House Convenes

And by the member staff press and guests in the galleries to stand to be led in prayer by the house chaplain Dr Jonathan Kelly senior pastor at First Baptist Church of build radio and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Let us pray. Almighty god an everlasting father. We are grateful for this day. We praise you for the sign that is in the sky. Warms our state kolkhozes our crops to grow. That allows us even to get outside and enjoy this natural. Gift. I thank you for the men and women in this room. For many weeks into this last session to this General Assembly and I pray your protection guide over their families as they. Their families free from sickness. Keep these representatives free from sickness I pray protection over their minds guide. I pray that they within clearly that they would think wise thoughts that they would think thoughts that allow them to engage with those with. Thank god we thank you. Opportunity to Be self governed. To realize that it is a great gifts to live in this land that values freedom and liberty. And the right to call an elector own officials and so we pray that these in this room would understand the great responsibility that they bear may they represent those who elected them faithfully in Christ's name we pray. First please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button prepare the machine madam Clerk. Cast about madam Clark. With ninety eight members present the chair sees a quorum or other request for leave represent capping off what purpose. Later representative Sonya Barker is leave granted for represent Arkansas. Some noted represent eleven for what purpose. Be recognized leave a representative Karilyn Brown. Is leave granted for representative round. So noted. Represent Jeffrey Wardlaw moves we dispense the reading of the previous day's Journal without objections so ordered are there Reports from select committees reports madam Clark. This is because we are committee on public retirement social security programs to whom was referred house bill twelve forty six house bill twelve forty seven they could report that we have in the same consideration here to time same recognition that do pass respectfully submitted Les Warren co chair. Other reports from standing committees is there any unfinished business are there any second communications read the letter from the government of park. February twenty two twenty twenty three to the Speaker of the house dear Mister Speaker this is to inform you that on February twenty first twenty twenty three argued and approved the following measures from a legislative session of the ninety first General Assembly house bill two ten twenty six ACT ninety six house bill ten fifty eight ninety seven house bill ten sixty four ACT ninety eight house bill ten seventy six ACT ninety nine house bill ten ninety one ACT one hundred house bill eleven fifty seven ACT one one house bill eleven sixty six ACT one two house bill eleven seventy five ACT one of three house bill eleven eighty eight ACT one oh four house bill eleven ninety three ACT one oh five house bill eleven ninety seven ACT one of six house bill twelve oh one ACT one oh seven thousand eight ACT one oh eight House Bill twelve eighty X. one oh nine house bill twenty one ACT one ten house bill twenty two ACT one eleven house bill twelve fifty eight ACT one twelve house bill thirteen nineteen ACT one thirteen house bill thirteen twenty two ACT one fourteen house bill thirteen thirty one ACT one fifteen house bill thirteen thirty five ACT one sixteen house bill thirty fifty two ACT one seventeen house bill thirteen sixty two ACT one eighteen house bill thirty sixty three ACT one nineteen sincerely Sarah Huckabee Sanders governor of Arkansas. Members we have a few guests with us today in the north gallery we have residents and staff of the manor assisted living facility they are guests of the Little Rock legislative delegation. Also in the north gallery. We have Members of the alpha Kappa Kappa alpha sorority of no represent Scotsman president resolution here in a minute but we do have some be at peace with this with joy at T. Hayes alpha Kappa alpha south central regional director Mary Lewis Williams. S. the thirteenth south central regional director Dimitris Sampson southcentral central rate represented the international connection and social action committee and Carly that Smith nineteen south set central regional director. East gallery. In the east gallery we have Christina parks divine of parks and Jacqueline Parkes they are the wife daughter and mother of the late Vincent parks a police cadet officer from Jonesborough who passed away during training in July twenty twenty two there the guest of represent Cavenaugh actually in the north county. And I believe in the west gallery we have sheriff Dale cook the guest of represent Ryan representative Joey car. And also today paging with this we have Evan where of Christian ministries academy of hot springs who is representing the groups grandson. Represent agree where the is the. Madam Clerk please read House resolution ten twenty four. House resolution ten twenty four by representative Scott to come in after Kappa alpha sorority incorporated for the in contributions to the community to designate February twenty seven twenty twenty three AS apple Kappa alpha day. Scott you're recognized president resolution thank you Mr Speaker. Where **** Alfa Kappa alpha sorority incorporated was founded on January fifteenth nineteen oh eight on the campus of Howard University in Washington DC and it's America's first Greek letter organization for black women. We're asked a small group grew the membership to more than three hundred thousand college educated women from around the world with an active membership of more than seventy five thousand women and we represent a diverse group were asked alpha Kappa alpha sorority memberships includes educators heads of state politicians lawyers medical professionals media personalities decision makers a major corporations in our current vice president of the United States were asked there are twenty one chapters of alpha Kappa alpha throughout the state in each chapter is proud of its community efforts in the areas of education arts economic development in healthcare where asked alpha Kappa alpha response to the contemporary needs of the black community what a comprehensive nontraditional programs were asked Alfa Kappa alpha sorority submission of service to all mankind begin at its inception as a result of the sorority as it remained on the forefront of positive change in the American history. Be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety four General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the house of representatives committee in alpha Kappa alpha sorority incorporated for its service and contributions to our communities and celebrate today February twenty seventh at alpha Kappa alpha date at the Arkansas state capitol. What a person for this Mister Speaker recognized thank you Mr Speaker my name is Joyce Springer as you know representative Springer and I service the president of the old this chapter in the State of Arkansas beta pi omega chapter here in Little Rock Arkansas and we also have precedence from all around the state of Arkansas would you please once again join me in recognizing them as well thank you. God is explained resolution when he would like to speak against the resolution. We would like to speak for the resolution. Represent Scott is closed for the resolution the question before the House is pastor House resolution ten twenty four all in favor say aye. Any opposed resolution passed. We're gonna Passover House resolution ten twenty seven for the time being and Clark please read House resolution ten thirty two. House resolution ten thirty two by representative Deborah Ferguson to designate the month of February is national children's dental health month. The person you're recognized explain resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker and you may wonder why I'm coming to you February twenty seventh you're recognized February as of. The national children's dental health month well actually what happened I had bill or write the resolution and I forgot about it. So last week someone from the Delicioso signal group said I thought you were doing a resolution for national children's dental health read the message I will give you the a before February the first. That's why I'm here today is most of you know I a with to do this to my previous life for twenty five years before I became a legislature so legislator or so I really want you to understand how important dental health is for children much like I get a mammogram every October I make sure I get my teeth cleaned to get my grandchildren State plaintiff February so I hope you'll do the same thing because the dental caries and dental problems or one of the main reasons the kids miss school so thank you for recognizing this month and thank you for of recognizing it at the very end of February but I hope it'll be a call to action to go get your children's great children's take place thank you. President persons explain the resolution. Would anyone like to speak against the resolution. Resolution. Represent Ferguson is close for the resolution the question before the House is a passage of house resolution ten thirty two all in favor say aye. Any opposed resolution passes. Morning hour is amended. Meeks recommends that we can concur in the Senate amendment number one to House Bill ten eighteen madam Clark please read Senate Amendment number one Senate Amendment number one to House Bill ten eighteen percent make sure recognized to explain the amendment thank you colleagues today I felt promise I made to you back in the beginning of the session I first brought this bill to you I we I had a lot of discussions with the sheriff's association and in the and the the consensus that we came to was we remove the arrest authority from the bomb squad technicians tightened up the training requirements and added Senator Blake Johnson to the bill and that's what the amendment does seeing no questions I appreciate a good vote person makes as explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. We would like to speak for the amendment. Represent Meeks is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence and Senate Amendment number one to House Bill ten eighteen prepared machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Passed up the ballot madam Clark. By a vote of ninety one U. A. zero nine zero president. You have concurred in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill ten nineteen members removed back up to House resolution ten twenty seven madam Clark please read House resolution ten twenty seven. House resolution ten twenty seven by representative **** recognized spring elementary school as a twenty twenty two exemplary high performing national blue ribbon school. President talk you're recognized explain resolution. Thank you Mr Speaker at this time could I please have representative Brooks to the well. My colleagues last week we heard from representative Jean about Emerson elementary school and how they were a Blue Ribbon school today I bring you the other school in the State of Arkansas that was named a national Blue Ribbon award winner and this award is recognized based on over a overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups and two thousand twenty two there were two hundred ninety seven schools across the country that were awarded the national Blue Ribbon award. Everyone else in this year's award award winners U. S. secretary of education Miguel Cardona said these schools or what is impossible to making and during positive difference in students lives today if you look up in the west gallery joining us you've got principal rush Cheryl councillor Terry for assistant superintendent superintendent of elementary schools Pam Kenney and thirteen students from the Spring Hill Spring