Senate Convenes

Please call. Ballenger Beckham. Caldwell Chesterfield A. Clark Davis Dismang E. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin like Johnson mark Johnson leading Page riper rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace everyone please rise including does the gallery senator Chesterfield is going to lead us in order for. This. This press. God of our weary years. God of our silent tears. Now who has brought us thus far on our way. Now who has by thy might lead us into the light. Keep us forever in the path we pre. As we go forward to the end of the session we ask your blessings on each and every individual. We ask that you live them up and wrapped them in your grace and your mercy. And we shall be careful to give you the price a man. Invasions to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Senator flowers Garner or joining us virtually. The announcement any items to be read across the desk yes Sir will your committee on engrossed bills to whom was first Senate bill 163 by Senator englisch compare the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed state agencies Committee on engrossed bills to whom was first Senate bill 308 by Senator hammer compare the engrossed copy with the original band signed correctly engrossed Judiciary Committee on engrossed bills to whom was first Senate bill 380 by Senator hammer compare the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed state agencies on engrossed bills to whom was referred house bill 1100 by Representative Evans compare the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed Judiciary. I do Mr President this is to inform you that on March one twenty twenty one I reviewed and approved the following measures for the regular session of the 90 third General Assembly. Senate bill 236 ACT 154 Senate bill 165 ACT 1. 5 Senate bill 136 ACT 156 Senate bill 148 ACT 157 Senate bill 32 ACT 158 Senate bill 88 ACT 159 Senate bill 245 ACT 160 Senate bill 200 ACT 161 Senate bill to 13 ACT 162 Senate bill 215 ACT 163 Senate bill 216 ACT 164 Senate bill 220 ACT 165 Senate bill 224 ACT 166 Senate bill 266 ACT 167 Senate bill 267 and $0.68 to 68 ACT 169 Senate bill 269 ACT 170 Senate bill 270 ACT 171 to 71 ACT 172 sabre to 72 ACT 173 Senate bill 273 and $0.74 to 74 ACT 1757275 and $0.76 to 76 ACT 177 Senate bill 177 ACT 178 Senate bill 279 ACT 179 save up to 85 ACT 180 Senate bill 286 ACT 181 sincerely I saw Hutchinson governor follows my signature we should spend 1 second Senator Hickey you wish you're recognized how. Yes Sir thank you governor of members if you would just give me just a moment I want to let everybody know as far as our virtual as you all know we had some issues last Thursday and address that at that time however over the weekend our staff and worked on some requests that I've made and from this point what we'll be doing with virtual is that if a senator is parks will and if you are virtual that is supposed to be for coal would related reasons either directly or indirectly also ask that whenever you do that that you you put that in writing to our staff so that so that will have some details of that so what we're going to do with the virtual is he if a member is is a. Is using that type of a way to participate what what we're going to do is they're going to have to come home raise their hand to be noticed and we're actually going to control the of mute. With the staff either only and all so will actually be in control of that from this chamber to do that one other thing and I'm not this is in no way related to any member this sitting out here today. I will say this that you will whoever you may be and senator flowers I am directing is if you just let me say that is I would ask that you know that we have to have some type of civil civil discourse in this chamber that are decorum has to be right. The individual is sitting in the chair be that the lieutenant governor be it myself be it Senator Sturch be it err FOR whoever sitting in that chair has to have the respect to be able to keep this body going and moving so that we can get our business done we all know that and we all understand it and as much as I hate to do it whenever there is an infraction to the point that I think that something has to be done I will be forced to come down here and make a motion and I'm just going to have to do that you know based upon what the infraction may be. And do it at that point in time so I would appreciate it and I do appreciate all of you each and everyone of you thank you. Thank Senator any additional items to be read across the desk yes Sir will your committee on roller Bills to whom was referred Senate bill 11 by senator Solomon said the 138 by Senator Dismang where the enrolled copies with the original and have correctly enrolled at 12:41 PM delivered to the governors for his approval. When you Committee on Education whom was first Senate bill 147 by Senator English recommend to pass hello Committee on joint retirement to whom was first Senate bill 174 by Senator cheek recommend to pass hello. Senate concurrent resolution 8 by Senator Rapert resolutions requesting United States Congress and president Biden to direct the United States bureau of the census to provide timely redistricting population data Senate concurrent resolution hi state agencies Senate bill 407 by Senator Irvin to require school district board of directors and local law enforcement agency to adopt a memorandum of understanding government governing school resource officers and require school resource officers complete specialized training Senate bill 407. Education Senate bill 408 by Senator carving. To amend the law governing offsetting delinquent tax collections against a state income tax refund and to an all state agencies boards commissions and they're subdivisions to the definition of climate agency Senate bill 4 way revenue tax Senate bill 49 by Senator Irvin enacted for the department of education save the children appropriation seen before on that Joint Budget Senate bill 14 by Senator Irvin to amend title 23 of Arkansas code to ensure the stability of the insurance market in Arkansas and to create the Arkansas Health an opportunity for me active 2021 and the Arkansas Health an opportunity for me program Senate bill 410 sharks commerce. Senate bill 411 by Senator Wallace concerning the state's state veterans cemetery system and to clarify the allowable procedure for interment and disinterment in the state veteran's cemetery System Senate bill 4 level state agencies simmer for 12 by Senator Teague an act to the department of energy and environment division of environmental quality appropriations of 20212022 fiscal year Senate bill 4:12 PM. Man. Servo FOR 12 not have a designation. Joint Budget. Symbol for 13 by Senator Flippo and I for the north Arkansas college preparation for the 20212022 this year Senate bill 413. The Joint Budget symbol for 14 by Senator Mark Johnson and that to the Department of background Arkansas natural resources commission preparation for the 20212022 fiscal year Senate bill 414. Joint Budget. This. We don't do the business agenda Senator Mark Johnson of for now all Senate resolution one. Senate memorial resolution by Senator Mark Johnson tree member state statins and honor his contributions to the state of Arkansas. Senators recognized semoga thank you Mr president. These were more resolutions are. This is second I presented and and it's it's an emotional thing every time you do it but this was specially so it's about my dear friend Steve Stephens those of you are of a certain generation remember Stephen one time he was one of the most famous people are state. I won't read the whole resolution but I want to read just a few highlights from it to help depreciate this truly great Arkansas. Of. Where is Mr Steve Stevens the only son of Allen and Stevens departed this life on Friday January twenty nine twenty twenty one at the age of 90 years old a lifelong Christian baptized at 14 years old and taught Bible classes to young people high school. Mr Stephens obtained his formal education Newport high school castle heights military academy University of Arkansas state will lose a member of Kappa alpha but he declared that is right of passage into the brotherhood of man was in the United States Marine Corps and he was a decorated marine combat veteran earned 3 battle stars while serving with the famed first marine division in Korea and was awarded the US marine corps expert rifleman metal and discharged as a sergeant of marines. In. He came back to Arkansas. In the. Became a. The Mason and was a member of the DeMolay legion of honor rainbow grand cross color and was a 30 third degree which is the highest level in in the second quarter. Throughout his lifetime Mr Stevens is known for his distinctive voice that he used to narrate countless. Radio and television commercials film documentaries video tributes and I might add. A radio spot for my campaign which won the last things I think he he did using that that voice of. He became a radio announcer at to the board to the White River valley at K. N. B. Y. new word and then later became the host and producer of Steve show which is a popular program on channel 11 in the fifties and early sixties it was a a similar to American Bandstand sometime Steve was actually called the Dick Clark of Arkansas but he was so much more than that he was our regular newscaster on channel 11 for many many years he was known as if if you could think of a combination of of the captain kangaroo Steve Barnes and Craig o'neill all rolled up into one with the A. Clark thrown in the spice that that was the. He left television in the mid sixties to join the staff of United States senator John L. McClellan in was his special assistant for several years before returning to Arkansas and going into the advertising public relations and media industry. I could spend the rest of the the session going over is awards but I do want to mention one of the things he did he was always helpful to specific charities and was especially. Worked hard FOR World services for the blind and the March of dimes Foundation. He was a true renaissance man he met. For from doctor Edward teller the father of the atomic bomb down to people that are just as as normal and claim is all of us are. He was one senator Francis that saying Steve love life is like say Mother Teresa was a kind lady he said life was not to be enjoyed a Steve at the age of 90 still looked. Wonderful he looked at least 20 is your your sugar than he was but he was a great our cans and a great friend a great American up along his parents his son stand knowing preceded him in death and he survived by his son steal his 4 grandchildren in cirrus Stephanie and Seth is 3 great grandsons and Joseph Hudson Y. injected Peter and his great granddaughter George. His former daughter in law Megan his granddaughter in law pitcher in his treasured late in life partner Belinda Schultz and I would like to recognize at this time uh in our gallery to the east his son Steele who is here to represent the family please give state. Now therefore be it resolved by the centre the 90 third General Assembly to the State of Arkansas that the Senate remember Mister Steve Stevens and honor his contributions to the state of Arkansas and be it further resolved the individual members of the Senate here by expressed sincere condolences to the family Mr Steve Stevens and upon adoption of this resolution appropriate copy shall be provided to the family Mister Stevens by the secretary of the Senate Mr president I move adoption of the resolution. All those in favor say aye. Close Is haven't sent more resolution against thank you. Additional item out to the sector. Passage of Senate bill 287 by the House. The role of. Any other items. Calendar okay. Center center. Senate bill Wilson amendments amendment 1 to Senate bill 338. Senator is. Thank was preserving all my amendment. The questions of those in favor say aye. Close as having the option integration. Senator hill House bills amendments amendment 1 to House Bill 1027. House Bill Senate Amendment. The question is all the per se I. Those eyes have it down to the Senate version Senate bill for third reading passage Senator Irvin. Senator this be. What I want Senator. Okay. Hi yes governor I need to make a motion to re refer Senate bill 64 which is my bill back to Education Committee for today Monday March 1 because there is an amendment that got left off the bill. Any questions for the motion to refer or all of the favor say aye. Those eyes have it motion carried. The 5050 Senate bill 101 by Senator Irving to amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning enhance student achievement funding and school funding and other public school funding active 2003 Senator Irvin is recognized. Senate members