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• It defines invisible disability, sets qualifications for receiving the decal.
• Um it defines invisible<00:59:54.800> disability,<00:59:55.400> sets invisible disability
• disabilities, Down syndrome, diabetes, heart condition, cognitive disabilities.
• <01:02:19.920> disabilities,<01:02:20.560> Down developmental disabilities, Down developmental
• cognitive disabilities. cognitive disabilities.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• For people participating remotely, please remain muted and video disabled until shortly before it is
• and video disabled until shortly before<00:05:13.280> it<00:05:13.360> is<00:05:13.520
• We did also have written testimony in support from the Hawaii Disability Rights Center.
• Next to testify: the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
• I am with the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Committee on Education and Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard Senate Bill 422, which would authorize the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The Department of Education testified in support, noting a prior law that created the Kono diploma program before it sunset in 2020. Several members of the public also testified in support. Both committees later recommended passage of SB 422 without amendments, and the recommendation was adopted by voice votes. The committees then heard Senate Bill 530 on Braille literacy. The bill would establish Braille literacy as state policy, require Braille-related literacy assessments for eligible blind and low-vision students, authorize DOE rulemaking, create a Braille Literacy Resource Center, and appropriate funds. DOE and the Department of Human Services supported the measure, as did the National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and a blind testifier who described the importance of early Braille instruction. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about statutory language requiring yearly assessments and suggested revisions so annual decisions remain with IEP teams. The committees voted to pass SB 530 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested changes, and adopted the recommendation. The next measure was Senate Bill 532, which would allow school staff and agents trained by a licensed clinician to volunteer to administer medication to students in public schools under certain conditions and clarify who may prescribe such medication. DOE and Department of Health testimony supported the bill. The Attorney General recommended replacing the term “licensed clinician” with the defined term “health care professional.” The Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants supported the bill but asked that physician assistants be included among providers who may prescribe medications for school administration. After questions about current school health aide duties and field-trip medication procedures, the committees voted to pass SB 532 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s terminology change, and adopted the recommendation.

Bills: HB2391, HB2294, HB2374, HB1997, HB2147, HB2185, HB1641, HB2195, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB1937, HB2586, HB2575, HB2030, HB2115, HB2233, HB1801, HB1546, HB2132, HB2102, HB2356, HB2457, HB2292, HB2554, HB676, HB1528, HB2061, HB2094, HB2095, HB2181, HB2369, HB2578, HB2493, HB1642, HB1991, HB1652, HB2104, HB2593, HB1553, HB1823, HB1918, HB1860, HB2604, HB2605, HB2001, HB2437, HB1947, HB2384, HB2473, HB2140, HB1458, HB2603, HB2411, HB1611, HB2138, HB2141, HB2284, HB1568, HB1924, HB1928, HB2570

Keywords: tax holiday, school supplies, general excise tax, Hawaii, consumer savings, education, land transfer, public schools, Department of Education, property conveyance, Act 307, Kauai, Maui, shade trees, fruit trees, educational program, climate change, tree canopy, environmental education, native plants

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• readiness to be replaced with striving to support successful learners through inclusive, quality, developmentally
• made The coalition is made up of local organizations including the Reading Center, Learning Disabilities
• school readiness, with, quote, striving to support successful learners through inclusive, quality, developmentally
• :25.679> quality learners through inclusive quality learners through inclusive quality developmentally
• <01:19:26.800> appropriate<01:19:27.280> early developmentally appropriate early developmentally

