Video & Transcript Research : 'English Language Learner'

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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • You will also see in the report a commitment to plain language.
  • By language, 75% spoke English, 21% Spanish, and 4% were consisted of Chinese, Vietnamese, and other
  • Andrea Ball here on behalf of the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
  • 'Lo trigo' is written in English. Good afternoon, Assemblymember Dr.
  • I don't speak English, but I'm going to try my best, okay?
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/22/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, everybody. and we'll have different language to and we'll have different language to actually<03
  • once the town clerks see this language once the town clerks see this language and<04:08:44.479><
  • That's fine. in the statutes it's in plain English he in the statutes it's in plain English he was<04
  • clear that he was not in plain English. clear that he was not in plain English.
  • <04:24:41.520> So, plain English, they just passed. So, plain English, they just passed.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Feb 19th, 2026

ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE

Transcript Highlights:
  • language acquisition, work readiness training, and work activity, basically like work experience.
  • skills instruction, career or technical education programs or other vocational training programs, English
  • language acquisition, work readiness training, and work activity, basically like work experience.
  • They also offer English language acquisition, work readiness training, and work activity as components
  • There were no participants learning English language.
Summary: The subcommittee first recognized the Arkansas Community Colleges Leadership Institute and received a brief DHS update on the Living Choices Assisted Living Waiver reimbursement process, including that the new cost-reporting period began in January and provider/contractor calls are underway. The main presentation then focused on SNAP and TANF, with DHS describing federal changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill that tighten SNAP work requirements for adults ages 18 to 64 without certain exemptions, remove some prior exemptions, and add new federal definitions for Native American populations. DHS also reviewed SNAP Employment and Training providers, their service areas, projected budgets, participant characteristics, and outcomes, noting that the program is currently voluntary but will shift toward mandatory participation for those subject to the new rules. Members asked detailed questions about how mandatory participation will be implemented, how referrals will be made, what other training options exist, how verification of work, volunteering, disability, and exemptions will be handled, and whether DHS has enough funding and provider capacity. DHS said it will conduct verbal and written notices during eligibility interviews, make direct referrals to providers, use six-month recertifications and documentation from employers or volunteer organizations, and apply sanctions for noncompliance after determining whether a good cause exists. Members also requested additional data, including age breakdowns of at-risk SNAP recipients, provider-level outcomes and costs, and information on other training programs such as WIOA. The committee then moved to Medicaid community engagement requirements for ARHOME, which DHS said are also required by the same federal law and must be implemented by January 1, 2027. DHS said it is preparing policy, system changes, communications, and a customer-service/outbound verification vendor, and plans a soft launch beginning in July to help clients understand what would be required if the rule were already in effect. Members raised concerns about timing, local versus central decision-making, and how clients in rural areas will be notified and assisted. The meeting concluded with broader discussion of the committee’s workforce-development goals, the recently released Alliance for Opportunity audit, and interest in continuing the contract with that group to help guide future reforms.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • 28:50.960> consideration language uh for your consideration language uh for your consideration
  • Senate Bill 3238, SD1, HD1, relating to language access for the House. Myself and Rep.
  • We did verify the language on this one: 1.0 FTE. So, thank you for your patience.
  • So, we did verify the language on this one: 1.0 FTE. So, thank you for your patience.
  • We did verify the language on this one: 1.0 FTE. So, thank you for your patience.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and sign language issues.
  • language and and sign language issues. language and and sign language issues.
  • Yes, we language, that would be great.
  • And amended language, we took out any language on protected locations and kept it strictly to non-cooperation
  • language around the emergency powers. language around the emergency powers.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 05-01-2026 06:30pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are still trying to vet out the language, but I think we are getting close. >> So, I agree.
  • And so, it's about trying to make that so in the language of the bill.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is there clawback language in there? Okay.
  • Is there, uh, clawback<00:03:03.600> language? clawback language? clawback language?
  • Language<00:03:05.800> in<00:03:05.880> there? Language in there? Language in there?
  • It is based off of the language of the SD1, but it deletes the language that would restrict the authority
  • of the SD1, but it deletes the language of the SD1, but it deletes the<00:05:26.160> language
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • On this one here, I believe we have agreement on the language, but we're waiting hopefully at this point
  • ,<00:17:24.240> but we have agreement on the language, but we have agreement on the language
  • We'll review that and see if the language is good and then we can decide from there. >> Thank you.
  • We'll review that and see if<00:31:50.000> the<00:31:50.159> language<00:31:50.480>
  • is good and then we can if the language is good and then we can decide<00:31:52.159> from<00:
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For this, I believe we have agreement on language, but we were waiting on FinWAM.
  • this, I believe we have agreement on, this, I believe we have agreement on, uh,<00:03:37.880> language
  • <00:03:38.320> which uh, language which uh, language which um um um but<00:03:41.720> we
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the CD1, um, I wanted to say, uh, extend a mahalo to the Senate for helping us with the language.
  • c><00:17:45.120> with,<00:17:45.760> um,<00:17:46.160> the<00:17:46.280> language
  • helping, uh, us with, um, the language. helping, uh, us with, um, the language.
  • > your<00:27:44.440> house<00:27:44.760> draft >> We took language from your
  • Room 229. >> For the next one, is Senate Bill 3228, relating to language access.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 229 Conference AM - 05-01-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then we have stream language for people that violate the stream, fine, not fines.
  • > streams,<00:17:13.520> and We have language regarding streams, and We have language regarding
  • that um, is being worked out language that um, is being worked out right<00:21:09.520> now.
  • Clarifying language around the credits for EV charging station owners. Matsumoto. Thank you.
  • Um Uh, on the Senate base language. That's right.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , as well as the appropriation language.
  • We are moving the other remaining parts of this bill related to American Sign Language as well as the
  • language appropriation to another measure that we're going to be taking up tomorrow.
  • We are moving the other remaining parts of this bill related to American Sign Language as well as the
  • language appropriation to another measure that we're going to be taking up tomorrow.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference PM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • are reconsidering the the reset language are reconsidering the the reset language because<00:05:
  • And then again, language to violation.
  • of the things I I did send you language of the things I I did send you language I<00:14:29.360><
  • another language.
  • Some language that another language.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-30-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Mandated funding of Hawaiian homelands and required Hawaiian language education, and made Hawaiian an
  • official language in state proceedings.
  • Hawaiian homelands and<00:30:00.160> required<00:30:01.040> Hawaiian<00:30:01.520> language
  • <00:30:02.160> education and required Hawaiian language education and required Hawaiian language
  • 30:03.920> Hawaiian<00:30:04.960> an<00:30:05.080> official<00:30:05.800> language
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 224 Conference AM - 04-30-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:07.239> applicable<00:03:07.720> to outdated language applicable to outdated
  • We've got all the language measure.
  • We've got all the language squared<00:05:12.840> away<00:05:13.200> and<00:05:13.440>
  • For the Senate, myself as chair, with Co-chair Elefante and Senator English.
  • For the Senate, myself as chair with Co-chair Elefante and Senator English.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Children and Family Law (02/03/2026)

Children and Family Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • instead of English?
  • language instead of English. language instead of English.
  • is not English.
  • is not their primary which English is not their primary language<04:44:14.798> and<04:44:15.040
  • I don't want him to only speak English if he can. I wish he can speak 12 languages.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • > in,<00:30:46.320> that's physical injury language in, that's physical injury language
  • let's see if we can't work some language let's see if we can't work some language out<00:32:33.760
  • Maybe it's a language, although I speak more Spanish than she does.
  • <01:13:13.760> An ...result of a language barrier.
  • I just would like to know the language in this bill.
Keywords: 1136, house, all