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• The option so that students from here can get their undergraduate, their lower division courses completed
• Linkage to Health Care and the Center for Healthy and Safe Communities within the Public Health Division
• In addition to providing MAT in public health offices, the Public Health Division of DOH can also explore
• provided through a contractor out of the Health Care Authority and the Behavioral Health Service Division
• He has an intellectual disability.

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• I'm the former chief of the Criminal Investigations division of the OAG and I'm the current commander
• Like a Santa Fe officer did responding to the Santa Fe shooting, they have an option for a disability
• I told them who I was and I wanted to apply for a disability pension.
• In Texas, that has a pension system, provides for disabilities for officers like myself.
• He told me that the disability portion of the bill was taken out because it was not cost-effective.

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• for formally irrigated agricultural land for which an agricultural irrigation water right in Water Division
• Senator Cutter, concerning processes related to host homes for individuals with intellectual and developmental
• disabilities and, in connection with, making an appropriation.
• House Bill 1417 by Representative Soer and Bacon, also Senators Roberts and Rich, concerning the disability-related

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and heard several committee and floor announcements about upcoming hearings. The chamber then took up House Resolution 1006, a resolution honoring Colorado law enforcement officers. The resolution was read at length and supported by Representatives Woo and Clifford, who emphasized officers’ service, public safety role, and the need for community trust. Several members spoke in favor, including Representative Bacon, who tied the resolution to broader discussions of policing, transparency, body cameras, and community relationships. The resolution passed unanimously, 60-0, with five excused. After the resolution, the House received committee reports and then considered Senate Bill 143, which renames the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee to honor Senator Faith Winter. Supporters, including Representatives Wilford and Garcia, said the change recognizes Winter’s commitment to youth leadership and civic engagement and does not alter the committee’s function or create new costs. The bill passed on a voice vote. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 124, which updates the automated protection order notification system by requiring the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System, in addition to CBI, to provide information needed for notifications. The House then considered House Bill 1421, concerning prohibiting certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession and creating the Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee Sharing Prohibition Act. Sponsors said the bill is aimed at preventing non-lawyer ownership and fee-sharing arrangements that could let outside investors influence legal strategy, while clarifying that it does not interfere with court regulation of the profession. Supporters from the business community argued it addresses profit-driven incentives in litigation, while one member objected to the late-night committee process and the number of amendments. The Judiciary Committee report was adopted, and the bill was then debated further as the transcript ended.

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• <00:01:11.600> Beth<00:01:11.840> Engel,<00:01:12.320> division >> Good
• Beth Engel, division >> Good morning.
• That funds about 14,200 kids, uh, about half of which have serious disabilities, so speech disabilities
• , so speech speech serious disabilities, so speech speech disabilities<00:15:41.920> and<00:15
• disabilities and things of that nature. disabilities and things of that nature.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• Michelle DeJesus: Bills like this create division, erode trust, and push qualified people out of public
• The amendment to the public records bill simply adds a division of administration to it, and there's
• Chair: Laura Lee Minutello, Disability Rights Florida, is an opponent, followed by Jacqueline Steele.
• I know there is an exception for those with disabilities to use the machines.
• , some some with disabilities, such as blind voters.

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• one players professional here division one players professional players<00:36:38.880> it<00:36
• one of the most powerful um disabilities one of the most powerful um examples<01:03:04.079> of
• as a business owner I can see disability as a business owner I can see the<01:03:54.000> direct
• because um if you face a disability because um if you face a disability there<01:30:20.679> is
• and compensate them so that disability and compensate them so that they<01:30:40.080> can<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, that was film about cell division.
• ultimate goal is to empower disabled ultimate goal is to empower disabled veterans<04:47:11.680>
• a service connected disability. a service connected disability.
• service connected disabilities service connected disabilities transition<04:51:03.600> to
• disability examinations. disability examinations.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This is defining electric vehicle charging stations and charging a fee for annual testing by the Division
• <00:03:54.120> of annual testing by the divisions of annual testing by the divisions of weights
• vehicles in their Fleet the division vehicles in their Fleet the division shall<00:41:08.440>
• Fleet to the division at that point<00:41:33.760> the<00:41:33.920> division<00:41:34.280
• the division at which point the division the division at which point the division then<00:41:45.400

