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• So infants who test positive for a congenital or heritable disorder, they often require urgent medical
• positive for a so infants who test positive for a congenital<00:27:12.000> or<00:27:12.200>
• Within our function as an advisory to other government agencies, we believe that working with MDH and
• Within our function as an advisory to other government agencies, we believe that working with MDH and
• I had five additional doctor's appointments to deal with this, a glucose meter, test strips, lancets,

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• <03:44:22.960> one seeing none thank you for your test one seeing none thank you for your
• <05:00:19.558> obesity lowered thyroid function obesity lowered thyroid function obesity Alzheimer's
• So if you’re on a well, you can get a test kit and you can find out for your household.
• <05:28:26.280> for regular basis they have to test for regular basis they have to test for
• supply that tests set you know three um supply that tests set you know three um uh<05:36:04.680> five

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up several bills in executive session, beginning with HB 568 on subdivision regulations concerning water supply. Representative Donnelly moved ITL, arguing the bill would create costly studies, that towns already have jurisdiction over needed studies, and that the issue was not widespread. The committee voted ITL 9-7. HB 582, dealing with safety requirements for personal watercraft, was also moved ITL on the grounds that existing law already covers the issue and the bill was unnecessary after recent action on personal flotation devices. Representative Derby opposed the ITL, saying the bill was a common-sense safety measure and would restore a misdemeanor penalty, but the committee voted ITL 9-7. The committee then retained HB 595, relative to coastal resilience zones, after members said the bill was important but needed more work and time because of its complexity. Members noted it should be revisited later, and the motion to retain passed 16-0. HB 607, funding the Hampton Beach Area Commission and making appropriations, received an ought-to-pass recommendation 15-1, with support from members who described Hampton Beach as an important economic driver and one dissenting member saying the state should not bear the full cost. The committee also adopted Amendment 2025-3 on HB 624, establishing a local river management advisory committee grant program, by a 16-0 vote; the amendment shifted funding decisions to the Department of Environmental Services based on demonstrated need and a first-come, first-served process. The bill as amended then received an ought-to-pass recommendation 16-0 and was placed on consent. Later, the committee retained HB 629, funding the operation, maintenance, and repair of state dams, after members said the dams need attention but the bill required more work because suggested amendments had just been received. That motion passed 16-0. HB 644, concerning drones in state parks, was ITL’d because the Department of Parks and Recreation is already working through rulemaking on UAS use in remote areas, and the committee voted 16-0 for ITL. HB 657, the short notice booking act access for New Hampshire residents to state parks, was also ITL’d at the request of the prime sponsor, passing 16-0. The committee then adjourned and announced a later hearing on HB 663, which would allow the Division of Historical Resources to use a portion of Moose plate funds for administering its grant program; testimony from the sponsor and the division supported the bill as clarifying existing authority, and no final vote on HB 663 was included in the transcript excerpt.

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• It's going to require testing and re-engineering.
• Those point-of-sale terminals are going to have to be tested. They may have to purchase new ones.
• We diagnose illnesses, cast broken bones, order blood tests, and prescribe medicines.
• Labs for these patients also revealed worse liver function, which required more medical and surgical
• they were more likely to have significantly higher creatinine levels, an indicator of poor kidney function

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on financial security, banking regulation, and payment-card fees. Treasurer Deborah Goldberg supported the Massachusetts baby bonds proposal (H. 48) and also endorsed bills on matched savings (H. 1158/S. 737) and retirement planning/Secure Choice (H. 1143/S. 722), arguing these measures would help address wealth inequality, build assets, and improve retirement readiness. Supporters of baby bonds included policy experts and health advocates from Children’s Health Watch and Boston Medical Center, who said early-life asset building could improve long-term economic and health outcomes for children in low-income families. AARP also urged passage of the retirement planning bill, citing the large share of private-sector workers without access to an employer retirement plan. Representative Donato testified for H. 1143, describing it as a voluntary retirement-savings opportunity for workers at small employers. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3933, concerning the Massachusetts Credit Union Share Insurance Corporation, from former Bank Commissioner Mike Hanson, who defended the state’s full deposit insurance system for credit unions and savings institutions as a longstanding consumer-protection model. The Massachusetts Bankers Association raised concerns about the bill’s technical provisions and broader credit union/bank competitive issues, while the Cooperative Credit Union Association supported related legislation allowing modest compensation for credit union directors (S. 821/H. 1338) and flexibility for state financial institutions to grow through partnerships (S. 723). Bankers opposed those credit union bills, arguing they would upset a level playing field and blur long-standing distinctions between banks and credit unions. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1259/S. 688, which would prohibit card interchange fees on the tax and gratuity portions of restaurant transactions. Restaurant owners and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association testified in favor, saying the fees are a significant and growing expense, especially as most customers now pay by card; they argued the bills would save restaurants money without affecting state revenue. Credit union, banking, and payments-industry representatives opposed the bills, saying interchange helps fund fraud protection and payment infrastructure, that the proposal would create compliance burdens and likely litigation, and that it would mainly affect Massachusetts-chartered institutions while national banks could be preempted. Committee members noted that a commission on payment-card fees is being established and said the issue would be studied further. The hearing also included support for a separate bill on virtual credit cards for dental providers, with dentists saying automatic virtual-card payments impose hidden processing fees and fraud risks.

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• And so the county has been doing drug testing on folks that are booked into the facility and not, not
• is substances other than alcohol. 87% of the folks that they booked in this, this first quarter um tested
• They do test for it. I think it's been replaced by fentanyl. It's less than 2% positive for heroin.
• And so caps, I think, perform a very important function in making sure that there's fair compensation
• available, but also making sure that government can continue to function as it's supposed to.

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• It requires the addition of a copy of the park's fire hydrant test and certification report and a written
• statement that all fire hydrants have been tested and are operable.
• including teachers and all the other administrative, technical, and support staff that make our schools function
• including teachers and all the other administrative, technical, and support staff that make our schools function
• A test...

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 518 on low-impact camping areas. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting for small rural camping operations on private land, expand outdoor access, and support rural economies, while opponents from campground associations and counties warned it could undermine existing regulation, create enforcement problems, and allow advertising of unpermitted sites. Members raised concerns about fire safety and local control, but the bill was ultimately passed as amended on an 8-0 vote. The committee then approved AB 635, which would require HCD to refer up to 25 of the most serious mobile home residency law complaints to the Attorney General. Supporters said mobile home residents need stronger enforcement against egregious park-owner violations, while opponents argued the existing program is underused, costly, and should remain subject to a sunset. After discussion of the program’s surplus and enforcement role, the bill passed 9-1. AB 893, which expands ministerial approval for mixed-income housing near college campuses and broadens eligibility for affordable units to students, faculty, and staff, also drew strong support from student advocates and housing groups and respectful opposition from the League of California Cities over local control and height limits; it passed 10-0. AB 925, the Mobile Home Emergency Safety Act, would require stronger emergency preparedness measures in mobile home parks, including accessible exits, working fire hydrants, and gas shutoff access, with a fee increase to fund enforcement. Supporters framed it as a life-safety measure in disaster-prone areas, while opponents argued the bill duplicates existing requirements and imposes an unnecessary fee increase. The committee voted 6-1 to send it to Appropriations, with the bill left on call. The consent calendar, including several other housing and local government bills, was approved 8-0. The committee also heard AB 712, which would increase penalties and attorney-fee protections for applicants enforcing state housing laws against public agencies; supporters said it would improve compliance, while special districts opposed the bill as overly broad and unclear. Members discussed indemnification and timing issues, and the bill was advanced with amendments to Judiciary.

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• Because my question is under G in 237 under functions by state officers and employees, it explicitly
• It will pass a small test because a crime of this type will fall under character or record?
• the argument they are taking the place, it is because they are a good student with good grades and test
• We wrote it narrower with ticket tested in the courts? It is entirely possible.
• I have concerns pointed to the executive function. I would like to have more discussion on that.

Bills: SJR36, SR8, SR14, SR15, SR17, HCR54

Keywords: accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault

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• A functioning democracy does not execute people in the street.
• As a ranking member of the appropriations committee, this is the way our government functions.
• way our government functions. way our government functions.
• The true test of how great we are as a country is how we treat and care for our most vulnerable.
• that test.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• As these emergency assets phase out, new supply is tested against real stress, and the build-out that
• few years ahead, and in the decade after that, as these emergency assets phase out, new supply is tested
• We have listed some of the main functions on the slide in the overall energy supply planning that we
• And so we do believe, and it's still early because it hasn't been tested through the summer, so I want
• We do believe, and it's still early because it hasn't been tested through the summer, so I want to be

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• . an attack on the independence functions. an attack on the independence of<02:52:39.880> Congress
• And that doesn't even get into their attempt to dismantle completely the ATF, shut down critical functions
• And that doesn't even get into their attempt to dismantle completely the ATF, shut down critical functions
• And that doesn't even get into their attempt to dismantle completely the ATF, shut down critical functions
• The IBLA functions as an appellate review body within the Department of the Interior.

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

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• with<00:10:31.399> this I have three testifiers who can share a lot more about the functionality
• They had to test to ensure her body was intact and that her little brain was not permanently damaged.
• c><00:51:08.440> ensure<00:51:09.440> her<00:51:09.680> body body they had to test
• I would say it's functional, but particularly I think you might have been involved in this bill as well
• address it I would say it's functional address it I would say it's functional but<00:59:32.760><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That's our system of record, and making sure that we're using all the functionality that's available
• That's our system of record, and making sure that we're using all the functionality that's available
• That's our system of record, and making sure that we're using all the functionality that's available
• That's our system of record, and making sure that we're using all the functionality that's available
• . >> Test. >> Test.

Bills: SB1, SB4, SB6, SB9, SB16, SB17, SB20, SB22, SB28, SB29, SB36, SB41, SB45, SB77, SB85, SB87, SB96, SB98, SB110, SB126, SB139, SB143, SB164, SB167, SB171, SB186, SB188, SB195, SB197, SB198, SB204, SB205, SB206, SB207, SB209, SB210, SB211, SB217, SB219, SB220, SB225, SB231, SB237, SB238, SB241, SB244, SB246, SB247, SB272, SB294, SB315, SB346, SB364, SB366, SB367, SB386, SB392, SB403, SB415, SB427, SB431, SB437, SB457, SB459, SB469, SB471, SB478, SB484, SB489, SB502, SB503, SB507, SB508, SB510, SB516, SB517, SB518, SB519, SB521, SB535, SB543, SB550, SB564, SB568, SB570, SB575, SB577, SB578, SB590, SB607, SB616, SB621, SB634, SB644, SB647, SB649, SB652, SB655, SB656, SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

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• He said having DWR make determinations about what is unappropriated strikes them as a judicial function
• strikes us as a judicial make determinations about what's unappropriated, strikes us as a judicial function
• Tell us, does this pass the smell test? Tell us, does this work for your community?
• the horses, you draw water project was put in, I guess, about 10 years ago, and it is so, so well functioning
• Department and set up, as we did with the State Forest several years ago, and so that it's a better functioning

Bills: HB2024, HB2053, HB2097, HB2116, HB2117

Keywords: stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, irrigation, non-expansion areas, water management, agriculture, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation

Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then heard House Bill 2024, which would expand the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority’s water supply development definition to include snowpack augmentation and related planning and facility work. Supporters argued cloud seeding and drone-based silver iodide deployment could increase snowpack and water supply at relatively low cost, while opponents raised concerns about weather modification, uncertainty in the science, and possible environmental or health effects. After debate, the committee approved HB 2024 on a 6-4 vote, with some members expressing reservations and requesting more information before floor consideration. The committee next considered House Bill 2053, which would direct the Arizona Department of Water Resources to update stormwater recharge mapping statewide and provide $100,000 for the work. The sponsor and ADWR said the bill would expand on prior state-land mapping and help identify recharge opportunities on private land; ADWR was neutral and said it could do the technical mapping but could not make legal determinations about appropriable surface water rights. Salt River Project opposed the bill’s language on surface-water rights, arguing that determinations about unappropriated water belong to the courts and that site-specific recharge projects could affect downstream rights. The committee adopted the Griffin amendment and then passed HB 2053 as amended on a 6-4 vote. Chelsea McGuire of WIFA then gave a broad presentation on the agency’s revolving funds, conservation grants, and long-term augmentation efforts, describing past investments, current grant awards, and seven potential augmentation projects under development. She said WIFA’s current budget ask was essentially for no additional cuts, while members asked about costs, project qualifications, and public-private structure. The committee then took up House Bill 2097, which would impose a six acre-feet-per-acre groundwater pumping cap in irrigation non-expansion areas, add reporting and well-measurement requirements, and set a $150 penalty for violations. ADWR said the bill could require additional staffing and that the cap and substitution provisions had technical concerns; environmental groups argued the cap was too high and could still encourage overpumping, while supporters said it would finally place a limit on INA pumping. HB 2097 passed 6-4. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million to the Colorado River Litigation Fund; the sponsor described it as a contingency for ongoing Colorado River negotiations, and the committee moved the bill forward after brief discussion.

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• I am a high school teacher and right now my kiddos are taking Galileo testing.
• In some states, they've really functioned as policy leads, really focused on educator instruction.
• Barksdale has since sunsetted and is no longer in place, but that institute provided a really important function
• It kind of functions as a hub, but it doesn't mean that the programming will all happen there.
• with them more recently on the safety and security plan for the Literacy Center to see how that functions

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• labeling and packaging standards, age restrictions for use, which is 21, processor requirements, testing
• Let's talk about adult function. Let's talk about executive thought process and management.
• We don't prepare them for executive function. We don't even have home ec and things like that.
• This is about providing soft skills in executive function, developing responsibility, sense of self and
• Now, we're not saying that some of these are just a function of being poor business owners.

Summary: The committee first took up a committee substitute for SB 752, which would require newspapers and television stations to remove online reports later found to be false or defamatory in certain circumstances, and would change when the statute of limitations begins to run. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address lasting harm from false accusations that remain searchable online. Several speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would chill reporting, punish accurate historical coverage, and create vague legal risks for the press. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 846, a bill aimed at preventing immigration service fraud by non-attorneys and misuse of the term "notario." Supporters, including an immigration attorney, said the bill would protect vulnerable immigrants from bad advice and fake legal services. The committee also approved CS/SB 800, which updates battery labeling and recycling requirements to reduce fires caused by discarded batteries; waste and recycling representatives supported it, while a battery industry group warned the bill could effectively ban battery-embedded products. CS/SB 578, dealing with wine container rules and allowing recyclable inserts and boxes up to 5.16 gallons, was also reported favorably. The committee next approved CS/SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which sets product standards, labeling rules, age limits, testing, and enforcement provisions. Supporters said it reflects current science and consumer safety needs, while opponents warned it could burden small businesses and overregulate the market. SB 918, which would loosen state child labor restrictions for certain minors and align Florida law more closely with federal standards, drew extensive opposition from advocates, students, and labor groups who said it would increase exploitation and harm education; several senators also raised concerns, but the bill was still reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 854 on unlicensed contractors and deposit fraud, and confirmed several appointments to state boards and commissions. A separate bill on online encryption and child safety, SB 868, was taken up with an amendment and public testimony, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that item.

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• Lab testing is just one small piece of the puzzle.
• Lab testing is just one small piece of the puzzle.
• They are digital tests.
• They're even more sophisticated these days than the COVID tests and the pregnancy tests, where you're
• CLIA-waived tests are simple tests with a low risk of inaccurate results and use the same equipment found

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2433, which would require insurers offering Medicare supplement policies to people 65 and older to also offer them to Medicare beneficiaries under 65 with ALS or end-stage renal disease, with enrollment periods and premium protections tied to 65-year-old rates. Supporters, including dialysis and ALS advocates, said the bill would help a small population facing high out-of-pocket costs and could improve access to transplants and care; opponents argued it would shift costs onto older seniors and raise Medigap premiums. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 12-0 vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2593, appropriating $1.5 million to the University of Arizona for the Arizona Perinatal Psychiatry Access Line. The sponsor and physicians testified that the line helps obstetric and pediatric providers quickly consult on perinatal depression, postpartum psychosis, suicidality, and other mental health crises, improving outcomes for mothers, children, and families and reducing costly emergency and crisis care. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-1 vote. House Concurrent Resolution 2013, proclaiming June 2026 as Celebrate Life Month, drew emotional testimony from a young woman with spina bifida and another speaker supporting the sanctity of life. Some members objected that the state should focus on practical supports such as paid leave, child care, and health care access, while others supported the resolution as a statement of human dignity. The resolution passed the committee 7-5. The committee then approved House Bill 4010, creating a Board of Genetic Counselors and licensure standards, after testimony from genetic counselors and a patient advocate about the need for qualified counseling and better access; it passed 11-1. Later, the committee approved House Bill 2196, which would require pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse non-affiliated pharmacies at least their acquisition cost and pay a dispensing fee, and establish an appeals process. Independent pharmacists and their coalition said PBM practices are driving closures and unfairly favor affiliated pharmacies, while PBM and employer representatives warned of major cost increases and said the bill would interfere with private contracts; the bill passed 11-1. The committee also adopted a strike-everything amendment to House Bill 2182 requiring insurers and health plans to report claims denial and prior authorization data to DIFI, and then gave the amended bill a 12-0 do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 2189, directing the Board of Nursing to update rules for licensed health aides and collect annual data, with the sponsor and board staff saying it would help implement routine ventilator care in the home; it passed 12-0. The committee then began hearing House Bill 2404, a strike-everything amendment on inter-facility transports for behavioral health patients, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill.

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• address this and increased densities and opportunities, as well as maintain our city as it has functioned
• They function as a sweeping tax on local homes and businesses required to build parking they may not
• in addition when the CI functions in addition when the CI representation<01:34:38.440> and<01
• HOA should go into an HOA to function HOA should go into conservatorship<01:37:14.560> do<01:
• firers thank you for for all the test firers thank you for for coming<01:58:54.639> forward<01

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• because this is dealing with appointments by the governor and who's in the cabinet and those types of functions
• And amongst the highest priorities of what we have to maintain are our hospitals and their functionality
• That closely mirrors some of the functions of PACE right now.
• <01:19:01.320> of closely mirrors some of the functions of closely mirrors some of the functions
• <01:46:28.280> who out to every individual who's test who out to every individual who's test

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• or musicians or anyone else in sanctioned programming in schools, where they leave class and miss tests
• However, club sports do not function with consistent oversight like school-affiliated or municipal recreation
• Equine science, known as hypology, is where she was tested on the anatomy, physiology, history, breeds
• Hi, my name is Pamela Clements, and I'm the assistant coach for our high school robotics team, functioning
• be 5'2", I'm a heck of a player, and I'm a good skater, and I'm a good stick handler, and I want to test

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a very full public hearing on the first Education Committee hearing of the session, with testimony taken on a large slate of bills, especially H. 650/S. 436 and related measures. The chairs explained the hearing rules, including two-minute testimony limits, live streaming, written testimony, and accommodations for interpreters and disabilities. The committee first heard extensive testimony on H. 460/S. 436 and later H. 650/S. 436, bills to affirm and maintain equal access to public education for all children, including immigrant students, English learners, and students with disabilities. Witnesses included parents, advocates, educators, attorneys, and state officials, many of whom described fears caused by federal policy changes and argued that Massachusetts should codify protections for school enrollment, special education, interpreter services, and due process in discipline cases. The Attorney General’s office, Mass Advocates for Children, Lawyers for Civil Rights, MIRA, the Children’s Law Center, the Disability Law/advocacy community, and others all urged favorable action, while committee members asked questions about Plyler v. Doe, manifestation determinations, interpreter qualifications, and how the bill would mirror or preserve existing federal protections at the state level. The committee also heard testimony on H. 702/S. 460, establishing an elementary and secondary school robotics grant program, which was supported as a way to expand STEM opportunities and help schools fund robotics programs. Representative Sweeney also testified on H. 713, a bill to support student participation in 4-H programming by allowing excused absences similar to those for athletics and other sanctioned activities; members noted bipartisan support and the bill’s long history. The hearing then moved to H. 543/S. 417, a recess bill requiring at least 30 minutes of free-play recess for K-8 students. Supporters included the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the League of Women Voters, educators, and parents, who emphasized recess as important for physical health, social-emotional development, attention, and academic performance, and noted that unequal local policies create disparities across districts. Several witnesses also tied recess to broader concerns about student well-being and screen time. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee simply received testimony and closed testimony on the bills as it moved through the agenda.

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• Would also improve the function of these commissions, so I rise in support of this bill.
• Public transit is a shared space, but also a functional one.
• In order for it to function well, it must be safe.
• He used to wonder what else could possibly be thrown at him to test his strength, and honestly I don't
• It has been tried and tested and successful in jurisdictions ranging from the states of Illinois, Georgia

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• school community can function school community can function effectively.<03:15:13.359> Why
• It takes away from precious instructional time while our test scores are very low.
• It takes away from precious instructional time while our test scores are very low.
• It takes away from precious instructional time while our test scores are very low.
• and so the um but in terms of testing and so the um but in terms of testing assessment,<04:37:34.959

Keywords: 1189, house, all