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• This is something that's going to, the policy passes, the assessments are going to be made from here
• and The policy passes, the assessments are going to be made from here into the future.
• as well just put on there that this is a continuing appropriation to DHS for $300,000 for this assessment
• So before we go to Representative Murphy, Representative Pyle, current practice in your administrative
• So that practice has remained the same. Yeah, and I would agree with Representative Nelson.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee began with roll call and a brief update on remaining work, then took up Senate Bill 2213, the “science of math” bill. Members clarified that the appropriation for the program was not included in the DPI budget and would remain attached to the policy bill for now. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a do pass recommendation, 21-2. The committee next considered Senate Bills 2036 and 2037, both juvenile justice/Human Services bills involving mental health and criminal responsibility evaluations for minors. Testimony explained that the bills create new processes and require DHS to contract with specialized providers, with appropriations of $500,000 in 2036 and $300,000 in 2037. Members debated whether the funding should come from existing DHS resources or remain as separate appropriations, and whether the programs were one-time or ongoing. The committee adopted amendments on both bills and then recommended both do pass, with 2036 passing 14-6 and 2037 passing 17-4. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget. Representative Bosch outlined major themes in the budget, including migration from PeopleSoft and the mainframe, onboarding/off-boarding automation, double-counting of IT spending, and the transition of education technology from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Members also discussed a study amendment related to a statewide enterprise resource planning system, and added language on grant management and compliance management. The committee adopted the amendments and gave the budget a do pass recommendation, 20-0-3. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2011, the Highway Patrol budget. Representative Pyle explained the House changes, including shifting some one-time costs to the motor carrier electronic permit fund, funding for body armor, breath tests, road course resurfacing, fleet costs, handgun replacement, and carryover authority for federal technology funds. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the budget 21-0-2. The committee then began Senate Bill 2399, a Human Services bill on Medicaid reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, but deferred action after testimony from a facility representative and committee discussion about therapeutic leave days, reimbursement rates, and whether a cap on reimbursable days should be set in statute or rule. The chair said the committee would seek more information from DHS and take the bill up the next day.

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• commissions like this help draw increased awareness to the industry and really help identify best practices
• But my main focus, I guess, is we as a state are going to tell the county of Bernalillo how to assess
• So, Madam Chair, Representative, so we're also telling any county assessor how to assess property in
• Currently, assessors don't really use zoning codes to assess the value of the use of that property.
• But what this bill does is... ...will be assessed at that property value rate, but what this bill does

Keywords: 996, all

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• And he was told he still had to file in April of 25 and has been assessed a penalty for not filing in
• Our next group contains 8 appeals where staff is recommending a reduction of fines assessed during the
• Is the originally assessed statutory penalties was $17,700.
• Given priors, the total, uh, the original fines assessed was $12,300.
• The filer also stated that the originally assessed fine would financially cripple the organization and

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• That's a dangerous practice.
• This is a dangerous practice.
• That's a dangerous practice.
• That's a dangerous practice.
• This is a dangerous practice.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><01:27:47.199><c> through</c><01:27:47.360><c> a</c> at doing a staffing assessment through a at
• doing a staffing assessment through a community<01:27:47.760><c> risk</c><01:27:48.000><c> assessment
• over the next community risk assessment over the next year<01:27:49.679><c> to</c><01:27:50.400><c>
• </c> Severe shortages exist in practically Severe shortages exist in practically all<01:42:14.480><c>
• </c> everything that we do is an assessment everything that we do is an assessment between<02:13:33.840

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I guess we're in an environment where relying on goodwill and good faith in business practice and elsewhere
• So the purpose will be to assess alternative power solutions, assess the feasibility of establishing
• So the purpose will be to assess alternative power solutions, assess the feasibility of establishing
• The purpose will be to assess alternative power solutions, assess the feasibility of establishing regional
• Outages, assess fire safety measures, and develop accommodations for electricity-dependent students and

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on Senate Bill 897, which would create a Wildlife Liability Trust Fund within DCCA for administrative purposes. The chair opened by noting the hearing had to end by noon because of floor session, and that written testimony would be considered if not all witnesses could speak. Testimony included support from DCCA, the Attorney General’s office, the Public Utilities Commission, Charter Communications, Ulupono Initiative, AES Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Clearway Energy Group, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaiian Telcom, and IBW Local 1260, with opposition or concerns from the Hawaii Association for Justice and some others. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill and asked for amendments, saying the fund would help address wildfire liability, protect customers and the economy, and support restoration of investment-grade credit; it also proposed a larger shareholder contribution and said the bill was part of a broader effort to raise settlement funds and improve grid safety and resiliency. Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would actually lower costs for ratepayers and improve credit ratings. DCCA said there was a nexus between limiting liability, creating a sufficiently large wildfire fund, and transparent mitigation requirements, but acknowledged there was no guarantee of a credit-rating improvement or precise estimate of rate impacts. Members questioned Hawaiian Electric about the assumptions in its cost comparisons, the 30-year securitization structure, and whether funding could be shifted later to shareholders after credit was restored. Hawaiian Electric responded that the bill assumes the fund is paid through securitization, that removing that presumption could undermine the credit-rating benefit, and that its models suggest credit-spread savings could offset the customer charge over time; it also said it would follow up with additional analysis. The company and Ulupono both described the measure as a difficult but potentially necessary way to socialize wildfire risk and avoid a larger crisis later. The Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the bill’s liability caps and raised concerns about consumer rights, oversight discretion, statute-of-limitations changes, and evidence rules. Hawaiian Telcom suggested amendments to clarify compliance with FCC pole-attachment agreements. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and members indicated they wanted more analysis before being comfortable with the bill’s long-term ratepayer impacts.

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• regulatory practices report.
• The GTAC committee had a gas consultant that worked with us and put together a best practice report,
• regulatory practices report.
• The GTAC committee had a gas consultant that worked with us and put together a best practice report,
• regulatory practices report.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It is common practice for us to say to schools, let us take care of this. This is our job.
• for us to say to schools let us practice for us to say to schools let us take<01:12:19.360><c> care<
• The burden shifts to the superintendent to prove why not, since this best practice is already used by
• </c><05:06:21.878><c> establishes</c> housing practices establishes housing practices establishes administrative
• As a practical matter, the bill's ambiguity would raise many questions upon implementation.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• knows, Do you know, or maybe Judge Carfacy when he comes to talk, maybe he knows whether or not we assess
• The ideal candidate is probably between 30 and 40 years old and says in their initial assessment, 'I'm
• How do we do career counseling, skills assessments?
• And then in addition to that, we used a survey that assessed the client's confidence and self-efficacy
• Integrate caregiving realities and trauma-informed practices into parole and reentry courts, and fund

Summary: The committee held an oversight discussion on Louisiana’s reentry landscape, with Chair Villio emphasizing that the hearing was informational only and that no bills were being considered. Department of Public Safety and Corrections officials outlined the state’s reentry mission and current programming in state facilities, local jails, regional reentry centers, and STEP facilities. They described services including literacy and GED preparation, career and technical education, industry certifications, postsecondary partnerships, mental health and substance abuse treatment, victim impact and trauma programming, and pre-release assistance such as state IDs, birth certificates, Social Security cards, Medicaid, SNAP, and driver’s licenses. Officials also discussed a new data-sharing MOU with DCFS for child support matters and a planned “return portal” with Louisiana Works to connect incarcerated people to jobs and training aligned with labor market needs. A major focus was the reentry court program at Angola for men and at the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women. Assistant Secretary DeLouche and Assistant Warden Easley explained that the program is limited to nine judicial districts, requires judge and district attorney consent, and includes a two-year institutional phase followed by three years of intensive supervised probation. Participants must earn a HiSET if needed, complete multiple certifications and life-skills programs, and then petition for resentencing; officials said the program’s current recidivism rate is under 14 percent. They also highlighted specialized offerings such as vocational mentoring, a Braille transcription and repair program, and family-focused events like a father-daughter dance. Testimony from employers and local officials was broadly supportive. Eric Lane described hiring formerly incarcerated workers through the parole project and said the program solved problems he had seen with halfway-house placements by helping people secure housing, IDs, and licenses before release. Sheriff Kevin Cobb said sheriffs are active partners, with 51 of 64 parishes offering some form of programming and more than 75 percent of local facilities providing services; he stressed that local jail programming has grown over time and that data collection is improving. Members repeatedly asked for more data on recidivism, employment outcomes, and what programs are available by parish, and several praised the department and sheriffs for the work already being done. No votes were taken.

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• So it’s always a dichotomy for us to manage government and practical application on the ground.
• So it’s always a dichotomy for us to manage government and practical application on the ground.
• So it’s always a dichotomy for us to manage government and practical application on the ground.
• Has any assessment been done that has gotten us to this point with this bill?
• Has any assessment been done that has gotten us to this point with this bill?

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including remarks from the new Democratic caucus leader, Senator Berman, who emphasized affordability, education, health care, public safety, and opposition to measures he said would roll back child labor protections, book access, and gun safety laws. The chamber also recognized military leaders from U.S. Army Special Operations Command and an intern from Senator Polsky’s office. No committee reports or executive messages were on the desk at the start. The Senate then took up and passed several bills, often after substituting House companions and adopting technical amendments. Among the measures approved were the dangerous dogs bill (the Pam Rock Act), local government land regulation, vessel-related voter freedom/boating provisions, blood clot screening and treatment, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, concealed carry licensing for certain officers and service members, timeshare management firms, disability history and awareness instruction, manufacturing and manufacturing fees, public education on background screening requirements, utility service restrictions, educational opportunities for military children, Medicaid oversight, health facilities authorities, and veterans’ nursing home beds. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on human trafficking, waste management, Bright Futures, Medicaid oversight earlier in the day, mammogram coverage, and others. Debate on the disability history bill was especially extensive, with senators discussing the use of the word “disability,” the role of bias, and whether the bill fit with broader DEI-related policy debates. The bill’s sponsor and supporters framed it as a first step toward helping students understand and respect people with disabilities, and the chamber opened co-sponsorship before substituting the House version. Other bills drew focused questions about local government costs, impact fees, staffing burdens, grant criteria for small manufacturers, and the scope of utility preemption. Most measures passed on strong votes, including several unanimous votes, with the concealed carry/firearms bill passing 33-3 and the local government land regulation bill passing 26-8.

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• So agencies are still required to do pre-award risk assessments, still required to have grant contract
• 07.760><c> so</c><00:40:08.000><c> what</c><00:40:08.119><c> happens</c><00:40:08.480><c> if</c> practice
• right um so what happens if practice right um so what happens if they<00:40:09.640><c> are</c><00:40
• </c><00:41:22.200><c> but</c> through a pre-award risk assessment but through a pre-award risk assessment
• that it didn't pre-award risk assessment that it didn't go<00:42:34.280><c> well</c><00:42:34.839><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• question, if it would be helpful, the language in the bill does direct the State Board of Education to assess
• way that this requirement could be merged with existing graduation The State Board of Education to assess
• And the intent section mentions the State Board's ongoing Future Ready initiative to assess graduation
• It directs OSPI to include research on student use of mobile devices and recommended best practice strategies
• It directs OSPI to include research on student use of mobile devices and recommended best practice strategies

Bills: SB5849, SB6278, SB6130, SB6222, SB6206, SB6260, SB5346, SB6263, SB6268, SB6247

Keywords: financial education, graduation requirement, student curriculum, financial literacy, education reform, teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12

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• So I'm not saying that this is something... ...I take lightly, but that is how it would work in practice
• In practice, this will allow the corporation to meet the program's affordability requirements by using
• Availability of surplus federal, state, and local government buildings and land, assessing the feasibility
• surplus lands available at any level of government, as the... ...author described, and then make assessments
• Chairman, for some clarity, the council seems to be oversight for the assessment group.

Bills: HCR7, HB1557, HB1608, HB2061, HB2201, HB2210, HB2426, HB2754, HJR165, HB2513, HCR7

Keywords: Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County

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• They report regularly and as international assessments as Florida's virtual school services students
• United States and participate in partnerships where such as with Cambridge University and other assessments
• Thank you in practice. >> Privatization is not needed because all students are afforded the opportunity
• So haven't we assign to a different location is certainly a best practice until due process takes place
• special needs differential allocation for school readiness providers who have met minimum program assessment

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We think these are practical changes.
• In general, there's definitely a theoretical justification, but our assessment of the empirical evidence
• including independent verification and validation, quality assurance, and independent security assessments
• budget year 2526. and Tobacco Compliance Fund to implement AB 3218 and SB 1230, to seize, destroy, and assess
• A practice which is not sustainable.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I mean, I know this is new turf here, but I'm just practically speaking.
• House Bill 818 by Representative Riser enacts a new provision of Title 17 relative to student assessment
• Very quickly, there’s no consistent state or local reporting system for people to know the assessments
• It requires the LDOE to post the statewide assessment schedule.
• It also requires school systems to review their required assessments each year to determine if they are

Bills: SR119, SCR65, HCR47, HB196, HB218, HB256, HB325, HB352, HB434, HB448, HB476, HB608, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB749, HB818, HB1059, HB1112, HB1242, HB1249

Keywords: SR119, Senate Resolution 119, D-D Breaux, Sara Breaux, LSU gymnastics, LSU Gymnastics Training Center, LSU Board of Supervisors, facility naming, honorary resolution, public buildings and grounds, women's athletics, Title IX, college gymnastics, SEC gymnastics, Louisiana State University, Tiger Athletic Foundation, women in sports, coach recognition, sports legend, campus naming

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor. Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably. Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.

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• Now, thankfully, in practice, what we tend to see more often than not is this actually mitigates...
• Now, thankfully, in practice, what we tend to see more often than not is this actually mitigates situations
• What is your assessment of both Maricopa and Yuma County in the slow rollout of this?
• what we’ll talk about today, as well as evidence-based trainings like C-STAG, behavioral threat assessment
• , Alice, Active Insurer, As well as evidence-based trainings like C-STAG, behavioral threat assessment

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• There are four categories of lands that are classified and assessed based on current use.
• authorized for six years, ten years, or permanently, at a rate not to exceed 50 cents per 1,000 assessed
• We've asked for guidance from DOR and best practices for rounding, but we have yet to receive guidance
• Year over year, ever since the payroll tax in Seattle was assessed, the amount of revenues that it has
• And we would be able to assess the impact that that would have and take further legislative action if

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several bills. HB 2140 would exempt land sold or transferred to a governmental entity from additional tax when removed from open space classification in certain circumstances. Staff explained the current use property tax system and said the bill would likely have minimal but indeterminate revenue effects, with about $30,000 in one-time Department of Revenue costs. Representative Lowe said the bill was intended to fix a niche problem where a farmer loses a small frontage strip to a county and is then charged back taxes despite no change in land use. FutureWise testified in support of the bill’s intent but asked for small language changes to ensure transferred land remains compatible with agricultural or open space use. The public hearing on HB 2140 was then closed. HB 2326 would allow a fire protection district that is partially overlapped by another district’s EMS levy to impose its own levy on the portion not already covered, subject to voter approval in the affected area. Staff said the bill would have no state general fund impact and about $28,000 in one-time Department of Revenue costs. Fire district and fire chief representatives testified in support, describing situations in Clark County and Kittitas County where most residents cannot vote on an EMS levy because a small overlapping area already has one. Opponents, including Washington Citizens Against Unfair Taxes, argued the bill would add to property tax burdens. The hearing on HB 2326 then closed. HB 2334 would require rounding of cash transactions to the nearest five cents as pennies are phased out of circulation, while leaving non-cash payments unchanged. Staff said the bill would apply to the final total after taxes and fees, with an indeterminate but minimal state revenue impact and significant Department of Revenue implementation costs. The prime sponsor said the bill was needed because the federal government ended penny production without giving states guidance. Retail and grocery groups generally supported the concept but requested amendments for clarity, consumer protection, SNAP compliance, and flexibility while pennies remain in circulation; one witness opposed the bill as another tax burden. The hearing on HB 2334 was then closed. The committee then heard HB 2100, a proposed statewide payroll expense tax on large operating companies to fund a new Well Washington Fund for higher education, health care, cash assistance, energy, and housing. Staff said the proposed substitute would apply to employers with at least 250 employees and $7 million in annual payroll, exclude certain public and health care entities, and generate substantial revenue, with the fiscal note estimating about $7.6 billion to the general fund and $4.2 billion to the new fund in the 2027–29 biennium under the revised threshold. Supporters, including poverty, housing, labor, education, disability, and faith advocates, said the bill would help offset federal cuts and protect vulnerable residents. Business, retail, hospitality, construction, and technology groups opposed it, warning of job losses, higher costs, reduced competitiveness, and broader impacts on consumers and employers. The prime sponsor said the bill was a response to federal divestment and that the state needed a progressive revenue source now; no vote was taken in the transcript.

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• We have a comprehensive risk assessment that's proposed.
• We have a comprehensive risk assessment that's provided to us from one of our forensic assessment division
• So we have psychologist risk assessment.
• It begins with a comprehensive risk assessment done by the forensic assessment division, our psychologists
• It's usually in the comprehensive risk assessment.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• thing that DIS does, and I’m sure many other agencies have similar processes, is we do a facility assessment
• So moving on to the process we go through for the capital budget, we do those facility assessments that
• We were able to employ a private consultant to do a facility condition assessment in 2025, which really
• And so do you all jump in and say, go assess it yourself, and say, hey, you know, this, we could invest
• The process of that involves conducting ratio studies to determine the assessment to fair market value

Keywords: 928, house, all