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• > $6,000</c><02:07:53.840><c> per</c> assess assessment nursing at $6,000 per assess assessment nursing
• A skills assessment is critical.
• A skills assessment is critical.
• A skills assessment is critical.
• A skills assessment is critical.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So they want to make sure that there’s a good assessment of what their health care needs are as they
• They’re entitled to all these types of screenings, which is more extensive on the screening side and
• </c> of corrections looking at and assessing of corrections looking at and assessing the<00:31:30.640
• </c> know, an evaluation of and an assessment know, an evaluation of and an assessment um<00:43:29.440
• Um, as it says on the slide, assessment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• </c><00:39:54.880><c> uh</c> of what we look at for pre-screen uh of what we look at for pre-screen uh
• So, I believe the pre-screening software is CIF Check.
• assessed? assessed? &gt;&gt; Great<01:25:25.280><c> question.
• </c><04:38:28.561><c> So</c><04:38:29.119><c> I</c> that's what the assesses study did.
• So I that's what the assesses study did.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The task force held its first meeting, beginning with roll call and introductions of members and participants in the room and on Zoom. The chair emphasized Sunshine Law transparency, noted the meeting was on September 11, and opened public testimony on the orientation report. No one testified in person or on Zoom, and the chair observed a moment of silence in remembrance of 9/11 before moving into the agenda. The chair then reported on several orientation presentations given statewide between July 18 and September 5, including meetings with transit-oriented development, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Kona-Kohala Chamber, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce on Hawaiʻi Island, the Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaiʻi Island Native Hawaiian Chamber, and the Capo Chamber of Commerce. The main presentation item was a detailed overview from Kauaʻi County on its permitting process. County staff explained that zoning and building permits are handled separately on the outer islands, with zoning focused on form, character, and compatibility, and building permits focused on health and safety. They described a two-tier zoning system: ministerial permits that are automatically approved if not acted on within 30 days, and discretionary permits that go to the planning commission and can become lengthy contested cases if there is intervention. They also discussed special management area review in coastal areas, which can add time, and explained that building permits must conform to what was approved in zoning. Kauaʻi County staff also outlined the building permit process, including online and in-person submission, coordination with planning, engineering, water, wastewater, health, and fire agencies, and the county’s fully electronic review system using ProjectDox and related software. They noted that applicants are encouraged to check zoning, water, wastewater, and floodplain issues before hiring someone to prepare plans, especially for homeowners. The county shared permit and utility statistics and said the public can check permit history through Click2Gov. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided; after the Kauaʻi presentation, the chair opened a question period for members.

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• The thing that's going to hit most states that we're okay with is it freezes assessment rates, which
• The thing that's going to hit most states that we're okay with is it freezes assessment rates, which
• There are states that use those assessments to expand Medicaid and use those monies to pay the cost of
• For those states, they're reducing their assessment fees, and so those states are either going to have
• I think we're going to we can get more copies, but we're going to depend on the presentation screen.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• child deaths and exposure in California homes, it should not be excluded from the tools courts use to assess
• Two staff did not have medical or tuberculosis screenings.
• Two staff did not have medical or tuberculosis screenings.
• quality legal service is so scant, for many people, it was their only chance to obtain an honest assessment
• quality legal service is so scant, for many people, it was their only chance to obtain an honest assessment

