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• It prohibits the most dangerous practices: mechanical, chemical, and prone restraint, or any restraint
• It prohibits the most dangerous practices, mechanical, chemical, and prone restraint, or any restraint
• Part of the bill talks about training and the escalation practices in school.
• Bill talks about training and the escalation practices in school.
• Sounds like you already have the votes, practically, on the committee. Okay.

Bills: HJR6, HJR7, HB120, HB60, HB151, HR1, HM13, SB40, SB104

Keywords: constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, legislative session, even-numbered years, New Mexico Constitution, student behavior, physical restraint, seclusion, public schools, training, de-escalation, student safety, behavior interventions, criminal offenses, peace officer, Victims of Crime Act, law enforcement

Summary: The committee first heard two related House Joint Resolutions sponsored by Representative McQueen. H.J.R. 6 would equalize the legislature’s 60-day and 30-day sessions into two 45-day sessions, remove the germaneness requirement from the second session of a biennium, and clarify veto-override language. H.J.R. 7 would keep the current 60-day and 30-day session lengths but make the same germaneness and veto-override changes. Supporters argued the measures would modernize the legislature, improve internal control of the agenda, and make the flow of work more efficient; opponents warned of more bills, lobbying fatigue, and reduced public participation. Both resolutions were moved on due pass and passed the committee 8-0. The committee then heard House Bill 120 on limiting student restraint and seclusion in schools. The sponsor and LESC staff said the bill arose from a stakeholder working group and would clarify definitions, prohibit dangerous practices such as mechanical, chemical, and prone restraint, require training and school safety plans, improve reporting to parents and the Public Education Department, and strengthen oversight. Testimony from educators, disability advocates, parents, and state officials strongly supported the bill, describing harmful and sometimes underreported restraint and seclusion incidents and emphasizing the need for clearer rules and de-escalation training. Some members raised concerns about implementation, definitions, teacher safety, and whether the data were sufficient; the sponsor and staff said the bill was meant to give teachers tools and minimum standards, not to require intervention in every situation. The bill passed on a due pass motion 9-1. Next, the committee considered House Bill 60, which would add certain crimes against peace officers to the Victims of Crime Act so officers injured in the line of duty would receive the same notification, participation, and restitution-related rights as other victims. The sponsor and the district attorney supporting the bill said it was a public safety measure with negligible cost and would also extend protections to affected family members. Support came from law enforcement, business, and public safety groups. Members asked about whether the officer must know the assailant is a peace officer, how the rights would work if the officer is also a witness, and how restitution interacts with workers’ compensation; the sponsor said the bill applies when the officer is acting in the lawful discharge of duties and the defendant knows the person is an officer. The committee passed HB 60 unanimously, 11-0. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 151, a committee substitute on the childhood sexual abuse statute of limitations. The sponsor said the bill, called the Survivor’s Justice measure, would extend the time for survivors to file claims from age 24 to age 58, add public actors to the bill’s scope, and create an administrative compensation fund supported by an appropriation, with $12.5 million already in the budget and a request for another $12.5 million. The sponsor explained that the change reflects the average age at which survivors come forward and that the bill is part of a long-running effort to address childhood sexual abuse claims.

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• Federal proposals like Gracie’s Law recognize this as a best practice.”
• Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has also noted that this is a best practice.
• I know for the advanced practice nurses, we're still working on that, getting seven states to the table
• Yeah, I know for the advanced practice nurses, we're still working on that, getting seven states to the
• Again, there's advantages to being one of those first seven states, at least with the advanced practice

Bills: HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797

Keywords: appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization

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• A site of practice for the physicians and physician and healthcare trainees of the OSU Center for Health
• So, we really depend on other states to help us and guide us in best practices.
• So, good business practices.
• We found some smarter business practices.
• We merged the University of Oklahoma's faculty practice with OU Medicine Inc and privatized that practice

Keywords: 914, all

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• So it's 70 million from a technical standpoint, but from a practical standpoint it's less than that.
• It is the practice, and you know, we've talked about this. I've talked about it publicly.
• Right now, with only two staff managing the 20 billion when the best practice is 4 billion.
• That will show the best practices to have Four portfolio managers managing about four to five, maybe
• errors that needed to be rectified, that we didn't have the best internal controls based on best practices

Keywords: 996, all

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• That group of students look like and how we can think about conservation practices, our next generation
• It's critical to note that these are given to individuals who have completed and passed practice exams
• Number two, we know if we can do that, they are more likely to come back and practice in New Mexico.
• Things such as the infrastructure and creating the practice environment do allow us to recruit.
• And so hopefully they take that on into their practice. Thank you.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Practices start August 1st. If you've had kids, you know those kids are as active as ever.
• It's best practices. Now, principals will admit, schools will admit, we’ve got work to do.
• I know in my principal world that's just best practice.
• This has a dispute process that's already practiced.
• They've reformulated epinephrine, which, yes, I did practice...

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• Now we’ve got to find a way to get students to practice in the school.
• Now we’ve got to find a way to get students to practice in the school.
• got to find a way to get<00:37:57.520><c> students</c><00:37:58.240><c> to</c><00:37:59.160><c> practice
• /c><00:37:59.480><c> in</c><00:37:59.599><c> the</c><00:38:00.040><c> school</c> get students to practice
• cental Care's new independent practice cental Care's new program<00:38:13.319><c> will</c><00:38:13.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is our work from House Bill 3767, but this is how it gets applied practically in real life.
• Because of the nature of the credential that's needed to do that job, and Because of the amount of practical
• Practically, however, I think it's cumbersome and underutilized.
• Are you making sure that innovative practices are also put into these courses or are they just learning
• To get into a big debate on scope of practice, but just to ask the question, does your Has your study

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• No, they would only be licensed in Florida to practice in Florida, though. Thank you.
• This is a practical, necessary update that helps businesses and consumers alike.
• So I'm really concerned about some of these practices. ...at it, right?
• So I'm really concerned about some of these practices and how businesses are increasing their services
• So I'm really concerned about some of these practices and how businesses are increasing their services

Summary: The subcommittee heard and approved four bills focused on reducing or modernizing professional regulation. HB 6015, by Rep. Oliver, repeals the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute to allow businesses more flexibility in container materials; members joked about the possibility of a Home Depot bucket, and the bill passed 16-0. HB 339, by Rep. Abbott, creates an alternative temporary licensure pathway for surveyors and mappers based on employer recommendation and exam passage, but members raised concerns about qualifications, liability, and oversight; Abbott said he was open to amendments, and the bill passed 14-1 with Rep. Overdorf dissenting. HB 139, by Rep. Lopez, allows pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms instead of only printed forms; a technical amendment added readability and placement requirements for digital forms, and the bill passed unanimously. HB 195, by Rep. Chambliss, lets the Department of Corrections coordinate with DBPR boards so inmates who complete licensure-related classes can receive credit toward professional licensure; supporters framed it as a second-chance and workforce bill, an amendment clarified that DBPR handles professions without boards, and the bill passed favorably 15-0. The committee then received a presentation from DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin on the department’s role overseeing more than 1.7 million businesses and professionals across over 30 fields. She highlighted enforcement and complaint data, including more than 24,000 inspections and complaints handled in the last fiscal year, a preference for education and voluntary compliance over formal discipline, and the department’s alternative dispute resolution program, which returned $2.7 million to consumers and saved $270,000 in costs. Griffin also reviewed recent deregulatory and efficiency efforts, including endorsement/reciprocity reforms, fee waivers, reduced processing times, and shorter call wait times, and said DBPR is continuing to look for ways to cut red tape while protecting public safety. Members questioned Griffin about permitting, continuing education, complaint processing, board vacancies, fraud in cosmetology and construction, coordination with other agencies, and whether schools can block students from taking state exams over unpaid tuition. DBPR staff said complaints are generally processed within 60 days, schools cannot bar graduates from taking the exam because of tuition debt, and the department works with other agencies when issues cross jurisdictional lines. The panel discussion that followed featured industry representatives from landscape architecture, building/code administration, pools, roofing, construction, HVAC/electrical, and hospitality, who generally supported reducing local permitting burdens, standardizing requirements, improving reciprocity and training pathways, and using technology and clearer scopes of work to make licensure and inspections more efficient.

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• We've also been a national leader in quantifying the value of college and providing practical information
• or program adjustments reflect university standards and direction, align with common patterns of practice
• However, the nature of the practice of law has changed and continues to evolve.
• Having practiced law at a very high level for many years, there are things that I focus on.
• is an area where we found that where health care professionals get their education, they tend to practice

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I would say in practice, that's not happening with consistent quality control.
• They're practice recommendations, things that local school districts can do.
• He was sick of practice tests for the start that he was having to do in anticipation of third grade.
• Those districts have to actually have materially different budget practices locally.
• So that they can access college they can access specific careers and there's a set of best practices

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Codifying current practices support enhanced communication between local law enforcement and federal
• But essentially that is what's going to happen in practice.
• So how does a practically going to be handled between the state or the federal government?
• But as a practical matter, just 2 other elements.
• I don't think anyone should intellectually practically oppose the idea of mandatory life.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's been the practice of this committee since I've served on the committee to generally make the executive
• It's sort of, uh, one of the, in a very unique circumstance, it's been the practice of the committee.
• The penalties for a UPA violation, an Unfair Practices Act violation, is $5,000.
• It is designed to incentivize certain practices we would like to see on state land.
• Some of those practices people already do. Like I said before, we have 3,500 grazing lessees.

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• I'm sure you're aware also that other states that have had similar laws that have banned the practice
• I'm sure you're aware also that other states that have had similar laws that have banned the practice
• But it will correct a practice that has never been fair. ...places, charitable partners, and the small
• But it will correct a practice that has never been fair.
• intent and altogether rewrite federal law that effectively rubber-stamps price-fixing and antitrust practices

Summary: The Special Legislative Commission on the future of credit card payments and their impacts on small businesses held what was described as its last public hearing. Chair Paul Feeney opened by noting the commission’s mandate under Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2024 and explained that members would continue working on a final report after the hearing. The meeting featured testimony from banks, payment industry groups, restaurant advocates, convenience store representatives, and others, with repeated discussion of interchange fees, surcharging, fraud, and federal preemption issues. Banking and card-industry witnesses, including the Massachusetts Bankers Association, the Card Coalition, and the Electronic Payments Coalition, argued that state-level interchange restrictions would disrupt a global payment system, create compliance problems, and likely apply only to a small share of transactions because of federal preemption. They emphasized consumer and merchant benefits of cards, the role of banks in absorbing fraud losses, and recent federal and state developments, including Illinois litigation, OCC and NCUA actions, and a settlement that they said would give merchants more flexibility. Several witnesses also suggested alternatives such as vendor compensation for tax collection and modernizing Massachusetts’ surcharge ban. Restaurant and convenience-store advocates took the opposite view, saying swipe fees are a major burden on thin-margin businesses and that merchants should not pay interchange on sales tax or gratuities that are not their revenue. Mass Restaurants United and individual restaurant owners described severe financial strain, rising costs, and the need for transparency and relief. NACS supported swipe fee reform and argued that current fees are excessive and inflationary. A few members questioned witnesses about whether industry should share more of the burden and about the feasibility of changing the current system. No votes or formal policy actions were taken. The chair said the commission would meet again to discuss a draft framework and final report, and members of the public were invited to submit additional written testimony before the commission concludes its work.

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• work of this group, but we want to make sure that the people who are on this board are folks with a practical
• Who are on this board are folks with a practical working understanding of geothermal energy and the distribution
• Amendment 65 offers a practical and reasonable path forward by creating a special commission.
• Amendment 65 offers a practical and reasonable path forward by creating a special commission focused
• This amendment creates a practical, inclusive, and technology-neutral forum for identifying strategies

Summary: The Senate continued debate on House 5175, An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power, and Economic Competitiveness, taking up a series of amendments focused on clean energy procurement, oversight, gas infrastructure, housing impacts, and ratepayer costs. Amendment 22, offered by Senator Rogers, was rejected 5-34 after he argued the underlying bill already improves clean energy procurement and reduces utility middlemen. Senator Tarr then offered Amendment 34 to expand reporting, oversight boards, and consumer representation, and to strike provisions on consumer choice, gas program frameworks, and municipal procurement authority; it was also rejected 5-34 after supporters of the bill said the legislation already strengthens oversight through the EEAC, a new review board, and DPU audits. The chamber also considered Amendment 77 by Senator Eldridge to end ratepayer-funded gas line extension subsidies for new construction. Supporters said the subsidy unfairly shifts costs to all ratepayers, favors gas over cleaner alternatives, and could save about $1.6 billion over ten years; opponents argued it could raise housing construction costs, especially for gateway cities and large projects. After extended debate, the amendment failed 19-20. Senator Moore withdrew Amendment 65, which would have created a commission on reducing emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles while preserving long-term zero-emissions goals. Several other amendments were adopted, including measures on low-income discount charges, environmental justice protections, data and tax printing, and increased access to plug-in solar. The Senate also adopted the Ways and Means amendment, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 32-8. Separately, the Senate adopted a Judiciary extension order after removing two bills from it, and agreed to adjourn in memory of Robert G. Najarian.

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• To answer your question, the Arkansas Dental Practice Act specifically defines the practice of dentistry
• encompass all general dentistry to include oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures as they are practiced
• We do want them to practice at the very maximum of their license and make sure that they help all of
• We're generally on the scope of practice, which cannot be addressed by rules outlined in the act itself

Summary: The committee reviewed a series of Arkansas DHS and Department of Health rules, most tied to 2025 legislation. Early items covered Medicaid changes including presumptive eligibility application timing, adding a fictive kin definition for foster child eligibility, raising the able account disability onset age to 46, allowing continuous glucose monitors to be billed by both pharmacy and DME providers, increasing the RSV vaccine administration fee for children, a telemedicine exemption for ET3 ambulance services, and a physical therapy access rule that also included occupational therapy. Members generally asked limited questions and most rules were reviewed without objection. A major portion of the meeting focused on the dental rate increase rule under Act 1025. DHS said it implemented rate increases for certain pediatric, special-needs, and oral surgeon services, but not orthodontics, and it interpreted the act as applying only to oral and maxillofacial surgeons, not general dentists. The Arkansas State Dental Association and legislative sponsors testified that the intent was to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures for special-needs patients, estimating the broader interpretation would add about $1.5 million annually. Committee members debated the plain language of the act versus legislative intent, and the rule was reviewed, but with testimony noting the issue should be fixed in future legislation. Later items included the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies rule adding doula and lactation consultant billing and remote monitoring benefits; an adverse decisions rule extending provider appeal time from 35 to 65 days; CNA training program updates; PASSE network-status disclosure rules; certification rules for community-based doulas and community health workers; cosmetology, massage therapy, lead-based paint, radiation, radiologic technology, and RV park rule updates. Most of these were described as technical, statutory, or federally driven changes and were reviewed without objection. The committee briefly reopened the CGM rule after a motion to expunge the prior vote, and Representative Wardlaw said he would hold the rule for further review because he believed the billing changes did not match the law’s intent. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• This is a practical, transparent improvement that gives vehicle owners a better chance to protect their
• Uh this is a practical, the language.
• Uh this is a practical, transparent<00:10:07.720><c> improvement</c><00:10:08.480><c> that</c><00:10:
• current standards and outdated testing procedures to ensure that the inspection process is more practical
• My amendment is intended to move Vermont toward a more practical and affordable inspection system without

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• It ends the practice of unelected faculty bodies who act as co-managers for our universities.
• In practice, though, decades of deference have created an unwritten arrangement where these bodies exercise
• In practice, though, decades of deference have created an unwritten arrangement where these bodies exercise
• In practice, though, decades of deference have created an unwritten arrangement where these bodies exercise
• In practice, though, decades of deference have created an unwritten arrangement where these bodies exercise

Bills: HB818, HB1063, SB28, SB64, SB142, SB234, SB482

Keywords: higher education, accountability, curriculum review, faculty governance, disciplinary procedures, SB 28, Act 233, associate educator program, associate teachers, teacher certification, alternative teacher pathway, education workforce, teacher shortage, minimum age, age requirement, Louisiana schools, Title 17, R.S. 17:7.8, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment

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• Today we are joined by members of the Arizona Psychiatric Society, including both practicing psychiatrists
• maintaining decorum, ensuring the security of the chamber, and preserving the customs and ceremonial practices
• In order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develop, our
• In order to work well with industry as changes evolve and best practices and new research develop, our
• And so I think that that's important to understand that these are practices that need to be reviewed,

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• And then moving on to page three, developing policies and practices, and then subparagraph 15, subject
• And then moving on to page three, developing policies and practices, and then subparagraph 15, subject
• This is not good practice. This is going to become an administrative burden for all of us to look.
• This is not good practice. This is going to become an administrative burden for all of us to look.
• And that is a practice that Dr. Simmons and I have been really, I have been advocating deeply.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 940, which revises Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) policy and funding. Sponsors Rep. Doug Pickett and Rep. Sonia Galavis walked through the bill’s intent: to preserve IDLA as a gap-filling resource for Idaho students while narrowing access to areas such as credit recovery, dual credit, rural course offerings, graduation-required courses, and overload courses. They also explained provisions limiting K-5/LaunchPad use, excluding private school reimbursement, addressing custom sections, setting course fees, and tying eligibility to students enrolled in schools that are not entirely virtual. The sponsors said the bill’s fiscal note reflects a roughly $13.4 million reduction driven by multiple policy changes, including private school enrollment, driver’s ed, LaunchPad, online-only enrollment, custom sections, and fee offsets. Testimony was split. School administrators and IDLA supporters, including Andy Grover, Craig Woods, Dr. Jeff Simmons, Dr. Jason Moss, Jeff Gee, Catherine Larson, and Quinn Perry, argued that the amendments would sharply reduce access, especially in rural districts, and would make it harder to staff required and elective courses, recover credits, and offer dual credit or other opportunities. They said the custom-section limits and the “not entirely virtual” language would create administrative burdens and restrict flexibility, and several noted that the program is already being cut significantly. Supporters of the bill as written said it is a workable compromise that addresses concerns about custom sections and funding while preserving IDLA’s core mission. Committee members questioned the sponsors and witnesses about the meaning of “not entirely virtual,” the treatment of schools like GEMP Online, how the fee caps work, and how the fiscal note was calculated. After testimony, Senator Cook moved to send House Bill 940 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. Senators Carlson and Zito opposed the motion, saying the bill should be amended or that the cuts are too severe, while Senator Ward-Engelking supported the motion despite concerns about the reductions, citing even more problematic intent language in the related appropriation bill. The motion passed, and the bill was sent to the floor with a due pass recommendation; Senators Carlson and Zito were recorded as voting no.