House Convenes

This is stand be led in prayer by Dr rex Horne retired minister from Emmanuel Baptist church and remained standing for the pledge of allegiance to be led by representative Lane Jean. Transliterated other father thank you for the day and thank you for the women and men in this chamber I do pray you bless them as well as everybody who works for service those who come through the capital on a daily basis and those who just come to visit to see our state capital recognizing each person is of importance to you and every person has trials and joys. Have hopes and fears. Have concerns. And I pray that all our life is brief but you might also teaches as your word teaches to number our days and to apply our hearts to wisdom. Give us wisdom all lord and also I would pray that you would give us joy along the journey and this we pray in Jesus name amen. Members please indicate your presence by pushing your yellow present button repair the machine Mr Clerk. The ballot Mr Clark. Ninety nine president. Jerseys a quorum are there any requests for leave. Represent Barker for what purpose leave a representative Cavenaugh is leave granted for representative Cavenaugh. Leave is granted for record representative Cavenaugh. Representative Fredrick Love moos we dispense with the reading of the previous day's Journal no objections so ordered are they Reports from select committees read the report. Mr Speaker rear Committee on the Journal grossen and ruled Bills to whom was referred to a shell bill house bill thirteen ninety one beg leave to report that we have had the Senate consideration and herewith return the same as having been substantively amended and properly engrossed in compliance with House ruled thirty nine C. respectfully submitted Matthew Shepherd chair Mister Speaker we are a committee on house committee to whom was referred house resolution ten twenty three beg leave to report that we have the same consideration here the term of the thing with the recognition that do pass rate sekali submitted Lee Johnson vice chair. The reports from standing committees read reports. Mr Speaker we're Committee on state agencies to whom was referred house bill sixteen twenty six total seventeen fifteen house bill seventeen seventy seven House Ladyman three House Ladyman six Senate bill one ninety six beg leave to report that we have the same in a consideration in here to return to say with a recommendation that a do pass or practice of an NY Tosh chair Mister Speaker your committee on state agencies to whom was referred house reserve House Bill sixteen eighty beg leave to report that we have the same consideration Hissrich to return the same with the recognition that do pass as amended number two respectfully submit to I Tosh chair. Mr Speaker we are committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill twelve forty three Senate bill thirty nine bit but beg leave to report that we have a seven consideration here it with return the same with recommendation that do pass as amended number one respectfully submitted John John Maddox vice chair. This is the rear Committee on insurance and commerce to whom was referred house bill twelve forty House Bill eighteen four Senate bill five eleven beg leave to report that we have the same under consideration in here three of the same with a recommendation that a do pass perfectly suited John Maddox vice chair. Is there any unfinished business. Are there any Executive communications. Mr Clark reed House resolution one thousand twenty two. House resolution to twenty two by representative Scott to remember and honor the legacy of ninety white Woodard's for her role in creating teacher appreciation week. Representative Scott you're recognized explain the resolution. Good afternoon colleagues is inappropriate for me to have someone come join me. Representative Paul at will you join me in the well. Good afternoon colleagues. Teacher appreciation week. Has been an established tradition in school districts throughout the United States but few people seem to know how it started the idea a teacher appreciation week came from in Arkansas and who was an African American woman who taught in a school in the segregated south during the early nineteen forties Maddie Walbridge an Arkansas teacher decided that educators should be recognized for their contributions they make to society and make this one the permissions miss what rich road every governor in the United States and corresponded with a host of politicians and leaders in education stressing the need for a national day to honor teachers in nineteen forty four one of the many letter she wrote with rabbi First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Miss Roosevelt acted upon this letter asking for the eighty first United States Congress to consider setting aside one day per year to acknowledge and honor the work of our teachers miss Woodridge gradually saw her plan to honor the work of Arkansas teachers materialize as she continued to work as an educator in Arkansas Delta eventually serving as a principal in a north in elementary school and Helena Arkansas in the nineteen fifties that in the United States Congress initially declared March the seventh nineteen eighty S. national teacher day but only for that one particular year. When teacher appreciation week was established in may nineteen ninety nine representative rush Holt a congressman from New Jersey delivered a touching speech as he discussed national teacher day before the one hundred sixty eight United States Congress on August fourteenth nineteen ninety nine just three months after representative press call gave his speech many would risk died at ninety years of age. This is one of our hidden gems in Arkansas and we thought that it was just very important that you knew about one of our living legends from the delta who helped make national teacher appreciation day a part of the big data we celebrate across the country and we just want to recognize her today that's all we have thank you. Representative Scott has explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution representative Scott is closed for the resolution the question before the House is the passage of house resolution ten twenty two all in favor say aye. Opposed nay ayes have it. Mr Clark read house concurrent resolution ten twelve. House resolution ten twelve a representative Watson to recognizing designate the month of March is national athletic training month in the state of Arkansas represent Watson you're recognized explained resolution thank you Mr Speaker to recognize and designate the month of March. As national athletic training month in the state of Arkansas if you ever seen a level one See if the need of a athletic trainer you'll understand the importance of it I got to experience it back in October with one of my grandsons It is really it's really neat to see them at work to comfort the young man especially when they have a concussion. Anyway the athletic trainers asked me would I be interested in running this build us and absolutely Mr Speaker at this time if it would be okay but asked the Clerk if he would read this resolution in its entirety. Mr Clark read the resolution in its entirety. Whereas that provide healthy lifestyle behaviors through education and communication to enhance Wallace and minimize the risk of injury and illness and whereas I think trainers collaborate with physicians and implement systematic evidence based examinations and assessments to make valid clinical decisions and determine patients plan of care and we're as athletic trainers integrate best practices in immediate emergency care for optimal patient outcomes and we're as athletic trainers rehabilitate athletic injuries injury illness with the goal of achieving optimal activity level using the apple applications of therapeutic exercise with other devices and manual techniques and. We're as athletic trainers integrate best practices in policy construction and of implementation documentation and basic business practices to promote optimal patient care and well being and whereas that's what I thought of training month is held every month March in order to spread awareness regarding the important work of athletic trainers in whereas the twenty twenty one slogan for national athletic training month is athletic trainers are central to healthcare and whereas the advancement of athletic trainers in the State of Arkansas depends on maintaining and expanding its athletic training trainer workforce inspiring the motivating the current generation of students to enter the athletic training field now therefore be it resolved by the house of representatives of the ninety third General Assembly of the State of Arkansas the Senate carrying their in the House represent as a night third General Assembly state of Arkansas this is a caring recognizes and designate the month of March twenty twenty one that's that's national athletic training month in the state of Arkansas. If the no questions a create a favorable vote thank you. Represent Watson has explained resolution would anyone like to speak against the resolution. For the resolution representative Watson is closed for the resolution question before the House is the passage of house concurrent resolution ten twelve all in favor say aye. Opposed nay resolutions adopted. Morning hours and. Represent Wardlaw recommends that we concurrence in Amendment number one to House Bill twelve fifty four. Sir Clark read Senate amendment one. One to House Bill twelve fifty four. Represent Wardlaw. You're recognized explained Amendment number one. Your Speaker I was running. This is the amendment I promised on the floor make sure that a nurse practitioner cannot own or run a patient center medical home that's all this amendment does not take questions. President Garner for what purpose thank you Mr Speaker question you're recognized the bill where it said run just owned. In the amendment does it it's actually says that a nurse practitioner can't run can't own or operate is the actual language I think in the bill okay you're correct me if I'm wrong but I'm happy to go for memory but I'm pretty sure that's the wording that uses I'm country so I use run so. Well as long as it says the nurse practitioner can't operate without a physician thank you thank you. Thank you Mr Speaker I appreciate your vote. Represent Wardlaw is explained the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. For the amendment. Representatives Wardlaw close for the amendment. Question before the House is the. Concurrent in Amendment number one to House Bill twelve fifty four. Where the machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. I voted seventy nine yeas. Six nays and one president you have concurred with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve fifty four. President Bentley recommends we concurrence sentiment over one to House Bill twelve fifteen Mister Clark please read Senate Amendment number one. Senate member number one to House Bill twelve fifteen. President Bentley you're recognized to present Amendment number one. Kallis's the Amendment I promise this body would add to this amid this bill when I went to that Senate and to make sure that these nurse midwives have a arrangement with the position if they do a home birth so that's the amendment is I appreciate a good vote. President Bentley is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President Bentley is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence with Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve fifteen prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voting. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty eight yeas to nays zero president you've concurred in Senate Amendment number one to House Bill twelve fifteen. Represent eleven recommends we concurrence Senate member number one house bill eleven hundred Mr Clark please read Senate Amendment or one. Senate member number one house bill eleven hundred. Represent eleven you're recognized explain the amendment. Thank you Mr colleagues this the amendment that I agreed to make in the house Judiciary made on the Senate and I appreciate a good vote Kern the Amendment thank you represent evinces explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent eleven is closed for the amendment the question before the House is the concurrence with amended number one house bill eleven hundred prepared the machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one U. A. zero nine zero president you've concurred in Senate amendments everyone to house bill eleven hundred represent eleven recommends we can current Senate amendment or two to House Bill Levin Hendren Mr Clark please read Senate amendment or to. Senate member number two to House Bill eleven hundred represent eleven you're recognized to explain amendment or to a respected colleagues when the amendment was made on the Senate in the technical corrections that was found after the original amendment is made in this is cleans up that language makes a proper to the original intent thank you appreciate a good vote. Represent eleven explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent eleven is closed for the amendment question before the House is currents with Senate amendment or two to House Bill Levin hundred prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one J. zero nine zero present you Kurd and Senate Amendment number two to House Bill Levin hundred. A pass over house bill fifteen sixty three. Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen fifty two. Also seventy fifty two of a representative Fortner to enable the Arkansas racing commission and to require certain employees to apply for a license and be subject to background checks. Represent Fortner you're recognized explained bill. Thank you Mr chairman colleagues this is a an easy bill this will enable the racing commission to have access to the federal database to do background checks on anyone directly related to gambling. If there any questions I'll try to answer. C. nine I'd appreciate a good vote. Represent Fortner is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Resent Fortner is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen fifty two prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety eight zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen hundred. House bill seven hundred representative Bentley to improve student outcomes for by providing students parents and county councillors with reliable information regarding the cost of college and job opportunities opportunities in Arkansas. President Bentley recognized explain the bill. Collins I'm really excited about this bill today when I go throughout my district and visit with students so many times I asked them what are your plans were you gonna do for the future and that this look at me like a deer in headlights with absolutely no idea where they want to go and I know that you all know that we have amazing opportunities in the state opportunities for careers are are really are endless I believe in this state and somehow our students are not getting that the that brought to me as I visit was principals and teachers out there there really would love an opportunity for them to know exactly where the top careers our state how much with those career stock cost how long will I have to go to school where can I find that school here in Arkansas said this is it as the department education to come up with the database online searchable database that will be kept up to date for those students know where the top careers in Arkansas what school can I go to get that career is it a technical degree so all those informations we available on up to date database and also in junior high and high school they will have a publication sent to them at school so that's it and that's shall not take any questions on the bill. With that I'd appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Bentley's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Bentley is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen hundred prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. Bavo ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen forty four. Also seventeen forty four by representative Cozart to amend the minimum score required on the United States citizenship civics test president Cozart you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is just an amendment on this bill are really amendment but it's changing the bill the all civics test or citizenship naturalization test you'd have a hundred questions on it now has a hundred twenty eight so you used to have to make sixty percent which was sixty questions now we're just testing for sixty percent which would be basically the same Arkansas still passing right that's the only change I'll be glad to get questions. Thank you appreciate a good vote. President Cozart is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Cozart is close for the bill the question before the House is passed house bill seventeen forty four prepared machine Mr Clark. As everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety one U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill ten forty three. House bill ten forty three by representative Mike Clark to authorize the waiver of certain valor in taxes on utilities and carriers and to create a statute of limitations on the collection of certain an advisory with taxes on utilities and carriers. Ferguson makori recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues. That's built in forty three is brought to me and to you by DFA. So this is exciting right. What it does it has a ten year statute with limitations that needs to be applied uniformly across the department you can read through it but it gives them the ability to waive SS taxes and penalties were appropriate in such cases for the taxpayer's insolvency or bankruptcy in other words after ten years they need to clean up the books there is no revenue impact on this because that's older than ten years have already been considered uncollectible so if you have any questions I'm probably not able to answer them so with that I would appreciate a good vote. President McClures explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent a clear is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill ten forty three prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill ten forty eight. House bill ten forty eight representative million to authorize the onset of a tax refund toward a tax we can see when a final assessment of taxes been issued. Person million you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill is real simple it's in the in the the FNA bill it's a if you have a tax delinquency and you have a tax refund coming is this allows them to take the refund out of your return this does not that way that you don't have a lien on your property and open lane only proper that have spent eight dollars in the paper which he says they said we have the hundreds of thousands of them a year which will save a lot of money so I was pretty simple just allows them to to Keep part of the moneyness engine the rest if you have a refund on a on a delinquent tax bill any questions. If not appreciate a good vote. Represent Milligan explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent millions close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill ten forty eight per machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty eight yeas one nine zero present the bill is passed. Members the doctor of the day is Dr Joseph shots of cabinet and the nurse the days miss Sheri Bernard. Mr Clark please read house bill sixteen twelve. Also sixteen twelve are representive Cozart to require evaluation in restructuring of licensure fees related to the practice of physical therapy president Cozart you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. Alex this is a bill to that came out of our of our you'll see occupational licensing review committee or we review all the licensing and segments every year and this is one of the we we came across the physical therapist they did not come to come back with any kind of changes or suggestions to lessen the burden of licensing on their groups and we looked at their fees and saying they were kind of sort of and. Will allow regional some of especially in their reciprocity. For people coming in from out of state or cross the line so we decided we'll do what we serve would do would run a bill to bring them into compliance to give this to him so this bill does reflect that there there fees like a hundred sixty dollars should have been around fifty to seventy five so this is what this will do and they'll have to come before some meet and try to bring this down so take any questions. If not 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. President Cozart is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen twelve prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill eleven seventy six. House bill eleven thirty six by representative Johnson to ensure the reimbursement in the Arkansas Medicaid program for certain behavioral and mental health services provided via telemedicine continues after the public health emergency and to declare an emergency represent Johnson you're recognized explains bill thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is a bill that we pass out of the chamber few weeks ago that would ensure that behavioral services that are being administered under the emergency act through telehealth we continue to be reimbursed through Medicaid it It they added an emergency clause on it down on the Senate side of service come back to us to a voter in again to try to enact emergency clause that be happy to answer any questions. C. nine appreciate your vote thank you. 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 house bill eleven seventy six per machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill in the emergency clause. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety four Yeas zero nine zero president bill an emergency clause are passed Mr Clark please read house bill sixteen eighty two. Sixty eighty representative Johnson to authorize collocation for outpatient behavioral health care agencies represent Johnson you're recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker this bill that addresses a rule that's currently in place within DHS that prevents behavioral services me co located in the same places non behavioral services as an outdated rule that needs to be changed we can facilitate care because in a lot of communities the places your geography where you can actually locate behavior services limited to sometimes it makes more sense for the patients to have those located in the same places other providers and so this is correct that rule and it doesn't have any opposition of happy to answer any questions. C. nine appreciate a good vote thank you. Represent Johnson has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Johnson is close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen eighty two prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill seventeen twenty three. Seventy twenty three by representative Johnson. To provide for data collection and evaluation of emergency medical care initial time critical diagnosis and procedures and to ensure confidentiality to help improve health outcomes and prompt treatment. Represent Johnson recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker so colleagues currently intercom system we have a pathway for collecting data and doing some quality improvement feedback to our different tracks around the state that are giving quality care at this is designed to do some of that same data feedback with regard to time sensitive emergencies things like heart attacks and strokes and other pre hospital care so they're currently is a committee within the department right now that's looking at quality improvement with the EMS services of pre hospital medicine and this gives us the ability quite the stat and give more quality feedback this was worked on by that aimless Association hospital association has no known opposition and I'll be happy to answer any questions. C. not appreciate a good vote thank you represent Johnson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representative Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen twenty three prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety two yeas one nine zero present the bill is passed. Members were gonna pass over house bill seventeen sixty five for the time being Mr Clark please read house bill fifteen eighteen. House fifteen eighteen or resented Penzo two in the law concerning the creation of a trust and to amend the law concerning a power of attorney as it relates to the creation and fill validity of a trust represent Penzo you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. House Bill fifteen eighteen amend the Arkansas durable power of attorney act to make it consistent with the uniformed durable power of attorney act currently an agent can amend revoke or terminate a trust this will allow an agent to create a trust. The date you will still be required to comply with Arkansas Code twenty eight sixty eight one fourteen which requires the agent to act in accordance with the principles reasonable expectations to the extent known. The dress code provisions are being amended to be consistent with the power of attorney provisions there's no no no opposition to this bill and I appreciate a good vote. President Penzo is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President and those close for the bill the question before the House is passed house bill fifteen eighteen prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety six C. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read house bill sixteen ninety seven. Has a sixty ninety seven or representative of Hudson to amend the law concerning no fault divorce represent Hudson you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I'm colleagues today I'm bringing HB sixteen ninety seven to amend the law concerning no fault divorce I know no divorce can be a difficult topic we've had to talk tackle it in a lot of different formats in the session. This bill doesn't change any of the existing grounds for divorce. There are still grounds for a separate living separate and apart for eighteen months for drunkenness for insanity for general indignities which is the most common ground for you have to plead that your spouse subjected you to such general indignity so as to render your life intolerable. This bill will also not affect covenant marriages covenant marriages as you will now have a different statutory requirement if you would like to get a divorce. What this does to. Is it allows parties who don't wish to plead specific grounds to avoid doing so. The reality is anybody who wants a divorce in Arkansas is going to get it there aren't judges who are denying divorces because of the grounds plaid so this is not going to either encourage or discourage more divorce in the state but there are certain situations for example if you are concerned about your children reading of pleading that says that you subjected their other parents to such general indignities so as to render their life intolerable there are people who don't want to have that in a public record they don't want their children to be able to look up at those pleading some day they don't want to have to explain what general indignities are or they don't want to have that public record at all because they don't want it in the community all of these records are available online now. In addition as part of the General indignities pleading what you have to do is go into your final hearing and testify now some judges will go ahead and sign off on the divorce without requiring testimony but many do require testimony and the weight that exchange goes on the stand is that as the Attorney I look at my client and I say were you subjected to such general indignities so as to render your life intolerable and my client says yes and then I say explain them. And so then there's a second public record that is created in which the party seeking the divorce now has to verbally provide examples of general indignities so there's two public records. This affects people who again don't want their children to read these it can affect people who are concerned about their standing in the community or about future job opportunities in the bill the ability to access these types of public records. And there are a lot of reasons that people would want to make sure that rather than having to plead a specific ground that they simply say we have irreconcilable differences and we require a divorce so again this is not a bill that affects any of the other grounds parties may still plead those grounds this is not a bill that affects covenant marriage this would not apply in those situations this is simply for that small subset of parties who would prefer not to make a public record that requires a statement of grounds I take any questions if anyone has one. Saying aye and I appreciate a good vote okay sorry represent brown for what purpose question you're recognized. Thank you Mr chair representative Hudson I don't know how we don't currently have no fault divorce in Arkansas and when a person gets a divorce they are required to have an attorney is not correct no they're not you can get a pro se divorce. So what would a no fault divorce. B.. Per se also and it would be just like any other divorce where you could proceed with or without an attorney thank you you're welcome. I appreciate a good vote. Represent Hudson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Pilkington you're recognized speak against the bill. I hate to come here and speak against this bill I know that there's no ill will that that representatives trying to do but. To me as a Catholic marriages one of this sacrament of our church and I think that when we make a vow in front of god in front of our peers and then we then go back on that now and break it that there should be an explanation about that if people are worried about what is going to be seen in the public because their marriage dissolved unfortunately that already happens so I think we've seen a degradation in marriage over generations and I just think this is one more thing that will just add to it it's a sacred bond that we make publicly in our community and I think allowing us to not explain ourselves sometimes is is not good for the future generation so I just want to say that and explain wine voting now I'm sure this will probably pass but as a Catholic I in good conscience can vote for this bill thank you. Represent Pilkington has spoken against building would like to speak for the bill represent off you're recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker members I can count on probably two fingers the times that I've come to speak for or against the bill I'm standing here today is an attorney who is practiced in Arkansas and who is practiced in Texas and. Seeing the client's way back when I used to do domestic relations law and have to put a client up on the stand in for them basically to air their dirty laundry or to even really make up the. A reason to get a divorce it was Charles. I said to see that happen to him because they knew that everybody in that courtroom was listening it was a public record their children would not so I could cross the state line in Texas. But as set person up on the stand and they never had to divulge the intimate details of why they were getting a divorce this is a good bill it does not increase divorces in our state and it moves us forward and I would urge a good vote on this bill thank you. President Dalby spoken for the bill when you would like to speak against the bill. President Dotson you're recognized speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker Divorce is a hard topic. Marriages are. Anyone who's been married we'll have difficult days. And greatness. Sometimes those days. Are on the same day. However If you let. Marriage is not be the sacred union. Of a covenant between two people that have made about where one person can break that on that hard day. Without a reason without an excuse without having to work through anything it's going to happen more. That is a fact. Statistically proven in every state in this country the no fault divorce has been an active. As many as eighty percent increase in divorces after noble no fault divorces have been passed. I don't think that's the direction we want our state to go it's certainly not this direction I want our state to go personally I don't think that's the way we as policymakers one our state to go and it's not just about marriage or the two people that are involved in the marriage they're often. A lot of kids that are affected by a divorce and. I'm sure for some of you may have had a divorce some of you may not have. Kids are dramatically affected by divorce not only. On immediately. But for future generations as well. Heads of divorcees are more likely to divorce themselves. Let me give you a few statistics. Children of divorced parents experience lower lower school scores in school higher absenteeism and dropout rate rate a drop out rate of thirty one percent compared to only thirteen percent for children from intact homes. Children who experience divorce are fifty percent more likely to help to develop health problems. Children of divorce suffer higher rates of depression addiction an arrest. Eleven percent of boys from divorced parents ended up in prison before their age thirty two compared with only five percent of boys from intact homes. Thirty three percent of girls from divorced parents become team mothers compared with only eleven percent of girls from intact tones. The adult children of a divorce of divorce are eighty nine percent more likely to divorce than those raised in intact families. I think I've got a lot more statistics to go through but. I think. Can you get the idea an impression that this is not good for families this is not good for our state and this is definitely not good for the children of our state I appreciate a no vote on this bill. President Dotson has spoken against the building would like to speak for the bill. President Cozart recognized speak for the bill. Colleagues I know it's it's hard to come and speak about a divorce bill any time but I've been in this game this is part of my life that I lived years ago is going through a divorce and my wife and I've been married about nine years and we decided we couldn't couldn't make it you know there's problems so we basically had a no fault divorce we come to an agreement we got force we had a child we figured all that out and sometimes it just takes things like that to make a life work if you're going to be together miserable it's not good. But if you can sometimes get away from that and get your head on straight my wife and I Debbie we're we we came back together after nine months got remarried. And she's been happy ever since. No. I've been I have been really blessed. It's the best thing that ever happened to me I've been operating a great life twice and the but I I you know sometimes is what it takes and and and airing dirty laundry we did on that we might not have ever got back together but we had a really simple no fault divorce and I'm I'm I'm for this bill. President Cozart spoken for the building would like to speak against the bill represent bro you're recognized speak against the bill. Yes I'm against this bill because as a lot of things I could say about this I'll try to keep it short but the commitment here I really think it makes it too easy to get a divorce. You know we're not. I was going up in some of you have it's got a few of the around my age. But a divorce is not nearly like it is now even in Christian rail even people of. Hey if the water gets hot Hey we're going our separate ways when we got married we had a commitment between us and god we were going to stay that way. And I think it makes a lot of difference. You don't break that commitment like somebody said amendment go you'd have a hard days the bad days. A number you can always have some days you wonder just so we had in the house persons if you want to come in I've had some of those. By bill has. Tell you what it's nothing we can't take over talk over and said life sales. I'm a victim of a divorce myself no just kidding ten twelve years old don't mean they don't ever happened dentist. Now. But I was determined and not just by myself. But this is something that I prayed about for good well that America. Sudamerica appeal America a Christian lady that really loves god and and committed to the two of us to stand together. We don't the word divorce is never. Never entered our vocabulary. Mention Levon one time last if you do I'm going with you and I stand here by myself. But what I'm saying I'm saying it's it's really serious stuff a divorce is granted defect more in your to your family I told my one daughter that we have when she was real little maybe if she's married now and moved off. I see you I want you to know that you'll never have to choose between me and mom all and she knows that today. That's what I need thank. Represent bro spoken against the bill we would like to speak for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. Represent Hudson. You're recognized closed. Thank you colleagues as I opened with this I know that divorce is a difficult topic representative Pilkington my mother I was baptized Catholic my mother was Catholic when she got divorced my father and I realized that's a difficult issue in the Catholic faith and and I respect that and I know it's a difficult issue in many face One thing that we do have to remember that when we're legislating is that were legislating for people of all faiths in Arkansas and of all circumstances we often don't know what those circumstances are for people behind closed doors and with regard to the divorce rate in Arkansas it is it ten point seven percent per thousand Texas which is the US state whose law I model this after has an equal divorce rate New Hampshire which was the other state that had a good clean no fault divorce statute has a seven percent divorce rate so I'm not sure that we can say that making a no fault divorce available is going to cause more divorces. And. I appreciate that many of us have had to make difficult decisions on these in our own lives or our parents did and I've mentioned before that I was a child of divorce and my parents divorced when I was about two years old and I was very lucky to be raised by for parents who cared about me and it didn't affect My ability to seek education at it did make me apparently make this very odd choice for vocation but you know divorce is like many other things have good and bad outcomes a lot of that is dependent upon the people who are involved in it and how they handled the situation and that's true whether or not they plead grounds this bill is simply that another way to plead a way in which to not dear air dirty laundry if a parent or a spouse chooses not to and and nothing more so with that I would appreciate a good vote and I'm close my bill. President Hudson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill sixteen ninety seven prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of thirty one yeas fifty eight nays and to present the bill is failed. Sir Clark please read house bill seventeen sixty five. Seventy sixty five a representative Lundstrum two men the law concerning the division of workforce services law to modify the unemployment insurance program to prevent detect and recover unemployment insurance fraud to declare an emergency president Lundstrum you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Speaker Shepherd. I don't think I have to tell you all we've had an unemployment issue in the state and I'm sure many of you have gotten email after email after email and you've probably driven by some unemployment centers in your area and you've seen people standing outside in the cold in the rain. And wondered what's going on well I can tell you are department of workforce services people have worked long and hard I've gotten emails sometimes returned at four o'clock in the morning so and I have looked at what time those emails have been returned. I'm first of all like to thank our employees at department of workforce services for their hard work this year it has been a long year for them and it's been a long year for the citizens of Arkansas. service children's jim Hudson they have worked long and hard in the been some very unseen employees that have worked and return phone calls for our constituents and help them unlock and get them out of unemployment jail and you know what I'm talking about when they worked and worked and worked with that system and try to get out of that system well part of the problem is that system is very old I almost let the cat out the bag on how old the system was in committee it's almost as old as I am and it's a been a patchwork some of it is older than the cell phones that we work on it's kind of a mainframe some of you are as old as the system. Part of the problem is we've never updated the system we dispatched it over the years it's up to pot tire that's been patch so long we don't even notice the tire anymore. I want to give you some statistics I think are important last year alone we had eighteen million dollars in fraud. It let that sink in we've only been able to recover one point three million part of that is our system is so old it's easy to get into they have worked with very little. In ninety two thousand nineteen they saw twelve hundred people average of twelve to seventeen hundred people a week in two thousand and twenty at the height our department of workforce services. With this system. Ereli hanging on they saw fifty one thousand people at the height in one week that's amazing it's a wonder we didn't have more fraught with this bill we will update the system using tax dollars that are already coming in to update the system it'll be about thirty five million and yes I know that's not probably not quite enough but we need to squeeze that every single time out of that before we ask for anymore and we will get a system where you can actually find out how many people are needing it every day you'll have a dashboard it will be something that we can actually use detect fraud early prevent fraud early find out how many people are on benefits the governor the Director anybody including citizens of Arkansas can see a dashboard it will be something that we can be proud of and actually use and get the job done it's time for nineteen sixty eight system to be kicked to the curb and have a new system that we can count on that's what this bill does it also gives us a way to get the job done and job done right. Without all entertain any questions. Present a column for what purpose question recognized swana make sure what you said and thank you for your good work on this the thirty five million dollars to go specifically towards their system for updates new system yeah holding whatever all of the above all of the above okay thanks. Represent love for what purpose question you're recognized represent lotion just kind of quickly trying to read through this but I don't see on page two line I guess five a starts with number one to prevent and detect fraud of unemployment I'm just curious. If St Francis of someone who was fired. And then for some reason they got they got I guess got put in jail. Are you saying that that person would not qualify for the unemployment benefits because this isn't an incarcerated person so I'm just. I'm just kind of curious about. Yeah I know I understand two different make sure and ensure question correctly two different things if you're fired you have to apply for unemployment you have to go out so if five that's another issue if you're in jail that's another issue you're innocent until proven guilty but if you're in prison and you've been proven guilty you can't apply for unemployment okay so so is this because this is incarcerated so I just want to make sure that we are saying that I mean I can understand if somebody was in prison I'm not getting unemployment benefits but. If there was somebody that lost their job right right they won an apply for unemployment benefits and for some reason they got arrested. Incarceration is incarceration correct in so are you saying that that person would not qualify for unemployment benefits no I'm saying if somebody's incarcerated still has to go through the process. You have to eat until proven guilty. Yes but is this in your in your bill that they would not be. If you're in jail and you've been incarcerated and you have been proven guilty or not entitled to benefits period. Okay rated and proven guilty okay so. All right thank you. I'm I'm very passionate about people and may I. You're you're still explain the bill so you're free proceed. Represent Lundstrum is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Lundstrum you're recognized close for the bill. I'm passionate about seeing our system updated and be clean and efficient I'd love to see us get rid of fraud and the people that need benefits get those benefits thank you and appreciate a good vote. Representative Lundstrum has. It's close for the bill the question before the House is the passage of house bill seventeen sixty five prepared machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill and the emergency. Everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety four U. A. zero nine zero present the bill emergency clause or passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill two thirty five. Senate bill two thirty five a representative back to amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning technical and vocational education and to amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning alternate retirement plans. Represent back you're recognized to explain the bill. All right we're gonna pass over Senate bill two thirty five. Mr Clark please read Senate bill two O. four. Senate bill two O. four by representative begins the to create a study of the best practices for reducing the number of children in foster care represent McKenzie you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker so what this bill does is it establishes a study that house committee on aging children youth and the Senate Committee on your committee on aging children to your study to study what can we do to improve our foster program to limit reduce the number of kids in foster care if you follow projects zero for instance on Facebook I have for years it will usually yield to kinds of posts from each week my favorite post of the week and my most heartbreaking post of the week best post is always when you see one of these kids are sibling groups get a forever home. The worst one is when you see a post about a child aging out of foster care with no family no one to help them through the rest of life so what the study is going to do is to get the information DHS and see what can we do look at other states to somebody have some better ideas that we can implement the end of that in December twenty twenty two percent a study percent represent the results of our study to the Legislative Council with any proposed legislation. In the hopes that we can improve the situation for kids in foster care in Arkansas with that I'd be happy to answer any questions. Seeing none I appreciate a good vote. Represent mackenzie's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill represent love. Thank you Mr Speaker good afternoon Collins I actually did not even. Think about speaking for this bill but. here's the scenario. I support this bill because I know that it would be good for our system several years ago me and my wife enter the foster care system and entered the adoption system and I can tell you right now that the that this study is needed we went through the process unfortunately some things didn't work out. In the in however by happenstance we went back through the process we open our home back up and we were blessed With a little baby girl. We need this bill thank. Percent love is spoken in favor the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. NZ is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two O. four per machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety six yeah zero nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read senate bill four oh seven. Suitable for a seven or representative of Scott to acquire a school district board of directors and local law enforcement agency to adopt a memorandum of understanding governing school resource officers and to require school we saw a resource officers complete specialized training president Scott you're recognized explain the bill enacted in colleagues this is just the companion bill to House Bill fifteen ten that we've already voted on the first week of March it's just now getting to us and I would appreciate a good vote. Purpose of Scott is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Representive Scott is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill four oh seven prepare the machine Mr Clark. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety two yeas to nays and zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill sixty four. Senate bill sixty four by. President Johnson. Two men various provisions of the Arkansas code concerning public education. Ferguson Johnson you're recognized explain the bill thank you Mr Speaker calling since just to clean up bill the department education assets run cleans up some outdated language in terms and I appreciate a good vote thank you. President Johnson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Johnson is closed for the bill the question before the House is passed to Senate bill sixty four prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Has everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety three As. One nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill two fifty. Senate bill two fifty representative eleven to amend the provisions of title nineteen of the Arkansas code concerning motor vehicle restrictions for state supported institutions of higher education and to declare an emergency represent eleven you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr colleague's This Is second half of the provisions of title nineteen legislation we took care of the first part of that about three weeks ago this is for the Department of higher ed every two years they survey their member universities to see what their needs are and in regards to positions and vehicles what they're asking for in this legislation is a issue Three Rivers is seeking to additional vehicles to add to their allotment one which will be housed at the new Seling county career center located on I. thirty opening up this fall one of those vehicles actually already been donated still has to be cleared through this provision the second is you A. P. B. they're asking for three new additions to their vehicle pull these vehicles will support extension efforts for the school of agriculture fisheries in Human Services you have an answer any questions. Per share a good vote thank you. Percent eleven explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the. Representive eleven is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two fifty prepared machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill in the emergency clause. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark by a vote of ninety five yeas to nays and zero present the bill emergency clause or pass Mr Clark please read Senate bill three eighty nine. Senate bill three eighty nine representative Bentley to require a public school to provide the parents or legal guardians prior work written notification of and an opportunity to inspect materials related to sex education sexual orientation and gender identity present Bentley recognized to explain the bill. Alex this is a very parent friendly bill I think we can all agree that when parents and schools communicate and work well together there students are much better off so this bill simply states that when a school decides to offer education outside the Arkansas education standards on sensitive subjects like gender identity and sexual orientation that the parents will be notified in writing they'll be available to see all the materials that are gonna be discussed and they'll have an option to opt out their students if they choose to. Plain simple that's what it is not take any questions if we. Thank you I appreciate a good vote represent Bentley's explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. The McCall you're recognized speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker I don't relish coming up here time after time to speak against these type of types of bill I do want to say that this is not parent friendly this is not parent friendly bill to parents who are Gay or lesbian or for parents who have kids that have gender identity issues or gay or lesbian. I think this is more pressure on educators to do some really cumbersome things it's going to interrupt the education process I think this is a step toward censorship you can deny the existence of. People are children with gender identity issues are that are part of the LGBTQ community but. They exist. I this. As a teacher of thirty three years I've never seen this be a problem. With myself or other teachers. And for kids to have to take home a permission slip. Simply to learn about things that affects that kid personally I think it's also horrifying and I think this latest legislation adds just another layer this session of discrimination in this state. Not ask you to vote against it. Semicolon has spoken against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill. Would anyone like to speak against the bill. President Bentley you're recognized close for the bill. Collins I think the three terms in this bill that really make make the point is that these things that are outside our education standards of an approved by the department of education so things outside those standards if it's inside the standards this is not applies on things that are outside economic the Arkansas education standards and then parents will be notified I again I think communication between parents and schools makes for better students better communication have better outcomes so thank you all for a good vote. President Bentley is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three eighty nine prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of seventy two yeas eighteen nine zero present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill three forty nine. Senate bill two forty number representative Brooks to just funding for public schools that offer certain types of reading practices interventions and curriculum not aligned with the science of reading and to create the education of a button. President Brooks you're recognized to explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues said bill three forty nine comes to us from the department of education or I guess Division of elementary secondary education and Senate have unanimous. Acids two thousand seventeen this body passed the right to read legislation in two thousand nineteen now is amended to require a list of programs that districts have to choose from for kindergarten through second grade that's focused on the science of reading can regard disagrees when children learn to read the third grade from for from then on that's when they read to learn the state of Arkansas only has about forty percent of our kids that are reading reading this law incentivize school districts to get aligned with the right to read legislation and to teach the science of reading in relation to some specific questions in the house Education Committee yesterday a strategy such as the three queuing method may be used by teacher throughout the course of education as a supplement this method does not a court program the department education has twenty four core programs and list on the website the district may choose from in addition there's fifteen supplemental programs and they have until two thousand twenty three twenty four school year under this law to comply with that additionally as you know we have to push back the requirements for the right to read legislation for two years your covid teachers have to show proficiency awareness depending upon their level licensure in efforts to help the state the Department acacia requested the position of an ombudsman so we can assure that deadlines met as children do not have time to wait currently is no group that monitors compliance with literacy programs the existing team is currently available for support and professional development for example the department has one dyslexia specialist for the state of the state has a population of as many as about ninety five thousand students with dyslexia their job is not to fix things the R. their job is to help and support with professional development the ombudsman is tasked with ensuring the districts as a whole comply with the right to read you work directly with the secretary of education in fact this position was approved I just this morning by joint budget personnel subcommittee. See no questions I'd appreciate but I'll be glad to questions represent all represent a Cola for what purpose. You're recognized thank you Mr Speaker thank you for taking the questions ma'am I think my concern with this bill I'm definitely for the science of reading and everything that entails but my my concern is with the ombudsman he seems to have a great deal of power can you tell us a little bit about the application process for that person the application process handle strictly within the Department secondary on or I'm interested in your education so again they're working Under Secretary key or whoever the secretary may be and they are the ones that set the the regulations as to who will be hired for that position their job is is is to enforce because quite frankly the folks who are dealing with the supplemental help or working with with individual teachers and and districts to provide support and education don't need to be able to be the people that are enforcing the legislation that this one is already passed and that's the goal of this ombudsman. Personal talent for what purpose question you're recognized well the over hundred twenty four thousand dollar calls for this new position be paid for by the money that's this bill takes away from public education. I appreciate your questions represent to let as far as what the appropriation is I haven't heard specifically from joint budget approved this morning as to what it is my understanding is that it comes as part of the department's budget. Representative McKenzie for purpose. You're recognized thank you Mr Speaker and thank you for what you've done there appreciated the efforts you made to try to address some of the concerns we had with regard to using the other program as a supplement I do have a question with regard to the ombudsman. Is there so it doesn't look like there's a sunset on here so we've got looks like to new positions to try to enforce so to speak to make sure that the schools aren't following this signs reading is what happens is that going to be. What happens is positions are we going to have to continue to and reinforces and and check on this for decades are they permanent positions thank you for your question as established as one position and it is appropriate as a a current position because the it's not just limited to only literacy there we had a number of other things that they have opportunities work with school districts enforcing current law and so my understanding is that that is an ongoing physician yes ma'am thank you represent Murdock for purpose question you're recognized. we discussed this issue stated for wild Education Committee yesterday in my question remains the same because I did not get a satisfying answer on page three I think lines six through nine of the bill it pre determines that the person that you hire for this position cannot be aid a superintendent or foreman superintendent so stay with me on that thank you let's say in New York New Jersey Tennessee or some other state there is a retired superintendent or current submitted I meet skews me yes superintendent that has S. excellent ability in this particular area. And this bill say is that the department of education cannot even consider such a person this is an educator. Retired or currently working has the ability the specialty in this area. Mayor may not be from Arkansas but has the ability. Your pre determining in this bill that person cannot be hired. Please explain it defended his body why that makes sense to be in this legislation sure and I appreciate trust represent Murdock and obviously there is a lot of passion discussion about that yesterday the purpose of the portion of that bill is the goal for the literacy are for the ombudsman if you meet someone who has been consistently involved within the world of literacy consistently fall within the teaching education both students and teachers with education has a specialty there and quite frankly according to how yes Secretary key put it it may be difficult for someone who's a superintendent to enforce regulations on people they may have relationships with that's not to not to say that it's impossible but it's easier for someone who may be a third party to do so I would please. Not wanting to misquote Secretary key in this particular case I think we have to be careful on how we characterize what he see it his testimony but I will go back to the point of you saying it being a specialty person in this area I agree with that but that can be a superintendent or foreman superintendent that they are in the educational field this specialty their doctors may be in this area they may have focused on it in their in their district wherever they are you know in a different state or wherever they are the point is I understand the need for an expert what I don't understand is to be the way we're excluding. And an excellent educator possibly they have been trained in education thank you excluding them from this position it needs to make sense on why you're doing it because it appears to be. Bias in arbitrary it does not appear to be what we should put forth this legislation fair and equitable it does not appear to be. Thank god I don't know if that's a specific question I really appreciate your concern very much in in in your point of view as I said the Department education specifically felt that that these qualifications were what were best the with this position is on. President rob for what purpose questions Sir you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker representative Brooks question I have is Sir. This program. Will this be offered to every school district. In the state. Yes sent to this state money yes so that the program specifically as to the right to reader science of reading programs that we're talking about yes Sir I'm down because it's it's already it's it's already available for all school districts with the standing and there's the department of education has list on the website twenty four specific programs and fifteen supplemental programs officer so if if let's just say that we needed that program and West Memphis could could Westminster school implement that certainly they're required to by law. See no question so I appreciate a good vote. President Brooks has explained the building would like to speak against bill Recca represent god for you're recognized speak against the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker thank you colleagues I first and make very clear that I am fully invested all on board with the science of reading but as a former elementary school educator a policy