Video & Transcript Research : 'students with disabilities'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Special Session C Feb 13th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Many students in that program were Venezuelan... ...students here for TPS.
  • Even before the political rhetoric on this subject, these students came to me with fear in their eyes
  • Same with the daycare.
  • THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY HERE. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT FUTURE STUDENTS.
  • Our concern with this bill, as I asked with...
Summary: The Florida House passed two immigration enforcement bills during a special session. Senate Bill 4C creates new state offenses for unauthorized alien entry/reentry into Florida and mandates the death penalty for unauthorized aliens convicted of capital felonies. Senate Bill 2C establishes a state immigration enforcement board, provides $300+ million for local law enforcement immigration cooperation, creates a $1,000 bonus program for officers participating in federal immigration enforcement, and repeals in-state tuition for undocumented students effective July 1, 2025. Multiple amendments were proposed but failed, including protections for Venezuelan TPS holders, DACA recipients, students in critical professions, and conscientious objection provisions for clergy and teachers. Debate included constitutional concerns about federal preemption, equal protection violations, and mandatory death penalty provisions. The session also included a memorial urging DHS to provide 287G agreement training opportunities.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • So with that, I vote aye.
  • to align with federal law.
  • So with that said, right now, and what we heard today with the 1.3, I'm a no.
  • And with that, Mr.
  • With that, I vote aye.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Higher Education Apr 22nd, 2025

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The ability to supplement flat or declining population with out-of-state students will allow WSU to..
  • that that university is serving a lot of students with different needs and what that has have a bigger
  • with that with that oversight.
  • Will students enrolled in and in good standing with a Reserve Officer Training Corps program or who?
  • with intellectual and development disabilities. at public and private institutions of higher education
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
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  • I would like to highlight that for individuals with disabilities and aging caregivers, SNAP is not the
  • With<01:55:13.720><c> reservations?</c> With reservations? With reservations?
  • With<01:55:58.440><c> reservations?</c> With reservations? With reservations?
  • With<02:00:55.240><c> reservations?</c> With reservations? With reservations?
Summary: The committee heard SB 709 SD2, which would require the Department of Health to respond to reports involving persons with severe mental illness, assess eligibility for assisted community treatment, and coordinate treatment when appropriate. Testimony from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health supported the measure, with DOH saying it generally supported the bill but had comments on one section it viewed as unnecessary. The Department of Law Enforcement later explained that the bill would shift certification and standards for crisis intervention officer training from DOH to DLE, while still involving DOH in the training process. Opposition came from the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and an individual testifier, both of whom argued the bill expands state authority over people with mental illness and could worsen forced treatment practices. The Disability Rights Center also raised procedural concerns, saying the bill was effectively moved from a prior administration measure that had not been heard this session, and questioned whether the bill’s changes to assisted community treatment, blood tests, urinalysis, and living arrangements went beyond current law. The individual testifier argued the bill would further entrench harmful psychiatric drugging and urged the committee to defer it. Committee members questioned the administration about the bill’s process, the role of the Attorney General in treatment-over-objection proceedings, and the practical effects of moving CIT certification to DLE. The Attorney General’s office said the bill was intended to fill a gap by allowing it to assist with treatment proceedings, while public defenders would continue to represent respondents and due process protections would remain in place. DLE and DOH said the change would better align certification with law enforcement training needs, improve speed in crisis response, and still keep DOH involved; members also discussed whether WAM counted as a hearing and whether the bill should more explicitly preserve DOH’s role. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 8th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • So help me with that.
  • The Dow project with Xterra was...
  • It relates to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities
  • We serve families who have children and adults with every type of disability.
  • With no objection, so ordered.
Summary: The meeting was a thorough exploration of multiple bills, most notably focused on innovative energy solutions and public safety enhancements. Key discussions centered around HB14, which aims to bolster the state's nuclear energy capabilities through the establishment of a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office. Senators and expert witnesses discussed the potential of nuclear power as a clean energy source and a strategic necessity for Texas's growth. There was strong support for the bill, with various stakeholders highlighting its importance for the future energy landscape. Additionally, other bills like HB132 addressed the need for enhanced confidentiality protections regarding sensitive information, while HB1584 sought improvements in power restoration procedures during emergencies. Overall, the committee engaged with multiple viewpoints, balancing innovation with safety and ethical considerations.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't really with nuclear.
  • And I agree with that.
  • And I agree with that.
  • It relates to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities
  • We serve families who have children and adults with every type of disability.
Summary: The committee first took up pending business and quickly reported several measures favorably, including HB 12, SB 1361, SB 1705, SB 1749, SB 1897, SB 2344, SB 2566, HB 3809, and HB 4215, with most sent to the Local and Uncontested Calendar. HB 12’s substitute clarified a limited midterm review of regulatory agencies tied to Sunset Commission recommendations. SB 2696’s substitute changed med spa regulation from a license to a certificate, with training instead of an exam, plus background checks, continuing education, and two-year renewals. HB 3809 dealt with battery energy storage decommissioning and recycling, and HB 4215 was reported without a substitute. SB 1978, concerning interconnection of electric facilities in ERCOT and federal jurisdiction concerns, was reported out on a 5-3 vote after debate, but then the chair later announced the bill was withdrawn and left pending subject to the call of the chair. HB 1899 was also reported favorably, with one nay. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 14, the advanced nuclear energy bill. Senator Schwertner described it as creating a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, a nuclear permitting coordinator, a development fund, a completion grant program, and a workforce development program. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives from Fermi America, Dow/X-energy, CPS Energy, Paragon Energy Solutions, Bridge to Nuclear, Aalo Atomics, and the Texas Association of Business, argued that Texas should lead in advanced nuclear, citing future baseload demand, data centers, industrial power needs, supply-chain development, and long-term energy diversification. Opponents, including Public Citizen, Texas Nuclear Watchdogs, Sierra Club, and individual citizens, argued the bill would subsidize unproven, expensive technology, create grants rather than loans, and expose taxpayers to major risk while doing little to meet near-term energy needs. Several members questioned whether the state should fund projects that may not produce grid power for years, and whether the bill’s grant structure and new office were justified. The committee also heard HB 5061, which Senator Schwertner said would prohibit unethical surveillance and misuse of confidential information by state contractors, create a confidential reporting system through the State Auditor’s Office, authorize Texas Rangers investigations, protect whistleblowers, and impose penalties including contract termination, fines, and contracting bans. No public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. HB 132, sponsored by Senator Hughes, would extend confidentiality protections for sensitive information to hostile acts by foreign adversaries; it was also left pending after no testimony. HB 1584 was then laid out, with Senator Schwertner explaining it would require utilities to maintain and update priority restoration lists for critical facilities after Hurricane Beryl exposed communication failures, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/8/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • David Fenley, I am the ADA Director, the Americans with Disabilities Act Director at the Minnesota Council
  • You can't see my disability. That's the case with most disabilities.
  • Um, we will all have a disability at some point in our lives, whether we're born with it or whether we
  • That's the case<01:01:03.440><c> with</c><01:01:03.680><c> most</c><01:01:03.960><c> disabilities.
  • Um we will case with most disabilities.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Mar 18th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • That a person caring for an individual with an intellectual or developmental disability cannot take a
  • I've learned in working with WFAA and a loss I incurred myself with my son at the time of his death.
  • We'll start with Ms. Mary Elizabeth. You're with Austin Justice Coalition.
  • And he came out with a script for Ritalin.
  • with. different prescriptions.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Mar 18th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, this bill is addressed as one of the governor's committee on people with disabilities.
  • In fact, I'd like to share with you, I first testified in front of this office in 1985.
  • This was my first interaction with the DeafBlind community.
  • I was very frustrated, and I struggled with the classes there because of sight.
  • I was assisting other deaf clients with disabilities to work on their- but I lost my sight and was no
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Mar 19th, 2025

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • The same thing with law enforcement officers.
  • With the Chairman's permission, I worked on this with the district attorneys association, and I'd like
  • The verbal abuse just kind of comes with the territory, as long as it does not interfere with my ability
  • This is what we are trying to tell you: that we have to deal with inside our community with our people
  • If you would, I’ll get with you and if you would, I’ll get with you and Jeff and other interested parties
Bills: HB403, HB224