Video & Transcript Research : 'reasonable accommodation'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Dyslexia training requirement 3/25/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Things like accommodations or comorbidities like mental health, ADHD, behavior, commonly associated with
- Things like accommodations<00:03:51.080>
or <00:03:51.280>comorbidities <00:03:52.560>- > like accommodations or comorbidities like accommodations or comorbidities like mental<00:03:53.480
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative McGuire then explained that the reason the bill is being ITL'd rather than amended is
- And, um, colleges already make accommodations under ADA for students with disabilities, but this one
- ADA is about moving dust around and accommodating people physically.
- ADA is about moving dust around and accommodating people physically.
- ADA is about moving dust around and accommodating people physically.
NH
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not sure we're being reasonable on this.
- The reason it's in our constitution is because we learned it the hard way.
- I'm not sure we're being reasonable on this.
- The reason it's in our constitution is because we learned it the hard way.
- And part of the reason that we're able to do that is because we have such a strong, And part of the reason
Bills:
SR119, SCR65, HCR47, HB196, HB218, HB256, HB325, HB352, HB434, HB448, HB476, HB608, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB749, HB818, HB1059, HB1112, HB1242, HB1249
Keywords:
SR119, Senate Resolution 119, D-D Breaux, Sara Breaux, LSU gymnastics, LSU Gymnastics Training Center, LSU Board of Supervisors, facility naming, honorary resolution, public buildings and grounds, women's athletics, Title IX, college gymnastics, SEC gymnastics, Louisiana State University, Tiger Athletic Foundation, women in sports, coach recognition, sports legend, campus naming
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor.
Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably.
Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I understand that part of the reason is because of the backlog.
- There are a number of reasons that that happens. It's not just...
- This is part of the reason...
- And again, another reason for a deputy director. I have to go to Washington to make that case.
- Is there a reason that you wouldn't go to the Colonia?
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 5th, 2026 at 11:33 am
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So I just wanted to let folks know that that was the reason behind the sunset.
- And the reason I ask that, Madam Pro Tem and Mr.
- Not all of the things, all of the reasons you want to do, I support.
- I support all of those reasons.
- There's no reason for this going to finance.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Insurance is beneficial for so many reasons.
- And I I we want these people to reasons.
- Uh please uh accommodate as many members as we can. Thank you. about taking care of our children.
- accommodate as many members as we can. accommodate as many members as we can.
- I mean, it simply because, um, for whatever reason, I mean, auto insurance can be expensive.
Keywords:
cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (1-21-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- So I'd like to defer to, um, my partners here on the panel to talk about the excellence and the reasoning
- <00:07:39.039>
behind the excellence and the reasoning behind the excellence and the reasoning - as many people as we try to accommodate as many people as we possibly<00:23:48.799>
can. - <00:46:38.319>
And a reasonable response time. And a reasonable response time. - I can fix it tomorrow, but we're not willing to do that for the multitude of reasons.
Summary:
The committee first handled several referred administrative regulations, including a package from the Board of Respiratory Care described as a substantive housekeeping update to its regulations and incorporated materials. There were no questions from members, and the committee also heard from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, which was present in case questions arose but did not require action.
Members then took up an amendment to the state health plan for facilities and services, specifically 900 KAR 5:02. Wesley Duke explained that a previously proposed criteria related to mega-voltage requirements, originally suggested by the Kentucky Hospital Association, was now being removed because the association no longer considered it necessary. The committee moved to accept the agency amendment, with a motion and second, and approved it without opposition.
The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 23, a “food is medicine” resolution sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer. Supporters from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Hospital Association described the initiative as a voluntary, statewide effort already adopted by 52 hospitals, aimed at improving patient health while supporting Kentucky farmers and local food systems. Members discussed access to healthy food, grocery-store availability, school nutrition, and the need to reduce barriers to local procurement; the resolution was adopted unanimously after a roll call vote, with one senator briefly explaining a late vote due to weather.
Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 12, which would allow mid-level practitioners to serve as the leader of a Level IV trauma center under physician direction. The sponsor and witnesses from Appalachian Regional Healthcare argued the change would help address rural trauma-care shortages, align with national standards, and improve access without changing scope of practice or other trauma-center requirements. Several members raised questions and comments about rural access, liability, costs, and the broader health impacts, but no vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And the reason why we do this is done.
- For this reason, at the that care.
- a standard that it cannot reasonably a standard that it cannot reasonably expect<05:18:10.240>
- From day appropriate accommodations.
- And there's no reason that children.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board (10-7-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- There are reasons that people wouldn't be eligible for it.
- uh so, there's reasons that people wouldn't<00:57:24.280>
be <00:57:24.440>eligible <00 - Yes, ma'am. 40 million. 40 million for all four reasons. And that includes subcontractors?
- >> 40 million for all four reasons. And >> 40 million for all four reasons.
- offer rides for patients, accommodations offer rides for patients, accommodations for<01:42:17.200
Summary:
The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board first approved the September 24 minutes and then heard a presentation from four certified community behavioral health clinic providers: Pathways, NorthKey, Seven Counties Services, and NewVista. The presenters explained the difference between traditional community mental health centers and CCBHCs, describing CCBHCs as an enhanced model that integrates behavioral health, primary care, wraparound services, and crisis response. They reviewed the federal history of the model, Kentucky’s entry into the Medicaid demonstration in 2022, and the scheduled end of the enhanced federal match on December 31, 2027. They also emphasized required services such as 24-hour mobile crisis, care coordination, and services for veterans, and described care coordination as a key feature that helps patients follow up after hospital or emergency discharge, manage medications, and connect to transportation and other supports.
The presenters gave examples of improved outcomes, including a patient who was able to remain living independently because of coordinated home-based and telehealth support, and they argued that CCBHCs are helping Kentucky build a more responsive crisis system through 988, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization units. They said the model is data-driven, uses performance metrics, and has led to stronger collaboration among community partners. One speaker said more than 100 agencies participated in a Jefferson County community health needs assessment and continued meeting afterward to reduce redundancies and barriers to care. They also said crisis call hub compliance and mobile crisis outreach compliance improved significantly over the past year.
Members asked about how navigators and connectors fit into the model, how CCBHCs work with managed care organizations, and how the program could expand statewide. The presenters said navigators are not built into the CCBHC model but may be used through referrals, while the CCBHCs continue to bill MCOs the same way and receive a Medicaid wrap payment for the enhanced rate. They said the goal would be for all community mental health centers to become CCBHCs, but that a state plan amendment would be needed and could not be limited only to CMHCs if submitted to CMS. They estimated about $28 million would be needed statewide to continue the program in the next biennium, combining the loss of enhanced federal match and the state share of enhanced service costs. The board also discussed transportation, with one presenter explaining that their program arranges Medicaid transportation for eligible appointments, and members raised concerns about mental inquest warrant transport and whether sheriffs should remain involved. No votes were taken on the CCBHC or transportation items during the discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Housing panel approves HF2140 3/12/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- limits on the by setting reasonable limits on the local<00:21:54.080>
use <00:21:54.279>of - We want a home for ourselves and our families, but everyone deserves reasonable housing.
- >
it reasonable housing reasonable means it reasonable housing reasonable means it meets<00:32 - I think that's pretty reasonable for things larger than that.
- I think that's pretty reasonable for things larger than that.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Revenue
Transcript Highlights:
- We also want to ensure that we are not cutting critical programs and services to accommodate those tax
- That is not the case in Massachusetts, and, by the way, there's a whole list of reasons we don't need
- You know, the period in Governor Healey's proposal seems reasonable to me, but I get it. It's hard.
- So the delay of implementation is reasonable.
- But for the reasons I mentioned, provided this is cost neutral for everyone, this makes sense.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) on Massachusetts tax law and state revenues. Administration officials, led by Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz, said OB3 would otherwise reduce FY26 revenue by about $442 million and argued for a phased-in conformity approach that would preserve the current-year budget while still adopting selected federal business tax provisions over time. The proposal would phase in the research and experimental expenditure deduction first, delay other major corporate provisions for two years, extend the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, add a one-year delay mechanism for future federal tax changes over $20 million, limit opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, and make smaller technical changes to DFML contributions and casino reporting thresholds. Committee members questioned the rationale for phasing in rather than fully decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill did not pass, and the treatment of opportunity zones, the surtax, and future federal tax changes.
Public testimony was split. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and several labor and public-sector groups urged the committee to permanently decouple from the federal corporate tax changes rather than delay them, arguing that the bill would still send state revenue to corporate tax breaks, often for investments outside Massachusetts, and that the state should protect funding for schools, health care, human services, and other public services. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s timing and the research-and-development provisions, citing filing deadlines and the importance of certainty for businesses and startups. Business and tax experts also testified that rushed conformity can create revenue losses and that the governor’s review-and-delay framework was a prudent improvement, though some said decoupling should be the default if the Legislature does not act.
Unite Here Local 26 testified against sections 3 and 4, which would raise the slot-machine jackpot reporting threshold from $1,200 to $2,000, arguing the current threshold helps with problem-gambling intervention, preserves slot attendant jobs, and generates revenue. Several union leaders, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts Building Trades, the AFL-CIO, and 1199 SEIU, urged permanent decoupling, warning that OB3’s federal tax cuts and related spending reductions would worsen budget pressures, harm public services, and shift costs onto workers, patients, and schools. No votes were taken at the hearing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The reason why we passed this law last year to allow the bond forfeiture to come back, unless it's found
- The reason why we passed this law last year to allow the bond forfeiture to come back, unless it's found
- ...the reason why we passed this law last year to allow the bond forfeiture to come back, unless it's
- Every year we hear proposals to increase the transient accommodation tax.
- to increase the transient accommodation to increase the transient accommodation tax<03:46:43.159
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- way to see if there could be reasonable way to see if there could be reasonable levels<00:25:57.919
- There's a reason they didn't negotiate.
- There's a reason they didn't negotiate. Thank you. Additional questions, additional testimony.
- Um, one of the reasons why this you.
- <01:55:44.480>
We that would really accommodate us. We that would really accommodate us.
MN
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Nov 5th, 2025
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits
Transcript Highlights:
- However, this number is unknown due to many reasons, including variability in diagnoses and access to
- This can be for a number of reasons, including cultural or language barriers, as just discussed, or learning
- The reason this can be a concern, apart from using much-needed special education resources, is the stigma
- So we may have students with autism that do require accommodations to access instruction but do not require
Summary:
The JLARC I-900 Subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on special education services, focused on comparing student needs, district identification practices, and funding. Auditors said Washington does not appear to under-identify any particular population for special education, though districts face ongoing challenges with identification, documentation, staffing shortages, and inconsistent referral tracking. They explained that their analysis used statistical models because the true prevalence of disabilities is unknown, and found Washington districts generally clustered near the national average, with little evidence that any demographic group was systematically under-identified.
The audit also found that special education funding has historically been insufficient, with districts collectively covering about $500 million in costs not paid by state or federal sources, and that districts spent about 26% more per student than they received in funding. Auditors noted recent legislative changes that removed the special education enrollment cap and changed the safety net process, but said it was too soon to assess their effects. Their recommendations to OSPI included clarifying what counts as an official special education referral, requiring districts to report referral data even when no evaluation follows, and ensuring the new statewide data system is developed with district input, training, and possibly a mandate for uniform use.
OSPI staff said they concurred with the report and appreciated the work of the auditor’s office and JLARC. During member questions, Representative Paulette raised concerns that the audit did not directly examine prevalence of specific disabilities, such as autism and dyslexia, in vulnerable populations or compare Washington’s identification practices to medical and peer-reviewed prevalence data. Auditors responded that medical prevalence is not known in a systematic way, that educational eligibility differs from medical diagnosis, and that the report’s conclusions should not be read as proving no populations are under- or over-identified. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee Mar 18th, 2025
Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- We also made sure that there was a three-year delay in implementation to accommodate programs' adoption
- However, we, at the same time, need to be able to provide programs that are reasonably affordable for
- Despite these findings and widespread use in high school football, college, and the NFL, for whatever reason
- I appreciate your reasonableness on this issue, and I look forward to supporting it. Thank you.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services 2ND REVISED Apr 8th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- And so with lactation accommodation and lactation support for individuals, I understand that that's one
- on surrogate authority, including restrictions on nursing home placement over objection, use of reasonable
Keywords:
rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/10/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #11
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 1006 requires a public school to provide a reasonable accommodation to a
Summary:
The committee heard staff presentations on a series of bills covering elections, education, health, criminal law, taxes, and property issues. Among the measures described were HB 2308 on dental insurer ownership restrictions; SB 1126 on school cooperation with DCS caseworkers; SB 1210 on out-of-state online postsecondary registration; SCR 1006 on restroom accommodations and pronoun/name use in public schools; and several election-related bills, including SB 1006 on campaign contribution itemization thresholds, SB 1029 on committee treasurers after a candidate’s death, SB 1038 on transmission of cast vote records, SB 1057 on ballot paper fraud-countermeasure certification, and SB 1237 on consultation for election rulemaking. Most of these were noted as being on third-read consent calendars.
The committee also discussed HB 283, as amended by a strike-everything amendment, to update diabetic coverage requirements in health benefits plans, with testimony emphasizing newer glucose-monitoring technology and potential long-term health savings. Other bills summarized included SB 1049 on spousal maintenance standards, SB 1053 on concealed weapons permit fees for residents versus nonresidents, SB 1093 on expanding the definition of riot and adding it as a predicate offense, SB 1160 on restricting drones within one mile of ticketed entertainment events, and SB 1211 on lifetime injunctions for victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence. Members asked several questions, especially about the drone restriction and its scope, including exemptions for law enforcement and written consent from event organizers.
Later discussion covered tax and property measures: SB 1293 would limit GPLIT revenue abatements so school district-designated revenues are not abated; SB 1294 would keep a destroyed property’s classification in place for up to five years or until its use changes, with members discussing how that would preserve valuation and aid rebuilding after fires or other disasters; and SB 1430 would make technical, clarifying, and cleanup changes to Department of Revenue tax statutes. No votes were taken in the excerpt, and the meeting concluded after questions and discussion.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Due to the number of witnesses who have registered and to accommodate all those who wish Chairman Metcalfe
- Representative Olcott: Vetoed for political reasons. OK.