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• health programs under Goals C and D.
• Scholars Program, and the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
• Again, from the state’s priority of training talent, deploying talent in Texas, and retaining that talent
• Again, from the state's priority of training talent, deploying talent in Texas, and retaining that talent
• involved in the program between fiscal year 23 and 24.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• a Day Head program that will... on the Health and Human Services Budget.
• staff and HHSC for being such great partners to us and the providers during the rollout of this program
• Texas currently has PACE programs operating in Amarillo, El Paso, and Lubbock, and these programs have
• And insufficient funding to move people waiting with IDD off of interest lists and into programs that
• Programs operating in Amarillo, El Paso, and Lubbock have demonstrated strong health outcomes and high

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• covering Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP).
• It is essentially a cut to those programs, and so we would love to see that funding restored and get
• My name is Kate Johnson-Padigoc, and I oversee the ECI program as well as some autism programs and intellectual
• We do community attendance and LTSS programs in East Texas and throughout Central Texas as well.
• And take them off of the government roll. ...for things like SNAP, WIC, and CHIP, and other programs

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Or have job descriptions are categorized as A, B, and C, and C is. those with the most talent, skills
• , better known as CAC and CASA programs, Recommendations maintain total funding for both programs at
• the drawdown and use. so 5111, and the House Bill 2048, repeal the driver responsibility. program and
• and neutered and and they have programs to train their interns to do that very thing.
• program and but also direct funding in some respects.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• to vote, and I'm not picking on Oklahoma, but it was Oklahoma.
• to vote, and I'm not picking on Oklahoma, but it was Oklahoma.
• to the appropriations and FTEs between the office and the trustee programs.
• our child care programs, and what we do is...
• and then pass them through the program.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And I want to thank you all and others here for allowing us to keep that program going.
• This request aligns with our goal to attract and retain top talent in the cancer research arena.
• agency strategies and programs.
• Tom Palladino: ...and so we managed that program.
• Nau: ...and that attract lucrative film production.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Then lastly there is the large program which is called the [BEAD program](link from function call) and
• Cory Castillo: Yes, and where are we at, Cory? So we have already staffed up that program.
• the program, hire organizations to manage the program, and it’s going to be about $30 million for administration
• and how would that match up with what we think is needed when we stand up the program.
• That program has been stood up and any changes made by that bill are rolling out.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• training program which you visited and training program which you visited and we<05:31:42.958>
• program, and Halelē, uh, provide 610 units.
• <06:01:29.200> and kaiola with the now uh Adu program and kaiola with the now uh Adu program

Keywords: 910, house, all

Bills: HR42, HR43, HR44, HR45, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR28, HCR29, HCR30, HB894, HB983, HB984, HR39, HR40, HR41, HCR19, HCR20, HCR21, HB2, HB3, HB15, HB441, HB976, HB977, HB978, HB979, HB980, HB981, HB982, HB129, HB130, HB287, HB489, HB521, HB545, HB553, HB555, HB570, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB854, HB952, HB207, HB300, HB331, HB428, HB464, HB587, HB618, HB629, HB801, HB853, HB891, HB474, HB487, HB503, HB606, HB633, HB707, HB720, HB728, HB733, HB846, HB852, HB856, HB868, HB875, HB112, HB657, HB221, HB149, HB901, HB148, HB354

Keywords: women, chemistry industry, Louisiana, recognition, workforce, commendation, leadership, faith, community service, Bishop Weidner, log truck drivers, transportation safety, log industry, pastor, Church of Pentecost, forestry, tree farming, W.H. Ward Properties, community support, Louisiana Forestry Association

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• I'm the Chief Development and Programs Officer at Needs Service Dogs.
• As part of our pilot program, Polar Park and Fenway Park came on board as Red Vest Accessible partners
• have a breeding program which purpose-breeds service dogs for temperament and soundness.
• I manage a gleaning program on Martha's Vineyard, and the organization I work for also manages our own
• , additional talented and professional transcribers to the office, which would lighten our load.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held its inaugural hearing of the session, led by Chair Michael Day and co-chair Senator Lydia Edwards, and reviewed a large slate of bills and constitutional amendments. The chair laid out hearing procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, priority for in-person witnesses, and deadlines for reporting constitutional amendments and House bills. The committee heard testimony on 29 proposals, with many witnesses and advocates speaking in support of measures they said would clarify the law, improve access to justice, or address public safety and fairness concerns. Several bills drew extensive testimony. Supporters of H.1686/S.1254 urged creation of a commission to study intentional misrepresentation of service animals, citing disruptive and dangerous encounters with fake service dogs and the need to protect legitimate service-dog teams. H.1649/S.1168 on court transcriber fees received strong support from transcribers and CPCS, who said rates have been frozen at $3 per page since 1988 and should be raised to $4.50, with an automatic CPI adjustment; they also described the work as time-consuming and essential to the justice system. H.1768/S.1037 on indigency was backed by CPCS, which said the bill would update eligibility rules, reduce unnecessary six-month reassessments, and eliminate the $150 counsel fee for indigent adults. H.1723/S.1193 to remove the charitable immunity cap was supported by legislators and attorneys who argued the current $20,000/$100,000 caps leave seriously injured people undercompensated and make Massachusetts an outlier. The committee also heard testimony on S.1046 regarding adoptions, with multiple adoptive parents, attorneys, and agency representatives describing recent probate court interpretations that have disrupted out-of-state surrender and finalization practices. Witnesses said the bill would restore predictability and allow birth parents outside Massachusetts to use either their home-state law or Massachusetts law, while preserving ICPC safeguards. Senator Feingold testified on H.1748/S.1109, “Conrad’s Law,” to criminalize coercing someone into suicide, arguing Massachusetts should join most other states in creating a specific offense rather than relying on involuntary manslaughter charges. Representative Donahue supported H.66 to remove “so help me God” from the constitutional oath of office. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee simply heard testimony and thanked witnesses, with chairs indicating they would continue reviewing the bills and written submissions.

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• across programs and across states.
• across programs and across states.
• And we talk about attracting work.
• And that's to make within that program.
• through<01:36:24.719> to and then implement programs through to and then implement programs

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• on their own decision, in the existing guardian program already in place for K-12 schools, and prohibits
• on their own decision, in the existing guardian program already in place for K-12 schools, and prohibits
• I'm opposed to the bill, and the reason why has everything to do with the expansion of the Guardian program
• Program.
• And I believe in fairness, and I believe in being nice and considerate and showing grace and compassion

Bills: S0086, S0642, S0712, S0758, S0896, S1224, S1300, S1370, S1712

Keywords: unauthorized aliens, commercial motor vehicles, safety regulations, civil penalties, law enforcement, bail bond, insurance regulation, foreign insurers, financial disclosure, premium reporting, pyramid schemes, consumer protection, fraud prevention, legal affairs, penalties, justice, administrative commission, membership, state attorneys, public defenders

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1300 on education and workforce development for current and former inmates. Senator Claudio explained that the bill is intended to expand collaboration between the Department of Transportation and the Department of Corrections to provide training opportunities tied to Florida’s need for CDL drivers. The bill was reported favorably without debate. Members then considered SB 896 on campus safety, as amended by strike-all and late-filed amendment. The bill would require postsecondary institutions to adopt active assailant response plans, conduct security risk assessments, improve threat reporting and information sharing, and allow voluntary participation in the guardian program; the late-filed amendment removed a prohibition on guardians wearing uniforms. After questions about the firearm-discharge provision near campuses and testimony both for and against, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 86 on commercial motor vehicles operated by unauthorized aliens, SB 642 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and confirmed appointees listed on tabs 10 through 19. The committee next heard SB 712 on pyramid promotional schemes, which would create a new prohibition and increase penalties while preserving legitimate direct sales plans. Members raised concerns about whether participants in such schemes might themselves be victims, and the sponsor said prosecutorial discretion would distinguish victims from primary wrongdoers; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1224 on rental housing application fraud was also amended and reported favorably after testimony from apartment and realtor groups in support. In the latter part of the meeting, Chair Martin presented SB 1370 to expand habitual traffic offender status to repeated unlicensed driving, and SB 1712 to create a statewide FDLE counterintelligence and counterterrorism unit. SB 1370 was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1712 drew extensive questioning and public opposition over concerns about broad language, surveillance, and possible impacts on speech and protest, but the sponsor said the unit would focus on protecting the state from adversary intelligence threats and operate within constitutional limits; it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission was amended to adjust commission membership and reported favorably unanimously. The committee then recorded additional votes for members and adjourned.

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• It relates to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program in the Texas A&M University Economic
• The Rural Economic Development and Investment Program needs expansion and modernization to better meet
• Rural Economic Development and Investment Program to serve rural counties with growing moderate-sized
• attract new military missions, assets, and installations.
• regarding the TIRA program and the implementation of this bill.

Bills: HB2564, HB2760, HB2765, HB2898, HB3260, HB3800, HB4341, HB4396, HB5195

Keywords: Defense Economic Adjustment, grant applications, economic assistance, local government, Evaluation panel, judicial review, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment compensation, legal proceedings, labor law, rural development, infrastructure, Texas economic fund, private investment, job creation, meteorological evaluation towers, wind resources, aviation safety, regulations, construction notice

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• to support measurable programs advancing college and career readiness, skill development, and work experience
• Program to help rural communities better align education, training, and workforce needs.
• funds nonprofits that bridge these gaps and ensure access to necessary training programs.
• We think this is a great improvement. ...bill for Texas-based carriers and makes it a more attractive
• Many federal workforce programs will allow for more streamlined access to funding and services.

Bills: HB875, HB1667, HB2369, HB3844, HB4415, HB4479, HB4483, HB4676, HB5118, HB5400, HB5545

Keywords: workers' compensation, municipal construction, bidding requirements, small municipalities, contracting policies, first responders, PTSD, mental health, emergency services, medical expenses, injury claims, insurance carriers, opportunity youth, workforce development, employment, education, federal funds, employment discrimination, immunity waiver, public employees

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• It takes one paragraph out and puts one paragraph in and basically takes away the deference it would
• the deferral it would give to the administrative ruling and looks at it based on the facts and the law
• into the program to be able to opt into the teacher retirement program, with the day program paying the
• day program itself.
• The program and the employees certainly seem to be one of those that would fit otherwise meet eligibility

Bills: SB248, SB242, HB44, SB266, HB44

Keywords: Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation, license suspension, tax assessment, tax refund, administrative appeal, circuit court, Montgomery County

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• , program, and the chair recognizes Chairman Guillen to explain the bill.
• , state colleges, school districts, and charter schools launch or expand career-focused programs that
• of technology solutions that support career and technical education programs.
• We show you registered as Priscilla Aquino Garza, Senior Director of Policy and Programs for Educate
• And we are excited for programs like the JET.

Bills: HB322, HB331, HB673, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB2488

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, benefits, compensation, presumption of disability, emergency services, healthcare, Medicaid, mental health, substance abuse, treatment access, cost, insurance coverage

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• to attract and retain critical IT talent, and help Texas to continue to grow.
• And so program after program, whether it's STEM program. programs in high school or computer programs
• And similar to DIR, the cyber response hotline and these response programs would be administered and
• scale, Texas can attract type cyber, can attract top cyber talent, foster innovation, and set the standard
• So Medicaid is a joint federal and state health care program and long term services and support program

Bills: HB150, HB869, HB876, HB 1043, HB1494, HB1522, HB150

Keywords: cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare

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• and the delivery of Indian education programs.
• , programs, programs with tribal set-asides, and broader programs that tribal nations are eligible for
• Programs like Title VI and Johnson & Johnson.
• , programming, and demonstrated benefits from DOE support and funding.
• staff, and language immersion programs.

Keywords: Native education, Department of Education, federal funding, testimony, treaty obligations, public schools, educational policies, Indigenous students

Summary: The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.

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• As a result, they left 23 families in process and shut the program down.
• prepare and redact.
• And getting those done quickly. And they can be updated.
• rehab services. and hospice.
• And provide improved protections for our seniors. And with that, I close.

Bills: SB500, SB1522, SB1137, SB1266

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• grants for key projects, including hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing, to attract investment and manufacturers
• schools to build out specific training and certification programs for hydrogen.
• These fuels and supporting them through financial tools and workforce programs sends a powerful message
• If you all and the mineral rights folks want to sit down and discuss the ins and outs of this thing and
• Public Utility Commission to make sure that the right balance is struck and that this seasonal program

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards