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• AS WE BEGIN, ORDER OUR STEPS AND GUIDE OUR HEARTS AND LET THE WORK DONE IN THIS PLACE BE GUIDED BY JUSTICE
• YOU ARE WORKING HARD TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE CRIMINALS.
• FLORIDA HAS BEEN LASER FOCUSED ON AFFORDABILITY AND HAS TAKEN TREMENDOUS STEPS TO KEEP OUR STATE AFFORDABLE

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• To answer these questions, we consider the identification process to include all steps required in qualifying
• The first step of our audit work was to determine the prevalence of disabilities in the student population
• underlying rate of qualifying disabilities is generally unknown, and there are additional qualifying steps

Summary: The JLARC I-900 Subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on special education services, focused on comparing student needs, district identification practices, and funding. Auditors said Washington does not appear to under-identify any particular population for special education, though districts face ongoing challenges with identification, documentation, staffing shortages, and inconsistent referral tracking. They explained that their analysis used statistical models because the true prevalence of disabilities is unknown, and found Washington districts generally clustered near the national average, with little evidence that any demographic group was systematically under-identified. The audit also found that special education funding has historically been insufficient, with districts collectively covering about $500 million in costs not paid by state or federal sources, and that districts spent about 26% more per student than they received in funding. Auditors noted recent legislative changes that removed the special education enrollment cap and changed the safety net process, but said it was too soon to assess their effects. Their recommendations to OSPI included clarifying what counts as an official special education referral, requiring districts to report referral data even when no evaluation follows, and ensuring the new statewide data system is developed with district input, training, and possibly a mandate for uniform use. OSPI staff said they concurred with the report and appreciated the work of the auditor’s office and JLARC. During member questions, Representative Paulette raised concerns that the audit did not directly examine prevalence of specific disabilities, such as autism and dyslexia, in vulnerable populations or compare Washington’s identification practices to medical and peer-reviewed prevalence data. Auditors responded that medical prevalence is not known in a systematic way, that educational eligibility differs from medical diagnosis, and that the report’s conclusions should not be read as proving no populations are under- or over-identified. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned.

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• And I had to step out. So I didn't hear the final number, but it's well over 100.
• placed forward by Senator Huffman, supported by our Lieutenant Governor and Governor, are important steps
• We're going to take it a step further and look at defendants who are currently out on bond and see what

Bills: SJR2, SB4, SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR42, SR74, SR76, HCR5, SB710, SB710

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• the vast scale of the plastic pollution crisis, I want to stress that the Steward Act is just one step
• Judges across the country have stepped in against the Trump administration's illegal funding cutoff,
• Today moves us a step closer.

Bills: SB347, SB351

Keywords: brownfields, brownfield cleanup, site remediation, environmental cleanup, contaminated property, redevelopment, revitalization, CERCLA, Superfund, EPA grants, state response programs, environmental justice, disadvantaged communities, small communities, local government grants, nonprofit eligibility, community engagement, Alaska Native tribes, Regional Corporations, Village Corporations

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• will try to do my very best to always be here on time, and if I'm not, my vice chair or somebody will step
• schedule for the day, so just we'll kind of see that as we go along. my vice chair or somebody will step
• my vice chair or somebody will step right<00:02:36.720> in<00:02:37.200> and<00:02:37.319

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met with a quorum but, because agency representatives did not attend, the chair said no official action would be taken and no bills would be passed at this meeting. The purpose of the session was to provide an opportunity for agencies to present an overview related to the governor’s proposed budget for Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development, but that discussion was postponed to a later date. Most of the meeting focused on committee procedures and expectations. The chair reviewed the committee’s initial rules, emphasizing that members should speak through the chair, keep respectful order, and notify the committee administrator if they cannot attend. The chair also said the committee would try to accommodate testimony time depending on the agenda and would allow virtual participation by Zoom to ensure broader public access. The chair explained that any proposed bill changes must be submitted by 1:00 p.m. the day before a hearing so staff can prepare amendments and share them with members. Minutes were noted as presented without a motion to approve. Near the end, members confirmed the windchill was about 37 below, and the chair announced there would be no meeting the next day, with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday. The meeting then adjourned.

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• And third, when the user is a minor, the company has to take additional and specific steps to protect
• And third, when the user is a minor, the company has to take additional and specific steps to protect
• another step another step for<05:15:02.520> those<05:15:02.800> owners for those owners
• Let's step up and take it. I ask for a no vote. Is there any further discussion on amendment L25?
• Let's step up and take it. protect them. Let's step up and take it.

Keywords: 981, all

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• There will be no prophylactic steps taken by those communities.
• States are effectively penalized for taking proactive steps to reduce wildfire risk.
• States are effectively penalized for taking proactive steps to reduce wildfire risk.
• <01:04:28.720> to penalized for taking proactive steps to penalized for taking proactive steps
• And instead of stepping up, Democrats chose to step back, and now they come to the floor trying to shift

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Step up to the table. It's all good. Step up to the table.
• You know, it's a 25-step process or more.
• The first sort of step, you know, that involves the local planning committee.
• The board is really kind of the gatekeeper at all the important steps there.
• stepping up to fill that. stepping up to fill that.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• And so should those businesses want to take a step out of hemp and into cannabis, we don't think they
• So, meaning if you want to grow to be a macro business, we have like a step up for everybody.
• It's a great way to be set up to fail if we're not taking some of those steps.
• that at every step at every step<01:09:14.239> of<01:09:14.400> the<01:09:14.560> development
• And you know, hey, people single step.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We would encourage the committee to take a step back and consider approaches that are workable at the
• encourage the committee to take a step encourage the committee to take a step back<00:42:20.319>
• This is...” have already taken um a step to to have already taken um a step to to implement<01:03:00.160
• that we need to take when this a step that we need to take when generally<01:03:36.160> people
• I think this is one step towards it, and I would appreciate your support. >> Uh, and I will request a

Bills: HF3831, HF3603, HF1900, HF495, HF3750, HF4316, HF2136, HF4384

Keywords: SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order

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• Let them make a step.
• Let them make a step.
• Let them make a step.
• I'm going to have Representative Mueller step up.
• I'm going to have Representative Mueller step up.

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

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• Um, they have the steps you have to take just to become a user. You wouldn't believe.
• <00:38:44.160> to mine, we don't go through the steps to mine, we don't go through the steps
• I mean, this is step one in a multi-step process, but it's the first step.
• They can't step up to the insurance companies and say, "Well, I'm sorry.
• They they can't step up control, right?

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• Um, but uh I would hope uh that that would be the first step.
• Um, but uh I think that there needs to be steps beyond the first step also. No debate.
• Um, but uh I think that there needs to be steps beyond the first step also. No debate.
• Um but uh I think that the first step.
• beyond the first there needs to be steps beyond the first step also.<02:10:24.560> Billy No<02

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• inflation for wages and it'll be a step inflation for wages and it'll be a step backwards<00:49:
• <01:26:16.480> up<01:26:17.040> uh<01:26:17.199> to and the state has stepped
• of walling some of trying to take a step of walling some of this<01:34:00.000> funding<01:34:
• Sometimes we just need to step back, gather that data, do the analysis, and get it out of the current
• Sometimes we just need to step<02:16:52.160> back,<02:16:52.479> gather<02:16:52.800>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Director McIntyre, do you mind to step it up?
• Director McIntyre, do you mind to step Director McIntyre, do you mind to step it<00:10:54.079>
• And, you know, is the manufacturer ever going to step up and take care of it?
• And, you know, is the manufacturer ever going to step up and take care of it?
• And, you know, is the manufacturer ever going to step up and take care of it?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• With that, I'm going to have you step aside.
• <00:11:43.839> aside um I'm going to have you two step aside um I'm going to have you two
• step aside I<00:11:44.200> do<00:11:44.320> have<00:11:44.440> one<00:11:44.560>
• We do have two remote testifiers, and so I'll have you two step aside.
• aside and uh the I'll have you two step aside and uh the first<01:00:32.720> one<01:00:32.920

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• We used Ront as an example of a step up, their subsequent steps that make penalties higher and higher
• <00:51:31.880> up used ront as an example of a step up used ront as an example of a step up
• > um<00:51:35.520> that their their subsequent steps um that their their subsequent steps
• further, and yet it doesn't go a step further.
• It goes a step further, and it, there's two models. They have a jail enforcement model.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• These scammers coach their victims step-by-step on how to use these crypto ATMs, just like they did with
• on how to use these crypto step-by-step on how to use these crypto ATMs,<00:28:54.960> just<00
• That's a step too far.
• <04:05:09.200> towards This bill is a first step towards This bill is a first step towards
• The trouble was, there's two more steps. The trouble was, there's two more steps.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• rise today to celebrate the service of Gettysburg Police Chief Robert Glenny as he makes the next step
• rise today to celebrate the service of Gettysburg Police Chief Robert Glenny as he makes the next step
• Today, I rise to recognize Lynn Mes as she steps down from her role as president and CEO of the North
• Donald John Trump has refused to divest himself or take any steps to prevent conflicts of interest in
• <05:42:48.320> towards would be an essential step towards would be an essential step towards

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So the amendment will bring it up six steps.
• So the amendment will bring it up six steps.
• So the amendment will bring it up six steps.
• So the amendment will bring it up six steps.
• ><01:44:20.520> version added six steps in the amended version added six steps in the amended

Keywords: 1189, house, all