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• and really offsets a lot of the good work you've done on the tiers and other ways of improving compensation
• And we passed higher compensation for teachers, but then we left them out there to basically freeze in
• And in that particular provision, it does say limit that availability to 6th through 12th grade.

Keywords: 996, all

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• '21, which is an associate vice president of finance, and we have job openings with our recent compensation
• At that time, we were just about to implement phase three of our compensation adjustments that we've
• When I started, I don't want to say nobody had... very limited people retired around me.

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then moved to review of education audit reports. The first report concerned Northwest Arkansas Community College, which had three findings, including repeat internal control deficiencies that caused financial statement misstatements and a tuition revenue loss tied to a new student information system. College officials said the issues were largely misclassification and process problems, not missing money, and described corrective steps such as monthly closing checklists, approval controls for journal entries, cross-training, and efforts to address staffing turnover and fill finance vacancies. Members asked about the tuition issue, whether students were notified or billed, and whether the software problem affected other institutions; audit staff said they were not aware of the same scenario elsewhere. The committee then filed the report as reviewed. The next report was Cedarville School District, which had one finding involving $794 in improper credit card charges by a resigned elementary teacher. The district was reimbursed, a police report was filed, and the matter was referred to the Professional Licensure Standards Board; members asked whether any further action or license-related consequences were known, but staff said they were not aware of additional action. The report was filed as reviewed. The final finding was for West Memphis School District, where auditors reported repeat capital asset issues, including failure to capitalize about $851,000 in construction costs for a baseball-softball complex and problems with inventory and asset inspection. The superintendent said the district had recently begun using Legislative Audit after prior private audits, and described new controls such as multi-level purchase approvals, separation of duties, tagging of equipment, and a cleanup of old inventory records. Members also discussed the relationship between private audits and Legislative Audit reviews, with staff explaining that private audit reports for public school districts still come before the committee and that the executive committee determines when Legislative Audit performs an audit. The committee filed the West Memphis report as reviewed and noted that 28 school districts had no findings before adjourning.

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• would increase districts' costs, meaning that there is less funding available for other types of compensation
• would increase districts' costs, meaning that there is less funding available for other types of compensation
• There's a limitation on what kind of housing qualifies that we're making recommendations on and have
• We ask that you limit your testimony to one minute, and I will set a timer and give me one moment as
• First, we're concerned that this proposal would inadvertently limit authorizers' ability to raise material

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• HB 2156, lifestyle compensation fund appropriation. It should be 2136. HB 2143, PSPRS investments.
• HB 2156, lifestyle compensation fund appropriation.
• Based on this proposed SCR, I'd like to know if the outcome would be to limit the size of districts..
• It doesn't limit any geographical size or division.
• And so then there's no statute of limitations.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And there's also a time limit; like you've got to go back because they could commit a crime as they're
• So anything we get is limited up to the Cannabis Regulatory Fund.
• And when we reach that limit that y'all give us authority to use, then the rest goes back.
• , longevity compensation package, health, you know, all the unemployment.
• Our vets are pushing it to the limits.

Keywords: 996, all

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• the number of children in foster care and drive up state costs contrary to the amendment's goal of limiting
• HB number 252. 2 by Wally relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies
• Lujan to explain the bill. limited authority National Park Service Rangers to better protect public safety
• state sovereignty the legal effect of the committee's validity-approved determination is also not limited
• Victim Compensation Program that helps victims. I move passage.

Bills: HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29, SB5, SB262, HB 11, HJR72, HB 106, HB18, HB48, HB27, HB37, HB1481, HB581, HB1696, HB2216, HB 1035, HB1633, HB742, HB754, HB1689, HB1690, HB2669, HB391, HB517, HB 1024, HB1607, HB252, HB1716, HB1562, HB4116, HB1866, HB1741, HB2103, HB2637, HB2884, HB503, HB 1089, HB2986, HB972, HB502, HB29, HB 125, HB145, HB171, HB255, HB50, HB796, HB363, HB 116, HB491, HB589, HB1495, HB368, HB 1285, HB1905, HB1360, HB2002, HB917, HB2723, HB2067, HB 1238, HB2337, HB745, HB 1188, HB1606, HB2003, HB2147, HB2391, HB2355, HB2546, HB2495, HB2818, HB2249, HB1749, HB3109, HB3228, HB3240, HB1507, HB658, HB1748, HB1851, HB1922, HB2001, HB2798, HB 107, HCR29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• fair and efficient hearing, with the goal of hearing as much from the public as possible within the limits
• All testimony comments are limited to the bill at hand.
• And the compensation that we provide really has not kept up with inflation, and in some cases has been

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on June 17 and began with procedural announcements, quorum, and a consent calendar. The consent items included SB 246, SB 278, SB 317, and SB 386, which were moved together and approved by roll call. The committee then took up its only presentation item, SB 439 by Senator Weber, which would extend the sunset of the California Health Benefit Review Program (CHBRP) by six years and increase its annual budget by $1 million. Support testimony came from Jen Chase on behalf of the University of California and Garin Corbett, CHBRP’s director. They described CHBRP as providing objective, evidence-based analysis of health benefit mandate bills, noted its workload and public resources, and argued that the program needs the extension and funding increase to keep pace with inflation and the growing complexity of health policy. No opposition testimony was offered. Committee members expressed support for CHBRP’s role in informing health policy and fiscal analysis. SB 439 was then moved due pass to Appropriations and approved on a unanimous roll call vote. The hearing concluded after additional add-on votes confirmed the measures were out of committee.

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• According to the letter, the current facility has operational limitations. C is a letter from UAPB.
• According to the letter, the current facility has operational limitations and constrains the university
• Department of Justice to enhance victim compensation payments.
• Department of Justice to enhance victim compensation payments.

Summary: The committee reviewed a large slate of appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. In Section B, members considered temporary FY27 appropriations for agencies including Health, DHS, Education, Treasury, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, Game and Fish, and others, covering items such as maternal health outreach, LIHEAP overpayment returns, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim claims, airport grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Questions focused on the DHS senior services carry-forward and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to lower balances after COVID funds were spent down. All Section B items were approved. The committee then approved continuation requests, ARPA reallocations, and federal grant-related items in Sections B2, C1A, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3, F1A, G1, H1A, I1A, J1/J2, K1/K2/K3, L1/L2, M1/M2, N1/N2, O1A, and P1A. These included university nursing and workforce programs, environmental and recycling grants, highway safety and emergency management grants, a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive Program, restricted reserve transfers for military, agriculture, UAPB, Game and Fish, and AETN, and various cash-fund and budget classification transfers. Several members asked for more detail on the State Police highway safety grant, VOCA victim compensation funding, the NSGP nonprofit security grant, and the Office of State Technology’s E-Rate-related transfer; agency officials explained the uses and noted that some funding levels depend on federal awards and collections. A notable discussion occurred on the Department of Commerce reallocation, which shifts 68 positions and $3 million among divisions to support an organizational realignment and avoid shortfalls. The committee also reviewed a state central services deduction request to keep the rate at 2%, a DHS overtime request for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustments request authorizing up to $1 million in temporary actions to close FY26 books without disrupting payroll or vendor payments. Most items were approved or, in some sections, simply reviewed without objection. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• According to the letter, the current facility has operational limitations.
• According to the letter, the current facility has operational limitations and constrains the university's
• Department of Justice to enhance victim compensation payments.
• Department of Justice to enhance victim compensation payments.

Summary: The committee met to review a large slate of fiscal year 2026 and 2027 appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. Early items included temporary appropriations for agencies such as Health, DHS, Education, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, and Game and Fish, covering items like maternal health outreach, energy assistance repayments, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim reparations, aviation grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Members asked questions on several items, including DHS aging carry-forward funds and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to COVID-era balances; the committee also approved a disclosure by the chair on the Game and Fish-related item before voting to approve the section. The committee then approved continuation requests, CARES Act and ARPA reallocations, and federal grant appropriations. Notable discussion included the Boonville developmental disability project, ALIGN program reallocations at several universities, a small business technical assistance grant at UA Little Rock, and a Department of Public Safety highway safety grant, for which members requested more detail on operating expenses and professional fees. Additional approvals covered a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive program, restricted reserve fund transfers for military medical command and university projects, and a state central services deduction held at 2%. The Department of Commerce also received approval for a reallocation of positions and spending authority tied to its organizational realignment. Later sections included shared technology and higher education transfers, cash fund appropriations for school Medicaid reimbursements, corrections, youth mental health, narcotics detection canines, bike safety equipment, a state motor pool pilot, and law enforcement safety costs. The committee also reviewed budget classification transfers, including a Governor’s Office legal fee transfer related to a California lawsuit, and heard explanations about E-Rate reimbursements affecting the Office of State Technology. Members asked about VOCA funding levels for crime victim services and about the National Security Grant Program for nonprofits and faith-based organizations; officials said federal funding had declined from prior highs but appeared to have stabilized, and that the nonprofit security grant is an annual federal program. The meeting concluded with review of pay plan requests, DHS overtime funding for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustment request allowing DFA to make up to $1 million in transfers to close the books, after which the committee adjourned.

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• I was beyond my limit and hit the wall a bit.
• Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 535 increases workers' compensation fees and the
• It looks like there would be a limit on any kind of annual adjustments by the PRC.
• Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 535 increases workers' compensation.

