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• She called to ask about security and was told that an ex-Marine patrols the camp 24/7.
• I mean, did they have any kind of, like what you would expect for a daycare facility?
• What's the minimum amount of time a camper spends at a camp like Camp Mystic? What's the minimum?
• I'm not sure that we do, because daycare facilities get held to a very high standard in this state.
• Up until today, the public and us, until last week when we toured the facility, didn't have that clarity

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• These are the bare minimum standards the public deserves.
• of existing buildings into such facilities.
• California has seven private detention facilities across the state.
• California has seven private detention facilities across the state.
• I've tried to go there to inspect the facility.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've been with the state for Facilities.
• How many facilities out there are just not able to provide what we are requiring as the minimum standards
• So facility managers is a term we use, and most schools have a facility manager who's well versed in
• <01:04:43.920> man and we had one of the facility man and we had one of the facility man facilities
• get it back until the facilities get it back until the facilities are<01:45:10.000> adequate<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee began its first meeting on retained education funding bills, focusing on HB 366, which concerns school building aid for eligible projects, and HB 295, which would make school building aid program funds non-lapsing. The chair framed the discussion around broader questions about how school building aid should work, noting the state’s limited available funding, the existing debt service obligations, and whether the current formula should continue or be changed. He also raised concerns about the state’s overall revenue constraints and the need to consider renovation, new construction, and possibly leasing within any future program. Members and the Department of Education representative discussed whether school building aid is a state or local responsibility, the current backlog of projects, and the condition of school facilities statewide. Tim Carney of the Bureau of School Facilities described his background and answered technical questions about current programs. Representative Luno argued that under the ConVal decision the state has responsibility for school buildings, including construction and renovation, and that the program also serves an equity function by helping districts with less property-tax capacity. Representative Papich urged the committee to focus on policy structure and fairness rather than just available dollars, saying the current system creates winners and losers and suggesting a simpler per-capita or similar allocation model, while acknowledging a possible transition for projects already in the pipeline. The discussion also covered CTE facilities and leasing. Carney explained that charter schools, and possibly CTE centers, can receive limited leasing aid, and that CTE capital requests are funded through a state capital process, while federal Carl Perkins funds cannot be used for construction. He and others described a separate rotational funding approach for CTE centers, but several members said that model can leave programs waiting too long and may not match changing workforce needs. The chair and others noted that a report from a related study group on CTE policy and funding was still pending, and that its absence could affect legislation for FY28. No votes were taken and no bill was acted on in the portion of the meeting provided; the discussion ended with interest in modeling alternatives, reviewing the waiting list, and examining the tradeoffs of reducing upfront state aid versus funding more projects overall.

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• security efforts.
• My question of the Facilities Commission is: Have we secured all of the private landowners, our easements
• , just like we did here in Phase Two, that wonderful facility that we have there. ...of facilities, just
• I think it's a border security issue.
• to the Facilities Commission.

Bills: SB 1

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

Summary: The committee first heard the Legislative Budget Board and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on the Secretary of State budget. LBB said the recommendation would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million overall, with major changes including removing federal HAVA funding and one-time business system replacement money, adjusting the agency’s base request, deleting an outdated Interstate Crosscheck rider, and directing HAVA funds to be drawn down first. Secretary Nelson and staff defended the agency’s needs, emphasizing election security, business filings, international protocol, and the Texas Register, and requested additional staff, a new website, digitization of records, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, and renovation of the Rudder Building. Senators discussed voter-roll maintenance, cross-checking data, call-center response times, and the need for online voter registration and more efficient election administration. No votes were taken. The committee then took up the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB outlined a $2.4 million decrease for the office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs, driven by unexpended balances and the removal of one-time federal and border-security items, while noting continued funding for disaster response, victim assistance, and $2.9 billion for border security at roughly the prior level. Governor’s staff said Texas remains focused on border security, economic development, and public safety, and discussed efforts to seek federal reimbursement for prior border spending. Members asked about the National Guard’s status, possible federal assumption of border costs, the music incubator program, the Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, defense economic adjustment grants, and a new $5 million nonprofit security grant proposal. Staff said the semiconductor program has 12 approved projects totaling about 948 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment, and that the nonprofit security request was added late to address threats to houses of worship and other nonprofits. No formal action was taken. Finally, the committee heard the Texas Facilities Commission and lease-payment recommendations. LBB said the Facilities Commission recommendation would reduce appropriations by about $2.0 billion, mainly by removing border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, while adding money for higher utility costs, Rudder Building refurbishment, and additional staff. The lease-payment recommendation would decrease general revenue by $9.3 million. LBB also noted new riders related to completing the State Library and Archives building, tenant communication during disruptions, and a space-utilization report. In agency testimony, members asked about border wall maintenance responsibility, total facilities-related debt, and the status of capital complex construction. The Rudder Building renovation and related security needs were repeatedly discussed as important one-time infrastructure investments.

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• construction with 19% manufacturing with 13% information technology with 12% and a lot of public safety and security
• with 9%, and a lot of public safety and security with 9%, which are you see here represents the number
• funding certifications fell within that health sciences cluster followed by law, public safety and security
• And they must achieve a minimum require scores on THE A C T S to your part. Gold seal.
• asked the question just because a recently took a tour of SpaceX is they were looking at their reuse facility

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• That's different from the breeding facility. Okay.
• If it's in a facility, just part of it.
• I'm not in the facilities. But with that being said, the facilities.
• Yep, behind closed facilities. Yes, ma'am.
• Zero have tested positive in a state facility.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• You know, we think we're secure in our wishes, and something unexpected happened to my mom, and this
• So the sons came in and they took him out of the facility and they brought him home.
• I have a modest income from Social Security and widow benefits. This is what they're capable of.
• If you get involved with them... ...from Social Security and widow benefits.
• I only used his retirement income and his required minimum distributions I did not have to use.

Summary: The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Elder Abuse opened by explaining it was gathering testimony on elder abuse, especially alleged misconduct involving court-appointed systems such as guardians ad litem and fiduciaries, to identify gaps in law and oversight and develop legislative fixes. The chair limited each witness’s time, asked for names and contact information for follow-up, and repeatedly noted that some allegations might warrant referral to law enforcement, the attorney general, or county attorneys if basic criminal elements were present. Several witnesses described alleged abuse in guardianship, conservatorship, and fiduciary cases. Dr. Holly Lauder said her mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, was subjected to allegedly deficient psychological capacity evaluations that ignored treating doctors and family input, leading to a fiduciary arrangement that later resulted in neglect. Kevin Axson described his mother’s probate case, saying a guardian ad litem and conservator were appointed after a family financial dispute, that the guardian ad litem and fiduciary had little contact with his mother, and that the estate was burdened with substantial fees and a $200,000 bond requirement. Frieda Alvarado testified about a 94-year-old client, Samuel Armento, saying he was isolated, medicated without his request, and treated without dignity after a fiduciary and care team took control. Bill Chalmers, Johnny Hamilton, and Kathy Hamilton also testified about Sam Armento’s case, alleging isolation, excessive fees, conflicts of interest, and poor oversight by fiduciaries and caregivers. Other witnesses raised broader concerns about Arizona probate practices. David Redkey said he has been under a long-running conservatorship despite earning degrees and maintaining capacity, and alleged that court-appointed professionals and fiduciaries overcharged his estate and blocked efforts to terminate the arrangement. Susan Wolfe described the Peyton case, alleging that a wife’s conservatorship and related court actions led to the loss of assets, exclusion of witnesses, and large fees for a relatively small monthly care bill. Dr. Lewis Heller, an OB-GYN and disciplinary committee member, said the medical evaluations he reviewed showed the people involved were competent and that the conduct he observed was unethical and possibly criminal. Renee Self testified that she lost her role as trustee and spent large sums defending her father’s estate, alleging that the probate process stripped her father of assets and limited her access to him despite APS findings that her actions were in his best interests. No formal committee votes or legislative actions were taken in the excerpt, but members repeatedly expressed concern, asked for documents and transcripts, and indicated they would follow up with witnesses and consider stakeholder meetings to craft legislation addressing oversight, transparency, and accountability in guardianship and fiduciary systems.

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• Excuse me, our lesson plan minimum requirements.
• Thank you, and that brings me to that question relevant to this: What is the minimum wage that you...
• When the legislature actually mandated the minimum $50,000 salary, it is not a part of the SEG through
• That's where the vendor secured a contract with those two school districts.
• Chairman, we did have one of the superintendents reach out to me before they secured that contract.

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• Capital outlay, classroom instructional, insurance facilities, transportation, and defer maintenance.
• That is a 4,000-bed facility with healthcare facilities, education facilities, and mental health facilities
• We need to be in a position to serve meals, provide services, and have a secure environment.
• Just bringing that facility into an operational capacity that staff can turn the lights on and operate
• But each four-year college received a minimum of a 5.67% O&M increase for FY26.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Also, mitigation projects must be... ...wind energy facility.
• We do require reporting for tonnage from facilities in North Dakota.
• But we could reach out to facilities and ask them.
• It is the Food Security Act.
• We use our Food Security Act manual.

