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• A vendor-created test, and then the MAP—I'm using MAP as a standard for all the other ones, right?
• Everybody knows MAP. Could a state use MAP to fulfill?
• And so, if you were going to use MAP, and MAP has already identified that they're willing to do this,
• You're repping for MAP.
• If you were going to use MAP, then you would need for MAP to have an assessment bank that was based on

Bills: HB8

Keywords: HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround

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• MAP was built for different... Mr.
• Based on the findings, we do not support MAP as the preferred option for the following reasons.
• There is no way all the items in the MAP model can be done in a rest home model too. All right.
• Opposing the MAP program. So I'm hoping that that answers your question. I think so.
• And while there may be some aspects of MAP that do align with rest homes overall...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence held a hearing on two assisted living bills, Senate 3057 and House 5376, which would create an Assisted Living Residence Trust Fund to support certification staffing, compliance reviews, complaint investigations, ombudsman services, public reporting, appeals, and oversight. Testimony from MassALA, AARP, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman generally supported the bills and the dedicated funding stream, but MassALA urged amendments to expand career pathways for staff through certified medication aides and to add guardrails on the use of fines as a funding source. The Ombudsman supported the fund and emphasized the need for additional staffing to better serve the state’s assisted living residents. Committee members asked for draft amendment language, and the chairs indicated they were open to further discussion, especially on fines and CMA language. The committee then heard testimony on Senate 3056 and House 5243 regarding medication administration in rest homes. Providers, including the Massachusetts Association of Residential Care Homes, LeadingAge Massachusetts, and several rest home operators, opposed proposed Department of Public Health changes that would eliminate the long-standing “responsible person” model and move rest homes toward the Medication Administration Program (MAP). Witnesses said the current model has been used for decades, is tailored to rest homes, and is essential to affordability, staffing stability, and resident continuity of care; they warned that replacing it with MAP or nurse-only administration would raise costs, worsen workforce shortages, and could force closures or resident displacement. They asked the committee to support legislation preserving responsible persons’ authority to administer medications while improving training and oversight. Committee members asked questions about the history of the responsible person model, how medication administration works day to day, whether other states use similar systems, and whether data exist comparing medication error rates under MAP and the current model. The chairs said they were still reviewing building-code-related recommendations raised in the assisted living discussion and noted that some issues might be better addressed through a task force. The hearing concluded after testimony and questions, and the committee voted to adjourn.

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• and final passage, Senate Bill 4513 concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain

Keywords: 1146, all

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• It sounds like this has been successful, so I don't know who is quantifying or, um, I see the map of
• c> um<00:09:25.440> I<00:09:25.519> see<00:09:25.720> the<00:09:25.880> map
• <00:09:26.240> of<00:09:26.399> the quantifying or um I see the map of the quantifying
• or um I see the map of the participating<00:09:27.920> lakes<00:09:28.360> or<00:09:28.640
• and dissemination of analysis mapping and dissemination of foundational<00:27:15.240> data<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• will agree on maps.
• will agree on maps.
• will agree on maps.
• will agree on maps.
• will agree on maps.

Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• geographic information systems and the geographic information systems and online<00:03:15.640> maps
• <00:03:26.519> to<00:03:26.840> update<00:03:27.120> our<00:03:27.280> maps
• <00:03:27.560> and very difficult to update our maps and very difficult to update our maps
• with more accurate data and improve maps with more accurate data and improve uh<00:04:10.239> Land
• Good maps save lives, and it's a reality. It means it saves people money.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1478, a bill to continue and expand a grant program for locating Minnesota’s public land survey system (PLSS) monuments and survey corners. The author explained that many of the state’s 325,000 PLSS monuments have unknown locations, which contributes to boundary uncertainty, lawsuits, and inaccurate land records and taxation. The bill, as described, would add criteria for counties, allow tribes to access the program, and continue funding it. The committee also noted Senate authors and bipartisan support for the measure. An A1 amendment was offered by Representative Fryberg to put the bill in the desired form, and it was adopted without objection. Testifiers from the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors and county surveying offices supported the bill, saying better monument location improves maps, property transfers, land management, and tax accuracy, while reducing disputes and lowering survey costs for landowners and public projects. One testifier said the work is important but often underappreciated; another emphasized that more monuments can make surveys much cheaper and more accurate. Committee members expressed support for the bill’s goals, with several indicating they would sign on. The chair repeatedly referenced uncertainty around the budget forecast and said the committee would have to consider practical fiscal realities. In the end, Representative Fryberg renewed his motion, and House File 1478, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion.

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• salary map that's on the screen right now.
• salary map that's on the screen right now.
• Moving on to Moving on to the geographic shortage map, the left-hand map shows geographic shortage teacher
• This is the last state-level map.
• So this map does show cost-adjusted teacher salaries.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions. Auditors explained that the fiscal year 2025 report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants from state, federal, and miscellaneous sources, across school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, and that the report only shows amounts distributed, not how recipients ultimately used the money. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; department staff clarified that the Economics Arkansas grant is written into special language and that the CDC-related funding supports student surveys used by state agencies. Questions also focused on bonus and incentive programs such as master principal and National Board Certified teacher bonuses, with department staff saying the bonuses are generally tied to completion of the program or certification rather than classroom performance, though they would follow up on details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research update on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. Dr. Carlos Silva explained the difference between CPI-U and core CPI and said the estimates show inflation slowing over the forecast period, with some near-term variation between the two data providers. Members asked about the historical accuracy of prior projections, and he said the forecasts generally tend to move toward about 2 percent over time, though recent shocks have caused earlier estimates to understate actual inflation. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reviewed Arkansas teacher demographics, shortage areas, educator preparation pipelines, licensure exceptions, survey results from teachers and principals, and teacher support programs. They reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with an average of 11.9 years of experience and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found shortages in multiple subject areas, especially special education, math, science, foreign language, and social studies, and identified 65 districts as high-need geographically. Survey results showed school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the biggest negatives; 30 percent of responding teachers said they were considering leaving the profession. The committee also reviewed teacher salary data showing a statewide average salary of $60,254 in 2025, Arkansas ranking 45th nationally by NEA methodology, and a long-term inflation-adjusted decline in district salaries, though LEARNS Act increases improved the trend. Members asked for additional follow-up information on survey methodology, alternative licensure costs, coursework, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, exit data, and how salary comparisons are calculated.

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• GIS connects data to a map.
• At that time, maps were paper maps, not digital maps.
• In 1985, the State Engineer's Office used GIS mapping as a decision-making tool for mapping out tribal
• <00:09:40.320> to their mapping needs from paper maps to their mapping needs from paper maps
• public map that is a GIS-based system. public map that is a GIS-based system.

Keywords: 916, all

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• map that's on the screen right now.
• Moving on to the geographic shortage map, the left-hand map shows...
• And this is the last state-level map.
• And this is the last state-level map.
• So this map does show cost-adjusted teacher salaries.

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee first received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions for fiscal year 2025. Auditors explained the report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants to school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, with most funding coming from the Public School Fund and federal sources. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, master principal bonuses, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance grants. Department of Education staff clarified that the audit report only shows distributions, not how recipients ultimately used the money, and noted that some funding declines reflected the end of one-time federal COVID relief dollars. Senators also asked about the special-language appropriation for Economics Arkansas and the use of public school fund revenues. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global, followed by a detailed adequacy-study update on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. The teacher report covered teacher counts, education levels, experience, shortages, preparation pathways, licensure exceptions, survey results, and salary trends. Key findings included about 32,800 teachers statewide in 2025, an average retention rate of 87%, and 30% of surveyed teachers saying they were considering leaving the profession. The report also noted shortages in special education, math, science, and other areas, growth in alternative preparation pathways, and the phaseout of several licensure exceptions under Act 304 of 2025. Members asked extensively about survey methodology, teacher satisfaction, preparation for classroom environment and special education, the cost and return on investment of alternative licensure routes, and whether exit-interview data exists statewide. The presenters said they could follow up on several questions, including details on alternative programs, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, and comparisons to other surveys. On salaries, the report said the statewide average teacher salary in 2025 was $60,254, with districts averaging slightly higher than charters. Arkansas ranked 45th nationally on average salary in 2025, though 36th when adjusted for cost of living, and average district salaries had declined 8% in inflation-adjusted terms since 2016. Members also discussed the LEARNS Act minimum salary floor of $50,000, salary disparities among districts, and whether the state should focus more on retaining experienced teachers as well as raising starting pay.

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• Do we vote the Senate map out, or is it going to be the House substitute?
• Now, I can't predict, but I sure do love the House map and the... Authors.
• Do you know who drew this map? It would be the same answer.
• Chair, once again we object to these maps.
• The way that this process has been done, these maps have been altered.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Or do we want the Senate map out? Uh, we, is it going to be the house substitute?
• Now I can't predict, but I sure do love the house map and the authors.
• Once again we object These maps and the way that this process has been done.
• These maps have been altered.
• Um There's been no public input on these new maps at all.

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• That's mapping, it's a constant update every day, all day. And does this mapping track past events?
• solution to either, if it's a map, a hand map drawn from 40 years ago, can we implement some?
• If we do not have good enough mapping to.
• We've talked a little bit about mapping.
• But it puts it into that mapping system.

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• use mapping use mapping tool,<00:53:58.960> not<00:53:59.280> just<00:53:59.440>
• We do have the mapping already.
• The language in the amendment under wild rice maps starting on 1.17 says that we must create maps that
• The language in the amendment under wild rice maps starting on 1.17 says that we must create maps that
• The language in the amendment under wild rice maps starting on 1.17 says that we must create maps that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Does that not change the map? I mean, you're an attorney. Does that not change the map?
• , that House Bill 1 does not change maps, that House Bill 1 does not change maps, correct?
• Because of what you all have done, the... neutral map that the court drew, neutral map that the court
• does that not change maps? does that not change maps?
• that we are not to draw any new maps that we are not to draw any new maps until<00:14:16.400>

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• , uh, sequential intercept mapping, um, not only in New Mexico but actually across the country.
• Ocero to talk about, um, AOC's specific actions around sin mapping and facilitation.
• That will incorporate both the adult sequential intercept mapping along with a child and adolescent mapping
• Those that have already completed sequential intercept mapping.
• To be mapped out. Um, but if I may ask, how is the invitation going out?

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• Um, can we discuss your mapping real quick? Yes, ma'am.
• , a hand map drawn from 40 years ago.
• If we do not have good enough mapping.
• Also, The 811 representative mentioned GIS mapping.
• We've talked a little bit about mapping.

Bills: HB206

Keywords: HB206, school district bonds, bond election, voter approval, Education Code, Chapter 45, Section 45.003, Section 45.0034, Texas schools, school finance, local tax election, bond referendum, school construction, capital improvements, election frequency, five-year waiting period, district bonds, public school funding

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• THIS IS THE MAP OF THAT KIND OF EXPLAINS IT ALL.
• THIS IS A MAP I WISH I HAD A POINTER. ON THE LEFT SIDE IS NORTH OF U.S. 41 THE EVERGLADES.
• I'M JOKING. >> Chair: LET'S GO BACK TO THE MAP. THE DIAGRAM FROM PRE 2019 UNTIL NOW.
• B MAPS TYPICALLY HAVE A 20 YEAR PLANNING HORIZON.
• THE LAKE OB MAP AREA HAS REALLY DONE WELL IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

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• <00:14:21.160> uh uh my staff did a number of mapping uh uh my staff did a number of mapping
• So there are varying tax map key lengths, extra characters, dashes, commas, multiple tax map keys per
• <00:40:03.319> keys are reported in terms of tax map keys are reported in terms of tax map
• information systems or GIS uh to map information systems or GIS uh to map relationships<00:40:38.760
• So here's a map of California.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on restricted use pesticides in Hawaiʻi, with Senate and House members opening the meeting and explaining that the session was intended to hear expert presentations and community concerns. Fern Holland outlined the background for the briefing, describing how restricted use pesticides differ from general-use products, why state-level regulation matters, and how community advocates have sought disclosure and protections for years. She summarized 2019 reporting data, saying a small number of users accounted for most reported use, with especially heavy application in North Central Oʻahu and on the west side of Kauaʻi. She highlighted concerns about applications near schools, homes, and coastlines, and identified 1,3-dichloropropene and metam sodium as among the heaviest-used fumigants. She also noted concerns about highly hazardous pesticides, some banned in other countries, and the lack of research on long-term combined exposure to multiple pesticides. Greg Takashima of the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture described the department’s pesticide program and regulatory authority under FIFRA and state law. He explained the distinction between general-use and restricted use pesticides, the certification requirements for applicators, and the department’s role in tracking RUPs from sale through use. He reviewed the branch’s functions in enforcement, education and certification, registration and technical review, and laboratory analysis, including inspections, complaint response, market surveillance, product registration, groundwater review, and outreach on drift reduction and integrated pest management. He also noted staffing and funding limitations, saying the branch lacks a toxicologist and long-term monitoring capacity, and compared Hawaiʻi’s resources to California’s much larger pesticide regulatory program. Takashima thanked the legislature for passing Act 231 the prior year and said the department supports the measure as it moves forward this session. Dr. Lee, speaking for the Hawaiʻi chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and as a former member of the Kauaʻi Joint Fact-Finding Task Force, said pediatric guidance has shifted from focusing on acute poisoning to recognizing chronic low-level pesticide exposure as a concern. He cited AAP publications linking pesticide exposure to cancer, brain tumors, leukemia, birth outcomes, neurobehavioral effects, and asthma, and said pediatricians are now encouraged to advise families on reducing exposure and to support right-to-know measures and buffer zones around schools and public gathering places. He also described the Kauaʻi task force’s work, saying it found the west side of the island to be an unhealthy community but could not prove causation because of missing drift, geospatial, and biomarker data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, questions were held until after presentations, and the department expressed support for Act 231.

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• some mapping with people in the cars. some mapping with people in the cars.
• <00:16:02.760> out They're just trying to kind of map out They're just trying to kind of map
• They're mapping. They're doing a lot of work.
• They're mapping. They're doing a lot of work.
• mapping. They're doing a lot of work. mapping. They're doing a lot of work.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to create that geospatial mapping.
• All right, the health equity map.
• Advanced geospatial mapping technology allows the user to really customize that map and overlay.
• Different criteria and data onto that map.
• And with the health equity map, specifically for that map, you can overlay or utilize the filters for