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• It prohibits a person from requesting public data anonymously and provides identification credentials
• :03:07.120> identification um and provides identification um and provides identification credentials
• 08.640> required<00:03:09.040> by<00:03:09.280> a<00:03:09.519> school credentials
• as required by a school credentials as required by a school district.<00:03:10.560> The<00:03

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• state-licensed, state-sanctioned program, so they would simply need to produce their medical enrollment credentials
• :27:09.720> enrollment produce their medical enrollment produce their medical enrollment credentials
• 11.360> another<00:27:11.720> state<00:27:12.480> to<00:27:12.679> a credentials
• from another state to a credentials from another state to a medical<00:27:13.120> provider<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Furthermore, restoring the credentials of the LPN to the top of their license may re-energize career
• Furthermore, restoring the credentials of the LPN to the top of their license may re-energize career
• Furthermore, restoring the credentials of the LPN to the top of their license may re-energize career
• Furthermore, restoring the credentials of the LPN to the top of their license may re-energize career

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• school districts and institutions of higher education to provide students with a workforce aligned. credential
• programs and introduces new initiatives to ensure students from high school graduate with the skills, credentials
• students and our state's workforce future. ensures that more students graduate with the skills, credentials
• However, it's estimated stated that over 60% of jobs in Texas will require a post-secondary credential

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

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• Representative Murray followed up, asking if it is a credentialed educator, what she was reading says
• follow up Madam chair so if if it<02:45:25.720> is<02:45:25.840> a<02:45:26.120> credential
• Educators<02:45:27.880> what<02:45:28.040> I<02:45:28.200> was it is a credential
• Educators what I was it is a credential Educators what I was it<02:45:29.040> says<02:45:29.279

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 695, relating to school districts and medically related grants. The sponsor argued the bill was vague and could undermine existing law, and another member said it would add an unnecessary mandate for school districts. The committee voted to recommend inexpedient to legislate, and the motion passed 18-0. Next, House Bill 765, which would consolidate school administrative units and make superintendent jobs elected positions, was also recommended inexpedient to legislate. Members said the bill raised too many questions, could duplicate other legislation, and would move away from local control. That motion likewise passed 18-0. House Bill 768, allowing public school districts to contract with approved private schools, drew more debate. Supporters described it as a language cleanup and an expansion of educational opportunity, while opponents raised concerns about the placement of the language and pending Supreme Court cases. The committee voted 10-8 to recommend ought to pass, and then 10-8 to recommend ought to pass as amended, with a minority report noted. The committee then considered House Bill 446, dealing with parental notice for non-academic surveys. An amendment was offered to make the Youth Risk Behavior Survey opt-in rather than opt-out. Supporters said parents should be informed and should choose whether their children participate, while opponents argued the survey is an important tool for mental health data, grants, and school programming, and that opt-in would reduce participation and data quality. The amendment passed 10-8, and the bill as amended also passed 10-8, with a minority report noted. Finally, the committee began House Bill 741, which would allow parents to send children to any school district they choose and expand open enrollment. The sponsor described it as broadening choice and keeping public funds in public schools, and an amendment was proposed to restore provisions for children of military personnel. Discussion on the amendment began, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on House Bill 741 or the amendment.

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• exam, just like people who go to medical school, those of you. you who are in IT, you have proper credentials
• What's more is through the Texas Press Association We get recognized press credentials and press badges
• some sort of post-secondary bachelor's degree, associate's degree, some sort of meaningful trade credential
• And at the tail end, 86% of our students have earned some kind of meaningful post-secondary credential

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• As part of this effort, she... awards, and recognition such as awards, and recognition such as venturing
• national recognition through the message<00:15:10.639> messenger<00:15:11.040> of<00:15
• This amendment harmfully changes the bill beyond recognition from its original form and intent.
• This amendment harmfully changes the bill beyond recognition from its original form and intent.
• This amendment harmfully changes the bill beyond recognition from its original form and intent.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It includes a presentation of a 21-gun salute, uh, taps, recognition of active and retired armed service
• uh,<00:37:48.400> taps, of a 21 gun salute, uh, taps, of a 21 gun salute, uh, taps, recognition
• of active and retired armed recognition of active and retired armed service<00:37:52.240> members
• Senate Resolution 006 by Senator Kulker concerning the recognition of April 2026 as National Donate Life
• Bacon and Hartzuk concerning recognition Bacon and Hartzuk concerning recognition of<00:55:04.160

Keywords: 981, all

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• There's no facial recognition or biometric technology used.
• facial recognition or biometric facial recognition or biometric technology<00:26:32.920> used
• Non-identifiable system data prohibits facial recognition or biometric identification.
• system data prohibits facial recognition system data prohibits facial recognition or<00:32:28.360
• We are banning the use of biometric tools such as facial recognition.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They will accept an APRN application and they will go through a credentialing process, but overall, APRNs
• they will go APRN um application and they will go through<00:38:40.600> a<00:38:40.640> credentialing
• <00:38:41.200> process,<00:38:41.800> but through a credentialing process, but through
• a credentialing process, but overall,<00:38:43.600> um overall, um overall, um APRNs<00:38:45.400
• Do they have any credentials? That was a new one on me.

Keywords: 916, all

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• I would defer to the professional judgment of the people who hold these credentials from our State Board
• <02:30:20.479> a I would defer to the professional judgment of the people who hold these credentials
• <02:30:38.160> who<02:30:38.720> hold<02:30:39.040> these<02:30:39.760> credentials
• <02:30:40.720> from people who hold these credentials from people who hold these credentials

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Senator Ward said the bill is intended to help parents, teachers, and school staff recognize early symptoms such as thirst, frequent urination, fatigue, and weight loss so children can be referred for care before they develop diabetic ketoacidosis. He noted that a newer blood test can identify some children at risk earlier than in the past. Members asked how people would be directed to the website, and Ward said the information would be posted online and also distributed in handouts, with school personnel helping spread awareness. He emphasized the bill is informational only and not a diagnostic or treatment tool. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives from the Dartmouth Diabetes Link and students with type 1 diabetes who described delayed diagnoses, emergency hospitalizations, and the difficulty of having symptoms misunderstood as stress, athletics, or normal teenage changes. They said the bill could help parents, teachers, and peers recognize warning signs earlier and reduce the risk of life-threatening ketoacidosis. One witness noted that New Hampshire ranks high in childhood type 1 diabetes, and another said even a single person seeing the information could make a difference. A retired diabetes educator and state representative also testified in support. The hearing on SB 102 was then closed. The committee then opened the hearing on Senate Bill 211, which would require school sports teams to be designated as male, female, or co-ed, bar biological males from female-designated teams and locker rooms, and create a cause of action for violations. Senator Avard said the bill responds to constituent concerns and is meant to protect fairness, safety, and privacy for biological females. In questioning, he said girls could still play on boys’ teams, but boys could not play on girls’ teams, and he said he would be open to changes. Opponents, including an attorney from LGBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, argued the bill is substantially the same as a law passed the previous year that was already challenged in federal court and found likely unconstitutional under equal protection and Title IX; they urged the committee to mark it inexpedient to legislate. The transcript cuts off before any committee vote or further action on SB 211.

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• Members, we're going to pause for some recognitions.
• Representative Weinberger, you're recognized for recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Members, I'm going to pause for our recognition.
• Members, we're going to do a couple more recognitions.
• Representative Holcomb, you're recognized for a recognition. Thank you, Speaker.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then moved into returning messages from the Senate. Early action focused on CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification, which would add computer science and artificial intelligence content in high school and create a K-12 teacher certificate program; after adopting a House amendment restoring certificate language and adjusting implementation timing, the House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill 105-0. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, adopting a House amendment to allow local governments to buy into the cyber grant program and add a five-year sunset, then concurring in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration back to the Florida Digital Service; the bill passed 104-1. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, sending both back to the Senate. It also refused to concur in the Senate amendment to CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel, saying the Senate version expanded the bill beyond its original autism-focused scope. After a recess, the House unveiled Speaker Daniel Perez’s portrait and heard extended remarks praising his leadership, institutional reforms, and the work of House staff and members. In the second returning-message list, the House debated CS/CS/HB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The Senate amendment clarified the definition of “promote,” refined notice and timeline provisions for terrorist organization designations, and kept references to Sharia law as an example in the foreign religious law section. Supporters argued the bill was aimed at conduct beyond speech and was intended to protect the Constitution and public safety; opponents warned it would chill free speech, target Muslim Floridians, and give the governor and cabinet unprecedented power without adequate due process. After lengthy debate, the House concurred and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1473, a public records bill tied to HB 1471, and moved to concur in a technical Senate amendment aligning the records exemption with the revised structure of HB 1471.

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• <00:19:08.960> therapy<00:19:09.440> or<00:19:09.840> MRT moral recognition
• therapy or MRT moral recognition therapy or MRT re-entry<00:19:11.200> services<00:19:12.480><
• We're asking for equal recognition of the risk we face and the sacrifices we make.
• 00:41:53.599> asking<00:41:53.839> for<00:41:54.000> equal<00:41:54.400> recognition
• <00:41:54.880> of We're asking for equal recognition of We're asking for equal recognition

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the October 21 minutes, and then heard a KO presentation focused on county jail funding pressures. KO leaders and county judges said jail costs have become a statewide crisis, noting that county general fund contributions to jail budgets have risen sharply since 2019. They said the organization’s sole legislative priority this session is to “reshape the shared responsibility” for county jails through three main proposals: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and changing the model for housing state inmates. On regional jails, KO proposed one-time state construction help for new or expanded regional facilities, allowing former county jails to become 96-hour holdover facilities, changing regional jail authority boards so each participating county jailer can serve, increasing the closed-jail supplement, and offering a one-time payment to counties that close a jail and join a regional plan. On pre-trial felony detainees, Judge Mosley argued counties bear the full cost for people held before trial, sometimes for years, and said counties should be reimbursed for time served credit when those inmates are later sentenced. On state inmates, KO said the current per diem of $35.34 is below the average daily county jail cost of $63.44, and proposed a new contract model requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs while counties provide agreed programming such as substance use treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academic programming. Members asked about the fiscal impact of the package, the feasibility of regional jail population thresholds, and whether the proposal could affect counties’ ability to house federal inmates. KO said regionalization should remain a local decision, that a bill draft and fiscal note were being developed, and that only certain jails are eligible to house federal inmates under existing agreements. Representative Maddox also asked about social media comments by Judge Mosley regarding homeschooling; Mosley said the remarks were unrelated to KO and apologized for any offense. Senator Mills asked what counties would do with savings from jail costs, and judges said the money would likely go to local services such as roads, ambulance service, senior programs, parks, economic development, infrastructure, broadband, and water projects.

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• funds over the last several years, as have all communities and the state, but we did so with a recognition
• revenue to municipalities renewed the partnership between state and municipalities and was really a recognition
• revenue to municipalities renewed the partnership between state and municipalities and was really a recognition
• revenue to municipalities renewed the partnership between state and municipalities and was really a recognition
• The partnership between state and municipalities was really a recognition that state and municipal budgets

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Senator Harkins is seeking recognition. Senator Harkins, for what purpose? To explain the bill.
• . recognition. recognition.
• House Bill 479, Universal Recognition of Occupational License Act, receive revised regarding practices
• <02:50:03.480> of >> House Bill 479, Universal Recognition of >> House Bill 479
• , Universal Recognition of Occupational<02:50:04.400> License<02:50:04.880> Act,<02:50:

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Dr. Ryan Wade and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled routine business by dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports. Several guests were recognized, including Leadership Jackson County, Farm Bureau members, a doctor of the day, adult educators, and other visitors in the gallery. Senator Brumfield also announced support efforts for Senator Warren Barnett, asking members to contribute to him through Ms. Anita Jackson. The chamber then considered a series of House bills, most of them taken up with strike-all amendments and passed by use of the morning roll call. Measures included HB 1390 on personal services funding allocations, HB 1571 on ARPA funds and unexpended balances, HB 1655 on the State Aid Road Construction director’s personnel status, HB 1650 on dormant state accounts and pooled investments, HB 1651 on state agencies using other agencies’ facilities and charging 50% of fair market value, HB 1345 on administrative forfeiture of illegal cigarette and vaping products, HB 1386 on allowing sidewalks as an eligible use of municipal infrastructure funds, HB 671 on alcoholic beverage delivery responsibility ending when retailers transfer possession to delivery services, and HB 1385 on eliminating paper-original homestead exemption submissions. Members asked questions on several bills, especially about whether the fairgrounds language in HB 1651 would affect youth livestock shows and whether HB 1386 or other measures would change county revenue; sponsors generally said the bills were intended to address state-agency use, municipal reporting, or administrative efficiency rather than alter those programs. The Senate also advanced HB 898, creating a sales tax diversion study committee to review misallocated municipal sales tax revenues, assess impacts, examine technology and oversight, and recommend reforms by the 2027 session; Senator Hill questioned whether counties should be included, but the sponsor said that would be a separate policy decision. Later, the Senate reconsidered HB 1265, the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act extended repealer, adopted an amendment to remove the repealer instead of extending it, and then passed the bill. The body also took up SB 2632, the local governments disaster recovery emergency loan program, and voted not to concur and to invite conference. Finally, HB 1142 on bench warrant notices was called up; the sponsor explained a strike-all that would replace certified mail with personal service or electronic transmission and include a reverse repealer for further conference work.

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• The chair recognizes Chairman Ingram for special recognition. >> Thank you, Mr.
• Thank you for the recognition. Gentleman yield. Yes, sir.
• Thank you. recognition. Represent Brown, I had some recognition.
• Thank you for the recognition, Mr. Speaker. Let me say that.
• Speaker, for the recognition."

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• "Thank you for the recognition, Mr. Speaker.
• Speaker, for the recognition. >> Yes, sir.
• Speaker, for the recognition. Excuse me, you're on my time.
• You're on my recognition. Excuse me.
• Speaker, for the recognition. Gentlemen, yield. >> Yes, sir.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• uh, is critical to ensuring students are supported along the entire pipeline from classrooms to credentials
• uh, is critical to ensuring students are supported along the entire pipeline from classrooms to credentials
• uh, is critical to ensuring students are supported along the entire pipeline from classrooms to credentials
• uh, is critical to ensuring students are supported along the entire pipeline from classrooms to credentials
• uh, is critical to ensuring students are supported along the entire pipeline from classrooms to credentials

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• child care facilities, ensuring all child care facility licensees and staff complete training for recognition
• In recognition of the increased demand that we were just referencing, the May Revision proposes $30 million
• setting that is most comfortable is something that we should constantly be thinking about, and the recognition
• California Association of Food Banks, or sorry, diaper banks, we are grateful for the Governor's recognition
• difficult fiscal climate, we deeply appreciate the prioritization of these essential services and the recognition

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major topic was child care and early education, where the Department of Social Services and Department of Finance outlined proposed changes to absorb federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue reductions, shift some funding between child care programs, end funding for prospective pay implementation now that the federal requirement has been rescinded, adjust the alternative payment administration structure, and fund child care infrastructure grants and a Low-Income Investment Fund contract closeout. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the budget makes progress on the structural deficit but recommended maintaining the administration’s solution level, making reserve deposits, and avoiding new ongoing commitments; it also raised concerns about shifting reductions to the California Alternative Payment Program and about the proposed administrative-rate change. Committee members strongly criticized the proposed loss of child care slots and said they would oppose eliminating those slots, while also expressing support for child care as essential infrastructure. The committee then reviewed California State Preschool Program proposals. Finance and CDE described reductions to the preschool COLA from 2.41% to 2.01%, removal of prospective pay funding, and increases for the QRIS block grant, audit support, and rate reform implementation. Trailer bill language would codify age-based rate categories, inclusion-rate documentation, family fee collection rules, portability, and excused absences. CDE supported the QRIS increase and some attendance and family-fee changes, but warned that aligning three- and four-year-old rates could reduce support for three-year-olds and that the budget does not fully cover enrollment growth. Members also questioned whether the preschool and child care slot reductions should be reallocated rather than terminated, and the administration said the reductions were intended to reflect current utilization and avoid harm to currently enrolled families. The hearing then moved to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS said the May Revision includes a one-time CalFood augmentation, funding to cover federal SNAP administrative cost-share pressures, and additional staffing and technical assistance to implement HR 1 changes, including the able-bodied adults without dependents time limit and new non-citizen eligibility rules. The department estimated HR 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people, with roughly 806,000 adults potentially subject to the time limit and about 34,000 non-citizens expected to lose eligibility once fully implemented. Members pressed for stronger harm mitigation, including a $98 million backfill to protect families from losing food benefits, and raised concerns about county workload and the “chilling effect” on immigrant participation. The final portion of the transcript began the IHSS presentation, noting a revised budget of $33.7 billion total funds and $12.8 billion General Fund, with proposed reductions tied to Medi-Cal asset-limit changes and other federal conformity items.

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• that are our advocates here, our tribal leaders here, who are saying very clearly what is needed: recognition
• are our advocates here, our tribal leaders here, who are saying very clearly what is needed, a recognition
• Saying very clearly what is needed: a recognition of intergenerational trauma, a recognition that identity
• and culture leads to healing, a recognition that we need to be able to hold our young people in the

Keywords: 988, house, all