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• Businesses, landlords, employers, and educational institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of race
• We’re applicable to educational institutions. We’re applicable to places of public accommodation.
• It supports small business creation, protects our visitor economy, and stabilizes property values, which
• However, the city focuses its compliance on education first and allows prosecutors to assess a $100 fine
• This creates more stability for commerce, for communities, for family.

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 557, which would preempt local governments from adopting or enforcing anti-discrimination ordinances that go beyond state law. The sponsor, Rep. Bruce Skaug, and supporters argued the bill would create statewide uniformity, reduce burdens on businesses, and protect religious liberty and conscience rights. Testifying in support were representatives from Alliance Defending Freedom and Idaho Family Policy Center, a former Hitching Post owner, Sandpoint’s mayor, and several private citizens who said local ordinances had created legal risk, especially in housing, employment, and public accommodations. They emphasized concerns about compelled participation in same-sex weddings, gender identity policies, and the cost and uncertainty of local enforcement. Opponents, including the Association of Idaho Cities, officials from Victor, Boise, and Moscow, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, clergy, and other residents, said the bill would strip local control and weaken protections for LGBTQ people. They argued that city ordinances fill gaps in state law, improve safety and trust, and help with housing and employment discrimination. Boise and other city representatives said their ordinances were adopted in response to constituent concerns and had not produced the harms claimed by supporters; Boise also said it had no complaints from businesses alleging coercion under its ordinance. Several opponents said the bill would make communities less welcoming and could harm economic development. Committee members questioned witnesses about uniformity, local authority, housing protections, and whether similar laws exist in other states. Supporters cited state preemption examples and said other states have enacted similar laws; opponents cited constitutional concerns and the Romer v. Evans case. No final vote or action on HB 557 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair continued taking testimony from both sides.

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• Businesses, landlords, employers, and educational institutions cannot discriminate on the basis of race
• We’re applicable to educational institutions. We’re applicable to places of public accommodation.
• It supports small business creation, protects our visitor economy, and stabilizes property values, which
• However, the city focuses its compliance on education first and allows prosecutors to assess a $100 fine
• This creates more stability for commerce, for communities, for family.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee approved the January 26 minutes and then heard testimony on HB 557, which would preempt local governments from adopting or enforcing anti-discrimination ordinances that go beyond state law. The bill sponsor, Representative Skaug, and supporters argued that the measure would create statewide uniformity, protect religious conscience and small businesses, and prevent local ordinances from forcing participation in conduct they oppose. Supporters cited examples from Coeur d’Alene, Sandpoint, Boise, and other cities, and several witnesses said local ordinances created legal uncertainty or threatened privacy and safety in housing, employment, and public accommodations. Opponents, including the Association of Idaho Cities, Boise and Moscow officials, Planned Parenthood, faith leaders, and private citizens, said the bill would strip local control and weaken protections for LGBTQ residents. They argued that local ordinances fill gaps in state law, help residents feel safe reporting crimes or seeking housing and employment, and have not harmed economic growth in cities like Boise. Some opponents said the bill would effectively legalize discrimination or increase fear and exclusion, while supporters countered that state law already protects against unlawful discrimination and that local governments should not compel conduct against conscience. The committee heard extensive testimony from both sides, including from a former Hitching Post owner, the Sandpoint mayor, Boise policy staff, and residents describing personal experiences with local nondiscrimination ordinances. No vote on HB 557 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• As educators and union members, we fight for higher wages so we can afford to live in the communities
• I used my international law and policy degree to educate on public international law.
• With some of these personalized plans, people can stabilize, succeed…” “With some of these personalized
• plans, people can stabilize, succeed, and stay aligned with supervision conditions.
• As an educator with a doctorate in education leadership and policy studies, I look at this through both

Summary: The committee began with a work session from the State Investment Board, where staff described the board’s structure, $230 billion in assets under management, and its mandate to maximize returns at a prudent level of risk for pension and other state funds. They reviewed long-term performance, noting strong historical returns and explaining that the board generally invests public equities passively through low-cost index funds. Members also discussed sustainability practices, including ESG integration, proxy voting, climate and DEI blueprints, and the board’s view that divestment or asset-class restrictions can reduce returns and increase costs. Senators asked about deferred compensation, legislative influence over investment policy, and digital assets; staff said the board is slow-moving and that any major change would be studied carefully. The public hearing then focused on SB 5439, which would prohibit new thermal coal investments beginning in 2026 and require full divestment by 2030, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued coal is a poor long-term investment and a major climate and health risk, and several said the bill still gives the board flexibility to retain holdings in companies transitioning to clean energy. The committee also heard testimony on SB 6109, which would bar investments in private detention facilities and require divestment by 2030; supporters said state money should not profit from immigrant detention, while staff confirmed the board currently holds a small investment in Geo Group. SB 6304 would require responsible investment principles for the State Investment Board, including consideration of human rights, environmental degradation, corruption, and related risks, along with proxy voting guidelines and annual reporting. Testimony in favor emphasized ethical investing, climate risk, and avoiding complicity in human rights abuses, while board staff had earlier said they view such decisions through an investment-risk lens rather than a values-based lens. The committee also heard Substitute SB 5945, which would exclude most offenses committed before age 18 from counting as strikes under the state’s persistent offender law and would allow retroactive resentencing for affected people, with exceptions for first- and second-degree murder and serious sex offenses. Staff said the substitute would likely affect fewer cases than the original bill, with estimates ranging from about 10 to 24 resentencings. Public defense, prosecutors, and sheriffs’ representatives raised concerns about workload, victim impacts, and retroactive application, while supporters and pro bono providers said they were prepared to help with resentencing and reentry support. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• We provided our children, as chair of education, with 21st-century tools to prepare them for the world
• I hold two master's degrees and a doctorate in human development and education from the Harvard Graduate
• School of Education.
• Second, clearly exempt narrowly focused education tools like Khan Academy and ensure that schools are
• For background, 6PPD is used as an antioxidant, anti-ozonant, and polymer stabilizer for rubber products

Bills: SB5984, SB6119, SB6076

Keywords: artificial intelligence, chatbots, regulation, technology, consumer protection, pollutants, tire regulation, 6PPD, environment, public safety, SB 6076, consumer-owned utilities, public utility districts, municipal procurement, competitive bidding, public works, clean energy, renewable energy, nonemitting generation, energy storage

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• We provided our children, as chair of education, with 21st century tools to prepare them for the world
• I hold two master's degrees and a doctorate in human development and education from the Harvard Graduate
• School of Education.
• In addition, as written, the bill would apply to many everyday AI tools used for education, customer
• Second, clearly exempt narrowly focused education tools like Khan Academy and ensure that schools are

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on three bills. SB 6076, sponsored by Sen. Gaynor, would streamline procurement for consumer-owned utilities on clean energy, storage, transmission, and distribution projects through 2045 by raising contract thresholds, allowing more use of vendor lists, electronic bids, and broader competitive-bidding exemptions for certain energy-related projects. The sponsor and utility and labor supporters said the bill would help PUDs respond to rising costs, supply-chain shortages, aging infrastructure, and growing electricity demand, while keeping work with union labor. No opposition testimony was presented, and the hearing closed with 60 people signed in pro and 3 con. The committee then heard SB 5984, a governor-request bill sponsored by Sen. Wellman that would regulate AI companion chatbots by requiring disclosure that users are interacting with AI, restricting manipulative engagement techniques for minors, requiring safeguards against sexual content and self-harm, and creating enforcement under the Consumer Protection Act with a private right of action. Supporters included the governor’s office, the Attorney General’s office, privacy officials, parents, child-safety advocates, researchers, and some tech-industry voices who urged stronger safeguards; they emphasized harms to minors, suicide risks, and the need for transparency and accountability. Opponents and critics argued the bill could sweep too broadly, create constitutional/free-speech problems, burden general-purpose AI and consumer-facing businesses, and rely on unclear or ineffective definitions. The hearing closed with 697 signed in pro, 219 con, and 477 other. Finally, the committee heard SB 6119 on 6PPD-containing tires. The bill would phase out sale and distribution of tires containing 6PPD or regrettable substitutes beginning in 2035, create a mitigation fee on such tires, and dedicate revenue to Ecology administration, monitoring, salmon and waterbody studies, and waste tire removal. Supporters, including the bill sponsor, scientists, environmental groups, Seattle Public Utilities, and salmon-recovery advocates, said 6PPD-Q is acutely toxic to coho salmon and that a deadline and fee would accelerate safer alternatives and fund mitigation. Ecology and industry witnesses acknowledged the problem but said no proven alternative is yet available and warned the bill could be premature, raise costs, and affect tire safety and affordability; business and trucking groups also opposed the measure, citing duplication of the existing Safer Products process and the need for further stakeholder work. No votes or executive action were taken in the meeting.