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• costs for patients and forcing hospitals to reduce high-risk services like be an emergency medicine to limit
• of a patient there should because quinces, but there is not enough money in this world that can compensate
• The bill also removes a limitation on the location of duty hearings.
• Compensation rates in court ordered non binding arbitration.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• $4.8 MILLION TO COVER THE INCREASES THAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE 2015 AND 2016 TO ENSURE THAT TIMELY COMPENSATION
• GOOD QUALITY EMPLOYEES SIMPLY BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE'S CUTTING CORNERS OR WE ARE NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATING
• RIGHT NOW WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE PRISONS LIMITED TO 15 PERCENT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A FLORIDA STATUTE
• THEY ARE LIMITED TO 15 PERCENT OF THEIR SENTENCE. FIFTEEN.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It includes age limits, credit hour caps, admissions requirements, and felony exclusions.
• You know, being an immigrant and being in South Central, the opportunities were limited.
• Potentially, most superintendents are very well compensated.
• that... ...without meeting the statutory limitations that I'm available for questions.
• term limits for eight years.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I do think they're outside the scope of this bill, which is limited to making sure that emergency room
• The bill is not limited to that.
• Our real concern here is that the bill's language is not limited to the examples given and, in fact,
• The bill is not limited to that.
• As mentioned by others, you know, and people know my father, he has limitations and mobility.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.

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• In this case, the members of the task force serve without compensation or PDM.
• So I think that limits some of the cost of this somewhat.
• That's on lines 3.4 compensation or PDM.
• In this case, the members of the task force serve without compensation or PDM.
• So I think that limits some of the cost of this somewhat.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Next up, HB 312, relative to the right of intercollegiate student athletes to earn compensation through
• system and um creating the compensation system and um and<00:29:21.960> doing<00:29:22.240>
• and bad behavior can be limited and bad behavior can be monitored<01:08:18.719> inside<01:08:
• So if they decide to bring their children, and we were limiting it to try to...
• He added that his problem was that if it's family, that's okay, but limiting it to family can create

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure expanding the state’s restrictions to include ski wax and related fluorocarbons. The sponsor said the bill was a follow-up to last year’s PFAS law and largely targeted products already off the market, describing it as a reaffirmation of the state’s intent to keep PFAS out of water. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the bill ought to pass and then placed it on the consent calendar. Next, the committee considered House Bill 275 on health career credentialing requirements. The discussion centered on a proposal that would have required insurance companies to pay for training mandated by federal requirements. Members concluded that approach was not appropriate and voted unanimously to make the bill inexpedient to legislate, then placed it on the consent calendar. House Bill 276, dealing with on-premise beverage license requirements, was then reconsidered after an initial ITL vote. The committee adopted an amendment creating a tavern license for establishments limited to patrons over 21, with a higher fee and no food requirement, and then voted 15-0 to recommend the bill ought to pass as amended; it was also placed on the consent calendar. The committee then took up House Bill 310, which would establish a commission to study a regulatory framework for stable tokens and tokenization of real-world assets. The sponsor said the amendment added blockchain-based trusts and discussion of privacy and environmental concerns. The committee approved the amendment 16-0 and then voted 16-0 to recommend the bill ought to pass as amended, placing it on the consent calendar. House Bill 312, concerning intercollegiate student athletes’ right to earn compensation from name, image, and likeness, was retained because members said the issue was not ready and the NCAA had not resolved how to handle it. Finally, the committee began discussion of House Bill 316 on ground ambulance reimbursement, with an amendment that would replace the bill’s reimbursement provisions with a study commission; members debated how it related to another bill, HB 725, and whether the amendment would delay immediate relief for ambulance providers.

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• the DE2, this is also a Representative Olsen bill, House File 1443, and this increases the bonding limit
• I want to remind testifiers that the testimony is limited to the funding and provisions in the delete-all
• is limited to the funding<00:14:55.760> and<00:14:56.079> provisions<00:14:56.560>
• services in exchange for compensation. services in exchange for compensation. protecting<00:21:06.080
• <00:43:06.800> their<00:43:07.040> homelessness<00:43:07.520> is to um limit

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On line 144 is funding for the developmental delay age limit working group for administrative costs and
• <00:31:32.320> working developmental delay age limit working developmental delay age limit
• if the district and the compensation if the district and the teachers<01:10:16.480> have<01:10
• That's age-limited at children seven years and below.
• at children seven years uh uh limited at children seven years uh uh below<01:28:55.280> the<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair, limit witness testimony to three minutes per witness.
• shortages as well as prosecuting attorneys' compensation.
• I just didn't understand why we were limiting.
• I just didn't... ...know what that limit was on that.
• Our outreach programs are stretched beyond their limits.

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• No takings assessment was required because the rule does not limit the use of real property.
• Two hundred feet depth would be a practical limit.
• Next, starting on page 163, there is one rule change that is related to our 457 deferred compensation
• , and the annual limit for an organization to basically $50,000 annually.
• . ...that authority to go to admin rule without any limitation on an expansion of gambling.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.