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• You have to first of all start off with performing a functional behavioral assessment that involves a
• You have to first of all start off with performing a functional behavioral assessment that involves a
• Usually, you're up on the screen. I'm here. Nice to have you here. It's beautiful to be here.
• Your list is different than the list that's on the screen. Yeah, that's what I'm doing.
• And I was the one that requested his functional behavior assessment.

Keywords: 904, all

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• revenue growth limit, levy capacity may increase by additional amounts equal to the increase in assessed
• If a project analysis indicates that an increment area will impact at least 20% of the assessed value
• The assessment of impacts in the project analysis must be done in consultation with any affected taxing
• Anyone wishing to change their vote on the screen, please signify verbally.
• Seeing no further business before the committee, we are adjourned. their vote on the screen.

Bills: HB1983, HB1974, HB2334, HB2367, HB2650, HB2655

Keywords: timberland, real estate, excise tax, governmental entities, property taxation, land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation

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• And those are kind of the two only legislatively mandated fees that are assessed on the receipt.
• Uber's multi-step screening process, we also use our real-time ID check to ensure drivers are the same
• person who passed our screenings.
• Assessing the effectiveness of this program requires great partnership with the CPUC.
• Taking those two data sets combined and those values, we were able to assess that TNCs had increased

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Department of Health and the Department of Education to provide for de-identified visual acuity screening
• for esophageal cancer and for health care providers conducting those examinations and screenings.
• Referred to Municipal. ...and fire service employees, to provide for pre-cancer screenings for esophageal
• cancer, and to provide relative to health care providers conducting those examinations and screenings
• House Bill 1187 by Representative Barup, relative to emergency assessments to the Louisiana Citizens

Bills: HR195, HR196, HR197, HR198, HR199, HR200, HR201, HR202, HR203, HR204, HR205, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR209, HCR87, HCR88, HCR89, HCR90, HR192, HR193, HR194, HCR80, HCR81, HCR82, HCR83, HCR84, HCR85, SB235, SB416, SB425, SB435, SB439, HCR15, HCR41, HCR76, HCR77, SCR3, HB91, HB167, HB227, HB243, HB264, HB321, HB335, HB398, HB492, HB623, HB624, HB660, HB689, HB708, HB719, HB802, HB804, HB884, HB906, HB926, HB934, HB940, HB955, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1022, HB1028, HB1029, HB1069, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1107, HB1185, HB1187, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1217, HB1220, SB66, SB68, SB76, SB139, SB336, SB475, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HCR32, HR38, HR96, HR160, HCR31, HCR61, SCR19, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB745, HB749, HB752, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, HB316, HB549, HB578, HB748, HB798, HB824, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1032, HB1081, HB1108, HB1129, HB1140, HB1157, HB1192, HB1195, HB1198, HB1244, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340, HB306, HB366, HB911, HB1161, HB1230, HB59, HB481, HB772, HB897, HB1003, HB1008, HB1112, HB1180, HB1189, HB525, HB1058, HB181, HB1118, HB1082, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB225, HB284, HB393, HB458, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB864, HB996, HB1035, HB1113, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: Louisiana Young Heroes Day, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, LPB, house resolution, ceremonial resolution, special observance, youth recognition, student achievement, community service, public service, high school students, youth leadership, disability advocacy, autism, diabetes, epilepsy, foster care, STEM, robotics, literacy

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• test as many 60 as many as 60% screening test as many 60 as many as 60% screening test as many 60 as
• whereas coloral low rates of screening whereas coloral low rates of screening whereas coloral cancer
• screenings can effectively reduce cancer screenings can effectively reduce cancer screenings can effectively
• whereas deaths coloral cancer screening whereas deaths coloral cancer screening whereas deaths from
• and symptoms are held during screening and symptoms are held during screening and symptoms are held

Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• We don't have screens. We have a no-phone policy.
• We don't have screens. We have a no-phone policy. Everything is Socratic-based.
• We don't have screens. We have a no-phone policy. Everything is Socratic-based.
• So what happens in a school without screens is you see the friendships becoming extremely tight.
• And again, you don't see any screens here.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The House Education Committee heard two informational presentations. First, Dr. Ed Cates of Kootenai Classical Academy described the Hillsdale College classical charter school model, emphasizing virtue-based education, Socratic instruction, no-screen/no-phone policies, phonics and literacy, constitutional and founding-era studies, sports, and the school’s early academic and extracurricular successes, including a strong spelling bee showing and test scores he said were above average. Committee members asked about expanding the model, whether public districts had adopted Hillsdale materials, the role of music, dual enrollment and workforce training, school costs, and the purpose of education; Cates said the curriculum is free, expansion depends on parent-led founding efforts and school board approval, music is being added as facilities allow, and education should focus on forming well-ordered, virtuous human beings rather than job training alone. Members generally praised the school and the classical approach, with several saying it should be more widely available. One member noted the curriculum is not actually free because of donations, and others discussed the importance of character development and the need to preserve the final years of high school for deeper learning. The committee then heard from Dr. Sally Brown of the Idaho Higher Education Literacy Partnership (I-HELP), who outlined collaboration among Idaho higher education institutions to align teacher preparation with the science of reading, revise literacy standards and assessments, and support literacy initiatives such as the Literacy Learning Lab and leadership summits. She said the group is helping pre-service teachers and in-service educators improve reading instruction, and committee members asked about collaboration with BYU-Idaho, whether teacher preparation is now better aligned with evidence-based reading instruction, and how the state’s K-3 reading efforts are going. Brown said the partnership is collaborative, the work is improving preparation and mentoring, and Idaho is moving in the right direction while still needing strong support for new teachers and instructional coaches.

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• On the top left of your screen is the higher network, and on the right-hand side of the screen is the
• Do you know, or maybe Judge Carfacy when he comes to talk, maybe he knows whether or not we assess the
• , they've been clinically assessed by a social worker.
• How do we do career counseling, skills assessments?
• How do we do career counseling, skills assessments?

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• I don’t think the screen is moving. Hmm. It’s punishing me for interrupting her.
• On the top left of your screen is the Hire Network, and on the right-hand side of the screen is the regional
• and clinically assessed by a social worker.
• The ideal candidate is probably between 30 and 40 years old and says in their initial assessment, 'I'm
• How do we do career counseling, skills assessments?

Summary: The committee held an oversight discussion on Louisiana’s reentry landscape, with Chair Villio emphasizing that the hearing was informational only and that no bills were being considered. Department of Public Safety and Corrections officials outlined the state’s reentry mission and current programming in state facilities, local jails, regional reentry centers, and STEP facilities. They described services including literacy and GED preparation, career and technical education, industry certifications, postsecondary partnerships, mental health and substance abuse treatment, victim impact and trauma programming, and pre-release assistance such as state IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, Medicaid, SNAP, and driver’s licenses. Officials also discussed a new data-sharing MOU with DCFS for child support matters and a planned “return portal” with Louisiana Works to connect incarcerated people to jobs and training aligned with labor market needs. A major focus was the reentry court program at Angola for men and at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women. Assistant Secretary DeLouche and Assistant Warden Easley explained that the program is limited to nine judicial districts, requires judge and district attorney consent, and includes a two-year institutional phase followed by three years of intensive supervised probation. Participants must earn a HiSET if needed, complete multiple certifications and life-skills programs, and then petition for resentencing; officials said the program’s current recidivism rate is under 14 percent. They also highlighted specialized offerings such as vocational mentoring, a Braille transcription and repair program, and family-focused events like a father-daughter dance. Testimony from employers and local officials was broadly supportive. Eric Lane described hiring formerly incarcerated workers through the parole project and said the program solved problems he had seen with halfway-house placements by helping people secure housing, IDs, and licenses before release. Sheriff Kevin Cobb said sheriffs are active partners, with 51 of 64 parishes offering some form of programming and more than 75 percent of local facilities providing services; he stressed that local jail programming has grown over time and that data collection is improving. Members repeatedly asked for more data on recidivism, employment outcomes, and what programs are available by parish, and several praised the department and sheriffs for the work already being done. No votes were taken.

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• Um, a current assessment we have underway, as I mentioned, we have a cooperative assessment underway
• So, new assessments.
• Our injury assessment and the damage assessment is, is objective.
• We're getting our assessment ready.
• screen.

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• emergency assessment.
• This is some one-time money due to this gap in the transition after the assessments.
• The bonds were paid back, but there were still assessments coming in.
• I don’t know what your screen looks like. I don’t know any of that.
• You don’t have to go into a different screen to get any additional information.

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• It's one of the multiple five categories of assessments. Okay.
• So there have not been any assessments done since 2019, and in order to do further assessments, you would
• need more money to do that assessment.
• How much does that cost typically to update your assessments?
• Included in your overall assessment list that I believe you have, the 2024 assessment. Yes? Yes.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• If you have to go over a little bit, that's fine, but you'll see a timer on the screen either in front
• It requires them to disclose the risk factors that went into that assessment.
• from certified arborists for... ...preservation ordinance, and they now require risk assessment from
• For a qualified and experienced arborist, the basic risk assessment is a straightforward process.
• Just as we try and figure, as I mentioned earlier, like this was never even on my radar screen in the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills, with much of the discussion focused on affordable housing insurance, homeowners insurance practices, climate resilience, and consumer protections after property losses. Senators and representatives testified in support of a resolve to create a commission on affordable housing insurance (S. 768/H. 1279), arguing that rising premiums and deductibles are threatening the viability of affordable housing properties and new development. Supporters also backed bills to establish private flood insurance standards (S. 719), create climate-resilient home retrofit grants (S. 720), expand the MVP climate resilience program (H. 1310/S. 686), and protect urban trees and limit insurer-driven tree removals (H. 1316). Several lawmakers and advocates said these measures would help reduce risk, preserve insurability, and address the effects of increasingly severe storms and flooding. The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing insurer use of aerial imagery (H. 1242/H. 2142) and notice periods for nonrenewals or repairs (H. 4042 and related measures). Supporters said insurers should be allowed to use drones and satellite images but with stronger guardrails, including current photos, disclosure of risk factors, an appeals process, and time to cure defects. They argued that homeowners are sometimes blindsided by nonrenewals based on inaccurate aerial photos or given too little time to make repairs. Opponents from the insurance industry said aerial imagery is already regulated by the Division of Insurance, that additional statutory requirements could create confusion and litigation, and that existing notice rules already provide 45 days for nonrenewals and 60-day limits on cancellations. Industry witnesses also warned that some proposed timelines conflict with current law and could restrict useful underwriting tools. Another major topic was H. 1077, which would restrict solicitation by restoration companies and public adjusters at fire scenes. A homeowner described being approached immediately after a house fire by restoration and public-adjuster representatives and said the experience was intrusive and overwhelming; supporters said homeowners need time and space to make informed decisions after a disaster. Public adjusters and restoration contractors opposed the bill, saying they provide needed guidance, emergency mitigation, and claims assistance when homeowners are under stress, and that some existing protections already allow consumers to cancel contracts. The hearing ended after all listed witnesses testified, and the committee voted to close the hearing; no bill dispositions were taken during the session.

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• Employment screening, custody dispute.
• Anyone can just literally walk into our clinic and then they have an assessment.
• And part of that assessment is medication reconciliation.
• Anyone can just literally walk into our clinic and then they have an assessment.
• And part of that assessment is medication reconciliation.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules met with a quorum and approved the minutes from the prior meeting. Members announced that two Department of Natural Resources rules had been withdrawn, leaving only the Missouri Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) rule proposal for consideration. Public testimony focused on a proposed expansion of PDMP access to additional licensed behavioral health professionals, including licensed clinical social workers, licensed master social workers, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and psychologists, along with related clarifications to delegate access categories such as medical assistants and clinical nurse specialists. Testimony from the PDMP director and supporters from Compass Health and the Department of Mental Health argued the changes would improve care coordination, medication reconciliation, and overdose prevention within multidisciplinary behavioral health teams, especially in CCBHC settings. They said access would remain limited to licensed Missouri professionals working under supervision or collaboration with a prescriber or dispenser, and that the system is intended for treatment-related, view-only use. Opponents and skeptical committee members raised concerns that the rule would expand access beyond the original statutory framework without legislative change, could create privacy risks or misuse in non-treatment contexts such as custody disputes, and might exceed the committee’s rulemaking authority. One public witness opposed the rule, warning it could deter patients from seeking counseling and arguing the change should be made, if at all, by statute. After testimony, committee members debated whether the proposal was a permissible clarification or an impermissible substantive expansion of the law. Supporters of disapproval said the issue was legality, not the merits of PDMP access, and urged the department to seek a bill sponsor if it wanted the change enacted. A motion was made and seconded to disapprove Rule 1 CSR 60-1.010 on the grounds of lack of statutory authority, conflict with state law, and arbitrariness/capriciousness. The committee then took a roll-call vote and approved the motion by 7 ayes to 1 no, disapproving the rule and adjourning with no further business.

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• and screening and treatment that they get within well-child visits with their families, making sure
• and screening and treatment that they get within well-child visits with their families, making sure
• and assessed by their primary care doctor.
• </c><00:37:30.079><c> primary</c> screened and assessed by their primary screened and assessed by their
• </c><00:49:00.839><c> it</c> care how can we continually assess it care how can we continually assess

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III held an informational hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services focused on child and family services, children’s behavioral health, DCF, juvenile justice, and adult mental health. Before the presentation, members discussed scheduling a future site visit to Waypoint, including possible dates, mileage reimbursement logistics, and whether to reschedule the department’s developmental disabilities and healthy aging presentation because the associate commissioner was out sick. The department then outlined that it would concentrate on children’s behavioral health, DCF residential care and the Sununu Youth Services Center/YDC new build, and adult mental health, while noting the broader DHHS structure and the value of keeping related services under one leadership. The department emphasized an integrated “system of care” approach and said it was trying to shift resources toward earlier, lower-intensity interventions rather than relying mainly on high-cost residential and acute services. It cited youth risk data showing roughly four in ten New Hampshire high school students feeling sad or hopeless and about one in five considering suicide in the past year, and said these trends worsened during the pandemic, peaking in 2021 and easing somewhat by 2023. Members asked how New Hampshire compared with neighboring states and about pre-COVID trends; the department said it would follow up with more exact data. The presentation also described a long-term policy effort beginning with federal funding in 2012, the state’s 10-year mental health plan, and later legislation aimed at strengthening children’s behavioral health and transforming juvenile justice so that youth with behavioral health needs are not routed into punitive systems first. Members raised questions about out-of-state residential placement oversight and the statutory basis for inspections and follow-up. The department said the General Court had funded more “boots on the ground” oversight, in coordination with the Office of the Child Advocate, and agreed to provide a longer follow-up presentation on that topic after the governor’s budget is released. The department also described evidence-based prevention efforts, including home visiting programs such as Healthy Families America and a DCF-connected home visiting cohort for families already touching the child welfare system, as examples of trying to keep children out of deeper system involvement.

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• The work for those assessments began on November 6 and continued today. Next slide, please.
• The person must also be assessed as low risk to the community at the time of release, and there is an
• The person must also be assessed as low risk to the community at the time of release, and there is an
• It authorizes DOC to make an assessment and for the secretary to make a judgment call based on that assessment
• The language of this bill is rather tame and only requires DOC to assess whether or not adequate medical

Bills: SB5873, SB5895, SB5945

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, persistent offender, three strikes, resentencing, juvenile conviction, youth offender, juvenile sentencing, life without parole, LWOP, most serious offense, sentencing reform

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• They're doing assessments.
• What do these terms entail, such as assessment, assessed entity, assessment rate, and interim assessment
• What do these terms entail, such as assessment, assessed entity, assessment rate, and interim assessment
• What do these terms entail, such as assessment, assessed entity, assessment rate, and interim assessment
• , assessed entity, assessment rate, and interim assessment?

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c> information that can be used to assess information that can be used to assess whether<00:10:09.839
• This is a psychological screening<04:02:43.680><c> test.</c> screening test. screening test.
• So it's a simple psychological screening, not onerous.
• </c><04:23:06.000><c> damages</c> judicial discretion in assessing damages judicial discretion in assessing
• </c> to uh pass a psychological screening to uh pass a psychological screening test.<04:29:51.199><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• When MDE assesses these situations, what we do is more akin to assessment and evaluation rather than
• When MDE assesses these situations, what we do is more akin to assessment and evaluation rather than
• When MDE assesses these situations, what we do is more akin to assessment and evaluation rather than
• When MDE assesses these situations, what we do is more akin to assessment and evaluation rather than
• When MDE assesses these situations, what we do is more akin to assessment and evaluation rather than

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They differ in purpose, maturity, and funding, so we assessed each system on its own merits.
• But one thing I like to put up on the screen is the needs out there.
• Yeah, I'm going to try to share my screen here and go through.
• I'm going to try a different way here with my screen. Oh, goodness.
• Can you see my screen? Yep, there we go.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• This is to just report the odometer reading to the Department of Motor Vehicles so that they can assess
• Moving on to Section 30, Green Mountain Transit Authority, their annual budget and assessments.
• Grants, donations, and other non-assessment revenue.
• And we don't know what else to do but bring you our honest assessment of what we think we can do moving
• </c> screen up here? screen up here?

Keywords: 927, senate, all