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HI
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  • </c> any questions about the parking program. any questions about the parking program.
  • </c> using vaping and edibles in schools. using vaping and edibles in schools.
  • We have a school-based program.
  • Is it you know just a ongoing program?
  • So there are schools that have fentinyl.
Summary: The House Committee on Health held its first hearing of the session and opened with housekeeping notes, introductions of members, and an explanation that the agenda would be taken out of order to accommodate a sign language interpreter. The committee first heard HB 469, relating to parking for disabled persons. Testimony from the Disability and Communications Access Board and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill, explaining that a travel placard would help people with disabilities who must travel interisland or to the mainland for medical care. Members asked about emergency travel, misuse prevention, and how to distinguish the travel placard from existing disabled parking placards; witnesses said the bill would need to be tied to administrative rules, and agreed the placard should clearly show an expiration date and likely be a different color. No vote was taken. The committee then heard HB 218, relating to hospital surgical smoke. The Department of Health supported the measure, and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii supported it with amendments, saying hospitals already follow existing standards but that any new policy should account for different procedures and provider safety. A committee member questioned the proposed amendment language and whether it was too flexible; the witness explained the intent was to allow case-by-case application because some procedures generate only brief exposure. Members also asked what surgical smoke is, and the witness explained it is produced when electrical or cauterizing tools are used on tissue and creates vapor or fumes. The bill remained under discussion with no final action reported. The committee next took up HB 814, which would fund a public information campaign and related services on cannabis use among youth. The Department of the Attorney General said the bill should be amended to clarify whether the funding would be used for contracts or grants and to include proper grant standards if grants are intended. The Department of Health supported the bill and said the funds would expand prevention, treatment, recovery, and public education efforts, including social media outreach, PSAs, and school-based youth services. Multiple organizations and individuals testified in support, emphasizing the harms of youth cannabis use and the need for prevention and treatment resources. Members asked what the department currently does, whether it is fulfilling existing law on science-based cannabis information, and what kinds of treatment would be provided; the department said services would mainly be intensive outpatient, outpatient, counseling, and related youth-focused supports. No vote was taken during the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Mar 27th, 2025

S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

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  • If you require assistance in registering or testifying, please speak to our assistant clerk at the desk
  • That program is what sets the financial eligibility criteria for the Medicaid program.
  • But the bottom line is that The NBCC program is in statute. The BCCS program is in the budget.
  • For school counselors, you need a master's degree in school counseling with a practicum, as well as many
  • When a family applies for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the Health and Human
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25

Health Finance and Policy

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  • </c><00:12:39.320><c> yet</c> haven't graduated from med school yet haven't graduated from med school
  • </c><00:30:10.200><c> commissioner</c> Myra Kunis uh the assistant commissioner Myra Kunis uh the assistant
  • </c> the underlying Bill medical assistance the underlying Bill medical assistance account<00:42:51.000
  • , medical assistance, and MinnesotaCare in section one.
  • , medical assistance, and MinnesotaCare in section one.
TX
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  • So is that 90,000 times schools, 90,000 times cities, 90,000? You see what I'm saying?
  • And then they're generally trying to get their stuff done prior to their school year.
  • I work in government relations for the Texas Association of School Boards.
  • However, schools are funded on ADA, which is enrollment minus attendance, which is significant.
  • Have a ball program? Well, some, I think, do.
Bills: HB17, HB23
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Aug 22nd, 2025

Ways & Means

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  • Travis County approved a childcare program last year.
  • Our school passed a school bond for a new middle school in West Odessa.
  • That middle school goes into play in August of 2026.
  • A year in unreimbursed property tax revenue that's exempted based on that program.
  • The construction price index is up 10%. Construction concrete actually peaked a year ago at 35%.
Bills: HB17, HB23, SB 10
KY
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  • That's why you have a the school.
  • </c> from Frankfurt and 171 different school from Frankfurt and 171 different school districts.<00:09
  • As far as school-based, uh, the topics range from the election to the school-based council.
  • them either school-based call them either school-based decisionmaking<00:10:41.440><c> investigations
  • </c> the election to the school-based the election to the school-based council.<00:10:51.440><c> We</
Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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  • Members, there's a resource witness for the program.
  • assistance to individuals who lose their employment.
  • It does not impact Texas' 13-week extended benefit program, which is a joint federally state-funded program
  • And that's not because they're getting kicked off the program.
  • I'm assigned to the service contract providers and administrators program.
Bills: HB112, HB199, HCR9
Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.
TX
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  • So it comes from the Foundation School Program? That's right.
  • Schools that are implementing this program are seeing less pronounced gaps from COVID-19, which is exactly
  • But also for school systems that have started these programs and are doing it to some extent, to really
  • the importance of technical assistance, so that school districts can implement the Teacher Incentive
  • and evaluate a comprehensive school counseling program that conforms to the most recent edition of the
Bills: SB26, SB 26
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • , administration of the program, intermediary of the program.
  • , administration of the program, intermediary of the program.
  • When a parent drops their child off at school or puts them on a bus, they're trusting that that school
  • to us from the Louisiana Center for School Safety Program Director.
  • to us from the Louisiana Center for School Safety Program Director.
Summary: The House met with 89 members present and began with prayer, the pledge, and routine journal and leave requests. The early part of the session was largely ceremonial, with multiple personal privilege remarks recognizing visiting groups and special days at the Capitol, including St. Bernard Parish Day, Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association Day, ARPEC members, retired public servant Barney Arsenault, Deaf History Month, Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Young Farmers and Ranchers, Louisiana Housing Corporation participants, and Louisiana Hospital Day. The chamber also received Senate messages, including concurrence in several House concurrent resolutions, Senate passage of a number of bills, and a list of Senate resolutions lying over. The House then moved through a long series of resolutions and bills, many of them adopted without objection. Among the measures approved were resolutions designating or commending various observances and groups, and bills addressing inmate documentation upon release, court filings on letter-sized paper, safe harbor protections for trafficking victims, public benefits verification, travel meal reimbursement limits for state employees, the Governor’s Task Force on Impaired Driving, school emergency operation plans, justice of the peace jurisdiction in East Baton Rouge Parish, unaffiliated voter participation in party primaries, electronic monitoring rules, crime victims’ compensation terminology, the indigent defender fund threshold for small municipalities, sex offender identification procedures, the Office of State Public Defender, microbrewery special-event permits, alternative power sources for nursing facilities, relay attack device penalties, and a capital-case intellectual disability bill. Several of these passed overwhelmingly; some were temporarily returned to the calendar or tabled after passage. A few bills drew more discussion. HB 335 on citizenship verification for public benefits passed 77-17. HB 398, limiting meal reimbursements for state travel to GSA rates with an exception process, passed 62-32 after questions about scope and lodging. HB 906 on presidential preference primary qualification and party rules for unaffiliated voters passed 68-19. HB 897, protecting health data collected by pregnancy centers and imposing fines for unauthorized disclosure, passed 94-0 after an amendment and questions about its application. HB 1107 on intellectual disabilities in capital cases passed 75-11 after amendments informed by disability advocates. HB 1187, allowing Citizens Property Insurance to direct certain emergency assessment overages to the Fortify Homes Program or reserves, passed 87-9. HB 1220 on the State Board of Medical Examiners passed 95-0. The House also reconsidered and successfully revived HB 225 after suspending the rules, and several bills were returned to the calendar for later consideration, including HB 689 before it was later brought back and passed 84-7 after amendment. The session concluded with notice of additional Senate messages and upcoming floor scheduling.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 29th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

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  • Foster Promise Program and Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Tech Award, reported favorably
  • When a parent drops their child off at school or puts them on a bus, they're trusting that that school
  • comes to us from the Louisiana Center for School Safety Program Director.
  • Members, this bill speaks to the crime victims' reparations program.
  • Madam Clerk. to a fortify homes program.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

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  • And the last thing is an exemption from division of construction management for some relatively small
  • 20.320><c> of</c> thing is an exemption from division of thing is an exemption from division of construction
  • <00:04:20.959><c> management</c><00:04:21.440><c> for</c><00:04:21.680><c> some</c> construction management
  • for some construction management for some relatively<00:04:22.800><c> small</c><00:04:23.199><c> projects
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Feb 24th, 2026

Administrative Rules

Summary: The committee met in a new room and took up a package of 10 bills, mostly sunset extensions. Chairman Kendrick explained that although the bills were drafted as one-year extensions, he moved committee amendments on each to change the sunset date from 2027 to 2031 so the agencies would stay on a five-year cycle and avoid having too many sunsets come due in the same year. The committee adopted the amendments, and the bills were then presented and advanced. The bills extended the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (HB 3000), Child Death Review Board (HB 3001), Commission on County Government Personnel Education and Training (HB 3002), Board of Chiropractic Examiners (HB 3003), Board of Examiners of Optometry (HB 3004), Oklahoma Climatological Survey (HB 3005), Oklahoma Advisory on Indian Education (HB 3006), Environmental and Natural Resources Advisory Councils (HB 3007), and Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence (HB 3008). HB 4319 was a separate policy bill changing the Administrative Procedures Act to require specific and explicit statutory authority, codifying a common-law requirement. Most bills passed unanimously after the amendments, with HB 3007 passing 9-2. After the bill votes, Chairman Kendrick returned to the chair and gave an update on administrative rules work, saying the committee was preparing multiple rules bundles and resolutions for floor consideration. He emphasized that fiscal analyses marked “unknown” are unacceptable under the Administrative Procedures Act and the Raines Act, and that agencies must provide a comprehensive analysis or use “zero” or “none” instead. The meeting then adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Aug 22nd, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

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  • This includes several of our school districts, including the school district in my district, Tomball
  • So that's how the program works.
  • Have this type of program.
  • schools.
  • Charter schools are public schools, but they're not school districts.
Bills: HB26, HB73, SB 14, HB46
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • And offer assistance to other people.
  • <c> helps</c> her dad and I. assistive tech that helps her dad and I. assistive tech that helps her<00
  • </c> likely lose are Lydia's assisted likely lose are Lydia's assisted technology,<00:45:14.720><c> her
  • </c><01:10:07.199><c> Federal</c> programs or networks change. Federal programs or networks change.
  • </c><01:30:03.600><c> It's</c> the ones that need the program. It's the ones that need the program.
Bills: HF3174, HF3800
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Mar 4th, 2026

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

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  • thousand bills that come before us every year and I'm not an expert on any constitutional law and law school
  • 37.440><c> law</c> expert on any constitutional law and law expert on any constitutional law and law school
  • 38.480><c> read</c><00:35:38.720><c> these</c><00:35:38.960><c> things</c><00:35:39.200><c> and</c> school
  • I have read these things and school.
Bills: HB433, HB443
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

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  • Upper Basin program.
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