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• LEOFF 1 fund is right about $6 billion as we speak, and I checked that a couple hours ago here.

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6176 , SB6335 , SB6047 , HB2235 , HB2464 , HB2619 , HB1376 , SB5808 , SB5949 , HB1347 , HB1759 , HB1983 , HB2120 , HB2264 , HB2338 , HB2385 , HB2495 , HB2521 , HB2604 , HB2610 , HB2675 , HB2426

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, state capital projects

Summary: The Senate considered Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, a measure to terminate and restate the LEOFF 1 pension plan and use surplus funds for other state purposes if federal approval is obtained. During debate, senators discussed whether the plan should remain funded at 110% or 120% of actuarial value, whether surplus dollars should instead go to transportation or the budget stabilization account, whether members should receive an additional distribution, and whether local governments should be reimbursed for retiree health care costs. Several amendments were offered: a Gildon amendment to raise the funding target to 120% failed; a technical Robinson amendment adding a date passed; Holy, King, Harris, Schessler, and Conway amendments addressing member distributions, transportation, budget stabilization, local government health care costs, and a reconstituted board distribution all failed; and Robinson’s amendment removing Climate Commitment Act repayment language passed. The Ways and Means striking amendment, as amended, was then adopted. On final passage, supporters argued the bill was actuarially sound, had been reviewed by attorneys, actuaries, the State Investment Board, and the Department of Retirement Systems, and would allow use of excess funding for other state needs. Opponents warned it left too little in the pension fund, should dedicate surplus dollars only to one-time uses, and did not adequately reimburse cities and counties for retiree medical obligations. After debate, the Senate passed E2SHB 2034 by a vote of 25 yeas, 22 nays, with one absent and one excused. Afterward, the Senate returned to Substitute House Bill 2178, which was also passed on final passage by a vote of 39 yeas and 9 nays, with one excused. The chamber then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• It cannot... just be a checked box to push vouchers through. Thank you for your time.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• And so far, I mean, a handful, but I've checked them all out, every one of them. took their ESSER funds
• I want to check to see if you know that's correct.
• measure things versus temple is because of the kids. that we do have because of the socioeconomic backgrounds
• And I was checking my math and then the attorneys that are . . .

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Without enough advisors, students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, risk
• Thank God my husband is finally getting a Social Security check.
• I wanted to spend my time to provide some brief background on Texas public pre-K, and especially how

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• I've never announced that before, so check for your bags.
• And I'm concerned, and you know I am, need to check into this, Chair Leech.
• Giving my background.
• 8 gives the estimated payout amount for our second group of 85... teachers who will receive their checks
• The bill adds a pathway that allows career changers with a background. bachelor's degree to seek further

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• </c><01:19:13.040><c> but</c> officer was harmed with a firearm but officer was harmed with a firearm
• Section eight is Representative Perryman's House File 286, which authorizes broader background checks
• Section eight is Representative Perryman's House File 286, which authorizes broader background checks
• </c><01:35:57.639><c> checks</c><01:35:57.960><c> on</c> authorizes broader background checks on authorizes
• broader background checks on operators<01:35:58.639><c> of</c><01:35:58.800><c> adult</c><01:35:59.119

Bills: HF1354 , HF1901 , HF2124 , HF2130 , HF2260 , HF2099 , HF104 , HF134 , HF1769

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• One is if the realtor writes a bad check, they have 30 days to make the check good without losing their
• In Mobile, the memory serves me, we have a bad check unit.
• How does that... and I don't... bad check unit.
• rules and... real estate commission has rules and that can discipline a member if they receive a bad check

Bills: HB95 , HB382

Committee: House Commerce and Small Business

Keywords: HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate, homebuyer, homeowner, property transfer, fixture, condominium, cooperative, duplex, triplex, quadraplex, warrantor

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• And again, if you could give us a little bit of background, your title and your organization doesn't
• You wouldn't issue a firearm that frequently misfires and hits unintended targets, nor should you do
• I will be providing some background on the way that these treaties were formed, just to sort of preface
• By way of background, the Attorney General has concurrent authority to investigate and prosecute crimes
• You have to be a certified peace officer, which requires a background investigation, psychological evaluation

Bills: HB1982 , HB2156

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: Indian rights, treaty rights, convictions, tribal members, criminal justice reform, Attorney General, AG investigators, limited authority peace officer, peace officer certification, economic crimes, financial crimes, white-collar crime, fraud investigation, search warrant service, electronic service, business records, law enforcement authority, criminal background check, training requirements, Washington RCW

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• I'm only saying that, you know, as somebody with a geology background, I take your point about national
• That being said, I also come from a higher-ed background.
• I do not know, and I will check to see if they are on the website. Mr. Chair, yes. Ms.
• I do not know, and I will check to see if they are on the website. Mr. Chair, yes. Ms.
• Chair, if I may, I just want to double-check: City of Mesa didn't sign in support of it.

Bills: HB2056 , HB2202 , HB2207 , HB2224 , HB2303 , HB2344 , HB2532 , HB2759 , HB2798

Committees: House Appropriations , House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Keywords: brackish water, groundwater, desalination, water resources, feasibility study, environmental impact, dementia care, telementoring, healthcare education, rural communities, grant funding, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, produce incentive, agriculture, economic support, funding

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• We're also asking that the operators of these swim schools conduct a safety background check on employees
• If you just show up, check the box, or tell them they have to keep going, I'm happy to answer any questions
• It requires us to get licensed, undergo background checks, and ensure that we follow all of the guidelines
• By way of background, I've worked with lotteries and for lotteries for almost 15 years now.

Bills: SB650 , HB3667 , SB28 , HB3201 , SB1184 , HB1800 , SB 28

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: permit issuance, regulatory framework, business operations, efficiency, application process, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, lottery regulations, occupational licensing, fraud prevention, criminal background checks, lottery couriers, SB 1184, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, wine collection seller, collectible wine, vintage wine

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• And it modifies the national criminal history or FBI background check and fingerprint requirements exceptions
• </c> background studies. background studies.
• <00:16:09.640><c> check</c><00:16:09.839><c> and</c><00:16:09.959><c> fingerprint</c> background check
• and fingerprint background check and fingerprint requirements<00:16:11.240><c> exceptions.
• </c> background studies. background studies.

Bills: HF4207 , HF4338

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• So, to give you some just a brief background on the bill itself, the bill would require the State Board
• So, to give you some just<00:04:28.800><c> a</c><00:04:29.040><c> brief</c><00:04:29.360><c> background
• > on</c><00:04:30.400><c> the</c><00:04:30.639><c> on</c><00:04:30.880><c> the</c> just a brief background
• on on the on the just a brief background on on the on the bill<00:04:31.199><c> itself,</c><00:04:31.919

Bills: SB211 , SB305 , SB300 , SB211 , SB305 , SB300

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, tax exemption, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact

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• With access to firearms, tripling the risk of dying by suicide, the danger of allowing guns in places
• with firearms are fatal.
• Our data that we do have does show that there has been an increase in crimes with the firearm.
• Fanzon, again representing AZCDL, ASRPA, and the Firearms Industry Trade Association.
• I will double-check that I am on RTS. I'm sorry. I do have your name on my... Oh, perfect.

Bills: SB1039 , SB1061 , SB1068 , SB1069 , SB1099 , SB1127 , SB1148 , SB1271 , SB1426 , SB1448

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: attorney discipline, legal costs, reputation damage, state bar, court costs, fentanyl, drug offenses, narcotic drugs, criminal penalties, Arizona Revised Statutes, educational institutions, public order, disruption, concealed weapons, safety regulations, firearms, muffling devices, weapon regulations, Arizona law, public safety

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• check, to require review of the Central Registry, and to provide for related matters.
• Members, the current policy at DCFS is to do background checks on everyone who has direct interaction
• interaction or not, still has access to data, and we would prefer that they all pass a criminal background
• check.
• Yeah, and just make sure the language is specific to the type of background check that they do.

Bills: HB288 , HB403 , HB420 , HB783 , HB815 , HB915 , HB927 , HB933 , HB944 , HB962 , HB971 , HR74 , SCR3 , SCR20 , SB5 , SB34 , SB37 , SB190 , SB255 , SB270 , SB273 , SB314 , SB415

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: medical terminology, documentation, miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, healthcare, medical records, billing, Department of Children and Family Services, background checks, child welfare, employee screening, safety regulations, criminal history, vital records, death certificates, financial institutions, confidentiality, state registrar, utilization management, prior authorization

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• This bill modernizes the Respiratory Therapy Act through criminal background checks, fingerprinting,
• criminal</c> Respiratory Therapy Act through criminal Respiratory Therapy Act through criminal background
• <00:07:03.599><c> checks,</c><00:07:04.160><c> fingerprinting,</c> The bill also includes language that

Bills: HB299 , HB533 , HB299 , HB533

Committee: House Health

Keywords: court costs, Choctaw County, jail funding, municipal court, criminal proceedings, education funding, student outcomes, K-12 education, RAISE Act, accountability, special education, English language learners, local education agency, respiratory therapy, respiratory therapist, respiratory care, licensure, licensing board, advanced practice provider, nurse practitioner

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• For background, Odyssey House is a large nonprofit health and human services provider with the full continuum
• Police Department bill that targets updating our law governing the handling of criminal history background-checked
• It also requires that each employer obtain their own background check rather than relying on information
• We don't need any more checks and balances than we have right now. I'm totally against the bill.

Bills: HB343 , HB378 , HB394 , HB396 , HB426 , HB439 , HB491 , HB523 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB1025 , HB1038

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
• ><c> work</c> NYX background check system doesn't work NYX background check system doesn't work like<
• :54:21.280><c> prospective</c> background checks on its prospective background checks on its prospective
• </c><04:59:22.798><c> checks</c> in writing to these background checks in writing to these background
• </c> background uh criminal history check. background uh criminal history check.

Bills: HB2853 , HB2071 , HR1259 , HB8352 , HB2267 , HR1252 , HR1251 , HB4478 , HB3709 , HB4437

Keywords: organized retail crime, retail theft, cargo theft, supply chain crime, shoplifting, organized theft groups, cargo diversion, stolen goods, fencing, online marketplace, e-commerce, gift cards, prepaid cards, money laundering, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, interstate theft, transnational crime

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• He said he would begin with background on the issue and explained that chapter 253B allows for a person
• begin<00:09:16.200><c> with</c><00:09:16.320><c> a</c><00:09:16.560><c> brief</c><00:09:16.920><c> background
• </c><00:09:17.440><c> on</c><00:09:17.600><c> the</c> begin with a brief background on the begin with
• a brief background on the issue<00:09:18.560><c> um</c><00:09:18.760><c> chapter</c><00:09:19.040><c
• Representative Frederick, for tackling this issue from multiple angles and just sort of having a background

Bills: HF2196 , HF2586 , HF2187 , HF2037

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board

Bills: HB462 , HB477 , SB210 , HB462 , HB477 , SB210

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: emergency medical services, military training, licensure, public health, veterans, health benefits, nonprofit organization, agriculture, insurance regulation, taxation, hospital liens, medical billing, government healthcare, insurance claims, patient rights, HB462, chiropractic, chiropractor, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, professional licensing

Bills: SB94

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation