried. Amendment is adopted. Thank you, committee. Representative Meeks, you are recognized to present House Bill 1877 as amended.