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• electronic benefits transfer cards used by and for recipients of benefits under certain assistance programs
• Bill 1213 by Perry relating to the establishment of a career in technical education reporting grant program
• Rural Affairs, Senate Bill 1249 by Blanco relating to establishing a certified caregiver policy. program
• Senate Bill 1263 by Alvarado relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs.
• Senate Bill relating to a pilot program for the establishment of disaster relief hub houses to lower

Bills: SJR36, SJR3, SB616, SB565, SB384, SB5, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR55, SCR18, SCR19, SCR22, SB27, SB29, SB35, SB1151, SB1152, SB1153, SB1154, SB1155, SB1156, SB1157, SB1158, SB1159, SB1160, SB1161, SB1162, SB1163, SB1164, SB1165, SB1166, SB1167, SB1168, SB1169, SB1170, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1176, SB1177, SB1178, SB1179, SB1180, SB1181, SB1182, SB1183, SB1184, SB1185, SB1186, SB1187, SB1188, SB1189, SB1190, SB1191, SB1192, SB1193, SB1194, SB1195, SB1196, SB1197, SB1198, SB1199, SB1200, SB1201, SB1202, SB1203, SB1204, SB1205, SB1206, SB1207, SB1208, SB1209, SB1210, SB1211, SB1212, SB1213, SB1214, SB1215, SB1216, SB1217, SB1218, SB1219, SB1220, SB1221, SB1222, SB1223, SB1224, SB1225, SB1226, SB1227, SB1228, SB1229, SB1230, SB1231, SB1232, SB1233, SB1234, SB1235, SB1236, SB1237, SB1238, SB1239, SB1240, SB1241, SB1242, SB1243, SB1244, SB1245, SB1246, SB1247, SB1248, SB1249, SB1250, SB1251, SB1252, SB1253, SB1254, SB1255, SB1256, SB1257, SB1258, SB1259, SB1260, SB1261, SB1262, SB1263, SB1264, SB1265, SB1266, SB1267, SB1268, SB1269, SB1270, SB1271, SB1272, SB1273, SB1274, SB1275, SB1276, SB1277, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1281, SB1282, SB1283, SB1284, SB1285, SB1286, SB1287, SB1288, SB1289, SB1290, SB1291, SB1292, SB1293, SB1294, SB1295, SB1296, SB1297, SB1298, SB1299, SB1300, SB1301, SB1302, SB1303, SB1304, SB1305, SB1306, SB1307, SB1308, SB1309, SB1310, SB1311, SB1312, SB1313, SB1314, SB1315, SB1316, SB1317, SB1318, SB1319, SB1320, SB1321, SB1322, SB1323, SB1324, SB1325, SB1326, SB1327, SB1328, SB1329, SB1330, SB1331, SB1332, SB1333, SB1334, SB1335, SB1336, SB1337, SB1338, SB1339, SB1340, SB1341, SB1342, SB1343, SB1344, SB1345, SB1621, SJR57

Keywords: dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension

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• all, HB139 by Dean relating to the establishment of the health. impact cost and coverage analysis program
• This includes providing care in foster care facilities; we see patients in the jails and at schools,
• There are some life insurers that offer wellness programs that help people get discounts on their...
• Mobile Insurance Coverage Program. So with that, I'll be glad to take any questions.
• There's not enough burners for a private insurance pool to start the program.

Bills: HB139, HB1818, HB1942, HB1959, HB2221, HB2254, HB2563, HB2067, HB2275, HB3211, HB139

Keywords: HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301

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• Daniel Meyer, Heather Bounds, and John Foster.
• John Foster, Programs Officer with the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.
• It's item C on the grant program.
• It's item 3: coordinate volunteer programs by local governments to ensure programs align with state standards
• It's a good program.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• youth, foster care youth.
• youth, foster care youth.
• They did remove the dual enrollment pilot program or grant program and the $7.5 million for CTE.
• They did remove the dual enrollment pilot program or grant program and the $7.5 million for CTE.
• fund for a leadership programs. fund for a leadership programs.

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• 00:10:52.760> ice<00:10:53.320> robera<00:10:53.920> Roberto<00:10:54.440> Foster
• <00:10:55.360> sad Charles ice robera Roberto Foster sad Charles ice robera Roberto Foster
• like this be subsidies like see programs like this be subsidies like how<00:14:18.519> Hawaii
• It authorizes the payment of allowances for TRICARE, dental program, and vision coverage to all officers
• <00:21:43.640> and tri care Tri care dental program and tri care Tri care dental program and

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard several bills on building codes, taxation, police reports, National Guard benefits, and discriminatory reporting. SB 48 would have required the State Building Code Council to assess financial impacts of code adoption on homes and include utility costs; testimony was mixed, but the bill drew concerns about housing costs and code timing. SB 120 would have changed the State Building Code Council’s responsibilities and code adoption process; the International Code Council and Sierra Club opposed it, while BIA Hawaii and others supported it, arguing current code cycles raise costs and counties need more flexibility. The committee later noted that county building departments had not submitted testimony on SB 48 or SB 120. SB 138 would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for hurricane-resistant safe rooms. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised concerns about blank provisions and revenue uncertainty, while Hawaii Emergency Management stood on written comments. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including a clarifying tax language change and an effective date of July 1, 2077. SB 112 would allow immediate family members of deceased persons to receive police closing reports after a set period; the Attorney General and prosecuting attorney supported access in principle but requested explicit redaction authority for minors and confidential personal information. The committee adopted amendments reflecting those concerns and passed the bill. SB 88 would authorize allowances for TRICARE, dental, and vision coverage for Hawaii National Guard personnel ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. It received support from National Guard and Department of Defense representatives and was passed as is. SB 16 would create civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to law enforcement based on protected characteristics and require public guidance from the Department of Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Commission; it received support from the department and several advocates, with one opposition testimony. The committee passed SB 16 with an amended effective date and technical changes. In final action, the committee deferred SB 48 and SB 120, and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the remaining measures before adjourning.

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• Foster, if you also wanted to proceed to the two chairs next. Representative Davis, thank you, Mr.
• Foster who can testify in ... we may have you just testify on the other because it's kind of your area
• Foster. Please proceed and identify yourself for the record.
• My name is Mark Foster, and I am the Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs for Housing
• and the first testifier is Mr Foster and the first testifier is Mr Foster please<00:02:45.560>

Bills: HF484, HF483, HF1447, HF1496, HF554

Keywords: natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption, municipal regulation, county ordinance, electrification, climate policy, housing development, building codes, energy source, utility infrastructure, Minnesota Statutes chapter 326B, propane, utility service, building permits, local government, energy choice

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• So this is a free program that our students have access to.
• Touching on that, we have developed the Readiest program.
• So that severely impacts our ability to expand and provide other training programs or educational programs
• And these training programs aren't cheap by any means.
• It's a three-semester program, and we said, well, can we cut that down and make it a two-semester program

Keywords: 1182, all

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• SB 1767, ADOC director educational programs. SB 1768, foster care scholarship tribal members.
• SB 1768, foster care scholarship tribal members.
• SCR 1051, education funny teacher compensation program.
• SCR 1053, corporations entities political spending prohibitions. ...program.
• These computer programs, agenda this item needs to be on the agenda in full these computer programs are

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <00:24:33.120> Schools programming, and services. Schools programming, and services.
• I also writing our program plan.
• <01:07:00.960> is that the Indian education program is that the Indian education program is
• Without that vote of program.
• This aid program allows districts and charters to enhance programming exclusively for American Indian

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• curiosity and helps create that fosters curiosity and helps create the<00:32:48.400> next<00:
• One that I learned this today, you can't bring in yard signs, but our program has our jobs program.
• You all have heard we have a jobs program. We've eliminated the driver's license requirement.
• If we can't fund the full state program, we ask that you consider funding SPRWS so we can support you
• <01:04:31.920> job private development, fostering job private development, fostering job creation

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• But having been in the foster care system with my niece and having...
• Consideration, or is this just a separate new program?
• The hunger is there, and this program would help.
• The schools have had some summer programs.
• This would be a stable program.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Then we have ESL programs and bilingual programs, and those are...
• We also have Vietnamese dual language programs. So that's what a bilingual program is.
• It depends; you have early exit bilingual programs and late exit bilingual programs.
• , bilingual programming, not bilingual. ...programming.
• programs.

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma

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• This is an amazing program.
• The program has since grown to a four billion-dollar program over the years.
• For this program from this point.
• , revises the monthly room and board rate paid to foster parents, and expands the Step into Success program
• Senator Grawl creates the Foster and Family Support Grant Program, revises the parameters for the Medicaid

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• partners to run pilot programs for job training.
• We're also supportive of the potential pilot program outlined in Section 5. Thank you.
• We're trying to come up with programs to try to reduce people doing whatever.
• And I think a to foster the dogs because he was going to be out soon.
• My name is Drew Cross, D-R-E-W C-R-O-S-S, and I'm the State Forensic Program Director.

Keywords: 909, all

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• I think that is funding a program that this legislative body has passed and directed that authority to
• An additional 16% was passed through to the OPRA's program.
• Langston's extension program is really good at microfarming and then also with the honey bees, which
• We want to expand that program across the state of Oklahoma to make sure that people in McAlester and
• This program has the ultimate accountability.

Bills: SB1177, HB3705, SB1942, SB2026, SB1533, SB1327, SB2065, SB2155, SB2159

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, tax credit, parental choice, private school, income tax, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, veteran burial

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• In case you're unaware, the federal government has a program that they call the Continuum of Care program
• In case you're unaware, the federal government has a program that they call the continuum of care program
• And so there you're able to actually find, Program level.
• , for SSDI, for housing, all these different programs?
• , for SSDI, for housing, all these different programs?

Summary: The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness policy and behavioral health. Testimony focused on the view that Arkansas should shift toward more data-driven, outcomes-based responses to homelessness, including stronger treatment options for serious mental illness and substance use disorder, better data collection, provider accountability, and possible statewide use of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model. Speakers from Fort Smith, Restore Hope, Our House, and Western Arkansas Counseling described local work, the need for better coordination across providers, and the role of crisis services, ACT teams, and employment support. Members asked about sex offender tracking, the difference between sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, how to scale successful programs statewide, and whether Arkansas could apply for a statewide Continuum of Care or CCBHC planning grant. The discussion also touched on camping bans, civil commitment, and federal funding changes, with several speakers urging the state to pursue the CCBHC planning grant and more transparent reporting systems. After the homelessness discussion, the committee moved through a series of Department of Energy and Board of Nursing rule reviews. DEQ proposed updating the post-closure cleanup threshold for solid waste matters from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025, and members asked about financial assurance and oversight; the rule was reviewed without objection. The Board of Nursing then presented multiple rule changes tied to recent acts, including adding fees for dialysis patient care technician registration, expanding contact-information requirements, implementing APRN delegation authority to unlicensed workers, clarifying APRN authority for death certificates and durable medical equipment prescriptions, updating certified medication assistant training and insulin-injection authority, and conforming independent-practice rules for clinical nurse specialists. Each rule was reviewed without objection. Near the end of the meeting, Senator Irvin announced that UAMS had completed its NCI designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, calling it an important milestone for the state. The committee then adjourned.

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• I'm the program coordinator for the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Sentinel Landscape Partnership Program.
• The program was established in 2013. In fact, JBLM was the first Sentinel Landscape program.
• The program has been expanding in recent years.
• We have a few programs that I'll talk about, and there are quite a few programs actually from the national
• We have a few programs that I'll talk about and are on the next slide of quite quite a few programs actually

Summary: The Joint Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs heard presentations on several military and veterans-related topics. Dr. Dan Calvert briefed the committee on the JBLM Sentinel Landscape Partnership, explaining its voluntary conservation work to reduce encroachment around the base by protecting prairie habitat, supporting agriculture, and managing sensitive species. He described REPI funding, recent and proposed projects, and possible policy support such as state designation, dedicated funding, management endowments, prescribed fire flexibility, and water-right transfer tools. Members asked about seed sourcing, the distinction between natural-resource encroachment and development-related encroachment, and the impact of federal REPI staffing cuts. David Puente of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs updated the committee on plans for a new state veterans cemetery in the Tri-Cities area and a replacement Spokane Veterans Home. He said the cemetery project has two candidate sites near Richland/West Richland, with pre-design funded by the legislature and a future request expected for land purchase and construction; he also noted the current cemetery funding source is limited and would not support a second cemetery without additional state operating funds. On the Spokane home, he described the current facility’s limitations and said the replacement would be a 120-bed, small-house model on a larger site, with the VA expected to cover 65% of construction costs if the state provides the match. He also reviewed agency budget reductions, including vacant positions, reduced outreach, cuts to counseling and wellness funding, and reduced support for veterans service organizations. Blue Star Families’ Puget Sound chapter also presented on its programs for military-connected families, including Coffee Connects, a children’s book club, outdoor programming, career support, and Blue Star Welcome Week. The group said it is expanding beyond the South Sound and is using local outposts and online networks to reach more families, while also helping with food insecurity through grocery gift cards and partnerships with local nonprofits. Committee members discussed the need to expand the organization statewide and the ongoing food-security challenges facing military families. During the final discussion on potential legislation, members raised ideas including restoring Washington National Guard retention efforts, expanding E-CAP eligibility to military families, revisiting the composition of the Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, and addressing veterans’ preference issues for service members who have not yet received a DD-214. The committee did not take any formal votes or actions, but members and presenters discussed future policy and budget requests, and the chairs thanked the presenters and staff before adjourning.

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• This funding allowed us to offer critical programs, including our car seat program, which ensured every
• This funding allowed us to offer critical programs, including our car seat program, which ensured every
• continues in our life coaching program continues in our life coaching program baby<00:35:28.800>
• she told me several times that program she told me several times that our<00:35:45.800> programs<
• They went to the Jeremiah program from us. We were directly affiliated with many other programs.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Currently, our statutes just say that students in a publicly funded program for preschool or kindergarten
• This allows them to develop their attention span, encourages language development, comprehension, fosters
• peers, ability to develop attention span, to regulate emotions, language development, comprehension, fostering
• ability to develop attention span to regulate emotions or a language development comprehension, fostering

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If y'all aren't familiar, we are the statewide Domestic Violence Coalition, representing programs and
• I urge this committee to abandon this bill and prioritize resources to foster a culture of respective
• I promise to do my best to understand where you're coming from. All I ask is that you try.
• Speaking for myself and I believe the vast majority of my colleagues, my program will have colleagues
• The ministry and care provided by our pregnancy centers and programs such as Project Rachel tell us that

Bills: HB7, SB 8, HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, 997, house, all