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• I have the privilege of serving as the Vice President for Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Services
• And we also need to include our partners at the regional center and our folks that work with developmental
• disabilities and spectrum disorders.
• It was individuals that had intellectual disability or developmental disability.

Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.

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• :26.960> of<00:13:27.080> different lots of different lots of different um um um developmental
• <00:13:30.720> However, developmental factors involved.
• However, developmental factors involved.
• just kind of in follow-up, what we recognized is the presentation last week that, um, that's not my division
• That's not my division.

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• For the record, Steve Acroff, Administrative of the Nevada Housing Division.
• There's technical language regarding ground leases and timing that are very, very important to the division
• Adam Plain, P-L-A-I-N, with the Nevada Division of Insurance.
• Adam Plain, P-L-A-I-N, with the Nevada Division of Insurance.
• And if the Housing Division could join you at the tables, I have a quick question for them.

Bills: AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495, AB62, SB104, SB119, SB132, SB193, SB262, SB422, SB431, SB435, SB468, SB503

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

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• President, in 2023, the division. Uh Mr.
• It's from a parent with a 36-year-old developmentally disabled son.
• <02:24:03.120> He's<02:24:03.359> got developmentally disabled son.
• He's got developmentally disabled son.
• This announcement that disabilities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Child younger than 18, a dependent college-age person up to 26, and a disabled adult.
• Individuals who are permanently and totally disabled don't have to reprove it.
• training must include autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities beginning August 2027.
• Disabilities Comprehensive Managed Care Program.
• And the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Comprehensive Managed Care Program extends statewide

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• <00:51:17.440> and negative psychological Developmental and negative psychological Developmental
• This bill is textbook government overreach meant to fuel division further.
• It puts hate and division over unity, and it undermines equality in this country.
• It puts hate and division over unity, and it undermines equality in this country.
• It puts hate and division over unity, and it undermines equality in this country.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Retiring as gunnery sergeant in charge of the maintenance quality assurance division, now you’ll notice
• Retiring as gunnery sergeant in charge of the maintenance quality assurance division.
• disabilities.
• That includes the elderly, the disabled, and the vulnerable.
• the act establishes the Missouri GIS Advisory Council within the Information Technology Services Division

Summary: The House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 133-0 vote. Members then spent much of the morning introducing interns, special guests, pages, and a doctor of the day, along with a recognition of Teacher Appreciation Day and a brief announcement about a Missouri contestant on American Idol. The chamber then took up a long series of Senate bills and House amendments, largely on crime, public safety, corrections, and related issues. Measures discussed included drone enforcement authority for law enforcement, a Missouri Ranger/school safety proposal and school bus stop-arm penalties, automatic expungement for certain drug offenses, Alzheimer’s and dementia training for law enforcement and adult protective services, fire hydrant testing, pseudoephedrine access, prison cell phone contraband, hands-free cell phone law fixes, critical infrastructure/copper theft, a parent-accountability bill involving minors, fentanyl trafficking, Attorney General staff carrying firearms, and a domestic violence registry. Several members raised concerns about school safety, privacy, criminal justice policy, and whether some proposals were too broad or punitive, while others emphasized public safety, victim support, and administrative clarity. The most extended debate centered on a death-penalty post-conviction relief amendment, with supporters arguing it would align Missouri law with federal procedures and speed up lengthy appeals, and opponents warning it could reduce safeguards in capital cases. After a roll call vote, that amendment was adopted 75-68. Another notable debate involved a first-responder buffer zone amendment, where supporters said it would protect officers and others during tense encounters, while opponents argued it could chill public recording of police activity. The House also adopted amendments on domestic violence protections, child abuse interview recording and camp background checks, inmate reentry documents and job preparation, and several technical fixes to previously passed bills. A point of order was sustained on one untimely distributed amendment, but most other amendments were adopted by voice vote or roll call.

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• He was Executive Director of the Navajo Division of Natural Resources.
• or tribal members under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Region through the programs under the Division
• of Trust Service and the Division of Indian Services.
• Under the Division of Trust Service and the Division of Indian Services, Lila also is the mother of two
• for several hours, and they took much of the information that I provided, particularly from a developmental

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• THE COLLEGE OR THE CAREER CENTER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON CAREER CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL
• FAMILY EXPERIENCED FIRST HAND DEALING WITH MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE, IEP, LEARNING DISABILITIES
• THEY ARE HERE AND ALSO VA'S ARE CONSTANTLY MOVING SO WE HAVE THE CS DVB FOR CHILDREN AND SPOUSES OF DISABLED
• DISABLED VETERANS THAT NEVER GETS DISTRIBUTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER.
• THE SCHOOL HAS OVER 850 STUDENTS IN CHAPTER 30 THEIR PARENT BEING A HUNDRED PERCENT DISABLED AS OF RIGHT

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• Next week, we'll release the RFP for a new developmental assessment.
• and community-based providers to serve as advisors to us, and we will select a sponsor for a new developmental
• It's just based on my background in developmental psychology and having a child that's been assessed
• They then have to be approved by our division. I'm sorry, I forget the other.

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• Like, we could use an example of somebody who's living. with disabilities.
• It could be their disability check. would be allowed to be used to pay for their rent. Mr.
• And so they also include people who are disabled and others.
• Disabilities Council, and Secretary Emily Kaltenbach of the New Mexico Department of Aging.
• McCoy's office, the New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Council office.

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• To my left, I've got Troy Gray, who is the Deputy District Attorney for the Juvenile Division in the
• I also have here Bob Cleval, who's the division director for the Juvenile Justice Division, and Acting
• Division Director for the Juvenile Justice Division and Acting Secretary Valerie Sandoval for CYFD.
• And finally, we'd like to refer to the Division Director for Juvenile Justice of Cleveland. Mr.
• Bob Cleveland, Division Director, CYFD.

Bills: SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, procurement, contracting, small business, local government, disaster recovery, emergency procurement, certification, public spending, juvenile justice, delinquency, rehabilitation, community corrections, risk assessment, public safety, health regulations

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• Pour out your Holy Spirit in such a measure today that we may turn from division to unity, from poverty
• disabled community and a lot of the services in the community for those individuals in our state.
• this is the Department of Social Services, which the largest component of that is the MO HealthNet Division
• It also has to do with the disability services in 2010. The bulk of it is in 2011.
• So for us, disability services and foster care services are job creators for my city.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the previous day’s journal, and a series of special guest introductions recognizing family members, interns, students, public servants, and community advocates. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate refusals to concur on a large number of amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on House Bill 2818. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 (public education). The budget chair explained the conference report’s funding mix for K-12 schools, including $8.4 billion for public education, changes to the foundation formula, use of blind pension funds, and possible ARPA dollars later in the process. Members debated whether the report underfunded schools by $45 million or more, with opponents arguing the state was not fully funding the formula and supporters saying total school funding remained at record levels and that the issue was the source of funds rather than the total amount. A substitute motion to send HB 2 back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then took up House Bill 2003 on higher education, where the conference report largely restored the governor’s recommendation and directed the department to develop a new funding formula by the end of the year. Members discussed performance-based funding, scholarships, apprenticeships, and the need for a slower transition to any new model. The conference report passed 119-28, and the bill was third read and passed 109-32. House Bill 2004, covering Revenue and Transportation, included about $20 million for rural roads and other transportation funding; members discussed constitutional concerns, MoDOT projects, and a small local safety fix. The conference report passed 128-21, and the bill was third read and passed 127-27.

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• services for diagnosing our children with autism, services for those with traumatic brain injury, and developmental
• disabilities to avoid institutionalization.
• They're advancing a bill that is an attack on the poor, the disabled, the elderly, and communities, especially

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a series of amendments to a supplemental appropriations bill and related measures, with several adopted and several rejected or withdrawn. Early amendments on equitable approaches to public safety and a Holyoke local account clarification failed, while amendments providing $2.5 million for Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers technical assistance and expanding access to gender-affirming medications and mifepristone were adopted. The chamber also adopted a technical amendment on alternative protein grants, a clarification to ETF modernization, and an energy storage systems amendment. Other proposals on homeowner protections, La Casa funding, emergency contract reform, an energy dashboard, EV charging ratepayer impacts, hate crimes, distressed hospital payments, and task force membership were rejected or withdrawn. A substantial portion of the debate focused on health care, food assistance, and public safety. Senators spoke in support of funding for community health centers, hospital relief, and EBT anti-skimming protections, including $15.5 million for chip-enabled EBT cards and related replacement-benefit support. One amendment to strengthen protections against impersonating federal officers was rejected, while another on professional protections was withdrawn after discussion of ballot address privacy and security concerns. The Senate also adopted amendments to continue prior appropriations for a North Shore food pantry and drought management efforts, and it later approved a sick leave bank for a Department of Mental Health employee. The chamber then took up the fiscal year 2025 fair share supplemental budget conference report, which Ways and Means described as $1.39 billion in spending split between transportation and education, including MBTA improvements, Chapter 90 aid, regional transit authorities, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, higher education deferred maintenance, and career technical education capital grants. After a roll call, the bill passed, with one recorded negative vote. The Senate also adopted a separate Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to third reading before final passage. The session ended with adjournment motions and a moment of silence honoring Melissa and Mark Hortman and other victims of political violence, along with a memorial adjournment for firefighter Jeffrey DeSanchez.

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• The Economic Analysis Division is another.
• a reduction in agency 206 division 1300. a reduction in agency 206 division 1300.
• <03:10:14.479> centers The CDC, the child developmental centers The CDC, the child developmental
• We disabilities and special ed needs.
• disabilities.

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• But the waiver amendment savings items that you passed into law for disability waivers, we typically
• in order to support people with disabilities and their staff.
• There is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to meeting the needs of people with disabilities
• My Name is Tom Gillespie and the president and CEO of Living Well Disability Services.
• Allison is a developmentally disabled adult who requires a 24-hour plan of care with her research in

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Further, taxpayers are going to spend another million dollars on the Behavioral Health and Developmental
• Disabilities Department to develop a new alcohol and safety action program.
• don't know if anybody's taking the time to talk to SLED, but the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
• That's just for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, y'all. $3 million.
• That's just for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, y'all.

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• can you tell me how much we're gonna spend by kicking off 40% assuming that they're not working or disabled

Bills: HB3312, HB3700, HB2981, HB2961, HB3016, HB4478, HB4326, HB3025, HB3710, HB4125, HB2951, HB3082, HB4142, HB4106, HB1752, HB3268, HB4440, HJR1067, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1149, SB1167, HJR1024, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, HB3419, HB3748, HB4335, HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420, HB3040, HB4140, HB1638, HB3298, HB4113, HB1082, HB4301, HB3269, HB3587, HB4226, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB3278, HB3996, HB4236, HB4352

Keywords: firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient

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• Colel Savage sweepstakes award for division one large schools, which is the highest recognition award
• Oklahoma awards highest honored division one OSM photographer of the year Dakota Davis.

Bills: HB3312, HB3700, HB2981, HB2961, HB3016, HB4478, HB4326, HB3025, HB3710, HB4125, HB2951, HB3082, HB4142, HB4106, HB1752, HB3268, HB4440, HJR1067, SB1144, SB1145, SB1146, SB1147, SB1148, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1149, SB1167, HJR1024, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, HB3419, HB3748, HB4335, HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420, HB3040, HB4140, HB1638, HB3298, HB4113, HB1082, HB4301, HB3269, HB3587, HB4226, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB3278, HB3996, HB4236, HB4352

Keywords: firearm safety, public schools, education policy, student safety, gun control, opt-out option, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB2961, TSgt Marshal Dakota Roberts Gold Star Survivor Act, Gold Star family, Gold Star recipient

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• You're seeing more students with disabilities.
• about how Michigan is actually trying to cost out how much they spend per student based on their disability
• gets at some of that conversation that should take place to determine: is this a real learning disability
• that, quite honestly, is very similar in instruction format to what we have for students with disabilities
• When I advocate, I advocate for all kids: those with disabilities, regular kids, and gifted kids, right

Summary: The committee first heard a detailed staff presentation on the LESC FY27 public school support recommendation. Staff reviewed the budget structure and explained that, despite a downward revision in state revenue estimates, the recommendation still relied on recurring and non-recurring revenue to support educator compensation, insurance, transportation, literacy, math, special education, and other school programs. Major recurring items included a 3% compensation increase, funding for an 80-20 health insurance cost share, insurance premium growth, and transportation adequacy funding. Staff also flagged a possible supplemental need of up to $35 million for virtual education tied to rapid enrollment growth in Chama and Santa Rosa, and members raised concerns about the quality, accountability, and funding model for virtual programs. Members asked questions about transportation for rural districts, the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit fees, the treatment of enrollment declines in the school funding formula, and whether the word “average” in salary language should remain in the budget. Staff explained that the SEG should remain whole, that the insurance and transportation recommendations applied to all public school employees but not contractors, and that the budget included multiple math-related investments spread across several lines rather than one single appropriation. There was also discussion of out-of-school learning grants, school meals, literacy center operations, special education training, and the Public Education Reform Fund, including the use of multi-year, evaluation-based appropriations for high-impact tutoring and community schools. After discussion, the committee adopted the LESC budget recommendation. The committee then moved to endorsed legislation proposals. It endorsed a bill allowing the secretary to suspend an individual school board member, with notice and appeal procedures clarified, and a bill creating an 80-20 health insurance cost-share requirement for public school employees, along with a study of the sustainability of public school insurance programs. It also endorsed a bill on attendance provisions for students with severe medical conditions, which would keep those students from being classified as excessively absent. Finally, the committee discussed a teacher residency bill that would raise stipend levels, allow residents to complete service anywhere in New Mexico, and remove the requirement that sponsoring schools must hire them, though the bill did not include an appropriation. Members also raised questions about bilingual, Hispanic, and Black education funding, cultural and linguistic supports in teacher preparation, and where various programs should be placed in the budget or PERF framework.