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• I will use the application of the language.
• We don't know if it is an application or lottery if... that's what some of these ineligible voters are
• But 47 counties are in the process now and All the other counties are participating or their application
• my police department and advise them of the legislative update of what the law actually means in application
• As a committed advocate for my community's economic mobility and with the privilege of serving as the

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• That's how we got around it, because I wanted economic mobility for our teachers, and I wanted them to
• scholarship and now runs the program and pays it forward, and she was able to come and get that mobility
• I ultimately fall back into the system, or do I just kind of park and put my continued economic mobility
• It's helping these families, you know, continue to stay on that path to economic mobility so they don't
• It's really talking about giving them a hand up and continuing that journey for economic mobility to

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and focused on School Readiness, specifically the new provider reimbursement rates and the School Readiness Plus program. The chair gave an overview of how School Readiness is funded and administered, noting that the Legislature now sets county-based reimbursement rates using market and cost data, and that School Readiness Plus was created to help families who would otherwise fall off the subsidy “cliff” at 85% of state median income by extending assistance up to 100% of state median income. Panelists from the Children’s Forum, the Association of Early Learning Coalitions, and the Division of Early Learning described the programs as major workforce and family-support tools that help parents stay employed and help providers recruit and retain qualified staff. Testimony emphasized that higher reimbursement rates increase parental choice, help providers cover rising child care costs, and support better staffing and lower turnover. The panel also said School Readiness Plus is easing the pressure on families to turn down raises or promotions for fear of losing child care assistance, though uptake is still early because the program only began in late 2024 and is only available to current School Readiness families at redetermination. The Division of Early Learning reported about 275 children enrolled in School Readiness Plus as of March 10, with expenditures of about $161,420 through January 2025, and said participation is increasing. Members asked about the federal-state funding split, wait lists, reverted funds, coalition accountability, county-based rate differences, and whether the entrance eligibility threshold should be raised or shifted to state median income. The panel said roughly 70% of School Readiness funding is federal, about 4% has typically reverted in recent years, and the wait list is around 12,000 children, with reasons including income ineligibility, lack of available seats, and funding limits. They argued that raising the entrance threshold would expand access but would require additional funding, and they also discussed the need to reduce workforce barriers such as in-person testing and training requirements. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond the presentation and member discussion, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY HAS BEEN A MAJOR TOPIC OF DISCUSSION BUT FDOT RECENTLY SHARED KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
• ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY IS AN AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING
• Conerly: WITH REGARD TO ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY, PRIOR TO BEING ELECTED I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE INVESTMENT
• AND THE ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY IN YOUR PRESENTATION, ONE OF THE POINTS YOU MADE WAS FLORIDA HAS BEEN
• FIRST STATE TO ESTABLISH AN AERIAL HIGHWAY NETWORK WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BE UTILIZE THE ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

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• This is to purchase mobile teaching vans.
• <00:10:04.480> teaching And this is to purchase mobile teaching And this is to purchase mobile
• Uh, if y'all aren't familiar with it, an applicant, a permit applicant, can come to DEEQ and they can
• <00:48:56.319> Now, and the applicant can pay for it.
• Now, and the applicant can pay for it.

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks present its FY27 budget request and discuss accomplishments from prior appropriations. The commissioner highlighted improved conservation officer retention after salary increases, continued training and wellness efforts, upgrades to state parks and cabins, expansion of tiny homes, fisheries stocking and youth fishing programs, ongoing chronic wasting disease testing, and the Museum of Natural Science’s recent accreditation. The agency said it wants to maintain parks and facilities so they do not deteriorate again, and it emphasized tourism and public access benefits. Budget staff then outlined the request: $21.7 million in general funds, including increases for state parks, the museum, law enforcement, and chronic wasting disease; $23.2 million in state support capital and education funds; and $86.99 million in special funds authority. Major capital requests included $18.8 million for state parks projects at several parks, $1.25 million for law enforcement facilities, $2 million for Lake Lamar Bruce improvements, and $1.125 million for mobile teaching vans. Members asked for more detail on general fund increases, proof that law enforcement salary enhancements reached field agents, more information on the tiny home program and its return on investment, the source of motor vehicle funds, and a breakdown of requested pins and vacancies. The committee also questioned the agency about chronic wasting disease, with the department saying the $400,000 request supports testing and research and that live testing is not yet reliable. Members raised concerns about prioritization of lake and park maintenance, especially Lake Claude Bennett, and whether the agency is too reactive rather than proactive in addressing deteriorating facilities. The department said funding limitations and federal restrictions on certain lake dollars drive its priorities, and that it focuses on the most-used parks and lakes. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• California is increasingly investing in clinician-led response models, mobile crisis teams, and alternatives
• requiring counties to maintain procedures governing eligibility requirements, training standards, application
• behavioral health professionals, reduce reliance on law enforcement, and improve consistency in the application
• And then, you know, it's very hard to stop, you know, when you get an application for a smoke shop.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a series of bills focused on behavioral health, cancer screening, provider reimbursement, research funding, workforce licensing, and tobacco regulation. SB 16 would require counties to maintain procedures for designating and training professionals authorized to perform 5150 evaluations and initiate involuntary holds; supporters said it would expand the pool of qualified clinicians and reduce reliance on law enforcement, while opponents raised concerns about local control and implementation. SB 1124 would require CDPH to create and post lung cancer screening eligibility signage at tobacco point-of-sale locations; supporters emphasized low screening awareness and early detection, and the bill was advanced with amendments. SB 28, a CARE Court cleanup bill, proposed an ombudsperson, reporting, electronic petitions, remote participation, and other changes to improve accountability and access; it drew both strong support and significant opposition over concerns about coercion, scope, and whether the program is working as intended, but it passed the committee as amended to Judiciary. The committee also heard SB 874, which would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including background checks for providers and a stakeholder workgroup to develop standards; it passed to Public Safety. SB 1049 would let providers resubmit corrected claims within 90 days after a plan’s denial or recoupment action when the original claim had a correctable technical defect; supporters described delayed and withheld payments harming practices, while insurers argued the bill could duplicate existing dispute processes. The bill passed to Appropriations on call. SB 1224 would create a state framework to compete for federal ARPA-H funding for emerging therapies research, with testimony from a UC Davis psychiatrist and veterans’ advocates supporting expanded research into treatments for PTSD, depression, and other conditions; it passed to Military and Veterans Affairs. Later, SB 1057 would change how the Department of Public Health evaluates conviction history for certified nurse assistants and home health aides, shifting from automatic denial toward individualized assessment based on the offense, time elapsed, and rehabilitation; it passed to Appropriations with some no votes. Finally, SB 1314, a tobacco-related bill, sought to create a 600-foot buffer around schools and day care centers for certain tobacco retailers and address related issues such as cigar lounge definitions and nitrous oxide sales; several local government and public safety groups supported it, while health organizations and business groups opposed it unless amended. The chair announced that committee amendments were being set aside for now and the bill would move forward to Business and Professions with a commitment to continue working on the language; it passed out of committee.

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• Our mobile equipment program is one of the programs under my purview, and it's responsible for the acquisition
• So, yes, I would say that was probably applicable in a case in the past out there as one.
• technician attempted the installation anyway, only to discover that the supplied parts did not match the application
• Consider the applications for the local communities.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Just last fall, we had to turn away more than 8.80, qualified applicants to our nursing program, not
• degree or certification, but they gain real life access to ensure internships, careers and economic mobility
• So when I was asked to submit my application to serve on the board of trustees ideas and very proud to
• It is an art and it takes time and it takes a application.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• He is doing meditation He is doing meditation On an upward mobilization On an upward mobilization That's
• tension On an upward mobilization On an upward mobilization That's tension 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
• Burke and representatives from two of Beijing. town's largest employers, a small company named Exxon Mobil

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the recognition.
• To me, the Metro is Mobile.
• You're recognized, G from Mobile, J. Brown. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• If you took all the water out, then the floor of, say, Mobile Bay...
• The floor of, say, Mobile Bay, Mississippi, should be covered in grass.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We are delegated agencies at the county level; we do foods, pools, lodging, restaurants, mobile food
• We are delegated agencies at the county level; we do foods, pools, lodging, restaurants, mobile food
• We are delegated agencies at the county level; we do foods, pools, lodging, restaurants, mobile food
• We are delegated agencies at the county level; we do foods, pools, lodging, restaurants, mobile food
• We do foods, pools, lodging, restaurants, mobile food units, all that serve fairs and festivals.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for a Health and Finance Policy hearing, began with member and staff introductions, and noted that Representative Keeler was participating as a non-voting member. The chair outlined committee rules on decorum and then introduced the day’s first agency presentation from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), with Commissioner Cunningham appearing to present the department’s budget priorities. Commissioner Cunningham described MDH’s broad public health role and emphasized that public health is underfunded relative to health care, with significant reliance on federal dollars. The department’s main budget request was for infectious disease prevention and response to offset anticipated federal funding losses. MDH also outlined several fee increases tied to public water systems, wells, licensing and certification, assisted living and health care facilities, HMO regulation, food/pools/lodging inspections, radioactive materials, X-ray equipment, and asbestos abatement. The commissioner said these changes were needed because costs, workload, and regulatory complexity have increased, while many fees have not been updated in years. MDH also presented budget-neutral proposals, including continuing the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Committee, converting the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force into a standing advisory committee, restoring some local and tribal public health cannabis and substance misuse prevention grants, creating direct American Indian Health Special Emphasis Grants, reauthorizing the State Trauma Advisory Council, and extending firefighter PFAS biomonitoring work. The department also requested an operations adjustment for rising employee, insurance, fuel, utility, and legal costs, and referenced additional Clean Water Legacy Fund proposals. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided. Representative Bierman then offered supportive comments, praising MDH’s work and backing the funding and fee proposals, especially the restoration of local public health prevention grants.

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• Do we have our in-person panel here from PFFM and Boston Mobile 718? Yeah, right.
• As the number of applicants has dropped, so has the concentration of veterans by 50%.
• Applicants identifying as Black or African American are up by 73%, and Hispanic or Latino by 77%.
• Female applicants in these groups increased by 50%.
• applicants remain steady, indicating an overall increase in female applicants.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing on a wide range of bills affecting law enforcement, corrections, fire services, emergency management, telecommunicators, and sex offender policy. Testimony strongly focused on proposals to restore an education incentive for Massachusetts State Police troopers hired after the Quinn Bill was repealed, with State Police Association witnesses arguing the current system creates unfair pay disparities, hurts recruitment and retention, and leaves newer troopers earning less than some supervisors with the same or less education. They urged favorable reports on H. 2651, S. 1759, and S. 1783. A separate witness also supported H. 2627, a sheriff’s pay-parity bill, while suggesting amendments to avoid distinctions between correction officers and jail officers and warning that the proposal should not be viewed as a funding issue alone. The committee also heard testimony on public safety and oversight bills. A rape survivor testified in support of S. 1663, arguing that municipal fire or police personnel convicted of sex offenses should not remain in positions of public trust. Senator Miranda testified in support of S. 1723, S. 1724, and S. 1727, which would create correctional officer training/accountability standards, a correctional inspector general, and privileged communication with legislators for incarcerated people; he said the bills respond to misconduct and lack of independent oversight in the Department of Correction. In contrast, the Fire Chiefs Association and Professional Fire Fighters opposed H. 2572/S. 1668/S. 1740 on emergency management, saying the bill was developed without enough collaboration, lacked local-control safeguards, and could undermine incident command and local decision-making during disasters. Several panels supported other public safety measures. The Fire Chiefs Association and PFFM backed S. 1641 and S. 1744 to create a Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority to help fund fire station and municipal public safety building projects, and supported S. 1647 to implement the Walsh-Kennedy Commission recommendations on hot works and welding safety, including tougher penalties and training requirements. Witnesses also supported H. 2664/S. 1736 to create a hoisting machinery regulations board, saying current licensing standards for heavy equipment are too minimal. Another panel backed H. 2663/S. 1761 to classify 911 telecommunicators as first responders, citing stress, burnout, and the expanding role of dispatchers. Finally, an attorney from CPCS testified in opposition to S. 1752, warning that expanded sex offender residency restrictions would likely increase homelessness, make supervision harder, and raise constitutional concerns based on prior court rulings.

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• The compact is vital for cross-state practice, patient access, and workforce mobility.
• Our AUD program gets about 50 to 55 applicants every year from all across the country.
• We know that they believe that because many of the sunrise applications that come to us, they will say
• , “We are seeking licensure,” The sunrise applications that come to us, they will say we are seeking
• It also Suspension and revocation of an application or registration in certain chapters.

Keywords: 985, all

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• options, and expanding these options will increase supply, improve affordability, boost economic mobility
• options, and expanding these options will increase supply, improve affordability, boost economic mobility
• Supply improve affordability boost Supply improve affordability boost economic<00:55:03.559> mobility
• c><00:55:04.000> and<00:55:04.160> enhance<00:55:04.799> homeowner Economic mobility
• The infrastructure concerns, even on infill and greenfield development, are not really applicable. is

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But if we can mobilize the community to go out there and look for them, Emily Pike lived a mile away
• The bill prescribes criteria for grant applications and codifies MDMA in statute as whatever official
• The Attorney General's office is aware of what has taken place because the social equity applicants that
• And in those predatory agreements and operating agreements, again, none of the social equity applicants
• Predatory agreements were signed, and nobody—there's not one social equity applicant that got the true

Bills: SB1071, SB1315, SB1317, SB1416, SB1493, SB1537, SB1542, SB1584, SB1626, SB1740, SB1751, SB1804, SCR1047, SCR1049

Keywords: Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, school safety, interoperable communications, law enforcement, emergency response, funding, reentry programs, criminal justice, grants, recidivism, attorney general, missing children, kidnapping, reporting requirements, child safety, training

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1071, which would repeal the statutory framework for the Arizona Rangers. The sponsor argued the bill was about accountability and transparency, citing concerns about missing training and firearms qualification records; Arizona Rangers representatives and several sheriffs opposed the bill, saying the Rangers provide valuable volunteer support and that the real issue was adding oversight rather than eliminating protections. After discussion, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1071 a do pass recommendation, with members noting they expected amendments later. The committee then heard SB 1315, requiring school districts and charter schools to maintain interoperable emergency communications with law enforcement and to submit annual affidavits confirming testing and compliance. Testimony from school safety officials and sheriffs emphasized the value of real-time communication during emergencies and the need for secure sharing of campus maps and floor plans; concerns about cost and information security were addressed by supporters. The bill passed unanimously, 7-0. The committee also advanced SB 1317, which appropriates opioid settlement funds for county reentry planning programs; sheriffs and association representatives supported it, citing reduced recidivism and jail populations, and it passed 7-0. Several public safety and missing-children measures were considered next. SB 1416, as amended, revises missing child reporting requirements, adds runaway children back into reporting, requires faster photo and information sharing, and expands training requirements; advocates for missing children and law enforcement supported the compromise language, and the bill passed 7-0. SB 1740, which updates Turquoise Alert training and procedures, was also advanced 7-0 after discussion about statewide versus geographically targeted alerts and the need to keep alerts effective. Later, SB 1493, a strike-everything amendment affecting police officer termination appeals and fee shifting when an employer rejects a favorable administrative ruling, passed 5-2 despite opposition from chiefs’ representatives. SB 1537, renaming the Peace Officer Training Equipment Fund and repealing its advisory commission, passed 5-2. The committee also approved SB 1751 and SCR 1049, which expand execution methods to include lethal gas and firing squad and make firing squad mandatory in certain cases involving the murder of a law enforcement officer; opponents raised constitutional, ethical, and practical concerns, while supporters framed the measures as aligning Arizona with other states and providing additional options. Both measures passed 4-3. Finally, SB 1542, which would create a framework and funding for MDMA research and treatment for PTSD in first responders and peace officers contingent on FDA approval, was heard with testimony describing promising clinical trial results and the need for Arizona research; the bill was then moved forward, though the transcript cuts off before the final roll call result is fully shown.

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• we've made a commitment to the lending partner, those lending partners can go out and start taking applications
• They just need help with getting their financial statements in order so they can fill out a loan application
• Help with getting their financial statements in order so they can then fill out a loan application.
• That information is on the front page of our website where you can look at their application.
• A great applicant pool to be able to do it. So this is even more why I'm passionate.

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• The transcript continues in highly garbled form, but appears to discuss homestead exemption application
• deadlines, late applications, and county assessor procedures.
• The community college gap assistance program would provide aid to applicants up to the full amount of
• Applications may be denied when other funding covers the total eligible cost.
• It provides that expired registrations require a new application.

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

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• Move previous relating to Mobile County.
• to Mobile County. to Mobile County. Move<00:56:13.560> previous<00:56:13.960> roll.
• to Mobile County. Move previous roll. to Mobile County. Move previous roll.
• to Mobile County. Move previous roll. to Mobile County. Move previous roll.
• I recognize the gentleman from Mobile, Representative Bracy.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• appropriations request for... ...for an EOC, or they're putting in an appropriations request for a mobile
• procedures and policies that would be in place in order for them to certainly identify what those applications
• Weakening their funding weakens educational opportunity, economic mobility, and community resilience
• My concern about it is it doesn't contemplate in application what the practical results are going to
• That's my concern about the application of all this.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It talks about how fully autonomous vehicles capable of operating compliance with the applicable traffic
• certainty for companies like Waymo to invest in your communities, improve road safety, and offer new mobility
• options for Missourians. ...communities, improve road safety, and offer new mobility options for Missourians
• These kiddos can have many challenges, including sensory sensitivities, mobility challenges, seizure
• Why not only put the applicable language Why not only put the applicable language in the bill?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• tool to ensure I was competitive on securing ongoing purchases while also helping facilitate some mobility
• tool to ensure I was competitive on securing ongoing purchases while also helping facilitate some mobility
• tool to ensure I was competitive on securing ongoing purchases while also helping facilitate some mobility
• throughout the year and took place under the assumption that the tax credit would be there upon application
• throughout the year and took place under the assumption that the tax credit would be there upon application

Keywords: 1187, senate, all