Transcript Highlights:

• We did push for these—just about everything you said, plus math, because they took out everything for
• math, so they didn't hear it.
• And their proficiency in basic math and literacy is lower than anyone right now.
• Value because I'm trying to do the math here, and I'm trying to get to that $35 to $40 million.
• And I still don't know how that 20 million for a math center got in the budget last year.

Keywords: 996, all

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• concerned about the $15 million in high-impact tutoring, which is a proven mechanism for improving math
• We did push for these, just about everything you said, plus math, because they took out everything for
• math.
• And their proficiency in basic math and literacy is lower than anyone right now.
• Stills, and I still don't know how that... $20 million for a math center got in the budget last year.

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• ads to learn how the industry manipulates young people, training youth to conduct peer-to-peer interventions
• and refer friends to intervention services, youth-led extracurricular programs to change norms and educate
• ads to learn how the industry manipulates young people, training youth to conduct peer-to-peer interventions
• and refer friends to intervention services, youth led extracurricular products to change norms and educate

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ads to learn how the industry manipulates young people, training youth to conduct peer-to-peer interventions
• and refer friends to intervention services, youth-led extracurricular programs to change norms and educate
• ads to learn how the industry manipulates young people, training youth to conduct peer-to-peer interventions
• and refer friends to intervention services, youth led extracurricular products to change norms and educate

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a long agenda of licensing, consumer protection, and sunset-review bills. Early items included SB 1148, which would let aspiring security guards complete all required training before a guard card is issued; SB 342, which would soften the penalty for contractors who were licensed during part of a project but had a brief lapse; and several sunset bills for boards and bureaus, including the Board of Registered Nursing (SB 1302), the Board of Naturopathic Medicine (SB 1303), the Respiratory Care Board (SB 1304), the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (SB 1363), and the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (SB 1368). The committee also heard SB 1311, which makes various updates to DCA boards and programs, and SB 1314, which restricts new tobacco retailers from locating within 600 feet of schools or daycare centers and bans nitrous oxide sales and related paraphernalia. Testimony was generally supportive on the training, sunset, and licensing cleanup bills, though several measures drew “opposed unless amended” or neutral positions over scope and implementation details. On SB 1314, supporters including prosecutors and school administrators argued it would reduce youth exposure to tobacco, while gas station, convenience store, cigar lounge, pharmacy, and business groups raised concerns about impacts on existing businesses, transferability of tobacco licenses, and possible de facto limits on future stations; some public health groups shifted to neutral after amendments. On SB 1302, nursing groups supported the board sunset bill, while the California Medical Association objected to allowing out-of-state nurse practitioner transition-to-practice experience to count without a California attestation process. On SB 1304, health facilities and long-term care groups supported the board extension but sought broader clarification so LVNs could perform respiratory tasks consistently across settings. After quorum was finally established, the committee voted to send the consent calendar bills SB 1376, SB 1391, SB 1416, and SB 1315 to Appropriations, and then approved SB 342, SB 1148, SB 1302, SB 1303, SB 1304, SB 1311, SB 1314, SB 1363, and SB 1368, all moving forward to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 1314 passed with some no votes, while the other measures advanced with broad support. The hearing ended after additional members were added on the record and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pretty simple intervention here. Members, any questions or comments on the A3 amendment?
• Pretty<00:04:41.800> simple<00:04:42.440> intervention<00:04:42.880> here.
• Pretty simple intervention here. Pretty simple intervention here.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The decisions made about patient care, treatments, and interventions impact real lives, including everybody
• treatments,<00:04:34.639> and patient care, treatments, and patient care, treatments, and interventions
• <00:04:35.280> impact<00:04:35.680> real<00:04:36.000> lives, interventions impact
• real lives, interventions impact real lives, including<00:04:37.120> everybody<00:04:37.440><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , "Well, look, I'm hooked, I'm addicted," if there's the availability of one of these nicotine intervention
• Students who are removed should not be returned to the classroom until appropriate intervention measures
• We would use intervention strategies to make sure they're reading.
• So, we agree that there needs to be help, but the interventions need to be different and look different

