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• <01:21:26.960> intervention is our reading assessment intervention is our reading assessment
• They have a number of assessments, but under assessment A is basically a property assessment.
• They they have a number of assessments They they have a number of assessments but<02:05:25.199><
• a but under assessment A is is basically a property<02:05:27.760> assessment.
• Uh but they're property assessment.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The second one being that a clinical assessment is required every 12 hours by a provider.
• May we have a copy of the opulent assessment and report? Yes. Okay.
• and we've mandated it every assessments and we've mandated it every 12<00:40:41.040> hours.
• They're also very difficult to assess because we can't safely physically be around them.
• medical assessment that then do takes over. over. over.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The working group on restrictive housing met with a quorum present, approved the August 21, 2025 minutes, and adopted a procedure to take public testimony on each agenda item with a two-minute limit per testifier, with some flexibility for follow-up questions. The main presentation came from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on restrictive housing policies and a recent outside assessment of mental health care practices at HSCF and OOTC. DCR said the assessment found strengths such as consistent medication administration and staff commitment, but also identified major problems including outdated workflows, staffing shortages, inadequate physical plant conditions, overuse of suicide/safety watch for personal safety issues, and a need for more individualized treatment plans. DCR described several corrective steps already underway: filling a long-vacant high-level mental health administrator position, adjusting evening medication passes, working with DOH on transfer and referral workflows, planning a new electronic medical records system and revised screening tools, and pursuing additional training for ACOs and mental health staff. For OOTC, DCR said the facility is overcrowded and decrepit, needs a better screening tool, and requires more mental health-specific training and staffing. For HCF, DCR said the layout limits confidential assessments and provider access, and that the proposed consolidated healthcare unit would add 43 beds, private exam rooms, and a de-escalation room. DCR also said the new unit could serve acute and chronic suicide/safety watch needs and possibly some inmates with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or significant cognitive impairment. The discussion then focused on Act 292, which DCR said is difficult to implement as written. DCR said the bill aligns with DOJ, NCCHC, and ACA guidance in defining restrictive housing, limiting duration, requiring reviews, identifying vulnerable populations, and using step-down units, but raised two major concerns: a requirement to refer vulnerable people to DOH for confinement, and a requirement for clinical assessments every 12 hours by a provider. Members responded that the law should be matched with funding and staffing, and asked what resources are needed. DCR said it submitted a request for 35 positions at a cost of about $8.6 million, and also said funding may be needed for community-based beds and contracted medical services. Members also asked about the current MOA/MOU between DOH and DCR, the working group membership, and the timeline for revisions. DCR said the group includes DCR, DOH, and governor’s office medical advisors, that a first draft is complete, and that the revised agreement should be in place by the end of the year. On staffing, DCR said ACO recruitment classes increased from five to eight, vacancy rates dropped from 34% to 24%, but OOTC still faces a projected $7.1 million shortfall and heavy overtime costs, forcing post closures and program reductions. The meeting ended with continued discussion of screening tools, including DCR’s explanation that current broad questions may over-identify people with substance-use-related symptoms as having serious mental illness, and that a more discrete tool is needed to better identify those with acute needs.

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• They're moving away from a system called a RUG system that, you know, assessed for a QD in a certain
• for a QD system that you know assessed for a QD in<00:37:22.480> a<00:37:22.599> certain
• assess a person's eligibility<01:05:03.240> um<01:05:03.559> at<01:05:04.000> uh
• Um, we are assessing that, and I would say we are worried about that, um, as are you, I'm sure.
• that and I would say we are assessing that and I would say we are worried<01:18:33.199> about

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I don't know; we're currently assessing that.
• I don't know; we're currently assessing that.
• They transition from PCA to CFSS at the time of their annual assessment.
• They transition from PCA to CFSS at the time of their annual assessment.
• They transition from PCA to CFSS at the time of their annual assessment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That assesses a person's clinical needs and determines the standardized level of care for both adults
• This standardization creates consistency in the assessment process across the state.
• So I think everyone here is well aware that crisis screening and assessment services that are funded
• If any of those are newly coming online, our quality management team will go out and do an assessment
• Is that a fair assessment, or can you elaborate a little bit? Yes, that is a fair assessment.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Charter schools under this bill would be allowed to make their own assessments.
• Private schools do not have any assessments.
• Charter schools under this bill would be allowed to make their own assessments.
• Private schools do not have any assessments.
• job I was the district assessment job I was the district assessment coordinator<01:31:08.440>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And in fragments, this committee is concurrently negotiating audit and assessment requirements in SB
• These assessments mandate that developers must systematically evaluate. Risk assessments.
• We've heard oblique or maybe even direct criticism of the audit and risk assessments.
• It's assessing it, but is there, like, a follow-up in these amendments? No. No, no, there's not.
• And when I hear... ...the people can assess to give up that privacy.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Those have third-party assessments.
• Those have third-party assessments.
• We do the assessments, the Wonderlic assessments for numeracy and literacy.
• assessments, the wonderlick assessments assessments, the wonderlick assessments for<00:29:08.399
• Um approximately assessment.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard presentations from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and the Governor Scholars Program. The FCCLA student speaker described how career and technical education helped her gain certifications, work in early childhood settings, and recognize a child who needed speech help, emphasizing support for CTE, FCCLA, and related student organizations. The Governor Scholars Program presentation, led by Dr. Jennifer Price with student speakers Max Corbett and Abigail Ziggler, focused on the program’s role in serving about 1,500 rising seniors each summer, its history since 1983, its statewide reach, and its impact on leadership development, college readiness, and keeping students connected to Kentucky. Members praised the students and program, and several shared personal stories about the program’s long-term benefits. Representative Camuel asked about funding, and Dr. Price said the program’s request was $2.1 million to maintain current enrollment levels of about 1,020 scholars for 2026; no vote was taken on that request during this segment. The committee then took up House Bill 498, sponsored by Representative Duvall, with Aaron Looper of Graduation Alliance testifying in support. A committee substitute was adopted after explanation. The substitute broadened eligibility for accredited providers to include public and nonprofit entities, allowed each county an opportunity to provide services with a $200,000 aggregate maximum per county, reduced the dollars per credit to serve more students, and made date corrections. Representative Duvall said the bill was a workforce measure developed from the Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force and aimed at adults who lack a high school diploma but have two years or less remaining to graduate. Looper said the bill would create a pathway for adults to earn a regionally accredited high school diploma, paired with workforce and industry-recognized credentials, and stressed that it would not compete with GED programs, which are better suited for adults farther from graduation. He said the model is pay-for-performance, with providers paid only after milestones are completed, and that it would be available online, in person, or in hybrid form to improve rural access. In response to questions, he said students would not be charged fees, providers would handle transcript retrieval and remediation, and the program would include built-in accountability measures. He also said the budget request is $2 million per year, with the goal of maintaining the current level of service and eventually expanding if successful. Members asked about how the program differs from existing adult education options, access in all counties, and whether there are deserts in service availability; Looper said the online model and provider outreach are intended to address those gaps.

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• :13:45.839> LTSS<00:13:46.720> participant<00:13:47.760> to<00:13:48.079> assess
• That same plan met or exceeded the statewide goal for 95% completion of comprehensive assessment and
• Some of those other measures can include assessment in care planning, timeliness of services, member
• Some of those other measures can include assessment in care planning, timeliness of services, member
• That, you know, I mean, and again, that process, by the way, that assessment would be governed by the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee to Study Long-Term Managed Care met to approve prior minutes and outline its schedule, with meetings set for September 24 and September 29 ahead of an October 1 report deadline. The chair said the committee would use the first two meetings to digest testimony, likely ask follow-up questions of DHS, and then work toward conclusions and a report format. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously. The main testimony came from Sharon Alexander of Amera Health, who argued in favor of moving from fee-for-service Medicaid long-term services and supports to a managed LTSS model. She described managed LTSS as a capitated, quality-driven system used in about 26 states, and said it can improve care coordination, accountability, access to home- and community-based services, and budget predictability. She cited Amera Health’s experience in Pennsylvania and Delaware, including care coordination, housing and transportation support, caregiver programs, and quality benchmarks tied to state oversight. She also said nursing facilities would remain an important option for people who need that level of care. Committee members asked about how the programs are administered, how rates are set, how care managers work, and how quality is measured. Alexander said states contract with managed care organizations at actuarially sound capitated rates, with annual contracts, reporting, and oversight. She explained that care managers typically conduct quarterly assessments and follow up after trigger events such as hospitalization, and that housing coordinators may assist with transitions to the community. On quality, she said states use CMS-related and HCBS benchmark measures covering service timeliness, care planning, transitions, and other outcomes, and that New Hampshire could build on existing metrics rather than starting from scratch. She also noted that rural areas face workforce and transportation challenges, which managed care plans try to address through technology and self-direction options.

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• or assessment and mitigation program. or assessment and mitigation program.
• transportation impact and assessment transportation impact and assessment mitigation<00:41:58.560
• And these uh this authorization to use<01:07:46.000> electronic<01:07:46.400> assessation
• model where a search charge is assessed model where a search charge is assessed against<01:16:34.159
• does not have the expertise to assess does not have the expertise to assess business<01:26:31.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a statewide measure on water supply assessments, or as they're known, WSAs.
• One of those bills is why we're here today, SB 610, and the water supply assessment process.
• Once the assessment is Once the assessment is completed, it goes to the city or county to inform their
• The revenue for public cemetery districts comes from taxes and assessments or fees for service.
• The revenue for public cemetery districts comes from taxes and assessments or fees for service.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• subdivision C5 um<00:09:39.920> after<00:09:40.320> independent<00:09:41.040> assessments
• <00:09:41.760> which um after independent assessments which um after independent assessments
• Um so um I would uh I would disagree with the senator's assessment of that, but I am appreciative of
• c> assessed<00:52:54.240> clean commercial property assessed clean commercial property assessed
• regulators and policymakers to assess regulators and policymakers to assess the<00:58:32.960>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• that's in the parental bill of rights that says that anything that's open to the public or that assessment
• assessment assessment >> [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >
• , and then we about required assessments, and then we clean<01:15:20.239> up<01:15:20.400>
• is now no longer subject that assessment is now no longer subject to.<01:15:28.320> Um<01:15:
• a section for certain test assessments a section for certain test assessments both<01:19:14.159>

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• The results should allow us to estimate the number of newly recruited archery hunters and assess the
• In our first few years of this change, we obviously only have two years of data to assess, but we have
• the archery hunters and assess the difference<01:26:15.639> again<01:26:15.920> in<01:
• uh but we have seen the crossbow assess uh but we have seen the crossbow proportion<01:27:04.400>
• <01:27:28.440> the that is how we are able to assess the that is how we are able to assess

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments
• It creates a working group to identify duplicative assessments and propose their elimination.
• It creates a working group to identify duplicative assessments and propose their elimination.
• It creates a working group to identify duplicative assessments and propose their elimination.
• <07:02:06.080> and and preliminary damage assessments and and preliminary damage assessments

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• What we've developed is an assessment tool. It's about 20 questions.
• And what we're going to do with that assessment tool is gauge housing risk.
• Part of your assessment—job skills, so that that individual, Part of your assessment—job skills, so that
• So the assessments is where a majority of our income for that division comes from.
• The assessments are also based on asset size for the credit unions.

Keywords: 908, all

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• It really rests on community needs assessments, local providers, economic... ...assessments, local providers
• I'll keep some of my comments after he offers his assessment to you.
• Review the needs assessment report to... B.
• Review the needs assessment report to the advisory board pursuant to section 25-17-753.
• or reduce the dues assessment.

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• Which means that a judge who assesses this case, who assesses this individual and makes that determination
• that the original judge made assessment that the original judge made and<00:39:10.720> they're
• to get around that initial assessment. to get around that initial assessment.
• Which means that a judge who assesses Which means that a judge who assesses this<00:39:57.599>
• > individual this case, who assesses this individual this case, who assesses this individual and

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• <00:33:26.320> and<00:33:26.480> that's um trying to be assessed and that's um trying
• to be assessed and that's clear<00:33:27.200> in<00:33:27.399> that<00:33:27.799> in
• It assesses whether its enactment is consistent with legislative policies.
• <01:11:40.679> whether effects of the regulation assess whether effects of the regulation
• assess whether it's<01:11:41.280> enactment<01:11:41.679> is<01:11:41.920> consistent

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 30, 2025, and heard testimony on several condominium-related bills, beginning with HB 70. HB 70 would require a budget summary disclosure for condominiums. Supporters, including Community Associations Institute, a real estate broker, and several condominium owners, said the bill would improve consumer protection by giving owners and buyers a clearer, more understandable snapshot of an association’s financial health and reserve compliance. One supporter noted the bill should help reduce confusion caused by lengthy reserve studies and emphasized the importance of accurate disclosure. A testifier also urged the committee to hear other condominium bills quickly, including measures related to an ombudsman, managing agents, parliamentarians, and attorney’s fees. The committee then heard HB 106, which would change the process for condominium fines and disputes. Phil Nery of CAI and other supporters said the bill would strengthen due process by requiring clearer notice, allowing an internal board appeal, and then permitting small claims court review without attorney’s fees unless the fine is upheld. They argued this would prevent fines from escalating into costly legal disputes and provide a more linear, fair process. Some supporters suggested amendments, including clarifying that the statute controls over association documents and refining refund language. During questioning, members raised concerns about small claims limits and whether associations would be represented by volunteers or attorneys. One testifier initially in support later said he would not support the bill as written after hearing HPD’s concerns. HB 224, relating to property rights, drew opposition from the Department of the Attorney General and the Honolulu Police Department. Both agencies said the bill would improperly push law enforcement into a quasi-judicial role and could short-circuit existing due process procedures for occupants of residences. A realtor who had initially been listed in support changed his position after hearing the opposition testimony. The committee also heard emotional testimony from a resident describing a long-running squatter and utility theft problem at a neighboring property, which he said took years of court action and police involvement to resolve. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• Historically, these filings had significant engagement from intervening parties while risk assessment
• , as well as pipeline assessments, as well as pipeline assessments, repairs,<00:03:46.720> replacement
• and performance metrics risk assessment and performance metrics that<00:04:18.640> were<00:04
• <00:04:47.160> and parties while risk assessment and parties while risk assessment and performance
• When rates are set piecemeal in various rider proceedings, it's difficult to assess the overall impact

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