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• and then the lower tier.
• <00:24:15.279> So,<00:24:15.520> we've tier and then the lower tier.
• So, we've tier and then the lower tier.
• not need to have a license to perform not need to have a license to perform these<01:38:31.440><
• Correct. and also to order to perform.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 185, which would add timelines to Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) investigations. Senator Howard Pearl said the bill was prompted by concerns from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors about delays at the Real Estate Commission, and he explained that the proposal would require OPLC staff to make an initial determination within 30 days and, if misconduct is found, complete an investigation within 60 days. He said the goal is to improve transparency and give consumers and licensees more timely information, while preserving the board’s adjudicatory role. He also noted that the bill had been amended to delay implementation to give OPLC time to work through its backlog. Committee members questioned how the bill would work when an investigation is incomplete and whether the board could send a case back to OPLC without a firm deadline. Pearl said the board would have discretion to continue the investigation or make a final determination, and that the bill was intended to streamline OPLC’s process rather than impose a hard cap on complex cases. OPLC Executive Director Deanna Durus and General Counsel Nicholas Fry then testified that the agency has already changed its procedures under prior legislation, including a facial review of complaints and monthly board review of dismissal memos. They said the bill would substantially alter the current structure, could conflict with existing limitation periods and board duties, and would be difficult to implement without additional staff and funding. Durus said the agency’s backlog is large, that new complaints are being triaged and prioritized, and that some urgent matters are moved ahead based on risk and statutory deadlines. She said OPLC had completed a review of about 500 backlog cases that would now be dismissed under current screening standards, and that those cases are being turned into memos for board review. Board of Medicine public member Nina Gardner testified in favor of the bill but said the backlog is significant and that the agency needs more resources to make the process work effectively. She said the board is seeing progress, but not fast enough, and suggested the bill may not go far enough without additional staffing and funding. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• District 52, whose legacy wasn't just simply embedded in our community in the Southern Tier, but most
• Floyd Peterson was a true performer at his core. He did it all.
• In our community, in the Southern Tier, he led the Ithaca Youth Bureau Stewart Park Day Camp.
• IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE SOUTHERN TIER, HE LED THE ITHACA He directed and choreographed musicals and
• Domestic work has traditionally been performed by Black women, immigrant women, and women of color in

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and took up a series of motions to discharge identical Assembly bills to the Third Reading Calendar, along with committee reports and amendments. The chamber also received an introduction from Senator Gonzalez honoring Maria Raine and her advocacy for guardrails on AI chatbots after the death of her son, and later adopted a Rules Committee report sending several General Business Law bills directly to Third Reading. The resolution calendar was adopted with some exceptions, and the Senate recognized several previously adopted resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Barnabas McHenry, Arthur Jones Jr., Floyd Todd Peterson III, the Lexington School for the Deaf, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Apraxia Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Prevention Week, Physician Anesthesiologists Week, and Golf Day in New York. The Senate then considered and passed numerous bills, many on consumer protection and public policy topics. Measures included bills on General Business Law, Public Health Law, Correction Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Executive Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Public Officers Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Public Housing Law, Education Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills were laid aside, including a Public Health Law bill by Senator Fernandez and a Public Service Law bill by Senator Parker. The chamber also passed a concurrent constitutional resolution by Senator Stec proposing an amendment to Article 14. During floor debate, senators explained votes on several measures. Senator Ramos spoke in support of paid sick leave for domestic workers, describing the bill as a long-overdue labor protection for a workforce historically excluded from such rights. Senator Fernandez described her bill as the Manufacturer Disclosure and Transparency Act, aimed at requiring notice and public disclosure of certain pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements to improve transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing. Senator Ryan and Senator Martins supported a bill restricting hidden algorithmic price manipulation online, and Senator May supported a bill limiting excessive rental car fuel charges as part of a broader consumer protection package. The Senate also passed a memorial highway bill naming a portion of Route 19 in LeRoy for Lieutenant Gary A. Scott, with Senator Borrello explaining the veteran’s service and sacrifice.

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• mention, in support of the comments made by Representative Garcia (member_10532), that this bill performed
• They'll get a distribution on a tiered system.
• This will raise the tier so that most land grants will be eligible for a full tier.
• Performed by Los Comanches de la Serna, which is a big part of the land grant history.
• It also allows for our Comanches to perform for the community, as well as other entertainment native

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• it's a—we've seen a lot of cases where services are being provided and, you know, we go through one tier
• and then we go down to another tier, another department, and then maybe another department down, and
• going to say that, but what I'm going to say is this: I think the deliverable needs to be tied to performance
• Attachment A to this contract sets out the statement of work that Work Ed would perform for this subcommittee
• If they were requested to perform any services outside the statement of work set forth here, you would

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So it wouldn't be tiered.
• All right, because I see there's a tiered one for the violent, but not tiered for non-violent.
• A tiered one for the violent, but not tiered for non-violent.
• So there's actually four different tiers.
• I just would like to see that tiered system, especially with the nonviolent felony.

Keywords: 996, all

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• two, tier three, tier four suppliers, they have to go to the 2848 same place, then that name plate on
• And if I could go back to earlier statements, when we talk about tier one, tier two, tier three, and
• tier four, what you all are trying to do is tier two and tier three and tier four. >> Correct. >> Which
• from a concerning jurisdiction, and that serves as a protection for the tier one company.
• Or CEGS, that the equipment was not sourced from basically the tier one company can say that the tier

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce held its first interim hearing on securing critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, with a focus on Texas’s electric grid and the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act. The chair also highlighted Texas’s relatively low electricity prices and welcomed new committee members. ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission (PUC), and the Attorney General’s office were invited to explain how the state screens market participants and grid equipment for ties to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, and how the agencies respond to noncompliance. ERCOT testified that it has implemented the requirements of three related Senate bills by requiring attestations on corporate affiliations and on critical grid equipment and services. ERCOT said it has processed thousands of attestations, used additional requests for information and third-party verification tools such as Dun & Bradstreet, and terminated nonresponsive market participants. ERCOT also said it has not seen a case requiring direct Attorney General involvement, but it does refer matters to the PUC when needed. The PUC said it can investigate suspected violations and impose penalties of up to $1 million per violation per day, and that most investigations into late or missing attestations have been resolved through compliance, market exit, or removal by ERCOT. The Attorney General’s office said its role is currently limited to audits and court involvement, and that it lacks broad independent investigatory authority under the act. Members pressed the panel on whether the current system is too reliant on self-reporting and whether it adequately addresses indirect foreign influence, especially through supply chains for batteries, inverters, transformers, and other equipment with routable connectivity. ERCOT acknowledged that the current attestation process has gaps and said it plans to refine definitions of critical grid equipment and grid services, improve information requests, and continue stakeholder rulemaking. The panel also discussed possible legislative changes, including tying prohibitions to the Department of Defense Section 1260H list and the Texas Prohibited Technologies list, clarifying warranty and service access, and expanding the statute to cover grid services more directly. Several senators raised concerns about cost, reliability, and the extent to which foreign-sourced components remain embedded in Texas infrastructure, while others suggested incentives for domestic manufacturing and stronger verification tools, including possible work with national labs such as Sandia.

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• And so it's performance to programs etc.
• I think they are and they should be performance-based, and I really think also it's about what's that
• and I really think performance-based and I really think also<00:09:18.640> it's<00:09:18.959>
• <00:20:59.360> on target and you're doing performance on target and you're doing performance
• leadership to create basically a tiered leadership to create basically a tiered system<00:26:10.400

Keywords: The first few minutes of this meeting was missed on the live stream. This upload restores those few minutes, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency. Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• <00:52:25.440> and asset management performance and asset management performance and strategies
• the seven-year rule, which cuts Tier A.
• And these Tier B's, as they meet the new vesting dates that are proposed and essentially become Tier
• And it says that if applied to tier A.
• And these Tier B's, as they meet the new vesting dates that are proposed and essentially become Tier

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Fund and General Revenue Fund are provided to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to perform
• What percentage or do you maybe, you know, if you do is actually still tier one or tier 2 versus the
• Tier 3 and tier for equipment. >> Mr.

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• Support during the school years is linked to better academic performance, and in adolescence to higher
• Support during the school years is linked to better academic performance, and in adolescence to higher
• Support during the school years is linked to better academic performance, and in adolescence to higher
• Like was previously mentioned, creating a fifth-tier income tax in essence.
• a fifth-tier income tax today. a fifth-tier income tax today.

Bills: HF4621, HF4123, HF4616, HF1183

Keywords: child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes, 1183

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• penalties are applied to conduct like sexual acts, while activities such as sexually specific performances
• The other thing I'll just say about opening Bear 3 is we are working on a tiered housing plan.
• for tiered housing that will incorporate, at the time Bear 3 opens, as our intent.
• So what is your plan for tiered housing other than just Bear 3?” “It’s a great question.
• So the summary of tiered housing is that we want to separate the bullies and the predators from those

Keywords: 985, all

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• We're also going to look into, uh, our research institutions while we can establish tier one research
• institutions and promote tier two to tier one.
• As a result of the state's investment in the university's work, Texas now leads the nation in top tier
• This performance-based funding is directed at students who are characterized as high risk.
• one or tier one universities is one thing, but enabling y'all to be able to compete.

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• common-sense efficiencies and changes to the process will focus and improve Minnesota's economic performance
• And if it's a larger project under a tier two, which is an industrial permit, those are the ones that
• And if it's a larger project under a tier two, which is an industrial permit, those are the ones that
• is happening also with the DNR and the PCA to see what they can do internally to improve their performance
• is happening also with the DNR and the PCA to see what they can do internally to improve their performance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 6 requires, for employment and investment, the agreement of a Tier 6 project, and addresses the
• It amends sections relating to access to records, juvenile probation officers, the Legislative Performance
• relates to legislative oversight, access to records, juvenile probation officers, the Legislative Performance
• change provisions, relating to access records, juvenile probation officer, and the legislative performance
• changes to the child and adult food programs to reimburse all participating family daycare homes at tier

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy

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• tiers tiers between<00:54:57.559> the<00:54:57.720> tiers<00:54:58.240> ab<00:54
• <00:58:54.920> B's the retirement of tier B's the retirement of tier B's twice<00:58:57.720
• <01:00:05.200> mind does not help tier C and in my mind does not help tier C and in my mind
• B and Tier C.
• But the Senate removed the Tier C portion and left the Tier B portion, so what we could do is take this

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• c><00:17:44.080> the<00:17:44.559> the<00:17:44.799> three-<00:17:45.039> tiered
• we doing it in the the three- tiered we doing it in the the three- tiered process<00:17:45.679><
• For example, I think Melissa mentioned it, but the state performance plan measures 17 items of special
• plan measures 17 items of performance plan measures 17 items of special<00:51:47.040> education
• those students at the tier 2 level, then we're going to see decreased referrals.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

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• I was at a high-performing, impressive charter in the Central West District.
• Well, to your point, the tier is not perfect. No, I agree, I agree.
• TIA doesn't just reward teachers for their academic performance; it also encourages teachers to have
• Residency programs in Texas perform comparably to teachers.
• On a quote-unquote top-performing or top-paying district.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• CMS, mandates uh specific time frames for completion of uh full certification surveys as well as a tiered
• <00:04:52.479> a certification surveys as well as a certification surveys as well as a tiered
• > process<00:04:54.479> uh<00:04:54.639> for<00:04:55.840> investigating tiered
• It's a state performance standard system measure, or an SPSS.
• those mandate mandated added to perform those mandate mandated core<00:35:52.800> work.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations. Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring. The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.

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• as adults and for our children, what do we do to wrap our arms around our schools to improve the performance
• . of our lowest performing schools.
• And so for the last two years, no one has. had any sort of public accountability for performance and
• Nobody outside of school administrators would have... summit performance of their public schools for
• ISD, which is one of the more affluent school districts, a very high-performing school district, great

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• as director, and whether she could separate personal whether those views would affect her performance
• Those are tiered in terms of immediate jeopardy and then lower-level complaints, and those are scheduled
• So the way that that works is we do have a team that tiers the complaints, and so immediate jeopardy,
• If we have made a mistake in that tiering, I mean, I would like to understand that, but those immediate
• We can no longer perform this responsibility.

Keywords: 1182, all