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• Evidence shows that surgical intervention performed within the first 30 to 45 days of life offers the
• Evidence shows that surgical intervention performed within the first 30 to 45 days of life offers the
• We were juggling therapies, behaviors, medical appointments, and a constant state of uncertainty.
• engaged in my family and in my community, and I'm no longer reliant on repeated acute medical interventions

Bills: S0162, S0254, S0688, S0794, S1110, S1574

Keywords: surgical smoke, health standards, hospital safety, patient protection, medical regulations, nursing education, licensure, remedial courses, temporary license, graduate nursing preceptorship, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, background screening, support coordination services, developmental disabilities, Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, public hearings, orthotics, prosthetics, healthcare, Medicaid

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met with a quorum present and took up several health-related bills. CS/SB 1110 on Medicaid and insurance coverage for orthotics and prosthetics was heard first. The bill would require coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics without lifetime or continuous-use caps, direct AHCA to seek federal approval and update contracts, and require annual reporting. Testimony from a child using prosthetic “gymnastics blades,” his mother, and another young person with a prosthetic leg emphasized the high cost of activity-specific devices and the impact on children’s mobility, sports participation, and quality of life. Senators voiced strong support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 1574, “Maddie’s Law,” which adds newborn screening for biliary atresia using the existing blood specimen collected at birth. The sponsor and the child’s father described the condition as time-sensitive and potentially fatal without early detection, and argued the screening could prevent transplants and save money. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 794 on background screening for employees of residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities, plus a review of waiver support coordination quality, training, and access issues. Parents and a support coordinator testified that strong support coordination is essential for families and that the bill would help standardize expectations and improve services. An amendment aligning the bill with the House companion was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Members next heard SB 162, which requires hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. Supporters, including nurses and the Florida Nurses Association, described surgical smoke as a workplace hazard with toxic chemicals and potential cancer risks; hospital representatives said they support the intent but argued existing federal and state standards already regulate the issue and the bill is too prescriptive. A late-filed amendment clarifying the smoke must be “effectively captured and filtered” was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 254, a major nursing education bill that tightens oversight of low-performing nursing programs, creates a temporary provisional license and preceptorship pathway for graduates awaiting NCLEX results, requires remediation for delayed testing, and increases transparency by posting passage rates. Nursing groups supported stronger standards, while private nursing schools warned the bill could reduce capacity and discourage program directors; the amended bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 688, which would reestablish licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors in Florida, create a board of naturopathic medicine, set licensure and renewal requirements, and define the scope of practice while excluding most prescription authority. Supporters said it would expand health care choices and allow naturopathic doctors to practice openly, while opponents from the medical community warned the bill could authorize diagnosis and treatment without sufficient training and rely on unproven therapies. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after members thanked staff for their work.

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• involves months and even years of doctor visits and unnecessary, and sometimes counterproductive, interventions
• House Bill 2295 to ensure all newborns in this state have the opportunity for early detection and intervention
• people can navigate health care systems, understand health information, and adopt... to healthy behaviors
• efficiently be addressed in the outpatient setting before these conditions worsen, requiring emergency interventions

Bills: HB321, HB 1027, HB 1295, HB1782, HB2295, HCR29, HCR56

Keywords: Medicaid, child health, express lane option, income verification, supplemental nutrition assistance, telepharmacy, healthcare access, remote dispensing, rural clinics, pharmacy regulations, health literacy, state health plan, health care, patient outcomes, public health, economic impact, healthcare, breast cancer, cervical cancer, insurance eligibility

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• And would the public ever be made aware of that licensed unethical behavior or XYZ behavior? Yes.
• Yes, and, you know, first of all, I want to mention that in instances where there's unethical behavior
• In the military, they have fought for years to not be able to have outside legal intervention of sexual
• AB 2516 is an essential intervention into one of our most critical supply chains: electric grid equipment
• Everyone agrees this industry needs intervention, and this bill has been developed by nation-leading

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• Verbal outbursts, shouting, or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
• How is threat behavior going to be determined, and by whom?
• She asked how threat behavior is going to be determined and by whom, and how the committee will make
• How is threat behavior going to be determined, and by whom?
• earlier with the right intervention. earlier with the right intervention.

Bills: HF3753, HF4299, HF4700, HF4282, HF4139, HF3530, HF4031

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• , health and evidence-based interventions, health and evidence-based interventions, and<02:33:21.120
• We want to make sure that anti-competitive behavior does not take place.
• It will help us understand fire behavior and high-elevation deserts.
• intervention, these invasive species intervention, these invasive species will<04:30:11.760>
• <04:47:28.320> and offers an integrated behavioral and offers an integrated behavioral and

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• system and the division of Behavioral system and the division of Behavioral Health<01:31:10.320>
• probably heard of early intervention probably heard of early intervention services<01:53:00.480>
• Okay, next up is Kya Fox, the Division of Behavioral Health. Good afternoon.
• Kya Fox said, “I’m the director of the Division for Behavioral Health.
• <01:55:58.159> Health Bureau of children's Behavioral Health Bureau of children's Behavioral

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• So if we have the mental health crisis intervention, safety, not I think that's a good. Thank.
• This data comes from the Florida Behavioral Workforce dashboard that is available through USF.
• Early in my career, I practiced on an inpatient behavioral health unit where most of my time was spent
• live their life prior to them, developing signs and symptoms of depression prior to engaging in behaviors

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• Without this interventions program, multiple levee breaches would impact local reclamation districts,
• The interventions program was mostly for maintaining levees.
• biology, Human-wildlife conflict mitigation practices, wildlife biology, urban community, animal behavior
• This behavior by a mountain lion is unusual, since they are more elusive by nature and prefer to be out
• The pattern of behavior has become more and more common over the past few years, with lions being cited

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• teens to harmful content, encouraging them to engage in dangerous and sometimes life-threatening behavior
• Assembly Bill 348 by Assembly Member Krell, an act relating to behavioral health.
• This bill is sponsored by the Steinberg Institute, the big city mayors, the California Behavioral Health
• They may also need occupational and physical therapy, early intervention programs, and ongoing support
• They may also need occupational and physical therapy, early intervention programs, and ongoing support

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members adopted House Resolution 35 recognizing May as AAPI Heritage Month, with extensive floor remarks from caucus leaders and members highlighting AAPI history, contributions, and solidarity with other communities. The chamber then honored 14 AAPI honorees from across the state, including public servants, advocates, artists, health professionals, and community leaders, before moving to the regular file. On the floor, the Assembly passed a series of bills on social media harms to minors, labor privilege, foster care family-finding, low-impact camping areas, student body association governance, drink-spiking prevention at music festivals, behavioral health access, greenhouse gas recapture, physical therapy access, housing enforcement, insurance licensing, density bonus clarification, water district proxy voting, park district updates, secured transactions, and property tax relief during emergencies. Most measures passed with broad or unanimous support; notable votes included AB 2 on social media platform accountability passing 59-0, AB 1109 on union communications privilege passing 45-4, AB 409 on student body association open meetings passing 55-6, AB 518 on low-impact camping passing 55-0, AB 668 on drink-spiking protections passing 72-0, AB 348 on behavioral health access passing 69-0, AB 663 on HFC recapture passing 71-0, AB 574 on physical therapy access passing 68-0, AB 712 on housing enforcement passing 57-1, AB 943 on insurance pre-licensing reform passing 63-0, AB 87 on density bonus law clarification passing 63-0, AB 523 on Metropolitan Water District proxy voting passing 62-1, AB 769 on park district code cleanup passing 68-0, AB 771 on secured transactions passing 69-0, and AB 1416 on property tax installment deferrals passing 66-0. The Assembly also took up AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Protection Act, which would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service. Supporters described the practice as predatory and discriminatory, while noting ongoing concerns about preserving legitimate discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was presented as a consumer protection measure aimed at preventing hidden price discrimination and reducing cost-of-living pressures. The transcript ends amid repeated and partially duplicated readings of AB 446, without a final vote shown for that item.

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• . the issues that special needs children have and also trying to get early solutions and early intervention
• retaining staff and expanding the scope of those who earn a grant to serve interpreters, board-certified behavior
• analysts, register behavior technicians at WIU.
• Senate Bill 2839 by Huffman and Miles relating to training on the escalation crisis intervention and
• behavioral health for correctional officers to criminal justice Senate Bill 28 about Hinojosa of Nueces

Bills: SJR 12, SJR 81, SCR 39, SB 22, SB 32, SB 241, SB 393, SB 414, SB 458, SB 464, SB 568, SB 583, SB 609, SB 660, SB 693, SB 731, SB 732, SB 746, SB 783, SB 785, SB 897, SB 993, SB 996, SB 1008, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1120, SB 1122, SB 1147, SB 1163, SB 1188, SB 1197, SB 1209, SB 1227, SB 1245, SB 1267, SB 1307, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1386, SB 1394, SB 1396, SB 1470, SB 1494, SB 1537, SB 1596, SB 1598, SB 1610, SB 1664, SB 1814, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1948, SB 2065, SB 2155, SB 2406, SB 2407, SJR 12, SJR 36, SJR 81, SJR 50, SJR 4, SCR 22, SCR 12, SCR 39, SB 765, SB 62, SB 666, SB 888, SB 687, SB 847, SB 1248, SB 504, SB 305, SB 296, SB 284, SB 241, SB 304, SB 1023, SB 204, SB 609, SB 670, SB 850, SB 854, SB 413, SB 1346, SB 1033, SB 1220, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 1539, SB 447, SB 1119, SB 1505, SB 1215, SB 1302, SB 583, SB 673, SB 681, SB 1172, SB 955, SB 957, SB 1120, SB 541, SB 266, SB 1415, SB 53, SB 1352, SB 785, SB 1450, SB 1502, SB 1566, SB 414, SB 1062, SB 711, SB 746, SB 1404, SB 1448, SB 507, SB 1026, SB 1349, SB 1355, SB 1433, SB 1434, SB 1596, SB 1403, SB 667, SB 1059, SB 1567, SB 310, SB 311, SB 505, SB 1209, SB 1210, SB 1470, SB 264, SB 1029, SB 1358, SB 1364, SB 1569, SB 1376, SB 1228, SB 519, SB 1350, SB 462, SB 827, SB 1585, SB 1396, SB 1484, SB 1273, SB 927, SB 1227, SB 1229, SB 1353, SB 1464, SB 1709, SB 1729, SB 1733, SB 1744, SB 1772, SB 1841, SB 1147, SB 1008, SB 2016, SB 1173, SB 1163, SB 996, SB 568, SB 1370, SB 1321, SB 1101, SB 860, SB 993, SB 693, SB 1610, SB 1537, SB 1332, SB 1307, SB 963, SB 493, SB 984, SB 619, SB 1122, SB 455, SB 522, SB 1057, SB 1239, SB 1254, SB 1255, SB 1259, SB 1341, SB 1664, SB 1877, SB 464, SB 1277, SB 32, SB 732, SB 660, SB 731, SB 921, SB 268, SB 1822, SB 1188, SB 1589, SB 397, SB 1058, SB 1036, SB 1267, SB 2112, SB 1930, SB 532, SB 1035, SB 2155, SB 508, SB 292, SB 291, SB 901, SB 1333, SB 1436, SB 1494, SB 964, SB 779, SB 1378, SB 2312, SB 1719, SB 1386, SB 287, SB 2143, SB 1245, SB 261, SB 1247, SB 1948, SB 2406, SB 2407, SB 1882, SB 1197, SB 1814, SB 618, SB 38, SB 393, SB 2065, SB 1371, SB 1394, SB 1365, SB 2243, SB 2226, SB 2039, SB 1919, SB 1895, SB 1598, SB 1493, SB 1810, SB 1791, SB 1706, SB 1644, SB 1238, SB 783, SB 458, SB 22, SB 651, SB 897, SB 1809, SB 1080, SB 745, SB 826, SB 989, SB 1320, SB 1437, SB 2320, SB 2289, SB 1171, SB 664, SB 1637, SB 2064, SB 868, SJR 40, SJR 27, SCR 38, SCR 37, SB 1079, SB 1243, SB 1504, SB 1851, SB 1879, SB 2237, SB 1257, SB 2034, SB 1522, SB 883, SB 249, SB 1318, SB 1151, SB 596, SB 1191, SB 226, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1067, SB 1786, SB 326, SB 1401, SB 1592, SB 1728, SB 1265, SB 586, SB 529, SB 217, SB 209, SB 1923, SB 1559, SB 1839, SB 387, SB 1874, SB 1872, SB 1873, SB 1921, SB 1883, SB 1677, SB 95, SB 1620, SB 1838, SB 2024, SB 2429, SB 1999, SB 511, SB 2309, SB 2166, SB 871, SB 510, SB 33, SB 2420, SB 1860, SB 1541, SB 1316, SB 1314, SB 1313, SB 1426, SB 1398, SB 1869, SB 1750, SB 1871, SB 36, SB 855, SB 1233, SB 760, SB 2425, SB 2037, SB 1758, SB 1759, SB 2365, SB 1924, SB 762, SB 1271, SB 1818, SB 605, SB 1405, SB 1762, SB 1968, SB 1977, SB 2077, SB 2148, SB 2321, SB 1967, SB 1662, SB 1663, SB 2124, SB 2204

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on educational reforms, particularly in special education funding. Notably, Senator Bettencourt laid out the transformative impacts of Senate Bill 568, which aims to lift a historical cap on special education funding that affected approximately 775,000 students. The discussions included plans for an intensity-based funding model that could ensure fair distribution of resources depending on individual needs, thereby enhancing educational support for diverse learning requirements. Senators acknowledged past failures in the special education framework, emphasizing the necessity of moving towards a system that is transparent and focused on delivering adequate services.

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• their hand in class to ask and answer questions, they connect with others, and they discourage bad behavior
• they are better equipped to... ...equipped to help them, thus curbing the need for unexpected intervention
• We had to go to the principal to get a new behavior improvement program. It was very hurtful.
• efforts do not promote preferential treatment; they provide schools with resources to implement interventions

Bills: SB12, SB226, SB413, SB1049, SB1191, SB2398, SB571, SB2920, SB 12

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction

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• Clarify that an emergency placement to occur behavior must be seriously interfering with the teacher.
• And so I think that there are definitely some students that get access to early intervention.
• so it definitely varies from person to person but there are certainly folks that get that early intervention
• So I think that would be instrumental as well, not just. looking at the behaviors but to actually look

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• That may be appropriate in some areas of health care, but behavioral health is different.
• George Cruz on behalf of the California Behavioral Health Association, proud co-sponsor.
• For someone in a behavioral health crisis, that delay can be dangerous. Minutes matter.
• For someone in a behavioral health crisis, that delay can be dangerous. Minutes matter.
• County-run that is designated, and there is a behavioral psych floor next to the hospital.

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• Something about the violence and the other unhealthy behaviors that are so easily amplified on digital
• And some of this encourages self-harm and maladaptive behavior.
• And so many of our kids have mental behavioral challenges.
• And so many of our kids have mental behavioral challenges.
• Behavioral health is taught. It mentions opioid addiction. Behavioral health is taught.

Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• The three bills that encompass this article are Senate File 4726, which is the DHS behavioral health
• Sections 13 and 22 direct the commissioner to rebase rates for certain certified community behavioral
• Madam Chair, this would be incorporating language from a bill of mine, or it modifies youth intervention
• The youth intervention program grant administrator and DCYF have worked together to address issues
• <00:30:15.840> program<00:30:16.880> um<00:30:17.120> grant youth intervention

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• The research indicates that therapy interventions, diverting low-risk youth away from incarceration,
• These interventions are effective ways to reduce recidivism and delinquency in the long term.
• Moving to slide fourteen, it describes how New Mexico has gaps and declines in its behavioral health
• services, and then it's lacking behavioral health.
• So, for example, the health care authority certainly delivers behavioral health services.

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• Crisis intervention, advocacy, assistance applying for protective orders, safe housing, transportation
• that the Office of Restorative Practices grants might fund and focus on, things that the Youth Intervention
• Program might fund and focus on, and things that, say, the Community Crime Intervention Program or other
• By transferring these individuals to the MHU at Oak Park Heights, our staff and behavioral health personnel
• Our ability to begin that intervention, stabilization, and so forth really matters, and it can improve

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• So we consider it a first-line health intervention.
• We do everything from food security, substance misuse prevention, and behavioral health.
• and really focus their work specifically on behavioral health.
• health support... ...allocated in 2025, that's very much focused on behavioral health supports and a
• key partner in implementing SB 3, the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act.

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• And if you behavior never occurs. ers.
• behavioral health. behavioral health.
• . um for behaviors outside of their<04:31:36.880> control.
• This isn't for people with a clinical reason for their behavior.
• Um, but we do sometimes just behavior.

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• These are core public health interventions.
• , more frequent emergency interventions, increased staff burnout, and turnover.
• <01:49:14.719> uh is the primary intervention uh is the primary intervention uh intervention
• <01:51:00.800> outreach drops or behaviors change, outreach drops or behaviors change, outreach
• > are<02:17:12.080> widely and related interventions are widely and related interventions

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