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• Our implementation has found that prioritizing education and outreach is key to reducing violations.
• I guess Prioritizing education and outreach is key to reducing violations.
• What we also know is that we work really closely with OLS to ensure that workers have the education,
• employers have the education required, so that we know that the risk in this industry lowers when we
• It gave me stability, purpose, and a career that supported my family for decades. Sorry.

Summary: The House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee heard public testimony on several bills. HB 2151 would update factory-built housing and commercial structure rules by directing L&I to consider newer national standards and allowing inspections by qualified third-party agencies without requiring a contract; the sponsor and L&I said it would save time and money and help lower costs for manufactured housing. HB 2372 would change workers’ compensation time-loss calculations so injured workers receive 100% of the employer’s monthly health care contribution unless the employer keeps paying it; supporters said this would better protect injured workers and their families, while a small-business representative opposed the bill and suggested direct payment to insurers instead, and L&I noted implementation costs and timing concerns. HB 2355, the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, would create standalone protections for domestic workers covering wages, written agreements, notice before termination or severance, anti-harassment and anti-retaliation rules, and discrimination protections, while also extending minimum wage/overtime/sick leave coverage to some domestic workers; testimony from workers, advocates, Seattle officials, and the sponsor emphasized wage theft, insecurity, and the need for statewide standards, while L&I said technical clarifications and funding would be needed. HB 2409 would establish a collective bargaining framework for agricultural workers under PERC, with procedures for representation elections, mediation, and interest arbitration; supporters framed it as a long-overdue extension of bargaining rights and dignity to farmworkers, while growers and farm bureau representatives warned it could disrupt harvests, harm farms, and affect the food supply. HB 2472 would strengthen enforcement of fire sprinkler licensing and certification by allowing local fire code officials to request proof of credentials and issue stop-work orders; labor, fire marshals, and industry groups supported it as a public safety measure, while the building industry raised a drafting concern about the term “residential sprinkler.” No votes or final committee actions were taken in the hearing.

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• It's meant to educate people and have had a very good response from colleagues.
• It's meant to educate people hearing.
• It's meant to educate people and<00:21:07.840><c> have</c><00:21:08.000><c> had</c><00:21:08.160><c>
• And I would encourage people to come to the hearing because I think it's going to be very educational
• I think it's going to be very educational, both in how it works.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• petition of Susannah Whipps, relative to the Athol-Royalston Regional School District Financial Stability
• Fund, to the Committee on Education; and the petition of Amy M.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports and local bills. It concurred in a Senate referral of a petition on fair tax treatment for zero-emission vehicles and suspended Joint Rule 12 for additional petitions, including measures on construction supervisory licensing, the Athol-Royalston Regional School District Financial Stability Fund, and zero-emission vehicle taxes. The House also acted on a Judiciary Committee report recommending passage of House No. 4647, establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tangway, and ordered it to a third reading. The chamber then considered a series of bills reported by Steering, Policy and Scheduling, including measures for tax abatement for permanently disabled veterans, line-of-duty death benefits for firefighters, Building Trades Recovery Week, and a civil service exam exemption for a Haverhill police officer candidate. These bills were advanced to third reading. The House also passed several engrossed bills to enactment, including a sick leave bank for Candy J. Pike, a special fund for the Festival of Hills in Conway, authorization for Watertown to lease property, a change to the Holden moderator term, and an update to Medford’s linkage exaction program. Later, the House concurred in Senate amendments related to sewer service authority in Sharon, and passed to engrossment bills authorizing parking fines in Marblehead and an additional liquor license in Somerset. It also engrossed sick leave bank bills for David A. Russell and Jean McCarran; the McCarran bill was amended to add an emergency preamble before passage. Finally, the House enacted the Candy J. Pike sick leave bank bill, adopted an order to meet the following Wednesday at 11 a.m., and adjourned in formal session.

