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• governor stating that the 2022 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee's report would not be released
• nature of this process coupled with staffing shortages had led to delay in the committee's ability to release
• Vivek Murthy, actually released a recommendation to Congress urging them to implement federal legislation
• provisional license pathway for doctors who have a job offer in Texas, allowing them to work under supervision
• as you had all of the same requirements laid out in the bill, um, you would practice under the supervision

Bills: HB163, HB 296

Keywords: judicial liability, personal bond, felony offenses, judges, criminal justice reform, voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, Texas election law, residence address, precinct voting, county move, same-county move, Election Code, registrar, statement of residence, polling place, local elections

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• stating that the 2022 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee's report would not not be released
• nature of this process coupled with staffing shortages had led to delay. in the committee's ability to release
• Vivek Murthy, actually released a recommendation to Congress urging them to- implement federal legislation
• residency slots. all of the same requirements laid out in the bill, you would practice under the supervision
• As opposed to being a resident where they are supervised by a. physician in good standing.

Bills: HB713, HB827, HB932, HB499, HB510, HB163, HB296, HB879, HB913, HB163, HB296

Keywords: healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice

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• So what was actually released in allotments was only $116 million.
• What's allotted is what he really has released yet. What's unallotted is still in play.
• <01:25:30.320> What's what he really has released yet.
• What's what he really has released yet.
• you actually used to supervise you actually used to supervise elementary<02:32:05.760> educators

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This bill relates to pretrial release, bail, and one thing that came up in the committee is the idea
• of having somebody released on their own recognizance.
• There are three ways that, most of the time, somebody can be released on bail when they are charged with
• But this bill would just say that a magistrate may not release a defendant charged with those felony
• These students would be under the supervision of other election officials. I urge passage.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate considered and passed a series of House bills on third reading, with several title amendments and a few effective-date motions adopted. Early in the session, members passed HB 4452 removing acreage limits on land owned by church or religious trustees, HB 4577 creating reciprocal driver’s license recognition agreements with Ireland and Japan, HB 4588 authorizing West Virginia participation in a federal tax credit scholarship program, and HB 4592 requiring higher education institutions to create coordinated campus safety maps. HB 4602 was amended to align with a prior Senate child welfare pilot program, and members discussed its projected cost and implementation timeline before passing it. HB 4603 created a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition process in abuse and neglect cases, and HB 4606 narrowed bail rules by requiring consideration of residency and community ties while prohibiting personal recognizance bonds for violent felony offenses after an adopted amendment. The Senate also passed HB 4710 changing the party-registration deadline for candidates from 60 to 180 days before an election, with debate over its impact on independents, and made it effective January 1, 2027. HB 4712, known as Bailey’s Law, increased penalties for DUI causing death and related conduct, with emotional testimony from members about the victim and similar tragedies. HB 4765 established a pay raise for teachers, school personnel, and state police and added a market-pay enhancement system based on county cost-of-living differences; an amendment to the amendment capped county differentials and guaranteed at least a 1% increase in every county. HB 4865 created an optional program for high school and homeschool students to serve as election official trainees, and HB 4869 established narrow guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare supplement policies. Later bills included HB 4995, which strengthened video/audio recording rules in special education classrooms and was passed, then reconsidered and passed again; HB 4996 creating a new crime for making threats of violence against schools or children; HB 5048 guaranteeing virtual instruction for foster children in temporary placement; HB 5065 adding recordkeeping and geolocation requirements for hotel marketplace facilitators to ensure proper hotel tax remittance; and HB 5074 reallocating medical cannabis fund revenues to child protection, homeless services, research, law enforcement, and other purposes. The Senate also passed HB 5101, the Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act, which increased penalties for domestic violence offenses and adjusted bail provisions, after amending it to conform with the earlier bail bill. Additional measures passed included HB 5166 requiring notice before political committees are fined for filing violations and allowing limited extensions, HB 5168 directing $12 million in lottery funds to EMS first responders and county EMS support, HB 5182 authorizing certain state treasurer security personnel to carry concealed firearms, HB 5212 streamlining higher-education financial aid rules, HB 5214 allowing court-ordered drug testing of parents before reunification in abuse and neglect cases, HB 5353 regulating virtual currency kiosks with licensing, disclosures, and transaction limits, and HB 5366 exempting J-LAP records from FOIA to protect confidentiality for lawyers and judges seeking assistance. Most bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 5074 and HB 5353 drew some dissenting votes.

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• "Central to our approach is the Compass Minnesota MTSS attendance guidebook, released October 31st last
• 15:50.000> book Minnesota MTSS attendance guide book Minnesota MTSS attendance guide book released
• released October 31st the uh last year. released October 31st the uh last year.
• It's around instruction, the traditional instruction supervision, and then um around receiving services
• <00:46:46.800> or session right instruction supervision or session right instruction supervision

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you. ...to be used under strict guidelines and supervision.
• While she said she wanted housing upon release, her illness made her too unable to accept...
• She said she wanted housing upon release.
• She was released to the streets of Sacramento.
• Midwife preceptors are experienced maternity providers who train, mentor, and supervise students, bringing

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• our out-of-home care population steady through the use of our SAFE model, high-quality clinical supervision
• our out-of-home care population steady through the use of our SAFE model, high-quality clinical supervision
• foster care service model fund deposit, the foster care placement, foster care recruitment study supervision
• Arizona congregate care, the PPCG, EDD system, are under-supervised, under-structured, and they diffuse
• But the department, who controls the release of documents, released the psych evaluation of the child

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met for a presentation-only hearing on the Arizona Department of Child Safety, with no bills on the agenda. Chair Blackman opened by emphasizing that the hearing was intended to be data-focused and respectful, and that personal attacks or false accusations would not be tolerated. Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, foster care entries and exits, kinship placement, congregate care, missing youth, and extended foster care. She said the department investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home care population relatively steady, and had reunified about 3,000 children with parents, while also noting that older youth and behavioral-health-driven removals are creating a mismatch with available foster homes. She also described kinship supports, foster parent recruitment, and the impact of Family First on funding, saying DCS lost federal drawdown for congregate care while waiting on approval for prevention programs. Members questioned the director about kinship caregivers, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental rights terminations, notice and documentation practices, and the effect of increased reimbursement rates. Patak said unlicensed kin can receive support through the kinship supports contract, that behavioral health assessments are done quickly at the welcome center or within 24 hours for kin placements, and that provider capacity remains a major constraint outside DCS control. She explained reunification conditions and services, said the department is working on documentation and notice issues flagged by the Auditor General, and noted that kinship reimbursement increases have helped some families step forward. She also said DCS procurement for group homes is handled internally through an RFP process and that about 10% of kinship caregivers become licensed. Representative Gillette then delivered a lengthy presentation arguing that the child welfare, Medicaid, and disability systems are structurally intertwined and that procurement and funding rules create incentives for volume and congregate care use. He criticized DCS, DES, and AHCCCS/Access oversight structures, argued that the system diffuses accountability, and said the committee’s work and related materials would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about documentation, placement decisions, and the cost of congregate care, while asserting that the system over-relies on large providers and that reforms should focus on structural and financial incentives. Vice Chair Fink followed with a brief slide noting that congregate care costs far more per child than foster or kinship care, reinforcing the committee’s concern about placement costs and the need to shift children toward family-based care when possible.

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• She was released from care suffering the effects.
• She was released from care suffering the effects of preeclampsia, and she died a horrific and painful
• But I'm most proud to be a counselor, a mentor, and supervising physician for the freshly minted UNM
• The bill now explicitly outlines advanced education, certification requirements, and supervised live
• The bill now explicitly outlines advanced education, certification requirements, and supervised live

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• and aiming on either providers or people who are doing well out in the community. after they're releasing
• committee members because what It shows you is where we do have services for the people that we supervise
• on both probation and parole supervision.
• health resources, and then telehealth providers that are available to our population statewide We supervise
• about 14,000 people on supervision, and they have access to all of these providers.

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• Third, it strengthens parole supervision by requiring the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to establish
• This includes improvements to the medically recommended intensive supervision process, ensuring clearer
• This includes improvements to the medically recommended intensive supervision process, outcomes.
• This includes improvements to the medically recommended intensive supervision process, ensuring clearer
• Senate Bill 349 by Hinojosa and Hidalgo, relating to the release of a conservation easement burdening

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

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• or who may individuals who can make bail or who may be<00:11:16.320> be<00:11:16.640> released
• c> opportunity<00:11:18.240> to<00:11:18.560> do<00:11:18.800> so be be released
• an opportunity to do so be be released an opportunity to do so before<00:11:20.000> being<00:
• Once the commutation of sentences occurred and people were released, those numbers have not built back
• It does not have to be in person, but there has to be that level of supervision.

Keywords: Reupload to restore attendance roll call Roll Call 00:00:00 Approval of Minutes from September Meeting 00:00:24 Presentation of the Kentucky Association of Counties Legislative Platform for the Upcoming 2026 Session 00:01:48 Discussion of Legislation Concerning Firefighter Death Benefits 00:35:43 Discussion of DNA Collection in Jails for Felony Arrests 00:45:52 Discussion of Federal Immigration Law Enforcement 00:54:18 Adjournment 01:15:39, 958, all

Summary: The committee met for its sixth meeting, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the October 21 meeting. The main agenda item was a presentation from Kentucky Association of Counties (KACo) leaders and county officials on jail funding and jail-system reform. Speakers said county jail costs have reached crisis levels, citing large and rising general-fund subsidies in counties such as Hardin, McCracken, and Warren, and noting that county general-fund contributions to jail funds have increased by 76% since 2019. KACo outlined a three-part legislative approach for the upcoming session: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and redefining the model for housing state inmates in county jails. On regional jails, they proposed one-time state construction funding, statutory changes to allow former county jails to serve as 96-hour holdover facilities, broader participation of jailers on regional jail authority boards, an increased supplement for closed county jails, and a one-time payment for counties that close local jails and join regional facilities. Union County Judge Adam Onan described his county’s savings from contracting with Webster County and said regionalization can reduce costs where feasible. Harlan County Judge Executive Dan Mosley focused on pre-trial felony detainees, saying counties bear the full cost of housing people awaiting trial for long periods, sometimes years, and that pre-trial time is later credited toward state sentences. He argued the state benefits from that credit and referenced prior bills that would have reimbursed counties for time-served credit. Shelley Hampton then proposed replacing the current per diem model for state inmates with contracts requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs and to support programming such as substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academics. No votes were taken on the jail proposals, and the meeting ended with the presentation and discussion of the county recommendations.

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• The release, Mr. Chairman, as you saw, wasn't real specific.
• It'll last about four weeks, so it's an even release.
• male flies into the release program.
• If you produce a male-only strain, you are releasing 100 million flies.
• They put out bait every week, but they didn't have the time release.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• What was added to this bill is the statement that this statute... ...that would not prohibit release
• You had one school district just releasing... ...an employee, one police department releasing an employee
• Drill with TDEM supervision.
• , they've got a dam downstream siren that's blaring away saying there's a release.
• We're going to guarantee the annual results of release of A through F ratings.

Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• Today, Hunter Gardner is being released from the intensive care unit at Walter Reed National Military
• supervision is permitted by the guidelines adopted by the board.
• This matters because supervision is a patient safety issue.
• Adequate supervision of pharmacy technicians is essential.
• Senators, at the end of the day, this is about making sure supervision is real and not theoretical.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of recognitions for interns, staff, and guests. Members also honored a retiring Senate staffer and a wounded veteran, then moved into returning House messages and special order bills. Several measures were taken up and either concurred in or sent back to the House, with multiple unanimous or near-unanimous votes on noncontroversial bills. Among the bills addressed were SB 118 on recreational vehicle park assessments, SB 572 on ethics for public officers and employees, and HB 991 on election integrity. SB 118 and SB 572 were amended to reflect House changes and passed 38-0. HB 991 drew extensive debate over voter registration and identification requirements, with opponents arguing it would burden students, seniors, disabled voters, and others, while supporters said it would strengthen election security and streamline verification; it passed 27-12. The chamber also approved bills on historic cemeteries, chickee regulation, habitual traffic offender designation, military affairs, and a Department of Health package. The Department of Health bill (SB 902/HB 733) was the subject of detailed amendment work, including changes to medical marijuana rules, NICU educational materials, Early Steps, dental loan repayment, and pediatric trauma center designation. The Senate adopted an amendment to the amendment and then passed the bill 37-0. Other measures included a funeral services bill, which the Senate refused to concur in because the House strike-all would redefine cremation to include composting, and a veterans-related bill that was temporarily postponed. The Senate also recessed briefly, then returned to continue the calendar and additional recognitions.

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• Program, as you will hear later today, to provide services including MAT to inmates 90 days prior to release
• I don't remember how many they've released since the start of the program.
• Beyond that, we continue to offer 30 days of medication upon release.
• We are also pending pre-release dates from HCA, which are forward-looking. What do I mean by that?
• Chair, the 90 days before release is only in relation To the Medicaid reimbursement.

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• Could be released, that entirely changes the nature of the electorate going into election day.
• , mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
• , including deferred adjudication community supervision.
• A motion to release him. Oh, yes sir. Chair lays out on second reading House Bill 45.
• SB 2031 by Colcourt relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site for the

Bills: HB24, HB45, HB15, HB35, HB38, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB1647, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1160, HB 1119, HB1612, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB3962, HB5061, HB4042, HB4115, HB4490, HB1731, HB1705, HB2607, HB3556, HB138, HB3689, HB1788, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90, SB1806, SB783, SB1271, SB326, SB1637, SB769, SB897, SB1035, SB1706, SB1185, SB1194, SB384, SB1426, SB1468, SB1215, SB1066, SB599, SB1930, SB2065, SB767, SB1619, SB1738, HB1500, HB718, HB23, HB34, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB132, HB2756, HB166, HB406, HB186, HB331, HB380, HB1583, HB1584, HB621, HB303, HB552, HB366, HB463, HB 1211, HB1327, HB1461, HB923, HB1760, HB2467, HB5333, HB1592, HB1576, HB1552, HB2018, HB3511, HB1781, HB2013, HB2340, HB2508, HB2970, HB865, HB2851, HB3385, HB3336, HB3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB1397, HB4236, HB4041, HB1965, HB2730, HB3698, HB3699, HB163, HB201, HB272, HB405, HB519, HB654, HB694, HB791, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB1437, HB1532, HB1675, HB1842, HB1868, HB1894, HB1943, HB1990, HB2029, HB2061, HB2286, HB2523, HB2622, HB2652, HB2692, HB2842, HB2885, HB3016, HB3096, HB3248, HB3255, HB3479, HB3611, HB3623, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB3810, HB3816, HB4129, HB4163, HB4187, HB4238, HB4454, HB4588, HB4643, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HB5616, HB1749, HB1775, HB 118, HB1762, HB2520, HB24, HB45, HB15, HB35, HB38, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB1647, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1160, HB 1119, HB1612, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB3962, HB5061, HB4042, HB4115, HB4490, HB1731, HB1705, HB2607, HB3556, HB138, HB3689, HB1788, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, information network, health services, client referral, data privacy, disaster preparedness, accreditation, community services, sexual assault, victim rights, forensic examination

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• I've had the pleasure of working, managing, and supervising those folks, and the schedule whiteboard
• And while that high standard may be necessary for a trial, it's often a barrier to effective supervision
• It's about being responsive when a youth is struggling or violating terms of their release.
• Since it's about being responsive, when a youth is struggling or violating terms of their release, our
• And requiring a trial-level burden of proof just to adjust a supervision plan creates delays that can

Keywords: 996, all

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• Courts were releasing defendants from custody who were incompetent but not civilly committable.
• state. um courts were releasing state. um courts were releasing defendants<00:30:04.159> from
• avenues for monitoring or supervising avenues for monitoring or supervising what<00:30:30.399>
• What they shifted was the point in time at which they would release them from that programming.
• <00:40:11.440> them time at which they would release them time at which they would release

Bills: HF2825

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house

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• She talked a little bit about revised licensing standards that was just before we released the second
• So in February we released the second draft of standards, which incorporated a lot of the feedback and
• :56.200> in<00:23:56.360> February<00:23:56.799> we<00:23:56.919> released
• ><00:23:57.320> the<00:23:57.440> second so in in February we released the second so in
• safety plan so Implement a supervision safety plan so you<00:33:17.840> can<00:33:17.960>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Supervising Judge, Collaborative Courts, Orange County Superior Court and he will be appearing remotely
• They're also concerned about treatment services within the counties, as well as supervision for some
• Next, we're going to move to the Honorable Scott Cooper, Supervising Judge for Collaborative Courts in
• It's also a monitoring and supervision as a part of it, and that gets back to probation, what Mr.
• And to oversee accountability measures and supervise an expanded caseload.

Keywords: 988, house, all