Representative Glenn Barnes

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:22:06)

it. So this is not basically just going to be testing everyone above that age? IT WILL BE SOMEONE THAT SHOWS SIGNS OF MAYBE HAVING THAT PARTICULAR DISEASE.

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:21:41)

How do we pick the people that

Public Health, Welfare & Labor Committee (House) — April 1, 2025 (1:21:35)

have one question. Thank you, Chair. Who qualifies for the examination?

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:52:52)

And I just want to give Keese a chance to share a couple things, if

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:52:21)

We've made major changes already with our cities and counties who are coming through central services to pay for that, some of the judges' fees and all that are coming through central services. So, again, it's coming from that and not from general revenue. So I know this is a lot for you guys to hear today. But, again, I'm passionate about us looking at things in a different manner and with children not doing a punishment. What can we do to change behavior? It's not going to affect traffic fines. It's not going to affect truancy. Those fines are not addressed by this bill. So there is some funding that will still be there.

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:51:49)

Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, Committee, for your time. I know it's late. It's probably one of the longest committee meetings we've held this session, but I think it was very much worth it. I think our kids deserve it. I think just discussing what we can do to change things in our state. And, again, I come back as I think it's time we do something different, and we're not. Again, I think CASA is wonderful. Strongly support it and would not even think about supporting this bill if I didn't think we could get the funding to support what they're doing from other avenues. Again, this money is not coming from general revenue. The money for this was coming from central services, which already supports some of the things that we're doing in our court.

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:40:23)

court language because. And the reason I ask that is because there have been times when district court judge has partnered with juvenile judge to let them do their community service to work off traffic time. So if we're going to be trying to alleviate any punitive responsibility, then we could very well be paying for juvenile traffic tickets.

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:39:58)

possibility? It certainly removes the ability. Based on the language, we'll be paying for

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:39:46)

which puts them in another court, I'm asking if this bill is passed, will we be paying for juveniles' traffic tickets? Is there a

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (2:39:38)

see the time going. Representative Barnes, you're recognized. There's one quick question. When we're dealing with juveniles, there have been times when a juvenile commits a traffic violation,

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:53:37)

that's all I'm saying no offense I'm a father I understand you worry about your child

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:53:07)

Father. Yes, I understand as a parent, I'm a father, but also there's law, and I'm just, from a law perspective, they look at a regular fight, just a scrap between two guys. That's one thing, but if there's an injury which brings harm to the opposite person, when you said terroristic threatening, that's really, that elevates now. So that's what created the heightening of the situation

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:52:00)

was it a battery or did he harm that person? Did that person go to the hospital and was harmed? The person did not go to the hospital. They were

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:52:25)

okay so those are the offenses yeah okay that's that's what i wanted it it was a fight that i mean he

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:52:11)

not harmed? Did they have physical? Because it's not just a regular fight, and I was just trying to make sure if there's injury, then it raises the level of the offense. that's how that's the only reason i wanted to know it was terroristic threatening okay okay

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:51:47)

I'm sorry. Yes. You recognize me. I have one question. You say your son was in a fight. At school. Okay. Did that fight, once they determined the outcome, in the visit they were fighting, he was fighting,

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:41:19)

Is that not correct? Yes, Senator Clark is working

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:39:01)

and I'm just, again, coming from my county where I've lived for a long time. I think we need to do something different. I think what we're doing is not working. I think the system is broken, and we're bringing you away just to think and to open up the box and look, can we look at something, can we change things that we're doing and bring a different approach to it, and that's what the goal is for today. So thank you. Representative Duffield recognized for

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:38:36)

a part of for a long time, and we're not apt to hurt taxpayers. But at the end of the day, we want things that work. And I think everybody in this room would say and have heard, the juvenile justice system is broken, and what we're doing is not working. We want to make some changes, and I'd love Arkansas to be one of the states that is looking at something in a whole new direction that can agree that what we're doing is not working. We're on a different day and age. I think we need to look at things differently for the youth,

Aging, Children & Youth, Legislative & Military Affairs (House) — April 2, 2025 (1:36:40)

is past the Senate committee and the Senate floor, so I would tell you it doesn't come here without some support from the other end of the chamber.