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• They really don't know what is the best practice, and you can also have other situations arise.
• Well, professional development that is tied to best practices, Mr. Chair. I see. Okay, thank you.
• So include evidence-based practices for biliteracy, such as bilingual.
• It talks about instructional materials and how they should be aligned to those best practices.
• Educational provisions do nothing to change the practice that is currently happening.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Can you give me a practical example of a less lethal device?
• I don't have a bean bag round with me, but it looks like a 12-gauge shotgun round.
• In the 40mm rounds. Is that a 40 or 37 millimeter? This one is... Okay.
• I mean, something's going on for an officer to decide to use that round, correct? Not necessarily.
• To ultimately get cleared for something that they are already legally practicing.

Bills: HB259, HB259, HB 1128, HB1337, HB1506, HB1794, HB2215, HB2470, HB2771, HB2882, HB2993, HB3053, HB3428, HB3669, HB3789, HB3924, HB4201, HB4675

Keywords: redistricting, Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission, Texas Legislature, elections, district boundaries, voter representation, healthcare, insurance, patient rights, medical expenses, access to care, affordability, legislation, firearms, penal code, regulation, short-barrel firearms, ammunition, gun control, public safety

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• Would you please give them a round of applause?
• She could not take enough pictures or practice enough walks down the runway.
• She could not take enough pictures or practice enough walks down the runway.
• Sherry came to practice. Sherry came to practice and quickly realized that the players were hungry.
• She told her husband to hold more practices so she could be sure that they had dinner.

Summary: The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor. In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed. After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.

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• This is on Thursdays, uh, from 10 to 12, and we do that year-round.
• we have um an ASL year round we have um an ASL interpreting<00:07:45.639> program<00:07:46.639
• <00:17:17.160> for<00:17:17.319> zoos there it is standard practice for zoos there
• it is standard practice for zoos that<00:17:17.839> are<00:17:18.039> accredited<00:17:
• <00:48:50.040> separate own personal creative practice separate own personal creative practice

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Childhood Education and Care Department, and it is about to open its first round of applications under
• There's a new application round that opens at the end of this month.
• Processes, and then open the construction funding round probably in the spring or summer of next year
• What does that translate to in practice? Thank you for that question.
• That is year-round racing.

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• And for those of you that do, Katie, she came with an active practice in mediation and arbitration.
• Talked to an issue they were facing, despite the fact that he had a legal practice of his own.
• I'll give one last round of applause for all three.
• You know, five, we all yearn back to a date when all of these These were round numbers before all the
• adjustments were made. 500 was a nice round number.

Keywords: Texas Ethics Commission, HB18, SB12, political contributions, civil penalties, Attorney General, criminal election offenses, legislation

Summary: In the latest meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission, significant discussions centered around newly passed legislation, specifically HB18 and SB12. HB18 introduces a civil penalty for members who accept political contributions while absent from the state, addressing potential obstructions to legislative actions. Senators and commissioners engaged in an in-depth dialogue about the implications of this bill, with many expressing concerns regarding enforcement and compliance. In contrast, SB12 expands the jurisdiction of the Attorney General to prosecute criminal election offenses, further tightening the oversight of election activities. The meeting concluded with acknowledgement of the efforts put forth by previous commission chairs, highlighting their contributions to the commission's success.

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• That's not always practical, and it's not enforceable either.
• Okay, just the practicalities of managing within the system of the legislature. And, Mr.
• Here are the practices that I already used to address Tier 1 instruction.
• To align law with practice.
• Practice.

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• Kentucky, we serve over 200 practicing clinicians, physicians, dentists, and advanced practice professionals
• Caitlyn Garen, who are on the front row behind me, who actually practice in these clinics and work with
• of chemotherapy that's a a round of chemotherapy that's a two-hour<00:20:27.080> burden<00:20
• Of ARH Hazard Regional Medical Center and a longtime practicing critical care and emergency services
• I just understood how honored and how lucky I was to be able to practice medicine.

