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• And is that what you plan on doing? Yes, sir.
• Our UTP, our 10-year plan, stands at $104 billion. which is our plan of future projects that the department
• That's the plan. We have multiple plans, but that is a plan that seems very.
• And so my concern is what planning are we making?
• And then we execute on that personal plan.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Our obligations are the non-federal cost share match for those planned awards.
• These are the plans. And schedules for these projects. Can I can I get in here too?
• And the heads are the ones who make the plans, right? And they tell you what to do?
• There's a plan that you're trying to execute.
• Item number eight strategic planning.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Is it that management plan and really make it a response plan, which I think is appropriate.
• Plans, 20-year plans, do you have a plan in place as it relates to purchase a property?
• Secondly, planning.
• plan and our first ever state flood plan and then we're a water bank.
• After our state planning, water planning process, 15 regions, 350 planning group members volunteer members

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• for the future associated with our master plan.
• That is our plan, right?
• They're on a payment plan.
• The plan was a seven-point plan, but it’s really three things: the investment portfolio, talent, and
• plan that we haven't accounted for, and there's nothing in this budget that's not related to our plan

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Has there been a review of the previous plan? Strategic plan. Yes, sir.
• The planning, the long-term planning, and the ability to have that amount of space and property to grow
• So, the question is, are you planning on reducing?
• We'll plan for that when that time comes.
• And our Tarleton Forward 2030 strategic plan.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Skubinik about this; their entire strategic plan is about developing things around.
• Do you plan to add additional universities?
• This past year, we completed a year-long strategic enrollment planning exercise.
• Henrich and myself two years ago after a lot of work and... ...planning.
• The formula is about money, but we've been on this plan since the 2011 session.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• If you'll turn to the next slide, the state's strategic plan for higher education, Building a Talent-Strong
• The state's strategic plan for higher education, Building a Talent-Strong Texas, is centered on enhancing
• the grade that was required for the course to count, or a student took a course not on the degree plan
• I just want to clarify, are we creating parity between the ERS health insurance plan and the higher ed
• understood that it is a different population base, and there are administrative costs associated with both plans

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I plan to take up public testimony on a first-come, first-served basis. We have a lot of cards.
• I plan to take up public testimony on a first-come, first-served basis. We have a lot of cards.
• Now, we call for funding for HHSC's Children's Mental Health Strategic Plan.
• We call for funding of HHSC's Children's Mental Health Strategic Plan.
• A couple of years ago, we bought a private plan for Addy because we were just not being...

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• One of them is planning for Medicaid for the future.
• Our plan is simple. It's for the residents.
• Both of these are recommendations from the HHSC Children's Behavioral Health Strategy plan.
• It's projected to be $6 million for this initial planning and initiation phase.
• We need a strategy and we need a plan.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• They're they're obligated to provide the services as required by the particular patient's health plan
• try to correct or what what changes do you plan to make as a result of the findings?
• You don't plan any of those to be electric, do you? No.
• The agency plans to roll out these two regions in the 90th legislative session.
• I believe HHSC had some exceptional item asks, related to the strategic behavioral health plan.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• , on what they plan.
• What was your plan to maintain?
• But as far as coming up with the business plan for it, the model for it—does the business plan work?
• But as part of a, how many miles plan? So we don't have a master plan is what I'm hearing from you.
• That's all a part of the plan, right?

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• First question is, has Dallas submitted a plan?
• Amy Cordova: ...plan?
• The City of Dallas Council adopted their own plan.
• And that plan was fixed.
• First question is, has Dallas submitted a plan?

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Item three highlights the agency's plan to maintain and report data for HUB goals and ensure increments
• are, if you could just kind of share with everyone where we are on disbursing those things and the plans
• Glenn Hager: ...and the planned for further disbursement. Yeah, absolutely.
• fortunately, finally, the last of the 50 states that finally got approval for our first phase of planning
• Yes, they have some contracting plans.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• Until the legislature fixes the problem of eternal tolls and establishes a plan and statute to remove
• When disaster strikes, a mandatory evacuation order is issued.
• To suspend the collections of tolls during local mandatory evacuation orders.
• All financial assistance must align with the Metropolitan Planning Organization's approved plans. transportation
• plans.

Bills: HB1589, HB2208, HB2297, HB2560, HB2725, HB3080, HB4417, HB4473, HB4520, HB4662, HB4888, HB4905, HB4906

Keywords: HB 1589, toll road, toll project, toll project entity, voter approval, local control, county election, commissioners court, Transportation Code, Chapter 372, road construction, highway funding, infrastructure, public referendum, ballot measure, transportation policy, Texas toll roads, regional mobility, toll collection, vehicle registration

Bills: SB8, SB1

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, Attorney General, budget recommendations, funding swaps, salary increases, Landowner's Compensation Program, public testimony, law enforcement

Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.

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• Lastly, the bill provides $35.8 billion in all funds to the Texas Department of Transportation for planning
• At a minimum, we suggest specifying that TEA... with HHSC in developing its plan for the distribution
• been extremely disciplined in not allowing new unfunded liabilities to be passed on to TRS without a plan

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

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• But I also know he's a lifelong public servant, first serving on the City Planning and Zoning Commission
• As a result, thousands of communities will face greater wildfire risks as planned fuel reduction projects
• Agencies failed to do plan revisions.
• Existing timber sales, planned vegetation management actions, grazing permit renewals, and other already
• We don't have 45 days to do the planning that's required.

Bills: HB471

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.

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• Opra's moved from the defined contribution or defined benefit plan to the defined contribution plan back
• And so all of us, for example, legislators elected after 2015 are part of the Healthfinder plan, not
• the Opra's plan.
• So if in the event that the lieutenant governor also plans to be absent from the state, is there a succession
• He is now on a payment plan to the Oklahoma Tax Commission to take care of this tax that he didn't see

Bills: HB1675, HB3242, HB1739, HB3320, HB3047, HB4434, HJR1089, HB4432, HB3718, HB3705

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• House Bill 1216, expenses for prescription drugs and relating to self-insurance health care plans.
• And that was requested by PERS because of when their plan renews each year.
• plan like a thousand... ...deductible plan.
• Well, hopefully forever, but it also covers a small group outside of the PERS plan.
• And it doesn't cover ERISA plans, is that correct? Okay.

Bills: SB2271, HB1216

Keywords: adult residential facilities, care services, Medicaid, payment rates, elderly care, health services, North Dakota, prescription drugs, drug affordability, copay assistance, copayment accumulator, deductible accumulator, out-of-pocket maximum, health insurance, health benefit plan, self-insured health plan, self-funded plan, third-party payment, manufacturer assistance, patient assistance program

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and took up three bills. House Bill 1216, dealing with prescription drug expense co-pay accumulators in health plans, was presented by Rep. Karen Carl’s, who explained it would prevent insurers from refusing to count third-party assistance toward deductibles for patients using high-cost, non-generic drugs. An amendment was offered to clarify effective dates, including a delayed January 1, 2026 start for PERS coverage. PERS testified that the amendment would align with its calendar-year benefit structure and likely reduce the fiscal note. The amendment was adopted 16-0, and the bill was set aside for further discussion later. House Bill 1199, creating a criminal justice data-sharing system and missing persons/missing Indigenous people task force, was introduced with a committee amendment changing the Attorney General reference to the Attorney General or designee. The committee noted the bill includes a $250,000 general fund appropriation for ongoing costs. The amendment passed 16-0, and the amended bill received a do pass recommendation by a 15-1 vote, with one no vote from Senator Magrum. House Bill 1531, appropriating $75,000 for an irrigation expansion study by the Agriculture Commissioner, was supported as a way to update older economic-impact studies on irrigation and assess opportunities for expansion. Members discussed its relationship to broader study pauses and the history of irrigation development in the state, including Garrison Diversion and remaining authorized acres. The bill passed 16-0. The committee then discussed scheduling for the coming week, noting a heavy bill load and plans for daily morning meetings before adjourning.