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• the cost of their education.
• Historically, for years, 4-H people have raised a lot of money for their local chapters in the county
• Is this from your county, or is this from multiple counties across the state?
• county extension money is going outside their county, or has there been an instance where our county
• county?

Bills: HB2398, HB4363, HB3557, HB3701, HB2210

Keywords: credential of value, education, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, higher education, Oklahoma State University, Board of Trustees, presidential selection, college governance, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, academic programs, low-producing programs, Oklahoma State Board of Regents, program review, curriculum quality

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• We maintain thousands of miles of parish roads.
• Guy Cormier, who's head of the Police Jury Association, and he wanted to speak.
• Our association agreed to reduce the amount of severance tax moving forward.
• My question is kind of along the lines of Orgeron.
• Well, the president of the Grambling Alumni Association, National Alumni Association, asked me to bring

Bills: HB156, HB474, HB602, HB633, HB852

Keywords: severance tax, parish revenue, constitutional amendment, natural resources, local government funding, HB 474, Act 400, Louisiana income tax, tax refund checkoff, refund donation, alumni association, Grambling University National Alumni Association, Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association, Department of Revenue, Title 47, voluntary contribution, tax return designation, state tax refund, nonprofit donation, higher education

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• The part of the amendment is just clarifying that if any state funds are used as far as a county or municipality
• I serve as senior director of government affairs for Charter Spectrum in the state of Alabama, but also
• serve as the president of the Alabama Cable and Broadband Association.
• So, some of the things Mr. Harris said from ALDOT, we talked about it in our commission, our study.
• So, some of the things Mr. Harris said from ALDOT, we talked about it in our commission, our study.

Bills: HB542

Keywords: HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services

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• a bottle of antibiotics.
• This bill is simply to update the veterinary practice act for the state of Alabama and make it compliant
• /c><00:05:41.840><c> compliant</c><00:05:42.479><c> with</c> of Alabama and make it compliant with of
• <00:06:08.319><c> association,</c> cattleman's association, cattleman's association, you<00:06:10.560
• </c> We're not changing any of that. We're not changing any of that.

Bills: SB85, SB85

Keywords: vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form

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• The job of the task force will be to review the efficiency, effectiveness, and necessity of all state
• agencies, boards, and commissions.
• Just real quick, we're just going to be looking at all of the agencies, boards, and commissions and then
• The Secretary of State is fully in favor of this and thinks that they can accomplish this without major
• Last year, we had some of that going on in the State Department of Education.

Bills: HJR1032, SB1273, SB1433

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, state government, task force, agency review, board review

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• The job of the task force will be to review the efficiency, effectiveness, and necessity of all state
• agencies, boards, and commissions.
• Just real quick, we're just going to be wanting to look at all of the agencies, boards, and commissions
• And that was something that, as a matter of fact, I think a member of this committee ran that legislation
• because then that would sort of...

Bills: HJR1032, SB1273, SB1433

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, state government, task force, agency review, board review

Summary: The Senate Administrative Rules Committee met to discuss upcoming rule-review packets and then considered three measures sponsored by Senator Bergstrom. Chairman Bergstrom said the committee’s first packet covered judiciary rules, a second packet on education would follow, and members were expected to review the materials and raise questions so agencies could provide written responses. Senate Bill 1273 created the Oklahoma State Agency, Board, and Commission Review Task Force to examine the efficiency, effectiveness, and necessity of state agencies, boards, and commissions and recommend legislative action. Members asked about overlap with existing committee work and whether the task force would require staff or create a fiscal impact. Bergstrom said it would use existing House and Senate staff and should have no fiscal impact. The bill passed 9-0. Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act, would require state agencies to publicly disclose guidance documents, memos, bulletins, and similar materials in a searchable database so they cannot function as undisclosed rules. Bergstrom said the measure was intended to prevent agencies from regulating through unofficial guidance and that the governor’s office and Secretary of State supported it. After questions about staffing and whether agencies could evade disclosure, the bill passed 7-2. House Joint Resolution 1032 would align Service Oklahoma rules with existing law and prior executive action regarding changes to birth certificates and state IDs related to sex or gender identity changes; Bergstrom said the rules, not statutes, were being moved. It passed 7-2. The meeting ended with Bergstrom urging members to review the rule packets and submit questions before adjournment.

