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• HAVE THE VENDOR, THE SOFTWARE CLICK ANOTHER BUTTON.
• OR IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE SOFTWARE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REALLY WORKING ON COMPUTERS BUT
• THESE ARE MOSTLY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS, RIGHT?

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• In addition, virtual private networking software have proven to be effective at bypassing such bans,
• The practical applications of this bill will lead to invasion of privacy and acquisition of personal
• The practical applications of this bill will lead to invasion of privacy and acquisition of personal
• changes to library software, and reviewing their whole collection are costly.
• This legislation ensures accuracy in public records, consistency, and application of the law.

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.

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• But in the site permit application, all of that will be articulated and laid out for this site based
• But in the site permit application, all of that will be articulated and laid out for this site based
• Enterprise information technology equipment and computer software for use in a qualified data center
• Enterprise information technology equipment and computer software for use in a qualified data center
• Enterprise information technology equipment and computer software for use in a qualified data center

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• . application. application.
• software for their permitting processes. software for their permitting processes.
• ,<02:43:56.080> that Well, depending on the software, that Well, depending on the software
• planning boards do not take applications planning boards do not take applications for<02:48:21.840
• <03:01:21.439> that I haven't had one application that I haven't had one application that

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• And that's why, to me, it's so exciting for New Mexico is that we largely missed out on the software
• ...but ultimately consumer applications.
• It goes a lot faster, it's a lot more powerful, has software, maybe autonomous driving, driver assist
• These are some of the early applications for quantum-enabled technologies.
• Started looking at signing on to Colorado's application to become an EDA quantum tech hub.

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• software, the rest of that is the support.
• And it also includes our workforce benefit applicants.
• Near the start of the school year, they have to provide paper applications or make paper applications
• The application process... The application process does require only one form per household.
• And we have since then opened up another round of applications, which I believe there’s already 103 applications

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• Certain examination requirements for certain applicants for engineering license or for the Committee
• HB 2436 by Hafner relating to the exception of the application for the offense of the deadly conduct
• AB 2442 by BC relating to the application of early voting ballot by mail for the Committee on Elections
• HB 2502 by Derazio relating to the software installation of certain voting equipment.
• Grant applications for the Subcommittee on Defense and Veterans Affairs, HB 2565 by Isaac relating to

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• offense for the committee on licensing and administrative procedures AB 2442 by BC relating to the application
• HB 2502 by Dorazio. relating to the software installation of certain voting equipment, or for the Committee
• HB 2517 by Berry relating to the applicability of premium maintenance.
• Hicklin relating to the applicability of certain parental notification requirements of school districts
• Timmons expressing support of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission of application to the cell

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• CTE is funded statewide based on applications that come into the department and the work that we do with
• Is it the grant application?
• for insurance and risk premium increases and to reflect the actual cost of construction management software
• The actual cost of construction management software, which has recently been transitioned from a capital
• supports an $8.5 million base budget or a $10,000... the actual cost of construction management software

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• really need to align how that's going to be initiated and the training, meaning the training, the software
• But because we had limited applicants, we only hired three.
• We award over 35 adult and higher education scholarships, including trade school applications for our
• Again, knowing that we have several applications into the federal government in order to mitigate and
• I think even with housing, unless you're actually asking in the application where they're moving from

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• For businesses, the applications are just nearly endless.
• I worry about the person who wants to become a software engineer.
• I worry about the person who wants to become a software engineer.
• <01:48:42.880> And software companies along the way.
• And software companies along the way.

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• For instance, I make an application, I don't have.
• Second, it requires applicants seeking a hearing to submit an affidavit affirming their eligibility.
• It appears that a couple of applicants have been trying to circumvent the court system when the matter
• It's one of the software databases that we have the ability to use that is free, and I don't actually
• have to reach into my budget to pay for that software use.

Bills: HB2007, HB2863, HB2921, HB3331, HB3332, HJR144, HB3514, HB3528, HB3720, HB3751, HB3859, HB3947, HB4148, HB4346, HB4880, HB5603, HB4337

Keywords: commercial signs, county approval, transportation code, regulations, road signage, vehicle title, revocation, hearing process, Transportation Code, county assessor-collector, confidentiality, personal information, local government, airport data, public records, vehicle regulation, transportation, steel industry, state fees, safety standards

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• Department of Public Safety for the replacement of computer hardware, equipment, and associated software
• Department of Public Safety for the replacement of computer hardware, equipment, and associated software
• Department of Public Safety for the replacement of computer hardware, equipment, and associated software
• year an individual who holds a license in good standing in another state and has completed the application
• Has completed the application requirements to receive a license to teach in Nevada.

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• So, probably projects more so for FY27, we'll be looking at purchasing new software or a...
• Somebody who can look at our software, our methods, what we do, and not only look at what we've got,
• There are 4 applications on hold. That is at the applicant's request.
• Ok, we've also had 10 healthcare or wellness schools, not counting the 10 dental assisting applications
• Anytime we can give the time and space for innovation and then fund that for one EP I and our application

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• Some other applications for the carrier craft and, of course, because of that restricted airspace, we're
• So the specific software we use is called Implant, and it's considered a standard tool for academic and
• I say all this because, again, the basis and software that we're using is a proven tool across the industry
• of people looking at what that means in terms of rockets, both for defense and also in terms of application
• For civilian applications in terms of being able to move faster.

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• Are we just not getting enough applicants to use up that money? Oh, no. You're recognized.
• And so how many applicants in Florida were considered to fill these jobs?
• So for the state chief data officer, we had 54 applicants.
• For the senior security engineer, 65 applicants. Forty-one...
• For the senior security engineer, 65 applicants, 41 in Florida.

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.

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• You discussed one, which are the DACA applicants. For childhood arrivals.
• When I first started practicing law, I submitted the first round of applications.
• These are particular individuals for whom I file applications on a regular basis.
• I do, like I said earlier, I do. ...of DACA applicants.
• There is a narrow application here, members, that must deserve your attention.

Bills: SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, SCR25, SB687, SB1332, SB2185, SB552, SB664, SB40, SB9, SJR1, SJR5, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, SB27, SB207, SB2938, SB1901, SB1227, SB1248, SB912, SB1321, SB2143, SB2145, SB1497, SB1239, SB2180, SB1388, SB1762, SB1662, SB1951, SB1537, SB493, SB378, SB1020, SB1018, SB992, SB958, SB920, SB1350, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SCR25, HB2525, HB142, HB140, HB29, HB451, HB3809, HB3307, HB 1130, HJR1, HB9, SB17, SB260, SB509, SB1506, SB1637, SB2308

Keywords: Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A, bail training, Article 17.024, Article 15.17, local administrative judge, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Office of Court Administration, county courts, criminal justice, criminal jurisprudence, judicial qualifications

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• But our application has a entire catalog of these different types of dashboards and we're working with
• It's included in the base cost within our application in Synergy.
• Again, built into our application is social-emotional learning.
• And so our application ensures it is 508 compliant.
• . of these types of screen reading software that the visually impaired will use.

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• We have examination fees, application fees, and license fees.
• This was applied for with the applicant Tuskegee University, which is currently the sole trainer for
• Like I said, we have talked about ways to maybe create a rubric to evaluate applicants to apply for..
• . ...a rubric to evaluate applicants to apply for grants.
• They used a different software—completely different. We're a Microsoft... ...completely different.

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• Do we have too many software platforms that our students use, which the provost has been very keen on
• Do we have too<01:13:07.920> many<01:13:08.480> software<01:13:09.480> platforms
• <01:13:10.160> that<01:13:10.280> our too many software platforms that our too many software
• So, uh software packages are IT space.
• we get from the federal free application we get from the federal free application for<01:40:17.040

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Summary: The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for its first summer interim meeting, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and took roll. The first presentation came from Jerry Gels, principal of Ignite Institute in Erlanger, who focused on the rising cost of dual credit. He said dual credit tuition has increased from about $150 to $290 for a three-credit course over roughly five years, which he argued is discouraging participation, especially for working-class and low-income students. He cited Ignite data and broader college outcomes to argue dual credit improves college persistence, shortens time to degree, and reduces student debt, noting that many of his students enter college with substantial credit and that low-income students at Ignite have increasingly participated after targeted efforts and scholarship use. He also said the instructional labor is largely paid by county school systems, so he questioned the size of the tuition increase and said the committee should examine how the costs are being set and whether college tuition should be stabilizing as more students arrive with credits already earned. Members asked about who pays for dual credit, the role of state scholarship support, and whether tuition varies by institution. Gels said students in his district generally pay the dual credit cost themselves, though some districts may cover it, and he noted the dual credit scholarship now covers fewer classes than before. He said the price appears to be set centrally rather than varying by university, and he emphasized that the higher cost is creating barriers even though the courses are taught largely by local teachers on school payrolls. He also described Ignite’s efforts to expand access for free- and reduced-lunch students, saying participation among that group rose from 27% with no dual credit to about 90-92% taking at least one dual credit class. The committee then heard from the Goldwater Institute, represented by Michael Frazier and Dr. Tim Minella by Zoom. They argued Kentucky’s public universities should face stronger accountability and transparency, citing declining public confidence in higher education, rising costs, and what they described as administrative growth and research spending that does not clearly benefit students or the Commonwealth. They proposed requiring a 10-year accounting of staffing growth by category, comparing it to enrollment and low-income Kentucky enrollment, and limiting non-STEM faculty teaching releases for research unless approved under a baseline consent process. They also criticized certain university-funded research projects as examples of misdirected spending and said public reporting should distinguish Kentucky residents from non-residents more clearly, pointing to a reported decline in low-income in-state undergraduate enrollment. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.