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US Senate Special Elections by the Numbers
By Dr. Eric Ostermeier | June 25, 2013 | 1
Which two states have held seven special elections since 1913? Which two states have yet to hold one? And which Senator was elected via special election three times?
There may not be as much suspense heading into Tuesday's U.S. Senate special election in Massachusetts as there was in January 2010 when Republican Scott Brown picked up a seat held by the Democratic Party for 57 years since the election of John Kennedy in 1953.
Twenty-term Democratic U.S. Representative Ed Markey is expected to win a comfortable, but by no means blow-out victory over Republican Gabriel Gomez in the race to fill Secretary of State John Kerry's former seat.
This will be the fifth special election held in the Bay State since the direct election of U.S. Senators began a century ago with the passage of the 17th Amendment – tied for the fifth most in the nation.
Overall, 85 Republicans, 83 Democrats, and three independents or third-party candidates have been elected to the U.S. Senate via popular vote special elections prior to Tuesday's contest in Massachusetts.
(Note: This data does not include newly created seats (e.g. those awarded to Alaska and Hawaii after statehood in 1959) but does include two popular vote special elections conducted before the 17th Amendment's passage: in Oregon in 1906 – which required a subsequent endorsement of the winning candidate from the state legislature – and Nevada in January 1913).
Special Elections by State
Kentucky and North Carolina lead the way with the most special elections conducted for the nation's upper legislative chamber with seven each.
Kentucky's tally includes a string of five such contests during a 16-year period ending with the state's last special election in 1956.
Idaho – the only state in the nation yet to hold a special election for the U.S. House – is tied with Oregon for the third most with six, followed by seven states with five: Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wyoming.
New Jersey will join Idaho and Oregon with six this October when a special election is held for the seat vacated by the death of Frank Lautenberg.
Six states have only held one U.S. Senate special election: Alaska, Hawaii, Maryland, Montana, South Dakota, and Washington.
Two states, meanwhile, have yet to conduct a single popular vote special election – Arizona and Utah.
Both states have avoided special elections (and high turnover generally) due to a handful of long-serving Senators who ended their service by retiring or losing their reelection bid – not by resigning or dying in office and thereby leaving a vacant seat.
Arizona's long-serving Senators include Democrats Henry Ashurst (1912-1941), Carl Hayden (1927-1969), and Dennis Deconcini (1977-1995) and Republicans Barry Goldwater (1953-1965; 1969-1987), John McCain (1987-present), and Jon Kyl (1995-2013).
Utah's long-serving Senators include Democrats William King (1917-1941), Elbert Thomas (1933-1951), and Frank Moss (1959-1977) and Republicans Reed Smoot (1903-1933), Wallace Bennett (1951-1974), Jake Carn (1974-1993), Orrin Hatch (1977-present), and Bob Bennett (1993-2011).
Extra Special U.S. Senators
Six Senators have been victorious in more than one U.S. Senate special election over the last century – including two pairs from Idaho:
· Idaho Republican John Thomas: 1928 and 1940.
· Idaho Republican Henry Dworshak: 1946 and 1950.
· Kentucky Republican John Cooper: 1946, 1952, and 1956.
· New Jersey Republican William Barbour: 1932 and 1938.
· Oregon Republican Fred Mulkey: 1906 and 1918.
· Wyoming Democrat Joseph O'Mahoney: 1934 and 1954.
In between, all but one of these Senators was defeated in reelection bids: Thomas (1932), Dworshak (1948), Cooper (1948, 1954), Barbour (1936), and O'Mahoney (1952).
Special Elections: A Historical Timeline
Many more U.S. Senate special elections were held during the first 50 years since the passage of the 17th Amendment than the last 50 years.
In fact, four times as many special elections took place between 1913 and 1962 (137) as between 1963 and 2013 (34).
Here is the breakdown by 10-year periods since the passage of the 17th Amendment:
· 24 special elections were conducted from 1913-1922.
· 31 from 1923-1932.
· 9 from 1963-1972.
The largest number of special elections conducted in a single year is nine – reached in both 1918 and 1954.
In 1918, special elections were held in Idaho (Democrat John Nugent), Louisiana (Democrat Edward Gay), Missouri (Republican Seldon Spencer), Nevada (Democrat Charles Henderson), New Hampshire (Republican George Moses), New Jersey (Republican David Baird), Oregon (Republican Fred Mulkey), South Carolina (Democrat William Pollock), and Wisconsin (Republican Irvine Lenroot).
In 1954, special elections were conducted twice in Nebraska (Republicans Roman Hruska and Hazel Abel), twice in North Carolina (Democrats W. Kerr Scott and Samuel Ervin), once in California (Republican Thomas Kuchel), Nevada (Democrat Alan Bible), New Hampshire (Republican Norris Cotton), Ohio (Republican George Bender), and Wyoming (Democrat Joseph O'Mahoney).
There were eight special elections held in 1930 and 1946 and six in 1926, 1934, 1936, 1938, and 1950.
Since the ratification of the 17th Amendment, the longest gap between special elections was the six-year period between the election of Missouri Republican Jim Talent on November 5, 2002 and the elections of Republicans Roger Wicker of Mississippi and John Barrasso of Wyoming on November 4, 2008.
The two elections to be conducted in 2013 in Massachusetts and New Jersey are the most in an odd-numbered year since 1957 when two Democrats were elected in Wisconsin (William Proxmire) and Texas (Ralph Yarborough).
Posted in Arizona, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, National Politics, North Dakota, U.S. Senate, Utah
Nikoli Orr on August 26, 2018 at 8:11 pm
…And then there is just Utah, though one would have been triggered, had (junior Senator) Mike Lee been nominated (and confirmed, of course) to the Supreme Court by the. ahem, 'supreme leader/45' @ 1600. (also, RIP, J S "Mack" McCain 3rd)