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• Of course, again, Senator Dylan Shaver on behalf of the Washoe County School District for the record.
• And as a WCSD rep, I am part of the association of school superintendents.
• My name is Kailen Evans, President of the Washoe Education Association.
• The school superintendents' NASS, Nevada Association of School Superintendents, are in support of the
• On behalf of Washoe County? Okay.

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

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• > worked</c> the state of Alabama and Jason worked the state of Alabama and Jason worked with<00:21:55.120
• </c> of Alabama. of Alabama.
• Acquisition of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama happens.
• As I here in the state of Alabama.
• </c><00:48:53.680><c> run</c> in the state of Alabama to you know run in the state of Alabama to you

Bills: HB55, SB15, SB247

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment

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• so to ensure sort of a seamless implementation from a system side and our end on the county clerk's end
• so to ensure sort of a seamless implementation from a system side and our end on the county clerk's end
• so to ensure sort of a seamless implementation from a system side and our end on the county clerk's end
• And so to ensure sort of a seamless implementation from a system side and our end on the county clerk's
• I'm Mary Langford, and I have the honor of representing the county clerks of the state of Wyoming.

Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117

Keywords: elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures

Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117

Keywords: elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures

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• Our, our interpretation of what the Department of Transportation released a couple of days ago is that
• the state of Texas or in the best interest of this project.
• Of, of course.
• The next category of responsive documents dealt with a present value determination of the full cost of
• representative of, of Texas Central at this point.

Bills: HB 2007, HB 2462, HB 2621, HB 2921, HB 3187, HB 3331, HB 3332, HJR 144, HB 3514, HB 3528, HB 3539, HB 3563, HB 3720, HB 3726, HB 3751, HB 3859, HB 3947, HB 4148, HB 4164, HB 4337, HB 4346, HB 4368, HB 4706, HB 4916, HB 4950, HB 4967, HB 5177, HB 5603

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, regional transportation

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• Department of Defense.
• of the project.
• the state of Texas or the best interest of this project.
• Okay. of responsive documents dealt with a present value determination of the full cost of the...
• of.

Bills: HB2007, HB2462, HB2621, HB2921, HB3187, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3539, HB3563, HB3720, HB3726, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4164, HB4337, HB4346, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB5603

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, regional transportation

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• County, much of which lies on Galveston Bay.
• A Galveston, Texas City pilot takes care of Galveston County, and Harris County pilots take care of Harris
• Of Harris County, there's nine members.
• I've, on behalf of this association, on behalf of one of your governmental entity clients.
• County, and I'm here on behalf of the Sheriff's Association of Texas.

Bills: HB2007, HB2863, HB2921, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3720, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4346, HB4880, HB5603, HB4337

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards

Bills: SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, HB4

Keywords: school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans

Summary: The Senate briefly convened and received a message from the House stating that the House was taking a vote. No bills, motions, or substantive policy matters were discussed in the exchange. Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate then adjourned until 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 21.

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• Um, I think we will have an amendment, and it adds the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to our
• The Alabama Commission on Higher Education to our accountability task force.
• The amendment that I have not only has the Alabama Commission on Higher Ed, but it also has Public Charter
• Alabama Commission on Higher Education Alabama Commission on Higher Education to<00:07:34.800><c> our
• </c><00:08:07.280><c> commission</c> Not only has the Alabama Commission on Higher Ed, but it also has

Bills: HB584, HB604, HB584, HB604

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• The Chair and I recognize the Honorable Jeff Barry of Brazoria County to lead us in the Pledges of Allegiance
• and modifications by the commission of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance
• the board of directors and the powers of the Presidio County underground water conservation for the
• SB 1370 by Parker relating to the establishment of the Office of Medical Examiner in certain counties
• the Sunset Advisory Commission specifying grants for the removal of a member of the Board of Directors