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• protects these investments the state has made through his administration in child care and early education
• We've worked with the Department of Human Services and Department of Education to develop this proposal
• A budget-neutral proposal in our budget is housing stabilization services termination and a redesign.
• </c> our budget is um housing stabilization our budget is um housing stabilization services<01:14:31.480
• </c> structures, and patient education structures, and patient education materials. materials. materials

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Through these centers, they are able to educate students while providing the same education to parents
• These disparities persist regardless of income or education.
• In my experience, I found that the education et cetera.
• Graduate medical education funding is difficult to come by.
• Graduate medical education funding is difficult to come by.

Summary: The hearing focused on reproductive and maternal health inequities affecting Latina, Black, and Indigenous women in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that disparities are rooted in long histories of exclusion, coercion, and underinvestment. Members and witnesses discussed the need to address language access, immigration-related fear, continuity of care, and the role of community-based supports such as promotora programs, doulas, community health workers, and culturally responsive education. The first panel highlighted the history of forced sterilization and reproductive oppression in California, the work of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, Planned Parenthood affiliates’ care and education programs, and Black Women for Wellness’s community-led maternal health advocacy and policy priorities. Witnesses described how current barriers include fear of ICE and public charge, loss of funding for community organizations, gaps in Medi-Cal access, and the erosion of trust caused by discrimination and inconsistent care. Legislators asked about measuring trust, the impact of immigration enforcement on care-seeking, and how to respond to federal funding cuts. Panelists said the state should invest in community-based organizations, maintain public coverage and safety-net programs, and support the ecosystems of care that connect health services with housing, legal aid, and education. The second part of the hearing turned to state maternal health efforts. Officials from the California Department of Public Health and the Department of Health Care Services described programs including Black Infant Health, the Perinatal Equity Initiative, the Pregnancy Associated Review Committee, the birthing care pathway, the postpartum pathway concept paper, and the Transforming Maternal Health model. They said California is updating policies to better support doulas, community health workers, lactation services, and postpartum transitions, and that Medi-Cal coverage is protected for 12 months postpartum. They also noted that most pregnancy-related deaths now occur after delivery and that the highest risks involve cardiovascular disease, mental health, infection, and birth complications. ACOG representatives closed by describing professional education efforts on racism, implicit bias, immigrant rights, and respectful care, and by recommending hospital-level quality improvement projects that use existing data to identify and close equity gaps. They stressed that effective change requires measurable, transparent outcomes, involvement of impacted patients and communities, and sustained institutional accountability. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• I'm the education and outreach lead.
• Lark Park, I'm the director of the California Education Learning Lab.
• As a final note, the state created a new education workforce entity last year, the California Education
• California Department of Education Uniform Complaint process.
• , administrators, and educators.

Summary: The hearing began with a vote-only agenda and then focused first on San Mateo County’s request to restore in-lieu vehicle license fee (VLF) funding. County officials, city leaders, labor representatives, nonprofits, and public safety advocates argued that the loss of roughly $157 million would force major cuts to homelessness services, housing assistance, mental health programs, libraries, parks, fire and police staffing, and other local services. They described the current formula as outdated and unfair, tied to school funding and basic-aid dynamics that no longer work for San Mateo County, and urged both an immediate budget restoration and a permanent legislative fix. The Department of Finance said the payments are discretionary, not statutorily required, and noted the administration does not view the expenditure as sustainable in the current fiscal climate. Committee members expressed sympathy, questioned the formula, and said they would keep the issue under consideration; the committee later voted to move the two vote-only items on the agenda. The committee then received an update from the Department of General Services on state property redevelopment, including the Hillcrest DMV site in San Diego, the Fell Street DMV site in San Francisco, and other state-owned properties. DGS explained that Hillcrest is not currently an active project, while the Fell Street project shifted from an integrated DMV-housing plan to a more feasible relocation of the DMV into leased commercial space, with a budget change proposal pending. Members pressed DGS on the slow pace of redevelopment, the potential for housing on state sites, and the costs and feasibility of adaptive reuse. DGS said many state buildings are aging and that adaptive reuse depends heavily on building design, floorplate depth, light, and risk from unknown conditions behind walls. The Government Operations portion then turned to the California Education Learning Lab, which supports intersegmental higher education innovation grants. The Lab asked for permanent restoration of $4 million in ongoing funding and a move of its home agency from the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to GovOps, along with technical trailer bill changes. Supporters said the program has funded more than 120 projects reaching thousands of faculty and hundreds of thousands of students, including work on generative AI in higher education. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the restoration and continuing the wind-down, citing the state’s projected deficit and suggesting the California Education Interagency Council could pursue non-state-funded grant opportunities instead. The committee held the item open. Finally, GovOps presented the new California Education Interagency Council staffing request, seeking four ongoing positions to support the council, with funding already included in last year’s budget. The department said the governor has appointed Debbie Cochran as executive officer and that the remaining positions are being recruited. Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee began questions about how the council will be staffed and organized.

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• </c><00:14:25.440><c> Act</c> economic stabiliz- stabilization Act economic stabiliz- stabilization Act
• The Department of Education.
• <02:35:46.240><c> licensure</c> education licensure education licensure or<02:35:47.920><c> experience
• because that education, in education because that education, that<02:46:29.520><c> experience</c><02
• This bill allows the Maryland Higher Education Commission, or any institution of higher education in

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• H for Excellence of Education, in support. H Early Learning Consortium, in support.
• I appreciate this opportunity to have some stability.
• </c><00:26:09.520><c> and</c> oi um H for excellence of education and oi um H for excellence of education
• /c><00:27:34.880><c> to</c><00:27:35.080><c> have</c><00:27:35.240><c> some</c><00:27:35.520><c> stability
• </c> This opportunity to have some stability for our working families at a meaningful public-private

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related bills. HB 72 on pharmacy drew only support, with testimony from the University of Hawaiʻi system, the Board of Pharmacy, pharmacists, and others; no questions were raised. HB 237 on peer support programs also received broad support from the Department of Health, DHS, early learning officials, families, and advocates, with testimony emphasizing the value of peer-to-peer mentoring and support for parents, youth, and people with disabilities; no opposition or questions were noted. HB 250, the prior authorization bill, generated the most discussion. SHPDA supported a revised version focused on reporting prior authorization practices and creating a nonbinding working group to develop automation standards, while PCMA, HMSA, Kaiser Permanente, and others raised concerns about duplicative pharmacy requirements, unintended consequences, and alignment with federal timelines and reporting. Several medical groups and individual patients supported the measure, describing delays and burdens caused by prior authorization. A committee member asked whether the bill’s working group differed from a similar group in Senate Bill 1449, and the witness said it was intended to be the same. HB 303 on health care preceptors was supported by the Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi, nursing and health care organizations, and the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, which asked that pharmacists’ residency programs be specifically tied to national accreditation standards. HB 341, relating to issuance of SPURS to assist the Hawaii Island Community Health Association, drew support from the health center and related groups. HB 692 on Preschool Open Doors received extensive support from early learning, education, family, labor, and community organizations; testimony stressed the shortage of child care and preschool slots, especially on Kauai, and the need to expand access for families. Committee members asked about adding family child care providers and about licensing/certification barriers, and DHS said the bill was focused on current licensed child care facilities and that certification issues were a separate, broader problem. HB 700 on cognitive assessments also drew strong support, with the Department of Health, the Executive Office on Aging, disability advocates, the Alzheimer’s Association, caregivers, and others urging use of a validated cognitive assessment tool during annual wellness visits and asking that the age 65 threshold be removed; some witnesses supported keeping the data-collection portion as a pilot and emphasized early detection and reporting.

