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• Of course, Jean has a strong presence here and will be able to educate.
• insurance availability for reducing wildfire risk, improving public safety, and stabilizing insurance
• And then lastly, consumer education and mitigation guidance.
• Are there educational efforts, especially on the professional conduct side of it, that could be helpful
• However, we added in as part of our continuing education requirements that a certain number of hours

Bills: HB2428, HB2399, HB2087

Keywords: life insurance, policy lapse, policy cancellation, nonpayment of premium, premium grace period, lapse notice, termination notice, third-party notice, third-party designee, beneficiary protection, consumer protection, insurance regulation, insurer notice requirements, policyholder, beneficiary, Washington RCW, insurance code, unintentional lapse, coverage continuation, premium delinquency

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• Thank you to each of them. crisis to be stabilized and then offered crisis to be stabilized and then
• In 2022, we started the Early Education Intervention Program to reach elementary school students as well
• We have an incredibly productive partnership with the Department of Education.
• To further enhance civic education, the Court established the PACE Commission under the leadership of
• the Court established the pace education the Court established the pace commission<00:45:56.319><c>

Keywords: State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, 912, senate, all

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• Brenda Lewis for reappointment to the State Board of Education. Dr.
• It's supported by a broad array of education and climate advocates.
• Senate Bill 998 by Senator Gonzalez, relating to educational equity.
• Senate Bill 1381 by Senator Cervantes, relating to special education.
• Senate Bill 1328 by Senator Cervantes, relating to equity in public post-secondary education.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• down, and then we've seen that gradually drop as we went through the unwinding period and largely stabilize
• I would say, um, just our long-term care. last year and so forth presents the greatest long-term stability
• nursing facilities made really good faith investments in 2024 to increase wages again to curry, stabilize
• So nursing facilities, for stability, infrastructure Investments in many cases. And Mr.
• We also look at a lot of the lobbyists who come here as continuing your education and greatly rely upon

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> area manager in our housing stability area manager in our housing stability area<00:08:27.960><c
• We've been trying to get it in higher education.
• We've been trying to get it in higher education.
• We've been trying to get it in higher education.
• </c><01:15:57.679><c> Coalition</c> Minnesota housing stability Coalition Minnesota housing stability

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> all ages, and features many educational all ages, and features many educational booths,<00:23:31.440
• ><c> victim's</c><02:20:12.399><c> fund,</c> bill stabilizes the crime victim's fund, bill stabilizes
• And the education, and healthcare.
• ,</c><05:00:04.958><c> fiscal</c> focused on economic stability, fiscal focused on economic stability
• </c> rural America, whether it's education rural America, whether it's education and<05:07:05.040><c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Together, we cover 87 counties in all of Minnesota, and my team helps inform and educate Minnesotans
• </c><00:28:36.159><c> motans</c><00:28:36.880><c> on</c> team helps inform and educate motans on team
• And as I wrap up, I just want to mention that food stability is the foundation of a household.
• is the foundation of a food stability is the foundation of a household<00:32:37.600><c> without</c><
• So is it DCF's sole responsibility to do all that outreach and education?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What it does not do is it does not improve educational outcomes for children.
• We're all early educators. Thank you, Mr.
• We actually were the first educators.
• We're going to stabilize and level off We're expecting, and when will that stabilize, would you say?
• We wanted the children educated or On their path to education, it wasn't a cost factor that we were looking

Keywords: 996, all

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• . $6.8 billion in education funding, appropriated by Democrats and Republicans, is frozen.
• I believe this misguided legislation will have devastating impacts on our financial stability, national
• Those are investments in technical training and education so that people have the knowledge and skills
• training and education so that people<01:26:34.719><c> have</c><01:26:34.880><c> the</c><01:26:35.040
• Nevertheless, that promise of stability is precisely what causes stablecoins to be the subject of bank

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We're proud to sponsor AB 2084, and we're grateful to the author for helping protect the stability of
• They provide education, training, job placement, housing, energy, and other services to farm workers.
• by a coalition that includes local independent news outlets, unionized news workers, journalism educators
• That includes local independent news outlets, unionized news workers, journalism educators, and ethnic
• When manufacturers can better manage capital costs and maintain in-state production, it helps stabilize

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard a series of bills focused on nonprofit tax status, housing, tribal land return, tax relief, economic development, journalism, reparations, manufacturing investment, and pawned property sales tax. The chair explained the committee’s suspense file process and noted that only AB 2270 and AB 2641 were eligible for immediate votes; other measures were referred to suspense after presentation. AB 2084 (Bauer-Kahan) would give the Franchise Tax Board discretion to delay or review revocation of state nonprofit tax-exempt status when federal status is revoked, and AB 2167 (Macedo) would clarify that tribally chartered corporations are eligible for existing tribal conservation land return tax exemptions. Both drew support from nonprofit and tribal representatives and were sent to suspense. AB 2270 (Arambula) sought to improve farmworker housing access to low-income housing tax credits by adjusting scoring criteria to reflect rural agricultural realities. Supporters said current amenity-based scoring disadvantages projects near farmland; the bill passed the committee 4-1 and was sent to Housing and Community Development. AB 2336 proposed excluding the first $25,000 of overtime pay and pension income from taxation; supporters framed it as affordability relief, while an opponent warned of major General Fund losses and a member raised the lack of an income cap. AB 2205 would reinstate the New Employment Credit to encourage hiring in high-unemployment areas, and AB 2222 would create refundable tax credits for local news organizations hiring journalists; both received strong support from business, labor, and media advocates and were referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 2186, which would exclude future reparations payments from state income tax, with supporters arguing reparations should not be reduced by taxation; it was sent to suspense. AB 2377 would accelerate depreciation deductions for manufacturing equipment, with a larger benefit in high-need areas, and AB 2641 would extend the sales tax exemption for people repurchasing their own property from pawnbrokers, with the author agreeing to a five-year sunset amendment. AB 2641 passed 4-0 and was sent to Appropriations. After taking up the remaining roll calls for absent members, the committee adjourned.

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• working elderly people have the same physical ability or digital access, transportation, or health stability
• It provides statutory structure, stability, and accountability so those funds will continue to directly
• Within FDLE, it provides statutory structure, stability, and accountability so those funds will continue
• , formalize it in statute, and allow it to continue its good work of research, prevention, care, education
• Thank you. continue its good work of research, prevention, care, education, and outreach.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard and advanced a series of bills covering transportation, unemployment benefits, public records, education, law enforcement, and health. Senator Massullo’s SB 488, the DHSMV agency package, would update fuel tax and motor carrier definitions, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, expand email use for certain DHSMV transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; SB 490 would create a related public records exemption for certain email records. Both bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up and clarifies Florida Virtual School statutes without changing day-to-day operations. The most debated measure was SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding work-search and interview requirements, requiring more frequent identity and eligibility verification, and expanding fraud reporting and information sharing. Supporters said the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity; opponents, including labor advocates and several senators, argued it would create burdens for legitimate claimants, especially rural residents, seniors, and workers facing layoffs, and could sharply reduce access to benefits. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on e-bike safety, requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating a task force to study broader regulation. Testimony from a parent who lost her son in an e-scooter crash prompted discussion about whether scooters should be included in the bill. Additional bills advanced included SB 584, strengthening oversight of commercial driving schools and giving DHSMV and county tax collectors more enforcement tools; CS/SB 656, formally codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force within FDLE and renaming the related grant program; and SB 816, establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to support research, treatment, education, and outreach. All were reported favorably with support from law enforcement, advocacy groups, and institutional representatives. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• I went to the education program two days per week.
• The education classes were a highlight of the week.
• I've got an education through here. The staff...
• I want to further my education.'
• From the youth system, from the educational system, with sixth-grade education coming into juvenile systems

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry. Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports. Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• are a nurse, whether you are a teacher, whether you are a state employee, or whether you are an education
• </c><00:21:42.880><c> to</c><00:21:43.120><c> our</c><00:21:43.440><c> schools</c> continued stability
• And when we lose the miners because there's not stability for a job to go back to our hospitals, we just
• for a job to go back to our stability for a job to go back to our hospitals.<00:22:54.559><c> We</c>
• It's my understanding that a signed spreadsheet agreement was reached last night on the higher education

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, they have to provide education on proper disposal.
• Um, they have to provide education on proper disposal.
• And it may be that it's just, probably for my own education.
• I I I probably for my own education.
• </c> to stabilize to stabilize um<01:28:52.480><c> systems</c><01:28:52.880><c> of</c><01:28:53.199><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And then finally, education access and equity.
• Specifically, there's no higher education program for young women at Echo Glen.
• That's the extent of what they can do beyond high school in terms of education.
• And I think we all know how important education is to growth and rehabilitation.
• We also have emerging adults that need to have their educational attainment and their educational opportunities

Summary: The committee heard testimony on the effects of H.R. 1 on Washington’s Medicaid, developmental disability, long-term care, and food assistance systems, followed by a separate discussion of juvenile rehabilitation caseloads and placement capacity. DSHS officials said HR1 could affect home equity rules, immigration-related eligibility, work requirements for some expansion-population enrollees, and provider taxes, while also creating a future opportunity for a new 1915(c) waiver. Advocates and providers warned that any state response that cuts home and community-based services would worsen already thin provider networks, increase waiting lists, push more people into hospitals or out-of-state placements, and strain families and workers. A pediatric behavioral health expert and a supported living provider said Medicaid reimbursement is already too low and further reductions would threaten outpatient, residential, and inpatient services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and severe behavioral needs. The committee then turned to SNAP and the state food assistance program. DSHS said HR1 would tighten work requirements and exemptions, end some immigrant eligibility for the federal program, eliminate the SNAP education program, raise state administrative costs, and eventually require Washington to share in benefit costs based on its error rate. Officials estimated large numbers of residents could lose or see reduced benefits, with significant added state costs. Anti-hunger advocates, a food bank director, and a SNAP recipient described the program as essential for low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities, and said the changes would increase paperwork, reduce benefits, and worsen food insecurity while also harming local food economies. Testimony emphasized that food banks cannot replace SNAP and that work requirements may be difficult to meet for caregivers, people with disabilities, and those facing child care or transportation barriers. In the juvenile justice portion, the Caseload Forecast Council presented the JR forecast, which is currently mostly flat through the end of the biennium but expected to grow modestly over the longer term. Members discussed how policy choices, including the 2019 JR-25 law, have increased lengths of stay for adult-sentenced youth in JR, while diversion and other reforms have affected regular JR trends. A court researcher explained the data available to help forecast admissions and noted ongoing efforts to improve data sharing with JR, AOC, and county systems, though staffing and system-lag issues limit how quickly data can be produced. Juvenile court administrators and DCYF officials described the community-based juvenile justice continuum, rising complexity in the JR population, overcrowding at Green Hill and placement constraints at Echo Glen and Harbor Heights, and the need for more flexible community transition and mental health capacity. No votes were taken.

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• But then also, you know, focus on that education part as well.
• So we have focused ourselves on making sure that literally education and the therapeutic model that we
• The next is going to be our workforce stabilization.
• And when we do that, we will stabilize the number of staff that we have, and that will have an impact
• I started with the Department of Children and Family Services on the economic stability side.

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• and are those they employing Educators and are those Educators<00:11:02.880><c> participating</c><00
• :11:03.480><c> in</c> Educators participating in Educators participating in TRS<00:11:05.560><c> what
• </c><00:15:13.519><c> without</c> Financial St stability without Financial St stability without penalizing
• I listened to educators, and they did not want to lose those personal days.
• I listened to educators, and they did not want to lose those personal days.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:44 Attendance Roll Call: 00:55 SB 193 (Sen. Girdler): 01:53 SB 9 (Sen. Higdon): 03:22 SB 257 (Sen. Tichenor): 34:14 Adjournment: 50:57, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government first took up Senate Bill 193, a simple measure described as restoring wallet cards for jailers to carry when they are outside the jail. The sponsor noted the fiscal impact was essentially zero, there were no questions, and the committee approved the bill 9-0 for passage to the Senate floor. The committee then heard Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Senator Higdon, which would change how the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) treats sick leave, personal leave, and annual leave in retirement calculations. The sponsor argued the bill is intended to address TRS’s financial challenges by standardizing leave rules statewide, limiting TRS retirement credit to 10 sick days and 2 personal days per year, preventing annual leave from being rolled into sick leave, requiring districts to pay the actuarial cost for any leave beyond the cap, and adding reporting and oversight requirements for participating agencies. He also said the bill would add 30 days of maternity leave, allow voluntary district contributions for tier four teachers, and direct the state auditor to audit TRS and report on agencies. Committee members asked about how overages would be audited and billed, the cost of a sick day, and how the bill would interact with local leave policies, including paid parental leave in some districts. The sponsor clarified that existing accumulated leave would not be affected, that the bill applies going forward, and that districts could still offer more leave but would bear the added cost. Members also discussed whether the maternity leave language set a cap or a minimum, and one senator noted the bill was intended to preserve personal days while stopping annual leave from being converted into pension credit. No vote on Senate Bill 9 was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• This includes adjusting the 2024-25 deposit to the public school system stabilization account.
• It also penalizes low-income families for trying to save for stability.
• This budget also prepares for a rainy day ahead and protects our public education investments.
• I rise to present AB 123, the Higher Education Trailer Bill.
• In the form of zero interest loans to educational institutions, I am glad our legislative leaders.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• it's long overdue that we take the tremendous amount of funds that are sitting in this Economic Stabilization
• talked about was the limitations on the Comptroller's ability to invest money in the Economic Stabilization
• It also includes investment portfolios with immediate liquidity profiles like the Economic Stabilization
• is not something that I'm going to give you a rate of return, such as, say, for example, with 529 education
• Obviously, we are managing those for people for the education of their children in the future.

Bills: SB 21, SB21, SB72, SB140, SB262, SB370, SB372, SB495, SB627, SB703, SB764, SB842

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• And what I actually needed was stability, healing, and someone who believed that I could succeed without
• They improve engagement, support stability,... We know peer partners work.
• They improve engagement, support stability, and help young people stay connected to school and family
• We owe it to the families living in fear and to the children who deserve stability.
• What they need is stability, care, and a chance to live a normal life.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.