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Q: Java serialzing file not writing with Bukkit So what I'm trying to do is use bukkit and a hashmap to save a player's name and their home location to be able to teleport to later. Currently the User._PlayerHomes hashmap will work, but once the server is shutdown and reloaded there is no file named User.ser and if you try to teleport to a home you previously set there is a lengthy error message I will post here.
[13:20:05 INFO]: Kalenpw issued server command: /khome
[13:20:05 ERROR]: null
org.bukkit.command.CommandException: Unhandled exception executing command 'khome' in plugin TestPlugin v1.0
    at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:46) ~[spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:141) ~[spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_9_R1.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:645) ~[spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.PlayerConnection.handleCommand(PlayerConnection.java:1350) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.PlayerConnection.a(PlayerConnection.java:1185) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.PacketPlayInChat.a(PacketPlayInChat.java:45) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.PacketPlayInChat.a(PacketPlayInChat.java:1) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.PlayerConnectionUtils$1.run(SourceFile:13) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:471) [?:1.7.0_85]
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262) [?:1.7.0_85]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.SystemUtils.a(SourceFile:45) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.MinecraftServer.D(MinecraftServer.java:721) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.DedicatedServer.D(DedicatedServer.java:400) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.MinecraftServer.C(MinecraftServer.java:660) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:559) [spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [?:1.7.0_85]
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_9_R1.entity.CraftPlayer.teleport(CraftPlayer.java:457) ~[spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_9_R1.entity.CraftEntity.teleport(CraftEntity.java:225) ~[spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    at com.Khalidor.testplugin.TestPluginCommandExecutor.onCommand(TestPluginCommandExecutor.java:161) ~[?:?]
    at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:44) ~[spigot-1.9.2.jar:git-Spigot-5a40365-b70058a]
    ... 15 more

Here is all my relevant code I left out the User.java class and plugin.yml because that doesn't seem to be the issue because it works until the server gets restarted but if that would help let me know and I'll add it:
TestPlugin.java:
//@kalenpw

package com.Khalidor.testplugin;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;

import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.Location;
import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerLoginEvent;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
import org.bukkit.inventory.PlayerInventory;

public final class TestPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
    MyConfigManager manager;
    MyConfig homesConfig;

    @Override
    public void onEnable() {
        // TODO insert logic for when plugin is enabled
        getLogger().info("onEable has been invoked!");
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);

        this.getCommand("KHome").setExecutor(new TestPluginCommandExecutor(this));
        this.getCommand("KSetHome").setExecutor(new TestPluginCommandExecutor(this));
        manager = new MyConfigManager(this);
        homesConfig = manager.getNewConfig("Homes.yml");

        //Deserialize
        try{
            FileInputStream fileIn = new FileInputStream("User.ser");
            ObjectInputStream in = new ObjectInputStream(fileIn);
            User._PlayerHomes = (HashMap<String, Location>) in.readObject();
            in.close();
            fileIn.close();
        }
        catch(IOException i){
            i.printStackTrace();
            return;
        }
        catch(ClassNotFoundException c){
            System.out.print("User class not found");
            c.printStackTrace();
            return;
        }

    }

    @Override
    public void onDisable() {
        // when plugin is disabled
        getLogger().info("onDisable has been invoked");
        //Serialize object
        try{
            FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream("User.ser");
            ObjectOutputStream out = new ObjectOutputStream(fileOut);
            out.writeObject(User._PlayerHomes);
            out.close();
            fileOut.close();
            System.out.println("Serialized data has been saved");

        }
        catch(IOException i){
            i.printStackTrace();
        }

    }

}

TestPluginCommandExecutor.java
//@kalenpw
package com.Khalidor.testplugin;

import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.Location;
import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.World;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
import org.bukkit.inventory.PlayerInventory;

import com.google.common.io.Files;

public class TestPluginCommandExecutor implements CommandExecutor {
    private final TestPlugin plugin;
    // All commands

    private final String _KHome = "KHome";
    private final String _KSetHome = "KSetHome";

    ArrayList<String> _AllCommands = new ArrayList<String>();

    // Error Messages
    private final String _InvalidArguments = ChatColor.RED + "Error(00): Invalid argument!";
    private final String _InvalidExecutor = ChatColor.RED + "Error(01): Can't execute command";

    //public static HashMap<String, Location> playerHomes = new HashMap<String, Location>();

    public TestPluginCommandExecutor(TestPlugin plugin) {
        this.plugin = plugin;// store info

    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command cmd, String label, String[] args) {

        if (cmd.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(_KHome)) {
            if (sender instanceof Player) {
                Player player = (Player) sender;
                //Location homeLocation = playerHomes.get(player.getName());
                Location homeLocation = User._PlayerHomes.get(player.getName());
                player.teleport(homeLocation);
                player.sendMessage("You were teleported home!");
                return true;
            }
        }

        if (cmd.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(_KSetHome)) {
            if (sender instanceof Player) {
                Player player = (Player) sender;
                //playerHomes.put(player.getName(), player.getLocation());
                //homesConfig.
                player.sendMessage("Set your home!");

                User._PlayerHomes.put(player.getName(), player.getLocation());
//              //Save home to file
//              Path playerHomesFile = Paths.get("PlayerHomes.txt");
//              String playerName = player.getName();
//              String playerX = String.valueOf(player.getLocation().getX());
//              String playerY = String.valueOf(player.getLocation().getY());
//              String playerZ = String.valueOf(player.getLocation().getZ());
//
//
//              //List<String> playerInfo = Arrays.asList(playerName, playerX, playerY, playerZ);
//              ArrayList<String> playerInfo = new ArrayList<String>();
//              playerInfo.add(playerName);
//
//
//              //Files.write(playerHomesFile, playerInfo, Charset.forName("UTF-8"));
//              //Files.write(playerHomesFile, playerInfo, Charset.forName("UTF-8"), StandardOpenOption.APPEND);

                return true;

            }
        }

        sender.sendMessage(_InvalidExecutor);
        return false;
    }

}

Thanks for the help! I think I included all the relevant details but if anything is missing or you need clarification let me know and I'll edit.
Edit: The exception when trying to serilize locations:
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1183)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:347)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.util.HashMap.writeObject(HashMap.java:1129)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectStreamClass.invokeWriteObject(ObjectStreamClass.java:1030)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeSerialData(ObjectOutputStream.java:1495)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeOrdinaryObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:1431)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject0(ObjectOutputStream.java:1177)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject(ObjectOutputStream.java:347)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at com.Khalidor.testplugin.TestPlugin.onDisable(TestPlugin.java:90)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:294)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.disablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:364)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.disablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:424)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.disablePlugins(SimplePluginManager.java:417)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_9_R1.CraftServer.disablePlugins(CraftServer.java:340)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.MinecraftServer.stop(MinecraftServer.java:454)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at net.minecraft.server.v1_9_R1.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:595)
[14:13:20 WARN]:    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

A: class Location, which you were trying to serialize, is not Serializable, and so you cannot simply dump it to file (as you yourself have found out here)
Your options are either to make Location serializable (if you can and it makes sense. i dont know this API), or serialize something else that is serializable in its place and then upon reading that something else convert that information to a Location.

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Country Heritage Redux: Tommy Collins
Leave a comment Posted by Paul W. Dennis on September 27, 2011
An updated and expanded version of an article previously published by The 9513.
In the Spring of 1966, the local country music stations in Tidewater, Virginia (WCMS & WTID) were playing the sounds of Tommy Collins' new single "If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl."
I whistled at pretty girl, on a corner downtown
She saw me when I winked my eye and then she turned around
She came and took me by the arm, I told her that I meant no harm
She said to me with a certain kind of scowl
If you don't mean it then don't whistle, if you can't bite don't growl
The song was released on Columbia, Tommy's first release for them after more than a decade recording for Capitol. It appeared to be a career renaissance for Tommy, reaching #7 on the Billboard and Cashbox Country Charts, and his first real hit since 1955. Instead, it proved to be a last hurrah as he never again cracked the top forty as a performer, although a number of his songs continued to chart well for other performers.
Buck Owens and Merle Haggard are the names that immediately come to mind when the term 'Bakersfield Sound' is mentioned, as should be expected given their staggering commercial success. While those are the two most prominent names, Tommy Collins and (slightly later) Wynn Stewart were at least as important to the development of the bright and tight electric guitar sound that came to dominate Bakersfield music.
Born Leonard Sipes on September 28, 1930, near Oklahoma City, OK, Tommy Collins was the first of the specifically Bakersfield artists to reach prominence, although there was an active California country music scene before his arrival. His second Capitol single "You Better Not Do That" reached No. 2 (for seven weeks) in 1954 and was the first of a string of six novelty hits that ran through the end of 1955. In contrast, Buck Owens was not to chart until 1959 and Merle Haggard did not chart until 1963.
Collins spent his entire childhood in Oklahoma, graduating from high school in 1948. After that he attended Edmond State Teachers college, recording his first singles for an independent label and working for radio station KLPR radio in Oklahoma City. While at KLPR he met and made friends with Wanda Jackson, who had her own show on the station. Collins served briefly in the military; after discharge, he and Wanda Jackson (and her family) moved to Bakersfield.
Wanda Jackson did not stay long before moving back to Oklahoma, but Collins made friends in the area, including Ferlin Husky (a/k/a Terry Preston and Simon Crum), with whom he roomed for a while. After recording some of Tommy's songs, Husky convinced his label, Capitol, to sign Collins in June of 1953, at which time he adopted his stage name Tommy Collins. He immediately assembled a band featuring Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens on lead guitar. Following the success of "You Better Not Do That," Collins recorded more novelties. "Whatcha Gonna Do Now" was the immediate follow-up, reaching No. 4, followed by "Untied" (No. 10) and "It Tickles" (No. 5). In October 1955, the double A-sided single "I Guess I'm Crazy" and "You Oughta See Pickles Now" charted both sides into the top twenty, but that marked the end as far as his sustained success as a recording artist as he became more religiously oriented. He would not chart again until 1964.
In 1957, he enrolled in the Golden Gate Baptist Seminary with the intention of becoming a minister and did eventually become a pastor in 1959. While he continued to record for Capitol, including some novelties such "All of The Monkeys Ain't in The Zoo," his records received little promotion. His Capitol contract expired in 1960 and was not renewed.
In early 1963 Tommy decided he was not meant to be a minister. He headed back to Bakersfield, re-signed with Capitol and in 1964 he returned to the lower rungs of the charts with "I Can Do That," a duet with his wife Wanda.
Collins then signed with Columbia in 1965 (apparently with an assist from friend Johnny Cash). After the aforementioned "If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl," he had a string of minor hit singles, none of which cracked the country Top 40. Plagued by personal problems, including a drinking problem, Collins muddled through this period touring, at times with Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, usually opening the show for them. Both Owens and Haggard were artists who had recorded songs Tommy had written.
Tommy would not chart again after 1968 and from that point forward his importance to country music would be as a songwriter. In 1972 Haggard had a huge hit with "Carolyn," and in 1981, Haggard again paid tribute to Collins with "Leonard", which focused attention back on Collins for the first time in many years.
While all of Tommy's success as a recording artist came with novelty songs, other artists had considerable success recording some of his more serious songs. Faron Young had a major hit with "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')," reaching No. 2 for three weeks in 1955, and George Strait took the same song to No. 1 in 1988. Merle Haggard had hits with "The Roots of My Raising," "Carolyn" and "Sam Hill." Mel Tillis took "New Patches" near the top in 1980 and numerous other Tommy Collins songs can be found in various albums recorded by country singers of the '50s, '60s and '70s.
Tommy Collins died March 14, 2000 at the age of sixty-nine.
Tommy Collins was not prolific as a recording artist–those who still honor vinyl can occasionally find his Capitol and Columbia albums online or in used record stores. They are all good, so if the album is in decent shape, don't be afraid to purchase it. None of the Columbia material is available on CD.
Several vendors including PureCountryMusic.com and the Ernest Tubb Record Shop have Tommy Collins material available.
The most exhaustive set available is the Bear Family box set Leonard which covers everything he recorded on Capitol and Columbia. Bear Family always does an excellent job, but these sets are expensive and they are overkill for all but the most diehard fan.
Probably the best single CD collection is titled The Capitol Collection. Released by Koch in 2005, it has 18 songs including all of his Capitol Hits. This collection is now out of print but may be located with some effort.
Tommy Collins/Singer, Songwriter, Comedian is on the Gusto label and includes material Tommy recorded for Starday after his major label days were over. Tommy re-recorded some of his hits for this label–they are okay but lack the sparkle of the originals.
The Best of Tommy Collins is available from Curb. Featuring songs culled from a pair of albums recorded for Tower Records (a Capitol subsidiary) in 1966 and 1968. While the title is misleading, the material is interesting. This CD sells for $5.99.
The British label Cherry Red Records recently released This Is Tommy Collins which is essentially a two-fer of the Capitol vinyl albums This Is Tommy Collins and Music County Style plus six bonus tracks from the religious album Light of The Lord. Although the juxtaposition of the religious material at the end of the disc is a bit incongruous, this is the best single disc collection currently available
The British Archive of County Music (BACM) issued a CD-R on Tommy Collins called Think It Over Boys. It covers 25 songs Tommy recorded from June 1953 to July 1956. This label specializes in the obscure and issues releases in CD-R format–you can order from them through several sources. They basically stick with music that has fallen out of copyright in the UK (50 years or older), but there doesn't seem to be anything too obscure for them to issue–they feature US, Canadian, UK, Australian and New Zealand country music artists. BACM does not mass issue their high quality CD-Rs – they issue a small supply and then produce more as the demand warrants so you may have to wait a while for your order to be filled – but you will get it eventually.
Country Heritage Buck Owens, Ferlin Husky, Johnny Cash, Leonard Sipes, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Simon Crum, Terry Preston, Tommy Collins, Wanda Jackson, Wynn Stewart
← Classic Rewind: T G Sheppard – 'Last Cheaters' Waltz'	Classic Rewind: Tommy Collins – 'If You Can't Bite, Don't Growl' →

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LTCP Training Update: The CLASS Act
By Ahip Insurance Education Staff | March 17, 2010 at 08:00 PM
As 2010 continues, more change will be coming to the long-term care field. While health care reform focuses primarily on medical care and health insurance, it will have a significant impact on our industry.
As 2010 continues, more change will be coming to the long-term care field. While health care reform focuses primarily on medical care and health insurance, it will have a significant impact on our industry. In this article, we offer an overview of the component of reform that will have the greatest effect on those selling long-term care insurance — the CLASS Act, which will establish a federally sponsored LTCI program.
We would also like to remind agents that after they have completed their initial LTCI training, in most states they must take ongoing training every two years. AHIP's course has been approved by states as meeting this requirement, and it is available on our website (www.ltcpartnershipsonline.com) and in a classroom setting (contact Scott Rice at [email protected]).
Finally, as always we provide updated information on the LTCI training requirements in all 50 states. We call attention to recent developments in Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, and New Hampshire.
Health care reform and long-term care — the CLASS Act
After nearly a year of debate, the House of Representatives and the Senate have passed health care reform bills. While changes will no doubt be made during the final stages of the legislative process, the main outlines of the sections affecting long-term care have become clear. We offer here a broad summary of the provision that will have the greatest impact on LTCI producers — the CLASS Act. (But we emphasize that this is only an overview — the information is not comprehensive and is still tentative pending final enactment of a bill.)
The CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance, Services, and Supports Act, part of both the Senate and House bills) will establish a new federally sponsored long-term care insurance program in 2011. Participation will be voluntary, and premiums will be charged. Benefits will be relatively small and are designed to help pay for limited home care services, not extensive home health care or nursing home care.
The CLASS program will be funded entirely with the premiums paid by those who choose to enroll, not tax dollars. It is best thought of not as a government benefit program (like Medicare), but rather as government-administered insurance.
The CLASS program will be available to actively-at-work people (not retirees, disabled persons, or anyone else not working a minimal number of hours) who choose to enroll and pay the premium. Coverage will be administered by the federal government, but it will be offered through employers that choose to participate. It will also be offered directly by the government to those whose employers do not participate or (in the House bill) who are self-employed.
There is no underwriting, and all actively-at-work persons who apply will be accepted. But there is a five-year vesting period — no benefits are paid during the first five years of enrollment. (This is designed to prevent people from enrolling only when they begin to need long-term care or have reason to believe they will need it soon.) If a person leaves the program and later reenrolls, if she had been enrolled for two years or more, this time counts in her five-year vesting period. But if she was enrolled for less than two years, she must start again from zero.
Benefit triggers will be similar to those of a private-sector LTCI policy — the inability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) or a severe cognitive impairment. Benefits will continue as long as the insured meets a benefit trigger. This differs from most LTCI policies, which pay benefits only until a lifetime maximum amount is reached.
The benefit will be at least $50 per day, and there may be a $75 daily benefit for those with a greater degree of impairment. As noted, the benefit is intended to pay for some assistance with ADLs, transportation, and other home and community-based services. The benefit amount is not sufficient to cover extensive home health care or facility care (although it could be used to pay for a portion of such expenses).
Participants will be charged premiums, which will fully fund the program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be responsible for designing a benefit package and setting premiums that will make the program actuarially sound and ensure a 75-year solvency.
The premium amount will be based on the insured's age when she enrolls. Estimates vary, but a recent one projects $123 per month for a 50-year-old, with older insureds paying more and younger people less. Premium rates may be increased if necessary to maintain the solvency of the program.
Training Deadlines
A reminder of some upcoming deadlines:
March 31, 2010–Vermont (new agents only)
July 1, 2010–Kansas, West Virginia*, and Wyoming
* Asterisk indicates that the deadline is for existing LTCI agents; new agents in these states have to complete the initial training before selling policies. For details see state reports below.
State Reports
Note: California, Connecticut, Indiana, and New York have had long-term care partnership programs in operation for several years and are often referred to as the "original partnership" states. These programs are in many ways different from the new partnerships currently being established in other states in response to the federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005. Their training requirements do not follow the NAIC model created to implement the DRA and adopted by most new partnership states. Therefore, agents who take training based on the NAIC model will not meet the requirements of the four original states, and those who take partnership training in one of the original states will not meet the requirements of the new states. (However, a few new partnership states may accept the training of an original partnership state — when in doubt, check with the new state.)
Check with your carrier!
We would like to remind agents that some states do not review and approve courses as meeting their LTCI/LTC partnership training requirements. In these states, it is up to the carrier to decide whether a course fulfills the state requirements. And in all states, carriers must track agents' completion of the required training. So in seeking to meet state training requirements, agents should always check with the carrier or carriers they represent.
Alabama. All LTCI agents must complete an eight-hour initial training course. The course must be based on the NAIC model (no state-specific content required) and approved by the state for long-term care CE credits. Courses approved for general CE do not fulfill this requirement, even if they address long-term care and have "long-term care" in the title. (AHIP's course is approved for LTC and fulfills the requirement.) Agents already licensed for LTCI before March 1, 2009, had until Dec. 31, 2009, to complete the initial training; as of Jan. 1, 2010, all agents must complete the initial training before selling LTCI.
Agents are also required to complete four hours of ongoing training for every 24-month license renewal period beginning in 2010. This means that during the first renewal period an agent may have to take both the initial and the ongoing training (12 hours total). For example: Beth renewed her license in May (her birth month) of 2008 and must renew it again in May 2010. She had to complete the initial training by Dec. 31, 2009, and she must complete the ongoing training by May 2010, for a total of 12 hours this renewal period. But when she renews in May 2012, she will have to take only a four-hour ongoing course.
Alaska. No action to establish an LTC partnership has been reported. To sell LTCI, an agent must be licensed to sell health insurance — there are no training requirements specific to LTCI.
Arizona. All LTCI producers must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI. Producers must also complete four hours of ongoing training during each 24-month period beginning July 1, 2009, after the 24-month period in which they completed the initial training.
