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• So in order to assess how much the state has to pay, we look to what...
• So we've come to the table today for these assessments.
• , and I also had one of these assessments conducted at my own school.
• We've talked about the value of human lives.
• We've talked about the value of human lives.

Bills: SB83, SB135, SB143, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB261, SB276, SB295, SB450, SB465, SB506, HB1070

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking prevention, school safety, public schools, elementary and secondary education, charter schools, mandatory reporting, victim identification, victim services, child trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, commercial sexual activity, DCFS, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana State Police, governor's office of human trafficking prevention, counselor training, mental health professional, administrator training

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• So it is a par value of $20 million.
• After this inspection, priority assessment and risk assessment tool has been put into place to ensure
• Added together to create that final risk assessment.
• So there, there should be some value in that.
• We value the local control.

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• the unit value for a specific reason.
• If you turn the page, we have $12.8 million for assessments, $1 million for emergency tuition.
• say every school should use an assessment to determine which students qualify.
• would be able to use those formative assessments to identify whether or not...
• The bill would establish a reading assessment system task force to adopt a reading assessment system

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• Sometimes it's best value, which, uh, has a whole different rationale behind it.
• Their appraised values went from 2 billion to 12 billion. 6 times an increase.
• What is the appraised value for all the properties in your area?
• This bill also requires uncontested value reporting.
• What's your assessment of that?

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• But the one thing that I always value is our safety.
• There is a lack of data on specific safety concerns or hazard assessments.
• We can capture near-miss collisions for an assessment of risk for corridors.
• After site assessment with WSDOT, it turns out several sites After site assessment with WSDOT, it turns
• analysis of that risk assessment to say, yes, indeed, this is a dangerous corridor.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in Yakima to focus on tribal traffic safety, with members and Yakima Nation leaders emphasizing the importance of safety, the right to travel, and continued partnership on U.S. 97 corridor improvements. Yakima Nation Vice Chair Christopher Wallachie and engineering staff described the Tribal Traffic Safety Committee, the U.S. 97 safety project, heritage connectivity trails, roundabout construction, and the use of federal grants and advanced sensing technology to identify hazards before crashes occur. They highlighted collaboration with WSDOT, the Traffic Safety Commission, the University of Washington, and other regional partners, and explained that the goal is to move from reactive crash response to proactive risk reduction. The Yakima Nation engineering team and AI Vision presented the MUST sensor project, which uses compact AI-enabled devices to collect traffic counts, speeds, near-miss events, roadway conditions, and pedestrian activity, with data transmitted to a dashboard and used for real-time warnings and longer-term planning. Committee members asked about speed tracking, driver behavior, enforcement, and partnerships with WSDOT and counties. Yakima Nation staff said the relationship with WSDOT has improved over time, especially after community outreach on proposed roundabouts, and that the tribe now supports several roundabout projects and broader safety coordination. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission then presented statewide fatality trends and tribal traffic safety data. Mark McKekney said 2024 showed a roughly 10% decrease in fatalities statewide, though recent years remain among the highest in decades. He noted that race and ethnicity data are only available for people who die in crashes, and that many American Indian and Alaska Native fatalities involve passengers, pedestrians, or bicyclists rather than drivers. Penny Rerick outlined tribal traffic safety coordinator grants and other state-funded tribal projects, including work with Yakama Nation, Colville, Kalispel, Makah, Port Gamble S'Klallam, Muckleshoot, Lower Elwha, and Puyallup, stressing that flexible state funding helps fill gaps left by federal programs and supports community-led solutions. The final presentation covered impaired driving enforcement and ignition interlock compliance in Yakima County. Yakima Police Chief Sean Boyle said the city created a DUI enforcement and education officer program that helped reduce serious injury and fatal impaired-driving crashes, supported by state funding and social media outreach. Yakima County District Court’s Nick Bazan described a supervision program for DUI offenders and interlock compliance, reporting more than 1,000 DUI convictions in 2024-25 and about 3,800 noncompliant interlock users countywide. He said the court is using a two-pronged approach—pretrial assistance for indigent clients and post-conviction accountability and case planning—to improve compliance and reduce impaired driving. The committee expressed support for the work, noted the progress made, and adjourned the work session after thanking presenters for their updates.

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• How we assess impact initially, and all the time, everything is predicated on district need.
• And with that, I hope you understand the value of the consortiums to the small rural districts.
• This is my 28th year in education, and each year I realize the value of them more and more.
• And each year, I realize the value of them each and every day more and more and more.
• I realize the value of them each and every day more and more and more.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum and first heard a Department of Education program review on three district support programs: assistance to low-performing schools, the Florida Partnership program, and regional literacy teams (RAISE). Dr. Paul Burns described how the Bureau of School Improvement supports schools with D/F grades through regional teams, classroom observations, professional learning, and targeted funding, noting that 104 of 168 low-performing schools improved after 2022-23 and that the share of failing schools fell from 6% to 4%. He also outlined the Florida Partnership’s $4 million annual appropriation for advanced-course teacher training and student access, and the RAISE literacy program’s $5 million funding, universal/targeted/intensive supports, and progress monitoring results. Senators asked about rural participation, post-COVID reading data, parent support, and how long schools remain under monitoring after improving; Burns said rural districts can participate statewide, parents can access school and department support, and schools continue to receive monitoring after exiting low-performing status to prevent recidivism. The committee then received a presentation on the school district education foundation matching grants program from Suzanne Pridgen, who explained that the Consortium of the Florida Education Foundations administers the grants, which require private matching funds and support tutoring, literacy, STEM, career education, professional learning, books, and supplies. She said the program leverages about $1.44 in private support for every state dollar. The committee then moved to the regional education consortia, where representatives from PAEC, NEFEC, and Heartland, along with several rural superintendents, described the consortia as member-led organizations that provide economies of scale, professional learning, HR, risk management, purchasing, legal and operational support, crisis assistance, and leadership development for small and fiscally constrained districts. Superintendents from Lafayette, Holmes, Calhoun, Union, DeSoto, and Hendry counties testified that the consortia are essential because rural districts often have very small staffs, multiple-duty administrators, and limited in-house expertise. They cited support with insurance and hurricane recovery, training for new finance and HR staff, instructional coaching, CTE and leadership programs, and help with turnaround schools. Members emphasized that these districts can be high-performing despite limited resources, and several senators praised the consortia’s value. Senator Gaetz asked about additional back-office collaboration, possible regulatory relief, and FEFP issues tied to scholarship-related enrollment swings; rural superintendents responded that more local control would help. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was adopted without objection.

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• So we're trying to determine What sort of value to put on that so that the person being sued will know
• Again, right now, someone's just arguing reasonable value.
• But in terms of trying to assess the cost of a future service, we're going to use these guidelines in
• The pretrial risk assessment, there are a few judicial districts that utilize it.
• Some have come up with their own. risk assessment. Some have possibly purchased a risk assessment.

Bills: SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

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• We know how important it is that our state's economic future be guided by a consistent set of values,
• California values, sustainability, inclusivity, innovation, and competitiveness.
• result in a more inclusive and a more equitable economy, which is, again, one of our fundamental values
• We have heard from them that one of the things they value most is certainty, so they will be able to
• They also now are subject to $1,000 special assessment, which you've never ever see any justification

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• None of that includes assessed value.
• value is the correct answer.
• The assessed value is going to be around $20 million.
• <00:17:43.919> value lump them into having an assessed value lump them into having an assessed
• additional credits is not adding value additional credits is not adding value if<00:32:19.600>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 117 on condominiums. Testifiers were split: reserve-study professionals and the Community Associations Institute opposed tying reserve requirements to assessed value, arguing reserve studies should be based on actual components and costs and that the bill could lead to over- or under-collection. Condominium owners and advocates supported the bill, saying some associations are not completing reserve studies or are failing to provide audits and adequate funding, and urging stronger fiduciary accountability. A member later asked about compliance rates, and a witness said he was not aware of any association that had failed to do a reserve study, estimating compliance at well over 95 percent, likely close to 100 percent. The committee then took testimony on HB 544 on pet insurance, which drew support from the Attorney General’s office and the Insurance Division with comments about contract-impairment issues, as well as support from the North American Pet Health Insurance Association and the Hawaiian Humane Society. Testifiers said the bill would help consumers understand and use pet insurance as veterinary costs rise. HB 983 on certified public accountants also drew mostly support, with the Hawaii Society of CPAs and the Hawaii Association of Public Accountants offering conditional support and proposed amendments. Public accountants said the bill could help address a shortage of CPAs and expand pathways into the profession, while some speakers cautioned that the language needed clarification and that public accounting experience should be tied to CPA-firm work. An instructor from UH West Oahu said students cannot afford the extra credits currently required and would benefit from a more accessible pathway. The committee also heard HB 1050 on Title 24, with DCCA supporting the measure and no opposition or questions. The discussion then moved to HB 256 HD1 on environmental protection and incinerator emissions. The Department of Health offered comments, while Energy Justice Network and Climate Protectors Hawaii supported strengthening the bill, warning that it could weaken existing standards at H-Power unless amended to preserve stricter state rules and require modern pollution controls. A member questioned the Department of Health about H-Power’s permits and whether additional controls would be required if federal rules change; the department said permits are reviewed every five years and that the facility currently meets state and federal requirements, while EPA rules remain in a public comment process. Finally, the committee heard HB 1051 HD1 on energy efficiency portfolio standards, with support from the Consumer Advocate, State Energy Office, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaii Energy. The committee then heard HB 350 HD1 on energy, where the State Energy Office supported the bill, Solar Ray Corporation offered conditional comments urging any new mandated water-heating technology to meet the same efficiency level as existing solar thermal systems, and the Kauai Climate Action Coalition testified in support. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Our approach involves assessing key program functions while engaging with stakeholders to ensure that
• And now, for the most part, survivors are engaged in assessing their property condition, preparing it
• So if you can give us that assessment, what's happening? Is the program broken? Can it be fixed?
• implementing SB 673, that will continue to strengthen the health risk assessment, which is our, you
• , but just as wastewater has value these days, methane, fertilizer, and other things.

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on DTSC’s implementation of SB 158 reforms, including enforcement, community engagement, fee stability, the hazardous waste management plan, permitting backlogs, and the Safer Consumer Products program. Senators and Assembly members emphasized protecting overburdened communities and asked how DTSC and the Board of Environmental Safety are using their authority to improve accountability, reduce delays, and address hazardous waste facilities and consumer product chemicals. The hearing also included discussion of extended producer responsibility programs and whether DTSC can support them more efficiently, including through coordination with CalRecycle. DTSC Director Katie Butler said the department is now more transparent, accountable, and fiscally stable, citing stronger enforcement actions, an interactive inspections map, expanded community outreach, and emergency response work on the Los Angeles wildfire cleanup. She said DTSC has made progress on fee reform, the hazardous waste management plan, cleanup grants, permit renewals, and safer consumer products rulemaking, including adding microplastics to the candidate chemical list. Board Chair Andrew Rakestraw said the board has held multiple public meetings and hearings, is working on fee rates and performance metrics, and is revising the hazardous waste management plan after public comment, including removing a proposal to send certain contaminated soil to municipal landfills. He also noted remaining concerns about fee structure, permit delays, and the pace of the safer consumer products program. Public witnesses offered sharply different views. A representative of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance said SB 158 reforms have improved permitting and transparency, but urged more attention to risk-based decision-making, reduced duplication, and possible General Fund support for plan implementation rather than relying only on fees. Earthjustice argued DTSC remains too slow and that communities continue to suffer from long-delayed permits and weak protections, urging the Legislature to take a more active role and to prioritize eliminating hazardous substances rather than minimizing costs. Committee members pressed the witnesses on permit renewals, community impacts, and the pace of the safer consumer products program, while DTSC defended its progress and said further legislative collaboration may be needed on hazardous waste management and emerging waste streams.

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• <00:10:00.000> risks trained professionals to assess risks trained professionals to assess
• So replacing the word "investigate" with assessment or assessing and evaluating is more reflective of
• the kindergarten entry assessment.
• So replacing the word "investigate" with assessment or assessing and evaluating is more reflective of
• the kindergarten entry assessment.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• California has made a statement that we value the experience of our immigrant families.
• California has made a statement that we value the experience of our immigrant families.
• This is about aligning our tax code with our values.
• board to hear property assessment disputes.
• Assessment Appeals Board members are part-time... ...appointees.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• or exploitation of a child for the financial benefit of any person or in exchange for anything of value
• And then we've also looked, created a human trafficking identification assessment.
• And then we've also looked, created a human trafficking identification assessment.
• So we did add a five-question assessment.
• They also began incorporating placement assessment data into its new information system.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs received three presentations and took no bill votes. The Department of Children and Families gave an extensive update on human trafficking prevention and services, describing Florida’s statutory framework, hotline and investigation data, placement options such as safe houses and safe foster homes, new adult safe house certification rules, expanded screening tools for vulnerable adults, and prevention efforts including youth-led outreach and training. Members asked about whether current funding is sufficient, how DCF addresses grooming and re-victimization in residential settings, and how long youth typically remain in safe-house placements; DCF said funding is only one part of the support system, that families and youth receive prevention resources even when allegations are not substantiated, and that placement length varies by child. OPPAGA then presented its 2024 annual report on commercial sexual exploitation of children. The report found that verified CSE victims slightly declined in 2023, with Broward, Miami-Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, and Escambia among the highest-prevalence counties. Most verified victims were community youth rather than children already in care, though dependent youth had higher rates of prior maltreatment. OPPAGA also reported continued concerns about limited placement capacity, especially for less restrictive Tier 1 safe houses, and service gaps such as the need for survivor mentors. Its recommendations focused on expanding placement options, improving data collection, and strengthening collaboration to support survivor mentors. Finally, DCF presented the Step into Success pilot program for current and former foster youth ages 16 to 26. The program combines workforce education, professional development, and paid internships with mentor support; the first cohort launched in 2024 with 15 participants, all of whom secured placements, and the department reported strong satisfaction and early outcomes. Committee members asked about scalability, costs, and whether the model could be moved beyond DCF-run operations into community-based providers. DCF said the program was designed to be scalable, currently costs about $500,000 annually for the pilot, and could be expanded statewide with additional funding and partner support. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• So I think there would have assessment.
• But, you and not have to assess again.
• <00:42:49.359> you're million 50 million of values. you're million 50 million of values. you're
• million assessment. million assessment. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• <00:43:37.920> and I know it was a large assessment and I know it was a large assessment and

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then reviewed the structure and statutory requirements for its final report. Staff explained that the report must go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and economic development, as well as relevant legislative leaders, and must include a summary of task force activities, adopted findings and recommendations, tort reform recommendations to reduce insurance costs, any draft legislation, and other necessary information. A draft report, likely excluding recommendations and draft legislation, is expected to be circulated before the first January meeting. Most of the meeting focused on the Fair Plan and whether it could be expanded to help homeowners associations, affordable housing, and common interest communities that are struggling to obtain coverage. Supporters said these groups are facing availability problems and often end up in the surplus lines market, which lacks the consumer protections of the admitted market. They argued the Fair Plan could serve as a third-market option with stronger protections and better access, especially for properties that are having difficulty getting quotes. Several members and witnesses raised concerns that the Fair Plan was never intended to be a broad affordability solution and warned against using it to artificially lower prices below risk-based levels. They said doing so could shift losses onto other policyholders through assessments and potentially weaken the broader insurance market. The Fair Plan administrator explained that any expansion would require substantial research, staffing, actuarial and underwriting expertise, reinsurance planning, IT changes, and likely assessments or other capitalization decisions, and that the plan would need to focus on a limited subset of properties rather than the entire market. No votes were taken on policy recommendations, and the discussion ended with agreement that more information and scoping work are needed before any formal recommendation is made.

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• The judge would weigh the probative value versus the prejudicial impact.
• Independent communities are civil rights and the values that define our great state.
• That conduct is not aligned with the values California expects from those in public service.
• tool, while still allowing clinicians to use additional assessments they deem appropriate.
• tool, while still allowing clinicians to use additional assessments they deem appropriate.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That the land values would be assessed separately from the property values, but then the rates would
• The land values would be assessed separately from the property values, but then the rates would be different
• And whatever the appropriation is, the rate would apply to those two assessed values. it'll what kind
• apply to those two two assessed values. apply to those two two assessed values.
• > be<00:27:46.799> assessed<00:27:47.679> um could it be assessed um could it be assessed

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:16:17.159> we hospital is a Min Choice assessment we hospital is a Min Choice assessment
• <01:24:55.159> as not delayed by men choice assessments as not delayed by men choice assessments
• <01:30:53.440> to completing men choices assessments to completing men choices assessments
• challenges well in choices assessment challenges well in choices assessment itself<01:31:09.639>
• <01:45:53.040> staff for tracking and valuing staff for tracking and valuing staff competencies

Bills: HF2367, HF2319, HF2523, HF1742, HF671, HF2331, HF2722, HF2406, HF1674

Keywords: HF2367, Community First Services and Supports, CFSS, personal care assistance, PCA, consumer-directed community supports, CDCS, home and community-based services, HCBS, direct support professionals, direct care workers, caregivers, support workers, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, collective bargaining agreement, retention stipend, health care cost stipend, training stipend, orientation program, retirement trust

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• THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT. HOW DO WE KNOW WE ARE DOING A GOOD JOB?
• BUT NUMBER 36 THROUGH 67 ON THE 23 TAXABLE VALUES SCORE 1.5.
• HOW WE ASSESS IMPACT INITIALLY AND ALL THE TIME, EVERYTHING IS PREDICATED ON DISTRICT.
• THE FIRST EXAMPLE AT HOW WE ASSESS THE IMPACT IS LOOKING AT OUR SERVICES AND RETURN OF INVESTMENT.
• IT DOES REQUIRE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO RELY ON AND I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH WHAT THE VALUE OF THE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• As I showed you, the legislative budget board showed $15 billion in assessed values have been removed
• And that would look like assessing affordability as has previously been mentioned by the total value
• rent compared to the abated value of the total abated value of the property taxes, I think will kind
• compared... to the total value of abatements.
• The total value lost to the City of Irving is about 118 million dollars in property value, about 700,000

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

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• 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.
• assessed at that property value rate.
• But what this bill does is... ...will be assessed at that property value rate, but what this bill does

Keywords: 996, all