Summary: The committee first adopted a 4-0 consent calendar for SB 1345, SB 1410, and SB 1421. It then heard SB 1200 on child care, which would redefine infant and toddler age categories so providers could count 18- to 24-month-olds as toddlers without changing ratios. The author and family child care providers said the bill would better reflect child development, improve reimbursement, increase capacity, and help keep family child care businesses open; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee next approved SB 971, a permissive framework for counties to offer senior education and technology training through local public health systems and community partners. Supporters said it would help older adults with digital literacy, fraud awareness, health, and social connection, while remaining optional and locally tailored. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 4-0 to the floor. The committee also passed SB 1234, which requires fentanyl to be included in court-ordered drug testing in dependency cases when drug testing is already ordered. The author, an angel family member, and a sheriff’s office witness described child deaths and fentanyl exposure risks; the bill passed 4-0 to the floor. SB 1109, dealing with oversight of short-term residential therapeutic programs in small rural counties, drew substantial testimony. Supporters from Alpine County argued that two facilities there strain local emergency response and that annual review should be triggered by repeated serious citations or placement in counties lacking basic infrastructure. Opponents said the bill was too broad and could destabilize needed placement capacity. After discussion, the author accepted committee amendments, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also passed SB 961, which would notify financial aid applicants that they may be eligible for CalFresh; students and advocates said it would reduce food insecurity and improve college success, with no opposition, and it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. Later, SB 1099, clarifying local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under federal PRWORA exemptions, was heard and supported by local government attorneys; it was held on call after a 2-0 roll. SB 1190, creating licensing and safety rules for youth transport companies used in out-of-state residential placements, was supported by survivors and advocacy groups, with some support-if-amended testimony; it passed 4-0 to the Public Safety Committee. Finally, SB 1325, a narrow San Diego County measure to allow Feeding San Diego to participate in Cal Food under specific conditions, drew support from the author and Feeding San Diego but opposition from the California Association of Food Banks, which argued it would shift limited resources and add administrative burden. The transcript ends during committee discussion on SB 1325, before a final vote is shown.

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• Madam Chair, Representative Cheatum, I don't know why it's assessed Representative Alfieri.
• Madam Chair, Representative Cheatum, I don't know why it's assessed that way, but it is assessed that
• Oh, that's what you meant by screens.
• We didn't have the screens up. Just a moment. Okay, thank you.
• realtors, and developers to help make sure that only a fair and proportionate share of impact fees are assessed

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 626, which would require cities to collect county development impact fees for county facilities such as jails and courthouses rather than allowing cities to opt out. Representative Alfieri and county officials from Payette and Kootenai counties argued the bill was needed so growth would pay for county infrastructure and so one jurisdiction would not shift costs to others. The Idaho Association of Counties supported the bill, while the Association of Idaho Cities opposed it, saying cities are separate entities and should not be compelled to administer county fees. A virtual attorney for several cities argued the bill likely conflicts with the Idaho Constitution because county ordinances cannot be enforced inside city limits and suggested the issue should be handled through intergovernmental agreements instead. Committee members questioned why counties could not collect the fees themselves, whether the bill contained an enforcement mechanism, and whether the measure was constitutional. Supporters said cities had refused to collect fees in specific counties, causing lost revenue for jail and ambulance projects. Opponents said cities may lack the staff or revenue to administer the program and that the bill would force one local government to carry out another’s ordinance. After debate, a motion to hold the bill in committee failed, and the committee voted to send House Bill 626 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 749, a separate annexation-related measure. Representative Ehart described it as a collaborative fix developed with the Association of Idaho Cities to address costly annexation impacts on property owners, including the Hammonds, who testified that annexation had created large potential costs and uncertainty for their home. The committee voted to send House Bill 749 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Later, the committee took up House Bill 659, which would require local and county law enforcement agencies to apply for federal 287(g) agreements with ICE and to explain in writing if they cannot participate. Representative Hawkins said the bill was intended to increase cooperation with ICE and emphasized that it focused on jail-based enforcement and application for agreements, not street-level immigration policing. Sheriffs and other opponents argued the bill would impose costs, interfere with constitutional duties of elected sheriffs, and potentially require participation in future federal programs with unknown scope. Supporters said the public wanted stronger immigration enforcement and that federal reimbursement and training could offset costs. Testimony continued from both supporters and opponents, but no final committee action on HB 659 was reached in the portion provided.