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• President, then that leads me to line 296 to 298 then, because, I mean, what is the division process
• They're administrative actions by the division.
• It is also consistent with the 3PVRO statutes again, and in the report, the division indicated that..
• It doesn't seem to have any consideration for those who are disabled, who often need assistance.
• for those who are disabled who often need assistance.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation, adopting a substitute amendment that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and fund a traffic signal modernization program with $10 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales tax transfer to the trust fund, a bid protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for SB 628, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety, which would strengthen penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless vessel operation. Lucy’s parents gave emotional testimony in support, describing the fatal 2022 boating crash and urging stronger accountability. The sponsor withdrew pending amendments, and the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, was next; the strike-all amendment covered a broad range of agriculture-related changes, including water fluoridation restrictions, labeling rules, drone restrictions over farmland, disaster recovery programs, an honest services registry, FFA-related provisions, and agricultural land preservation. Testimony included support from agricultural and gun-rights groups, opposition from banking, dental, and local-government advocates, and a lengthy public debate over fluoridation and financial discrimination. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems was reported favorably with little debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1618 on K-12 education, adopting a delete-all amendment that combined a wide range of education provisions, including VPK flexibility, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention requirements, teacher assignment reporting, restrictions on spending public funds on political or social activism, postsecondary and workforce-related changes, and other school and college system updates. Several speakers opposed the activism-related funding restriction, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to keep publicly funded schools focused on education; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 7016 on initiative petitions, adopting a strike-all amendment that would sharply tighten petition circulation rules and increase penalties. The proposal would require circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose training and registration requirements, shorten petition submission deadlines, require more identifying information on petition forms, limit sponsors to one amendment per election cycle, and create new enforcement and investigation triggers, including a 25% invalid-signature threshold. Sponsors argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect the integrity of constitutional amendment petitions, while senators raised concerns about due process, public-records issues, burdens on volunteers, and the impact on voters and sponsors. The bill was not reported in the portion provided, and the discussion remained ongoing at the end of the transcript.

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• . >> WE HAVE ACADEMIC DIVISION OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND WITHIN THE DIVISION MOVED TO ASSOCIATE
• AND OTHERS FOR PUSHING THE ENVELOPE ON DOING MORE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
• WE STARTED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF A NEED. 20 PERCENT OF OUR NATION HAS ONE FORM OF A DISABILITY
• WITH THE RETAIL INDUSTRY FOR OUR PROJECT ACCESS PROGRAM PREPARING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Justin Chu on behalf of the insurance division.
• division.
• <00:38:20.160> compensation<00:38:20.800> division.
• <00:38:21.280> Uh<00:38:21.760> you disability compensation division.
• Uh you disability compensation division.

Bills: SB2141, SB2593, SB2824, SB2135, SB2115

Keywords: retirement, law enforcement, pension, public safety, employee contributions, Law Enforcement Standards Board, LESB, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, law enforcement certification, police standards, law enforcement training, officer certification, training and curriculum coordinator, lead investigative agent, administrative manager, administrator, Hawaii HRS 76-16, Hawaii HRS 139-3, personnel exemption

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• different types of cells to grow brain matter and brain tissue to be able to study things like say developmental
• a foreign adversary, them to be able to have access. to certain things, like rare diseases or developmental
• so many things that the Chinese government has so many things to do. don't care unless you try to disable
• general or their designee the public safety director or their designee and the chief of the Texas Division
• interest discrimination instead of addressing real issues. it will create unnecessary failure on the division

Bills: HB17, HB34, HB41, HB 118, HB 119, HB 127, HB 128, HB 129, HB 130, HB132, HB133, HB17, HB41, HB118, HB119, HB127, HB128, HB129, HB130, HB132, HB133

Keywords: foreign ownership, real estate, national security, designated countries, Texas property law, lobbying, foreign adversaries, compensation prohibition, transparency, civil penalties, higher education, foreign adversary, research security, trade secrets, academic partnerships, HB 128, sister city, sister-city agreement, international exchange, municipal diplomacy

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• Abdelamintrawe, Senior Economist at the Office of Financial Management, Forecasting and Research Division
• I have the pleasure to present this important work that our division has undertaken during four months
• I'm Robert Azell, director of the military department's emergency management division today.
• The Emergency Management Division is The Emergency Management Division is tasked with coordinating cybersecurity
• I'm the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for Washington Emergency Management Division.

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on the effects of tariffs on Washington’s economy, agriculture, and small businesses, followed by updates on emergency management, cybersecurity, disaster resilience, tsunami preparedness, and World Cup security planning. Office of Financial Management economist Abdelamintrawe Trieri said tariff increases are expected to raise prices, reduce output and employment, and lower state revenue over a four-year horizon, with the hardest-hit sectors including aerospace, food and beverage manufacturing, and agriculture. Members asked about updated tariff scenarios, crop-specific impacts, inflation versus deflation in different goods, and whether some manufacturing sectors could benefit; staff said updated numbers would need to be rerun as tariff rates changed. Washington Department of Agriculture representative Ryan Hamm described how tariffs raise costs for farm inputs such as equipment, parts, packaging, and fertilizer, while also affecting exports of key commodities like wheat, potatoes, apples, cherries, dairy, and wine. He said some sectors support tariffs on competing imports, but retaliation and market restrictions have hurt exports, especially to China and, in the wine sector, Canada. Department of Commerce representative Andrea Chartock outlined export assistance, business finance, recruitment, and industry-sector development programs, and proposed expanding tariff-resilience support through market diversification, supply-chain optimization, and efforts to attract investment and federal funding. She also noted uncertainty around delayed federal STEP funding for small business export assistance. Emergency Management Division Director Robert Ezell warned that federal disaster and mitigation funding is becoming less reliable, citing the denied bomb cyclone disaster declaration, delays in FEMA grant processing, and possible restructuring of FEMA that could shift more responsibility to states. He said Washington may need stronger state-funded public assistance, individual assistance, and mitigation programs, along with broader coordination among state agencies and local governments. Cybersecurity staff described state efforts to support local governments through the Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, threat intelligence sharing, vulnerability assessments, and a proposed volunteer incident response team, while noting the loss of MS-ISAC funding and the importance of continued state matching funds for cybersecurity grants. Hazard mitigation and tsunami staff emphasized the need for sustained investment in flood, wildfire, earthquake, lahar, and tsunami resilience, including vertical evacuation structures and language-access outreach. Ezell also briefed the committee on World Cup security preparations and federal grants for counter-unmanned aircraft systems, explaining that the state can buy mitigation capabilities but current authority to use them remains largely federal; the committee asked follow-up questions about fan zones, training, and the meaning of drone mitigation. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment after the presentations and questions.

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• Revise and have a discussion between the Sales and Use Tax Division and the Financial Management Division
• This was an issue in the Department of Revenue for not coordinating between the two divisions to recognize
• Yes, we've reviewed with our legal team as well as the Sales and Use Tax Division all of the sales tax
• It was a law that passed that we had a miscommunication between the Sales and Use Tax Division and our
• Financial Management Division.

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• On the unemployment disability fund, I remember this item from last year.
• That is our disability insurance fund. That supports DI and paid family leave.
• And what would the balance of this fund be, the disability fund?
• It's not inclusive, it disproportionately impacts people with disabilities and lower incomes.
• We care for the mental ill, support the disabled, and protect the vulnerable.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <02:20:40.640> has Virginia an adult with a disability has Virginia an adult with a disability
• <02:21:46.520> folks of seniors veterans disabled folks of seniors veterans disabled folks
• navigate a time of deep division navigate a time of deep division partisanship<05:52:19.360>
• <07:10:34.760> were NSF systems two in my division were NSF systems two in my division were
• <07:55:44.280> fear<07:55:44.958> and see only division fear and see only division

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• One of our proudest accomplishments has been securing a full tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans
• So with that, I want to go through our divisions and thank.
• I also want to give a shout out to our division director, E and E Dianne Hiltbitdle, who is leaving after
• Thank you all for everything you do, Fiscal Division. IT Division, Legal Division.
• Here we go, Search Division. Maintenance and Operations.

Bills: HCR1030, HB1370, SB893, SB2, SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

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• Mitch is here with us from our administrative division, and he does a lot of indexing, the time stamping
• These projects are in various developmental stages. Some of them are very small microreactors.
• These projects are in various developmental stages. Some of them are very small microreactors.

Keywords: 908, all

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• " with the term "Division of Criminal Investigations" wherever they occur in the Florida Statute.
• The division would use whatever information they have for the petition.
• Does that mean if someone fills out a form for someone that has a disability...
• A disability, would that mean they may have committed a felony?
• Then the division would investigate to make sure that is accurate.

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• everyone, and welcome to the hearing for the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
• All of these bills come from the capital division.
• fear, confusion, and often coerced compliance, particularly among low-income, BIPOC, immigrant, and disabled
• fear, confusion, and often coerced compliance, particularly among low-income, BIPOC, immigrant, and disabled
• As you know, Harmony was a child with disabilities and sent to New Hampshire with her very violent father

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a package of Department of Children and Families bills focused on care and protection proceedings, sibling placement, parenting time, foster parent eligibility, adoption timelines, and a proposed Harmony Montgomery Commission. Rep. Marjorie Decker framed her bills as a set intended to reduce trauma for children removed from home by promoting sibling placement, visitation, cultural continuity, and limits on barriers to foster/adoptive placement. Witnesses from CASA, the Massachusetts Child Welfare Coalition, CPCS, and others generally supported the sibling-placement and parenting-time bills and the Harmony Commission, while several urged that the commission include a birth parent with lived experience and that its scope remain focused on child safety and family rights. A former juvenile court judge also supported the Harmony Commission, citing failures in the Harmony Montgomery case and broader concerns about DCF power and child representation. No votes were taken during the hearing. A large portion of the hearing focused on Senate 114, the “Family Protection and Transparency Act,” which would require DCF to provide families with written and verbal notice of their rights during investigations, including the right to remain silent, consult counsel, and refuse entry absent legal authority except in emergencies. Supporters included parents, former foster youth, attorneys, advocates, and a peer mentor, many of whom described personal experiences of confusion, coercion, retaliation, and family separation when DCF became involved. They argued the bill would improve due process, language access, transparency, and accountability without limiting DCF’s emergency powers. Several witnesses also described intergenerational DCF involvement and said families often need resources and legal guidance rather than punitive intervention. Testimony on House 268 emphasized the importance of keeping siblings together in foster care whenever possible. Advocates cited research showing better mental health, educational, and reunification outcomes when siblings remain together, and several young people testified about being separated from brothers and sisters and the lasting impact of that separation. CPCS supported the bill and said regular sibling visitation should be required when joint placement is not possible. House 269, 270, 271, 288, and 293 were also on the notice, but the transcript reflects little or no testimony on some of those measures. The hearing concluded after the committee heard from all scheduled witnesses and invited written testimony for additional details.