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• That change improves accountability and supports safer behavior on the water.
• expensive state California's capital investment and continued pressure on more expensive state-funded interventions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, and has held clinical leadership roles in behavioral
• has an opportunity to improve its state's policies to accelerate access to diagnosis and care interventions

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The TVI is a tactical vehicle intervention. TVI. TVI, yes. V's in Victor, yes, ma'am.
• And so I have a lot of concern about that because... ...you know, this was a repeated behavior that was

Keywords: 1204, all

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• stuff: animal cruelty, animal abuse, And we cover all kinds of stuff: animal cruelty, animal abuse, behavior
• risk of improper handling, misinterpretation of conditions, and then delayed and inappropriate intervention

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I agree with you and the witnesses that this behavior from employers is appalling.
• We see firsthand that CWOP is a scalable and cost-effective intervention. Thank you very much.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard and advanced several bills focused on worker protections, training access, wage enforcement, outreach, and workplace safety. SB 513 would require employees to have access to their training and certification records; supporters, including laid-off refinery workers and labor organizations, said employers sometimes withhold records during layoffs, while committee members called the practice unacceptable. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. SB 809 addressed misclassification of construction truck owner-drivers by offering employers amnesty if they reclassify workers as employees and adopt a two-check payment system; labor and construction trades groups supported it, and it passed 5-0 to Judiciary. SB 578 would codify the California Workplace Outreach Program, which funds trusted community organizations to educate workers about their rights. Supporters described the program as a proven way to reach low-wage, immigrant, and hard-to-reach workers, especially amid wage theft, retaliation, and immigration enforcement concerns. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 261 would strengthen collection of wage theft judgments by creating a public list of nonpaying employers and adding penalties after six months of nonpayment; county enforcement officials and labor advocates said it would help workers recover unpaid wages. It passed 6-0 to Judiciary. The committee also approved SB 369, which would require skilled and trained workforce standards for Salton Sea restoration projects, with supporters saying the work is hazardous and should use trained labor; it passed 6-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 20 sought to address silicosis in stone countertop fabrication by requiring training and certification protections for workers; supporters said the disease has caused deaths among mostly Latino workers, while industry groups supported the bill with amendments and requested implementation resources. It passed 6-0 to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar of four additional bills and adjourned after all listed measures were moved forward.

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• HB 3583 by Dutton relating to the reading instruction, assessment instruments and interventions provided
• 3624 by police are relating to excuse absences from public school for a student's mental health or behavioral

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• This bill isn't about criminalizing behavior and locking people up.
• <01:54:09.920> and isn't about criminalizing behavior and isn't about criminalizing behavior
• It's about creating a shift in behavior.
• <02:13:25.760> It penalties for the dangerous behavior.
• It penalties for the dangerous behavior.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.

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• and a lot of to government intervention and a lot of people<00:04:22.840> have<00:04:22.960><
• And again, for the benefit of the public here, we are discussing the behavioral health rate rebasing.
• Appears on page 230, unit 2501, behavioral health administration.
• <02:08:42.480> Um<02:08:42.800> this behavioral issues come out.
• Um this behavioral issues come out.

Keywords: 916, all

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• His behavior toward female students was a... ...a little alarming.
• But this particular student was in that teacher's class, and he saw his behavior with other female students
• And these incidents do not show a pattern of behavior because they were too long ago. ...ago.
• The assault charges were not against children, but they show a pattern of behavior.
• Third Court of Appeals ruling to ensure the continuing operation. of the accountability system intervention

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• can connect students, advisors, and data, allowing for high-touch supports and enabling early intervention
• it can connect students, advisors, and data allowing for high-touch supports and enabling early intervention
• This work honors Calbright's broader R&D role for the higher and enabling early intervention.
• process, what more they have to do, and whether they're showing signals of distress or need for intervention
• here is because we really try to measure based on our students' individual performance and their behaviors

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Malik Bynum with the County Behavioral Health Directors Association, proud supporter. Thank you.
• Chair and members Malik Bynum with the County Behavior Health Directors Association and Proud support
• solely toward recovery housing at the expense of the full continuum of evidence-based homelessness interventions
• solely toward recovery housing at the expense of the full continuum of evidence-based homelessness interventions
• that are not of this type, where there are a lot of evictions, unfortunately, in some cases for behavior

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• One example of how services like this make a difference is a student at a school with behavioral concerns
• After receiving our service, the principal informed us that the student didn't actually have behavioral
• Assembly Member Brian for authoring AB 677, as it will significantly increase the likelihood of early intervention
• Member Brian for authoring AB 67, 67, as it will significantly increase the likelihood of early intervention
• prison beds we would need in the future, because we know that a lot of acting out in school and behavioral

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.

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• Our eternal Father, we are so grateful to You for summarizing for us ethical behavior. in just one sentence
• Most of us would look at that person without any medical intervention and guess that they were a woman
• And discrimination, but incentivizes violent behavior in a lot of ways and just really puts people in
• from slavery, authoritarian behaviors, to racism in the Jim Crow South.
• You are accelerating 50 states deputizing their citizens to punish the other side's behavior.

Bills: SB 8, HB7, HB15, HB 265, HCR 13, SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting

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• The training program must implement crisis intervention team training to equip law enforcement officers
• Committee substitute for Senate Bill 1354, a bill to be entitled an act relating to behavioral health
• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1354, a bill to be entitled an act relating to Behavioral Health
• This bill is aimed at improving Florida's behavioral health system.
• If there’s bad behavior, we want to make sure it stops.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing interns, guests, and advocates. The Rules Chair added CS for CS for SB 622 to the special order calendar, and SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills when the measures were identical or nearly identical. The Senate passed SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, requiring DEP to develop a recycling and waste diversion roadmap by 2026; SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking, after adopting amendments related to mitigation credit use and former phosphate mine lands; and SB 494/HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, which increases sentencing consequences and creates a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, with an amendment clarifying the database language. The Senate also passed SB 500/HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, SB 524/HB 1089 adding Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, SB 592/HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education, SB 936/HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, and SB 1156 on a home health aid program for medically fragile children. Most of these bills were adopted after brief sponsor explanations, questions, and in some cases amendments or House-substitute motions. Debate centered on several policy issues. Senators raised concerns about the constitutional and environmental implications of mitigation banking credits in SB 492, the scope and privacy implications of the animal abuse database in SB 494, the funding and eligibility details of the condo resilience program in SB 592, and the public-school/charter-school balance in SB 822, which drew extensive questioning about enrollment, governance, discipline, accountability, and data sharing before being placed on the third-reading calendar after amendments. The Spectrum Alert bill drew support from members who compared it to the Purple Alert and emphasized the risks faced by children with ASD. The medically fragile children home health aid bill also drew strong support, with senators describing it as a long-needed fix to help families provide in-home care without losing Medicaid coverage. Votes on the measures reported in the transcript were overwhelmingly favorable, with bills passing by margins such as 38-0, 35-3, 37-0, 36-0, and 35-0.

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• Uh, same thing with behavioral health and the section 1115 basically says we will even allow you to provide
• the base Medicaid budget, but let's also demonstrate to New Mexico taxpayers that these types of interventions
• Then we've got a bucket for uh the behavioral health for both the traditional Medicaid population and
• Uh, behavioral health as well as the expansion acute care.
• Infant and maternal, behavioral health, DD waiver, and then the hospitals.

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• profile—minor incidents—and that would not necessarily incur the costs that we see driven by some of the behaviors
• And so now you're trying to manage for those behaviors.
• I also have issues with social expressions, internal anger, and compulsive behavior, as well as unnecessary
• That's not based on our behavior or our track record.
• It serves as a stepping stone to increased government intervention, socialized medicine, and central

Bills: HB4806

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all

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• <01:07:18.720> provided been no medical intervention provided been no medical intervention
• In September of 2024, a report from the New Hampshire Behavioral Health Workforce Center at Dartmouth
• Health noted that workforce shortages in New Hampshire's behavioral health care sector have reached
• So we are very committed to improving access to behavioral health in New Hampshire.
• context is one of the largest behavioral context is one of the largest behavioral health<04:12:32.840

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on a non-germane amendment to HB 297 that would create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Insurance Commissioner DJ Beton, joined by department staff, explained that the proposal is intended to help homeowners afford insurance by funding proactive home improvements that reduce risk and improve insurability. He said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 available on a first-come, first-served basis. Beton described the problem as rising homeowners insurance premiums, hard-market underwriting, nonrenewals, and the resulting shift to more expensive surplus lines coverage. He said eligible projects could include roof fortification, exterior improvements, flood-related foundation work, and removal of hazardous trees or limbs. He cited similar programs in other states, especially Alabama, Louisiana, and North Carolina, as evidence the model can work and noted that industry representatives were present in support. He also said the program would use means testing aligned with the Department of Energy’s weatherization program to target lower-income applicants. Members asked about the non-germane process, who would administer the program, and how the bill would prevent misuse of grant funds. The commissioner said the department would administer the program using one repurposed existing position, with Treasury handling fund flow through an MOU. Staff explained that applicants would have to show completed work through a signed contract, itemized work, and a sworn contractor affidavit, with some upfront payment allowed for materials and the remainder paid after completion. The chair and members discussed that the amendment is being attached to a different bill only to move the proposal through committee and on to House Finance for further consideration.

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• > necessary<01:10:49.520> to<01:10:49.719> succeed<01:10:50.080> in and behaviors
• necessary to succeed in and behaviors necessary to succeed in living<01:10:50.600> a<01:10:50.800
• critical substance use<01:22:25.400> treatment<01:22:26.280> and<01:22:26.600> Behavioral
• <01:22:27.080> Health use treatment and Behavioral Health use treatment and Behavioral Health
• <03:25:45.399> and literacy student and staff behavior and literacy student and staff behavior

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Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• , observing their children's behavior, observing their children's behavior, moods,<01:12:20.560><
• And actually, we have an example of a group that might, based on previous behavior.
• And actually, we have an example of a group that might, based on previous behavior.
• She took her child behavior in school.
• So I have behavior and he learned.

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• And talk about their behavior, their thought, and the impact.
• You have a right to talk to them about what is good community behavior.
• You have a right to talk to them about what is good community behavior.
• Workplaces should set clear expectations for acceptable language and behavior.
• Education changes attitudes, and changing attitudes changes behavior.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting was a special commission hearing on antisemitism held off-site at Kerem Shalom Synagogue in Concord, with commissioners approving prior minutes and noting a quorum, a rescheduled October 27 meeting, and the addition of a new commissioner. The co-chairs and host speakers emphasized the personal and communal significance of holding the hearing in a synagogue and the importance of confronting antisemitism while protecting free speech, academic freedom, and civil discourse. The commission heard from former SJC Justice and current UMass General Counsel David Lowy, who discussed the IHRA definition of antisemitism, said its use as nonbinding guidance does not raise First Amendment concerns, and described UMass’s response to a discriminatory academic conference policy. Commissioners also asked about campus speaker vetting, protest rights, and university practices for addressing antisemitism and protecting students’ access to education. District Attorney Marian Ryan testified about restorative justice as a tool for addressing hate incidents, saying it can help victims be heard, reduce reoffending, and be used in criminal, school, and community settings. She described local programs, online reporting forms, and the need for better statutory tools, including changes to restitution and education requirements in hate-crime cases. Commissioners asked whether restorative justice affects charging decisions, and Ryan said it should not alter whether a hate crime is investigated or charged. She also identified model programs and said the commission’s work aligns with the national strategy it is charged with implementing. Three rabbis then described the rise in antisemitic incidents in schools and communities, the emotional toll on Jewish families, and the need for stronger school responses, clearer language in incident communications, and better training for educators. Rabbi Brad David recounted repeated incidents in Acton-Boxborough and praised the district’s improved partnership and response, while Rabbi Tom Shah described parental anxiety, concerns about classroom materials lacking context, and the need for balanced instruction. The rabbis also discussed synagogue security costs and measures, including volunteer security teams, police support, grants, and physical protections. Commissioners said the testimony would inform forthcoming recommendations, and DESE staff noted they are developing instructional-materials guidance and a rubric for educators. The final witness, Professor Christina Miller, outlined hate-crime prosecution issues in Massachusetts, including mixed-motive cases, the need for clearer statutes and jury instructions, better training for police and clerk magistrates, guidance on sentencing and diversity-awareness programs, and the use of community impact statements.