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• IN PRACTICE AND THIS IS DONE THROUGH PARENTS ENGAGING WITH LOCAL AND STATE, LOCAL SCHOOLS THROUGH THEIR
• EACH TEACHER IS TRAINED AND IT SOUNDS DON'T BE SCARED BY THIS TERM BUT TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES BECAUSE
• WE WANT TO IMPROVE SOME PROCESSES BUT WE ALWAYS GET SOME BEST PRACTICES OF WHAT WORKS FOR THEM LEANING
• ON OTHER SCHOOLS AND OTHER STATES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE THESE THINGS OUT CONSTANTLY ASSESSING AND SENDING
• I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OTHER THAN THE BOARD THAT MEETS ENSURE SHARES BEST PRACTICES BUT YOU

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• It stems from an issue of flooding in and around my district and the practices of Aggregate Protection
• The commission can assess a penalty of not less than $25,000. and not more than $40,000 for each year
• been any resolution or agreements between the parties here as far as utilizing some of the best practices
• practices are already required.
• It does not differentiate. differentiate from an extreme event and from just a practice of violating

Bills: HB 1089 , HB 1163 , HB 1177 , HB 1238 , HB1318 , HB1400 , HB1407 , HB1532 , HJR7 , HJR7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• familiar with WICHE, certainly WICHE is an important organization that helps set policy and best practices
• Regents must periodically assess their own performance as a board and the policies that govern board
• Regents<00:37:33.839><c> must</c><00:37:34.720><c> periodically</c><00:37:35.440><c> assess</c><00:37
• :35.920><c> their</c> Regents must periodically assess their Regents must periodically assess their own
• your own performance as a board assessed your own performance as a board and<00:37:54.480><c> what</

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 96, which encourages the University of Hawaiʻi to evaluate and expand student mental health services. University of Hawaiʻi Associate Vice President Farah Marie Gomes testified in support and noted the system’s mental health and basic-needs efforts across all 10 campuses. Members discussed staffing and funding constraints, including that the system had 27 adult mental health positions, 21 filled and six vacant, with one vacancy open for about four years. The resolution was adopted unanimously, unamended. The committee then took up several gubernatorial appointments. GM 785 nominated Wendo Hensel to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), and GM 784 nominated Terry George to the same body. Both nominees testified about the value of Hawaiʻi’s participation in WICHE; Hensel emphasized the importance of sharing policy ideas and best practices, while George highlighted Hawaiʻi’s unique higher education needs and the benefits of learning from other western states. Both nominations were supported and moved forward. The committee also considered multiple appointments to the Hawaiʻi Commission for National and Community Service. Kylie Alakard described wanting to serve as a youth voice and role model, and Ray Galas spoke about his prior volunteer board experience and desire to help people connect through service. Sandra Larson said volunteerism and community service were important to her and that she wanted to give back. The committee then heard GM 771 and GM 772 for Ken Kawahara to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi; Kawahara said he would bring business and government experience to help with internal operations, education, and strategic goals, though he acknowledged he was still learning the organization’s details. Members also began hearing GM 624 for Joshua Famuina to the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents, with student caucus testimony in strong support emphasizing his attendance, communication, and engagement with students.

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• , environmental impact assessments, cultural impact assessments, and NHPA Section 106s.
• public and private commission to assess public and private long-term<04:16:11.240><c> care</c><04:16
• This would be a best practice to help our teachers be able to stay in Hawaii and also to help us grow
• This would be a best practice to help our teachers be able to stay in Hawaii and also to help us grow
• We celebrate this of best practices.

Bills: HB2459 , HB1616 , HB1799 , HB1604 , HB1732 , HB1736 , HB1931 , HB772 , HB2153 , HB2122 , HB2009 , HB2012 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB2397 , HB2398 , HB1596 , HB2233 , HB1976 , HB1563 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1851 , HB1941 , HB2037 , HB1635 , HB2201 , HB1943 , HB1163 , HB2452 , HB2429 , HB2148 , HB2306 , HB2007 , HB2049 , HB2616

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• I think so many of our mental health practices, they're tiny little practices.
• and rheumatology practices, any practice that's prescribing high-cost drugs.
• and rheumatology practices, any practice that's prescribing high-cost drugs.
• and rheumatology practices, any practice that's prescribing high-cost drugs.
• and rheumatology practices, any practice that's prescribing high-cost drugs.

