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• reviewing CYFD's provision of services and working with stakeholders to improve such services, monitoring
• The protections further state that progressive discipline can range from a reminder to an oral written
• In 2003, when we signed the agreement that the monitors said, and the judge accepted that we had reached
• Of the department to meet any of the progress milestones that they had indicated needed to be shown.
• So they seem to be saying, leave it up to us to continue monitoring because we're doing such a great

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• CDCR is monitoring Prop. 36 implementation very closely.
• Thank you and please keep the committee updated on any progress on making that that goal.
• Of those 12 cases, four cases are in the remedial and monitoring phase. One is settled.
• pieces of examples we recommend requesting include a description of how the department currently monitors
• We strongly encourage the legislature to continue. to encourage CDCR to monitor these rooms and these

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senator Fateh said he wanted to ask questions about section 18 on the integrity monitoring, so he had
• So one of the questions I had was, one, the independent integrity monitoring provider.
• He said that when you go to line 27.5, it talks about an independent integrity monitoring provider.
• Senator Klein responded that the actual structure of an independent integrity monitoring provider is
• and if you're um willing I monitoring and if you're um willing I can<00:52:38.920> work<00:52

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• Monitors return the counts: First Division 1, Second Division 1, Third Division 0, Fourth Division 0,
• Monitors return the counts: First Division 0, Second Division 0, Third Division 0, Fourth Division 0.
• to recognize guests in the second division: guests of Speaker Mariano and Representative Murphy, students
• Monitors return the counts: First Division 1, Second Division 1, Third Division 0, Fourth Division 1.
• Monitors return the counts: First Division 0, Second Division 0, Third Division 0, Fourth Division 0.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up a series of committee reports and routine legislative actions. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of several congratulatory and honorary resolutions, including recognition of Grupo Nosa Senora Das Candiaas, Karen Dejean, and Dr. Michael F. Fitzpatrick; the House suspended the rules and adopted them. The House also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer two petitions, one on school library standards to the Committee on Education and one on damages for employees aggrieved by Massachusetts Wage Act violations to the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. The House then considered several bills and special matters. It approved a sick leave bank bill for J.O. Charlatan of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, ordering it to a third reading, and later passed to enactment a Senate bill establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Satera of the Trial Court after adopting the required emergency preamble. The House also advanced and enacted Senate 2152, as amended, designating June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day, again first adopting the emergency preamble and then passing the bill to be enacted. In addition, the Committee on Steering, Policy, and Scheduling reported the Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day bill for House consideration, and the House suspended the rules to take it up. The Speaker welcomed guests from Weymouth High School’s Scrap Robotics Team. At the end of the session, the House adopted an order to meet the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and then adjourned.

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• This is discrimination based on transgender status of a student.
• In order for this law to be implicated, one first has to look at the sex of the student.
• That is 16 students out of more than 170,000 high school athletes statewide.
• or Latino students.
• If our public school students should be tested to prove that they are learning, then our ESA students

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.

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• It upholds the reforms of the Progressive Era as legitimate, and it inflicts casualties on units that
• He told me that the only thing that the National Guard monitors there is strictly in charge of is the
• He told me that the only thing that the National Guard monitors there is strictly in charge of is the
• He told me that the only thing that the National Guard monitors there is strictly in charge of is the
• He told me that the only thing that the National Guard monitors there is strictly in charge of is the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They would like to have a salary increase if they can get progressions.
• um what they would like get progressions um what they would like to<00:07:34.479> do<00:07:34.639
• I think they were able to, um, there was no progression funded last year.
• um funded to um there was no progression um funded last<00:08:03.039> year.
• I thank you for what you're doing and trying to keep them in line and monitoring everything that you're

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from the Nursing Home Administrator Board, whose executive director explained the board’s role in licensing nursing home administrators, the AIT internship pathway, reciprocity, board composition, meeting schedule, and staffing. Members then shifted to an ice-storm-related discussion about nursing home emergency preparedness. Legislators asked whether any facilities lacked power, generators, or water, and urged clearer communication protocols so facilities would report problems directly through the Department of Health and emergency channels rather than through scattered calls to legislators. The board said facilities generally communicate with the Department of Health, that emergency contact information had been distributed before the storm, and that every facility has some form of generator, though not all can power the whole facility. The board also presented a small budget request, including modest salary increases for its two employees and a cloud-migration cost tied to House Bill 1491, with the understanding that statewide funding for that requirement might be handled separately. The discussion then moved to the Department of Health’s budget and operations. Agency leadership said the department has spent the last three years improving county health department efficiency, reducing overhead, and adjusting fees to eliminate program deficits, which has reduced spending by about $10 million and would shift roughly $8 million in general funds away from deficits. The department requested level funding overall, citing inflationary pressures and the possibility of another federal shutdown, but said it could absorb the impact for another year. Members discussed the public health trust created in a prior session, the need to rebuild county health departments, maternal and fetal care initiatives, and the importance of maintaining the $2.9 million in public health program support that has helped expand services such as obesity management, OB care, and home visitation for high-risk mothers and babies. Oversight and compliance issues were also reviewed. Legislators asked about prior problems with grants and sex education funding, and department officials said they had tightened oversight, adopted OpenGov for compliance, and corrected earlier violations so the programs are now in full compliance. They said the agency had improved accountability for both state and federal funds and that transparency remained a priority. The department also highlighted the cannabis program, saying it is now profitable, generating about $9 million in net revenue last year and about $12.5 million this year, with projections of $40 million to $50 million annually as it matures. Officials said they are asking for seed money for the public health trust from cannabis revenue so private-sector donations can be leveraged for long-term public health support. They described enforcement actions including fines, suspensions, license revocations, plant destruction, and referrals to law enforcement, the attorney general, and licensure boards for serious violations. The meeting ended with general support from legislators for the department’s work and acknowledgment of improved health outcomes, including Mississippi moving from 49th to 48th in overall health outcomes.

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• on uh uh monitoring change es in<00:30:28.279> the<00:30:28.360> healthcare<00:30:28.919
• coming soon um on and then in progress coming soon um we<00:47:19.800> are<00:47:20.400> uh
• But there was a lump in my breast, and I did have to go through years of monitoring.
• <01:25:19.520> and<01:25:19.639> I go through years of monitoring and I go through
• years of monitoring and I think<01:25:19.960> about<01:25:20.199> the<01:25:20.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That progress is important. But manoomin doesn't stop at reservation boundaries.
• <00:25:07.679> or kind of investigation or monitoring or kind of investigation or monitoring
• Um, we do currently monitor chemicals, and we have monitored wild rice water since 1991.
• So, um, we do monitor surface water in wild rice production areas.
• So, they do monitor that very down.

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• And there's currently not a cure for MLD, but there are treatments available to slow the progression
• By August 2015, we were back at the U with Gavin as his breathing became progressively worse. placed
• These baby boys are closely monitored, treated, and given a chance to grow up healthy.
• Gavin started showing signs of MLD at the age of one and progressively got worse.
• one and progressively got worse and<00:15:13.320> worse<00:15:14.279> if<00:15:14.399>

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• House Bill 29, however, has been modified and indicates impactful, progressive legislation that will
• As someone who serves on the Water Conservation Advisory Council, we like to see progress.
• Other utilities are making progress, but they've got a long way to go.
• I think it has been a work in progress for many years now.
• This was a critical step in supporting the science and monitoring need.

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• I was a University of Hawaii student up in his office, full-time student in the spring of 1972, and I
• 05:05.160> University<00:05:05.560> of<00:05:05.640> Hawaii<00:05:05.880> student
• I was a uh University of Hawaii student I was a uh University of Hawaii student up<00:05:07.360>
• c><00:05:08.080> office up in in his office up in in his office full-time<00:05:10.280> student
• in the spring of 1972 full-time student in the spring of 1972 and<00:05:14.280> um and um and

Bills: SCR56, SCR79, SCR85, SCR120, SCR129, SCR181, SCR63, SCR112, SCR194, SCR195, SCR196, HB202, HB963, HB1050, HB1511, HB1546, HB1550, HB1553, HB1643, HB1656, HB1658, HB1664, HB1667, HB1682, HB1700, HB1721, HB1810, HB1823, HB1824, HB1878, HB1969, HB2005, HB2078, HB2152, HB2246, HB2270, HB2279, HB2289, HB2385, HB2417, HB2429, HB2503, HB2599, SB253, SB847, SB1142, SB1432, SB2043, SB2050, SB2074, SB2102, SB2135, SB2138, SB2140, SB2320, SB2340, SB2386, SB2396, SB2397, SB2398, SB2433, SB2446, SB2521, SB2544, SB2567, SB2578, SB2580, SB2595, SB2601, SB2645, SB2673, SB2706, SB2727, SB2802, SB2852, SB2892, SB2929, SB2972, SB3007, SB3069, SB3073, SB3076, SB3136, SB3138, SB3157, SB3204, SB3234, SB3247, SB3302, SB3324, SB3325, HB1815, HB2592, HCR32

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation, shoreline maintenance, civil service, classification review, compensation systems, labor shortage, employee retention, department collaboration

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• Regular progress reports as they are already being implemented in our present laws.
• It is our responsibility as legislators to measure progress due to the laws that already exist, to improve
• Measure progress due to the laws that already exist, to improve those response times that I have mentioned
• If this legislation is enacted, our agency will monitor implementation and evaluate our actual fiscal
• If enacted, our agency will monitor implementation and evaluate our actual fiscal impacts because we

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Very pleased to see the progress since the last committee. Thank you.
• Monday night, I think, was the one where we made progress.
• Monday night, I think, was the one where we made progress.
• I think you've made a lot of progress.
• Catherine Charles on behalf of the Chamber of Progress.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But that increased monitoring did not include monitoring private drinking water wells, an unfulfilled
• report that water quality monitoring report that water quality monitoring information<00:17:28.000
• progress on this very challenging issue. progress on this very challenging issue.
• monitoring, and aggressive enforcement. monitoring, and aggressive enforcement.
• that they monitor on a continuous basis. that they monitor on a continuous basis.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My colleague, all, you know this, the paramedic that are the agency we monitor all host of performance
• And we will certainly be monitoring the impact as we do always.
• Managing therapy and monitoring weather disease is coming back for responding.
• So I I'm hopeful that we're able to demonstrate progress with respect to this oversight and and really
• This brings us to our our our monitoring of the utilization for rapid whole genome sequencing.

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• Franklin: THIS PROVIDES CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO GLUCOSE MONITORING FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AND IMPROVES
• BUT WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE LOOK AT MONITORING PROCEDURES AND HOW BUT WHAT I
• CAN SAY IS THAT THE BOARD MEETING WILL BE LOOK AT MONITORING PROCEDURES AND HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THOSE
• WE HAVE NO MONITORING PROCEDURES NO STAFF ON A CHAIR IN A VOLUNTEER CAPACITY JUST AS THE OTHER BOARD
• SO MAY THERE ARE SAME THINGS THAT ARE INCOMPLETE AND MAYBE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS

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• time to track the But it's helpful to look at this metric change over time to track the funding progress
• So since this metric looks at funding progress on earned benefits, plans that still have active members
• They actually monitor something called the PCE index. PCA index. And so it's very similar to CPI.
• The Office of the State Actuary monitors our finances and reports regularly on them to the commission
• The primary purpose during phase one is to monitor the early experience coming in, gain a much better

Summary: The Pension Funding Council met on October 8 with introductions from council members and staff, then received a detailed presentation from the Office of the State Actuary on long-term economic assumptions and the state pension systems’ financial condition. OSA reported that the combined pension systems are currently 100% funded on a smoothed basis, with open plans above 95% funded, and that legacy Plan 1 systems remain on a path toward full funding under current policy. The actuaries recommended updating assumptions to 3% inflation, 3.5% general salary growth, and a 7.25% investment return, while keeping Plan 1 membership growth at 1%. They also explained asset smoothing, the role of recent strong investment returns, and the expected budget impacts of the recommended changes. Representatives from the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council and the State Investment Board offered supporting perspectives, generally describing the assumptions as reasonable and consistent with their own outlooks. The council also heard an overview of the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program (WACares) from DSHS and OSA. Program staff described the program’s social insurance structure, premium collection, benefit eligibility, and upcoming implementation milestones. OSA reported that the program’s first actuarial valuation showed a positive actuarial balance under the base scenario and recommended no change to the current 0.58% premium rate during the program’s early learning phase, noting that future changes would depend on experience and the program’s risk-management framework. OSA also said the recommendation would remain the same regardless of the outcome of the pending ballot measure affecting investment options. During public comment, a representative of the Washington State School Retirees Association urged continued work on Plan 1 funding and related legislation, while the Association of Washington Cities cautioned against increasing pension assumptions in a way that could raise future employer costs and reduce flexibility for current local government services. In action, the council adopted a motion to maintain the current long-term economic assumptions by a 4-2 vote, adopted the recommendation to keep the WACares premium rate at 0.58% by a 6-0 vote, and then elected Katie Chapman as council chair by unanimous vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• administration, with Governor DeSantis's leadership and with your support, DEP has achieved record progress
• Looking ahead, it's inspiring to reflect on the progress that's been made while realizing there's still
• We're monitoring to make sure the farmers are managing that land using best management practices, and
• We're monitoring to make sure the farmers are managing that land using both. rights, not land.
• We're monitoring to make sure the farmers are managing that land using best management practices, and

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee met to organize for the session, confirm a quorum, and hear introductory remarks from members about their districts and interests. Chair Esposito outlined the committee’s jurisdiction and budget overview, noting a total budget of about $7.2 billion, with major funding tied to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Citrus. She also described major cost drivers such as Everglades restoration, water quality, resiliency, land acquisition, and rural family lands, and asked members to review agency requests in small groups later in the process. Agency leaders then presented budget and program updates. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson emphasized department efficiency efforts, including IT modernization, staff reorganization, rural and family lands conservation, best management practices, Fresh From Florida marketing, hurricane recovery loans for farmers, and completion of the Connor Complex headquarters. DEP Secretary Alexis Lambert highlighted record investments in Everglades restoration, water quality projects, resilience grants, land acquisition, state parks, and enforcement. FWC Executive Director Roger Young discussed conservation research, fisheries and wildlife management, law enforcement, disaster response, and pressures from growth, boating, invasive species, and derelict vessels. Department of Citrus Executive Director Shannon Shep reviewed the industry’s decline due to hurricanes and citrus greening, current research and marketing efforts, and e-commerce campaigns to support Florida citrus sales. Members asked questions about citrus production declines, future replanting and therapies, rural family lands, PFOS cleanup, mangrove restoration, flooding and pump infrastructure, agricultural theft, and derelict vessel removal. Officials generally responded with updates, emphasized science-based management and enforcement, and in several cases said they would follow up with more detailed information later. No formal votes were taken; the meeting ended with the chair directing members to provide feedback on agencies for further budget review and then adjournment.

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• per student.
• enrolled students, transmit information to FDOE, and provide transcripts.
• This is to provide for the proper attention and safety of students and staff.
• Specifically, I want to talk about student station costs.
• We did have four schools that had findings in the student fees area.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee received a presentation from Auditor General staff on recurring findings from audits of district school boards, colleges, and universities. For school districts, the main issues discussed included missing or outdated safe-school officer training documentation, weak purchasing-card controls, vendor banking-change fraud risks, incomplete background screenings and disqualification-list procedures, missing website budget disclosures, excessive or untimely IT access, late deactivation of former employees’ access, missed emergency drill deadlines, inaccurate capital outlay and resiliency education records, weak tangible property inventories, adult education reporting errors, untimely bank reconciliations, and improper use of workforce development funds. The auditors said many of these issues are repeated from prior years and are summarized in their annual report on significant findings and financial trends. For universities and colleges, the auditors highlighted similar control weaknesses, including vendor information change controls, IT access issues, cash and investment reconciliation problems, purchasing and procurement deficiencies, personnel and compensation issues, and student fee compliance concerns. Specific examples included a UF consulting contract totaling about $6 million, FAU underreporting carry-forward balances by about $77 million, UCF’s payment loss of about $107,000 from an email scam tied to vendor changes, and a North Florida College unauthorized transfer involving a few hundred thousand dollars. The committee asked questions about the UF consulting work, the FAU carry-forward issue, and whether the listed findings meant every named entity had every issue; auditors clarified that the lists reflected entities with findings in those categories, not necessarily each specific problem. The committee then turned to enforcement for entities with long-standing uncorrected audit findings. Staff reported 144 entities with 197 findings repeated in three or more successive audit reports and recommended sending letters requesting updated corrective-action status, including for late-filed 2022-2023 reports where appropriate. The committee approved the staff recommendation and directed letters to be sent. The meeting ended with members emphasizing the importance of audit oversight and taxpayer accountability.