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• the workforce. ...Furthermore, many SNAP and TANF families independently enroll in post-secondary education
• or training, but they delay completing their education due to their limited employment options.
• If an individual gets fired from their job for misconduct, they take a job with their parent as a caregiver
• for a week, and then they get laid off from that job, their parent is not liable for any benefits; they're

Bills: HB1397 , HB1893 , HB1950 , HB2027 , HB2791 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HB3700 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2565

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, HB 1893, Texas public information law, Public Information Act, Government Code 552.130, Transportation Code Chapter 730, license plate number, vehicle registration, law enforcement video, police body camera, dashcam, redaction, public records request, open records, government transparency, privacy

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• Physical therapists are doctoral-trained providers with extensive education and examination, differential
• However, as Suzanne said, PTs are educated and trained in differential diagnosis, which means they know
• It's just the level of work required to reach out and educate and sign up and make IT changes, et cetera
• We do a lot of education. We also have to assign them new codes, et cetera, et cetera.
• We do a lot of education. We also have to assign them new codes, et cetera, et cetera.

Summary: The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 6152 would add physical and occupational therapists as attending providers in workers’ compensation claims. Supporters said it would reduce delays, improve access to care, and speed return to work; opponents, including the Washington State Medical Association, retail and business groups, and L&I, raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, network enrollment, implementation time, and the $1.9 million fiscal note from accident and medical aid accounts. The committee also heard SB 5437, which would prohibit non-compete agreements and clarify non-solicitation rules. The sponsor and labor and physician groups supported ending non-competes as anti-competitive and harmful to worker mobility, while business, banking, and clinic representatives argued non-competes protect investments, confidential information, and patient/customer relationships and asked for narrower changes. The committee then heard SB 6058, which would give L&I discretion over whether to investigate wage complaints and would toll civil statutes of limitation when a complaint is filed. The sponsor said it would better match agency resources, and testimony was entirely supportive. SB 5944 would require language access provider compensation bargaining to include missed or canceled appointments and make CBAs prevail over conflicting agency policies; the sponsor and union representatives said it would create consistency across agencies, with no opposition testimony. SB 6039 would modernize L&I communications by allowing electronic notices while preserving a non-electronic option; supporters called it a permissive modernization, while worker advocates warned email could be missed and could burden vulnerable workers, though L&I said the bill preserves choice and has no fiscal impact. Finally, the committee heard SB 6117, which would place workers and employers not covered by the NLRA under PERC jurisdiction if federal law no longer applies, with card-check and secret-ballot procedures and interest arbitration provisions. Supporters said it would create a state backstop if federal labor enforcement fails and protect workers’ organizing rights; opponents from agriculture, business, and small business groups warned it was too broad, could sweep in agriculture and small businesses, and could weaken secret-ballot protections and disrupt harvest operations. The sponsor closed by saying the bill is intended to create a clear framework where federal jurisdiction is absent. No votes or executive actions were taken in the hearing.

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• They use, may have used their, their, uh, education benefits, but that's about it.
• training our, our, uh, county service officers and our claim benefit advisors, so they know how to educate
• We work with the VA to educate folks about that and, and integrate that as best we can because to your
• The proud parent of the MVPN, but also we know peer services are not formal mental health services.
• We were able to provide effective family therapy and help the parents learn to co-parent peacefully.

Bills: HB101

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, they increased funding for secondary education, completing the recurring increase for 7th grade
• offset by no longer needing to do some other secondary investments that we had made in secondary education
• And whereas when Aliseo was four, his parents abruptly passed away, and his grandfather, Fermin Alcon
• The parents were notified.
• This information is not subject to IPRA, and parents and guardians can opt out of this directory when

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• ASK US FOR WATER PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.
• SECTION 2 OF SENATOR BAXLEY SPILL AND IT SAID AT THAT POINT BY JUNE 01, 2023 THE DEPARTMENT EDUCATION
• IN THE MOMENT WHEN I FOUND THAT OUT I WAS NOT THE BEST PARENT, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE ABOUT THAT.
• FLORIDA TAXPAYERS SUBSIDIZING QUALITY OF LIFE, CERTAINLY EDUCATION EXPENSES I CHIP IN FOR COUNTIES.
• I HAVE RECEIVED CALLS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN PARENTING A BEACH.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And now the chair appoints the member from Milton to the Committee on Education.
• The social workers, the educators, the law enforcement folks, the health care providers, the neighbors
• Simple acts like checking on a stressed parent, offering a hand with child care, or helping a family
• Simple acts like checking on a stressed parent, offering a hand with child care, or helping a family
• health care, substance use treatment, home visiting, quality child care, and economic support so parents

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c> advised by the state board of education advised by the state board of education and<02:07:11.920
• What we have educational professionals.
• </c> of educator and and all in this. of educator and and all in this.
• </c> education, which is defined by statute. education, which is defined by statute.
• </c> for the purposes of the of our education for the purposes of the of our education funding.

Keywords: 10:00am HB 1260 11:00am HB 1574 12:00pm HB 1816 2:30pm HB 1499 2:45pm HB 1709, 928, house, all

Summary: The conference committee first met on HB 1260, a bill requested by municipal clerks to allow certain divorce-related records to be kept confidential. House members argued the Senate amendment would reverse the presumption of openness established in the Keene Sentinel case and raise constitutional issues under the state constitution’s privacy and open-government provisions. Senate members responded that the 2018 privacy amendment, the limited scope of the proposal, and modern internet risks justified the change, but the House maintained the issue needed a full hearing in a separate bill. The committee ultimately voted unanimously for the Senate to recede and adopt the House version, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment, and both sides said they would revisit the topic in a future session. The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration, which DHHS said was needed because federal law would shift more administrative costs to the state and could increase the state’s SNAP error rate, potentially triggering much larger future penalties. DHHS officials reported the current error rate was 7.57% for federal fiscal year 2024, below the national average, and estimated that if the rate rose above 8%, the state could owe about 10% of SNAP benefits, or roughly $12 million for a partial year and nearly $16 million for a full year. Some House members supported the added funding as a preventive measure, while others objected that the underlying bill was modest and the amendment resembled a previously rejected proposal. The discussion ended with the committee moving toward the House position and the bill’s future depending on the chamber’s vote on the Senate amendment.

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• Um, one of the biggest benefits is under the CFSS authority, uh, parents of minor children and spouses
• Over 4,000 people were heard, and over 12,200 people were educated on disability inclusion.
• </c> feel left behind lack of Education feel left behind lack of Education Services<01:30:43.000><c>
• </c><01:30:54.400><c> what</c> providers all want more education what providers all want more education
• </c> focused spaces to host education focused spaces to host education sessions<01:31:36.080><c> and<

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• She noted that a kid in a dire situation would try to call 911, call parents, or call the closest person
• No parent should have to experience losing a child this way.
• No parent should have to experience losing a child this way.
• No parent should have to experience losing a child this way.
• or explicitly allows the state in some capacity of how do we look at this from a career technical education

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He knew that with my education background, that he wanted some input on that. ...education background
• about education, an experience.
• about education, an experience.
• a nurse versus general education?
• Chairman, my question was, how much has it cost to educate a nurse versus general education?

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Right now, there's nothing mandated as far as education or Canadian education or education in any way
• I'm not denigrating these bright young parents.
• So I believe that the education aspect is there.
• It begins with on-the-ground direct education and support. Program.
• And I just wonder if maybe even our parents would want this.

Committee: Joint Health Care Committee

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then heard a detailed annual presentation from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and review findings. He explained the committee’s structure, the de-identified review process, and the distinction between pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related deaths. He said national maternal mortality has declined from its 2021 peak, but mental health conditions, substance use, overdose, suicide, cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, infection, and embolism remain major causes. He emphasized that many deaths are preventable, with especially high rates among non-Hispanic Black women and in the American Indian/Alaska Native population, and noted that a large share of deaths occur after 42 days postpartum. Committee members asked about suicide, domestic abuse, pregnancy testing in unexplained deaths, and the role of home births and midwife training. Dr. Arnold said the committee is adding a caseworker, exploring post-mortem pregnancy testing in suspicious cases, and working with coroners and forensic officials; he also said home births and untrained midwifery pose safety concerns and that better public education and facility-based care are important. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matt Clark on cigarette ignition propensity standards and fire prevention. He recommended updating North Dakota’s cigarette ignition legislation to the current national standard and also considering legislation requiring fast-breakaway oxygen tubing, citing fatal fires involving smoking around home oxygen. He explained that his office verifies manufacturer testing and maintains certification for cigarettes sold in the state, but does not itself conduct the testing. Members asked about implementation, cost, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Clark said he would follow up with cost information and additional details, and that he had not seen evidence of a major issue on tribal lands but would look further. Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services presented the North Dakota Stroke System of Care report. She described the statewide network of two comprehensive stroke centers, four primary stroke centers, and 30 acute stroke-ready hospitals, along with the stroke registry and quality-improvement efforts. She reported that most strokes are ischemic, that the median stroke patient age is 71.5, and that common risk factors include hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and diabetes. She highlighted improvements in door-to-CT, thrombolytic treatment times, dysphagia screening, EMS pre-notification, and interfacility transfer performance, and said new priorities include hemorrhagic stroke quality measures and standardized EMS stroke screening tools. Members asked about the VA hospital’s participation, and Greff said she would pursue outreach. After a break, the committee heard testimony from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals as part of the prior authorization study, focused on non-opioid pain treatment. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to acute pain treatment and may push patients toward opioids, especially in the critical 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window. He cited data showing that even short opioid exposure can increase the risk of long-term use and said prior authorization is often a barrier for physicians and patients. Khan recommended open access with a quantity limit rather than prior authorization, suggesting a 14-day limit supported by the product’s data and an episode-of-care approach. Members asked about dental use, payer discussions, and cost; he said the product’s wholesale acquisition cost is about $16.10 per tablet, with patient assistance available, and that he would follow up on payer and comparison-cost questions.

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• We've carved paths to higher education.
• It allows parents to continue to go to work and Especially our children.
• The budget continues to invest in education, which is critically important.
• Special education received a substantial increase to $20 million.
• We know that this is critical to our local education partners.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• think with the truncated timeline that we have of 30 days, we really need to make sure we're all educated
• Make sure we're all educated and have an opportunity to hear from each other.
• Seven-hydroxymitragynine is a way different molecule than mitragynine, which is the parent molecule.
• different molecule. 7-hydroxymotrogenine is way different molecule than metrogenine, which is the parent
• And so I think we didn't get a lot of testimony from parents of high school students across North Dakota

Keywords: 908, all

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• Well, it turned out by the time we went through the list of kids that were showing, and it was parents
• and grandkids showing up all day, parents and grandparents of the kids showing up all day, plus their
• Parents and grandparents of the kids showing up all day, plus their 4-H advisors and their FFA advisors
• We're very strong in agriculture, youth, education, and community involvement.
• some really good things, and their goal was to ...support kids and to support the fair and support education

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee heard House Bill 823, which would preserve county fair boards as governing boards in counties that reach a population threshold, while grandfathering Ada and Canyon counties under their current arrangements. Representative Dygert and several supporters, including fair board members, the Idaho Farm Bureau, and others tied to fairs and 4-H/FFA, argued that governing fair boards help protect agricultural heritage, youth programs, and local expertise, and that the bill would maintain the status quo for counties that currently use governing boards. The Idaho Association of Counties opposed the bill, saying counties should retain flexibility to choose advisory boards and that the 200,000-population cutoff was arbitrary and could create future inconsistency. After debate, the committee first failed a substitute motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, then voted to hold House Bill 823 in committee. The committee then took up House Bill 843, which would eliminate proration of the homeowners exemption and align the statute with prior legislative intent and court rulings. Representative Manwaring explained that the bill would ensure taxpayers receive the exemption for the full year if they qualify at any point during the year, removing proration language that had led to disputes. With no questions or opposition raised, the committee moved House Bill 843 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The meeting then adjourned.

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• focused on conserving quail and other wildlife through habitat improvement, access, public access, education
• to pass a bill where insurance now covers this disease that was often confused with autism, where parents
• this bill made it all, insurance now covers this disease that was often confused with autism, where parents
• bill and saw this really as another opportunity to kind of get before some more people to teach and educate
• Well, his parents make too much for him to be able to get work study.

Bills: SB2 , SB40 , SB50 , SB55 , SB69 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB159 , SB160 , SB182

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: highway designation, Pointe Coupee Parish, Falcons Band, signage, local recognition, emergency vehicles, traffic safety, road regulations, vehicles on highways, vehicle procedures, memorial bridge, designate, public signage, Louisiana Highway 315, Terrebonne Parish, seat belt, safety belt, motor vehicles, vehicle restraint, driver safety

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 11 with a quorum present and heard a series of specialty license plate bills. Committee members were reminded to turn off cell phones and testimony cards were explained. Several Department of Public Safety and Corrections/Office of Motor Vehicles amendments were adopted across the bills to require OMV to create plates only when statutory conditions are met and its electronic registration system is updated. HB 801 by Rep. Rhett Martinez created a classic black specialty license plate, with revenue directed to state police high-speed pursuit training. Members discussed the bill’s connection to a fatal high-speed chase in Martinez’s district and the need for better training and technology for law enforcement. The committee adopted amendments, including a change from “holding” to Zachary, and reported the bill favorably with amendments. HB 891 by Rep. Jacob Landry created wildlife/conservation specialty plates and adjusted revenue distribution to support Quail Forever, Ducks Unlimited, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries conservation fund. Testimony from Ducks Unlimited and Quail Forever emphasized habitat work, fundraising leverage, and conservation partnerships; the bill was reported with amendments after some questioning about waterfowl management and habitat projects. HB 587 by Rep. Dickerson created a PANS/PANDAS specialty plate to raise awareness and return money to the general fund. The bill was supported by testimony from Caitlin Jafreda, who described her daughter’s sudden onset illness, the difficulty of diagnosis, and how insurance coverage for IVIG treatment had recently helped another family. The committee also heard HB 331 by Rep. Mack for a Louisiana GOP specialty plate, HB 629 by Rep. Lyons for the Crew of Athena, and HB 428 by Rep. Baham for an LSU baseball national champions plate recognizing the 2023 and 2025 College World Series teams. All were amended and reported favorably. Rep. Walters voluntarily deferred HB 129, HB 130, and HB 854, and the committee adjourned after Rep. Broussard moved to adjourn.

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• Many thanks also to my friends and family who are here in person and online, especially my parents, husband
• The dollars we collect build roads, libraries, and parks, support public education, local police and
• Many thanks also to my friends and family who are here in person and online, especially my parents, husband
• The dollars we collect build roads, libraries, and parks, support public education, local police and
• My parents, who I believe are watching from their home in Southern California.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Having met Kevin's parents, his grandmother, his two brothers, and his sister, I know that this memorial
• Having met Kevin's parents, his grandmother, the two brothers, and his sister, I know that this memorial
• , a member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and an early advocate for STEM education
• Department of Health and Education and Welfare under former President Jimmy Carter.
• husband, Zack, my 12-year-old son Judson, and my 9-year-old daughter Lindsay from Fort Worth to my parents

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard a series of memorial and honorary designation bills, including SB 876 naming the Crescent Bypass the Bob Cornett Parkway, HB 2523 renaming part of State Highway 48 for Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia, HB 2457 naming a portion of US 287 the Molly Mullins Mile, HB 2763 naming a TxDOT facility for Eduardo Eddie Garcia Jr., HB 3135 creating specialty license plates for retired firefighters, HB 2415 naming part of FM 969 for Senior Police Officer Louis Andy Taylor, HB 2143 naming part of FM 1097 for Army Specialist Joey Lynn, HB 767 naming part of SH 249 for Colonel Paul P. Mendez, HB 2198 naming part of Highway 34 for Officer Jacob Candenosa, SB 1230 naming part of FM 10 for Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, SB 2515 naming part of Loop 323 for fire chief Jimmy Wayne Seaton, SB 2688 naming part of US 281 for the McIlroy family, and SB 2790 naming part of US 67 for Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Most of these bills were presented by senators on behalf of House authors and were supported by family members, local officials, or law enforcement groups, with testimony emphasizing public service, sacrifice, and roadway safety. The committee also heard SB 2799, which would create new criminal penalties for reckless driving that causes bodily injury or serious bodily injury; the sponsor and a Montgomery County prosecutor said the bill would fill a gap between misdemeanor reckless driving and aggravated assault and give prosecutors more proportional charging options. A separate policy bill, HB 1672, was described as removing an administrative delay in DPS motor carrier enforcement, and HB 3012 would eliminate a $3 administration fee for driving courses. After public testimony, the committee voted to report each listed bill favorably to the full Senate, generally by a 6-0 roll call, and recommended them for the local and uncontested calendar; all bills were left pending until the final vote, then reported out and the committee recessed.

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• We all know that our parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, pediatricians, elected officials all care
• And importantly, this bill supports our commonwealth educators. Thank you.
• And importantly, this bill supports our commonwealth educators.
• There are many important education policies that this body and this legislature have enacted over the
• It will require payments for graduate medical education.

Summary: The Senate first considered several amendments to a primary care/health care bill. Amendment 1, on artificial intelligence in health care and mental health services, was withdrawn by unanimous consent. Amendment 37, which would have required a rate band for outpatient primary care reimbursement, was debated and then defeated on a roll call, 5-33. Amendment 39, on direct primary care arrangements and deductible credits, was also defeated 5-33. The chamber then took up and passed the conference report for An Act Relative to Teachers Preparation and Student Literacy (H. 5511), with senators emphasizing the need for evidence-based literacy instruction, universal screening, dyslexia screening, teacher training, and implementation funding; the bill was enacted and sent to the Governor after a 39-0 roll call. The Senate then returned to Amendment 60 on the primary care bill, which would have created a “safety valve” allowing alternative payment systems to be proposed to the Health Policy Commission. After debate over whether the bill already allowed flexibility, the amendment was defeated 5-33. Amendment 50, requiring stronger health equity reporting, was adopted. Amendment 66, a technical fix setting commercial payment rates for community health centers at the MassHealth PPS rate, was adopted. Amendment 24, excluding pharmaceutical spending from the primary care spending baseline and target, was adopted. Amendment 45, a study on expanding the role of allied health professionals, was withdrawn. Amendment 48, a group purchasing cooperative pilot, and amendments 53, 61, and 63 were also withdrawn. The Senate adopted Amendment 64, which prohibits prior authorization from delaying FDA-approved medications for serious mental illness, and rejected Amendment 68 on reporting private equity investment in primary and specialty care, as well as Amendments 71 and 72 on scope of practice and ownership disclosure. Amendment 62, a technical change modernizing the definition of primary care and clarifying the care team, was adopted. Amendment 21, the Senate Ways and Means amendment, was then adopted, the bill was ordered to a third reading, and the Senate passed An Act relative to primary care for you (S. 3116) to be engrossed on a 35-4 roll call. The Senate then adjourned to a later date, with memorial references at adjournment.

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• Faculty, including part-time faculty, play a critical role in educating and enriching our communities
• These individuals may be less familiar with retirement options available to them as educators, including
• Assembly Bill 1552 by Assembly Member Jackson, relating to public post-secondary education. Dr.
• AB 1552 requires the public education and higher education segments to report recommendations to the
• As a result, children are held back from their parents, crying, wondering why their mom or dad can't

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So for parents and children, only 24% of MA spending is on those individuals.
• So for parents and children, only 24% of MA spending is on those individuals.
• <00:37:36.560><c> to</c><00:37:36.880><c> prevent</c> education to prevent education to prevent [Applause
• The department provides mental health continuing education grants, and these fund the continuing education
• </c><00:47:31.760><c> programs</c> paramedics approving education programs paramedics approving education

Keywords: 1183, house