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:19 Discussion of 25RS HB 785 00:30:25 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 785 00:32:15 Discussion of 25RS HB 61 00:36:42 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 61 00:38:07 Discussion of 25RS HB 788 00:51:01 Discussion of 25RS SB 14 01:11:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 685 01:44:57 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and took up House Bill 785, as amended by a committee substitute that combined language from HB 785 and HB 787. The bill was described as addressing Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) audits, provider contract notice and amendment procedures, mental health parity compliance, and related transparency requirements. Supporters said the measure would tighten notice to providers, limit repeated contract amendments and rate reductions, require more standardized audit procedures, and add reporting on Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances. It also includes a provision requiring coverage of at least two evaluation-and-management billable services per physician per recipient per date of service, and a section addressing narcotic/opioid treatment program licensing and reimbursement language. Testimony in support came from Representative Kim Moore, John Inman of BrightView Health, Michelle Sandborne of the Children’s Alliance, and Kelly Cormic of RYSE. They argued that MCOs often use audits and recoupments in ways that are burdensome, opaque, and financially damaging to providers, especially smaller and rural ones. They cited examples of multiple audit requests in short timeframes, large record requests with short deadlines, delayed or absent feedback, and recoupments taken before appeals are resolved. They also said parity laws are not being consistently enforced and that the bill would give the Department of Insurance authority to suspend or revoke an MCO certificate of authority for willful or repeated parity violations. Committee members generally expressed support for provider protections and transparency, while asking for clarification on the narcotic treatment and E/M billing provisions. Tom Stevens of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans testified in opposition, saying the bill is complex to implement and should be handled through the broader Medicaid oversight work of House Bill 9, the MOAB. He said the issues raised were better suited for that bipartisan stakeholder process and noted the committee substitute had not yet been fully reviewed by his group. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and then moved to a vote on the bill; the roll call began, with several members recorded as voting yes, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is shown.

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• Practices start August 1st. If changed. Practices start August 1st.
• It's best practices. Now, else. It's best practices.
• </c> the kindergarten entry assessment. the kindergarten entry assessment.
• </c> that codifies existing state practice that codifies existing state practice for<01:56:23.040><c>
• </c> epinephrine, which yes, I did practice epinephrine, which yes, I did practice saying,<01:57:07.040

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SB 6152 does not expand our scope of practice.
• We have providers, but their scope of practice is very different.
• We have a lot of different groups that work outside their scope of practice?
• It is a tool used to prevent unfair labor practices from happening.
• It is a tool used to prevent unfair labor practices from happening.

Bills: SB5437 , SB6152 , SB6058 , SB5944 , SB6039 , SB6117

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: noncompete, noncompetition agreement, restrictive covenant, nonsolicitation, employment contract, worker mobility, labor law, wage suppression, trade secrets, confidentiality agreement, franchise, independent contractor, employee mobility, economic growth, entrepreneurship, job mobility, restraint of trade, customer solicitation, post-employment restrictions, FTC noncompete rule

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• be a point in which those are going to have to be folded into what our experts describe as best practices
• Regarding employee pay, my assessment, Mr. Chief Justice and Mr.
• It is my understanding we're going to have a work group that will try to assess the correct numbers and
• We ask that you fund that so that we can do that, so that we can fairly assess those people who need
• I've practiced law in northwestern New Mexico for 47 years.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• Could the private school initiate that assessment?
• parent not the private school, but it doesn't explicitly say that. your public school to get an assessment
• A lot of private schools don't have any way for taxpayers to assess them, but certainly what we would
• found them okay well it says it says on here that hold on just one second okay all right that's practically
• rate on test scores like on state assessments in general?

Bills: HB3 , HB3

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• So the program requirements at DOE must form a committee to study the best practices and recommend...
• step that values expertise and strengthens the workforce. ...practical step that values expertise and
• professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances strong regulation with
• professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances strong regulation with
• We've supported pharmacists to practice at the top of their profession.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• I am pleased to present AB 1704, which creates a cost assessment for conventional building materials
• I am pleased to present AB 1704, which creates a cost assessment for conventional building materials
• Clarifying that cost-effectiveness is assessed at the project level ensures that cost-effective strategies
• For commuters and working families, it is a practical way to save money.
• Expanding the use of lower-carbon fuels like ethanol is a practical and immediate way to support California's

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The panel titles will be tribal leaders assess state impact of MMIP intervention.
• And with that, we're going to move to our first panel: Tribal leaders assess state impact of MMIP intervention
• Tribal leaders assess state impact of MMIP intervention.
• And, two, really what can we do in policy and in practice so that we can make sure that more folks are
• And to see them as equal and to see them as human, not like the past practices, which still I keep saying

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're trying to assessment etc etc.
• </c><01:31:57.120><c> when</c> able to pay it through assessments when able to pay it through assessments
• </c> committee, it takes the assessment committee, it takes the assessment language<01:56:20.000><c>
• </c><01:56:44.000><c> reserve,</c> And then with the 4% assessment reserve, And then with the 4% assessment
• </c> being experiencing a massive assessment being experiencing a massive assessment mid<02:04:02.239

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee continued work on Senate Bill 297 and a new amendment dealing with pooled risk management programs and whether they should be regulated under the insurance department. Lisa Duket, executive director of SchoolCare, testified at length that the draft language could allow co-mingling of public entity risk funds, could trigger producer-licensing requirements for staff who are not actually brokers, and may not fit public entity risk pools because they are not insurance companies. She also raised concerns about the March 1 reporting deadline, the proposed uniform accounting language, aggregate excess insurance, examination costs being charged to the program, and confidentiality provisions that she argued may conflict with right-to-know principles for public entities. She urged the committee to slow down and consider a study committee or more time for review, saying the regulated entities were not adequately involved in drafting the proposal. Chairman Hunt and the department responded that the bill is intended to create a licensure-based regulatory model, similar to other licensed industries, and that the pooled risk management program would be exempt from producer licensing while anyone else selling or negotiating such coverage would need a producer license. The department said failure to comply would be handled through an administrative licensing process, with denial or nonrenewal of a license and appeal through the department process. On the reporting deadline, the department said March 1 is a standard filing date used for financial analysis and that the filing can be the most recent annual report, regardless of fiscal year end. They also explained that the confidentiality language was taken from existing RSA 5B, that aggregate excess insurance was included as a solvency measure, and that the draft was intended to preserve familiar language while adapting it for pooled risk programs. The discussion did not include a final vote or formal action on the bill in the portion provided. The committee appeared to be compiling follow-up questions for the insurance department and considering whether additional revisions or a slower process would be needed before moving the bill forward.

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• He became one of the first Black attorneys to practice in Birmingham’s courts.
• Now, under President Trump's leadership, we're taking a more practical approach.
• Now, under President Trump's leadership, we're taking a more practical approach.
• </c><05:13:39.520><c> that</c> the type of critical assessment that the type of critical assessment that
• What does this mean in practice?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The advisory warned that or assessment.
• ><c> plays,</c> assessments, sports, concerts, plays, assessments, sports, concerts, plays, graduation
• </c> instructional activity or assessment instructional activity or assessment that<00:08:57.600><c>
• </c> do an assessment is not reasonable. do an assessment is not reasonable.
• </c><01:16:37.360><c> Um</c> "Somebody down to do the assessment."

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, we've got assessments, uh, to the MCOs, which again, anytime we assess these different groups, these
• Um, we've got assessments, uh, to the MCOs, which again, anytime we assess these different groups, these
• Um, we've got assessments, uh, to the MCOs, which again, anytime we assess these different groups, these
• Um, we've got assessments, uh, to the MCOs, which again, anytime we assess these different groups, these
• Um, we've got assessments, uh, to the MCOs, which again, anytime we assess these different groups, these

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, CMS, but in real time, in practice at the facility, it's the professional staff.
• We have asked the other HCCs to pull and ensure that they're not doing the same failed practices.
• We have asked the other HCCs to pull and ensure that they're not doing the same failed practices.
• That's not what we're saying. a shared practice where we go, this is a great idea.
• It’s going to take time to shift that over because that’s been a longstanding practice.

Summary: The Joint State Agencies committee met to approve prior minutes and then focused on the death of Zachary Moore at the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center, later clarified in discussion as the Warren facility. DHS officials described Moore’s background, said he died after a prolonged prone restraint followed by a delayed chemical restraint, and reported that 13 staff were terminated, the superintendent was replaced, a consultant was brought in, and the agency entered a settlement with the family for $725,000. Members pressed DHS on the cause of death, restraint policies, staff training, supervision, family notification, and why the family had not been kept informed; DHS said a family-notification procedure exists but that communications during litigation had been handled through counsel. The committee also heard that six staff had been criminally charged with manslaughter and neglect of a vulnerable person, and that the death certificate listed the manner of death as homicide with cause of death tied to physiologic stress associated with struggle and prone restraint. DHS officials gave broader context on the five human development centers, their licensing and accreditation, resident population, mortality review process, and training programs. They said the centers serve highly medically and behaviorally complex residents, that annual restraint training and CPI-based instruction are required, and that the mortality review committee and Office of Long-Term Care review deaths and make recommendations. Members repeatedly criticized the agency for not having complete information at the meeting and for what they saw as gaps in oversight, staffing, and chain-of-command clarity during emergencies. DHS responded that the Warren facility had not been meeting the same standards as the others, that the consultant’s root-cause analysis identified multiple failures, and that new crisis-team and chain-of-command procedures were being drafted. A second major topic was staffing and recruitment. Members discussed low pay, turnover, use of float and on-call staff, rural staffing shortages, and a waiting list of about 2,000 people for home- and community-based services. DHS said CNAs at the centers start at about $39,000 a year, that a broader retention and recruitment plan is being drafted for all five centers, and that a separate rate study for PASS services will be implemented in January 2027 but does not cover CNA pay. The meeting ended with testimony from Moore’s mother, Angela Stevens, who said money could not replace her son and urged stronger training, background checks, and supervision so other residents would be protected. The committee asked DHS to keep members and Stevens updated on consultant reports, recruitment efforts, and follow-up on the family communication issue, and then adjourned.

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• He said a practical application of the bill is a judgment of possession, including matters involving
• Representative Baham replied that a judgment of possession on a used automobile is a practical example
• Representative Baham said another practical example is the appeal rate in JP court.
• So that's just one practical example of that.
• If you don't, you're going to be practicing law without a license.

Bills: HR2 , HR37 , HR61 , HCR11 , HCR64 , HB89 , HB183 , HB341 , HB371 , HB451 , HB480 , HB520 , HB541 , HB579 , HB597 , HB816 , HB1004 , HB1064 , HB1165 , SB44

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: transparency, accountability, Justice Department, FBI, Jeffrey Epstein, victim protection, investigation, public trust, HR37, House Resolution 37, Honduras veterans, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, military medal, veteran recognition, Congress memorialization, U.S. veterans, foreign deployment, 1981 to 1992, military service awards, combat support

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1165, which was converted into a substitute bill to reorganize the Avoyelles Parish court system by creating two city courts, one for Marksville and one for Bunkie, and expanding their jurisdiction parishwide, including small claims and certain misdemeanor, civil, and juvenile matters. The sponsor and supporting judges said the change would better use existing courts and improve access to justice, while the district attorney opposed it, arguing it would not help the criminal docket, could create staffing and constitutional issues, and needed more study. After questions about voting districts, appellate procedure, and minority vote dilution, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 1064 creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District, with testimony from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and the YWCA describing a specialty court model focused on accountability, victim services, and wraparound support. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 341, clarifying law enforcement officer rights during administrative investigations, was amended to specify administrative matters and reported with amendments. House Concurrent Resolution 64, as amended, expanded a study of behavioral health courts to include additional parishes and a later reporting deadline, and was reported favorably. House Bill 579, the sexual assault survivor bill of rights, was amended to strengthen notice, confidentiality, and funding provisions and then reported favorably. Later, House Bill 1004, which would have raised the jurisdictional threshold for justice of the peace courts from $5,000 to $7,500, drew significant opposition from city court judges who warned of unintended consequences, including different evidentiary standards, possible attorney-representation issues for entities, and added burdens on district courts. Supporters framed it as an inflation adjustment and access-to-justice measure, but after debate the committee voted 5-11 to defer the bill. House Bill 183, limiting courthouse cell phone bans in fee-payment areas, was amended and then failed on a 7-7 tie with the chair voting no. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 451 on ATC hearing notices, House Bill 541 on micro distillers via substitute, Senate Bill 44 on tactical medical professionals’ firearms, House Resolution 37 honoring veterans who served in Honduras, and House Bill 89 requiring a district attorney office to pay certain retirees’ health premiums from its own funds. Several other bills were voluntarily deferred, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• I mean, evidence-based practice is how I roll, so absolutely. I don't know what that is.
• Madam Chair, ma'am, my students practice religion after school or during the weekends.
• It's been in practice for decades here in the state, but we'd like to see some uniformity so that this
• It's been in practice for decades here in the state, but we'd like to see some uniformity so that this
• It's been in practice for decades here in the state, but we'd like to see some uniformity so that this

Bills: SB1004 , SB1424 , SB1497 , SB1507 , SB1572 , SB1684 , SB1711 , SB1741 , SB1754 , SB1763 , SB1798 , SCR1012 , SCR1041 , SCR1051

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

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• I find it highly objectionable that you're practicing this trade in another state and you come here and
• the clients are like coming through the schools, to what they get to practice on at that point.
• You have to go and take a state board test, which consists of both theory and practical experience.
• The state of Washington does not require a law degree to practice law. You just pass the law test.
• The state of Washington does not require a law degree to practice law. You just pass the law test.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all