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• and B-II. >> That's correct. >> And the change to B-I is...
• /c> >> Um when you're changed to uh B >> Um when you're changed to uh B um<02:50:46.720><
• Um we've taken concealed carry classes. Um we've taken concealed carry classes.
• <03:02:04.160> cuz We've taken self whatever classes cuz We've taken self whatever classes
• B-11 processes uh to make that happen. B-11 processes uh to make that happen.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Florida thoroughbred industry contributes 3.0. billion with a B to the Florida economy representing
• Pull contractors are required to attend classes.
• I've developed 3 classes for continuing education that have then approved by the see ILB that I teach
• because we're required to to attend these classes to stay up to speed on requirements for a license.
• say, I just put on drop in an end, it's not really a thing because the most likely that model is a B

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• said oh there's something wrong<00:03:29.439> with<00:03:29.519> the<00:03:29.599> B<
• baskets and um track wrong with the B baskets and um track coach<00:03:32.200> immediately<00:
• B closed parenthesis<00:20:41.960> for<00:20:42.200> the<00:20:42.360> purposes
• They are not wealthy; they are very middle-class folks. Do you have the number?
• very middle class very middle class folks<01:08:43.560> and<01:08:43.920> that's<01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Within section 2, subsection C1, the number of fourth class license locations operated by an agency that
• to serve alcoholic beverages at a function at the license holder's own first- and third- or second-class
• ><00:07:12.479> number<00:07:12.639> of<00:07:12.800> fourth<00:07:13.039> class
• <00:07:13.280> license C1, the number of fourth class license C1, the number of fourth class
• third or second class licensed premises. third or second class licensed premises.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with a moment of silence and then read H.C.R. 305, a resolution honoring former Representative Francis Matthew “Topper” McFaun for his public and community service. The resolution recounted his background, military and teaching service, work in Vermont state government, local civic leadership, coaching career, and nearly 11 terms in the House. The chamber also recognized McFaun’s family and marked several members’ birthdays with brief congratulatory remarks. The House then took up H.B. 921, an alcoholic beverages bill, and concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment. The Senate changes limited certain fourth-class license locations to five, added recordkeeping and annual reporting requirements for malt direct distribution, deleted a prospective sunset on direct distribution, and added new caterer’s license provisions allowing service at the license holder’s own premises and limiting caterer-hosted functions to five per year. The committee reported hearing from legislative and industry stakeholders and recommended concurrence on a 9-0-2 straw poll. Next, the House considered H.B. 907 on legislative review of reporting requirements. Members explained that a Senate-related amendment was used to address a constitutional problem in the earlier bill by revising the sister-state program termination language so the governor retains sole authority to terminate an active partnership, while the committee may only propose termination by majority vote. The House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment with the further House amendment, then suspended rules to message the action to the Senate forthwith. Finally, the House took up S. 230, a miscellaneous labor bill on fair employment practices, and concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment to the House amendment by roll call vote, 85-48. The main dispute concerned the Senate’s changes to House language restricting non-compete agreements for lower-income hourly employees and health care providers, and a separate provision directing the Department of Corrections and the Vermont State Employees Association to develop a proposal on solicitation in DOC parking lots. Supporters said the remaining language was acceptable and would facilitate discussion, while opponents objected to the DOC parking-lot provision. The House then recessed until 1:00 p.m.

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• Moving to line B, the number of inactive members.
• Moving to line B, you can see that the MSEP 2011 members contribute 4%.
• And long treasuries were the worst performing asset class.
• Right now, 7% is about... ...across asset classes.
• Right now, 7% is about, across asset classes.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement held a hearing focused on the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) and its long-term financial condition. MOSERS Executive Director Abby Spieler and investment consultant Tim McKinery outlined the system’s structure, membership, funding policy, and investment approach. They reported that as of the June 30, 2025 valuation, MOSERS had a 55.4% funded ratio, about $17.4 billion in liabilities, and about $9.6 billion in assets. They explained that the FY27 employer contribution rate was certified at 32% under the board’s minimum contribution policy, up from 30.25%, and said the increase is tied to a $46 million new decision item in House Bill 5. The presentation emphasized that MOSERS is a mature plan with more retirees and inactive members than active employees, and that slow or declining payroll growth has made it harder to pay down unfunded liabilities. MOSERS described recent policy changes intended to improve long-term stability, including lowering the investment return assumption over time, updating mortality assumptions, and adopting a minimum employer contribution policy. The board’s 2024 asset-liability study also led to a shift toward more public equity exposure and less fixed income, with the consultant saying asset allocation has been the main driver of relative investment underperformance versus peers in recent years, though recent returns have improved and the portfolio has outperformed its policy index over shorter periods. Committee members questioned why the funded ratio has fallen over time, whether past investment assumptions were too optimistic, and whether the board had been too conservative in its asset allocation. MOSERS representatives responded that the earlier strategy was a board-approved risk-balanced approach and that hindsight makes the results easier to judge, while stressing that current changes are intended to improve long-term outcomes. Members also asked about the impact of inactive members, the automatic refund proposal for small terminated accounts, and the ongoing Catalyst Capital litigation. MOSERS said the proposed legislation would automatically refund small inactive balances and auto-escalate deferred compensation contributions, and reported that litigation-related attorney fees have been about $20 million so far. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after questions and discussion.

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• Ladies and gentlemen, Jud B will have a meeting at 1:30 today. >> Jud B at 1:30 and 113, I guess. >>
• We also played, we are a Class 2A school.
• <00:37:22.400> 2A We also played, we are a class 2A We also played, we are a class 2A school
• High School Activities Association class High School Activities Association class 5A<00:52:23.839
• <00:52:42.720> So, Association Class 5A Mr. Basketball. So, Association Class 5A Mr.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer led by Pastor Darren Leech, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. After confirming a quorum, the chamber dispensed with reading the journal and handled routine introductions. Members welcomed several guests in the galleries, including Mick Bulock of NCSL and multiple youth and community groups. The House also recognized Pastor Leech’s remarks about public service and stewardship. A series of congratulatory resolutions were taken up and adopted, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. These included resolutions honoring Derek Hall for winning Super Bowl 60 with the Seattle Seahawks, the Columbia Academy Lady Cougars cross country and softball teams for state championships, and other special recognitions. The House also adopted STR 536 and several additional resolutions from the rules calendar, with votes reported at 118 yeas, 0 nays on multiple items. On the conference calendar, the House concurred in House Bill 1150, which merged the engineers and surveying boards, added an exception so title attorneys were not affected, and changed board member terms from six years to four years. The concurrence motion passed 122 yeas, 0 nays. The House also adopted a conference report on item 60 related to state security operations center language, removing a reverse repealer, by a vote of 117 yeas, 0 nays. Later, members continued introducing guests and honoring school groups, including the Winston Academy football team for its state championship, the Jeff Davis County Mayor’s Youth Council, Columbus High School’s boys basketball team and Mr. Basketball honoree Michael Hood Jr., Heritage Christian Academy, and Mississippi State basketball player Josh Huard, who was recognized for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Award. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the next day, with the journal left open until the last conference report is filed.

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• Representative B. Succi. I think, Mr. Speaker pro tem, I'd just like to explain my vote.
• Members, today I'm honored to welcome the 2026 class of the Doty London Excellence in Public Service
• Murray later enrolled at Howard University School of Law, where she was the only woman in her class,
• Representative B. Succi. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem.
• Representative B. Succi is on the board, sir. Sorry, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• In addition, for general cargo, Pier B South, the state helped us with... Pier B South.
• The state helped us with about $10 million in the 2023 funding to help rebuild Pier B South.
• They have two railroads that touch that particular gateway, while we have five of the seven Class One
• A Class One is one of the largest railroads in the United States, and we have five of those that connect

Bills: HB1, HB247, HB1

Keywords: DUI, driving under the influence, ignition interlock, interlock device, driver license suspension, restricted license, motor vehicle, alcohol offense, first offense, repeat offender, blood alcohol concentration, BAC, license revocation, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, ALEA, public safety, traffic safety, chemical dependency, substance abuse, court referral program

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• In 1965, Lyndon B.
• IN 1965 LYNDON B.
• My priority is the working class because the working class raised me.
• All of that is for working class, middle class, not billionaires.
• All of that is for working class, middle class, not billionaires.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So if you stole a firearm that's only worth 50 dollars, it would be a misdemeanor.

Bills: HB1082, HB1638, HB3040, HB3269, HB3278, HB3298, HB3587, HB3996, HB4113, HB4140, HB4226, HB4236, HB4301, HB4324, HB4339, HB4342, HB4352, SB1082

Keywords: child custody, joint custody, best interest of the child, guardian ad litem, domestic violence, substance abuse, Governmental Tort Claims Act, definitions, torts, political subdivisions, governmental immunity, medical providers, sex offenders, safety zones, minors protection, loitering restrictions, criminal penalties, arrest warrant, criminal procedure, telephonic communication

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• As you can see in this misdemeanor packets.

Bills: HF2300

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• CURRENTLY THE PENALTY THAT DOESN'T RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH IS CLASSIFIED AS A SECOND-DEGREE MISDEMEANOR

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• relating to a subpoena to compel the attendance of certain peace officers who are witnesses in a misdemeanor

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• B. C. D. All right. You're recognized, Representative?
• Do we have any questions on K2A, B, C, D, or F?
• In questions on L1A, B? That's mine. B, all right, you're recognized. Thank you.
• B is Division of State Police, $4,000.
• B is Division of State Police, $4,000.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• It had individual classes: one was a building aid class, one was an adequacy class, and one was an EFA
• class.
• aid class was an adequacy<01:20:01.960> class<01:20:02.280> one<01:20:02.440> was
• away from creating special classes and instead use the existing classes.
• What does that class look like?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II committee heard a Department of Education budget presentation from Commissioner Frank Edelblut and CFO Tammy Valen-cour. The department outlined its organizational structure and emphasized that it functions largely as a flow-through agency for school funding. The commissioner reviewed general fund and Education Trust Fund items, including state aid, dropout prevention, special education, building aid, lease aid, charter schools, Education Freedom Accounts, and the district adequacy calculation. He also highlighted the public school infrastructure fund, saying the state has invested well over $50 million in school safety since 2018 for measures such as access controls, locks, and window film, and argued that safety spending should be ongoing rather than reactive. Members asked about the variability in the school infrastructure line, special education aid, and the Discovery Education learning platform. Edelblut explained that some safety funding had come from one-time surplus appropriations rather than the agency line, and said special education aid was underappropriated because districts submitted more invoices than expected; he said the governor added $16 million to address the shortfall. He also described CTE renovation funding, noting four projects were initially proposed but only Jaffrey and Milford were still moving forward, with local votes required and the state covering 75% of costs. He said Milford’s project was omitted from the governor’s budget by oversight. The department also reviewed enrollment trends, noting public school enrollment has fallen from about 230,000 students in 2002 to about 185,000 today. Edelblut clarified that charter students are not eligible for Education Freedom Accounts, while EFA students attending non-public schools are counted as EFA students. He described several one-time surplus-funded initiatives, including Student Clearinghouse, MTSSB work, civics curriculum development, computer science education, and adult education. He also discussed a $4 million CTE tuition and transportation grant, saying it was kept as a competitive grant rather than a formula grant to avoid creating an ongoing maintenance-of-effort commitment that could jeopardize federal Perkins funding. In the final portion, Edelblut identified prioritized needs in the department’s budget, especially funding for a state administrator for assessment to support the legislatively required civics assessment, and additional support for the Discovery Education platform. He said every school in the state is using the platform and cited more than 1.5 million educator engagements, while a member raised concerns about mixed reviews and uneven district awareness of the program. No votes or formal actions were taken during the presentation and question period.

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• We're going to go ahead and handle items C and D first and then come back to item B.
• Items C and D first, and then come back to item B.
• And now we're going to move to item B.
• All right, Madam Chairman, item B beginning on page three is a member amendment from Senator Rice that
• At least the Department of Corrections refused their billing Arkansas for liquor, first-class airfare

Keywords: 1204, all

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• or refusing to teach an in-person class.
• or refusing to teach an in-person class.
• class and that's teach an inperson class and that's that's<00:37:55.160> the<00:37:55.319>
• /c><00:55:57.240> that race sex Rel thank you Part B that race sex Rel thank you Part B that question
• <01:42:11.199> violating disadvantage protected classes violating disadvantage protected classes

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression. Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement. The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment. Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.

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• I think my question might be between paragraph A and B.
• But following those strikeouts is a new section B.
• are not passing my class.
• Continually adding classes for prospective teachers to become teachers. Mr.
• I acknowledge the importance of it and the child's need to be in the class to learn.

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• often fall victim to high-fee, predatory retirement products sold to unsuspecting educators by 403(b)
• from my 403(b) to a cash value whole life insurance policy.
• Had I stayed in that high-cost 403(b), the cost to me would have been well over $100,000 in fees.
• Had I stayed in that high cost, four or three B, the cost to me would have been well over $100,000 in
• You're free to go back to class. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public service and retirement-related bills. Senator Kelly Dooner and Rep. O’Rourke supported a Taunton home rule petition to extend Chief Walsh’s service during the city’s transition to a new public safety facility, citing the need to manage new equipment, cameras, and 911 systems smoothly. Senator Lovely testified in favor of bills expanding retirement savings access through the SMART Plan and the CORE Plan, arguing that automatic enrollment and broader eligibility would help state, municipal, and nonprofit workers save for retirement. No questions were raised on the Taunton petition, and the hearing later moved through the remaining testimony without any votes taken during the transcript. Mary Waldron of the Old Colony Planning Council and Jeffrey Walker of the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District urged support for legislation protecting regional planning agencies from being required to make retroactive payments to the State Retirement Board for past employer contributions. They warned that the costs would be unsustainable, could force layoffs or closures, and would jeopardize their ability to provide transportation, housing, economic development, and planning services. Bill Keith and Patrick Charles of PEREC testified on several retirement administration bills, including measures to ease statement-of-financial-interest filing rules, require payment for certain creditable service purchases, and clarify the definition of wages to include sick, vacation, and personal time; committee members asked questions about regional transit authorities joining retirement systems and about adding local retirement board representation to a proposed commission. Jonathan Osimo and Rob Fabino of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System supported bills to penalize delinquent pension reporting by employers and to create a special commission to study retirement credit purchases, saying better reporting would improve retirement processing and that a broader review could improve fairness and sustainability. Eddie Boynton of the Braintree Education Association backed the SMART Plan bill, describing how automatic enrollment and low-fee fiduciary oversight could protect educators from high-cost supplemental retirement products. Matthew Nugent testified for a bill to divest public pension funds from firearms and ammunition. After the final witnesses, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, heard none, and then adjourned the hearing.

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• I wonder if anyone... ...between Class 1 or Class 2.
• Class 1 and Class 2 can both go 20 miles per hour max.
• A Class 1 and Class 2 can both go 20 miles per hour max, but a Class 2 can do so with a throttle.
• That's what distinguishes a Class 2 from a Class 1.
• 1 and a Class 2 e-bike, but they can be... ...is parents may be buying a Class 1 and a Class 2 e-bike

Keywords: 987, senate, all