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• Um this propo um and supervision limits.
• of an alcohol and under the supervision of an alcohol and drug<01:30:22.800> counselor.
• So we're just striking that supervision.
• there's a change related to supervision there's a change related to supervision and<01:36:29.280
• qualified supervising professional or level<01:36:38.000> one<01:36:38.239> provider.

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision
• , mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxicated manslaughter.
• by Chairman Lee relating to change in the eligibility for certain persons to receive community supervision
• Community, supervision.
• to continue to operate in their respective fields, but within a limited scope or location under supervision

Bills: HB153

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• Members, regular community supervision, deferred adjudication, and community supervision for state jail
• felonies are three different forms of post-conviction community supervision.
• Supervision programs in the state.
• The numbers that were run locally indicated that there were about 3,000 individuals under supervision
• Community supervision is much less. That. Senator Huffman: Yeah, just a quick question.

Bills: SB552, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1372, SB1506, SB1667, SB1804, SB1806, SB1870, SB1936, SB1937, SB2180, SB2405, SB2569, SB2570, SB1646

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

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• It relates to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and
• Chairman, members, um, The budget process for community supervision and corrections departments CSCD
• To ensure local community supervision and corrections departments are not overlooked.
• , my name is Alison Martinez, and I serve as a director for the Web and Samaha County Community Supervision
• Um, Senate Bill 663 addresses an area of community supervision administration that has long needed clarity

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• Uh in the fourth degree sex with certain minors who are under supervision of the accused.
• Supervise the minor if the advisors.
• Supervise the minor if the person<00:04:47.360> is<00:04:47.520> younger<00:04:47.759><
• <00:05:09.680> Uh<00:05:09.919> this supervision of the accused.
• Uh this supervision of the accused.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met to take up several House bills and adopted recommendations on a number of them. HB 111, which would authorize civil claims against persons or businesses profiting from sexual exploitation or sex trafficking and extend the civil statute of limitations to 10 years, was recommended to pass unamended after discussion with the Attorney General’s office. HB 54, increasing penalties for repeated excessive speeding offenses, was recommended to pass with the Attorney General’s first suggested amendment requiring identification processing, including fingerprinting and photographing, for convicted violators unless already done. HB 70, dealing with condominium budget summaries and reserve requirements, was recommended to pass as amended, and HB 320, allowing supported decision-making agreements for qualified adults including those with disabilities, mental illness, or age 65 and older, was also recommended to pass as amended. These recommendations were adopted without objection, though some members noted reservations on HB 54 and HB 70. HB 239, which would clarify that inability to provide certain needs to a child due solely to lack of financial resources does not constitute abuse or neglect, was deferred to Thursday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. HB 359, concerning covered offender registration and a proposed exemption related to sexual assault in the fourth degree, was recommended to pass with amendments deleting section 2 after concerns that the current statute already covers the issue and that the added language would create a title problem by addressing two topics. The committee adopted that recommendation. HB 412, establishing presumptions and expanding lobbying-related definitions for certain communications with government officials, was recommended to pass with an added clarification excluding purely informational, ceremonial, or routine relationship-building communications from the presumption; that recommendation was also adopted. HB 472, which would allow digitized identification cards to be accepted as valid identification and authorize law enforcement agencies to accept them under certain circumstances, was not decided. After a recess, the chair announced that everything after HB 412 would be deferred to Thursday, the 27th, at 10:30 p.m. in room 016, and the remaining items were postponed.

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• But county probation departments supervise people after a felony conviction.
• There are different types of felony supervision.
• And the county department supervises people in order to receive services to deter crime.
• crime, or if they violate, in some cases, the terms of their supervision.
• It did this by rewarding counties when they sent fewer people from their county supervision.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• appropriate supervision and standards. appropriate supervision and standards.
• Second, the bill provides an alternate supervising licensee.
• Under current law, an intern can only be supervised by a single licensee.
• includes 400 to 900 hours of supervised includes 400 to 900 hours of supervised field<00:26:37.680
• , despite the court agreement for one hour once weekly supervised visits.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Moving down to line 144, community supervision and post-release services, we have their base amount on
• This is Representative Feist's House File 1769, which modifies how the community supervision formula
• The resulting lack of correctional intervention programs provided in our prisons and by supervision agents
• Similarly, on the other side, there are devastating cuts to the community supervision side, which will
• Feist and Witte, for keeping an open door to discuss the current underfunding of our community supervision

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• <00:12:40.760> of 3104 so responsible for supervision of 3104 so responsible for supervision
• of supervision before they can get their license if they have their bachelor’s; three years of supervision
• The witness added that this is covered in supervision and also in one of the other requirements.
• in that training when they're supervised in that training when they're supervised and<03:17:16.439
• of a full... ...full supervision of a full...

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an orientation-style overview from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), led by Executive Director Deana Jurus and staff. They described the office’s mission to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and the public trust, and outlined the agency structure: enforcement, licensing and board administration, operations, legal counsel, board counsel, and the hearings bureau. OPLC said it currently supports 57 boards, including seven advisory boards, and has about 104 filled positions out of 120 authorized. They also noted new voluntary certifications for doulas, lactation consultants, and community health workers that are in rulemaking. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how boards and staff divide responsibilities under RSA 310:4. Staff explained that the office handles application processing, complaint intake and initial review, records retention, 91-A requests, and rule drafting, while boards make final decisions on licensure criteria, complaint dismissals or investigations, disciplinary actions, and some hearing matters. They also described the rule structure by chapter number ranges and the distinction between full licensing boards and advisory boards. The committee asked about complaint notifications, and OPLC said it is tightening policies so complainants are told whether a matter is closed or moving forward. The licensing process was discussed in detail, especially for nursing. Bethany Katrell explained that applicants apply through an online portal, may receive approval to sit for exams, can work under provisional authority in some cases, and then receive full licensure after exam results and criminal background checks are complete. OPLC said the portal now reduces back-and-forth paperwork and that, as of the latest biweekly report, 87% of applications were decided within the statutory 90-day period and 57% within 14 days. Members also raised questions about why some professions require board approval before taking an exam, and OPLC said that requirement varies by statute or board rule. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.

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• House Bill 580 strengthens this goal by requiring that peer support specialists receive direct supervision
• We need to reinstate some of the supervision that was relaxed last year.
• We need to reinstate some of the supervision that was relaxed last year.
• House Bill 580 strengthens this goal by requiring that peer support specialists receive direct supervision
• House Bill 580 strengthens this goal by requiring that peer support specialists receive direct supervision

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 392 00:03:10 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 392 00:04:20 Discussion of 25RS HB 580 00:13:28 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 580 00:14:54 Discussion of 25RS HB 688 00:18:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 688 00:21:40 Discussion of 25RS HB 16 01:19:44 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 16 01:27:32 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 392, sponsored by Representative Proctor, which would help the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities pay for emergency medical and psychiatric services provided to patients outside state facilities when those facilities cannot meet their needs. Proctor described it as a continuing improvement bill to address payment issues for services delivered at community-based facilities. The bill received no substantive opposition in the meeting and passed the committee with favorable expression by a vote of 15 yes, 0 no, and 1 pass. The committee then considered House Bill 580, presented by Representative Kim Moser and Elena Sweezy, which tightens oversight of peer support specialists. The bill was described as building on House Bill 505 from the prior year by reinstating supervision requirements, adding parameters around group sizes, creating a pathway for temporary peer support specialists to become fully registered after nine months, and addressing Medicaid reimbursement and accountability concerns. Members asked about reimbursement; the sponsor said Medicaid was okay with the bill and that commercial insurance coverage would be up to insurers. Representative Fleming emphasized the need for stronger financial oversight of the peer support code. The committee adopted a substitute and title amendment, then passed the bill with favorable expression. House Bill 688 was then heard, with Representative Bratcher explaining that it addresses two issues: preventing fraud in nurse licensure by giving the Kentucky Board of Nursing more discretion to review out-of-state credentials, and expanding school authority to administer certain emergency medications. He said the bill changes the board’s authority from “shall” to “may” so it can verify transcripts, curricula, accreditation, and exam passage. During discussion, Representative Sharp explained his yes vote by noting the bill also adds rescue medications such as glucagon and Solu-Cortef and allows prescribed emergency medications for known conditions in schools. The committee passed the bill with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 16, which would leave decisions about adding fluoride to drinking water to local governing bodies rather than maintaining a state mandate. Supporters, including Representative David Hale, Dr. Jack Call, and Cindy Batson, argued that fluoridation should be a local choice and raised concerns about cost, potential health risks, and the precautionary principle. Opponents, including Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association, defended fluoridation as beneficial for preventing tooth decay and warned that local removal decisions could increase Medicaid costs and may not reflect the broader public interest. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote on House Bill 16 in the excerpt.

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• Associate teachers are the first in the permit matrix level qualified to supervise children alone.
• Associate teachers are the first in the permit matrix level qualified to supervise children alone.
• Unfortunately, current practice too often defaults to supervised visits, even when supervision is not
• When my daughter was in the system, we were informed that her visits had to be supervised.
• Despite being clean and complying with our case plans, supervised visits... ...the consequences.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard a long agenda of bills focused largely on child welfare, foster care, child care, CalWORKs, mandated reporting, and public benefits. Early items included AB 890, which would ease county transfer rules for nonminor dependents in extended foster care; AB 461, which would replace punitive truancy-related penalties with supportive services for families; and AB 753, which would create an interim associate teacher pathway to help address the child care workforce shortage. Testimony on these bills emphasized barriers faced by foster youth, low-income families, and child care providers, and members expressed support for the general policy direction. The committee also heard AB 926 on foster care visitation, AB 563 on early childhood planning and reporting, AB 601 on standardized mandated reporter training, AB 1074 on CalWORKs reunification aid, AB 822 extending the Commission on the State of Hate, AB 970 creating a Los Angeles County mandated reporter pilot, AB 1161 protecting public benefits during disasters, AB 1172 allowing trained staff to administer emergency seizure medication in community care settings, and AB 363 expanding CalWORKs student supports and work-study. Witnesses generally supported these measures as ways to reduce trauma, improve reunification, modernize reporting and training, and expand access to services. County welfare and child welfare groups, advocacy organizations, and providers largely testified in support, while some bills drew concerns from county representatives about implementation or needed amendments. Several bills were voted out of committee, often unanimously and sometimes as amended, including AB 926, AB 563, AB 601, AB 1074, AB 822, AB 970, AB 1161, and AB 1172; AB 1172 was reported on call. The committee also took up consent items and later voted on subcommittee-held bills AB 461, AB 753, and AB 890, leaving them on call. At the end of the hearing, the committee heard AB 1211, which would protect CalFresh benefits from federal cuts and require a feasibility study on increasing benefits and eligibility; testimony stressed rising food insecurity and the economic importance of food assistance, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.

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• This defines clinical supervision in the Children's Mental Health Act.
• in the children's mental Supervision in the children's mental health act<00:11:13.959> sections
• <00:13:11.560> direct this modifies direct supervision direct this modifies direct supervision
• <00:14:40.639> and<00:14:40.839> team<00:14:41.040> leader supervision and team
• leader supervision and team leader requirements<00:14:43.240> section<00:14:43.560> 36<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I mentioned clinical supervision and the QSPs in the previous slide and just wanted to make sure that
• I mentioned clinical supervision and the QSPs in the previous slide and just wanted to make sure that
• I mentioned clinical supervision and the QSPs in the previous slide and just wanted to make sure that
• I mentioned clinical supervision and the QSPs in the previous slide and just wanted to make sure that
• <00:15:02.240> with appropriate on-site supervision with appropriate on-site supervision with

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from DHS on its early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention (EIDBI) study and related licensing proposal. Christy Grom explained that EIDBI is a Medical Assistance state plan service for children and young adults under 21 with autism or related conditions, and that DHS’s multi-phase evaluation included standards review, community engagement, and a comparison with other states. She said the service is important but that DHS identified gaps in oversight, including stretched clinical supervision, providers affiliated with many centers, out-of-state providers, and rapid growth in enrollment that has outpaced current monitoring capacity. DHS’s main recommendation was to create a provisional license for EIDBI in Chapter 245A as an immediate step, with later work toward full licensing standards. The proposal would let DHS identify controlling individuals, disqualify ineligible people, investigate maltreatment, suspend or revoke licenses, require background studies and qualifications before service delivery, move EIDBI providers into a higher-risk category for revalidation, and make DHS the lead investigative agency for maltreatment. DHS also recommended statutory standards for supervision, caseloads, training, and documentation, while emphasizing the need to balance oversight with continued access to services. Grom said the provisional licensure proposal is part of the governor’s budget and that DHS hopes to begin implementation in 2025, with a possible full license start date in 2028. Testifiers then spoke in support of EIDBI while urging the committee to preserve access and include more community input. Ana Hagi Muhammad, a parent of three autistic children and a Somali community advocate, said EIDBI has been beneficial for her family and that community organizations serving Somali families have not been sufficiently engaged in DHS’s process. Ana Muhammad, a Black mother of a young autistic child, said ABA has helped her son with communication, self-regulation, and independence, and asked that discussions reflect the diversity of family experiences. Committee members asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and to identify which modality they use, and the chair indicated the committee would continue hearing from additional testifiers before further discussion.

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• She asked whether the goal was to make actual supervision easier, noting the shortage of psychologists
• She said the other supervision changes involved qualifying supervision hours for speech-language pathology
• Olson said that requirement had not been defined as direct versus indirect supervision.
• So they changed it to distinguish direct from indirect supervision for the protection of the consumer
• Senator Roers then asked how the supervision and hour requirements compare with surrounding states and

Summary: The committee approved the March 12, 2026 minutes and granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rule changes tied to House Bill 1620/1622, which concern North Dakota’s entry into the physician assistant licensure compact. The Board said it is waiting on compact rules, especially fee structures, before finalizing its own rules. The committee then took up extensive Office of Management and Budget personnel rule revisions, covering salary administration, recruitment, leave policies, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR practices and implement recent legislation, including new hire leave and enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions; the committee raised concerns about the subjectivity and fairness of the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but no action was taken against the rules. The North Dakota Lottery presented emergency and regular rule changes, including updates tied to the Millionaire for Life game and miscellaneous clarifications. The Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology described rule updates that add speech-language pathology assistants to the rules, ease continuing education requirements for out-of-state applicants, expand temporary licensure, and clarify supervision standards. The State Electrical Board reviewed numerous code updates, including changes to electrical and fire alarm standards, receptacle labeling, countertop receptacles, and a major new conveyance/elevator inspection program added by the Legislature; the board said it is preparing to begin inspections by August 1. The Industrial Commission’s Geological Survey Division presented new rules implementing House Bill 1459 on critical minerals in coal-bearing formations, including permit, reporting, confidentiality, and royalty-related provisions. The committee asked about confidentiality of exploration data and drilling depth. The Public Employees Retirement System outlined rule changes implementing several bills affecting defined benefit, public safety, defined contribution, insurance, deferred compensation, and retiree health credit programs, and noted possible future proposals to add state EMS or create a LOSAP-style plan. The Department of Health and Human Services presented substance use disorder voucher rules implementing House Bill 1012, including allowing individuals to apply directly and setting reimbursement procedures; the rules were expected to have a $250,000 general fund impact already included in the budget. The longest discussion involved the Gaming Commission rules. Members questioned whether the commission had authority to raise poker tournament buy-ins from $300 to $1,500, viewing it as an expansion of gaming rather than a mere clarification. After debate, the committee voted to void that specific rule section for lack of statutory authority. The rest of the gaming rules covered higher raffle limits from House Bill 1192, the change from “bar” to “alcoholic beverage establishment,” veterans’ organization proceeds, credit ticket voucher kiosks, online raffles, and advertising restrictions; the presenter said several public comments led to revisions or withdrawals of proposed language. The meeting ended with discussion of upcoming Ethics Commission travel-reporting rules and scheduling the next committee meeting in September.

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• You have a requirement of the 32 hours of surgery and then supervised training.
• What is what are the amount of hours of supervised training for this procedure for according to your
• hours is that your question or how long these supervised procedures take.
• do supervised procedures is 32 hours.
• Is those 32 hours include the supervision time or is there a supervision time once you've completed the

Keywords: 996, all

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• We are seeking specifically statutory changes to supervision requirements, dental hygiene diagnosis,
• It's important to note that dental hygienists can only be supervised by dentists; we cannot be supervised
• However, it was not consistent with the requirements for dental supervision, nor was it listed in our
• However, because of the supervision requirements, we're not able to do so.
• If you're going to have less supervision, you require more education.

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• Uh, and I want to emphasize that indirect supervision does not mean no supervision.
• does not mean no supervision does not mean no supervision.<02:05:19.880> Uh<02:05:20.040>
• It's indirect supervision, which means supervision.
• > means It's uh indirect supervision means It's uh indirect supervision means supervision. supervision
• . supervision.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Probation and pretrial services—we supervise individuals who are placed under supervision from the district
• Most of the people that we supervise have their case disposed of as guilty.
• And then they either go on to post-conviction supervision. They might be sentenced to jail.
• You said that one of the goals is to provide community supervision instead of being in jail.
• You said that one of the goals is to provide community supervision instead of being in jail.

Keywords: 908, all

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• At that time, the act required the health department to select a single supervising entity to award the
• So, the $2 million is for that single supervising entity. Is that correct? That's correct.
• So, with this $2 million dollars, that's a one-year cycle basically to the single supervising entity
• So, just for clarification, so the $2 million dollars is to this one single supervising entity for one
• So, they're so this group is supervising the grant program right.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• Shineson, is there a specific coursework or supervised training or hospital-based experience?
• The amendment creates a clear definition of BHTs and establishes baseline expectations for supervision
• What we're trying to solve right now is we don't have any clear definition of who is supervising them
• Association, and I specifically, with your question about the RNs and the supervision, they have been
• , our RNs, is within their scope of practice to supervise.

Bills: SB1095, SB1114, SB1116, SB1162, SB1164, SB1178, SB1179, SB1249, SB1253, SB1346, SB1347, SB1446, SB1561, SB1813

Keywords: gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare compliance, behavioral health technicians, licensing

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide. Sponsor Sen. Karen Werner described the bill as a response to fraud involving vulnerable Native Americans and said the county attorney would investigate the whole state. Some members questioned why the Attorney General was not handling the work and whether the funding should go to a county office, while others supported the effort. The committee voted 10-1 with one present to give SB 1114 a due pass recommendation. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1116, which would require that denials or adverse appeal decisions on behavioral health claims for the American Indian Health Program be reviewed by someone with at least two years of relevant clinical experience. Access testified neutral but said the bill’s language was too broad and could increase appeals and staffing needs, estimating about $490,000 for eight FTEs. Sen. Werner said the bill was meant to prevent inappropriate denials by reviewers without relevant expertise. Members raised concerns about definitions and staffing, and the committee approved the bill 7-4 with one present. Senate Bill 1346 would require Access to notify providers of claim deficiencies within 72 hours and decide corrected claims within 10 business days. Supporters said the measure would reduce long delays and help providers stay afloat; Access said it was working on process improvements but warned the bill would require more staff and system changes, estimating about $580,000. The committee passed SB 1346 7-5. Senate Bill 1347, requiring insurance coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients at risk of infertility, drew strong support from cancer survivors and advocates, with insurers neutral; the committee passed it unanimously 12-0. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1813, which would require Arizona State Hospital admissions to be based on clinical need rather than county of residence. Supporters argued the Maricopa County cap unfairly delays treatment and is not required by the underlying court ruling, while ADHS warned the bill could conflict with the Arnold v. Sarn settlement and could shift access away from rural counties. After extensive discussion, the committee passed SB 1813 9-2 with one present. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 1178, which would allow naturopathic physicians to administer IV antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals; the initial testimony was largely opposed by medical associations on patient-safety and training grounds, with supporters yet to testify in the excerpt provided.