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• We're the most developed country in the world.
• Are you seeing the development of the new housing developments you're talking about, where they're putting
• 2073 Chair: ...the development of the new housing developments you're talking about, where they're putting
• Chair: ...development of the new housing developments you're talking about, where they're putting them
• Chair: ...narrow roads being developed.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools. Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees. DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.

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• For the record, my name is Rich McKinnon, President of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts
• With the private sector bearing the full cost of the development, maintenance,...
• A new lease will allow QHA to secure favorable financing for additional development on this property.
• Following that election, the developer resubmitted a lease extension proposal that was shorter by 17
• Following that election, the developer resubmitted a lease extension proposal that was shorter by 17

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened its hearing with procedural remarks, including a strict three-minute testimony limit, livestream instructions, and a July 1 deadline for written testimony. Chairs Lewis and Rauch then heard testimony on a wide range of municipal home rule petitions and related bills, with many local officials and advocates being taken out of order because of the large turnout. A major topic was firefighter residency. Representatives of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts and Sen. Keenan supported H. 2260/S. 1449, which would replace the current 15-mile residency rule for non-civil-service fire departments with a negotiable standard, generally allowing residency within 15 miles and permitting expansion through collective bargaining. Supporters said the change would improve recruitment and retention amid the housing crisis and create parity with civil-service departments. Acton Fire Chief Anita Arnhum and Sen. Senna also backed H. 4168 for Acton, making similar arguments about recruitment, paramedics, and the need for local flexibility. The committee also heard strong support for charter overhaul petitions for Somerville and Lynn. Somerville officials, including Rep. Barber, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Jake Wilson, and charter committee member Beverly Schwartz, described a years-long public process to replace an 1890s-era charter with a modern document emphasizing transparency, public participation, clearer governance, and a possible change to the mayor’s term length. Lynn Mayor Nicholson similarly supported a charter update to modernize city operations and financial procedures. Cambridge-related charter and procurement reforms were also briefly endorsed by Rep. Cabral. Other bills discussed included a proposal by Sen. Eldridge and Rep. Scarsdale to create a state grant program for municipal sustainability directors, and regional school finance bills supported by Rep. Lanatra and Jason Frazier to expand special education reserve funds and create a regional school assessment reserve fund. Acton witnesses also supported library governance changes and a checkout bag charge proposal. The committee heard sharply divided testimony on Quincy’s H. 3897, a 50-year lease extension for Quarry Hills/Granite Links: Quincy officials and business supporters praised the public-private partnership and future investment potential, while residents argued the lease was too long, should be competitively bid, and deserved more oversight and auditing. The hearing also included testimony on Boston trash truck noise restrictions and a PEG access/cable funds bill supported by Mass Access, as well as a Southwick petition to elect part of the Conservation Commission, which one select board member opposed as contrary to current law and good governance.

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• Today, we will be taking up confirmations of the School Trust Lands Director and the Professional Educator
• My desire to serve on the Professional My desire to serve on the Professional Educator<00:35:40.000
• I bring both personal and professional I bring both personal and professional perspective<01:07:23.840
• Um<01:09:08.600> professionally, Um professionally, Um professionally, I<01:09:10.400> see<
• <01:24:57.440> ways helping PELSB develop ways helping PELSB develop ways to<01:24:59.680>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Currently, the state's quality activities include things like professional development for child care
• That is essentially an active resource and referral program that also includes some professional development
• Currently, the state's quality activities include things like professional development for child care
• That is essentially an active resource and referral program that also includes some professional development
• That is essentially an active resource and referral program that also includes some professional development

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And it indeed recognizes, helps fight, and you do develop immunity.
• This has shaped my professional life.
• Medical review panels have been termed traditionally in the area of medical professional liability.
• Medical review panels have been termed traditionally in the area of medical professional liability.
• In order for an anonymous complaint to be developed, we first have to get that complaint.

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 23 and first disposed of several items without hearing them, including HB 1093 and HB 1145, and voluntarily deferring HB 946. The committee then quickly reported HB 1095 favorably without objection. That bill would require nursing facilities to have fuel or another alternative power generation source to maintain power, and supporters said it preserves existing backup-power safety requirements while giving facilities more flexibility as technology changes. The committee then took up HB 926, which concerns vaccination status and admission to public buildings and seeks to prohibit medical mandates. After adopting an amendment set and additional changes clarifying exclusions for licensed health care providers and facilities, medical masks, and child welfare/school-related provisions, the committee heard testimony both for and against the bill. Supporters framed it as a civil-liberties measure limiting vaccine-card requirements for public buildings, while opponents warned it could interfere with public health measures, school immunization rules, and the ability of health care facilities to protect patients. The bill was reported favorably on an 8-4 vote. HB 1220, a cleanup bill for the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, was then reported favorably after a technical amendment set. HB 1227, which would require complaints involving medical judgment to be reviewed by a three-physician panel before formal disciplinary action, drew extensive testimony from a physician sponsor, a doctor describing his disciplinary experience, and the board’s executive director, who said the board already uses practicing physicians, nurses, and experts in its process and warned the proposed panel system could be impractical because physicians are difficult to recruit for such reviews. At the sponsor’s request, the committee voluntarily deferred HB 1227 for further work. Finally, the committee reported HB 1217 favorably with amendments to a pharmacy benefit manager transparency bill, after supporters said it would expose hidden pricing and rebate practices and opponents argued some provisions were duplicative or unnecessary. HB 1028, setting minimum Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation, was reported favorably and referred to Appropriations after supporters described the need for higher rates and members discussed funding. The committee also reported HB 1185 favorably, with amendments preserving the existing Rural Hospital Preservation Act while extending similar protections to additional rural-lookalike hospitals, and adopted HCR 76 to continue the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force for another year.

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• The Committee on Economic Development will now come to order. Please call the roll. Chair Gallick.
• It is usually gone before a licensed professional registration.
• But this is a workforce development and an open pipeline bill.
• So a workforce economic development issue because we're wanting to do a compact for the dietitians to
• Yes, where are the health care professionals?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• California and the Department of Finance on developments since our first hearing in February.
• What's really important to understand in that is that all of that then feeds to tax professional software
• One of the things that we try to focus on with the tax professional community, like the tax software
• This partnership has been the envy of the developed world, and it has more than paid off for all of us
• Department of Housing and Urban Development, $227 million under the U.S.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And when I was on the Board of Supervisors, I worked with developers on special use districts to develop
• What policies are guiding us as we work with developers, as we develop agreements around special use
• do a master plan development.
• a ban on permanent residential development.
• a ban on permanent residential development.

Summary: The committee heard several local government-related bills, with testimony focused on permitting, transportation funding, EV infrastructure, and commercial revitalization. AB 1578 by Assembly Member Jackson would require elected local and state officials to take anti-hate speech training through existing sexual harassment training. Supporters said elected officials should understand the impact of their words on hate and democracy; opponents argued the bill lacked a definition of hate speech and could chill protected speech, especially around sex-based issues. AB 2083, also by Jackson, would authorize a regional child care special district serving Moreno Valley and Paris to expand child care facilities and programs for five years. The California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions opposed the bill’s mechanism but said it was working with the author. AB 1693 by Assembly Member Suber would streamline retail tenant improvement permits by extending a process similar to a prior restaurant permitting law, with qualified professional certification and tighter local review timelines. It drew broad support from retail, business, and property groups and no opposition. Assembly Member Gonzalez presented AB 1679, which would create a temporary commercial activation permit for pop-up businesses to operate in vacant storefronts for up to 120 days. Supporters said it would help fill vacancies and lower barriers for small businesses; there was no opposition, and the bill advanced. Gonzalez also presented AB 2418, which would set timelines for nonresidential plan checks and inspections and allow private plan checkers after excessive delay. Business groups supported it as a way to reduce costly delays, while local government groups had no position but continued discussions with the author; the bill advanced with amendments. Assembly Member Shevlin presented AB 1820, which would cap local permit fees for EV charging installations and create a statewide fee schedule. Supporters said fees vary too widely and can deter charger deployment, while cities and counties argued existing law already requires reasonable cost recovery and that the bill could undercut local budgets and public safety review. Assembly Member DeMaio presented AB 1783, which would prohibit state and local mileage taxes or road user charges. Supporters framed it as a defense against a new tax burden, while opponents said studying road user charges is necessary to address declining gas tax revenue and future transportation funding needs. AB 1693, AB 1679, and AB 2418 were moved forward with motions and roll calls; AB 1783 was taken up with a motion and roll call left open, and AB 1820 remained under discussion at the end of the excerpt.

