House Convenes

Press guests in the gallery stand to be led in prayer by representative Rick McClure and remain standing for the pledge of allegiance be led by representative Lane Jean. Let's pray. Father we come into this house. This house of representatives selected for you by you for such a time as this we ask you for wisdom that is beyond our own understanding in years to hear. That we pray for the citizens of our state during this ice storm that you be with each one of them and protect each one of them I thank you for. Members please indicate your presence by pushing yellow present button repair the machine Adam Clark. Cast up the ballot madam Clark with ninety eight members present chair sees a quorum are there any request for leave represent Fortner for purpose leave you're recognized lady for representative Deborah Ferguson is late grant representative Deborah Ferguson. So noted. Representative Ken Ferguson for a purpose leave you're recognized the representative David Whitaker is leave representative would occur. So noted. President Jeffrey Wardlaw most we dispense the reading of the previous day's Journal without objection so ordered or the Reports from select committees read the reports madam Clerk. Mr Speaker your committee on Haus Bills to whom was referred Senate concurrent resolution one house bill eleven seventy seven then the report that we have same and consideration and hear the return with the recommendation that a do pass. Other Reports from standing committees reports madam Clark. Mister Speaker. We are committee on house aging children and youth Legislative and Military Affairs to whom was referred house bill twelve sixty seven big labor for the we have same expiration here for time with the recommendation. That do pass respectfully submitted Charlene Fite provider Mr Speaker we your committee on housing health aging children and youth and Legislative Affairs to whom was referred house resolution one thousand eight house resolution ten ten that we have same consideration here the time with the same with recommendation that it do pass respectfully submitted vice chair Julie Mayberry. Mr Speaker your committee on agriculture forestry and economic development to whom was referred house bill eleven eighty two big league report that we have same sex consideration here the time the same with the recommendation that a do pass as amended number two respectfully submitted representative Fortner chair Mister Speaker will your committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill twelve sixty five medically report that we have in the same consideration and here at the time with the same recommendation that a do pass respectfully submitted representative Matix chair Speaker your committee on city county local affairs to whom was referred Senate bill forty three beg leave to report that we have same consideration here the time with the recommendation that a do pass as amended number two respectfully submitted Lanny Fite Fite chair. Mr Speaker we are committee on city county local to whom was referred house bill eleven ninety six big report that we have same consideration here if it's time with the same recommendation that a do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Lanny Fite chair Speaker we are committee on City County and local affairs to whom was referred house bill eleven seventy five house bill twelve fifty eight house bill thirteen eighteen beg leave to report that we have into the same consideration here concerning the same recommendation that a do pass respectfully submitted Lanny Fite chair Mister Speaker we are committee on state agencies and government affairs to whom was referred house bill eleven ninety eight beg leave to report that we have had in the same consideration here's what time the same recommendation that it do pass respectfully submitted representative Tosh share Mr Speaker your committee on state agencies and governmental affairs to whom was referred house bill twelve forty eight big league report that we've had in the same consideration here the time with the same recognition that it do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted Dwight Tosh chair. Is there any unfinished business are there any Executive communications members we have I do have a guest with us today I guess to represent Joe week Kerr we have Jo Fondren he is in the east gallery. And then also I'm getting this second hand but I ask women to join us here today but I understand his daughter Rita. Recently won two Emmys is that right. You work for TNT sports I think she used to work for ESPN so I wanted to make sure we recognized him and please let your daughter know we're very proud. Morning hour is indeed madam Clark please read house bill ten forty two. House bill ten forty two by representative Allen to enhance coverage of prostate cancer screenings by health benefit plans. Represent value recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker back in two thousand nine this body passed and at no this act seventy five ACT seventy five and see many lines from emotional hardship financial burdens of prostate cancer simply ACT seventy five require the insurance companies pay for prostate screening for all me in that needed or wanted to get it done and that's what what this act the man here today has a prostate cancer survivor to make sure that we continue to do the things that we the back in two thousand nine today I simply want to make sure that this act that this act will meet the current national comprehensive cancer network guidelines so nothing in the bill is changed only thing that we're going to do is bring it up to date to make sure that it meets the current guidelines of two thousand twenty three prostate screening will remain the same the language of the bill will remain the same SO that's simply what I'm asking you all to do today so I appreciate a good vote on this bill. Personality has explained the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Resent Allen is closed for the bill question before the House the passage of house bill ten forty two prepared machine ma'am Clark. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted cast a ballot Adam Clark with ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present the bill is passed madam court please read house bill let. House bill eleven fifty six by representative Bentley concerning a public school district or open enrollment public charter school policy relating to the public school's student sex. President Bentley you're recognized explain. Good afternoon calling everyone's doing well is not a public to say thank you to our doctor doing phenomenal job we get our highways clear because I must they must not only along the highways are great this morning so as not to publicly tell them thank you for all their hard work and for their families missing them all night long sure House bills eleven fifty six is a very common sense bill the simple requires our schools of a policy with the boys because the boys bath. As people that are uncomfortable in that situation will be provided with a reasonable accommodations for them to have a place. Covers locker rooms overnight stays pretty much that's the bill not shall this commonsense bills to protect the safety of our students was right to me by the school board members in common right now cover when they pass this policy they've had in place for years the same policy but when they put it in writing that this were inundated with emails with the F. we request and just really this unable to concentrate on teaching students because I had to deal with a distraction a passing this policy that's why I think it's important for us to pass a state policy or school boards can focus on educating the students. anyway each school child our school has a right to privacy and feel safe and feel comfortable in the bathroom that you they need to go to enforcement of our students have suffered sexual abuse having a member of the opposite sex that bathroom at the very least. As a campaign for office. In my district very concerned what they heard heard in Virginia by the young boy who. Claim to be girls that point when the girls bathroom the rate the young girl and enforce this school covered up and I went to another school did the same thing our parents need were. This not only as a transient persons person that takes advantage of the opportunity to a prey on. Com since bill to address that issue and make our school boards or they can focus on educating our students and I have to face the harassment that the our school board in Conway so this bill does not discriminate it's discriminate against anyone is not on constitution. Appeals the Florida law very similar to this law was upheld in court and found not to be unconstitutional this bill is Sam on constitutional values will protect our kids. The other things that we have to take a couple questions if anybody has a question person the call of what purpose questions you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker representative Bentley who's who's in charge of a enforcing this policy in the schools would be the principal efficiency we have no enforcement mechanisms to make sure the principal the superintendent and the teachers and parents are you know I will also be able to reach out to the school board of the need to. As you can see some force by the teachers the principal and the superintendent of follow up missed the. How how is that gonna happen though logistically if the superintendent and principal are doing their jobs in their offices teachers are teaching I mean I don't understand is there gonna be a guard at the bathroom or. Well I know that right now our teachers are facing a lot with vaping somebody every school that I go to the the doors wide open there somebody monitoring comes in about the number just facing the vaping issue so the people there all the schools and. School and then be able to monitor just like to do with any other issue that they deal with on the school. President Springer for what purpose question you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker for a representative Bentley I attended those hearings on last week. In particular I was concerned about the one low voice by the ACLU does this bill address the concerns that were voiced by that organization yes it did can you tell me how as I said the ruling the Levin circuit court has already ruled that this bill is is very much of the same wording that was used in Florida and. Title nine and all that goes I can review some but the devil is covered what happened in that the court case so follows the Speaker to recognize they didn't mention the lack of an circuit they talked about all the circuits the. This except that the position that they were voicing so it wasn't the eleventh circuit they spoke of the circuits so can you speak to the other circuits that they brought to your attention I think we all of the eight circuit court's more conservative than the than eleven service of the eleventh circuit pass it working member common eight circuits can be fine with that as well. I'm well I'm not I'm not a lawyer but it's been covered well this is supported like I said where are of our new secretary of education they've all the to the wording of thing is just fine it's very much constitutional title nine you know I know that our current president try to address that but it's not timelines purchases we can use different bathrooms were different sexes so it's very much been the whole thing has been held constitutional we went there court and I'm going to pass as I'm not a lawyer thank you. President Bentley is explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I just want to ask you all what are we focused on and why the governor told us right here that her number one priority to session was to work on education and that means school districts may be well funded teachers are well paid students have what they need to be focused on learning. This bill does the opposite of that instead of focusing on keeping our schools on track principals superintendents and teachers will have to worry about how to keep their bathrooms and regulation instead of focusing on instruction lesson plans teachers will have to worry about policing children going in and out of bathrooms instead of focusing on learning playing sports having fun many of our kids will have to worry about being singled out just for wanting to feel comfortable using the bathroom we can't say we're here to provide for children and teachers and then turn around and pass bills like this these bills are distracting us from what we've been sent here to do. The people of Arkansas sentence here because they want to find solutions to the problems they face when I talk to my constituents they worry about many things but I never have never hear anything about bathrooms I do not hear educators in my district talking about this issue either but the last couple of weeks. When the reading the newspaper that's all they've been reading about they're paying attention and they're seeing a bunch of people who are focused on the wrong things. Let's be honest with ourselves the kids targeted in the bill or not the problem. They're the victims. I defy you to find one instance of a kid in Arkansas trying to take advantage of gender identity to get into a bathroom it's simply not something that's happening. We know what's happening if you look at statistics on this issue it paints a clear picture transgender keds are already of honorable group and are much more likely to get bullied have thoughts of suicide and feel uncomfortable using a bathroom these bills her students academic achievement and educators held accountable for students successes. And discriminatory policies affect more than just grades LGBTQ students who experience discrimination like being prohibited from using the restroom report higher levels of depression and lower self esteem if this does pass we know what will happen and it won't have anything to do with bathrooms someone's gonna say it'll be blocked one day will look up and we'll see that the taxpayers of Arkansas have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorney fees. The Attorney General should be focused on protecting our Kansans from fraud and spam calls not defending bills like this when I listen to test the testimony in committee I heard a common thing among the sponsors and presenters. They use words like enforcement in policing. To describe this bill they defended this bill by saying that teachers will be the ones enforcing this new law. They'll be the ones pleasing the halls and making sure everyone uses the correct bathroom it was said that teachers know every student in the school. Even in the smallest School I ever taught in I did not know every student. And even if teachers could know them all it's not their job. When I was a teacher kids often joked about school feeling like a prison but when we talk about school like this how can we blame them. If you know anyone who is a teacher you'll know how much focus it takes whether inside the classroom or outside of contract time working on lesson plans it takes a lot of time and energy to do it effectively the last thing teachers want or need is to worry about policing bathroom activities they need to be focused on educating our kids and we need to be focused on legislating real problems so I ask for a no vote on this bill. President Michel is spoken against the bill we would like to speak for the bill representative Crawford you're recognized speak for the bill. Hello friends. You know there are some things in life that you have to do. And then there are some things in life you don't or she. One of those is riding a motorcycle in the rain. The other is making a law. Where girls go to girls bathrooms employees got a boys bathroom. For those who don't think that it's a problem or an issue in Arkansas let me enlighten you. We have a charter school in Fort Smith. Who called me. About this bill. That just added on to their campus. And one of the things that added no one was a new teacher neutral agenda after. I never heard of that. It has seven stalls seven sinks seven Meera's nine cameras. And then something provide to see if people are banking I said that how can you have cameras in bathrooms I thought that was against coat. But I guess code. These are designed so that they're safer for the children. For those who think it's OK to let girls go to boys and boys code girls bathroom. Let me tell you Isaak's story. Is in the sixth grade at a middle school. He was in the back there. And a girl comes. He said what are you to. When I told that story I was asked. What did he feel unsafe I said no he felt violated. What did he see the young girl here and I. I don't even know. With the changing trends in society. Maybe the charter school in Fort Smith has part of this right. Let's duplicator bathrooms. Let's do. The floor to ceiling stalls let's do the cameras. But instead of a. Gender neutral. Let's make a gender specific that way people are still we can have the cameras in the bathroom. So the kids are still protected. That way we wouldn't have to rebuild or spend a lot of money on bathrooms we just enhance what's already there. The reality is. Transgender people entering private areas restrooms locker room showers is not the biggest issue here. Once we open the door. And allow boys to go to girls and girls to go to boys bathroom. We're putting our children in danger. I've been violated and raped. It's our job as adults. To place boundaries. It's our job as legislators. To put laws in place to protect our children. So that the schools are not fearful of being sued. When they have the restroom policy. The way it's been. Since creation. Male and female I ask for a good vote for house bill eleven fifty six thank you for. Offers let the will represent Crawford is spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would like to speak for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against bill representative flowers you're recognized. Collins I was gonna say my seat but I felt that I needed to clarify something. Committee. I first like to say that I it's been a long time since I've been a student in school. And the School board member. R. their board members that came. We're pretty compelling to me I talked with one of them afterward who is a physician who himself said that he is a physician who treated Transgender he had transgender patients was very sensitive about the issue and I believe him. the other school board