Keywords: 908, all

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• need for more facilities, and...
• And also, we're trying to secure a SCIF. We have a history of... Dr.
• They're in the process of constructing $100 million. cancer facility.
• Nowhere is this urgent need for modern, secure, and technologically advanced facilities more pressing
• Impacting campus security, cyber security in very significant ways.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Our first item is the Secretary of State Building Security Improvements.
• of State's facility security, resulting in the initiation of the SOS building security improvement project
• of State's facility security, resulting in the initiation of the SOS building security improvement project
• security, resulting in the initiation of the SOS building security improvement project.
• Second May Revise item: office space facilities request.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

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• , protecting that person and putting them in the facility that is safest for them.
• Who was using the supposedly correct sex-designated facility and was harassed and battered.
• Of public facilities like schools, libraries, parks, event spaces, and domestic violence shelters.
• Lowest in minimum wage. Why are we following $7.00- dollars and 25 cents an hour?
• Previously, they were committing abortions at brick-and-mortar facilities.

Bills: SB6, SB7, SB8, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB 6, SB 7, SB 8, SB 11, SB 12, SB 13, SB 15, SB 17

Keywords: SB 6, Woman and Child Protection Act, abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, pro-life, pro-choice, Texas abortion law, civil liability, qui tam, private enforcement, bounty hunter law, attorney general, parens patriae, abortion litigation, anti-SLAPP, Texas Citizens Participation Act, fee shifting

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• We have a joint facility.
• And this was a National Guard facility, and other facilities are just the opposite.
• It is a state facility.
• We have secure elections and have for decades. We have secure elections and have for decades.
• Doe in Social Security records.

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• On the other side, we made the minimum mandatory no longer minimum mandatory.
• On the other side, we made the minimum mandatory no longer minimum mandatory.
• On the other side, we made the minimum mandatory no longer minimum mandatory.
• On the other side, we made the minimum mandatory no longer minimum mandatory.
• On the other side, we made the minimum mandatory no longer minimum mandatory.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:36:42.119> of still a basic minimum of still a basic minimum of qualifications<00:36:44.280
• We need to ensure midwives have received the minimum standards of education and training for midwives
• We need to ensure midwives have received the minimum standards of education and training for midwives
• received the minimum standards of Education<02:03:31.239> and<02:03:31.400> Training<02
• further amendments on pages facilities further amendments on pages 1- 1- 1- 16<03:04:01.479> um

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Committee on Health and Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard two midwifery bills, with testimony focused primarily on HB 1194. Committee chairs opened the hearing with rules for Zoom testimony and noted the bills relate to midwives. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said it supported the intent of HB 1194 and offered comments. Supporters of the bill, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, argued that midwifery should remain subject to mandatory licensure to protect consumer safety, citing the state’s regulatory licensing standards and a 2025 state auditor sunset analysis. They said the bill would strengthen educational standards and public protection, and some offered clarifying amendments. Opponents argued HB 1194 would restrict access to care and fail to protect traditional, cultural, and community-based birth practices. Testifiers from the Hawaii Home Birth Task Force, the Hawaii Home Birth Collective, the Libertarian Party of Hawaii, the Center for Reproductive Rights, Pacific Birth Collective, and Papa Ola Lōkahi said the bill would limit licensure pathways, reduce access in rural and underserved areas, and burden Native Hawaiian and traditional practitioners. Several speakers said the measure could worsen Hawaii’s maternal health shortages, especially on Maui, and urged lawmakers to defer HB 1194 or instead advance HB 1328, which they said better protects practitioner access and cultural practices. The Hawaii affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives said it opposed HB 1194 because it did not align with national or state standards for certified midwives and could create conflicts with Medicaid reimbursement and prescriptive authority. The ACLU also opposed the measure, emphasizing reproductive rights, privacy, and the need to preserve apprenticeship pathways to licensure. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript.

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• And in Bexar County, you have one of the newest and largest beautiful facilities there.
• We are an all-inclusive facility. We don't need the fairgrounds, quite honestly.
• They're an all-inclusive facility. We don't need the fairgrounds, quite honestly.
• The witness clarified that the city is not building a new facility.
• Just one example is that upgrades to our swimming facility would make it...

Summary: The committee heard a long series of bills, most of them expanding or adjusting hotel occupancy tax or qualified hotel project authority for specific local governments. Measures discussed included HB 2404 for Childress County; HB 3066 for Allen’s Kalahari resort project; HB 4682 for Plano; HB 4683 for Anna; HB 3076 creating a project finance zone in Frisco; HB 3567 for Wichita County; HB 3715 for McAllen; HB 1039 for Alpine; HB 3182 for Burleson; HB 4926 for Grimes County; HB 4222 for Victoria County; HB 3377 for Katy; HB 4659 for Addison; HB 3241 for Georgetown; HB 4098 for Taylor; HB 3178 for Kerr County; HB 3179 for Mason County; HB 2289 for New Braunfels; HB 4412 for Kermit; HB 5165 for Monahans; HB 3500 for Bastrop; and HB 3169 for Carrollton. In each case, authors and local officials described tourism, convention, hotel, airport, or mixed-use development needs and argued the bills would help attract visitors, investment, and jobs. One non-hotel-tax bill, HB 4226, would exempt Texas food banks from sales tax on vehicle purchases and rentals, with testimony emphasizing the scale of food bank operations and the savings’ impact on meal delivery and disaster response. Testimony was generally supportive from city officials, economic development representatives, and industry groups such as the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association. Several witnesses described major private projects, including Kalahari in Allen, a proposed hotel and conference center in Addison, a mixed-use project in Georgetown, and a large development tied to Samsung growth in Taylor. For HB 4226, food bank representatives said the bill would help them purchase refrigerated trucks and other delivery vehicles, while an opponent questioned the fiscal note and the scope of the exemption. HB 4926 drew opposition from Camp Allen, whose representative argued a new county hotel tax would raise costs for guests and could hurt the retreat center’s operations. HB 3178 also drew an objection from a Kerr County resident who argued the tax would grow county government and pointed to event center losses, though the author said the revenue would support tourism-related county uses. The committee took no final votes on the bills in this transcript. After each bill was laid out and testimony concluded, the chair repeatedly asked whether there was objection to leaving the bill pending; in each instance, no objection was heard, and the bills were left pending. Several committee substitutes were offered and then withdrawn or noted as conforming drafts, but no bill was reported out or otherwise acted on beyond being left pending.

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• well-being Economic Security well-being Economic Security productivity<05:11:46.600> of<05
• <05:14:31.240> I the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility I the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility
• um is that in addition to your security um is that in addition to your existing<05:25:07.558> security
• existing security existing security and<05:25:10.040> um<05:25:10.638> I And, um,
• hiring security guards to assist.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• box is the septic tank size is a minimum box is the septic tank size is a minimum of<00:19:45.520
• CA case of applying for the minimum CA case of applying for the minimum uh<00:20:43.760> oversight
• They don't use the facilities as much.
• they don't they don't use the facilities they don't they don't use the facilities as<00:32:37.360
• <00:36:40.960> flow um not being able to use minimum flow um not being able to use minimum

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee began with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the minutes, seating of an alternate member, and approval of the consent agenda. It then took up Department of Health and Human Services Rule 25188 on New Hampshire Early Childhood and Out-of-School Time Credentials. Staff explained that the rule adopts two new parts to implement RSA 170E:50, which had long required rules. The main issue was an unclear comment created by changes in the department’s amended conditional approval request: language defining out-of-school-time basics and a requirement tied to the New Hampshire Professional Registry training transcript had been removed, creating a mismatch between the form and the rule text. The department said it revised the language so the form and rule now match. A member also asked about the fee schedule, and the department said the fees are sufficient and supported in part by federal funds. The committee then approved Rule 25188 as amended, with oral edits, on a voice vote. The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services Rule 25206, dealing with subsurface wastewater rules and an administrative fine schedule. Staff said most comments had been addressed, but one remaining issue concerned the fine schedule because the prior interim rule had expired years ago. Staff also noted public concerns about septic tank replacement sizes, but pointed to waiver provisions and replacement-in-kind language that would still allow smaller existing systems to be replaced under certain conditions. DES officials explained that the rule package adds the fine schedule into the program rules and that no fines have been brought under these expired provisions for many years. They also described the waiver and grandfathering provisions as intended to protect existing systems and seasonal campgrounds from unnecessary upgrades. A public witness, Christopher Albert, testified that two sections of the rule would harm manufactured home parks and cooperatives. He argued that the new “two people per bedroom” assumption and the minimum bedroom threshold for using water-meter data would inflate design flows, make water-meter data unusable, and increase costs for low-income residents. Committee members questioned both the witness and the agency about the assumptions. DES staff responded that the two-person-per-bedroom standard is meant for individual on-site system design, not citywide planning, and that water-meter data is only useful in larger or unusual facilities. They said the rule still allows flexibility through waivers and grandfathering for existing uses, and that the drinking-water rule cited by the witness was not the correct comparison. No final vote on Rule 25206 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• on a number of factors, you know, and even with a being in a state such as Florida where we have a minimum
• wage to $15 an hour, there would be some earnings that could be tied back at a minimum to what would
• I got McKinley from they said, well, we get security after you.
• Pretty waitress passes on a posted site is secured by federal state or local law enforcement officers
• We have to provide a secure environment when it comes to people being involved.

Keywords: 999, senate, all