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• I just wanted to jump in with one additional detail.
• I know we kind of start already touching upon this.
• Well, were you going to jump in on something, ma'am?
• I always do like to start by saying who we are.
• We'll go ahead and get started now with public comment.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I'm going to jump back to the process.
• Were there any conversations about this map, privately or publicly, before the mapmaker started working
• Representative Gant, you are recognized to begin debate, and the clerk will start the debate clock.
• This map flies in the face of fair districts and the Florida voters for reasons I'm just about to jump
• And no clear jumps are even being made for that argument, because the argument is not credible.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• <00:02:01.759> with as they should, but it starts with as they should, but it starts with
• Let's start here.
• of development where you could start of development where you could start with<00:15:13.360>
• <00:15:18.720> coding a year uh before you ever start coding a year uh before you ever start
• So, there there's start on this one.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, um, Deputy Start here. Okay. We'll start down here with Mr. Welsh.
• <00:04:34.000> We'll<00:04:34.120> start Deputy Start here. Okay.
• We'll start Deputy Start here. Okay.
• it because they didn't want to jump it because they didn't want to jump through<00:07:51.040>
• c> homeschoolers who are starting homeschoolers who are starting businesses,<00:14:53.480> who

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education met for its fifth meeting and first took up House Bill 236, which would remove dual licensure requirements for certain Kentucky EMS education and training programs licensed by the Kentucky Board of EMS. The sponsor and witnesses said the change would reduce red tape and costs for small EMS training providers, help address workforce shortages, and preserve existing training standards. The committee adopted a committee substitute, then passed the bill with favorable expression and adopted a title amendment. Members noted support from the Council for Proprietary Education and the Council for Postsecondary Education. The committee then heard House Bill 298 for discussion only, with no vote taken. The bill would extend KEES scholarship eligibility to students from non-certified schools, including homeschool, parochial, church, and other private schools, using dual-credit coursework, AP exams, and ACT scores to determine merit. The sponsor and a homeschooling witness argued the measure would create fairness for high-achieving students who are currently limited to the ACT supplement, and said homeschool students often take advanced coursework and dual-credit classes. Members asked about instructional hours, certification, eligibility criteria, and the fiscal impact; the sponsor said the bill had a fiscal note of about $290,000 in the first year and about $3.9 million at full implementation, and that the policy would apply to lottery-funded KEES dollars. Several members expressed support for both bills, while also seeking clarification on how homeschool and non-certified school programs operate and why some do not seek certification. The discussion emphasized that homeschoolers are treated as private schools under Kentucky law, that certification can be costly and time-consuming, and that the bill would not change existing academic standards for KEES eligibility. The meeting ended after the discussion of HB 298, with no committee vote on that bill.

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• Okay, so let me start. Should I start going through it? Does that meet your needs?
• That jumped to 644,000 in 2023, and then it started to level off in the 400,000s in both 2024.
• I respect their time and their presentation, so we'll start the committee a little early, and we'll start
• As I mentioned, the committee will start tomorrow at 8:30.
• I think starting in 2027, that's the answer.

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• You can start at Itasca or you can start in the Twin Cities.
• You can start at Itasca or you<00:10:51.600> can<00:10:51.720> start<00:10:51.920> in
• You you can start in the Twin Cities.
• <00:16:13.160> And and start their journey there. And and start their journey there.
• the beginning of a biennium starting the beginning of a biennium starting next<01:14:17.600>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I apologize for jumping ahead. It is very exciting, Senator.
• I apologize for jumping<00:22:13.120> ahead. jumping ahead. jumping ahead.
• I'll be starting with Section 16.
• today and starts with section 22.
• today and starts with section 22.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We'll go ahead and get started first.
• When did that process start?
• process start? Did it did it start in 24 process start?
• Did it start in 25? You the bid phase? Did it start in 25?
• Yes sir. start in 23 even Understand? Yes sir. start in 23 even before. before. before.

Keywords: 00:02 EEC – State-Owned Dams 21:07 EEC – Grid Resilience Grant Funds 37:24 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates. Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed. Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.

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• She said the RFI is giving them a jump start on some of the Minnesota-specific implementation concerns
• She said the RFI is giving them a jump start on some of the Minnesota-specific implementation concerns
• about that through utilizing those funds, so I think that would be a wise investment as sort of like jump-starting
• about that through utilizing those funds, so I think that would be a wise investment as sort of like jump-starting
• I think that would be a wise investment as sort of like jump-starting that collaboration, helping build

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I want to start off by welcoming our Representative Skidmore to the committee.
• I'm going to, I have many sections, so I'll start with SNAP.
• The way I read the bill, everything goes into effect July 1st, so all those autonomous practices start
• So even if you keep it at the July date, the implementation is not going to jump ahead of the federal
• This could have unintended detrimental consequences, but I want to go back to where I started.

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• And we're going to start with Representative Smith. SB 1832, you are ready to present your bill.
• Members, we're gonna jump a bill if Representative Leak is prepared.
• Visit to a property if it jumps a certain level or is it just they can strictly make that assessment

Bills: SB44, SB134, SB1378, SB1400, SB1403, SB1832, SB2018, SB2143

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, sales tax, tax exemption, tax refund, Oklahoma Sales Tax Code

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• Then we start to look at the statutory scheme.
• Why was five the starting point?
• Let's start with Commissioner Spooner. Yes.
• We'll start with Ms. Troutman. Thank you, Chair, and members.
• We'll start with Ms. Troutman. Thank you, Chair, and members.

Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss Florida county commission districting options, with an overview from Ginger Delagall of the Florida Association of Counties. She explained the constitutional, statutory, local charter, and federal Voting Rights Act framework governing county commissions, including the default five-member at-large model for non-charter counties, the option for seven-member mixed boards with a referendum, and the broader flexibility available to charter counties, which can choose different board sizes, election methods, and term limits. She also described the current distribution of county structures across the state and noted a few counties in transition or litigation, including Orange, Lee, and Alachua. County commissioners from Bay, Madison, Pinellas, Polk, and Bradford counties testified about how their current systems work in practice. Commissioners from Bay and Polk defended at-large systems as promoting countywide accountability, broader perspective, and collaboration, especially in large or diverse counties. Commissioners from Madison and Bradford supported single-member districts as improving local access, clarity, and responsiveness, particularly in smaller rural counties. Pinellas Commissioner Dave Eggers described a mixed system in a large charter county and said it balances district-level responsiveness with countywide accountability. Several members asked about Orange County’s mayor-chair structure, the effects of single-member versus at-large representation, and whether counties had considered changing their systems. In questions and discussion, members raised concerns about accountability, representation, gerrymandering, countywide versus district-specific interests, and whether certain structures better serve rural or urban counties. Delagall said the association had not done cost or equity studies comparing systems. The panel repeatedly emphasized home rule and local choice, with commissioners and Delagall urging the Legislature to let counties and their voters decide their own form of government. No votes were taken on any bill or proposal, and the meeting ended with adjournment after the presentations and discussion.

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• So, uh, I want to start with, um, what is a developmental disability.
• Um, so I'll start with the Healthcare Authority.
• They're just coming in and they're just starting in a special education system.
• So we will start with um Senator Stefani.
• like all of these programs have annual hoops that you have to jump through.

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• We'll start talking about amendments after that.
• I should have started there.
• And it's my understanding that they have started investing the funds.
• Just one final thing that jumped out at me this bill versus paid issue.
• Chair, I'll just start explaining that.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So, I just want to start with saying thank you.
• We're going to start on page one, line one.
• We're going to start the change items.
• We're going to start on<00:03:09.200> page<00:03:09.519> one,<00:03:09.920> line
• c> spreadsheet<00:04:19.120> to Jumping further on your spreadsheet to Jumping further on

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It starts off with the water data and stream gauges.
• I'll try to be brief, and then if anyone wants to jump in.
• So to optimize, we thought, what if OPC could start with a focus on kelp?
• for 50 years, and then build a hatchery, which the department and Have spent $40 million to do as a jump-start
• And we'll start with whoever wants to go first. Great. Thank you, Chair.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I just wanted to point that out before we get started, but I'll just start with some of our source
• July 2nd to the 4th, TDEM starts to get a July 2nd to the 4th, TDEM starts to get involved in getting
• It is girls jumping into the Tahoe, jumping into the bed of the trucks, jumping into the cabs of the
• The water has started to recede.
• But that's not what jumps out at me. What jumps out at me is the understaffing. And the age.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So Holly, if you'll call the roll, we'll get started.
• But a big part of them are starting to come forward and do this.
• Okay, I'm assuming he doesn't want to jump back to SB118 right?
• Let's jump to SB75 with Senator Weaver. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• I was trying to read this starting at Line 39 on page two.

Bills: SB76, SB35, SB116, SB119, SB118, SB129, SB32, SB31, SB115, SB75, HB27, HB40

Keywords: jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control

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• least enough remaining members, we'll start dispensing with our business items.
• Once you start speaking, you'll have up to five minutes combined total time.
• Let's start. Liz Blumen Gattara is on behalf of Law Defensa and GRIP in support.
• I apologize for starting early. We're hoping to get it all done by 4 o'clock.
• We're starting early. We're hoping to get it all done by 4 o'clock.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety-related bills. AB 383 by Assembly Member Davies would expand and clarify firearm restrictions tied to juvenile adjudications, allow certain minor firearm possession for hunting or training with guardian approval, and authorize warrants in some domestic violence-related firearm surrender situations. Supporters, including a district attorney representative, argued it would close gaps in existing law and improve public safety; opponents said it would over-criminalize youth and disproportionately affect marginalized communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 400 by Assembly Member Pacheco would require law enforcement K-9 units to meet statewide POST standards covering training, use of force, and handler skills. Supporters said the bill would create consistency, accountability, and safer deployments; opponents argued the standards were inadequate and would legitimize harmful canine practices. After debate over whether the bill expanded canine use or simply standardized it, the committee approved AB 400 and sent it to Appropriations. AB 380 by Assembly Member Gonzalez would extend price-gouging protections during emergencies, including for hotels, food, essential goods and services, and commercial property, and would remove the 12-month lease limit loophole for rent gouging. Supporters said the bill responds to wildfire-related exploitation and provides clarity for disaster victims; business and landlord groups warned it could amount to commercial rent control and create uncertainty for future emergencies. The author said he would continue working on amendments, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 358 by Assembly Member Alvarez would create a narrow exception to Cal-ECPA so law enforcement could inspect tracking or surveillance devices found in a person’s home, vehicle, or property with the finder’s consent. Supporters said the change would help stalking and domestic violence victims preserve evidence quickly; privacy advocates argued warrants and existing emergency exceptions already cover these situations. The chair proposed narrowing the language to “tracking or surveillance device,” and the bill was held on call after an initial roll with only three votes in favor. The transcript also began AB 247, which would raise pay for incarcerated hand crew firefighters, with testimony from formerly incarcerated firefighters in support, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.

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• And we can start your time whenever you're ready. Thank you, Mr.
• I will start by thanking the opposition witnesses.
• So do we have two opposition witnesses to start with? No. All right.
• So do we have two opposition witnesses to start with? No. All right.
• Would anyone like to get us started? We have a motion.

Keywords: 988, house, all