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• That was the whole purpose the county program... program Aid and the demands put from the program Aid
• We have seen programs close.
• We have seen programs close.
• We have seen programs close.
• <01:25:47.159> uh<01:25:47.280> of programs uh of programs uh of 45<01:25:49.040> programs

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Additionally, Supportive voluntary services are proactively offered to help tenants achieve and maintain
• Evidence from a systematic review of 26 studies found that Housing First programs decrease homelessness
• This ensures that counties have a consistent way to find housing programs and reduce homelessness.
• It's spent, and it has to go directly to specific programs, but issues arise.
• This grant program will no doubt help and impact our rural counties in a positive way as follows.

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• pre-K and pre-kindergarten programs through grade eight.
• So next, we'll take up CS for House Bill 859, School Readiness Program, by Representative Tramont.
• School Readiness Program by Representative Tremont.
• H.B. 859, School Readiness Program, is the state's primary workforce assistance program, providing support
• We feel that we don't want the federal government dictating our terms for this program.

Summary: The Pre-K Through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up three bills, along with a brief budget conference-prep presentation. The first bill, CS/HB 1483 on school grading and student supports, would gradually align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar A-F student grading scale over a 10-year glide path, add school report card transparency on the percentage of students reading at grade level, expand interventions for students with substantial reading and math deficiencies through VPK through grade 8, and create a competitive grant for diverse books in K-5 classrooms and libraries. Supporters argued the current school-grade scale is misleading and that the bill would improve transparency and supports; some members raised concerns about impacts on turnaround schools, community perception, and whether the bill adequately captures student gains. The bill passed 12-2 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/HB 859 on the School Readiness Program, which revises the definition of “economically disadvantaged” for eligibility purposes. The bill originally moved from 150% of the federal poverty level to 65% of state median income, but three amendments were adopted to create a glide path and reduce fiscal impact by using 50% of state median income or 150% of poverty, whichever is greater, and by deleting an obsolete section. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, emphasizing child care as workforce infrastructure and a lifeline for working families. The bill passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/HB 1607 on cardiac emergencies in schools would require AEDs in every Florida school, including charter schools, require CPR/AED training, and create a pulse-saving plan with rulemaking authority for the State Board of Education. Proponents cited alarming statistics about sudden cardiac arrest on campuses and argued that rapid AED access can save lives; supporters from the American Heart Association, PTA, and cardiology groups backed the measure. Members spoke in strong support, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended with a budget presentation explaining that House and Senate FY 2025-26 budget, appropriations project, and proviso side-by-sides had been distributed ahead of conference, followed by adjournment.

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• It's a unique program, but where this says other programs... >> How does, you know, that's a program
• It's a unique program. program. program. >> I<03:32:15.520> understand.
• Is it any saying it's to any program. Is it any program?
• Is it some programs? Is it So program? Is it some programs?
• program across the country. program across the country.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It would be voluntary by that pharmacy to do so. Representative Collier: Well, I'm not sure.
• eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Repair Program
• Members, House Bill 26 protects an extremely popular program in Harris County. Dr.
• Clerk: ...of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program
• Ashby: ...Disaster Infrastructure Recovery Program. Move passage.

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• You have HB 491, Faith-Based Content in Batterers Intervention Program. You are recognized, sir.
• It's an honor to represent HB 491, Faith-Based Batterers Intervention Program. Rep.
• It allows but does not require batterer intervention programs to offer voluntary faith-based content
• Manis: I truly want to help them make their lives better forever, not just as they get out of the program
• Faith programs have proven themselves Kevin Trinka: to be reliable, effective, and have some of the lowest

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• Additionally, supported voluntary services are proactively offered to help tenants achieve and maintain
• towards addressing homelessness effectively. that counties have a consistent way to fund housing programs
• House Bill 3253 utilizes an existing program to provide a practical lifeline for counties that patrol
• The program will no doubt help and impact our rural counties in a positive way as follows.
• We believe this program will be... ...a positive impact on our rural counties that struggle to provide

Bills: HB1597, HB2364, HB2437, HB3205, HB3253, HB3310, HB3648, HB3906, HB4259, HB5645

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

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• the FETP program and about $2 million in the HPP program.
• the FETP program and about $2 million in the HPP program.
• Our hobby and backyard farms, it's a voluntary program, but we're really pushing for those folks to be
• backyard farms, um, it's a voluntary backyard farms, um, it's a voluntary program,<00:43:50.800>
• <01:19:46.880> that program uh the $200 million program that program uh the $200 million program

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.

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• if the disaster hits down there, we would go to Louisiana, set up in their facility, and run their program
• to see somebody who's served our community in his career but then decides he wants to serve in a voluntary

Bills: HB3045

Keywords: accident response, motor vehicle, law enforcement, fire department, fee prohibition, 914, all

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• center right here in Leon County, Tallahassee, and I oversee our employee behavioral health wellness program
• These evacuations may be issued as mandatory or voluntary.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first took up SB 774, which would extend workers’ compensation coverage for mental or nervous injuries, without a physical injury, to 911 public safety telecommunicators. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a behavioral health clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the cumulative mental health impact of the job. Members from both sides praised telecommunicators and emphasized their role as first responders. The bill was reported favorably, with Senator McLean later recorded as voting yes on the measure. The committee then considered SPB 7028, a retirement bill setting Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, without changing the 3% employee contribution rate. The proposal also allowed certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions and provided a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Representatives from firefighters, law enforcement, police chiefs, sheriffs, and fire chiefs supported the bill as a recruitment and retention tool. The committee voted to submit SPB 7028 as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee heard SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both Governmental Oversight and Accountability proposals to consolidate and update public records/public meeting exemptions. SPB 7024 would repeal the current cybersecurity information exemption and create a consolidated agency-wide exemption for cybersecurity, information, and operational technology information. SPB 7026 would similarly consolidate agency-held trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably by unanimous votes.

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• They all started doing programming.
• It's just more or less a certificate program.
• In the max facility, programming wasn't reliable.
• The prescription monitoring program.
• We have education and mental health programming.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on several Judiciary bills, with the largest portion focused on S. 1178/H. 2052 to reduce mass incarceration and end life without parole. People incarcerated at MCI Framingham, MCI Norfolk, and NCCI Gardner described personal growth, rehabilitation, restorative justice work, family separation, and the belief that parole eligibility after long sentences would better reflect public safety and human development. Speakers emphasized that life without parole removes hope and can undermine rehabilitation, while supporters argued that many lifers are older, less likely to reoffend, and could contribute positively if given a chance at parole review. Committee members did not take votes during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S. 1139 to restore the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving tobacco use, with Sen. Keenan explaining that a recent SJC decision had cut off claims where the injured person did not sue within three years before death. He said the bill would restore families’ ability to seek redress in cases involving long-latency tobacco harms like COPD. Another major topic was S. 1205, which would add abusive litigation to the definition of coercive control in domestic violence law; Sen. Michael Moore said the bill would stop abusers from using repeated court filings to harass and financially burden survivors. The committee also took up S. 1114 on automatic record sealing, with Sen. Friedman and others arguing that the current petition-based process is slow, burdensome, and disproportionately harms people with criminal records, especially Black and Latino residents. Testimony also supported H. 1965/S. 1132 on compensation for wrongful conviction, with advocates and sponsors describing a faster administrative claims process, transitional support, and higher compensation without the current cap. Sen. Payano testified for S. 1241 to expand educational programming for incarcerated emerging adults, saying education reduces recidivism and improves reentry outcomes. A substantial portion of the hearing focused on S. 2522, an update to Massachusetts’ shield law for reproductive and gender-affirming care. Sen. Friedman, the Attorney General’s office, and DPH Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said the bill is needed to strengthen protections against out-of-state legal attacks, protect patient and provider data, clarify enforcement authority, and add a state-level EMTALA-style emergency care requirement. Committee members asked detailed questions about prescription labeling, the prescription monitoring program, attorney discipline, custody and full faith and credit issues, and whether the bill’s enforcement language could create unintended limits or conflicts. The Attorney General’s office said it would provide follow-up written testimony on several technical questions.

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• <00:25:08.279> you insurance it's a benefits program you insurance it's a benefits program
• <01:29:28.000> is the commercial Market the program is the commercial Market the program is
• <01:29:57.000> participants isn't a subsidized program participants isn't a subsidized program
• <01:30:05.119> people factors in the lifeline program people factors in the lifeline program
• policies issued under this program policies issued under this program should<01:42:12.639> be

Bills: HF2228, HF46, HF856, HF2149, HF2215

Keywords: homeowners insurance, property insurance, commercial property insurance, insurance affordability, insurance market stabilization, reinsurance, catastrophic reinsurance fund, self-insured pool, premium costs, coverage notice, liability reform, climate risk, climate change, housing affordability, multifamily housing, rental housing, common interest communities, cooperatives, small business insurance, Minnesota Commerce Department

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• It's a wonderful program.
• So, you must choose either the master's program or the JD program.
• When this program was first permitted by the ABA, one of choose either the master's program or the JD
• program.
• So whether that be evening programs, whether that be longer-term programs that account for that.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• Instead, DOE is taking a consent-based approach with the siting program.
• Instead, DOE is taking a consent-based approach with the siting program.
• Instead, DOE is taking a consent-based approach with the siting program.
• How do we get the consent-based siting program moving forward?
• the consent-based sighting program the consent-based sighting program moving<01:23:14.600> forward

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• them to enter into an official partnership, and as if they choose to... that's right, it's totally voluntary
• existing law, certain individuals serving a term of confinement are eligible for temporary release programs
• such as work release. ...release programs such as work release.
• Yet, she finds herself in a work release program, walking around.
• states that individuals are assigned to suitable participation in formalized institutional treatment programs

Bills: SB210, SB176, SB167, SB244, SB218, SB9, SB153, SB9

Keywords: hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, aggravated theft, employee benefits, retirement funds, criminal penalty, state law, overdose, failure to render aid, public health, Alabama Athletic Commission

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• Item two, the Above Ground Storage Vessel Safety Program or ASVS program.
• programs.
• programs, and how important those programs are for us out there.
• Right now the voluntary program that we have at TCEQ has only $1.8 million left.
• . program.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• It's going to improve the program and help more taxpayers stay in the program.
• And like other business credits, the R&D program should be evaluated as a spending program too, like
• This is a pretty novel program. We would take feedback based on how the program actually works out.
• Multifamily Housing Program, the Portfolio Reinvestment Program, the Joe Serna Jr.
• So we'd like to also include the Portfolio Reinvestment Program as a program to be considered.

Summary: The committee opened with the State Controller’s Office May Revision requests, including funding for Fiscal book-of-record stabilization, a Broadcom IDMS licensing adjustment, the California State Payroll System, ACFR reporting automation, and $3 million for unclaimed property outreach. Testimony emphasized progress on Fiscal becoming the state’s accounting book of record in July, faster ACFR publication, and the move to electronic unclaimed property claims. Members asked about the size of the unclaimed property fund and how quickly money is transferred to the General Fund; the Controller’s office said about $15 billion is held, with most excess transferred regularly, and the LAO noted the fund is the General Fund’s fourth-largest revenue source. No concerns were raised by Finance or the LAO, and the item was closed after no public comment. The committee then heard the administration’s proposal to tax prewritten digital software and software-as-a-service, with Finance saying it would modernize sales tax treatment and raise an estimated $450 million General Fund and $560 million local revenue in 2026-27. The LAO supported modernizing the tax but suggested broader digital goods coverage and a business-use exemption; industry and taxpayer groups opposed the proposal, warning of higher costs for consumers and businesses. Members also heard CDTFA’s administrative request tied to the proposal, plus a separate CDTFA budget reduction reflecting lower operational needs; that reduction was presented as a savings item and drew positive reactions. Next, the committee considered federal conformity for “Trump accounts,” which would align California tax treatment with federal rules for tax-deferred children’s accounts and avoid tracking burdens for families. The LAO recommended approval, and the item drew no opposition. The committee also heard a proposal to cut the first-year $800 annual business tax to $400 for LLCs, LPs, and LLPs; Finance argued it would lower startup costs and encourage new business formation, while the LAO said the benefit was not well targeted and could subsidize entities that would form anyway. Members discussed the policy tradeoff, and public commenters split between support for small business relief and concern about revenue loss. The final major revenue item was a permanent business tax credit limitation, capping credits at the greater of $5 million per corporation or 50% of pre-credit liability, while excluding the low-income housing tax credit and personal income tax credits. Finance said it would raise significant revenue from large profitable corporations, and the LAO said it was a reasonable option but noted it would mainly affect the R&D credit and could have future implications for programs like California Competes. Public testimony was sharply divided, with business groups opposing the cap and anti-poverty advocates supporting it as a way to recapture revenue. The committee also heard FTB’s CalFile realignment request, which would return most of the direct-file-related resources to the General Fund while retaining a smaller staff to improve CalFile, and the California Arts Council’s request to reauthorize the Keep Arts in Schools voluntary contribution fund, which members and advocates supported despite relatively modest annual donations. The hearing continued with GoBiz proposals on civic media funding, CA RISE reappropriation, and a semiconductor facility reversion, with the LAO supporting the latter two and members raising questions about the civic media program’s scope, outreach, and inclusion of broadcast and ethnic media.

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• to streamline the process for resolving campaign finance issues, and to transition a 50-year-old program
• The program would be entirely voluntary and locally controlled.
• Several other states and cities have programs such as this.
• Places like Connecticut, Maine, New York City, and Seattle have all had successful public financing programs
• Seattle have all had successful public financing programs, and I see my colleague Joan Meschino.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House and Senate Election Laws committees held a hearing focused on campaign finance and several local election-related bills. Office of Campaign and Political Finance Director William Campbell testified in support of H. 848 and S. 515, saying the campaign finance law needs modernization and highlighting proposals for stronger Super PAC disclosure, more timely reporting, improved security for campaign participants, and other reforms. He said the bills would help update a 50-year-old system to reflect legal, economic, and cultural changes. A major portion of the hearing concerned H. 868/S. 507, which would require earlier and more frequent reporting by ballot question committees. Witnesses from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and others argued that ballot campaigns now involve tens of millions of dollars, much of it raised during periods with no real-time disclosure, and that moving these committees into the depository system would improve transparency without burdening grassroots signature-gathering. The committee also heard support for H. 811 and H. 812, which would allow municipalities to create citizen-funded election programs and require identifying information on political text messages, as well as S. 525/H. 875, which would bar political spending by foreign-influenced corporations. The committee also heard testimony on S. 2605, a Canton home rule petition to move town elections from April to November. Canton residents, a select board member, and a poll worker said the change would increase turnout, better align local elections with the November voting cycle, and give newly elected officials more time to prepare for town meeting. Senator Rausch also testified in support of S. 530, requiring presidential primary candidates to disclose recent tax returns. The hearing ended with no votes taken and the committee adjourning, with a note that the next hearing was tentatively scheduled for January 13.

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• units in the large program. units in the large program.
• <00:34:26.440> Support, General Administration Program Support, General Administration Program
• Assistance Program Initiatives. Assistance Program Initiatives.
• supported living program. supported living program.
• . program. program.

Keywords: 958, all

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• And as your call, the state director payment programs consist of the various supplemental payment programs
• on each of these supplemental payment program, state-directed payment programs.
• Program in the Public Hospital Physicians program.
• physicians program, right.
• You mention about the program.