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• The skilled professionals, such as nurses... Do we have a handout? No?
• On slide number 5, you'll see that we develop and deliver training to these caregivers.
• We have an online self-paced training development. by the Arch National Respite Care Network.
• It was developed in partnership with Arch, specifically for the state of New Mexico, and it follows the
• Then there are also the direct support professionals, who are largely caregivers that provide direct

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• Our jurisdiction includes Medicaid, facility and professional regulation, public health, mental health
• First, the ITN was developed in February of 2024. We received approval from CMS in March of 2024.
• We want to develop with them.
• Yes, and some of those are even still being developed.
• So we have developed innovative methods where... ...and do things like that.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee received an overview of Florida’s intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) managed care pilot, created by legislation in 2023 to test whether a managed care model could integrate Medicaid medical services with iBudget waiver home- and community-based services for adults in pre-enrollment categories. AHCA explained the existing system, the pilot’s scope in Regions D and I, and the rollout timeline, including federal approval, contract execution with Florida Community Care, and the October 2024 go-live. Officials reported that, as of early February, 370 individuals had been sent for onboarding and 168 more were in queue, with about $35.8 million of the appropriation remaining. APD also clarified the difference between the pre-enrollment categories and the waiver waitlist, and noted that crisis cases can be enrolled more quickly depending on eligibility and funding. Florida Community Care described the pilot as a comprehensive managed care model offering medical, long-term care, and iBudget services, plus enhanced benefits such as bed-hold days, caregiver transportation, and help with legal guardianship costs. The plan said it uses one care coordinator, a 1:18 coordinator ratio, a face-to-face assessment within five days of enrollment, and 180 days of continuity of care for existing providers. The company emphasized that it is recruiting providers by offering higher rates than some iBudget rates, lower administrative burden, and network adequacy incentives, while APD said it continues to monitor provider supply and demand and recruit across service types and regions. Members repeatedly questioned whether the pilot’s costs, provider rates, and service levels were truly comparable to the iBudget system, and AHCA and APD said it was too early to draw firm conclusions because claims data are still lagging. Committee members also raised concerns about communication, enrollment delays, provider shortages, and whether the pilot could scale statewide. APD said it has used letters, phone calls, texts, emails, and community meetings to reach eligible individuals, and that some delays stem from required assessments, Medicaid eligibility checks, and level-of-care determinations. Several members asked for more detailed comparisons of costs and provider reimbursement between the pilot and iBudget, and APD said it would provide additional data. Public testimony at the end was strongly critical of managed care, with a participant and his mother describing poor service, transportation failures, and loss of control under prior managed care arrangements, and urging the committee not to expand such a model without safeguards. No votes or formal committee action were taken before adjournment.

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• Um PAs are highly trained medical professionals who practice medicine in collaboration with physicians
• Um PAs are highly trained medical professionals who practice medicine in collaboration with physicians
• Um PAs are highly trained medical professionals who practice medicine in collaboration with physicians
• We are given some leeway within ARC-PA to develop things as we like.
• and interpret diagnostic tests, develop and interpret diagnostic tests, develop and<00:14:12.000

Bills: HB31, HB31

Keywords: absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation, 1136, house, all

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• We've developed crisis communication plans to provide information to families and the public.
• We also worked together to develop a plan that would ensure safety to our students when we returned to
• The mental health professional met with a...
• You had a mental health professional dedicated, initially paid for by a special grant.
• And for the cost of that one mental health professional, we are taking...

Summary: The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures. Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras. Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support. Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.

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• The listing firm is of the professional opinion that the price reduction is warranted.
• opinion that the is of the professional opinion that the price<00:25:13.279> reduction<00:25:
• All possibilities were looked at, and based on the realtor's professional opinion, we've come up with
• opinion we've come up with professional opinion we've come up with this<00:36:52.720> solution
• , and then as the clusters to combine those for more affordable development purposes.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met in organizational session and first elected Representative John Cluder as clerk. A nomination of Senator Mark Makoni as vice chair was made but not voted on because he was absent; it was carried over to the next meeting. The committee also reviewed its guidelines and procedures, including how it handles property-disposal requests, late items, and informational materials, and then approved the November 12, 2024 minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. The committee then considered several state property and lease requests. It approved a 50-year, $1-per-year ground lease for about 5.66 acres at Berlin Regional Airport in Milan for a New Hampshire Army National Guard hangar/support facility, after hearing that the project is federally funded, intended for training and search-and-rescue support, and would have no permanent full-time staffing. The committee also approved a 30-year lease for the Department of Justice to move the chief medical examiner’s offices, morgue, and autopsy suite to 279 Pleasant Street in Concord, with testimony that the current Concord Hospital space is inadequate and that the new site would double body-storage capacity. Several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation property items were approved as well. Safety received approval for a 10-year lease, with renewal options, for the State Police aircraft hangar at 91 Airport Road in Concord. Transportation was authorized to continue disposal efforts for remnant parcels in Concord, Conway, Lisbon, Effingham, and Mount Vernon, with testimony explaining market conditions, appraisals, access limits, and easements; members asked questions about access and buildability, but each item was approved. During the Berlin lease item, the committee was told the FAA objects to any lease longer than 50 years at that airport, so the request was revised from 55 years to 50 years on the record before approval.

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• SO THAT THE GOAL OF ADULT GENERAL EDUCATION IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION BECAUSE
• IN TERMS OF RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE LINE PERCENTAGE CHANGE THE LAST FEW
• OR SOMETIMES IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT AN ESTIMATING CONFERENCE IS CALLED ADVANCED AND PROFESSIONAL THAT'S
• OTHER ENTITY BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY A FACTOR THAT THEY TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY DEVELOP THESE MODELS.
• I'M PROUD OF THE MODEL AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PROCESS TO DEVELOP THIS AND WE COULD NOT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Development.
• Development Program.
• them as Commercial Development.
• And Housing Development.
• as they develop.

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• The Committee on Trade Workforce and Economic Development will now come to the Cork Cder role here.
• So Texas can lead the way in protecting professionals' voices.
• If it stands, it sends a chilling message to professionals across America.
• The Texas Realtor's Professional Standards Program has done its job.
• The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development is now adjourned. Right.

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• I said a restoration protocol. ...Developing health-based guidelines to determine when a home is safe
• AB 1795 also ensures qualified professionals.
• AB 1795 also ensures qualified professionals are making decisions about the safety of Californians' homes
• It requires appropriate agencies to develop training and a certification program for adjusters, public
• Mitch Steiger with CFT, Union of Educators and Classified Professionals, proud to sponsor this bill.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Draft and authorization for PSFA staff to make final edits, technical corrections, and graphic development
• The design professional has worked to verify property ownership that was not identified early on, and
• Otherwise, as we mentioned, the design professional has made adjustments to the design to account for
• So, we're gonna be developing a team in-house and a work group to focus on this, meet weekly, and then
• The application criteria, I think this was an important factor in developing and improving an enhanced

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• :37.240> strategies,<00:36:37.800> the to develop additional strategies, the to develop
• And one of those has been developing the wastewater nitrogen reduction strategy, which we developed with
• . developed. developed.
• Initially, there were some developed.
• Um, but this is not just professional.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Lactation professionals do so much more than help with feeding.
• Our finance folks were able to develop a fiscal estimate for the addition of these services.
• Our finance folks were able to develop a fiscal estimate for the addition of these services.
• Our finance folks were able to develop a fiscal estimate for the addition of these services.
• Chair, Senator Epstein, we're in the process of developing that fiscal impact. Thank you very much.

Bills: HB2051, HB2114, HB2127, HB2134, HB2207, HB2574, HB2700, HB2800, HB2916

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, motorcycle registration, safety fund, education, awareness programs, low-income scholarships, motorcycle training, special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications