Video & Transcript Research : 'alternative programs'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Children, Youth and Family Services REVISED: HB3637 - Added Feb 18th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Children, Youth and Family Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • mental... ...some language and clarifies some language and broadens the scope of work of the mentoring program
  • And then, to the representative and the chairman's point, we're continually working for program strategic
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 10th, 2026

Rules

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  • It also creates a food animal veterinarian medicine loan repayment program to encourage vets who treat
  • the loan repayment program.
  • That's why I do support the Rural and Family Lands Program. I think it's the best. I'm pleased...
  • Family Lands Program. I think it's the best.
  • Our program is a lifeline.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills, beginning with CS for CS for SB 54, which requires district medical examiners to perform toxicology screenings for psychotropic drugs and intoxicating substances in autopsies of violent offenders and report findings to state agencies. It was reported favorably after brief discussion about how the data would be used. CS for SB 176 also passed, requiring public postsecondary institutions to make campus safety reporting and response procedures clearer and more accessible for students, faculty, and staff who receive threats. Both bills were approved without opposition in the meeting. The committee then took up the large Florida Farm Bill, CS for CS for CS for SB 290, which drew extensive testimony and multiple amendments. The bill includes changes to fair associations, a preemption on local restrictions affecting gas- and diesel-powered farm equipment, surplus of certain state-owned lands for agricultural use, a food animal veterinary loan repayment program, permanent authorization for Farmers Feeding Florida, expanded Florida Forest Service training, a ban on signal jamming devices, tougher CDL English-proficiency penalties, protections for food safety inspectors, biosolids provisions, and contractor payment enforcement. Amendments expanded veterinary loan eligibility to equine veterinarians, merged citrus research entities, made technical corrections, and revised contractor payment language; a late-filed amendment removed the bill’s disparagement clause after significant First Amendment concerns and public testimony. A separate amendment delayed biosolids compliance deadlines. The bill was reported favorably as amended. Also approved were CS for CS for SB 834, which repeals a restriction on health care sharing ministries partnering with licensed insurance agents, while adding a disclaimer requirement; SB 936, allowing temporary door locking devices at any height above the floor and directing the Building Commission to add standards to the code; and CS for SB 50, expanding veterans’ courts statewide. Later, CS for CS for SB 1004 advanced with a strike-all regulating dog and cat sales, requiring disclosure of medical records and financing terms, a three-day waiting period for financed purchases, and consumer protections against deceptive pet sales; an amendment removed an appropriation section. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 178, which directs the FHSAA to adopt rules allowing coaches to provide limited good-faith support to student-athletes, and CS for CS for SB 198, regulating virtual currency kiosks with registration, warnings, transaction limits, receipts, and refund protections. Each of these bills was reported favorably by recorded vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

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  • We're here to talk about the program and the bill that you just presented.
  • Before I pass the microphone to the two managers of the program, I think we must talk about how we got
  • Are providers that work a lot with the American Indian plan or program?
  • The bill also closes avenues for abuse within the hospital presumptive eligibility program.
  • So the question we're asking is: does that program reflect that purpose?
Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee approved the January 21 minutes and then heard a series of bills focused on developmental disabilities oversight, behavioral health fraud, AHCCCS operations, child safety, and state hospital capacity. SB 1179 would make the Developmental Disabilities Group Home Monitoring Program permanent and remove the appropriations contingency; Disability Rights Arizona and program managers testified that Commit had identified systemic care problems, while the sponsor said the work should continue. The bill received a 6-1 do-pass recommendation. SB 1114 would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for behavioral health patient brokering investigations; Native advocates described widespread recruitment and exploitation of vulnerable people, especially Native Americans, and the bill passed 8-0. SB 1115 would prohibit AHCCCS from allowing remote work for Access employees; the sponsor argued in-person oversight was needed, while AHCCCS warned of space and staffing problems. It passed 4-3. SB 1051 would require hospitals to collect and report patients’ citizenship or immigration status for cost accounting; supporters called it a data-collection measure, while nurses and physicians said it would create fear and deter care. It passed 4-3. SB 1122, as amended, would replace prior authorization with 100% prepayment review for certain behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, and passed 7-0 after AHCCCS said it had worked on the amendment. SB 1132, to appropriate unspecified funds for a new Arizona State Hospital wing, drew testimony from families and advocates describing severe shortages of state hospital beds and the need for more long-term treatment capacity; it passed 7-0. SB 1169, to fund graduate medical education and a new residency program, passed 6-0. SB 1171, requiring AHCCCS to check for dual enrollment in exchange plans and AHCCCS, passed 4-2-1 after AHCCCS said implementation would require system changes and costs. SB 1172, requiring more experienced DCS investigators for repeated abuse/neglect reports and court notification of hotline calls in dependency cases, passed 7-0. SB 1173, requiring behavioral health facility applicants, owners, and licensees to be U.S. citizens or lawfully present permanent residents with fingerprint clearance cards, passed 4-3 after an amendment clarifying the lawful-presence requirement.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Moreover, the scope of the regulations that can be waived within the sandbox program are further defined
  • It transfers the e-grants program from DIR to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, housing it with the
  • Fundamentally, as I think about it, UTSA is really incubating this program.
  • Council administratively attached to the department to advise on these training programs.
  • The program also supports the industry, as well as appraisers who serve as supervisors.
TX
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  • facilities such as administrative offices, fitness and wellness centers in educational spaces, and programs
  • Given the alternative, I would always love to see you here as opposed to any other alternative.
  • HB23 expedites the development process by providing alternative avenues for necessary reviews and inspections
  • This punitive approach is not present in El Paso and the Fort Worth third-party review program.
  • Programs are going to be causing some issues and with that being said, I think...
TX
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  • not authorized to procure goods and services necessary to operate. its vocational rehabilitation programs
  • I'm assuming the thought is that if they don't, there could be other alternatives.
  • Workforce Development and Vocational Rehabilitation Service Program.
  • . all other TWC programs.
  • Statutorily, fraud, waste, and abuse are only addressed in the subsidized child care program.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Jurisprudence Apr 29th, 2025

Criminal Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • If a judge unilaterally declares a mistrial without considering less drastic measures, alternatives,
  • Section 5 provides an accurate definition of managed assigned counsel program services.
  • Section 12 covers making staff in public defenders' offices and managed assigned counsel programs' home
  • Louisiana and Tennessee have similar programs, and they work quite well.
  • The training program is really to make sure that lead lawyers understand things like the jury selection
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • Section 19 from the DHS policy bill requires SUD treatment program documentation or SUD treatment programs
  • I think it's an important program; it's an important gap.
  • The HASAMI program has been a critical lifeline for these individuals.
  • Skelton: Yeah, how many do you have in your Guild program? Ms.
  • We've been averaging about 20, just with our program.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • training program approvals. training program approvals.
  • a state operated treatment program a state operated treatment program within<00:08:35.039> 48
  • And the 245A when a program closes.
  • to fully support these programs. to fully support these programs.
  • How many do you have in the Guild program? Miss Harris. Um, our current program serves 13.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 7th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I was curious about first of all, is that the author can explain what the program is?
  • I want to Remind the gentleman that this is the third year of the grant program.
  • This is year three of a five-year program for a CrNA program. Thank you.
  • These are monies that we give them every year for programming. Follow up, yes. Thank you, Mr.
  • Their services were cut in their day programs that they went to.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • It defines apprenticeship programs and does the things that Mr.
  • I keep hearing alternative tobacco. So is this redefining vapes to alternative? Mr.
  • It's the alternative nicotine products, and it's important to note alternative nicotine products are
  • Alternative nicotine products are here, and tobacco's there.
  • Here's some other alternatives. You can draft them yourself.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several bills, mostly receiving due pass recommendations. HB 4020 would raise the maximum annual assessment on insurers that funds the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions fraud unit from $1,050 to $1,350. The sponsor and an industry witness said the increase would support fraud investigations, and the bill passed 9-1 after a roll call vote; the transcript later included a correction stating HB 4020 passed 10-0 with one absent. HB 2255 would extend Arizona Teachers Academy scholarship eligibility for community college students from two academic years/four semesters to four academic years/eight semesters. Maricopa Community Colleges supported the bill, saying it would let community college teacher candidates complete bachelor’s degrees with the same funding available to university students. It passed unanimously. HB 2591, as amended, revised the definition and administration of registered apprenticeships to align with U.S. Department of Labor standards and add requirements such as written agreements, structured training, wage progression, and safety supervision; it also passed unanimously. HB 2680, as amended, narrowed and revised workers’ compensation fraud-related provisions, including insurance disclosure requirements and proof of coverage. Supporters from labor and construction groups said it would help combat premium fraud and protect honest contractors, while the sponsor said the amendment narrowed the bill to address concerns. It passed 10-1. HB 2979 modernized credit union law regarding bylaws, name changes, principal office changes, and certain powers; credit union representatives supported it as a regulatory update, and it passed 11-0. HB 2868 required manufactured-home/mobile-home installation license applicants and renewals to show insurance and fingerprint clearance, and to allow the Department of Housing to set experience, exam, and enforcement rules; it passed 8-1 with two present. The committee also approved a strike-everything amendment to HB 2429 on short-term rentals, allowing local governments to regulate overnight occupancy, extending the violation window for suspending a license from 12 to 24 months, and allowing suspension after certain building code violations. The sponsor and city/county representatives described it as a compromise that restores some local control, while short-term rental advocates and neighborhood groups said it was a step forward but still too limited; the bill passed 8-2 with one present. HB 4011, without the proposed amendment, codified HOA duties to act reasonably and fairly in enforcing rules, and after testimony from attorneys, homeowners, and HOA advocates describing abusive enforcement and the need for clearer standards, it passed 11-0. HB 2397, as amended, required more complete HOA disclosure information to buyers and escrow agents, with supporters saying it would prevent surprise assessments and defects and critics warning some language was still broad; it passed 11-0. Finally, HB 4026 would change a public infrastructure reimbursement program for advanced manufacturing by replacing a $200 million total cap with a $75 million annual cap and adding website-posting requirements for agreements; Queen Creek and economic development witnesses said it was needed to support major manufacturing projects and related infrastructure, and the bill was being discussed when the transcript ended.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The committee substitute to Senate Bill 921 helps protect the Medicaid program and ensures that the state
  • prohibits the state from using unverified information on our applications for public assistance programs
  • collaborate with HHSC to ensure TDI gets sufficient... information related to Medicaid and CHIP programs
  • The rules for this program are expected... to be finalized later this year, and we'll have estimated
  • By providing a phased compliance timeline and a practical waiver program for smaller facilities facing
TX
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  • True to the history of the program, it made it clear that the funds and contracts for the alternative
  • Formally known as the Alternatives to Abortion Program, TTF was codified through the Senate.
  • and for codifying the Alternatives to Abortion program.
  • I would also like to see the program... ...for strictly abortion alternative programs.
  • , as the Alternatives to Abortion Program.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 22nd, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

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  • But the scholarship programs... ...programs, the GI dependent. Oh, this is for the dependent.
  • And we've also put in a two-year pilot program for 100 students per year for this pilot program.
  • And it'll allow for this pilot program.
  • So, if we eliminated one of the programs that... ...we eliminated one of the programs that we're using
  • And this is significant because if they can get this two-year program or associate level program—by the
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires a tri-agency to jointly coordinate grant programs expands the definition of credentials of
  • The higher education coordinating board to develop training programs to preemptively address gaps in
  • The agriculture program and the interest rate reduction Program.
  • As far as the inter-trade reduction program, there are a few major changes.
  • HB number 18 by Van Dever relating to these establishment, and administration of certain programs and