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• We have our controller and our assistant controller helping with the processing of accounting payments
• You know, that'll be done by our controller. The financial statements will be done at NDSU.
• There's also something in HLC called a change of control.
• controlled by another entity based on business relationships that they've engaged in.
• Secondly, they reassured us that typically a change of control wouldn't be implicated in...

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• We did quite a few things to get that back under control.
• I don't control the behavioral health system.
• Access and DES have control mechanisms within DCS.
• We have to be because this is a controlling organization.
• DCS can say that it doesn't control vendor selection or payment.

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Summary: The committee met for a presentation-only hearing on the Arizona Department of Child Safety, with no bills on the agenda. Chair Blackman opened by emphasizing that the hearing was intended to be data-focused and respectful, and that personal attacks or false accusations would not be tolerated. Director Catherine Patak then presented DCS data on hotline volume, investigations, reunifications, adoptions, guardianships, foster care entries and exits, kinship placement, congregate care, missing youth, and extended foster care. She said the department investigated more than 43,000 cases in 2025, kept the out-of-home care population relatively steady, and had reunified about 3,000 children with parents, while also noting that older youth and behavioral-health-driven removals are creating a mismatch with available foster homes. She also described kinship supports, foster parent recruitment, and the impact of Family First on funding, saying DCS lost federal drawdown for congregate care while waiting on approval for prevention programs. Members questioned the director about kinship caregivers, behavioral health access, reunification services, parental rights terminations, notice and documentation practices, and the effect of increased reimbursement rates. Patak said unlicensed kin can receive support through the kinship supports contract, that behavioral health assessments are done quickly at the welcome center or within 24 hours for kin placements, and that provider capacity remains a major constraint outside DCS control. She explained reunification conditions and services, said the department is working on documentation and notice issues flagged by the Auditor General, and noted that kinship reimbursement increases have helped some families step forward. She also said DCS procurement for group homes is handled internally through an RFP process and that about 10% of kinship caregivers become licensed. Representative Gillette then delivered a lengthy presentation arguing that the child welfare, Medicaid, and disability systems are structurally intertwined and that procurement and funding rules create incentives for volume and congregate care use. He criticized DCS, DES, and AHCCCS/Access oversight structures, argued that the system diffuses accountability, and said the committee’s work and related materials would be referred to special counsel. He also raised concerns about documentation, placement decisions, and the cost of congregate care, while asserting that the system over-relies on large providers and that reforms should focus on structural and financial incentives. Vice Chair Fink followed with a brief slide noting that congregate care costs far more per child than foster or kinship care, reinforcing the committee’s concern about placement costs and the need to shift children toward family-based care when possible.

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• The cartel controls about 75 to 80 percent of the cattle market in Mexico.
• The cartel controls about 75 to 80% of the cattle market in Mexico.
• be paramount to control the spread of the flies.
• There wasn't much of anything being done about movement control at that time.
• The system in place is critical for us to control this pest and its impacts on animals in Texas.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

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• He was, his condition was controlled with sedation. That's not getting to the underlying problem.
• That's not controlled with sedation.
• In practice, national stakeholders frequently include national gun control advocacy organizations.
• gun control advocacy organizations. gun control advocacy organizations.
• coordinating more with gun control coordinating more with gun control advocacy<03:49:33.680>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The role of the school board is to set the vision, the mission, the goals, setting the direction for
• working with their superintendent to make sure that the superintendent is aligned to the vision, mission
• And that those vision, mission, and goals are all focused on student achievement.
• To Representative Thompson's point, this for us is a unified mission, right?
• So I just want to start. ...is a unified mission, right, that we want to make sure that we have appropriate

Keywords: 985, all

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• At the Autism Society of Texas, our mission is to create connections and empower everyone in the autism
• of my testimony and say that TCDD finds objectives of House Bill 1188. to be consistent with our mission
• with enough and we don't need to punish them. them further for things that are totally beyond their control
• walk into your grocery store and purchase anything that has. packaging on it and obviously their mission
• Our mission is very simple. very simple.

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

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• But anything that TNC acquires without our funds, we can't control what they do with it.
• <00:46:51.760> what without our funds, we can't control what without our funds, we can't control
• Um, and then let's go to Mission, where is it? Little Cannon.
• Um, and then let's go to Mission, where is it? Little Cannon.
• go to Mission, let's go to Mission, where<01:10:25.679> is<01:10:25.840> it?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It will always continue to change, and we have no control over that.
• It will always continue to change, and we have no control over that.
• It will always continue to change, and we have no control over that.
• It will always continue to change, and we have no control over that.
• I know there's control over that.

Bills: HB2117, HB2155, HB1832, HB1601, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2004, HB1810, HB2323, HB1691, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB2214, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB1964, HB2218, HB1535, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1724, HB1733, HB2416, HB2001, HB1603, HB1753, HB2140, HB1962, HB1963, HB2096, HB1959, HB1960, HB2293, HB2288, HB1752, HB1573, HB469, HB2091, HB1851, HB1688, HB1696, HB2417, HB2375, HB2333, HB2152, HB1881, HB2395, HB1721, HB1921, HB1730, HB1697, HB1824, HB2282, HB2078, HB2321, HB2279, HB1522, HB2097, HB2433, HB2106, HB2274, HB2452, HB1764, HB2438, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2216, HB1934, HB2454, HB2427, HB2207, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB2386

Keywords: arts education, data mapping, task force, creative economy, cultural preservation, workforce development, geographic information systems, agriculture, data collection, statistical program, sustainable practices, Hawaii, aquaculture, biosecurity, food security, sustainable seafood, regulatory framework, interagency coordination, environmental stewardship, invasive species

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• Larry was later deployed to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
• And until we rein in these two out-of-control departments and tell them to do what they're told to do
• House Bill 4824 is a bill to amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998.
• The Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998. The bill was discharged.

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• During this period, Speaker Murphy was instrumental in the approval of a border control post at Rosslare
• During this period, Speaker Murphy was instrumental in the approval of a border control post at Roslara
• We talk about missions down in Central America and down into Mexico, and it's really great to be able
• To the member, thank you for giving us local control back to the cities and towns where they belong.

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Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jasleen Chatwal. Members then made numerous introductions of guests and visiting groups, including Irish dignitaries and a proclamation recognizing St. Patrick’s Day, AFSCME and CWA members, the Arizona Farm Bureau, the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed training, and advocates for rare skeletal conditions. The chamber also announced committee substitutions and received Senate messages and committee reports. On business from the desk, the House voted to request the Senate return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration. The House then moved through first and second readings of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions, placing them on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, HB 2750 and HB 2999 were each amended and recommended do pass; both were reported back and ordered engrossed for further action. On third reading, the House rejected reconsideration of HB 2197, which dealt with water access and camping near water sources, after debate over criminal penalties and conservation concerns. The House then passed HB 2429 on vacation rentals and short-term rentals, HB 2950 creating special districts and tourism improvement areas, and HB 4001 concerning nicotine products and youth access, each after floor debate and recorded votes. The chamber also adopted a proclamation honoring AFSCME Arizona, made committee and caucus announcements, and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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• Statute bestows OMES with custody and control over all state property except for specifically named exempted
• independence from the authority of OMES, even though statute confers onto OMEMIAS the custody and control
• sense, but OMES holds that rather than prescribing a formula to agencies, we evaluate their unique mission
• USE IT Act provides a template for how Oklahoma could improve data collection, establish quality control

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• gold and silver using our Texas bullion depository we've had for several years. flexibility to the controller
• This extends the implementation date well into 2026, giving the controller and the stakeholders plenty
• state retirees who have served so faithfully and diligently to carry out your mandates and your missions
• It is a subaccount of the ESL, still under the comptroller's control, and the... safekeeping trust account