Hill elementary school if we could give them a round of applause right now. Mr Speaker please of the Clerk read the resolution resolution its entirety please read the resolution in its entirety whereas Spring Hill elementary school was recognized by the United States Department of Education as a nationally Ribbon school twenty twenty two and where as recognition as a national Ribbon school is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups and we're as national Blue Ribbon schools. Service models of effective school practices for state industry educators and other schools throughout the nation and where is exemplary high performing schools are among their state's highest performing schools as measured by state assessments or nationally norm test and we're Spring Hill in elementary school was recognized by the United States Department of Education as having a strong collaboration with parents families teachers administrators and the community toward this effort in educating school students and whereas Spring Hill elementary has a student population of five hundred sixty in kindergarten through grade five and where is spring elementary she leader in me lighthouse school status in twenty nineteen recognize the school is a great example of of a strong leadership model of what is mean what it means to be a leader in me school and whereas each year Spring Hill elementary make significant gains in student achievement and have been celebrated as Arkansas or what school and recognized for high growth scores to the office for education policy in west branch superintendent daring doctor can Walters said I could not be more proud the staff and administrators at Spring Hill it is so good to see their hard work dedication and love for the students recognized with a National Honor and we're Spring Hill elementary principal rest Cheryl said It shaving this recognition of the tremendous honor like all schools across the state we to work hard and spent long hours to ensure that our students are academically socially and emotionally successful every day I am so thankful for the efforts of our faculty and staff a hard worker students the support for my parents and the vision and directions we receive from our districts the community of learners is amazing and I am blessed to be a part of it in with the students and Spring Hill elementary school are to be commended for their hard work dedication exes an education now therefore be resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety first General Assembly the State of Arkansas that the House representative recognize the Spring Hill elementary school in the twenty twenty to simply high performing nationally ribbons cool. President fox reps would for what purpose. You're recognized for a question. As was the sponsors is this a public school. Yes. Michigan thank you Mr yes it is of a public school is is a public school this is Ross National Board for scholastic ability and academic yes Sir thank you yes Sir. President fox explained the resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. Anyone like to speak for the resolution. Represent Hawkins close for the resolution a question before the House is the passage of house resolution ten twenty seven all in favor say aye. Any opposed resolution passes. President Hudson moves with place house bill thirteen thirteen on second reading for the purpose of amendment that objection remember number two. Amendment number two to House Bill thirteen thirteen percent Hudson you're recognized to explain the amendment. Morning colleagues this amendment much as I hate to do it apparently we work with the Senate so I'm adding Senate Senate sponsors I've got a representative or senator's Dotson and Murdock I'd appreciate a good vote. President Hudson is explain the resolution of the amendment would you would like to speak against the amendment. We would like to speak for the amendment president Hudson is closed for the amendment. Question for the house is the adoption of a member number two to House Bill thirteen thirteen all in favor say aye. Any opposed. The amendment is adopted. It's in the building engrossing. Man Clark please read house bill thirteen ninety three thirteen ninety three by representative peers to create mental health awareness week in public schools. Represent peers recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker thank you colleagues. The bill is for a mental health awareness week for all schools and it says to write for to raise awareness of mental health illness remove stigma and misunderstanding associated with mental health illnesses and provide support for those who experience mental illnesses for the first full week of classes in my in Arkansas schools shall be recognized as mental health awareness weight. This bill to me is simple it's it's has no economic impact on on opposition to my knowledge and has no mandates with the. And with that said I would appreciate a good vote for our youth our future thank you. President peers as explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. President Pierce is closed for the bill the question before the House the passage of house bill thirteen ninety three per machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark. By a vote of eighty nine Yeas one day and one present the bill is passed. I'm Clark please read house bill thirteen ninety four house bill thirty ninety four by representative Maddox two I think a lot of spendthrift trusts and to allow for the creation of domestic asset protection trusts represent Maddox recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this bill does not do a whole lot it's not necessarily simple it's somewhat complex but it's a very good bill this bill will allow for the creation of a domestic asset protection trust so this type of trust to allow an individual to set up a trust and protect those assets from creditors which I think we all know is important this day and age due to no the litigious manner of our system today But seriously this bill cannot be this trust cannot be used to defraud existing creditors so that is something I do want to point out. Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma Mississippi all allow for this type of trust they're using at this trust will allow us to be more competitive with those states so what we have happening now and what we don't want to have happen is people who are using these types of trust having to use these and other areas and then they have to move those assets to other states which in all seriousness does hurt our economy our to our banks hurt our financial planners purchase those things so this will give us more competitive this bill was thoroughly vetted in the judiciary committee of the House and there's no known opposition to it and I would be glad to take a question president Dalby for what purpose question. Representing medic she said it can't be used to defraud existing creditors can it be used to defraud future creditors. Well. I don't love the word the fraud. For future credits because if you don't know of that future creditor at the time that you set up the trust and you have no intent to defraud because they don't exist so it does shield your assets but there's nothing that the fraud to anyone. Thank you any further questions I appreciate a good vote. President Maddox is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Maddox is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill thirteen ninety four per machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of ninety three eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed madam Clark please read house bill fourteen seventy four S. the fourteenth seventy four by representative Gazaway to amend the Arkansas criminal code and to add the underground storage facility to the definition of critical infrastructure represent gas where you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues some of you were here last year may recall that we passed a bill to criminalise anyone who would intentionally destroy what we deem to be critical infrastructure critical like infrastructure includes things like pipelines natural gas facilities waste water storage facilities water treatment facilities. Things of that nature and so all this bill does is simply adds underground gas storage facility to the the type of The type of facility that we classified as critical infrastructure and would impose criminal penalties on if someone were to intentionally damage it that's all the bill does it supported by the American petroleum institute those in the oil and gas industry happy to answer any questions. Seeing none would appreciate a good vote president Gazaway is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Gazaway is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill fourteen seventy four. Per machine have Clark. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark by a vote of ninety six yeah zero nine eight and zero present the bill is passed I don't park please read house bill fourteen thirty one that's the fourteen thirty one by representative luncheon to amend the Arkansas code to allow for the the canting Insurance resemblance from you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker the canting trusses of terminology that's used to explain when you separate and undesirable settlement and a glass of wine or a bottle of wine you too can't it to get rid of that bad settlement in a the canting trust it works much the same way you're leaving behind and existed outdated Trust and moving that trust over to an updated trust so getting rid of the older the batter out dated and moving it over to an updated trust why would you need to do can't of trust first of all to protect assets to correct correct errors to move into this state with more favorable trust laws have distribution flexibility update provisions include power of appointments updated or changed trustees merge multiple or condensed larger trust or if there is a special need inside that trust. Basically the canting tries to laws you some flexibility that's needed and I would appreciate a good vote. President Lundstrum has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Lundstrum is closed for the bill the question before the House is passive house bill fourteen thirty one per machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk by a vote of ninety one yeas to nays and one present the bill is passed I'm Clark please read house bill fourteen forty five as the fourteen forty five a representative Eubanks to establish cost reporting for assisted living facilities to the Department of Human Services that a condition of participation in the Arkansas Medicaid program purpose of Eubanks recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill establishes the requirement cost reports for assisted living facilities if they wish to participate in the Arkansas Medicaid system it sets up the framework for this cost reports the timelines the. Any penalties if necessary. And all the requirements that are that they have to follow in order to file this cost reports the governor's office supports this bill and the assisted living association came to the committee and spoke in favor of the bill. Create a good vote. President Eubanks explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent the banks is close for the bill the question before the House is passive house bill fourteen forty five per machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of ninety three a zero nine to present the bill is passed madam Clark please read house bill fourteen fifty eight fourteen fifty eight by representative Cavenaugh to create the missing parts law to require instructions complete training on the recognition and management of certain health conditions and to declare an emergency reserve Cavenaugh you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker if I could ask that group A friend. Police officers parks's family still stand for this they're in the know. Members I just want you to put a face with this bill. This bill road because of an unfortunate accident that happened back in July of twenty twenty two daring cadet training here and North Little Rock at burns park there's nothing that we can do that can bring officer parks back there's nothing we can do the change the outcome of what happened but I do believe that it is our duty to make sure that we learn from this tragedy and that's what this bill does is set some guidelines so that instructors will now be able to be trained in certain areas of physical activity and conditions to look for why someone is having physical activity. File this will not bring back officer parks it will allow us to learn from this tragedy and his death won't be in vain and I know that his family would appreciate the recognition and the understanding during this hard time that they faced with the death of officer parks and with that I would take any questions. C. nine I appreciate a good vote. President Kavanagh's explain the bill would he would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent very you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker thank colleagues and. You know my heart breaks for Christina parks in hers in Venice daughter. over a. What I consider to be a senseless tragedy. In it is our responsibility to put measures in place to mitigate any future possibilities of that happening and. I have to applaud representative Cavenaugh but also doctor Lee Johnson in his efforts putting this bill together it's the right thing to do I think it anytime that you lose somebody in a training environment it's a senseless Act and that's exactly what happened to officer park today which I believe could have been prevented so with that being said Our thoughts are with you Christina in your family thank you for your dedication your service and the selfless sacrifice of your husband of any and he will never be forgotten thank you and I appreciate a good vote. Percent very spoken for the bill anyone like speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill representative Cavenaugh is closed for the bill the question before the House is a passage of house bill fourteen fifty eight per machine Adam Clark. Has everyone voted. Voting on the bill in the Emergency Clause everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark by a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero present the bill emergency clause are passed Manafort please read house bill fourteen six fourteen sixty by representative test either as individuals with violence offensive to work with individuals receiving substance abuse treatment as peer support specialist or similar positions requiring history of receiving behavioral health services. Thank you Mr Speaker college friends. We have a drug abuse crisis here in our state. To me it's spiraling out of control and we need to be able to use every resource that we have at our disposal to combat. This crisis. A few years ago I should say a few sessions ago there was legislation that was passed that took one of those resources off the table. That bill said that if you'd never committed a crime that involved violence you could not serve as a peer support specialist in our drug treatment programs. I think most of us would agree that that bill didn't say if you've never been convicted of a crime is it if you'd ever committed a crime that involved in that involved violence and I've got the I think representative Gazaway would agree with me as a former prosecutor that probably most crimes that are committed have some degree of violence attached to some degree we're not talking about a motor we're not talking about a bank robbery we can tell the B. B. talk about the needs of the others where someone stands up in a room and takes an object and throws it across the room and I am here. That's a crime of violence. Someone driving an automobile accident runs a stop sign and hit another vehicle because of property damage or even bodily injury. That's an act of violence somebody could even verbally get aggressive with someone even to the point they threatened me even though no contacts made that's an active calendar. Colleagues a peer support specialist is someone. That has been through a certified drug abuse treatment program. That individual has overcome those struggles they fall back they made that journey and they came out the other side with victory over their addiction. Many of them now role models they're living a full and productive lives they have set the example. But because of this bill we passed a few sessions ago they cannot go back into those drug treatment programs and help those that are struggling with those same addictions that they were able to overcome. This bill here will strike that were violence. And it will allow DHS to review each applicant and DHS will submit a set of rules and regulations to our admin supplemental committee and there will go to a L. C. for a vote by that committee. What college I encourage you today to vote for this bill because we need to be able to utilize that resource I can't think of anyone else better. To go into those drug treatment programs and be able to communicate with those folks that are trying to overcome their addiction because these folks have made that journey they fought that battle and they can communicate with those individuals that are experiencing the same struggles that the idea this will put that resource back in the play and with that I'll take any questions. Say none I appreciate a good vote. We would like to speak for the. Representation's close for the bill the question before the House is the past. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about for. Zero present the bill is passed by a park please read house bill eleven eighty nine eleven a number represented county to create the Arkansas behavior analysts license or at. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues before I get into the details of the bill I just wanna very briefly explain what it is the behavior analysts do because I'm sure many of us don't know behavior analysis is an evidence based practice that is used to increase life and social and communication skills and decrease challenging behaviors in children and adults it has been proven especially successful in individuals with autism as well as those with other intellectual and developmental disabilities I'm as part of our mental and behavioral health working group over the summer and early fall we heard from behavior analysts in Arkansas about their desire to be licensed by the state and they have two primary reasons for wanting this the first is that currently and behavior analysts to practice in our state are certified by a national board which means that if our Kansans have an issue an ethical complaint or something they have to take that to a National Board state licensure would allow our Kansans who have complaints about a provider who has provided services to them or their you know one of their loved ones they could take those complaints to Arkansas Kansans to hear those complaints and issue a decision on that and so that's one benefit of state licensure the other is that currently and people who practice behavior analysis in the State of Arkansas are not required to pass a criminal background check before doing so and a lot of recipients of the services are children or individuals with disabilities as one of our populations I think they deserve those protections and we're the only state all of our surrounding states issue state licenses for this field the bill before you and everybody on today would place that license under the psychology board so existing board but in new license and this bill is the result of months and months of collaboration between that psychology board and many many relevant stakeholders DDS DHS department of health and more than I'll stand here in list but I'm happy to answer any. Since if you'll have them. Senate rates you're recognized for a question a question. represent Klein I noticed on page five the bill it references fees that are that will be paid as part of the licensure process can you tell me how much those fees are going to be because some of our licensors require literally thousands of dollars in fees of those will be worked out on the rules that it would not settled on on a number yet another the department of health and behavior analysts and psychologists are working on that now. Follow up. the other thing that I noticed is there's a criminal background check required what sorts of offenses would preclude you from being able to be licensed I don't see that addressed in the bill again these are things that are going to have to be addressed in the rule in the rules promulgation process and so we're we're taking an input right now has in this morning where we did that talking about what those rules will look like going forward from folks who practice now. Okay so that's not in the bill no okay thanks. Sent once for purpose question you're recognized can you give us a couple examples of how a behavior analyst what jobs they might do and out in the workforce and do they work under someone so many behavior analysts are currently speech language pathologist I'm a lot of teachers practice behavior analyst behavior analysis there are behavior analysts that practice that and only that but but they often serve in other in other roles as well. Follow up. Do they work under account a licensed counselor already. I actually don't know the answer to that the state of Arkansas you can hold yourself out as a behavior analyst in practice right now we simply the national board certification you don't need supervision get national follow up. National board certification so it's the same in all fifty states. I don't know if all fifty states I don't know if the states that have licensure sort of tie it to that national certification I just know that it's a it's an entity that issues the certification to all fifty states if they want to thank you thanks represent Gonzales for what purpose question you're recognized so you said that that there are people out there like speech path. So that is that is a licensed profession so if this passes with that person and have to be duel licensed. Great question so I there are a number of folks like teachers and speech language pathologist who are currently do a license it may be at the in the case that somebody would have to be all their continuing education all those requirements wouldn't change the do a license the only thing that may come into play there would be an additional fee although we are looking at a dressing that animals person as well thank you. Charlene Fite for one purpose question you're recognized representative Clowney is it correct that Ouachita Baptist recently added a program in training behavior analyst yes representative fight there too in the State watch how about this and university of Arkansas. That appreciate a good vote thank you. President Clinton's explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for. President Clowney is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eleven eighty nine per machine. As everyone voted. Asked about matter. CA's twenty four days and seven press. Senate bill one a number representative Johnson to clarify the definition of intellectual and developmental disability in the Arkansas code. President Johnson you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members have several bills today that are part of the DHS package of legislation that was brought to us from the Senate this is one of those bills right now I statute there variety definitions of people with intellectual disabilities this bill would just combines is definitions cleans them up into one concise definition there's a lot of input from all stakeholders into this process and there's no no no opposition to this bill and be happy to answer any questions representatives for what purpose question you're recognized. Johnson I'm sorry I didn't mean to catch you earlier but you were apparently running late. The question down so that I didn't forget it but on the part of the bill that says you have to take one of the the things now you take an IQ test that has to be seventy or greater I guess and generally there's a standard error of measurement so is that taking into account for say someone score seventy one seventy two doesn't make it any more or less inclusive so to my understanding yes that questions now and I I again apologize for my tardiness under this bill just wind up on the red calendar away maybe that was last week or so on the recount but yet to my understanding this doesn't change anything significant with the process that we currently have I think I think it does take that into account you have to answer any other questions. Senate appreciate your vote thank you. President Johnson's explain the bill we would like to. We would like to speak for the bill. President Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill one eighty nine per machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. About Mettler by a vote of ninety five Yeas one eight zero present the bill is passed Manafort please read Senate bill two twelve. Well by representative Johnson to remove the requirement for the notarization for requests for criminal background checks that are required for the licensing of child welfare agencies and to declare an emergency represent Johnson you're recognized to explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker members sometime ago right to electronic background check and remitted to that paper part has or has been maintained through the years this isn't as required for physical notarization this is removed that physical notarization process and business completely electronic for criminal background check it doesn't change anything with how we do criminal background checks other than that and I'd be happy to answer any questions. Senate appreciate a good vote thank you represent Johnson's explain the bill would anyone like to speak again. We would like to speak for the bill. President Johnson's close for the bill the question before the House is pastor Senate bill two twelve pairs machine matter. Voting on the bill and the emergency clauses everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about madam Clerk by a vote of ninety six yeas. Employer please read Senate bill two thirteen. Senate thirteen I. representative Johnson to expand the availability of screened out reports of adult maltreatment or long term care facility resident maltreatment president Johnson you're recognized to explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker so members currently if there's a allegation of abuse for don't maltreatment hotline for that employers are required to call and report that that DHS has a screening process by which they can screen out certain complaints so the reason in my screen it out of the most common reason is the complaint doesn't rise to the level of abuse or perhaps sometimes the complaint doesn't occur in the state of Arkansas once it's been screened out there's no way presently for DHS to report that back to employers so employers are stacked just waiting to hear and DHS has no way of knowing that the case isn't even being review because a screen set out to the system powers DHS to inform the employers that that particular complaint didn't rise to the level of investigation and allows them to go ahead and bring the board back to work in a be happy to answer any questions on that. Three nine thank you I appreciate a good vote represent Johnson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two thirteen per machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone. Asked about nine thirty. By a vote of ninety seven yeah zero nine zero present the bill is passed. number absent apart to amend the law regarding liquefied petroleum gas and to amend the law regarding the discretionary the suspension of inspection and registration fees. Representative hawk you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill is from of the department of energy and basically all it is it's it's a simple bill is going to say that once the liquefied petroleum gas fund reaches five hundred thousand dollars or exceed that number they will. Stop with the inspection fees in the red registration fees for each fiscal year so with that I will take any questions. Seeing none representatives what purpose questions of course. Sorry are they going to continue to do the inspections yes questions are gonna still take place it is not gonna charge those inspections registration fees and it's only for one year at a time so it'll be you know for per fiscal year but it happens. I appreciate a good vote. For the bill the question before the House is the past Senate bill two O. nine repair machine madam Clark. Is everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark by a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed by a park please read the Senate bill two seventeen Senate bill two seventy by representative because our time in the charitable bingo and Raffles enabling Act it's authorized electronic advertising of Raffles person Cozart you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Calling this is a little clean up bill basically it's an act to amends article charitable bingo and raffle enabling Act so what that means is if you have a nonprofit so this does have to be a licensed authorized of organization or uncompensated volunteer of a license organization so if you wanna have a raffle for shotgun or something for for your church or for anyone like that this allows you to do that legally there's people been doing this in the past but it really wasn't legal you can advertise is now the mail telephone blossom authorized the website social media those kind of things you could do that before legally people were doing it will make it legal this time so I'm glad take any questions. The N. none Richard good vote. President Cozart explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for. Cozart is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two seventeen prepared machine. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Asked about madam Clark five or ninety five Yeas zero nine one present the bill is passed Adam Clark please read Senate bill one seventeen. One seventeen by representative Warren to amend the law concerning the termination separation here in Arkansas teacher retirement system and the clarity merges the purpose of one you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues SP one seventeen shortens the required separation period for a person who is retired from the teaching profession from six months to four months we're doing this to help get qualified people back into areas where schools are experiencing shortages the individual is considered retired the retirement pay is set and will not change. I would appreciate a good vote. Percent worn is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Close for the bill the question before the House is a pastor Senate bill one seventeen prepared machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark. By a vote of ninety six Yeas one nine zero present the bill emergency clause have passed man Clark please. Senate bill two thirty two Americans in an election to allow a student whose parent or legal guardian we locate him or her to a different school district to complete his or her remaining school years at the school district in which he or she is enrolled at the time of real okay. Thank you this is a bill that basically allows a student to stay in his or her home district if they move out of the district but they have to pay for the transportation pretty simple bill. President fight for what purpose question you're recognized thank you so much my question is if the child moved in kindergarten could they stay in that same school through twelfth grade if their parents provided transportation that would be one long route for that poor parents have to go back and forth it would allow that but they would have to pay for that transportation themselves the school get the benefit of the money but I pity the poor parent they would have to do that the the logistics behind this is if someone's in fifth grade they want to finish the elementary years or in junior high I want to finish that junior high or high school it would allow them but the parents would be on the hook for the transportation the schools would get the money so no but no conflict on this bill. Seeing no questions I'd appreciate a good vote. President Lundstrum has explain the bill we would like to speak against. President wants from his clothes for the bill the question before the House is passed Senate bill two thirty two per machine. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark five or ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed madam Clark please read Senate bill one eighty six. Number one eighty six by representative Johnson to protect individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities Johnson recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker calling since the last the DHS bills up to be presenting today this one clean up background checks criminal background checks right now there's a patchwork of background checks required for different types of care workers for people that work with that individuals with intellectual disability this consolidates all that into one concise place and continues to maintain a robust criminal background check to make sure the people working with these individuals are appropriate and in behalf to try to answer any questions on that. Senate president about thank you. Represent Johnson's explain the bill we would like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill. Represent Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is passed to Senate bill one eighty six prepared machine madam Clerk. Has everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about madam Clerk by a vote of ninety six Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed president makes for what purpose. Ocean place you're recognized after the announcmenet of the bills transferring the bill's place the callers on the desk members amending their own bills on Amendment members withdrawing their own bills finalize resolutions reading communications and any remaining committee reports I move we adjourn until one thirty tomorrow afternoon that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed the motion passes are there any announcements. Representive eleven for what purpose. Announcmenet you're recognized House education will meet tomorrow morning at nine AM and big mac a. Represent Johnson for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized a public health me tomorrow ten AM in a room one thirty percent Vaught for what purpose announcmenet recognized tomorrow is for each day here at the capital so be looking for your for eight years and where your grain. What purpose announcmenet you're recognized Revenue and Tax Committee will not be meeting tomorrow. Ferguson McKenzie for purpose announcmenet recognized this evening at speaking at five PM at next level events the Rogers Lowell chamber will be hosting reception we encourage everyone to come thank you represent Richmond for what purpose House when you're recognized. Majority Leader working group will be meeting fifteen minutes after we're done here in my office on the fourth floor. Representive Holcomb for what purpose announcmenet recognized public transportation will meet in the morning ten AM might be. Very for what purpose I doubt you're recognized judiciary will meet tomorrow morning at ten AM. Smith's. Any other announcements. The desk remain open as needed at war machine open is needed for the reading of the bills and upon completion The Addams named to the adjourn resolution the house would be adjourned until one thirty PM tomorrow. Represent Brooks you're