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• Now, if you actually look at the next page... which is titled Certification Ending Balance.
• However, I can still use them for certification purposes.
• One of your slides talks about the certification ending balance as of August. 31 in reference to the
• They're having episodes where hospital staff and nurses are having to monitor these folks. taking up
• ER beds and ER nurses are having to the kind of triage over on the mental health side and having to do

Keywords: budget, House Bill 1, public education, healthcare, border security, federal funding, spending limits

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the proposed budget for the upcoming biennium, with substantial discussions around House Bill 1 and its implications for public education, healthcare, and border security. The Comptroller presented a revenue overview indicating a total of $194.6 billion available for general purpose spending, which reflects a slight decrease compared to previous years due to fluctuating economic conditions. Members raised questions regarding spending limits and the impact of federal funding on state programs, highlighting concerns about the sustainability of funding in light of potential changes at the federal level.

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• Bill 435, an act to amend Titles 18, 29, and 31 of the Delaware Code relating to certified registered nurse
• This bill removes the requirement for a parent to provide a birth certificate as part of the uniform
• And while a birth certificate is commonly requested, each state permits alternative documentation if
• a certified birth certificate is unavailable.
• Additionally, under federal law, students experience, birth certificate is unavailable.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• The public water system must notify TCEQ of that issuance, and TCEQ oversees the certification.
• Water Quality Management Plan certification program for producers.
• We struggle to keep doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.
• Certificates of location for restoration purposes will enable us to have even more reefs restored.
• I do have one question regarding it, though, with herd certification. All you'll have to do is...

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• . certificate fees that the department who certificate fees that the department who deals<02:33:25.600
• There are also 1-year certificate programs, 1-year CTE programs.
• Or a certificate at the community college and I want to use all four years of that in two years.
• associate's in nursing. associate's in nursing.
• and it, you want to get a BA in nursing and it, you know,<03:31:37.200> uh know, uh know, uh

Keywords: 916, all

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• as well or just private nursing homes as well or just private nursing<01:39:16.000> homes?
• nursing homes? nursing homes?
• >> I believe just private nursing homes. >> I believe just private nursing homes.
• scenario that you cited, uh, a nursing scenario that you cited, uh, a nursing home<01:39:27.840>
• So that the nursing home credit.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• At the same time, officers who achieve the Master of Professionals Certificate through the Texas Commission
• Funds Consolidation Bill to specify which GR-dedicated accounts are available to use for budget certification
• school, so we still have kids. needing specialized transport, paraprofessionals on buses, one-on-one nursing

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• California because it prepares and recruits the future workforce, which include our teachers, our nurses
• At United Least Step in the Tech program, I earned Cisco certifications and explored cybersecurity basics
• hands-on experience with tools like Tableau and SQL and at Empower I earned my CompTIA ITF Plus certification
• while working currently towards my Microsoft Azure certification.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Nursing homes is one of them. that. Nursing homes is one of them.
• <02:54:40.319> to<02:54:40.560> do for nurses to be training nurses to do for nurses
• . nurses. nurses.
• of nursing.
• of nursing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Care, it costs about $17,000 a person per year for this caregiving support compared to $117,000 in a nursing
• I know we can't, it's not apples to apples because in a nursing home there are nursing services and more
• Nursing services and more enhanced services.
• But what that means is if we can keep someone out of a nursing home just for two months, we've already
• And we're waiting for the VA to come out and provide awards of certification to those three cemeteries

Keywords: 996, all

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• We have our amazing state veterans nursing homes, but we will never hit the right census number to serve
• We have our amazing state veterans nursing homes, but we will never hit the right census number to serve
• And I am so delighted that we have the RTECopus nursing home in our district.
• And then when they need that nursing home, they have friends there already. They're... ...that.
• And then when they need that nursing home, they have friends there already.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing visiting groups, including FSU students and officials, Catholic lay leaders, Broward County school officials and students, and veterans-related guests. The chamber then took up a series of bills, with several routine reviser measures passing unanimously: SB 36 adopting the 2025 Florida Statutes, SB 38 changing a division name in the statutes, SB 40 deleting repealed provisions, and SB 42 cleaning up obsolete language and cross-references. SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience was amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub’s role and passed 39-0 after debate about mangroves, oyster reefs, living shorelines, and hybrid green-gray infrastructure. SB 116, a major veterans bill, passed 39-0 after extensive discussion of veteran benefits awareness, mental health training, coordination with federal agencies, adult day health care, and the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame. SB 118 on presidential libraries passed 36-3 after questions and debate over state preemption of local zoning and related regulation, and SB 126 on mailing prescription hearing aids passed 39-0 to expand access for adults after licensed evaluation. The Senate also passed SB 150, as amended, to conform to the House by changing the bill’s wording from “animals” to “dogs” in the natural-disaster abandonment context. SB 294 passed 38-0 to limit collaborative pharmacy practice from being expanded to certain serious cardiac conditions. Senate Memorial 314 was adopted by voice vote, urging Congress to seek a larger Florida National Guard force structure. SB 322 passed 39-0 creating a nonjudicial process for commercial property owners to have unauthorized occupants removed by the sheriff. SB 348 passed 39-0, making it an ethics violation to falsely claim a military rank for material gain and allowing delinquent ethics fines to be withheld from public paychecks. SB 7012 on child welfare passed 39-0 and would recruit former public safety workers into CPI/case manager roles, create a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and improve data collection and services for commercially sexually exploited children. Later, the Senate returned to SB 108 on administrative procedures, which passed 39-0 after debate over a five-year review cycle for agency rules, reporting requirements, and greater transparency in rulemaking. SB 160 on public accountancy passed 39-0 after an amendment clarifying contracted services and discussion of easing pathways into the CPA profession while maintaining standards. SB 110 on rural communities passed after an amendment package and extensive debate, with provisions described as creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and road funding, school support, and health care investments for rural areas. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all passed bills to the House, observed a moment of silence for former Surfside Chief John Healy, and received additional announcements before adjournment.

Bills: SB137, SB372, SB1209, SB1226, SB1256, SB1303, SB1595, SB1636, SB1772, SB1827, SB1876, SB1944, SB2072, SB2104, SB2180

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB372, firearms, gun rights, lawful carry, concealed carry, open carry, handgun license, Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, weapons policy, gun law, school safety, private school, public school, college campus, university campus

Bills: HB2650, HB2696, HB3177, HB3264, HB3298, HB3321, HB3322, HB3497, HB3499, HB3500, HB3742, HB3845, HB3941, HB3970, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes

Bills: SB44, SB546, SB1213, SB1256, SB1287, SB1443, SB1644, SB1653, SB1716, SB1209, SB1826, SB1919, SB1930, SB1976, SB2028, SB2067, SB2072, SB2117, SB710, SB1477, SB1405

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, Department of Corrections, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits

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• followed today: inspirational message and prayer, pledge of allegiance, introduction of doctor and/or nurse

Bills: HB3880, HB3263, HB2970, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298, HB4260, HB2981, HB3695, HB2960, HB3967, HB3968, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342, HB2940, HB4295, HB4196, HB3134, HB1016

Keywords: Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation

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• CERTIFICATION MEANS THE AGENCY HAS RESPONDED TO ALL MATERIAL AND TIMELY COMMENTS OR WRITTEN INQUIRIES
• Similarly, for Rule 59G-6, the sunset of Rules 6.010 and 6.045 removes the payment methodology for nursing

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There is a certificate of recognition for Gadsden Independent School District.
• And I think we'll just now go to the Certificate of Recognition for Gadsden Independent School District
• So I would yield to Senator Cervantes on a certificate of recognition for Gadsden Independent Schools
• Thank you, Senator Svanthas, do you have a Gadsden Independent School District certificate?
• You have to meet and maintain professional development and certification pathways.

Keywords: 996, all

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• She started in nursing<00:04:23.520> and<00:04:23.680> then<00:04:23.840> became
• <00:04:24.160> a<00:04:24.320> neurologist nursing and then became a neurologist nursing
• The bill also prohibits a certificate.
• <00:44:42.319> um multiple points of use certificates um multiple points of use certificates
• of MPU certificates of MPU certificates to<00:44:47.920> require<00:44:48.319> an<

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation by Rabbi Ari Goldstein, whose remarks were journalized at the request of the senator from District 33. The chamber then recognized the doctor of the day, Dr. Maryann Lamont, for her 50 years in medicine and her work in neurology and stroke care, and also thanked a legislative aide, Samantha Briggs, who is leaving for law school. The presiding officer noted a quorum was present and moved into the day’s floor work. The Senate handled several messages and committee reports, including a conference committee appointment on Senate Bill 18, which concerns provisional social work licensure. In Finance, the chamber advanced Senate Bill 246 on Health Services Cost Review Commission member terms, Senate Bill 370 on acupuncture board revisions, Senate Bill 564 creating a Division of Data Protection in the Attorney General’s office and a related work group, Senate Bill 782 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, Senate Bill 808 on health insurance provider panel requirements, Senate Bill 849 on agricultural equipment warranties, Senate Bill 867 on the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission, and Senate Bill 982 on mutual insurance holding companies converting back to mutual insurers. Most of these bills were reported favorably with technical or conforming amendments, which were adopted without objection, and each was ordered printed for third reading. The committee also considered several House bills with Senate cross-files or identical measures. These included House Bill 118 on money transmitter licensing, House Bills 339 and 512 on Anne Arundel County Board of License Commissioners compensation, House Bill 1100 on telecommunications infrastructure protections, House Bill 1395 on agricultural equipment warranties, House Bill 1473 creating Maryland’s Future Board, House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, House Bill 278 codifying the Longevity Ready Maryland plan, and House Bill 746 on collaborative care model coverage and cost-sharing limits. In each case, the committee reports were adopted, amendments were approved where offered, and the bills were advanced to third reading or passed for third reading, with no recorded opposition on the floor.

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• I'll talk a little bit more about that in a second, and the emergency management disaster science certificate
• management disaster science certificate management disaster science certificate programs<00:03:29.680
• And sometimes it's as simple as we had a lot of assistance we provided to nursing homes and even some
• I know in Perry County, when the flooding happened, we had a nursing home that reached out that night
• <01:24:58.560> home<01:24:58.719> that happened we had a nursing home that happened

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from the previous meeting, and heard a presentation from Western Kentucky University’s Disaster Science Operations Center. WKU described its multidisciplinary disaster science effort, including meteorology, emergency management, the Kentucky State Climate Center, the Kentucky Mesonet, and the Disaster Science Operations Center, which was created in 2021 and serves as an operational hub for forecasting, emergency planning, crisis management, training, and decision support. Speakers emphasized applied learning, student field work, partnerships with industry and event venues, and a five-year NSF/UK-led research project focused on weather hazards, disaster preparedness, and building a statewide disaster database to improve mitigation and resilience. Members asked about flooding, the relationship to EKU’s program, Tennessee’s capabilities, and the timeline and goals for the research project; WKU said the data collection is underway and that the evidence suggests tornado risk is shifting east and occurring more at night. A WKU graduate student also described the value of hands-on storm-chasing and operational forecasting experience, saying it helped prepare her for work in forecasting and emergency management. Members asked about her motivation for joining the program and about the practical realities of storm chasing. The discussion also touched on whether Kentucky’s tornado risk is shifting east; WKU said the evidence from tornado observations and other studies points in that direction, with added concern about nighttime events and communicating warnings to vulnerable communities. The task force then heard from Amy Shaquinn of the Mayfield Graves County Long-Term Recovery Group, who outlined the county-level recovery process after the 2021 tornadoes. She said Kentucky ranks among the top states for federally declared disasters, has seen a high number of tornadoes in recent years, and also faces major flood risk and earthquake concerns along the New Madrid fault. Shaquinn stressed the distinction between immediate response and long-term recovery, explaining that response covers rescue, cleanup, temporary housing, and short-term assistance, while recovery is the longer effort to restore survivors to safe, sanitary, and secure housing through local long-term recovery groups. She said community-led recovery is essential and that preparedness and mitigation follow once immediate recovery needs are addressed.

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• It would nursing home program integrity.
• <00:42:02.520> home prior to VBR, and it pays a nursing home prior to VBR, and it pays a nursing
• projects at the nursing home. projects at the nursing home.
• I've got I mean, I got nursing Okay?
• <01:25:20.640> workforce care home care nursing workforce care home care nursing workforce

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• carrying around their birth certificate carrying around their birth certificate or<02:40:16.560>
• certificate looks like or not?
• certificate, she's able to try out. certificate, she's able to try out.
• > birth<03:00:40.479> certificate what a legitimate birth certificate what a legitimate
• birth certificates of your teammates." birth certificates of your teammates."

Keywords: 1191, senate, all