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• It is a streamlining access where families live and work.
• After tragedy struck her family in 1978.
• So what I will tell you is, in my family, drowning is preventable.
• I've seen many members of my family being treated there.
• Family friends, Maria Isabel Malagon.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• SO IS THERE ANY REASON WHY THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF THE FAMILY GET PAID 19 AS OPPOSED
• CHAIR, PERSONAL CARE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. >> Mr.
• SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS CREATE A FAMILY RESOURCE PAGE.
• THEY SPEAK WITH THE FAMILY AND THEY EXPLAIN IT.
• WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND OF COURSE AHCA.

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• Under the code, it requires public bodies to adopt a policy regarding remote participation by members
• commission members may participate in meetings electronically as permitted by § 2.2-3708.3 of the Code
• A medical condition of a member of the member's family requires the member to provide care that prevents
• "Your family needs some help to eat. Go eat. It's that simple. That's why we have CEP.
• So we get a little bit better of an understanding of how much that costs families.

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• It fills a federal gap by adding nondiscrimination chapters to three Financial Code divisions covering
• It fills a federal gap by adding nondiscrimination chapters to three financial code divisions covering
• Obviously, I've cared about it before, but when it touches your own family and you see the damage it
• Thousands of families were displaced from their homes, and they still cannot safely occupy those edifices
• I grew up in a family with a small business where my dad and mom worked seven days a week.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Sometimes families simply cannot afford the cost.
• And their families are in that gray area.
• These meetings are for students and families that have community resources and family resources in their
• To meet the needs of high-need families, currently there are 159 families enrolled.
• The goal was that there would be around 550 families enrolled.

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families. Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions. Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• My will help my family. I work for Lentwens and I support SB 921.
• At an affordable price and not at the expense of their family.
• The original legislation, in 2011, the International Code of the International Residential Code, and
• We know these are our neighbors, our friends, and our family.
• We know these are our neighbors, our friends, and our family.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• <00:09:10.399> have in 1978 where Fee and his family have in 1978 where Fee and his family
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• to imagine a more anti-family agenda. to imagine a more anti-family agenda.
• My family is no call once again.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They have more dollars than Century Code is supposed to allow.
• With the current code that we have now?
• There's another provision of Century Code that calls it the interim fund.
• There's another provision of century code that calls it the interim fund.
• We’re always evaluating our Century Code, our chapter 54-10.

Keywords: 908, all

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• coaches, and families, congratulations. coaches, and families, congratulations.
• lowincome families. Period. Full stop. lowincome families. Period. Full stop.
• The family went home.
• $4600 a year tax on American families. $4600 a year tax on American families.
• assistance to children and families. assistance to children and families.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That proud legacy families of over 140 crew members. It families of over 140 crew members.
• At a time when this families.
• only harm veterans and their families. only harm veterans and their families.
• members, veterans, and their families. members, veterans, and their families.
• In a free country, families have to be strong and families have to be self-reliant.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Section 64.009 of the election code governs curbside voting.
• House Bill 4171 amends the election code so that Mr.
• know who's helping who and whether or not they're assisting the voter, but only when they're not family
• So that was the purpose to just take the election code and let Representative Hayes: it comport with
• You're supposed to be helping families to stay together, help families, encouraging families to participate

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• region for swimming, walking, and family region for swimming, walking, and family recreation.<00
• code.
• code.
• Cloud Area Family YMCA.
• Currently, families in our asset.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Present in support, but do not wish to speak: Gene Mills with Louisiana Family Forum.
• Paulette Bailey, Wilson, LMA, and Eric Johnson, Louisiana Families for Vaccines.
• Services, and Donald Olivier with McNeely Family Services.
• It is very stressful for the family, and it is life-threatening for my husband.
• And at the end of the day, we are the people taking care of our family at home.

Summary: The committee first heard and favorably reported SB 255, which expands eligibility for psychosocial rehabilitation services by adding health sciences and therapeutic recreation degrees to the list of acceptable educational backgrounds. Supporters said the change would help address workforce shortages and improve access in rural areas. SB 314 was then reported favorably; it cleans up prior law so a limited scope certified social worker license can still be used for community psychiatric support and treatment services even if the application is filed after the CSW license has expired, rather than being barred by a timing restriction. The committee next took up several bills by Chairman McMath. SB 26, which repeals facility need review requirements for opioid treatment programs, was reported favorably after members and witnesses said Louisiana has too few OTPs and that removing the review would improve access, especially in rural areas. SB 29, requiring review and reporting of a child’s immunization records in certain unexpected death autopsies, was reported favorably despite questions about whether the bill should refer more broadly to medical records; supporters said the data could help evaluate vaccine-related concerns, while opponents raised concerns about singling out immunizations. SB 30, dealing with telehealth for obesity/weight management, was amended and reported favorably; the committee adopted technical amendments and a conceptual amendment replacing “metabolic condition” with “weight management services,” while witnesses debated patient safety, board authority, and whether the bill should limit agencies’ ability to restrict telehealth in the future. The committee also reported favorably SB 219, which creates an Office of Health and Nutrition within LDH. Supporters from the department, the Alzheimer’s Association, and Pennington Biomedical said the office would strengthen coordination on nutrition, physical activity, and brain health, and cited high Alzheimer’s costs and prevalence in Louisiana. SB 222, which streamlines Medicaid behavioral health administrative requirements and expands telehealth for psychosocial rehabilitation, was reported favorably with amendments after supporters described workforce and rural access barriers. SB 195, the “Danny’s Dose EMS Treatment Act,” was reported favorably; it would allow EMS personnel to administer a patient’s own prescribed time-critical medication in emergencies, and testimony from a parent and physician described life-threatening delays under current practice. The committee also adopted SCR 2, updating hospital architectural standards to the most recent Facility Guidelines Institute edition, and SCR 22, requesting a more detailed legislative auditor report on opioid settlement expenditures; members said they wanted clearer outcome data and planned to refine the language before floor debate. Finally, HB 1093 on naturopathic medicine was introduced and heavily amended, with the bill shifted under LSBME oversight and a large set of changes discussed, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• And subsequently, her family fled Hempstead County, Arkansas.
• We went around and showed you that code enforcement is not done overnight.
• They're a threat to working families and small businesses.
• They're a threat to working families and small businesses.
• He bought it for his growing family. His wife was pregnant at the time.

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee without quorum at first, then later established quorum and continued hearing several bills. SB 27, the annual CARE Court cleanup bill, would require courts to consider CARE referral for certain misdemeanor defendants found incompetent to stand trial, combine some hearings, allow limited data sharing among licensed medical professionals, and expand eligibility to include mood disorders with psychotic features. Supporters said it would clarify the meaning of “clinically stabilized,” streamline the process, and help more severely ill people receive treatment; opponents argued it would expand CARE Court too broadly, strain county resources, and divert attention from housing and voluntary services. The bill passed to the Health Committee on a roll call vote and was placed on call. SB 82, dealing with so-called “infinite arbitration clauses,” would limit consumer contract arbitration provisions to disputes arising from the product or service actually purchased. The author and supporters said the bill would stop companies from forcing arbitration in unrelated claims and would not ban arbitration itself. Opponents from business and banking groups argued the language was too restrictive, could create litigation over related transactions, and should be clarified as prospective only. The committee approved the bill and placed it on call after a roll call vote. The committee then heard two reparations-related bills. SB 437 would direct CSU to develop a genealogical methodology and framework for verifying descendants of enslaved people, with oversight, reporting, and guardrails tied to recently allocated state funding. Supporters said the bill would create a fair, evidence-based process; opponents, including professional genealogists and reparations advocates, argued the work is already well understood, the bill is unnecessary, and it could delay action. SB 518 would create a Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery within state government, with divisions for genealogy, property reclamation, outreach, and legal affairs. Supporters framed it as needed infrastructure to implement reparations recommendations; opponents objected to locating it in the Department of Justice, warned about data privacy and law enforcement control, and criticized the inclusion of broader communities. Both bills were moved to Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 52, the End AI Rent Hikes Act, which would prohibit the use of algorithms to collude on and artificially inflate rental prices; the author and supporters described it as a response to AI-assisted rent fixing in California’s housing market.

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• Let that overflow spill into our families, our workplaces, our city, and our state, serving as a light
• It adds adoptive family members of a child to the definition of extended family member. Fantastic.
• Section 4,125, linking to the procurement code. Heard a third reading of House Bill 2170.
• Because if families are already adoptive families, I would assume that these families have already been
• Come down and enjoy yourself, bring your families, and we'll have a good time.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the journal. The body then extended the session under Rule 27 and agreed to request House consent to adjourn until April 27, 2026. It moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House bills, including HB 2170 (procurement code-related), HB 2415 (kratom regulation), HB 2700 (housing technology study committee), and HB 2950 (special districts/tourism improvement areas). Amendments were adopted on HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2950, and the committee reported HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2700 do pass; HB 2950 was later defeated on third read. The Senate also heard a brief welcome for visiting students and a personal privilege statement on Earth Day and environmental issues. The Senate then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2035 (child welfare and placement), HB 2249 (parental bill of rights), and HB 2573 (DUI/local referendum-related language). HB 2035 received a Warner amendment expanding the definition of extended family to include adoptive family members; HB 2249 received a Mesnard amendment adding liability and technical changes; and HB 2573 received a Rogers technical amendment. All three were reported out do pass as amended. On third read, HB 2573 passed 20-9, with several senators explaining opposition based on referendum and emergency-clause concerns tied to a Marana data center dispute; HB 2170 passed 17-12; HB 2415 passed 22-7; HB 2035 passed 26-3; and HB 2249 passed 17-12. HB 2950 failed 10-19. The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 2043, substituting it for the Senate version and sending it to third read. The resolution, which calls for a convention to propose a federal constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms, passed 16-13 after several senators warned about the risks of a constitutional convention and the lack of limits on its scope. The House’s message on adjournment was read, committee meetings for April 27 were announced, and members made personal privilege remarks, including birthday wishes and an announcement about the annual legislative charity softball game. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• clarify the language on special comp leave so that it best reflects 60L-34 Florida Administrative Code
• , have kids, what every family in the state of Florida would like to do.
• , have kids, what every family in the state of Florida would like to do.
• Their families suffer. ...to work a lot of overtime.
• Their families suffer, and there's areas where correctional officers have to take on second jobs.

Summary: The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met for an informational public hearing on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined negotiations for the FDLE special agents, security services/correctional officers, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service units. Across the units, the state said most contract articles had been resolved, with remaining disputes centered mainly on wages, hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, travel, and other housekeeping items. The state repeatedly emphasized proposed 2% competitive pay increases plus specialty or special pay increases in some units, insurance held harmless with no added employee cost, and its desire to keep current scheduling practices and remove outdated grievance language referencing the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. No votes were taken. Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that firefighters are being asked to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction, and said the state’s work-schedule and on-call practices unfairly avoid overtime and underpay firefighters. They also sought higher on-call compensation, a stronger wage plan with incentives and certification-based increases, restoration of a pay differential for firefighter-EMTs, and added PPE, decontamination, and cancer-prevention protections. The PBA’s Florida Highway Patrol unit said troopers need a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, updated grooming/tattoo rules, safer and newer vehicles, and better pay to address turnover. The PBA’s law enforcement unit focused on vehicle safety, performance evaluation language to prevent case-presentation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise, while disputing whether certain articles were timely opened. The security services unit said correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers need an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management assignments, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time and sometimes work beyond their limits. The committee heard the presentations, asked a brief question about correctional officers’ overtime, accepted written materials from the FOP special agent unit, and adjourned without action.

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• It's additional rental units whether they be single family or multifamily.
• But when it comes to single family development and multifamily too, it all triggers from the cost to
• That occurs meets the code requirements and those sorts of things, but in some areas when those delays
• maybe there's some single family stuff that's small that may not require an engineer, but of any scale
• Bill Longley: My recollection is if you were to dig into 212 of the local government code, and I can

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• , and everything else to make sure that this job is accomplished. hours, families, and everything else
• We focus on these are trusted, vetted, no Florida code, specifically our building codes.
• Vendors from out of state, yeah, they can do the work to their codes.
• So, no, specifically our building codes, vendors from out of state, yeah, they can do the work to their
• codes.

Summary: The committee received a program review from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and FEMA reimbursement process. Deputy Director Keith Pruitt described the impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including major storm surge, flooding, tornadoes, debris removal, power restoration, flood-control deployments, sheltering, and logistics missions. He emphasized that Florida’s approach is “federally funded, state managed, locally executed,” and said the division has already obligated large amounts of public assistance funding and mitigation dollars while continuing to work on remaining missions and reimbursements. A major focus of the discussion was how local governments can better document and vet debris-removal and other disaster costs so they are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Chair DiCeglie and other senators raised concerns about local planning, commercial debris collection, and whether counties and municipalities that spend money up front will be reimbursed. Pruitt explained that eligibility depends on documentation, scope of work, insurance, and FEMA rules, and that the state’s FROC process is intended to help counties identify eligible work before costs are incurred. He also said commercial debris may be eligible in some cases but is not guaranteed, and that counties should coordinate early with FDEM and FEMA. Senators also asked about possible FEMA reforms, the age of outstanding reimbursement claims, and a proposed state fund to advance money to fiscally constrained counties while they wait for FEMA payments. Pruitt said Florida’s system is a national best practice, but that more county-level training and clearer coordination would help reduce de-obligations and audit problems. He said the reimbursement-advance idea is still being developed, and that the state continues to look at ways to streamline mitigation through programs like Elevate Florida. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after closing comments from senators praising FDEM’s work.

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• It will reference code 5B-1C-1, and it will enable and require the Secretary of Commerce to participate
• This bill references code 49-2-15a.
• It creates new code, and this would ensure virtual instruction for foster students while they're in temporary
• This adds the section of code that requires that the children will receive their education through virtual
• also provides a plan that will provide the information to the new school district and to the foster family

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• And now they're saying, she's saying, somebody in her family is saying, they took this.
• This is already law right now, of the education code.
• Family members, spent many years watching behind bars.
• I also want to thank the exonerees and their families.
• What did I lose in the 15 years outside of my physical family members? I lost who I was.

Bills: HB867, HB1347, HB1801, HB1820, HB2197, HB2617, HB3110, HB3166, HB3330, HB4237, HB4342, HB4629, HB4933, HJR148

Keywords: criminal case dismissal, attorney discretion, law enforcement misconduct, judicial approval, evidence, judicial consent, transparency, healthcare, Medicare, insurance, elderly, retired, benefits, access, cost, criminal justice, case dismissal, prosecutorial discretion, law enforcement oversight, criminal procedure