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• We ask you not to pass this bill as written. And thank you for this opportunity.
• We ask you not to pass this bill as written. And thank you for this opportunity.
• It's really a corrective update on what we've seen since CETA was passed in 2019.
• A lot of different areas... ...on what we've seen since CETA was passed in 2019.
• Is there a way to protect ratepayers in this, or is it just not to pass the bill?

Bills: SB5821, SB6004, SB6010, SB5941

Keywords: nuclear energy, energy strategy, advanced technology, sustainability, state policy, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, tribal consultation, government-to-government consultation, federally recognized tribes, energy facility siting, RCW, clean energy, alternative energy

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• , pass with deficiencies, or pass.
• Our goal is to achieve a pass rating.
• They've done some great work in the last few years since I've been involved, and I just want to pass
• I’ll pass the presentation to Aaron to discuss installation and income. Thank you.
• And our implementation is clearly failing here.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee met on January 7, 2026, approved the December minutes, and adopted an amended work plan. Staff proposed moving the drug takeback program sunset review up to 2026 and delaying the thermal energy network pilot review to 2028, which would free capacity for new studies. Members also noted bills that would eliminate two recurring JLARC reports, including one on unemployment insurance training benefits and one on lodging tax revenue reporting. The committee then discussed JLARC’s own performance measures and a pilot approach for evaluating tax preference performance statements in fiscal notes. Staff said JLARC will begin surveying members and the full legislature on satisfaction, track invitations to present to other committees, monitor recommendation resolution rates, staff retention, on-time report delivery, peer review results, and national recognition. For tax preference reviews, staff proposed a standard rubric to assess whether performance metrics match policy goals, are measurable, use reliable data, and allow enough time for evaluation; members generally supported the effort. Staff also outlined planned changes to public records reporting, including allowing agencies to opt out of tracking low-volume metrics, targeted outreach to nonreporting agencies, better data validation, clearer online guidance, and a survey of public records officers. The main audit presentation was a preliminary report on ignition interlock device compliance and monitoring. JLARC found that about 41% of drivers required to install devices had done so, with installation rates rising sharply with income; half of affected drivers earned less than $28,000 a year, and the typical annual device cost was about $2,700. Staff said the state’s financial assistance program has limited reach and lacks clear goals, performance measures, and coordination between the Department of Licensing and State Patrol. They recommended that the agencies formalize their roles and develop a coordinated strategy to improve installation rates. State Patrol and Licensing said they support the findings, described recent outreach pilots, and said they would work on a management plan and possible expansion of outreach efforts. JLARC also presented an expedited preliminary report on the drug take-back program’s fee setting and expenditures. Staff concluded that the current fee design limits the Department of Health’s ability to recover oversight costs and that public reporting of oversight expenditures would improve transparency. They recommended that DOH publicly report its oversight activities and that the legislature amend the fee structure to remove the cap tied to program operator expenditures. DOH agreed the current structure does not fully recover costs and said it would support a statutory change. The committee adjourned after noting its next regular meeting is scheduled for April 8, 2026.

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• </c> motion passes 16 to zero. motion passes 16 to zero.
• The motion passed 15 to 1.
• </c><00:40:02.079><c> I</c> uh, I just had a bill myself fail. I uh, I just had a bill myself fail.
• When we failing, which they are not.
• And the motion passes 13-3. >> All right. And the motion passes 13-3. 13 to three.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Motion passes. And that's it for the rules. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Byrne. Appreciate that.
• Your 2024 audit shows 37% of thinning projects failed due to funding. Isn't that the real issue?
• But no verdict will be passed today.
• But no verdict will be passed today. Just the question echoing among the trees.
• But no verdict will be passed today. Just a question echoing among the trees.

Keywords: 989, all

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• THIS IS AN ISSUE FROM LAST YEAR WE PASSED INTO LAW.
• WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TRUST PASSING WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS CLEAR UP IN HILLSBOROUGH
• AT THIS TIME I WILL PASS THE GAVEL OVER TO THE VICE CHAIR AS I PRESENT THE BILL. >> WE ARE GOING TO TAKE
• THE BUS DRIVER, AN EMPLOYEE OF PASCO COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FAILED TO DRIVE SAFELY LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT
• KIND WHICH ARE CERTAINLY HEART WRENCHING AN EVIDENCE FIELD WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS OPPOSED TO PASSING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , the home office or the nursing home, actually, because we did amend that, of a nursing home that fails
• I'm going to pass the gavel over to Vice Chair Davis. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• As I will pass the gavel back. Thank you so much.
• There was training in my other child welfare bill that we passed off the floor, or maybe that...
• Welfare bill that we passed off the floor. Maybe that is the one.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee met to review and advance the Senate’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget proposal for the committee’s portfolio. The presentation highlighted a $1.8 billion increase over the current base budget, including full funding for Medicaid and KidCare, investments in IT modernization, Medicaid provider rate increases, mental health and substance use services, opioid treatment, foster care and guardian assistance, elder care, veterans’ services, cancer research, school nurse staffing, and other public health initiatives. The committee adopted a motion allowing technical adjustments and then approved the budget proposal to be reported to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee then heard and voted on several bills. SB 152 on surgical smoke protection required hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt smoke evacuation policies; nurses testified in support, citing workplace and patient safety risks, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 958 on early detection of type 1 diabetes required the Department of Health to provide educational materials to schools and, by amendment, early learning coalitions; it was also reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home oversight added consumer satisfaction surveys, reporting requirements, quality incentive changes, and financial reporting penalties, with an amendment exempting state-operated homes and directing a study of best practices; it passed after questions about dementia, language access, and retaliation protections. CS/SB 738 modernized child care regulation by streamlining DCF processes and reducing obsolete requirements, and was reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS/SB 1356 creating the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a Sunshine Genetics pilot to expand rare-disease screening and research, with support from members emphasizing early detection and data collection. SB 1370 separated ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute, with testimony that the change would better reflect the industry and help avoid burdensome regulation; it passed favorably. Finally, CS/CS/SB 1626 made a range of child welfare changes, including codifying DCF coordination with military installations, adjusting shelter certification, refining criminal-background exemptions, extending licensing compliance time, addressing room-and-board rate methodology, and clarifying missing-child procedures; after adopting three amendments and hearing both support and concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also recorded a member’s affirmative vote on SB 958 before adjournment.

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• directed by the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has taken the following action the Senate has pass
• And today, we know this is still possible because the Senate has passed a bill out of committee last
• If the House doesn't act, priority legislation, like finally ending property taxes, risks failing.
• It is estimated that in a few years, we will be passing over a trillion. dollars of trade a year through
• those of you who don't know, I authored and sponsored the Crown Act and thankfully the Texas House passed

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The Boston Building Trade Unions are proud to support this bill, and we urge the Legislature to pass
• Hopefully it passes as a certified message. Thank you very much for this bill. Hopefully it passes.
• I hope this bill passes, and thank you for your time. Thank you both. Thank you for your service.
• I hope this bill passes, and thank you for your time. Thank you both. Thank you for your service.
• Between the committee and eventually passing on the bill in any form or another.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint committee held a public hearing on several bills covering state administration, land/public housing redevelopment, construction safety, memorialization, records management, rural grant equity, and animal research. Testimony in support of H. 3329 described an inequity in the Governor’s Council reimbursement statute, which currently cuts off travel, meals, and lodging reimbursement after four terms; the witnesses argued this disproportionately burdens members from western Massachusetts and creates geographic and economic barriers to service. The Boston Housing Authority supported legislation for the Brighton/Faneuil Gardens area, saying it would allow a mixed-use redevelopment that replaces all existing public housing units one-for-one, adds new affordable housing, creates replacement rehearsal space for displaced musicians, and preserves prevailing wage standards. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2112, a construction safety bill. Suffolk Construction, Boston building trade representatives, and local inspectors testified that the measure would strengthen training, site safety standards, oversight of high-risk work, and enforcement, while helping protect workers and the public and improving retention and recruitment of inspectors. Witnesses said the bill would align Massachusetts more closely with higher safety standards in other states and build on lessons from past construction-related incidents. The committee also heard support for S. 2162, which would create a COVID-19 memorial; the witness emphasized the scale of pandemic deaths in Massachusetts and the educational value of public memorials. Other testimony addressed H. 3321, which would modernize records preservation for registers of deeds by reducing reliance on costly microfilm in an increasingly electronic system; the witness said current law is outdated and expensive. H. 3311, aimed at advancing equity for rural communities receiving state grants, drew support from town officials in Leyden and Ashfield, who said small towns lack staff for grant writing and should be evaluated more on need and regional impact, especially for climate and public safety projects. Finally, S. 2117, concerning animal research, was supported by an animal welfare advocate who urged prohibiting state funds for animal experiments and shifting to non-animal research methods. After the hearing concluded, the chairs noted that additional hearings and polling votes would follow, and the committee then adjourned.

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• All right, that bill has passed. HB 989 will be reported favorably.
• Without objection, HB 1192 passed favorably. Thank you, members. All right, members.
• The amendment is being passed out and is available online.
• All right, members, Representative Chassion has made a motion to pass HB 1108 favorably.
• Without objection, passed favorably. Thank you. Thank you, members.

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several transportation-related bills. HB 988 by Rep. Bagley, which changes the fee distribution for current and retired legislators’ special prestige license plates so the proceeds would support the Pentagon, was reported favorably without objection. HB 1001 by Rep. Marcel, designating a portion of US 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway, was also reported favorably without objection after brief remarks honoring Jackson’s civil rights legacy and a moment of silence. The committee then considered HB 989 by Rep. Boyer, which updates fees public license tag agents may charge. After testimony from the Louisiana Public Tag Agent Association and Commissioner Keith Neal, Rep. Phelps offered an amendment to exclude Shreveport from the fee increase; the committee rejected that amendment on a 13-2 vote, and the bill itself was then reported favorably on a 13-2 vote. HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association specialty license plate, was amended to remove language narrowing eligibility to association members and then passed favorably without objection. HB 1032 by Rep. Wiley, clarifying statutory references related to operating a motor vehicle under the influence, was amended technically and reported favorably without objection. Later, HB 748 by Rep. Brough, exempting school board-owned and leased vehicles from tolls on bridges and highways, was amended to include leased vehicles and an effective date. Testimony from Plaquemines Parish school officials and the district attorney described toll costs tied to the Belle Chasse bridge, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1108 by Rep. Omade, creating a homeschool pride specialty license plate, was reported favorably without objection after discussion of the plate design and the intended recipient organization. Finally, HB 1081 by Chairman Wright, restructuring the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce, was amended to clarify administrative placement and terminology and then reported favorably without objection. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• requirements which entities who do not have that money can participate through appropriations that pass
• I also feared that the day would come when either When this measure is no longer needed, or they fail
• Senator Donna Campbell already passed a bill to allow a $10 fee hike in the area.
• Uh, we have had the opportunity as voters to pass bills that invest in our transportation.
• Not only did we pass them statewide by significant margins, we passed them by significant margins twice

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• Senate File 3625 is recommended to pass. Uh, and to pass to Education Finance.
• But I just like we are spending time on deadline day to pass a law we shouldn't have to pass.
• </c><01:44:19.600><c> I'm</c> being passed out right now. Okay. I'm being passed out right now.
• passed around, would you like to passed around, would you like to describe<02:19:28.599><c> it?
• So, if they fail to act. properly. So, if they fail to act.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was one particular school they looked at; the cable wasn't plugged in, and they failed the school,
• that call went two counties over and the information couldn't be relayed back because communication failed
• , coordination failed.
• Because communication failed. Coordination failed. That's what causes delays.
• We can try to pass some gun control bills for this so that we can stop some of this violence in the schools

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That passed.
• That passed.
• House Bill 1165 passes. House Bill 1165 passes. Mr.
• &gt;&gt; J1<04:45:21.200><c> passes.</c> &gt;&gt; J1 passes. &gt;&gt; J1 passes.
• House Bill 1166<04:45:35.040><c> passes.</c> 1166 passes. 1166 passes.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Unfortunately, the project failed.
• You heard the Auditor General report: your board has failed to initiate rulemaking despite identifying
• This undermines the program's purpose to promote efficiency and effectiveness and fails to incentivize
• Next, we found that the department failed to conduct timely on-site monitoring reviews for most of the
• All right, so next, we found the department failed to investigate quality-of-care concerns involving

Summary: The committee met as a Joint Health and Human Services Committee of Reference to hear sunset reviews and performance audit findings for several health-related boards. The first action taken was on the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy. The Auditor General reported that while the board met some licensing deadlines, it had significant problems enforcing controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements, timely investigating complaints, and documenting fee analyses and other compliance items. The board director said the agency had implemented some recommendations, was seeking legislative help on CSPMP enforcement and data issues, and described staffing and vendor challenges. A public member testified that the board was generally efficient but that statutory gaps limited its effectiveness. The committee then voted 13-0, with six not voting, to continue the Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, with statutory changes to improve its operations. The committee next reviewed the Arizona State Board of Nursing. The Auditor General found the board timely processed licenses but continued to resolve too many complaints late, with a large and growing backlog of open cases, and identified additional issues in oversight, accounting, public records, and conflict-of-interest practices. The executive director said the board had been under-resourced as nursing volume and complaints increased, requested 28 additional investigative positions, and described efforts to triage cases and improve tracking. The Arizona Nurses Association supported the board’s role and said it was working on a bill, House Bill 2408, to improve accountability, prioritization, and fairness in the disciplinary process. A nurse attorney testified that changes to complaint notice, the scope of investigations, and triage could shorten delays. The committee approved continuation of the Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2030, by a 14-0 vote with five not voting. The committee then heard the sunset review for the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners. The Auditor General reported that the board generally met licensing timelines but had documentation problems verifying fingerprint clearance cards or criminal history checks, and it failed to act promptly on a renewal application involving serious sex-trafficking-related charges. The board said it had accepted all recommendations, had implemented most of them, had moved to a new licensing platform, and had hired help to address rulemaking delays. Members asked about fingerprint verification and the handling of the serious criminal charges. The committee voted 16-0 to continue the board for four years until July 1, 2030, with statutory changes to improve its performance. Finally, the committee began the review of the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General found the board had met some licensing and enforcement requirements but lacked adequate executive oversight, accountability, and tracking systems, and it had very high complaint-resolution delays. The report also criticized the board’s incentive pay structure, which paid all staff based on measures unrelated to complaint timeliness. The new executive director said the board had created formal investigative timelines, improved reporting, sought additional support staff, and was updating IT and incentive metrics; she also explained that the board is a shared agency with the Medical Board. The transcript ends during this presentation, before any vote on the physician assistant board is shown.

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• </c> table fails. table fails.
• </c> year this passed. year this passed.
• . passes. passes.
• . passes. passes.
• </c> bill passed. bill passed.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• passed. That is certainly something passed.
• If this pill passes<01:48:23.360><c> or</c><01:48:23.679><c> fails,</c><01:48:24.400><c> your</c><01:
• or fails, your lives will not get passes or fails, your lives will not get any<01:48:25.679><c> better
• </c> please vote ought to pass on SP268. please vote ought to pass on SP268.
• Please vote ought to pass.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 141, which would create a narrow exception to New Hampshire’s three-year deadline for motions for a new trial when a petitioner has newly discovered evidence, new forensic testing, or new scientific understanding. The prime sponsor’s representative and advocates from the Innocence Project and New England Innocence Project argued the bill is needed to help wrongfully convicted people access the courts, noting that exonerations often take many years and that outdated forensic science has contributed to wrongful convictions. The chair also said he had drafted a proposed amendment for committee review, but it had not yet been formally submitted. Witnesses supporting the bill emphasized that the measure would not guarantee relief, only allow a petition to be filed and reviewed under existing standards. They discussed examples such as arson science, explaining that some convictions were based on forensic methods later shown to be unreliable. Committee members asked about the scope of habeas corpus, whether the bill would create a new cause of action, and whether additional screening or pleading requirements should be added. The supporters said they would be open to requiring a petitioner to plead innocence, but opposed adding more burdensome preliminary procedures or counsel requirements at the filing stage. Thomas Farardi, from the Attorney General’s Office, testified in opposition or with caution, saying the bill was a “solution looking for a problem” because existing habeas corpus and coram nobis procedures already provide avenues for relief, and prosecutors can act when credible new evidence arises. He argued the current draft could invite additional litigation and create a new cause of action, and said he favored more screening before cases proceed. The discussion also touched on whether the statute applies in criminal cases, the current three-year limitation in RSA 526:4, and questions about posthumous petitions and petitions by deported individuals. No vote or executive action was taken during the hearing.

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• On SB 402, Valadares, the motion is due pass to the Committee on Health. Berman? Aye. Flora? Aye.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations, and file item 5, AB 652, Richardson.
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations. Berman? Aye. Berman? Aye. Flora?
• The motion is due pass to the Committee on Appropriations. Berman? Aye. Berman? Aye. Flora?

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, including SB 402 by Senator Valadares, which would move existing qualification requirements for qualified autism service providers and related professionals from the Health and Safety Code and Insurance Code into the Business and Professions Code without changing the standards. Supporters said it was a technical cleanup that would improve consistency and legislative oversight, while an opponent argued the bill was unnecessary and could create access issues; another witness urged inclusion of the QABA credentialing board. The committee approved SB 402 on a due pass motion to the Committee on Health. The committee also heard SB 378 by Senator Wiener, aimed at online platforms that facilitate sales of illicit cannabis and intoxicating hemp products. Supporters, including labor, local government, and cannabis industry representatives, said the bill would help protect consumers, minors, legal businesses, and tax revenue by creating accountability for online marketplaces. Opponents from the hemp industry and TechNet argued the bill was overly broad, could sweep in legitimate platforms and payment services, and should better distinguish bad actors from compliant hemp businesses; members discussed implementation, enforcement through a private right of action, and coordination with AB 8. The committee passed SB 378 to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. Senator Arreguín presented SB 779, which would establish minimum enforcement fines for Contractors State License Board citations where minimums are currently very low or absent, and would raise the board’s reserve cap from six months to 12 months. The sponsor said the changes would better match penalties to violations and help support consumer protection and board operations during economic downturns. There was no opposition, and the committee approved SB 779 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included SB 344 and AB 652, both sent to Appropriations. SB 508 was not heard because it had been pulled by the author.

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• We are so glad to have you and I failed to welcome you at our first meeting last week, but we're glad
• So this bill is contingent on Senate Bill 244 passing.
• So this bill is contingent on Senate bill 244 passing.
• And so if Senate Bill 244 fails, this bill would no longer...
• If I was in opposition, but without this, the bill was to pass, we might not have any finances.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• The measure as passed did not say 'do everything.'
• In the event that this passes, I think...
• Chair, members, this is directly from the bill that was passed.
• I think that was the amendment they passed around. Just the option.
• Due pass. Thank you.

Summary: The committee met to review and adopt Legislative Council ballot measure analyses, with members repeatedly reminded that the hearing was limited to the accuracy, clarity, and impartiality of the summaries and not the merits of the underlying proposals. Steve Premack explained the statutory role of the analyses in the publicity pamphlet, and staff presented draft language for several measures. The committee considered and voted on multiple amendments, often debating whether proposed wording was clearer or instead crossed into advocacy or added unnecessary legal detail. For SCR 1004, members debated amendments to more closely mirror the measure’s text and to add language about electric vehicles and mileage, but several proposed changes were rejected. The analysis was ultimately adopted by an 8-6 roll call. HCR 2021 was then adopted without amendment by the same 8-6 margin. For HCR 2055, members debated whether the summary should say the Department of Homeland Security must “do everything” or “use all lawful means available,” and whether to add language about cartels acting “individually or collectively”; both amendments were rejected and the analysis was adopted 8-6. The committee next took up SCR 1004 on photo enforcement systems, where members proposed amendments to clarify that the measure would apply to red light cameras, to add “thereafter” regarding recurring voter approval, and to specify that approval would occur at the general election; those amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. On SCR 1032, dealing with instructional expenses and classroom site fund reductions, members debated adding a definition of the Classroom Site Fund and spelling out the waiver process in more detail; both amendments failed, and the analysis was adopted 8-6. Finally, on HCR 2001 regarding citizenship identification and early voting, members rejected amendments that would have added background on current law, clarified that mail voting would be affected, added severability and revenue-source language, and struck the measure’s short title; the discussion was lengthy and at times contentious, but the transcript ends before a final roll-call vote on that measure is shown.

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• OF INFORMATION WITH THEM IN RETIREMENT OR WORKING LONGER AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVING THE CAPACITY TO PASS
• WE SEEN THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR OLDER WORKERS TO NOT BE REPLACED AND THEIR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE BE PASSED
• BUILD UP THE REASONING ASPECT AND THE QUESTIONING AND COME UP WITH CASES WHERE THE GENERATIVE AI WILL FAIL
• HAVE THEM FIGURE OUT THE SAYING OF WHY DID IT FAIL?
• SO THAT IS WHERE YOU HAVE STUDENTS LET IT FAIL.