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• We need to drug test our legislators. Read between the lines. We need to drug test our legislators.
• So we've really got to work hard to get kids the education they need.
• needs.
• into consideration future and involving workforce needs.
• We need to grow the things that are unique.

Summary: The committee heard and voted on two higher education bills before moving to a long series of university and college board appointment confirmations. CS/SB 742 would let charter schools directly access the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program for career and technical education programs tied to industry certifications, and would expand the money-back guarantee requirement from three to six programs at career centers and Florida College System institutions. A question was raised about whether the charter school access could reduce district funding or grant availability; the sponsor said it could, depending on available funds. The bill was supported by one appearance form and was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 892, which codifies the Florida State University Election Law Center so it can continue and receive recurring funding. The sponsor and FSU witnesses said the center is nonpartisan and focused on evidence-based research, especially on election administration issues related to natural disasters and public confidence in elections. After testimony and questions, including about the center’s scope and funding, the bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting consisted of testimony from numerous appointees to boards of trustees for state colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, Valencia College, New College, Pensacola State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Florida, St. Johns River State College, Palm Beach State College, Santa Fe College, Daytona State College, and Florida Atlantic University. Most nominees emphasized their personal ties to the institutions, support for workforce education, student success, and local economic development. Several highlighted priorities such as keeping tuition affordable, expanding internships and career pathways, strengthening nursing and other workforce programs, and improving graduation and retention rates. Some appointees also described campus-specific goals, including research growth at FAU and Harbor Branch, community engagement at New College, and continued support for health care workforce partnerships at FGCU. The most notable exchange came during testimony from Dr. Joel Rudman for the Pensacola State College board, where Senator Leek questioned him extensively about prior public comments that appeared to reference threats and drug testing legislators. Rudman said his remarks were aimed at Florida House members and not the Senate, denied any knowledge of illicit drug use by current or former senators, and said he was speaking candidly as a private citizen. Public testimony on his nomination included both support and strong opposition, with one speaker praising his community service and another warning about his alleged disruptive behavior and social media posts. The committee also heard from several supporters and appointees who were not questioned further, and the meeting ended with plans to vote on the appointments after all testimony was completed.

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• <00:26:35.640> analysis<00:26:36.360> and analysis analysis and analysis analysis and conclusion
• <00:26:39.880> overly conclusion this analysis may seem overly conclusion this analysis may
• we have to balance safety with we need we have to balance safety with we need to<01:19:35.199>
• <01:31:32.840> of<01:31:33.000> those<01:31:33.199> needing fulfill the needs
• of those needing fulfill the needs of those needing protections<01:31:34.960> thank<01:31:35.119

Bills: HF1662, HF1224, HF1836, HF1367, HF1168, HF1999, HF1792, HF102, HF2127, HF104

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, foreclosure

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• That's what I need. Thank you. Any other questions? Thank you for that. That's what I need.
• It's not that we're meeting the needs. So thank you for that.
• All we need is just please introduce yourself." "Good afternoon. Mr.
• Also, in the LESC bill analysis on page 2 under substantive issues...
• And for the reasons you have stated, there is need for it, importantly.

Bills: SB64, SB19, SB44, SB83

Keywords: special education, office of special education, deputy secretary, public education department, IEP, individualized education program, students with disabilities, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, dyslexia, dyslexia screening, structured literacy, reading intervention, multilayered system of supports, MTSS, student assistance team, free appropriate public education, FAPE, special education compliance, charter schools

Transcript Highlights:

• WE NEED TO CALL IT EDUCATION.
• WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER BILL?
• Yes, our kids need to read. They need to eat, but we wouldn't tell them...
• THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
• That we don't need.

Bills: HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29, SB 5, SB 262, HB 11, HJR 72, HB 106, HB 18, HB 48, HB 27, HB 37, HB 1481, HB 581, HB 1696, HB 2216, HB 1035, HB 1633, HB 742, HB 754, HB 1689, HB 1690, HB 2669, HB 391, HB 517, HB 1024, HB 1607, HB 252, HB 1716, HB 1562, HB 4116, HB 1866, HB 1741, HB 2103, HB 2637, HB 2884, HB 503, HB 1089, HB 2986, HB 972, HB 502, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 796, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 589, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 1360, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 2337, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2391, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 1749, HB 3109, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2001, HB 2798, HB 107, HCR 29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives conducted legislative business including prayer, pledge, and voting on multiple bills. Key legislation included HB 1105 expanding Florida Bright Futures Scholarship eligibility, HB 443 on charter school regulations (passed 83-23), and HB 1539 on materials harmful to minors (passed 81-29) after extensive debate about book challenges in schools. Other bills addressed education funding, law enforcement benefits, parole guidelines, and various local issues. The Speaker announced budget negotiations with the Senate have stalled, with disagreements over spending levels and tax cuts. The House will not meet this weekend as originally planned. Session adjourned until tomorrow at 10 AM.

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• <00:03:31.480> And do not need THC warning symbols. And do not need THC warning symbols.
• um improves the annual market analysis um improves the annual market analysis uh<00:05:26.840>
• We need to you're absolutely right.
• We need to get real and think about what your constituents need to survive.
• <01:52:43.840> to so I maybe we need to so I maybe we need to revert. revert. revert.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Does that meet your needs?
• I think that's really what we need here if we're going to operate it.
• I think staff analysis, right?
• They don't have the support they need, they don't have the staff that they need, and they don't get to
• We don't need a statute. We don't need to do anything.

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• needs is very important. meet the needs and that we give them the tools to do the work they need to
• It can only be used for analysis.
• I don't need the sponsor to yield.
• Is all of that need to be graded? Mr.
• We've got one rescission that Senator Tobiasson needs to do.

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• If they had a hearing or they needed something to occur, they would need a trial date.
• If they had a hearing or they needed something to occur, they would need a trial date.
• It needs more. It needs a lot of magistrates. It may need some more case managers.
• At high risk and with high needs.
• Because Jennifer Grandal, any drug court judge can call her and say, I need funding, I need resources

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.

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• going to buy a product that they need. going to buy a product that they need.
• We need to do permanent relief.
• them may want to stay in, but we need them may want to stay in, but we need more<00:34:00.080>
• understand that you need help from us. understand that you need help from us.
• needing statutory changes in the future. needing statutory changes in the future.

Bills: HF3732

Keywords: workforce development, unemployment benefits, youth training, economic development, grants, job creation

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• No need to go line by line, of the bill.
• On the refund front, we also did some analysis on that front.
• On the refund front, we also did some analysis on that front.
• case you need anything from us. case you need anything from us.
• the breakers that you don't need. the breakers that you don't need. Right?

Bills: SF0095, SF0107, SF0112

Keywords: driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all

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• So in the federal needs<00:26:54.080> analysis<00:26:54.640> it<00:26:54.880> says
• c><00:26:55.760> you<00:26:55.919> know<00:26:56.080> taking needs analysis it says
• you know taking needs analysis it says you know taking into<00:26:56.640> consideration<00:26
• With this change, it matches what the federal needs analysis is saying the family contributes.
• With this change, it matches what the federal needs analysis is saying the family contributes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:34:18.119> that identified other contracted needs that identified other contracted needs
• and making this decision or do we need and making this decision or do we need to<01:02:11.720>
• found and here are the changes you need found and here are the changes you need to<01:34:27.639>
• a<03:52:33.319> place<03:52:33.479> to needed Medicaid they needed a place to needed
• We had prioritized needs. We did not submit any prioritized needs here.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III convened a work session on the DHHS budget, with the chair noting there would be no votes and that the committee would spend the day hearing from the commissioner’s office. Nathan White, DHHS Chief Financial Officer, opened with the Division of Finance/Office of Business Operations, explaining that the unit supports the department through daily financial management, AP/AR, audit work, expense projections, transfers, and procurement functions such as contracts, amendments, RFPs/RFAs, and grants management. He also described the division’s revenue and reporting work, including federal draws, CMS-64 reporting, and the public assistance cost allocation plan, and said the department had centralized rate-setting work and a small team handling Medicaid rate analysis and nursing facility rebase work. Members asked about vacancies, turnover, and budget changes. White said the division had 18 positions unfunded in the governor’s budget, reducing personal services from about $10.8 million to $9.9 million, and estimated the division’s vacancy rate at about 11 percent, below the department average. He said turnover was relatively low, with one retirement at the manager level and higher turnover mainly at lower AP-level positions. He also explained that some budget lines reflected reallocations rather than new spending, including fringe benefits centralized elsewhere and an EBT card contract moved into this unit because the staff member overseeing it works in Finance. When asked about a rent/lease increase, he said it was due to higher copier leasing costs under a statewide DAS contract. White highlighted several management and technology improvements. He said a business intelligence tool procured in 2022, using Salesforce and Excel-based data, helped DHHS better track federal revenue and maintenance-of-effort spending, reducing FY24 General Fund lapse by about 70 percent and federal/other revenue lapse by 88 percent compared with FY23; he warned that the tool is not funded in the current budget. He also described Lean Six Sigma efforts in the contracts team, training for vendors and nonprofits on procurement and indirect cost rules, and a Finance Academy to standardize policies and procedures. On the contracts side, he said the department uses Smartsheet for project management and DocuSign for electronic signatures, which cut contract execution time dramatically, but noted DocuSign is also not funded in the governor’s budget. The session ended as the committee prepared to move on to the Employee Assistance Program presentation.

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• <00:01:43.520> The<00:01:43.680> three need to address that purpose.
• The three need to address that purpose.
• <00:02:24.160> that were restored if you need that were restored if you need that information
• <00:03:13.120> either were several items that needed either were several items that needed
• <00:19:34.559> to four because again there was need to four because again there was need to

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• WHAT YOU MEAN THEY NEED A HOME CURRENTLY FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE?
• SO, YOU DON'T NEED TO CREATE EXCHANGE. YOU JUST NEED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT THESE THINGS EXIST.
• THE GUARDIANS OF HEALTH CARE NOW NEED SAFEGUARDING.
• WE NEED YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. I WANT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
• THE DAY THAT WE QUIT TRYING TO IMPROVE IS THE DAY WE NEED TO QUIT.

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• <00:02:32.000> Chair, analysis, please. Sure. Uh Mr. Chair, analysis, please. Sure.
• > DNR's<00:08:12.639> permitting needed to improve DNR's permitting needed to improve DNR's
• but the work of this state still needs but the work of this state still needs to<00:22:44.960>
• This planning is a real need.
• This planning is a real need. climate. This planning is a real need.

Bills: HF2439

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, 1183, house

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• So this fraud impact analysis and report would require money to do the report and the study.
• <00:24:41.760> and Uh so this uh fraud impact analysis and Uh so this uh fraud impact analysis
• So, we don't need a new—I'm sorry, Senator Champion. I'm sorry, Mr. Chair.
• I don't think we need to take it off. All right. Thank you, Senator. Any further thoughts?
• I don't think we need to take it off. All right. Thank you, Senator. Any further thoughts?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is something that I think we need to find a solution for.
• probably needs to be done on the statute.
• We still need more money. I hope we can get some flood money from somewhere, but we need this.
• But you know, there is a lot of need for capital outlay.
• I've got parts that need to be fixed up.

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• TO RECEIVE A SUBSIDY YOU WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A PLAN ON THE EXCHANGE.
• MORE PLACES FOR THEM TO SHOP FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE NEEDS.
• THEN HAVE YOU DONE ANY ANALYSIS.
• IT WILL BE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON WHAT RULES THERE ARE AND WHAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW.
• , MY HEALTHCARE NEEDS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THAN SOMEONE ELSE'S HEALTH CARE NEEDS.

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• communities need.
• So there does need to be guardrails that are developed, and they need to be So there does need to be
• We need to make sure that we see.
• I don't need to belabor the point.
• We do need to listen to our districts, and we do need to do all that we can do to ensure that we are

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, approved dispensing with the previous day’s journal, and then took up a long third-reading file. Early procedural actions included moving AB 1589 to the inactive file and continuing reconsideration items. The chamber then considered a series of bills largely focused on immigration enforcement, detention, worker protections, child care, voting access, and related public services. Several immigration-related measures passed, including AB 2393 on damages for false imprisonment/arrest, AB 1994 on an immigrant victims’ rights and resources card, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 1633 imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, AB 1650 requiring decals on rental vehicles used for enforcement, AB 1655 protecting CalWORKs benefits when a child is detained, and AB 1896 disqualifying people who participated in immigration enforcement from certain public employment. AB 2230, which would bar immigration enforcement near polling places and child care facilities, also passed after extensive debate. Supporters framed these bills as accountability and protection for vulnerable communities; opponents argued they targeted federal law enforcement, were unnecessary, or raised constitutional concerns. AB 1851 on statewide school mental-health guidance also passed unanimously. After the midday recess, the Assembly returned and continued with more bills tied to immigration impacts and child welfare. AB 2379 passed with urgency, requiring child care providers to be informed of constitutional rights and trained on protections when confronted by immigration enforcement. AB 2460 passed to update school behavioral-health referral protocols for students affected by immigration enforcement trauma. AB 2495 passed to expand prohibitions on employer immigration-related threats, and AB 2662 was presented as a way for California to monitor and document federal enforcement actions and report on their community impacts. Throughout the day, the floor featured repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real problems or were political messaging, but the measures that came to a vote generally advanced with majority support.

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• May our efforts here today and every day be blessed with the power and victory needed. to finally usher
• President: We have one more introduction and an important one we need to get back to quickly.
• to be seen, patients need to be seen by their physician.
• This coincides with an increase in the needs of the children removed from their homes.
• a family who can address those needs.

Keywords: 998, house, all