House Convenes

The. The. Yeah. I invite the member staff press and guess in the galleries to stand and be lead in prayer by doctor jonathan kelly senior pastor first baptist church of hot springs and remains standing for the pledgeable agents to be lead by representative lane jean lettuce pray. Father we bought before you today with grateful hearts for another day they have breath in our longs the son overhead in the wind. And is pray for the men and women in this chamber they've worked for several weeks they worked long hours had many discussions even some disagreements but we know they're approaching the end of their time together for this session. My prayer that today would be productive it would be fruitful that their conversations would be honest with one another as they discussed these important matters. And always remind those who are making these decision that the few in this room impact the many of our state. Father we asked that your blessings would fall upon. In chrysler we pre. The. Members please indicate your presence by pushing a yellow present button prepare the machine madame clark. As. Cast up the bout madam clerk with ninety three members present chair sees a corum are there any requests for leave representative d and hardest at recognize what purpose leave for representative do its leave grandfathers duke so noted representative for what purpose leave for representative of maca is leave grant for represent mclending to a noted represent once from four purpose leave for representative later leave great for ups and later so noted representative period leave representative stevenger is late grant for representative so noted reps and mattics for a purpose leave representative is leave grandfathers and bought so noted representative shorts for a purpose leave for representative painter leave grant representative painter. So noted also let the reflect representative hudson is here. Members before before we go to a representative park for a purpose leave for sending profit representative profits leave grandfathers and crawford so noted members before we go to committee reports I just want to take this opportunity to thank our house chaplain doctor jonathan kelly for his service during this term. The. The. The. Some of you have noted that when he started he was the pastor at first baptist elder which is my church but represent less worn in first papers hot springs have taken him from us so accused representative warn of having scouted out the pastor here and then take him right springs but we're very thankful for jonathan service and i'll get some slack representative warn are there any committee set select can be reports any standing comma reports any unfinished business any executive communication. Members are doctor the day is doctored in them being potential. Here it doctor being potent in infectious disease physician here in little rock. Alright and we'll recognize our nurses the day here in just a moment. Would you have a few other guests with this today in the north gallery we have lucy hudson the doctor the doctor of representative actually had some. Yeah. Yeah. Manor clark please read house resolution ten forty cast resolution ten point eight by representative heads and to recognize you know for money for her render up finished a mastership unity taste of american accomplishments in the colonial industry. Representative hudson you recognize to explain the resolution thank you mister speaker without objection i'd like representative brooks to come and join me in the well. The. Spiced apple cake with crime cheese frosting blackberry bbq pulled pork lobster second and I love you cakes what do these four dishes have in common well first there certainly things that I could try to cook and set my kitchen on fire. More at the point they are just a few of the dishes that west little rocks own jennifer mon prepared during her season on fox televisions master sheft. Today I am very excited for you to join me and celebrating jennifer whose culinary journey has captivated the hearts and taste but first of our candidates and now of millions across the nation jennifer's journey on masterchaff wasn't just about cooking it was a testament to her resilience dedication and her pursuit of excellence week after a week she dazzled the judges with her innovative dishes pushing colonary boundaries and redefining what it meant to create art on a plate her dishes won't just meals they were stories told through the symphony of flavors textures and a romance but beyond her culinary prowess jennifer and bodies to spirit of perseverance she has been a successful lifestyle blogger since before being influenced or was really a thing sharing recipes home to core ideas and parenting has. A busy mam of five at the time jennifer had always loved cooking for her family but decided to go back to school to pursue pursue a culinary degree when she was pregnant with her six child she attended palaski tack where she earned associates degrees and pastry arts and culinary arts graduating at the top of her class shortly after she secured a spot to continue her studies at the court on blue in paris france. She was cast on season thirteen of masterchaff and twenty twenty three as one of the representatives of the southern region of the country and survived elimination challenges through eight weeks of filming during that time in spite of being away from her husband brian and their six kids bennett landing juliana warrant vivian and everett who were all up here today. She faced each week's challenges head on never allowing a set back to deter her from her ultimate goal her journey reminds us all that success is not merely about winning it's about the courage to chase our dreams regardless of the obstacles we encounter along the way back home and little rock jennifer has much more in store for us she's launched her own seasoning line here at its taste inspired by her favorite recipes and blended right here in forty ice arkansas and she is continuing to hone her culinary skills with an eye towards treating us all to a new restaurant concept in the months to come in the meantime in her spare time she has also generously donated her talents to a number of local charities raising close to a hundred thousand dollars by donating her dinners to several local non profits. Congratulations jennifer mon on your phenomenal success on masterchair your journey has inspired us all and we eagerly await the delectible delights that the future holds in store from your kitchen may your journey remind us all that with determination creativity and a sprinkle of spice we can achieve greatness in whatever path we choose to pursue and all that representative brooks say something if you'd like to not much there thank you represent the heads of not much there but the mon families is a great example of of hard work in good our cans and so we're proud to to know them brian's former board school or member of plastic county special school district so they've served our community very well served their family well they managed chaos really well and even into this week jennifer's now a line cook at a stake stake house in west little rock so they've done a little bit of everything but they are a great testament to to the state of arkansas amazing family. Could you please read the resolution by name only direct met and clark please read the resolution by name only to recognize you know for mine for her render up finish on masses of united taste of america and her accomplishments in the colony industry. Representative hudson has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution representative hatson is closed for the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten forty island favor say i'm opposed say no and the resolution passes. The. Yeah. The. The. The. The. Madame clerk please read house resolution ten forty eight as resolution ten forty eight to recognize and congratulate the balance the academy boys and girls tennis teams on their class five eighteen is championships representatives in your recognized thank you madame share I seen before you today with a mince pride and joy to celebrate an incredible achievement by the plastic academy boys and girls tennis teams both of home captured the state class five a team championships for their twenty twenty three seasons today we applied not just their victories on the court but the dedication resilients and team work that propelled them to this moment of triumph I also extend my heart felt congratulations to each and every member of the team their coaches head coach bill topic and assisting coach tad done for their outstanding performance in sweeping the class five eighteen titles the lady bruins. Jamie and and to what to guaca dana hamsey shalla nineteen mentioned faith and lucy hudson and the boy's teams which included brand and when they glowed dwina erik when said harrison oscar **** and michael hamsey brought home a state titles the girls brought home their fifth street state title and the boys team brought back the title after losing in a close match in the twenty twenty two finals but winning previously for eight consecutive state championship titles. In a sports demanding and competitive as tennis victor is not merely measured by the number of matches one but by the character and spirit displayed both on and off the court I have gotten to see these kids and action and their sportsmanship and their resilience in the faces of challenge and their camraignery with each other and the teams that they play truly exemplifies athletic excellence so I hope that you'll join me in congratulating our arkansas class by the atm champions and may the speed just the beginning for more championships to come even though they have been moved up to six a since apparently we were doing too good at five day so i'd happy to enter your questions representative brooks and representative collins join me on this and I forgot to invite you down if you have anything to say okay if you would read the resolution by title only madame clarity please read the resolution by title only the recognize and congratulate the policy academy boys and girls tennis teams on their class five estate tennis championships representative hurts and has explained the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten forty eight does anyone wish to speak against the resolution. Or the resolution better where the house is the passage of house resolution ten forty eight all in favor say I post say no the resolution passes. The. Yeah. The. The. Madam clark please read house resolution ten fifty house resolution team fifty by representative to raise awareness and take action against victims of aside to support state capital day and to promote use of the nine eighty eight suicide and crisis lifeline and without objection i'd like a representative shepherd please join. Almost everyone in this room has been affected by suicide a family member a friend a student you in fact are a survivor of suicide because your chance of being a victim skyrockets when someone you know becomes a victim. Today a state capital day for the american foundation of suicide prevention whose goal is to help in suicide in our country especially for veterans who are affected at a disproportionate rate you can find them today and the rotunda. If you find some time. Please speak to jackline don karen amanda josh stephen mat jenna who are in the west gallery today who have a dedicated time to this endeavor they'll talk about the importance of a fully funded nine eight eight system to help those in crisis get the help they need in a short period of time or functioning crisis stabilization unit which gives help to those in crisis not just time and a jail sale and many other policies that will that will save lives. I would just like to thank representative representative for giving me the opportunity to share also today myself in representative duffio would be presenting a citation to the arkansas chapter of the american foundation for suicide prevention suicide remains one of the leading causes the value in arkansas nationally seventy packed seventy five percent of all suicides are committed by meals in addition to that me and are most likely not to get help so once I saw representatives resolution II share with him that I wanted to be a part of it because I appreciate his work in the efforts of the arkansas chapter of the american uh foundation of suicide provision so thank you so much for. Thank you representative clerk if you can read that the resolution entitled only madam clerk please read the resolution by title only to raise awareness and take action against virtual suicide to support state capital day and to promote the use of that the nine eighty eight suicide and crisis like one representative brand wish has explained the resolution there's anyone wished to speak against the resolution. For the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty all in favor say I apposed say no the resolution passes. The. The. The. Yeah. The. Yeah. We're going to pass over the next two resolutions and come back to those later that brings us to house resolution ten fifty madam clark please read how solution house resolution ten fifty four. House resolution ten fifty four by representative rose to recognize the van here in high school pointers wrestling team from winning the twenty twenty three twenty twenty fourth class five state wrestling championship and the class five eight door state wrestling championship thank you madame chair thank you house members just wanted to take a moment to honor the vambia in high school pointers wrestling team who took the five a state championship state championship this past year they won their state wrestling championship with one hundred and seventy three points and the second place school had forty three point so they won by a wide margin very impressive victory and with these championships the pointers wrestling team want its third consecutive class five a state championship and the class five a dual wrestling championships that six state wrestling championships in three years wanted to briefly mention the names of our state champion wrestlers donor kelly the code of fenwick owen camera alex read an alex lopez the team is coached by coach john petry and coach dakota petry they are not here today they were here yesterday for a senate resolution but they will be watching online someone make sure to show them honor here in a minute I would appreciate a good vote and clerk please read the resolution and title only thank you madame clark please read the resolution by title only to recognize the vambian high school pointers wrestling team for winning the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four class five state restling championship and the class five a door state wrestling championship representative rose has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty four i'll in favor say I oppose they know. And the resolution passes. The. The. The. The. Yeah. We're going to pass over house resolution ten fifty five for now that brings us to house resolution ten fifty six madam clerk please read house resolution ten fifty six as a resolution ten fifty six by representative right recognize the east points at county high school while you're switching basketball and tennis teams for their athletic accomplishments to recognize the east points it county school districts band program representative right you are recognized. Thank you to honor be with you today we want to honor. He has one town I have the other. Eight point seven county concerts of of two two thousand lapanto and toronto mr steve representatives they have throughout the apple panto but we won't honor them today the school as a whole because there's more than just one item that they actually have accomplished oh you got a mixture of sports plus by is something that you very rarely see number one in and they have this situation plus there's ladies and have a a comprehensive right rate and also men so it's it's a diversified situation in here's our regions part of it too east points that county high school warriors football team played this first state championship game in school history in two thousand three and earned a two thousand three two state runner up tower east points that clowney high school warriors basketball team debated the more show high school bob case sixty eight to sixty one to claim the twenty twenty four two I basketball state championship and east port account your warriors basketball team claimed a basketball program's first state town since two thousand and twelve also there were four players from a sports high school the warriors tennis team the participated in the state tournament at allen park and jones world in one player produced places in the two thousand three two state championship game and the band where he has the the east port county has come back was nine to two thousand twenty four two I state concert man are on sample and received its first division superior radio smaller the region. Five concert contest assessment judges appreciate a very invite small school doing good things misclark could you read the tower. Madam clerk please read the resolution by title only the recognized the east points at county high school warner's football basketball antenna seems for their athletic accomplishments to recognize the east point that county school districts band program. Representative ry has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question of why the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty six island favor say I opposed to say no the resolution passes. The. The. Yep. The. We're going to move back up to house resolution ten fifty five madame clark please read house resolution ten fifty five. House resolution ten fifty five by representatives damage to command the highland high school band for being declared at the class for a concert man state champion you're recognized thank you man speaker i'll be very brief I know time is of the essence today but I would do want to make sure we recognize the uh how and school band for their accomplishments in winning first off the inaugural twenty twenty two concert band in the four title also they skipped a year they had to sit out and then they ended up coming back and the first time they were able to compete again for the state title in overwhelmingly wanted this past this coming or this year that we're in now so I wanted to really shout out to greg bruiner hope bruiner and face sort of on their accomplishments and their continued support of uh of local hospital bands thank you and madame speaker if you would have the clerk read it title only that i'm clear it please read the resolution by title only becoming the in high school band for being declared the class four a concert man stay changing representatives time or has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty five island favor say I opposed to say no the resolution passes. The. The. The. The. Madame clerk please read house resolution ten fifty eight passed resolution ten fifty eight by representative brokes to recognize the hearting account for both as the class for estate champions. Represent a brokers you are recognized. Thank you madam speaker I would invite my friend less eaves down but I don't see him I think he's run away so I was hoping he would actually do this so have the heart academy while cats accomplished a great feed where they want their tenth state championship back in december seventeenth state championship their first four class are four class a football state shape in chip march is a great accomplishment for the team they are not here today but probably will be watching online we have tried to get him here when we honored the art university bison's last week but we're not able to do so so we want to make sure that we honored them recognizing specifically o and miller the quarterback who was named the set several additional state records and as in the side this week he also I believe won the class for a state four hundred meter dash in the track championship so anyways madam speaker if you would please have the clerk read the resolution in total only madam clerk please read the resolution entitlement to recognize the hearting academy for bartender as the class for a state champions representative brooks has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty eight all in favor say I oppose say no and the resolution passes. The. Yeah. The. The. Madame clerk please read house resolution ten fifty nine thousand resolution ten fifty nine by representative brokes to recognize the little right christian academy warriors at the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four class for a boy's best bus eight representative brokes your recognized making mad speaker and with your permission amount of speaker like an invite representative collins and represent hudson down to join me the well. So madam speaker in colleagues arrive today to recognize the recording academy warriors are four a boys basketball state chair particular to back to back state championship recognized coach cow pennington who actually just recently was announced as the new coach said better bill high school for our friends up in northwest arkansas um some outstanding performances by young men such as j j adams and lantern blocker it's a four AC begin back to back safe exchange it for the warriors over on how we tend and I would like to offer the up to you for my colleagues to say anything if they like to. Congratulations when there's so much excellence in a program it starts to become you know something that people take for granted but every time something like this is one it shows commitment and chose credible effort and obviously anything can happen when you get out on the court so graduations to these guys to these coaches and to their families on another great season. Just that co work there a representative collins of representative brooke said it takes a lot of work and effort for these kids to do what they do and to when these games didn't to work at such an late level and also study as hard as they have to in order to keep up with their homework in their classes so we're all just really proud of them and excited to celebrate them today. Representative joint to close for your resolution i'm close management if you had the clark reviewed a resolution total only please matter clear please read the resolution by title only to recognize the little right christian academy warriors as a twenty twenty three twenty twenty four class for a boy's best fast eighteen pm representative works has explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question for the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty nine all in favor say I oppose they know and the resolution passes. The. The. Yeah. This. Madam clerk please read house resolution ten sixty one thousand resolution ten sixty one by representative allen to recognize the little right progress patriots is a twenty twenty three class five football state champions. Representative allen you're recognized thank you actually we rare this resolution on yesterday and ferguson family typo in it so weird this asking you all the full good vote on this with the same way we ran yesterday appreciate a vote represent of our has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution. Madame clark would you read the resolution for the third time to recognize a little right part your patriots as a twenty twenty three class five afoot last eighteen pm does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the house is a passage of house resolution ten sixty one all in favor say I appear to say no and the resolution has passed. Yeah. The. Yeah. Madam clerk police rid house realist resolution ten sixty two house resolution ten sixty two by representative mcgee congratulating share banard ran upon her retirement and so recognize our fifty six years of service as a registered nose representative you're recognized. Thank you matter speaker good morning colleagues. So it's a real honor for me to be here this morning to present these next two resolutions and with a little present and permission and leave away from madame speaker I would like to invite me in miss banard down to the wall with me their family's rile in the east garage I wanted them to be able to see him and see what looks on their faces and be recognized. Join me. So. We don't back to resolutions and we're going to vote on two separate loosing resolutions for these fine ladies but i'm going to batch the comments that i've got to make in just in time of brevity and and and that sort of thing I do have to tell a short story though about one time they let me down the yard here a lot of you were here but they let me down and the speaker was in the last day of a long session and the speaker was going through his usual you know we recognize this in this and their son and he said and the doctor the day and he looked down and he looked to the back and he said in the nurse of the day and he looked down and he looked back and no one was back there and represented macbo and I said up front then he said the doctor the day is represented and he really went to the bottom and represented macroy is nurse of the day. No threaten. Anyway there are years. We had a lot of fine that I reputed macro and idea trade alone middle of problems down the chairfield clinic that day. Anyway so in a moment i'm going to ask the speaker to read the resolutions in their entire court they'll be separate but it will vote on separately but but II want them to reading the entire because they really lay out their careers that they've been through in their last much better than I can so I want to limit my comments to personal comments really. And all many of you and here will agree with me with a what i'm about to make and I think this is a collective comment from every member and every staff member of this house everyone in this chamber that these two ladies have served this house for so many years and I want to tell you thank you thank you thank you I think that's from all of us in the house we want to thank you for your for dedication for us from the depths of our songs we want to thank you for your service to not only the members of this house but to anyone in this capital building in their times of need your care and your compassion for us and service does has been unprecedented and will be sorely. They you know. I also want to thank your families their families both are in the I think they're in the east gallery i'll appear I want to thank the families especially I want to thank you for your love and your support of both of these women from early in their careers when you encourage the and to pursue their dreams and nursing to pursue their dreams to serve other human beings and for allowing the the time that they've spared of remaining many years so renews down the daily basis during legislation legislation the sacrifices that they made that you have made we will never forget and and we were honored that you're here and we're honored to have them is our nurse is so. Man speaker would you please read house resolution sixty two which will well on first and will do the next month later with regards to miss sherbana that'll clerk please read house resolution ten sixty two share when I graduated from the same error where mostly hospital school of nosing and forcements in nineteen sixty seven and where is doing her professional career as a registered no shape and gain experience in many areas of medical practice including pdetrics import smith with doctor charles for from nineteen sixty seven to nineteen seventy as a clinic notice in reservation with doctor douglas loury from nineteen seventy to nineteen seventy three internal medicine with doctor kind thompson at the cooper clinic and fort smith from nineteen seventy three to nineteen seventy five various specialties at the cooperate cleaning and forth may from nineteen seventy five to nineteen seventy eight school nice for the fort smith public school district and family health at the john peter smith hospital for it worth texas from nineteen eighty to nineteen eighty four and where she revenient has been made to kenneth banart for fifty six years and where she overnight it took some time off from working as a registered night from nineteen eighty four to nineteen ninety seven to raise our two science shine and branded and where she even I retired to work as a part time clinic notice for very specialties at the chasing vincent literate diagnostic limit from nineteen ninety seven to twenty twenty two and where she overnight concluding her professional career working as a registered nose at the h lv shuffle capital and family during the legislative sessions from twenty fifteen to twenty twenty four and where she remembered his dedicating a professional career to nursing in the citizens of arkansas now therefore be a result by the house representatives of ninety four general similar the state of arkansas at the house representatives congratulation but not r e and upon her retirement and command her for a fifty six years of service as a registered nice. The. The. The. The. Representative the key has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution representative of gee is closed for a for the resolution the question for the house is the passage of house resolution ten sixty two island favor say I oppose they know and the resolution passes. The. Yeah. And i'm clear please read house resolution ten sixty three as resolution ten sixty three congratulating bringing render here are in upon her retirement and commending her for forty five years the service as a registered representative again you're recognized thank you man speaker. The. My comments will be brief but what I did want to say was that these two resolutions are the last on our counter may not be the last ones were here today but they're the last two on this calendar and they were there for a purpose. We voted on many resolutions the the session then we will in the in the upcoming sessions and and their ported resolutions I think are very important way to recognize recognized people that have made major covers what's in their live. But most of us in here are not going to remember most of the resolutions that we voted on the individual representative will remember that you know the wildcats are magnolia or whatever one the whatever basketball tournament it was but but we're not going to remember those but we're going to remember these two resolutions for the rest of our lives the room we're going to remember and because of the importance these two women played in our last for the many many years that their sacrifice and their service does in their sacrifice their families might do this we will always remember that well in ten years I might not remember their names but that may not be able to read my name in ten years so but book but we will remember who they were and what they did and and how they affected our collective lives so bad speaker please have the clark read the resolution with issue it in its entirety madame clerk please read the resolution in its entirety whereas in nineteen seventy nine at the age of twenty six brenda hewitt started her nice and career that are console state hospital lpt psychiatric noticing program and whereas rental heal it later enrolled in the baptist system school of registered nice thing and conjunction with henderson state university and whereas render here it worked for arkansas children's hospital on the behavior of health care of both children and adolescence and occasionally working the hospitals buying unit and whereas render here it worked at arkansas children's hospital for fifteen years and whereas after leaving arkansas children's hospital brenda he would work at the community mental health center for eight years in a clinical mental health setting and whereas during her time at the community mental health center renew it received her psychiatric certification from the american most credit dentally center and whereas after leaving the community mental health center rental he would work as a traveling nice for ten years and where is brenda he would enjoy traveling nice thing and the different assignment she took on in the voice is she was able to explore including assignments in maine the virgin islands hawaii louisiana breast. Tennessee and whereas after working for as a traveling no spread he would decide as to stay closer to home and accepted a job with the department of health regional fluid team working doing a flu season for the last ten years and whereas render you it has also been working as a nurse in the help and so feel capital in farmary during the legislative session for ten years and where is render here it is a member of the national members honor guard coalition and it's active in the selling county chapter filling on it to be a part of the organization that honest her fellow nurses and whereas when they hear his dedicated her professional career to nice thing and can for the citizens of arkansas now therefore be it resolved by the house representatives of ninety four general assembly but state of arkansas at the house representatives to congratulate bring to you at all upon her retirement and commend per for forty five years of service as a registered night. Represent the gear as closed for the resolution representative mcgee has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten sixty three all in favor say I eye opposed they know the resolution passes. Yeah. The. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. We're going to move back up the calendar to house resolution ten fifty three represent a better clark please read house resolution ten fifty three as a resolution ten fifty three by representative flowers to recognize it congratulate the university of ice out of harmless means golf team from when the twenty twenty four southwestern athletic conference golf TV ship representative flowers you are recognized. Thank you if I could ask representatives hocker and ferguson to join me in the well. So it is my honor in pleasure to once again recognize pb champions this will be my last time doing this so you all know what's going come next in a minute. Um I just want it since i'm going to ask that this be read in its entirety I just want to say that archault team reflects not only discipline and athletic excellence but also academic excellence these are not only these are not only athletes and champions but they are students and scholars and represent the best of who we are in the state and they are guided by excellence in their coach who for the fifth time has been recognized as coach of the year and so with that I will ask if any of either my colleagues have anything to say. And madam speaker as that the ask I have to offer a good vote. Madam clerk please read the resolution whereas the university of arkansas hamp left means golf team best at florida am university with a nine stroke advantage in the twenty twenty four southwestern athletic conference golf championship so when the championship title following just one year after winning the program's first conference title and whereas the conference savings the team aren't an automatic beer to the d one man's goff championship where they competed in the nca regional enormous oklahoma and where's the university where I can sell it park works me and gos program won the twenty twenty three bridge down hbc u invitational and where is the university of arkansas pompliff means golf head coach roger tight and received his fifth consecutive coach of the year award by the coaches in the southwest and athlete conference and whereas three goffers also received individual awards with freshman house bearangel being named low medalist freshman of the year and all sweat first team sophomore is a male garcia winning his second consecutive all slick first team award and freshman dual day ray winning his first work second team award and whereas with the individual wars the golden lines had their second consecutive year of winning two of the highest individual words and whereas the headphone cut titan stated the program is on the rise with my minimum I am through for the student athletics and the university as we are on our way to the tap I am proud of how jose in the team stepped up in performed in the last three days bringing home the hardware and where is the university of arkansas left means offers our night only extraordinary athletes but are great students as well averaging a three point five four g PA now therefore be it resolved by the house representatives of ninety four john simply the state of arkansas that the house are representatives recognizing congratulate the university of arkansas pop left means golf team as a twenty twenty four southwestern athletic conference cha. Representative flowers has explained the resolution does anyone with wish to speak for out against the resolution for the resolution representative of flowers do you wish to close for your resolution yes I do thank you madam speaker I would also like to recognize the outcritical excellent leadership of our athletic director who is also here joining coach tarten and joining our team and if I could ask them to stand their located in the east gallery. The. And for the last time you are complete stay standing real quick food costs for the last time i'm going to be able to lead us and asking you are you a pb who are your room for any tv who are you can do better than that for my champ back to back championship got to you we're going to do this one more time you a pb who are your root and for you who are your routine for thank you so. This. The question for the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty three all in favor say I oppose they know the resolution passes. The. Yeah. Madame clark please read house resolution ten fifty two as a resolution ten fifty two by representative flowers to recognize the primarily high school zero's boys varsity best of our team as the twenty twenty four five to the champions represent a flowers you're recognized thank you so much today it is also my honor and privilege along with that of my carly ex and a pine blank to recognize an shimalate on the young man who can prize a virus city basketball team who this year while also back to back winners of the five a state championship game and I hate to say this against between actually I love to save us against bent in high school and they pulled it out in a really really tough game and demonstrated the stick to would have this and the discipline necessary to be champions and i'd also add that these young manner also not just excellent athletes but also scholars several of the students were not able to be here because they're taking their semester exams which they take very seriously they are also a team of students who are have an average dpa of well over a three point now I couldn't get the exact figure but they are it's successful team not only are on the court but after the court so if anybody okay I said yes represent ferguson pointed out that I said it also I will start here and also I have to say two coach dixon is here and he has lead that team and stressed the importance of not only of discipline and excellence in athletics but also in the classroom and for that I also think an under him as well. And with that I ask madam speaker that the resolution be read also in its entirety thank you madame clerk please read the resolution in its entirety whereas the prime left high school zebras voice best while team won the class five boy state best of our championship on march eighth twenty twenty four at the bank oz k arena hotspots arkansas defeating the bin high school boys bars that in the best bartending by score of sixty eight to sixty three and whereas the palm block high school zero's boys best but things victory in the class five boys state basketball championship is the second consecutive state championship title for the zebras boys best about seeing and whereas the prime blood high school boys bathroom are team one fourteen conference games and had an overall record of twenty five millions and five losses and whereas the palm blood high schools the voice best of a team was late to the victory by hay coach billy dickson and assisting coach the mailbrown and whereas seeing your courtney cross will finish the game with twenty four point seven rebound six deals and was named the most valuable player for the second consecutive season and whereas junior dairy grade and finished the game with fourteen point six three bounce and singers a mile hit men finished the game with twelve points and four revounts and where a senior is courtney crossfield and brilliant hall were both named the class five a voice best before our state time it seemed and whereas the pine will have high school zebra's voice response themes here coach billy dickson was selected to coach in the summers all star game and whereas coach dicks and stated these guys put in a lot of work they put in a lot of time they make a lot of sacrifices in commit now therefore be a result by the house represents nine for general simply the state of arguments are that the house representatives recognize the problem high schools the boys best wanting for one of the twenty twenty four class five invoice best whilst eighteen ship. Representative flowers has explained the resolution does anyone wish to speak against the resolution for the resolution the question before the house is the passage of house resolution ten fifty two all in favor say I appear say no and the resolution passes. Okay. Yeah. We have more guests today in the east gallery we have the seventh grade students from holy cells academy guest of representative works which you play san. The. The. Yeah. The. The. The morning hour has ended. Members removed the budget calendar representative jean you recognized present the budget calendar. They wish speaker colleagues first bill the day is the senate revenue stabilization beyond its identical bill senate bill eighty. We went over the highlights on it yesterday do we have any questions or senate bill lady. Represent wooden for a purpose I don't know how much copy of the RSA with me w. Yes. You don't mind new dollars yeah I in the public school fine which is our k through twelve there is an additional thirty four million two hundred and sixteen thousand and that's. On for adequacy which will go to the teachers pay raises okay. The second megadam is the freedom account which is the large bale public education that's up were if going into the account american your question is you won't know how much you will go on in there it's a sixty five million seven hundred and eighty five thousand so have that's the new money that there's going into the department of education. What is the yard total amount. That's going into the the part of education total mail going into the freedom account for this next fiscal year the new amount sixty five million when you have in the thirty two million that makes it almost well now the thirty four may and is is for teacher pay. We spent more in thirty two million last year on the freedom but will be budgeted two hundred and eighty meg in for the lawns and as of march fifth we were around two hundred and fifteen million of what we actually spent we will not hit our bridge budget number for this fiscal year on the large it'll be some less but that's that was the new money last year our total new money for education this year's a hundred three million dollars thank you. Of appropriation we get detraited anyway any other questions. Your one vote is for the bill in the emergency clause miss speaker that the clerk read the bill third time i'm clear please read the bill for the third time in about eighty representation is explained st bill eighty would anyone like speaking bill when anyone like speak for the bill representative jean is close for the bill the question before the house is a passage of senate bill eighty prepare the machine madame clark. Voting on the bill and emergency clause is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up about madame clark by vote of eighty eight years one name when present the bill emergency clause have passed. Represent jean you recognized. Famous speaker the second wheel on the counter today is senate bill eighty one this the administrative officer the court this come from senator urban over the senate it had the court support had the governor support it's a language that there's not appropriate she for if they can find it in cash money there's nothing hit the GR o m s is a hundred thousand dollars for a lactation room in courthouses. Any questions. Your one boat is for the bail the merchant clause mispicker that clerk read the bill for third time I am clear please remember for the third time in about eighty one represent jean has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill representative jean is closed for the bill the question before the house is a passage of senate bill eighty one prepared machine. You're voting on the bill and the mercy class. Has everyone voted as everyone voted cast up the ballot madam clerk have vote of eighty eight yays zero names you were present the bill in emergency calls have passed representative jean you recogni. Thing with speaker we've got series or senate males that it came out of joint budget three of them have been asked to be pulled out of the batch that would be senate bill nineteen. Then it be all twenty one. And senate bill sixty i'll give you a minute to look over the rest of these news batch. For any reason do we need a pulled out and do I have any questions on any of these bills. Seeing we'll be voting on senate bill forward then it bill thirty one center bill forty seven center real fifty one senate bill fifty three senate bill fifty eight and senate bell sixty three. Any questions your one vote is for the bills and the emergency clause michel had the corporate of the bill third time part please read the bills for the third time citibel four said about thirty one centimetre forty seven centimetre fifty one centimeter fifty three cm fifty eight thing about sixty three. Prepare the machine made a clear. Clauses is everyone voted. As everyone cast up about madame clark. Babble of eighty nine yay zero nine when present the bills and mercy causes have passed representative jeanne recognized. The. The english speaker we're going start at the bottom of the list senate bill sixty. Department of education appropriations many questions. Your one vote is for the bill in the merchant claws miss speaker the corporate bail third time madam clark please read the bill for the third time ten percent sixty nine is explained the bill would anyone like speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill representative jean is close for the bill the question before the house is the passage of senate bill sixty prepare the machine. Voting on the bill and emergency clause has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam clerk by vote of eighty eight yays one day and one president the bill and emergency billing emergency class. All members senate bill nineteen this is department human service is any question. So you know your one vote is for the bill emerge calls miss clark and miss speaker had the corporate bill third time park please read the bill for the third time cinema nineteen representative jean has explained the bill would anyone like speaking. Representative jean is close for the bill the question before the house is a passive senate bill nineteen prepared. You're voting on the bill in the emergency clauses everyone voted as everyone voted. Asked up about madam clerk by vote of ninety eight one day and zero present the bill and emergency calls have passed in you recognized. All right members senate bill twenty one this is the game and fish commission. Um they have no general revenue. I'm just going to answer questions that have already been asked for me. The appropriation is a hundred and seventy five million where do they get their money forty two million of it is conservative tax seventy five millions in a foreign balance twenty six million a federal dollars and thirty million in special revenue seller license and stuff like that and then they have a small amount of interest in the revenue. Once again it's no general revenue and there may be some questions so i'll take questions if not i'll step aside and let the bake debate begin many questions. Alright seeing none your one boat is for the building and merchant clause much speaker the purpose reveal third time madame clark please read the bill for the third time then about twenty one representative jean is explained the bill would anyone like speak against the bill representative cabin all your recognized speaking and. Thank you mister speaker though that have certainly for a while now that I normally don't come to the will to speak against something rarely do I come to the well speak for something sell for me to come down on appropriation to speak against it is something that is dear to me it's something that is a felt that it has to be done I want to address not the appropriation but the amendment that was attached to the appropriation that is where my heart bernie. With the appropriation that it's going to give the commission the ability to raise the director salary to a hundred and ninety thousand dollars that is an increase of forty thousand dollars and we say that's not a lot of increase but I just want us to remember back in journal session they really tried to raise it to two hundred fifty thousand dollars so this is just the beginning of it in my opinion the other part of it is this ability to rise into one hundred and ninety thousand is going to put them higher than nine current secretaries. Some of those secretaries of the secretary of agriculture who's been with the state for ten years this department of correction secretary do we have a terrific job in the state now we don't it is going to put on above the public secretary of public safety the colonel over the state troopers they're gonna be paid more than that they're gonna be paid more than the secretary of DFA name they're going to be paid more than the inspector general and those are just some of the character theories that they'll be paid more now you can take that for whatever you want you could have some heartburn with the app but my grade is heartburn comes from the way that it was attacked and the way that it was done we're here on the last day assession in the morning the last appropriation bill this amendment could have been addressed earlier on in the session people's holds could have been released and we could have addressed this early on in the session and we could have worked through the process you're going to hear those that tell you we have a process for this and we've done it well this is the last step of the process just someone make sure by you understands we're not breaking process we are doing process with that I just want it to explain why I am that for this it's not a vindera against the game and fish is what I believe to be right it is what I believe to be the proper way to do things is not just making a minute onto an appropriation at the last minute and act like dc and unfortunately that's what we've done with that appreciate nobody. Personal cabinet is spoken against the bill would anyone like speak for the. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. You recognize to close for the bill. I think it's madu as budgetary catal give out a road map of water options are if we if we fail there's and then leave here we're coming back to a three day session with the cost of about a hundred thousand dollars if we stay here three more days which is amendment will take that the cost is the same because we have special employees a community just for the session on houses in it and we get paid predicament so if we stay three more days it's a hundred thousand dollars more to the tax buyer or if we finished it today there is none but if we come back for a special session there's another hundred thousand so I want you to be in mind that amending and staying is going call for that same money is coming back and you know we will have a game and fish commission we're not going to go into fishing and hunting season where people can get their license they can't get their hunting things we're going close public lands we're not going to do all the absolute on act like we're going to abolish the game with fish commission we're not going do that and II get the point from both sides but we won't have a a budget now you just want to make it mad that you want to do this when II think I could also get a letter in writing if we need to take a recess if that would get the vote cause I think the uh director is willing to take less money I think I think he would take a hundred seventy i'm not sure he was pushing the one nanny but i'd have to have a letter but I don't know that a letter would change any votes but there's an option out there but anyway we're gonna pay as this is some point I would like for it to be today but if it's not will work through the process. But i'd appreciate a good vote on the bill thank you representative jean is closed for the bill question before the house is the passage of senate bill twenty one prepared machine madame clark. The. Has everyone voted as everyone voted. Cast off about man clerk by vote of thirty two years thirty seven days and thirteen present the bill is fail. Representative. Represent flowers for what purpose. Personal privilege. The. So about ten years ago it was sure a little less than ten years ago I was elected to serve in the house and I came in with a week we call ourselves the early eighth. And of all of us we are leaving here with you we're entrusting you. With representative can ferguson he will be alone member of those who came in when we came in together. And I was the only genexour of that group and I have to share that my concept of justice was informed by the movements of my parents and my youth into my adult code um the cards of peace came actually when I was in six grade and I can't believe I guess I can't believe I remember this because I came up at a time we used to have to hide under our desks for a fear of a nuclear war go figure I guess that's when we put our hands over our heads to avoid a print plane crash it was at same. Dynamic and um but I remember the peace accords in nineteen seventy nine with unwarsada and president carter. And I work forever remember that because I grew up with two people from iran margin and morrid and that has always stuck in my mind as I have appreciated being an american citizen being a jim exer who has never known war on our soil i've never known what it is to be afraid of violence in order to work or to vote or to pray or to eat and a lot of times i'm sure you are get it when you major announcement to run in people ask you why you're running or you're a campaign team says you have to be prepared to tell people why you're running for office. And I won't take a lot of time but I just ask you all to indulge me because I consider it a great privilege to have served with so many people who have come in and out of these halls and those that I leave here you like we all have over the years are interested to represent the voice of over thirty thousand people in your district and I promise you have taken that very seriously and I have to say when I first came everything felt very personal people used to look at my face to see what everybody else is thinking because I couldn't hide my facial expressions and over the years I have come to travel with members of different parties that represent it if you banks and I joke a lot about our time going to a civility conference which really changed me and changed my life in many ways as an elected official I want a culminate my remarks with these two points. This experience has been the honor of my life and I have made friends and learn things that I otherwise never would have learned you could not have told me on my first day that one of my closest relationships would have been with michele gray but it was and we used to think each other was crazy for the for the votes that we took and then we talked we talked it out and we began to understand why we took those votes and then we began to work together and other issues and took votes that we probably wouldn't have taken have we not worked together. I wanted to close by saying to you that um should I win in the general election and be sworn in as mayor of pine below you won't see the last of me because I will be up here asking you all for help but I also want to say bad I was touched in many ways and then couldn't sleep last night in many ways because. Of um what we discussed and bought it on with regard to the resolution yesterday and I know that um representative of ubank's I mean he and I talked on our trip about his experience his experiences and and I heard him I want to close because with this. Because we have an important voice and when we take resolutions and make points about peace and about just as they're really really important and there's something to do after we do that I want to try your attention to a general man who is an archancer he is a physician who serves in our state every day can't wait he served as a physician in time worth be dead his residency at ums factor illegally please stand here someone who I made and i've spoken with about pine bluff but also about peace. And he has reminded me that egypt back when I was since excreeved bound piece with israel and that piece was not found through violence that peace was found through negotiation civility a ton met and recognizing the humanity of people who we don't know recognizing the humanity of people from a different religion from a different culture from a different perspective like many of you I am a christian and I do my best every day with fail to not only follow the teachings of the word but to reflect in my actions the example of jesus christ. And I think that as we move forward if peace and the justice that we understand in this country as an example for all of our fallibilities. Is what we purport to the world as the example I want is to be mindful of the people people like our citizens who are in the middle of the decisions of governments and i've movements. I thank you all for being my colleagues and I thank you for the time that I have shared and enjoyed representing districts seventeen and sixty five in pimble if in jefferson county thank you. Yeah. I. The. Yeah. The. Representative of me for what purpose motion please let's hear your motion mr speaker I moved that accordance with house resolution ten fifty one and senate resolution thirty eight that the house standard journal until such time as we by proclamation of the speaker of the house and president protemper of the senate are reconvened consider vetoes correct areas are oversight or the fiscal session of the ninety four general assembly is adjourned signing die that's proper motion it's not debatable all in favor sar any opposed the as habit. The house will be adjourned until noon I may honor before noon of may night the house is adjourned representative cozar