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• The OSSAA is a private entity that is hired by the public schools, so they may be a government actor,
• So, the repealer is, first of all, getting the government out of a private entity.
• It gives a challenge process on top of that, where parents and guardians or local residents can file
• So if individuals go through this Educational entity. They're not fully certified.
• Why are we giving a three-year window for these Entities to be captured now under provider.

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• Other prevention programs that you may have heard of in your local communities are organizations like
• Our out-of-town hearings provide opportunities for local community leaders, law enforcement agencies,
• We have seven regional operational centers that we use to support our local entities and provide the
• And that's working with your local entities, your local chiefs, and your sheriffs on these programs.
• And that's working with your local entities, your local chiefs and your sheriffs on these programs.

Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the justice budget and the major agencies within it. Chair Maney explained that the committee would hear broad presentations rather than detailed budget questions, and the first panel included the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, Commission on Offender Review, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Attorney General’s Office. Each agency described its mission, staffing, budget, and major responsibilities, with repeated emphasis on public safety, rehabilitation, staffing shortages, technology needs, and the importance of mental health services and education in reducing recidivism. Secretary Hall described DJJ’s prevention-to-aftercare continuum, including civil citation, detention, probation, and residential commitment programs, and highlighted reductions in juvenile arrests and commitments. Secretary Dixon said DOC’s biggest issues are staffing, overtime, and inflation, while noting progress in education, reentry, and a low recidivism rate. FDLE Commissioner Glass outlined the agency’s investigative, forensic, intelligence, and protective functions, including work on fentanyl enforcement and crime reporting systems. The State Courts Administrator emphasized the judiciary’s constitutional role, case volume, and challenges in providing interpreters, experts, and technology support. Chief Deputy Attorney General Guard described the office’s litigation, criminal appeals, consumer protection, and opioid recovery work, especially defending state laws and recovering opioid settlement funds. Members then asked questions about prison conditions, immigration enforcement, court filing fees, crime reporting, staffing ratios, and transnational gangs. Agency leaders responded that they were not aware of ICE contracts in some cases, that FDLE works with immigration authorities and detention facilities under existing authority, and that filing fees are a legislative policy decision. The committee also heard from the Justice Administrative Commission, prosecutors, public defenders, guardian ad litem, regional conflict counsel, and capital collateral regional counsel, who focused on indigent representation, dependency and death penalty cases, and persistent staffing and retention problems. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentations and questions.

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• It said that disasters start locally and then locally.
• local government.
• But there's no known requirement for a local entity to share that up or across with any other organization
• On local computers. On local computers? Yes, sir.
• We're a planning agency, and we value working with you. with the local entities on the process for science

Keywords: flooding, emergency response, communication systems, first responders, disaster management, Texas Water Development Board, regional planning, public safety

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions around the recent floods in Texas, specifically addressing emergency preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts. Officials from various agencies provided testimonies on the challenges faced during the emergency, including issues with communication systems among first responders. Notably, the need for improved inter-agency communication and technology integration was emphasized, with recommendations for establishing regional communications units for better coordination during disasters. The audience included local government representatives and emergency management partners, who shared insights and experiences from the recent flooding events.

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• You all have heard a lot about our small local public body program.
• Because it does us no good to benchmark against public entities.
• The local governments, so counties and municipalities, is 55%.
• For the local government share, those funds are non-reverting.
• This is, I hope, we are now a bit of a known entity for you.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• In FY26, we'll be looking at 420 entities participating.
• We're not going to micromanage entities at that level.
• It's these big entities—those that can afford... Cybersecurity.
• For the smaller entities to have the data locally available here, and since the Department of Information
• But locally, this is not going to be greatly applicable.

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• The first trial locally when, you know, they awarded her that Representative Hartman: $750,000 and they
• In 2022, the Director of National Intelligence issued a warning to state and local governments about
• State and local officials around the world generally view their sister-city ties as a strictly local
• The Justice Administrative Commission is the Administrative Office supporting court-related entities
• The purpose of this bill is to increase representation on the commission to additional entities over

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• on the partnership entity websites.
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• Unless... conducting these qualified entity sales will actually become practically possible.
• This bill does not impose any liability or obligation upon the local governments.
• So the impact fees are imposed by the local governments currently.
• It will take 75% of the construction tax. 5% will come from this local locality, the local agency, and
• I vote no on all of them, because local control is the better way. Senator Fernandez: No.

Bills: HB2091, HB2140, HB2320, HB2384, HB2398, HB2502, HB2780, HB2918, HB2939, HB2950, HB2999, HB4020, HB4026, HB4029

Keywords: insurance, financial surveillance, regulations, assessments, Arizona Revised Statutes, investment, state treasurer, gold bullion, treasury management, financial regulations, school districts, bonds, financial advisors, elections, municipal advisors, cost of borrowing, lease agreements, school property, tax exemptions, impact aid revenue bonds

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• State government entities on some of the negatives that might have.
• So they made like $5 off of that deal just as an intermediary between those two entities.
• So local health, uh, behavioral health collaboratives across the state. It's the same.
• of counties, an entity that Has kind of a a more.
• We're not going to fire the local hospital administrator. Nobody, I cannot point.

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• And for the most part, To bring a regulated entity into compliance.
• This is where local entities and local organizations bring issues to our investigators, our enforcement
• This is where local entities and local organizations bring issues to our investigators, our enforcement
• This is where local entities and local organizations bring issues to our investigators, our enforcement
• authorities, looking at is partnering with local authorities, you know, the local county co-ops, for

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on DTSC’s implementation of SB 158 reforms, including enforcement, community engagement, fee stability, the hazardous waste management plan, permitting backlogs, and the Safer Consumer Products program. Senators and Assembly members emphasized protecting overburdened communities and asked how DTSC and the Board of Environmental Safety are using their authority to improve accountability, reduce delays, and address hazardous waste facilities and consumer product chemicals. The hearing also included discussion of extended producer responsibility programs and whether DTSC can support them more efficiently, including through coordination with CalRecycle. DTSC Director Katie Butler said the department is now more transparent, accountable, and fiscally stable, citing stronger enforcement actions, an interactive inspections map, expanded community outreach, and emergency response work on the Los Angeles wildfire cleanup. She said DTSC has made progress on fee reform, the hazardous waste management plan, cleanup grants, permit renewals, and safer consumer products rulemaking, including adding microplastics to the candidate chemical list. Board Chair Andrew Rakestraw said the board has held multiple public meetings and hearings, is working on fee rates and performance metrics, and is revising the hazardous waste management plan after public comment, including removing a proposal to send certain contaminated soil to municipal landfills. He also noted remaining concerns about fee structure, permit delays, and the pace of the safer consumer products program. Public witnesses offered sharply different views. A representative of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance said SB 158 reforms have improved permitting and transparency, but urged more attention to risk-based decision-making, reduced duplication, and possible General Fund support for plan implementation rather than relying only on fees. Earthjustice argued DTSC remains too slow and that communities continue to suffer from long-delayed permits and weak protections, urging the Legislature to take a more active role and to prioritize eliminating hazardous substances rather than minimizing costs. Committee members pressed the witnesses on permit renewals, community impacts, and the pace of the safer consumer products program, while DTSC defended its progress and said further legislative collaboration may be needed on hazardous waste management and emerging waste streams.

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• It provides for ethics training for local officials to include known influence efforts and how to identify
• So are there any state or local government entities currently using information technology that would
• The federal law already requires agents representing foreign countries and entities to register with
• The federal law already requires agents representing foreign countries and entities to register with
• It is an unprecedented strategy that is taking place at both the national, state, and local levels.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act. Senator Grohl explained that the bill expands state restrictions and disclosure requirements related to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including foreign-agent registration, gift bans for public officials, ethics training, procurement limits for IT and critical infrastructure, restrictions on sister-city/sister-state affiliations, changes to linkage institutes and in-state tuition provisions, and new criminal penalties for certain offenses committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist organizations. Senator Polsky raised questions about higher education, election technology, federal FARA overlap, and whether the bill would affect candidates or events involving CARE; the sponsor responded that the bill focuses on foreign countries of concern, ownership/control, and gifts, and does not prohibit speaking at events. An amendment clarifying definitions, willful violations, and ethics-training content was adopted, and after supportive testimony from Kelly Curry and Robert Pierce, the committee reported CS for SB 1178 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure if the filing is made before the maximum fine accrues and the filer has not previously received such a waiver or accrued the maximum fine in prior years. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified that the bill supports transparency and makes the fine and appeals process more efficient, noting it was a commission recommendation. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee held confirmation hearings on appointments in Tabs 3 through 26. No senator requested separate votes on any appointee, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointments was approved and recommended favorably to the full Senate.

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• And we help manage projects, identify damages, and work with these local entities to start in the response
• entity, we can work with those entities in eligibility as far as FEMA goes.
• Local emergency managers contact us.
• Here's ten entities. They're XYZ years behind.
• But it's localized and validated.

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• But they will not be the prosecuting entity.
• But they will not be the prosecuting entity.
• But they will not be the prosecuting entity.
• <00:43:28.000> could functions to a separate entity could functions to a separate entity could
• This entity has to have independence.

Bills: HF1, HF1384

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• These entities often possess important information that local staff may not have.
• These entities often possess important information that local staff may not have.
• Metro can speak for itself, but they were never into this brawl with local entities.
• And then that's when the issues started to come up by the local entities.
• And then that's when the, you know, the issues started to come up by the local entities.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That bill established a key framework for collaboration at both the state and the local levels.
• And so that usually means working really closely with whatever public entity is charged at the local
• County staff, as well as our local providers that are experts in the housing world.
• We also hear that local child support agencies struggle to hire staff.
• I am the Assistant Director with San Joaquin County local child support agency.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• By far, we have significant use on the river by tribal entities, 11%.
• There's substantial use within the CAP of tribal entities as well.
• House Bill 2758 requires local use of groundwater by an eligible entity that sells or leases groundwater
• economy and the local water companies, and has made promises to the local stakeholders.
• This is about a private-sector entity doing it now while we need it and doing something good for local

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

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• today's discussion and to hearing how the Governor's reorganization plan will ensure our licensing entities
• Now, although we propose to create two new entities, we have worked incredibly well together.
• Surplus land, both state and local, we've been able to create a pipeline of 32,000 new homes because
• ... ...proposes to make ICH its own independent entity within the Housing and Homelessness Agency.
• All of the entities that touch housing and homelessness are members of that council and now have this

Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs. Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs. Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.

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• Implementation, helping with exploration for local governments that just don't have the resources.
• The program requires that any entity that receives funding must be able to do the following: they must
• Those 40 entities, of course, are the investor-owned utilities, the community choice aggregators, and
• So for item 10, we have PUC and state operations and local assistance: California Lifeline.
• There are also entities like rail and transportation as well. To go into more...

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:04:15.040> that act to to understand the entities that act to to understand the entities
• And in my entities that are buying.
• There are often entities to do so.
• for these publicly funded funded entity for these publicly funded entities,<00:56:23.640> rather,
• My wife worked for our local<01:03:36.280> library. local library. local library.

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• This means that our local tourism entities and advocates will have to focus their time and attention
• promotion efforts necessary to create local jobs and generate local and state revenue.
• We have local business, which we just voted at a committee to get rid of the local business tax.
• So we're talking about seven other entities.
• So we're talking about seven other entities.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 20, 2025, and first approved HB 4025, creating the Duke Farm Stewardship District in Lee County, on a 17-0 vote. The committee then advanced HJR 1215, which proposes a constitutional amendment to exempt agricultural tangible personal property from property tax, after extended debate about the fiscal impact on counties, especially rural and fiscally constrained ones; it passed 16-1. HB 411 also passed unanimously after an amendment, extending affordable housing tax exemption treatment to certain nonprofit projects on leased land, including Habitat for Humanity projects. The committee likewise approved CS/HB 669, allowing local governments to purchase certain unrated bonds, and CS/HB 4017, codifying the Vermont Drainage District charter in Charlotte County, both without opposition. The committee also approved HJR 1039, which would let the Legislature prevent assessed-value increases for homestead properties that are improved to mitigate flood damage, and the related implementing bill HB 1041; both passed 17-0. Public testimony on these items included some opposition to the flood-related amendment, but no floor debate changed the outcome. The final major item was CS/HB 1221 by Rep. Miller, which would require local option taxes to be renewed by voter referendum every eight years, with longer terms allowed for bonded projects. That bill drew the most extensive testimony and debate, with counties, tourism groups, and local officials warning about impacts on tourism funding, infrastructure, schools, and public safety, while supporters argued for taxpayer accountability and periodic review. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably on a 13-4 vote.