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• COMMITTEE SHOULD COMPLETE AN APPEARANCE FORM AND HAND IT TO A MEMBER OF THE SERGEANTS OFFICE SHOULD YOU SELECT
• Collins: THIS ENSURES CONSISTENCY FROM SB 180 FROM SENATOR DICEGLIE IN HIS BILL FOR THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Let's call the HR Division of Senate Appropriations to order and ask the clerk to call the roll.
• By the time you do the RFP and we select a vendor, it will most likely be winter.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met to finalize changes to the human services budget bill and related amendments. Members discussed several items, including a proposed $5 million appropriation for the Altru Hospital project to address inflationary costs, with the rest of the funding question left for conference committee. They also agreed to keep the 10-year operating requirement language for the project and remove a matching-funds provision that was no longer needed. The committee spent considerable time on the OASIS child welfare IT system. Donna Auckland explained that the project is still in the RFP stage, with vendor selection and contract negotiation likely taking months, and that the system will require 50-50 federal matching authority. Based on that testimony, the committee agreed to reduce the general fund amount from $14 million to $6 million and use a line of credit for the remaining authority, while preserving the federal match authority so the contract can be signed and the project can proceed. Members also approved a technical fix to add governor’s designee language for the Children’s Cabinet, which had been missed in another bill already on the governor’s desk. Keith reviewed updated long sheets showing additional budget adjustments, including provider inflation changes, a $50,000 Family Voices grant, reductions to CARES Act COVID funds, and moving the $5-per-day basic care rate increase from ongoing to one-time funding. No formal votes were recorded in the transcript, and the committee adjourned with plans to reconvene Monday if the final bill version was ready.

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• and Cole, of course, relating to the regulation of risk pools primarily consisting of political. divisions
• dollies are conveyance of real property to criminal justice Senate bill 1334 by Hughes the approval, selection

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• Assigning duties to the principal hub and steering committee, providing for the selection of regional
• Requiring the Motor Vehicle Division of the Taxation and Revenue Department to maintain applications

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• Again, that grant special and selective tax relief to a subset of taxpayers.
• Our largest is our selected services category. This is a tax exemption.
• Our largest is our selected services category. This is a tax exemption.
• I'm the corporate tax division policy and technical manager at the Minnesota Department of Revenue.
• I'm the corporate tax division policy and technical manager at the Minnesota Department of Revenue.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• How about the liquor division? Do we have anyone from the liquor division that would like to opine?
• business council has three divisions. business council has three divisions.
• Then there is the this division.
• And so the this particular division.
• Um, and I division is up here. Okay.

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• :55.199> university<00:06:55.600> board<00:06:55.919> could<00:06:56.080> select
• <00:06:56.400> up state university board could select up state university board could select
• answer, Um, they don't know the answer, but it's my understanding SBI operated as the default selection
• if an employee did not make a selection.
• welcome the state auditor, the assistant fire chief from Rapids, and Miss Hennessy Allen, pension division

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HALC chapter; HB 2984, sales tax credit, tribal taxes; HB 2907, income tax credit, historic fix division
• Over a two-year collaborative effort, the best minds that the people selected have come up with this
• Division has been called. I'm looking forward to yoga. When are we starting now? Thank you.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I'm the Chief Data Officer and the Deputy Director with the Research, Automation, and Data Division.
• We have participated and selected this on the Medi-Cal.
• So as noted in the... agenda, program staff were recently laid off in the Federal Division of Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These include a requirement for the controller to select managers through competitive bidding and a requirement
• And we show you registered as Chief Nimkid on behalf of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, testifying
• And we show you registered as Alan Craddock on behalf of the Texas Department of Insurance Division of

Bills: HB446, HB1609, HB4443, HB4464, HB4735, HB5476

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster

Bills: SB206, SB640, SB667, SB1344, SB1380, SB1423, SB1425, SB1436, SB1484, SB1500, SB1502, SB1503, SB1557, SB1562, SB1572, SB1644, SB1645, SB1794, SB1796, SB1806, SB1849, SB1984, SB2007, SB2074

Keywords: SB206, emergency medical services, EMS, ambulance, 911 response, emergency response, essential services, federal funding, grant funding, public health, health care facility, municipality, county, ambulance service district, tribal entity, public entity, contract ambulance service, Oklahoma, 63 O.S. 2021 Section 1-2502, emergency clause

Bills: HB34, HM7, HM8, HM17, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HM34, HB95, HB111, SB1, HJR1, HM4, HM22

Keywords: HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license

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• ratings for nearby general enrollment public schools serve as a metric for determining development selection

Bills: HB22, SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525

Keywords: emergency communication, broadband, funding, natural disasters, technology, HB 22, Texas broadband development office, comptroller, emergency communications, early warning systems, disaster alerts, natural disaster notifications, interoperable communications, interoperable emergency radio, public safety communications, 9-1-1, next generation 9-1-1, NG911, broadband grants, low-interest loans

Bills: SB250, SB375, SB536, SB845, SB1633, SB1944, SB1957, SB2081, SB2137, SB2262, SB2299, SB2419, SB2452, SB2522, SB2549, SB2594, SB2605, SB2631, SB2639, SB2675, SB3029, SJR60, HB22, HB1392, HB2525, HB22

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, SB 1633, Texas Tax Code

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• He just won the West Virginia Division I heavyweight wrestling state championship.
• Reports from select committees. There are none. Introduction of bills. There are none. Resolutions.
• The division will use these funds to run a pilot program for these grants, which will report annually
• the Legislature passed three bills to begin consolidating the various personnel systems under the Division
• She's going to get that Division I scholarship.

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• Madam President, members of the Senate are just transferring from different divisions, so there's really
• Madam President, it's not often that I disagree with my division, and much less often that I disagree
• with the majority of my division.
• So it came out of Division 5 to 2 based entirely on the fiscal note, not on the penalties that would
• Senator Dever: Madam President, the HR Division of Senate Appropriations will be meeting at 3 o'clock

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.

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• . divisive. divisive.
• brought um, against the divisive brought um, against the divisive concepts<00:22:19.840> law?
• >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you very much. created a lot of division in this created a lot of division
• Um, I wanted to thank division.
• <01:37:22.400> Um, division? I'm sorry. Um, division? I'm sorry.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of program standards and division of program standards and facilitates<01:08:47.040> and<01:08
• The team of standards<01:10:07.199> writers<01:10:07.600> was<01:10:07.840> selected
• When choosing writers, the selection When choosing writers, the selection committee<01:10:18.239
• This gives districts more targeted help for implementation and not just on selection of materials.
• and not just on selection of materials. and not just on selection of materials.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00 Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30 Extension Office Update – 0:33:25 Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08 Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30 Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all

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• It includes everything from the Division of Emergency Preparedness to the Division of Disease Control
• and the Division of Community Health Promotion.
• as an Office of Medical Marijuana and more divisions beyond that.
• It includes everything from the Division of Emergency Preparedness to the Division of Disease Control
• and the Division of Community Health Promotion.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care. Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services. The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.

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• We selected and contracted KiwiIT, uh, who has built the largest desalination facility to date in the
• Uh, we feel like we are in a really good position with the contractor that we've selected, uh, to certainly
• planning phases, the permitting phases, and now that we're in the procurement process where we've selected
• We have a Gulf Coast division that's a canal, mostly canals, some pipeline, pump stations, and, uh, large
• And we have an environmental services division. We do about $3 million worth of testing.