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• And I was humbled to accept the AD of the Year award in 2022.
• accept the AD of the year award in 2022. accept the AD of the year award in 2022.
• , the awards, the awards, um,<01:10:27.520> as<01:10:27.760> a<01:10:28.000> parent
• I've received numerous state and national awards for my teaching.
• to the University Education and awarded to the University of<01:53:15.199> Minnesota.

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• We were able to award eight.
• We are a we were able to<00:35:34.640> award<00:35:35.119> eight<00:35:36.320> um
• had won an award this past school year. had won an award this past school year.
• Since then, we've earned over 74 international awards.
• Since then, we've earned over 74 international awards.

Bills: HB1813, HB2429, HB2423, HB1996, HB1851, HB2546, HB2028, HB2583, HB2490, HB2545, HB2114, HB1859, HB2534, HB2474, HB1863, HB2475

Keywords: taxation, general excise tax, use tax, exemptions, Hawaii Revised Statutes, tax expenditure, tax expenditure evaluation, tax credit review, tax incentive, tax exemption, use tax exemption, income tax credit, DBEDT, Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism, Department of Taxation, fiscal oversight, budget accountability, tax policy, revenue loss, public spending

Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• His work has been recognized with numerous awards.
• His work has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2015 Robert M.
• Ramirez Award for Excellence, the 2020 Carl Meyer Physician Service Award, and the 2021 Santa Cruz County
• Early Childhood Education Award of Excellence.
• the court consider newly established criteria relating to equal parenting time presumptions when awarding

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• They are caps prohibits discovery or reliance on net worth as a basis for awarding punitive damages.
• seeing is there's an effort to get our arms around escalating judgments and escalating punitive damage awards
• and there's a misconception out there. that they're just really easy to get, and that juries just award
• So any punitive damage Award whether it was an uncapped one because they were under the influence of
• And then it says that an award of punitive damages against a physician who is employed by an independent

Keywords: 996, all

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• Moving on to slide number seven here, education, innovation, and research awards.
• We're currently missing that grant award notification. It's about $4.7 million over five years.
• The Public Education Department (PED) has received the grant award notifications for those titles.
• For example, in the Title IV Part B grant, the first grant award notification we got when I first opened
• Well, we have just received a new grant award notification for that same grant, and that language is

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• multi-award contracts, the lack of codified authority can create uncertainty and operational risk.
• Generally, the bill would authorize the Comptroller or a state agency to award multiple contracts to
• different vendors for similar goods or services through a defined multiple-award purchasing process to
• Generally, the bill would authorize the Comptroller or a state agency to award multiple contracts to
• different vendors for similar goods or services through a defined multiple-award purchasing process to

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• They're going to get awarded, you know, they're going to be happy that they got the award, we tell our
• communities they got the award and then communities they got the award and then the<00:52:16.559
• and then they... right after we pick it up after they're awarded.
• <01:19:52.159> management for office of federal awards management for office of federal awards
• So when are these timelines, as far as who is getting these awards, going to come out?

Bills: SB1, SB4, SB6, SB9, SB16, SB17, SB20, SB22, SB28, SB29, SB36, SB41, SB45, SB77, SB85, SB87, SB96, SB98, SB110, SB126, SB139, SB143, SB164, SB167, SB171, SB186, SB188, SB195, SB197, SB198, SB204, SB205, SB206, SB207, SB209, SB210, SB211, SB217, SB219, SB220, SB225, SB231, SB237, SB238, SB241, SB244, SB246, SB247, SB272, SB294, SB315, SB346, SB364, SB366, SB367, SB386, SB392, SB403, SB415, SB427, SB431, SB437, SB457, SB459, SB469, SB471, SB478, SB484, SB489, SB502, SB503, SB507, SB508, SB510, SB516, SB517, SB518, SB519, SB521, SB535, SB543, SB550, SB564, SB568, SB570, SB575, SB577, SB578, SB590, SB607, SB616, SB621, SB634, SB644, SB647, SB649, SB652, SB655, SB656, SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

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• After the contract was awarded.
• Was it before the contract was awarded Was it before the contract was awarded or<02:16:44.679>
• After the contract was awarded. awarded. awarded.
• notice of award.
• Our award is larger notice of award.

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• This is with regards to providing a monetary award for Education Week and educators.
• donor conditioned educational awards donor conditioned educational awards conditional<01:13:41.760
• This is with regards to monetary awards for educator recipients that are educators.
• Uh, first, making sure that this is a one-time award for each awardee.
• That's the award for each educator.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2185, which would add protections for sports officials. The Department of Education, the State Public Charter School Commission, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, HSTA, HGA, school administrators, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, the Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association, and several individuals testified in support. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments and recommended amendments, especially on the bill’s civil-action provisions and criminal language, saying the measure should be made more consistent and narrowed to clarify who is covered. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the increased criminal penalties but said its concerns were limited to that portion of the bill. The chair repeatedly noted the committee’s education-policy focus and limited discussion of legal issues. The committee then took up HB 2621 on student misconduct. The Department of Education testified and answered questions about its student discipline data, explaining that much of the information is kept in the department’s internal Infinite Campus system and is not public, but that some additional information could be added to the annual report while still protecting student privacy. Members discussed whether the department tracks incidents consistently across schools and whether more public reporting would help identify where violence or discipline issues are occurring. The department said it was not seeing an increase in suspensions in the data it had, though it acknowledged internal data showed more detail than the annual report. HB 2179, concerning DOE and e-pipes, drew comments from the Department of Education, support from the Department of Health, the Hawaii Bicycling League, and other individuals. The committee then heard HB 2534, which would recognize robotics in schools as an interscholastic sport. The Department of Education offered comments, the State Public Charter School Commission supported the bill, and multiple students and robotics participants testified in strong support, arguing that robotics provides STEM opportunities, competition, and career pathways, and that formal recognition and funding would help sustain teams and compensate mentors. No votes or final actions were taken on the bills in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• career, and tomorrow at the State Conference he will receive the prestigious California FFA Golden Owl Award
• career, and tomorrow at the State Conference he will receive the prestigious California FFA Golden Owl Award
• Sergeant Franco was awarded the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army Achievement Medal

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of guest introductions recognizing FFA students, district staff, public health leaders, and visiting students from local schools. Several members highlighted agriculture education, public health week, and civic education, and one member also announced the birth of a calf before introducing an honored agriculture teacher. The chamber then moved through the daily file, passing over second- and third-reading items and taking up Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, which establishes the joint rules for the 2025-26 legislative session; it was adopted on a 50-14 vote and sent immediately to the Senate. On the consent calendar, Assembly Bill 565, Assembly Bill 708, and Assembly Concurrent Resolution 42 were adopted unanimously, 71-0. ACR 42, relating to adult education, also received 65 co-authors. Additional guest introductions followed, including students from the San Fernando Valley and a Jewish day school, with remarks emphasizing leadership, agriculture, and community service. The Assembly then held an adjournment in memory for U.S. Army Sergeant Edvin F. Franco of Glendale, who died in a training accident in Lithuania. Members honored his military service, awards, and family. The house announced its next schedule and adjourned until Monday, April 7 at 1 p.m.

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• law enforcement officer who prevails in an appeal where a termination has been reversed shall be awarded
• realm of the judges and we're allowing the judge to, if the attorney argues for that and the judge awards
• law enforcement officer who prevails in an appeal where a termination has been reversed shall be awarded
• The hearing officer, etc., shall determine the amount of the retroactive compensation awarded in any
• reduction. ...amount of the retroactive compensation awarded in any reduction to that amount.

Bills: SB1216, SB1391, SB1493, SB1520

Keywords: trauma, public safety, counseling, mental health, employee benefits, law enforcement, stress management, suicide prevention, workforce readiness, disciplinary action, appeals, termination, superior court, investigative process, reinstatement, immigration, data sharing, federal government, undocumented immigrants, visa overstays

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• Additionally, the bill requires damages awarded pursuant to this act to include reasonable attorney fees
• And finally, the bill directs the Attorney General to pay any damages and civil penalty awarded pursuant
• Additionally, the bill requires damages awarded pursuant to this act to include reasonable attorney fees
• And finally, the bill directs the Attorney General to pay any damages and civil penalty awarded pursuant
• to this act from monies in the Attorney General's General Operating Fund. ...and civil penalty awarded

Bills: HB2167, HB2168, HB2169, HB2171, HB2790, HB2905, HCM2005

Keywords: attorney general, nuisance action, consumer fraud, damages, civil penalty, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks, residential district

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• Roughly about 47,000 living Texans have been awarded the Purple Heart.
• There are other categories, including those affected by terrorism, for which awards can also be given
• The Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal is a decoration awarded to members of the U.S.
• It's awarded for service in a combat or non-combat situation based on sustained performance or specific
• Since it may already take up to two years for HHSC to award the grant under this program, this change

Bills: HCR7, HB1557, HB1608, HB2061, HB2201, HB2210, HB2426, HB2754, HJR165, HB2513, HCR7

Keywords: Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County

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• >> JORGE, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE THE FURTHEST TRAVEL AWARD TODAY YOU CAME OUT OF STATE. IS IT TEXAS?
• THIS LEGISLATURE IN 2024 AWARDED US ONE MONTH AT THE LAST EXECUTED DENTAL GRANT THROUGHOUT THE STATE
• RECEIVE THIS DESIGNATION WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE RECEIVED FLORIDA COMMERCE VETERANS PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE AWARD
• TO DESIGNATE SOME BOARDS AS A PURPLE START WORKFORCE BOARD RECOGNIZING THAT IS ALREADY A RIGOROUS AWARD
• THE NEW CRITERIA WOULD INCLUDE SUBMISSION FOR THE FLORIDA COMMERCE VETERANS PERFORMANCE AWARD, BUT IT

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• awarded.
• We're receiving $47.5 million in supplemental awards, total awards adding up to $169 million.
• We're receiving $47.5 million in supplemental awards, total awards adding up to $169 million.
• We're receiving $47.5 million in supplemental awards, total awards adding up to $169 million.
• Receiving $47.5 million in supplemental awards, total awards adding up to $169 million.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a Department of Corrections capital budget presentation on HB 25, focused largely on urgent maintenance and security needs at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men and other DOC facilities. DOC officials described the governor’s proposed priorities: boiler surge and radiator tank replacements, electronic controls and camera upgrades, and replacement of HVAC units using R22 refrigerant. They also outlined additional requested projects totaling $15.4 million, including a body alarm/man-down system at Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility, steam line and trap repairs, fire alarm replacements, and removal of an underground diesel tank in favor of above-ground storage. DOC testified that many systems are well beyond their expected service life, including 40-year-old boilers, outdated analog cameras, and HVAC equipment using discontinued R22 refrigerant. They said the men’s prison is relying on a leased temporary boiler, has significant steam leaks causing major water loss and reduced boiler efficiency, and is dealing with frequent fire alarm faults and deteriorating wiring. On the body alarm system, they said the vendor no longer supports the equipment and replacement parts are no longer available. On the diesel tank, members questioned whether it could be abandoned in place or whether fuel could be reused; DOC said it had not explored all alternatives and would follow up, while noting the tank is underground and tied into the warehouse system. Members also asked whether some current investments could be reused in the planned new men’s prison. DOC said some items, such as air handlers, might potentially be moved, but most projects are needed to keep the current facility operational and would not be practical to transfer. Questions were also raised about the leased boiler arrangement, the use of the man-down system by staff and visitors, and whether the kitchen project could be converted to a modular unit. DOC said the modular kitchen approach is necessary because the existing kitchen cannot remain fully operational during repairs. The committee then moved to lapse extensions, and DOC identified several projects no longer needing extensions, including items numbered 64, 65, and 66 in HB 25, with the chair noting those balances would be deleted and that the lapse amount was $550,500.

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• And I learned, and of course now they have been awarded funding.
• and helping them learn been awarded and helping them learn along<00:13:01.920> the<00:13:02.079
• Has every county been awarded a KPDI? No.
• We have also identified the communities that have not been awarded KPDI.
• think we're up to almost 30 grant awards think we're up to almost 30 grant awards in<00:56:49.920

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received an update from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, joined by Matt Wingate and Terry Bradshaw of the Kentucky Association of Economic Developers, on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPDI) and the closing fund. The presentation focused on how KPDI helps communities develop shovel-ready industrial sites by funding infrastructure, engineering, geotechnical work, and other site-preparation costs. Noel emphasized that the program is designed to reduce uncertainty for companies, improve speed to market, and support statewide job creation and investment, especially in rural and eastern Kentucky where development costs are often higher. Testimony highlighted the complexity and expense of preparing sites, with examples of road, water, power, and rock-removal costs, and the importance of third-party evaluation in scoring applications. Noel said the program has 116 total projects statewide, with 20 active projects stemming from pilot efforts and 35 projects already resulting in about 6,381 jobs and $4.4 billion in investment. He cited examples including Crown Holdings, Flash Metals, Phoenix Paper, Pratt Paper, AESC, Sound Elements, Kitchen Foods, Latte, Krueger, Biomass, and Anna Munsman. Bradshaw added that even communities that have not yet landed a project have benefited by building spec buildings or improving access to industrial property. The speakers said the last KPDI round drew $81 million in requests but only $35 million in available funding, and they urged lawmakers to consider whether additional funding or program adjustments are needed. Suggested changes included modestly increasing eligibility or funding flexibility for rural and eastern Kentucky, while maintaining third-party performance metrics, and continuing to prioritize finishing existing parks and creating strong regional sites. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• Um but since that approval was awarded um by the commission, the funds have increased yet another 10%
• Um but since that approval was awarded um by the commission, the funds have increased yet another 10%
• Um but since that approval was awarded<00:35:08.560> um<00:35:08.720> by<00:35:09.040><
• c> the<00:35:09.359> commission<00:35:10.240> the<00:35:10.480> funds awarded
• um by the commission the funds awarded um by the commission the funds have<00:35:11.040> increased

Bills: HF3426, HF3428

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources

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• Without further ado, we'd like to award our silver certification plaque to your committee for all of
• We have an RFP that is closed but not yet awarded for the balance of the money. for the housing fund.
• We do have additional projects in Santa Fe that have already been awarded, including $5 million to the
• I will mention that we are still waiting to receive our federal award for what is called NSIP.
• I know I've been mentioning that we haven't been receiving some federal awards, but we did hear that

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• Now we turn to Senate File 2147, Livestock Investment Grant Awards modification. Ms.
• So, um, to the testifier, it says here the commissioner may award. Doesn't mean it has to.
• The commissioner may award doesn't mean it has to.
• How many of those did you award to use up the funds?
• <01:10:34.560> to we had a scholarship that was awarded to we had a scholarship that was awarded

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , which is the highest award at the junior level in the Girl Scouts.
• Bronze award which is the highest award Bronze award which is the highest award at<00:16:54.920>
• <00:17:15.000> the<00:17:15.079> junior award the highest award at the junior award
• , the highest award at the junior level in Girl Scout Troop 60180 in Lowden.
• for the committee to2 senator award for the committee Senate<01:08:57.000> award<01:08:57.359

Keywords: 1191, senate, all