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• They would be able to skip that process and not be held in the county jail system, putting that strain
• I don't believe so because they have not even been processed into the DOC system yet.
• So, as I said, we have a system, while definitely not perfect, because people have to Wait in jail.
• We have a system where I think those things are considered at the NRent.
• So, would the author agree that the federal pretrial release system in the probation officer offices

Bills: SB1636 , SB1584 , SB1730 , SB1255 , SB1627 , SB137 , SB2062 , SB1470 , SB1284

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing

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• Similarly with centralization on the accounting system for Luma, right?
• licensing system, or is it just the consolidation that you're talking about?
• With the creation of the licensing system, now every licensing board is on one platform.
• Previously, we were working out of 11 different types of software systems.
• So, and a lot of those systems did different, had different capabilities.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

Keywords: 989, all

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• And then, in answering that, the secondary question is your thoughts on a triage system.
• systems.
• Chair and Representative Finchum, so the systems that we are monitoring are basically the Secretary of
• State systems.
• But this is internally managed systems that indirectly, yes, does impact the counties.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Summary: The committee first went into executive session and then returned to approve settlements in three risk management cases based on the Attorney General’s recommendation. It then took up JLBC staff items on school facilities, including a 4.8% increase to the school facilities construction cost index for fiscal 27, which staff said would have no fiscal impact in fiscal 27 but would increase costs in later years; the committee approved the item. The committee also favorably reviewed ADE’s annual federal monies report, showing fiscal 26 federal funds of $1.38 billion, up from $1.27 billion in fiscal 25, and reviewed the annual Career and Technical Education District report, which showed 14 districts, $244 million in expenditures, and a 37% retention rate from first to second course, with 79% ultimately earning a credential. Members raised concerns about the low retention rate and asked for more comparative and trend data. The committee then considered a DES transfer within the developmental disabilities budget, moving $3.3 million from the Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid line to the state-only case management line. DES said both lines had shortfalls and that the transfer was needed to address more immediate cash-flow pressure in state-only services; members questioned the growth in the state-only population, the lack of federal matching funds, and whether the state should impose a waiting period for new arrivals. The committee attached conditions requiring DES to send formal deficiency letters to legislative leaders, provide monthly breakdowns of DD populations by diagnosis, and report within 30 days on Minnesota audit findings related to fraud vulnerabilities. It then favorably reviewed the transfer and separately favorably reviewed the annual report on the Arizona Training Program at Coolidge, where the population has declined to about 48 residents and DES is making capital repairs and consolidating buildings. Finally, the committee reviewed a proposed transfer of $650,000 from unused special election funds to the Secretary of State’s cybersecurity budget. The Secretary of State’s office said the money would fund contracted monitoring, endpoint protection, and remediation of identified vulnerabilities during the election year, and members discussed the office’s relationship with federal cybersecurity partners and the need to maximize outside support. Some members objected to the office’s communication and asked for more outreach to federal agencies, while others noted the urgency of the security needs. After debate, the committee gave favorable review to the $650,000 transfer, and then adjourned.

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• law enforcement agency that's looking to hire your former employee through the TCOLE secure share system
• Parents will be told to trust the system while the facts are locked away.
• We don't use the same system. Okay, please go ahead. How do y'all do that?
• But yes, and I mean, I think the system is currently set up in both civil servant and current system
• Instead of improving accountability, this creates a system.

Bills: SB7 , SB14 , SB 7 , SB 14

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• It puts our health care system in disarray. It makes our health care system weaker.
• It puts our health care system in money.
• It puts our health care system in disarray.<00:04:47.040><c> It</c><00:04:47.199><c> makes</c><00:04:
• It makes our health care system<00:04:48.080><c> weaker.
• Of course, families fall system weaker. Of course, families fall into<00:04:50.080><c> poverty.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• While many counties in California already have EMD systems, some rural areas where ambulance response
• And I'm very proud to say that I have been the Chief of EMS Systems both in the UK, on the east coast
• These are the systems that keep people alive and society functioning in the aftermath of a catastrophe
• These trainings must be inclusive, accessible, and tied to real-time testing of emergency alert systems
• These aren't isolated incidents, they expose a systemic vulnerability that puts lives at risk.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And I've got a deep belief in our state college system not only working in the port, but working with
• Ron DeSantis served as a trustee for the Saint Johns River State College system.
• So as a trustee, I fully respect carefully funded allocations for the state college system.
• Excuse me, trustee for South Florida state college system.
• So ive utilize the community college system at the time.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There is a privatization of students in our Florida virtual school system.
• Board of Education because again, sense for virtual school is already part of Florida's education system
• I would just like to see some sort of check and balance system for all stakeholders.
• In this instance, we're talking about children in the K through 12 system.
• The expulsion rate for young children in child care is 3 times higher than in the K 12 system.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's affecting our endocrine system. This is a hazard to children.
• , essentially septic systems, are under review.
• , essentially septic systems, are under review.
• A new construction, one-third of it will be on-site systems.
• Modern on-site systems do an excellent job.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met and heard several bills on boating, anchoring, plastics, coastal resilience, and permitting. HB 735, expanding the Boating Improvement Program to fund boat-trailer parking at public ramps and offering a submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best practices, drew no opposition and was reported favorably. HB 371, a nature-based coastal resilience bill, was amended with a strike-all and then reported favorably with committee substitute. HB 287, allowing building or plumbing permits to move forward while septic system permits are still under review, also passed favorably after testimony from the onsite wastewater industry and a brief debate about construction delays and final occupancy certification. The committee also took up HB 565 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of items like bags, cups, and bottles and maintain statewide uniformity. The sponsor argued it protects consumer choice and business consistency, while environmental groups, PTA representatives, and others warned it would worsen plastic pollution, microplastics, and local cleanup burdens. Despite opposition and a 13-5 vote with several members opposed, the bill was reported favorably. Members also discussed HB 565’s policy background, including prior DEP studies and the tension between state preemption and local environmental regulation. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 565 in the transcript’s boating context, actually HB 565 on anchoring limitations in Biscayne Bay and other heavily impacted areas. Supporters from Miami Beach and North Bay Village said derelict and anchored vessels are harming waterways, seagrass, public safety, and enforcement efforts, while cruisers and boating groups argued the bill would displace responsible boaters and fail to solve derelict-vessel problems. The committee adopted an amendment, then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by an 18-0 vote. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were completed and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• The Rear Rancho system, you know, math lab program, but I'm really hoping that PED hears me.
• the two Senator Padilla bills, Senate Bill 136 on firearm detection software and school building system
• firearm detection software, and then we’re going to move to Senate Bill 125, the school building system
• So, enhanced school safety would integrate with existing software and systems that already exist within
• Across the school, and they would all feed into the system, and the system would then detect based on

Committee: Senate Senate Education

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• </c> and good court systems. and good court systems.
• </c> customer relationship management system customer relationship management system which<02:43:50.399
• The user-pay system could collapse.
• The user pay system could financial.
• ,</c><02:56:46.640><c> we</c> dollars, and if we lose this system, we dollars, and if we lose this system

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But there's nothing we can do to make Louisiana buy locally first for the school systems?
• For the school systems? And the restaurants? No, the restaurants also. No, not the restaurants. No.
• I currently serve as the interim president of the Southern University System, but I also maintain my
• One of the things that I had a meeting with the three other presidents of the other systems, and that
• But I don't think every university system asks for that.