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• us, quote, "The role of ISD security officers, whether civilian or sworn in, is identical to the mission
• By definition, human traffickers use force, fraud, and coercion to control their victims.
• Traffickers exert psychological, financial, and emotional control over their victims, often making escape
• these tactics do not always work, traffickers frequently rely on a combination of methods to maintain control

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• Their mission is to provide the comprehensive education necessary to enrich. lives.
• endangering a child early individual or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving controlled
• substances listed in the Penalty Group 1B of the Texas Controlled Substance Act, refer to the Committee
• HB 288 by Bob Garner relating to creating the criminal offense of operating Full controlled substance

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Cheryl coordinates everything from the Washington County office. and it's like being an air traffic controller
• She took charge of arms export control and arms control policies.
• executive directors, CEOs, volunteers, board and staff members from local United Ways, and other mission-driven

Bills: SB26, SB28, SJR36, SB26, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB28

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• <01:54:03.920> the labor organizations, will control the labor organizations, will control
• And that when it comes to health insurance costs at local control, um, you know, we can't control it
• at local control.
• it at local you know, we can't control it at local control.<02:08:25.360> But<02:08:25.520>
• But if we do have it as a control.

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• We all rally around local control, state control, and to hear from one of our members this threat that
• all rally around or we all lobby for all rally around or we all lobby for local<00:23:00.559> control
• ,<00:23:01.360> state<00:23:01.960> control,<00:23:02.960> and<00:23:03.840>
• um<00:23:04.159> to local control, state control, and um to local control, state control
• Starbase Minnesota is a STEM education nonprofit with the mission to educate and inspire youth in STEM

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• There are many components of the cost of health care in Minnesota that are outside the direct control
• outside Healthcare in Minesota that are outside the<00:20:38.440> direct<00:20:38.840> control
• of the leadership or the direct control of the leadership or legislature<00:20:41.480> leadership
• We are also doing a couple of changes to things called shareholder control agreements.
• He said NFIB's mission is to promote and protect the rights of its members to own, operate, and grow

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• years, bad case law and other circumstances have changed so that now the claims are ballooning out of control
• These distortions to the program's mission have played a major part in creating the $30 billion of liability
• These distortions to the program's mission have played a major part in creating the $30 billion of liability

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met without a quorum at first, then later established one and heard several bills. The main discussion centered on AB 1795, which would create statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and remediating wildfire smoke damage in homes. The author and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara argued the bill would provide science-based, health-driven rules and clearer claims handling for wildfire survivors. Consumer groups and insurers generally supported the goal but sought further amendments, warning about cost, scope, and possible conflicts with existing standards; fire survivors urged stronger protections and broader coverage. The committee ultimately voted to pass AB 1795 as amended to Appropriations, with members later adding their votes on call. The committee also heard AB 1576 on the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund, which the author said would reduce litigation and employer assessments while preserving protections for previously disabled workers. Supporters said the bill was a needed reform, while business, public entity, and insurance opponents argued it did not address the fund’s structural problems and that a trailer bill would be a better fix. AB 1576 was passed to Appropriations on a split vote, also held open for later additions. AB 1931, creating a limited lines license for utilities to offer home protection products, drew broad support and no opposition in the room; it passed to Appropriations. AB 2361, dealing with peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing platform liability, passed as amended to Appropriations after supporters said it would align liability with fault and opponents warned it could reduce accountability for serious injuries. The committee also heard AB 2098, which would require employers to allow leave for workers’ compensation medical appointments during work hours, subject to notice and business-necessity limits. Labor supporters said workers should not have to choose between treatment and their jobs, while employer and insurance groups sought narrower standards and objected to some language. AB 2098 passed to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including AB 2054, AB 2061, AB 2292, and AB 2724, was also approved and sent to Appropriations. Members repeatedly added votes after the roll was held open, and the committee adjourned after all items were processed.

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• So this is another control that we have in place to ensure that market confidence. >> I can't.
• It's a 5, 1, C 4 organization and our mission is to promote the use of some money and protect people's
• Our mission is to educate all people.

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