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• And then the Code of Conduct itself.
• And this is the language in the current Code of Conduct as it was added into the Code of Conduct by the
• And this is the language in the current Code of Conduct as was added into the Code of Conduct last January
• Case, we were just looking at our current code of conduct.
• Okay, we're on a motion to essentially leave the current code of conduct as it is.

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• Audits provide important feedback to both election administrators and the general public about the conduct
• Of course, Massachusetts already conducts some audits, and the provisions in S. 517 and H. 876 build
• The work group can conduct pilot audits, and no later than the summer of 2027 will make recommendations
• Similarly, you know, towns run the voting machines, but the State Board conducts the audits.
• And then, just a final question in terms of the mechanics of how an audit is conducted.

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Summary: The Committee on Election Laws held a hearing on election security bills, focusing first on S. 517 and H. 876, which would strengthen Massachusetts’ post-election audit process. Testimony from the Brennan Center, Common Cause Massachusetts, Verified Voting, and the League of Women Voters supported expanding audits to include all ballot types, increasing audit frequency from every four years to every two years, requiring statewide audit reports to be posted within 30 days and kept online for six years, and allowing municipalities to conduct audits under state standards. Witnesses also praised the bill’s creation of a work group to study risk-limiting audits and other improvements, emphasizing public confidence, transparency, and the ability of audits to detect errors or deter fraud. Committee members asked detailed questions about how Massachusetts compares with other states, how risk-limiting audits differ from current tabulation audits, how audits are selected and expanded if discrepancies appear, and what the costs and mechanics of different audit methods would be. Witnesses explained that current audits are typically random, hand-count-based checks of selected contests and batches of ballots, that risk-limiting audits use statistical sampling and can escalate to a full recount if needed, and that Massachusetts’ local-control structure makes a collaborative work group useful. They also noted that audits generally confirm results but can uncover errors that do not change outcomes, and occasionally more serious problems. The committee then heard testimony on H. 832, which would authorize the Secretary of the Commonwealth to take emergency actions affecting elections during declared emergencies. Supporters said the bill would create a clear statutory process for rescheduling or adjusting elections during severe weather or other crises, including allowing emergency absentee ballot accommodations for civilian responders, and would reduce the need for court intervention. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing, and the meeting ended with adjournment after no additional testimony was offered.

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• We have, again, kind of two ways that licensing is conducted here in the state of Minnesota.
• We have, again, kind of two ways that licensing is conducted here in the state of Minnesota.
• Our child care centers are what we call directly licensed programs, where the licensing is conducted
• a study, or they conducted a study, to explore alternate licensing models.
• a study, or they conducted a study, to explore alternate licensing models.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They were pretty openly engaging in conduct that would be covered by our statute.
• They were pretty openly engaging in conduct that would be covered by our statute.
• Like Israel is more focused on conduct.
• Like Israel is more focused on conduct.
• The experience study is conducted by Milliman, the actuary for DMS.

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met with a quorum and began with member introductions and remarks from the chair emphasizing the committee’s focus on government efficiency, accountability, and oversight of executive branch agencies. Members shared their districts and backgrounds, with several noting hurricane recovery in their communities and a shared interest in reducing bureaucracy and improving service to Floridians. The committee’s only presentation was from Chris Spencer, Executive Director of the State Board of Administration, who gave an overview of the SBA’s governance structure, investment responsibilities, and divestment policies. He explained the SBA’s management of more than $257 billion in assets, including the Florida Retirement System, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, and Florida PRIME, and reviewed the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act restrictions covering Northern Ireland, Cuba, Venezuela, Israel, Sudan, Iran, and China. He also described the implementation of HB 7071, including the required divestment from direct holdings in Chinese companies, and said the SBA had reduced its direct Chinese holdings from 33 companies totaling over $172 million to 13 companies totaling about $64 million, with completion expected ahead of the September 1, 2025 deadline. Members asked detailed questions about the Israel boycott list, Morningstar and MSCI, how the SBA gathers information, whether Cuba’s federal designation changes affect Florida law, how companies are removed from scrutinized lists, and whether divestment timing could affect returns. Spencer said the SBA uses public and paid research sources, gives companies a 90-day cure period in some cases, and brings list changes to the trustees for approval. He also explained that the China benchmark change is intended to reduce passive exposure while still allowing active investment decisions, and said the PFIA restrictions have had a modestly positive overall effect on pension performance. The chair also asked about the Florida Retirement System funded ratio and the CAT Fund’s capacity; Spencer said the pension fund is at 80.7% funded, that actuarial assumptions are reviewed regularly, and that the CAT Fund currently has more than $10.5 billion in liquid claims-paying capacity and is expected to remain well positioned for hurricane losses. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• contract with outside parties to conduct contract with outside parties to conduct evaluations. evaluations
• The LBO also conducted interviews with folks at the Gambling Control Board.
• The LBO also conducted interviews with folks at the Gambling Control Board.
• tax expenditure evaluations. ...for how countries should conduct tax expenditure evaluations.
• In some states, legislative offices are responsible to conduct tax expenditure evaluations.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Now, let's cover the ground rules for appropriate conduct.
• that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative proceedings.
• Now, let's cover the ground rules for appropriate conduct.
• No engaging in conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of this hearing
• No engaging in conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of this hearing

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with Chair Tasha Berner presiding and reviewed one item, AB 2790, a committee bill concerning the California Teleconnect Fund. The chair opened with extensive ground rules on orderly conduct and public comment, then the committee secretary called the roll and established a quorum. The bill was described as updating eligibility and administrative procedures for the CTF, clarifying treatment of non-instructional facilities, and revising how applicants coordinate CTF applications with the federal E-Rate program. Supporters said the measure responds to concerns raised in a prior oversight hearing about CPUC rulemaking that could make the program harder for schools and other eligible entities to use. Kim Lewis of CENIC said the bill would preserve continuity, stability, and fairness for broadband support to educational and research institutions, while Christina DeCaro of the California Library Association and Kimberly Rosenberger on behalf of Superintendent Tony Thurmond also voiced support. No opposition testimony was presented. The committee then voted to pass AB 2790 and refer it to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The roll was left open briefly for additional votes, and the bill ultimately passed 9-0 before the committee adjourned.

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• And what C should have read was organizing or conducting surveys, forums, or events that are expressly
• <00:07:02.560> surveys,<00:07:03.199> forums organizing or conducting surveys, forums
• organizing or conducting surveys, forums or<00:07:04.400> events<00:07:05.199> that<00
• > surveys, Uh organizing or conducting surveys, Uh organizing or conducting surveys, questionnaires
• <00:19:31.200> themselves all public employees conduct themselves all public employees conduct

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• I will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's
• Let's conduct the roll.
• Let's conduct the roll.
• Let's conduct the roll.
• Let's conduct the roll.

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee met and adopted a consent calendar that included SB 4, SB 229, SB 385, SB 459, and SB 553. SB 221 was pulled by the committee and will return later. The committee then heard several bills, with members repeatedly noting the next hearing would be July 1 in Room 126. SB 281 by Senator Perez would require judges to use the exact statutory immigration-consequences advisement when taking pleas from noncitizen defendants. Supporters said judges have been deviating from the required language, creating confusion and harming defendants; opponents, including district attorneys, warned that the bill could affect plea withdrawals and appellate litigation unless amended. The committee discussed possible amendments, including a nonretroactivity clarification and language proposed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the bill was passed on call. SB 337 by Senator Menjivar would strengthen protections against sexual abuse and misconduct in prisons, especially women’s prisons, by requiring documentation of searches, extending grievance timelines, limiting hiring of people with violent or sexual convictions, and improving investigation procedures. Supporters emphasized staff abuse, retaliation concerns, and the need for oversight; opposition testimony focused on transgender inmate placement and was criticized by committee members as not germane. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. SB 379 by Senator Jones, dealing with oversight of sexually violent predator conditional release placements, passed to Appropriations after support from law enforcement and prosecutors and no opposition. SB 734 by Senator Caballero, which would provide due process protections for law enforcement officers affected by California Racial Justice Act findings, also passed to Appropriations with support from police and district attorney groups and no opposition. SB 551 by Senator Cortese, which would codify normalization and dynamic security principles in corrections, passed to Appropriations despite concerns from one member that it went too far in making prisons too home-like.

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• We also decided to conduct our own site visits.
• conducted 27 of those visits. conducted 27 of those visits.
• most of 40 visits that BHA conducted most of 40 visits that BHA conducted were<00:08:38.800>
• our own site We also decided to conduct our own site visits.
• The so we conducted we collected that.

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• The audit was conducted by the independent firm Schoberg-Eveshank Consulting under contract with our
• Our office last conducted the board sunset review in 1997, and the board's most recent sunset review
• was a self-review conducted in 2017.
• We conduct follow-up reviews at six and 18 months after the audits are published.
• And it was conducted in May of 2011. Thank you. All right. I appreciate you.

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Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• any kind of level of discipline based on the underlying conduct.
• any kind of level of discipline based on the underlying conduct.
• any kind of level of discipline based on the underlying conduct.
• any kind of level of discipline based on the underlying conduct.
• they said their specific acts of conduct they said their specific acts of conduct and<01:58:36.880

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• I would like to conduct the public hearing first and then we will take questions from members.
• of situations. disorderly conduct for those sorts of comments already.
• You've already warned him that you are conducting a lawful...
• Warned him that you are conducting a government function. You've asked him or her to move.
• Actual interference versus just being annoyed at somebody's conduct.

Bills: HB403, HB224

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, emergency scene

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• How is... ...conducts a survey, what then happens? How is that survey?
• Like, what happens after there's a public notice and a survey has been conducted?
• As far as the survey, a survey is conducted by the Department of Health to get a base level of... ...
• conducted by the Department of Health to get a base level of radiation that is in the land.
• DOH has been conducting radiation surveys since 1986.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met for its first meeting of session and heard four bills. HB 209, the State Parks Preservation Act, would limit development in state parks and require stronger public notice and participation for land management plan changes. Members discussed protections for cabins and existing lodging, and an amendment aligned the bill with the Senate and clarified conservation-based recreational uses. Support came from Audubon Florida, Nature Conservancy, and others, and the bill was reported favorably with committee substitute after a unanimous roll call. HB 143 would create a Florida Resilient Buildings Tax Credit for new construction and retrofits that meet LEED-based resiliency standards, with a new advisory committee under DBPR to help administer the program. An amendment moved the process under DBPR, added UCF and FIU to the advisory council, and made technical conforming changes. The bill drew supportive testimony from a Boca Raton city council member and was reported favorably with committee substitute, with one no vote. HB 295 would direct DEP to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan based on its 2020 recycling report, including education, market development, and recommendations for statutory changes. Testimony emphasized that the plan would be voluntary and would not impose costs or mandates on homeowners or businesses. The bill passed without amendments and was reported favorably. HB 585 would let owners of former phosphate mining lands record notice and obtain a Department of Health radiation survey to support a narrow defense against strict liability claims; an amendment clarified the notice content and limited the definition to mined lands, not gyp stacks. The bill drew extensive questions about notice, radiation thresholds, disclosure to buyers, and liability scope, but supporters from Mosaic, the Florida Chamber, and a health physicist argued it would improve transparency and help redevelop lands. It was reported favorably with committee substitute, with one soft yes and one no vote.

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• It also outlined that it would be conducted by an independent third-party contractor, so in this instance
• Their project is a new middle school, and after conducting the agreed-upon procedures it was determined
• We have a couple schools that were fully funded prior to this audit being conducted, so they were listed
• <00:01:56.039> it<00:01:56.159> shall<00:01:56.360> be<00:01:56.520> conducted
• <00:01:56.880> by<00:01:57.000> an conducted it shall be conducted by an conducted

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Summary: The House Budget Review Committee on Primary and Secondary Education and Workforce Development met, approved the minutes from its first meeting, and then received a presentation on the School Facility Assistance Fund audit. State Auditor Allison Ball’s office and its third-party contractor, Blue and Co., explained that the audit followed the scope set in the budget bill: to review each school project’s cost, available local resources, and eligibility criteria for state gap funding, with the Auditor of Public Accounts certifying the final report. The presenters walked through the 20 school projects identified for review and gave the current gap funding amounts found for each. Examples included Adair County at about $7.6 million, Augusta Independent at $5.3 million, B.S. Down Independent at just over $43 million, Fleming County at about $15 million, Garrard County at $14.9 million, Johnson County at $78 million, Somerset Independent at $1.7 million, Walton Verona at $48,000, Williams Town Independent at $7.4 million, and several others. They also noted that some districts were fully funded before the audit or withdrew because they had secured enough local funding, including Breathitt County, Kent County, and Lewis County. Washington County’s project was flagged as failing some House Bill 6 eligibility criteria even though the report calculated a $27.6 million gap. Members asked whether districts that secured funding on their own were being penalized, and the auditors responded that changes in gap amounts reflected several factors, including rising project costs and newly available local funding. They also said the audit did not attempt to determine whether local funds were earmarked for one project versus another, because the budget bill directed them to assess available local funding as provided. The committee requested the presentation slides, and the meeting concluded with no further questions and a motion to adjourn.