this is the ESA Fund teen and that name was changed from the national school lunch program by think Senator Clark in 1 of his Bills and so what the enhanced student achievement funding does it supplemental funding which is designed to provide districts with additional resources to meet targeted and needs of struggling loan learners and to achieve at close achievement gaps so it is restricted in terms of allowable expenditures to items specifically identified and statute or rules and rags what's will sunset and 2022 over the past decade these demographics of these of the Arkansas Public School students has shifted to a poor and more racially diverse student population so what this proposed legislation will change in the way of districts is the way that they planned their money in a they plan their funding they will this will allow for districts to have a 3 year plan a budget to demonstrate success ASA funding is achieving the desired outcomes improving achievement of Arkansas students I am a lot by July twenty twenty to each district will submit a 3 year plan and that will outline how the CS a E. SA funds will be allocated based on categories that are identified in the statutes those categories are 7 different categories enhancement of stopping that exceeds requirements of of students standards for accreditation academic supports and interventions social emotional and behavioural supports physical and mental health resources early intervention resources expansion of academic or career education programs and access to post secondary supports including college career readiness and resources. And you know I think the most exciting part about this bill is that allows for some flexibility within those big 7 categories and it also directs these districts to. Subnets a 3 year plan and a budget of how they are actually going to use these funds to strategically and intentionally targets the needs for their students and so what that's what this bill does to add the department will provide an annual report on the progress of schools and meeting their goals and also on how districts are spending their ESA funding and one of the the testimonies with bye bye at. By one of the Dr charity I can't member Dr charities last name Senate Smith went okay that's charity Senate seat she testified in support of this bill and her her testimony was just incredible and so passionate because she said for years we have wanted this we have wanted to make sure that these funds are not just used to plug holes but that are designed and that they're intentional and that their strategic and so that's really what the bill does it's an exciting opportunity for school districts and for the department and for us to be honest to make sure that we were friends we're we're spending taxpayer dollars they're intentional their strategic and they actually will and meet the needs of our students so I'm happy to answer any questions any questions for the seller. Anyone wish to speak again speak for. Centers right close thank you have a service any objectionable in the vote. The role of. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang aid's Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson King mark Johnson leading Page riper rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace you know we should change the. Cast of about 3048091 present. The bill is passed. Transmitted house Senator English Senate bill 107 by Senator English to create the computer science education achievement active 2021. Senator English is recognized thank you members basically this is an act that creates the computer science education advancement of 2021 and what it will be is a requirement that all of our students have at least one credit hour of computer science sometime between the night from the twelfth grade in order to graduate gives everybody an opportunity to be exposed to a lot of different things in the technology world there are many many programs that young people can used to 2 of game this one credit hour that they have to have before they graduate. Any questions for Senator English Senator Davis. Then Senator Clark. Hi Senator English I was curious if there is any discussion with this bills team started out at elementary level rather than waiting until high school and as so often we wait until kids are older to introduce them and. Also can you hear me now yeah. I was curious if there's been any discussion with this bill to make the requirement at the elementary level rather than high school level and so often we wait to introduce our kids to curriculum like foreign language when we know the best time for them to learn is when they're younger I just sort of curious if there is any conversation around that and introducing them at a younger age rather than waiting to mandate it and when they're in high school. I can't here they can start in the eighth grade. At taking these classes but I have to have something between and have in order to graduate they have to have one credit hour. Thank you. Senator English of. What the with all the requirements we currently have the graduate is there something that were removing no. So we're going to so you're going to lose an elective them okay fine you're going to lose an elective course then it could be an elective it could be in any way number one there are I can't remember what 40 programs they can choose from and robotics what did the department of education said about computers science being appropriate for everyone. I'm sorry what is the department of education savings computer science being appropriate for everyone. What did they say about being appropriate for. Yes I think it's kind of like like English or math or his or science having they have these requirements to be give people those exposure to those that that kind of an opportunity. Sometimes you don't realize what you need to have I know we've done away with a foreign language sometimes you don't need to know you don't know what you need to have and I think it's tried we're trying to open up the world. To our students. All right thank you. So. Senator Blake Johnson. Chesterfield. Thank you this year Senate hearing they should make sure that they sent it could replace one of the science or math courses that they currently take which gets to the heart of what Senator Clark is asking about that they may use that to replace a science courses for a math courses. Thank you thank you Senator Blake Johnson. Senator this is this is not just coding that you know any computer science right all kinds of computer sciences I say to you the data robotics course you can take all kinds of things thank you senator. Okay I understand senator garner will speak against but before we get there we good question you have a question Sir going on. No okay any other questions. Thank you governor. Senator English I'm certainly in favor of more computer coding classes I'm just I wasn't in the committee and didn't hear the discussion I'm curious about the impact on maybe some of the smaller school districts in the state and if there's any discussion about that in the committee if you have any information about the. There will be some assistance and the and that it doesn't go into effect until 2022 I believe and and they don't have to have a teacher until later Matt so there will be times where we're spending a lot of money. On computer science and we're spending a lot of money in schools hoping to have all those folks on board. Okay thank you. Thank you governor Senator English thank you very much and and I had similar concerns obviously my district is very ruled by schools or are very small so I was I certainly appreciate the need for more science and computer science being taught because obviously that is the future but if you could speak a little bit more to you so that would be assistance what does that look like do you know offhand. Let's. Well I don't have the specifics I'm sorry I don't have the specifics but I know thank you. Question center hammer has a question. Thank you Mister Senator English will they be able to do what's required in this bill with the current technology that they have in the schools in our sister regard require additional purchases of equipment I don't think anybody has even asked that question that's a good question to ask and I don't know the answer to that. Okay we appreciate the follow up is present Senate thank you because we've got a bill runner right now where that you should be able get tax credit for textbook purchases but not electronic shows the same processes through which we can take a look at that and see if it's going to require any additional purchasing of the school so it's not unfunded mandate but I appreciate thank you can't thank you. Garm. Thank against senator garner recognized. This president. Also gonna get this top down Little Rock knows best approach because I think it hurts our students self Arkansas creates more problems for schools first consider on the students we now all know that every student has a different learning habits and interests when it comes to school. One student doesn't work for another and what interest in like to fire one student will be dead on arrival or other streets this is what I'm hearing about this proposed legislation it will for student when no interesting coloring Arkansas your sites your desire learners should not class for months on end. I talked to teachers who are doing this right now. They say for some of their students this course is like pulling teeth. Not because they're bad students but because this is a particular type of course that isn't for everyone. That's exactly what we're doing on this bill we're trying to take a class and force it on everyone no matter if they actually is best for that student and their time. We have a real world example this right now I teacher reached out to me and told me that they are required 70 eighth grade coding blocks it's a small subsector of the class that they're forced to do it a certain amount of time. She says that most of our students paid. And that there was actually surprising happy whenever that quote reports is over what. She told me they're not blocked some kids just beg for demand she said she can't imagine forcing those same kids sitting to a whole semester this not take it back to kindergarten your folks. We're trying to with this bill is jam a square peg into a round hole but unfortunately those tags are do not round hole is our future. I know this came from some Task Force idea no shot of passports I want to call it a call the surprise of the task force a computer science with surprisingly C. mandatory computer classes a way to get more students in the computer science. Use another saying when your hammer everything looks like a nail. I'll give you know the real world example of this I took a couple classes as elective in college I was good at it but it required a lot of patience and time to actually do that. My first week there the class is full of people because the course looks like a computer or something class of generic title work after that first week about 2 thirds of that class then stepped away once they realized was to actually using tables. We also great for college you get to experience different things you try to like to go to something else. With this legislation more forcing every single student in the state to do this course without a choice in fact this course will take over an elective in another course that could be thank you and other elected could be what leasing down the path to become a nurse become a teacher become a mechanic become a welder and we're taking that way by mandating this. Instead we should allow the students to have the option like they do now if they want to take this as a like last went on this. Armitage's and right now we have students now right all that are in secondary technical centers are tending South Park can earn a certificate of general studies these are students are working hard to get a leg up either to workforce job for their college education but what this does is forced him to come back to school and changed our courts that they've been working on. Now I'll spend a little time in schools were closed. I've heard from teachers here and administrators to send this will cost you more money right now they don't know where the funding is an end this bill there is no mechanism for additional funding it may come in the future it may be some other bank I haven't seen. Also this is a bottle port rule Arkansas. Former. Yeutter science teachers you have to actually have those teachers it is a very hard skill set to get down here Patel's teachers and they will have to hire an additional teacher one administrator told me they will for sure have to hire an additional teacher and I did not teacher is near impossible in that school districts are to make sure they meet the requirements. Enclosed I do believe this will open the call from your form to good for our students this is a decision that should be left to the students and the parents not custom Little Rock we should stop this top down approach and stop trying to slam a square peg into a round hole thank you. For so civil road center Irvin I see senator Chesterfield city center Bollinger Senator Irvin. Thank you and with with respect to senator garner I think Senator Garner is focused and in fact on a computer coding course that's not what this is it's not one course that is being mandated and facts this piece of legislation would allow any of the more than 55 computer science in computing courses to meet the requirements it allows for and earn credit to still be utilized as a flex credit to senator Clark's question you could still replace the student's fourth your math requirement for this you can replace the student's third science requirement which is not biology with this you're place one or more of the students 6 required career focus elective credits with this so there's multiple an unused credits that can be utilized in any of the requirement areas as a student needs so that automatically M. and and then further more this isn't one to computer coding course I mean as what senator garner is referring to no. Who here has an aids program in their small rule school is programs start sometimes in elementary school to Senator Davis is point and then also in middle school and high school and East program does qualify for this legislation there were new quartz is were written to support 9 state develop specific pathways those pathways are artificial intelligence and machine learning so if you have a welding program in your school this could be incorporated into that curriculum because as you know manufacturers and manufacturing facilities require now people that understand computers and computer coding in order to set the tool in the dynasty in San orders manufacture their parts so that can be incorporated computer engineering cyber security data science game development and design mobile application development networking programming robotics if anybody's familiar with an ease program the ease facilitator is actually more like a coach it's not somebody who is Goulden explains the in computer coding and science language it's somebody who is trying to encourage the students to learn it on their own so they have the ability in their classrooms and they have the technology the software to figure it out on their own so no you don't necessarily have to hire somebody who's completely schooled in all of these different things in order to meet this requirement and also you can talk to this will also be allowed for concurrent credit in internships an intern independent studies so you can actually use a computer science youth apprenticeship to center garner's point you don't have to come back to campus you could actually use a computer science a you the printer set up to 4 credits in computer science career prior to come options up to 4 credits so you know I I think Center in these these booklets are very helpful and they will answer many of your questions and Senator English have them I think on her desk but if you would like one we can. You want it but I support this bill and I would appreciate a good vote on it and and I think that we're talkin fully about the impact of computer science. I would just I would close with this one thing your is programs you can be somebody who's on zoom and doing an internship and understanding how to use that platform. That's what you're talking about people that are designing those programs the students design those programs we have fourth graders right now doing that so those will meet those requirements so there's a lot of flexibility design in this and I just think it's a great thing for role Arkansas it's a game changer Mounties a school small school district we have a thriving wonderful east program in rule Arkansas all over our rural Arkansas you have starving ease programs so I just appreciate your your vote. Senator Clark is recognized to speak against. Then senator Chesterfield for senator Chesterfield is up there. This is not to be a popular thing to be against. You are fully supported the governor's come computer coding initiative groundbreaking computer coding initiative that allowed all of our students across the state to be able to take computer coding courses if they wished. This is not that. If I went back to my own years in high school there's not a math course. There's not a my math courses that I could have given up to take computer science there's none of my science courses I could have given up headed for college. To take computer science so there's something else I would have given up my taking it anyway as an elective. 55 possible courses but all rules schools are not going to offer 55 possible courses. Lot of folks are not. Do not fit this mold we talk about computer science as the future the but that's the buzzword let me tell you what else is the future agriculture. But we're not required no one is required to take anything to be exposed to act tell you what else is the future Madison we're always in a we're always gonna need health care there's no requirement that we take anything to expose his health care we tell you what else is the future building we're always gonna have construction but there's nothing that exposes us to the electricity to being a plumber to being a carpenter and I will tell you we got a shortage in all the fields are just mentioned. Our average farmers over 60 years old we have a shortage of doctors we have a shortage of nurses we have a shortage of like Christians we have a shortage of carpenters we have a shortage of plumbers. And. We're going to we're going to require one more year of something that doesn't fit a lot of research and we have and we always have those students on the bubble. Who are considering whether you'll stay in school or not stay in school. And we have a course that does not fit them at all. Just like you know I would just as soon have a course actually that that required small engine mechanics now I could take this course in a suit. It takes it takes me all day to change my spark plugs. The all of us have different talents have different things. That we're good at that we should go toward and that's what we've been preaching an education that that we that we should help direct students no more just for college or no more just for this but toward but a basic education and then toward the things that they need or taken one thing away from home when we're saying everybody needs this course because everybody doesn't need this course and in a few years of future legislature will repeal it thank you. Senator hammers recognized for a question. Thank you Mr president if you can answer this maybe center Inc which can which comes up but can a school currently do what this bill is going to require can a school currently now all for what this bill is going to require sure any school can offer the courses they just it would not be a requirement for graduation thank you. Senate. Thank you Mr chair ladies and gentleman the Senate. When the pandemic hit every child in this state had to take a crash course in computer science. I'm gonna repeat it again it didn't matter where they live in. Every child in this state had to take a crash course in computer science. Because if they didn't they couldn't get on the internet. They don't even know how to raise their hand in the chat room. We're not talking about computer coding because one of the things that was of concern to me is how will it be of value to the individual was not going to college. If you are going to fix the car you must have a knowledge of computers. If you're going to build a building we no longer scheduled out its gets down on a computer. If you're gonna get your from K. through 12 they must be able to compete in the world as it is today and it is a world of computers when I talk about computer coding we're talking about computers and their any number of professions. And I thought about cars because so many young man and some young women love to fix cars I don't want somebody fix in mind we don't know what the heck they're doing. It's gonna require then we've got to step out of. From rule Arkansas. Children need to be able to compete in the world as it is not the future computers are now. Right. In every child in this state has to get on a computer in every single day. Especially if they're Burch in many of them had no idea how to do it. This can be a beginning course this can be a course in robotics a committee of course and in engineering it can be a course in fixing Colorado back to cars because I'm so lousy and. But I urge you to think about the name. Right now our kids got to have computer science of some can it doesn't have to be the coating. But it has to be something that say is no matter where you Leo. You can compete in this state. In this country and in a world that is moving right ahead with computers whether we decide we're going to pass this or not we have and take any questions Senate bill Miller senator garner as your question then Senator Clark did senator sample just one side when the senators down you're talking. Please keep your conversations to a minimum. Because it's really hard to hear anyway and I've tried using the gavel for 6 years and up so I'm trying a new approach just don't talk to me if you got to just say Hey you know I'm not sure or something that's fine if you go to chat about what you have for launching and samian wall that just do that somewhere else please. Senator garner. Thank you Mr president center chest I think we all understand kids need computers in fact I would argue that you were going to any kind of the end where there's a bunch of kids I know how to use computers or phones or tablets better than anybody in the Senate chamber right now nuts initiated it from a young age and do it there but there's quickly you're speaking rather quickly for a person who listens very slightly. So could you senator garner just. It's hard to hear anyway. Just go ahead and ask your question. Yes Sir I'm sorry center just I will slow down. I would say that kids day where the you're you're not you're not for more computer literate any other time in history yes put a phone or tablet in your hand will quickly learn that they know more about that than anybody else trying to. That being said I think forcing a class like this whenever that may or may not be when I'm here for school districts here in south Arkansas to say that we will be heard by this you can't teach additional courses my question is. Why don't we for some into multiple other things I need for today there's financial literacy bears I understand and social issues all these other classes we could be worse why is this particular subject area whenever they're already fairly computer literate from every study and everything I've seen the one what we're focusing enforcing those students to be thank you ma'am I will I will meet myself now. Thank you. I think that you need to make sure that the knowledge that they have is being put to use in a way that not only benefits them not just by going on computer and talking about each other on social media media doxing as you say. But understanding that this can not only lead to my knowing how to do it but how to make a living by doing it. And to me that is the critical issue here are we preparing our children for the jobs of the future and while many kids know how to use and I would venture to say probably better than we but are we directing them in a manner that will allow them to compete for the future and that to me is what's critical because every child is not going to go to college. I don't anticipate everyone of them going to college but if they have a good working knowledge not just of getting on the the sale phone or what on the computer and doing stuff but actually being able to make that possible for them to get a job right out of college right out of high school. I think that's why this is necessary. Senate Chesterville. Senate bill of you made some good points about the R. use of computers today and that everyone from a young age uses them our even our for our phones or computers. But there's a difference is there any like computer aided drafting. Computer aided drafting versus riding the program one is application one is science would you agree. I don't know what you said. What are some of the confusion with the bill well using my inability to understand what you just say it is a problem with the bill no well this. Probably my ability to communicate to some real what if you to send me a text message out again it. It is computer aided drafting. Drawing that building. Is not computer science that application. Riding the program this computer science and you know taking a course on the excels how to use excel spreadsheet is application riding the program is computer science robotics is computer science it is so the fact that we use computers and computer application which this course is not. Are you sure. It says it's computer science. Application is how to is how to use of the boss of the and. So would you agree those are 2 different things I think that there are 2 different things that can utilize the same instance like computer science so we're not I'm not going to debate with you because you have your perspective and I know you well enough to know that no matter what I say is not going to change that however I do believe that what you just said to me makes my point we need to have it we need to understand that when our children need to be able to differentiate between application and the science of it and I think that's what makes education so exciting and that's why it changes every day and I am excited about this whether it passes or not I am excited about the opportunity for every child in this state to get a shot. Because right now only those key to or in certain schools get that shot we said the same thing about a P. not too long ago this is really going to hurt bill small school districts now those small school districts but thriving the AP classes and making sure that our kids who are so capable have every opportunity to continue to learn. What you made an excellent point center just bill do we require every student to take an AP course to graduate but we offer it to every child in this and AP is becoming almost an acceptable part but I do believe Sir. They have more as 80 is not a requirement for everybody knowing how to use computers in a productive way is a requirement that every child in this state and I appreciate a good vote. Senator you wish to take a question answer hammer Senator hammer. What you have a question okay Sir so. Thank you. And thank center Chesterfield for going back and well because maybe Senator English can addresses so I'm getting messages from superintendents in my district that are concerned because they're talking about having to hire 4 to 5 individuals that will be qualified to offer this course is going to be required I'm curious if you know if when they did the study if they looked at the labor pool out there because of her about the force of mandate on the school but they can't find the people to teach it or they're going to have to take money away from somewhere else how are we going to address that 1 of the things that is there is that you don't have to be this 1 not the requirement will take place to 202222202223 however we are using the coops to train teachers who are already teaching. And so it's not like you have to hire a new person because you will have those individuals who are really trying and they can go to the collapse like they do for every other thing that we learned and we're training those individuals and they have gone out to try to make sure that the pool is available for training and that's what I was still in the in the US session by the gentleman who presented the bill or follows president thank you so the teachers could be trained to do this will not have to go back and get additional college courses in order to make the record or they will not no they will not thank you. However and now anyone would speak against. Okay and fiber server Ballenger and then Senator Mark Johnson in favor. Senate speaking and is president real reason why I wanted to do this and make mark this momentum momentous occasion when I'm disagreeing with senator garner agree with senator Chesterfield making public. You know we sure there are some things that and let me say this first I mean I approved everybody's concerned about mandating something else right and taking away taking away an elective all those are completely legitimate concerns that we should be thinking about but the reason why we mandate things like a math course and so many credits a math so many credits of history so many credits of history of a of English and and so many things like that is because those are things that make a person a better well rounded citizens and in today's society I mean it I think that the Sir Clark's position was right no matter what they're doing or what no matter what course they're taking they're going to get some computer science but having a course that's dedicated to help them have a better understanding of the computer science working through applications and so forth is I thank invaluable and and there's no better quarters for remote learning then a complete computer science course the fourth of them almost like in any by Kate absolutely inclusion like you would in language or whatever where they have to work through that and if the rule schools don't have the ability to do that yet they need to or else they're falling behind because it doesn't matter if you're going to be a welder if you're going to be an auto mechanic if you're going to be in construction of whatever you do in life you need to have the ability to it I work with a variety different clients and their life it's a struggle if they can't use email it makes it more difficult for me to represent them in and what they're having to do if they don't use email and and it's it's going to get more more so as the future goes on so so I I think that you know if you had to drop a mass credit in order to do this you probably would be better off although I'm not promoting that but it's the if you know computer science is so valuable I think that it's is no Sir I'm happy to answer questions although we'll see how if I got an answer for you. 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Read all the literature that talks about our future and the currency of the future computer science is one of those currencies of the future and that the real I need a reason we need to understand consent because it's not about applications it's about somebody has to build the instruments that we use that's where the jobs are do you not know that to be the case it is so when we say it is not for everybody to build computers be able to work on however if we don't kind of put people in this environment you never know who it is it's actually going to have an interest in that if they don't have to take a credit they may blossom and realize that's exactly what they're what they need to do but even if you don't like we're talking about it doesn't matter what you do have in some fundamental understanding of of computers and how they work and how to work on how to download applications and how to all those things are going to permeate whatever you do and that's why I see this is you know I'm old history teacher love it I think it makes you a better person the better you understand history but the reality is if I had to give up one history credit requirement to be able to have a a a time of really focusing on computer science I would say would be worth it even though I'd prefer not to do that all right thank you so much thank you. Senator Mark Johnson speaking for. Thank you Mr president of I have enjoyed this debate only because I've changed my mind on the bill about 4 times since I've been listening to it and I've got friends both for and against it. A when we were sitting here citizens legislators a lot of times we don't have the advantage of being lifelong educators like Senator Chesterfield Elliott we have to kind of draw on our own experience. My experience is that I have 2 daughters. Maybe I'll know the older one pretty well my younger daughter lives in the Denver area. And she's a self described geek. When she was a kid I got a computer and it changed her life. And she now. Does very well professionally I think she works 80 hours a week but she loves what she does and she is in a facet of computer science has nothing do with coding side of it. I just know that except for the opportunity to be exposed to it she were never known what this would be now. Before you get carried away so she's your typical little geek with the pocket protector she also has 3 state championship rings in tennis so she's pretty well rounded young lady but she she loves. Computer science she loves what she does she work for apple for 7 years she writes the apps many you have in your pocket on your iPhone. And that's what she does she does a portion of that it's not one person sitting down anymore it's a. Portion of it what she does is call the user interface for the the user experience and I'm for this bill because I know that they're going to be kids I could care less about looking at a bunch of code numbers and and and I have the same reaction senator garner when I was in college we had computers it had punch cards you had a stack of a Maria that was not for Mark Johnson I can assure you but fortunately there were people they're willing to do that in the technological things is given our country and our world is very wonderful thing I worry about Arkansas falling behind I don't think this is going to be a panacea to anybody but I do know that when I pick up the turn on the radio and listen to the car guys talking about. Working on cars with the computer tells them how they use it for diagnostics the computer power that your typical car has now ill tell you what you need to change what you need to fix and that's going to permeate everything we do specialize this thing they're calling 5 G. becomes more more reality in this world so I would while I'm not 100 percent sure Senator English at this bill just perfect in this regard I think it's a step in the right direction I know you will do the right things to tweak it as we go down the road I'll be happy to answer any questions Mr Mister OR or question. Senator Johnson of you mentioned. You know that this. Public class great for your daughter of how about a course that of in. Building construction again something is that we need badly would you support that as a record credits to graduate of and what would you leave out. What will Senator Clark I don't see these is as a 0 sum equation I know that but it was used today in doing building work construction is computerized I know their tears so and I don't just mean the lips and all this I mean the the equipment that's the laser guided to alignment tools and all the things that I just think that this technology permeates every profession and I think it's important to give our kids And exposure to it and there it mentions or things are coming along being done involved in some way computer science that affect up plumbing and and other like like creations is certainly wiring used to be I run the water over there that a lot of that receptacle now it's going to be smart receptacles and things like that so it's hard to to separate those anymore and that's why I think seeing the direction technology's going I think this doesn't conflict with what you just brought up I think it to complements what you're you're bringing up I think it will help those types of trades and allow young people with that exposure to enhance their job skills. But it is a 0 sum every time that we add a required course we have to take one away so which one would you take away. Well I think we have to go back and look at some of the things that we used to have when you and I were in school I member we had we had shop and you had people that would get in there and make things out of wood and it be careful not to cut their fingers all I think this is some cases compliments that type of work but might replace some of the specific skill areas that that we had back then so I don't have a particular list of that that's when the reasons I got off Education Committee because I don't know those answers thank you Sir thank you Sir. Good speak against. Be at here speaking against this bill at and it's and. I know and I'm a little like Senator Johnson but just on the opposite side and it's not that I'm hard against it I understand the intent and appreciate it and think that it's needed and but. Hasina mandate without M. repealing anything else that we put on and our teachers or classes that our kids have to take I think and is a struggle that every school district across our state faces and if we're talking about getting a work force ready to take on jobs in the computer science field that I think we have to ask ourselves what's the best policy to make that happen and that is doing it in elementary school and quite honestly I think waiting until eighth to twelfth grade to enter these kids to something really puts them at a disadvantage and we see a lot of studies that show even waiting for foreign languages I'm until they're older that their brains are already developed in a way that make it harder for them to learn and we know that coding is the