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• Good morning, Amanda Lo Pardis Public Education Department.
• I'm a senior analyst with the Legislative Education Study Committee.
• education-related bills passed.
• Senate Bill 401, brought about for education.
• department, and higher education department.

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• Um, and this has been the case for most, if not for as long as medical education has been a thing.
• </c> most if for as long as medical education most if for as long as medical education has<00:04:33.640
• </c> community and support and stability community and support and stability beyond<00:39:53.080><c>
• What they're doing and how they're teaching the children to educate the parents in some cases, she's
• What they're doing and how they're teaching the children to educate the parents in some cases, she's

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the July 15 minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Matthew Holder and Dr. Henry Hood of the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. The clinic serves people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities through a transdisciplinary model that combines medical, dental, behavioral, psychiatric, therapy, and other services under one roof. The presenters argued that this population is large-cost but small in number, often receives little provider training, and is vulnerable to diagnostic overshadowing, overmedication, and missed medical or dental problems. The clinic reported that in Tennessee, payer data showed average costs of about $5,200 per member per month before clinic involvement, with a 44% reduction in overall health care spending after patients were seen, including lower emergency room use, inpatient admissions, and prescription use. They said those savings were measured by the payer, not the clinic, and that the savings accrued to Medicaid or managed care payers rather than the clinic itself. They also shared a case example of a patient who had been placed on hospice but improved after diagnosis and treatment at the clinic. Patient and parent satisfaction were described as very high, generally above 95%. The clinic asked for roughly $5 million to expand into Northern Kentucky, estimating 500 to 700 patients would use the new site and projecting annual savings of about $13 million to $19 million once mature. Members asked about the budget, startup and operating costs, where the savings go, and whether the clinic had considered taking full risk or another value-based model. Senator Meredith and others encouraged the clinic to explore an accountable care or risk-based arrangement, while the presenters said they were open to that discussion but had not pursued it yet. The exchange ended with follow-up questions about the clinic’s overall budget structure and public-private funding mix.

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• </c> prepared through their education prepared through their education practicum<00:14:50.160><c> clinical
• </c> and obviously early uh education and obviously early uh education experience<00:59:33.559><c> all
• Education policy must protect our children so that they have access to a high-quality education that
• Education policy must protect our children so that they have access to a high-quality education that
• Education policy must protect our children so that they have access to a high-quality education that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm the Director of Planning and Education. The cost share program runs under me.
• Prior to that, I was... ...of Planning and Education. The cost share program runs under me.
• Prior to that, I was the economist for the planning and education division.
• Water quality plays a fairly large role, especially in bank stabilization-type projects.
• Reparation for years of holding water for the stabilized reservoir that provides substantial benefit

Keywords: 908, all

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• we know that he will be restoring the Abraham Accords, which will bring security for Israel and stability
• </c> bring security for Israel and stability bring security for Israel and stability for<02:10:11.679
• Reese served as a pharmacy director and diabetes educator at District 2 Public Health in Gainesville,
• </c> Director of interprofessional Education Director of interprofessional Education before<07:11:50.680
• at District 2 Public diabetes educator at District 2 Public Health<07:11:57.840><c> in</c><07:11:58.040

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

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• As an educator and devoted matriarch, Maria Teresa led with quiet strength and a deep sense of responsibility
• long-term planning in our communities, playing a critical role in maintaining and strengthening the stability
• , who are primarily staffing our Business and Commerce, Health and Human Services Committee, and Education
• an intern in the office, and it wasn't long before he actually stepped up and started working on education

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Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare

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• Furthermore, these programs are also about educating the community about gun violence.
• They're an opportunity for us to educate the community on what safe gun storage looks like. and how to

Bills: HB4, HB20, HB40, HB46, HB101, HB112, HB117, HB121, HB127, HB146, HB150, HB186, HB229, HB426, HB521, HB541, HB549, HB632, HB713, HB796, HB1052, HB1106, HB1135, HB1234, HB1306, HB1403, HB1523, HB1532, HB1690, HB1960, HB2035, HB2217, HB2399, HB2488, HB2517, HB2594, HB2655, HB2686, HB2731, HB2757, HB2820, HB2963, HB3005, HB3053, HB3073, HB3225, HB3320, HB3333, HB3336, HB3441, HB3483, HB3516, HB3520, HB3697, HB3748, HB3793, HB3848, HB4099, HB4134, HB4144, HB4158, HB4233, HB4236, HB4285, HB4350, HB4359, HB4464, HB4580, HB4690, HB4730, HB4848, HB4904, HB4995, HB5196, HB5294, HB5381, HB5435, HB5437, HB5509, HB5606, HB5646, HB5658, HB5661, HB5663, HB5666, HB5672, HCR40, HCR59, SB867, SB2919, SJR5, SJR27, SB4, SB6, SB7, SB9, SB13, SB15, SB23, SB27, SB30, SB40, SB57, SB66, SB140, SB268, SB293, SB331, SB413, SB447, SB457, SB467, SB506, SB510, SB512, SB571, SB650, SB763, SB777, SB785, SB800, SB850, SB863, SB865, SB973, SB974, SB1191, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1494, SB1522, SB1540, SB1567, SB1579, SB1580, SB1610, SB1660, SB1723, SB1760, SB1838, SB1923, SB1946, SB1957, SB1964, SB2018, SB2024, SB2121, SB2167, SB2217, SB2221, SB2321, SB2337, SB2368, SB2373, SB2407, SB2431, SB2477, SB2587, SB2615, SB2753, SB2807, SB2900, SB2965, SB2972, SB2986, SB3039, SB3047, SB3059, SB3070, SB1, SB17, SB21, SB260, SB379, SB509, SB1198, SB1405, SB1506, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB2308, SB2601, SB2778, HB300, HB2011, HB2525, HB5246, HB100, HB101, HB119, HB227, HB252, HB322, HB346, HB654, HB705, HB718, HB721, HB824, HB1094, HB1234, HB1306, HB1506, HB1523, HB1629, HB1690, HB1868, HB1960, HB1973, HB2012, HB2035, HB2037, HB2078, HB2128, HB2213, HB2240, HB2348, HB2520, HB2598, HB2686, HB2694, HB2820, HB3005, HB3057, HB3092, HB3112, HB3171, HB3181, HB3185, HB3333, HB3388, HB3516, HB3546, HB3619, HB3623, HB3629, HB3642, HB3686, HB3697, HB3749, HB3793, HB3812, HB3815, HB3848, HB3909, HB4081, HB4145, HB4157, HB4158, HB4170, HB4202, HB4211, HB4214, HB4233, HB4285, HB4350, HB4361, HB4463, HB4464, HB4466, HB4559, HB4630, HB4748, HB4765, HB4848, HB4894, HB4904, HB4995, HB5093, HB5196, HB5320, HB5437, HB5624, HB5650, HB5651, HB5652, HB5654, HB5655, HB5656, HB5658, HB5661, HB5662, HB5664, HB5665, HB5666, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5677, HB5679, HB5682, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5695, HB5698, HB5699, HCR46, HCR76, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR111, HB748, HB5652, HB3395, HB180, HB1306, HB5650, HB4894, HB1629, HB5698, HB3171, HB2694, HB5664, HB4690, HB4464, HB3623, HB2520, HB2213, HB252, HB146, HB5596, HB3619, HB5320, HB5651, HB5670, HB5665, HB5437, HB5679, HB5661, HB5662, HB5654, HB5672, HB5656, HB2035, HB721, HB346, HB5695, HB5694, HB5674, HB3185, HB2348, HB1135, HB101, HB5666, HB5677, HB5682, HB5658, HB4144, HB3642, HB3815, HB2686, HB2012, HB1960, HB227, HB654, HB4158, HB4630, HB1523, HB1973, HB3333, HB3697, HB3546, HB3225, HB2820, HB186, HB119, HB4466, HB4170, HB3909, HB4081, HB4145, HB4285, HB4463, HB4995, HB5624, HB1449, HB2598, HB3629, HB4361, HB824, HB1868, HB4848, HB40, HB117, HB3686, HB3793, HB112, HB104, HB718, HB4904, HB4202, HB4765, HB4559, HB4350, HB4214, HB3388, HB3112, HB5196, HB3516, HB3092, HB4233, HB1094, HB2037, HB3005, HB3848, HB121, HB3336, HB5294, HB5646, HB4236, HB1052, HB5509, HB5435, HB3520, HB3320, HB2517, HB2488, HB5663, HB2731, HB3073, HB2655, HB2399, HB541, HB4099, HB111, HB1532, HB3483, HB2963, HB4580, HB3748, HB713, HB632, HB426, HB4730, HB127, HB5690, HB5689, HB5655, HB3385, HB2757, HB4359, HB5381, HB20, HB123, HB549, HB5606, HB2217, HB2594, HB796, HB1057, HB3664, HCR141, HCR40, HCR59, HCR76, HCR81, HCR46, HCR111, HCR83, HCR84, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SCR12, SCR39, SB2023, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1772, SB2016, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB1200, SB1845, SB2458, SB801, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB1640, SB1449, SB1181, SB1234, SB2926, SB2841, SB1528, SB1854, SB317, SB1250, SB2082, SB1237, SB2819, SB629, SB2608, SB1602, SB2009, SB867, SB640, SB1698, SB2680, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB2334, SB1367, SB2044, SB2363, SB2565, SB1888, SB3036, SB3057, SB3043, SB3063, SB3035, SB203, SB2688, SB2522, SB2459, SB2655, SB2251, SB1884, SB2928, SB2566, SB2549, SB2553, SB2919, SB1944, SB1232, SB1798, SB2603, SB2607, SB2683, SB1319, SB3045, SB3071, HB40, HB117, HB121, HB426, HB541, HB713, HB1052, HB1532, HB2217, HB2488, HB2517, HB2655, HB2757, HB2963, HB3073, HB3697, HB4099, HB4144, HB4158, HB4236, HB4285, HB4848, HB5435, HB5437, HB5509, HB5646, HB5666, HB14, HB1240, HB796, HB1523, HB5294, SR559, SR587, SR614, SCR53, SJR59, SB10, SB22, SB25, SB34, SB36, SB38, SB261, SB777, SB924, SB1188, SB1318, SB1333, SB1398, SB1448, SB1621, SB1862, SB2405, SB2406, SB8, SB12, SB37, SB441, SB1566, SB2878, HB300, HB2011, HB5246, HB101, HB119, HB227, HB252, HB346, HB654, HB718, HB721, HB824, HB1306, HB1629, HB1868, HB1960, HB1973, HB2012, HB2035, HB2037, HB2213, HB2348, HB2520, HB2598, HB2686, HB2694, HB2820, HB3005, HB3092, HB3112, HB3185, HB3333, HB3388, HB3516, HB3546, HB3619, HB3623, HB3629, HB3642, HB3686, HB3815, HB3848, HB3909, HB4081, HB4145, HB4170, HB4202, HB4214, HB4350, HB4361, HB4463, HB4464, HB4466, HB4559, HB4630, HB4765, HB4894, HB4904, HB4995, HB5196, HB5320, HB5624, HB5650, HB5651, HB5652, HB5654, HB5655, HB5656, HB5658, HB5661, HB5662, HB5664, HB5665, HB5670, HB5672, HB5674, HB5677, HB5679, HB5682, HB5695, HB5698, HCR46, HCR76, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR111, HB1094, HB3171, HB3793, HB4233, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694

Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, business court, civil procedure, litigation, jurisdiction, arbitration, low-THC cannabis, dispensing organization, Texas Compassionate-Use Program, medical use, patient access, registration, healthcare