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• I don't mind when I see people making these judgments on I haven't even made a judgment.
• because convening a task force and gathering input from affected stakeholders is an appropriate way to evaluate

Bills: HB9, HB50

Keywords: Immigrant Safety Act, immigration detention, civil immigration violations, ICE, federal immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, public bodies, local government, sheriff's department, school district, higher education, deputization, 287(g), 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 C.F.R. 287.7, intergovernmental services agreement, detainer, immigration cooperation, public property, attorney general enforcement

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• renewal, the failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or costs or failure to satisfy a judgment
• HB 2685 by compost relating to the evaluation of Housing and Health Service Coordination Council, the
• HB 2698 by NNCHA relating to the representation of certain judgment applicant indigent applicants of

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• We also have diversion to a program where that lawyers evaluated and perhaps if appropriate has to be
• everything we can engage in plea bargaining and like in any other case, those are called consent judgments
• Sanchez Medina said, sometimes it's difficult to get at a member of the public to agree to sit in judgment

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Drew Weaver, both of whom serve as Program Evaluators with the Legislative Finance Committee, and I do
• And I just want to emphasize: these critical needs really were derived from the court's judgment.
• The plan on page 138 calls for an evaluation of the SEG as it pertains to supporting our Martinez Yazi
• It calls for an evaluation of whether or not those funds are adequate but also that whether or not they're
• walk in a building and a kid walks into a building whether it's accurate or not, they're making judgments

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• Ongoing evaluation of these investments will play an important role in refining strategies for effectively
• We worked with the research and analytics from Mathematica to independently evaluate this profession,
• An evaluation from Mathematica is due out on this program very shortly, a matter of days to weeks on
• been credited with improving student belonging on campus as well as attendance by creating non-judgmental
• been credited with improving student belonging on campus as well as attendance by creating non-judgmental

Summary: The Select Committee on Youth Mental Health and Treatment Access held its third hearing to review the state of youth mental health, progress under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), and remaining implementation and funding challenges. The chair emphasized that schools are often the main point where education, health care, and social services intersect for students, and that the committee’s goal is to ensure public investments translate into better access and outcomes. The hearing featured testimony from researchers, a youth advocate, state officials, and local practitioners. PPIC researcher Shalini Mostala reported that teen mental health remains a serious concern, with high rates of chronic sadness, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts, though recent California data show some improvement since the pandemic. She noted persistent disparities by gender, race, and rural status, and said school-based health centers, wellness centers, and community schools are associated with lower suicidal thoughts. Youth advocate Ella Cruz, speaking for NAMI California, described her own mental health struggles and argued that youth voice, peer-to-peer support, and reducing stigma are essential; she also said technology and AI cannot replace trusted adults or trained professionals. Committee members asked about phone use, stigma, cultural barriers, and how to make supports more accessible and relatable to students. Dr. Sohill Sood of the California Health and Human Services Agency said statewide survey data show declining stigma, increased counseling use, and lower suicide ideation among students, and he highlighted CYBHI’s certified wellness coaches, digital tools, awareness campaigns, and the first-in-the-nation fee schedule that allows schools and colleges to bill health plans for behavioral health services. He said the program is growing quickly, with more than 230,000 claims and over $11 million in new revenue to date, while acknowledging that billing systems and coordination are still being built. Trina Frazier of Fresno County described a multi-tiered system of care supported by CYBHI, CalAIM, and other grants, serving thousands of students through school-based services, wellness centers, and mobile therapy units; she said ongoing funding and flexibility are critical. Rachel Kroberniski of El Segundo High School’s James Morehouse Project described a long-running wellness center and peer mentorship model that supports students in multiple languages, and said peer programs help students feel seen, connected, and more willing to seek help. Members broadly praised the flexibility, collaboration, and peer-based approaches described by the witnesses. Questions focused on sustaining funding after one-time grants expire, improving coordination among schools, counties, and providers, expanding the fee schedule to higher education, and ensuring continuity of care for students after high school. Officials said county offices of education, DHCS, and other partners are using communities of practice and technical assistance to spread best practices, and that CYBHI services can follow some young adults through age 25, with additional supports through community-based programs and digital platforms.

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• of actual background in and education in the sciences, which I just think it's kind of a lapse in judgment
• And it gives the commission that ability to evaluate all of it.
• And so we're leaving it to the to the subject matter experts to say, okay, yes, they're going to evaluate
• So they evaluate all of these factors and not just look at it just from a standpoint of vessel activity

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Conversations become more guarded, professional judgment becomes second-guessed, and the focus shifts
• In addition, if this went to litigation, a jury would evaluate the details, and if the teacher said,
• They can make the judgment call that, yes, this is reasonable for a teacher to wait a day.
• The jury would have to evaluate the specific circumstances of what an instance constitutes.

Bills: HB2020, HB2032, HB2033, HB2249, HB2313, HB2318, HB2378, HCR2003

Keywords: interference, disruption, educational institutions, public order, conduct rules, statewide assessment, student testing, academic standards, third grade reading, reading retention, promotion and retention, school accountability, assessment window, testing window, test scores, school report cards, nontest data, graduation rates, dropout rates, education data privacy

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 18 and March 4, 2026, then took up HCR 2003, the Protect Girls in Sports in Arizona Act. Supporters, including Superintendent Tom Horne and several athletes and coaches, argued the measure would protect fairness, safety, and privacy in girls’ sports and locker rooms by requiring sports to be designated male, female, or co-ed and by limiting access to certain private spaces. Opponents, including the ACLU and Arizona Education Association, argued the resolution was discriminatory, would function as a bathroom ban, and could create enforcement and privacy problems. The committee passed HCR 2003 on a 4-3 vote, giving it a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2020, which would make certain threats or disruptions at educational institutions by minors a class 1 misdemeanor instead of a class 6 felony, and passed it 4-3. HB 2032, which shifts the statewide testing window later in the school year and changes related score deadlines, drew support from school leaders who said it would better reflect full-year learning; it passed 6-1. HB 2033, allowing school districts and charter schools to choose paper-and-pencil statewide testing by governing board vote, also passed 6-0 with one member not voting. HB 2318, establishing term limits for school district governing board members, was amended to clarify the limit applies only after two consecutive four-year terms beginning after a specified date; it passed 4-3 despite opposition from the Arizona School Board Association over impacts on rural districts. The committee next approved HB 2378, which changes eligibility rules for School Facilities Oversight Board members so certain architect and engineer members may not have school-construction business interests, passing 4-3. HB 2313, which prohibits teacher strikes or organized work stoppages and reduces school funding if a strike occurs, passed 4-3 after testimony from educators who said it was punitive and could worsen staffing shortages. Finally, the committee considered HB 2249, which expands the Parents’ Bill of Rights to require written parental consent and notification regarding school facilitation of social transitioning and creates significant civil penalties for violations. Opponents warned it was vague, punitive, and likely to chill ordinary school interactions, while supporters said it was needed to stop schools from hiding information from parents. After adopting a six-page amendment, the committee passed HB 2249 on a 4-3 vote.

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• issues, like the reports and the expert witnesses, like this is not just, you know, one summary judgment
• There's very realistic evaluations of it because it costs... ...testimony, there's very realistic evaluations
• speakers did seek to bring up, I will say, I would think, quite frankly, try to question the good judgment

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up two bills. SB 98, by Senator Harrell, would let self-storage facilities advertise lien sales either in a newspaper or on a qualifying website, while keeping other notice requirements in place and updating contact information provisions. Supporters, including the Florida Press Association and several newspaper/storage owners, argued print and digital newspaper notices already provide broad public notice and that the bill could reduce notice effectiveness; the sponsor said the bill is an optional modernization and does not affect government notices. After debate, the committee voted 8-1 to report SB 98 favorably. The committee then heard SB 164, by Senator Grall, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child at any stage of development, with carve-outs for the mother and lawful medical care. The sponsor said the bill aligns civil law with Florida’s criminal protections for unborn children and gives families a remedy where current law may not. Opponents, including the ACLU of Florida, health care workers, and others, warned it could invite lawsuits against doctors, hospitals, friends, family members, and people involved in abortion access, and could worsen OB-GYN shortages and deter care. Supporters said it recognizes unborn life and should be treated consistently with existing wrongful death law. The committee approved SB 164 on a 4-3 vote and then adjourned.

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• We don't look at how are we evaluating these programs.
• We don't look at how are we evaluating these programs.
• We don't look at how are we evaluating these programs.
• don't look at how are we evaluating don't look at how are we evaluating these<01:10:35.600> programs
• <01:10:48.719> those oversight in order to evaluate those oversight in order to evaluate those

Bills: HF1, HF1384

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• Um, we're re-evaluating our council membership.
• suicide prevention plan, evaluates suicide prevention plan, evaluates implementation,<01:19:56.960
• seek evaluation.
• seek evaluation.
• evaluation before to go seek evaluation. evaluation before to go seek evaluation.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met with DHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White to receive an update on the department’s budget lapse and vacancy rates. White explained the difference between the “back-of-the-budget” reduction and lapse assumptions, saying DHS is facing a current biennium reduction of about $23 million and estimating roughly a $60 million general fund lapse in state fiscal year 2025, compared with about $13.5 million the prior year. He said DHS’s lapse is driven largely by program utilization, labor market conditions, contract spending, and statutory carry-forwards in areas such as Medicaid and developmental disabilities, which tend to produce a smaller lapse in the first year of the biennium and a larger one in the second year. He also noted that the House and Senate budgets differ on some operating items, including Medicaid rates, with the Senate having struck a House proposal to reduce rates by 3%. Members questioned White about whether DHS ever spends down lapse money on last-minute purchases. He said the department does not engage in that practice, though it does retain some flexibility in its facilities budget for emergencies. He also described the process for transferring funds within and between class lines, including the need for fiscal committee approval above statutory thresholds, and gave examples such as moving funds to cover overtime in the SYSC budget and to ensure Medicaid payments for nursing facilities. White said such transfers are public and transparent and are reviewed by the governor and Executive Council. The committee then discussed DHS staffing. White said the department has a little over 3,200 authorized positions, with a vacancy rate around 14.5%, and that a hiring freeze had been imposed a few months earlier while exempting direct care positions. He said DHS is planning for about a $30 million general fund reduction to personnel, equivalent to just under 400 positions, and is managing postings centrally to stay within budget by July 1. In response to questions about the loss of about $80 million in federal funds, White and Associate Commissioner Patricia Tilly said DHS avoided layoffs by shifting staff into vacant positions, but that the cuts affected community contracts, public health workers, laboratory work, and some IT/data projects. Tilly said roughly 20 positions were affected, most were reassigned, a few staff left voluntarily, and the department has less flexibility going forward if more federal funding ends.

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• problem, I think, in adding these types of very difficult situations that actually need the physical evaluation
• conditions, for certain patients, and only if the physician has determined, in their professional judgment

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services took up two bills. Senator Burgess presented SB 116, the Senate Veterans Package, which would reduce the number of Veterans Hall of Fame nominations, expand FDVA health survey and coordination efforts, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot program, fix statutory references, improve coordination between Veterans Florida and FDVA, and require FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities for veterans and their families. An amendment was adopted to appropriate $300,000 for the suicide prevention training pilot and $50,000 for the health survey. The bill was supported in debate, especially for the adult day care provision, and CS/SB 116 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 294 by Senator Harrell, which would exclude specified cardiac conditions—such as heart failure, coronary heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias—from the list of chronic health conditions that may be managed under collaborative pharmacy practice agreements. Senator Harrell argued that these complex conditions require direct physician involvement and that pharmacists should not be making medication changes for severe cardiac patients based on protocols alone. Senator Rouson asked why heart conditions had been included previously, and Vice Chair Davis asked about fiscal impact; Harrell said there would be no state cost, though patients might face additional out-of-pocket expenses, which she said could be offset by avoiding more serious complications. Public testimony on SB 294 was divided. The Florida Pharmacy Association opposed the bill, arguing that collaborative practice agreements are voluntary, physician-controlled, and already include safeguards, and that pharmacists are highly trained to help manage chronic conditions and improve access and outcomes. A cardiologist with the Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology supported the bill, warning that cardiac patients are complex and that pharmacists may make dangerous decisions without the full clinical picture. Senator Burton also supported the bill, saying the original collaborative practice framework was not intended to let pharmacists diagnose or treat serious cardiac disease. SB 294 was then reported favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, Senators Rodriguez and Garcia asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 116, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• Actually, the evaluation goes up with the maximum it can be as far as the taxable valuation is 3% on
• continue to go up because they're simply just going around the 3% cap on growth by creating the evaluations
• Their evaluation is much different than when you're buying a new home.
• You mean they're protesting their Evaluations that would be correct, thank you.
• People can steal any taxpayer can protest their evaluation. That we have not taken that away.

Bills: HJR1024, SB1316, SB1491, SB1552, SB1679, SB1877, SB2040, SB2133, SB2153, SB2174, SB2180, SB227, SJR39, SJR47, SJR48

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

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• No, I'm not privy to the information that Is put out or evaluated during these evaluations, I'm not a
• I mean, do the evaluations?
• I don't know if they're psychological or psychiatric evaluations have those evaluations shed any light
• So I don't know if they're psychological or psychiatric evaluations necessarily.
• You do these evaluations and because these kids sometimes are younger Often it is the evaluator comes

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• to decide our their medical judgment to decide our healthcare.<00:08:29.919> And<00:08:30.080
• So without having that transparency, I don't think people can make a judgment.
• So without having that transparency, I don't think people can make a judgment.
• So without having that transparency, I don't think people can make a judgment.
• <01:08:55.359> The to re-evaluate what that means. The to re-evaluate what that means.

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• Finally, it requires the PUC to re-evaluate the 4CP and directs the PUC to adopt rule changes regarding
• This 4CP and trying to come up with the proper methodology to evaluate? Yes, sir.
• that the commissioner will be using to evaluate these.
• So does the PUC currently evaluate anything on the other side of the meter with respect to large loads
• I'll reserve judgment until I've seen what that is, but possibly. Thanks. Mr.

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• I defer to you all on the situation, and I want you all to have that judgment as well.
• Seen or evaluated by somebody, does that mean adopted by at least an advanced practice practitioner who
• However, in 2016, I made a grave error in judgment and faced discipline.
• The judgment of midwives increases costs and limits choices.
• In my case, I had a licensed midwife who I feel was not competent enough and lacked the judgment and

Bills: HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• They’re not having their best judgment with them.
• If they don’t stabilize, I evaluate the person, sorry, evaluate if the person needs a higher level of
• As far as requesting independent medical evaluations, I certainly support the process.
• As the bill specifies a request for an independent medical evaluation, Process.
• Then there are often delays in getting the independent medical evaluation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-2026 session on bills dealing with involuntary commitment and access to addiction treatment, especially proposals to move Section 35 civil commitments away from jails and prisons and into facilities licensed or approved by DPH or DMH. Chairs Velis and Domb framed the hearing as a discussion of how to support people in crisis with compassion, while also warning against using involuntary commitment as a way to remove unhoused people from public view. The hearing also touched on related concerns about discharge practices, treatment capacity, and the need for a broader continuum of care. Testimony split largely along two themes. Addiction researcher Keith Humphreys argued that many people enter treatment under pressure, that involuntary treatment can be ethically justified in the face of overdose risk, but that it should not be mandated unless high-quality services exist first; he emphasized the need for inpatient care when someone is a grave danger, followed by case management and outpatient support. MAMH’s Kate Alicante supported the bill, saying Massachusetts is the only state that commits people with substance use conditions to jails or prisons and that carceral settings add trauma and stigma; she pointed to prior legislative steps, including the Section 35 commission and the planned closure of DOC’s MESAC facility, as evidence that the Commonwealth is moving toward health-based settings. A major portion of the hearing focused on Stony Brook, a sheriff-run stabilization and treatment center in Hampden County. Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald, several committee members, and multiple people in recovery described the facility as humane, well-run, and effective, with longer stays, medical monitoring, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and warm handoffs to aftercare. Several witnesses said Stony Brook saved their lives or helped family members recover, and they argued that the sheriff’s office model should be expanded rather than eliminated. Others, including family members and advocates, countered that even a well-run correctional setting remains stigmatizing and that people should not be treated in facilities run by sheriffs or corrections when they have committed no crime. No vote was taken. The hearing concluded with continued testimony, including Senator Friedman’s support for Section 35 as a civil commitment tool but not in a criminal justice setting, and her separate support for a bill to speed inpatient mental health treatment.

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• Did you say healthcare authority requiring mental health to make a judgment or a can you repeat that
• I don't know whether they were doing the evaluation of that, but they weren't going to the healthcare
• Senator Rossino has a task force bill that's going to evaluate mental health and maybe put some of that
• willing to look at all the tick-related illnesses and maybe make some investments to where we do tick evaluation
• There's no specific clinical evaluation that diagnoses it.

Bills: SB1983, SB444, SB1503, SB1561, SB592, SB1501, SB1946, SB1567, SB1833, SB2026, SB904, SB2178, SB1651, SB1558, SB1565, SB1553, SB1257, SB65, SB1749, SB1242, SB1642, SB640, SB667, SB1436, SB1484, SB1562, SB1794, SB1644, SB1533, SB933, SB1555

Keywords: SB1983, foster care, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, child welfare, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions, foster parent recruitment, foster parent retention, private child-placing agency, Title 10A, Oklahoma

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• advisory opinion after the fact, I think we've got to take a step back and look at the wisdom of that judgment
• who are on the legislative audit commission to choose the topics that will be the subjects of the evaluations
• the subjects topics that will be um the the subjects of<00:17:27.280> the<00:17:27.679> evaluations
• 28.720> in<00:17:28.880> the<00:17:29.360> in<00:17:29.600> the of the evaluations
• done in the in the of the evaluations done in the in the next<00:17:30.080> here.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE'S FUNDING PRIORITIES WE WILL USE THE FIRST TWO MEETINGS OF THE YEAR TO EVALUATE
• THINK THAT THESE NEW ORGANIZATIONS COMING IN WILL CEASE BUT WE CAN LOOK AT THE AREA COMING IN AND EVALUATE
• BEING FUNDED BUT THERE WAS A NOTE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT SLIDE THAT SAYS APPROPRIATION SHOWN DO TO A JUDGMENT
• OVER THE YEARS WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE DENTAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR STATE
• MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRACTS ESPECIALLY WITH THE UNIQUE BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE AND HELP EVALUATE

Keywords: 999, senate, all