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• And encourage judges to maintain high standards of conduct.
• That the OCA fines or the commissioner on conduct judicial conduct fines, it will then go to the Supreme
• We have Jacqueline Habersham from executive Director for the State Commission of Judicial Conduct.
• We have Andy Kahn, uh, public member of the state judicial conduct commission, and Cynthia.
• Cindy Thomas, general counsel for the state commission on judicial conduct.

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• In 2024, OPPG hired OPS investigators and began conducting the investigations in-house.
• The statewide investigative alliance conducted these investigations until May 2024.
• And then five is professionalism and conduct issues.
• Next, the investigator conducts background research, and this is very thorough.
• This gave us the time to conduct a really thorough investigation.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive updates on implementation of House Bill 1349, which created guardianship transparency measures, and on the Department of Elder Affairs’ Office of Public and Professional Guardians (OPPG). The Clerk of Courts Operations Corporation described the statewide guardianship database for judges and a public-facing website, noting the system went live in March 2025 after a soft launch in 2024. Officials said the database now includes information from all 67 clerks, with 388 users, about 6,400 wards, and 518 professional guardians. Members asked about unique identifiers, data duplication, training, and how the system is being used; CCOC said it is working to use registration numbers as identifiers, improve search functions, expand training, and seek continued funding. Secretary Michelle Branham then outlined OPPG’s implementation of HB 1349 and its broader oversight role. She said the department has doubled education requirements, expanded transparency through the Sentry system, and brought investigations fully in-house in August 2024. She described the complaint and investigation process, including legal sufficiency review, regional investigators, mandatory in-person interviews, and possible outcomes ranging from corrective training and fines to suspension or revocation. Members asked about complaint categories, disciplinary actions, whether guardians can be suspended during investigations, and how older cases are handled; the secretary said most complaints are administrative/technical, serious allegations are referred to law enforcement, and one older case discussed remained ongoing. The Auditor General’s office presented its operational audit of OPPG, covering July 2022 through January 2024 and follow-up on prior findings. The audit identified problems with monitoring private professional guardians and public guardian offices, complaint processing timeliness, incomplete public profile information, late registration renewals, failure to assess contract penalties, weak collection safeguards, missing follow-up on required public guardian reports, lack of needed rules, and Sentry system access/security controls. In response, Secretary Branham said the department does not dispute the findings and has already taken corrective steps, including launching Sentry, hiring additional monitors, moving investigations in-house, adding automated renewal reminders, updating forms, and drafting new rules. She also said the department plans to seek subpoena power and stronger fines in the next legislative session. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after members’ questions were completed.

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• The next item on the agenda is the Legislative Staff Code of Conduct.
• This Code of Conduct revision was not a consensus of the district office working group.
• specific to a legislative staffer running for office because the Code of Conduct and Governmental Conduct
• These activities are prohibited in the Code of Conduct, even in the previous iteration.
• By the newly adopted language of the Code of Conduct.

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• We also conduct interviews with our SNAP recipients.
• We also conduct interviews with our SNAP recipients.
• We conduct a lot of monitoring activities with those providers.
• There's innocent benign conduct on the far left end of that slide.
• We also uncover instances of conduct that we believe is criminal in nature, and we will refer that conduct

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• a limited investigation into the conduct of the legislator who accepted $35,000?
• a limited investigation house to conduct a limited investigation into<00:32:25.600> the<00:32
• :25.679> conduct<00:32:26.160> of<00:32:26.240> the<00:32:26.360> legislator<
• /c><00:32:26.880> who into the conduct of the legislator who into the conduct of the legislator
• I, as we've discussed before, I don't think the House has the expertise to conduct the investigation

Bills: HB389, HB469, HB1510, HB1573, HB1705, HB1858, HB1875, HB1946, HB1961, HB1962, HB2001, HB2093, HB2096, HB2097

Keywords: HB389, uncrewed aircraft, drone, drones, UAS, unmanned aerial vehicle, misuse of uncrewed aircraft, criminal offense, felony enhancement, drone crime, public safety, police, deputy sheriff, fire department, intoxicated operation, registration number tampering, property damage, bodily injury, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• Knowingly is: a person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance that is a material
• Knowingly is: a person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance that is a material
• Knowingly is: a person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance that is a material
• Knowingly is: a person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance that is a material
• Knowingly is: a person acts knowingly with respect to conduct or to a circumstance that is a material

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