Video & Transcript Research : 'disability'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 18th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- members here, and there have been Some amendments on other bills regarding a registry of people with disabilities
- different stakeholders to make sure we got this right to restrict data sharing of people with disabilities
- that we're putting into law today will really help a little bit and give comfort to folks with disabilities
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 24th, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We show you registered as Steven Alderman on behalf of Disability Rights Texas, and we show you registered
- I'm Steven Aemon from Disability Rights Texas here to support the legislation.
- Um, right now when it comes to initial evaluations of students with disabilities, we have to follow certain
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (03/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- before they had to retire on disability before they had to retire on disability and<03:49:38.359
- or coming back from disability.
- to get an accidental disability to get an accidental disability retirement<03:59:24.680>
from - elsewhere where there isn't a disability elsewhere where there isn't a disability permanent<03:59
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disability <03:59:58.239>benefit <03:59:59.239>uh permanent disability
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 2 retirement provisions, focusing on Group Two/Tier B changes in pages 25-39. Jan Goodwin of the New Hampshire Retirement System and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions, but it restores certain pre-2011 benefit rules for Tier B members, including changes to average final compensation and earnable compensation, and it also addresses the annuity multiplier for years of service. Members discussed the tier structure, with Tier A referring to vested members, Tier B to those hired before 11/1/12 who were not vested, and Tier C to later hires. Several members expressed concern that the bill’s purpose was to restore Tier B benefits, not to change Tier A rules or create broader changes affecting newer hires.
The retirement system flagged two likely drafting problems. First, it said a provision appears to omit a special-duty/earnable-compensation limitation in the Group Two section, which they believed was a scrivener’s error caused by moving language out of the Group One definition without adding it back for Group Two. Second, they noted the bill’s multiplier language overlaps with changes already enacted in HB 1647, which increased the multiplier for service beyond 15 years for Group Two and carried an estimated $26 million cost. The committee discussed that HB 1647 was originally broader in the House, but the Senate narrowed it to Tier B only.
The actuary’s comparison of the 2023 and 2025 HB 2 versions showed the bills are close, but the 2025 version differs in funding and timing. Staff said the 2025 bill appropriates $2.5 million more per year for 10 years, and that, together with updated actuarial assumptions and a larger share of the affected tier having already retired or otherwise left service, results in a larger reduction in unfunded liability than the 2023 bill: about $98.2 million versus $68.5 million. Employer contribution impacts were described as small overall, though the 2025 bill was said to be somewhat more favorable than the 2023 version. Members also questioned why House Bill 1 only funds $5 million in the first year, and staff said that was tied to the governor’s revenue estimate and that the full funding does not begin immediately. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the committee mainly received testimony, asked clarifying questions, and noted that some issues would be addressed in the fiscal note worksheet.
MN
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- I'm also the parent of two teenagers, both with disabilities.
- I'm also the parent of two teenagers, both with disabilities.
- Children with disabilities and safety.
- I've spent a career working with kids with disabilities.
- Um teach them those disabilities.
NH
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- people with disabilities.
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erience disability might experience. erience disability might experience. erience - getting treatment that they disabilities getting treatment that they need.<02:04:29.920>
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We <02:04:38.639>don't disabilities who we care about. - We don't disabilities who we care about.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/24/25
Jobs and Economic Development
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- So we have a long history of enabling individuals with disabilities to have the employment opportunities
- I've worked in people with disabilities.
- I've worked in the<00:51:53.200>
disability <00:51:53.760>field <00:51:54.000>for - ><00:51:54.240>
almost <00:51:54.559>40 the disability field for almost 40 the disability- In this field, people with disabilities.
- ><00:51:54.240>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/18/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- She works with the public library to bring art instruction to adults with developmental disabilities
- <00:52:47.119>
through <00:52:47.559>collaborative disabilities through collaborative disabilities - Without getting the Legacy funding we request, we will be disabled from many activities because of lack
- Without getting the Legacy funding we request, we will be disabled from many activities because of lack
- To fill the gap that disables us from fulfilling all the requests that the communities need, without
NH
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- <01:32:02.920>
or <01:32:03.159>language disability or language disability or language - from using a students with disabilities from using a device<01:32:09.320>
to <01:32:09.560> - It could assist with managing, you know, a disability, or, you know, an educational disability, and gosh
- , even potentially a medical one—um, a medical disability, with, say, a blood sugar issue.
