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• is a crucial step toward ensuring consistency and balance in how we treat changes to foundational documents
• The higher standard ensures that the changes to a city's foundational document are thoughtfully and broadly
• The evidence cities provide, whether through an exhibit or documentation acquired by statute, often shows
• or enforcing the number of unrelated. individuals living together through the inspection of lease documents
• contracts without even trying to go to some type of judicial. ...process because they're private documents

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• Any attorney who's done a document review understands this, whether the documents are privileged or not
• And that takes time, energy, and effort so that the documents can all be reviewed one by one to make
• The documents that should be released are being released.
• I sure hope that Representative Cleavorn, in referencing the need to review documents carefully, is not
• A peer-reviewed study released in 2023 cited internal ExxonMobil documents showing that as far back as

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• These accurate statistics that are documented on documents such as the Kentucky Certificate of Death,
• toxicology reports, coroners' reports, our testimony, and other official documents are just a few of
• <00:30:14.799> on statistics that are documented on statistics that are documented on documents
• such as the Kentucky documents such as the Kentucky Certificate<00:30:18.240> of<00:30:18.480
• testimony, and other official documents testimony, and other official documents are<00:30:25.760

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• There's documented cases of... Adult age, these animals have become dangerous.
• There's documented cases of these types of animals attacking humans, particularly this is well documented
• What if he had all the documentation in place to support this?
• What if he had all the documentation in place to support this?
• What if he had all the documentation in place to support this?

Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.

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• There's a few documents, very few documents in the industry of Western civilization, and even more so
• The test today is whether a document such as the 10 Commandments is part of our American history and
• . any document, which has had a greater influence on our legal and moral code in America and in Texas
• You have imbued a historical document with meaning. derived from the context of our lives today.
• Well, I am suggesting that you're interpreting a historical document, making it a living document.

Bills: SJR18, SCR5, SCR13, SCR25, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB35, SB388, SB412, SB441, SB495, SB666, SB687, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB917, SB925, SB995, SB1006, SB1281, SB1300, SB1379, SB1451, SB1902, SJR36, SJR18, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SB565, SB372, SB495, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB18, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB11, SB10, SB13, SB412, SB441, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SCR12, SCR24, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840

Keywords: capital gains, taxation, constitutional amendment, state revenue, individual investment, SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming

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• The document reflects DEI concepts.
• > the<00:10:53.120> Teach<00:10:53.360> for a document entitled the Teach for a
• document entitled the Teach for America<00:10:54.000> Experience<00:10:55.200> Journey<
• The<00:11:02.320> document<00:11:02.720> reflects<00:11:03.200> DEI<00:11:03.760
• > concepts The document reflects DEI concepts throughout, like the following statements.

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Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and did not approve minutes, but heard testimony on budget line items for Data Seam and Teach for America. Andrew McNeel of Kentucky Free and representatives from the Commonwealth Policy Center argued that both programs rely heavily on recurring taxpayer support and should be re-evaluated. McNeel cited a 2020 Office of Policy and Audit examination of Data Seam, saying the program had received more than $30 million in state support since 2006, including $3.5 million in the current budget, and that the audit raised concerns about administrative overhead, alleged threats to districts, and the use of line-item language to justify sole-source contracting. He recommended suspending Data Seam funding this biennium, directing a new special audit, and requiring reimbursement of audit costs. The witnesses also urged the committee to withhold funding for Teach for America, saying the organization’s materials and history showed a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that they opposed. They pointed to past statements, leadership titles, and program language as evidence that DEI concepts remained embedded in the organization, and suggested any funding should be redirected directly to school districts instead. Mike Harmon and Richard Nelson echoed those concerns, while also saying long-running programs should be periodically reviewed for efficiency. Teach for America Appalachia representatives then testified in support of the program. Executive director C.D. Morton described the organization as a teacher-preparation and leadership-development program serving rural eastern Kentucky, saying it had recruited and supported more than 325 teachers since 2011, with about 30 current core members in several counties and roughly 2,800 students impacted daily. He said the program helps fill hard-to-staff vacancies, that about 80% of teachers stay for a third year, and that many alumni remain in education. In response to questions from Representative Bojanowski about retention and cost, Morton said more than 60% of alumni are still in education, but he could not give a precise classroom-teacher retention number beyond the program’s broader alumni data.

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• . >> Um, when an incident are there documented data only for incidents that happen on campus?
• This broad wording of documentation could be interpreted to include lack of documentation of immunization
• availability of documentation. availability of documentation.
• This bribe wording of documentation This bribe wording of documentation could<00:54:01.599> be
• <00:54:04.640> of<00:54:04.880> immunization<00:54:05.520> records documentation

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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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• already had a CEQA document?
• And so why are we requiring a developer to do an additional secret document on top of a project that
• has already had a secret document?
• so this is a step in the right direction and I look forward to do yet another CEQA document.
• consumers' denials of services, notices of actions, and appeals. ...our regional centers to document

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber. Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12. The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.

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• Were their names on any document? The documents, the mail that we sent was addressed to them.
• overage to the property in question that was sold, yes, sir, and it was returned, and there's documentation
• There's documentation of that.
• was there subsequent—if you get it back undeliverable, do you make other attempts, and how do you document

Summary: The Joint Budget Committee’s Claims Review and Litigation Oversight Subcommittee met to consider two proposed litigation settlements from the Department of Corrections and one appealed claim from the Claims Commission. In the first settlement, Caroline Arnett v. Larry Norris, et al., members asked about the underlying sexual assault allegations, whether policies had changed, and whether PREA audits and other safeguards were in place. The department said audits were underway and that steps had been taken to prevent similar conduct. The committee approved the settlement by voice vote. In the second settlement, Latasha Ridgel v. Arkansas Department of Corrections, members raised concerns about the length of the case and the fact that it involved similar allegations. The department cited attorney turnover, COVID-related delays, and scheduling difficulties; the settlement was approved by voice vote. The committee then reviewed Sharon Greer and Deanna Hayes v. Commissioner of State Lands, an appeal of a Claims Commission dismissal involving a 2009 tax sale of family property in Crittenden County. The claimants said they did not learn of the sale or the $4,200 in excess proceeds until 2025, and argued that notice was inadequate and that the overage should not have gone to the county. The Commissioner of State Lands’ office responded that notice was sent to addresses on file, certified mail receipts were returned, and a post-sale notice explained the process for contesting the sale and claiming excess proceeds. The office also argued the claim was untimely, that the commission lacked jurisdiction, and that state law bars monetary damages against the commissioner for actions related to tax-delinquent land sales. Members discussed broader concerns about the tax-sale and excess-proceeds process, including whether excess proceeds should be held longer or routed differently, but noted those issues would require legislative changes rather than action in this case. The committee then voted to affirm the Claims Commission’s dismissal of the claim. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

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• . $15.1 million for technology improvements to streamline in-person services, including a secure document
• So there's no wait, you just serve one after another. after another, and uploading your documents can
• minute visit or a renewal that takes 15 minutes into a 7-minute visit because you already have your documents
• We've got to work. with them on the front end so when they do show up they have the right documents because
• Then they get turned away for not having the right documents.

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• You want it documented so that you can have that information. You cannot do that. OK?
• So I think members of the council, you have this document. It has a whole lot of bills on...
• Patient safety must remain the highest priority, and allowing these documents for public access, not
• So, what he's saying is for us to take that license, we have to file a court document to take that license
• We submit the same documents every year. It's the same thing. So, we see this on the Sonoma side.

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• Eric Rubin: If we are going to use documentation, let's be real here.
• It simply addresses state... documents and proper education.
• Roman text, British Mandate for Palestine, League of Nations—all historical documents refer to these.
• Which can create a burden for the government or entity having to produce many documents. Rep.
• Valdes: It is so important to access documents, regardless of where it goes.

