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• Early diagnosis and treatment are critical.
• The containers were added to the recycling program just two years ago.
• One, they would develop priority policies and programs.
• SB 1016 does not create a new program. SB 1016 does not create a new program or expand Care Court.
• into law to allow future state treasurers to use and expand this program.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered a Memorial Day prayer, and welcomed a third-grade class from Sacred Heart Parish School to the chamber. Members then handled several procedural motions, including suspending a joint rule to allow budget subcommittees to meet during blackout period and removing certain bills from inactive or consent files. The chamber confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointments, including Nicholas Mueller to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, Arthur Krantz to the Public Employment Relations Board, Chris Ferguson to the California Student Aid Commission, and Brian Haynes to the same commission. The Senate also adopted several resolutions, including SR 102 recognizing National Safe Boating Week, SCR 172 proclaiming Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, SCR 177 declaring World No Tobacco Day, SR 107 for Lupus Awareness Month, and SR 115 marking the 50th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris in California wine history. On third reading, the Senate passed a series of bills on topics including beverage container recycling fees (SB 1341), school employee misconduct procedures (SB 1083), wildfire preparedness for water suppliers (SB 1153), insurance cost-sharing accounting (SB 1199), nonprofit government liaison services (SB 1240), energy coordination and fuel supply planning (SB 1337), language access in elections (SB 1360), gaming fee transparency (SB 920), mental health evaluation in Care Court-related cases (SB 1016), reckless driving penalties (SB 1198), greenhouse gas reporting for subsidized medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (SB 1213), the Go Green financing program (SB 1265), repossession transport interference (SB 1338), and wildlife coexistence (SB 1135). Most measures passed on unanimous or near-unanimous votes; SB 920 passed 28-1, SB 1265 passed 26-5, and SB 1135 passed with two no votes. The session concluded with a Veterans Caucus adjournment-in-memory ceremony honoring 82 fallen service members, followed by adjournment until the next scheduled floor session.

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• Next, we're going to take up tab 12, SB 624, on batterers' intervention program activities.
• SB 624 on batterers' intervention program activities.
• ' intervention programs are very near and dear to our hearts.
• Each client is responsible for paying for the entire cost of their treatment.
• The second part of the bill modernizes Florida's address confidentiality program.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, most of which were reported favorably. Early measures included CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would allow qualified candidates or political parties to sue over violations of party-affiliation qualification requirements, and CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. SB 156 drew strong support from the City of Daytona Beach and law enforcement groups, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposed parts of it, arguing the bill removed existing limits on force and erased sentencing distinctions. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills, including CS/SB 7014, SB 7016, CS/SB 7012, SB 7000, SB 7002, SB 7004, SB 7006, and SB 7008, all of which extend or preserve public records or meeting exemptions for topics such as social media investigations, small business loan records, motor vehicle enforcement records, emergency shelter information, military affairs records, conviction integrity unit materials, Public Service Commission proceedings, and Gaming Control Commission records. The committee also approved SB 624, allowing batterers’ intervention programs to offer optional faith-based activities, with supporters saying faith-based counseling can help reduce domestic violence and opponents not appearing in the excerpt. HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands was reported favorably after supporters from the Florida Chamber and Associated Industries backed the bill, which limits strict liability claims involving natural geological substances on former phosphate mines but not phosphogypsum stacks. CS/SB 48 on housing, as amended, would require local governments to allow accessory dwelling units, limit certain local barriers, and extend housing incentives; it drew broad support from housing, business, real estate, and advocacy groups. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 on CPA licensure modernization, SB 292 on public records protection for appellate court clerks, CS/SB 296 and CS/SB 298 on domestic and dating violence protections and related public records exemptions, and SB 386 on farm equipment warranty protections were also reported favorably, generally with supportive testimony from affected industries, advocacy groups, or public safety stakeholders. Later, the committee approved SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses and increase penalties and enforcement tools. It also heard but temporarily postponed CS/CS/SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services after the chair allowed public testimony because many stakeholders had traveled to attend; one opponent, a longtime builder, argued the bill could criminalize contractors who withhold payment for deficient subcontractor work. The meeting concluded with members recording additional votes on selected bills and then adjourning.

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• </c> the only non-profit addiction treatment the only non-profit addiction treatment provider<00:29:14.560
• ><c> a</c><01:41:36.040><c> peer</c> peer support program to act as a peer peer support program to act
• </c> recognized Vermont peer support program. recognized Vermont peer support program.
• </c> peer support program staff members shall peer support program staff members shall not<01:42:54.920
• </c> program staff member. program staff member.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Uh, however, um, those restitution programs originate between a criminal and the victim.
• Since I discussed these programs.
• them and would like to apply for that program to get protection.
• And that program has been around for, with respect to real property records, for over 10 years.
• them and would like to apply for that program to get protection.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As policymakers, we must continue to support victims and assist with these programs and community-based
• Regional FJC: CEO Joyce Ballou, Operations Manager Amy DeVoll, Client Services Supervisor Dave Crop, Program
• Manager Amy DeVoll, Client Services Supervisor Dave Crop, program coordinators Zella Mirieta, and Odalis
• Understanding the risk for FAP or AFAP can help health care providers determine appropriate treatment
• passing, Steve turned CSAC into a force at the Capitol while developing and enhancing a menu of programs

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I'm not going to vote to repeal the<00:18:28.640><c> program.</c> the program. the program.
• ><c> and</c> program, why not look at the program and program, why not look at the program and and<01
• </c> advantage program. advantage program. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• treatment treatment correct?
• </c> advantage program. advantage program.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through several HB 2 budget amendments, focusing first on energy-related transfers and then on judicial funding. For the energy item, members discussed moving remaining money from the renewable energy fund into the general fund for the biennium, with later-year amounts going to the general fund rather than ratepayers. They noted the proposal was based on prior House Bill 111 language, that the exact amount was still being worked out with the Department of Energy, and that some language about “incentive payments” was being removed or clarified. Amendment 1211H was moved and adopted on a 5-4 vote. The committee then considered amendment 1040 on the governor’s scholarship fund, which would eliminate the program and sweep uncommitted funds. Members supporting the program argued it helps New Hampshire students afford in-state college and should be reworked rather than repealed; opponents said the remaining balance was limited and the program should be ended. Amendment 1040 was defeated 4-5. The committee then turned to a judicial council request tied to a Franklin Pierce criminal justice clinic that had previously used ARPA funds. Supporters said the clinic cleared 323 cases in nine months, provided training for future attorneys, and could reduce more expensive assigned-counsel costs by helping the public defender system handle cases more efficiently. The amendment would add $100,000 to the judicial council line for that purpose. There was some confusion over the line item and whether the request should be attributed to the judicial branch or judicial council, which was corrected during discussion. Members also discussed a larger issue: the judicial council’s budget request appeared lower than intended because of a possible clerical error in how prior-year funding was calculated, especially after the last budget combined HB 1 and HB 2 funding. The committee compared the public defender line and assigned counsel line, noting that if public defender funding is cut, more cases would shift to assigned counsel, which is more expensive. No final vote on the judicial council amendment is shown in the excerpt.

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• Over state government programs and what I call providers, which are the recipients of state funds, is
• When we know that fraudsters are stealing our taxpayer dollars, they are stealing program dollars.
• Just half. $100 million a year, and that's just one program. That's just Medicaid, okay?
• You have child care assistance programs coming in at over $100 million. Dollars.
• See, now we're gonna rip off the people that need substance abuse disorder treatments.

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• </c> donated over $170,000 into a program donated over $170,000 into a program that<00:58:46.400><c>
• um surrounding the PACE program and um um surrounding the PACE program and um is<01:12:30.719><c> that
• in conjunction with local funding and state funding for programs like PACE.
• So, I funding for programs like PACE.
• </c><01:18:09.120><c> through</c> and we're working on programs through and we're working on programs

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:01:00 Approval of Minutes 00:02:31 Kentucky Farm Bureau 00:02:42 Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:28:18 Kentucky Cattlemen's Association 01:48:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard first from Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders, who outlined the organization’s current priorities and recent work on farmland transition. Eddie Melton said Farm Bureau is working through 983 county and advisory committee resolutions and highlighted support for the updated selling farmer tax credit, now law through House Bill 775, as well as Senate Bill 28’s agriculture economic development provisions. He said Farm Bureau’s likely priorities include maintaining the 50% share of the tobacco settlement fund for agriculture, protecting funding for the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, preserving sales tax exemptions on farm inputs, keeping property taxes controlled, and exploring additional tools to keep farmland in active farmers’ hands, including possible loan or inheritance-tax changes. He also raised concerns about eminent domain transparency, nuisance deer permits, and access to agricultural inputs and crop protection products. Alita Bots described the farmland transition initiative in more detail, saying the revised state tax credit is generating strong interest and that a new federal tax provision now allows eligible land sales to actively engaged farmers to spread capital gains taxes over time. She said the initiative has reached 22 counties and more than 1,300 people this year through outreach and meetings, and that Farm Bureau is pairing policy work with resources to help farm families plan transitions and prepare wills and other estate documents. Drew Graham added that the effort is also meant to bridge the rural-urban divide and support rural communities, and Farm Bureau invited members to its annual meeting in early December. Members asked about rising insurance costs and deer damage. Farm Bureau representatives said severe convective storms, inflation, and higher repair and material costs have driven insurance rate increases, citing five major storm events since 2021 and a recent Owensboro hailstorm that caused about $350 million in losses; they said the company is moving toward percentage deductibles to help moderate increases. On deer, they said crop-loss totals are hard to quantify but acknowledged the problem and discussed possible coordination with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Hunters for the Hungry. Commissioner Jonathan Shell then began the Department of Agriculture presentation, reporting gains from the department’s school agriculture outreach program, including a 23% increase in county participation between March and September and improved teacher-reported student learning, before continuing into the department’s legislative priorities.

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• On the pole replacement program, if there was fund activity in the previous year.
• Three, it streamlines the process of awarding grants and loans to the program. And four.
• It also ensures that state-funded grants for broadband programs are tax exempt. We have resources.
• Renewable Energy Pipelines, bridges, and water and wastewater treatment facilities.
• Of that unit is what I was involved with when I worked on hardening the Minuteman missile program.

Bills: SB75 , SB715 , SB776 , SB1299 , SB1405 , SB1968 , SB2021 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB2330 , SB2411

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• My name is Rachel Fishman, and I am the director of the higher education program at New America.
• Um, we at the program at New America.
• It establishes some common-sense treatment between terms of art and processes.
• > policies</c><01:32:03.440><c> and</c> commissioner for programs policies and commissioner for programs
• </c> grant and state financial aid programs. grant and state financial aid programs. um<01:33:48.199>

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• origin, and the other is sewer utilities, in which wastewater is removed from the site, generally for treatment
• also referred to as private service laterals, sewer mains, sewage pump stations, and wastewater treatment
• origin, and the other is sewer utilities, in which wastewater is removed from the site, generally for treatment
• also referred to as private service laterals, sewer mains, sewage pump stations, and wastewater treatment

Bills: SB6211 , SB6234 , SB6242

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: real estate, excise tax, growth management, uniformity, local government, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, shared stewardship, counties authority, land management, environmental agreements, local governance, 904, all

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• I've practiced optometry for 38 years and have witnessed tremendous advancements both in treatment and
• advancements have witnessed tremendous advancements both<00:12:33.279><c> in</c><00:12:33.519><c> treatment
• </c><00:12:33.839><c> and</c><00:12:34.000><c> in</c><00:12:34.240><c> patient</c> both in treatment
• and in patient both in treatment and in patient outcomes<00:12:35.120><c> during</c><00:12:35.440><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of all of the nominees, I was moved and impressed by their commitment and passion for the proper treatment
• their commitment and passion for the their commitment and passion for the proper<00:10:09.839><c> treatment
• <c> the</c><00:10:11.200><c> Eva</c><00:10:11.680><c> Capuna</c><00:10:12.399><c> and</c> proper treatment
• of the Eva Capuna and proper treatment of the Eva Capuna and the<00:10:12.720><c> Native</c><00:10:13.040

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Senate Bill ensures that every teacher in Kentucky will receive equal treatment with 10 sick days and
• teacher in Kentucky will<00:09:31.640><c> receive</c><00:09:32.120><c> equal</c><00:09:32.440><c> treatment
• </c><00:09:32.839><c> with</c><00:09:33.040><c> 10</c> will receive equal treatment with 10 will receive
• equal treatment with 10 sick<00:09:33.560><c> days</c><00:09:33.760><c> and</c><00:09:33.920><c> two

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 193, described as a simple measure to restore a wallet card for jailers to carry when outside the jail. The chair noted the fiscal impact was essentially zero, there were no questions, and the committee voted to pass the bill 9-0. The committee then heard Senate Bill 9, a proposal focused on the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS). The sponsor argued TRS remains underfunded despite large state contributions, cited rising unfunded liability and negative cash flow, and said the bill is intended to standardize and limit what sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave can count toward retirement calculations. The bill would generally cap TRS retirement credit at 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year, prevent annual leave from being rolled into sick leave, require more uniform reporting and oversight from participating districts and agencies, and shift costs to districts that offer benefits beyond TRS limits. The sponsor also said the bill would add 30 maternity leave days, allow voluntary supplemental contributions for Tier Four teachers, and include a floor amendment directing the state auditor to audit TRS and report on agency leave policies. During the presentation, the sponsor emphasized fairness, transparency, and accountability, and used a hypothetical high-salary administrator to illustrate how leave payouts can increase retirement benefits and create additional unfunded liability. Senator Mills thanked the sponsor and said members had been working to understand the issue, but no committee action on Senate Bill 9 was completed in the portion provided.

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• program features.
• , or medically indigent program.
• program?
• and/or rehabilitation program.
• realigned programs and created an ongoing revenue source for those programs.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an extended briefing on the impacts of H.R. 1 on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, followed by testimony from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and county officials. DHCS described major Medi-Cal changes in H.R. 1, including work/community engagement requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced federal matching for some emergency services, narrower immigrant eligibility, reduced retroactive coverage, and limits on provider taxes and directed payments. CDSS outlined CalFresh changes, especially the expanded able-bodied adults without dependents time limit, reduced exemptions and waivers, and the new federal-state-county administrative cost split. Both departments emphasized implementation plans, automation, outreach, and county coordination, while acknowledging significant expected coverage losses and administrative burden. The LAO and an independent policy expert discussed how H.R. 1 could increase demand on county indigent care systems and public hospitals as people lose Medi-Cal. They reviewed the history of county indigent care, 1991 realignment, and AB 85, explaining that counties already rely on a patchwork of funding and that current realignment revenues are often used for public health rather than indigent care. They warned that counties may face large increases in uninsured residents, with wide variation in how counties respond, and raised concerns about equity, financing, and whether a more standardized state-county program should be created. Committee members pressed witnesses on county funding, exemptions, homelessness, older adults, undocumented residents, and the effect of administrative burden versus true ineligibility. County representatives from Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Tulare, and San Bernardino described the expected local impacts and asked for additional state support. They said H.R. 1 would drive major losses in Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollment, increase uncompensated care, strain eligibility staff, and worsen homelessness and food insecurity. Several counties urged the Legislature to fund eligibility workers, preserve enrollment, and consider a CalFresh match waiver; Santa Clara and San Bernardino also cited local tax measures and staffing reductions already underway. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• believe that inserting this broad-sweeping regulation into this bill does not provide a thorough treatment
• district, my kid, first grader, was asked to be part of some third-party social-emotional learning program
• So the licensing program now is just in the direct-to-consumer context, but just to answer your question
• So the licensing program now is just in the direct-to-consumer context, but just to answer your question
• yourself to exclude certain. drop program yourself to exclude certain data brokers, but I assume that

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard two bills. AB 1159 by Assemblymember Addis would update California student data privacy law to extend protections to college students, limit how ed tech companies can collect and use student information, and add restrictions around sensitive data and generative AI use. Supporters, including Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, CFT, labor, civil rights, and education groups, said students and educators need stronger safeguards against invasive data collection and misuse. Opponents, including College Board, TechNet, CalChamber, and ACT Education, argued the bill was overly broad, could interfere with legitimate educational services and AI development, and raised concerns about a private right of action and impacts on adult students and recruitment opportunities. AB 883 by Assemblymember Lowenthal would expedite deletion of personal information for elected and appointed officials under California’s data broker deletion system by having state agencies provide official lists to the privacy agency and requiring brokers to delete the information within five days. Supporters said the measure responds to rising threats, harassment, and violence against public officials and would help reduce exposure of their personal data. TechNet and TechC.A. opposed unless amended, citing concerns about exemptions for lawful data sharing, the five-day timeline, and litigation risk, while the author emphasized the bill does not create a new right but streamlines access to an existing deletion process. Both bills were advanced after committee discussion and roll calls. AB 1159 passed 11-2 and was sent to the Judiciary Committee. AB 883 passed 14-0 and was sent to the Appropriations Committee.

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• As is the current threshold for inspections of the program.
• Caring for the safe was my safe Florida home program.
• We'll be able to get a substantial not for this program.
• The program definitely needs to be funded more.
• Just briefly, this program works.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Our child care and development programs are provided through voucher-based programs, which provide certificates
• Program, also known as CAPP, our Migrant Alternative Payment Program, CMAP, and the Emergency Child
• Care Bridge Program.
• To my second point, expanding programs across our mixed delivery system, child care program enrollment
• doubled the impact of the youth legal services program and the removal defense program.

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy budget hearing focused on child care, child welfare, and immigration-related services, with most of the discussion centered on child care funding, slot utilization, and rate reform. Department of Social Services officials said the Governor’s budget would provide $6.8 billion for child care programs in 2026-27, including $11.5 million in Prop. 64 funds for mini-grants to licensed facilities affected by 2025 disasters. They also described federal CCDF and Prop. 64 revenue reductions that would reduce general child care funding by about 4,176 slots, while emphasizing that the cuts should not affect currently enrolled children. The LAO supported aligning spending with lower revenues and asked for more detail on the disaster grant program. Members questioned why so many awarded slots remain uncontracted or unfilled, and DSS said delays are largely due to providers building new infrastructure, licensing, staffing, and enrollment work. One senator criticized the repeated explanation, argued unspent funds revert to the General Fund instead of being redirected to child care, and urged shifting more funding from contract slots to vouchers and increasing flexibility for infrastructure and expansion costs. DSS said it is exploring more flexibility, better readiness screening, and quicker redistribution of relinquished slots. The committee also discussed the Emergency Child Care Bridge program, with DSS saying it can redistribute funds among counties to avoid disenrolling children. A second panel addressed the state’s broader commitment to expand child care and move toward a single rate structure. DSS reported that since 2021-22 nearly 125,000 new slots have been awarded across CCTR, CAPP, CMAP, and the Emergency Child Care Bridge program, bringing monthly service levels to more than 366,700 children. The department and CDE described progress on rate reform, including completion of the alternative methodology and joint recommendations from the labor-management committee on a single-rate framework. County and provider testimony emphasized persistent unmet need, especially for infant and toddler care, and argued that current reimbursement disparities between CDSS-funded programs and state preschool create inequities and discourage expansion. Stanislaus County Office of Education said rate differences can materially affect local program revenue and staffing, while Parent Voices California described the child care system as difficult to navigate and inequitable, especially for Black families and survivors of domestic violence. The California Budget and Policy Center argued that only a small share of eligible children are served, that Universal TK has concentrated investment in school-based settings, and that providers are still paid far below the cost of care. Members pressed the administration for deadlines on automation and implementation of the single-rate structure, and DSS said some work can proceed before collective bargaining concludes, though policy decisions are still needed. The committee also reviewed several trailer bill proposals. For the COLA, DSS proposed applying the 2026-27 increase through cost-of-care-plus payments, but acknowledged it had inadvertently excluded CalWORKs Child Care and the Emergency Child Care Bridge from the initial calculation; the LAO recommended making the COLA increase uniform across child care and state preschool programs. On the alternative methodology survey, DSS proposed replacing the market rate survey with the federally approved alternative methodology and aligning the timing with the federal CCDF state plan cycle. On licensed family child care homes, DSS proposed limiting temporary absences to 20% of monthly care hours and allowing more flexibility for medical appointments, jury duty, training, and union activities. On excessive unexplained absences, DSS proposed a statutory definition to align state policy with federal rules allowing disenrollment after 30 days of unexplained absences. The committee also discussed a proposal to require contractors to collect family fees directly so the full voucher value reaches providers, with DSS saying it is working with Riverside County on implementation and CDE asking that the same policy apply to state preschool. Finally, the committee reviewed an Early Childhood Policy Council reappropriation and reporting proposal, with DSS explaining that prior funds were underused because participation costs are hard to estimate and that additional staffing and contractor support would be needed for the expanded annual report requirements.

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• This bill also replaces the existing unauthorized alien transport program with a new program where the
• But that is outside the 2.87 G program. Senator Polsky for additional question.
• that for other participants that are not are for the programs that are not Senator Gur.
• >> Rhule or program to Senator Berman earlier question.
• Not only are we taking it away but were ripping out from people who are in the program.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Chant, who is our program director at the Coalition, so I'm going to turn it over to her.
• Do pass the bill as it is too, because we do need much more comprehensive treatment.
• and uh that's comprehensive treatment and uh that's the<02:47:05.120><c> opening</c><02:47:05.520><c
• </c> exists within the clean Lakes program exists within the clean Lakes program and<03:36:54.520><c>
• I'm the director of programs there. Thank you again for hearing my testimony.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all