Arkansas. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training before selling LTCI. The content of this training is based on the NAIC model plus a state-issued supplement on the Arkansas partnership and Medicaid programs. Agents must also complete four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
California is one of the original partnership states (see note above). Before selling partnership policies, agents must complete eight hours of general long-term care training and eight hours of training specific to the California LTC partnership. The partnership-specific training must be received in a classroom setting. In addition, eight hours of ongoing classroom partnership training must be taken during every two-year license approval period.
Colorado. All resident LTCI agents must complete 16 hours of initial training before selling LTCI. This training must include the topics of the NAIC model plus substantial additional content, as stipulated by the state. Eight hours must cover long-term care and long-term care insurance and can be classroom, self-study, or Internet-based; the other eight hours must focus on partnership and must be classroom training. Agents must also complete five hours of ongoing training (classroom only), including state-specific content, during every 24-month CE period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
Nonresident agents can sell LTCI (including partnership policies) in Colorado without fulfilling the above requirements (for both initial and ongoing training) if all of the following conditions are met:
* Their home state has an LTC partnership.
* They meet their home state's training requirements for partnership policies (even if the state requires less than 16 hours or its rules otherwise differ from Colorado's).
* They hold a Colorado nonresident license for life insurance or accident and health insurance.
If a nonresident agent's home state does not have a partnership, the agent must fulfill Colorado's requirements, even if she meets the home state's requirements for nonpartnership LTCI. If the home state has a partnership but the agent meets the training requirements only for nonpartnership LTCI policies, she must fulfill Colorado's requirements.
Connecticut is one of the original partnership states (see note above). To sell partnership policies, an agent must complete first a prerequisite online course approved by the partnership program and then four hours of classroom instruction conducted by partnership program staff.
Delaware. No action to establish an LTC partnership has been reported. To sell LTCI, an agent must meet the training requirements for a health insurance license and also, every two years, complete a three-hour course in LTCI approved by the state.
District of Columbia. No action to establish an LTC partnership or new LTCI training requirements has been reported. Currently there are no training requirements specific to LTCI–an agent must simply be licensed to sell life and health insurance.
Florida. Agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI policies. LTCI agents must also complete four hours of ongoing training every 24 months, beginning on the date they completed the initial training.
Georgia. Agents intending to sell partnership policies (not all LTCI agents) must complete initial training before selling. The initial training consists of the NAIC model plus two hours of state-specific content, for a total of eight hours. Georgia resident agents who have already taken the training required to sell partnership policies in another state may receive up to six hours credit for that training and need to take only the two hours of Georgia-specific training. Nonresident agents who are qualified to sell partnership policies in their home state need to take only the Georgia-specific training.
Agents selling partnership policies must also take four hours of ongoing training during every two-year license renewal period, which runs from Jan. 1 to Jan. 1. The first ongoing training must be completed by the second Jan. 1 after completion of the initial training. To give some examples: Mary completed the initial training on Oct. 14, 2008; she had until Jan.1, 2010, to complete the first ongoing training. Bob completes the initial training on Feb. 6, 2009; he has until Jan. 1, 2011.
Hawaii. In 2007, the legislature passed a bill requiring all LTCI producers to complete eight hours of training based on the NAIC model. But this requirement will not go into effect until the state's partnership program is established, and it is unclear when that might happen — a partnership bill failed to pass in the 2008 and 2009 legislative sessions but may be reintroduced in 2010. The bottom line for producers: There are no partnership training requirements in effect at this time; there will be no such requirements until the partnership is established; and when that occurs, producers will have one year from that date to complete the training.
Idaho. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI products. They must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
Illinois. All LTCI agents must complete course 25008. To be approved by the state as 25008, a course must cover the NAIC content and provide at least eight hours of instruction. (AHIP's NAIC Model Course is approved.) Agents must also complete four CE credits in long-term care during each 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
Indiana is one of the original partnership states (see note above). To sell LTCI, agents must take eight hours of initial training and five hours of ongoing training every two years. To sell partnership policies, agents must also take seven hours of partnership training (classroom only). Agents licensed in another state are exempt from the general LTCI requirement, but to sell partnership policies they must receive the seven hours of Indiana partnership training.
Iowa. Under a new rule, as of Jan. 1, 2010, all agents must complete eight hours of initial training in LTCI, LTC partnerships, and Medicaid before selling LTCI. They must also take four hours of ongoing training during each three-year CE term. Previously the state required only four hours of initial training, and agents who completed this in 2008 or 2009 can fulfill the new requirement by taking an additional four hours. Training must generally be taken in a classroom setting, but some self-study and online courses have been approved.
Kansas. Effective July 1, 2010, agents selling partnership policies (not all LTCI agents) must complete four hours of initial training. Partnership agents must also take one hour of ongoing training during every two-year license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training. In both cases, courses must be certified for partnership training by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Kentucky. Agents intending to sell partnership policies (not all LTCI agents) must complete eight hours of initial training before selling. This initial training must cover the topics of the NAIC model as well as certain Kentucky-specific content stipulated by the state. Agents selling partnership products must also take four hours of ongoing training during each 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training. Note that although the state requires only agents selling partnership policies to receive this training, it is expected that many carriers will require all agents to take it. Nonresident agents who meet the partnership training requirements of their home state will not be required to meet Kentucky's requirements.
Louisiana. The federal government has approved (effective Oct.1, 2009) Louisiana's state plan amendment (SPA) establishing an LTC partnership. LTCI agents must be licensed to sell accident and health insurance, and under the rules of the partnership, carriers must ensure that their agents selling partnership policies receive training and demonstrate an understanding of partnership policies and their relationship to public and private LTC coverage, as required by the federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). More specific training requirements regarding number of hours and other matters are expected to be issued in the coming year.
Maine. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI. An agent must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month period beginning on the date he or she completed the initial training. On Nov. 10, 2009, the federal government approved (effective July 1, 2009) Maine's state plan amendment (SPA) establishing an LTC partnership, and the state has issued regulations implementing the program and setting rules for it. These do not affect the training requirement.
Maryland. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI. An agent must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month period beginning on the date he or she completed the initial training.
Massachusetts. Currently, there are no training requirements specific to LTCI; the only requirement is that LTCI agents be licensed to sell accident and sickness insurance and meet continuing education requirements for accident and sickness. However, carriers are required to provide agents selling LTCI with training in the product. Also, bills are before the legislature that would institute the NAIC LTCI training model (eight hours of initial training and four hours of ongoing training every 24 months) and also possibly establish an LTC partnership, and legislation in this area may be enacted this year.
Michigan. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the state are discussing issues involving Medicaid estate recovery, and this matter must be resolved before Michigan's partnership program can be approved and related training requirements issued. Progress continues to be made, but final resolution has not yet been reached.
Minnesota requires resident agents to take a state-specific course before selling LTCI. It is eight hours and is based on the NAIC model, but state-specific information must be incorporated into the course (unlike in other states, where it can be added as a supplement). Nonresident agents can qualify to sell LTCI by taking an eight-hour NAIC model course in another state plus Minnesota-specific content. Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training (including state-specific content) every 24 months, beginning on the date the agent completed the initial training.
Mississippi. No action to establish an LTC partnership or new LTCI training requirements has been reported. Currently there are no training requirements specific to LTCI — an agent must simply be licensed to sell life, accident, and health insurance.
Missouri. Before selling partnership policies, agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. (State-specific content is not required, although the state strongly recommends that agents familiarize themselves with Missouri's Medicaid and partnership programs, and AHIP's course includes material on this.) Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month license renewal/CE period after the period in which they completed the initial training. (These requirements do not apply to LTCI agents not selling partnership products.)
Montana. All LTCI agents must take eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI. Agents must also complete four hours of ongoing training every 24 months beginning July 1, 2008.
Nebraska. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training before selling LTCI. This initial training consists of the NAIC model plus state-specific information. Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
Nevada. The state has not and does not plan to issue specific partnership training requirements, such as minimum hours, topics to be covered, or deadlines, and it does not approve courses as fulfilling such requirements. Rather, the state requires insurers to certify that agents selling partnership policies meet the training standard of the federal Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) — that is, that they have "received training and demonstrated evidence of an understanding of the partnership policies and their relationship to public and private coverage of long-term care." It is up to insurers to decide whether a course meets this standard, and consequently Nevada agents should consult with the carriers they represent and fulfill the training requirements of those companies. (However, the state does approve LTCI courses for CE credits.)
New Hampshire has received federal approval of its LTC partnership program. Related state rules have been drafted, and final approval is expected by the end of February 2010. These include proposed (but not final) training requirements under which producers selling partnership policies (not all LTCI producers) will have to complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before beginning to sell. Partnership producers will also have to take four hours of ongoing training every two years. We emphasize that these requirements are not yet final and subject to change.
New Jersey. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training every 24 months. (The exact timeframe for the ongoing training is not specified by the state; carriers, who are responsible for ensuring agent compliance with the requirements, may use their own discretion.)
New Mexico has begun initial discussions on the establishment of an LTC partnership. Currently no special training is required to sell LTCI, only a health insurance license.
New York is one of the original partnership states (see note above). To sell partnership policies, agents must complete eight hours of training, consisting of a four-hour online course followed by a monitored exam and four hours of classroom instruction.
North Carolina. The state Department of Health and Human Services has developed a proposal for an LTC partnership and submitted it to the legislature for approval. Currently, to sell LTCI an agent must have a license for health, accident, and sickness insurance and also a special Medicare supplement/long-term care (MS/LTC) license, which requires 10 hours of training in these products and a state examination. When and if a partnership is established, the state will make a decision about adopting the NAIC training model for LTCI (eight hours of initial training and four hours of ongoing training every 24 months).
North Dakota. Before selling partnership policies, agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. They must also take four hours of ongoing training at least every 24 months beginning on the date they completed the initial training. These requirements do not apply to LTCI agents selling only non-partnership products.
Ohio. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training before selling LTCI. The content of the training is the NAIC model plus state-specific information. (Nonresident agents must have eight hours of training based on the NAIC model, but they are not required to have the state-specific content.) Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month CE compliance period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
Oklahoma. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. In addition, four hours of ongoing training are required during every 24-month license renewal period after the period in which the agent completed the initial training. Courses approved by the Oklahoma Insurance Department as meeting the initial or ongoing training requirements also qualify for CE credit.
Oregon. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI. Agents must also complete four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month period beginning the date they completed the initial training.
Pennsylvania. In 2007, the state established training requirements for producers selling partnership policies, which have been in effect since. The state has also proposed requirements for all LTCI producers. These proposed requirements are currently in the public comment period and are expected to be finalized in early 2010. In the meantime, the 2007 rule remains in effect.
Rule in effect: Producers intending to sell partnership policies (not all LTCI producers) must, before selling, complete a one-hour course on the Pennsylvania Medicaid program based on state-issued content.
Proposed rule: All LTCI producers (not just those selling partnership policies) will have to take eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. They must complete this training during the first full licensing cycle after the effective date of the new rule. Producers selling partnership policies will also have to complete the one-hour state-specific course cited above, either as part of the eight hours or in addition to it. Finally, all LTCI producers will have to complete four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month licensing cycle after the cycle in which they complete the initial training.
Rhode Island. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model before selling LTCI. An agent must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month period beginning the date he or she completed the initial training.
South Carolina. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model plus information on South Carolina's Medicaid and partnership programs. An agent must also take four hours of ongoing training (including state-specific content) during every 24-month period beginning the date he or she completed the initial training.
South Dakota. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training before selling LTCI. This training is based on the NAIC model plus state-specific information. Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training every 24 months beginning July 1, 2008.
Tennessee. All resident LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. This training may be taken in any state, provided it is eight hours and meets the NAIC model guidelines.
Nonresident agents whose home state has a partnership can qualify in Tennessee by meeting the partnership training requirements of their home state. Nonresident agents from a nonpartnership state can qualify by taking an eight-hour NAIC model course, in Tennessee or another state.
Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training. Agents exempt from general continuing education requirements (those who have been licensed continuously since Jan. 1, 1994) must take the initial training but are not required by the state to take the ongoing training (although carriers may require them to do so).
Texas. The following training requirements apply to General Life, Accident, and Health (LAH) agents selling long-term care partnership (LTC-P) insurance policies (not all LTCI agents):
Before performing any of the acts of an agent in relation to LTC-P policies, an agent must complete eight hours of initial training. The content is the NAIC model plus information on Texas Medicaid eligibility and asset disregard under the Texas partnership, and courses must be certified by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI). (Specifically, for a course to be certified by TDI for LTC-P, it must meet the requirements of Texas Administrative Code ?19.1022, including the topic outline in paragraph (g). The credit for the course must be reported through Sircon, and the licensee must be given a certification for LTC-P.)
Partnership agents also have to complete four hours of continuing education (CE) during every 24-month licensing renewal period after the period in which the initial training was credited.
These requirements are not "grandfathered" — that is, no agent is exempt from these requirements because he or she was already selling any type of LTCI when the LTC-P requirements were established.
Utah. There are no training requirements specific to long-term care insurance; LTCI agents must simply be licensed for accident and health insurance. However, agents who take LTCI training (in Utah or another state) may qualify for CE credits. Action to establish a partnership is not expected this year.
Vermont. The legislature has deferred final consideration of a bill establishing an LTC partnership until the 2010 legislative session, but it has adopted a regulation that includes LTCI training requirements, to become effective April 1, 2010. Under this rule, all LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. Agents must take two hours of training in state-specific information, including the Vermont Medicaid program; these two hours can be included in the eight-hour training or taken in addition to it. Agents already licensed to sell LTCI as of March 31, 2010, will have until March 31, 2011, to complete the initial training; agents licensed to sell LTCI after March 31, 2010, will have to complete the initial training before selling. Finally, all LTCI agents will have to take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month period ending on March 31 of odd-numbered years.
Virginia. Resident agents intending to sell partnership policies (not all LTCI agents) must, before selling, complete initial training based on the NAIC model plus state-specific information. These agents must also take four hours of ongoing training during every 24-month period beginning on the date they completed the initial training.
Nonresident agents must complete a two-hour course that includes information on Virginia's Medicaid program, but they may be able to use LTCI training for another state to fulfill the remaining six-hour requirement (provided that training meets certain criteria).
Agents should contact the Virginia Insurance CE Board (administered by Pearson VUE) at http://www.virginiainsurance.com/ to find out if their nonresident training qualify. To meet the needs of all agents, AHIP offers both a two-hour and an eight-hour Virginia course.
Washington. All LTCI producers must complete eight hours of initial training before transacting LTCI. Since July 1, 2009, this has included producers who had completed the previously required Washington LTC Special Education Course (6 hours) or the LTC Special Refresher Course (4 hours). A producer must also take four hours of ongoing training every 24-month period beginning the date he or she completed the initial training.
Both resident and nonresident producers can fulfill the initial training requirement by taking an eight-hour NAIC model course that meets the LTCI training requirements of another state. And they can fulfill the ongoing training requirement by taking a four-hour NAIC model course that meets the LTCI requirements of another state. However, only those taking the Washington LTC Initial Eight-Hour Course or the Washington LTC Refresher Four-Hour Course approved by the state (both of which include information on the state's LTCI regulations) receive CE credit.
Washington continues to explore the development of an LTC partnership, and a program may be established by this summer.
West Virginia. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training based on the NAIC model. Agents already selling LTCI as of July 1, 2009, have until July 1, 2010, to complete this initial training; effective July 1, 2009, other agents have to complete the initial training before selling. Beginning July 1, 2010, agents will also have to take four hours of ongoing training during each 24-month CE period after the period in which they completed the initial training. This training is not required for CE compliance, but if approved by the state, it may be used to fulfill CE requirements.
Wisconsin. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training before selling LTCI. The content of the initial training is based on the NAIC model, but it must include two hours of Medicaid and partnership content specific to Wisconsin and developed and issued by the state Department of Health Services. Nonresident agents who have already completed an eight-hour NAIC model course in another state can fulfill Wisconsin's requirements by taking only the two hours of state-specific content. Agents also have to take four hours of ongoing training (including one credit hour of state-specific content) during every 24-month license renewal period after the period in which they completed the initial training.
Wyoming. All LTCI agents must complete eight hours of initial training by July 1, 2010. This training is based on the NAIC model plus state-specific Medicare and long-term care information. Agents must also take four hours of ongoing training every 24 months.
IMPORTANT NOTE: States are currently developing and implementing their long-term care partnership programs and LTCI training requirements, and rules and regulations are in flux. The information in this newsletter is based on state-issued documents and informal communication with state personnel. It is current as of January 15, 2010, and subject to change.
This newsletter is intended for educational purposes only. Its contents are not a statement of policy on the part of AHIP or of its member companies. This newsletter is distributed with the understanding that AHIP is not engaged in rendering legal advice or other expert assistance. AHIP shall not be liable for any losses or damages claimed through the use of the information contained in this newsletter or relating to any potential inaccuracies of this information. For specific information on a state partnership program, the offices of the program should be contacted.


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import { API_SAVE_UCAST, CODE_OK } from 'ui-common/common';
import { WS_API } from 'ui-common/store/wsAPI';
import { AKTUALNI_ROK, PRIHLASKY_SAVE_MODAL_TIMEOUT, ActionPrefixes } from '../../../constants';
import { getDatumKonani } from '../../../entities/rocniky/rocnikyReducer';
import { createInputChanged as genericCreateInputChanged } from '../Input/InputActions';
import { formErrors, kategorieInputOptions } from './prihlaskyFormReducer';

export const createInputChanged = ({ actionPrefix, rocniky }) => (name, event) => {
  const action = genericCreateInputChanged(actionPrefix)(name, event);
  return {
    ...action,
    chooseKategorie: ({ narozeni, pohlavi, typ }) =>
      kategorieInputOptions({ narozeni, pohlavi, rocniky })[typ],
  };
};

export const createReset = ({
  actionPrefix,
  jePrihlaskou = actionPrefix === ActionPrefixes.PRIHLASKY,
  now = new Date(),
}) => ({ rocniky }) => {
  now.setUTCHours(0, 0, 0, 0);
  const datumKonani = jePrihlaskou ? now.toJSON() : getDatumKonani({ rocniky });

  return { type: `${actionPrefix}_RESET`, datumKonani };
};

export const createLoadUcastnik = ({
  actionPrefix,
  jePrihlaskou = actionPrefix === ActionPrefixes.PRIHLASKY,
}) => ({ id, kategorie, rocniky, ucastnici }) => {
  const ucastnik = ucastnici.byIds[id];
  const posledniRok = ucastnik.roky[0];
  const ucast = ucastnik[posledniRok];
  const action = {
    type: `${actionPrefix}_UCASTNIK_LOAD`,
    datumKonani: jePrihlaskou ? undefined : getDatumKonani({ rocniky }),
    id,
    udaje: ucast.udaje,
  };

  const letosniUcast = ucastnik[AKTUALNI_ROK];
  if (letosniUcast) {
    // Předvyplň ostatní jen pro aktuální rok. Minulé roky už jsou pasé.
    const { typ } = kategorie[letosniUcast.prihlaska.kategorie];
    action.prihlaska = { ...letosniUcast.prihlaska, typ };
    action.platby = letosniUcast.platby;
    action.ubytovani = letosniUcast.ubytovani;
    action.poznamky = letosniUcast.poznamky;
  }
  return action;
};

export const createValidate = (actionPrefix) => () => ({ type: `${actionPrefix}_VALIDATE_FORM` });

export const createValidationError = (actionPrefix) => (errors) => ({
  type: `${actionPrefix}_FORM_INVALID`,
  code: 'nejde uložit',
  errors,
  status: 'Přihláška nejde uložit. Povinná pole nejsou vyplněna.',
  title: 'vyplňování formuláře',
});

export const createHideModal = (actionPrefix) => () => ({
  type: `${actionPrefix}_SAVE_HIDE_MODAL`,
});
export const createShowModal = (actionPrefix) => () => ({
  type: `${actionPrefix}_SAVE_SHOW_MODAL`,
});
const showModalWithTimeout = (actionPrefix, dispatch) => {
  dispatch(createShowModal(actionPrefix)());
  setTimeout(() => dispatch(createHideModal(actionPrefix)()), PRIHLASKY_SAVE_MODAL_TIMEOUT);
};

const createRequest = ({ reduxName, state }) => {
  const rok = AKTUALNI_ROK;
  const {
    entities: { ucastnici },
    registrator: {
      [reduxName]: { form },
    },
  } = state;
  const existingUcast = form.ucastnikId ? ucastnici.byIds[form.ucastnikId][rok] || {} : {};
  const { udaje, prihlaska, platby, ubytovani, poznamky } = form;

  return {
    id: form.ucastnikId,
    rok,
    ...existingUcast,
    udaje,
    prihlaska,
    platby,
    ubytovani,
    poznamky,
  };
};

const normalize = ({
  request,
  response: {
    response: { id },
  },
}) => {
  const { typ, ...jenPrihlaska } = request.prihlaska;
  return { request: { ...request, prihlaska: jenPrihlaska }, response: { id } };
};

export const CREATE_PRIHLASKY_SAVE = (actionPrefix) => `${actionPrefix}_SAVE`;
export const DOHLASKY_SAVE = CREATE_PRIHLASKY_SAVE(ActionPrefixes.DOHLASKY);
export const PRIHLASKY_SAVE = CREATE_PRIHLASKY_SAVE(ActionPrefixes.PRIHLASKY);

export const createPrihlaskySave = (actionPrefix, reduxName) => () => ({
  [WS_API]: {
    type: CREATE_PRIHLASKY_SAVE(actionPrefix),
    endpoint: API_SAVE_UCAST,
    normalize,
    request: (state) => createRequest({ reduxName, state }),
    title: 'ukládání formuláře',
  },
});

export const createSaveUcast = (actionPrefix, reduxName) => {
  const validate = createValidate(actionPrefix);
  const validationError = createValidationError(actionPrefix);
  const prihlaskySave = createPrihlaskySave(actionPrefix, reduxName);

  return () => async (dispatch, getState) => {
    await dispatch(validate());

    const state = getState();
    const {
      entities: { rocniky },
      registrator: {
        [reduxName]: { form },
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Air accounts for 3.6% of the North American freight during February, says BTS
May, 2013 | Americas, Cargo | 0 |
Some 3.9% of the $88.4 billion of freight moved in February 2013 between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was transported by air, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of Transportation. The surface transportation modes of truck, rail and pipeline carried 82.1 percent of the total NAFTA freight flows. BTS reported that air freight flows with Canada was 4.4%, while between the US and Mexico 2.8% of freight was transported by.
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5/10/2017 This is my favorite shoe, I like the little wider toe box as my foot is wider than the standard for La Sportiva shoes. This allows me to fit in smaller shoes. I usually got Miura laces in 40.5 and with Skwama I'm comfortable in 39.5 and 40.0. The bigger for hot weather, the smaller for colder one. The shoe is magical, always perfect grip and secure footing. Note that as it is softer shoe you can get a little tired on longer routes. In my opinion great sensitivity and great edging.
2/22/2017 Skwama might be the best LaSportiva shoe I have worn and probably the best in general, with a fantastic toe that allows to have a great feeling when stepping and grabbing footholds.
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Commonwealth v. D.C. etc..- Estaré en casa para Navidad!
Publicado en December 20, 2012 October 5, 2018
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the lovelight gleams
Estaré en casa para Navidad"
Bing Crosby sang it best, but Montoya Shaffer recently had a flurry of motions and applications for clients to have their bail lowered so they could be home for the holidays. D.C. and two of her relatives were arrested for a vicious home invasion burglary. D.C.'s bail was initially at $250,000, but Mr. Shaffer had her bail was drastically decreased to $25,000. Her family was only able to bail out two of the three co-defendants even after the initial bail reductions. Not satisfied to have half the family home for the holidays, Sr.. Shaffer filed a motion for an additional hearing. At the hearing, Sr.. Shaffer convinced the judge to allow D.C. to sign on bail, essentially meaning she could come home without having to put up a penny.
Commonwealth v. L.H. Sr.. Shaffer was able to keep L.H. out of jail by convincing the magistrate to agree to sign on bail for her two gun charges. Despite an officer being shot in one of the gun cases, Sr.. Shaffer wove a compelling argument including her lack of criminal convictions. The Commonwealth typically asks for $250,000 per gun charge, but in this case L.H. was able to walk out from processing without paying anything.
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