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• we're going down towards Cruises or the border, um, I would love to get an update on the Borderplex digital
• It does require you get credentials and that you've got proper entrance.
• to the president, and I, I don't think he looked at it, but somebody there looked at it, and it's digital

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• Stolen credentials become fresh ammo. Compromised routers become bots, and the cycle intensifies.
• A digital forensic laboratory provides attribution support to DPS and the Attorney General.
• Plug into the command at near zero cost, closing the digital divide between UTSA and Alpine.
• To be in proximity, to have that interconnection with—everything's digital.
• Digital future. Thank you for your leadership.

Bills: HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833, HB146, HB150

Keywords: HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity

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• It is uh it's a significant number, but I would say probably double digits, but that's not unexpected
• , say probably double digits, say probably double digits, >> but<00:48:02.160> that's
• I think it's double digits. >> Okay. Representative Schultz. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• <01:23:54.400> of<01:23:54.560> the<01:23:54.800> healthcare the credentials
• Uh we do credentials on all claims.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• investments to support the Student Teacher's Stipend Program, the Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing
• investments to support the Student Teacher's Stipend Program, the Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing
• I'm sorry, of non-commercial drivers, five digits are provided.
• The initial ping of the system is against five digits, and if there's a match, we do provide the full
• establish and maintain a policy to contract with providers just delivering primary care who are credentialed

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I have now an expired credential myself, a teaching credential in California.
• Many of the tools students use today, such as digital platforms, educational apps, and connected devices
• get them up to speed not only on this bill, but on the other efforts that we're making to address digital
• streamlines hiring safeguards by requiring schools to first check with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• PACE report, it talked about the Department of Finance having a role, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Summary: The committee heard several education-related bills, with the most extensive discussion focused on AB 2189, AB 2615, AB 2496, AB 1750, and AB 1644. AB 2189 would create an $800,000 grant program through the State Council on Developmental Disabilities to support a statewide parent network for special education advocacy and training. Supporters said families need stronger coordination and information to navigate special education, while an opponent argued the bill could duplicate existing family-led organizations. The bill passed 6-0 and was sent to Appropriations, held on call for add-on votes. AB 2615, a cleanup bill to AB 715 on antisemitism and instructional materials, drew the most controversy. The authors said it was intended to clarify prior commitments by removing references to professional responsibility standards, refining the “factually accurate” language, and clarifying how discriminatory materials are handled. Supporters said it would help protect students from discrimination, while many educators, civil rights groups, and other organizations opposed it unless amended, warning that the factual-accuracy language could chill teaching and be applied too broadly. The committee chair and members raised concerns about implementation but ultimately supported moving the bill forward; it passed 5-0 and was held on call. AB 2496 would streamline school accountability reporting by making the California School Dashboard the primary transparency tool, phasing out the School Accountability Report Card over time, and making mid-year LCAP reporting optional. Supporters said this would reduce duplication and administrative burden while preserving access to key data; opponents worried families could lose the simplicity and accessibility of the current SARC and that the mid-year update still serves an important purpose. The bill was approved 3-0 and held on call. AB 1750, which would extend full salary for an additional five months for school employees who exhaust sick leave due to illness or injury, was supported as a dignity and retention measure but opposed by administrators over staffing and cost concerns; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. AB 1644 would require a bell-to-bell smartphone ban in TK-8 and recommend it for high school, with exceptions for instructional and safety needs; supporters said phones are harming attention and learning, while opponents argued districts had just adopted local policies and needed more flexibility. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill.

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• <01:30:56.960> Savvy<01:30:57.440> and<01:30:57.639> there's everyone is digital
• Savvy and there's everyone is digital Savvy and there's diff<01:30:58.639> sometimes<01:30:58.960
• I'm credentialed with multiple insurance companies as a provider, just a disclosure. vote members voting
• I'm credentialed with multiple insurance companies as a provider, just a disclosure.
• by insurance companies as a credentialed by insurance companies as a provider<02:23:05.359> just<

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation and consumer-related bills. HB 496, relating to mamaki tea labeling, drew support from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Weights and Measures, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, which said the bill would help protect a culturally important crop and the Hawaii brand. Members questioned Agriculture about staffing and whether the bill was being used to reopen a package-labeling inspection branch; the department said it currently has no Oahu inspectors for that function but has a place for an additional inspector. No opposition was registered on the measure. HB 978, relating to electric utilities, and HB 1316, relating to DLNR/park reservations, were also heard. HB 1316 received support from State Parks, and members discussed where reservation fees would go and whether the statewide reservation system for three parks would cover its costs; the committee indicated a change would be made so fees go to the special fund. HB 914, relating to water carriers, drew support or comments from the PUC, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbor Users Group. The main discussion focused on the proposed automatic rate-adjustment mechanism tied to the GDP price index, with members asking for alternative index ideas and questioning whether the PUC already had authority to adopt such a mechanism. Young Brothers said the measure would provide clarity and help recover inflationary costs, while the chair raised concerns about repeated rate increases and asked for further testimony on possible alternative indices. HB 1161, relating to transportation and road usage charges, received support from the Insurance Division, DOT, and the State Energy Office, with comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. Members asked whether counties need state authorization to adopt mileage-based charges and why the bill included funding for implementation; DOT said it is helping counties build the data collection and billing system and that Honolulu is handling much of the collection work. A question was also raised about whether plug-in hybrids would be covered, and DOT said vehicles under the federal electric-vehicle definition would be included. HB 1301, relating to transportation network companies, drew opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, Lyft, and Uber, all arguing that classifying TNCs as common carriers and changing liability rules would raise costs, reduce access, and disrupt the current statewide framework. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• students are navigating a world filled with pressures, academic challenges, family dynamics, and a digital
• Credential Library Language, Texas could establish a publicly accessible web-based library of credentials
• A direct correlation between the credentials students earn and direct impact on their community.
• However, this approach requires a reliable tracking of tangible outcomes and available credentials.
• Unified Credential Libraries can ensure that all districts are up to date with relevant in-demand credentials

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• How many of them actually have digital processes?
• If you have a digital online system, you can prove that, and I appreciate that.
• Whether or not your inspector would be able to believe that they meet your code credentials, your engineering
• Your code credentials, your engineering, and all those things would be associated with those.

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• Along those same lines, we likely have a low single-digit percentage of those in Florida's health care
• Along those same lines, we likely have a low single-digit percentage of those in Florida's health care
• In the credentialing process, in the disciplinary process, inside the Before.
• In the credentialing process, in the disciplinary process inside hospitals, in the process of peer review

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and heard extensive debate on SB 734, which would repeal Florida’s wrongful-death medical malpractice exception that bars certain adult children and parents from recovering noneconomic damages. Senator Yarborough presented the bill as a fairness and accountability measure, while many family members testified in support, describing deaths they believed were caused by medical negligence and arguing the current law denies equal justice. Opponents, including physician and insurer representatives, warned the bill could increase malpractice exposure, premiums, defensive medicine, and physician shortages. The committee also considered two late-filed amendments: Senator Burton’s amendment would make Department of Health investigative findings admissible in court, and Senator Martin’s amendment to that amendment would broaden admissibility/discoverability to additional disciplinary and prior-adverse-incident records and insurance coverage facts. After debate, the Martin amendment was adopted, but the Burton amendment as amended failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reported SB 734 favorably without the amendment. The committee next unanimously reported CS for SB 86 favorably. That bill, by Senator Burgess, expands peer support protections for first responders to include support personnel; there was little debate and several law-enforcement-related organizations indicated support. The committee also took up SB 316 on series limited liability companies. Senator Berman explained that the bill creates rules for series LLCs in Florida, and a late-filed amendment, requested by the Secretary of State, delayed implementation by one year. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered CS for CS for SB 384, which requires municipalities seeking to annex state-owned land to notify the relevant county legislative delegation when the first public hearing is advertised. Senator Burton presented the bill briefly, there was no opposition or debate, and the committee proceeded to vote on the measure.

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• These are universally recognized credentials.
• They are not one-off; they're well-established credentials that are not within the academic enterprise
• Current year, how do you manage a triple-digit significant reduction in funding and not impact student
• Many districts are in double-digit growth, actually far surpassing their pandemic level, the pre-pandemic

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Complex Digital Assets and Green Power Motors are two deals that were announced last year.
• Napier here from BorderPlex Digital. And thank you. Is it, who's, is it Violeta or Afrika?
• I'm the Chairman and Founder of Borderplex Digital. Let me, we have a few slides for you.
• The observation is, look, I'm 54 years old; I'm a digital immigrant.
• I grew up in an analog age; I now live in a digital one. My children are digital natives.

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• The bill also expands the grade levels that can be served by the Mountain State Digital Literacy Project
• entering into the agreement, the employer must sponsor a current employee to obtain an upskill credential
• If the division is satisfied that the employee has obtained the upskill credential and the employee's

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 1305 simply strips power from OMA to handle employee credential education.
• Credentials are being turned around the same day.
• It's not digital.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Texas Military Department will improve and support physical Fitness across Texas military forces, a digital
• and health integration platform, directs the Texas Military Department to build a modern digital system
• It has access to real training support, digital health tools, and comprehensive wellness services.
• privacy, and that's why we're actually in the process of receiving the highest military cybersecurity credential

Bills: SB 36, HB 1065, HB2929, HB2956, HB3009, HB3420, HB3626, HB3649, HB4956, HB4993, HB5293, HB5308, HB5528, HCR118, SB36, HB4023

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax, employee classification, private security, misclassification, workforce regulations, Texas Workforce Commission, autism, peace officers, training program, law enforcement, intervention, communication, developmental disability, family violence, central database, criminal offense

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• So audiobooks are more popular, and the audiobooks can come either via digital download.
• That is the digitization of historical newspapers so that they can be available. Online.
• And that's in addition to the UC Berkeley digitization efforts? Yes. Those are great.
• Different digitization efforts. Okay. Do we have any other questions? **Mr. Muratsuchi?
• Anyone else can come and use services on-site or digitally.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• administration's goals for this investment, as described in the trailer bill, are to develop a secure digital
• That displays an individual's validated skills, credentials, and academic achievements, which could then
• There are many existing tools for job seekers to communicate their skills and credentials with employers
• evaluate potential hires based on validated skills from our system in addition to their academic credentials

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• accessible<00:25:47.760> material<00:25:48.200> so<00:25:48.440> really digitally
• accessible material so really digitally accessible material so really emphasizing<00:25:49.440> how
• These investments ensure that students receive not only their credentials but practical skills needed
• <00:48:42.800> but<00:48:43.079> practical<00:48:43.559> skills their credentials
• but practical skills their credentials but practical skills needed<00:48:44.720> to<00:48:44.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• postsecondary education management board to make certain student identification cards available as digitized
• credentials.
• post-secondary education management board to make certain student identification cards available as digitized
• credentials.
• relative to joint resolution to amend the Constitution authorized uses of public funds, investment, digital

Bills: HR244, HR245, HR246, HR247, HR248, HR249, HR250, HR251, HCR101, HCR102, HR223, HR224, HR225, HR226, HR227, HR229, HR230, HR231, HR232, HR234, HR235, HR236, HR237, HR238, HR239, HR240, HR241, HR242, HR243, HCR94, HCR95, HCR96, HCR97, HCR98, HCR99, HCR100, SCR31, SCR33, SCR35, SCR37, SCR56, SCR57, SB171, SB251, SB252, SB353, SB367, SB433, SB461, HR170, HR191, HR206, HR207, HR208, HR217, HCR11, HCR53, HCR60, HCR66, HCR68, HB66, HB153, HB165, HB326, HB387, HB454, HB455, HB484, HB513, HB603, HB660, HB719, HB762, HB766, HB793, HB802, HB816, HB833, HB940, HB947, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1039, HB1051, HB1053, HB1080, HB1201, HB1215, HB1228, HB1251, HB1252, SCR2, SB26, SB28, SB29, SB30, SB41, SB44, SB64, SB84, SB87, SB93, SB98, SB107, SB118, SB142, SB192, SB195, SB199, SB219, SB222, SB234, SB241, SB255, SB275, SB277, SB292, SB294, SB306, SB314, SB482, SB233, SB326, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, HCR72, HR37, HCR64, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB258, HB633, HB801, HB89, HB341, HB451, HB456, HB579, HB595, HB621, HB818, HB841, HB1064, HB1101, HB1191, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, SB1, SB23, SB32, SB42, SB43, SB46, SB51, SB110, SB113, SB150, SB154, SB161, SB218, SB220, SB221, SB253, SB289, SB310, SB351, SB399, SB404, SB502, HCR32, HB955, HB284, HB617, HB730, HB926, HB1125, HB1194, HB1203, HB798, HB998, HB1084, HB1223, HB646, HB824, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB59, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB911, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1234, HB1240, SB89, SB68, SB149

Keywords: disclosure, local law, public notice, legislative transparency, Artists at the Capitol Day, art education, Louisiana Art Education Association, recognition, community engagement, House Resolution 247, HR247, Laura Lewis, birthday commendation, 104th birthday, centenarian, longevity, St. James Parish, Louisiana House of Representatives, Mount Calvary Baptist Church, ceremonial resolution

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard a prayer from Pastor Neil Bernard of New Wine Christian Center, and recognized a number of visiting groups and observances, including AMI Kids, Mother’s Day, the Hungarian Settlement Cultural Association, Pro-Life Day at the Capitol, the American Cancer Society and Cancer Action Network, Municipal Day for the Louisiana Municipal Association, Recreation and Parks Association Day, St. John Day, Hoopla basketball activities, Main Street program participants, Leadership North Shore, the Lack of Seeing High School basketball team, Literacy Champion recognition, Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodford, and LACE Day for chamber executives. Majority Leader Steve Scalise also addressed the chamber, praising recent economic investment in Louisiana, coastal restoration funding, and the state’s improved national reputation. The House received Senate messages and Legislative Bureau reports on numerous Senate bills, many of which were referred to committee or laid over, and several House and Senate resolutions were introduced or adopted, largely commemorative or study-related measures. The chamber then took up several House bills in regular order. HB 89, concerning district attorney retiree health insurance coverage in the Third Judicial District, was amended and passed 87-5. HB 451, dealing with ATC notice procedures, passed 98-0 after technical amendments. HB 456, revising workers’ compensation petition requirements and allowing employers broader access to disputed claims, drew extended debate over whether it would burden injured workers; it passed 67-30. HB 579, expanding the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights and related confidentiality and complaint provisions, passed 98-0. HB 595, requiring local authorities to respond timely to permit-related matters affecting natural resource development, passed 92-3. HB 621, requiring recycling of decommissioned renewable energy components and updating waste rules, passed 99-0. HB 818, requiring school systems to publish annual assessment schedules and related testing information, passed 98-0. Additional bills considered included HB 841, creating a code of conduct for landmen negotiating pipeline easements and authorizing penalties for bad-faith conduct, which passed 98-0; HB 1060, establishing a two-year domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District with coordinated services and data collection, which passed 86-13; and HB 1101, a workers’ compensation measure defining maximum medical improvement, adjusting benefit durations, and addressing misrepresentation and fraud, which was under debate at the end of the excerpt. Throughout the floor session, members repeatedly emphasized that the bills were intended to clarify procedures, improve transparency, or address public safety and economic development, while opponents of some measures raised concerns about added burdens on workers or injured claimants.

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• <00:41:58.960> public delivery of of good digital public delivery of of good digital public
• I don't know, will it be providing actual training that leads to credentials?
• I don't know, will it be providing actual training that leads to credentials?
• I don't know, will it be providing actual training that leads to credentials?
• credentials? credentials?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We also should have a deliberate conversation about the credentialing of emergency managers at the local
• Is there anything regarding credentialing or certification of these scams?
• credentialing of your emergency management personnel and I'm afraid that my phone is blowing up with
• So it doesn't matter if they're on an analog, a digital, or a digital trunk, or a mixed mode, our radios
• We did have some digital radios that we all used in the missile field.

Keywords: flooding, emergency response, communication systems, first responders, disaster management, Texas Water Development Board, regional planning, public safety

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on discussions around the recent floods in Texas, specifically addressing emergency preparedness, response coordination, and recovery efforts. Officials from various agencies provided testimonies on the challenges faced during the emergency, including issues with communication systems among first responders. Notably, the need for improved inter-agency communication and technology integration was emphasized, with recommendations for establishing regional communications units for better coordination during disasters. The audience included local government representatives and emergency management partners, who shared insights and experiences from the recent flooding events.