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• if you all see fit to allow it to move forward, be on the ballot for the voters to decide about a proposed
• if you all see fit to allow it to move forward, be on the ballot for the voters to decide about a proposed
• It requires placement of the proposed amendment on a statewide ballot for voter consideration.
• The proposed constitutional amendment requires a daily moment of silence and so forth, and upon request
• Senator Simon, are you ready to be recognized to explain your proposed bill? I am ready.

Bills: S0824, S1170, S1620, S1738, S7036

Keywords: school district, real property, inventory, land use, education, video monitoring, safety, special education, parental rights, public education, school board rights, transparency, employment conditions, nondisclosure agreements, educational facilities, student safety, teacher accountability, physical plant, school design, construction standards

Summary: The Education Pre-K-12 Committee considered several K-12 bills and resolutions. SJR 1104, by Senator Massullo, would place on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment protecting voluntary religious expression in public schools; supporters said it simply codifies existing law and protects student and employee rights, while opponents warned it could entrench religious pressure and exclusion. The resolution was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1738, by Senator Yarborough, on educational facilities; an amendment removed crime-prevention-through-environmental-design language and adjusted transparency/safe-space provisions, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 824, by Senator Truenow, was amended into a transparency measure requiring districts to submit annual reports on unimproved land holdings to DOE, and it was reported favorably. Appointments in tabs 7 and 8 were recommended for confirmation. The committee then took up SPB 7036, a comprehensive education package by Chair Simon. The bill would expand educational emergency triggers, adjust Title I withholding uses, align charter school rules with school improvement processes, update safety and early learning provisions, expand literacy and math interventions, and revise educator pipeline policies. Members raised concerns about a provision that could allow the state to develop instructional materials; Simon said that section was still being considered and would need guardrails. The committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 1620, by Senator Leak, proposed a “school board members’ bill of rights” giving board members direct access to district documents and staff, limiting district attorneys’ dual representation, strengthening nepotism rules, and prohibiting nondisclosure agreements. Volusia County school board members and others testified both for and against the bill, with supporters citing transparency and accountability and opponents warning about confidentiality, staff pressure, and undermining the superintendent’s authority. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1170, by Senator Calatayud, as amended, would allow parents of students in self-contained ESE classrooms to request cameras, with district policies governing review, notice, timelines, and appeals. Parents, advocates, and educators testified strongly in support, while one witness opposed it as an unfunded mandate. The committee reported the bill favorably.

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• have one bill on our agenda, and we also have a presentation from the Governor's Office on their proposed
• The Governor's proposed budget offers $32.5 billion, or 27% of the total state budget, to be spent on
• $1,000... ...comes in at $23.7 billion, and that represents 44.6% of our general revenue spend, as proposed
• total, $14.3 billion funds the work program, and that includes our debt service for this year's proposal
• Can you talk about any proposed changes or any internal changes with how that process goes?

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• They're going to propose to us a budget, and we look at that budget, and we dispose of that budget.
• So the governor will be submitting a proposed balanced budget, according to the timeline.
• We're not proposing to use one-time money next year. It'll be in the RSA. That's what I'm asking.
• We're not proposing to use one-time money next year. It'll be in the RSA. That's what I'm asking.
• I'd have to look back through the proposal.

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of appropriation, reserve transfer, and grant requests. Early items included temporary appropriations for the Department of Education’s Educational Freedom Account program ($32 million), the State Crime Lab ($476,000), and DFA Assessment Coordination ($90,000), along with a $1 ARPA return from the Department of Health. The committee approved these items after brief questions, including a discussion about contract cost increases at Assessment Coordination and a clarification that the $1 ARPA item was simply an unused-funds return. The most extensive discussion centered on the Department of Education’s EFA funding. Members questioned the growth in participation, the use of one-time funds and restricted reserves, and safeguards against fraud or improper purchases. Agency officials said about 44,000 students were being funded, that purchases are reviewed and flagged for unusual activity, and that homeschool students are not required to buy a curriculum so long as purchases are eligible and approved. The committee approved the EFA appropriation and related reserve transfer, and officials said the governor’s proposed budget would include the program in the RSA going forward. The committee also approved a DHS reallocation request and reviewed a building authority loan for a data center power supply replacement. In the federal grant section, members discussed a Department of Agriculture request for Central Arkansas Water to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed. Debate focused on the environmental benefits versus local property-tax and development concerns in Perry County, with testimony from the agency, Central Arkansas Water, and Potlatch about watershed protection, public access, and potential development impacts. After extended discussion, the committee adopted a motion to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and asked the department to remove the Perry County portion from the request, limiting the grant-funded purchase to Pulaski County property. The committee then reviewed remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay-plan appropriation, and adjourned.

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• I'm here today because the department has proposed treatment guidelines for PTSD that will require us
• I'm here today because the department has proposed treatment guidelines for PTSD that will require us
• Maureen Pearson continued: "The proposed guidelines, if drafted as written, would pose a serious risk
• Second, the proposal restricts treatment to narrowly defined manualized treatments.
• Second, the proposal restricts treatment to narrowly defined manualized treatments.

Summary: The committee first received an update from the Attorney General’s office on a new workers’ rights unit and two request bills. The office said the unit will focus on wage theft and civil rights enforcement, using existing resources for a small staff. It also described a bill to expand civil investigative demand authority for labor, wage theft, prevailing wage, and discrimination investigations, and an Immigrant Worker Protection Act that would require employer notice when federal immigration authorities request employee records, limit access to nonpublic work areas without a warrant, and restrict disclosure of employee data without proper legal process. Senators asked about costs, funding sources, and the scope of the proposed authority, and the office said it would follow up with more detail. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Washington’s workers’ compensation system from Labor and Industries, including how claims are filed, how the medical provider network works, and how treatment authorizations and utilization review are handled. L&I said the network was created to improve care quality and return workers to work, and explained that most routine care is automatically authorized while certain procedures require prior approval or review. A question from Senator Conway focused on the role of the medical director and the appeals process; L&I said decisions can be protested and reconsidered, with exceptions reviewed through a complex treatment unit and medical staff. An experience panel followed with testimony from labor representatives, physicians, and an injured-worker attorney, who argued that the medical provider network and treatment guidelines can delay or deny needed care, especially in complex cases such as PTSD, brain injuries, and serious orthopedic injuries. They described long appeals, utilization review barriers, provider shortages, and the impact on injured workers and families, while L&I’s presentation emphasized the system’s structure and review safeguards. The committee then heard a report from the Underground Economy Task Force in the construction industry. L&I summarized the task force’s findings on worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums, and outlined consensus and majority recommendations, including better interagency communication, stronger penalties for repeat offenders, more authority to address successorship, possible contractor notice requirements, and further study of cash payments. The Attorney General’s office, labor, and business representatives generally supported the report’s goals but differed on some recommendations, especially those affecting independent contractors, contractor liability, and administrative burdens. The chair and Senator Conway thanked participants and said the report would inform future legislation.

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• California Democrats, with Governor Gavin Newsom's support, are proposing to rip this power away from
• Thank you Madam Chair, I will be voting no on ACA8, which is a proposed constitutional amendment that
• The governor's proposal was to cut that funding.
• The proposed districts aren't perfect as the current ones aren't, but it certainly should not elicit
• This is a common sense proposal to prevent impersonating law enforcement officers while ensuring basic

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All right, the current proposal for a statewide funded water plan would probably allow for new water
• This bill is passed and the proposed project in Webb is constructed.
• Is this proposed project for one entity, or does it impact multiple entities?
• This allows the public the opportunity to review those proposed applications as well as work with their
• We've seen some proposed substitute language that I don't know about, but I can testify.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I propose legislation to fix this problem.
• Only one proposed bill fits these principles, and that's the Chairman's Bill.
• One criticism has been leveled against the legislative solution that I've proposed.
• The legislation I propose does that. bit more on your views here, what are temporary restraining orders
• So you believe the proposed legislation from Chairman Grassley would address bipartisan concerns?

Keywords: universal injunctions, legislative reforms, judicial authority, executive power, balance of power, judicial overreach

Summary: During this meeting, the committee focused on the implications of universal injunctions, which have become a significant concern in recent years. The discussion centered around various legislative proposals aimed at addressing the perceived overreach of district judges who issue nationwide injunctions that affect policies across the entire country. Several members expressed the belief that such injunctions undermine judicial authority and disrupt the balance of power between the judiciary and executive branches. Expert witnesses testified about the historical context of universal injunctions and the necessity for reforms that would limit the power of courts to grant remedies benefitting non-parties.

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• ARE YOU OPPOSED TO THE IDEA WHETHER IT IS A DEVELOPER OR A PRIVATE PROVIDER SUBMITTING A PROPOSED STREET
• PROPOSING STREET NAMING AND STREET NUMBERS THAN HAVING SOME PERIOD OF TIME TO REVIEW THAT AND SIGN OFF
• FOUR YEARS CITIES AND COUNTIES REVIEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS TO ENSURE THEY ALIGN WITH INFRASTRUCTURE
• AUTHORIZES THE BOARD TO AMEND THE PORTION OF THE BUDGET LOCAL BOARD RATHER TO AMEND THE PORTION OF PROPOSED
• THE MENSTRUATION COMMISSION MAY ADOPT THE BUDGET PROPOSED BY THE CLERK OR SUPERVISOR.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• of this is done in additional duties with less maintenance and other things that have been in a proposed
• or suggested and proposed legislation does have an impact on us just based on our number of employees
• Good morning. >> Quick question on which she just recently proposed what is currently the base salary
• of how much it costs rest processes petitions for you right now, the way some of those items were propose
• And sir, if you do have a proposed bill, our information, please share it with with the committee and

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I ask this committee to support the proposed rider.
• I ask this committee to support the proposed rider to restore this funding.
• Are you referring to the new measures that we're proposing? Yes, okay.
• **Senator Alvarado**: Are you referring to the new measures that we're proposing? Yes.
• Then I want to make those proposals effectively well adapted for the state of Texas.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We have four proposals.
• So, is the idea that recalibration would bring some proposal in those areas you mentioned concerning
• So, is the idea that recalibration would bring some proposal in those areas you mentioned concerning
• proposing this for the interim session. proposing this for the interim session.
• like to kind of put that proposal like to kind of put that proposal together<01:31:35.720> and

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The committee heard from Superintendent Megan Degenfelder on several interim topics centered on student-centered learning. She highlighted work-based learning and dual/concurrent enrollment, saying the state is updating accountability measures and should examine whether these programs are helping students progress, avoid duplicative costs, and reduce the need for remedial college coursework. She also discussed broader life-skills education, including financial literacy and soft skills, and said districts vary widely in what they offer. On gifted and talented programs, she noted that districts are statutorily required to provide them but the state does not have a clear picture of how consistently they are implemented, and she suggested the committee may want to study that area further. Members asked follow-up questions about whether dual enrollment should be evaluated only by time-to-degree, and Degenfelder said the analysis should also consider additional credentials and remedial coursework. Senator Schuler and others raised the idea of making financial literacy or other life-skills content more common, though Degenfelder said she did not favor a statewide mandate and instead preferred incentives and district-level implementation. The committee also discussed artificial intelligence in schools as an information-sharing topic, with Degenfelder saying the department is beginning a landscape analysis with districts and teachers. She then reviewed NAEP results, noting Wyoming performs strongly in fourth grade but drops sharply by eighth grade, and said the state wants to understand where students are falling off. Members also raised concerns about international comparisons and the need to improve literacy and math outcomes. The committee then moved to member-submitted topics. Representative Strock proposed reviewing the governance structure of state education, arguing that the current split among the Department of Education, State Board of Education, and other boards creates inefficiency and confusion, especially for licensure and programs like CTE. Senator Scott noted that turnover in the superintendent’s office could be a practical issue in any restructuring, and Strock responded that administrative staff could handle day-to-day operations. Representative Williams then introduced a discussion of common core standards and literacy, arguing that standards may be too broad and not specific enough, especially in early grades, and that Wyoming should emphasize phonics, basic reading, math, and civics more directly. Representative Guggenmos agreed that narrowing early-grade focus to math and literacy could improve outcomes. Finally, Representative Williams raised virtual education, saying it is growing quickly and the committee should study funding, accountability, and student support more closely; the chair opened that topic for further discussion.

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• So we have climate change impacts and proposed legislation item number 1.
• Our proposal is to use the entirety of that collection to put into the fund.
• So, implementing the proposed Texas v.
• I've heard a lot about these bullets on our proposed Texas v. New Mexico settlement.
• In this effort is still evaluating the proposals that came in.

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• Was proposing yesterday. I believe we actually proposed some things ourselves too, did we not?
• We actually proposed the expansion to include all women, did we not?
• That's what I'm proposing. And what you're saying, though, is that the current program?
• So your proposal is that let's tap the brakes.
• So what you're proposing to the body is that the charter schools can No.

Bills: HJR144, HJR218, HB40, HB 101, HB 112, HB146, HB168, HB214, HB413, HB1523, HB493, HB521, HB594, HB557, HB305, HB549, HB854, HB 1057, HB 1052, HB842, HB3174, HB3311, HB2486, HB3196, HB824, HB 1039, HB2529, HB2713, HB4936, HB4995, HB4830, HB4864, HB5219, HB5263, HB5154, HB2674, HB5525, HB5623, HB2545, HB2587, HB2625, HB5520, HB5436, HB4926, HB1573, HB5165, HB4811, HB5081, HB4755, HB3179, HB4310, HB4611, HB2159, HB4626, HB3637, HB3153, HB3066, HB2786, HB2966, HB638, HB640, HB876, HB497, HB5539, HB4809, HB5308, HB4687, HB4070, HB4421, HB4412, HB3284, HB3369, HB3420, HB3449, HB4098, HB4281, HB4120, HB4504, HB4370, HB 1106, HB2370, HB2404, HB3863, HB2407, HB2253, HB2273, HB2040, HB1586, HB3788, HB3993, HB4690, HB4309, HB4696, HB2308, HB 1142, HB1533, HB1621, HB2242, HB2012, HB2193, HB2442, HB2464, HB2348, HB2313, HB2289, HB1942, HB2011, HB1629, HB2993, HB3592, HB3824, HB4076, HB4535, HB4623, HB4773, HB 1091, HB5115, HB5515, HB3372, HB5659, HCR118, HB 1233, HB2239, HB2379, HB2863, HB3368, HB3787, HB3815, HB3898, HB4023, HB4285, HB4329, HB4331, HB4429, HB4646, HB4904, HB5200, HB5320, HB5651, HB5662, HB5668, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, HCR108

Keywords: regional mobility, transportation authority, local law, constitutional amendment, public projects, Texas energy fund, energy efficiency, retail electric customers, electric generating facilities, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, Texas State Guard, task force, professionalization, state missions, critical infrastructure, science park district

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• Let me propose a few caveats as to why this is a bad idea.
• Let's take a closer look at the sales tax proposal.
• This proposes to strip away 56.205 million.
• I do not propose this bill in a cavalier manner.
• HDR 1257 proposes an amendment that would do two things.

Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• We know the needs are so great, and so that's why we're here with this proposal.
• We know the needs are so great, and so that's why we're here with this proposal.
• We know the needs are so great, and so that's why we're here with this proposal.
• We know the needs are so great, and so that's why we're here with this proposal.
• This proposal. Good. Representative Aab, any follow-up? Yes, Chair Klosowski.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He said the proposal shared with the governor last week mirrors what they were working on last summer
• He said the proposal provides additional resources for the state that can be invested in critical services
• conference amendment that I proposed conference amendment that I proposed that's<00:33:23.120>
• Senator bsel did a good job of proposed Senator bsel did a good job of incorporating<00:33:34.159>
• a 2-year settlement and it has proposed a 2-year settlement and it gets<00:39:01.720> looked<

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It proposes a straightforward solution requiring an email or any notification really from a public owner
• It proposes a straightforward solution requiring an email or any notification really from a public owner
• It proposes a straightforward solution requiring an email or any notification really from a public owner
• it proposes a straightforward solution<00:21:39.559> requiring<00:21:40.000> an<00:21:
• <01:13:51.080> is proposal is proposal is 18,500<01:13:53.480> and<01:13:53.639> according

Bills: HF1234, HF1956, HF1025, HF1172, HF791

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation

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• That's the who's evaluating that: in cooperation with the project proposer.
• in cooperation with the project proposer in cooperation with the project proposer um<00:25:48.720
• would bring something um to proposer would bring something um to that<00:27:07.000> committee
• I think the proposal of moving that out approximately four years is a good idea, provide time for us
• <01:17:00.159> of and repeatable I think the proposal of and repeatable I think the proposal

Keywords: 1183, house

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• to expand some protection to propose to expand some protection to certain<00:04:59.120> employees
• The definitions of fraud, waste, and abuse are lifted from under this bill proposal from 12 127 A.21,
• The definitions of fraud, waste, and abuse are lifted from under this bill proposal from 12 127 A.21,
• The definitions of fraud, waste, and abuse are lifted from under this bill proposal from 12 127 A.21,
• The definitions of fraud, waste, and abuse are lifted from under this bill proposal from 12 127 A.21,

Bills: HF23, HF1355

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• So this slide lays out the definition of a mandated health benefit proposal under the state statute.
• I think it's helpful to flag that the state definition of a mandated health benefit proposal is more
• under the state statute so proposal under the state statute so Commerce<00:03:56.400> is<00:03
• It will include sort of similar to our proposed evaluations, a literature review of the public health
• We contribute to the evaluations as such. health impacts of the proposed health impacts of the proposed

Keywords: 1183, house