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• But it is about an 11-acre facility at this point.
• The state put in five million dollars into the facility, and we created a... ...the indoor swimming pool
• These two individuals implemented Rosenwald's educational facilities to help provide much-needed educational
• Additionally, Rosenwald schools renovated under this program may be repurposed as community learning
• And so to renovate this facility, they have a gymnasium that not only serves the folks in Gonzales. but

Bills: HB370, HB738, HB2935, HB3227, HB4103, HB5259, SB519, SB1350, SB1247, SB1248, SB2112, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR59, HCR109, HCR111, HCR135, SCR6

Keywords: HB 370, Events Trust Fund, Texas events funding, sports eligibility, women's sports, girls' sports, biological sex, transgender athletes, sex-segregated sports, athletic competition, event subsidies, tourism funding, site selection organization, anti-trafficking plan, female athletes, public funding, economic impact, sports policy, Rosenwald Schools, historical preservation

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• It's provided to state charter schools as well as district schools that are leasing facilities for the
• Matt Durkin, our Senior Facility Manager, and Mr.
• to renovation of the existing facility and an increased design capacity.
• HVAC components and any other work associated with the replacement of this middle school facility that
• In January of '23, the PSCOC awarded planning and design phase funding for a replacement facility for

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• What independent mission-specific oversight remains to protect against future fund repurposing?
• So, this is merely a mechanism to use an asset that we have in the state of Oklahoma and repurpose that
• Program, one of the things that they are world-renowned in, is veterinary science, giving them a facility
• This adds protections for landowners for wind, solar, and battery storage facilities.
• And I think that's why we've had these conversations earlier talking about repurposing that and asking

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• , do we also ensure parity in the uses of facilities funding?
• , do we also ensure parity in the uses of facilities funding?
• The state caps facilities funds at $60 million.
• Students do deserve adequate learning facilities as well.
• However, our facilities funding only goes so far.

Summary: The committee continued hearing testimony on Senate Bill 2252, which would expand early literacy and numeracy screening, parent notification, intervention supports, and teacher training, including math academies and early childhood supports. Supporters from Texas 2036, Good Reason Houston, Texas Business Leadership Council, and several parents argued that early identification of skill gaps, clearer data for families, and stronger teacher preparation would improve student outcomes, workforce readiness, and long-term earnings. They cited low math proficiency statewide, the importance of early intervention, and examples of districts using screeners and data dashboards to guide instruction and resource allocation. One witness also highlighted home visiting as a family-support model, while another urged more funding for pre-K partnerships and stronger support for parents with reading materials and guidance. A district special education administrator testified neutrally, saying the bill reflects practices already used in her district but expressing concern that it could reduce local control and teacher discretion by standardizing screening and tying it to funding. A Texas Classroom Teachers Association representative supported the intent but warned that mandatory math academies and intervention academies could burden teachers if implemented like prior reading academies, and a substitute teacher/teacher-of-the-year witness asked for clearer protections around special education information and pay for alternative certification candidates. After public testimony closed, SB 2252 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2253, as substituted, which would phase out routine hiring of uncertified teachers over time, require parent notification when a teacher is uncertified, and expand high-quality preparation pathways such as university programs, residencies, improved alternative certification, and grow-your-own programs. Senator Creighton said the bill responds to the rise in uncertified teachers and aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline with more structured preparation, mentorship, and oversight by SBEC. Invited testimony strongly supported the measure: a Texas Tech researcher said uncertified teachers and fast-track programs are associated with significant learning losses, while year-long residencies and mentored pathways produce stronger outcomes and higher earnings for students. Leaders from Dallas College and Sam Houston State University described successful residency and grow-your-own models, high completion and retention rates, and the need for paid residencies and stipends so candidates can afford to enter the profession. Committee members asked about the difference between mentorship and residency, the cost-effectiveness of paid residencies, retention incentives, and how to scale the model statewide. The committee also adopted the substitute for SB 2253 and later paused to vote out several other bills, including SB 1191, SB 1786, SB 226, SB 326, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1401, and SB 1067, all of which were reported favorably, many with unanimous votes and some placed on the local and uncontested calendar.

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• This facility has been operating for over 50 years and has been there the whole time.
• We are in dire need of a facility.
• There is an urgency to keep the child care facility open.
• Despite its importance, the facility has not seen significant upgrades in nearly 50 years.
• It's a very, very small facility.

Bills: HF2418, HF1666, HF232, HF344, HF402, HF431, HF468, HF547, HF583, HF1476, HF1711, HF2787, HF2788, HF3207

Keywords: capital investment, political subdivisions, state assistance, funding, project grants, child care, Slayton, state bonds, economic development, extended time revenue, school funding, state aid, career and technical education, CTE, STEM, secondary credit, after-school programs, summer school, learning year program, extended day

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• WE ARE ON THE HEELS OF OPENING UP OUR SKILLED TRADES AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY.
• IN THAT FACILITY THAT WILL OPEN IN THE FALL WE WILL BE ABLE TO DUB OR OUR WELDING CAPACITY AND DOUBLE
• STATE FUNDING IS ALSO ALLOWING US TO INVEST IN CUTTING EDGE EQUIPMENT AND MODERNIZE FACILITIES ENSURING
• IT'S A CUTTING EDGE FACILITY.
• THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT HELPS US REPURPOSE AN OUTDOOR BAY INTO A 30.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is going to repurpose that asset for some national security measures that have been ongoing at Texas
• County Hospital District to lease all or part of its property, including hospital buildings and facilities

Bills: HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607, HB148

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales

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• how you reuse uh facilities that are not how you reuse uh facilities that are not being<00:18:33.799>
• modernize existing University facilities modernize existing University facilities those<01:34:22.520
• So there's a research facility, a repurposing of an existing facility for research on the Manoa campus
• The only project... a research facility a repurposing an a research facility a repurposing an existing
• > on<01:39:04.239> the existing facility for research on the existing facility for research

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• Funds cannot be redirected, repurposed, or used for activities outside of the approved scope.
• Funds cannot be used to build new facilities.
• Uh, those kinds of things, if there's any programs that help those facilities get those kinds of things
• Meaning, at the end of this five-year period, are y'all making sure there's a plan that whatever facility
• We want it to be available not to the largest facilities, but to people that need it.

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM, 925, all

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• Or to repurpose that existing Career and Technical Education (CTE) fund that you all have tied to this
• One exemplar here from Hobbs is the CTEC facility, offering 11 programs of study, partnering closely
• Rio Rancho is hoping to see similar outcomes at their new Rio Tech facility, but you don't need a $50
• million facility to plan high-quality programming and create a pipeline that opens new doors for students

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• the ground floor to retail or other similar uses, while building up if there's an opportunity to repurpose
• Um, while building up if there's an opportunity to repurpose a structure that can be residential.
• Our plan is to continue this approach, targeting large vacant office buildings and repurposing them into
• I'm the director of Housing Action New Hampshire. vacant office buildings and repurposing vacant office
• buildings and repurposing them<01:00:33.200> into<01:00:33.520> housing.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Paul, and repurpose properties and buildings into housing.
• Paul, and repurpose properties and buildings into housing.
• <00:09:06.040> them<00:09:06.360> hopefully do have and repurposing them hopefully
• do have and repurposing them hopefully into<00:09:07.120> housing<00:09:07.480> and<00:
• <01:03:41.400> and uh toilets and kitchen facilities and uh toilets and kitchen facilities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee met for an organizational hearing focused on introductions, committee jurisdiction, and a presentation from Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Commissioner Jennifer Ho. Members described their priorities for the session, including addressing HOA issues, senior housing affordability, manufactured housing exploitation, first-time homebuyer access, housing and health connections, homelessness protections, downtown conversions, and expanding starter homes, ADUs, and smaller multifamily housing. Chair Port emphasized bipartisan collaboration and the committee’s focus on removing barriers to housing production and expanding homeownership. A substantial portion of the meeting was devoted to remembering Senator Carrie Dietz, with Chair Port, Senator Draheim, and Commissioner Ho each describing her deep knowledge, behind-the-scenes leadership, and role in major housing accomplishments. They highlighted her work on fire sprinkler requirements in high-rise buildings, rental housing safety, public and nonprofit housing repairs, protections against predatory investors, manufactured and workforce housing, tenant protections, down payment assistance, local affordable housing aid, homelessness services, and the Bring It Home program, which helped pave the way for Minnesota’s rental voucher program. Advocates’ letters honoring her contributions were also made available to members. Committee staff then reviewed the panel’s jurisdiction, including housing and homelessness prevention, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency oversight and budget matters, housing bond allocation authority, housing infrastructure bonds, manufactured housing, rent control, transitional housing, and homeless prevention. Chair Port said the budget overview would be held for a later hearing. Commissioner Ho introduced her staff and outlined Minnesota Housing’s mission as a statewide mission-driven financial institution that finances affordable housing, homeownership, supportive housing, homelessness prevention, and manufactured housing through partnerships with lenders, developers, service providers, tribes, and local governments. No votes or formal legislative actions were taken at this meeting.

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• When I share the story of the Highlands soccer team and the injuries that occurred from inadequate facilities
• Authorizing the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans from the charter school facility revolving
• Authorizing the New Mexico Finance Authority to make loans from the charter school facility revolving
• amendments, and making a transfer from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund to the charter school facility
• amendments, and making a transfer from the Public School Capital Outlay Fund to the charter school facility

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• , schools, mental health facilities, schools, mental health facilities, social<00:27:32.559> service
• So this is very important, and I'm a big fan of immigration rights to make these schools and facilities
• So this is very important, and I'm a big fan of immigration rights to make these schools and facilities
• operated by a locations as any facility operated by a state<02:03:01.840> or<02:03:02.080>
• , or maintain custody of individuals in correctional or detention facilities.

Bills: HB1838, HB1870, HB2445, HB2540, HB1886, HB1839, HB2269, HB1939, HB2037, HB1635, HB1941, HB1576, HB2568, HB2267, HB2590, HB2266, HB2597, HB2499, HB2500, HB2502, HB2607, HB2137, HB2357, HB1782

Keywords: HB1838, Hawaii, Act 142, U visa, T visa, U nonimmigrant status, T nonimmigrant status, immigration certification, visa certification, Form I-918 Supplement B, Form I-914 Supplement B, noncitizen victims, crime victim, human trafficking, victim helpfulness, law enforcement certification, prosecutor certification, judicial review, circuit court, confidentiality

Summary: The committee opened testimony on House Bill 1838, relating to visas. Testifiers from the State Health Planning and Development Agency, the legal clinic, the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the ACLU, CARES, and immigrant-rights groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would bring Hawaii into compliance with federal law, standardize and speed up certification for U and T visa applicants, and better protect survivors of crime and trafficking. Supporters emphasized that delays in certification can leave eligible survivors waiting years for federal visa access and can undermine public safety by discouraging victims from reporting crimes. The chair announced there were 103 testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on the bill in the hearing. The committee next heard House Bill 1870, concerning protected locations and immigration enforcement. Testimony from the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, ACLU of Hawaii, educators, students, and community advocates supported limiting immigration enforcement at schools and other essential-service sites, arguing that families should be able to access education, health care, shelters, libraries, and social services without fear. The Department of Education said it had already issued guidance in March 2025 for how staff should respond when law enforcement comes onto campus, and the Public Charter School Commission noted implementation would need to occur at the school level. Testifiers said the bill would create standardized protocols and protect students and families from fear and disruption; the chair reported 142 testimonies in support, one in opposition, and five comments. The committee then took up House Bill 2445, relating to student safety and law enforcement on campus. The Department of Education again said it had already rolled out statewide guidance and described its process for staff to notify administration, verify law enforcement identification and purpose, and route matters through the complex area superintendent and attorney general, while noting emergencies would be handled differently. A committee member questioned whether the procedures were sufficiently standardized and whether staff were trained for unusual situations. Student and community testifiers supported the bill, saying schools should remain safe havens and that clear procedures are needed if federal immigration enforcement appears on campus. The Department of Law Enforcement testified in opposition to parts of the measure, raising concerns about masking requirements, vehicle markings, officer safety, doxxing, retaliation, costs, and possible supremacy-clause conflicts, and suggested more exemptions and a compromise approach. The chair reported 106 testimonies in support, two comments, and no opposition for the bill before moving on to the next measure.

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• The bill allows transmission and distribution utilities to lease temporary emergency energy facilities
• having more small units uh could be helpful in those major storm events to restore power to critical facilities
• twice in our marriage, uh, and both times, medical staff at both an urgent care and at an emergency facility
• challenges by removing the statutory ambiguity and encouraging investment in combined use industrial facilities
• This ensures co-generation facilities supplying power and thermal energy to both desalinization and data

Bills: HB 45, HB 755, HB 1232, HB 1555, HB 2460, HB 2702, HB 2973, HB 3120, HB 3225, HB 3314, HB 3356, HB 3371, HB 3634, HB 3638, HB 4247, HB 4283, HB 4290, HB 4302, HB 4503, HB 4511, HB 4565, HB 4581, HB 4627, HB 4632, HB 4660, HB 4668, HB 4960, HB 5042

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation

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• These facilities are tasked with the temporary care of unaccompanied children that might come through
• , begging the question of how these facilities are really managed.
• Are these state facilities? They're, they're, well at least the Blue Origin and SpaceX are.
• Both are private facilities, privately owned from what I understand. Who owns them?
• Our facilities employ over a thousand individuals. people across the state.

Bills: HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042, HB45

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money, HB 1232, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, public employee, retaliation

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• The bill allows transmission and distribution utilities to lease temporary emergency energy facilities
• having more small units. could be helpful in those major storm events to restore power to critical facilities
• And both times, medical staff at both urgent care... ...and at an emergency facility, a large hospital
• challenges by removing the statutory ambiguity and encouraging investment in combined-use industrial facilities
• This ensures cogeneration facilities supplying power and thermal energy to both desalination and data

Bills: HB45, HB45, HB755, HB 1232, HB1555, HB2460, HB2702, HB2973, HB3120, HB3225, HB3314, HB3356, HB3371, HB3634, HB3638, HB4247, HB4283, HB4290, HB4302, HB4503, HB4511, HB4565, HB4581, HB4627, HB4632, HB4660, HB4668, HB4960, HB5042

Keywords: flooding, disaster response, emergency preparedness, state guidance, public safety, housing, affordable housing, rent control, landlord-tenant laws, housing rights, lobbying, public entities, expenditures, government code, transparency, Texas Ethics Commission, government regulation, lobbying restrictions, government accountability, taxpayer money

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• Microsoft's actively working to repurpose that facility right now.
• My best guess is that we built two pretty significant nuclear facilities in Minnesota around the '70s

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Some are to power their own facility.
• >> Well, that that was to own facility.
• There's no investment and transmission or distribution facilities.
• I think a less true for of some are nuclear facility because it's a 24 hour service.
• We we see those are all cleaner burning much better on the environment now facilities.

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• Paws for Justice is an Arkansas charity that provides courthouse facility dogs to assist witnesses and
• Paws for Justice is an Arkansas charity that provides courthouse facility dogs to assist witnesses and
• Paws for Justice is an Arkansas charity that provides courthouse facility dogs to assist witnesses and
• <03:38:34.600> which measurement or arm user facility which measurement or arm user facility
• including the transfer and repurposing including the transfer and repurposing of<07:16:08.320>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all