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• appropriate training about interventions appropriate training about interventions that<00:24:55.520
• She joined our 8-week post-abortion recovery program.
• that's those are funds in which program that's those are funds in which there<04:39:59.520> is
• It is important to acknowledge that any program receiving federal or state assistance be held to the
• If our children face discrimination as state funded or program or community college, our own state's

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have a results-based program.
• just make up a program and let it go. just make up a program and let it go.
• We want to support those programs.
• We want to support those programs.
• We want to support those programs.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As a result, many individuals who would benefit from Care Court are never connected to the program.
• We've worked with this Legislature to expand community paramedicine programs and mobile mental health
• So we are focused on implementation and trying to make this program work.
• Care Court is an unproven, costly, and coercive program.
• Care court is an unproven, costly, and coercive program.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on mental health access, preventive care, health care costs, detention oversight, and daylight saving time. SB 989 would streamline Care Court referrals by allowing first responders to ask county behavioral health agencies to review and file petitions; supporters, especially firefighters and families, said the current process is too burdensome, while Disability Rights California and other opponents argued Care Court is coercive and unproven. SB 1089, as amended, would direct CalRx/HHS to help distribute GLP-1 medications more broadly and more affordably; the author described her own experience with the drugs, and the bill drew support from medical and life sciences groups with no opposition. SB 1309 would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically appropriate lung cancer screening follow-up care; cancer advocates and survivors strongly supported it, while health plans and insurers opposed it as costly and said the bigger problem is low initial screening rates. The committee also heard SB 1284, which would require DHCS to report large employers whose workers are enrolled in Medi-Cal and estimate taxpayer costs, framed by supporters as a transparency measure about corporate reliance on public coverage. SCR 7, urging permanent standard time for health reasons, passed with support from medical groups and no opposition. SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, would create statewide inspection and enforcement standards for large involuntary residential facilities, including private immigration detention centers and certain youth facilities; supporters cited unsafe and inhumane conditions, while county probation officials objected to duplicative oversight for secure youth treatment facilities. The committee took votes on each measure, and the bills and resolution advanced, with SB 1309 and SB 1284 moving on amended and the others also reported out; the consent calendar was approved as well.

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• So we do need to start if at all possible and the elementary schools with programming.
• There's diversion programs or civil citation programs.
• We need to put more money and funding into diversion programs.
• Not every county has accredited in jail drug treatment programs.
• It diversion programs are obviously in place. Are we different?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• more than 17,000 students annually through over 100 academic, workforce, and continuing education programs
• Also, their dental program is celebrating its 50th anniversary, so just wanted to say thank you for coming
• So if a law magnet program or criminal justice program were analyzing the Epstein files and the files
• Rep., our parents broadly demanding state intervention in local library decisions.
• Rep, our parents broadly demanding state intervention in local library decisions.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.

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• And it's even approved by our SNAP programs and our school programs and our breakfast programs.
• programs and our school programs<00:36:52.160> and<00:36:52.400> our<00:36:52.560>
• programs and our breakfast programs. programs and our breakfast programs.
• We created the 10-week program in our office. We call it our metabolism fix program.
• School-based health programs.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard testimony from Dr. Jack on behalf of the American Beverage Association and Kentucky Beverage Association. Dr. Jack argued that the “totality of the science” supports low- and no-calorie sweeteners as safe and useful tools for reducing sugar and calories, citing FDA and other domestic and international reviews, clinical trials, and the FDA’s recent healthy-label rule. He also described the industry’s transparency efforts, including a “Good to Know” database compiling ingredient and safety information, and said the beverage industry has voluntarily worked to offer more choices with less sugar. Members questioned him about whether beverage ingredients are restricted in other countries, possible health effects beyond weight and cancer, concerns about metabolic issues and gut microbiome effects, whether sweeteners are addictive, and why companies do not simply remove sweeteners. Dr. Jack responded that most ingredients are permitted in many jurisdictions, that broad food-safety reviews have looked at multiple endpoints and found the ingredients safe, that the gut microbiome is still being studied, and that recent clinical evidence does not show increased sweetness preference. He also said business decisions about formulations are up to companies and noted that cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are metabolically similar. The committee also discussed consumer apps and ingredient-scoring tools; Dr. Jack said the industry’s website presents facts without interpretation and is based on food-safety agency assessments. At the end of his testimony, the chair accepted additional fact sheets for the committee. The meeting then moved on to introduce Dr. Gary Huber, who began testimony by emphasizing integrative medicine, metabolic syndrome, and the role of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress in health, but his full presentation was not included in the excerpt.