Keywords: 1183, house

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• With most foster youth that were brought back to California STEM students with disabilities, those with
• individualized That were brought back to California, students with disabilities, those with individualized
• Christopher Arroyo, on behalf of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in support.
• -plus kids that are still outside of our state's care, custody, and control in the hands of... disabilities
• Education Act funding program, which funds services for students with disabilities.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum for much of the hearing and heard several bills out of order. SB 249 by Senator Umberg would move county board of education elections from the primary to the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters and many educators, argued the change would increase turnout and make the electorate more representative. The Orange County Board of Education opposed the bill, saying it would increase costs, reduce local control, and bury education races on crowded general-election ballots. The chair and members discussed turnout, cost, and representation, but the bill was held pending a quorum. Senator Grove presented SB 373, which adds safeguards for California students placed in out-of-state non-public schools through IEPs. The bill would require more robust LEA and CDE oversight, including annual site visits, student interviews, quarterly contact, stronger certification standards, and restrictions on prone, supine, and mechanical restraints. Testimony from a survivor of an out-of-state placement and from advocates emphasized abuse, neglect, and the need for stronger monitoring. There was broad support and no opposition testimony, but the measure was also held pending a quorum. Senator Ashby presented SB 568, the epinephrine in schools modernization act, to clarify and expand requirements for stocked epinephrine so they clearly apply to all public schools, including preschool programs. School nurses and medical experts said the bill would close gaps created by universal preschool and ensure life-saving treatment is available for anaphylaxis. The committee discussed dosing and implementation, and the bill was supported without opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 414, the Charter School Accountability Act, which would strengthen fiscal oversight, audit standards, and transparency for charter schools and authorizers. Supporters said it responds to fraud and audit findings while preserving charter flexibility; opponents, including school employees and teachers, said it did not go far enough on authorizer accountability and small-district oversight. After discussion, the committee voted 7-0 to pass SB 414 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also briefly heard SB 743 by Senator Cortese, which would create an equalization reserve account to provide additional funding to underfunded school districts and reduce funding inequities tied to ZIP code. The author said the bill would support student achievement and teacher retention over time. The transcript cuts off before testimony or action on SB 743 was completed.

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• Um, this past July, charitable gaming joined our team, and we have three main divisions.
• team and we have three main divisions. team and we have three main divisions.
• As we continue to build our structure and divisions, the cost will change.
• <00:10:26.800> Our divisions, the cost will change. Our divisions, the cost will change.
• and Intellectual Disabilities.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its August 21 meeting and then received an update from Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation leadership on implementation of Senate Bill 299 and House Bill 566. Jamie Eids and staff described the agency’s new structure after charitable gaming was brought under the corporation, including new divisions, staffing, banking, payroll, insurance, procurement, and reporting systems. They also unveiled the corporation’s new logo and tagline, and said the transition had been designed to avoid interruption for charities, licensees, and racing operations. A major focus was the fee structure required by House Bill 566. Eids outlined current licensing fees across racing, sports wagering, and charitable gaming, compared Kentucky’s fees with other states, and recommended keeping the status quo for one more year because the agency has only recently brought all three components fully in-house. Members asked about whether charitable gaming had harmed veterans’ groups or other nonprofits, whether any revenue should be transferred back to the state, and whether the charitable gaming licenses cover one-off raffles as well as standing operations. Eids said she had not heard complaints, said the licenses include all such activity with some exemptions, and agreed to look at the question of future transfers. The committee then heard from Melissa Combs Wright on pari-mutuel wagering and Hannah Sims on sports wagering. They reported continued growth in historical horse racing, more than $11 billion in total pari-mutuel wagering in fiscal year 2025, over $10.5 billion in HHR wagers, and about $161 million in pari-mutuel tax revenue, with most of that supporting the general fund and horse-breeding development funds. They also said sports wagering has generated nearly $5 billion in wagers since launch, $73 million for the public pension fund, and more than $2 million for problem gambling services, while expanding to 13 retail locations and 92 additional sports events. Members raised concerns about players being cut off after winning, the lack of local government revenue sharing from gaming facilities, and the growth of computer-assisted wagering; the witnesses said they were reviewing CAWs and that Kentucky does not license poker rooms through the corporation.

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• It's inherently anti-police bias and encourages division over reconciliation.
• Not only did this individual take playing time on the court, they took a roster spot on a Division I
• They took a scholarship on a Division I team, opportunities for education.
• The developmental value of girls' sports is unmatched.
• What if that non-believer is disabled?

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first heard Superintendent Tom Horn’s State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, teacher pay, school choice, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools. Horn argued that students cannot learn unless schools are safe, cited increased funding for school police officers and a recent Tucson charter school incident as evidence for more officers, and said the department’s academic efforts have centered on Project Momentum, tutoring, cell phone restrictions, career and technical education partnerships, and support for Native American districts. He also urged direct teacher pay increases through Proposition 123 and said the state board should revise teaching standards and school grading practices. Members questioned him about DEI compliance, cell phone enforcement, ESA accountability, teacher preparation programs, school safety funding, and literacy outcomes; Horn said the department’s role is largely advisory in a local-control state, that it tracks school practices on a website, and that it lacks academic outcome data for ESA students because private schools are not tested by the state. The committee then took up House Bill 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues or memberships to professional library associations that advocate for libraries and information services. Representative Cooper, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while arguing that membership could still be paid privately and that free professional development options exist. Opponents, including former librarian Judy Schweber, Marana board member Hunter Holt, and the ACLU of Arizona, argued the bill would undermine professional development, local control, and constitutional rights of association and petition, and that there was little evidence public funds were actually being used this way. Supporters, including Adrienne Johnson, said some library materials and associations promote political viewpoints and should not be funded with public dollars. After public comment and debate, the committee voted 7-5 to give HB 2008 a do pass recommendation. Members who explained no votes said the bill targeted a non-issue, lacked data showing a problem, and would divert attention from funding and literacy needs. Members supporting the bill said it was a reasonable restriction on public spending and a way to keep school libraries ideologically neutral. The committee then announced it would move on to House Bill 2249, the Parents’ Bill of Rights and Remedies.

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• When you have to go to the OR, it's even worse and disproportionately impacts those with developmental
• disabilities who may need sedation in order to be able to deal with these procedures.
• Is it, you know, permanent disability?
• <00:55:33.920> be<00:55:34.079> intro disability it would be intro disability it would
• middle row of division three and all<01:16:32.960> of<01:16:33.040> a<01:16:33.199>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• rights center uh director of disability rights center uh director of an<00:48:51.200> organization
• 00:50:19.440> the the school readiness program of the the school readiness program of the division
• and<00:50:20.160> homeland<00:50:20.640> security<00:50:20.880> and division
• and homeland security and division and homeland security and emergency<00:50:21.520> management.
• Our mission is to support children with disabilities in a wraparound model that strengthens families.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• disabilities, Youth Prize, and so many more.
• 00:49.600> mental<01:00:49.880> health,<01:00:50.720> for<01:00:50.840> developmental
• for mental health, for developmental for mental health, for developmental disabilities,<01:00:52.520
• 52.800> Prize,<01:00:53.680> and<01:00:53.840> so<01:00:54.000> many disabilities
• , Youth Prize, and so many disabilities, Youth Prize, and so many more.<01:00:55.000> This<01:

Bills: HF3877, HF3714, HF3750, HF3024

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• Line 28 is the students with intellectual and developmental disabilities grants.
• students with intellectual<00:06:17.680> and<00:06:17.840> develop<00:06:18.600> developmental
• intellectual and develop developmental intellectual and develop developmental disabilities<00:06
• <00:06:20.479> It's<00:06:20.639> $400,000<00:06:21.520> in disabilities grants
• It's $400,000 in disabilities grants.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• Line 28 is the students with intellectual and developmental disabilities grants.
• /c><00:07:20.400> development intellectual and development intellectual and development developmental
• <00:07:22.160> disabilities<00:07:22.720> grants.
• <00:07:23.039> It's developmental disabilities grants.
• It's developmental disabilities grants.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• the ICE EMC program which which provides comprehensive set of Medicaid services for adults with disabilities
• He has developmental disabilities was really benefited tremendously from from applied behavior analysis

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• that are funded both by the state and federal governments, including in-home supportive services, developmental
• I've even heard well I'm a disabled veteran and nothing's going to change for me.
• Because we have 56% of our children on Medi-Cal. also on Medi-Cal are our elderly, people with disabilities

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We worked very hard with our partners at APD, at agencies for persons with disabilities, and we identified
• or her care and protection is impaired due to mental, emotional, sensory, long-term physical or developmental
• disability or dysfunction, brain damage, or the infirmities of aging.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs received three presentations and took no bill votes. The Department of Children and Families gave an extensive update on human trafficking prevention and services, describing Florida’s statutory framework, hotline and investigation data, placement options such as safe houses and safe foster homes, new adult safe house certification rules, expanded screening tools for vulnerable adults, and prevention efforts including youth-led outreach and training. Members asked about whether current funding is sufficient, how DCF addresses grooming and re-victimization in residential settings, and how long youth typically remain in safe-house placements; DCF said funding is only one part of the support system, that families and youth receive prevention resources even when allegations are not substantiated, and that placement length varies by child. OPPAGA then presented its 2024 annual report on commercial sexual exploitation of children. The report found that verified CSE victims slightly declined in 2023, with Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, and Escambia among the highest-prevalence counties. Most verified victims were community youth rather than children already in care, though dependent youth had higher rates of prior maltreatment. OPPAGA also reported continued concerns about limited placement capacity, especially for less restrictive Tier 1 safe houses, and service gaps such as the need for survivor mentors. Its recommendations focused on expanding placement options, improving data collection, and strengthening collaboration to support survivor mentors. Finally, DCF presented the Step into Success pilot program for current and former foster youth ages 16 to 26. The program combines workforce education, professional development, and paid internships with mentor support; the first cohort launched in 2024 with 15 participants, all of whom secured placements, and the department reported strong satisfaction and early outcomes. Committee members asked about scalability, costs, and whether the model could be moved beyond DCF-run operations into community-based providers. DCF said the program was designed to be scalable, currently costs about $500,000 annually for the pilot, and could be expanded statewide with additional funding and partner support. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• We cannot, we cannot Forget the important developmental science that says this is the most important
• have a workforce to deliver these services To the children and families, particularly those with developmental
• delays and disabilities.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• You've all asked us excellent questions today about keeping at the important developmental science that
• have a workforce to deliver these services to the children and families, particularly those with developmental
• delays and disabilities.

Bills: SB2

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• Um, members, I have here a bill to appropriate approximately $740,000 to the Division of Indian Work
• <00:02:54.720> disruption,<00:02:55.920> and<00:02:56.040> anxiety developmental
• disruption, and anxiety developmental disruption, and anxiety really<00:02:57.280> related<00
• I'm White Earth Band of Ojibwe and I work at Division of Indian Work as a Be at School Attendance Liaison
• of Indian Work as a I work at Division of Indian Work as a Be<00:05:02.440> at<00:05:02.560><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:14:16.240> insurance,<00:14:16.800> social<00:14:17.199> security disability
• insurance, social security disability insurance, social security program,<00:14:18.160> and<00
• So, for every other special need, whether it be developmental, medical, behavioral, we assess whether
• So, for every other special need, whether it be developmental, medical, behavioral, we assess whether
• earlier on helped guideline the division earlier on and<04:33:00.479> not<04:33:00.720> had

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:39:04.599> of deputy director for the division of deputy director for the division of
• <01:57:47.119> uh the uh testimony from other divisions uh the uh testimony from other divisions
• impacts on services from this division impacts on services from this division in<02:04:50.760>
• Rob Barry: General Counsel's Division of Medicaid, DHHS.
• DHHS robberry General council's Division DHHS robberry General council's Division of<02:51:27.520

Keywords: 1189, house, all