Bills: HB1022, HB2856, HB3114, HJR5, HB6, HB120, HB210, HB1458, HB1188, HB3126

Keywords: HB 1022, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Texas State University System, Education Code, higher education, course levels, upper-level college, lower-division courses, community college-style courses, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Board of Regents, academic programs, university expansion, HB 2856, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, clinical training placements, clinical rotations

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• <03:13:59.680> rooted<03:14:00.000> in preventative interventions rooted in preventative
• interventions rooted in trauma-informed<03:14:00.880> principles.
• minimizing the need for child therefore minimizing the need for child welfare<03:14:30.319> intervention
• Passing SB 952 is welfare intervention.
• The pilot program will interventions.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• complex and severe cases, a way that allows for local access, forensic interview, and medical interventions
• So we started to use a system called ASSIST, which is Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
• we have had people who are Intervention we have had people who are suicidal<00:59:09.720> and
• They can help inform communities and police and schools about when intervention would be very important
• be very when intervention would be very important<01:20:21.320> because<01:20:22.040> a

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It turns out the truth is in the math. The math actually can tell you.
• It's math.
• <05:33:25.480> the<05:33:25.600> math the public the truth it's math the math the public
• The math is very clear, and it's left math, right math.
• The math is very clear, and it's left math, right math.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And then how, um, let's just say the math doesn't math, or let's just say the math doesn't math, or it
• does math.
• And then how, um, let's just say the math doesn't math, or let's just say the math doesn't math, or it
• does math.
• does math for our absentee ballots.

Keywords: 9:00am HB 158 9:10am HB 281 9:20am HB 317 9:30am HB 340 9:40am HB 1062 9:50am HB 1187 10:00am HB 1234 10:10am HB 1300 10:20am HB 1306 10:30am HB 1381 10:40am HB 1541, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference first resolved House Bill 158, which concerns public inspection of absentee ballot lists. The Senate explained a revised approach that removed the broader bill language and instead directed the Secretary of State to review absentee ballot data after each general election for patterns such as common addresses and to report findings to the committees of jurisdiction. The House agreed to the Senate position, and the conference committee voted unanimously to concur. The committee then took up House Bill 281, dealing with a sortable electronic voter checklist. Members debated the Senate’s removal of language that would have included the absentee ballot mailing address when different from the voter’s registration address. Concerns were raised that releasing mailing addresses could expose where voters are not home and could affect overseas and military voters. The committee also discussed a related form for election officials who personally know a voter, including how long the form would be retained and whether it would be subject to public records law. After further discussion, the House agreed to the Senate changes with an additional requirement that the form be signed, and the committee voted to proceed with the amended Senate position. House Bill 317, concerning verification of a person’s identity by a supervisor of the checklist without identification, was also discussed at length. The Senate’s version preserved the ability for election officials to identify people they know, but required a signed form under penalty of perjury and added a nursing home-related provision. Members described the measure as balancing community-based identification with tighter documentation, and a House witness described local problems with inconsistent ID checks and concerns about voting in nursing homes. The House sought one additional change requiring the nursing home verification form to be signed, and the Senate accepted that addition; the committee then voted to move the bill forward on the consent calendar. The conference committee next considered House Bill 340 on electioneering by public employees. The chair presented a replace-all amendment that tied the definition of electioneering to existing law, added a prohibition on expressly or primarily political surveys, and created a civil penalty of up to $1,000 alongside the misdemeanor penalty. Members discussed clarifying when the misdemeanor versus civil penalty would apply and which categories of public employees were covered. After caucus, the Senate agreed to the House’s replace-all approach with the clarifying changes, and the bill was closed. The committee also resolved House Bill 1062 by agreeing to strike a sunset clause from the Senate version authorizing random audits of citizenship qualifications, and it began discussion of House Bill 1187 on the filing window for special-election candidates, where the House proposed requiring local election officials to arrange a filing time on the same day or next business day after being contacted.

Transcript Highlights:

• As a reminder, Section 35 is utilized as a last resort when other interventions have not been successful
• LMHCs are qualified to assess these patients, provide intervention, and make the clinical decision on
• LMHCs are trained in diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, and methods of intervention.
• We know early intervention improves outcomes, yet our system continues to allow dangerous delays.
• “That duplication wastes precious time, delays critical intervention, and can escalate risk for both

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held its fourth public hearing of the 2025-2026 session on bills dealing with involuntary commitment and access to addiction treatment, especially proposals to move Section 35 civil commitments away from jails and prisons and into facilities licensed or approved by DPH or DMH. Chairs Velis and Domb framed the hearing as a discussion of how to support people in crisis with compassion, while also warning against using involuntary commitment as a way to remove unhoused people from public view. The hearing also touched on related concerns about discharge practices, treatment capacity, and the need for a broader continuum of care. Testimony split largely along two themes. Addiction researcher Keith Humphreys argued that many people enter treatment under pressure, that involuntary treatment can be ethically justified in the face of overdose risk, but that it should not be mandated unless high-quality services exist first; he emphasized the need for inpatient care when someone is a grave danger, followed by case management and outpatient support. MAMH’s Kate Alicante supported the bill, saying Massachusetts is the only state that commits people with substance use conditions to jails or prisons and that carceral settings add trauma and stigma; she pointed to prior legislative steps, including the Section 35 commission and the planned closure of DOC’s MESAC facility, as evidence that the Commonwealth is moving toward health-based settings. A major portion of the hearing focused on Stony Brook, a sheriff-run stabilization and treatment center in Hampden County. Boston City Councilor John Fitzgerald, several committee members, and multiple people in recovery described the facility as humane, well-run, and effective, with longer stays, medical monitoring, medication-assisted treatment, counseling, and warm handoffs to aftercare. Several witnesses said Stony Brook saved their lives or helped family members recover, and they argued that the sheriff’s office model should be expanded rather than eliminated. Others, including family members and advocates, countered that even a well-run correctional setting remains stigmatizing and that people should not be treated in facilities run by sheriffs or corrections when they have committed no crime. No vote was taken. The hearing concluded with continued testimony, including Senator Friedman’s support for Section 35 as a civil commitment tool but not in a criminal justice setting, and her separate support for a bill to speed inpatient mental health treatment.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was for math and them pay that off.
• <00:37:38.800> It is 20 for math, 20 for language arts.
• It is 20 for math, 20 for language arts.
• <00:38:51.520> Um 15% for math, 15% for language arts.
• Um 15% for math, 15% for language arts.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• The funding is $1.5 million, so let me do the math for you really quickly. Every year, we spend...
• The funding is $1.5 million, so let me do the math for you really quickly.
• So we're looking at a firefighter basis, but we're trying to make the math work.
• They do need to know that kids can read and do math and other basic things.
• I mean, basic math suggests... ...that this is not going to work the way you think it is.

Bills: HB2063, HB2271, HB2416, HB2478, HB2593, HB2692, HB2813, HB2992, HB2993, HB4044

Keywords: corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12

Summary: The committee heard several appropriations and policy bills, with testimony often focused on public safety, education, and procurement. HB 263 would appropriate $1.5 million in FY2027 to the Independent Correctional Oversight Office; the sponsor and supportive testimony argued the office is needed to address serious problems in the corrections system, and the bill received a due pass recommendation, 17-1. HB 2993, as amended, would allow DPS to spend on legal services independent of the Attorney General and redirect $5 million from the Consumer Protection/Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund; the Speaker framed it as supporting law enforcement and public safety, and it passed 17-0. HB 2271 dealt with firefighter cancer coverage and insurance rates. The bill would allow an insurer covering firefighters and fire investigators to file a uniform rate deviation only if it is not reimbursed by the municipal firefighter cancer reimbursement fund. Testimony described the measure as a temporary shell pending a broader consensus agreement to bring fire districts into the reimbursement system; members stressed that firefighters should not see changes in claim handling, but several said the bill still needed work. It received a due pass recommendation on a 16-1-1 vote. HB 2416 would appropriate $20 million to DPS for local border support, including law enforcement positions, prosecution and detention costs, and equipment; sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association supported it as a continuation of existing funding for drug interdiction and border-related crime, and it passed 11-6-1. The committee also advanced HB 2692, which revises public construction procurement rules and authorizes progressive design-build and one-step competition for certain federally funded projects. Construction and procurement stakeholders said the bill was the product of a long consensus process, while some members worried about taxpayer impacts and the move away from standard procurement; it passed 10-7-1. HB 2478, as amended, creates the Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes to study K-12 accountability, standards, graduation requirements, early childhood education, and a trade pathways diploma, funded by Classroom Site Fund dollars; members debated whether the work should instead be done by ADE or the State Board, and the bill passed 11-7. The committee also heard HB 4044, which would create a Public Safety Parity Fund to support DPS and corrections salaries using investment earnings from the Budget Stabilization Fund and proceeds from forfeited digital assets; the sponsor and a troopers association witness argued it would provide a stable long-term funding source to address chronic vacancies and pay gaps.

Transcript Highlights:

• I might be wrong with my math here, but what I was looking at is the difference between creating and
• I might be wrong with my math here, but what I was looking at is the difference between creating and
• So we do some math here: you take 50 million divided by 500, or divided by 50 million, and one-third
• here uh but might be wrong with my math here uh but what<00:31:31.559> I<00:31:31.639> was
• here you take 50 billion do some math here you take 50 billion divided<00:32:17.200> by<00:32

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My daughter's math classes and her math skills class have 25 and 32 students, and it's a tight fit and
• My daughter's math classes and her math skills class have 25 and 32 students, and it's a tight fit and
• My daughter's math classes and her math skills class have 25 and 32 students, and it's a tight fit and
• My daughter's math classes and her math skills class have 25 and 32 students, and it's a tight fit and
• I am a math teacher.

Bills: SF0059, SF0053

Keywords: language proficiency, literacy education, reading interventions, dyslexia support, Montessori methods, individualized reading plans, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• Um, House Bill 124 actually just changes a loan repayment for teachers program that was aimed at math
• teachers program that was aimed at math teachers program that was aimed at math and<00:09:36.480
• It used to just be for<00:10:14.480> math<00:10:14.720> and<00:10:14.880> science
• ><00:10:15.200> teachers<00:10:15.600> and<00:10:15.839> it for math and science
• Before, it went for math and science teachers, and it's not been activated as much.

Bills: HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359, HB178, HB124, HB96, HB250, SB289, SB317, HB359

Keywords: HB178, Ten Commandments, public schools, K-12 education, Alabama, school display, religious display, Bible, Judeo-Christian, Establishment Clause, church-state separation, religion in schools, founding documents, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Northwest Ordinance, social studies, civics, history curriculum

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• But really the math is the same.
• So really the math is the same.
• <00:27:00.080> The really the math is the same. The really the math is the same.
• So really the math level of assessment.
• So really the math is<00:27:11.919> the<00:27:12.159> same.

Bills: SF0079, SF0080, SF0039

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, economic development, impact assistance, industrial facilities, tax exemptions, local control, electronic notice, compliance, tax collection, administration, tax exemption, long-term homeowners, property tax, seniors, residential property, 916, all

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• Health Care Authority, from CYFD to the Health Care Authority, but also any of the additional interventions
• and guardianship care, traditional foster care, those stay within CYFD, but once you're having interventions
• Easily, when you look at some of the data in terms of Soteria-like models and early psychosis interventions
• Easily, when you look at some of the data in terms of Soteria-like models and early psychosis interventions
• Just briefly, as a previous early intervention provider, and like 25% of our referrals came from CYFD

Keywords: 996, all

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• Correctional intervention programs are critical for preparing individuals for successful re-entry into
• The resulting lack of correctional intervention programs provided in our prison and by supervision agents
• without the proper staff to either provide substance use disorder treatment or other therapeutic interventions
• 00:33:59.760> therapeutic treatment or other therapeutic treatment or other therapeutic interventions
• , uh this will largely not interventions, uh this will largely not uh<00:34:02.799> be<00:34:03.120

Keywords: 1183, house