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• refine and supplement curriculum for students, support the new ELA standards implementation, and integrate
• refine and supplement curriculum for students, support the new ELA standards implementation, and integrate
• Yet, we know that all teachers at the secondary level are integral to literacy instruction, particularly
• 38:31.280> secondary<00:38:31.680> level<00:38:31.920> are<00:38:32.160> integral
• <00:38:32.640> to at the secondary level are integral to at the secondary level are integral

Bills: HF3421

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

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• So if we could take that out, integrate it over there, please trust the education funding committee to
• We in the House, with a topic like this, really want an integrated view from the education policy folks
• 00:31:11.919> really<00:31:12.240> wants<00:31:12.559> an<00:31:12.880> integrated
• <00:31:13.440> view which really wants an integrated view which really wants an integrated
• a single formula that's not integrate a single formula that's not just<00:59:45.200> catastrophic

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Most employers will have a shared account that will help with program integrity and also gives us a better
• Most employers will have a shared account that will help with program integrity and also gives us a better
• 00:30:00.519> help<00:30:00.720> with<00:30:00.919> program<00:30:01.279> Integrity
• that will help with program Integrity that will help with program Integrity that<00:30:02.240>
• uh so that is the program Integrity uh so that is the extent<00:30:18.320> of<00:30:18.519>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Also, we need to preserve the program integrity.
• Current laws prohibiting fund transfers exist to uphold the integrity and purpose of Community Education
• Also, we need to preserve the program integrity.
• Also, we need to preserve the program integrity.
• Also, we need to preserve the program integrity.

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• Please join me in preserving local control, retaining the integrity of the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters
• Please join me in preserving local control, retaining the integrity of the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters
• <01:20:46.320> of<01:20:46.440> the retaining the Integrity of the retaining the Integrity
• <03:20:42.600> of<03:20:42.840> public maintain the Integrity of public maintain the
• Integrity of public Waters<03:20:44.720> the<03:20:44.880> ACT<03:20:45.160> goes

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ultimately decided to begin the phase-out of customized living services and to replace it with integrated
• ultimately decided to begin the phase-out of customized living services and to replace it with integrated
• ultimately decided to begin the phase-out of customized living services and to replace it with integrated
• , maybe Senator Gruenhagen is the only one that hasn't heard about this bill in previous years, integrated
• <00:03:17.440> community previous years um integrated community previous years um integrated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our mission is to preserve and enhance the environmental integrity of the Lake Sunapee watershed.
• Our mission is to preserve and enhance the environmental integrity of the Lake Sunapee watershed.
• This does not qualify them for a mooring, but one of the people behind us has been using the integral
• <01:41:43.719> Boat<01:41:44.040> Lifts has been using the integral Boat Lifts has
• been using the integral Boat Lifts to<01:41:45.040> park<01:41:45.360> his<01:41:45.520

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 332, a bill to add protection and remediation of surface waters as a new authorized purpose for New Hampshire village districts. Prime sponsor Rep. Rosemary Rung said the bill is intended to give local voters in lake communities a voluntary tool to address cyanobacteria blooms and other water-quality problems through village districts, including the ability to raise revenue, adopt ordinances, and pursue treatments or watershed management measures. She emphasized that the proposal is meant to complement, not replace, state law and that any district action would still need to comply with existing permitting and environmental requirements. Supporters, including Andrea Laro of New Hampshire Lakes and Elizabeth Harper of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association, said the bill would help municipalities collaborate on lake protection when state resources are limited. They argued that local districts could bring subject-matter expertise, access grants and technical assistance, and respond more quickly to problems such as septic impacts, runoff, culvert repairs, and in-lake treatments. They also suggested clarifying the bill’s wording around “protection and remediation” to better define the scope of authorized activities. Opponents, including Steve Wolf and Chris Norwood of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, argued that village districts can already be overly broad and sometimes expand beyond their original purposes. Wolf said existing town and state agencies already handle shoreline protection and warned that village districts can impose ongoing taxes and create governance problems. Norwood urged a study bill instead, citing concerns about the scope of village districts and examples where some districts have taken on planning and zoning powers beyond their original mission. No vote or final action on HB 332 was taken in the excerpt.

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• c><00:05:34.520> resource<00:05:34.960> planning<00:05:35.440> process the integrated
• resource planning process the integrated resource planning process that<00:05:36.639> that<00
• So I mentioned the integrated resource planning process and that relationship with our regulators.
• So I mentioned the integrated resource planning process and that relationship with our regulators.
• We're trying to learn and understand from the pilots, but... integrated resource plan in the plan integrated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It integrates location data—where things are—with all types of descriptive information about the location
• So yeah, that and that's where I I talked about that confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and
• The integrity is it accurate? You know, what are your data ingest points? How are you doing it?
• Um so that you want to integrate those all into one basic similar attributed information data.
• These are all integral parts of GIS.

