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• in the program.
• If they land in a diversion program, that diversion program will be funded by the DSH program, the DSH
• Diversion program.
• It was a pilot program investment. I don't think it's a pilot program. It was investment.
• The four counties that have been approved to participate in this mental health IMD program are Riverside

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of State Hospitals (DSH), the Commission for Behavioral Health, and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on budget proposals and implementation updates. DSH outlined its proposed 2026-27 budget, including funding for patient operating expenses, IST solutions savings, conditional release program costs, LPS bed allocation changes, electrical infrastructure projects at Napa and Patton, SB 380 transitional housing feasibility work, and expanded dental services at Metropolitan and Patton. DSH also reported that it has met court-ordered IST treatment benchmarks in the Stiavedi v. Clinton case, with average time to initiate treatment down to about five days and pending placements reduced to roughly 250, while noting that Proposition 36 could increase referrals and SB 1323 may divert some individuals earlier into community-based treatment. Members asked about rising outside hospitalization costs, Medicare enrollment, the timing and structure of capital projects, and whether IST solution funds are being fully used; DSH said the savings reflect slower-than-expected ramp-up of community programs and that the Central California FACT replacement program is still on track for January 2027 activation. The Commission for Behavioral Health described its role under the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), including data, evaluation, grantmaking, technical assistance, and transparency work. It highlighted the new statewide Innovation Partnership Fund, a five-year, $20 million-per-year program with small and large grant categories; the first RFA drew strong interest, with more than 400 questions and over 1,000 bidders’ conference participants. The Commission also discussed a proposed extension to spend down about $4.1 million remaining for the Alcove Youth Drop-in Center grants so sites can finish implementation and Stanford can complete the final evaluation. Members asked about grant duration, whether projects can be renewed, what qualifies as innovation, and whether the fund could support service delivery rather than awareness campaigns or training; the Commission said awards are expected to be three-year contracts and that proposals must be new or meaningfully expanded approaches that support BHSA priority populations. DHCS reviewed major behavioral health changes under CalAIM and BH Connect, including peer support, mobile crisis, contingency management, traditional health care practices for tribal members, updated specialty mental health access criteria, and new substance use treatment standards based on ASAM’s fourth edition. DHCS reported strong contingency management results, with more than 13,000 members served and 95% testing negative for stimulant use during treatment, and said 21 Indian health care providers have been approved to offer traditional health care practices. It also described BH Connect initiatives such as the $1.9 billion access reform and outcomes incentive program, workforce investments, evidence-based practice expansion, IMD participation by four counties, and transitional rent services. On BHSA implementation, DHCS said it is not tracking individual county contract cuts but is monitoring county plans and statewide outcomes, while stakeholders raised concerns about local prevention and service gaps. DHCS also outlined its H.R. 1 implementation strategy, including outreach, streamlined renewals, exemptions for disabled, substance use, and medically frail individuals, and proposed clinic navigator and outreach funding; it said it has not yet produced a focused estimate of H.R. 1 impacts on behavioral health populations. The discussion ended with DHCS noting that B-CHIP bond funding has supported 437 infrastructure projects, creating 546 new or expanded facilities and more than 9,500 residential beds across the state.

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• in programs.
• So, thank you. particular service or program, um, it's particular service or program, um, it's many,<
• <00:53:33.040> Maybe certificates of participation. Maybe certificates of participation.
• grant program. Is that an AP request? grant program. Is that an AP request?
• That program is now up up running and That program is now up up running and humming.<00:59:31.440>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• short-term programs...
• Engineering students must participate in a summer transition program called STEP.
• California has launched program after program, but these programs are often too disconnected and operating
• in these programs.
• So our bill would create a pilot program to correct the imbalance in participation and access to this

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The JET Grant Program provides funding for equipment used in career and technical education programs.
• participants.
• participants.
• , early childhood special education, and child care programs participating in TWC's subsidized care system
• types of programs for these athletes.

Bills: HB126, HB121

Keywords: election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, voting integrity, education, property values, school districts, comptroller, funding formula

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day. Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly. HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.

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• , Early Learning, and the fourth is Program Support.
• Allowing the agency to create a new sub-program called Ferries Program Support, and that would consolidate
• consolidating that all into this one Program Support sub-program. ...it all into this one Program Support
• sub-program.
• that budget program.

Keywords: 904, all

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• and different issues that our staff and our different programs and work cover.
• So the Maiden in Oklahoma program is a free marketing program for all producers of almost any product
• So Shelter Creek is a part of the program.
• We're participating in a program called the Almajakin Act, where our state inspectors can inspect on
• And all the participation opportunities.

Keywords: 914, all

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• These are pilot programs.
• Generally, a treatment court program will accept participants who have substance use and mental health
• They're very intermingled, and those RISE programs provide lots of services for the treatment court participants
• We have participants already enrolled in that program, with some others awaiting confirmation of their
• During the periods that the program was in operation, we had a 79% adherence to Medicaid by the participants

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• The way that the program I would envision would run would be sometime in June.
• People would share if they wanted to participate.
• Um, the way that the program I I check.
• For us, it'd they wanted to participate.
• Participate in the sick leave bank and contribute to others.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:11 Legislative Proposal: Representative Blanton: 01:12 • House Bill 220 Approval of Minutes: 10:07 Legislative Proposal: Senator Nunn: 10:24 • Sick Leave Flexibility for School District Employees Adjournment: 34:35, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Representative John Blanton’s bill on pension spiking and Kentucky Public Pension Authority administration. Blanton said the measure would make a prior court-related pension-spiking fix retroactive to July 1, 2022, so employees who retired between that date and the court ruling would be treated the same as those covered by the earlier legislation. KPPPA staff said they did not think the bill would go beyond the Court of Appeals ruling, but noted it could prompt requests from people who retired before July 1, 2022. Members asked about how many retirees might be affected, whether the language was narrow enough, and whether the bill could open the door to additional claims; Blanton estimated roughly 1,000 retirees would need review, with fewer actually impacted. No vote was taken on the bill in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senator Matt Nunn and Scott County Schools Superintendent Billy Parker present a proposal allowing school districts to offer teachers and other employees a voluntary payout for unused sick days. Supporters said the idea could improve attendance, reduce substitute costs and classroom disruptions, help retain younger teachers, and potentially lower long-term retirement-related costs because the payout would not count toward pension compensation. They emphasized the program would be optional for districts and employees, would require teachers to keep at least 15 sick days in reserve, and would be district-funded rather than a state cost. Members raised questions about budget impact, tax treatment, pension effects, and whether the incentive would actually change behavior; the bill sponsor and witnesses said the payout would be taxed like other compensation and would not affect TRS or CERS benefits. One member requested reporting on how the program would be used, and the sponsor said he would be open to adding that. The sponsor also noted a later committee-substitute change would allow use of accumulated sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise on the school calendar, with a personal statement from the employee.

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• the same issues in the K22 12 programs the same issues in the K22 12 programs where<00:04:44.919
• <00:31:11.960> that<00:31:12.159> way they participate that way they participate that
• participating.
• <00:50:18.599> manager Schools and a program manager Schools and a program manager position
• I believe that it is a great program.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• success and growth of the PSEO program. success and growth of the PSEO program.
• in the program and being able to participate in a lot of higher ed physics courses that weren't offered
• Programs like PSEO expand PSEO.
• I'm a former PSEO student, so I really appreciated participating in this program.
• need in order to access these programs. need in order to access these programs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, we never participated in the nutrition program.
• The average Georgian participating... ...and SNAP, a food assistance program that provides critical nutrition
• Programs.
• One of the bills I have has been with Senator Thune, based on voluntary conservation program participation
• Conservation program participation.

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• customers who are unable to participate customers who are unable to participate in<04:34:18.920>
• :20.799> whether in the net metering program whether in the net metering program whether that's
• metering program, and they would also now under this be allowed to participate in group net metering
• metering program metering program and<04:35:42.359> they<04:35:42.520> would<04:35
• rigorous program n not program but rigorous program n not program but programs<05:26:55.400>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so, we are attempting to have this program removed from statute so that when it's time for this program
• Service requested to have this program Service requested to have this program stopped.<00:10:56.320
• And year to have this program stopped.
• , the failed Democrat fraud program, we're now being asked to rush through another housing spending program
• , the failed Democrat fraud program, we're now being asked to rush through another housing spending program

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It should be for the duration of the landowner's participation in the program, but I see where that's
• But is it your contention that someone participating in a program like that on their land when, and then
• ... ...participating in a program like that on their land when a potential project is in the works there
• Yes, I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, but wouldn't you agree that someone participating in a program like
• and participating in the process.

Bills: HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469, HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469

Keywords: HB4338, Oklahoma Brine Development Act, brine unitization, produced water, produced water unit, oil and gas wastewater, produced water recycling, reclaimed water, constituent elements, brine rights, solution gas, Corporation Commission, unitization, royalty interests, surface owner, oil and gas produced water, recycling and reuse, wastewater disposal, mineral extraction, lithium extraction

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• Does the bill make it mandatory for those 60 and over to participate in employment training programs?
• to participants.
• However, no participant may be required to participate in a faith-based activity while in the program
• No minimum participation.
• They have 38% participation, 42% participation, but they're exempt.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.

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• program that is currently actually free.
• the program, to participate in the program, and to make it a priority for them to be in the program
• program that is currently actually free.
• know about the program, to participate in the program, and to make it a priority for them to be in the
• participation in Project ECHO.

Bills: HB2050, HB2082, HB2176, HB2195, HB2202, HB2307, HB2584

Keywords: radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice, health workforce, rural health care, critical access hospital, supervision, telehealth

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• And these, again, are students that are participants in the VPK program, not, for example, all students
• students—and again, these are VPK participants.
• And these, again, are students that are participants in the VPK program, not, for example, all students
• And that's been a fairly limited program.
• , different programs.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Pre-K through 12 Education received a Department of Education presentation from Deputy Commissioner Juan Copa on Florida’s K-12 assessment system, including FAST progress monitoring, end-of-course exams, science, writing, alternate assessments, English language acquisition testing, and VPK progress monitoring. Copa reported year-over-year gains in ELA and mathematics, noted that end-of-course and science results also improved, and explained how assessment data are used for school grades, third-grade promotion, graduation requirements, and other accountability measures. He also reviewed the independent study required by SB 1048, which recommended keeping PM3 as the primary accountability measure, proceeding cautiously on further test-length reductions and remote testing expansion, and using PM1/PM2 only as supplemental evidence in limited cases. Committee members focused on whether the new system is improving student outcomes enough, what supports teachers and schools need to use the data effectively, and how Florida compares nationally. Chancellor Dr. Burns said the department is emphasizing implementation of the new standards, high-quality instructional materials, coaching, professional learning, collaboration, and school improvement support, and also pointed to resiliency education standards and mental health supports. Copa said Florida’s latest NAEP results remain mixed but still generally outperform the nation in some grades, while members pressed for more information on best practices, other states’ approaches, and how districts are using the data. Several members requested follow-up information, including the independent review report, breakdowns of PM1/PM2/PM3 results by grade and subgroup, details on VPK outcomes by provider type and full-day versus half-day programs, and data on use of the CLT versus SAT/ACT for graduation concordant scores. The committee also discussed third-grade retention outcomes, computer-based testing, district assessment calendars, and whether some districts still administer additional local testing. No votes were taken on legislation, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Davis moved to adjourn.

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• And so SANDAG doesn't by itself program dollars for the State Highway Operations and Protection Program
• who have gone through the program.
• 36 programs.
• in the cohort two program, and then a recidivism rate of 15.3%, which is out of 20,000 program participants
• the cohort two program, and then a recidivism rate of 15.3%, which is out of 20,000 program participants

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In most cases, that's the program<00:04:03.640> level. program level. program level.
• call allotment program. call allotment program.
• > or programs.
• It's either programs or programs.
• in the FSPK program.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• THE THREE PROGRAMS, OUR THESE THREE PROGRAMS THE ONLY ONES CURRENTLY EXEMPT FROM THE CIE, IF NOT WHAT
• THESE DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAMS.
• BOARD BODY DECIDES WHETHER OR NOT A TEACHER WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM.
• IN THE UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE SYSTEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM.
• IT'S A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN. THE TRAINING IS BEING OFFERED IS ROBUST.