Transcript Highlights:

• Under current law outlines the penalties for individuals that practice engineering without a license.
• Senators, this bill creates a new memory services specialty license type, which is an assisted living
• The additional standard ALF license.
• This amendment extends the deadline for AHCA to adopt rules for memory care services license from June
• care services license must be renewed at the same time as an ALF standard license.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• bill, the state licensing boards should withhold or consider withholding those licenses, and I think
• bill, the state licensing boards should withhold or consider withholding those licenses, and I think
• bill, the state licensing boards should withhold or consider withholding those licenses, and I think
• bill, the state licensing boards should withhold or consider withholding those licenses, and I think
• bill, the state licensing boards should withhold or consider withholding those licenses, and I think

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• for a licensed massage therapist or a licensed chiropractor if the license is the subject of a pending
• This did come out of professional registration licensing. Great bill. It came out unanimous.
• for a licensed massage therapist or a licensed chiropractor if the license is the subject of a pending
• This did come out of professional registration licensing. Great bill. It came out unanimous.
• This bill also includes license plates and placards for persons with disabilities.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House first established a quorum after a quorum call and welcomed special guests, including the Freedom of the Road motorcycle riders and students from Warsaw High School. It then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on Alpha-Gal syndrome. The bill sponsor described the condition as a serious tick-borne allergy that has affected his family and many Missourians, arguing that Missouri needs mandatory reporting and surveillance data to identify hotspots, guide public health outreach, and support research and funding. Supporters from both parties said the bill would improve awareness and data collection, while one member raised concerns about the fiscal note and whether the state would get useful information for the cost. The chamber adopted Amendment 1 to HB 1855, changing the follow-up language from “may” to “shall,” but rejected Amendment 2, which would have required patient consent before lab results were reported into the surveillance system. Opponents of the consent amendment said it would undermine disease surveillance and set a bad precedent for other reportable conditions; supporters argued for privacy and individual choice. After debate, the House adopted the committee substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed. The House then considered House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2230 and 2978, a K-5 education measure addressing screen time, cursive, and handwriting. The sponsor said the bill responds to research and parent/teacher concerns about excessive screen use, poor literacy outcomes, and mental health effects, and would create a state focus group to review evidence and make recommendations while leaving districts flexibility. Members discussed carve-outs for special education, English language learners, and virtual school, and adopted an amendment excluding the virtual school program. The House then adopted the substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed. Finally, the House took up House Bill 2355, the “Food is Medicine” initiative, which would allow Missouri to use federal funds through 1115 waivers for pilot programs such as medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition education, and related supports. Supporters said the program could improve health outcomes, reduce Medicaid spending, and help address food deserts. An amendment adding vitamin therapies and updating a date drew discussion over supplement safety and regulation, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on that amendment or the bill itself.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um but the by someone who's licensed.
• Well, that just brings up another whole question. licensed OP PLC licensed staff member, licensed OP
• that's OPLC licensed.
• /c><01:49:59.280><c> provider</c><01:49:59.920><c> or</c> licensed um um OPLC licensed provider or licensed
• So we have to have licenses

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to begin work on HB 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and more broadly to study special education aid/differentiated aid and related costing issues. The chair said the group was starting early because the issue has been debated for years without resolution, local districts are being forced to absorb prorated costs, and the committee wants to send the Department of Education and HHS Medicaid a clear request for data and recommendations before retained bills return in the fall. A committee clerk was also selected, with Representative Reverend volunteering to take notes for the meeting. Members reviewed background materials on special education enrollment, high-cost students, and possible funding formulas, including data on students in high-cost brackets and prior ideas such as category-based funding and caseload-based approaches. The chair also referenced research on other states, including Arkansas, which uses a different special education funding structure and audits IEPs. The committee emphasized that it was focused on the funding mechanics and costs, not on questioning whether services should be provided. Henry Lipman of HHS explained how Medicaid-to-schools currently works in New Hampshire. He said 172 school districts participate, but utilization dropped during the pandemic and remains below historical levels, in part because districts need the capacity to bill Medicaid. Under the current system, schools receive reimbursement based on half of the Medicaid fee schedule, with the school district effectively providing the state share. He said the federal government is requiring a shift by July 1, 2026, to a true certified public expenditure model based on actual costs, which should allow schools to recover 50% of their true costs and some administrative overhead. The department has received a roughly $2.5 million grant to hire a vendor and support districts through the transition, and an RFP and stakeholder meetings are underway. Committee members asked about how costs would be determined, whether the new system would use actual district-specific costs rather than averages, and how the department would support districts that do not currently participate. Lipman said the cost model would be based on each district’s own reasonable costs, subject to audit standards, and that the department expects to provide templates and technical assistance through the vendor because its staff is limited. He also said about one in four New Hampshire children are enrolled in Medicaid, that child enrollment has been relatively stable, and that continuous coverage rules should reduce churn. No votes or formal actions on HB 742 were taken during the meeting beyond organizing the subcommittee and beginning testimony and discussion.

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• So I am a licensed behavioral health therapist. I practiced for a number of years.
• While I don't currently practice, I do remain licensed.
• That process is cumbersome to get you licensed in the state of Arkansas.
• practitioners also employ those non-independently licensed practitioners.'
• So we've got the independently licensed.

Committee: All PUBLIC HEALTH- HOUSE HEALTH SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes. A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services. Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It also removes the fee for an applicant who is transferring a license from one employer to another.
• It allows the therapist to work while their licensing is being processed.
• We think this is a great trailer and we'll just make it easier for folks to get licensed.
• It allows the therapist to work while their licensing is being processed.
• We think this is a great trailer and we'll just make it easier for folks to get licensed.

Summary: The Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee held courtesy hearings on three bills before moving to executive session. House Bill 2443 would create an Armed Forces Reserve post-secondary education grant for members of the Armed Forces Reserve and their spouses or dependents, with repayment required unless the reservist serves one year for each year of benefit received. The prime sponsor said the bill is intended to extend educational support similar to what Washington National Guard members already receive. Testimony was generally supportive, emphasizing military readiness, recruitment, and fairness to reservists; one clarification was made that the bill applies to Armed Forces Reserve members broadly, not just the Army Reserve. House Bill 2567 would restore Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award amounts for students attending four-year private, not-for-profit institutions. The sponsor and many students, school leaders, and private college representatives argued the 2025 cuts were inequitable, harmed low-income and first-generation students, and limited student choice. Supporters said the state’s dedicated financial aid account has grown and that the cuts disproportionately affected students at private institutions. Opponents, including representatives from public universities, argued state dollars should prioritize public institutions and questioned whether aid should be shifted away from state schools. Testimony was mixed but heavily pro, with sign-ins reported at 1,584 total, including 1,572 in support. House Bill 2498 would change nursing education oversight by limiting the Board of Nursing’s authority where programs are nationally accredited and by expediting approval for new programs. The sponsor and several community college leaders said the bill would reduce unnecessary barriers, speed program expansion, and help address the nursing shortage, especially in rural areas. The Board of Nursing, nursing educators, employers, and professional associations opposed the bill, arguing that state oversight is needed for public safety, Washington-specific workforce needs, and consistent standards, and that the board is already revising its rules through an open process. The committee then took executive action on two other bills: it passed Second Substitute House Bill 2363, allowing supervised music therapy practice for up to six months while exam results are verified, with an amendment delaying implementation to January 1, 2028; and it passed Substitute House Bill 2422, shifting private security guard license fees from applicants to employers and delaying implementation to November 1, 2026, by a 9-7 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• THIS BILL AUTHORIZED US TO DESIGNATE QUALIFYING HOSPITALS AS THE ROLE EMERGENCY HOSPITALS AND TO LICENSE
• ON THE STATESIDE WE WOULD GO OUT AND LICENSE ACCREDITATION ORGANIZATION TO ACCREDIT THEM.
• ON THE STATESIDE WE WOULD GO OUT AND LICENSE THEM JUST AS WE LICENSE OTHER HOSPITALS NOW AND OTHER HEALTHCARE
• IT IS LICENSED CURRENTLY FOR TWO BEDS AND ACUTE CARE INPATIENT BEDS.
• BEGINNING JULY 1st AS WE INDICATE HERE THE PLAN MUST BE RECEIVED BY OUR AGENCY FOR ANY LICENSE RENEWAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:07:31.039><c> application</c> for the initial licensing application for the initial licensing
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.
• My name is Jessica Wheelan, the licensing and OHRV supervisor at Fish and Game.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The JLCAR meeting opened with approval of the prior minutes and the consent calendar, after one Fish and Game item was pulled from consent for separate discussion. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work on the proposal was still ongoing and the sponsoring representative was absent. The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, dealing with amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the form appeared geared toward health professions and that boards were not sufficiently involved in the process. OPLC responded that the form was being moved toward a dynamic online format with logic to collapse irrelevant questions, and that the agency was trying to make the application more user-friendly. The committee approved the item. DNCR item 2551, concerning volunteer/adopt-a-park program rules, was approved after the agency acknowledged it had been operating the program and using forms before formal rules were adopted, and said it was now correcting that issue. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over processing times. The committee chair argued for consistency with the five-day mail-in processing period, while Fish and Game said it had concerns about file-transfer delays and workload and preferred 10 days. The committee ultimately approved the proposal with an oral amendment and conditional approval. In other business, staff described a broader move to an online agency portal for submitting rulemaking documents, replacing email submissions. Members supported the change as a modernization effort and noted it would also make it easier to see which rules are nearing expiration. The committee approved the manual change, with implementation planned for early August after agency training.

Transcript Highlights:

• going to be put, you know, put into the economy, into the industry each year, because we took their license
• Approved programs are schools that are licensed by the Board of Nursing, but are not yet accredited.
• It actually says if they don't do their job, they can lose their nursing license.
• Not only lose their job as a nursing program director, but they lose their nursing license.
• All of our school social workers have their master's or are licensed clinicians.

Summary: The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee heard three bills. HB 919 on nursing education programs would tighten accountability for nursing schools with low NCLEX pass rates by shortening the probation period, requiring remediation plans, mandating free remediation for students who fail, and requiring tuition reimbursement for programs with very low pass rates. The sponsor argued Florida’s nursing pass rates are unacceptably low and that stronger consequences are needed; opponents warned the bill could shut down programs, worsen the nursing shortage, and unfairly target private schools, while supporters said it would protect students and improve outcomes. After debate, the bill was reported favorably by a vote of 18-0. The committee then heard PCS for HB 1261, the “Smart Living Act,” a student-driven proposal from Jefferson High School in Hillsborough County to expand personal financial literacy and practical life-skills instruction in high school. Students and school officials testified that the bill would better prepare graduates for adulthood by covering topics such as budgeting, credit, loans, FAFSA, resumes, interviews, and basic household skills. Members praised the students’ work and the bill’s practical focus, and the PCS was reported favorably 18-0. Finally, the committee considered HB 809, which would exempt school social workers from educator certification requirements for general and subject-area knowledge. Supporters from Lee and Broward counties said the current testing requirement is unrelated to social work, creates financial and recruitment barriers, and has contributed to staffing shortages. Members from both parties supported the measure as a simple way to remove an obstacle to hiring and retaining school social workers. HB 809 was also reported favorably by a vote of 18-0, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh and again, all this licenses.
• </c> have four different types of licenses. have four different types of licenses.
• If an eligible applicant was selected to receive a license and issued a license, that's the process to
• >> The licensing process?
• licensing process or &gt;&gt; the<01:53:54.320><c> licensing</c><01:53:54.800><c> process?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

Transcript Highlights:

• Meanwhile, Minnesota, with our six-month head start, has, let me see here, not a single license store
• Not a single license here.
• Not a single license store.<00:56:07.359><c> We</c><00:56:07.680><c> could</c><00:56:07.920><c> do</c
• of wholesalers for low the licensing of wholesalers for low potency<01:00:39.760><c> hemp</c><01:00:
• OCM has issued preliminary approval to many licenses who are out talking to your cities and counties,

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It is not a licensed professional. It is not someone we can blame when something goes wrong.
• the most powerful systems with the ability to revoke that license if safety standards are not met.
• Second, the bill protects accountability and licensed professions: doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counselors
• , teachers, engineers, first responders, and other licensed professionals may use AI as a tool, but they
• We can protect innovation, and licensed professions, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, counselors, teachers

Committee: House Emerging Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a volunteer license as a permanent license.
• sounds like it make it volunteer license sounds like it make it volunteer license<00:25:50.000><c> as
• </c><00:25:52.000><c> So</c><00:25:52.240><c> it's</c> license as a permanent license.
• So it's license as a permanent license.
• </c> full license. full license.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a large number of health-related measures, with the most extensive discussion on SB 2283, which would expand mail-order pharmacy access for prescription drugs. Supporters including HMSA, the Board of Pharmacy, and health plan groups said mail order could lower costs, improve adherence, and reduce hospitalizations, while independent pharmacies and rural neighbor-island providers warned it could harm local pharmacies, reduce access for patients who rely on face-to-face service, and create delivery and storage problems for medications. No vote was taken on SB 2283 during the excerpt, and the chair moved on after hearing testimony. The committee also heard SB 2855 on opioid antagonists, with the Insurance Division and HMSA noting that medically necessary opioid antagonists are already covered and suggesting the issue may be addressed through education or administrative fixes. Fentanyl and substance abuse groups supported the measure. SB 3045 on health insurance coverage for continuous glucose monitors drew broad support from diabetes and health organizations; HMSA said it had already expanded coverage for members on injectable insulin but raised concerns about supply constraints and said it had not yet seen an auditor study referenced in discussion. Members asked whether the bill would extend coverage beyond current policy. SB 2843 on domestic violence received support from the Public Defender’s Office, prosecutors, and victim-related organizations, who said the pilot program for misdemeanor domestic violence cases had reduced backlogs and improved court efficiency. A prosecutor also supported retaining coercive control as a petty misdemeanor tool in larger domestic violence cases. SB 2845 on healthcare facility access drew strong support from many health, legal, and advocacy groups, who said it would protect patients and staff from disruptive interference at healthcare facilities; one opponent argued it would chill lawful speech and protest and unfairly exempt labor demonstrations. The committee then heard SB 2854 and SB 3202, both healthcare-related measures, with testimony largely in support. SB 2854 drew comments from health and dental groups, and SB 3202 focused on workforce and licensing issues, including support for retired physicians volunteering, preceptor tax credits, and adding advanced midwifery and physician assistant-related provisions. The chair repeatedly enforced a one-minute testimony limit and moved through the agenda without recorded votes in the excerpt.

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• </c><00:25:59.440><c> teachers</c><00:25:59.919><c> who</c> Minnesota or newly licensed teachers who
• Minnesota or newly licensed teachers who did<00:26:00.279><c> not</c><00:26:00.640><c> receive</c><00
• really impacted Tier 1 teachers of color out in Worthington, who had a specific type of license that
• really impacted Tier 1 teachers of color out in Worthington, who had a specific type of license that
• License has narrowed considerably after the changes in 2023.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> to license as a physician. to license as a physician.
• </c> on time-limited provisional licenses on time-limited provisional licenses under<00:16:13.280><c>
• > under supervision of licensed physicians under supervision of licensed physicians with<00:16:16.520
• </c><00:21:13.200><c> So,</c> hindering the licensing process. So, hindering the licensing process.
• </c> a medical license in the United States. a medical license in the United States.

Committee: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Third reading of the bill: An act authorizing the town of South Hadley to grant additional licenses for
• Third reading of the bill: An act authorizing the town of Westford to grant an additional license for
• House bill, Authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend hours of liquor licenses
• , an act authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses
• , an act authorizing municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• legislation to authorize municipalities to opt in to a temporary pilot to extend hours of liquor licenses
• consideration by the House: the Senate bill authorizing the town of Berkley to grant additional licenses
• The Senate bill regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town of
• Second reading of the bills: An act authorizing the town of Berkley to grant additional licenses for
• An act regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town of Bolton,

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed a fourth grade class from Howard Manning School in Middleton, along with other guests. The chamber then adopted several congratulatory resolutions, including honors for Girl Scouts and Eagle Scout Gold Award recipients and the Worcester Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club on its 150th anniversary. The House also concurred in a Senate petition concerning fines for motorboat operators engaged in wake surfing near shorelines, referring it to the Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security. Members suspended rules to advance several local matters, including a petition by Representative Fiola to authorize municipalities to opt into a temporary pilot program extending liquor license hours and allowing public consumption in designated districts; that matter was referred to the Committee on Equity. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee recommended and the House ordered to third reading several local bills involving additional alcohol licenses in Berkley and Bolton, municipal charge liens in Newton, and a land transfer in Marion. The House then adopted the emergency preamble and passed House No. 5375, financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. It also passed to be engrossed House No. 3929, which changes the minimum age requirement for original appointment as a police officer in Worcester. The chamber adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11 a.m., observed a moment of silent tribute for Charles “Charlie” Van Dini of Plymouth, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• facilities provide the clinical training placements nursing students need to graduate and become licensed
• I'm a third-generation Delaware-licensed funeral director.
• , in addition to regular licensing fees, for PNs, RNs, and APRNs.
• And it's funded through a modest amount of money through a licensing fee.
• And it's funded through a modest amount of money through a licensing fee.

Bills: HB359 , HB385 , HB165

Committee: Senate Health & Social Services

Keywords: human remains, indigent, burial, cremation, next of kin, social services, environmental impact, nursing education, preceptorship programs, healthcare workforce, nurse shortage, clinical training, dry needling, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, occupational therapist, referral process, neuromusculoskeletal pain, Western medicine

Summary: The Senate Health and Social Services Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior two meetings, and briefly acknowledged the tragedy at Christiana Care before moving to legislation. The committee heard House Bill 385, which creates a statewide nurse preceptor grant program to expand clinical training placements for nursing students; testimony from nursing organizations, health care associations, and educators emphasized workforce shortages, the need for preceptor stipends and training, and the bill’s potential to help students complete programs and remain in Delaware. Members asked about eligibility and reporting, and several senators asked to be added as co-sponsors. Public comment was uniformly supportive, and the bill was advanced out of committee. The committee then considered House Bill 424, which repeals Delaware’s Autism Surveillance and Registration Program and requires DHSS to expunge protected health information collected through the registry. The sponsor and DHSS said the registry is no longer used for research or policy development and that repeal would reduce outdated reporting burdens; Autism Delaware, the Delaware Health Care Association, and the State Council for Persons with Disabilities support the change. A committee member raised the question of whether families would be notified before records are expunged, and DHSS said that process was not yet clear and would need further verification. Members discussed the issue, and the bill also moved forward. House Bill 419 was next, making children in foster care automatically eligible for the Purchase of Care child care subsidy and extending the same treatment to certain kinship and safety-plan placements through House Amendment 1. The Children’s Department and advocacy groups said the bill would provide immediate stability for children and caregivers, reduce delays from applications and income verification, and support working foster and kinship families. The committee also heard House Bill 359, which would allow cremation as an option for unclaimed and indigent remains when there is no family objection or next of kin cannot be found, addressing a shortage of burial plots and lowering costs; funeral industry testimony focused on preserving next-of-kin rights. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 475, creating a Delaware Nursing Advancement Fund financed by a $10 surcharge on nursing licenses and disciplinary fines to support workforce data collection and analysis through a nonprofit partner, and House Bill 165, authorizing physician associates, occupational therapists, and APRNs to perform dry needling under training and practice standards set by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. All of the bills received supportive testimony, several members added their names as co-sponsors, and the committee adjourned after moving through the agenda.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members may recall that that is the bill that provided for the simplification and modernization of the licensing
• to five years if the contract is for the procurement of educational materials with a technology licensing
• part is at the very top of page two, where it’s talking about the educational materials and the licensing
• part is at the very top of page two, where it’s talking about the educational materials and the licensing
• part, if we go to...” “...of page two, where it’s talking about the educational materials and the licensing

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several House bills with strike-and-insert amendments. House Bill 5510 was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate Bills 1065 and 928, modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and adding rules for low-proof spirit alcohol products, including a $1.25 per gallon tax; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 5453 on school funding. After discussion of a proposed block-grant system and supplemental aid for special education, the committee adopted an amendment replacing much of the bill with weighted funding for level two and level three special education students, exempting those funds from block grant rules and limiting their use to direct instruction. The committee also adopted a clarification to extend the special education funding to charter school students and reported the amended bill to the Senate. House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year technology licensing contracts for local fiscal bodies and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers, was amended to clarify contract language, delay implementation dates, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate; it was then reported. The committee next amended and reported House Bill 4006, which creates aerospace development and workforce grant programs, changing the funding mechanism to use Department of Commerce reporting and personal income tax proceeds rather than direct employee withholdings. It also took up House Bill 4009, combining voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors with microcredentialing and an expanded apprenticeship tax credit, adopted the Finance Committee amendment, and reported it. Finally, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program was amended to raise the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping the $10,000 per-employee limit, and the committee reported the bill. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• Whereas the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department requires supplemental funding to ensure it
• Whereas New Mexico may enter into an interstate medical licensing compact during the next legislative
• Appropriating funds to supplement the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department's budget. 11.
• Out-of-state licenses.
• Odd, though we do recognize out-of-state attorney's licenses but not doctor's licenses.