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• school to the school that provided the sport under this bill, they would be allowed to receive that compensation
• They could not receive that additional compensation. activities association. Is that correct?
• 00:21:02.000><c> to</c><00:21:02.159><c> receive</c><00:21:02.559><c> that</c><00:21:02.880><c> compensation
• </c><00:21:03.679><c> to</c> allowed to receive that compensation to allowed to receive that compensation

Bills: SF0014 , SF0053

Committee: House Education

Keywords: literacy, education, reading assessment, intervention program, public school funding, department of education, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• </c><00:24:32.960><c> We</c> having flexibility and compensation.
• We having flexibility and compensation.
• But once once a compensation for them.
• </c> employees because we can't compensate employees because we can't compensate them<00:31:37.360><c
• </c> survey to understand what the financial survey to understand what the financial realities<00:37:

Bills: HB1721 , HB1714 , HB1718 , HB1732 , HB1740 , HB1777 , HB1842 , HB1919 , HB1701 , HB1923 , HB1741 , HB1734 , HB1739

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• There are other products that will look at your financial data. ...information, share that, sell that
• There is a financial component to this.
• I brought before this committee a couple of sessions ago, and I could tell the financial impact PBMs
• And we know that perhaps there are things that can be done with physician compensation on the other side
• We're compensated on a per member per month basis.

Bills: HB712 , HB722 , HB946 , HB1687 , HB1809 , HB1899 , HB2528 , HB2583 , HB2741 , HB2750 , HB3021 , HB3150 , HB3265 , HB3658 , HB3812 , HB3960 , HB4392 , HB4432

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• The hope is that by eliminating this discriminatory practice, we can provide better financial stability
• This is where it becomes crucial to address these rating variables because the financial impact on the
• This change should not lead to financial disadvantages when they are already dealing with the emotional
• It's about balancing fair assessment of risk while also providing protections against unjust financial
• Before I begin, I would like to disclose that I have no financial... ...conflicts of interest.

Bills: HB712 , HB722 , HB946 , HB1687 , HB1809 , HB1899 , HB2528 , HB2583 , HB2741 , HB2750 , HB3021 , HB3150 , HB3265 , HB3658 , HB3812 , HB3960 , HB4392 , HB4432

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: prostate cancer, health benefit plans, insurance coverage, cost sharing, preventive health care, auto insurance, total loss evaluation, disclosure, insurance materials, vehicle appraisal, HB 946, Texas Insurance Code, automobile insurance claims, oral release, written release, settlement agreement, claim release, property damage, bodily injury, psychological injury

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• within the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions when receiving a completed request for
• A social credit score is a system that ranks individuals based on behavior rather than financial risk
• In Arizona, access to financial services should be based on financial facts, not ideological scoring.
• In Arizona, access to financial services should be based on financial facts, not ideological scoring.
• In Arizona, access to financial services should be based on financial facts, not ideological scoring.

Bills: HB2016 , HB2104 , HB2105 , HB2174 , HB2256 , HB2289 , HB2477 , HB2903 , HB2939 , HB2979 , HB2996 , HB4103

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: tax penalties, filing, tax returns, administration, Arizona Revised Statutes, agricultural property, classification, county assessor, property inspection, appeal process, property tax, agricultural classification, Department of Revenue, property valuation, inspection notice, inspection report, on-site inspection, full cash value, rural land, farm land

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• Part of the issue is financial for institutions, correct? Correct.
• Can you talk a little bit about the needs for compensation for the needs for compensation for...
• And the needs for compensation for all the other time, like I work part-time as well, I'm not compensated
• for the Passport to Careers program into the state financial aid account.
• This bill helps address that, and we have fantastic financial aid programs in the state.

Bills: SB6258 , SB5963

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, SB 5963, passport to careers, Washington College Grant, financial aid, higher education

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• guidelines, not only in statute that you all have put in over the years, especially since the 2008 financial
• changes to this bill, is there a concern that some school district will find themselves in a terrible financial

Bills: HB2143 , HB2273 , HB2290 , HB2373 , HB2784 , HB2794 , HB4037

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: public safety, retirement system, investments, trust fund, board of trustees, financial report, income tax rebate, Pinal County, taxpayer eligibility, state revenue, financial assistance, transaction privilege tax, business location, tangible personal property, shared vehicle, sourcing, income tax, veterans, donations, tax refunds

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• transactions because of a financial transactions because of a federal<00:20:05.600><c> law</c><00:20
• The BCA operates<00:48:28.920><c> a</c><00:48:28.960><c> financial</c><00:48:29.400><c> crimes</c><00
• :48:29.680><c> and</c><00:48:29.800><c> fraud</c> operates a financial crimes and fraud operates a financial
• crimes, wage theft, and financial crimes, wage theft, and insurance<00:48:37.160><c> fraud.
• There's 36 in the financial crimes and fraud section alone doing this work.

Bills: HF4074

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: retirement, pension, public employees, MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, police and fire, correctional employees, probation officers, telecommunicators, dispatchers, 911 operators, public safety answering point, PSAP, firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paid on-call firefighters, fire relief association, state aid

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• Members, we have someone from the Texas Division of Workers' Compensation here as a resource witness,
• The bill creates a blend of employment law and workers' compensation law.
• If you go, you have a right to the appeals panel of the Division of Workers' Compensation.
• If it is a case concerning an employee's entitlement to workers' compensation benefits or the compensability
• And what kind of financial support can we provide to those who are facing these challenges?

Bills: HB1654 , HB1691 , HB2545 , HB2652 , HB3799 , HB4144 , HB5008

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: peace officers, firefighters, employment protection, worker's compensation, job security, maximum medical improvement, government employment, firefighter cancer benefits, emergency medical technicians, compensation claims, cancer exposures, firefighting hazards, workforce training, rural development, grant program, job-specific training, Texas Workforce Commission, child care, single-parent, subsidized

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• Senators, if you will please take up Tab 1, Senate Bill 964 on financial disclosures by Senator Wright
• by deleting the current statutory language that requires Form 10 to be filed with the individual financial
• The reason is that the financial disclosures that are required are electronically filed, and this particular

Bills: S0964

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: financial disclosures, ethics, government transparency, gift reporting, procurement

Summary: The committee convened with a quorum present and Senator Polsky excused. The main bill heard was Senate Bill 964, sponsored by Senator Wright on behalf of Senator Stewart, which revises financial disclosure reporting requirements for certain gifts and honoraria. The bill is intended to conform the filing process for Ethics Commission Form 10 by clarifying that it is filed with the Commission, rather than attached electronically to financial disclosure forms, and to allow the Commission to update its rules accordingly. Carrie Stillman, executive director of the Ethics Commission, testified in support of the bill, saying it clarifies the filing location and reflects current practice. There was no debate, and the committee voted unanimously to report SB 964 favorably. The committee then took up confirmation hearings for appointments listed in Tabs 2 through 15. No appointee was requested to be heard separately, and the committee approved all of the nominees in one vote. The meeting concluded after a motion to rise was adopted.

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• I know these positions are difficult, and the financial compensation is not enough as it is.
• It's difficult when we're not able to offer the financial compensation and then with a looming insurance
• </c><00:58:10.000><c> compensation</c> difficult and the financial compensation difficult and the financial
• </c><00:58:34.079><c> compensation</c> able to offer the financial compensation able to offer the financial
• Instead, this is a major structural change with significant financial and operational consequences.

Bills: SF0059 , SF0053

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: language proficiency, literacy education, reading interventions, dyslexia support, Montessori methods, individualized reading plans, amateur status, high school athletics, student eligibility, sports regulation, monetary compensation, 916, all

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• I think, so when it comes to compensation writ large, WIA is relied on pretty heavily.
• For the first 120 years we were open, the state paid to compensate our employees.
• For the first 120 years we were open, the state paid to compensate our employees.
• Fully funded compensation is essential for our operations.
• I too am here to support Senate Bill 635 to fully fund compensation for faculty and staff.

Bills: SB6251 , SB6259 , SB6325 , SB5978 , SB6209 , SB6217 , SB6227 , SB6235

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medical school, medical education, letter grades, grading system, pass/fail, tiered grading, student assessment, curriculum, University of Washington, Washington State University, School of Medicine, physician training, academic standards, coursework evaluation, RCW 28B, SB 6259, Washington, state financial aid, higher education, public college

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• This added flexibility allows local governments to better align retirement contributions with the financial
• S handles multiple service gaps during the grace period in a way that is financially responsible and
• I couldn't launch into the compensation program, which provides financial assistance to individuals who
• They are definitely in need of assistance like victims' compensation.
• In other words, maximizing financial returns. The bill would set aside $5 billion within the ESF.

Bills: HB104 , HB2434 , HB2529 , HB2688 , HB3161 , HB3486 , HB3487 , HB3745 , HB4044 , HB4226 , HB4945 , HB104

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

Bills: SB 629 , SB 1015 , SB 2501 , SB 2933

Committee: Senate Jurisprudence

Keywords: child support, interest accrual, family law, delinquency, financial judgment

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• She understands that financial regulators play an important role.
• So our financial regulators must be held to a very high standard.
• We've seen wild swings in the financial markets over the past week.
• We don't see outside financial crises.
• . in the financial system as well.

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: legislation, housing affordability, financial regulation, public testimony, accountability, oversight

Summary: The meeting involved significant discussions around key legislative proposals, primarily focusing on various bills such as HB2 and SB5. The committee examined the implications of these bills on issues like housing affordability and financial regulation. Notable members engaged in debates, providing differing perspectives on the potential economic impacts of the proposed bills. The meeting witnessed public testimony, which included a call for accountability in government actions and oversight of current financial policies. Members echoed concerns about following through on commitments to address critical issues affecting everyday Americans.

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• individuals who have the experience. leadership and commitment needed to restore economic growth and financial
• experience to the OCC, and he will put an end to the politically motivated debanking and ensure financial
• Luc Pettit, nominated for Assistant Secretary of Treasury, for financial institutions, has the experience
• working to increase the affordable housing supply, to expanding access to capital, to ensuring our financial
• with the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda. instead of fighting to protect consumers and financial

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: nominees, economic growth, financial stability, public testimony, consumer protection

Summary: The meeting centered around the confirmation of four significant individuals nominated for leadership positions within various financial institutions. Members engaged in heated discussions regarding the nominees' qualifications and past track records. Concerns were raised over the potential implications of these appointments on economic stability and consumer protections. Each nominee was scrutinized, with particular emphasis on their political alignments and prior influence in their respective agencies. Despite the contentious atmosphere, there was a clear focus on the need for strong leadership to guide economic policies during challenging times.

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• -based financial institution that provides a cross-platform transfer platform, a cross-wire transfer
• Licensed remittance providers already operate under stringent compliance frameworks in the financial
• Remittly is a trusted US-based<00:12:09.279><c> financial</c><00:12:10.240><c> institution</c><00:12:
• 11.519><c> that</c> US-based financial institution that US-based financial institution that provides<
• At the state level, financial system.

Bills: HB585 , HB585

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, money transmission, transaction fees, international wire transfers, income tax credit, suspicious cash transactions, Securities Commission, 1136, house, all

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• Ellie is the daughter of Dustin Jones, our house financial officer, and she's also pitching with her
• is the daughter of Dustin Jones, our is the daughter of Dustin Jones, our house<00:06:48.400><c> financial
• > officer,</c><00:06:49.520><c> and</c><00:06:49.680><c> he's</c><00:06:49.919><c> als</c> house financial
• officer, and he's als house financial officer, and he's als she's<00:06:50.479><c> also</c><00:06:51.120
• </c> publicly available audited financial publicly available audited financial statements.<00:41:43.920

Bills: HB235 , HB236 , HB565 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242 , HB235 , HB236 , HB565 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem

Bills: HB87 , HB96 , HB28 , HB87 , HB96 , HB28

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: HB87, Marengo County, coroner, deputy coroner, county commission, expense allowance, mileage allowance, travel reimbursement, local act, local legislation, county general fund, public official compensation, county office, Section 45-46-60, Alabama Code, salary increase, allowance increase, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment

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• We spend $400 million on financial aid for our students, and yet we come every year at the legislature
• We spend $400 million on financial aid for our students, and yet we come every year at the legislature
• I would love to get some of that financial support.
• Over the last couple of years, we have added financial education to the requirements for TOPS.
• This is tied to TOPS, and there is a financial aspect for our parents.

Bills: HR17 , HB385 , HB406 , HB787 , HB1021 , HB1058 , HB1059

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education, investment, workforce development, TOPS, higher education, repayment, scholarships, academic eligibility, financial aid, athletics, high school sports, state report, student wellness, computer science, scholarship, curriculum requirements, workforce training, education funding, data administration, financial assistance