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• As you all know, school children are required by law to study Texas history in 4th and 7th grade.

Bills: HB1240, HB2768, HB2788, HB3146, HB4850, HB5032, HCR90

Keywords: border region, infrastructure, economic development, government operations, education, HB 2768, Texas information technology apprenticeship, state IT credential, information resources workforce, junior college, technical institute, apprenticeship program, workforce development, state agency hiring, job classification, career ladder, bachelor's degree substitution, associate degree, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, state auditor classification officer

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• have the best access, but this bill creates density in the most constrained part of town, where late-grade

Bills: HB407, HB871, HB882, HB2011, HB3572, HB3578, HB4038, HB4866, HB4897, HB4978, HB5380, HB5555, HB5668, HB5670, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, SB673

Keywords: solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees

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• chemical stock. produced for manufacturing, 60% of the nation's aviation fuel, and 80% of the military-grade

Bills: SB1468, SB1612, SB1789, SB2530, SB2571, SB2717, SB2967

Keywords: utility systems, Texas A&M, regents authority, construction, improvement, construction contracts, trust funds, property rights, mechanics lien, contractors, trustee liability, mechanic's lien, liability, attorney's fees, windstorm insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, insurance regulation, administrative penalties, coastal counties, catastrophe year

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• like the committee to reconsider for inclusion include: clarifying that academic standards are not grade-specific

Bills: HF1306

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response

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• SHE IS THE GRADED TEAM LEADER AND MENTOR AND IS THE TEXTBOOK SELECTION COMMITTEE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• She is the grade team leader and mentor and is on the textbook selection committee.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• by Creighton relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• She's in sixth grade at the Albuquerque Academy.

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• But I have a sibling who actually qualified, got to grade of Boston Legal Services.
• But I have a sibling who actually qualified, got to grade of Boston Legal Services.
• Some of that has to do with national grading as well.
• We will still be able to hire our own local graders to grade the written portion of the exam.
• We will still be able to hire our own local graders to grade the written portion of the exam, but it

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.

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• to invite them into a dinner, and we would have projects that students worked on at the different grade
• upper elementary schools would work on projects about immigration, which is like a fourth- and fifth-grade
• ><00:27:40.000> at<00:27:40.159> the<00:27:40.320> different<00:27:40.559> grade
• <00:27:40.799> levels worked on at the different grade levels worked on at the different grade
• a<00:27:52.559> fourth<00:27:52.720> and<00:27:52.880> fifth<00:27:53.120> grade

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And that is precisely the type of scenario that grade crossing safety policies are designed to prevent
• the type of And that is precisely the type of scenario<00:18:40.480> that<00:18:40.720> grade
• that grade crossing safety policies<00:18:42.240> are<00:18:42.559> designed<00:18:42.880
• Also, on the grade crossings, I'm a farm kid. I've been driving semis myself for 30 years or more.
• And if I had a trailing car or a truck behind me, I still wouldn't enter the grade crossing.

Bills: HF3553, HF3513, HF3576

Keywords: vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house

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• I serve as executive director of the Minnesota Charter School Association. eighth grade math.
• But that progress eighth grade math.
• Leit, and I'm executive director of Twin Cities Academy, a charter school serving 545 students in grades
• Our school serves 533 students enrolled in pre-K through 8th grade and is demographically made up of
• Before, I would have had three rotating classes across grade levels with 35 students.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the elementary grades, foundational skills such as reading, writing, and math are particularly vulnerable
• preparation program, they have up to six weeks to provide that to our agency because they need to verify grades
• c><01:31:57.199> need<01:31:57.360> to<01:31:57.440> verify<01:31:57.920> grades
• <01:31:58.239> and because they need to verify grades and because they need to verify grades
• So the educator preparation program, on their side, they have to verify their grades and that there are

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• Whereas this, the student information page with the SASID number, the date of birth, um, the grade, the
• Whereas this, the student information page with the SASID number, the date of birth, um, the grade, the
• Whereas this, the student information page with the SASID number, the date of birth, um, the grade, the
• Whereas this, the student information page with the SASID number, the date of birth, um, the grade, the
• Whereas this, the student information page with the SASID number, the date of birth, um, the grade, the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met for its third discussion on special education aid under retained bill 742, with the chair noting that no action would be taken at the meeting. The chair reviewed prior hearings on Medicaid and local special education funding shortfalls, saying the committee was trying to understand why districts are facing proration of special education aid and how to reduce unfunded costs. He raised a series of questions for the Department of Education about the Nessus system, eligibility and ineligibility, invoices and vouchers, audit procedures, reimbursement rates, out-of-state placements, and who enters data at the district level. Rebecca Fdet, director of special education services at the Department of Education, explained that Nessus is the statewide special education information system and that every child in special education must be entered into it. She said most districts use it to develop IEPs and track services, while six districts use it only as a data reporting tool. She described which fields are required, how the system connects IEP development to the financial section, and how districts submit invoices when seeking special education aid, court-ordered placement payments, or episode-of-treatment placements. She said the department reviews invoices against the IEP, pays only for allowable services, and uses a cap that notifies districts when they reach the annual limit. Members asked about who submits the information, how districts decide when to seek aid, and how costs are calculated for individual or group services. Fdet said the district, usually an administrative assistant in the SAU office, submits the documentation electronically, and districts decide when to track students for aid based on their own circumstances. She said reimbursement is based on actual costs tied to the IEP, with group services split among students, and that the department does not generally set rates for local services. The only rate-setting she described was for approved private special education providers, which submit annual cost spreadsheets for tuition rates. She also said out-of-state providers must be approved by their own state, and the department checks licensure and certification through monitoring and investigations if concerns arise. The department also described its monitoring process, called Program Approval and General Supervision Monitoring, or PAGS. Fdet said districts are reviewed on a six-year cycle, with more intensive review for districts needing assistance or intervention and fewer file requests for districts meeting requirements. She said the department can review up to 65 data points on an IEP and that districts must submit special education aid paperwork by July 31, with superintendent verification due by August 15. The meeting ended with continued questions about procurement, audit procedures, and how the department handles out-of-district and out-of-state placements.

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• things in here that really sound like the Judiciary Committee to me and are probably above my pay grade
• things in here that really sound like the Judiciary Committee to me and are probably above my pay grade
• things in here that really sound like the Judiciary Committee to me and are probably above my pay grade
• <01:24:59.480> because<01:24:59.719> it's probably above my pay grade because it's
• probably above my pay grade because it's a<01:24:59.960> lot<01:25:00.080> of<01:25:00.239

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the third scenario, a teacher reached out to a building social worker about a student whose grades
• 00:08:00.480> whose social worker about a student whose social worker about a student whose grades
• <00:08:02.080> The<00:08:02.200> student<00:08:02.600> was grades were dropping
• The student was grades were dropping.
• It supports families with children through 12th grade, people living in overcrowded housing, those paying

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• through the cracks entirely, and as you already know, most of the cases will fall into the lesser graded
• through the cracks entirely, and as you already know, most of the cases will fall into the lesser graded
• ><01:00:31.240> into<01:00:31.360> the<01:00:31.440> lesser<01:00:31.680> graded
• cases will fall into the lesser graded cases will fall into the lesser graded misdemeanor misdemeanor

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills. On SB 2530, relating to campaign contributions, the State Procurement Office suggested clarifying that contractor disclosure information be submitted within 30 days of a fully executed contract, while the Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill but asked that the restriction on contributions by officers be expanded beyond compensated officers. Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action supported the measure and urged keeping the Senate language, arguing it better addresses contractor influence, while no other testifiers appeared. On SB 2970, relating to standards of conduct, the State Ethics Commission supported the bill and proposed amendments to consolidate the new language into existing Chapter 84 contract provisions and use “department head” instead of “director.” The State Procurement Office supported the measure but recommended closing a perceived loophole by limiting the covered contracts to those under $10,000. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee then heard SB 2919, which would fund one full-time Deputy Public Defender position focused on immigration-related advice under Padilla v. Kentucky. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights, and the ACLU of Hawaii supported the bill, explaining that the position would help public defenders advise clients about immigration consequences of criminal cases, not provide immigration representation. Members asked several questions about the scope of the position and whether it could assist with citizenship; testimony clarified that it would not handle civil immigration matters. The bill was also described as creating a statewide consistent resource for the public defender system. Finally, on SB 2446, relating to the judiciary, the Intermediate Court of Appeals supported adding a seventh associate judge position but noted the court has only recently been fully staffed at six judges and has improved output through internal changes. The chair emphasized that the bill authorizes the position without funding and encouraged the judiciary to return later if appropriations are needed. The committee also began hearing SB 2730, a criminal justice reform bill on warrantless arrests and citations. OHA supported reducing unnecessary arrests but objected to making citations visible on criminal records; the Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing law enforcement flexibility, identification concerns, and possible litigation costs; and the Judiciary requested a later implementation date and suggested changes to citation-resolution language. The transcript ends while testimony on SB 2730 was still underway.

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• We maintained the $10 million for struggling readers beyond third grade.
• readers the $10 million for struggling readers beyond<00:20:08.559> third<00:20:08.880> grade
• We<00:20:09.919> added<00:20:10.400> what<00:20:10.640> was beyond third grade
• We added what was beyond third grade.
• Southern Preparatory Academy in Camp Hill, Alabama, is a private college preparatory school for grades

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And it really also introduces legal ambiguity in grading curriculum, classroom management decisions.
• And it really also introduces legal ambiguity in grading curriculum, classroom management decisions.
• really also introduces legal ambiguity ambiguity ambiguity uh<01:33:55.840> in<01:33:56.159> grading
• <01:33:56.639> curriculum,<01:33:57.360> classroom uh in grading curriculum, classroom
• uh in grading curriculum, classroom management<01:33:58.480> decisions.

Keywords: 916, all

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• What the amendment does is it clarifies and more accurately portrays current practice in grading timber
• What the amendment does is it clarifies and more accurately portrays current practice in grading timber
• accurately portrays current practice uh accurately portrays current practice uh in<00:10:55.519> grading
• <00:10:58.240> Um in grading timber in New Hampshire.
• Um in grading timber in New Hampshire.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all