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• School counselors certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21 of the Education Code.
• I'm a massage specialist, not approved by THC-B.
• THC-B doesn't recognize accrediting agencies that offer more degrees and certificates, so massage will
• Because of this, we went through direct evaluation by THC-B.
• After inspection, the school had us select one of the THC-B accrediting agencies.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• Like isn't that electioneering of the same type you're speaking of?
• same type you're speaking of? same type you're speaking of?
• we've se there are school district types we've se there are school district types that<01:38:33.040
• /c><01:38:43.760> who Town A gets to tell Town B who represents Town B when that person is supposed
• to be coming from Town B and representing Town B.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So it really is, in the verb form, it is an expedited type licensure.
• So it really is, in the verb form, it is an expedited type licensure.
• There's paragraph one, two, and there's one, two A, and one, two B.
• I'm sorry, there's one, and then there's two A and there's two B.
• So your scenario would not apply to one or paragraph two B. Thank you, Madam President.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Um, we probably have to do some type of survey and evaluation on them, uh, to see, you know, is this
• of survey and have to do some type of survey and evaluation<00:08:12.400> on<00:08:12.639>
• /c><01:37:14.080> has so it was so effective that the B has so it was so effective that the B
• Um the B a look at the makeup, right?
• <01:37:43.360> that<01:37:43.600> were the B the five B commissions that were the B

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• asked me in the last committee have I ever watched somebody die of liver failure from a from some type
• Was this not suggested to go through A and B for the 3 million dollar ask?
• But section two B and 2B12B2 are both mandates.
• The people with the gene variant can process all types of folate, including folic acid, that directly
• They're the largest American manufacturing company when it comes to these types of products.

Bills: HB3552, HB2984, HB4124, HB3934, HB3448, HB3131, HB4200, HB4201, HB3011, HB1912, HB3380, HB3881, HB3538, HB3851, HB3907, HB4430, HB4431, HB4457

Keywords: childcare, differential pricing, Department of Human Services, child care subsidy, licensed providers, emergency legislation, child care, subsidy program, annual report, program integrity, overpayments, ivermectin, over-the-counter medication, pharmacy immunity, healthcare access, FDA approval, prescription, public health, dentistry, licensing

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• Belton B. Belton B. Belton B. >> Belnner >> Belnner >> Belnner Richs.
• This type of selective taxation raises concerns under the Federal Internet Tax concerns under the Federal
• By contrast, this legislation would layer an additional tax on a specific type of transaction within

Keywords: 981, all

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• Taxpayer B has a taxable income of $38,000.
• B has a taxable income of $38,000. $38,000. $38,000.
• But there are other types of eligible technologies.
• That is 2010 to 2023 by customer type.
• credit to incent other types of things. credit to incent other types of things.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because there's different types of tests.
• Early college courses: no course requires an A or B to pass.
• states would have some type of MOA or MAU where it's protected in another way.
• states would have some type of MOA or MAU where it's protected in another way.
• I am testifying today in support of S. 922, an act relative to the B&U deal.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its first hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including hunger-free campuses, FAFSA completion, early college/college-in-high-school programs, banning legacy preferences, AP credit consistency, and tuition equity for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Committee leaders opened by outlining the hearing process and noting the three-minute testimony limit. Legislators and advocates generally framed the bills as equity and access measures aimed at improving college affordability, student success, and workforce development. Representative Vargas testified for H. 1466 and H. 1467, arguing that hunger-free campus should be codified because many public college and community college students face food insecurity, and that FAFSA completion should be improved through individualized outreach and an opt-out or completion requirement. Senator Lovely, the Greater Boston Food Bank, and other advocates supported the hunger-free campus bill, citing data that 44% of public university and community college students experienced food insecurity in 2023 and that food insecurity harms graduation rates. Femi Stoltz and Shanti Lopez Toro backed the FAFSA bill, saying many students miss out on Pell grants and need direct support; they pointed to state examples such as Louisiana and to recent state action requiring FAFSA awareness. Committee members asked about the federal FAFSA rollout, regional equity in food access, and the need for long-term funding and data collection. A large panel supported H. 1455 on college and high school/early college, including former Chair Roy, the Massachusetts Alliance for Early College, a student graduate, MBAE, and Tripp Jones. They described early college as a proven model that helps low-income and first-generation students, improves degree attainment, and supports workforce needs; witnesses said the goal is to scale from about 9,000 students and 55 partnerships toward 22,000 to 25,000 students by 2030, with possible future growth beyond that. Members raised questions about funding, public-private partnerships, parental involvement, faculty development, and whether the bill should include data review and more standardized policies across institutions. Representative Garcia also testified for H. 1432 on AP credit, saying students should receive consistent credit for AP scores of 3, 4, or 5. Senator Edwards and James Murphy testified for the legacy preference ban, arguing it is unfair and rooted in exclusionary history; they said some states have already banned legacy preferences in public and private institutions. Finally, UMass Dean Michael Fox, alumnus Dan Mayer, and student Jake Rasmussen supported S. 920 to include Stockbridge associate degree programs in MassEducate, saying tuition equity would help enrollment and support Massachusetts agriculture and green-industry jobs.

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• With one proposal received, the agency has recommended acceptance as submitted by K&B Properties Etown
• <00:06:56.560> The by K&B Properties Etown LLC. The by K&B Properties Etown LLC.
• We ran into similar situations in Owensboro with our day treatment because of the type of program it
• It's kind of difficult to get more broad because of the type of program that's going to be run in that
• <00:12:46.720> of more broad because of the type of more broad because of the type of program

Keywords: 00:09 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:42 Approval of Minutes 01:07 Information Items 04:05 Lease Rpt - Finance and Administration Cabinet 18:59 OFM - Economic Development Fund Grants 25:42 OFM – KY Housing Authority 31:30 Remaining 2025 Meetings 33:26 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with quorum, approved the September meeting minutes, and received a set of information reports on capital projects, debt, school district bond issues, UK and KCTCS asset preservation projects, and the Louisville Arena Authority’s financial report, with the latter noted as lengthy and expected to be discussed further in person in December. The committee also heard a Finance and Administration Cabinet lease report covering three leases: a temporary lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Louisville due to ongoing maintenance and safety issues at its current site, a Department of Juvenile Justice lease in Hardin County for a day-treatment/alternative school program, and a Warren County lease renewal. Members questioned the Hardin County lease about the higher rate and limited competition; agency staff explained the specialized school setting, transportation and program requirements, and the difficulty of attracting bidders for alternative-school space. The lease package was approved after roll call. The committee then considered seven economic development grants: four EDF grants and three KPDI grants. The projects included infrastructure for Allen County’s industrial park, flood-related repairs for Weddington Plaza in the Big Sandy area, an Owensboro manufacturing expansion for Mscan America, a new Louisville manufacturing facility for Anthro Energy, a Henderson due-diligence study, a Paducah spec building, and utility extensions for the Riverbend site in Carrollton. Staff said the projects had been approved by KEFA and recommended by the relevant cabinet leadership, and the committee approved them by roll call. Finally, the committee reviewed a new Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit bond issue for about $43 million for 233 Louisville housing units, which was approved. It then took up five SFCC debt issues together: new money for an Edmonson County elementary school and Knox County middle school gym improvements, plus refundings for Callaway, Hardin, and McCracken counties. Members raised concerns that the refundings were bundled together and that some did not appear to meet a newly referenced 3% net present value savings guideline, but the package was still approved on a 5-2 vote. The meeting ended with calendar updates, including a November 20 meeting at noon and a December 16 meeting featuring the Yum Arena presentation, followed by adjournment.

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• So, you know, as I mentioned before, wild type polio type 1, wild type virus type 1, is still circulating
• So, you know, as I mentioned before, wild type polio type 1, wild type virus type 1, is still circulating
• Because the consequence of hemophilus influenza type B is so great, children who came to the emergency
• <02:13:29.760> B<02:13:30.000> is<02:13:30.159> so of hemophilus influenza type
• B is so of hemophilus influenza type B is so great,<02:13:30.960> children<02:13:31.280> who

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I think they do deal more with those types of placements. Okay.
• Items A and B. We recently rolled out into the Dallas... area last...earlier last year.
• And item B, you'll see agency staffing shortage. Shortages and retention issues.
• Number eight, laboratory services, item B.
• Item B has a breakdown of the allocation of those funds.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• /c><00:13:44.560> concerning existing language in B concerning existing language in B concerning
• who wants to you know opt into this type who wants to you know opt into this type of<01:11:24.080
• <04:32:55.600> of employee needed a a different type of employee needed a a different type
• business<05:13:13.680> that other type another type of business that other type another type
• Uh I I I those types of of issues.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And at the time of Thompson B.
• <01:03:07.760> filed amount of cases of varying types filed amount of cases of varying types
• So, if you're being type of case.
• We do support the addition of coercive control to RSA 173-B.
• Just let's get their attention type of butt slap.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It is referred to Judiciary B.
• It comes from the Committee on Judiciary B with amendments.
• It comes from the Committee on Jude B with Committee amendments.
• It's subject to all types of the same requirements any other state agency... ...subject to all types
• Insurance will meet in Room A-B tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Bills: SR126, SR129, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, SCR12, HB221, HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR102, HCR104, HCR58, SB480, SB514, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB175, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB325, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB749, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB985, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB538, SCR3, SCR23, SCR38, SCR24, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB54, SB72, SB129, SB164, SB232, SB287, SB322, SB374, SB375, SB386, SB409, SB447, SB458, SB222, SB399, SR119, SCR58, SCR65, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR41, HCR47, HCR63, HCR69, HCR31, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB571, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB750, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB870, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, HB1241, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782

Keywords: SR126, Senate Resolution 126, World Preeclampsia Awareness Day, preeclampsia, maternal mortality, maternal health, pregnancy complications, hypertension, high blood pressure, pregnancy-related disorder, obstetrics, prenatal care, prenatal health, infant mortality, preterm birth, premature birth, Woman's Hospital, Louisiana Senate, women's health, public health awareness

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• All right, first up, B-1. This is the report on the executive protection detail.
• Any questions on B-1? All right, seeing none, the report's filed.
• B-3. Mr.
• B-4, and I'm going to recognize, before we're going, I think, Senator Johnson.
• B-5.

Summary: The committee first filed a report on the executive protection detail and then reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready for action, with members instructed to hold any items they wanted removed. The committee then took up several agency requests to amend bills: the Auditor of State’s request for a $370 increase for special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ requests for additional funding for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and requests tied to local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, emergency medical and law enforcement support, and Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado-related repairs. All of those amendments were adopted, and one amendment on House Bill 1034 was held over at Senator Johnson’s request. A major portion of the meeting focused on an amendment for the Department of Corrections to fund a pilot program using mobile technology to identify and disable illegal inmate cell phones at Varner and Cummins prisons. The bill sponsors and Corrections officials described the problem as a serious public safety issue, saying inmates use contraband phones for criminal activity, trafficking, scams, and outside coordination. Members asked about FCC rules, procurement, whether the system would jam or only identify phones, whether it would affect staff or nearby users, how quickly it would work, whether it would be a one-time or ongoing cost, and whether the department had existing budget authority. Officials said the proposal would require an RFP, that current funding was not available in the department’s budget, and that the technology would be a two-year pilot. The committee ultimately adopted the amendment and then gave the underlying bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also considered an amendment for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which sought a $4 million increase in appropriation authority. Senators discussed the division’s role in county extension offices, 4-H, research, and salary competitiveness, while others questioned why the division needed more appropriation room when it already had about $10 million in headroom and had requested a different funding level through higher education. Division representatives said the increase would help with salaries and provide flexibility for future funding, and Higher Education staff clarified the original request and recommendation amounts. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted the amendment and gave it a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a homestead property tax credit increase, insurance department conference travel, property appraisal analysis support, career and technical education professional development, regulatory and casino gaming appropriations, a new program integrity line for the Department of Inspector General, consolidation of licensing board appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee Readiness Center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation package for prison expansion that included special language limiting use of the funds. Members asked several questions about the prison reappropriation, including whether it still related to the earlier Calico Rock project and whether special language should be considered separately; the committee moved the governor’s letters forward for drafting and further action.

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• 13:46.320> you<00:13:46.440> chair<00:13:46.839> thank<00:13:46.959> you B
• uh thank you chair thank you B uh thank you chair thank you representative<00:13:47.480> mman<
• This type of housing is a growing trend in Minnesota and in different parts of the country.
• Representative B, I think you do have an A1 amendment. Yes, I do have an A1 amendment.
• <00:46:42.440> of requirements for the types of requirements for the types of affordability

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Physicians, and they take a look at all the different types of trauma cases that come through the hospital
• If that's helpful. all the different types of trauma cases all the different types of trauma cases that
• 26 through 34 and reviewed uh RSA 106 B 26 through 34 and identified<01:37:26.720> several<01:
• 34 106-B-34 106-B-34 regarding<01:38:52.680> compliance<01:38:53.400> action<01:38:54.120
• /c> if language was also inserted in 106 B if language was also inserted in 106 B that<01:49:35.440><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• distributions B setm grants B setm distributions B setm grants B setm payments<00:15:21.320>
• Clause B is for the continuation of the dairy development and profitability enhancement programs.
• for the Division and Clause B is for the continuation<00:18:47.960> of<00:18:48.039> the
• Clause B is the MALECIT appropriation that bill that we heard February 17th.
• /c> areas and looking for issues um B areas and looking for issues um B inspectors<00:31:21.760> also

Bills: HF1704

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• Yes, this is what we're investing. across the different types of funds.
• And so, you can see the differences in how we're investing different types of funds.
• So, those are just how, by asset type, each fund is invested.
• E R B. Let me back that up. They were a part of the fire. Side of things. Then they went to E R B.
• So they have about three to five years in E R B. What do you do with That E R B money.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Second, the bill clarifies when certain types of liens begin.
• And third, the bill clarifies when certain types of liens begin specifically for architects, engineers
• If you have a problem with Contract A and you have Contract B with the same vendor, being able to...
• And take funds from Project A and apply it to Project B.
• Because you believe there's a default or some issue on Project B, they stay safe.

Bills: HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984

Keywords: digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes