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• Election integrity best practices should not include exceptions where identity cannot be verified.
• So I have no problem with integrity. I just have a problem with mass confusion.
• And for us to be, I'm not satisfied with being number four in the nation with voter integrity.
• Voter ID laws are one of the basic ingredients of election integrity.
• The bill increases the integrity of the identity confirmation process at the polling place.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 319, which would tighten and standardize voter identification rules at polling places. Senator Presley and Secretary of State Nancy Landry said the bill replaces the current “generally recognized” photo ID standard with a specific list of acceptable IDs, removes the affidavit-only option, and allows voters without a photo ID to cast a conditional paper ballot at the registrar of voters office or during early voting if they later provide approved documentation within two days after the election. Supporters argued the bill improves consistency, election integrity, and poll-worker guidance while still preserving access through alternative documents and free state IDs; opponents warned it could create confusion and burden seniors, students, homeless voters, and others without easy access to the required documents. After debate, the committee reported SB 319 favorably by a 7-2 vote. The committee then approved Senate Bill 202, which adds one day of compensated meeting time for parish boards of election supervisors in certain elections, and Senate Bill 25, which revises the compensation schedule for registrars of voters and related staff. SB 25 was amended to remove outdated step references and make conforming technical changes, and supporters said the pay structure has not been updated since 2007 despite increased duties and workload. The committee also adopted and reported favorably Senate Concurrent Resolution 29, creating a legislative study committee on water quality in the Chafalalaya Basin, and House Concurrent Resolution 85, creating a task force on illegal dumping, both with technical amendments. In addition, the committee advanced Senate Concurrent Resolution 63, which asks the legislative auditor to review how fiscal notes are prepared during session, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 33, which creates a work-based learning coordination task force to improve alignment among education, workforce, and employer partners. SCR 33 was amended to change the appointing authority for two members. The committee also approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, establishing the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, and House Resolution 196, which creates a study committee on the impact of fallen trees on residential property and insurance issues. Several of these measures were supported by agency representatives or outside groups, and the committee adopted technical amendments where needed before reporting the bills and resolutions favorably.

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• </c> in a couple more program integrity in a couple more program integrity measures.
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• . integrity. integrity.
• Um, I love to hear that our testifiers come in and talk about program integrity.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• I am really excited in Washington State to see the growth of mobile integrated health.
• How do we integrate these so we can work together?
• But it's really important that you bring up the need to integrate all of the different systems.
• So the integration of all the systems is really critical.
• So it's the importance of integrating these kinds of models into that, right?

Summary: The Community Safety Committee held an interim work session on crisis response, with members and witnesses discussing how Washington can better integrate 911, 988, mobile crisis, co-response, and alternative response models for behavioral health crises in public spaces. Travis Parker opened with an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model and the crisis care continuum, emphasizing early intervention, 988 access, regional coordination, navigators and peer support, and the need for sustainable braided funding. Several Washington witnesses then described current programs and system gaps, including the growth of co-response teams, the importance of integrating 911 and 988 rather than treating them as competing systems, and the need to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and improve first responder wellness and training. City, fire, and crisis-system representatives described local challenges and reforms. Kim Hendrickson of Poulsbo said most crisis calls still come through 911 and urged better coordination among field-based teams, more behavioral health training for fire/EMS, and more alternatives to ER transport. Laura Pippen, a designated crisis responder, described a strained involuntary treatment system, fewer DCRs statewide, difficulty getting law enforcement support for transports, and limited facility capacity, especially for substance use disorder. Jennifer Stuber and South County Fire’s Keith Sharp highlighted workforce training, a crisis responder certificate program, and first responder wellness efforts. Research witnesses Evan Lauder and James Pine said the evidence is still developing but generally supports on-scene resolution, reduced ED transport and detention in some models, and the importance of clear dispatch protocols, coordination, and ongoing evaluation. Dispatch and program operators then gave examples of how systems are working in practice. Katie Myers of Washington APCO/NENA said 911 remains essential, but needs evidence-based triage protocols, liability protections, and additional funding if it is expected to take on more crisis-response responsibilities. Whatcom County described embedding a “community connector” in the 911 center to coordinate alternative response, while ValleyCom reported that its 988 diversion pilot transferred 2,165 calls with 98% resolved through 988/211 without returning to 911. National examples included Denver’s STAR program, Albuquerque’s Community Safety Department, and Atlanta’s PAD initiative, each showing different ways to route low-acuity or behavioral-health-related calls away from police and toward clinicians, peers, or civilian responders. The session ended with Washington examples continuing, including Whatcom County’s alternative response team, underscoring the committee’s interest in refining and expanding integrated crisis response systems in the next session.

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• Uh, the second area that we are focused on is integrated, we call it crisis to care, integrated EMS and
• Program integrity. So we have a robust program integrity.
• Program integrity. So we &gt;&gt; one more. Okay. Program integrity.
• </c> have a robust u program integrity. have a robust u program integrity.
• This is integrated care.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Department for Public Health Budget Request 00:01:46 Department for Community Based Services Budget Request 00:31:58 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) 00:57:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.

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• its federal responsibilities and this new ASO does additional program integrity, we do worry that this
• We got a lot of questions about the case management and the program integrity, and I know the sponsor
• to a system. ...penalties, place tribes at the center of decision-making, and restore integrity to a
• Because, you know, why would the plan also be doing the integrity of Access?
• ...you know, why would the plan also be doing the integrity of Access, you know, and both those things

Summary: The committee first approved the February 4 minutes, then heard Senate Bill 1086, which would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse non-contracting providers for certain lab services when a member was referred by a contracting provider and would bar prior authorization for diagnostic services. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address unpaid claims and improve access, while Access testified neutral but warned the prior-authorization ban could increase utilization and create a fiscal impact. The committee adopted the Warner amendment limiting non-contracting reimbursement rates to no more than contracting rates, then passed SB 1086 as amended on a 4-2 vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1611, an emergency measure to require Access to contract with an administrative services organization for the American Indian Health Plan, while keeping Access ultimately responsible for administration. The chair’s amendment expanded ASO duties to include provider support, quality improvement, and data analytics, removed Access claims-payment authority, added tribal observers to the selection committee, and exempted IHS and tribal-facility services. The sponsor and tribal witnesses described the bill as a response to fraud, provider nonpayment, and harm to Native communities, while Access raised concerns about the fast timeline, tribal consultation requirements, possible duplication of program-integrity functions, and fiscal uncertainty. After debate over the emergency clause and tribal consultation, the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1611 as amended on a 5-2 vote. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1630, which would direct Access to seek federal approval for a Medicaid home- and community-based services program for adults with serious mental illness. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term community-care option for the sickest SMI members, reduce cycling through hospitals, jails, and homelessness, and potentially save state general fund dollars; family members and advocates testified in support. Access was neutral and said it was finalizing a fiscal estimate. The Angus amendment narrowed eligibility to long-term SMI, reduced the enrollment cap from 500 to 250, changed reporting to semiannual, and removed priority-order language; the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1630 as amended unanimously. Later, the committee passed Senate Bill 1193, which protects emergency medical care technicians’ personal identifying information from sale or disclosure by the Department of Health Services, after adopting a clarifying amendment expanding the protected information and addressing commercial requests. It then heard Senate Bill 1318, which repeals the state’s separate dense-breast notification requirement so Arizona law aligns with the FDA’s newer mammography notice standard; the sponsor and DHS said the change would reduce confusion from duplicate, slightly different notices, and the bill was moving forward with discussion of possible future amendment language.

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• And um we are um at one with integrity.
• And then integrated health care.
• </c> How do we take a truly integrated How do we take a truly integrated approach<00:59:57.599><c> with
• </c><01:03:21.280><c> integrated</c><01:03:22.000><c> care</c> on your integrated integrated care on
• your integrated integrated care model. model. model.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Families and Children met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and received an update that the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements was 8,647 as of September 7, 2025. The first presentation was from Isaiah 117 House, a nonprofit that provides a home-like setting for children on removal day so they do not have to wait in a state office. Speakers described the mission as reducing trauma for children, lightening the burden on case workers, and easing transitions to foster or kinship placements. They said the Kentucky home in Logan County opened on August 15 and had already served 10 children in its first six days. Committee members asked about logistics, including whether children placed with kinship caregivers would still come to the house, how long children can stay, who remains responsible for them, and how volunteers are screened. The presenters said children are brought to the house regardless of whether they are headed to kinship or foster placement, that 72 hours is not a hard cutoff, and that a case worker remains in charge at all times while volunteers provide support. They also said volunteers undergo background checks, trauma-informed training, confidentiality instruction, and annual continuing education. In response to questions about funding and expansion, they said Isaiah 117 House is community-funded without state or federal money, and that new homes are opened only when fully funded, with construction costs typically ranging from $80,000 to $150,000 and first-year budgets around $180,000. The committee then heard a presentation from Remy Eastep Homes on its Family Centered Integrated Healthcare and related services. Leaders described the organization’s history from its origins as separate orphanages in Boyd County to residential treatment, treatment foster care, prevention services, and outpatient behavioral health. They said the organization shifted about 15 years ago toward engaging families more directly because family involvement improves outcomes and helps keep children safely at home when possible. The presentation continued into program details, but no votes or formal actions were taken on either presentation.