Keywords: 916, all

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• , particularly the options for smart thermostats and batteries, and provides a pathway to better integrate
• This integration is critical.
• California suffers from consolidated market power and vertical integration, and its unique CARBBOB blend
• Integrating California into the broader U.S. market can increase competition, and allowing the use of
• non-CARBBOB gasoline can facilitate that integration.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Without addressing these electrical load deficiencies, integrating essential teaching tools becomes impossible
• Without addressing these electrical load deficiencies, integrating essential teaching tools becomes impossible
• And we have the opportunity to integrate lessons learned from the initial pilot effort, even though it
• The newly constructed MassMutual Building in the Seaport integrated sink systems featuring our accelerator
• School of Management expansion at UMass Amherst, a LEED Gold-certified building, specified our integrated

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its second public hearing of the 194th General Court on capital investments in higher education, focusing primarily on H.54, the Bright Act, along with H.1426/S.949 on green and healthy public colleges and universities and deferred maintenance, and H.1424 on capital investment in Gateway Cities. Chairs and administration officials framed the hearing as a response to aging campus infrastructure, climate goals, workforce needs, and federal pressures on higher education, and explained that testimony would be taken from pre-registered speakers in person and virtually. University of Massachusetts leaders strongly supported the Bright Act, describing large deferred maintenance backlogs, aging buildings, and the need to decarbonize campuses while modernizing research and teaching facilities. UMass officials said the bill would help keep tuition and fees lower by reducing the need for campuses to finance capital work themselves, and argued that the investments would improve competitiveness, support research, and create construction jobs. Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, Secretary of Education Tuttweiler, and Secretary of Administration and Finance Gorzkowicz also backed the bill, saying it would leverage Fair Share surtax revenues for a proposed $2.5 billion in campus investments plus additional targeted grants, and that it would support affordability, economic growth, and climate resilience. Committee members asked about the balance between deferred maintenance and decarbonization, the role of grant programs versus direct spending, the impact on tuition and fees, and how the plan would help campuses respond to federal cuts such as NIH and NSF funding. Administration officials said the proposal was designed to be phased in quickly, with some projects ready to start immediately and others taking longer, and that the grant programs would be structured to include all campuses equitably. They also said the plan would build on an existing financing model similar to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and could help campuses avoid future tuition increases tied to capital costs. Additional testimony came from MassBay Community College, where President David Podell and recent nursing graduate Deanna Cavazos described the benefits of a new Framingham campus building and said community colleges need modern labs, better planning capacity, and deferred maintenance support to serve the enrollment growth from MassReconnect and MassEducate. State university leaders, including President Mary Grant, President Linda Thompson, and President John Keenan, said their campuses face outdated classrooms, insufficient electrical capacity, and aging facilities, and urged passage of the Bright Act as a long-overdue investment in student success and workforce preparation.

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• I think for me, we've got to get to a point where we have integrity in the program.
• I think for me, you know, we've got to get to a point where we have integrity in the program.
• So that destroys the integrity of the program for everybody else.
• But the alternative is we have zero integrity, zero accountability, zero transparency, and then it gets
• I really deeply do because we want this thing to have integrity. We want it to work right.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• I think for me, you know, we've got to get to a point where we have integrity in the program.
• I think for me, you know, we've got to get to a point where we have integrity in the program.
• So that destroys the integrity of the program for everybody else.
• But the alternative is we have zero integrity, zero accountability, zero transparency, and then it gets
• I really deeply do because we want this thing to have integrity. We want it to work right.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• partner for us on that, as well as in the Food Safety Modernization Program, to try to take a more integrated
• He was integrally involved in both the assessment of what to prioritize for these cuts and can talk more
• are essential to ensuring that the priority projects move forward efficiently while upholding the integrity
• So within LCI, we have the climate program, which is ICARP, the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency
• And so after drafting language in my original bill, AB 408, the agriculture bond, and integrating it

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Additionally, while AHSC's track record of producing integrated affordable housing and transportation
• infrastructure is impressive, this integration has led to lengthy delays.
• Additionally, while AHSC's track record of producing integrated affordable housing and transportation
• infrastructure is impressive, this integration has led to lengthy delays and additional costs as affordable
• We respectfully ask the Legislature to preserve the integrity of GGRF and restore discretionary dollars

Summary: The meeting began with a budget subcommittee hearing on a proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit trailer bill. Assembly Members Ávila Farías and another member spoke in support, emphasizing union jobs, refinery investments, and the need to decarbonize aviation. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s proposal would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold in California from 2026 to 2036. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing it is a relatively expensive way to reduce emissions, has uncertain environmental benefits, could significantly reduce transportation revenues, and conflicts with the spirit of voter restrictions on transportation taxes. Committee members questioned whether the credit would mainly benefit out-of-state producers, whether firms would have diesel tax liability to use the credit, and whether the proposal would shift production away from renewable diesel and raise fuel prices. Administration and CARB staff said the credit is intended to support aviation decarbonization, preserve jobs, and help keep California on track toward its 2045 climate goals. LAO and UC Berkeley testimony countered that the policy could mostly subsidize existing technologies, that feedstock supply is limited, and that the net emissions benefit may be small relative to the cost. Members also asked about the effect on local streets and roads, SHOP, and trade corridor funding; Finance estimated a $165 million annual revenue impact would reduce those programs, while LAO said the reductions would mean fewer projects over time. No vote was taken, and the chair said the issue would remain open for further discussion. The committee then moved to a zero-emission vehicle incentive trailer bill proposing a one-time $200 million appropriation to CARB for a new point-of-sale incentive program focused on first-time buyers and leases of new and used light-duty ZEVs. Supporters said the program would help offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, maintain momentum in California’s ZEV transition, and use a one-to-one match with participating automakers to double the state’s investment. LAO recommended rejection, saying the proposal does not meet the high budget bar this year, lacks enough program detail to evaluate, is unlikely to move sales significantly given the size of the appropriation, and could duplicate existing state and utility programs. Members asked about current incentives across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty sectors, the recent decline in ZEV sales, and whether the program would help lower-income buyers rather than subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway. CARB said the proposal is meant to fill a gap in the light-duty market, where sales fell sharply after the federal credit expired, and noted existing programs for other vehicle classes. The Department of Finance also addressed a separate question about the Motor Vehicle Account, saying a previously planned GGRF transfer was no longer needed because updated forecasts showed the fund had sufficient balances, though LAO said the account still has a structural long-term imbalance. The discussion ended before any vote or action on the ZEV proposal.

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• Senator Gruters and everyone in this body lead with compassion, listen with patience, and serve with integrity
• . ...lead with compassion, listen with patience, and serve with integrity, that those they lead may see
• Keep the integrity that you have, that far, keep the integrity that you have that Senator Boyd talked
• That is not efficiency, that is not integrity. And it also has an unrealistic ask of the agency.

Summary: The Senate began with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions, including the doctor of the day and a lighthearted “Cannoli Day” introduction. The chamber then held an extended farewell celebration for Senator Joe Gruters, with numerous senators, colleagues, and family members praising his loyalty, political skill, family focus, and service in the Legislature and Republican Party. Gruters was presented with a commemorative gift recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety and immigration bill that prohibited sanctuary cities and required local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The Senate adopted a motion to spread Gruters’s remarks upon the journal and then recessed briefly. After recess, the Senate returned to regular business and took up third-reading bills. Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 354, relating to blue ribbon projects, was temporarily postponed. The chamber then considered Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1758, relating to public assistance, with Senator Gates explaining that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system discussed earlier in session. During debate on SB 1758, Senator Berman opposed the bill, saying he could not support it in its current form because he believed the Medicaid-related provisions would create a coverage cliff after the one-year transition period and could leave people without care while increasing costs to hospitals and taxpayers. He also said SNAP error reduction should be a priority, but argued the state should focus on fixing administrative errors and fraud rather than imposing a work requirement whose costs and effects were uncertain.

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• First, to uphold the integrity of this House of Representatives.
• We conducted ourselves at all times with integrity, always open about our motives, always At times with
• integrity, always open about our motives, always honest about our disagreements, and always true to
• The PALM project supports year 12 of the Florida PALM initiative and the software and system integrator
• Judy exemplified the values of service, integrity, and determination.

Summary: The House convened on the final day of session, observed a moment of silence for the Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and for Representative Rosenwald’s father, then swore in and seated new members Boyles and Hodgers. The Speaker also outlined the chamber’s end-of-session priorities, including action on the budget and related conforming bills. The House then took up H.J.R. 5019, a constitutional amendment to expand Florida’s budget stabilization fund by raising the cap, requiring annual transfers, and allowing withdrawals for critical state needs. After sponsor explanations and questions about what would qualify as a critical need and how the fund might respond to possible federal funding cuts, the House adopted an amendment that added more flexibility for suspending transfers and withdrawals. The joint resolution then passed on final passage. Members next considered HB 7031, the tax package conference report. The bill repeals the business rent tax and aviation fuel tax, delays the natural gas fuel tax, creates or extends several sales tax exemptions and holidays, and makes changes affecting property taxes, local taxes, pari-mutuel taxes, and revenue distributions. Debate focused heavily on the new permanent exemption for ammunition and hunting-related items, the elimination of recurring housing trust fund and transit-related distributions, and the shift of some funding from recurring to nonrecurring status. Supporters argued the package provides tax relief and preserves annual budget flexibility, while opponents criticized the ammunition exemption and the reductions in recurring housing and transit support. The conference report was adopted and the bill passed. The House then passed HB 5017, which creates a debt reduction program funded by a recurring transfer from general revenue to retire state bonds early, and HB 5015, the state group insurance conforming bill, which directs DMS to develop a formulary management plan and codifies the administrative health insurance assessment. Finally, the chamber began explanation and questions on the General Appropriations Act conference report for fiscal year 2025-26, described as a $115.1 billion budget that is down from the current year and includes more than $12 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs summarized major budget areas, including K-12 education, health care, transportation and economic development, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and information technology, highlighting funding for school choice, Medicaid, housing, transportation infrastructure, Everglades restoration, workforce programs, cybersecurity, and technology modernization.

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• includes civil enforcement records in the same protected category, which is crucial for maintaining the integrity
• It reinforces the integrity of law and civil enforcement processes by ensuring that sensitive legal and
• Environmental Quality, DPS, the Comptroller, the State Auditor's Office, and various local public integrity
• protection, then And it's hard to think of anything that stands more in the way of open government and integrity
• So, it's really vital to public integrity and open government that you close this loophole and include

Bills: HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042, HB45

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation

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• Instead of upholding the integrity of the profession, they act as if they are above oversight, ignoring
• We have thousands of graduates who are living proof of the integrity of our work.
• We have thousands of graduate who are living proof of the integrity of our work.
• collaboration is one of the strongest tools we have for protecting vulnerable people and preserving the integrity
• CAMTC played an essential part in protecting the integrity of this profession, ensuring that therapists

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five regulatory entities: the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Physician Assistant Board, the Podiatric Medical Board, and the California Massage Therapy Council. Across the hearing, each entity described recent accomplishments, licensing and enforcement workload, workforce shortages, and efforts to modernize processes. Common themes included streamlining licensure, expanding access to care, addressing telehealth or emerging technology, and balancing consumer protection with workforce needs. For the Board of Behavioral Sciences, members discussed workforce shortages in mental health, supervision barriers, telehealth confidentiality, AI in therapy, interstate compacts, school-based services, and military spouse licensure. The board said it has expanded outreach, improved licensing processes, and created temporary practice authority tracking, while also expressing concern about counseling compacts and emphasizing California-specific law, ethics, and cultural competency. Public commenters supported the board’s work and the possible move to a national MFT exam, while also urging more resources. The Board of Psychology highlighted fee adjustments, streamlined licensure pathways, enforcement process improvements, new CPD requirements, and proposed changes including a psychotherapist-client privilege exception for investigations. Committee members and public witnesses focused heavily on that privilege proposal, with some members opposing it as too broad and privacy-invasive, while the board argued it is needed to obtain records in bias and sexual misconduct cases. The board also discussed workforce shortages, processing improvements, and the use of inactive status for psychological associates. The Physician Assistant Board reported growth in the PA workforce and education programs, SB 697 implementation, and financial pressure from rising enforcement costs. The main policy debate centered on physician-to-PA ratios and practice agreements, with board representatives and many public commenters arguing that current restrictions limit access to care, especially in rural areas, while the California Medical Association defended the need for explicit ratios and agreements. The board also discussed AI, fee increases, and tracking temporary practice authority. The Podiatric Medical Board described licensing and renewal reforms, residency expansion, enforcement support, and budget constraints, while public testimony raised concerns about a proposed fee increase and about reimbursement parity and practice recognition for podiatrists. Finally, the California Massage Therapy Council defended the certification model over licensure, citing lower costs, local government collaboration, anti-trafficking work, and its role in vetting applications and disciplining bad actors; no formal votes or final actions were taken during this portion of the hearing.

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• HF 1051 ensures that these settlements integrate effectively into our communities rather than being imposed
• HF 1051 ensures that these settlements integrate effectively into our communities rather than being imposed
• HF 1051 ensures that these settlements integrate effectively into our communities rather than being imposed
• HF 1051 ensures that these settlements integrate effectively into our communities rather than being imposed
• HF 1051 ensures that these settlements integrate effectively into our communities rather than being imposed

Keywords: 1183, house