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• 109, a specific bill that created a fund that local communities could apply to, based on their assessment
• We are also currently conducting a needs assessment for every single county on what's available in those
• To set ourselves up to learn about the current state, I mentioned that needs assessment that is currently
• Again, participation went up, EPSDT screening has increased, and pediatric... checkups have increased
• So I'm wondering, it's great that the FSTAT screenings are up and the pediatric checkups are up.

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• Um I'm happy to be here this You can share your screen if you would like, or we can share it for you.
• The EPA published its draft sewage sludge risk assessment fairly recently, and it was focused on PFOA
• The EPA draft risk assessment relies on models, where it's linear.
• This table is from the risk assessment, and it's a portion of that table.
• So the draft risk assessment, the fact that it doesn't only look at those two and one at a time, and

Summary: The committee hearing focused on biosolids, sewage sludge, and PFAS contamination, with the opening remarks and first three presenters arguing that land application of municipal sludge poses serious risks to soil, water, livestock, and human health. Representative Shaw cited EPA and state data on detected pollutants and PFAS in biosolids, while Denise Travick Poyer described her background in chemical engineering and PFAS work and said the EPA’s draft sewage sludge risk assessment shows unacceptable risk at very low PFOS/PFOA levels. She urged source reduction, more testing, and consideration of total organic fluorine, and noted examples from Michigan where industrial pretreatment and source reduction reduced PFAS in biosolids. Johnson County, Texas Commissioner Larry Woolley and Investigator Dana Ames presented a case study of alleged runoff from land-applied biosolids affecting a ranch, with high PFAS readings in soil, water, fish, cattle tissue, and a stillborn calf, and said the county and state had pursued investigations, lawsuits, and legislative responses. Sandra Trawick of Save Oklahoma Farms and Ranches argued that Oklahoma’s biosolids program relies heavily on Class B sludge, that current rules are outdated, and that land application exposes farms and rural communities to pathogens, chemicals, odors, flies, and runoff; she cited examples from Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma to support calls for stronger regulation or a ban. After the testimony, members asked about sampling methods, lab testing, EPA limits, and whether the cited PFAS blood levels were comparable to the soil and sludge measurements. Witnesses said the Johnson County samples were collected by a Texas A&M PhD contractor and tested at a single lab, and they explained that the EPA’s 4 parts per trillion figure applied to municipal drinking water standards. Questions also addressed whether sludge is incorporated into soil; Trawick said it had often been left on the surface, though she had seen better disking after public scrutiny. Members asked how biosolids compare with manure and feedlot waste, and witnesses responded that municipal sludge is more contaminated because it includes industrial, hospital, and household waste streams, unlike animal manure. The committee then moved to alternative solutions, hearing from Doug McKinney of Advanced Microbial Solutions, who promoted biological sludge removal using bacteria to reduce sludge volumes and avoid land application, citing cost savings for wastewater plants and correctional facilities. Jason Jepsen of Eden Energy followed with a pitch for an eight-stage waste-to-energy system that converts mixed waste into clean energy, biochar, and reusable products, framing waste as an asset and presenting his company’s technology as a no-land-application alternative.

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• It also calls for a study to assess the funding, workforce, and infrastructure needed to maintain and
• It also calls for a study to assess the funding, workforce, and infrastructure needed to maintain and
• We're able to do immediate suicide risk assessments, we're able to do anxiety reduction skills, and other
• disagree, and I think it was mostly factually inaccurate and really designed to try to throw up a smoke screen
• Even though Texas screens newborns, we don't have a central registry to follow cases and outcomes or

Bills: HB 107, HB742, HB1639, HB1700, HB2071, HB2187, HB2402, HB2516, HB3211, HB4529, HB5342, HB694, HB923, HB4655

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of health and human services bills and left each one pending after public testimony. HB 4655 would expand financial literacy instruction for youth aging out of foster care to include credit scores, predatory lending, scams, banking, budgeting, and related consumer topics; the sponsor and Buckner International described the need to protect foster youth from financial pitfalls. HB 923 would add three public members and one physician to the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel; supporters said it would improve informed consent and patient voice, while a witness raised concerns about a House amendment requiring a physician majority for decisions and senators questioned scope-of-practice limits. HHSC said the panel is an independent body and the bill expressly bars it from changing scope of practice.

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• </c><00:56:51.320><c> with</c> ahead if we had a big screen with ahead if we had a big screen with digital
• But if we want to do it here in the Senate, I really want to push for that screen with the projector.
• of determining this fair assessment of determining this threshold. threshold. threshold.
• </c><01:34:44.400><c> with</c><01:34:44.520><c> the</c> to push for that screen with the to push for
• that screen with the projector. projector. projector.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• <00:59:39.839><c> monitoring</c><00:59:40.400><c> system</c><00:59:40.960><c> tobacco</c> assessment
• monitoring system tobacco assessment monitoring system tobacco data<00:59:42.079><c> from</c><00:59:42.319
• Is this screen down? >> Okay. Uh, probationary employees.
• on the uh take a look at the the screen on the uh the<01:02:42.880><c> Mai</c><01:02:43.359><c> side
• Uh so this is breast cancer screenings.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the State of Hawaii’s affirmative litigation against the federal administration, with no public testimony. Attorney General Lopez and deputies said the office’s goal is to enforce the rule of law, not make partisan points, and noted that Hawaii is involved in 27 ongoing cases. They grouped the cases into four broad areas: immigration, funding freezes and grant terminations, federal agency dismantling/reductions in force, and protecting elections, health, and safety. Several immigration-related cases were discussed in detail. These included a challenge to the federal sharing of Medicaid data with DHS for immigration enforcement, a similar challenge to USDA’s demand for SNAP applicant and recipient data, and litigation over immigration-enforcement conditions attached to federal grants. The office also described the birthright citizenship executive order, saying it conflicts with the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court precedent; lower courts granted preliminary relief, and the U.S. Supreme Court later addressed only the scope of nationwide injunctions, not the merits. In the Department of Transportation case, the court granted a preliminary injunction against the “Duffy directive,” finding the immigration conditions lacked statutory authority, were arbitrary and capricious, and violated the Spending Clause and APA. The briefing also covered multiple funding disputes. In the education funding freeze case, the Department of Education and OMB withheld about $6 billion in formula funds, including roughly $33 million for Hawaii; after suit was filed, the funds were released. Other cases included the termination of over $11 billion in public health grants, which affected Hawaii Department of Health grants, the NIH indirect cost cap case, and NIH grant terminations tied to DEI, transgender issues, and vaccine hesitancy. The speakers said some cases have already resulted in preliminary or permanent injunctions, while others remain on appeal or are still being litigated.

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• The department also conducts risk communication and health impact assessments to identify potential risks
• These include open houses and community events, health consultations and assessments, providing fact
• And then the Brownfield and site screening, this is we were doing it to determine whether a site needed
• We'll keep doing our site assessment.
• we have a big massive PFAS website under our division of waste that goes through all of our site assessment

Summary: The committee first received a Department of Environmental Protection presentation on Florida Forever and the sale or exchange of conservation lands. DEP described Florida Forever as the state’s main conservation land acquisition program, funded in recent years at high levels, and said most acquisitions since 2019 have been within the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The presentation also explained the legal process for disposing of conservation lands: requests are reviewed by the Acquisitions and Restoration Council, then the governor and cabinet decide whether land is no longer needed for conservation or whether an exchange provides a net conservation benefit. Senator Smith asked several questions about recent land-swap proposals, public notice, political influence, and whether any transactions had bypassed the usual sequence; DEP said applications can be withdrawn before ARC review, notice is posted seven days in advance, and the council and cabinet are the decision-makers. Senator Harrington asked about the difference between Florida Forever land sales and water management district surplus lands, and DEP said the reported 2.3 acres sold referred only to Florida Forever-funded projects. The committee then heard presentations from the Department of Health and DEP on PFAS and PFOA. DOH outlined what PFAS are, their common uses, possible health impacts, and ways Floridians can reduce exposure, including water filtration and avoiding certain products. DOH said it conducts well investigations, health consultations, fish consumption advisories, and monitoring in coordination with DEP and FWC. DEP followed with a more technical overview of PFAS regulation and cleanup, explaining federal testing and drinking-water standards, Florida’s provisional cleanup levels, and the state’s response at contaminated sites, including bottled water and filtration for affected residents. Senators asked about testing requirements for public systems and private wells, disposal of used filters, and how federal rulemaking and litigation could affect Florida’s standards; DEP said public systems are required to test under EPA monitoring rules, private wells are not directly required to test, and Florida may adopt its own standards if federal action does not occur by the statutory deadline. Finally, the committee took up SB 150, which would designate the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub jay as the state songbird. The sponsor argued the bill better reflects Florida’s identity and conservation values, noting the flamingo’s iconic status and the scrub jay’s status as a Florida-only species. Members asked lighthearted questions about mockingbirds, flamingo color, and feeding costs, and an appearance card was filed in support by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The committee debated the bill briefly and then passed SB 150 favorably by roll call vote, with all members present voting yes except Senator DiCeglie, who was excused.

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• The department is assessing gaps in all home and community-based services (HCBS).
• DHCS provides that level of care assessment.
• In terms of essentially looking at a process that the LAO suggested where we assess.
• Our second trailer bill is the Cognitive Health Assessment Training Program.
• It's vital that we continue conducting these cognitive health assessments as a screening tool for early

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the committee on Appropriations AP 188 by Bumgarner relating to the periodic occupational cancer screenings
• Public Health, HB 221, by Landgraf, relating to... committing to eliminating certain state-required assessment
• instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law. for the Committee
• HB 297 by BC relating to eliminating certain state required and of course, assessment instructions not
• Achieving requirements based on satisfactory performance on a certain end of year course assessments

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• People buy a big screen TV; they’ll go over that way sometimes to save that sales tax.
• about the lie that's being sold across the United States about the projected tax revenues, but it assesses
• what is the actual... ...the projected tax revenues, but it assesses what is the actual societal costs

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from Tuesday, March 31. It then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 127, which urges Idaho citizens to reject efforts to place the Idaho Medical Cannabis Act on the ballot. Representative Monks presented the resolution, arguing that the initiative would expand marijuana access without requiring a prescription, could increase black market activity, crime, health problems, and state administrative costs, and would provide little or no clear tax benefit because the proposal is silent on taxation. He and several supporters said Idaho should remain opposed to marijuana legalization and that the legislature should communicate that position to voters. Several members spoke in favor of the resolution, emphasizing concerns about public safety, traffic fatalities, addiction, homelessness, and the influence of out-of-state money in the initiative campaign. Representative Haas objected that the legislature should not interfere with the constitutional citizen initiative process and noted that medical cannabis can help some patients, including cancer patients. Representative Church also questioned the resolution’s approach and argued that the discussion should consider broader national experience rather than focusing on a few states. In response, Monks and other supporters said the resolution was simply a way for the legislature to express its view and discourage signature gathering. The committee heard one telephone testimony from Kirk Kingsberger, who opposed the resolution and said legal markets reduce black markets and could generate significant revenue. After Monks closed, citing a revenue estimate of about $3.9 million and arguing that the state should not emulate other states, the committee voted on the motion to send SCR 127 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The motion passed 12 to 2. Afterward, Representative Skaug moved to place House Bill 941 before the committee for immediate consideration, and the committee then adjourned.

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• It's often the only option: the only place where a child can get a meal, a health screening, or often
• checks in with counties, who often also need mutual aid after a federally declared disaster, and assesses
• Do we have to do we have to mutual aid after a federally declared disaster and assess a county's ability

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met to hear several measures focused on children, foster youth, farmworker families, and disaster assistance. AJR 12, recognizing May 2025 as Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding, was presented by Assemblymember Hadwick on behalf of Assemblymember Arambula. Testimony emphasized Head Start’s role in early education, health, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities. The resolution passed 6-0. The committee also heard SB 624, which would expand access to the California Foster Youth Tax Credit by requiring counties to mail notices and provide guidance to non-minor foster youth about filing taxes and claiming the credit. Supporters from John Burton Advocates for Youth and former foster youth described the credit as a meaningful poverty-reduction tool that helps with rent, transportation, and other basic needs. Members praised the bill, and it passed 7-0 as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 778 would broaden eligibility for the Migrant Child Care and Development Program by redefining migrant agricultural worker family and allowing self-certification of income eligibility. Support came from the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, California Citrus Mutual, and First 5 California, with witnesses saying the changes would ease enrollment for farmworker families facing seasonal and verification challenges. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved a consent calendar containing SB 444, SB 471, and SB 792, all on a 7-0 vote. Finally, SB 739 would authorize the Department of Social Services to check whether counties in disaster areas can provide timely CalFresh and Disaster CalFresh services, aimed at improving coordination when local systems are damaged or overwhelmed. Supporters said the bill would help protect access to food benefits after disasters, and members noted its importance in light of recent Los Angeles County emergencies. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations, and the meeting adjourned after all items were acted upon.

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• to decide where a kid gets assessment to decide where a kid gets placed<00:32:09.919><c> were</c><00
• </c><01:23:36.239><c> Do</c> getting with our dyslexia screening.
• Do getting with our dyslexia screening.
• </c> "Screening? Is it through third grade?"
• . >> Um, to reinvent their reading instruction because they found so many needed to be screened.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the May 18, 2026 minutes and then focused on how SB 57’s special education cost study should inform HB 1099, which creates a separate study committee on residential placements and related education costs. Members discussed sending the commission’s minutes and findings to that new committee, noting the short timeline for its work and the need to be specific about unresolved issues so the new group does not duplicate the same questions. A major topic was the cost and responsibility for students placed at Spalding and similar residential programs, especially transportation and whether costs are paid through the Department of Education’s episode-of-treatment (EOT) fund, local districts, DHS, or Medicaid. Staff explained that for students with disabilities, EOT funds cover special education and transportation costs tied to the placement, while students without disabilities are handled through DHS care-management and best-interest meetings. Members raised concerns about whether some students at Spalding are receiving no schooling, whether transportation costs are substantial, and whether Medicaid reimbursement could offset some expenses. The commission also discussed confusion over district responsibility when students placed in residential programs attend school in another district, using Winnisquam as an example. Several members said the receiving district was not notified that DHHS-approved programs could bring in additional students and costs, and they suggested DHHS or its care-management entity should notify both the district of residence and the receiving district when a program is approved. The group agreed this notification issue, along with transportation funding, privacy concerns in Medicaid-to-schools billing, and the distinction between special education placements, EOT placements, and other voluntary residential placements, should be passed to the HB 1099 study committee for further work.

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• We've recently started screening.
• We've recently<00:46:07.839><c> started</c><00:46:08.160><c> screening.
• </c><00:46:08.880><c> We've</c> recently started screening. We've recently started screening.
• So I'm not necessarily here to talk about my screening, but I'm always happy to.
• So in those cases, because we can't screen, we need to be prepared.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'm sorry the font is a little small for people looking on the screen, but we're on slide two.
• To be a very fair assessment of this thing.
• Is that a fair assessment when it comes to underground water?
• Is that a fair assessment when it comes to service water on the project?
• We'd pay an assessment just like any other user.

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• That's right, and there are some in the room, too, by the TV screen in the back.
• And to chief Berlant's point, the CWMP works to train locals so that they can do their own assessments
• a lot of the interest work has been done when you look at doing a whole home like same type of assessment
• Obviously, we have to complete the work and then continue to test and assess the success of our of our
• But just adding an additional layer of screening at the one-eighth inch mesh size makes a fundamental

Keywords: 988, house, all