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• One of the things I’d be interested in is your feedback on which of the programs that we have... ...I
• Appreciate that feedback.
• There are funds through that mechanism. There are funds through that mechanism.
• That took us a little bit off topic, but appreciate the feedback. Maybe more questions offline.
• That took us a little bit off topic, but appreciate the feedback. Maybe more questions offline.

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• spent over eight million dollars installing scanners, and that according to a warden that provided feedback
• The committee substitute is based upon feedback from stakeholders and the governor's office, and it's
• we shouldn't just non-disclose. ...have non-disclosure; just my thoughts and I want to know your feedback
• If civil confinement were to become a mechanism for retribution or general deterrence, our precedent
• like under Senate Bill 1610, I think he would conclude that civil confinement is being used as a mechanism

Bills: HB1826, HB1969, HB2708, HB2729, HB3618, HB4515, HB4764, SB1021, SB1610

Keywords: mental health, women's health, county jail, depression screening, criminal justice, inmate release, identification certificate, Texas Department of Corrections, personal identification, driver's license, state law, reentry services, nondisclosure, criminal history, criminal defendants, community supervision, misdemeanors, felonies, rehabilitation, hearsay

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• We'll hopefully see some things where they're providing feedback to each other about best practices.
• and we sent them a video basically presenting the entire framework and sent them a link to give us feedback
• the bill on page four, line 23 that one of the key pieces to designing the metrics is the public feedback
• So how do they... what type of mechanism is there to kick in for additional funds?
• We know that there are some grant and loan programs that require municipalities to have a mechanism like

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• One of the big takeaways and the feedback we heard was really emphasizing prevention.
• We've received a lot of feedback into the behavioral health system.
• I want to continue to echo this: we really want to hear feedback.
• Any feedback that we receive through the AOC's feedback loop, I am sharing that with the accountable
• The eSIM is not a funding mechanism.

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• So, we have an ongoing feedback mark.
• That kind of feedback is, you that.
• ,</c><00:31:42.440><c> you</c><00:31:42.560><c> know,</c> good feedback, you know, good feedback, you
• We are an organization that's focused on school workplace culture and climate as a leading mechanism
• </c><00:50:31.280><c> of</c> of those are some mechanics of of those are some mechanics of employment

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• I then take all that information and feedback, and we talk about it pretty much at every meeting until
• So we haven't received, we didn't receive a lot of feedback about either the estimated notice or the
• Senator Rommel, you pointed out an addendum, if you will, or a different mechanism.
• How do we communicate those collection mechanisms to the public in terms of where do the dollars go?
• And just looking at what type of safety mechanism, so if someone hasn't paid their taxes for a year,

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Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Committee met with a quorum to begin its study of whether the content of North Dakota real estate tax statements should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the background for the study, including House Bill 1176, current statutory requirements for tax statements, and recent changes such as separate line items for bonded debt, primary residence credit, and legacy fund-related amounts. The Tax Department then explained the current statement format and noted that the form is prescribed and approved by the tax commissioner, with changes typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from the North Dakota Association of Counties described the full annual process for preparing budgets, setting levies, calculating taxable values, and issuing notices and tax statements. They said counties spend significant time coordinating with taxing districts, neighboring counties, and software vendors, and that the new budget hearing notices and valuation notices have not generated much public response. Members raised concerns about the usefulness and clarity of certain line items, especially the legislative tax relief calculation and the primary residence credit, and discussed whether the current statement creates confusion rather than transparency. Testimony also addressed the 3% cap, mill levy worksheets, assessment cycles, and the role of county auditors and tax directors in maintaining accurate values. The committee also heard from software vendors CPT and Tyler Technologies about how legislative changes are programmed into tax systems and how online taxpayer portals can provide more detailed breakdowns of tax bills. Vendors said changes required by law are generally absorbed in contracts rather than billed directly to counties, and they demonstrated web tools and pie-chart style breakdowns that show where tax dollars go. NDACO presented a survey of eight counties estimating tax statement preparation and mailing costs, concluding that outsourced printing tends to be cheaper on average and that total statewide tax statement costs may be roughly $600,000, though the estimate was based on limited data. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and focused on gathering testimony and identifying issues for possible future recommendations or bill drafts.

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• And then there's a mechanism that the department... ...so I appreciate it.
• But one thing I don't think we did at that time is build a mechanism for shrinking it down.
• There's a mechanism if we can't do it under what Chairman Bristler suggested.
• But this is a great mechanism.
• And it's a good mechanism to get word out to the people that we're trying to represent.

Summary: The committee and invited witnesses discussed chronic wasting disease surveillance and response in Louisiana, focusing on both wild deer and captive deer facilities. LDWF staff said surveillance goals are being met in about 32 of 64 parishes, but there are gaps in low-sample areas, and they described current efforts using voluntary hunter-harvested deer sampling, targeted sampling in higher-risk animals, and coordination with D-MAP properties. Witnesses and members raised possible ways to improve detection, including incentives for testing, use of taxidermists and processors to collect samples from older bucks, possible mandatory testing tied to special doe days or special seasons, and better use of D-MAP or mobile sampling units. Several members also suggested environmental testing, better deer-density data, and clearer mapping of hotspots and source areas. A major portion of the discussion centered on how to respond when a positive CWD case is found. Members debated whether Louisiana should follow an Arkansas-style approach, including allowing baiting during hunting season while using other tools to manage disease, versus stricter no-bait or no-feeding rules. Some members argued that immediate restrictions after a positive discourage hunters from submitting samples and hurt landowners and feed businesses, and suggested delaying new restrictions until the end of the season while intensifying sampling. Others emphasized that any response should be science-based and should preserve hunter participation. There was also discussion of whether control areas should be parish-based or based on geographic distance, and whether the state should establish thresholds that would allow a control zone to be reduced or removed if enough negative samples are collected. For captive deer facilities, LDWF and LDAF staff reviewed the USDA herd certification program and current surveillance practices. They said Louisiana has about 350 licensed deer facilities, including breeder and hunting facilities, and that a 2024 positive in Jeff Davis Parish led to depopulation and 12 quarantine farms; follow-up testing in 2025 found no new positives in the traced facilities. Staff said the state has relied on USDA competitive grants for diagnostic testing in the last two years, covering roughly $100,000 to $150,000 annually, while department self-generated funds covered more than $800,000 over the last three years. Members and witnesses recommended mandatory enrollment in the USDA herd certification program, mandatory 24-hour reporting of positives to LDWF and USDA APHIS, and clearer, reciprocal communication between LDWF and LDAF when positives are found. No votes were taken; the chair said staff would compile the discussion and written recommendations for consideration at the April 9 commission meeting, with the understanding that the committee will later make formal recommendations to the Legislature.

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• needs of the family, incorporate evidence-based practices to address cultural bias, and include feedback
• needs of the family, incorporate evidence-based practices to address cultural bias, and include feedback
• You can experience post-traumatic stress through any number of mechanisms in the Army.
• any. making not a ton of money you can experience post-traumatic stress through any any number of mechanisms

Summary: The committee met to brief amendments and then took executive action on nine bills related to child care, DCYF oversight, and services for children and vulnerable populations. Before voting, members reviewed proposed substitutes and amendments for HB 1544, 2099, 2219, 2253, 2319, and 2350, with brief discussion on issues such as child welfare risk assessment tools, military family child care access, child care provider flexibility, licensing and monitoring requirements, and residential habilitation center terminology and notice requirements. The committee then reported HB 2099, HB 2185, HB 2219 as amended, HB 2253 as amended, HB 2317, HB 2318, HB 2319 as amended, and HB 2350 as amended out of committee with do pass recommendations. HB 2253 saw one amendment adopted to restore state monitoring and health/safety reviews at the Washington School for the Deaf, while other proposed amendments were withdrawn or rejected. HB 2319 was amended to correct technical language regarding Eastern State Hospital and Interlake School. HB 2350’s substitute changed notice procedures for residential habilitation center noncompliance to emphasize posted notices, email, preferred language, and plain-language summaries. HB 1544 drew the most debate. Amendments to add domestic violence, define “safe,” require an audit of missing safety-plan data, and prohibit use of an unvalidated risk tool to screen out referrals were considered; only the domestic-violence amendment was adopted, while the others failed. Members discussed concerns about the current DCYF risk assessment tool, cultural bias, and the need to improve validation, but also cautioned against narrowing the study too much. The committee ultimately reported the second substitute HB 1544 out with a do pass recommendation by a 9-0-2 vote, with two members voting no without recommendation.

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• SO BUT LIKE I SAID WE'RE EMBRACING THAT, IT WILL ALSO HELP US HAVE MORE REAL-TIME INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK
• YOU MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS I KNOW THERE'S A CRITERIA YOU'RE FOLLOWING AND I'M SURE YOU ALSO HAVE FEEDBACK
• RECENT STUDIES IN BLUEBERRIES HAVE SHOWN MECHANICAL HARVESTING IS AS GOOD IF NOT IT DEPENDS VERY MUCH
• RECENT STUDIES IN BLUEBERRIES HAVE SHOWN MECHANICAL HARVESTING IS AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER THAN HAND HARVESTING

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• initiative is the Pathways to career Opportunities, Grant program or P cog, which is the primary mechanism
• And you mentioned gate the gate program which was more of a funding mechanism.
• Last question is feedback, right?
• So that feedback and provide us the opportunity to maybe make more investments and continue to with this

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• I mean there is enforcement mechanism.
• It is tailored to the mechanics of our school district.
• It is tailored to the mechanics of our school district.
• It is tailored to the mechanics of our school district.
• Um, funding mechanism behind this bill.

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• So the next board meeting sometime in May will lay out, again, based on feedback from many stakeholders
• , kind of our summary of what we think that structure should look like, get the feedback, fine-tune it
• Should look like, get the feedback, fine-tune it, and then we’ll start; we’ll issue the RFP for people
• But it's leveraging the mechanics of quantum mechanics to be able to do and solve certain problems that
• The mechanics of quantum mechanics can be used to solve certain problems that we cannot solve today.

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• So the constitutional amendment mechanism is designed to dissolve three very large trust funds and use
• So mechanically, when the Revenue Estimating Conference met, So, mechanically, when the Revenue Estimating
• Isn't the mechanism for that collection different than traditional sales tax?
• And have you gotten any feedback for us on that from companies?
• And have you gotten any feedback for us on that from companies?

Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee met on March 10, 2026, for a series of informational presentations rather than bill hearings. House Fiscal Division staff reviewed the state’s tax structure, the 2024 third special session tax reform package, and the Revenue Estimating Conference process. They explained the move to a 3% flat individual income tax, a 5.5% flat corporate income tax, the higher standard deduction and retirement-income exclusion, the repeal of several deductions and credits, the repeal of the corporate franchise tax, and the expansion of the sales tax base to certain digital goods. Staff also walked through tax exemption data, showing the size of exemptions relative to collections, and discussed forecasted revenue gaps in the out years, including the effect of the scheduled sales tax rate reduction and the return of transportation-related revenues to their prior dedication. Members asked about declining mineral revenues, digital sales tax collections, corporate collections, and the impact of tax credits and exemptions. Division of Administration and Legislative Fiscal Office staff said lower oil and gas prices, long-term production declines, and the timing of corporate payments were major factors in revenue trends, and that it will take at least another year or two of tax returns to fully understand the reform’s effects. They emphasized that corporate collections are still below the $600 million threshold that affects the state general fund and Revenue Stabilization Fund, though the forecast remains $900 million. The committee also discussed surplus and excess revenues, the distinction between discretionary and non-discretionary spending, and how current-year and prior-year balances are allocated under the constitution. A significant portion of the meeting focused on the relationship between Ways and Means and Appropriations. Chairman McFarland stressed that new fiscal-note bills can force cuts elsewhere if revenue is not available, and urged members to coordinate early with fiscal staff before advancing costly legislation. Members also asked how pending constitutional amendments on teacher pay and inventory tax might affect the budget; staff said the teacher stipend proposal is not currently funded in the executive budget and that the inventory tax proposal would mainly affect local governments and any reimbursements from the Revenue Stabilization Fund if approved. The committee then heard from Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bouchoux, who reported strong results from recent reforms, including $92 billion in capital investment, 37,000 new jobs, a record year of announcements, a top-10 corporate tax climate ranking, and a pipeline of 189 active projects representing nearly 42,000 potential jobs and $280 billion in potential investment. Members praised LED’s work and discussed the need to pair economic development with workforce training, infrastructure, and predictable tax policy.

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• Any instant reactions to that feedback? Yeah.
• This is because students are not taught basic coping mechanisms, not taught how to manage time effectively
• This is because students are not taught basic coping mechanisms, not taught how to manage time effectively
• The first phase will also be an opportunity for student and parent feedback to further improve the program
• So to address the rubric comment, thank you so much for your feedback.

Summary: The annual joint Senate and Assembly Education Committee hearing featured student proposals from the California Association of Student Councils and SABLE, with opening remarks from legislators emphasizing student voice and the value of hearing youth ideas. Committee members noted the hearing was being streamed and that they would review the testimony even though some members could not attend because of fog-related travel issues. The first panel proposed an annual civic engagement day for grades 7-12, with flexible school-led activities such as discussions, mock elections, and voter registration-related events. Members generally praised the idea but raised concerns about costs, instructional time tradeoffs, how to evaluate effectiveness, and whether the proposal should better connect to existing civics standards and local curriculum. The second panel proposed amending Education Code Section 35012 to require at least one student board member in every unified and high school district, with added training and the right to make motions. Legislators supported student representation in principle but questioned whether the proposal should require one or two student members to avoid board tie issues, why some districts do not already have student trustees, and how the mandate would be funded if it became a state requirement. They also raised technical concerns about the scope of motioning power and the fiscal impact of converting a voluntary local practice into a statewide mandate. Later panels proposed adding middle school financial literacy instruction, expanding restorative justice practices, and creating more structured mental health education time. On financial literacy, students suggested integrating finance into existing middle school classes and teacher training over time; members worried about curriculum overload and suggested aligning the idea with the already-approved high school finance course. On restorative justice, students proposed a CDE task force and training for PPS-certified staff; legislators discussed prior related bills, confidentiality concerns in discipline hearings, and the likely cost of a state task force. On mental health, students proposed short, twice-semester classroom sessions focused on coping skills and awareness of resources, but members questioned whether such brief lessons could be effective and suggested that wellness centers, student-led awareness, and outside referrals might be more practical. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with encouragement for students to refine their proposals and follow up with legislators.

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• There are majors from mechanical and environmental engineering that may ultimately work in the nuclear
• We were actually created to be our own little oversight mechanism.
• Providing their technical and legal feedback, we've given them extensive edits.
• We're evaluating their proposal, and as I indicated before, we gave them extensive feedback.
• That's where my team has also been providing feedback. So I'm not sure I'm answering...

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• our strategic plan as a one-time document; it's a living process that constantly evolves through feedback
• internships with our own operations department, so they can come in and work with our HVAC, our mechanics
• I'm asking, in your current position, do you have a mechanism or people or close people that are keeping
• You're getting feedback from teachers, your principals, and all your stakeholders.
• Chairman, and maybe John knows: Is there a mechanism, or are school board members subject to the Ethics

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• I think the agenda does a pretty good job of laying out all the mechanics of how the vehicle license
• fee swap mechanism works, so I won't belabor that.
• That is just the mechanism that this money was agreed to be returned to the county. ...this money was
• And so, as both the Senator, Senator Becker, and the supervisor have indicated, the mechanism that was
• And this is due to an obsolete funding mechanism.

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• One of those enforcement mechanisms could be a restriction on their operational design domain.
• One of the things that we have on our website is a feedback form.
• We allow members of the public to provide feedback regarding any kind of incident associated with an
• Teamsters are mechanics and provide maintenance work, work at depots, do all of those things.
• What are the mechanisms at the local level when we do hit certain safety things?

Summary: The committee held a work session on autonomous vehicles, beginning with an overview from the Washington State Transportation Commission on the state’s five-year AV work group. The commission described its 2018 legislative mandate, the 35-member executive committee and seven subcommittees, and the resulting 29 recommendations and “roadmap to the future.” The presentation emphasized six policy “building blocks” for Washington: agency readiness, public outreach, equity, safety, testing and pilots, and a path to deployment. It also noted current Washington law requires AV testing companies to self-certify with the Department of Licensing, carry $5 million in liability insurance, report collisions and violations, and notify local law enforcement before testing; three companies are currently certified. State regulators from California and Arizona then outlined their AV frameworks. California described its long-running permit system for testing with and without a safety driver and for commercial deployment, its current rulemaking to expand use cases to heavy-duty trucks and passenger shuttles, and new requirements for mileage, operational assessments, and more detailed crash and incident reporting. California also said it is creating a new enforcement tool allowing citations to be issued to manufacturers for moving violations by AVs. Arizona described its executive-order-based approach, later codified by statute, which allows testing and driverless operations through self-certification, law enforcement interaction plans, quarterly meetings with companies, and reporting of crashes or near misses; Arizona also said it tracks crashes monthly and has not recorded fatalities attributed to AVs. Industry representatives from Waymo, Zoox, and the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association argued that AVs can improve safety, accessibility, and mobility while creating jobs. They described extensive sensor systems, community outreach, first-responder engagement, and current operations in multiple cities. Waymo cited more than 127 million rider-only miles and said its data show large reductions in injury-causing and pedestrian crashes; Zoox said it operates in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Seattle and stressed its purpose-built electric robotaxi and local jobs; AVIA said its members have driven more than 145 million autonomous miles and that 26 states now expressly authorize driverless operations. Members asked about public education, crash and fatality tracking, enforcement, weather, school zones, first-responder interactions, and labor impacts. Labor and public-safety witnesses from the Teamsters, firefighters, and driver unions opposed commercial AV deployment without stronger safeguards. They argued Washington should not be an unregulated testing ground, especially for heavy trucks and hazardous materials, and warned of job losses for drivers, taxi and rideshare workers, and related occupations. Firefighters and driver representatives raised concerns about AVs interfering with emergency scenes, blocking responders, and creating risks in dynamic roadway incidents. Committee members also asked for comparisons to human-driven vehicles, data on citations and crashes, and more information on how AVs interact with pedestrians, first responders, and workers.

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• replace the trigger mechanism? Do does replace the trigger mechanism?
• </c><02:00:31.119><c> for</c> there may have to be some mechanism for there may have to be some mechanism
• If there is a mechanism in place number.
• Any other feedback? as to the concept? Any other feedback? Senator<02:06:23.440><c> Lucero.
• Any feedback on this one?

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• Uh, this uses a similar mechanism to that. Actually, it'll be in second place.
• we'll have money in place to continue this work down the road because it does take time. budget mechanism
• . a mechanism I like to budget mechanism. a mechanism I like to call<00:04:06.000><c> the</c><00:04:06.239
• </c><00:04:24.240><c> to</c> this uses a sim similar mechanism to this uses a sim similar mechanism to
• that we received response to feedback that we received through<00:28:39.279><c> engagement</c><00:28

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