Bills: HB630, HB420, HB767, HB1708, HB2842, HB1404, HB2457, HB140, HB333, HB227, HB913, HB201, HB2198, HB 109, HB2763, HB519, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB1318, HB2358, HB2415, HB2765, HB2735, HB3307, HB1373, HB694, HB 1242, HB272, HB1437, HB1888, HCR78, HCR12, HCR128, HR7, HR11, HR37, HR69, HR83, HR89, HR100, HR123, HR129, HR137, HR254, HR258, HR289, HR293, HR318, HR324, HR350, HR368, HR370, HR372, HR379, HR406, HR407, HR432, HR445, HR471, HR504, HR506, HR507, HR528, HR567, HR572, HR591, HR592, HR593, HR603, HR614, HR621, HR673, HR684, HR685, HR687, HR700, HR701, HR711, HR712, HR754, HR757, HR758, HR760, HR764, HR765, HR766, HR767, HR768, HR769, HR770, HR771, HR772, HR774, HR776, HR777, HR778, HR779, HR780, HR783, HR784, HR784, HR6, HR6, HR17, HR17, HR18, HR18, HR49, HR49, HR170, HR170, HR236, HR236, HR247, HR275, HR355, HR356, HR364, HR672, HR690, HR690, HR755, HR755, HR756, HR756, HR759, HR759, HR762, HR762, HR763, HR763, HR781, HR781, HR785, HR785, SB2, SB260, SB569, HB2, HB2000, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 420, Texas Water Code, special district, water district, board meetings, meeting location, teleconference, videoconference, remote meeting, public hearing, tax rate hearing, special districts, Cedar Creek Reservoir, county boundary, local government

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• in Alabama.
• Next, we have SJR68 by Senator Coleman, recognizing June as Caribbean Heritage Month in Alabama.
• Next, we have SJR69 by Senator Beasley, naming a portion of State Route 81 in Montgomery County, the
• Next, we have SJR69 by Senator Beasley, naming a portion of State Route 81 in Montgomery County, the
• Alabama.

Bills: SJR71, SJR72, SJR73, SJR74, HJR245, SJR67, SJR68, SJR69, HJR240, HJR241

Keywords: Troy Regional Medical Center, rural health, hospital performance, healthcare recognition, community service, commendation, Coach of the Year, sports, education, Tuscaloosa Academy, Jackie Robinson, civil rights, baseball, Alabama, April 15, equality, inclusion, church anniversary, community, faith

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• A lot of places, even in the City of Mobile or County of Mobile, they got sued because they were charging
• I'm the longest-serving synagogue Rabbi in the state of... serving synagogue Rabbi in the state of Alabama
• Members of County Boards of Education, local principals, and teachers across our state... principals
• So I am John Wall, as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.
• Regardless of your religious affiliation, the Ten Commandments are an integral part of both Alabama and

Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166

Keywords: education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education

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• We have Tres York, Vice President of Government Relations of the American Gaming Association.
• </c><00:07:07.720><c> Tres,</c> of American Gaming Association.
• Tres, of American Gaming Association. Tres, are<00:07:08.520><c> you</c> are you are you present?
• They allocate the vast majority of their gaming tax revenue to each of their 88 counties and the host
• tax revenue to each of their 88 gaming tax revenue to each of their 88 counties<00:14:03.120><c> and

Bills: SCR145, SCR132, SCR31, SCR110

Keywords: traffic violations, demerit point system, driver license points, traffic safety, hit and run, reckless driving, repeat offenders, recidivism, Department of Transportation, DOT, task force, traffic enforcement, road safety, vehicle code, license suspension, county police, Hawaii transportation, SCR132, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Makakilo Drive Extension

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• Additionally, the bill requires county boards of supervisors, other officers in charge of elections,
• Chair, members, for the record, Jen Marston with the Association of Counties here in respectful opposition
• Chair, members, for the record, Jen Marston with the Association of Counties.
• county of over 500,000, it would be ambiguous.
• Chair, members, for the record, Jen Marston with the Association of Counties here in opposition to the

Bills: SB1018, SB1037, SB1568, SB1687, SB1825, SCR1001

Keywords: foreign law, Sharia law, cultural practices, women's rights, marriage laws, domestic violence, honor killings, Arizona legislation, elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway