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Mr Clark previously. Are the House representatives for Arkansas police state will come to order I am by the members staff press and guests in the galleries to stand and be led in prayer by the house chaplain Roman Lancaster and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by the representative Jackson Gates. Your father thank you for another day thank you that we can be here at the capitol in honor you with our actions get to practice our rights and liberties and thank you that we can be developing this brotherhood even further that we're here at the capitol that we've been developing all week long and please help us to just stay focused stay focused on you instead focus on we're here to do today we're here to honor you and that. Members please indicate your presence by pet pushing your yellow present but. Repair the machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mister Clerk. with seventy nine members present the chairs he's a quorum. Colin dexter. The chair points the falling Committee to notify the Senate that the House is organized and ready for business. Colin dexter. Tire light. Austin Hitchcock. The chair points the falling Committee to notify the governor that the house is organized and ready for business. Tyler minutes. Jonathan Dorsey. Anomie hark. Mr Clark please read house bill one thousand one. House bill one thousand and one by representative Davenport to make Arkansas and Oregon opt out of state. A representative Davenport you are recognized to explain the. Thank you I apologize for my voice it's Boise state it's already out. Two not to road board my dad was diagnosed with a rare liver disease known as PSE he went through every non invasive treatment officer option possible yet he was still sick this is not the only one option for transplant after signing up to get a new liver to sponsor the wait list he stayed on this wait list for two years with no call. That is until compatible liver was donated by deceased donor if that person had not been registered as an organ donor my dad would be six feet under with him. Please from this legislation because it saves lives will pose posing no harm to our constituents now with this organ auto actually need when you get your driver's license or ask questions do you want to be an organ donor most people say no that is the real problem of our opt in system. As of right now we have a system where you have to opt in to be an organ donor in this system you have to opt out you'd say I do not want to be an organ donor. Know what this is actually do encourages more people to donate organs according to a Stanford S. P. A. R. Q. would behave your oriel science do tank as never university the difference between opt in and opt out percentages of the overall population being a donor is absolutely staggering in off of states the percentage of the population that are organ donors is ninety percent. When it comes up often states that percentage drops down to a mere fifteen percent. This indicates that the donor population Arkansas would increase six fold if this legislation were to pass the availability of more donors allows for more transplants to be performed as well as grain organ greater organ compatibility matching leading to a lesser chance of rejection post transplant. To quantify the effects of this legislation let's look at a study by the American transplant foundation which from the eighteen people die every day the United States for want of an organ transplant in over one hundred twenty thousand people are currently waiting for a donated organ the passage of this legislation would reduce that number to a fraction were synthesized quote Arkansas set the precedent for this life I for the life saving change. And while I do believe that this is a net positive in that we should a from this bill I do recognize that there are reasons why we currently have an opt in system in the United States as of right now the primary reason for this is the moral issue of presumed consent. Must offer a question in the journal of medical ethics recounted that after the passage of similar legislation the United Kingdom seventy percent the population did not want the organs donated after their deaths I have not opted out well this is concerning the moral dilemma because by this is due to the disconnects between the education and the legislation is due to the poor execution of legislation rather than an inherent problem in itself if we insure their constituents understanding your systems for disclaimers and verbal explanations when registering for government identification in this issue becomes negligible. We cannot sit by and do nothing while people are denied life saving treatments when we have the power to fix it through this revision of one single aspect of our system passing this legislation allows for people like my father the menu I so loved and adored to get the treatment that they need to survive I urge you to vote in favor of this legislation not just for me not just for my father for everyone who needs an organ donation in the United States thank you. Representative Davenport has explained the bill. Representative long for what purpose questioning. Recognized so what should we look at education for this issue instead of forcing and how do you feel about because our system right now is opt in if we make it opt out with that. Take away the choice with the take away the option as if you want to or not rather than just being forced into it and if it would be the exact same thing as our system today right now when you go get a driver's license you have to say I want to donate my organs it would be the exact same thing except you would say I do not want to donate my organs well this does not sound like a large change as I said in my speech it is very very helpful to the amount of organs donated and it is it said in the bill it provides resources for this education so we would have education provided in this bill. Thank you. Representative Springer for what purpose I have a point in the bill that I would like to address point C.. I have a question so where it says that there's a. You're recognized sorry but there's a point where it says that there's a five dollar fee to change your opt out Sir I understand that we do have a poverty issue in Arkansas so what would you say for those that don't have the five dollars to spend for those that want to opt out but they don't have that kind of money to pay for this is there any kind of program yes so there we do not have a program I know in the bill but previous driver's licenses and people who are still saying that I do not want to do name or organs those are still valid those are still valid driver's licenses and still valid decisions but if they want to go change that decision and for every future person that will make it to where that they have to click I do not want to donate organs instead of I want to donate my organs and I believe that the a small fee of five dollars is worth the lives that it would save. Representative Gazaway for what purpose question. You're recognized okay so if it's basically the same system as it is in. What would be the point in changing it as I have said it in these kinds of systems it increases the amount of donors by so much most people in this room I know DO not care when they get that. Checkbox on the driver's license or like I don't care about my organs like I don't want them donating my organs so they'll go the easiest route to say no in this case it will still be the easiest route to say no that would just make more people donate their organs. Thank you. President of eve's for what purpose question. Recognized so what about people who have pre existing ID badge and a driver's license in eighty one op need to want to donate their organs. I was tempted by no doubt hole ID as I've already sent questioning those ideas would still be. President of hot for what purpose question recognized so do you think that the opt in the opt out thing what how would you. Recognized to give their organs how do you educate that so as high schoolers we are required to take a civics class and what is not in the curriculum as of right now we don't even have. Things telling us what opt in action means they just explain at the DMV it be the same and we could added to the civics curriculum as just what five minute will thing explaining it and that would help people be educated and help people does know what's going on when that happens. how do you educate those out of high school. Of. You're recognized how do you educate those at a high school like sixty seven year olds will new sources would cover this bill because of course it is a bill that was passed in this legislature but also when you go to the DMV they could explain that as I said in the bill should make available let your literature to educate the citizens well that is not outlined specifically in the bill we could do something that is effective in that state. Yeah thank you. President of poking ten for what purpose. Question you're recognized so like would you saying lie change in its being no are you basically like trying to guilt trip people. It's not I do not believe that is still tripping because as of right now we still have that option it's just changing the rhetoric and it's not making people do anything they still have the same choice that they've always had it just changes the rhetoric more people are more comfortable during their organs with that rhetoric. Mr Sargeant arms for what purpose. Admit the delegations and the Senate. Mr Speaker house members the Senate is now open for business. Thank you representative. Senate. President of Davenport has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Yes. Senator Graham like you're recognized to speak against the bill. I don't necessarily want to speak against the bill per se but my question was not answered and I kind of think that. I would maybe misunderstand this bill and see if the right center organs are blocked behind a pay wall of five dollars instead of the. Yes spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. President of Hodges you're recognized. Hello. I remember when I was twelve years old and I got my first ID and I was there with my mom and the lady at the DMV asked me would you like to be an organ donor. And my first thought yes I want to save lives I would hope people and my mom was there and of course she meant it with good intentions and she was one of the millions of people who are under the misconception that doctors will not try as hard to save your life if you are an organ donor they will just say Hey easy money so these organs so she told me that and I don't know what to believe the time Snyder said okay I wanna be an organ donor and to this day I'm not which I plan to change once I get my driver's license so the truth is these misconceptions statistics are really scary. So twenty three percent of people believe that they are not healthy enough or are too old to donate their organs which is completely false that's determined by the medical team at the time of death. Fifty percent of people and this is all from a state fifty percent of people believe that doctors will not try as hard to say them which again is false the team trying to keep you alive and the team that would come and harvest your organs are completely different they're on different teams and there's a sauce on it the any money would go to the medical team trying to save her life at all. Forty four percent of people believe that there's a black market that their organs will be sold in if they decide to donate them and it's fifty percent fifty seven percent excuse me question whether or not a person can recover from brain death after they die. So basically what I'm trying to say here is that people are not educated over what happens when you say yes I want to be an organ donor and the option legislation would definitely help the millions of people who well maybe not millions but hundreds of thousands of people who are waiting for organ donations to save their lives an education we can provide whether in schools or in the DMV maybe just a one minute briefing on how these misconceptions or false along with backed up information that can save lives thank you. He spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. President of the loan. You're recognized. Just quickly I know we can prolong this out a little bit but I just wanna bring to your attention one saying that changing this rhetoric opt in instead of opt out just wanna make it a little analogy that it kind of dismissed as people say we put everybody as soon as they turn eighteen or so as a run for office we put everybody in the Republican Party and they had that they had opt out. I don't think that I don't think that really goes towards people's choice to do what they want but changing this rhetoric even though it is a simple rhetoric of change thank you can kind of be compared of just putting everybody will decision making and have to opt out thank you. He spoke against the bill would anyone like to speak for for the bill. President of Mary you're recognized. Yes I'm for the bill because let's all be honest when we go to the DMV everybody is trying to leave when when that we read these boxes nobody even looks and everyone's always a swiping knowing going people don't really stop and think like how can this like how what kind of impact this really does Roger be honest this can save lives and help out a lot of families so just because people are not in a hurry do what you are in a hurry no one pays attention so this will save many lives we need to remember that thank you. He spoke for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. For the bill. Thanks represented McNair. What purpose. Well as to motion. I moved for immediate is. Consideration. Connecticut motion at this. Anyone like to. Speak against the bill. For the bill. President of Davenport do you wish to close your bill. You're recognized. This bill it's really really close to home especially with my father you still get a choice under this bill you're still being ripped either way this of rhetoric to save lives I would really appreciate a very fair vote and thank you for your. President of Davenport has closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill one thousand one. Prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot Mr Clark. By a vote of sixty four Nays fifteen days and zero presents the bills the bill is passed. Members don't we don't applied here. Mr Clark read house bill number two. House bill one thousand and two by representative tubs to make election day an official holiday. President of tubs you're recognized to explain the bill. Is kind of wrapped up in the title but it would be to make election day an official holiday well right now this would be at the state level meet meaning people and stay offices would be off it would increase voter turnout which is very important for our legislation and over time other states may adopt it and then it could become a national holiday. Spoken for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative painter you're recognized to speak against the bill. I'm not sure if making election day a national holiday would actually increase the voter turnout by much because even in school if we get a day off because of the snow day or something as an example no one does their work everyone waits until the last second to do it so we make every on a day off work that is mean they're gonna go vote that means going to go home and probably sit on the couch and watch Netflix I don't know if it's actually gonna work that way that will so. Yes spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. President of Speaker you are recognized. And I would like to note that most of the people that struggle to have any time voting are poor people within our state. And one of the things that the. One of the things that they mainly struggle with is finding the time to be able to vote when they don't even have the funds to be able to pay for their home without having to work seven or six days a week which I believe is one of the main reasons that this bill will actually increase voter turnout is if there is an official holiday when they are required to have time off it will finally have that time to be able to get a vote and will increase our larger voter turn out. Yes spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative shows you're recognized. I think the. If the. If you make is not a holiday. Please. If you make it a holiday a paid holiday people that is going to meet that is going to make them want to go vote. Live. Like painters the is going to make them just take a day off unless they're like unless they're dedicated to trying to go vote they're not going to do it so making it a holiday would really have a point. Because it is going to keep people out of work as a day off of work that's like this is unnecessary because people need to worry so if you make that a holiday is is basically give them a day off they're not going to go vote if if they don't care about voting either way they're not going to do it so I don't. Is spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representive Shepherd you're recognized. throughout school anytime you're given a holiday it is always reviewed well by students so they can be educated on something such as election day and be given the day off for it throughout high school they're gonna remember that by a positive experience and I feel like if you educate them properly on this it'll give them more of a want to go vote especially if when they going to workforce as adults it's a paid holiday and if you educate them in a young age on this I feel like they'll have a lot more like self respect to go vote so I'm not really focused on the people that won't I think it be great for the people that you could educate and the younger group that really would go out and do it I feel I could be a good turn out thank you. You speak for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. President of hockey recognize. I feel like giving an incentive for leaving work during like with you having a work day on voting day I feel like going in voting and leaving work is more of an incentive for voting and just having a day off for free and I think the majority of the people vote early anyway so this holiday would just be is a free day for everyone not really a voting at. Spoken against the bill what it would like to speak for the bill. Representative McNair you're recognized. The sorry for my voice but the I think this would be a good day to. To vote for other people to work twenty four seven. And lying. Keys late finna be a senior that we that day that we plan to. Be all we can do is educate down and make don't know the reason why is it and it's important to vote so they can one of all. In the. I don't think any parents. I'm polite is. Of. Been off for a year. People might go home to widen its leaks but if we can approve as more and its own probably. They fall you to they might wanna go will. All taken apologize that. He spoke for the bill would anyone speak against the bill. President of long for what purpose motion. Teary motion motion for immediate consideration. That's a proper motion and is not debatable the question before the House is immediate consideration of house bill one thousand two all in favor of a. Say aye. All opposed say no. We will middle immediately consider it okay. Motion pass. Question for the question before the House is passage of house bill one thousand to prepare the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote of forty five Yeas and thirty Nays three and three present the bill is passed. President of Warren you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker okay I'm give you guys to some Tips about how we operate in here so on the very first bill after it passed you applauded and. We don't do anything in the house after a bill we don't move we don't hit us we don't applaud. there people on both sides of bills so we're showing respect for everybody that's involved with the bill so now then I will just give you guys some. Insight. Actually if you were in the house right now not everyone of you could come in person a bill. in the well. You don't have a coat and tie on. We have had people that come down here without a tie on and member goes Mr Speaker. He's for what purpose. representative so and so does not have a tile. And the Speaker will go you're you're correct I'm sorry representive you'll have to take a seat. So. We have specific rules here in the House that we have to follow so and when the member comes down you're recognized the first thing that we as members say is thank you Mr Speaker. For recognizing me he doesn't have to recognize. So when you come down presented bill Thank you Mr Speaker. And then as she closed are you start your bill rather. You say colleagues. I'm presenting my bill and then go into the details you want to recognize you colleagues. Other things that you guys are seeing. Okay so after you have for senate bill. You step aside because you're not through. You go over to the side because or after you take questions as long as you're in the well you are subject to getting questions if you feel like you've answered all the questions you need you step aside as soon as you step out of the well. You can you don't have to take any more questions but as long as you're here people can shoot questions action. So once you leave the well the Speaker will say representative has left the well. and then you go to would anybody like to speak for against the bill. And then after all that's done then the Speaker will say representative would you like to close for your bill. And the reason you get to do that is anything that's been said in the for or against the representative has one last chance to. Rebut anything that was said that was negative to this bill. And he can either come and make a closing or he will give a fist sign to the Speaker which is saying I'm closed for my bill. And then he just goes back. C.. So. Anything else wraps. You have to have the five hands go up get the roll call. Okay you guys got any questions with the process at this point we want this to be a learning experience want you to understand what we do when we come down here and. Of what is local. Okay roll call is let's say that you guys on immediate consideration. There was a voice vote and you disagree with how the Speaker ruled on it you thought the Nays had it and he ruled in favor of the apex. So at that point. Five hands have to go up in order for the Speaker to be required to have a roll call. And so if only two hands go up there's no roll call but if you get five or more there's a roll call. That's right then they'll kill say Clark please prepare the ballot. Pair the voting machine and then it's it's very clear and sometimes too that's done if someone leaves their seat. It gets tricky. Okay any other questions. I hate in the guys that you see walking around here pulled aside if you have questions we want this to be good experience. Mr Clark please read house bill one thousand three. House bill one thousand three by representative staff. To eliminate the corporate franchise tax. President of stout you're recognized to explain the bill. Hello my name is will stay out Hendren fable Arkansas today I stand before you to address a pressing issue that affects our businesses our economy and our overall prosperity the need to just a dismantle the franchise tax. It's time to rethink and reshape our tax system to foster growth ensure a fair playing field for all. In today's fast paced and highly competitive business landscape we need to empower our enterprises and entrepreneurs to thrive. By this by dismantling the franchise tax we can free up valuable resources the business can use to help innovate expand and create more jobs. This would create a ripple effect throughout our economy boosting employment opportunities to stimulate consumer speeding spending and ultimately drive economic growth. Thirty five other states have already eliminated the franchise tax they have found that by limiting the franchise tax it is encourage business growth increasing numbers of small businesses for other states and as and has created a more business friendly environment. More friendly business environment. All about all y'all but what I but that's what I want for Arkansas. I want to encourage people who don't fit the standard nine to five job. The people who are tired of getting underpaid and having to deal with bad bosses. You want to take things into their own hands. The kind of people who those kind of people or people who are trying to start small businesses and we have seen an increasing amount of number of small business small business is being created in recent times. In twenty twenty one more than five point four million new businesses that have been created. That's twenty percent higher than any previous year on record. Let me tell you something. That some of you all may already know starting a small business is hard. Starting a small business require an immense amount of courage faith and belief not to mention financial side. Starting a small business because a lot of money and it is very any cause very stressful time for new business owners. I am here to help I believe that by removing the franchise tax we will be able to help encourage and support small businesses here in Arkansas and while some of y'all may think that may not be enough I believe that will help a lot significantly. Representative stout has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against. Per year representative here for what purpose. You're recognized. Okay representative this is a great bill but can you please just for clarification explain what the franchise tax is and how removing that franchise tax would actually spur economic development so what the I thank you I apologize with the franchise tax it's a tax that is touched purely on businesses every business and our state in the state of Arkansas has to pay this franchise tax and for big big for these large business the staff is not a huge huge of it but for small businesses thank you if I were stars on this tomorrow I have to pay this tax and I want help with small businesses and I wanna help them by making it easier and more affordable for them to start this. President of honor for what purpose question nice. So if we're eliminating this tax where are we going to make up the rest of the money in the budget we're going to we are looking is to help the economy by limiting this tax we will take a small decline but it will boost our economy sniffed and creating more jobs and helping more small businesses owners we are trying to boost the economy. Representatives for what purpose. And here you are you're recognized. You mean. You said it helps it to help economy right yes are you not aware that. Franchise tax help the hills economy right yes. The following are you like so you're saying that we should eliminate this tax that helps archy kami booths right. The. Is it not contradicted to what this bill is trying to. Not all it's in a different way I'm trying to the economy by helping small business owners small doesn't have to pay a lot of money I'm trying to get cheaper for them to start a business more. You're recognized. The only if you only have one follow. Representa flowers for what purpose. You're recognized. so I know you mentioned that there were five point four million new businesses just in the past year I believe you'd said so I'm trying to understand how is this relevant to the state of Arkansas for having so much business growth that is in America thirty five states have gotten rid of this and most of most of these news businesses statistically are in those states so that's why I said I'm just on your other states around around this country five point four million. That's not just in the state of Arkansas now thank you. Representative. What purpose. A representative of a for what purpose. Recognized how do you propose to make up for the lost revenue from the franchise tax are you saying that the. So we were the franchise status how do you propose I are you saying the business will make up the lost revenue Is there any proof by not. Yes there is just it will help us to help not only the economy but the economy and people in the cities it will help by creating new jobs and just by opening up new businesses because they have good ideas we the people have good ideas we're trying help to get that product or whatever service that may be out there while also creating more jobs. Yes. President of style has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative card you're recognized. Okay so this bill one soon nanay the Cork. Right. Your know that ninety percent in most new businesses fail in the first five years and we're gonna be relying on that to replace the money that we make for state revenue off the franchise tax then we're gonna lose less funds for all the important decisions we have to make later. Representative to. He spoke against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representative you're recognized. many people here tax cuts and they think of a loss of money for the government and the economy but I actually spoke to representative Richmond I believe it was yesterday and I learned that most tax cuts put money in people's pockets they spend that money which actually grows the economy so in most cases this would grow the economy instead of hurting thank you. Is spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representative Richard St you're recognized. So while this bill may help small businesses small businesses big businesses with the franchise tax have a different tax rates small businesses do have to pay a higher percentage that's because they're not bringing in as much revenue. Big business is still have to pay and a much larger amount. Which means that this state as a whole would lose a whole lot more money than if we just cut the taxes a whole we want to bring big businesses into this state cutting the tax would allow us to not do that. Yes spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Gazaway you are recognized. I would just like to state the. Four eight getting rid of franchise tax would really help out a lot of small businesses like have the confidence just a started. And Like any businesses whether they make revenue or not. They have to pay this franchise tax even if they're struggling struggling to me in. he has spoken with anyone like to speak against the bill. Representable mac you're recognized. Thank you Speaker. More than anything I just have a question. President of style to main point was that this will help small businesses so why we eliminating the franchise tax in its entirety when we could just eliminated for small businesses. He has spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Okay against the bill in a like to speak for the bill. Representative McKenzie you're recognized. As someone who lives in a small town I believe that eliminating the franchise tax would help all of us out especially those living in rural communities like me because there is only a very little businesses like a few gas stations one grocery store and a couple of restaurants and these grocery stores are actually checking the prices of the of the margin we go out of town to grocery shop and I believe that if it was cheaper to start a new business that would be more grocery stores and creating competition to make their prices lower I believe that this bill would help us our local economy as well as our global economy thank you. You spoken for the bill would anyone to speak against the bill. President of Hudson you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker. I think limiting the franchise tax would be wrong because you're counting on businesses that when the majority of them don't even survive the first five years how are you gonna get back that revenue like that's amid a quite a bit of money lost that would be earned with those businesses being tax you can't just you have to introduce more taxes which would not exactly help businesses at all so thank you. He is spoken against the bill. I presented make out and kissing. President and Mrs I'm make McAllen for what purpose. that's here motion of immediate consideration. That's a proper motion and this is not debatable the question before the House is immediate consideration of house bill one thousand three all in favor say aye. All opposed say no. the eyes one. The question before the House is passage of house bill one thousand three prepare the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. Casts up the ballot Mr Clark. By a vote of thirty yeas and forty eight nays and to present the bill is failed. Representative Warren you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker we have another representative who is coming to the house. Representative can for more. Welcome to the house. I think she is the only representative in the house who has a voice state delegate who is also a representative over here sitting in her seat so good to have you today you're on the girls state. Helping with your all state so anyway this is her first term and she's been an outstanding representative so welcome. Mr Clark please read house bill one thousand four. House bill one thousand four by representative dexter to create the curriculum expansion for lifetime skills act. Representative dexter you are recognized to explain the bill. Thank you for recognizing the Speaker. So there's a couple things that I like to go over the with this bill and referred I just like to explain what this bill does this bill is titled an act to create the curriculum expansion for lifetime skills act and for other purposes now this bill does four main things the first thing it does is that it requires civics in grades six through twelve starting in grade six now I know that currently in high school curriculum all high schoolers have to have a civics class before graduating I had to take it online my freshman year at my school most people take at their eighth grade year however we need our civics and we need to understand the like the basis that our country was founded on before we get to our freshman and sophomore years of high school I feel like it's a very important part of living in this country to understand where it came from what happened in actually understanding this so that's why I believe we should start seventh and sixth grade now a nother part of this bill is financial literacy in grades ten through twelve and I've actually got some statistics that I'd like to read for you guys. so first some fifty four percent of teens say that they are worried about financing the futures according to a survey from junior achievement USA and citizens bank now financial literacy is an integral part of our education and as we graduate as we go out to our allies when you go to college whether you go to trade school whether you just go find a job right out of high school you need to understand the importance of savings the importance of knowing how to make a budget and stuff like that. The latest research from ever fire tech company for a financial education shows that less than half of high school juniors and seniors know how to check the credit scores maintain a budget or determine their net pay from a paycheck in all three of those things are very important for us to be able to do so for this amount of high school juniors and seniors not knowing how to do this needs to be needs to be changed the same ever by survey found that sixty percent of students don't feel prepared to figure out the cost of college less than half said they that they can feel like they can fill out a fast for form and only a third of the students feel like they can actually understand the loan offers so for students that actually are going to college this is also super important and needs to be taught starting in tenth grade. Now the next part of this bill is a ACT prep course now I know that there are a lot of schools across the state that are implementing this themself I'm for example my school the don Tyson school of innovation in Springdale I took a ACT prep course for the first semester of my junior year and it was required from the graduate. And it's not just because Arkansas but across the nation the percentage of high school students who take the ACT or significantly declining this is due to inadequate preparation for the ACT which leads to overwhelming lack of confidence and no one's knowledge of the ACT material and this is exactly where the solvency from this bill comes in this card prep course will provide students with an accessible opportunity and resources to improve performance in the ACT the ACT actually conducted a survey that evaluated scores of students who took the test twice once before test prep and once after the study found scores consistently went up a few points after test prep regardless of the student's racial gender or socio economic background so my fellow representatives this is just showing you that implementing ACT prep course isn't just some kind of empty promise this is going to raise kids ACT scores is going to give them more confidence now the last part of my bill is that each school in the State of Arkansas shall offer to students a social media awareness class now this may not seem like a big deal but social media is a huge part of our life I know a vast majority of my representatives in this room more than likely have something like Instagram Facebook Twitter Snapchat we are all on social media. Preteens and teenagers use social media to have fun making maintain friendships sharing learn interest exploring it is in developing nations of the family however social media does have many risks including but not limited to being exposed to inappropriate or upsetting content such as aggressive or violent comments and images being exposed to too much targeted advertising and marketing social media awareness elective well kids understand how to use social media to use it in a safe and healthy way as to gain the benefits from it without experience and all the unwanted harms. Even though it is not required by state law studies show that ninety percent of employers consider the candidate's social media activity when hiring and seventy nine percent of a charge rejected the candidate because of what they found on their social media and social media awareness class would help with this as well kids understanding what you should put on your social media if you do have it and what you should not put on so my fellow representatives to solve these problems in the curriculum which by the way has not been changed in thirty five years I strongly urge you to pass this bill I stand up for questions. Representative Texters explained the bill. Representative back for what purpose. You're recognized I want to of him and to say aye on pointy about the social media awareness does this education teach kids. Exactly what they're supposed to supposed to put on social media because in my opinion it's. Social media is a free platform. And I feel like we have the right to put on there. so what exactly do you mean by what exactly are you supposed to clarify by supposed to be put on there so basically all this social media awareness class is going to be doing is just helping the children in our schools understand that if you put something on social media it's your right you can put it on there but employers look at it and I mean I read you statistics representative may show that employers to look at all of your social media platforms and a lot of these companies have not hired someone because of what they found on social media so it's not only for the well being of their future but is also just for their own just mental wellness as I also read statistics for. For what purpose. Hello. You're recognized. Representive Collins for what purpose. You're recognized. With this curriculum affect the other core classes necessary for graduation. I know this is not. Thank you. A representative will ride for what purpose. You're recognized. I I was wondering about a B. one talk about civics in grades six through twelve without me and one service call us in the grades six through twelve or one for every single. Okay so your first question is just I'm asking so when it comes to sex in grades six through twelve I think that at some point during high school for you still do need to take it however we are going to try and get it to where sixth seventh and eighth grade there is a required civics course for those kids in an action going to high school for grades nine through twelve there's only one more generally in the sophomore junior year okay thank you. A representative Crawford for what purpose question your. Recognized with the current teacher shortage how are you going to fight that by adding these new class. that is actually a really good question it's a really good point so this is going to be as planned this is going to be the first in a line of education reforms I know that they're talking about the teacher shortage in the Senate currently so this bill is going to go hand in hand with others just is just really a stepping stone in the right direction and it's mainly for those financial literacy classes the ACT prep course and the social media awareness class. Representive warned you're recognized or for what purpose. You're recognized upon the section B. on with one says civics and greets sixty twelve are you a plan checking section to how these kids will pass this class it's just going to fall under the same principle above sixty percent is passing below eight a fifty nine percent of those feelings. Follow up. You're recognized upon implementing that how do you know of the of a public. Okay following the close of forming a question how do you know that taking this class will educate them in the way of just taking it won't. Thanks so you're asking about the effectiveness of this exit civics course of all the students if that's correct yes okay I mean these kids are gonna be in class they're gonna have a teacher and I no one can control whether kids listening class but at least doing our best as representatives to best educate the public and are in the students in our schools that are eventually to be our leaders is the way to go thank you. He has spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representive park you're recognized. thank you Mr Speaker of members I'm speaking against this. Mainly for the ACT prep course section just I don't think if you don't want to the C. T. which is not required for my knowledge under state law to take the ACT. You shouldn't have to so. Now in Great Lakes three through eight you have to the ACT aspire but the ACT aspire ACT or two different. Test but I don't think if you're not going to eight ACT because that was where I live is optional. You have to take that class and so that's is all I have say for that that's why I'm against this thank you. Is spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. President of Richmond you're recognized. As representative excerpts falling it is vital for us to have civics education not for we all appears to genuinely just do not understand the civics process and how government works and their basic rights as United States citizens that's why I believe expanding civic education into the social service programs all the way down the sixth grade we give our fellow peers a better understanding of how our country works and prepare future generations so that they can better since the. Is looking for the bill would anyone speak against the bill. Representative Walker you're recognized. Representive car for what purpose. That's a proper motion is not debatable the question before the House is to limit debate to one minute on each side all in favor say aye. All opposed say no. I want. Anyone speak against the bill. President of Walker you're recognized. There is one minute on each side. Your education is a hundred percent your ride but it's also your liberty and to me liberty is the right to choose I feel in most schools you do have most most was to have a business course and you will learn things such as how to calculate net pay write checks and other things that were listed the social media course social media is all about speak freely I don't see any purpose for that and ACT prep it's all your choice. Why should you be forced to take a course when you don't even plan to take a test there other industries you can go into they do not require the ACT at all. You speak against the bill would anyone to speak for the bill. President of painter you're. Thank you for recognizing a Speaker okay so most things we learn in school I'm not gonna lie they may not translate to real life is teaches you how to think but it's not something you will use day today but classes eight ACT prep course it may sound really boring but it's something that will translate to real life if you can get your ACT score higher we'll get you thousands of dollars in scholarships and people who don't have the opportunity to pay for these tests classes online if they continued in school for free as thousands of dollars in their pocket that they would have had before and I think that would really benefit our schools. Thank you. Yes spoken for the bill anyway to speak against the bill. representative may very for what purpose motion to amend. Can't take that. President Speaker for what purpose Springer. That's a proper motion are we your motion immediate consideration. We're already under a limited they so I will reject that motion. Representative Graham like you you're recognized. Mister Speaker. So I have an issue with this because I feel like it's not the want any of this class that we're taking is the quality because I know for me when I took the class it was left to coaches and not the best teachers in the school so I feel like this bill doesn't actually address the issue it just gives you another class to take takes up your time so I feel like The debate is and. He's speaking against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representative Mayberry for what purpose. Action. That's your motion. I move that we re of. Re referred to the House Bill. One thousand four. Referred to the Committee and purpose of a member. That is a proper motion it is debatable you are recognized to. Explain your motion. I move that we remove the A. C. T. section this part I believe we should focus on the social media part because we've all know people who had their lives ruined due to what they have post and said on social media and I believe that that is a very important thing we teach kids at a very young age so many people whether that be from sending an appropriate images or saying inappropriate words they have lost scholarships and jobs we need to focus on that so I move we do that. Yes explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the in the motion. Senator flowers recognized. While I do believe that the social media portion is important I would also like to recognize the ACT has done studies that ACT prep courses that are taught throughout high school can show at two and a half to five point eight point increase of four point point of order you know speak. Okay so I feel like if we were to remove this we would be removing a crucial or like an essential opportunity for a lot of our students who do want to go to college another huge difference between the twenty six and thirty two that's a life changing money so I feel to remove the ACT prep course would not be a good. Yes yes no can against the motion would anyone to speak for the motion. representative Springer you're recognized you have to speak specifically on this motion. Not the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I just wanna clarify the motion is about amending correct. Referring. Okay I would like to re referred to the Committee mainly because I do think that that portion is the issue mainly what I was agreeing with you on that is that there are many different issues with the ACT portion of it and I believe that like many other people are brought out there's an issue with the ACT not being applicable to all people not all people are gonna go to college on of people should be required to which is why I think that a committee should be able to re organize this that could be able to re define define the specifics of this bill. Okay for the motion would anyone speak against the motion. President of hockey recognized. Purpose. I move that we in me we consider the motion to refer the bill that. That is proper motion is not debatable the question before the House is immediately. Version of the motion to refer. All in favor say aye. All opposed no. The ayes have. Question before the House. Is re referral. house bill one thousand four to committee. All in favor say aye. Posay NO. Is have the. We send the bill back to committee. You're recognized. Okay all right first of all. So that bill just died on the floor because it's pretty it's not it has died but what you're doing is sending it back to committee. And. Just a minute ago we talked about a real strong I a real strong no that was one of the weakest eyes and nose we've had in the house of representatives so it was real hard but that bill will now be referred back to committee to be worked on and then come back to the house floor at different times so I've got a few other people to introduce to you we've had some people come in a. Okay he left so we've got representative Joey car from calmer L. or the life. We have a representative Carol Dalby who is chair of the judiciary she is from Texarkana. And in the house we have a what's called protein that is the number two position in the House. Works very closely with the Speaker Jon Eubanks from Paris Arkansas. And then lastly we are very fortunate you get to meet the actual Speaker of the house from Eldoret Arkansas this is his and he is the only guy that has actually served three terms as Speaker of the house a great guy who is served very well and I'm going to ask him to please come forward you all welcome Speaker Matthew Shepherd. Thank you Mr Speaker you're recognized thank you. I just would like to welcome you to the Arkansas state capitol and to the Arkansas house chamber it's you know it's an honor for us to be a part of this is an honor for us to work with Boise state and I commend you for what you've already accomplished in your high school careers and what you've accomplished at Boise state it's I'm trying to think back it was probably thirty years ago in the summer of nineteen nineteen ninety three I was always state just as just as you at ECA although I was not to politically accomplished enough to get elected to the house I don't I don't know what I was elected to but it was something you know pretty pretty Love Me even dog catcher or something like that but but it's an honor for us to get to serve in the House you know one of the things that I mention and price sell the house members quite a bit is no just to be here in the House chamber you look up and see the stained glass in this beautiful room just kind of a reminder of of the importance of the work that we do here and that you know very few individuals get the option to do this and so you know we want to make sure that we make it count each of us represent about thirty thousand our Kansans and I know that each one of us when we come to work each day here at the capitol when we're in session that we're thinking about those thirty thousand R. Kansas back home the thing about the house historically the House is kind of been the more raucous chamber you have a hundred members each of a served two year terms so you gonna turn over every couple years as I mention our districts we cover about thirty thousand our Kansans and that one of the things of that I love about the houses that back the fact that one hundred folks can come together from all our over Arkansas and do the people's work and we have you know all different backgrounds here you know I was looking and I think there's a picture of a wrestler here in the House. And you maybe one if you see it right there. actually that it is I don't think he's here today represent Duffield from Russellville is a retired professional wrestler so that's that's actually are one of our house members we have a radio personality R. J. Haak here we have an attorney Carol Dalby an account in a cattlemen and chicken farmer Jon Eubanks and the list goes on and on and on and so just the it's just a great thing that we get to come together and do the people's work it's an honor for us to have that opportunity to do that and I hope that you've enjoyed your weekend Boyd St if there's ever anything we can do for you please let us know. I will say that. You know I'm I'm kind of glad some B. R. I. house right now because those were there more most motions made the last five minutes than we have traditionally in a week of work but it gives you a sense of what happens you know here on the house floor I'd mention or parliamentarian. Buddy Johnson who's retiring pretty soon but he helps to keep us keep it straight and in line so welcome to the capital hope you enjoy your week invoice state and hope you enjoy your day here at the capitol. Representative Unger for what purpose. Let's hear your motion. After the voting on the prevailing side I and motion that we reconsider house bill one thousand three. How did you vote. Now. Proper motion and it is debatable. Can I ask you to explain your motion. I read over the bill again and I thought about the actual. The effects it would have and my first thought was that we. A lot of money because of the taxes but then I realized that. Census individuals and businesses are not getting is taxes months that means they have more money to spend which does help the economy and actually does mean there's more money that the government will be able to tax more money in circulation. So. it will help the economy and there's really not going to be months at all lost in the tax because a hundred fifty dollars three hundred dollars four hundred dollars that's not going to be a whole lot. To play in. Yes spoken for the motion. Anyone speak against the motion. Representive Hudson you're recognized. Thank your Speaker and to clarify it is we can see. Read to read. you shouldn't you should definitely keep the tax because you can't count on a small business to fund like everything by removing that tax by insures that whatever how much they make it will keep that money going to the government in order to fund everything that's going on so if you move that tax it's just going to end up. You speak against the motion would anyone to speak for the motion. President of long you're recognized. Just wanna say quickly that Arkansas is that a billion dollar tax surplus we don't need the money we don't need the money if we take away the tax. Yes okay and for the bill would anyone to speak against the bill. Represent us bring your you're recognized. Represent why for what purpose. I believe he was speaking on the building on the motion. No just because he was debating stuff from the bill. It's allowable. Would you like me Mr Speaker to speak directly on the. Yes focus on the motion but you can speak of the party thank you Mr Speaker I'd like to know that even when we were in the voting process that was at least a considerable amount of us that made our decision and I feel like at this point one or two votes does not make that make a motion and completely change or reverse the decision which I believe that the motion is invalid or on reason. He spoke against the motion would you like to speak for the motion. President of Mayberry you're recognized. Under this tax we can do a lot of good a hundred fifty dollars but like Mr long said earlier that a hundred fifty dollars for small businesses and friends always for the larger businesses will not really significantly help us right now this this money not only will help encourage people to start small businesses but also businesses are ready to help them grow not to mention everyone is implying the fact that Ole in five years that business will probably die. What exceeds if it succeeds and grows very largely the amount of money that that that company could possibly bring into the government well it sees this tax significantly at all and Senate significant amount so I believe we should they are trusting us if our fellow Arkansans if they can bring in a real sustainable business. You speak for the motion would anyone speak against the motion. Senator flowers for what purpose. Like to propose we immediately consider the motion. That's a proper motion is not debatable of the question before the House is immediate consideration of house bill one thousand three of the motion to reconsider. All in favor say aye. All opposed say no. The machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. A casts up the ballot. By. By a vote of thirty three a is and forty four Nays and three present the motion fails. is there anyone that would like to speak for the motion. Against the motion. President of long for what purpose. clarification on what motion that were. The motion to reconsider okay. President under would you like to close for the motion. representative may very mentioned. What if. There have been several. People that it is in. All these small businesses are just going to fail what if they succeed what if that the it's not one hundred fifty dollars they now have to spend. That helps them make it through an otherwise they would not. And then what if they sixty from there. We've seen Walmart grow from one little bitty store. And Bentonville to a worldwide operations. What's not to say that this can happen. With businesses here in Arkansas. That. Where the return. When they succeed are much much higher. In the cost of the tax than what we receive from the tax. Thank you. Representive Unger has close for the motion. The question before the House is the passage of the motion to reconsider of house bill one thousand three. Page favor say aye all in favor say aye. Opposed say no. Motion fails. The machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. Ivota twenty four yeas and fifty two nays and for president. The motion fails. But Mr Clarke please read Senate bill one. Senate bill one by representative Metz. To create the holding minutes concerned youth of Arkansas act. We need a sponsor for Senate bill one. President of Omak you are recognized. I am Tyler Mitch. And I would like us to consider this bill which is. Talking about. Having coaches and teachers receive. Incentives such as tax breaks and bonuses in order to take mental health. Courses. So that they can help their students with their mental health problem. In addition to this this bill will have an evaluation by annually. Where students will. Evaluate how they. I believe that this is help to them and how their mental health is. And it will also have a consultant come to help with the evaluation. Of mental health. In the U. S.. Forty nine point five percent of youths. I have experienced some sort of mental health disorder at some point in their life. I believe. The if we can start from the ground up Sturch inside of schools. And we can help you. Deal with their mental health problems. per year for what purpose. Question you're recognized okay so I really like this bill but I fail to see the solvency to where you say you're going to offer teachers like tax breaks or tax credit so can you explain the link of how this bill is actually going to decrease mental health crises inside of schools. Well. Given the teachers and coaches these tax breaks and incentives will allow then. Well. It will make them more likely to take these certification courses in order to help be able to understand how they can help their students with their mental health problems. A lot of the problem right now is that students don't know who they can go to to talk about these things. If they go to the counselor. Who they expect to help them with getting into college and. Getting scholarships. In their counselor might believe that they are fit for the scholarships and they aren't fit to get in to whatever college. But if we have coaches and teachers. Know how to help their students. In a lot more students will be able to have that safe place where they can go talk. Figure out what's going on. All of. you're recognized so how are you gonna guarantee that these kids are actually gonna feel comfortable going to their teachers and the coaches like how are you going to guarantee that they're actually going to go to these people and how is this actually going to help the students and not just the teachers. I believe that. With. The certification. The students will feel more confident that their teachers and coaches will be able to help them and I believe that that is much of a guarantee is we have at this point in time. I also believe that the evaluations. Will. Help to. Hello. Whether or not this is helpful. President of million for what purpose. You're recognized so is this like a every year like you take a mental health class every single year of your education or is it just like a one time thing in like fifth grade or something. Well of course teachers and coaches. Once they are certified they they would probably have to be recertified just like teachers have to get there. Teachers license renewed they would have to get this certification get this. Thing renew I believe if. Follow the nice. I'm talking about like. Are these kids going to have to go to this class every single year like to students are they gonna have to have a mental health class every single year that they're in the education system the students will not have to take any certification or mental health course this is for the teachers and coaches to be certified in order to be able to help their students. Thank you a representative Cavenaugh for what purpose. You're recognized where do you plan to get the money to fund the incentives. I believe that. The money. No matter where it comes from needs to be. Give it to fund these incentives I believe that these incentives will be very helpful and encouraging teachers and coaches to take certification courses and help their students I believe. That if we don't do this. Then the mental health epidemic will only continue to grow. Follow up if we don't know where the money's coming from and how do we know what we're giving up in order to support this. At this point in time. What we're looking at. Before even figuring out where we're getting this money. Thank you is how this will help the students. I believe that if people believe in helping students and youths with their mental health problems then we will be able to find money to fund these incentives. And these incentives aren't meant to be. Anything too substantial. The senator that road up this bill. I had been talking about five hundred two thousand dollar tax breaks or incentives. A reminder to the House to have recognition to have a follow up question. Representive road for what purpose. You're recognized and does the Biennal mental health coalition. The evaluation will cost no money for the students it is a self evaluation What I was talking about with Mr Holden was some sort of survey. In order to self evaluate how your mental health has improved or. Decreased. With these new certified coaches and teachers. You're recognized. is this required for the students to take it or this is optional. If we require. Please continue road. So. This would not be required. It would be optional. But. I believe that. If students don't partake. And we won't see in for. President of Ladyman it for what purpose. You're recognized. so for part D. what will the council. The consultant will make sure that these certified teachers and coaches are doing their jobs. And they will make sure that the evaluations are running smoothly. Sarsen arms for what purpose. It's leave granted for the governor to be amended. I met the governor. I appreciate your hard work and everything you're doing here. Skip this great. The front three things faith family freedom I miss. You're recognized. Members real quick just as a point of reference for you guys normally during a session if the governor came knocking on the door we would not stop debate on what we were doing to admit the governor being that this is we want you guys to experience saw the governor coming in and doing what we normally do at the beginning of the session usually the governor where the doors we got done so we just want you guys to experience that we would not normally stop debate so what we're gonna do at this point we're gonna get back into what we're just doing our Speaker let the well and so now we're back to speak to house to to proceed with the with the bill that hand okay. Representive will Max explained the bill would anyone speak against the bill. The president Springer our yes beer for what purpose mission. let's hear limited debate. I'll take a motion a few minutes. Representative five you're recognized. From what I understand of what senator. Not senator representative Metz has been saying is that we're gonna be using money that we're not sure we have to find a program that relies on surveys which are notoriously inaccurate and that some schools may require making it even more of an accurate. And. Another problem is the schools may not have the money to hire those teachers if the teachers were to be paid more as an incentive. You speak against the bill would anyone to speak for the bill representative Talkington you're recognized. so I I want to say unless you know you like I have a problem with putting your ego away I'm pretty sure we all deal with mental health problems okay and just five day or a week it Boise state you know that was tough so imagine what a year it school is now so why voted vote for his bill will. He's spoken for the bill would you like to speak against the bill. President Springer you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker I'd like to address the fact that this bill is overly vague and like many of address we don't know where these funds are gonna be coming from we don't know to what extent the parents have any of this we don't know if the teachers will be required to report this to parents if they're not going to be and what that means for the students in general also like I was mentioning earlier about the funding I feel like it's an exorbitant thing to make give catcher teachers a tax break simply for knowing how to deal with students emotional needs I feel like that is better represented in just a overall increasing their pay rather than just simply giving a tax break for mental understanding. You speak against the bill would any like to speak for the bill. Represent Lundstrum for what purpose. With your motion the consideration. this a proper motion is not debatable the question before the House immediate consideration of Senate bill one all in favor say aye. Opposed say no. As having. The question before the House is passage. I've Senate bill one. Prepare their sheen Mr Clark. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot Mr Clark. By a vote of twenty six yeas and forty seven days and seven president. The bill is failed has failed. Mr Clark read Senate bill number three. Senate bill three. By representative Howard. To create and in Senate program for early completion of a state highway construction project. Representative Howard you're recognized explained up. The representative hot for what purpose. Speaking appoint primary. point parliamentary inquiry. In query did we skip over Senate bill two. It did not pass the Senate. President of Howard you are recognized to explain the bill. Thank you recognized me colleagues this bill purpose is to increase the speed of road construction across the state they're incentives encouraging Road construction companies to get the job done faster. The increase rate of construction bye bye bye bye this bill will help to make the roads safer by decreasing the confusion that the construction creates. the event the incentives well we offer like bonuses if you get the job done faster and then if you get it on time you get the normal pay if you get it done lately we document. Representative here year for what purpose. You're recognized okay so when talking about wanting to get roads done faster so I see the I. see the intention but would you not agree that when it comes to highway projects and roads would you not agree that quality should trump quantity. Okay yes so we're still it looking at the safety part of this all right. So. If you get the job done too fast right you still have to go to meet all the safety requirements and stuff but if you don't then you're in eligible for the bonus and then we're gonna give you extra time to finish the road properly. Hello you're recognized okay so when you're talking about completing safety requirements how are you gonna determine like who are you gonna change any of the safety requirements are they gonna stay the exact same if you're trying to shorten the amount of time that it takes to build a highway thus says I. A representative more for what purpose. You're recognized. Will unforeseen event such as natural disasters and potential rights and just unforeseen circumstances in general be taken into account and deadlines and missing bonuses they will. representative Richmond for what purpose. Question you're recognized. Why are we adding incentives for these road workers for early completion when ultimately it is our job to complete these roads in a timely manner that there even. So for early completion if you get it done early and safely then there's less confusion on the road like throughout the construction like in Little Rock going to downtown little rock there was there's been construction for like the past. Maybe like a year to an I seem like some wrecks and stuff so if you get it done earlier and faster than there's less confusion and people can get back to what they were doing. Follow up you're recognized so I understand your point about trying to get things done in a timely manner incentivize. For getting it done in a safe and timely manner but my concern is how. These incentives and ultimately again it serves all the. So for the budget each road that we look to fix there's a budget for that road so we just the agreed price that we make with the company isn't the full budget so if you get the job done early the bonus will come from the rest of the budget that we have for the road anyway. So there will be no external funding for the. Incentives. Representative Hodges for what purpose. You're recognized. Do our contractors instead of our laborers who arguably are doing a lot of work with the roads. It'll be split by everybody involved in the process. Okay well maybe be good to clarify if I'm not mistaken I don't see anything about that and there it just says the contractor so maybe amendment later. we will lead in that the I think you said that deliberation to the layers that make the bill in the end we really that. Thank you. represent Dalby for what purpose. Correct you're recognized is there a grace period for like the amount of time like how are. The project is that very. there is there's like so we'll have a certain amount of months before as you were supposed to get done then you get the bonus but like if you only get like a day before then that's like the time here for like on time. Or like one day late we're not going to Dr pay for one day. A representative Vaught for what purpose. You're recognized you said that you would dock pay for if they get the money. But that's not mentioned anywhere in the bill. I read through the wall we were to be. And see anywhere in here it just mentions how. The it's awarded this bonus is awarded for being on early but nothing about docking when it's late. I think we were going to leave that to the lawyers as well. representative shoals for what purpose. And. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. President of her you're you're recognized. Thank you Jeff recognizing me so guys I just want to point out a couple issues that I see with this build like I see the intention behind it but I think just the way that we're going about it is not the correct way so the first thing I'd like to talk about as a former representative pointed out is that the bonuses are going to everybody as it is written in the bill they're only going to the contractors not the people who are actually constructing these highways in these roads so for gonna pass this bill this money should be split evenly but right now it's not it's just specifically going and contractors no people actually doing the hard work so I think that's one float this bill I'm another flaw that I brought up in questioning was quality over quantity and when we see road and highway construction that we're I'm continuing to increase I feel like instead of trying to give people incentives to finish quicker we should give them incentives to have higher quality roads have safer roads to have more safety just put into place in general so I feel like we're giving incentives. To the wrong things when it comes to building highways roads and I also think that instead of giving incentives to finishing roads and highways we should be giving incentives to other projects across our country because I feel like right now building or highways and roads while it is important yes it's not the most important thing that's going on right now we should be focusing funds on things like the development of technology and cybersecurity development and stuff like that instead of giving more money to this project so while it is important I just don't see the need for right now I don't see the impact and I don't think it should be. Representative Allen for what purpose. Motion. Terry motion immediate consideration that's a proper motion is not debatable the question before the House is immediate consideration of Senate bill three all in favor say aye. All opposed say no. The motion is adopted. The question. Question before the House is passage. Senate bill three. Per the machine Mr Clerk. As a one voted. Asked about Mr Clark. I voted twenty Yeas and fifty six days and three present the bill has failed. President of hockey recognized. Okay guys House June June joy yourselves. Hey you guys did outstanding I'm telling you what you guys did more motions an immediate considerations that we did the entire session so be proud of yourself you guys an outstanding job real quick before we get a lot we don't we don't leave until we gavel out when you leave here the bosses are ready for you okay so they're all out front to where you came in you go back down go out the front doors of the bus will be right there we appreciate you guys make sure you have a trash in around your area you pick it up you take it with you to or what we don't leave trash here in the floor so with that being said motor back over the Speaker thank you guys thanks for being great at what you're doing and I I think you deserve the representatives in the room may have picked up some bills for the next sessions thanks so much. there being no. there being no further business the session of the session of Arkansas boys state is adjourned sine die. I will quickly I guys just real