Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems; creation

The posting date of the bill was updated from May 18, 2026, to May 17, 2026, reflecting a change in the official record date.

New sections were added to appropriate specific funds for various modernization projects, including $10 million for county IT updates, $559,000 for the Legislative Commission, and millions more for the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families for specific system replacements and AI tools.

New provisions establish the Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and the Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems, defining their membership, duties, and reporting requirements to oversee the modernization efforts.

The bill text underwent significant formatting cleanup, including the removal of placeholder text, correction of section numbering, and the insertion of missing section headers and content that were previously absent or incorrectly placed.

Extended the eligibility for reduced instructional hours to include the 2025-2026 school year, in addition to the 2024-2025 school year.

Added a specific condition stating that the instructional hour reduction for secondary school students is applicable only for the 2025-2026 school year.

The specific school years eligible for the reduced instructional hour requirement were expanded to include both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

The eligibility for reduced instructional hours was expanded from only elementary schools to include both elementary and secondary schools.