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• She went to practice for a few years, and we're excited to have her back.
• But that provision already exists in our Civil Practices and Remedies Code.
• Chairman Creighton: You've put so much effort and thought into this bill and best practices.
• It’s vital that we consider these details as we assess our approach to educational funding.
• His experience and expertise are invaluable in shaping how we approach these assessments.

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• These models offer practical design elements such as public land stewardship, mixed-income approaches
• The Orange County Assessment Appeals Board and the San Diego County Assessment Appeals Board have ruled
• The certified professional program is just one practical piece of that larger conversation.
• So this best practice, why would this be so hard to bring to California beyond the... finance.
• So this best practice, why would this be so hard to bring to California beyond the, So this best practice

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My bill uses an MCO assessment enrolles.
• is related to the assessment part.
• Senator Weber, thank you. assessment part. I mean, we we have assessment part.
• </c> federal dollars but through assessments federal dollars but through assessments on<00:13:09.600>
• </c><00:19:34.400><c> on</c> It does this by putting an assessment on It does this by putting an assessment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> verify home ownership um the assessing verify home ownership um the assessing offices<00:37:47.160
• </c> to this issue from both the Practical to this issue from both the Practical and<00:51:23.839><c>
• Assessing water and sewer systems are adequate capacities.
• Assessing water and sewer systems are adequate capacities.
• </c> sure that they're properly assessing sure that they're properly assessing these<01:38:37.440><c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• For living suspects, typically a search warrant, best practice.
• The practical impact is that investigators cannot simply request medical records.
• However, we do—one of the things we do at FDLE is the behavioral threat assessment and management program
• safe in the state of Florida, and we do everything that we can to make sure that we put those into practice
• safe in the state of Florida and we do everything that we can to make sure that we put those into practice

Summary: The committee convened with a quorum present and heard a presentation from FDLE Deputy Commissioner Vaden Pollard on homicide investigations, blood evidence, toxicology, medical records, and mental health records. Pollard explained that autopsy toxicology and medical examiner records are often critical in death investigations, but access to hospital blood tests, medical records, Baker Act records, and substance abuse treatment records is restricted by Florida law, HIPAA, and 42 CFR Part 2, usually requiring subpoenas, court orders, or consent. He also noted that autopsy reports are generally public, while photographs are confidential, and that medical examiners can access relevant prior medical history of decedents. Members questioned Pollard about what toxicology panels include, whether medications can be tested for, and whether medical examiner reviews can help determine if a deceased person had stopped taking prescribed psychiatric medication. Pollard said toxicology can include alcohol, drugs, and specific medications when relevant, but routine access to living suspects’ medical information is limited. He also discussed FDLE’s behavioral threat assessment work and said investigators may follow leads involving mental health treatment or facility releases when relevant to a case, though he could not speak to regulatory follow-up. The committee also discussed risk protection orders, with Pollard saying FDLE has used them effectively and that they can help prevent violence and connect individuals to services. The discussion then shifted to FDLE laboratory turnaround times and public safety impacts. Pollard said the average DNA turnaround time was 208 days for some cases, while sex assault kits are prioritized and generally remain under 90 days, with rush cases sometimes completed within 24 hours. He said backlog is tied to staffing and analyst capacity, and that faster processing is especially important in unsolved violent and sexual assault cases because delays can leave offenders on the street. The committee also noted that increased toxicology demands would affect toxicology staffing and workload, though not DNA processing. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• The other thing I mentioned: special assessments are treated separately.
• reported under permits fees and special assessments, not as a part of taxes.
• The other thing I mentioned, special assessments are treated separately.
• reported under permits fees in special assessments, not as a part of taxes.
• Special assessment charges for public services was most common among those 51 counties.

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for a listening session focused on a presentation by Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research on local government revenues and expenditures. Baker reviewed statewide financial data for counties, municipalities, and independent special districts, using 2018-19 as a baseline year because it was stable and pre-COVID. She explained that counties rely heavily on taxes, with ad valorem taxes making up about 73% of county tax revenue and about 24% of total county revenues statewide, while municipalities rely more on charges for services and have a lower statewide ad valorem share of about 14.7%. She also noted wide variation across local governments, with some counties and cities highly dependent on property taxes and others using them minimally or not at all. Special districts were shown to be very different from counties and cities, with hospital-related revenues and expenditures dominating many of them, while water management districts were more reliant on ad valorem taxes and focused expenditures on the physical environment. Baker also summarized expenditure patterns: counties spent the largest share on public safety, while municipalities spent the largest share on general government services, followed by physical environment and public safety. She emphasized that local government structures vary widely and that the committee should study what characteristics are associated with greater property tax reliance. She said the next research steps would be to extend the analysis through later years, including the COVID and inflation period, and to examine institutional and legal factors that shape local fiscal structures. Members asked about unfunded mandates, fuel taxes, reserves, school taxes, millage rates, and how property taxes relate to specific services such as police and fire. Baker said the current analysis did not yet account for mandates or school taxes and that further work could examine links between revenues and expenditures, commercial versus residential tax burdens, and other factors. After the presentation, members reported back on local meetings with counties and municipalities. Several described large differences in millage rates, revenue mixes, and the impact of any property tax changes on fiscally constrained counties versus larger, wealthier ones. Concerns were raised about how local governments would replace lost revenue, especially for public safety and emergency response, and members discussed the need to consider both revenue replacement and ways to rein in spending. The co-chairs said the committee would continue gathering information, send members follow-up homework and requests for panel suggestions, and invite additional input from constituents, stakeholders, and local governments. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions beyond adjournment.

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• bill comes in the wake of the Department of Justice’s SB 882 Advisory Board report, which aims to assess
• bill comes in the wake of the Department of Justice’s SB 882 Advisory Board report, which aims to assess
• The county worker failed to assess him for the indigence exception, which is a very common error.
• But the folks that are in the parole system, you know, assessing these...
• So it seems like an important, practical measure. I will be supporting it here today.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And when I see that 85% of our kids in ELA that were here for the first assessment and the second...
• And when I see that 85% of our kids in ELA that were here for the first assessment and the second assessment
• So we had to go in, assess each of the 37 campuses, 140-plus classrooms, offices for the teachers, to
• I think, on top of that, the second part of your question is regarding the assessment center.
• I've practiced in this space since 1993. I don't really see a change in my practice.

Summary: The Justice Budget Committee heard detailed presentations from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on staffing, services, and budget needs. DJJ Secretary Hall emphasized that the agency’s main public safety strategy is education, along with prevention and recidivism reduction. He described major staffing improvements after pay increases for probation, detention, residential care, and prevention workers, and outlined DJJ’s mental health, aftercare, and education continuum, including the Florida Scholars Academy and Florida Youth College. He said the new statewide education model is showing early gains in progress monitoring, high school graduation, and postsecondary enrollment, while also noting ongoing operational issues such as IT connectivity, rural staffing gaps, and the need for geographic pay adjustments for teachers. He also discussed detention center replacement plans in Hillsborough, Broward, and Palm Beach, and said DJJ would transition the Broward JAC to a security contractor after the sheriff’s office pulls sworn officers from the site. Members asked about campus performance differences, teacher pay, detention education quality, and concerns about the rollout and leadership of the Scholars Academy. Hall said some campuses face rural access and infrastructure problems, but the blended learning model provides continuity when internet or staffing issues arise. He defended the superintendent’s qualifications and said early problems with inappropriate online content were addressed. Representative Porras raised concerns about educational quality and the superintendent’s past disciplinary history, while Representative Barrera urged more mentorship and fatherhood-focused programming in juvenile facilities. DOC Secretary Dixon said the prison system is under pressure from rising inmate populations, staffing shortages, and overtime costs. He argued that the system needs funded posts for every functioning housing unit, noting that the department has added housing units without enough staff and now relies heavily on overtime, mobile officer deployments, and shift conversions to keep facilities operating safely. He highlighted that many officers are new, that outside-hospital transports have risen sharply, and that mental health units require additional staffing. DOC’s mental health chief described a large and growing treatment system with outpatient, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and court-ordered services, saying about a quarter of the prison population has a diagnosed mental illness. Community corrections staff described treatment programs, employment specialists, mobile probation and reentry units, and a new mental health first aid training initiative. Reentry staff reported expanded substance abuse, education, CTE, chaplaincy, and digital learning programs, including Edovo and a forthcoming Work Bay platform. No votes were taken.

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• </c> 75% of doctors practice in urban area. 75% of doctors practice in urban area.
• Assess the as they're expected to do.
• The direction that we're practices.
• </c><01:29:36.960><c> anymore,</c> having individual practices anymore, having individual practices anymore
• Or I could practice who's here today.

Keywords: 958, all

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• your timberland... going to assess you a fee because you going to assess you a fee because you have<
• </c> not practical. not practical.
• And so, the there's some real practical<04:35:20.639><c> practical</c><04:35:21.199><c> issues</c><04
• :35:21.680><c> with</c><04:35:21.920><c> with</c> practical practical issues with with practical practical
• </c> gives the department practical gives the department practical flexibility<05:05:33.840><c> while

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:19:05.240><c> complaints</c> or deceptive trade practices complaints or deceptive trade practices
• </c> association assessments. association assessments.
• </c> don't have you the medical assessment? don't have you the medical assessment?
• </c> Staffing and Capability Assessment Staffing and Capability Assessment Independent<01:23:21.920><
• ,</c> this phrase codifies existing practice, this phrase codifies existing practice, but<01:39:42.000

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 957, house, all

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• This bill is in practice ...to be potentially suspect constitutionally.
• It gives state government officials the authority to assess national security risks and regulates based
• on such assessments, and it's likely preempted, we think.
• doctrine by authorizing Arizona to regulate foreign affairs based on state-made national security assessments
• . ...to regulate foreign affairs based on state-made national security assessments, and thereby, you

Keywords: 1182, all

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• They would be able to assess what they've gotten.
• They would be able to assess what they've gotten.
• There's an appeals process that is built in. to assess what they've gotten.
• So the Department of Technology did an assessment. Important cybersecurity issue.
• And then I'm looking at the agenda with the LAO's assessment in it.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

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• They would be able to assess what they've gotten.
• To assess what they've gotten, there's an appeals process that is built in.
• So the Department of Technology did an assessment.
• And then I'm looking at the agenda with the LAO's assessment in it.
• Is this language consistent with previous practice on identifying growth numbers?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This issue is data datadriven practices.
• </c> we must demand that collectors practice we must demand that collectors practice data<00:18:30.960
• </c> have an expanded scope of practice have an expanded scope of practice including<02:09:57.280><c>
• Would that be an accurate<05:42:04.320><c> assessment?</c> accurate assessment?
• accurate assessment? &gt;&gt; Not<05:42:05.600><c> necessarily.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This reduces the overall standard of practice, increases the health and safety risk, creates confusion
• In addition, our licensing, in addition to having the practical exam and the theory exam that we also
• do a third party for the practical, uh, in addition to that, we also have all applicants go through
• This bill authorizes the Hayes Trinity District, to assess pumpage fees under the chapter on permitted
• The bill prohibits the district from assessing production fees or for requiring meters on agricultural

Bills: HB 5208, SB 863, SB 1243, SB 1624, SB 1965, SB 2660, SB 2702, SB 2885

Keywords: water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow

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• We must end the practice of letting failed leaders resign only to show up in a different department a
• We must end the practice of letting failed leaders resign only to show up in a different department a
• We must end<00:04:00.239><c> the</c><00:04:00.480><c> practice</c><00:04:00.799><c> of</c><00:04:00.959
• ><c> letting</c><00:04:01.280><c> failed</c> end the practice of letting failed end the practice of letting
• Thank you. assessments, more detailed agreements, assessments, more detailed agreements, mandatory<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A modest shared contribution is now far cheaper than a decade of crumbling assessments later.
• So there's two assessments. One would be the $6 per year charge on insurance.
• So there's two assessments. One would be the $6 per year charge on insurance.
• You may acquire more funds at some point, higher assessments.
• There are also practical questions regarding implementation and enforcement.

Bills: S3091, H5477

Keywords: crumbling concrete, pyrite, pyrrhotite, homeowner assistance, financial relief, CEDAC, construction, insurance surcharge, foundation repair, Massachusetts, 1212, all

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• </c> assessment ever. assessment ever.
• </c> public school students are assessed public school students are assessed annually<01:22:59.840><c
• If I know grades are assessed annually.
• . per thousand of assessed valuation.
• And immunization practices scheduled.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• solicit donations with the Secretary of state codifies common law and makes widely accepted best practices
• The intention is solely for the assessment piece that they would have them present. It's not.
• Being assessed, being released overnight, and that guardian not even being told.
• Don't have an intake assessment, can a provider give them medication if they need to?
• You know, I think there is some merit in a court already assessing that there is a guardian.

Bills: SB1195, SB1245, SB1379, SB1420, SB1473, SB1534, SB1743, SB1769, SB1945

Keywords: nuisance, racing facility, racetrack, qualified defense, local property rights, noise regulation, legal claims, felony offenses, criminal justice reform, drug offenses, DUI penalties, residential treatment, human trafficking, victims, prevention, support services, Attorney General, pilot program, grant funding, public comment