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• I've been in law enforcement for 23 years, and I'm currently assigned to the Colleyville Police Department
• I'm also assigned to the United States Secret Service Cyber Crimes Task Force.
• I work on money cases; that is my primary assignment.
• That's called wage assignment. In Texas, we have pretty strong...
• addressing the concerns in the committee substitute, including the protection of wages that are assigned

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

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• to assign someone. um assigned to assign someone.
• But then all of a sudden she was assigned and it seems she was assigned specifically intentionally to
• But then all of a sudden she was assigned and it seems she was assigned specifically intentionally to
• But then all of a sudden she was assigned and it seems she was assigned specifically intentionally to
• But then all of a sudden she was assigned and it seems she was assigned specifically intentionally to

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ,<00:43:17.200> but<00:43:17.599> uh his other duties as assigned, but uh his other
• duties as assigned, but uh he's<00:43:18.400> also<00:43:18.560> on<00:43:18.800> the
• In terms of the remaining process, it's my understanding that the House will assign five members to the
• understanding that the House will assign understanding that the House will assign five<01:11:41.760
• five members to the JCC and will assign five members to the JCC and then<01:11:46.560> you're

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

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

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• Here in Kentucky, we have two units that have UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to them.
• Here in Kentucky, we have two units that have UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to them.
• Here in Kentucky, we have two units that have UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to them.
• Here in Kentucky, we have two units that have UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to them.
• Here in Kentucky, we have two units that have UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to them.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met on November 4, 2025, approved the prior minutes without objection, and then heard a presentation from Amazon on its Kentucky aviation and logistics operations. Amazon described its statewide footprint, including its Boone County air hub at KCVG, its investment of more than $60 billion in Kentucky since 2010, about 20,000 jobs in the state, and its use of Amazon Air as a middle-mile network supported by third-party carriers. The company also highlighted small-business support, community relief efforts, and workforce development through Career Choice, including partnerships with Kentucky schools and aviation maintenance training. Members asked about Amazon’s most in-demand workforce needs, future operational challenges, and whether autonomous vehicles are used on the KCVG ramp. Amazon said it would follow up on workforce-demand details, identified customer-driven innovation and culture as ongoing challenges, and said autonomous vehicles are in testing but are not part of regular KCVG operations. Amazon also emphasized sustainability efforts, including alternative aviation fuel, and said it wants to work with the legislature to expand AAF production and supply in Kentucky. The task force then heard from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Matt Wingate on the state’s aviation economic development strategy. They said aviation and aerospace are central to Kentucky’s logistics and economic-development goals, with aerospace identified as the state’s top export and air cargo as a major strength. They discussed outreach to general aviation airports, support for local grant matching, airport funding projects, workforce and education partnerships, and efforts to market Kentucky at aviation trade shows such as Paris Air Show and MRO America. No formal votes or other actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• The allocation factor is a portion of the gross operating revenues assigned in Minnesota, and then the
• <00:19:52.000> in assigned in assigned in Minnesota<00:19:53.760> and<00:19:53.919>
• also assign the tax.
• <00:34:23.560> the that is currently how we uh assign the that is currently how we uh assign
• <01:00:13.640> development prohibits us from assigning development prohibits us from assigning

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it's still the utilities that are assigned the lines, building the lines.
• <00:57:23.559> the<00:57:23.680> lines that are that are assigned the lines that are
• that are assigned the lines building<00:57:24.359> the<00:57:24.720> lines<00:57:25.720
• <00:58:36.920> to<00:58:37.240> the basically assigned to the basically assigned to
• to in that case it's would be assigned to in that case it's both<00:59:19.400> so<00:59:19.640

Bills: HF75

Keywords: HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house

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• >> It is, uh, as assigned to you when you turn 30. >> Oh, by the way, on the matter we discussed, the
• So uh you can be by by wage assignment. So uh you can<03:10:04.319> do<03:10:04.479> that.
• a child protective service assigned a child protective service worker<04:34:16.240> um<04:34:
• case worker, uh but it would an assigned case worker, uh but it would have<04:34:57.279> a<04
• care shall be assigned a cultural advocate<04:35:37.760> within<04:35:38.240> 30<04:35

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1252 adopts the Uniform Law Commission's Uniform Assignment for Benefit
• of Creditors Act, which governs the manner in which an assigned asset is transferred to an assignee
• compound, mixture, or preparation approved by the FDA and scheduled or rescheduled by the DEA is assigned

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and one House concurrent memorial, most of them described as third-read consent items. Topics included claims against the state, CPA licensing, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility restrictions for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign and disclosure mailing addresses, federal land designation tracking, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial and death benefits, condominium flag displays, restrictions on sexually explicit material in schools and libraries, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court-ordered treatment procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, emergency medical technician data privacy, dense breast tissue notice repeal, assisted living referral agency requirements, attorney disciplinary claims, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting, attorney licensing, emergency service fee limits, forcible detainer changes, utility worker assault penalties, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactors, water recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, military police certification pathways, and scholarship organization tax credits. Most bills were presented without debate and were noted as available for questions, with no votes taken in the caucus itself. A few items drew discussion. On SB 1040, members asked what information would be redacted from voter registration rolls; staff said existing statutory redactions such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal identifying information would remain. SB 1193 prompted comments that EMT data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as strengthening guardian notification rights in court-ordered treatment, and SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure to remove redundant state notice requirements for dense breast tissue. The most extended exchange came on SB 1148, which would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function to another organization; members asked whether the bill was shifting responsibility away from the State Bar, and staff explained that the court already has the duty but currently staffs part of the process out. SB 1418, which limits county regulation of certain small modular nuclear reactor projects, drew criticism from one member who argued it would reduce local control. The caucus also heard a sponsor presentation on H.C.M. 2009 urging Congress and the President to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits, with the sponsor emphasizing Arizona’s mining history and the need to access mineral resources more easily.

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• for, to the awards subcommittee for the work that they did in the interim and There was no uh no assignment
• Day in, day out, weekly, monthly, to manage the intricate details of project management assignments.
• information is critical to us and to you all to make sure that our projects are moving along and, and assign

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• I think the director's homework assignment on that, and I'm not sure that it's inviolable. Okay.
• I think the director's homework assignment on that, and I'm not sure that it's inviolable. Okay.
• <00:51:05.119> for it's more of a homework assignment for it's more of a homework assignment
• I think the director's homework<00:52:25.359> assignment<00:52:25.760> on<00:52:26.000>
• on that I and I I'm homework assignment on that I and I I'm not<00:52:28.400> sure<00:52:28.559

Keywords: 916, all

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• in the committees that we're assigned in the committees that we're assigned to.<00:43:39.680>
• And regardless of the assignment she received each year or which building she was assigned to, she towed
• And regardless of the assignment she received each year or which building she was assigned to, she towed
• And regardless<00:57:15.920> of<00:57:16.079> the<00:57:16.319> assignment<00:57
• :16.720> she regardless of the assignment she regardless of the assignment she received<00:57:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• What about intersex people, and what about babies that can't be assigned sex at birth?
• I was assigned male at birth, I'm a cancer survivor. Oh my goodness. When is this going to stop?
• Katie was assigned female at birth in the early 1960s in Carthage, Texas.
• You can't know based on appearance the sex that someone is assigned at birth. I don't want to.
• But because I was assigned female at birth, you don't see me as a threat.

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• does not know how to put a dollar benefit on accessibility for people with disabilities, or how to assign
• a dollar value to a benefit assigning a dollar value to a benefit and<00:25:39.840> and<00:25
• I don't know<00:25:52.480> how<00:25:52.799> you<00:25:53.039> assign<00:25:53.360
• dollar<00:25:54.320> value<00:25:54.880> to<00:25:56.080> um know how you assign
• a dollar value to um know how you assign a dollar value to um clean<00:25:57.520> water<00:25

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 936, an author’s bill requiring cost-benefit analysis before agencies move forward with major rulemaking. Chair Nash moved the bill, the A2 author’s amendment was adopted, and the bill was then discussed as amended. The sponsor said the goal was not to eliminate rulemaking, but to require agencies to “show their work” by analyzing costs, benefits, and assumptions before rules are adopted. Supporters, including representatives from Americans for Prosperity and the Pacific Legal Foundation, argued the bill would improve transparency, uniformity, and accountability in rulemaking. They cited federal and other state models, especially Virginia, and said similar requirements already exist in several states. They also pointed to public support for requiring cost-benefit analysis and said the bill could help agencies avoid costly or poorly thought-out regulations, reduce litigation risk, and improve legislative oversight through notice to committees and publication of preliminary and final analyses. Several members raised concerns. Representative Luger Nikolai said cost-benefit analysis is already part of existing law through SONARs and that the legislature, not agencies, should be the first line of review; she also worried the bill would force dollar valuations on qualitative factors such as accessibility. Representative Craft said the bill could allow unelected officials to negate policy choices already made by the legislature if benefits do not exceed costs. Representative Fryberg said the bill appears to require full analysis even for minor housekeeping rules and may overemphasize dollar-based benefits. Chair Nash and supporters responded that the bill is meant to impose a uniform check on agencies and that many current rules already operate without sufficient legislative oversight. The discussion ended with members expressing both support and opposition, and a roll call was requested, though no final vote was included in the excerpt.

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• Carbone, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
• Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
• Representative Carbone that the Committee of the Whole report be adopted and the bills be properly assigned
• The Committee of the Whole report be adopted and the bills be properly assigned.
• motion before you is the adoption of the Committee of the Whole report and the bills be properly assigned

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day. Members also read a proclamation honoring National School Social Work Week, with remarks emphasizing the role of school social workers in supporting students’ mental health, safety, and access to services. The House then handled a long series of first readings and committee/calendar actions before moving into multiple Committee of the Whole sessions. In the first major round of floor action, the House advanced HB 2123, HB 2140, and HB 2144 after adopting amendments. HB 2123 would affirm gold and silver as legal tender and allow their use through electronic systems; HB 2140 would let the state treasurer invest up to 10% in gold and silver; and HB 2144 would require child support to begin at pregnancy, prompting debate over paternity, genetic testing, rape-related pregnancies, and recourse for mistaken paternity. The House also advanced HB 2492 on urban growth boundaries, HB 2875 with clarifying language, HB 2946 on housing affordability and construction sales tax, and HB 4115/HCR 2051 on ballot initiative petition rules and disclosure. Supporters framed those measures as transparency reforms and protections against out-of-state influence, while opponents argued they would make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives and local measures for the ballot. Later Committee of the Whole action advanced HB 2175, HB 2270, HB 2416, HB 2557, HB 2697, HB 2940, and HB 4010, along with HB 2324, HB 2573, HB 2601, HB 2876, and HCR 2004. HB 2175 drew debate over whether political affiliation should be included in hate-crime law; a proposed Garcia amendment to add gender identity and remove political affiliation failed, and a later motion to add it to the report also failed by roll call. HB 2557 clarified a medical-records timeline to business days. HB 2697 created a good-Samaritan style protection for use of expired opioid antagonists such as Narcan. HB 2940 was defended as reducing improper enrollment in Access/SNAP-related programs and opening managed-care bidding, while opponents said it would cut benefits and burden vulnerable residents. HCR 2004, dealing with photo enforcement, was amended to let cities put the issue to local voters; supporters called it a compromise and opponents argued photo radar saves lives and reduces speeding-related crashes. In third-reading votes, HB 2264 passed overwhelmingly on Arizona Geological Survey matters, HB 2373 passed unanimously on income tax refunds for veterans, HB 2413 failed on sex offender monitoring, and HB 2862 passed on sentencing enhancements for crimes committed while wearing a mask. The House also reconsidered and revived HB 2055, HB 2150, HB 2426, and HB 2755 related to state land and groundwater measures. The transcript ends with the House beginning third-reading consideration of HB 2941 on motorcycles, with members speaking in support of roadway safety and personal experience.

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• So the student would be bringing whatever money would be assigned to them based on their characteristics
• them<00:10:02.560> based<00:10:02.880> on<00:10:03.040> their would be assigned
• to them based on their would be assigned to them based on their characteristics<00:10:04.240> whether
• Creates a uniform education tax rate, which will then be multiplied by the different factors assigned
• <00:35:30.720> to by the different factors assigned to by the different factors assigned to

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a high-level walkthrough of Act 73, with staff from Legislative Council and the Joint Fiscal Office summarizing major education policy, governance, tax, and fiscal changes. The presentation covered class-size minimums and related enforcement, creation of a state aid for school construction program, narrowed tuition eligibility for approved independent schools, changes to State Board of Education appointments, special education reporting and staffing, and a new report on standards for schools deemed small or sparse by necessity. It also noted that some provisions take effect immediately or in 2025, while the major funding and tax changes are contingent on new school districts being operational and a foundation formula report being received, with most of those changes targeted for July 1, 2028. The central fiscal change described was a move from the current locally voted budget and varying homestead tax system to a foundation formula. Under that model, districts would receive an educational opportunity payment based on a base amount per pupil, adjusted by student weights for factors such as pre-K, economic disadvantage, English learner status, and special education, with small-school and sparsity weights replaced by support grants. Districts could still seek limited supplemental district spending above the foundation amount, subject to a cap and a uniform method for raising the funds, with excess collections recaptured at the state level. The presenters also described transition mechanisms to phase in the new system over several years. The tax section explained that Act 73 would replace the current property tax credit with a homestead exemption and create a new non-homestead residential classification intended for second homes and short-term rentals, though further statutory or regulatory work would still be needed to implement it. The JFO presentation emphasized that the act also creates regional assessment districts for reappraisals and includes a transition to smooth changes in education tax rates. No committee vote or formal action was taken during the presentation; it was informational only.

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• spirit of aloha as invoked in chapter 575 of HRS, we respectfully request that one of the seats be assigned
• spirit of aloha as invoked in chapter 575 of HRS, we respectfully request that one of the seats be assigned
• that one of the respectfully request that one of the seats<00:23:21.200> be<00:23:21.440> assigned
• member<00:23:22.640> of<00:23:22.720> the<00:23:22.960> IA seats be assigned
• to a member of the IA seats be assigned to a member of the IA community<00:23:23.919> association

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Economic Development Technology Committee met on April 17, 2025, to hear STR 121, a resolution to form a working group to explore legalized gaming in Hawaii. Supporters, including DBED, labor representatives, and some industry interests, argued the measure would allow the state to gather more information, consider economic growth, job creation, investment, and tax revenue, and include a range of viewpoints before any final policy decision. Several supporters emphasized that a working group would help ensure informed decision-making and community input. Opponents argued that legalized gambling would disproportionately harm low-income residents and Native Hawaiians, increase addiction and related social harms, and bring crime, corruption, and human trafficking. Some cited examples from other states, illegal game rooms in Hawaii, and concerns that gambling revenue would be limited while social costs would be high. Others said the conversation should be led by local communities rather than industry stakeholders, and one testifier requested community representation on any working group for a potential stadium-area project. The committee also heard from witnesses who framed the measure as a way to address money leaving the state and to create a regulated alternative to illegal gambling. No vote or final action on STR 121 was taken during the hearing, and the chair noted the committee would need to adjourn in time for floor session if the hearing ran long.

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• HART's position within the State Police, assigned under the Anti-Terrorism Unit Joint Terrorism Task
• Hart's position within the state police, assigned under the Anti-Terrorism Unit Joint Terrorism Task
• Then we have five troopers who are assigned geographically throughout the state.
• We do have a trooper who is assigned to the anti-terrorism unit out of the Springfield office, and he
• He's just not necessarily assigned under as a HART trooper.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Anti-Semitism met to focus on the role of law enforcement in responding to anti-Semitic incidents. After approving amended minutes, the chair opened with remarks emphasizing that the Commission would confront anti-Semitism from any political direction and outlined the day’s agenda: extremist activity trends, hate-crime statutes, intergovernmental coordination, and security funding. The first presentation came from Ben Pott of the ADL Center on Extremism, who described rising extremist propaganda and anti-Semitic incidents nationally and in Massachusetts, highlighting groups such as NSC-131, GDL, and Patriot Front. He said these groups increasingly use anti-Zionist language, public disruptions, and online platforms to spread hate, and recommended prosecution where possible, civil litigation, education about symbols and tactics, and community reporting to law enforcement and ADL. Assistant District Attorney David Solvin then reviewed federal and Massachusetts hate-crime laws, including federal civil-rights and hate-crime statutes and state provisions for civil-rights violations, assault and battery to intimidate, religious vandalism, terroristic threats, and criminal harassment. He explained that many of these laws enhance penalties based on bias motivation, but some do not create standalone offenses or qualify as dangerousness predicates under current law. Commissioners pressed him on hypothetical fact patterns involving anti-Semitic slurs, symbols, and attacks, as well as on the limits of existing law for pretrial detention and the need for better data collection. Solvin said more training, better reporting, and possible legislative updates could improve enforcement, and he noted pending bills that would require more regular hate-crime reporting and expand protected classes. Detective Lieutenant Ryan Cepiel of the State Police Anti-Terrorism Unit and HART described the unit’s creation in 2023, its role in implementing prior hate-crime task force recommendations, and its work with local, state, federal, and community partners. He said HART has trained civil-rights officers, developed recruit and in-service curricula, created resource pamphlets and a Teams page, and is building a GIS-based reporting portal to improve tracking and victim support. Cepiel reported a year-over-year rise in reported anti-Semitic hate crimes in Massachusetts, while noting that current numbers are incomplete because reporting is inconsistent and there is no mandate for local departments to notify HART. Commissioners discussed underreporting, rural versus eastern Massachusetts coverage, the need for more officers and training, and the importance of making victims feel safe coming forward. The meeting ended with agreement that better data, training, and coordination are needed to address the rise in anti-Semitic hate and bias incidents.

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• Last year, we began to do that by assigning eviction cases after the first hearing before the commissioners
• So we assigned unlawful detainer cases widely across those judges to help address the increased filings
• allocated resources by the county and the state to appoint two additional judges, and they were assigned
• unlawful detainer judges is on leave, we then go back to the system we implemented last year and assign
• unlawful detainer judges is on leave, we then go back to the system we implemented last year and assign

Summary: The committee held a work session in Mill Creek focused first on the eviction process. Judge Michael Scott of King County Superior Court described historic highs in unlawful detainer filings across Washington, especially in urban counties, and said King County has reduced its backlog and average time to resolution to about 60 days by adding two dedicated eviction judges and using more judges when needed. He also described how King County and other counties are implementing the right to counsel for indigent tenants, and noted that additional housing commissioners may help. Office of Civil Legal Aid representatives Philippe Knapp and Jane Paxe said the statewide appointed counsel program has represented more than 30,000 tenants, referred clients to social services, and helped many remain housed, but they warned of a funding shortfall that could eliminate about 17 attorneys and leave roughly 2,000 tenants without representation. A landlord-side panel argued that eviction timelines remain too long and fragmented, creating unpaid rent, safety issues, and uncertainty for both landlords and tenants; they urged more uniform procedures, streamlined rental assistance, and procedural changes to reduce refiling and delays. The second work session addressed theft and vandalism of critical infrastructure, especially copper and telecom cable theft. Committee staff reviewed existing criminal and regulatory laws covering malicious mischief, theft, scrap metal businesses, and metal property deception. Comcast, Mason Public Utility District, and the Recycled Materials Association testified that theft of aerial cable and copper has become a crisis affecting power, internet, 911 service, schools, hospitals, and line-worker safety. Utility representatives described outages, hazards, and rising costs, and asked for stronger audits of scrapyards, tougher penalties for theft affecting critical infrastructure, and tighter rules on payment and identification. Recyclers said they oppose the thefts and already operate under heavy regulation, but acknowledged enforcement gaps and the need for better coordination; committee members discussed possible bill concepts and asked for written recommendations. The final work session covered standards for law enforcement personnel. Criminal Justice Training Commission Executive Director Monica Alexander and Assistant Director Kimberly Bliss explained current certification and decertification rules, including background checks, training requirements, mandatory and discretionary grounds for decertification, and the hearing process. They said elected sheriffs are not currently required to undergo the same pre-election background check as other applicants, though they can still be decertified if already certified, and they reported a backlog of more than 1,000 cases with about 70 to 80 new cases coming in each month. Retired Judge Ann Levinson then outlined ways the legislature could strengthen and align standards for chiefs, sheriffs, and marshals, including requiring certification within a set time, setting a minimum age, requiring recent state background checks, and making loss of certification a vacancy in office. Committee members asked questions about accountability for elected sheriffs, background-check administration, and decertification outcomes.

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• I'm currently assigned to the Colleyville Police Department Special Investigations Unit.
• I'm also assigned to the United States Secret Service cybercrimes Task Force. I work money cases.
• That is my primary assignment. Um, I first heard about this bill, uh, very recently.
• And hope that they're in town and they're not out on protection assignment and get them to run the trace
• That's wage assignment. Um, in Texas we have pretty strong, um.

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• Second, it's the method and timing of case assignment.
• Fifth, it's the number of cases assigned to each public defender, alternate public defender, or private
• Second, it's the method and timing of case assignment.
• Fifth, it's the number of cases assigned to each public defender, type.
• Fifth, it's the number of cases assigned to each public defender, alternate public defender, or private

Keywords: 987, senate, all