language it's something that we're teaching our kids a language that only some can understand so I think it's important that if we're gonna mandate something that we look at the policy and say is this the best way to do it to have an educated work force ready to take on the jobs and and have the skill set needed so my kids personally and my own children have benefited greatly from computer science in schools. Is in the Russellville school district or learn and are taught to code in kindergarten they're trying out for a bike steams in the third grade my kids of and traveled across the country on our school robotics team they love it so please understand I'm a proponent of codeine of computer science of robotics it's a very important thing and it's something I was so glad to see our state take on and but I'm just not sure that waiting until that late in their educational journey is the best policy and to have a work force that we want. And I'd also just to make one more point about it is we have teachers and he teach math and science that typically are taking summer training courses to teach some of these coding classes at they're not people who are trained and in this skill so I wish that if we were going to wait to do it an 8 to 12 grade that we would create some kind of waiver program for teachers to bring people in from the industry and just like I'd love to see it in our engineering classes bring an engineer to the classroom bring holders into the classroom maybe first semester at a time since we're allowed to take semester classes and and high school bring them in from the industry from the field they have relevant current experience that they could teach our kids so our kids can understand what the bill actually looks like what it would mean for them if they'd John Dan and hone their skill and that specific subject that's something that if we wait till 8 to 12 great I'd love to see some kind of waiver program that we have with the Department of that so that we can bring people in from industry into the classrooms to actually teach our kids relevant real world current experience in that industry thank you. I'll take questions if there are any. Senator Johnson. Senator Davis do you know do you know what's been mandated here. And that somewhere between 8 and fourth grade they take one of a variety of computer and science courses offered it says. The department shall designate at least for state board approved computer science courses it's been said in here innumerable. Computer science courses so we don't even know what we're mandating do we. Correct thank you. Closing. Centering on closing. One thing that Senator Davis was talking about we do have standards computer science standards starting in kindergarten so we it's it's I think that children are learning in our students are learning all the way along. But in high school we are going to require that they have at least one computer science class you know I I think that Center Chesterfield for us for so many of us here one of the things we really really want is for all of our kids to have an opportunity I think as parents we all wanted to have our lead our kids have an opportunity to try a number of different things maybe they were not going to be the tennis champion of the world maybe they are not going to be on the high school football team maybe they were not going to be the chess champion but we wanted to give them those opportunities to at least try some of these different things so that they could figure out what they wanted to do what they wanted to be. This is the same thing we're talking about work force and in a Senator Clark you mentioned about agriculture but if you think about the the computers and the technology that is now out there in the agriculture world that senator Johnson works with every single day with his ricin is beans and all these other things I mean there is no way that we can. Shelter our kids or keep them away from learning about all of these things it's really about exposure you don't know if you want to go to space until you have a chance to at least see what space could be like you don't know if you want to be a rocket scientist until you've had an opportunity to see what those kinds of things and those people are what they do what does that mean and I think what this is doing is giving all of our young people just an opportunity to have a flavor and the taste of and if they like it and they would receive it it's great if they don't they can go off and be a mathematician or something and add subtract but I think we owe it to them as anybody had had their washing machine fix lately we used to be a time when my husband and I could rebuild our washer and dryer we had never would call a repairman to come in and do that my new washing machine went out 2 days after I got it have the service men come here to get on his computer thing figure out because the computer and the thing and it all had a little code and all that and we could take 3 weeks to get the part well in my old world we can fix that thank that you can't do that in today's world it doesn't matter what you're doing people have to have this technology and as I say that may not be their wife's choice plan but at least let's give them the opportunity to make those decisions for themselves. Question center Tucker would like to try to get the alibi and as we call in the army. Would you entertain a question. You have a question yes thank you senator like Senator Johnson and senator Davis that I've I'm going back and forth on this Senator Irvin pass this out to me and there's one graph in particular in here that got my attention there's a huge gender gap. And in the in the elective computer science enrollment it was 8020 in 2000 1415 and 80 percent male enrollment 20 percent female enrollment and even in the last school year at 72 percent male enrollment 28 percent female enrollment so would you agree that that gender gap is a very persuasive reason to vote in favor of this legislation track I'm sorry the gender gap is a is a strong reason to vote for this bill to to close that gender gap. Now that's my question. Senate bill bills or do you. Close former deal or not. She she was in the process of closing its way up to the discretion of the chair I was shown some grace because of but then someone might say why don't you show some growers will court ordered it off after that we've demonstrated our ability to show growth so we're going to go with that. I just have a couple closing please close all right all right let's. One of the things that issues always bothered me forever that has a whole lot to do with this is we all talked a lot about stem education stem jobs but you know what in my mind what I always hear about with stadium is you have to be a M. I. T. graduate engineer or computer science whatever to be able to have a stem job will in reality that is just not true but we never ever get past identifying that you don't have to be a rocket scientist you don't have to be an engineer but she can be a welder or you can't be a pharmacist or you can be a pharmacist tech or you can do any of these other things which kind of put computer science in that same kind of stammer and there's nothing below that I think we've got to. I don't know how you think about generalizing it at but making that little more available and acceptable to an awful lot of people but this computer science thank kind of bugs people dislike Stamberg's B. because I see there's a whole lot more to it than what we kind of. Put into a little box I'm pleased secretary please call the roll and I would just note that Senate senator garner we're gonna we're gonna be rolling the vote to be ready about please thank you. Ballenger. Thank. Beckham. Bledsoe. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Davis. Davis. DISMANG. Eighties. Allen. English. Flippo. Flowers. Flowers. Garner no. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Ingram. Irvine. Blake Johnson. I Mark Johnson. Leading. Page. Riper. Right. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. Sturch. Sturch. Some. T.. Tucker. Wallace. We make sure we get you senator rice right to present the correct okay thank you anyone wish to voter changed their vote yes Loures II. Senator flowers Center Beckham president. Generator. Senator Davis. Browse. You may also here senator hammer. Press. Sir Caldwell. Start here. Please press. The cast of about. 22 J. 6 days one not voting 6 present the bill is passed transmit to the House center English is the one to 7. 27 by Senator English to amend provisions of the Arkansas code to allow libraries to accept debit cards and credit card payments Senate. Thank you very much this is a much simpler bill it only allows for libraries to accept credit or debit cards in our cashless society today we need to move in this direction. Any questions anyone would speak against. Search close any objection rolling the vote. Please roll. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang E. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan. Tucker Wallace in which change their vote cast a ballot 35 yeah 0 nice bill is passed transmitted to the house Senator Blake Johnson is the 179. 179 by Senator Blake Johnson require maintenance of fire protection district information for the efficient operation of the 911 emergency service system. Senator John members this is first Martin 911 develop a mapping system that is much more accurate than what we have right now right now we have 900 94 active fire departments in the state of Arkansas 500 63 rule for volunteer fire departments 300 57 municipal fire departments is 74 fire protection district some of these cross county boundaries and whenever municipals and accion these maps are sometimes not updated these are the users started on the county level and this will put under G. I. S. and be able to map store 911 system is is a lot more accurate there are gaps right now in our system and enters overlap so sometimes I might be fat. To fire departments call and sometimes none so this will help us update I'd appreciate a good vote. Any questions members. Seeing no questions of would anyone like to speak for against the bill. Senator are you close for your bill. Senator Johnson reflects his close for his bill madam secretary please call. Are there any objections to rolling the. Seeing. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang any Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. During the senators wish to change their vote. Seeing none. Madam secretary cast the ballot. 35 yeas 09 aces 0 present the bill has passed and transmitted the House I believe. Senator. Senate bill 7 by Senator Irvin to amend provisions of the Arkansas code concerning enhance transportation funding amounts and to declare an emergency. Senator when you're recognized explain your bill okay members I'm gonna try to explain this bill and so as you know the person it and mounts that's currently set at 3.300 $21.20 dedicated transportation and the foundation funding metrics is really an imprecise tool for meeting these different school districts transportations costs so you have some school districts that have more transportation costs because of where they're located because our buses are having to go down dirt roads eccentric center exit or a so a formula was developed in order to offset this so this enhance transportation funding is a categorical stand outside of the matrix and the formula for 2021 I'm gonna go down these points and I hope this will answer your questions this formula is driven through BLR okay they are the ones that determine that's not the agency not the department of education it is through our our bureau of legislative research based on a formula that Richard Wilson and others have and put together said this formula number 1 use prior year and ADM to calculate foundation funding provided in former years the current year have been used to calculate that finding a calculated foundation expenditures based on percentage of matrix funds that would represent per student funding levels from matrix as is done for adequacy study reports it included the U. R. T. districts it included charter schools and included Pulaski County schools previously excluded from regression calculations because of desegregation dollars that they received an updated the means of allocating school bus expenditures which is that coding structure an increased amount allocated for enhance transportation funds which was proposed by the Education Committee during the adequacy reports I will try. I to answer questions. Are there any questions Senator Ingram you're recognized for a question all these funds are additional funds correct okay. Is the cost thank you are there any other questions. Would anyone like to speak for or against the bill. Seeing no one senator You close for your bill senator Venice indicating his calls for bill there any objections to rolling the vote. Secretary please roll. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading Page riper rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. Really Senators desired voter changed their vote. I have a yes. Present for flowers present first senator flowers your bills which change their vote. C.. Secretary please cast a ballot. With 30 4:00 AM one present during your bill has passed. Senator Wallace you're recognized send up to 29 by Senator Wallace to modify the due date for semiannual reports of burial associations. The rules you're recognized to present your bill thank you Mr president. All transmit and. Well centers. This bill simply moves back to reports a semi annual and annual report for a burial associations 30 days in what has happened This act was originally passed back in 1958 since that time the requirements for the reports have grown increasingly more complicated and they just need another 30 days so. The 2 finishes up the rest of us to move from August to September. fifteen August 15250 September. And from fifteen February to 15. March And with that I'll stand by for questions. Are there any questions. No questions. We would like to speak for against this bill. The number is senator every close. Senator Wallace indicates he's close for the bill anybody have an objection to rolling the vote. Madam secretary please role of Ballenger Packham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading Page Reichard rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. During the senator's desire to voter changed their vote. Seeing none. Madam secretary please cast up the ballot. With 35. 098. The bill is passed. Transmit the House. Senator Rapert. Senate bill 239 by Senator Rapert to clarify the minimum levels for employee benefits stop loss insurance. The Rapert you're recognized explain your bill thank you Mr president members this is to clarify minimum level benefits for employee benefits stop loss insurance the bottom line on the bill the bill allows insurance companies to offer lower cost option to employers in the small group market by allowing them to self on the product will stop loss coverage Arkansas law currently allows these times products but they're not competitive today because requirements around the required stop loss coverage making actually too expensive the bill would remove some the overly restrictive stop loss minimum attachment point requirements while keeping appropriate protections in place currently Arkansas has the strictest stop loss minimum attachment point requirements in the southeast the bill would bring Arkansas more in line with what is allowed in available today in Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana and Florida the insurance department has no objection to the bill and we've had no objections spoken to us at all we appreciate your vote. Happy to answer questions are there any questions. Seeing no questions. Would anyone like to speak for against the bill. Seeing none senator You close for your bill I'm close thank you Senator Rapert indicates he's close for the bill are there any objections to rolling the boat. Seeing none madam secretary please rule the. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang the Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hello Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading Page riper rice sampling Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. DO any senators choose to change their vote. We have center flowers is present. Anyone else. Madam secretary please cast up the ballot. With 30 4:00 AM one present the bill is passed transmitted the House. And senator let your recognized. Senate bill 290 by Senator leading concerning coverage of diagnostic examinations for breast cancer under certain health benefit plans they're letting these present. Thank you Mr president colleagues under current law prevented screening for breast cancer currently free about 12 percent of women who undergo the screenings are told they need to follow up diagnostic exam because the healthcare provider has seen something that troubles them what we found is that far too many of those 12 percent women aren't going on have that diagnostic exam because 40 depending on the particular exam it could cost anywhere from a couple $0 to as much as $1000 and so a lot of cases of breast cancer are being cut until far later when a woman's life is more at risk and it's much more expensive to treat these cases so what this bill does is it treats that next level of diagnostic exams the same as we do preventive screenings to make sure that it's of no cost women in Arkansas. We appreciate a good vote. Are there any questions. Seeing none would anyone like to speak for against the bill. Seeing none Senator vehicles for your bill the Senator leading is close for as well. Any objection strolling the vote. C. none madam secretary please roll the vote Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang E. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading Page reipert Bryce samples Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. During the senators wish to change the vote. C. 9 madam secretary cast a ballot. With 35 days 0 names your bill passes. Transmitter house of the Senate bill. 94 by Senator Flippo turning the service weapon used by an employee at the department of corrections and to repeal re document language Senator Flippo you're recognized explain your bill thank you Mr president members Senate bill 24 was brought to me by the department of corrections and all it does is simply combines duplicate code sections and allows the the board and the secretary to present the service weapon to department corrections employee that either retires after 20 years of service is injured and you know is injured in retires because an injury that was you know sustained on the job be happy to answer any questions. Are there any questions. Garner. The. Seeing no questions. Would anyone like to speak for against the bill. See no one senator because. Flippo indicate is close for his bill. Anybody have an objection to rolling the. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the. 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Senate bill 302302 by Senator Ingram concerning the reimbursement of law enforcement training costs or expenses Senator Ingram you're recognized to explain your bill thanks chair of I think Senator Mark Johnson in Committee name this bill this is what really what is it's the police anti poaching Bill as most of you all know in here the cities and counties in order to get a certified officer send them to school and it cost anywhere from 20 530 500 to $15000 the schools to the certified officer run anywhere from 12 to 26 weeks and what is happened is we have the somebody that city will send up a an officer down getting certified we'll come back home in all of a sudden he's a valuable commodity because he's a certified officer in a nother community will hiring away at a higher salary and all this does is sort of make it equitable in that there is some reimbursement for the city or the county that is fronted the money for the certification from all Sir I'll be happy to answer any questions. Are there any questions centered Chesterfield you're recognized for a question. Thank you Mr chair and centering is it only if the guys are the ones that approach I'm sorry what what what I came here because this only applies to the mails you only to my house only then I'm just yes both genders it applies to you. I appreciate a good good no other question I see no other questions and I believe Senator Ingram as indicated he's called bill would be like to speak for against I'm assuming there were none. The Senator Ingram is closed for the bill any objections to rolling the. Seeing none. Madam secretary please role of Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang eats Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading Page riper rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. Really Senators desire to change their vote. Seeing none. Madam secretary cast a ballot 35 yeah A. N. 09 Senate bill 302 is passed. Senator Clark redesigning centerfield. He's referral. 3 of 6 by Senator Clark permitting a concealed handgun licensee to carry a concealed handgun in the municipality owned or maintained park Senator Clark you're recognized to explain your bill Mister chair I would like to make a motion to send SP 3 await back to the judiciary for purpose of amendment. FOR 6000. There's a motion before the body. What that. Senate bill 306 to be pulled out and re referred back to committee. We need. All those in favor please say aye. Deposed. Motion passes. Okay this needs. Senate bill 333 by Senator fees to amend the law concerning the lawful display of a license plate okay create an exceptional Allen certain devices to secure a license plate. Read you're recognized present your bill thank you Mr president colleagues sometimes we find things that are standard practice that we've done for a long time and not know any different that that are actually in violation violation of a specific statute and what I found was I had a call from a friend of mine that I've known for years who owns one of the larger suppliers of bicycles in northwest Arkansas and said that some people have been coming into their store saying they've been cited and given a ticket for having a bike rack on the back of the vehicle so he started doing some research and found out that there's no exemption for that in code and if it secures any portion of the license plate they're pulling it behind a vehicle that's in violation of the current statute and they were given a ticket so I had a bill or do some research and we found that Texas and Utah number other states already this specifically stated some exceptions in code that are normal standard practice for people to put on the back their vehicle that could possibly of score secure a portion of their license plate an example if you'll if you noticed in the bill I've got a trailer hitch you got some privileges to go up or down that might block a little portion of your license plate is sometimes a trailer being towed by the motor vehicle can you imagine in the middle of summer all the people pulling a boat they're technically in violation of current statute or in the fall if you're going to the doctor lodging or was pulling their their vehicle what with the boat behind that thanks Senator Stubblefield every time you pull the horse trailer behind his vehicle right now he's technically in violation current statute or a wheel chair in a wheelchair carrier on the back that so I take this I took this language of the several states to add these specific exceptions in the code so if you're pulling your. Ehlers you've got a bicycle rack on the back your vehicle you're not then would be in violation of a statute and I would be happy to take any questions. Are there any questions. Senator Clark you're recognized for a question yes Is I'm sitting here shaking my head centuries is there a is there anything in the bill to also ask for worked for every ticket that was issued for that and the departments of the officers no no I haven't that's on the bill your call at the boarding 5 for port. Are there any other questions. Thing 9. Would anyone like to speak for or against this bill. Saying no indications senator You close for your bill. Are there any objections to rolling the bill the. Madam secretary. Please hold while. Well wait a second she gets back. We're ready to roll. We're going to roll. The House of. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang aids Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading Page rubber rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. During the senator's desire to change their vote. Seeing none madam secretary cast a ballot. With 35809 the bill has passed transmitted the. Okay madam secretary sleaze reader for. Per your committee on Iran Bills to whom was referred Senate bill 287. Senator Dismang. Joint Budget carefully compared the enrolled copies with the original and find the same correctly enrolled in at 1:44 PM delivered to the governor for his approval. Okay. Are you ready to go to the next calendar items House bills. Okay center Chesterfield where red. 1029 by represented balance Chesterfield to include certain certain Arkansas civil rights leaders in the teaching materials regarding African American history in public schools under Chesterfield you're recognized to explain your bill thank you Mr chairman ladies and gentlemen of the Senate this merely adds my friend John Walker to the list of our Kansans who have contributed mightily to the civil rights movement I'm very proud to present this because John is like I am from hope Arkansas we believe in a place called hope we both went to segregated schools. John was sent to Texas because he kept getting into good trouble questioning systems and subsequently graduated high school in Texas but came back to graduate from the University of Arkansas at the time. He went on to graduate from Yale Law School is a little country boy from hope Arkansas which says anything is possible in this society. He started you know one of the first desegregated law firms in the state of Arkansas and went on to become a legend but he was also a member of the Arkansas house of representatives. And he has contributed much of anybody who has contributed something that is not cause controversy is not done very much in John certainly contributed to the discussion in this state you should belong he belongs in the Arkansas history and I would appreciate a good vote on this bill and we have to take any questions. Are there any questions from members. Seeing none we will like to speak for against this bill. Seeing none senators Phil are you closing your bill I'm implying so she hated so. Anybody object to rolling the. Seeing none madam secretary please roll Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang the Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch T. Tucker Wallace. 3 senators wish to change their vote. Seeing none madam secretary cast up the ballot. For 35 in their own name bill has passed. What do I have to return to the House. Okay. Centering. Has a Levin 10 by represented makes in center English require a state entity to report a security incident to the Legislative all the. Senator English you're recognized to explain your bill thank you very much this basically it says just what Kyle is is that a state entity is required to report an incident security incident to legislative audit. So many times we have. Of an incident that is never reported and it does have an effect on the financial being of many of our of state agencies and cities and counties. Schools. The question. Seeing no questions would anybody like to speak for against this bill. Saying no one ring which is indicated she is close for her bill. Would anybody objects to the ruling of a. C. none madam secretary please roll the Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang E. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan to the. E. Tucker Wallace. With any Senator desire to change their vote of. Seeing none madam secretary cast a ballot. With 35 yeah 809 your bill is passed to return to the House senator Reid has 1193 by represented Warren and senator P. to amend a law concerning the appointment of an individual to a vacancy on the school district board of directors senator Reid your recognized to explain your bill thank you Mr president their number reasons why school board members need replace be replaced when they move off of their and unfortunately 1 of those is is is sometimes a member will pass away for every other reason there is a. The number of days in the statute that set at 30 days and that's what's been also for somebody passes away to be replaced what this bill does is that and then the additional 30 days so they have a 60 day window to look at an opportunity to replace the current member of the school board of they give you an example let's say somebody passes away that's a member the school board and then their meeting is scheduled for 4 days from now you're not gonna go talk to somebody about member their family being replaced on the school board and 4 days after they passed away but then the next one meeting is 30 days following that you've already missed the window of the 30 days so what this does is gives you a little bit more time music from 30 days to 60 days oftentimes we seen examples of family members fulfilling that role for a family member to fill out the rest of their term a spouse or something like that to get appointed you're not gonna one approach that person that quickly this gives you a bit more time so it's just seems like the right thing to do to give them a little bit more time to be able to replace that member all the other reasons for replacing school board will remain at 30 days just this one moved to 60 days and I'd be happy to answer any questions. Are there any questions Senator Davis you're recognized for a question I'm just curious Senate aides bill brought to you by the Arkansas school board association yes it was thank you. Or any other questions. Seeing none would anybody like to speak for or against this bill. The nun that reserve bill. The reason the Katie's calls for the bill would anybody object rolling of a. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang the Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner no more hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading Page riper rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace. During the senator's desire to change their route. Seeing none madam secretary please cast up the ballot. With 35098 the Bill pass is returned to the house. Senator Reid. House Bill Levin 94 per cent of warning centerpiece to allow the Commissioner of elementary and secondary education around the percentage change between the purchase price of a commodity in the consumer price index for all urban consumers to the nearest $100 per region recognized resign your bill thank you Mr president colleagues this bill takes the amount that is the maximum that schools are allowed to purchase commodities by that was started at the 20000 or more before they had to get bedding and each year this is reviewed and is moved up by the value of the content urban consumer price index and all this bill does allow them to round that off to the nearest $0 to make it easier for computation purposes and I'd be happy to answer questions. Are there any questions. Worker recognized for a question. Of. This increase is that the number that used to start with for the next year yes Sir that's correct so then you're raising the every year correct and it's that's current standards that's the current practice so it's it's close to like 21000 I think right now because it goes by the consumer price index yeah I'm not homophobic raises every year but I'm talking about the fact that you're. Your. Raising the ground they know each year so you're rounding up for what you rounded up. This is what they're asking to correct to the nearest $0 thank you. Are there any other questions. Seeing none would anybody like to speak for the Bill. Against the bill. Series indicates that he's close for his bill any objections to rolling about. Seeing none madam secretary please roll the. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang E. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading Page right for rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace really Senators desire to change their vote Senator Clark is a no. Senator flowers as a present you have any other change Sanders. Seeing none madam secretary cast a ballot the 32 year in one day and to present your bill passes. Transmitter returned to the house. Senator. Hi 12 all one by represented Mayberry Senator hammer. Modify the procedure for collections surcharges to fund telecommunications equipment from. Senator hammer you're recognized resent your bill thank you house bill 12 a one this is a bill for Arkansas rehabilitation services state agency that administers programs for people with disabilities one of the programs is tapped the telecommunications access program with purchases telephone equipment for Arkansas disabilities tap is funded through surcharge paid by wireless lan line carriers this bill does not change who is eligible for tap or the kind of equipment that per the program buys more importantly it does not change the amount of a surcharge for who pays a surcharge instead programs self would do what it's always done except the bill does make some technical corrections some of the technical corrections there's 3 of them one is it updates to language using hard of hearing instead of hearing impaired to match up with other language throughout statute technical updates to include the definition prepaid wireless telecommunication services prepaid wireless carriers are exempt from the surcharge under current law and they will continue to be exam this percent prevents a reader from having to consult other sections of the code so it aligns it more perfectly as with what is in other sections of the of the code and then finally clarifications to the end of your county for the Arkansas rehabilitation staff bill station they are they are staff will petition the PSE to Polish collections of the surcharge if revenues from the prior fiscal year equal or exceed 3 times the amount of the expenditures so basically it's got a trigger and that if he gets up to a certain point it'll stop collections until the spend down and then it will reinstate so there's no additional charges or anything of that nature for all practical purposes this is a cleanup bill I'll be glad to answer any questions Senator hammer has finished his bill are there any questions. Saying no questions is there anybody like to speak for or against the bill. Seeing none Senator hammer you close for your bill close the road to vote if you like thank you are there any objections to rolling the vote. Seeing none Senator hammers close for the bill madam secretary please roll the. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang E. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace returned Senators desire to change their mother. The nun. Then secretary cast up the ballot. 35. 098 your bill has passed returned to the house senator Reid. Bill 1265 a Representative board and centerpiece to amend the law concerning the unlawful passing of a school bus senator Reid you're recognized to explain your bill thank was present Collins we've all experienced times when we've seen a school bus come to a stop put on the lights and put up a stop sign and see a vehicle go just continue flying by and concerned about the possibility of safety for our students what this bill doesn't do that doesn't change any particular requirements as far as if you're caught doing that what the the penalties are what we want to clarify some areas for people saying that they had some concerns it wasn't really clear if this was considered a violation so if you look at their some specific areas on page 2 section see online reports that a violation will include the failure the motorcycle or motor vehicle to comply with this subsection while operating a motor vehicle upon a public road street or highway which we already seem to be standard practice number 2 private or public property open to the general public example given was if you've ever seen and the represented Boyd said this is becoming a problem sometimes when the school bus stops off at a parking lot say an and the the mall there in Fort Smith where he lives and people come right just turn right around the vehicle as it stopped that students disembark or to get on in the parking lot so what we've done is we've added this the private or public property open to the general public or private or public road driveway or parking lot that belongs to the public school system because there are some extenuating roads around the schools the people work considering thinking that they need to stop around school bus there and that also added 1 extra thing on page 1 of the very bottom is that not less than 30 feet so it gives you a little bit of room to make sure that the students have plenty of area to get off and on the bus without fear of somebody coming too close to the vehicle and you start out with a little wider area but after concert a consultation with some law. Enforcement groups this is the the the the the decision is that was a good distance to have some space around the vehicle when it comes to stop I'm happy happy to answer any questions. The center is. The 30 first. That's. Carling FOR a little bit more of this about right correct. How would how will the public know. About this 30 foot. What I don't understand what you're asking will the change in the law how will the public know if for instance if they're meeting a school bus Monday Tuesday drama school bus I know the importance of all of this but if you're meeting a school bus school bus stops you're coming this direction how do you know that is so stopping right here you needed to start a 30 foot back. Well that's I mean about the Carling is probably good practice for that so how does the public know. I got changed. I guess that we will have to ask probably rent to law enforcement to have some you know information sent out to make sure that the publisher Republicans stand second changeups memorable stop. My last few years of school was a stop sign. An intersection so somebody pulled up behind the bus at the stop sign. Has to leave 34 I mean normally they wouldn't. But they really 35 between themselves or the bus where you remember that Bilyeu read hold over here to change it because people were getting rich written tickets for box by correcting the back of the vehicles correct so they didn't leave 30 foot between themselves on the back of the bus. Then somebody can take it that. That's that would be that we in violation if this passes correct. Okay I'm not sure that I understand this other than again I understand the. All the rest of it but. Who did that come from this 30 foot. I know that it's a Representative Boyd had several consultations with different law enforcement groups and this was kind of a an amount he had at first had some people talk about a larger area and that they thought that was too broad and the narrow it down to 30 foot. Okay do not the not or you're not balancing out taken away the tickets on the bike racks to to replace them with people being 25 foot from the school bus. Well I I don't know if the to line up for your term of the safety of our children so. Share. I was I was seen by like a 4 lane highway and if you're in the outer lane and the bus is on the exterior lane that's that exceeds 30 feet when you think about a 4 lane road with the turn lane in the middle so is this bill strictly intended to deal with one specific situation of like the parking lot the issue that you mentioned. Well I mean if you're stopping on a road and they put up the sign technically I don't think you're supposed to pass some regardless I don't think any other parts of the statutes changing anyway so um. It would impact that but if I think this is mainly intended for those accounting 10 want to go around when the vehicle stopped they think well I can just whip around and it was it causing harm so. VOL is present following because I'm just second 30 foot would already be established if it was a 4 lane highway with the turn lane in the middle so this isn't going to lessen the ability to take it somebody if they're on a 4 lane highway and their 30 foot beyond where the bus is because the buses to the one car lane in the past the vehicles to the other far lane that's greater than 30 foot it's not going to lessen the ability for them to get a ticket would I don't believe so no okay thank you. Yes. For. Centers for. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang. Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer. Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace anyone would change about Senator Clark as anybody else. Cast a ballot 30481 day the bill is passed turn that bill down to the houses said about. 1356 by represented Dotson and center Ballenger to amend the process of evaluation of state boards and commissions require submission of a report and recommend the all of election of the state board or commission for failure to submit a report. Thank you Mr President this bill essentially the there's already code section that requires reporting if there's boards and commissions that are actually meeting what this does is this basically takes a step further first clarifies even if it's a part time for the report is necessary with any gives the directions to to ALC to the appropriate subcommittee on actions to take as far as abolishing the border continued the board if if they are actually meeting and I said I'm happy to answer any questions. Anyone wish to oppose speak in favor of service clones yeah I'll close projection rowing the boat. These rollers Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang eads Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hello Ingram Irvin Blake Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Ross in which changes. Cast a ballot 35 yeah 0 days the Bill pass on the bill to the house center back Columbia County at the time of my meal 1370 by represented Bryant to amend the direction of the US liquor act to include in the servicemen that per se. It produces meet in the definition of small farm winery to allow me shipment directly to consumers and attacks made in the same manner as one. Thank members as bills just a clean up bill for DFA and ABC idea phase already addressed this is ruled this just puts of income to treat me does this is the same way between one many questions or wish to. Thank you Senate bill. Pardon me for not doing it Senate what is needed. I have I can understand was a pardon me for not doing it. The meat is alcohol base that's made from fermented honey verses fermented fruit. Fermented honey honey honey okay it is there in the bill something that says that the individual receiving it cannot be less than 18 or 21 years of age what is that. And there's various types of the various parts of the venue's slicker Act part of it is that the person has to order it from the winery or the meter in this case they have to be at that of in person to make initial order then after that they can order one case per quarter I believe it is. And somebody who receives it has to be of a certain age I don't know that for sure. Thank you. Yes for. Any object close injection on the vote on the meat on the Venice. Whatever. Please although. Ballenger Beckham Bledsoe Caldwell Chesterfield Clark Davis Dismang the Elliott English Flippo flowers Garner Gilmore hammer Hendren Hester Hickey hill Ingram Irvin Johnson mark Johnson leading page Rapert Rice sample Stubblefield Sturch Sullivan T. Tucker Wallace you wish to change your vote. I said. Number 2 number anyone else over here Senator Sturch not. Search local nonvoting anyone else. Senate. Senate hammers NO. Senate bill Maurice Jett Johnson over there Senator more you trying to. With these Sir you're not. Sir to get more snow anybody else cast of the ball. 29 age 39 HT 3 nonvoting. The bill is passed return the bill to the house. We have an item after this you Mr President this is to inform you that on March one twenty twenty one I've reviewed and approved the following measures the regular session of the 90 third General Assembly Senate bill 287 is now ACT 21708 I saw Hutchinson governor of. Senator or use mine is mine. 211 amendments withdrawn the correct answer. What I have online. Thank you. Service. The government members is going to increase the preparation 7000000 in in regards to real property and grants for UAMS there is no in spending with this just increase in preparation. Any questions on amendment 1 that Senate Bill 211. All those favor say aye. Those eyes and administer jobs in this mine. Senate bill 278 by joint budget I'm not for the department of commerce Arkansas Economic Development Commission reappropriation. It's got for service right thank you governor members this is the ADC re appropriation bills when we talk about you know I guess now it's come up for the third time and we have to take any questions any questions senators. No question they always speak against senator garner is indicating he will speak against senator garner is recognized to speak against. Thank you Mr president although I will say is this still goes after taxpayer dollars going to China and for that reason I will not sports bill and I'm not Senator flowers thank you. Right. The. Senator Chesterfield. Thank you for answering. Do business with. Durable farmers do business with yes ma'am are voters do that I mean are farmers do business business with China but I mean I would just like to say this is a re appropriation bill you specifically as it relates to funding China I mean it's not to my knowledge there's anything in this bill that directly ties funds back to China there is the reappropriation for the. Just went blank quick action closing funded Senate which I my understanding may or not I don't know some of those funds may be placed trying to companies at one time but again I don't believe that this case at this point there other items in this bill but that would be the only one that I know of that could have some correlation. Anyone else on the center is closed. Please call the roll. The goal are you seeking to be recognized. No Sir grade okay we're about to have a roll call vote. Senate flowers. You will would like to vote. Please call the roll. Ballenger back on. Ballenger. Ballenger. Back. Back. But. But. Caldwell. Caldwell. Chesterfield. Clark. Clark. Davis. Davis. This mine. 8. Elliott. English. Flippo. Flippo. Flowers hi. Garner no your more. 2. Your. She set out. I'm interested I'm with her featuring. Tell her you under the rules. Thank you thank you. Garner. Gilmore. Gilmore. Hammer. Hammer. Hendren. Hester. Hester. Hickey. Hello. Hello. Ingram Irvin. Fite Johnson. I Mark Johnson. Leading. Page. Riper. Rice. Sample. Stubblefield. 7. Sturch. Sullivan. T.. T.. Tucker. Wallace. Anyone wish to vote or change their vote Senator Bledsoe as. Okay we'll get this set up for centre hammer is I. Senator Davis is our anybody else over here. Senator but is. Number here's Caldwell is hi Senator Ballenger is no. Anyone else. Yes of the ballot. 2839. Or not voting the bill is passed verticals opted transmit to the House. Senate before we go to the Senate is my age usually right now. Senate is made for thank members just a couple of things so today's the deadline found appropriation bill if you've got one to get over it staff and have that drafted have that file today as to the clock's ticking there one thing I know the number of us are getting the same emails related to unemployment insurance and P. way a request it's one thing I want to ask us to the fray this is what's happening you know some of us are sending it to staff service for contacting the department directly some of us are contacting different people the Department next thing you know this one person has you know going from 5 different directions you know trying to get to the same place and so if you could while we work through a process send that to our staff so they can compile that in if multiple you know folks are sending the same ones we can find out his district there actually in and then we'll for that on the W. S. we can respond that some in the time being utility is refined just send those emails instead of going directly to the W. S. S. or elsewhere 2 staff and let them process to make sure we get it in the right place yes Sir. And then lastly Joint Budget me tomorrow 830. Senate just is my answer just fill when you say the significant thank you Mr chairman you say send it directly to our state is there is there is a need to whom we should send. Miss miss. Okay I don't know because I've been sending my children. Yeah yes is so different you will get it for me so if I've got the same email that you've gotten and let's say Senator hills got in we we could Senate wanted to know thank you the process Senator Ballenger has announcement and then we'll go to the items at the desk in lessons of any other announcements said about thank you Mr president I just. Please give Senator Ballinger your attention I just filed a stack of taking correction bills about this the and there's only a couple thought and gun changes in it but other than that there's really nothing not really it is every on everything that was filed today were recommendations of the of the code revision commission so there shouldn't be anything exciting but we're not running that right away so if you want to start pouring through it or look at titles are looking code sections or have your people do it we're gonna try to leave it sitting as long as we can before we start getting it going that way if there is any questions people can look at it but but there's a bunch of them primarily because of of the work we've done with consulting agencies you know the announcements your. Senator Rapert has announcement and then we'll go to Senator Elliot I think as yes members they have rescheduled and it's tomorrow the back to blue law enforcement appreciation it will include Arkansas sheriff's association municipal chiefs of police association state police association several of the stakeholders you're all invited if you want to be there it's 1130 on the capitol steps weather pending they may have to move it but thank you. Several recognized for. Thank you. Members if I call your name you told me you want to be in the arts caucus in the arts caucus is going to be Thursday at 10:00 AM in room 171 the agenda will be will be looking at the bill I have 2 to 2.5 years of work in bringing to fruition from the arts caucus works to a fantastic economic development bill that's what we're gonna be talking about we've got the draft there so Tucker Bledsoe Hendren Chesterfield Pitsch Davis lipo and hoster if you want to be on this list okay I've got but if you want to be on the list is compounding but I think you're going to want to do this. Any other non. The German playing of the this 1:00 tomorrow. When your committee on.