member access to think about daughters or think about any of us who were in the a changing you know what an athlete and had to change in the locker room and I shared that day that I remember being a young girl and not wanting to participate in athletes because I don't want to be in in a changing with anybody. I don't know what it's like to be a student today but I do know that something that was real when I was a student and something that's still real that we pass laws about that are not being enforced and that's a much greater issue that I've heard from my school board about and that's bullying. That's one of the compelling issues the most compelling issues that I heard about from people who addresses that day Committee. I'm concerned about the suicide of students who are feeling and experiencing something that none of us in this room have to think about not as that child or as their parents. And the two other issues that I think are are important especially to those of us who were legislators and took an oath about three weeks ago to uphold our state and our federal constitution is that there are challenges and there are conflicts. There is not only one Appellate court that has supported social law but there are two others who have ruled against the law I believe that we heard that the fourth and the seventh circuit's rules against this issue. And then finally local control you've heard from several members or at least one of our colleagues who said that she hadn't heard from her school district I haven't heard from mine. And I know that there are many many school districts who don't have the resources to Enforce this law or to make changes on their campus so you know bullying local control and constitutional issues are why I will folk present today. And I ask that those of you who are not certain about these other issues join with join me and vote. President County. President flowers has spoken against the building would like to speak for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. Representive Bentley. You're recognized to close for the. I wish you wouldn't have to pass this bill because it was it wasn't necessary but the day in time that we live it is necessary it's very important that we keep all of our kids safe and this reasonable accommodations for those that feel uncomfortable everybody that testified in committee that's the one thing they asked for was a private place and reasonable accommodations for those that didn't feel comfortable in the boys the girls bathroom it's very simple bill things very well a reception and wanted across the state with that I'd appreciate a good vote thank you president Bentley is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill eleven fifty six prepare the machine. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast up the ballot madam Clerk with eighty As ten days and five present the bill is passed madam Clark please read house bill eleven fifty so. House bill eleven fifty seven by representative Bentley to require public school districts and open enrollment public charter schools to provide information to public school students regarding water safety education courses in swimming lessons. Represent Bentley you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Speaker colleagues I enjoy going to our National Association of Christian lawmakers meeting in this someone I was there I get to hear from a woman who tragically lost her nineteen month old child in a drowning death and since that time she took that pain is really been a champion to make sure what we could do to stop drowning in America so she present the bill had recently passed a floor Florida called every child a swimmer and I got back here reached out to Matt Gilmore department health is it how many people do we have drowning in Arkansas let's get the statistics for Arkansas and every year we have on average forty year forty people drowning in the State of Arkansas in fact is really the number one cause of unintentional death in children one to four each year so I'd have to look at the bill she presented floor that what we could do here in Arkansas to make a difference nearly fifty percent fifty four percent adults in Arkansas do not know how to swim we can teach someone just want reduces the chance of drowning by eighty eight percent so what can we do a very simple bill here this bill is a call their child's warrant simply asked or school district at the end of the year throughout sometime during the year to either do a handout or something on a of website that they have to do is to show we're in our districts and we get swimming lessons and some simple water safety so it's not I know I have been a champ and said I want to put on intent you know unfunded mandates under schools the last thing I want to do with is a great amount of help the help available for each member school districts with every child swimmer individually help our schools is that they need it within the bill will work with the Department education to get information from not only the health department also gamefish isn't good education that we can put out to market so again I hate to you know put unnecessary things on our schools with speak right with them to maybe do some studies and some research first their students throughout the year let's talk about what our state to live in school use it throughout the school year also a retail store has scholarships available so we don't have swimming lessons are air they have some scholarships available to make that happen I when I get there looking at the bill that we have none none in Perry County where I met some already working with our our state park there see what we can do to make that happen and Perry counties this really what is this isn't a way for us to get and. Education out there maybe decrease drying in our state that's what this bill is about happy to take questions president ballot for what purpose question you're recognized thank you represent them for the the been there for this bill I have a question and it is just very simple is this something that of the school district can work with with the local boys clubs to YMCA and other organizations that might have of swimming facilities the TC's Q. five twenty I'm doing the same make them aware of the dangers of not being able to swim yes definitely has also like I said they're scholarships available for every child to someone help the boys and girls club to help those kids that don't have the money to pay for some lessons to help pay for those kids that don't have the funds to do so. Any other questions other questions I'd appreciate a good representative for what purpose. You're recognized I just wanted to have clarified that this local school district to what degree are they responsible for pushing out the information are they compiling it kind of came from the question that represent love Aston Allen asked is that is that their responsibilities are coming from the state level. To what degree are they responsible Department of it is going to help them and that will work that out to the rules but the department by the Department health has also will gather together so they will have to reach out the Department education to get the information but will have a gather for them and again we will every child so my case McGovern asked them to give out her personal information they could call her specifically and she will help them gather the information that they need to I'm not trying to an extra person to make it as easy in a school was working. Representive more for what purpose question you're recognized thank you Mr how does this affect rural school districts in which there are no public swimming facilities or even swimming lessons that can be found in that county or school district says absolute no repercussions this is a way for us to say there is not here so maybe some of the committee will take it upon themselves to maybe help bring sums as against an education thing to find out like I said I realize there's actually none of Perry County some were doing what I can to make that happen so there's actually no repercussions on the school there's no swimming lessons available just trying to get education out there what is available for them to take and hopefully make available the scholarship program is there to maybe some of them want to reach out and start one. We're lawful purpose question you're recognized. We we already demand a lot out of our schools which is one of the problems is hard to get teachers and it's hard to get employees I mean is this not just another mandate coming from the legislature to schools. I'm scares me in that fact I appreciate that and I thank you and I've been on the same page of that I don't want to do unfunded mandates but I think a one hour phone call from somebody that works for the school to put that on there school website that I have to print anything they can is put on the school website on that one hour is all it would take for them to call department of ed with everything together together for them or a quick phone call to case member with every child a summer for them to put either put it on their website or to hand out flyers in the school year. Represent road for what purpose question you're recognized. Bentley is the intention behind this to save lives yes Sir thank you. With that thank you I appreciate a good vote. Senate Bentley's explain the bill would anyone like to speak. We would like to speak for the. Bentley is closed for the bill the. Represent flowers. I'm just coming up to be on the record I ran in to committee I thought I was voting on a different bill and voted no. So I was with my vote yes that would have made it unanimous so I just want to be on the record to support this bill and ask that you vote yes. President flowers is spoken for the building would like to speak. The bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill eleven fifty seven. Has everyone voted. Cast about madam Clerk. With seventy seven yeas eight nays and five present the bill has passed madam Clark please read house bill twelve thirty eight. House bill twelve thirty eight by representative because our time in various provisions of the Arkansas code concerning enhance transportation funding amounts and to declare an emergency reserve Cozart you're recognized. Thank you Mr thank you Mr Speaker one thing I will guarantee all. I will not talk anywhere close to that fast. We love her but will. When a guy doesn't hear well you'll hear days that is fast Ladies and gentleman here to present our enhanced transportation bill that we do every two years and this is for schools for their transportation for their school buses to be able to afford to run the routes that they run and we have done this for since two thousand seventeen when Senator Cheatham and I got together decided we needed it has transportation your started out of three thousand dollars and is it is most of the cost of a living inflation and all the things it takes a more schools been involved we've been able to add quite a few I had a lot of questions not real lot with a few questions on why this is different every time one of these numbers are different in your school may get more money or make it less money I'm gonna try to explain that because of a few people last missile I don't want to try to hide anything everybody wants to know what the formula is there's formula it's all about how the schools spend that money that they get for transportation so you get three hundred twenty one dollars per student for each student in your school for transportation funding and then we turn around we give extra money so if your school uses that transportation funding money and they use it all up in there the run out but a lot of them don't use it all up or they use another form of of funding which could be foundation funding in a different source and has transportation funding art such as growth or declining enrollment or isolated funding if they use those monies it doesn't show up as transportation money so that causes them a little bit of over gender Transportation Fund this last session we had a federal funds as for funds and even maybe rescue funds that they could be used by buses and stuff in that one so that also on some of the schools to that so every school is a little different I have all the list here I'm not gonna go through it with anybody wants to do you can look at it see what your school is this is something like that this is first years are like almost a little over half a million dollars the next time as little over seven hundred something. I'm sorry not having the five hundred billion. Then the next time as little or seven hundred something. No I'm so I'm wrong I go back up again I think it is a big budget they're gonna go back a little it's a little over five hundred thousand increase and then the next time a seven hundred fifty thousand increase to make up some want to first year and eight million the second here's what it would be so I'll be glad. Okay as a question recognized. What about school superintendents. Well you're recognized brings impact he said if they have a good formula on that I'd like to know nobody can explain it I got a roll down right here when he sent me but he said that we never get it each year but this just goes Berryville including farce get it every year if somebody could explain to me what the formula is he said I haven't found anybody can play in the form of a job. I just did okay. There is no formula it's all about how they spend the money that they get if they don't spend it all then they do not get any enhance they do not need it so say let's sale of your school had X. amount of kids million three hundred twenty one dollars for each of those kids and the amounts of the B. five million dollar level how much it would be the same five million and they only used four million five hundred thousand dollars of that money will they don't need any extra money. The lady they may have used some other money to make that work that way but if they if they want to use all of that five million plus some more money and they recorded it as transportation funds that's when they start getting the money and that you can have to school side by side they all do it differently that's C. L. that the school knows how to work things and we've taught how to do that and they should know how to make it work but some don't. Represents spring or for what purpose question you're recognized thank you Mr chair representative Cozart how did you know that I was going to ask you. About this funding you didn't ask me. So what will you do you thank you very much. Representative Cavenaugh for what purpose you're recognized at representative Cozart I just wanna make sure I understand so we have the transportation funds that they get per student if they spend all that and they reported then they get money above it the yes they can they can get money above that if they spend more than that yes how do we know what they spent it goes through the report that they go through it and I and I may say the wrong system and some use super dentist what's that system you know use the report the Afghan or something like that. Okay went nice to a finance deal they have to put all the records do not know the names change the top remember but that they have to put those two records and it goes to every year on exactly what they spent their money for and that's why we have to come for budget or for audit if they don't do it right follow up missed two so technically if we had a school that wanted to get this they can submit that they spent more on transportation and they really did and they can get funds that they didn't answer to qualify for it yes they would have to use all of their transportation money that they're given on the three twenty one and recorded they've used all of that on that and if they have any overages on that that reflects how they would withdraw that next month president eighty four purpose a question recognized represent Cozart only on these additional funds that are given are these restricted funds that can only be utilized on transportation and if they're not spent. Are they carried over are these funds some of the additional funds if we try. Fund at the end of the year that we can either do you for transportation I have to be used for that are carried over that would be used on the next year's transportation so that's also the recorded thank and that might make the difference of what you would get next year too so I appreciate a good vote thank you president Cozart is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Cozart is. Close for the bill the question before the House is a passage of house bill twelve thirty eight per machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. Voting on the bill and the emergency clauses everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark with ninety five Yeas zero nine one present the bill emergency clause our past Medford please read house bill eleven oh eight. Eleven a by representative Ladyman to modify the number of members of the Arkansas that said it's licensing board that constituents that constitutes a quorum and that may call a special meeting and authorize use of the email for renewal notices sent Ladyman you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker. colleagues this bill is basically clean up bill brought to me by the department of health It concerns the dietetics Board. ACT five forty of twenty seventeen reduce the number of members of the dietetic board from seven to five. however the number required for a quorum was not reduced so this bill reduces the requirements for a quorum two three. most languages just clean up one other thing I'll tell you that it does it allows the use of emails to be sent out for license renewal and that's basically what the bill does appreciate a good vote. President les mis explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Ferguson Ladyman is closed for the bill the question before the House. The passage of house bill eleven await prepare the machine. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about madam Clark with ninety six C. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed madam Clark please read house bill twelve fifty. At twelve fifty by representative Johnson to amend the prescription drug monitoring program advisory committee and to amend the confidentiality of the providing of information by the prescription drug monitoring program Johnson you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members the Arkansas prescription drug monitoring program is one of our best tools in fighting the opioid epidemic this bill adds to members of the advisory committee one would be a member of the Arkansas opioid recovery partnership the other would be an OBGYN one of the issues that we're seeing as we see more more babies born with with opioid withdrawal symptoms and so adding an OBGYN to the membership of this committee also makes some sense because they have some insight to this unique problem additionally gives access to the prescription monitoring program to our medical examiner state medical examiner for criminal investigations in death investigation so we had an issue at times with the reporting of opioid overdoses because the stigma associated with that this gives our medical examiner another tool to look into the status and it also clarifies to the Department health may share this information with allowing them to share it with a mortality Review Committee who is a designated investigated death and I would be happy to answer any. C. nine appreciate a good vote thank you represent Johnson is planned building would like to speak for against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill twelve fifty. Per machine. Everyone voted as everyone voted. Cast about madam Clerk with ninety six yeah zero nine zero present the bill is passed man Clark please read house bill twelve fifty one. House bill twelve fifty one by representative Johnson to clarify that the criminal background checks a plus all emergency medical services personnel into amend the criminal background check law to include offenses prosecuted in other states or by federal courts. Represent Johnson you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker members are currently that part of House required to do criminal background checks on emergency medical personnel there's been some question is whether they can extend that beyond the current state to other states it's just allows them to do a more extensive criminal background check in other states as well as in Arkansas to be happy to take any questions. Wardlaw what purpose separation you're recognized for the nurses and doctors not already required to have a background check for licensure and does this add another background check on top of that no this is specific to EMTs to emergency medical personnel it is not an additional background check it's just it's just making it clear so there's been some times or people moved in from out of state we've been able to run a background check on them criminally in Arkansas but not been able look outside of Arkansas to other states with the amount of committed a crime so it's not adding another background check to any of the personalities enhancing the authority of the department of health to do a more extensive back. Any other questions. Three nine appreciate your vote thank you president Johnson explained bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill twelve fifty one per machine madam Clark. Everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast a ballot madam Clark with ninety six yeah zero nine zero present the bill is passed and court please read house bill one thousand four. One thousand four by representative rate to amend the sex offender registration act of nineteen ninety seven to include disclosure of a sex offender's address of the public and to clear an emergency. You're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is a public safety bill that was brought to me by our sheriff and Faulkner County Tim Ryles the bill would require collection and publication of the full physical address of each sex offender that's required to be on the sex offender registry so what Arkansas currently does is we collect the street we publish the street name and the block number but not the full physical address including the house number or if applicable the apartment or unit number we are one of only four states in the entire country that does not collect the full physical address or publish a full physical address our state. Maine and Washington state are the only states that use street name in block number like Arkansas does and Vermont is the only state that actually publishes less information than we do so what that looks like in practice is the registry may tell you there's a sex offender living in the two hundred block of oak street for example but that could be potentially as many as a hundred different houses thank you that person could be living in and if you live in an apartment complex with tension the hundreds of units good luck knowing whether that level three or four sex offender is living all the way on the other side of the apartment complex or if they're just on the other side of the sheet rock from your unit. there are. Innumerable instances in which you may want to know if there is a sex offender living at a particular address you're taking your kids trick or treating if you're political cameras are going door to door think about the people that were canvassing my neighborhood last week trying to sell me solar panels. there's all sorts of instances in which people would want to know this information the purpose of the sex offender registry is to provide people innocent people with the information they need to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and that's why law enforcement supports this bill it's have been endorsed by the Arkansas sheriff's association as well as our Attorney General with that be happy to take any questions resent Cavenaugh for what purpose question you're recognized thank you representive right just one quick question and this is because I know that the state sometimes doesn't have the best record keeping ability we seem to have some issues with their database and keeping accurate information is there any safeguards in there that S. I mistakenly my address got published in there that I can get it corrected. I have to imagine there is a way that you could have an address removed if it were incorrect I'm not aware of what that procedure looks like but it's a good question thank you. All right but that appreciate a good vote president Reyes explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President raise close for the bill the question before the House the passage of house bill one thousand four the machine madam Clerk. Voting on the bill in the emergency clauses everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about metaphor with eighty four yeas nine nays and one present the bill emergency clause are passed madam Clark please read house bill twelve. House bill twelve forty five representative Bobby to require legislative study of financial matters related to the court system is required consideration of the legislation necessary to address issues identified during the study president Dalby. Thank you Mr Speaker members of house bill twelve forty five It simply a bill for a legislative study of the house by the house and Senate judiciary committees as to the funding of our court system that simply all it does it has the support of the administrative office of courts municipally in the association of counties what we plan on looking at will be the funding sources of the court system collection and distribution of those systems and the financial matters related to the court system simply all this. With that I would appreciate a good vote represent always explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Some Dalby is close for the bill the question before the House is passage of house bill twelve forty five per machine madam Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Asked about madam Clark with ninety six C. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed madam Clark please read Senate bill fifty eight. Senate bill fifty eight by representative waters to create a student and apprentice level of licensing in the massage therapy profession Hendren direct. Thank you Mr Speaker member says Senate bill fifty eight as the department of health bill it adds no additional fees to the process. Obviously I'm the new guy. it allows massage therapy programs to do background checks before students the students or premises Tucker practice on members of the public it also allows students to work for six months while they are studying for their licensure exam with that I'd appreciate a good vote. President will do just explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. President Bill Clinton you're recognized. I thank you Mr Speaker I really just got off the phone with someone about this bill so I'm out of breath so on page line talk about direct supervision and maybe represent water contract this but in committee part of Health the direct supervision did not require the massage therapist to be in the room with the apprentice at the time that the massage of State in place. That the Koreans of the rules and rags do not seem to be accurate and so I would like some clarity on that who have raining here. So it's on page three can you please address the issue when it comes to direct supervision because if that's the case and we're putting this into the law will do is I'll actually hinder the ability to to have multiple students working in doing massage the same time so if you could please address that for me that be great because we just off zone intended consequence seventy minutes begins your bill your and the well I was on the phone because things happen so appreciate. President Pilkington spoken against the bill when you would like to speak for the bill. We would like to speak against the bill. President will bridge. This. Close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill fifty eight prepare the machine madam Clerk. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Casts up the ballot madam Clark. With a vote of sixty sixty days eighteen days and seven present the bill is passed. President makes for what purpose motion placement to your motion after the announcmenet of free of the bills transferring the bill's place in the counters on the desk members amending their own bills though amendments members drawing on bills finalized resolution three communications and any remaining committee reports I move that we adjourn until eleven AM tomorrow morning that's a proper motion it's not debatable all in favor say aye. Any oppose. Motion carries. Any announcements. Represent Holcomb for what purpose. The House recognized public transportation will meet in may be at ten AM tomorrow weather weather permitting represent eaves for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized Revenue and Tax to meet tomorrow morning room one fifty one at ten AM. Representative Johnson for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized House Public Health of a joint meeting with Senate public health today at three thirty PM and mac aid this is an informational meeting only we not be here any bills but DHS will be there to present testament formation on thank you behavioral health care in Arkansas need to. President eleven for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized House education will meet at nine forty five tomorrow morning on the House steps for a photo in our committee meeting will meet at ten AM room one thirty eight. Represent Stan Berry for purpose announcmenet you're recognized. In the morning at ten o'clock in room one forty nine. President Dalby for what purpose I know you're recognized members next week I should have on my desk the clerk's pay bill those of you be sure to stop by look at it see if it makes any changes we will not be following it until everybody's had a chance to look at it so start watching for that I'll just have laid out on my desk. Representative Johnson for what purpose another announcmenet you're recognized we will also public health loss be meeting tomorrow at ten AM in room one thirty thank you. To that you've heard a committees are meeting at ten AM house session at eleven AM will be monitoring the weather if any changes made to that will get the word out through the website through email so monitor that if there's any questions feel free to to reach out to me or Roy as well any other announcements. If not the desk will remain open as needed for the reading of bills upon completion The Addams named in the joint resolution house to be adjourned until eleven AM tomorrow.