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• These harms include increased HIV risk behaviors and lower odds of utilization of prevention services
• I think we have to be smart in how we tackle criminal behavior in our community.
• And that is that we're not going to tolerate that behavior in California.
• The bill sends a clear message that violent or threatening behavior will not be tolerated.
• After about 25 minutes of intense questioning, they asked if Diana was capable of violent behavior.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.

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• It also requires FDLE to create a training program to advise local law enforcement on crisis intervention
• ... ...program to advise local law enforcement on crisis intervention techniques on dealing with autistic
• as status offenders, and provides services to them to address the underlying concerns causing the behavior
• via voluntary and court-ordered intervention services, including stays at shelter facilities. and court-ordered
• intervention services, including stays at shelter facilities.

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum and considered eight bills. The first major item, House Bill 1467 on gambling, drew extensive debate and strong opposition from veterans organizations and related groups, who warned the bill’s language could unintentionally criminalize raffles and gaming machines used by American Legion and VFW posts for charitable fundraising. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen gambling penalties, authorize fantasy sports contests, preempt local enforcement, and require more reporting on illegal gambling, and he said he was open to amendments later. Despite concerns from several members about unintended consequences and local preemption, the committee passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed House Bill 711, creating a statewide “spectrum alert” for missing autistic children and requiring FDLE training for law enforcement; House Bill 1335, allowing Medicaid coverage for blood-based colorectal cancer screening; House Bill 843, making clarifying changes to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds; House Bill 1371, strengthening protections for law enforcement and first responders, including penalties for attacks on officers and measures related to false reports and blood-borne pathogen exposure; House Bill 1405, revising youth prevention services for status offenders; House Bill 1053, updating FDLE-related statutes and adding support for retired police dogs; and House Bill 751, expanding health insurance protections for law enforcement and their families after catastrophic injury or death and clarifying fraud penalties. Several bills were amended before passage, including HB 1371, which adopted an amendment removing a section to avoid fiscal impact, and HB 1053, which removed proposed changes to the capital complex definition. Most measures received supportive testimony from law enforcement, health, or advocacy groups and passed with little opposition. The committee concluded by reporting all of the listed bills favorably and then adjourned.

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• staff that dealing with behavioral staff that dealing with behavioral issues<00:11:47.839> and
• <01:15:58.320> So,<01:15:59.440> financial intervention oversight.
• So, financial intervention oversight.
• necessitating department intervention necessitating department intervention versus<01:24:33.120>
• <01:30:48.639> team<01:30:48.880> that<01:30:49.199> precedes an intervention

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Verbal outbursts, shouting, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
• intervention, also known as EIDBI, which is an autism service.
• I was in the depths of IEP meetings and conversations about intervention.
• And I was working through intervention. And I was working through ABA. ABA.
• <01:28:43.360> work But we have seen early intervention work But we have seen early intervention

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• outcome as conventional interventions outcome as conventional interventions and<00:10:29.680>
• This proposal will also affect consumer behavior.
• This proposal will also affect consumer<00:59:05.079> behavior.
• <00:59:06.079> Drug<00:59:06.400> manufacturers consumer behavior.
• Drug manufacturers consumer behavior.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• known as status offenders, and provides services to them to address underlying concerns causing behavior
• via voluntary and court-ordered intervention services, including stays in shelter facilities.
• We are reinforcing a commitment to intervention, prevention, and holistic family support.
• I have sat in courtrooms where a child’s future hinged on whether the right intervention was made in
• When we invest in prevention, when we strengthen intervention processes, when we ensure that children

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee heard and passed HB 921, which adds cursive writing to required instruction for grades 2 through 5 and requires students to demonstrate proficiency by the end of fifth grade. The bill sponsor argued cursive is important for historical literacy, everyday signatures, and possible early identification of learning differences. Opponents and several members supported teaching cursive but objected to the testing/proficiency requirement, saying students and teachers are already overburdened and that reading cursive is not currently part of the standards. Some members also raised concerns about fairness to charter schools and the bill’s application only to public schools. Despite those concerns, the bill passed 21-0 and was reported favorable. The committee then took up PCS for HB 1405, a major rewrite of Florida’s juvenile prevention and truancy statutes in Chapter 984, covering children in need of services/families in need of services. The bill updates definitions and procedures, strengthens truancy intervention, requires earlier and more detailed school reporting, adds parent involvement through child study teams, allows virtual participation, and sets review timelines for shelter placement. Sponsors said the goal is prevention and family support rather than punishment, with court involvement only after school-based intervention. Members asked about school compliance, court capacity, parent accountability, and whether all counties have child study teams; the sponsors said the bill expects CSTs in every school and can escalate cases to court and, if needed, to prosecutors for noncompliant parents. Public testimony on the juvenile justice bill was supportive, including from the Department of Juvenile Justice, youth services groups, and juvenile justice advocates. In debate, members praised the modernization effort and the emphasis on early intervention and family participation, while also noting the bill’s size and suggesting further attention to attendance thresholds. The PCS for HB 1405 was then approved unanimously and reported favorable. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• <00:39:04.119> like their colleg goinging behaviors like their colleg goinging behaviors like
• that we have and different interventions that we have and and<00:39:39.880> ultimately<00:39:
• <00:41:05.720> and<00:41:05.800> so to have additional interventions and so to have
• additional interventions and so they<00:41:06.240> exist<00:41:06.599> to<00:41:06.839
• Do we better know which interventions related to basic needs have the biggest impact, because we want

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We've been working as a community with an out-of-state contract to map services, improve behavioral health
• How many kids do you have with higher levels of behavioral and mental health needs?
• of the challenges that we were having in Fort Worth is that we had families with teenagers with behavior
• And what would you do to prevent this sort of intervention? that we have.
• The reason why families are involved in the child welfare system or need to necessitate interventions

Bills: SB596, SB961, SB1398, SB1183, SB1952

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• Section 8 delays by one year the deadline for districts to use only evidence-based literacy interventions
• programs, if they're selecting evidence-based screening tools, training, curriculum, or literacy intervention
• Chair and members of the committee, my name is Amber Kinnear, a behavior support professional at ISD
• I am a behavior support professional.
• I am a behavior support professional and deal with heartbreaking stories on a daily basis.

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• Please conduct yourself with the aloha and refrain from profanity or any uncivil behavior.
• Please conduct yourself with the aloha and refrain from profanity or any uncivil behavior.
• <00:26:14.200> Health trained to deal with Behavioral Health trained to deal with Behavioral
• Next, we have the Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration.
• emotional and behavioral emotional and behavioral disturbance<02:09:15.880> uh<02:09:16.320

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard Senate Bill 1322, SD2, HD1, a comprehensive measure revising Hawaii’s mental health code. The bill would clarify emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization procedures for people who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and deemed imminently dangerous, expand notice requirements, allow certain information-sharing for assisted community treatment petitions, and add liability protections for emergency responders and providers. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill as a collaborative update to the law, while the Department of Health asked for a copy of provider-generated emergency transport documentation within five days for data and planning purposes. Testimony was sharply divided. Queen’s Health System, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, HHSC, and the Institute for Human Services supported the measure or parts of it but requested amendments, including clarifying whether a second psychiatric exam is required, restoring a 72-hour rather than 48-hour stabilization window, and adjusting where patients are taken when an MEO cannot be reached. The ACLU of Hawaiʻi strongly opposed the bill, arguing it weakens due process and civil liberties, especially around involuntary commitment, assisted community treatment, emergency transport by police, and reduced procedural safeguards; it urged the committee to hold the bill and consider an interim working group. Louie E.K. of the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center also opposed the bill, focusing on immunity from negligence, the use of police for transport, and the reduction of a three-provider review to one in state-hospital treatment orders. Other testimony included support from an individual who said the bill could improve mental health care delivery amid provider shortages, and a comment from Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center warning that the substance use portion of the bill lacks evidence of effectiveness and could be misused. In response to committee questions, the Attorney General’s office said the measure was developed with input from multiple stakeholders, including state agencies, hospitals, the ACLU, HHSC, and IHS, and that it aims to make assisted community treatment more accessible and effective by streamlining the legal process and improving consequences for noncompliance. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• It provides hospital, physician, prescription drugs, some behavioral health services, and dental.
• Early intervention, there's something called PACE, which is sort of an all-inclusive or sort of one-stop
• And in Live Well Together is a lot more of, I would say, sort of behavior change and sort of community
• And in Live Well Together is a lot more of, I would say, sort of behavior change and sort of community
• for staffing positions in HIV prevention, HIV surveillance, and disease intervention specialists.

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• with a lot of victims, this truly helps individuals that wouldn't normally be able to go to those behavioral
• of Sexual Assault Programs, the stateway organization supporting sexual assault prevention and intervention
• We have immense behavioral... ...same time.
• We have immense behavioral health issues in the state.
• But I think that it's not to punish the child more, but it's to get quicker intervention to the child

Keywords: 996, all

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• Senator Campbell's office and a bedridden mom in severe crisis with her son with IDD severe behaviors
• bill responds by leveraging high-quality literacy and numeracy screeners and requiring targeted intervention
• Furthermore, Texas faces a significant shortage of behavioral health professionals, and our schools are
• step to ensure young children with disabilities have access to effective early instruction and intervention
• implementation of support systems like MTSS improves family engagement and reduces classroom and behavioral

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• HB 4420 ensures a more transparent data-informed picture of Texas's behavioral health system and supports
• With our local behavioral health authority, and the bill strengthens, this bill here strengthens our
• Because again, sober, someone just being sober doesn't mean that they change all their... behaviors right
• From just getting sober, right, and I'm still doing some of the same behaviors.
• of of clinicians to, or I guess the training of clinicians in matters of DS. isolation, crisis intervention

Bills: HB 3772, HB 1656, HB 4504, HB 1896, HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4076, HB 3708, HB 2806, HB 3540, HB 1586, HB 5459, HB 4553, HB 4535, HB 3811, HB 3749, HB 4255, HB 4051, HB 5098, HB 3554, HB 4539, HB 5274

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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• workforce development into one coordinating council, and it follows the model of the statewide Behavioral
• incident report from the child's placement committee members prompt notification and enables urgent intervention
• attempts are among the clearest indicators that a child is in danger. and deep distress, and early intervention
• U.S. veterans are now seeking life-changing, I should say, treatments abroad. often in Mexico, interventions
• it just shows clear as day that the more moves, the more negative consequences. on mental health, behavior

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• Kids and families are waiting too long for early intervention and skill building.
• levels of need, especially related to symptoms of aggression towards staff, peers, and self-harming behaviors
• Individualized care for children and families is complex, from early intervention to our most intensive
• <00:01:53.280> and<00:01:53.440> skill for early intervention and skill for early intervention
• self-harming behaviors. self-harming behaviors.

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• Or you could say another possibility is that there are a set of interventions that can happen before
• I think that allowing the city to have certain behavioral options that would all be in city bylaws, we
• is that there are a set of interventions is that there are a set of interventions that<01:44:44.320
• options that uh have certain behavioral options that uh and<01:45:33.320> and<01:45:33.480>
• is that what your language interventions is that what your language that<01:45:45.920> you<01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.” The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant. Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.

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• recommending that a student or young person or whomever the minor might be engage in any activity or behavior
• recommending that a student or young person or or whomever the minor might be engage in any activity or behavior
• that would run outside the law heavily contingent on what we ...or behavior that would run outside the
• Systematic reviews have shown that there is low-certainty evidence of benefit for these interventions
• Evidence of benefit for these interventions, and that even includes the reduction of suicidality.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered several bills. SB 590, by Senator Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement, with a retroactivity amendment adopted. Supporters said it would help hold mandatory reporters accountable in institutional abuse cases; it was reported favorably. SB 778, by Senator Simon, would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency could be housed in the same secure setting under Chapter 916, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at APD; it was also reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 560, by Senator Garcia, which streamlines psychotropic medication procedures for children in DCF custody, clarifies when new medical reports are needed, reduces duplicative background checks, and simplifies consent documentation. An amendment removed language expanding who could serve as a qualified evaluator and revised the Road to Independence Program changes to focus only on post-secondary education services and support, extending eligibility ages to 26 while keeping a five-year maximum. Members discussed fiscal impacts and funding sources, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1010, by Senator Yarbrough, which strengthens enforcement of existing prohibitions on sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for minors and adds civil and criminal penalties, along with Attorney General enforcement authority and related parental rights provisions. An amendment clarified that actions could be brought by individuals as well as the Attorney General and that the provisions apply only to minors. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing child protection and accountability and opponents warning about chilling effects on medical care, schools, and parental rights. Senators raised concerns about standing, scope, and impacts on teachers and clinicians, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably on a 5-1 vote, with Senator Sharif voting no.

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• Um, I had many incidents and incidents of discrimination, especially with the autistic and behavioral
• Too often, families only learn about problems after a child's behavior changes, regressions appear, or
• When she was eight years old, she started exhibiting some different behaviors.
• Needless to say, this caused more outbursts and behaviors.
• Needless to say, this caused more outbursts and behaviors.

Summary: The committee first heard SJR 1104, a proposed constitutional amendment on voluntary religious expression in public schools. Senator Massullo said the measure would protect students and school personnel from discrimination for lawful religious expression, while not requiring prayer or religious activity. Questions focused on whether the proposal would change existing law, whether it could be used to protect coercive conduct by school officials, and whether the staff summary accurately reflected the bill. Public testimony included support from religious-freedom advocates and opposition from American Atheists and some senators who said the measure could make minority-faith students uncomfortable. The committee voted to report SJR 1104 favorably. The committee then took up SB 1738 on educational facilities, which directs state education offices to review facility requirements and recommend design and construction practices to improve safety and accountability. Senator Yarborough offered and the committee adopted an amendment removing crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusting the bill to preserve safe spaces during emergencies. The bill was reported favorably after brief discussion about balancing transparency, access control, and emergency safety. The committee also adopted a delete-all amendment to SB 824 on charter schools, replacing it with a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to the Department of Education, which would publish a statewide report; the amended bill was then reported favorably. The committee next approved confirmation recommendations for appointees on tabs 7 and 8, then took up SPB 7036, a committee bill sponsored by Chair Simon. The package included school turnaround and early literacy changes, updates to school safety and health policies, early learning revisions, instructional changes, and educator pipeline provisions. The most contentious part was a proposal to let the state develop instructional materials; several senators questioned costs, guardrails, and whether the state should enter the textbook business. Simon said that portion was still being considered and that the bill would need safeguards if it moved forward. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1620 on public education, described by Senator Leak as a “school board members’ bill of rights.” The bill would give individual board members direct access to district documents and staff, limit district attorneys’ ability to represent both the board and administration, strengthen nepotism rules, and prohibit nondisclosure agreements for employees. Testimony from Volusia County board members, educators, and advocates was sharply divided: supporters argued the bill would improve transparency and protect minority board members, while opponents warned it could undermine superintendent authority, expose confidential student or personnel information, and create confusion in district operations. After debate, the committee voted to report SB 1620 favorably. The committee then heard SB 1170 on cameras in self-contained special education classrooms, with an amendment changing the proposal from a statewide mandate to a district policy allowing parents of students with disabilities to request cameras. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, centered on protecting non-speaking and vulnerable students and documenting abuse; one witness opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate. The committee was still in debate on the bill when the transcript ended.

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• > affects<00:04:57.280> the intervention which adversely affects the intervention which
• like a vaccine unless, at a minimum, the intervention meets three conditions.
• Um, mandatory administration of any medical intervention is a very serious matter.
• Mandatory administration of any medical intervention is a very serious matter.
• <02:32:00.560> and appropriate medical interventions and appropriate medical interventions

Keywords: 1191, senate, all