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• Under this bill, publishing an Alabama voter list by voter integrity organizations, which is currently
• I volunteer full-time on election integrity, verifying Alabama's voter rolls.
• As a concerned citizen, I work toward election integrity in Alabama and other states.
• I live in Prattville, Alabama, and I too work on voter integrity.
• Well, so if the intent is voter integrity, uh, to be published is to make it publicly available.

Bills: SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214, SB249, SB259, HB67, HB214

Keywords: municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees

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• The language specifies the Cabinet would be required to develop a shared vision of integrated services
• The language specifies the Cabinet would require to develop a shared vision of integrated services to
• Tarr, ensuring information management integrity by the Office of the Child Advocate. Senator Tarr.
• Tarr, ensuring information management integrity by the Office of the Child Advocate. Senator Tarr.
• Tarr, ensuring information management integrity by the Office of the Child Advocate. Senator Tarr.

Summary: The Senate began with several adjournment motions in memory of John Edwards and Hadley Boucher, each adopted by voice vote, followed later by a unanimous adjournment motion in memory of Barney Frank. The chamber also observed moments of silence for the deceased. In between, the Senate considered a child welfare bill, House No. 4646, with multiple amendments offered on issues including a Massachusetts Children’s Cabinet, student transfers, reasonableness in statutory language, electronic backpack records transfer, Office of the Child Advocate information integrity, timeout and isolation standards, best-interest-of-the-child standards, CRA filing prerequisites, probation petition standards, truancy and engagement standards, and mandated reporter definitions. Several amendments were withdrawn; others were adopted or rejected. Notably, amendments on student transfers, reasonableness, electronic backpacks, information management integrity, and the Senate Ways and Means draft were adopted, while several Tarr amendments were not adopted. After amendment consideration, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 39 in favor and none opposed. The transcript indicates the bill was then sent forward after engrossment. Separately, the Senate took up the House’s amendment to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, voted not to concur, and requested a committee of conference, appointing Senators Creem, Finegold, and O’Connor. The Senate also adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar before adjourning.

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• I am the chief of the It's an integrity division. I've been the chief since late 2022.
• Members, it's a good day to be in. 482 Senate Bill 318 creates an election integrity division in the
• The bill allows the election integrity 500 501 testimony to assist in those investigations.
• Vice-Chair members again, Jeff Barr, I'm the Division Chief of the Election Integrity Division of the
• Division. 538 agency, but the Election Integrity Division as it's named now is a 540 541 2020, it was

Bills: SB108, SB318, SB507, SB511, SB533, SB1026, SB1386, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596

Keywords: elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General

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• This past year, C-to-sale integration was the number one thing.
• These are businesses that are vertically integrated, a lot of money.
• These are businesses that are vertically integrated, a lot of money.
• Nineteen of 20 actively dispensing MMTCs are integrated.
• And of the labs, eight of nine are integrated.

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee received updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health on implementation of 2024 health care laws. AHCA reviewed progress on workforce and reimbursement measures in Senate Bill 7016 and related bills, including FRAME and TEACH funding, graduate medical education reporting, behavioral health teaching hospitals, acute hospital care at home, advanced birth centers, non-emergent care access plans, and rural emergency hospitals. Agency officials said several programs are already operational or have begun payments, while others are still in rulemaking, federal approval, or report-preparation stages. Senators asked about timing, funding reversion concerns, and whether appropriated dollars would be spent on schedule, especially for behavioral health teaching hospitals and the new birth center category. The Department of Health then reported on practitioner licensure and public health programs. MQA described implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Mobile Act licensure pathway, massage therapy enforcement changes, background screening expansion, liposuction safety requirements, pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis authority, and chiropractic dry needling. Public health staff updated the committee on FRAME and dental loan repayment, the Sinati screening grant program, the cancer research and innovation changes, the health care innovation council and loan program, the pediatric rare disease grant program, telehealth maternity care expansion, newborn screening for congenital CMV, the sickle cell registry and grants, and the swimming lesson voucher program. Members focused questions on how practitioners were being recruited to underserved areas, the pace of licensure approvals, and whether new programs were on track to use appropriated funds. The committee also heard a lengthy update from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The director reported more than 900,000 qualified patients, real-time seed-to-sale tracking now integrated across most dispensaries and labs, and ongoing compliance work on product testing, advertising, diversion, and patient safety. Senators questioned the decline in qualified physicians, how THC potency is labeled and verified, and what the agency can do about diversion to non-patients. The director said the office relies on complaints, inspections, lab audits, and coordination with law enforcement, and that patients can be suspended if violations are confirmed.

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• </c> Minnesota families and are an integral Minnesota families and are an integral part<00:04:04.319>
• 00:04:38.800><c> exert</c><00:04:39.199><c> more</c> integrated firms also exer exert more integrated
• Vertical integration<00:05:40.080><c> allows</c><00:05:40.560><c> centralized</c> integration allows
• Vertical integration only makes money for the entity integrating the producers who supply products, and
• the people who purchase them lose out. integrating the producers who supply integrating the producers

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life

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• The book of Proverbs says, quote, 'The integrity of the upright guides them, but...' ...the integrity
• Integrity is the foundation of trust. We know that, and it is the anchor of leadership.
• So as good senators, you know that integrity builds credibility here in the chamber.
• And without integrity, public service can simply become self-service. Let's pray.
• pressure mounts, make them steadfast; when compromise tempts, make them faithful, and let their integrity

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard a prayer focused on integrity, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal for the prior day was read and approved as corrected. The chamber then received gubernatorial appointment messages for John Weber to the State Insurance Fund Board, Ryan Lanham to the State Athletic Commission, Robert Cuyo to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board, and Alan Kavanaugh to the Commission of Pardons and Parole; each appointment was referred to the appropriate committee for confirmation review. During miscellaneous business, senators introduced guests from the College of Eastern Idaho and a constituent from Rockford, and announced upcoming events including a bipartisan civil discourse town hall at Boise State University and a PTA-sponsored Taco Tuesday discussion on education. Senator Hartog also noted an upcoming chairman’s meeting and wished Senator Tave a happy birthday. No legislation was debated or voted on beyond the journal approval and referral of appointments. The Senate adjourned by motion and voice vote until 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, with notice that the next day’s agenda would include the State of the Judiciary.

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• Election integrity best practices should not include exceptions where identity cannot be verified.
• So I have no problem with integrity. I just have a problem with mass confusion.
• And for us to be, I'm not satisfied with being number four in the nation with voter integrity.
• Voter ID laws are one of the basic ingredients of election integrity.
• The bill increases the integrity of the identity confirmation process at the polling place.

Bills: HR118, HR196, HR237, HR285, HCR85, HB442, HB443, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR63, SB25, SB202, SB319

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding

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• And so this year we decided to focus entirely on the program integrity pieces that uh we could agree
• Uh so we didn't work on any different uh program or funding pieces outside of the program integrity pieces
• And so this year we decided to focus entirely on the program integrity pieces that uh we could agree
• And so this year we decided to focus entirely on the program integrity pieces that uh we could agree
• pieces to try and address many integrity pieces to try and address many of<00:02:54.879><c> the</c><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There are some upfront costs to integrate it.
• There are some upfront costs to integrate it.
• We're not asking you to abandon program integrity. We're asking you to protect it.
• So really, what this bill is, is an added integrity bill, if you will, an added program integrity bill
• So this is a program integrity bill.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 863, which would reduce funding in a disability services program by nearly $22 million while adding an audit and directing more money to direct-care workforce wages. Supporters said the cut was needed to meet budget targets, improve transparency, and target bad actors, while opponents warned the reduction could destabilize the program, harm good providers, and risk loss of services for people with disabilities. After discussion, the committee voted 6-3 to send HB 863 to the Senate floor with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 730, a SNAP program integrity bill sponsored by Sen. Van Orden. The bill would require more frequent eligibility checks, including lottery winnings, death and incarceration records, out-of-state EBT use, quarterly income reviews, and tighter asset limits, with supporters saying it would protect taxpayers, reduce fraud, and help Idaho avoid future federal penalties under the One Big Beautiful Bill. Testimony from the Idaho Food Bank, the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy, and the Hunger Coalition opposed the bill, arguing it would add bureaucracy, increase error rates, and create barriers for eligible households, while FGA-affiliated witnesses supported it as a proactive safeguard that could save money over time. Members debated the bill’s fiscal note and whether the added administrative burden could raise Idaho’s SNAP error rate and trigger federal cost-sharing penalties. Some senators questioned whether the department could handle the new workload, while supporters said the state needed to prepare for federal changes and that the bill would improve oversight. The committee voted 7-2 to send HB 730 to the floor with a do pass recommendation, then adjourned and announced it would meet again the next day.

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• and our program Integrity area and our background<00:07:48.800><c> studies</c><00:07:49.280><c> um</
• </c> investigator from our program Integrity investigator from our program Integrity division<00:25:57.880
• <00:56:29.680><c> Staff</c><00:56:30.280><c> there</c> Integrity Staff there Integrity Staff there too
• </c> of our divisions the program Integrity of our divisions the program Integrity office<00:57:17.520

Keywords: 1183, house

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• an administrative session where the psilocybin would actually be ingested and experienced, and integration
• session after that, where the patient would receive psychotherapy to integrate the experience into their
• Some of these people are seeking psilocybin on their Own without screening, preparation, or integration
• I believe in frameworks that emphasize preparation, support, and integration.
• I believe, in fact, full frameworks that emphasize preparation, support and integration.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I had the opportunity to learn directly from Jeffrey Canada and witness the power of a truly integrated
• This is how we move from strong... ...integrated and accountable to community.
• Evidence-based integrated student support results in a personalized set of supports and opportunities
• And in particular its provision on integrated student support.
• When integrated student support is present and Programs at a greater rate.

Bills: S3022, H5187

Keywords: ENOUGH Act, ENOUGH fund, anti-poverty, poverty reduction, community development, place-based grants, distressed neighborhoods, economic mobility, housing and livable communities, community schools, cradle-to-career, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, social services, workforce development, education equity, public health, behavioral health, mental health, affordable housing

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• Help us value sacrifice, integrity, and respect for one another.
• Election integrity is important to all of us.
• Election integrity is not just a slogan.
• Election integrity is important to all of us.
• Election integrity is not just a slogan.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a recorded roll call showing 30 members present. The journal was approved, no guests were introduced at first, and the Governor’s signed bill HB 2022 was reported. The President also announced temporary committee substitutions for the Rules Committee on February 9. Senator Shamp introduced licensed naturopathic physicians in the gallery and highlighted SB 1178, which would expand their authority to administer certain intravenous drugs, including antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals. The chamber then read a lengthy calendar of first- and second-reading bills and resolutions covering elections, education, health care, water, criminal justice, housing, taxation, and other topics, with no floor action taken on those measures during the reading. The Senate recessed to recognize law enforcement personnel involved in the rescue of an eight-year-old boy from a human trafficking situation. A proclamation commended Deputies Gregory Sanders and Jacob Montoya, along with Cochise County and Border Patrol personnel, for their courage and professionalism. After returning to order, members made personal privilege remarks urging the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to review $2.85 million in election-related funding for the Secretary of State, and another senator spoke about water security and the need for long-term planning. Additional announcements included caucus and committee meeting notices, an invitation to Arizona Aerospace Day, and a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 1:15 p.m. The transcript ends as the chamber was considering adjournment.

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• Providers had to shift towards competitive integrated employment and community-based services, and there
• This approach, instead of prohibition, further pushes the concept of competitive integrated employment
• There was also success with mentorships for individuals who had moved towards competitive integrated
• , which we want integrated classrooms too.
• Most of our hiring comes from partnerships where they're already integrated into our workforce through

Keywords: 914, all