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• used to deliver scripted instruction and to administer frequent computer-based assessments. and interventions

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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• County is absolutely an amazing program County is absolutely an amazing program that<01:25:56.840>
• They do need this program. We have a lot of people living in Twin City. They do need this program.
• She was at the nursing program.
• I recruited her from the nursing program into the PACE program, and ever since she stayed in the program
• > page her from the nurs program into the page her from the nurs program into the page program

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Mahalo. based programs for coconut rhinoceros based programs for coconut rhinoceros beetle<01:36:19.280
• <01:52:16.239> to<01:52:16.599> a pilot program to a pilot program to a wafu<01:52:
• <01:53:51.480> so because it did say pilot program so because it did say pilot program so
• of create and scale up this program of create and scale up this program should<02:09:34.639>
• like a kind of like the nursery program like a kind of like the nursery program like<02:17:06.439

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, please enjoy the gift on your desk and a program highlighting
• He has actively supported youth development through a free talent development program offering vocal
• He and his wife Mary founded the Komodo Family Foundation and the Affordable Meds Program.
• They may also need occupational and physical therapy, early intervention programs, and ongoing support
• Programs which are also good for consumers.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm from the EST Foundation and the Mel MS program. First, mahalo for our Mel MS program.
• Our Mel MS program is a visual arts and culture program.
• Department of Justice program.
• We have a digital equity program.
• that Watch program a vital program that Watch program a vital program that brings<01:56:28.239>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• I get into the PowerPoint, I'd like to read a brief mission statement, if you will, about our K-9 program
• The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry operates a specialized K-9 program
• In addition, serving the agency statewide, the program also supports law enforcement both state and local
• Oftentimes our fugitive unit, who works with local law enforcement, will call upon our canine program
• I'm the Crisis Intervention Coordinator for the Phoenix Police Department.

Bills: HB2134, HB2253, HB2270, HB2402, HB2404, HB2673, HB2941

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, law enforcement, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, investigative files, due process, retaliation, county seal, law enforcement authority, sheriff's posse, public safety, county governance, ambulance services, certificate of necessity, emergency medical services, state regulations

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• An incredible criminal justice division program.
• And again, it gets back to the cumulative programs.
• But at the end of the day, Kathy spearheaded that program in looking at all those contracts.
• Director of programs or you to apply for it.
• That is a program that happens in other states for behavioral health.

Keywords: 914, all

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• measurable programs advancing college and career readiness, skill development, and work experience.
• I'm here in support of House Bill 4479, which establishes the rural workforce development grant program
• Representative Villalobos: This definition aligns with the intent of many federal workforce programs
• Without intentional intervention, the economic cost is staggering.
• When I was 20 years old, I participated in a work-based learning program through workforce solutions.

Summary: The subcommittee heard testimony on a broad agenda of workforce, labor, and workers’ compensation bills. HB 4676 would require political subdivision workers’ compensation networks to follow the same notice, access, and complaint rules as certified TDI networks; supporters said public employees and first responders deserve equal access to care, while municipal risk pool representatives opposed added regulation and said existing 504 networks already perform well. HB 4479 would create a rural workforce development grant program at TWC to support college-and-career readiness and local workforce alignment, and HB 3844 would define “opportunity youth” in state law to improve data, coordination, and access to services for disconnected young Texans; both drew strong support from rural, education, and chamber witnesses. HB 5545 would clarify federal tax treatment for wage-replacement benefits in non-subscriber injury benefit plans, with proponents calling it a win for employers and injured workers. HB 5118 would direct TWC and DIR to study AI and automated employment decision tools in hiring, including bias and oversight concerns. HB 1667 would move existing PTSD workers’ compensation language into a broader Labor Code chapter so more first responders, including state and campus officers, could qualify for benefits; supporters called it a technical fix to extend coverage more evenly across agencies. The committee also heard several first-responder and workers’ compensation bills. HB 2369 would speed up claims handling for injured first responders by allowing a single medical evaluation, giving carriers 60 days to accept or deny a claim, and letting workers seek treatment while disputes proceed; law enforcement supporters said it would help injured officers return to work faster, while opponents warned it would revive extent-of-injury waiver problems and increase litigation. HB 4483 would reclassify certain workers’ compensation maintenance taxes as surcharges to reduce retaliatory taxes imposed by other states on Texas-domiciled carriers, and HB 875, as revised by committee substitute, would create a small-project exception to municipal workers’ compensation and bonding requirements for certain low-value construction contracts in small cities; both were presented as cost-saving measures for Texas employers and local governments. HB 4415 would extend anti-retaliation protections for workers’ compensation claimants from first responders to all public employees and expressly waive sovereign immunity for those claims, with supporters describing it as closing a loophole that leaves public workers without the same remedy available in the private sector. The committee also took testimony on HB 5400, which would expand remedies for sexual harassment victims by removing the requirement to first file an administrative charge, extending the filing deadline from 300 days to two years, clarifying retaliation, and eliminating current damages caps. Supporters, including employment lawyers and a parent of a victim, said the current deadlines and caps prevent many survivors from obtaining counsel or full relief, especially younger workers and those in small workplaces or franchises. Across the agenda, witnesses repeatedly emphasized access to care, fair treatment for injured workers, rural workforce development, and stronger protections for vulnerable employees. After each bill was laid out and testimony heard, the chair generally closed the public hearing and left the bill pending; no final votes were taken, and the subcommittee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• It would require a free online training program for provisional driver's licenses.
• c><00:43:39.520> uh<00:43:39.720> program provisional driver's licenses uh program provisional
• There are close to 500 driver ed programs in the state, almost...
• He also said the same is true for insurance programs and other driving programs that are not associated
• Likewise, insurance programs and other driving programs that are not associated with Driver's Ed are

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, this would be a hand-up program program program um um um to<02:09:03.560> make<02:09:03.760
• a program. a program.
• It's for $750,450 for a dual enrollment program, a pilot program for two years.
• , not a four-year program.
• Program, and then for the purposes. Program, and then for the purposes.

Keywords: 916, all

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• California operates three regional cancer registries: the Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program, the
• SB 338 creates the mobile virtual health hub for rural communities pilot program, bringing telehealth
• a steady decline in the number of applications to the program.
• birth, lower cost of care due to less medical intervention, and reduction of preterm birth and other
• In addition to that, I do want to qualify for the federal Lifeline program.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

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• Program integrity is essential.
• At the Program integrity is essential.
• care programs. care programs.
• in Minnesota have misused programs. in Minnesota have misused programs.
• <01:04:43.200> to Our union wants these programs to Our union wants these programs to function

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• promoting or recommending certain in promoting or recommending certain medical<00:44:01.760> interventions
• c> uh<00:44:03.760> we<00:44:04.000> would<00:44:04.240> like medical interventions
• uh we would like medical interventions uh we would like to<00:44:04.720> see<00:44:05.520>
• Uh, ideally we want to distribute medications and medical interventions that are safe and not injuring
• Uh, ideally we want to distribute medications and medical interventions that are safe and not injuring

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met as a special House committee on COVID response efficacy, noted absences, and restated its mission to review New Hampshire’s pandemic response, including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID treatment, patient bill of rights implementation, and vaccination policies. The main business was discussion of a proposed letter or report language concerning current COVID vaccine recommendations for young children, especially those under age two, and how to support any conclusions with cited scientific and state sources. Representative Polozov argued that the committee should ask the governor or agencies to reconsider current recommendations, saying the committee should focus on whether vaccination is needed for that age group, whether it is effective, and whether the risks outweigh the benefits. He said he had distributed articles and wanted the committee to pair its conclusions with scientific and statistical data. Other members asked him to identify the specific New Hampshire DHHS and American Academy of Pediatrics sources for the recommendation, clarify the age range being discussed, and separate any evidence about adverse effects in other age groups from the infant/toddler demographic so the letter would be transparent and not misleading. Members generally agreed the letter should be carefully sourced and refined, with citations for each claim. The chair said the committee would treat the request as urgent and try to finalize a version by the next meeting, noting that some members would be traveling. The committee also discussed scheduling additional testimony in September and October, possibly with extra meetings, to continue gathering evidence and to hear from witnesses. The chair then began reviewing supporting articles, including studies he said were new since the 2024 report, and introduced a 2025 South Korea cohort study and another 2025 Italian cohort study as examples of the evidence he wanted to incorporate into an updated 2026 report.

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• In addition to our clinical work, Doctor Cross serves as an associate program director for the general
• Members, I know when you think of Okarche, what you think of what things come to mind is their athletic program

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency