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• We've read a lot and heard a lot about problems with managing leachate here in the state of New Hampshire
• I would like to read three short bullet points from this letter.
• On ownership, I'd like to read benefits.
• I'm reading the establishment I'm reading the establishment part<00:36:51.680> of<00:36:52.440
• By my read, that is everybody on the list.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Dean of the Senate moves to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal, which was just a few
• Chair lays that on third reading and final passage, Senate Bill 2.
• Following motion in writing, Secretary will read the motion.
• Friday February 7th for the reading and referral of bills.
• Friday February 7th for the reading and referral of bills.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• Then we have suicide intervention with the health care system itself.
• Then we have suicide intervention with the health care system itself.
• As I read this, the final arbiter could be the Supreme Court, correct?
• Is that how I'm reading this? So every denial... Correct.
• Is that how I'm reading this? So every denial can ultimately go to the Supreme Court.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee was called to order, the roll was taken, and the March 18 minutes were approved. Members then received several project and program updates, beginning with CHI St. Alexius’s behavioral health buildouts in Bismarck, Williston, and Grand Forks. St. Alexius reported that the Bismarck project remains on track for June 2027 completion, with demolition underway and final design work nearing completion. Williston reported construction is progressing, staffing recruitment is underway for psychiatrists and other staff, and an air handler replacement is creating a roughly $750,000 unbudgeted barrier that will slightly delay the timeline. Grand Forks reported its expansion is about 30% complete, with no major barriers beyond weather, and leaders said the project should be substantially complete in the first quarter of 2027. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented a series of budget and program updates. Donna Ockland explained several recent line-item transfers as technical corrections that net to zero and do not require new spending, then reviewed salaries, wages, and FTE counts, noting the department remains within its authorized staffing levels. Pat Rainer followed with an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying 12 opportunities have been posted, 422 applications received, and $8.4 million obligated so far, with a goal of obligating the full $199 million by September. He described grants for workforce retention, rural rotations and housing, community gardens, school wellness, behavioral health promotion, safety net services, equipment, technology, EMS, and other initiatives, emphasizing that the program is intended to be transformational and tied to metrics. Members asked extensive questions about how rural eligibility is defined, how grants will support both rural facilities and hub hospitals, and how future years of funding will build on current awards. The committee also heard an update on certified community behavioral health clinics from Elena Zeller, who said North Dakota has been accepted as a demonstration state, implementation is underway in Williston, North Central/Minot, Fargo, and Dickinson, and care coordination and service counts are increasing. Rebecca Askins then reviewed SNAP payment error rates, saying the 2025 rate was finalized at 9.89%, with the state aiming to get below 6% through policy updates, training, data tools, and a quality assurance team. Members pressed her on the causes of the error rate, the role of the SPACES software system, and the need for accountability and improvements. Finally, Dirk Wilkie reported the state laboratory project reached substantial completion on June 12 and is on budget at about $69.95 million, though a service elevator had to be redesigned because it was too small for equipment.

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• Those are critical moments where interventions could change the course of someone's life.
• And when I read the bill, that was my only concern is if this would be misapplied.
• point, I do actually have to tell the system again what the income is because it doesn't actually read
• MAXIS does not read itself.
• She has her own little one at home, and she also submitted written testimony, and I won't read all of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're about getting kids to read.
• for us we're about getting kids to read for us we're about getting kids to read it's<00:21:29.559
• <00:48:08.640> Act express how important the read Act express how important the read Act is
• Implement every possible intervention Implement every possible intervention skills<00:59:13.200>
• September by January he was reading at a September by January he was reading at a fifth<01:40:54.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Education Policy Committee met under a co-chair arrangement and heard opening remarks emphasizing civility, direct testimony from school leaders, and a focus on whether state policy is meeting student needs in the least intrusive and most cost-effective way. Chair Coleman asked testifiers to keep remarks brief and policy-focused, and the committee began with a series of superintendents describing local budget pressures and the cumulative impact of state mandates. Anoka-Hennepin Superintendent Corey McIntyre said the district, the state’s largest, is serving about 37,000 students and faces a roughly $26 million deficit even after major reductions, including cutting about $44 million and roughly 250 central office jobs. He cited rising costs tied to compensation, special education and multilingual cross-subsidies, unemployment, paid leave, READ Act implementation, student/staff safety and K-3 discipline requirements, and transportation, saying the district still faces about $50 million in mandate-related shortfalls and may need to reduce class size and student supports. Senator Kunesh responded that summer unemployment claims are paid from a separate state budget line, not the district general fund, and asked about paid leave costs; McIntyre and the chair clarified the district’s concern was the possibility of future costs if state funding ends. Prior Lake-Savage Superintendent Michael Thomas said district revenues are rising only about 2.5% to 3% while expenses are growing 5% or more, driven by inflation and vendor costs. He argued that the state’s inflationary funding tie should be maintained, and asked for an increase in local optional aid of $250 per pupil and more flexibility for districts that struggle to pass local levies. Minnetonka Superintendent David Law argued that schools are being asked to absorb broader community burdens, including food and mental health needs, while still being judged on academics and graduation; he said REACT funding fell short, forcing the district to shift reading funds to staff development, and urged the committee not to roll mandates forward without funding. Fergus Falls Superintendent Jeff Drake said expanded unemployment, earned sick and safe time, and paid family leave are creating staffing and budget challenges for rural districts, estimating unemployment costs could reach $240,000 annually and sick and safe time about $25,000, with added difficulty recruiting support staff and substitutes. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• When you read that, would you read this to also cover...
• When you read that, would you read this to also cover pro-life women's resource centers who provide many
• So I haven't been reading about a rash of these interferences with reproductive health care services
• Again, it's a brand new substitute, so I read it going into this discussion.
• As we read it on our side of the table, this is an automatic function.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• These bills received a second reading These bills received a second reading and<00:50:38.960>
• That maybe I need to read substitute? That maybe I need to read the<01:50:18.760> substitute.
• reading using previous roll. All right. reading using previous roll. All right.
• I said, “Read it and I want to hear your opinion.” So, they read it.
• If you read it. If you read it. If you read it. I want to read it. I want to get it read.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports throughout the day. The chamber first took up House amendments to Senate Bill 19 on insurance, including a changed start date and a bill name honoring David McHanie and Roy Johnson. On a long roll, the Senate concurred 22-0 with one abstention. Senator Singleton then used personal privilege to present a Black History observance highlighting Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., and Mahalia Jackson. Committee reports followed, with the Senate confirming Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission and Lynn Brewer to the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors. Senator Singleton spoke at length in support of the trades-related confirmation, emphasizing the importance of skilled labor, contractor oversight, and workforce training, while also discussing the need to support such professions and the role of boards in protecting consumers. The Senate also received favorable reports from Judiciary, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Tourism, and Local Legislation on a range of bills, many with amendments or substitutes, and placed them on the next day’s calendar. In motions and resolutions, Senator Elliott recommitted Senate Bill 310 to local legislation and introduced Senate Joint Resolution 50 honoring Coach Tim Carter, which was sent to rules. The Senate adopted Senate Joint Resolution 51 mourning Junior Harold Sorrells and several House resolutions from the Rules Committee, including recognitions for the Alabama State Games, Mack McCutcheon’s retirement, the Black pioneers of Macon County, Alicia Cannon, Joseph William Jones Jr., and Louis Vuitton the Pitbull Day. The chamber also recognized several school leaders in the gallery and then moved into local bills, beginning with Senate Bill 266, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Covington County, for which a bill reading was requested using the previous roll.

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• Read between the lines on that one.
• should be aware that if you have that diagnosis of cancer or cancer in situ, the way things are being read
• Interchangeable biologics can be substituted without any intervention by the prescriber, and non-interchangeable
• Interchangeable biologics can be substituted without any intervention by the prescriber and non interchangeable
• And I'm just reading from the FDA fact sheet that all biosimilar products meet the U.S.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Noring, I read your testimony, and the loss of your son was so graphic and so touching.
• Port, I read yours as well.
• You have the trafficking of the narcotic, which is oftentimes a large bulk in our experience in intervention
• I noticed that you also, I've read your written testimony, and you had a meeting with Snapchat executives
• Military intervention is a last resort. Mr.

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• I read through it.
• I read<00:52:08.800> through<00:52:08.960> it.
• Uh I had some issues read through it.
• <01:23:34.239> And reading or math uh skills and so on.
• And reading or math uh skills and so on.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There will be a one-minute time limit per testifier, and I'll be reading from the list of individuals
• uh<00:01:10.479> and<00:01:10.600> I'll<00:01:10.759> be<00:01:10.880> reading
• <00:01:11.280> from testifier uh and I'll be reading from testifier uh and I'll be reading
• to allow them to continue interventions to allow them to continue to<00:36:04.359> persist<00
• When we read the bill, one of the first questions would be whether the conditions that are laid out in

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• I HAD A QUESTION IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY IT MEANS OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WOULD HAVE FEWER
• LOUIS MENENDEZ AND THEN IT'S TOUGH TO READ. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
• MEMBERS I WILL READ THROUGH A FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE AND WE HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS WE CAN TALK THROUGH
• IT PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PROVIDES TRAINING ON HOW TO RESPOND DURING AN ACTIVE ASSAILANT INCIDENT

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• And obviously anything that's done under statements in custody requires Miranda to be read procedures
• So without reading from my notes, whenever it comes to investigating death cases, whenever the suspect
• And there's a lot of content and they're actually read through some of it last night just to try to absorb
• There's so many different interventions that and that we could consider as it as a committee to prevent

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Second reading of bills...
• Second reading of bills... Second reading of bills.
• Second reading of bills.
• Second reading of bills...
• The clerk will read the report. The clerk will read the report. Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It also regulates medical interventions that improve the health of over 100 million companion animals
• current and future workloads will negatively impact continued investment in next-generation medical interventions
• effective and continue be able to continue to evaluate safety and efficacy of next-generation medical interventions
• not making anything on the market, they are on the edge of discovery of next generation medical interventions

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• So at the state level, absent federal intervention, what can we do to protect our farmers, our consumers
• 07:45.199> absent<00:07:45.599> of<00:07:45.840> federal<00:07:46.160> intervention
• , know, absent of federal intervention, know, absent of federal intervention, what<00:07:46.960><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for children and young adults with autism who use early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention
• Early intervention.
• This bill would have been a powerful intervention in generational homelessness.
• with efficacy demonstrated in around 100 randomized clinical controlled trials as an effective intervention

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding

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• No, the psychiatrists are medical doctors, and as such, they're qualified to perform medical interventions
• Medical doctors, and as such they are qualified to perform medical interventions such as electroconvulsive
• It is a bold, cost-effective fix that unleashes our 3,400-strong workforce to deliver early intervention
• Here is an intervention tool in the toolbox to provide access to care.

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee heard and advanced several health care bills. HB 909, joining the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, was presented with a strike-all amendment and reported favorably as amended by a 13-0 vote. HB 911, the related public records exemption protecting certain biological information, was also adopted and reported favorably as amended by a 14-0 vote. CS for HB 597, allowing schools to procure and administer glucagon for students with diabetes under trained personnel, passed unanimously 14-0 after a technical amendment. HB 519, aligning state law with federal language on controlled substances administered by paramedics, passed as amended 14-0. The committee then took up HB 919 on nursing education programs. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf argued the bill would create accountability for underperforming nursing schools by requiring remediation, tuition refunds in the lowest-performing programs, and public reporting of passage rates. Supporters said it would improve quality and protect students from debt without licensure success, while opponents from private nursing schools warned it could close programs and reduce nurse supply. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably 15-0. HB 1553, which would require health care providers to submit identified uterine fibroid data so the Department of Health can implement the research database previously authorized by law, passed unanimously 15-0. The final bill, HB 883, would allow psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners to practice autonomously; supporters said it would expand access to mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas, while opponents raised concerns about quality and physician oversight. After lengthy testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably 14-3.

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• I will not read all of them off.
• the claims that were being made, and we saw a huge spike in those claims that required manual intervention
• In fact, to the point intervention.
• <02:09:33.920> work,<02:09:34.560> those violence intervention work, those violence
• intervention work, those individuals,<02:09:35.360> we<02:09:35.599> hire<02:09:35.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hardin, Jr. read.
• The reader will read.
• The reader will read.
• The reader will read.
• The reader will read.

Keywords: 996, all