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• Distributed the money to colleges based on applications and enrollment.
• If you'll turn to page 6, the report shows HED allocated most of the funds through a formal application
• However, this part The partnership was not in the college's original application for funding and was
• So in fiscal year 2023 endowments, which are laid out on page two, the request for applications was due
• So HED allocated the funds to New Mexico Highlands based on their application.

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Bills: HF2300

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The bill modifies application and renewal fees and the permitted scope of practice for specified radiologic
• The bill modifies application and renewal fees and the permitted scope of practice for specified radiologic
• , a new director, indirect owner, or a person in a business relationship with the applicant or owner
• a new director indirect owner or a person in a business relationship with the applicant or owner a new
• director, indirect owner, or a person in a business relationship with the applicant or owner, including

Bills: HB2050, HB2082, HB2176, HB2195, HB2202, HB2307, HB2584

Keywords: radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice, health workforce, rural health care, critical access hospital, supervision, telehealth

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• It is machine learning is large language models and all of those techniques have different applications
• So if you can give a real world example of an application, that would be great.
• So that is a concrete application and that is the purpose of the new center for applied.
• High demand fields now have far more qualified applicants than seats available.
• The number of qualified applicants is 3 times higher than the number of seats available.

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• It's to follow the law and all applicable rules and regulations and to help deliver the American dream
• Members, this bill requires developers' application to create a municipal utility district in the Hill
• The applicability is limited to cases in which the property owner agrees to annexation.
• One other example I will bring up is we have a municipal use district application in right now where
• the developer wants to do a land application permit right next to the municipal wells of a city.

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• Applications do go to the Comptroller's Office for initial evaluation and processing.
• Applicants must pass the compelling factor test, where the agreement must be the compelling factor in
• the site selection determination and, in the absence of the agreement, the applicant would not make
• Slide 9 just shows the applications that the office has received by fiscal year.
• The applicants are the cities, counties, and local organizing committees.

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.

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• Health physicists play a critical role in reactor operations, medical radiation applications, and environmental
• Applications are submitted to the Comptroller's Office for initial evaluation and processing.
• Applicants must pass the compelling factor test, where the agreement must be the compelling factor in
• Only two applicants for this program have been dispatchable energy facilities so far, both of which were
• The applicants are the cities and local organizing committees.

Bills: SB913, SB1086, SB1087, SB1143, SB1534, SB1553, SB1718, SB1754, SB2004, SB2322, SB2448

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy

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• Since then, we have seen 20... 22 applications filed with the PUC where a municipality is requesting
• This is time-consuming, costs money, and prolongs the application process.
• The other thing that it does, the cost of Doing the permit now is going to be on the applicant.
• So the applicant now will bear that cost for these inspections.
• Again the cost will be bared by the by the applicant.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• This includes license applications and staff qualifications.
• We are in the process of reviewing all of those rules underlying them because we think that the applicability
• is that the area of CFWI covers a portion of the South Florida Water Management District where an applicant
• would have ...covers a portion of the South Florida Water Management District where an applicant would
• Get that application complete by December 28, 2025, and that project will also be grandfathered.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met on February 3, 2025, with a quorum present and took up three main items. First, the committee considered a large set of recommended objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules, all centered on sunset provisions stating the rules would expire after five years. AHCA asked for another deferral while it reviewed the rules, arguing the sunset language was a form of self-restraint rather than an invalid exercise of rulemaking authority. Committee leadership disagreed that further delay would resolve the issue and moved to a single vote covering all objections. The motion passed by roll call, and the committee informed AHCA that an objection would be filed unless the agency amended the rules within 30 days. The committee then heard an informational briefing from the Department of Environmental Protection on its Outstanding Florida Springs rule and stormwater rule. DEP explained that it did not prepare a statement of estimated regulatory cost for the springs rule because the proposed standards largely mirror existing water management district rules and the Central Florida Water Initiative framework, so DEP said there was no new regulatory burden. Members asked about permit authority, costs, and whether the rules were functionally different from prior rules. DEP maintained the rules set minimum standards and did not add costs beyond what regulated parties were already doing. DEP also described implementation of the stormwater rule adopted under the 2020 Clean Waterways Act and later ratified by the Legislature in 2024. DEP said the rule was the product of years of workshops and technical advisory committee meetings, and that the final version included lower-cost alternatives, grandfathering, and phased implementation. DEP estimated the rule’s cost at about $2,600 per acre in the revised CERC, while industry witnesses said the real cost could be much higher, especially if land costs are included. A home builders representative argued the estimate understated impacts, while a stormwater engineer said the rule gives more flexible, performance-based tools and could become more cost-effective over time. Finally, Senator Graal presented proposed Chapter 120 changes in SB 108, aimed at tightening and modernizing rulemaking. The proposal would require five-year rule reviews, annual agency reporting, faster notice of proposed rulemaking after authorizing legislation, electronic filing, public access to incorporated materials, clearer tracking of technical changes, and limits on how long rules can remain pending ratification. Members discussed whether the Legislature should be more specific in statutes about rulemaking deadlines and whether agencies should be more accountable when rules stall. No formal action was taken on the Chapter 120 proposals, and the committee adjourned after discussion.

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• So the Department develops requests for applications, and we will continue to call them RFAs for the
• That one job of this grant application is really one of ten that they're doing, whether they're in a
• Like, is there a time frame based on certain complicated applications or how complicated a disbursement
• Applications or how complicated a disbursement might be?
• Let's say someone submits everything that you've requested from them, so their application, their RFA

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• Involving new construction of a building, a zoning application, or the application for approval of a
• So complaints were that the permitting was too costly, took too long, and the application requirements
• Investigations for courier service applicants, authorizes information sharing with DPS and the FBI and
• other relevant agencies, spells out licensing application denial, suspension, and revocation.
• And SB 28 adds the words or through an internet application or mobile internet application, codifying

Bills: SB 28

Keywords: groundwater, groundwater conservation district, Water Code, Water Development Board, modeled available groundwater, aquifer, water permit, groundwater transfer, export groundwater, out-of-district transfer, management area, desired future conditions, well permit, retail public utility, potable water, emergency interconnect, subsidiary, controlled entity, aquifer management, water resources

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• AB 667 would allow applicants of certain BIS licenses administered by the Department of Consuming Affairs
• And just one last thing, is there any data that tells us how many applicants are unable to pass their
• It tells licensing boards, when you review applications, you need to prioritize people who've been locked
• It requires that each board falling under the Department of Consumer Affairs prioritize, quote, applicants
• It requires an applicant to obtain certification from the Bureau confirming their status as a descendant

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• concrete plant or for the Committee on Environmental Regulation HB 2643 by Dutton relates to the applicable
• application of.
• Relating to the information required by an operator, the application of the Railroad Commission to Texas
• HB 2698 by NNCHA relating to the representation of certain judgment applicant indigent applicants of
• to require a person allowed an exemption from taxation of a resident's homestead to file a new application

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• overbreadth of the statute requires one of three courses of action on the part of the healthcare applicant
• This will be clear to initial applicants and entities renewing licensure when they make the attestation
• interest is an officer, board of director, or owner. of more than 5% of the healthcare entity or applicant
• It should also be clear that the initial applicants and entities renewing licensure that none of these
• The applicant entity seeking licensure renewal can vet their backgrounds to ensure they have no connection

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Seven, removes the statutory cap on midwife licensure and application fees.
• It removes the requirement for a covered company to connect the application developer with a parent or
• within the covered company's app store and limit the amount of time a user can spend on downloaded applications
• is not required to share age signals with a third party other than with a developer through an application
• that is distributed on the covered company's application store, and removes the requirement for a developer

Keywords: 1182, all

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• provide for the purpose, to subject the partnership to approval of the Board of Supervisors and the applicable
• adolescent literacy, to provide with respect to high-dose tutoring, to provide for definitions, applicability
• Owen amends Title 17, the Education Code, relative to teachers, provides for an appeal process for applicants
• Title 17, the Education Code relative to teacher certification provides for an appeal process for applications
• to provide, to require a decision to be rendered within a certain period of time, provides for applicability

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• If he will not yield to a question, I'll just remind him that this bill says application of foreign laws
• and application of foreign laws and religious sectarian law.
• going to change that application, If the Department of Revenue has an application of existing statute
• and they're going to change that application, then they need to come to the hearings in the House and
• the Senate before the applicable committee of jurisdiction and have a public hearing about that change

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring the East Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Members also welcomed the Doctor of the Day and several guest groups, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several Senate bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced SB 1037, SB 1233, SB 1290, and SB 1445, adopting committee amendments where offered and giving each a do pass recommendation; SB 1814 was retained. Members discussed SB 1055, which would require reporting certain unlawfully present individuals arrested for crimes to federal immigration authorities, with Democrats raising concerns about profiling and civil liberties and Republicans arguing it simply enforces federal law; it also received a do pass recommendation. SB 1274, relating to transportation and infrastructure, was amended and recommended do pass, SB 1502 also advanced, and SB 1573, concerning foreign or religious sectarian law in state courts, prompted debate over whether it was necessary or duplicative but was likewise recommended do pass. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted, and the measures were assigned accordingly. The House then took up third-reading votes. SB 1168 and SB 1172 passed overwhelmingly, SB 1290 passed after debate about HOA meeting openness, SB 1221 passed on a 32-24 vote after supporters said it would improve tax transparency, and SB 1400 passed 47-9 despite concerns about peer support and counseling protections. SB 1214, a medical practice bill involving stem cell regenerative therapies, failed 25-31 after some members said they were not comfortable with the measure; afterward, a motion to reconsider its failure was adopted, placing it back on the third-reading calendar. The House also granted the Senate permission to adjourn until April 27, and then adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

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• Officer is authorized to appoint review panel members to assist DFS in the grant review process of applicants
• Secondly, it requires the registered agent's address be included in a kiosk business application information
• Secondly, it requires the registered agent's address be included in a kiosk business application information
• And lastly, it provides that any false statement in an application, And lastly, it provides that any
• false statement in an application, rather than false statements as to the name, address, or location

Bills: S0198, S0570, S0772, S0808, S1038, S1040, S1286, S1440, S1504, S1668

Keywords: virtual currency, kiosks, money services business, regulation, financial services, consumer protection, cryptocurrency, registration, payment scams, task force, fraud prevention, property insurance, roofing requirements, inspector, insurance policies, homeowners insurance, roof age, residential structures, insurance renewal, investment

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Senator Wright. That bill expands the law enforcement recruitment bonus program to include firefighters, creates a DFS grant review panel for fire-related grants, and establishes an institute for PTSD and first-responder behavioral health. Testimony from fire chiefs and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered several insurance and financial regulation bills. CS/SB 198 by Senator Rousan, as amended, regulates virtual currency kiosks with transaction limits, notice and receipt requirements, and OFR enforcement authority; witnesses described it as a needed anti-fraud measure, especially for seniors, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 772 by Senator Burgess, as amended, allows limited licenses for portable electronics and eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504 by Senator Claudio, as amended, creates a pathway for high school students to qualify for insurance customer representative licensure; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved two cryptocurrency reserve bills by Senator Gruters: CS/SB 1038 creates the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve framework, and CS/SB 1040 creates the related trust fund; both received technical amendments and favorable reports. CS/SB 1440 by Senator Martin, as amended, creates public records exemptions and cybersecurity reporting provisions for financial institutions and related entities, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1668 by Senator Burton, which updates the NICA program’s funding and benefit structure, and CS/SB 570 by Senator Polsky, which creates a task force on payment scams, were both heard with supportive testimony and reported favorably. Senators later recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before the committee adjourned.

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• into a basic training course when the applicant had a peace officer license that was permanently revoked
• Section 3, the director shall have cause to deny an application for a peace officer license or entrance
• into a basic training course when the applicant is not a citizen of the United States.
• The proposed amendments would occur in Section 2, and it would read: applicant had a peace officer license
• when an applicant is not a U.S. citizen or previously held a peace officer license that was revoked

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• that reviews those applications.
• And then the Legislature did partially fund an application by the Yakama Nation for Portions of Tract
• And so we are accepting applications now.
• I think the application process closed for the next round, which will be brought. Yeah.
• The application process closed for the next round, which will be brought during the next long session

Summary: The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a work session with an update from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Commissioner Dave Upthe Grove outlined DNR’s size and scope, previewed agency-request legislation, and emphasized budget priorities. He said DNR will seek authority to sell ecosystem service credits, better use underutilized water rights with tribal consultation, add a tribal representative to the State Board of Natural Resources, make minor timber-sales efficiencies, and include wildland firefighters in the LEOFF pension system. He also urged restoration of wildfire prevention and preparedness funding, warning that reduced funding would mean fewer firefighters, less forest health work, and less support for rural fire districts. He noted DNR’s wildfire suppression costs are rising and argued prevention spending can reduce larger, more expensive fires. State Forester George Geisler followed with a detailed wildfire season review. He said Washington now responds to fires year-round and also assists other states, including Texas. He described DNR’s use of 31 aircraft, 691 firefighters, and corrections-based crews, and said the agency’s success rate for keeping fires under 10 acres improved slightly from 93.7% to 94.1%. He highlighted increased arson activity, especially around Spokane, and described the Crescent Road Fire as an example of early detection, rapid response, and the use of bulldozers, aircraft, and hand crews to contain a fire to 182 acres with no structure losses. Senator Saldan praised the emphasis on prevention and the use of bulldozers as cost-effective tools. Assistant deputy supervisor Dwayne Emmons then reviewed the trust land transfer program, which was codified in statute in 2023 after being funded through the capital budget for decades. He said more than 130,000 acres of underperforming trust land have been transferred since the 1990s to other public or tribal entities for more appropriate use, while DNR acquires replacement lands to keep the trust whole. He described the current application and ranking process, including tribal input, and said DNR is requesting funding for remaining parcels from the last round, including portions of Tract C, Babcock Bench, and Middle Fork Snoqualmie. In questions, Senator Wagoner raised concerns about DNR’s decision to remove some acres from timber harvest rotation and its impact on local revenue and mills; the commissioner responded that current five-year harvest plans provide short-term stability and that any changes would be explored through the Board of Natural Resources process, not through immediate reductions in supply. The committee then received a history briefing from staff member Jeff Olson on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission and agency structure. He traced the evolution from early fish and game commissioners to the current commission-appointed director model adopted by voter-approved Referendum 45 in 1995. Olson explained the commission’s statutory duties, membership requirements, and how Washington compares with other states. Chair Chapman said he had no plans to hear a bill this session changing the commission’s makeup, but he expressed personal interest in exploring reforms, accountability, and possibly a future broader coalition or referendum process. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair adjourned the session with holiday and New Year’s wishes.