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• Data and documents that are needed for us to be able to get someone a license in New Mexico.
• and this is going to sound silly, perhaps, but a national wallet where there are places to keep documents
• Once we finish all of the documents for financial accountability and when Eddie and Taylor get back,
• Huge banker boxes of those documents, you know, were impeding. And so We...
• to them, and then it was shreddable documentation because it was just duplicate stuff.

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• finishing with a little bit of a sneak peek or preview of how we at WOSAC are working to better document
• We have pretty well-documented and consistent shortages in workforce areas like computer science and
• How the documentation on the back end of these expenses works is that after that initial policy-level
• How the documentation on the back end of these expenses works is that after that initial policy-level
• We're documenting it in this format.

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

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• HOUSEHOLDS ARE PROMPTED TO ENTER AMOUNTS TO SERVICE DATES FOR EACH REQUEST, UPLOAD DOCUMENTS SHOWING
• REQUESTS ARE ROUTED TO THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL REVIEW THE REIMBURSEMENT, ALL DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
• IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE PROCESSORS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL DATA SUBMITTED INCLUDING ALL DOCUMENTS AND ALL
• AND IN THIS CASE I DON'T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS.
• IF THERE IS AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF VENDORS THAT REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST WILL HAS TO HAVE DOCUMENTATION,

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• Through this funding, the SGU folks will document and save.
• Our organization was able to orally document 73 stories of veterans and their experiences.
• This results in less than 3% of their stories being recorded or documented for historical, educational
• There was a lot of documentation that did not make it to America.
• Therefore, the preservation of this documentation is very important for the oral history of Hmong in

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• I also want to share that Our pilot Yali showed you his documentation of his service, but I will say
• that most of our SGU veterans do not have any documentation.
• Lee, and he said that there were days after the fall of Vietnam when they spent time burning documents
• to work with our federal representation to find the documentation to classify our SGUs as veterans.
• If you go to the EMDR website, there's probably over 50 studies documenting the effectiveness of this

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• So, I'd I in the JBC briefing documents.
• And the budget is a moral document.
• A budget is a planning document.
• A budget is a planning document. A budget is a planning document.
• , of the real estate of the documentation, of the real estate of the documentation, that<02:07:58.920

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• There were some high-level documents contained in some things that we reviewed.
• <00:13:28.480> Uh<00:13:28.800> documentation training they received.
• Uh documentation training they received.
• Uh documentation that's<00:13:29.760> provided<00:13:30.079> to<00:13:30.320> make
• ,<01:08:33.520> outreach helps the teams plan, document, outreach helps the teams plan, document

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Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

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• That could be the actual corporate documents that prove how The relationship is set up, and there is
• It's things like the as-built doesn't document that there was a Wi-Fi device that was disabled.
• As in, if we require people to document Every communication system that's there, even if they're not
• But what we have found is differences between all these sets of documentations At multiple sites, not
• You have two different documents. The PowerPoint is just this small one.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce convened to discuss critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, particularly focusing on Texas's power grid and associated vulnerabilities. The meeting highlighted Texas's recent ranking as 10th in electricity affordability, emphasizing the state's commitment to maintaining a reliable and resilient electric grid. New committee members introduced themselves, and the agenda included testimony from ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission regarding the implementation of the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act, which aims to mitigate risks posed by foreign entities to the power grid. Chad Sealy from ERCOT presented updates on the attestation process for market participants, revealing that over 1,500 entities had submitted attestations regarding their corporate structures and affiliations with designated foreign countries. Concerns were raised about the adequacy of the current vetting process, particularly regarding indirect relationships with foreign adversaries. Testimonies from the PUC and the Attorney General's office underscored the challenges of enforcing compliance and the need for improved legislative measures to enhance oversight and security. The committee also heard from experts, including Dr. Emma Stewart from Idaho National Laboratory, who discussed the evolving threats to the grid from foreign adversaries and the importance of securing communication systems. Recommendations included prioritizing inspections of critical components and enhancing collaboration with national laboratories to address vulnerabilities. The discussion concluded with an acknowledgment of the balance needed between ensuring grid security and maintaining affordability for consumers.