Video & Transcript Research : 'firefighter disability'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • On line 509, House File 1166, Disability Services, Technology and Advertising.
  • and the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
  • Disability Services, which starts on page 16 of the DE document.
  • Cost budget proposal that enhances Medicaid disability determinations.
  • On the disability community.
Bills: HF2434
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Retirement May 11th, 2026

Retirement

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 41, by Representative Vuit, provides relative to board membership of the firefighter retirement system
  • And Chad Major with the firefighters...” “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I hear you.
  • I'm the General Counsel for the Firefighters Retirement System. Okay. And I'm talking about costs.
  • Chad Major, Representative Professional Firefighters.” “Yes, sir. Thank you.
  • Chad Major, Representative Professional Firefighters.
Bills: HB41
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Military Affairs Apr 16th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Veterans and Military Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB3257 requires any state benefits available for 100% disabled veterans through aer connected disability
  • to also be provided to the veteran that is 100% disabled due to neglect care at a VA hospital.
  • Right now, if you are going, if you're if You're 40% disabled and you're going to a VA.
  • He could be Considered a 100% disabled or sue.
  • And so in the event now that he's 100% disabled at the federal level, the 40% piece was still what he
Bills: HB3257
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um and disability amendment approval.
  • The next one changed how we authorize disability waiver services.
  • <01:28:00.960> I coexisting intellectual disability.
  • I coexisting intellectual disability.
  • They have intellectual disability.
Bills: HF3379
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It will have an impact on individuals who are with disabilities.
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
  • As the aging population continues to grow in our state, as the needs for people with disabilities continue
Bills: HF2434
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • recommendation on Medicaid disability recommendation on Medicaid disability determinations<00:05
  • 22:02.559> and Disability services technology and disability services technology and advocacy
  • nursing services under the disability nursing services under the disability waiverss.<00:24:33.360
  • ... approaches to address disability waiver approaches to address disability waiver cent<00:41:22.280
  • <02:03:20.239> and lives of people with disabilities and lives of people with disabilities
Bills: HF2434
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Mar 18th, 2026

Finance and Taxation General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2090 modifies the time frame for a member to be considered to have a disability if they have
  • received monthly long-term disability program benefits from 24 months within a five-year period to a
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Additionally, we will discuss ending the disability penalty to the basic allotment, which is causing
  • This session, I've learned about the disability penalty.
  • The disability penalty probably means schools don't want to identify kids as dyslexic because even...
  • So the money in HB 2 is equivalent to what it would cost to erase the disability penalty.
  • I know Disability Rights is here. We've got how many other groups? Sabrina is with ARCA Texas.
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on special education funding, with significant discussions around House Bill 2 (HB2), Senate Bill 568 (SB568), and House Bill 3928 (HB3928). Key speakers advocated for increased funding to close the estimated $1.7 billion annual gap that affects special education in Texas public schools. Several witnesses, including educators and students affected by dyslexia, provided personal testimonies about the impact of insufficient funding and the disability penalty, which penalizes schools financially for identifying students needing special education services. The committee demonstrated a strong commitment to advocate for changes that would improve special education resources and training for teachers, thereby ensuring that all Texas children receive the educational support they need to thrive.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 19th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • It provides an alternative an alternative to full guardianship by allowing persons with disabilities
  • authorizing a supporter under a supportive decision-making agreement to assist an adult with a disability
Bills: SB66
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/09/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill requires that all firefighters diagnosed with cancer while employed as a firefighter in Arizona
  • is required to participate in the firefighter cancer registry.
  • We do believe this will help improve the health and wellness of our firefighters.
  • My brother was not a firefighter, but he was a paramedic with Arizona Fire and Medical Authority.
  • My brother-in-law is a firefighter, my nephew's a firefighter, so any way we can support our firefighters
Bills: HB2665, HB2904, HB2917
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the original budget, the governor proposed to cap the inflationary adjustments on the disability waiver
  • In the original budget, the governor proposed to cap the inflationary adjustments on the disability waiver
  • the inflationary adjustments<00:03:52.720> on<00:03:52.959> the<00:03:53.200> disability
  • <00:03:53.680> waiver adjustments on the disability waiver adjustments on the disability waiver
  • and and require um services disability and and require um services under<00:04:34.160> the<00
Bills: HF2995, HF2434
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/29/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Article two is disability services.
  • And there we start differing from the governor in the disability waiver rate system cap to the inflation
  • Article two is disability balanced.
  • Article two is disability services.<00:04:11.200> And<00:04:11.920> there<00:04:12.560>
  • from the governor in the disability from the governor in the disability waiver<00:04:16.479>
Bills: HF2433, HF2434