maker in a mom of young readers and I agree wholeheartedly with this body commitment to implement the science of reading with urgency and fidelity and all of our schools and the sponsors of this bill representative Brooks and especially Senator Clark I think they intend this bill to go after districts who are not bought in the winter dragging their feet her wanting to continue with the status quo and not comply with the saints of reading requirements that's what was stated in committee yesterday and I agree that those schools deserve accountability and perhaps even punishment but this bill goes beyond that I think it goes too far that's what impact my district no there were concerns about the impact in other districts I but I do want to speak to the specific concerns of Springdale and the largest district in our state personal I wanna make very clear that they are fully invested in and compliant with the science of reading requirements they have a strong curriculum team they have instructional specialist in every building they're doing professional development that goes beyond what's required by the state but in tandem they're using a required probe I'm sorry they're using a reading program of instruction that would be outlawed by this bill it does utilize the queuing system what which would save you a student if a reader cannot sound out a word or if you sound out a word and can't meet meaning of the word you could use a visual or context clue to help you construct the meaning of the word so they're using additional cues in Qatar in tandem with phonics at which is small in the science of reading this a particularly useful for language learners but I will say we heard testimony and I know as a mom of a second grader this spring the has found ways to purposefully and thoughtfully integrate their program with the principles of the science of reading they are not in conflict they are integrated and supportive they have against strong curriculum team that's making constant revisions and adjustments. They have district created guides pacing guide instructional guides for teachers where they're taking out eliminating any of the cues that are in conflict that are incompatible with the science of reading and and this curriculum you know has reading guided quite guiding questions the medic units a work reader's workshop model all of that is in compliance with is incomplete aligned with current signs of reading standards and they're making adjustments and training teachers where it isn't and that's why I think the bill goes too far I'm I again I'm all in but I think this bill that would deny district would reduce their funding you know to to continue to use the program structure where they are being very thoughtful and intentional to integrate the practices of the science of reading within that current curriculum I'm I think that's further than this bill was ever intended to go I know there are other concerns about the about budgets men about potential conflicts of interest and others and the minor about the particular curriculum concerns I appreciate about. Person Godfrey spoken against building would like to speak for the bill represent gene you're recognized speak for the bill. English Speaker I'm here because I was I was up early this morning to personnel and and the questions that were asked on what is going to calls it is one position and and ninety thousand was added to the appropriation and we did ask secretary key did he support this and he said yes but that's what we did this morning personnel. And Jana spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Percent baby you're recognized to speak against the bill. Mr Speaker calling still the only reason I come down to speak against this bill is the I said in a co op meeting with my superintendents back in Southeast Arkansas and I ask the question about what is one area or one thing that we have done is a legislation that calls issue trouble our our harm that we need to address and work with. This was one of those areas they all agree that the science of reading is that an excellent program and and they endorse. One of the concerns they had with the programs and the resources that they have to choose from the cost. And what the cost breakdown is per student one of the superintendents quoted that the cost per student with the software that they were told they had to choose from was over five hundred dollars a student in that in that in her school and that's too much these are great programs I know we we travel we learn about these programs we come back in implementing to solve a problem but sometimes we create additional problems and that's the problem of funding these programs on on this on school campuses and super and in the school district so I'm expressing those concerns because I sat in that room for about an hour and listen to those superintendents on this specific topic so the first part of that bill. If you do away with that and you just went with on this but someone would be an excellent bill because I don't know if anyone's reached out to the school districts that are binding and to find out why. I ask the question they told me that is the issue would be a great step forward but penalizing the districts for not implementing the program because of the cost may be a problem I say ask those districts work with them to improve the by and or or provided a less expensive resource but I think that's the reason the odds but some will find that the school district's having a hundred percent embrace this this program so with that I would ask for a. Good vote. President maybe spoken against building would like to speak for the bill represent Lowery recognized before the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker. You know I didn't realize until a few years ago. The significance. Of having our children reading at grade level. In the early grades at several of us were fortunate to be able to attend the the hunt Institute they were talking about brain development. In the research that they presented to us told us that if the students are not reading at grade level by the fourth grade they'll never catch up. And everything after that just spirals out of control you can't teach size you can't teach social studies you can't even teach math because so many math problems are word problems if those students are not reading at grade level. We've passed several terms ago. Senator Elliot was one of the the first proponents really of pushing about dealing with dyslexia. I know we hear so many times in a representative Cozart gets tired of hearing me use the phrase kicking the can down the road. And we've done that on some issues but this is one that we certainly have done that. It's one of the disadvantages really of only meeting in session every two years because we can say well and I heard someone say this in committee well we've got something that we're going to implement on you know but if that didn't work will come back in two years what about those kids that have gotten past that fourth grade period. And they're they're not reading at grade level. They're not gonna catch up. Member representative John Walker used to talk about some things that we do an education that are really just a pipeline to prison. A pipeline to Under achievement pipeline to poverty. Not reading is a pipeline to all of those things. We can't quibble and should not quibble about whether the ombudsman is going to be a super two former superintendent or not because if you read the bill one of the things in the bill is that the all ombudsman also is given the authority to be able to work individually with students if parents have given permission. I don't know you know one thing superintendents do bring to the table is that they've got years and years of experience sometimes decades. If you have to ask how long has it been since the superintendent has worked individually with the student probably a long time so we want specialist we want those who are specialized in working with kids even working with parents to help them be able to be at the extra teacher to that child and helping them learn how to read. This cost of five hundred dollars per student don't be don't be deluded by that if thinking oh my gosh multiplied by all the students what we're talking about is identifying students who have dyslexia or have issues with reading and if it cost five hundred dollars for that student you may only have to spend that money for a couple of years. When they get to reading at grade level than they've got it for the rest of their their years. This is far too important for us to be quibbling about the cost the five hundred dollars per child however many children it that money is covered in what we used to call of the poverty gap money or the I guess it was in SLA and now it's S. a that's money that is used to specifically target the poverty gap. In the poverty gap exist because students are not able to read for whatever reason there's a lot of great programs out there to help reading you know Dolly Parton's imagination library is a great program of putting books in the hands of kids has their name on it their parents could read with them but you know what it doesn't solve the problem if they are dyslexic the science of reading is working. Our higher education institutions are starting to train teachers in how to teach that but what about the teachers that are already in our schools that haven't gone through that training they need this exorcist inspire kids need this existence our society needs our kids being able to read so that whatever we spend it comes back to us in rewards so I appreciate you voting for this bill represents law for what purpose. Session represent Lowry's left well. President Lowery spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. We would like to speak for the bill represent Vaught you're recognized speak for the bill. I really do try not to come down here and I want to explain to you how the science of reading is working and how good this program truly is the queen is a sixty one percent Hispanic. They come into the school and kindergarteners and they know no English zero. By the Christmas time those kids can read by Christmas those kids can read in the English language and they read very well after three years I have a plus ten. In the reading scores after three years this program definitely does work so I ask Mr key Secretary key you know what they're doing the bill he said the reason for the bill is because the state wants to move forward with the science of reading and this bill takes those next steps eighty E. has committed to work with districts to address any concerns with their case through to reading programs to make sure that they meet the requirements of the law when we pass this law in two thousand and seventeen it was to help bring our kids reading scores up. Because our scores for our state were extremely low in reading. This this program proves to work so let's continue to move Arkansas in the right direction and that's up with our reading scores and with that I would appreciate a good vote. Resembled spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent Murdock. You're recognized speak for the but. Thank you Speaker yeah I guess on this bill right. So so so here we go because I don't want to miss representative of the district I represent they believe in this therefore it certified mental trainer the problem I have with this is a problem articulated that does make sense and upon further discussion the reason why it was put in legislation is because of some good old boy conversation and if people are afraid of and that's not the way we should legislate okay we should have integrity in our process we should not come down here and put for legislation to cut off what we think is going to be some underhanded of. Good Ole boy type stuff we got to be big in and just deal with those people in those positions and make sure they're in a war so read so I'm for this program the science of reading not against it at all but it was something thrown in there to mess up a good bill. Okay and that's the issue that I have with that so it's not that McGuinness of the sponsor reading and the people that I represent we're told the Ford but this is a but some bad stuff and nobody can own high getting your bill. Nobody. Say hi in there everybody I talked to say we don't know how Page three line sixty nine get in there but as directed at a group of people. And those people could be excellent educational proficiency. So I just think we got to be better than that and I look over that and hold people accountable for I don't want the bill to fail. Because of the big picture the big picture. Now. So I but I do wanna explain that and to say that I support. The big picture. There's another picture in there this very courageous it is not good I take a question president Wardlaw for what purpose question you're recognized president Barack in your opinion does this grow government or does this keep government to say it to the county we never you added to but of course I'm not again school got mineral exit question. But one government is good for so but anyway that was my position as want to make sure you understood it. Representive Murdock. Was recognized to speak for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Absent. Represent Wooten you're recognized speak for the. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues first of all I want to thank the. Thank you for your phone calls cards concern I'm here again praise the lord for that least other. Let me share with you to me this is enabling legislation. It's a dealing because it reaches out to each of our school districts to each of our teachers this is Hey we're concerned. About what you're doing and we're here to give you a helping hand. This represents James pointed out we had this before the personnel committee this morning I co chair of that committee. we had a discussion on it it was approved. Coming out of the committee. The legislation's here today. There's not one of us in here. They could not and and. Point. To someone that you know. Who has dyslexia or some other type of reading difficulty. And for a lot of these young people I think a parent explained this to me today just to the. This bill is designed to help that mother. That works factory. Six days a week. Does not have the ability or the time does not have the time. Those that the tail. This will permit a greater benefit to those young people. As a former coach I can share with you the. One of the most disheartening things is to see some of our young people who cannot ready. One of the greatest is heartening things is to see an adult in today's society who can operate. So we have a responsibility to be good stewards of our tax money to be good stewards of the budget. And this is an opportunity of something this go on. The ability to ring. Just simply to be able to re. The law of this we have a responsibility thank you Mr chairman thank you colleagues reserve wouldn't spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent Cozart you're recognized speak for the. Thank you Mr Speaker I'll be real short there were some questions about cost of curriculum they're paying for curriculum right now this curriculum what cost any more than what they're already paid for but it's also federal money this is money cost schools anything they will always be able to apply for that Now get federal money it's a it's a good bill we need to have reading in our our kids need to learn to read better you know I it's it's just totally different and what it used to be kids to have their home life and but we need to make sure this goes on the Bozeman is somebody's gonna look over this program to make it work better that's a real problem part of this program that we're trying to get the and I will try to take a question president garner for purpose mission you're recognized thank you Mr Speaker you know how much I respect your an education closer I can't hear will you know how much I respect you and the Education Committee I have a problem with the same that Megan was talking about representative coverage was talking about we have a district we have a school system in our district that is doing extremely well they have figured out that there are other ways to add to the to the science of reading we have the highest growth in the state so how can we say that we're gonna pull money from them when they figured out that other programs work well with the science of reading it's one thing to say if you don't have the science of reading that and we're gonna take money away but these folks have the science of reading they figured out other programs that work well with that for those kids that don't and yet we're gonna take money away from them if they continue that program where it's proven to work and proven to have a great growth rate that's the problem I think with the bill is that the intent is great we love this everybody loves the signs reading but there are kids that need that extra and the queuing seems to be working and it's working well and we have high growth rates so what we say to those folks we're gonna take money away from them I will tell you. I thought so that I've never seen part of it. anybody down the student something better what they're asking him to do arrest and do a certain thing if they do above and beyond that I believe they're gonna be just tickled to death with them doing that so I can't see that are going to take anything away they're just going to make you say make you they're going to ask you to do what they're asking you to do this and you can do anything above and beyond I believe this spring bill is doing above and beyond their grade school they're doing great work so I don't think this is going to affect it when the lady spoke yesterday I didn't think it would affect what she's saying is going to be you can go above and beyond that so I think this going to be good I don't think it'll affect you at all I don't think it'll take money away from you I can't guarantee that now that's I can't hear to that but that's not my question that's Johnny key questions so but anyway I think it's a great build appreciate a good vote absent because are spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Brooks. Recognized close for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues I appreciate the the good debate and discussion on this just to answer a couple specifics to you represent Garner as well as president Godfrey specific to whether things simply can't be used the framework of this is looking at the primary core curriculums as listed on the the term secondary elementary education website and as amended in the two thousand nineteen right to read amendment that was passed by this body it's not saying that anything is outlawed from sampling using it as a supplement I clarified that with the department this morning in a few conversations that you know a teacher may use a strategy obviously teachers and I know we have a number in this body who are outstanding educators and teachers are going to use a number of strategies that they found the work for them working with individual students to simply is looking out this specific core curriculum that's the framework of of their overall literacy programs and then representative Betty again I appreciate your concerns and I certainly would validate that cost is obviously very important however the the districts have money for correction currently with American recovery actor's additional funds are coming grants available in the funding I don't believe is a concerns understood and I would it would simply suggest that certainly five hundred dollars is important per student with every school district the cost of illiteracy is even more so I would say when we look at the rates of our. Children reading over time and what a lack of literacy does for our state of the science on this is settled we know how the human brain processes the written word in order to read it's a science of reading science readings not a curriculum it's a framework there's a multitude of curriculums for schools to choose from the following the science if districts are all in for the science of reading this bill is not a problem it incentivizes the district's use grant money that they're about to get to purchase curriculums there in line with signs of reading so the majority of Arkansas children can be reading reading science reading just to clarify covers all five components reading phonemic awareness phonics vocabulary fluency and comprehension it's a framework that gives the child the entire scope and sequence of our English language ability on necessary skills such as of February and fluency so the children can comprehend what they can read certainly individual can use anything to teach a child capillary but a picture shouldn't be a means to replace the coding we know that when pictures disappear in about third grade The reading rates on it we see that statewide we say that nationwide with the exception of the state of Mississippi is about three years ahead of us in a memo in implementing the science of reading they're the only state that a show growth on the nation's report card in ATP with regard position of ombudsman secretary he said it best when he said this is a way to ensure the districts are in line with laws yeah I'm bus will provide a way for parents and schools to work together to meet the needs of children with regard to literacy as we know perhaps more than anything else reading is the educational skill that opens up a world of opportunity for the children of our great state with that appreciate a good vote. President Brooks is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill three forty nine prepared machine Mr Clerk. Everyone voted. Is everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of seventy two yeas fifteen days and eight present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill two fifty seven. Senate bill two fifty seven by representative Watson to amend the law concerning the time for completing an investigation of a suspected suspected adult non maltreatment of long term care facility resident maltreatment represent Watson you're recognized explain the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill is brought to me by Morton white DHS this bill provides an additional thirty days for adult protective services to investigate cases of adult exploitation primarily financial exploitation it leaves the current deadline of sixty days in place for any other type of adult maltreatment investigation. Allows for an additional extension up to forty five days for any investigation with the approval from the department no fiscal impact this is no new hires all they are attempting to do is to be a little more efficient a little more effective than just allowing for a look at little additional time represent love for purpose machine you're recognized representative Watson just just a little background is there was there any reason given as to why they they would need to extension yes a wonderful question. Of one of them being in in reference to. Financial the financial aspect that I mention of. As you know that's gonna be a complicated one it requires examination of banking and other financial records of the internal controls are burdensome as you know that can make it as far as a lot more time consuming when records are received when records are received S. beyond the control of the A. P. as investigators so it really gets in depth and hopefully they won't need this additional time but I know one thing is serious is the APS is investigators I want to make sure that they're doing a heck of a job and I think this will help I really do. There are no more questions I appreciate a good vote president Watson is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Watson is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two fifty seven prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone votes. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety four yeah zero nine one present the bill is passed Mr Clark please read Senate bill two fifty six. Senate bill two fifty six representative Cavenaugh concerning the use of an administrative subpoena about the division of Arkansas State Police an investigation concerning an internet crime against a minor. President Dalby recognized present the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is simply an act is going to allow the administrative subpoena by the divisional Arkansas state police investigations of crimes against children it's only used would only be used by the internet crimes against children act is only used in child explica exploitation cases and where there is a reasonable cause to believe an internet account was used for the exploitation of the children. The subpoena would not be allowed to get actual content of an internet it messages or anything like that it would only be for names addresses where they're located this bill is necessary because often times this unit cannot determine where the internet user is because they can not determine which County they're coming from so that will answer some I've had a few people who've asking it was asking committee why could it not be that you just get a warrant or subpoena for a judge that has been the practice in the past and what would happen come to find out that internet the person using the internet was not located in that county so then you've lost that time and have to go to another court to get another one so this is a very limited purpose and it will be to quickly address those issues on internet child exploitation cases and with that I would appreciate a good vote president Dalby has explained the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill would anyone like to speak for the bill represent very recognized speak for the bill. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues only reason I'm down here to speak what I want to make sure that we encourage you to give us a good vote on this bill and I'm a simple minded person in simple terms this is to catch paedophiles perverts in in six people that are exploiting our children there over fifteen hundred calls in the crimes against children office every week this bill will help us to get the or help the state please get the IP addresses and everything to track down these people so they can be held accountable for their actions under this German Dalby mentioned also there to conditions there's only two times this this can be used since the of the limited authorities only when investigating officers offenses of sexual exploitation and they have a reasonable belief that the internet was used so it's a good bill take some of the shackles and chains off our law enforcement agencies be able to track down these people that are exploiting our children and I think it's a great bill appreciate a good vote as well. Some very spoken for the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. President Dalby is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two fifty six prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety one U. A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed members were to go back to Senate bill two thirty five. Read the bill Mr Clark. Senate bill two thirty five a representative back. Two men provisions of the Arkansas code concerning technical vocational education into the provisions of the Arkansas code concerning alternate retirement plans represent back you're recognized to explain the. Thank you Mr Speaker this bill simply just the claimant builders of transformation so the responsibilities have shifted between some different agencies and with that I'd appreciate a good vote thank you president back is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Represent back is closed for the bill the question before the House is the passage of Senate bill two thirty five prepared machine Mr Clerk. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety three A. zero nine zero present the bill is passed. Members of faulty committee report resulted in house bill eleven seventy six being presented to us improperly earlier today we now will have to take it to a few steps to correct this error representative Lee Johnson moves we expunge the vote by which house bill eleven seventy six passed that the proper motion represent Johnson you're recognized explain your motion. Just trying to follow orders correct a procedural problem appreciate a good vote thank you. President Johnson's explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. Would anyone like to speak for the motion president Johnson's close for the motion the question before the House is the expansion of the vote by which house bill eleven seventy six passed all in favor say aye. Any opposed the motion carries represent Johnson moves we re referred house bill eleven seventy six to committee that's proper motion represent Johnson you're recognized explain your motion. Like to take this back to to committee to fix the problem came up and we'll bring it back soon thank you. Johnson explained the motion would anyone like to speak against the motion. Would anyone like to speak for the motion. President Johnson is close for the motion the question before the House is the re referral house bill eleven seventy six committee all in favor say aye. The opposed. The motion is adopted. Represent Jeanne moos we place house bill twelve a seven on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read a member number three Mr Clark. Member number three to House Bill troubles of. President Jean you're recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker. This amendment on house bill twelve oh seven come from senator T.. If the increase is a two million dollar spending authority. Of four designated clean ups on dumpsters and trash sites there is no funding for this of. It'll be a a companion with the environmental tax credit bill that he's running on the Senate side Senate bill five seventy five any questions. Appropriation only. Appreciate a good vote on amendment representing is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. Represent Jean is closed for the amendment. Question before the House the adoption of amendment number three to house bill twelve oh seven all in favor say aye. Any opposed the amendments adopted representative Jeanne moos we place house bill twelve oh eight on second reading for the purpose of amendment without objection read a member number for Mister Clark. I mean or for the house bill two oh eight Tim Jean you're recognized to explain the amendment. Thank you Mr Speaker. Colleagues is amended for house bill twelve oh eight partminer public safety. This comes from Senator Rapert. Of. And what this does is gives an appropriation of forty million dollars for public safety grant program. and the funding source. could be private could be grants. Could be general revenue but there's nothing to fund this right now. But that's what the amendment does any questions. Create a good vote amendment represent Jean is explain the amendment would anyone like to speak against the amendment. Would anyone like to speak for the amendment. President Jean is closed for the amendment the question before the House the adoption amendments before the house bill twelve oh eight all in favor say aye. The opposed. The amendments adopted representing you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker calling we're going take up of the House bills these are all appropriations for next fiscal year. House bill ten seventy seven which is the Arkansas public employee retirement system this is funded out of retire Trust Fund no general revenues and in this bill house bill ten eighty the Arkansas Public Service Commission this is from federal revenue is special revenue no general revenue hit only at. House bill ten eighty seven part of Human Services this is the tobacco settlement in the federal funds this does not have any general revenue for Medicaid this is federal funds and tobacco trust funds. And then the house bill eleven sixty seven which is the Division of career technical education of this is for a the fund at the educational excellence trust fund and also federal funds no general revenue any questions only for. When the police for the batch. Remember your one vote this reach one of the bills emergency clause Mister Speaker the Clerk read the bill for third time Mr Clark please read the bills. Appleton seventy seven house bill ten eighty Haselton eighty seven house bill eleven sixty seven per machine Mr Clerk. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted. Cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety two yeas one name one present the bills emergency clauses are passed represent gene you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker calling for a pick up the to Senate bills which are preparations for next year. Senate bill fifty four is the state insurance department appropriation. Once again this has no Jett general revenue these are fees from inside the insurance department. In the Senate bill one twenty two which the deputy prosecuting attorneys appropriation and that money comes off the state Central Services off the top any questions on any of these two bills. Remember your one voted for the bill emergency calls Mister Speaker the Clerk read bill third time Clark please read bills for the third time Senate bill fifty four Senate bill one twenty two. Per machine Mr Clerk. Has everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark. By a vote of ninety five Yeas zero nine zero present Bills an emergency clause or pass representing you're recognized. Thank you Mr Speaker colleagues this is the loan house bill. By a member of this is representative Jett this is the independent tax commission appeal commission will take it out of the FNA and put it in a independent commission because we we feel like taxpayers will have a fair shake it the when they challenged tax settlements. This is a two and a half million dollar hit to the budget. And eventually it'll bring in nine additional employees in a quick. Your one vote is for the bill member to close Mister Speaker the Clerk read bill third time please read the bill Mr Clark possible fifteen sixty seven. Representing is explain the bill would anyone like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill represent gene is closed for the bill the question before the House is passed house bill fifteen sixty seven per machine Mr Clerk. Voting on the bill in the emergency clause. As everyone voted. As everyone voted. Asked about Mr Clark. By a vote of eighty eight yeas to nays and zero present the bill emergency clause our past president Jean you're recognized thank you for calling is the last bill Senate bill four forty nine of this come from Senator Elliot is a development finance authority. What this does is for of the housing trust fund provide assistance and grants and loans guaranteed for low help calls housing. it is a five million dollar appropriation there is no funding for now this is the appropriation only any questions. Remember your one vote is for the bill number to call for Speaker the Clerk read the bill third time Mr Clark please read the bill. Senate bill four forty nine. In genes explain the building would like to speak against the bill. Would anyone like to speak for the bill. Jean is closed for the bill the question before the House the passage of Senate bill four forty nine per machine Mr Clerk. You voting on the bill in the emergency clause. Is everyone voted. As everyone voted cast about Mr Clark by a vote of eighty five Yeas three nays and one present the bill emergency clause are passed. President makes for what purpose motion please answer your motion after the announcmenet trading of the bills transferring the bill's place in the counters on the desk members amending their own bills their own amendments members withdrawing their own bills finalizing resolutions ready communications and any remaining committee reports I move we adjourn until one o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the proper motion is not debatable all in favor say aye. Any opposed the motion carries are there any announcements represent gene for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized they'll be a joint budget meeting tomorrow morning at eight thirty big mac a representative Cozart for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized House education based more morning room one fifty one nine thirty percent spring or for purpose point of personal privilege let's hear your point. You will buy from here from there thank you thank you Mr Speaker members as you will recall and yesterday I asked the questions of the representative winning as to whether or not he had inquired of either the governor or the secretary of the department of health regarding the mass mandate that was voted on and he I did not get a response so I personally took it upon myself to contact that office and they indicated that the governor and the secretary is still encouraging that we wear masks so I just wanted you all to know that that's the encouragement from the governor and the Department of Health I also want you all to know that I intend to continue to work my mass in order to protect myself and to protect you all thank you very much Mister Speaker. Percent fight for what purpose announcmenet you're recognized city county local will meet and big macs C. and fifteen minutes representative Ladyman for purpose announcmenet you're recognized. A public health will have a special meeting in the morning at nine thirty in maxi and then we'll meet after the session tomorrow afternoon representative Charlene Fite for what purpose you're recognized aging children youth military will meet at ten minutes after which earned. President Bentley for what purpose. You're recognized thank you will have peace in prayer five thirty Capitol Hill everyone's welcome president back for what purpose announcmenet recognized Joint Energy will made it back Hey at eleven o'clock tomorrow. President Vaught for what purpose you're recognized acclimate ten minutes upon adjournment we only have one bill so soon as I can get there. Every representative's office gone there is a special language meeting tomorrow morning seven thirty big mac a. Any other announcements 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 one PM tomorrow.