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• For the past eight years, I've also worked as an educator and program coordinator, and since May I've
• c> standards preventable when educational standards preventable when educational standards are<00
• invested in highquality education invested in highquality education struggle<00:08:28.479> to
• Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
• Our two-year program included over 1,000 hours of classroom education and nearly 2,000 hours of student

Bills: HF362, HF2590, HF2760, HF3444

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

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• And it is an area that needs a lot of resources and it does need a lot of programs.
• Not a program industries have operated under for seven years.
• committed to high-quality public education and long-term economic mobility for students.
• Education and economic mobility are inseparable. Students deserve policies that support both.
• Education and economic mobility are inseparable.

Bills: SB12, SB36, SB92, SB120, SB133, SB151, SB18, SB96

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, quantum technology, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, journalism, local news

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• I'm a nurse practitioner.
• I have developed AI training. programs, and I have built AI-powered models.
• I'm With the Lana Foundation, the largest education foundation serving northern New Mexico.
• I have over 21 years in Montessori Education.
• But there's a registered Program and there's a licensed home program.

Bills: SB20, SB53, SB86, SB96, SB129

Keywords: prior authorization, pharmacy benefits manager, PBM, health insurer, prescription drugs, step therapy, formulary, auto-adjudication, electronic portal, appeals, medical necessity, serious mental illness, mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, substance use disorder, addiction treatment, cancer, autoimmune disorder

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• I'm staffing government and education this year. This is my second session.
• As a nurse, I cannot ignore these red flags.
• ; they're in an alternative program.
• It should be about education.
• It should be about education.

Bills: HB2015, HB2060, HB2129, HB2170, HB2210, HB2228, HB2352, HB2460, HB2533, SB1019, SB1045, SB1050, SB1078, SB1083, SB1167, SB1184, SCR1006

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology

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• So we're going to flip to tab nine, and it's Senate Bill 1442, Long Range Program Plan.
• The strike-all also supports the use of the language in educational material and instructional material
• The strike-all also supports the use of the language in educational material and instructional material
• SB 1106 does nothing to improve safety, education, or the economy.
• completes an annual audit of the program to be published on their website.

Bills: S7020, S0308, S0692, S0474, S0572, S1106, S1650, S0350, S1442, S7032

Keywords: open government, sunset review, aquaculture, public records, exemption, Florida Museum of Black History, cultural heritage, education, Board of Directors, local governance, cybersecurity, data breach, data privacy, information security, local government, county, municipality, vendor contracts, third-party service provider, liability shield

Summary: The committee heard and voted on several measures. SB 308 on the Florida Museum of Black History was explained as implementing a prior task force recommendation by designating St. Johns County as the museum site, creating a board, and coordinating with a supporting nonprofit; it passed favorably. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability was amended to bar local governments from imposing cybersecurity requirements on vendors beyond generally accepted best practices, and after testimony both for and against, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 572 updated ethics law to include legally recognized foster parents and foster children in the definition of relative; after a technical amendment and support from the Ethics Commission, it passed unanimously. SB 1442 revised the long-range program plan to require more specific performance metrics and agency-specific measures; it also passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 1106, as amended by a strike-all, to require state agencies and certain educational materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” despite opposition arguing it would impose political language and conflict with federal and international terminology. SB 7020 reenacted a public records exemption for certain aquaculture and shellfish production records and passed with support from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. SB 474 expanded military leave and related benefits for public employees and officials, including members of the Coast Guard and Florida State Guard, and added three amendments before being reported favorably. SB 350, dealing with public records protections for crime victims and certain law enforcement victims, was heavily amended to add time-limited confidentiality for an officer’s name in some cases and then passed favorably after discussion about balancing transparency and safety. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to shift more fleet management responsibilities from DMS to individual agencies, while still requiring data reporting to DMS for legislative oversight. SB 1650 by Senator Gates was temporarily postponed. At the end of the meeting, members recorded votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• The bill revises the date by which a teacher wishing to serve on the Nevada State Teacher and Education
• Part of our work is leading a nonpartisan election protection program, which includes a phone hotline
• and a poll monitor program during the election seasons.
• When parents vote, they are voting for their children's education, health care, and overall well-being
• This bill is no longer just about the E's program.

Bills: AB534, AB562, AB595, AB597, AB600, SB74, SB226, SB422, SB488

Keywords: election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations

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• I think educating the citizens and constituents is what's really important. I love shrimp.
• I'm excited that we're talking about the Made in Texas program.
• Do you have an update on the program or how that's going so far? Yes.
• It's an exciting program for small businesses.
• Thank you so much; I'm looking forward to seeing the program. Thank you.

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• So they receive tokens for using the program, in a lot of cases.
• That includes understanding what existing programs there are in the state, learning best practices, and
• Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Education Agency, and Department of Family and Protective
• I run peer centers and after school programs in Fort Bend County.
• programs.

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• I'm a nurse.
• As a result, I have a fourth-grade education.
• An educated man, runs 23 trucks.
• I have a master's degree in neurosurgical nursing and I am a 37-year attorney.
• We have a little education in neurology, but our little brain has a lesion in it.

Bills: SB 30, SB 517, SB 1313, SB 1314, SB 1316, SB 1541, SB 1698, SB 1845, SB 1860, SB 2420, SB 2429

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.

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• results, and radiological slides. ultrasound, MRI, and CT scan results, treatment notes from doctors, nurses
• The right to make decisions about the child's education, particularly what school they attend, and the
• that arises primarily from some lower court decisions about how decisions regarding the child's education
• Family Code currently grants all managing conservators various rights. ...rights, one of them being education
• awarded the primary right to designate residence and potentially another parent who is awarded the education

Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181

Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer

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• Bill 3376, which strengthens ...things—the training requirements for guardians by requiring ongoing education

Bills: HB368, HB3311, HB1734, HB2495, HB2716, HB793, HB3376, HB2524, HB3421, HB3446, HB3181

Keywords: electronic devices, family violence, criminal prosecution, protective orders, tracking, harassment, family allowance, decedent's estate, surviving spouse, minor children, inheritance, child support, maintenance, HB 1734, Family Code, Section 155.207, suit affecting the parent-child relationship, SAPCR, continuing exclusive jurisdiction, jurisdiction transfer

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• EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program, which will expand state grant and loan programming for
• The MPCA site assessment program is a multi-faceted assessment program with priority given to sites with
• , including the Community Grants Program. the Community Grants Program.
• . pass-through grant appropriations as well as other grant programs.
• Earlier this afternoon, we heard the community grant program.

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• > prevent This stewardship program will prevent This stewardship program will prevent electronics
• EPA's climate pollution reduction grant program, which will expand state grant and loan programming for
• The community grant program handle.
• program, including the community<01:04:35.920> grants<01:04:36.359> program.
• community grants or small grants program community grants or small grants program in<01:13:45.679

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• <00:25:08.279> you insurance it's a benefits program you insurance it's a benefits program
• <01:29:28.000> is the commercial Market the program is the commercial Market the program is
• <01:29:57.000> participants isn't a subsidized program participants isn't a subsidized program
• <01:30:05.119> people factors in the lifeline program people factors in the lifeline program
• policies issued under this program policies issued under this program should<01:42:12.639> be

Bills: HF2228, HF46, HF856, HF2149, HF2215

Keywords: homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department

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• So, there's a variety of different programs that are out there.
• So, there's a variety of different programs that are out there.
• self-education that some of us can do. self-education that some of us can do.
• The you don't like reinsurance programs.
• <00:34:39.440> very Many people are becoming educated very Many people are becoming educated

Bills: HF1546, HF2403, HF2389, HF2398

Keywords: fire safety, public safety, statewide fire code, code cleanup, repeal, obsolete statutes, matches, strike-anywhere matches, safety matches, match packaging, match storage, tent safety, flame resistant tents, public assembly tents, flammable materials, fire code modernization, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation

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• I'm an educator.
• and Human Services Program.
• Individuals that would benefit from this program.
• My CASA program serves 11 counties.
• One of those is Unbound Now's EIP program, that is Early Intervention Program.

Bills: HB 451, HB 645, HB 1041, HB 1151, HB 1155, HB 1536, HCR 12

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• such as AURI, and also in this bill is a provision that pertains to broadband funding for that program
• <00:05:18.440> such<00:05:18.600> as funds other programs such as funds other programs
• <00:05:27.360> as<00:05:27.520> well<00:05:27.960> in for for that program as
• It adds that funding to the F to School program. It's a $200,000 change in that area.
• The amendment adds that funding to the F to School program. It's a $200,000 change in that area.

Bills: HF1704, HF1722

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• revenue to the state each year. 50% of that revenue goes to the state highway fund, 25% goes to public education
• is the foundation upon which Louisville and other cities have built sound and responsible fiscal programs
• It was a kind of a catch-all. incentive program for local governments to use.
• It was primarily put in place so that the city of Round Rock, at the time, had an incentive program so
• in which they operate and enable cities to fund critical infrastructure and economic development programs

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

Bills: HB176, HB180, HB176, HB180, HB333, HCR35

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding, HB 176, Texas border security, interstate compact, Government Code Chapter 794, Texas-Mexico border, border enforcement, immigration enforcement, ICE 287(g)

Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMJBYIQ-if0, 2026-07-02T01:22:43+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting of the Special Committee Senate State of Hawaii COVID-19 Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Agenda The special committee will convene to assess and advise the Senate regarding the State of Hawaii's COVID-19 plans and procedures to include, but not limited to: 1) Confirm the development of the state departmental plans and procedures; 2) Review and assess current state departmental plans and procedures; 3) Review and assess whether state departmental plans and procedures are properly and timely implemented to safeguard public health and safety; and 4) To communicate and disseminate information obtained therefrom. The special committee will be meeting with the following: 12:00 p.m. University of Hawaii David Lassner, President 1:00 p.m. Department of Education Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Superintendent 2:00 p.m. Hawaii Tourism Authority Chris Tatum, CEO, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47