Keywords: 00:00 Introductions 02:46 Roll Call 03:35 Discussion on SB 14 46:13 Vote on SB 14 48:07 Discussion on SB 17 50:38 Vote on SB 17, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services opened with the chair welcoming several new members and outlining session rules: hearings would start and end on time, the committee would limit the number of bills heard each meeting, prioritize bills heard during the interim, and generally avoid using the consent calendar except in extreme circumstances. The committee then briefly considered administrative regulations, which were treated as approved if members had no questions. The main item was Senate Bill 14, a measure addressing the 340B drug discount program. The chair said the bill had already passed the Senate in a prior session and had been heard in interim, so he did not present it again. He described the bill as prohibiting drug manufacturers from discriminating against 340B covered entities by refusing 340B pricing when the same drug is offered at that price in the state. He also said the committee would not debate the federal 340B program itself, but would hear testimony on the bill. Hospital leaders and Kentucky Hospital Association representatives testified in support, arguing that 340B savings are essential to rural hospitals, oncology services, transportation support, chronic care, addiction recovery, and new service lines such as chemotherapy and hepatitis treatment. They said the program helps keep care close to home and that manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies have reduced access and cost hospitals millions. Opponents from BIO Kentucky and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions argued the bill would expand federal law beyond Congress’s intent, create administrative burdens, and not lower patient out-of-pocket costs. The chair repeatedly pressed opponents to address why Kentucky should be denied the same 340B pricing available in other states. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• STUDENTS ACROSS 14 DIFFERENT FACILITIES AND ALSO THIS IS THE TOP TEN COMMUNITY HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA ROUNDING
• FIRST IS THE FRAME FLORIDA REIMBURSEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WHICH ENCOURAGES PRACTICE
• THE LOAN APPLICATION PORTAL IS CURRENTLY OPEN AND WILL CLOSE FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF APPLICATIONS ON NOVEMBER
• THIS YEAR THE DEPARTMENT OPENED A ONE MONTH WINDOW FOR FAMILIES TO SUBMIT THE INITIAL ROUND ABOUT YOUR
• WE RECEIVED 7,000 VOUCHER APPLICATIONS INITIAL ROUND ABOUT YOUR APPLICATIONS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That is a quality assessment practice.
• So, quality assessment practices, we have an annual appraisal; it provides for...
• Nothing got a bigger round of applause than by saying we expect to be out of Robin Hood with this.
• You know, you've seen Rich's comment that he gets the biggest round of applause as a school district
• All right, on to the next round. The chair calls Jerry. All right, Woodward.

Bills: SB4, SJR2, SB 4, SJR 2

Keywords: property tax, homestead exemption, school funding, state aid, constitutional amendment, SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval

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• We do allow them to review and comment; that's a standard practice in auditing.
• we're kind of your yearr round we're kind of your yearr round accountability<00:36:02.560> and
• Those practices are absolutely egregiously lax.
• Those practices are absolutely egregiously lax.
• whether or not they have best practices whether or not they have best practices that<01:28:49.639

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on January 16, 2025, for an organizational and informational session. Members and staff introduced themselves, and Chair Jim Nash reviewed committee expectations, including that nonpartisan staff are to be used for factual information rather than political arguments. He also noted the committee rules were a blend of prior chairs’ rules and would be posted without a vote. Helen Roberts of House Fiscal gave a high-level overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and budget structure. She explained that the State Government Finance Committee oversees funding for major administrative agencies, the legislature, constitutional offices, and several boards, councils, and commissions. She emphasized that the committee’s general fund base for fiscal years 2026-27 is about $1.31 billion, less than 2% of the state general fund, and that the largest pieces are the Department of Revenue, the legislature, and pension aids. She also described how all-funds presentations differ from general fund views, highlighting internal service funds such as Minnesota IT Services, Department of Administration services, and other chargeback or reimbursement arrangements. Members asked questions about House and Senate budgets, debt service related to the Capitol Area building project and move costs, and how Minnesota IT Services is funded through fee-for-service chargebacks. Colby Sullivan of House Research then summarized a memo in the packet that outlines the entities within the committee’s jurisdiction and the constitutional and statutory provisions governing them. He pointed members to the memo as a reference and noted that the committee also has jurisdiction over the Legislative Coordinating Commission, the legislative auditor, the legislative reference library, the reviser of statutes, the Secretary of State’s budget and certain duties, and three gambling-related agencies, though gambling policy itself is generally handled by another committee. He offered to help members with bill drafting and amendments and to provide a linked electronic version of the memo. The Office of the Legislative Auditor then began an overview of its work. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall explained that the office is nonpartisan, serves all 201 legislators, and provides oversight through financial audits, program evaluations, and special reviews focused on state funds. She distinguished the Legislative Auditor from the State Auditor, noting that the State Auditor is an elected constitutional officer who focuses on county and local government funds. Randall said the office would also present a deep dive into its November performance audit of the Minnesota State Lottery. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• And practical tests from the Commission on Fire Protection.
• But that's a very practical application that has... ...a very real impact.
• I mean, is that a practice or policy? I just haven't known of that.
• These lessons that we're learning now, only the second round of fifth, will inform the next rounds.
• So, that's a penny and nearly $1.12, I guess, rounded up.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Anyway, we're going to go round and round. I'm still in between.
• Anyway, we're going to go round and round. I'm still in between.
• This more practical bill, we're actually trying to make it more practical to bill. forward to speaking
• This more practical bill, we're actually trying to make it more practical to bill.
• Practical bill, we're actually trying to make it more practical to build around transit by lowering those

Summary: The committee heard multiple bills, with extensive discussion focused on short-term rental regulation, street vending, park/public safety financing, transit-oriented housing fees, and demographic data collection. SB 346 would require short-term rental platforms to provide local governments with listing addresses and related information to help collect transient occupancy taxes and enforce local ordinances; supporters argued cities and counties need the data to identify unlicensed operators and recover taxes, while opposition from platforms raised privacy and due process concerns and said administrative subpoenas already exist. The bill was amended and passed 7-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, sought to protect street vendors’ personal information from being shared in ways that could expose them to federal immigration enforcement; supporters described raids and fear in vendor communities, and the bill passed 6-1 to Public Safety. SB 499 would clarify that certain park and recreation facilities designated in local safety or hazard mitigation plans can qualify for fee deferral exemptions when they serve emergency or public safety functions; supporters said parks can serve as fire buffers, evacuation sites, and recovery hubs, while some housing advocates sought a clearer nexus to development impacts. The bill passed as amended 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 358, which would modernize traffic impact fee rules to better reflect lower automobile trip generation for walkable, transit-oriented housing, drew support from housing and transportation advocates and passed 8-0 to Appropriations. SB 515, aimed at improving demographic data collection and reporting by local governments and state entities, passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. The committee also took up SB 276, presented by Assembly Member Stefani on behalf of Senator Wiener, which would allow San Francisco to create a permit-and-enforcement system for the sale of commonly stolen goods on sidewalks. Supporters said the measure is needed to address fencing operations and protect legitimate vendors, while emphasizing it is narrowly targeted and not aimed at food vendors or permitted sellers. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 276, with supporters from the Mission street vendor community and San Francisco Public Works describing enforcement problems and the need for clearer rules and city resources.

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• We did two pilot rounds on that: $4.5 million one time and $9 million the second time.
• And then for year-round certified farmers' markets.
• We need to make it easier and more affordable for practicing farmers to buy land.
• And we see that the more we are able to create markets, Practices versus others.
• They use cover cropping and other climate-smart practices.

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on food insecurity in California and how state and federal nutrition programs, agricultural production, and food distribution systems intersect. Assemblymembers emphasized that many Californians, including farmworkers, seniors, children, and communities of color, remain food insecure despite California’s agricultural abundance. Panelists and members discussed CalFresh, WIC, school meals, Sun Bucks, food banks, and the impact of federal policy changes, including possible nutrition cuts, tariffs, and immigration enforcement, on access to food and the agricultural workforce. Secretary Karen Ross described CDFA programs aimed at improving access to fresh food and supporting local agriculture, including the senior farmers’ market program, California Nutrition Incentive Program, Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program, Community Food Hubs, Farm to School, urban agriculture, and a proposed tribal food sovereignty program. She said these efforts help connect local producers to consumers, expand healthy food access, and build infrastructure such as refrigeration, mobile markets, and aggregation hubs. Department of Social Services Deputy Director Alexis Fernandez Garcia outlined CalFresh, CFAP, Sun Bucks, CACFP, emergency food programs, and tribal nutrition assistance, noting that CalFresh and related programs significantly reduce poverty and food insecurity, but participation gaps remain for non-English speakers, some Asian American communities, and undocumented households. PPIC researcher Tess Thorman presented data showing that 13% of California households experienced food insecurity in 2023, with higher rates among households with children and Latino, Black, and other households. She said nutrition programs reduce poverty and food hardship, but federal rules, income thresholds, immigration restrictions, and high living costs limit their reach. Members asked about simplifying applications, improving call center access, increasing outreach in multiple languages, and adjusting benefits for inflation. Officials said the state has used available federal options to streamline enrollment, improve customer service, and target outreach, but many core rules and benefit levels are set federally. The second panel shifted to food production and market access. A farmer, a UC food systems leader, and a produce distributor described efforts to connect small and medium farms with food banks, schools, universities, and Medi-Cal food-as-medicine programs. They highlighted programs such as Farms Together, the USDA Southwest Regional Food Business Center, Farm to School, food hubs, and climate-smart infrastructure grants as ways to create stable markets for local growers while improving food access. Speakers also raised concerns about land tenure, consolidation, regulatory burdens, labor constraints, and the loss of federal funding, and members discussed whether state investments and Prop. 4 funds could help sustain and expand these efforts.

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• to call the roll see I'm out of practice to call the roll see I'm out of practice thank you Jen uh clerk
• as we and practices as we and practices as we do um so let's change that let's pass a do um so let's
• circle round circle round circle here I just have a problem with here I just have a problem with here
• of finally uh some of the practicalities of finally uh some of the practicalities of the bill are to
• up and all of them are they have rounded up and all of them are they have rounded up and all of them

Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

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• Anything else is legalization in practice.
• And I feel like we just go round and round in circles.
• and round for months now.
• So we're sitting here going round and round over a problem where I'll sit here and tell you that nobody's
• So we're sitting here going round and round over a problem where I'll sit here and tell you that nobody's

Summary: The House Committee on Public Health heard House Bill 5, a proposal to ban THC products outside the Texas Compassionate Use Program while allowing non-intoxicating CBD and CBG products under tighter regulation. Chair Van Deaver gave a lengthy background on the 2018 federal Farm Bill and Texas’s 2019 hemp law, arguing that the lack of guardrails allowed a large, unregulated THC market to develop. HB 5 would impose licensing fees, product registration, testing and inspection requirements, and restrictions intended to keep products away from children. Invited witnesses from law enforcement strongly supported the bill. Steve Dye of the Texas Police Chiefs Association and Brian Hawthorne of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas argued that THC consumables are widely mislabeled, often far more potent than advertised, and linked to youth access, impaired driving, and organized crime. Both said regulation would be ineffective and would amount to legalization, while a ban would be easier for officers to enforce. They also emphasized support for the Texas Compassionate Use Program and said medical THC should remain available. Dr. Peter Stout of the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors and Alice Amelot of Texas DPS testified as resource witnesses about forensic testing. They said current lab resources are already stretched thin, that quantitative testing for THC and related cannabinoids is expensive and time-consuming, and that a ban would simplify enforcement because labs could focus on presence/absence testing rather than concentration. Amelot said DPS labs are neutral on the bill but explained that mislabeled products and inaccurate certificates of analysis are common. Committee members asked about traffic safety, impairment, youth use, and the costs of enforcement and lab testing; witnesses repeatedly said the bill would reduce complexity for law enforcement but that any approach would still require more resources for labs.

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• Across the system resulted in delays, highlighting the need for clear standardized practices to ensure
• I have quite a few more questions, and I hope the Chairman will give us a second round.
• I think that standardized practice across the VISNs and across the VAMCs really is an important piece
• Therefore, looking at ways... to incentivize providers and create environments where practicing medicine
• We're not doing another round because if somebody else walks in the door, I'm in trouble on the time.

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• Rounds. Thank you, Madam Chair. Stan Rounds for the school superintendents.
• Is that also the practice within the regular public school?
• Chairman, Stan Rounds again for the Superintendents Association, Coalition of Educational Leaders.
• So I believe there have been two rounds of those made so far, and over that three-year appropriation
• Chairman, Stan Rounds again, this time for the Coalition of Educational Leaders and School Superintendents

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• Chair Delio, the settings are different than what I practiced.
• Currently, there are 290 year-round collection sites.
• What was missing was practical access. And when practical access exists, participation follows.
• We are asking for practical treatment.
• We are asking for practical treatment.

Summary: The committee held an interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), then on hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility (EPR). On the CCUS topic, industry and nonprofit presenters described point-source capture, direct air capture, mineralization, and geologic sequestration, emphasizing Washington’s basalt formations and state trust lands as strong candidates for storage. They argued that CCUS can help hard-to-abate industrial sectors, support jobs and investment, and provide a pathway for compliance, while also noting the need for clearer permitting, subsurface rights, pipeline authority, and storage infrastructure. Ecology and Commerce staff explained current state policy touchpoints, including Cap-and-Invest offsets and exemptions for permanently stored CO2, the public comment process underway to define “thousand-year” permanence, and how CCUS might fit within the Clean Energy Transformation Act without counting emitting generation as non-emitting. Some presenters supported more state action and primacy over federal permitting, while others warned about costs, energy use, uncertain capture performance, and the need to ensure real net greenhouse gas reductions and long-term liability protections. Members asked about public meetings, whether mineralized carbon would qualify as exempt under the Climate Commitment Act, the timeline for Ecology guidance, aquifer and water-quality concerns, energy intensity of capture systems, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Responses said Ecology’s guidance process is already underway, public meetings will be virtual, mineralized carbon would likely qualify if it meets the permanence standard, and EPA rules require storage in deep saline formations below drinking water aquifers. Industry speakers said capture energy use varies by source and concentration, and one presenter noted that some states use trust funds funded by injectors to address long-term liability. The second half of the session shifted to hazardous waste and EPR. Ecology staff reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste management in Washington. They highlighted that E-Cycle and PaintCare are producer-funded, that the battery stewardship program will begin in 2027, and that the mercury lamp program is in transition after its prior stewardship organization exited, prompting enforcement notices and a pending replacement plan. Ecology recommended best practices for future EPR programs, including clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong agency enforcement and plan approval authority. Local government speakers from King County and Douglas County described rising collection costs, equity and access barriers, rural travel distances, and the need for stable funding and flexible local implementation. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and supports EPR as a way to shift costs from ratepayers to producers, while Douglas County emphasized that rural residents will participate when services are accessible and that future systems should account for geography and local infrastructure.

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• Few housekeeping things as we get settled into this next round.
• The first round of changes on this slide are the changes to nursing facility payments.
• Um, the first round of last year.
• <01:41:00.320> Why,<01:41:01.119> um to review, to put into practice.
• Why, um to review, to put into practice.

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house