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• Last year's statewide assessment estimated that needed dam improvements would cost at least $1 billion
• a 15-year licensing process, increases inspection requirements, modernizes design standards, and improves
• Just as importantly, this legislation was improved through the committee process and the substitution
• Just as importantly, this legislation was improved through the committee process and the substitute that
• We want it improved.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• Bus Patrol, refused to provide the detailed data that would allow us to evaluate claim safety improvements
• the methodological rigor of the Quality Education Model will require... ...improving the methodological
• must insist on a responsive education system that has research-informed and iterative processes to improve
• Bringing expertise to inform improvements is not a problematic moving of goalposts, but it is a strategic
• way of making sure that we are improving education in Oregon and that professionals are included at

Keywords: 907, all

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• require that this new coordinator prepare an annual report with findings and recommendations for improving
• compliance and allows the coordinator to issue non-legal guidance or request strategic improvement plans
• She did not give me her— ...improvement.
• OWA works to advance gender equity and improve outcomes for women and girls across Delaware through policy
• OWA works to advance gender equity and improve outcomes for women and girls across Delaware through policy

Bills: SB293, SB279

Keywords: SB 293, youth camp, child care licensing, Office of Child Care Licensing, OCCL, American Camp Association, ACA accreditation, Purchase of Care, POC reimbursement, summer camp, school-age child care, child care exemption, Division of Public Health permit, Title 14, Delaware Department of Education, health and safety standards, child care provider reimbursement, summer child care, camp licensing, license exemption

Summary: The Senate Education Committee approved the June 10 minutes and then heard House Bill 447, which would create a framework for voluntary child care cost-sharing partnerships among the state, employers, community sponsors, and families. Supporters said the bill is meant to help make child care more affordable and support workforce participation by using the existing Interagency Resource Management Committee to coordinate planning and funding. Committee discussion focused on how the tri-share model would work, who would participate, and whether it would reach lower-income families; no public comment was offered on the bill. The committee then took up House Bill 300, as amended, which would establish a statewide Title IX coordinator within the Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, data collection, and oversight for interscholastic athletics in grades 6 through 12. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the position would help schools comply with Title IX, improve consistency, and make athletic participation and spending data more transparent; opponents or skeptics questioned whether a new DOE position was needed and whether districts were already meeting their obligations. The sponsor and witnesses responded that existing federal data are delayed and incomplete, that some Delaware schools have participation gaps, and that a state-level coordinator would provide needed support and accountability. Public comment on HB 300 included testimony from the Delaware State Education Association, the Delaware Association of School Administrators, the Delaware School Sports Network, and the Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy, all generally supporting the bill or its goals. DASA noted it remained neutral but appreciated changes made in House Amendment 1 to reduce reporting burden. After public comment, the chair asked members to sign the bill release forms for the two bills heard, and the committee adjourned.

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• She is active in volunteering and advocacy roles to help improve access to high-quality mental health
• She is active in volunteering and advocacy roles to help improve access to high-quality mental health
• Arizona has an opportunity to improve its state's policy.
• Arizona has an opportunity to improve its state's policies to accelerate access to diagnosis and care
• interventions that can improve quality of life and long-term health outcomes.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It improves how Florida handles building permits and inspections without compromising safety or local
• Limiting parks to passive uses is also an important improvement.
• Thank you again for your work to improve the clarity, the structure, and the conservation.
• The amendment has improved this piece of legislation.
• I definitely would like to see this improved so that when it does get to the floor, if it gets to the

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• Senate Bill 434 requires that the increase in just value attributable to improvements made to increase
• Changes or improvements made to increase the property's resistance to wind damage include, but are not
• limited to, improving the strength, Seeing no further debate on the bill is amended.
• limited to improving the strength, To increase the property's resistance to wind damage include, but
• are not limited to, improving the strength of the roof deck attachment, installing a secondary water

Bills: S0110, S0434, S0856

Keywords: property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property

Summary: The committee heard and passed three bills before moving to a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSantis? [sic], would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes for residential properties using prescribed methods and DOR-developed formulas rather than the current owner’s tax bill. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency and help homebuyers avoid surprise tax and escrow increases. The bill was reported favorably after debate about making sure the estimate appears on realtor and platform sites for first-time buyers. SB 110, by Senator Arrington, was amended and then reported favorably. The bill clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead tax exemption even if the lease ends upon the tenant’s death, aligning those leaseholds with life estates for estate-planning purposes. The amendment, supported by the Florida Bar’s real property, probate and trust law section, clarified that lease provisions terminating at death are valid under current law. SB 434, by Senator Leak, was also reported favorably; it would prevent property tax assessments from reflecting increased just value attributable to wind-hardening improvements such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and roof-to-wall reinforcements. The committee then received an update from staff director Azar Khan on the new general revenue forecast. He said collections had been running slightly above estimate overall, but the Revenue Estimating Conference reduced corporate income tax projections because of weaker recent collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while increasing some other revenue sources. Members then discussed the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which staff said would significantly reduce Florida corporate income tax revenue, with a large first-year impact driven by retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation, research expensing, and business interest deductions. Senators and the appropriations chair said the forecast and federal changes would affect budget planning, and the committee adjourned after noting the bills had been favorably reported and the meeting was complete.

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• Second, it dramatically improves the experience for poll workers and voters.
• This improves the experience for everyone by reducing processing time and expanding ballot capabilities
• This<00:04:24.400> improves<00:04:24.800> the<00:04:25.040> experience<00:04:25.520
• > for This improves the experience for This improves the experience for everyone everyone everyone
• These test scenarios will allow us to identify any areas needing improvement and refine our processes

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:14 Approval of Minutes 00:00:40 State Board of Elections 00:00:56, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met to hear an update from the State Board of Elections on its Bluegrass Books electronic poll book system. Rachel Pointer and Richard House described the project as an in-house modernization effort intended to improve security, customization, integration with the voter registration system, reduce voter wait times, streamline supplemental and provisional ballot processing, and provide year-round local support to county clerks and poll workers. They emphasized that the system is already a working product, not just a concept, and showed a workflow demonstration of voter lookup, signature capture, ballot issuance, manual lookup, and handling voters who have already voted. The agency also outlined the financial rationale for the project, saying the state currently lacks dedicated funding for replacing the iPads used for election-day poll books and that counties now bear vendor maintenance and support costs. Under Bluegrass Books, the state would seek to cover hardware replacement, maintenance, and on-site support through future appropriations, potentially using bulk purchasing to lower costs. When asked about the size of the appropriation request, the presenters said it was not yet finalized but noted roughly 7,000 devices are deployed statewide and replacement would likely be phased rather than done all at once. Members asked about security and whether the e-poll book could affect vote totals. The Board explained that the e-poll book is separate from ballot casting, that voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet, and that the poll book is networked only to update check-ins and prevent double voting. They said the device is locked down to the poll book application and can operate offline until connectivity returns. A member also asked how to recruit more poll workers; the response suggested higher pay is the main incentive, along with outreach to schools, community colleges, and possible pilot programs involving professionals. The meeting concluded without any votes or formal action beyond approval of minutes, and the next meeting was announced for January 29, weather permitting.

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• This bill has to do with improving crime clearance rates across the state of.
• It's a priority for both my office and law enforcement to improve those numbers.
• Addressing these issues is essential for improving clearance rates and ensuring justice for victims and
• This investment not only improves the chance of solving existing cases but also acts as a deterrent against
• robust and sustained commitment to ensure that investigations are properly resourced and to further improve

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• So this is to promote responsible spending and improved accountability.
• So this is to promote responsible spending and improved accountability.
• To promote responsible spending and improved accountability, it is important for the districts to provide
• We made a couple recommendations on where they could improve.
• They hired the consultant to help them facilitate making improvements in that area.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee received a presentation from Auditor General staff on recurring findings from audits of district school boards, colleges, and universities. For school districts, the main issues discussed included missing or outdated safe-school officer training documentation, weak purchasing-card controls, vendor banking-change fraud risks, incomplete background screenings and disqualification-list procedures, missing website budget disclosures, excessive or untimely IT access, late deactivation of former employees’ access, missed emergency drill deadlines, inaccurate capital outlay and resiliency education records, weak tangible property inventories, adult education reporting errors, untimely bank reconciliations, and improper use of workforce development funds. The auditors said many of these issues are repeated from prior years and are summarized in their annual report on significant findings and financial trends. For universities and colleges, the auditors highlighted similar control weaknesses, including vendor information change controls, IT access issues, cash and investment reconciliation problems, purchasing and procurement deficiencies, personnel and compensation issues, and student fee compliance concerns. Specific examples included a UF consulting contract totaling about $6 million, FAU underreporting carry-forward balances by about $77 million, UCF’s payment loss of about $107,000 from an email scam tied to vendor changes, and a North Florida College unauthorized transfer involving a few hundred thousand dollars. The committee asked questions about the UF consulting work, the FAU carry-forward issue, and whether the listed findings meant every named entity had every issue; auditors clarified that the lists reflected entities with findings in those categories, not necessarily each specific problem. The committee then turned to enforcement for entities with long-standing uncorrected audit findings. Staff reported 144 entities with 197 findings repeated in three or more successive audit reports and recommended sending letters requesting updated corrective-action status, including for late-filed 2022-2023 reports where appropriate. The committee approved the staff recommendation and directed letters to be sent. The meeting ended with members emphasizing the importance of audit oversight and taxpayer accountability.

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• She said she shares the committee’s and prior testifiers’ goal of improving student nutrition, but she
• We know that CPR, if started right away, can dramatically improve the chance of survival for somebody
• In addition to preventing illness and absenteeism, clean air, indoor air, also improves concentration
• Together, these bills support both immediate action and long-term improvement to Massachusetts schools
• Together, these bills support both immediate action and long-term improvement to Massachusetts schools

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.

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• Is that, has that improved, or we still have the same issues in terms of staff? Yes, sir.
• Just under 800. improved or we still have the same issues in terms of staff? Yes, sir.
• Has that improved, or is that still the big issue?
• So our goal is to reduce juvenile violence and improve public safety.
• We do have improved staffing, and I want to come in to the agency, absolutely true.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It makes numerous improvements in the requirements for auditor training, auditor oversight, and audit
• That's why the legislature commissioned a report on how to improve the funding determination process
• I just want to clarify kind of I guess your take on the amendments and do they improve the ______?
• The clarification improves access to solid evidence-based information.
• Our district is making significant progress to improve academic achievements.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ratios improve.
• <00:42:27.520> Like<00:42:27.760> this patient ratios are improved.
• Like this patient ratios are improved.
• events all improve when nurseto patient<00:42:36.800> ratios<00:42:37.280> improve.
• And yet, even in patient ratios improve.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This helps communities with the cost of transportation improvements that benefit businesses in their
• that are necessary to improve the transportation infrastructure serving a business park or rerouting
• infrastructure improvements such as wastewater<01:01:34.119> treatment<01:01:35.119> uh
• <01:05:17.960> that other infrastructure improvements that other infrastructure improvements
• <01:05:20.440> the are necessary uh to improve the are necessary uh to improve the transportation

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There are places around this big state that need to have the improvements and, most importantly, the
• This portal has already streamlined reporting, improved agency workflow, and improved cybersecurity.
• The PRB delivered these projects... ...workflow and improve cybersecurity.
• But we now have several opportunities to improve and enhance those systems.
• Of note here is the improvement in Fund 5050, which had been headed toward exhaustion.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard budget presentations for the Texas Historical Commission, the Pension Review Board, the Employees Retirement System (ERS), Social Security and benefit replacement pay, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESSRS), and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The Legislative Budget Board outlined recommendations and major changes for each agency, including reductions tied to one-time projects at the Historical Commission, continued funding for courthouse grants, heritage trails, and Holocaust/genocide education, as well as new or modified riders and capital items. For the pension-related items, LBB described funding changes for PRB, ERS, Social Security, and TESSRS, including ERS health plan cost growth driven largely by pharmacy costs, the status of pension funding reforms, and TESSRS’s request for additional state support to address its unfunded liability and staffing needs. Members asked extensive questions about the Historical Commission’s one-time funding, unexpended balance authority, courthouse preservation, the Presidio La Bahia and National Museum of the Pacific War projects, and coordination of Texas history messaging across sites such as the Alamo, San Jacinto, Washington on the Brazos, and other heritage locations. The Historical Commission chair emphasized heritage tourism, economic development, and the need for continued investment in historic sites, staffing, IT modernization, and vehicles. On the pension items, senators discussed PRB oversight of local systems, including the Dallas police and fire pension situation, and ERS investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health costs. ERS officials said the plan remains well funded overall, noted a 2021 cash balance reform and a planned supplemental legacy payment, and explained that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are a major driver of pharmacy spending; they also said the agency is working with the Texas Pharmacy Initiative and that rebates are contractually returned to ERS. For TESSRS, LBB and agency staff said the system serves volunteer and part-paid emergency personnel, is facing an infinite amortization period, and is requesting additional appropriations, staffing, and IT funding, along with a statutory change to allow an actuarially determined state contribution. The agency said it may otherwise need to cut benefits for volunteer firefighters. For CPRIT, LBB reported about $600 million in recommended funding for the biennium and a 10-FTE increase, while the agency described its $6 billion voter-approved program, $3.75 billion in grants awarded to date, and $10.4 million in revenue sharing since 2011. CPRIT’s only exceptional item was a request for a 10% salary increase for two exempt positions. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.

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• <00:37:22.160> plans comprehensive school improvement plans comprehensive school improvement
• And then you can do comprehensive evaluation to improve those data systems.
• And then you can do comprehensive evaluation to improve those data systems.
• And then you can do comprehensive evaluation to improve those data systems.
• <01:25:16.960> systems quality rating and improvement systems quality rating and improvement

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee began with introductions of student guests, including an FCCLA national officer who spoke in support of career and technical education. She emphasized that CTE connects classroom learning to real careers, builds leadership and employability skills, and deserves continued state supplemental funding to keep programs current, expand offerings, and support student organizations. Members thanked her for her remarks and for representing FCCLA students. The committee then considered House Bill 67, a cleanup bill to address unintended consequences from last session’s Senate Bill 181 on traceable communication in schools. Rep. Josh Calloway explained that the substitute clarified definitions of family members, coaches, volunteers, certified/classified/contract employees, and virtual instruction; exempted group messaging, public social media posts, translation services, parent-provided phone numbers, emergency communications, and field trip/work-based learning contacts; and allowed teachers to disclose outside commercial or nonprofit involvement so they can communicate with students for those purposes. He said the bill was developed with input from school boards, administrators, KDE, school HR groups, Kentucky League of Cities, and Farm Bureau. The committee approved the substitute and passed HB 67 favorably. Next, the committee heard House Bill 759, which KDE described as a consistency bill for teacher certification pathways. The bill renames and standardizes alternative certification routes, clarifies content mastery requirements, allows teachers to add certifications more consistently, and lets educators extend certification into lower grade bands if they already hold higher-level certification and pedagogical knowledge. Members asked about chemistry majors, CTE occupational pathways, the veterans pathway, and grade-band “bandwidth”; KDE said the bill preserves the veterans route, does not create a new pathway but reorganizes existing ones, and will help make certification options easier to understand. HB 759 also passed favorably. Finally, Rep. Shane Baker presented House Bill 654, a follow-up to last year’s effort to reduce administrative burdens on schools. He said the bill would eliminate additional reporting requirements, bar KDE from requiring components of a comprehensive improvement plan not expressly required by statute or federal law, and allow EARS to temporarily authorize reports when the legislature is not in session while preserving necessary reporting tied to SEEK funding and school operations. The committee took up the substitute and began discussion of the bill.

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• > welfare<00:04:34.400> outcomes It also improves child welfare outcomes It also improves
• by India is due to a slightly improved by India is due to a slightly improved national<00:24:23.440
• improvements in the revenue forecast. improvements in the revenue forecast.
• Here, the overall outlook has improved Here, the overall outlook has improved since<00:31:31.160
• First, the volatility of revenues driving the forecast improvement.

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• <00:41:05.000> and improvements and improvements and Corrections<00:41:06.800> Mr<00:41
• <00:47:01.319> care contradictory it does not improve care contradictory it does not improve
• creating an incentive for improvement creating an incentive for improvement rather<00:47:40.520>
• When enforcement is inconsistent and punitive, it does not improve care.
• and make sure always want to improve and make sure that<00:51:41.040> we<00:51:41.160> are

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The increased projected balance in both biennia is due to a slightly improved national economic outlook
• the improvements to the revenue forecast. forecast. forecast.
• And that's a big improvement from November, particularly in FY28 and 29.
• <01:02:57.839> people's the surplus, that are improving people's the surplus, that are improving
• <01:11:29.520> its Even if Minnesota were to improve its Even if Minnesota were to improve

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our team managed unprecedented demand and improved performance under pressure.
• unprecedented demand and improve unprecedented demand and improve performance<00:18:40.880> under
• So again, for value for consumers, there's not an improvement in value for them.
• the health of maintain, and improve the health of motans.
• So, that's improve the health of motans.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all