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• judge sentenced them to a substance abuse treatment program, or it was a pro-voted program.
• Our agency has a robust inventory of programs, whether there be education or various programs to keep
• This is not about the reserve program.
• TxDOT oversees a massive construction program.
• With skill, integrity, and responsibility.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• that Watch program a vital program that Watch program a vital program that brings<03:56:13.960>
• I'm the executive director of Hio Kola Community Integration Program.
• ><05:04:00.798> humbly<05:04:01.200> ask integration program uh I just humbly ask integration
• Our request will help to continue and expand a comprehensive, integrated program which strives to improve
• Our request will help to continue and expand a comprehensive, integrated program which strives to improve

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And we hope very soon to be in a stage C of that program. It's a very tough program.
• This includes canceled grants, decreases in program budgets, program suspensions, project delays, project
• programs.
• Leverage the great programs that we have and the ability to innovate with programs that may be needed
• in the nursing program.

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• We were integrated into the U.S.
• The board is working program by program to develop performance metrics for DTSC.
• Consumer Products program.
• We heard about EPR programs.
• We heard about EPR programs.

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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• I am the Chief Prosecutor of the Conviction Integrity Unit and have been with the unit since January
• And if you are a prosecutor with integrity, that's great.
• Access to this program would provide a critical lifeline for prosecutors.
• So as of right now, this is already a created program.
• And if what they do has integrity then they shouldn't worry about it.

Bills: HB200

Keywords: HB 200, emergency communication, backup communications, satellite phone, portable satellite equipment, radio, floodplain, 100-year floodplain, FEMA, natural disaster, disaster preparedness, emergency preparedness, vulnerable populations, children, elderly, seniors, people with disabilities, care facilities, residential care, assisted living

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• It led to a major change in the way that community colleges deploy their programs: more short-term programs
• It led to a major change in the way that community colleges deploy their programs: more short-term programs
• And it reinforces the integrity of our oversight system.
• That has to implement more programs and then follow it on to the consumer. So any of you, please?
• We need to protect the integrity of our insurance companies.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Athletic program Athletic program throughout<00:04:01.799> this<00:04:01.959> statute<
• athletic opportunities and programs athletic opportunities and programs where<00:04:17.680> girl
• It's our responsibility to follow their leadership and protect the integrity of female sports.
• <00:21:35.720> of leadership and protect the Integrity of leadership and protect the Integrity
• The male body is programmed to respond to the effects of testosterone in all organ systems.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Representative, what we’ve developed is a program called our food scrap pickup program, and we’ve been
• Representative, what we’ve developed is a program called our food scrap pickup program, and we’ve been
• Representative, what we’ve developed is a program called our food scrap pickup program, and we’ve been
• <00:48:25.280> and program. uh this program coincides and program. uh this program coincides
• And so integrated resource planning.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• saying we're implementing the program. saying we're implementing the program. um<00:16:49.120>
• in the program.
• So, that's my intention here. to ensure integrity in the program.
• And to ensure integrity in the program.
• Appreciating Representative Kofold's points about program integrity, I sure appreciate that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This included language authorizing a state pilot program on social housing.
• Shared equity homeownership programs like the Homes for Lasting Affordability program benefit homeowners
• and the federal Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 program.
• This would improve the operational efficiency of the program.
• as a mixed-income program.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing opened a hybrid hearing focused on housing production bills, with Chairs Julian Cyr and Rich Haggerty emphasizing Massachusetts’ housing shortage and the need to produce more than 200,000 units over the next decade. The committee then heard testimony on a wide range of proposals, including social housing, starter homes and the “missing middle,” accessory dwelling units (ADUs), single-stair residential buildings, permanent affordability homeownership, and housing for people with disabilities. Several witnesses framed the bills as tools to expand supply, lower costs, and address racial and generational wealth gaps. Representative Connolly testified for H. 1478 on the Massachusetts Social Housing Program, describing publicly owned, mixed-income housing financed through a revolving loan fund. Senator Feeney testified for S. 989 on missing middle starter homes, arguing for zoning changes, incentives, and affordability tools to support smaller starter homes and duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Multiple witnesses, including housing advocates, real estate representatives, and local officials, supported the ADU trust fund bill and the single-stair study bill, saying they would reduce barriers, support homeowners, and enable more family-sized and infill housing. Some witnesses opposed bills they said would weaken ADU reforms or add new restrictions, while others urged broader deregulation to speed production. A major portion of the hearing focused on H. 1576/S. 1010, the Homes for Lasting Affordability bill, which would create a permanent affordability homeownership program for low- and moderate-income buyers and support small developments with long-term affordability restrictions. Testimony from community land trust leaders, legislators, and housing advocates emphasized that permanent affordability can preserve public investment, stabilize neighborhoods, and help families build wealth over generations. Senator Miranda and Representative Worrell tied the bill to closing the racial wealth gap and expanding access to homeownership for Black and Latino residents. The committee also heard testimony on S. 971, which would reform the Housing Development and Incentive Program to require more affordability in Gateway City projects. The committee additionally heard from Senator Kennedy and disability advocates on S. 1004, which would strengthen the Alternative Housing Voucher Program for people with disabilities by codifying project-based vouchers and aligning the program more closely with other voucher systems. Witnesses described long waitlists and the lack of accessible, affordable units as major barriers that can lead to homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization. No votes were taken during the hearing; the session was devoted to testimony and questions from committee members.

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• Integrity Tim O'Malley, who I thank for his work.
• I want us to move programs for decades.
• c> services program integrity, improve how services program integrity, improve how services are<00
• And let's make sure these programs And let's make sure these programs remain<00:59:06.800> strong
• programs into people's hands. programs into people's hands.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The joint convention opened with the House and Senate assembling, a prayer by Reverend Mariah Furness-Tollgard, and roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber then welcomed the Minnesota Supreme Court, constitutional officers, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, and Governor Tim Walz before the governor delivered his final State of the State address. The convention later adjourned by motion. In his address, Governor Walz reflected on recent tragedies and political violence, including the deaths of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the Annunciation Church shooting, and the federal immigration operation he described as causing fear and disruption. He said Minnesota remained strong because of its people and highlighted accomplishments over the past seven years, especially in education, child care, free school meals, workforce development, housing, infrastructure, clean energy, climate initiatives, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ protections, voting rights, workers’ rights, paid family leave, and public safety measures. Walz also proposed new actions for the current session, including a significant expansion of the dependent care tax credit, a $907 million bonding bill, support for sustainable aviation fuel, a social media tax on big tech companies, a governor’s council on the future of the AI economy, additional gun violence prevention measures, and a stronger anti-fraud and human services oversight system. He urged legislators to pass the fraud and oversight bills and said he would sign them immediately. The House then voted to adjourn until April 30, 2026, after the joint convention ended.

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• As you may know, Starlab is part of one of the highest programs within NASA called the Commercial LEO
• or Low-Earth Orbit Destination Program, CLD.
• So I know first-hand the importance. importance of space programs.
• And it's every program, every grant program, and so on and so forth, and there's no control mechanism
• All were born from the integrated circuit.

Bills: HB3146, HB3719, HB3895, HB3923, HB4748, HB4751, HB4936, HB4952, HB4990, HB4991, HB5061, HB5196, HB5238, HB5246, HB5487

Keywords: State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative hearings, contested case, contested case hearing, administrative law judge, ALJ, final decision, proposed decision, agency hearing, hearing continuance, rescheduling, Texas administrative law, Government Code Chapter 2001, workers' compensation, Department of Human Resources, Texas Labor Code, Transportation Code, Agriculture Code, Insurance Code

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• That we have in Florida, as well as potentially the number of SIRS structural integrity reserve studies
• And secondly, we need to know how many have not yet completed their structural integrity reserve study
• For those of you that don't know, the Holocaust Victim Assistance Program is established in statute.
• For those of you that don't know, the Holocaust Victim Assistance Program is established in statute.
• Are there ways for us to formally communicate those policy recommendations or program recommendations

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for budget day, heard agency follow-up questions, and then presented its recommended budget for fiscal year 2025-2026. Chair Lopez opened with remarks about reducing spending, emphasizing vacancy reductions and recurring savings across agencies. The recommendation eliminated 452.5 vacant positions and produced recurring savings of $57.2 million overall, while still funding selected priorities. Notable funded items included $500,000 for a new DBPR website for condominium complaints and document filing, $481.3 million for the MICEF Florida Home Program in DFS, funding for Florida PALM implementation, $330,000 for a Tampa office in the Office of Insurance Regulation, $835,000 for warehouse space for confiscated gambling machines, $821,000 for the Lottery gaming system contract, and major DMS capital and facilities funding. Lopez also criticized DMS leadership and said the secretary’s salary would be held in reserve pending answers on fleet management, remote workers, SUNCOM billing, and other issues. The committee then questioned DBPR Secretary Griffin about condominium records, structural integrity reserve studies, and milestone-inspection compliance. Members focused on how the division tracks condominiums, whether it can identify buildings with three habitable stories, and whether the current filing system can be improved to better capture building height and story count. Griffin said the division relies heavily on self-reporting and complaint-driven checks, but has updated forms to capture whether a condominium has buildings three stories or higher and has received additional submissions. Members also asked about staffing and the Miami-area office; Griffin said DBPR now has two Fort Lauderdale offices and a Doral office, with about 82% of new positions filled. Secretary Davis of the Florida Lottery also testified, defending travel to Paris and other conferences as part of industry engagement, technology research, and best-practice sharing. He said the travel was reimbursed through lottery-related organizations, described the Lottery as an enterprise fund that receives no general tax revenue, and said the agency has remained a top revenue generator nationally. Members questioned Orlando travel reimbursements and dues to the Multi-State Lottery Association, and asked for more information on how increased revenue translates into more Bright Futures scholarships. Davis said he would provide additional details. The subcommittee then unanimously passed two conforming bills. PCB SAB 25-01 removed statutory references to the legacy FLAIR accounting system in preparation for Florida PALM and was reported favorably. PCB SAB 25-02 addressed Capitol Center space after the planned House lease cancellation, declaring the governor, cabinet, and legislature permanent tenants, protecting existing space and parking allocations, giving the legislature first right of refusal on vacant space, and giving legislative leaders control over utilities in their space; it also passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned after the bills were reported favorably.

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• They have 200,000 participants in their diversion programs.
• appropriate programs.
• Many programs like Firstep in Oklahoma City.
• There are some really great programs.
• Those programs were very involved with those.

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• And this is the purpose of the program.
• we need to protect the integrity we need to protect the integrity and<00:36:50.120> security<
• state dollars from other grant programs. state dollars from other grant programs.
• , public programs, public programs, and<01:09:41.440> the<01:09:41.880> the<01:09:42.080
• stop fraud and stop our public programs stop fraud and stop our public programs um<01:09:58.200>

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• In order for a particular theft of product to pay, you've got to integrate it into the mainstream of
• There is a separate program. for female offenders as well.
• And so the youthful offender program at the Ellis unit is for the male offenders.
• In fact, TDCJ's biannual biannual rehabilitative program evaluations which assess program outcomes by
• comparing rates of program participants and indicate that quote substance use disorder programs like

Bills: SB 476, SB 664, SB 745, SB 826, SB 989, SB 1080, SB 1171, SB 1320, SB 1437, SB 1727, SB 1809, SB 2289, SB 2320

Keywords: education, funding, school infrastructure, public schools, teacher support, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, ignition interlock devices, youth offenders, vehicular homicide, Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.

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• Program that said they could get that coverage under the power of law. I am kind of...
• It on DEI programs? If Sen. Wiklund would yield. Sen. Wiklund will yield, and Sen.
• I spent years working on program integrity and have spent years confronting fraud, demanding accountability
• I spent years working on program integrity and have spent years confronting fraud, demanding accountability
• I spent years working on program integrity and have spent years confronting fraud, demanding accountability

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• So, that program has been phenomenal, one of the best programs that I believe I've seen in my entire
• But we have the apprenticeship program. Uh, the apprenticeship program.
• <00:42:32.680> as expanding our mentorship program as expanding our mentorship program as
• the statewide program. the statewide program.
• integrity of the procurement process. integrity of the procurement process.

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• integrity review processes across the agency's programs.
• effective and efficient program effective and efficient program integrity.<00:14:14.079> audit
• <00:15:08.720> integrity<00:15:09.279> review practices, program integrity review practices
• , program integrity review processes<00:15:10.880> across<00:15:11.279> the<00:15:11.519
• our public programs and make sure<01:06:02.640> there's<01:06:02.880> integrity<01:06:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And we have a number of other programs, demand-side grid support that we lean on, and also PUC has a
• number of rate-paid programs.
• The resource adequacy program is a reliability-based procurement program, so it assigns capacity requirements
• We made a recent change to the resource adequacy program.
• We have a number of programs, and... Yeah, we have a number of programs.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1026 by Assembly Member Wilson, which would require investor-owned utilities to provide clearer front-end information and follow more consistent timelines for post-entitlement energization applications tied to housing projects. The author and supporters from the Housing Action Coalition and Mission Housing said utility delays can hold up approved housing, add costs, and create uncertainty, and they argued the bill would align utility processes with recent state efforts to streamline local permitting. PG&E and Southern California Edison opposed the bill, saying existing CPUC timelines and the ongoing energization rulemaking already address the issue, that the bill could be duplicative or premature, and that some proposed timelines were too short. The committee discussed the bill’s relationship to the CPUC’s September 2024 decision, and AB 1026 was ultimately approved on a 15-0 vote, with the consent calendar also passing. The second half of the hearing was the committee’s annual oversight hearing on electric reliability. Representatives from the CPUC, CEC, CAISO, and DWR reviewed lessons from the 2020 and 2022 heat emergencies, emphasizing that California has since added significant resources, improved planning, and created backstop programs such as the strategic reliability reserve. They said the summer 2025 outlook is cautiously optimistic, with no expected shortfalls under traditional planning conditions and a projected surplus, though wildfire and extreme heat remain risks. The agencies also described major changes in planning and operations, including more battery storage, updated resource adequacy rules, expanded transmission planning, and reforms to the interconnection queue. Members asked about data center load, Diablo Canyon’s future, the strategic reliability reserve, demand response, wildfire mitigation costs, affordability, and regional market expansion. Witnesses said data center demand is a major variable but can be managed through better forecasting, flexible service arrangements, and siting in areas with existing capacity; they also said firm clean resources remain valuable while planning continues around Diablo Canyon’s scheduled retirement. On affordability, they said the agencies try to balance reliability with least-cost procurement, and that new resources can lower market prices even as they require upfront investment. CAISO also highlighted the value of the Western Energy Imbalance Market and the planned day-ahead market, saying regional coordination improves both reliability and cost savings.