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• Remember, I wrote the language that founded the typic program nationally.
• <03:55:17.680> that's Remember, I I wrote the language that's Remember, I I wrote the language
• whatever their their their certification whatever their their their certification will<04:24:59.600
• Well, teachers, I think, are already covered by similar language.
• Yes. is talking by similar language.

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• documentation of the death certificate documentation of the death certificate or<00:47:36.640>
• bill we actually took uh the language bill we actually took uh the language about<01:34:40.719><
• for the the prior language prior to uh<01:34:55.440> the<01:34:55.679> language<01:34:
• So, we have added language be hired.
• > experience understand that language um experience understand that language um experience in<

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• units of speech and language a week. units of speech and language a week.
• service to this speech and language service to this child?
• do have a certification for that person. do have a certification for that person.
• providing speech and language services. providing speech and language services.
• and the state the federal language and the state language<01:41:29.520> if<01:41:29.679> you

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level. Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit. Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise. The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.

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• throughout the process, we file the number of amendments and then ultimately APCs with the same language
• Chairman the amendment simply reverts some language in the bill to current law surrounding cardroom licenses
• Just the language in the bill just to revert to >> current law around the way taxes and licenses work
• The language is very precise to maintain the safety.
• I want to make that clear legally handled the refrigerant EPA section 608 is the certification that you

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• The amendment makes technical changes to ensure the language conforms to changes made in the PCS for
• With that clarifying language—sorry, Rep. Bartleman. Thank you, Chair. Sorry about that.
• We had a great bill that used that language.
• This bill also increases the minimum value of a tax certificate on unpaid property taxes that may be
• It has been a decade since the tax certificate number was updated, and after years of inflation it is

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on March 27, 2025 and first considered HJR 1257 and its implementing bill, HB 1259, which would create two $25,000 property tax exemptions and an assessment cap for long-term rental properties owned by Floridians who also have a homestead in the state. Supporters argued the measure would increase long-term rental supply and help Florida residents, while opponents from counties and cities warned of a large revenue loss, potential tax shifts to businesses, and weak guardrails against abuse. Members raised concerns about wealthy owners holding many condos, possible family-member workarounds, and whether savings would actually reach tenants. The committee adopted an amendment to the implementing bill, then reported both measures favorably after party-line-leaning debate and recorded votes. The committee then unanimously reported HB 761, which limits deferred ad valorem and non-ad valorem tax relief to properties with a just value of $1 million or less and raises the minimum tax certificate sale amount from $250 to $500. Members also unanimously approved CS/HB 733 on brownfields, which expands and clarifies the state brownfields program, and two Osceola/Sunbridge local bills, CS/HB 4043 and HB 4059, dealing with special district infrastructure and district boundary expansion subject to voter approval. HB 995 on Areas of Critical State Concern, focused largely on the Florida Keys, was amended to remove the ad valorem tax exemption portion and to adjust the growth cap from 500 to 825 units, then was reported favorably. Later, the committee approved HB 6021, which repeals sales tax on all bullion purchases of gold, silver, and platinum, with supporters calling it a sound-money measure and critics asking about future revenue effects if related legal-tender legislation passes. Finally, the committee passed HB 1339, which excludes wind-damage mitigation improvements from assessed value for property tax purposes, after adopting a clarifying amendment about secondary water barriers. Throughout the meeting, most bills were reported favorably, often after brief debate and with little or no public testimony beyond support or opposition from affected local-government and industry groups.

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• there on line that of that language there on line 1.13. 1.13. 1.13.
• to update that language to update that language and<00:25:55.000> bring<00:25:55.200>
• So this just clarifies that piece and puts that temporary language in the bill.
• It can be used to pay for certifications, and it's with the veteran for life.
• veteran certifications and it's with the veteran for<00:47:53.840> life.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans met on March 4, 2026, and began with a moment of silence honoring Sergeant First Class Nicole Amore of White Bear Lake, who was killed while serving in Kuwait. The committee then took up Senate File 3956, an MDVA policy bill giving the commissioner clearer authority to direct staff time and other non-monetary resources toward partnerships with organizations serving veterans, especially on food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, and related efforts. MDVA and Disabled American Veterans testified that the bill would help them work more quickly and clearly with outside partners, including food pantry and outreach efforts, while remaining focused on non-monetary support. Senator Howe offered an A1 amendment narrowing the bill to the three named priorities and removing the broader “other critical issues” language; the amendment was adopted after discussion about whether the reporting language also needed adjustment. SF 3956, as amended, was laid over for further consideration. The committee then heard Senate File 3955, which would create a new procedure for temporary closure of a Minnesota veterans home if an involuntary termination notice requires it, bringing state law into closer alignment with federal expectations. MDVA emphasized that it had no intention of permanently closing any veterans homes and that the bill was intended only to establish a temporary closure plan to satisfy survey requirements. Senator Howe offered an A1 amendment clarifying that any closure would be temporary unless the legislature approved a permanent closure; MDVA and the Department of Health indicated the change was acceptable. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted to recommend SF 3955, as amended, to pass and refer it to the full committee. Finally, the committee began Senate File 4072, an MDVA cleanup and conformity bill. After adopting a technical A3 amendment, MDVA explained that the bill would reclassify the Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief of Staff role as Deputy Commissioner for Administration to better reflect the scope of the position, and would also repeal outdated statutes related to environmental hazards assistance and a data-collection requirement that the department said it could not implement. The bill was still being presented when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on SF 4072 was shown in the excerpt.

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• Lawsoning Court has observed the court has pointed language to say they know how to accomplish something
• the Attorney General says you can't add to the statute if the legislature chose not to include the language
• The language in the statute is specific in that you can construct, but you cannot acquire.
• Lawsoning Court has observed the court has pointed language to say they know how to accomplish something
• The language in the statute is specific in that you can construct, but you cannot acquire.

Summary: The committee first took up a long-running audit finding involving the City of Daytona Beach’s unexpended building permit fund balance, which has exceeded the statutory cap for several years and was reported at $10.8 million in the latest audit. Mayor Derek Henry and city staff said the city had analyzed the fund, adopted a corrective action plan, waived more than $5.5 million in permit and inspection fees, used some excess funds for a training facility rehabilitation, and is pursuing a $9.4 million City Hall expansion that they say is allowed under a November 2024 Attorney General opinion permitting construction of a building to house the building code enforcement function. Committee members repeatedly questioned whether the city was simply trying to spend down the money, whether the proposed uses were truly lawful, why the balance kept growing despite fee waivers, and where the interest earnings were going. The mayor and deputy city manager said the city’s growth and staffing needs justified the plan, but several members expressed frustration and skepticism. A public commenter also urged accountability and raised concerns about the city’s spending plans and the size of the remaining balance. The committee then received an Auditor General presentation on the Town of Greenville, which found 31 operational audit findings and described pervasive control failures, possible fraud, waste, and abuse. The findings included election paperwork problems that left a council seat vacant, conflicts of interest, late financial disclosure filings, related-party transactions, inadequate meeting notices and minutes, quorum and voting documentation problems, council members’ involvement in day-to-day operations, missing ethics training, budget adoption and monitoring deficiencies, inaccurate accounting records and bank reconciliations, utility billing and rate issues, grant compliance problems tied to an unfinished grocery store project, weak personnel and contracting controls, improper severance and compensation issues, late vendor payments, weak procurement and P-card controls, vehicle-use and property-control weaknesses, poor public records access, and IT access and fraud-policy gaps. Greenville’s mayor and staff said the audit largely reflected the prior administration and that the current council and staff are taking corrective action. They said the town terminated the former manager, adopted seven new policies since the audit began, and is working with the Auditor General to improve procurement, financial controls, inventory management, grant oversight, and ethics compliance. The town attorney said he had alerted federal authorities earlier about concerns, and committee members noted that FDLE has received a criminal referral and is investigating. Several members praised the new leadership’s cooperation but also suggested the town consider consolidation or dissolution if problems persist.

Transcript Highlights:

• The substitute adds clarifying language that the limited midterm review of regulatory agencies is added
• The original one required a license; this one requires a certificate, not a license.
• The original one required a license; this one requires a certificate, not a license.
• While we waited for the House companion to come over, we worked to ensure the language in the bill was
• And, for agreeing with Senator Menendez, who's not here, we've provided some language about creating

Bills: HB132, HB 11, HB14, HB132, HB1584, HB1606, HB5061, HB 1041, HB2286

Keywords: nuclear energy, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, energy policy, regulation repeal, state energy strategy, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, HB 132, Texas Government Code Chapter 418, Public Information Act, confidential records, homeland security, foreign adversary, terrorism

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and quickly reported several measures favorably, including HB 12, SB 1361, SB 1705, SB 1749, SB 1897, SB 2344, SB 2566, HB 3809, and HB 4215, with most sent to the Local and Uncontested Calendar. HB 12’s substitute clarified a limited midterm review of regulatory agencies tied to Sunset Commission recommendations. SB 2696’s substitute changed med spa regulation from a license to a certificate, with training instead of an exam, plus background checks, continuing education, and two-year renewals. HB 3809 dealt with battery energy storage decommissioning and recycling, and HB 4215 was reported without a substitute. SB 1978, concerning interconnection of electric facilities in ERCOT and federal jurisdiction concerns, was reported out on a 5-3 vote after debate, but then the chair later announced the bill was withdrawn and left pending subject to the call of the chair. HB 1899 was also reported favorably, with one nay. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 14, the advanced nuclear energy bill. Senator Schwertner described it as creating a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, a nuclear permitting coordinator, a development fund, a completion grant program, and a workforce development program. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives from Fermi America, Dow/X-energy, CPS Energy, Paragon Energy Solutions, Bridge to Nuclear, Aalo Atomics, and the Texas Association of Business, argued that Texas should lead in advanced nuclear, citing future baseload demand, data centers, industrial power needs, supply-chain development, and long-term energy diversification. Opponents, including Public Citizen, Texas Nuclear Watchdogs, Sierra Club, and individual citizens, argued the bill would subsidize unproven, expensive technology, create grants rather than loans, and expose taxpayers to major risk while doing little to meet near-term energy needs. Several members questioned whether the state should fund projects that may not produce grid power for years, and whether the bill’s grant structure and new office were justified. The committee also heard HB 5061, which Senator Schwertner said would prohibit unethical surveillance and misuse of confidential information by state contractors, create a confidential reporting system through the State Auditor’s Office, authorize Texas Rangers investigations, protect whistleblowers, and impose penalties including contract termination, fines, and contracting bans. No public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. HB 132, sponsored by Senator Hughes, would extend confidentiality protections for sensitive information to hostile acts by foreign adversaries; it was also left pending after no testimony. HB 1584 was then laid out, with Senator Schwertner explaining it would require utilities to maintain and update priority restoration lists for critical facilities after Hurricane Beryl exposed communication failures, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.

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• We're both trade media specialist several certification in the state.
• Look, the reality is, is that the language it's in your amendment says that the school board may not
• and vote on these bills to change something in the larger language to allow for Broward School parents
• All the amendment as language to provide increase penalties for contributing to the delinquency of a
• You mentioned vague language in the bill and you specified how perhaps it could be clarified. Yes.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The witness said they can result from regular certification surveys, abbreviated surveys, or complaint
• for came back and amended that language for to<00:51:17.920> emphasize<00:51:18.359> I
• Senator Marzian said she would assume that responsibility was always there and asked why the language
• because we don't have the language because we don't have the authority<01:05:22.520> to<01:05
• She said the language is to make sure they get paid and to give the department authority to pay them

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon adjournment of both chambers today. There is not an exact time, there for the live stream has been created with a place holder time of 4:00 PM est., 958, all

Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.

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• Um members should have decorum language.
• Members should safety drills language.
• Um, and noted on the tenants language.
• <00:36:58.079> and going to update uh the the language and going to update uh the the language
• as we are putting uh additional language as we are putting uh additional language uh<00:42:00.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have S. 243, an act relating to distributing funds to the Vermont Language Justice Project, for third
• to the third reading of the bill. >> S. 243, an act relating to distributing funds to the Vermont Language
• funds<00:09:44.160> to<00:09:44.320> the<00:09:44.480> Vermont<00:09:45.040> Language
• <00:09:45.680> Justice funds to the Vermont Language Justice funds to the Vermont Language
• The language specifies that the prohibition would not apply to any loan or investment in effect prior

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• The language maintains the same intent as the underlying bill.
• Specifically, it includes person-first language in behavioral health care and requires Florida mental
• health and criminal justice programs to promote respectful person-first language and trauma-informed
• So basically, it removes the 'at least' language from the amendment.
• This also removes language regarding duplicative reporting.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Um so we're seeing great certification.
• That was in the<03:18:37.200> old<03:18:37.439> language the old language the old language
• <03:53:31.840> of vehicles come with a certificate of vehicles come with a certificate of
• <04:35:53.920> of it on their manufacturer certificate of it on their manufacturer certificate
• ambiguous language that confused people. ambiguous language that confused people.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• THE HOUSE OFFERS THE LANGUAGE ON LINE 1, HOUSE POSITION ON LINE 3 MODIFIED LANGUAGE ON LINES 5 THROUGH
• OF THE SENATE'S ORIGINAL LANGUAGE BY ADJUSTING THE QUALITY AND SENATE PROGRAM FROM 10 PERCENT TO 13.5
• THE HOUSE OFFERS LANGUAGE ON LINES 14, 15 AND 18 THROUGH 22 WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY THE SENATE POSITION.
• THE BACK OF THE BILL SPREADSHEET INCLUDES THE INITIAL SENATE HOUSE LANGUAGE IN THE FIRST TWO COLUMNS,
• THE LAST PAGES THE PERFORMING BILL PRACTICE AND OFFERS A MODIFIED POSITION ON THE HOUSE CERTIFICATION

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They need people to solve problems without degrees, without spending the time there with certificates
• , welding certificates, plumbing experience, electrical. with certificates, welding certificates, plumbing
• The trade associations, I think the language is to, and Senator Bidia brought this up a few weeks ago

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• to HB 1764, which is Representative Button's bill that we previously voted out relating to the certification
• SB 764 cures these defects by removing obsolete and inaccurate language, bringing the statute into alignment
• Current law also allows up to 30 days for the submission of boiler certificate inspection reports, which

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• Certification regulation of certain out-of-state certified public accounts sure moves that SB 522 amendment
• Obsolete and inaccurate language bring the statute into alignment with existing practices and ensuring
• Current law also allows up to 30 days for the submission of boiler certificate inspection reports, which

Bills: HB2450, SB378, SB764, SB917, SB1254, SB1255

Keywords: elevator inspection, building safety, construction standards, health and safety code, regulatory requirements, SB 378, Texas Occupations Code, barbering, cosmetology, barber, cosmetologist, licensing, professional licensing, unauthorized practice, medical procedures, skin incision, dermis, injections, devices, consumer safety

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• So this is common cemetery language. I hope I answered your question. Thank you.
• This language would add to the payment shift and would have a detrimental financial impact on health
• So Section 1, what it does, it deletes language that is in the existing CBP law.
• The language here was structured after the Ohio.
• So the language here incorporates a Minnesota version where Minnesota pharmacies would have to submit

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• from the people an election certificate from the people of<00:25:49.720> that<00:25:49.960>
• And the explanation is that it removes obsolete language.
• Um what are What is the language.
• <00:54:57.280> My<00:54:57.480> evidence<00:54:57.920> of election certificate
• My evidence of election certificate.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all