- but if we're going to you disabilities but if we're going to you know<01:36:17.400>
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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Act and Americans with Disabilities Act.
- with Disabilities Act and Americans<00:43:21.280>
with <00:43:21.440>Disabilities <00:43 - <00:43:22.079>
To <00:43:22.240>be Americans with Disabilities Act. - To be Americans with Disabilities Act.
- education individuals with disabilities education act<00:48:17.440>
and <00:48:17.599>the<
Bills:
HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328, HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328
Keywords:
bail reform, illegal aliens, violent offenses, pretrial detention, flight risk, court hearings, doxing, personal identifying information, harassment, online safety, law enforcement, public servants, penalties, consumer protection, illicit material, private rights, digital privacy, nonconsensual distribution, incarceration, pregnancy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (03/17/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- the other protected classes disability the other protected classes disability marital<02:40:41.720
- The Disability Rights Center comes to mind, and the Parent Information Center.
- I think that it was also discussed by some advocates in the disability community whether or not FERPA
- I think that it was also discussed by some advocates in the disability community whether or not FERPA
- some advocates in the disability some advocates in the disability Community<04:29:23.800>
whether
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 695, relating to school districts and medically related grants. The sponsor argued the bill was vague and could undermine existing law, and another member said it would add an unnecessary mandate for school districts. The committee voted to recommend inexpedient to legislate, and the motion passed 18-0.
Next, House Bill 765, which would consolidate school administrative units and make superintendent jobs elected positions, was also recommended inexpedient to legislate. Members said the bill raised too many questions, could duplicate other legislation, and would move away from local control. That motion likewise passed 18-0. House Bill 768, allowing public school districts to contract with approved private schools, drew more debate. Supporters described it as a language cleanup and an expansion of educational opportunity, while opponents raised concerns about the placement of the language and pending Supreme Court cases. The committee voted 10-8 to recommend ought to pass, and then 10-8 to recommend ought to pass as amended, with a minority report noted.
The committee then considered House Bill 446, dealing with parental notice for non-academic surveys. An amendment was offered to make the Youth Risk Behavior Survey opt-in rather than opt-out. Supporters said parents should be informed and should choose whether their children participate, while opponents argued the survey is an important tool for mental health data, grants, and school programming, and that opt-in would reduce participation and data quality. The amendment passed 10-8, and the bill as amended also passed 10-8, with a minority report noted.
Finally, the committee began House Bill 741, which would allow parents to send children to any school district they choose and expand open enrollment. The sponsor described it as broadening choice and keeping public funds in public schools, and an amendment was proposed to restore provisions for children of military personnel. Discussion on the amendment began, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on House Bill 741 or the amendment.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/10/2025)
Health and Human Services
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- It is HCSCD Health Care for Children with Severe Disabilities.
- If we focused on the disability, we'd be in a different place.
- It is HCSCD Health Care for Children with Severe Disabilities.
- disability disability and<02:35:20.600>
if <02:35:21.000>if <02:35:21.160>we <02 - and if if we focused on the disability and if if we focused on the disability we'd<02:35:22.520>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pre-K, kindergarten screen time prohibition 3/4/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 569, Forensic Client, APD, assists those with developmental disabilities who have been convicted
- of a felony and court-ordered into the Department of Disability Services.
- will the funds come from to help those SNAP beneficiaries who are seniors, children, people with disabilities
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Children with the individual education plans for students with disabilities is an example of that.
- So I think that's a great >> question in respect of service and supports for students with disabilities
- They may even have qualifications and students with disabilities, et cetera, that can provide, says service
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There are numerous programs for individuals with disabilities and individuals with other conditions,
- His behavior was too much for a summer camp for disabled children.
- opens the door to advocacy to meet their needs, just as we have done for people with all other disabilities
Bills:
SB2959, HB3096, HCR29, HCR56, HCR12, HCR55, HCR74, HCR78, HCR116, HCR117, HCR6, HCR50, HCR107, HCR80, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR75, HCR93, HCR12, HCR6
Keywords:
firearm safety, awareness month, public safety, responsible ownership, storage, recreational use, profound autism, awareness day, caregiver, disabilities, support, counseling, mental health, awareness, support services, community health, necrotizing enterocolitis, premature infants, breastfeeding, health awareness
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Education are excluded from funding streams that support academic advising, mental health services, disability
- essential student support services like veteran resource centers, mental health counseling, and disability
- essential student support services like veteran resource centers, mental health counseling, and disability
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard four bills after briefly opening as a subcommittee due to a lack of quorum. AB 571 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva proposed a targeted CEQA exemption and urgency clause to help move forward the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon in Anaheim. Supporters, including the Orange County Board of Supervisors, veterans organizations, and county veterans service officers, said the project has broad local backing, significant funding, and has been delayed for more than a decade; there was no opposition testimony. The committee later voted the bill out on a unanimous 8-0 vote to Appropriations.
AB 1412 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez would require school districts to implement a transferring special education student’s IEP within 30 days of receiving records from out of state, coordinate with parents and prior schools, and accept unofficial records pending validation. The author and a Department of Defense witness said military-connected children with special needs often face harmful delays when families move, while the Association of California School Administrators registered opposition and said it was working with the author on clarifying concerns. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations.
AB 1433 by Assembly Member Sharp-Collins sought to expand eligibility for student support funding at non-credit centers and stand-alone community college institutions, especially those serving veterans and other non-traditional students. Support came from San Diego College of Continuing Education, Calbright College, the Department of Defense, and several students and staff who described non-credit programs as important pathways to jobs, certifications, and veteran transition support; there was no opposition. The committee approved the bill 8-0 to Appropriations. The consent item, AB 1346 by Assembly Member DeMaio, was also moved out on a unanimous vote.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, in Alabama, currently, if you're a veteran and you're 100% disabled... ...you're 100% disabled, you're
- If you... ...if you can show proof you're 100% disabled and qualify for those exemptions, you do not
Keywords:
virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- mental health world to help improve, you know, some of those folks helping with developmentally disabled
- Developmentally disabled or intellectually disabled folks get very, very low pay, and Mr.
Keywords:
education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- play a critical role in the lives of vulnerable Texans, especially those suffering from cognitive disabilities
- Then we have disabled people that have dementia, people that are mentally ill, and people with intellectual
- disabilities, they get dementia too."
Keywords:
electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- claims representation to all veterans in Texas with the Department of Veterans Affairs to file disability
- the areas of general assistance, financial assistance for low-income veterans, renovate homes for disabled
- the areas of general assistance, financial assistance for low-income veterans, renovate homes for disabled
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard a briefing from the Texas Veterans Commission on its major programs and outreach efforts. TVC described its claims assistance, health care advocacy, education oversight, employment services, entrepreneurship support, mental health and suicide prevention work, women veterans services, grant funding for nonprofits and local governments, and support for veteran treatment courts. The agency also highlighted its communications strategy, including media outreach, events, newsletters, social media, and the Texas Veterans State Benefits Booklet, and noted that less than 58% of veterans were aware of TVC in the latest needs assessment. A committee member asked about performance metrics, and TVC said each appropriation has associated measures and that it could provide recent results.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 651, which would allow a county veterans service office in a large county to report either directly to commissioners court or to a designated county executive official. Senator West explained the bill as a cleanup of current practice, and Dallas County testified in support, saying the change would streamline internal management. No opposition was heard, and the bill was left pending.
Senate Bill 897 would reduce the non-state matching requirement for the Texas Veterans and Family Alliance grant program in larger counties from 100 percent to 75 percent in the committee substitute, rather than the 50 percent reduction in the filed version. Supporters from MetroCare and Emergence Health Network said the lower match would help sustain and expand veteran mental health services, citing increased demand and program growth. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also adopted its rules.
Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1814, which would create an interagency database to collect and coordinate contact information for transitioning veterans so agencies could proactively connect them with services. Senator Hancock said the goal was to better use information already being collected, though he noted the bill had a significant fiscal note. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1818, which would create a temporary six-month licensing and certification process for military members and spouses assigned to Texas while they wait for letters of good standing from other states. VFW testified in support, emphasizing the importance of employment for military families. Both bills were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.