Committee: House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development met to approve the October 3, 2024 interim minutes and then took up two resolutions. HCR 205, by Representative Kerner, urged USDA to use its Commodity Procurement Program to purchase domestic Louisiana shrimp. Supporters said shrimpers are facing very low prices, full cold storage, and an urgent need for federal purchases to stabilize the market and help local processors and fishermen. Commissioner Mike Strain explained that USDA commodity purchases can support schools, nursing homes, and food banks, and members discussed the need for cold storage, marketing, and better promotion of local seafood. The resolution was reported favorably without objection. The committee also considered HCR 188, which memorializes Congress to oppose any federal farm bill language that could negatively affect the use of hunting dogs; members said the provision had raised concerns about field trials, scent hounds, and hunting practices, and the resolution was also reported favorably without objection. The committee then received a presentation from Southern University Ag Center and College of Agriculture leadership, led by interim president and chancellor Orlando McMeans and Executive Vice Chancellor Calvin Walker. They outlined the center’s research, teaching, and extension work, including medicinal cannabis research, beef cattle and smart ranching, viticulture, aquaculture, precision agriculture, food and nutrition, and support for small farmers and K-12 dual enrollment. They highlighted scholarship and enrollment programs, including USDA-supported 1890 scholars and JAG Stars, as well as partnerships with LSU and USDA. They also described major facility projects, including a high-tech meat processing facility, research labs, a vineyard, and a proposed 1,300-bed disaster shelter/mega shelter at the experiment station. Members asked questions about meat-cutting and processing training, cattle genetics, and the shelter’s use when not needed for disasters. Southern officials said the new processing facility is intended to support training and workforce development, and that the shelter could also be used for events such as weddings, graduations, and agricultural activities. The committee expressed appreciation for the presentation and the work of the Ag Center. Representative Broussard then moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned.

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• and dilapidated housing stock, high energy cost burdens, contaminated or unreliable drinking water systems
• The program has weatherized more than 2,500 houses and installed nearly 1,000 solar systems, reducing
• But in practice, that system is not working the way it was intended.
• But in practice, that system is not working the way it was intended.
• First, it's the interaction with existing recall logistics systems.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They both pertain to the electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems, both of which
• They both pertain to the electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems, both of which
• They both pertain to the electronic monitoring systems and automated decision systems, both of which
• We appreciate the strong foundation this proposal establishes to regulate automated decision systems
• workers, limits on algorithmic wages, strong appeal rights, and clear prohibitions on using these systems

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But we can't protect them like the education system probably can.
• My grandson had nothing in his system but fentanyl. My grandson had nothing in his system.
• There was nothing else in his system. He had enough fentanyl to kill four people.
• But the school system, this is where I feel it should be in the school system, in the grade schools.
• I hope our losses bring better to the system, you know. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• As the title explains, it's a pathway system, and I will be voting yes.
• Nobody wants our health care system to struggle to the point that it fails.
• that we have, large systems versus small and rural, that you heard about.
• And as was mentioned earlier, we have a very robust charity care system in our state.
• Contrary to the claim earlier, the current system does not have compounding interest.

Bills: SB5223 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024 , SB5223 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5941 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, medical debt, interest charges, consumer protection, healthcare, financial burden, mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment

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• And he even identified what school system was producing people, higher-quality people, and that they,
• It has the same ability to fund on a phone delivery system just as we are, so we'll be monitoring that
• This is dealing with statewide radio systems, and I'm going to turn it over to Lance and let him give
• In essence, basically taking what we're doing and applying that to the state radio system piece of it
• And I sat on a panel about crash notification systems.

Summary: The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority met in special session, confirmed a quorum, welcomed new member Josh Huffines, approved the prior meeting minutes, and accepted financial reports for September through December 2025. The chair and staff also presented recognition awards, including thanks to former legal counsel Austin and outgoing chair Mark Sharpton, and honored Leachin Lockwood of Tulsa 911 as the state’s third-quarter Emergency Telecommunicator of the Quarter. The board addressed compliance and funding issues for several PSAPs. It authorized notice and a public-hearing process for Chokota Police Department and Pawnee Police Department if they did not complete required annual audit/reporting documents by the stated deadline. It also approved a recruitment campaign for the 9-1-1 profession, including a website landing page and media outreach, and transferred $150,000 from reserves to support that effort. In addition, the board approved a technology roadmap outlining statewide priorities such as mapping, GIS integration, satellite emergency communications, push-to-talk interoperability, and CAD sharing. Several grants were approved, including GIS remediation and maintenance for Drumright and Love County, a Next Gen 9-1-1 call-handling solution for Muskogee 911, and CAD integration for Sand Springs and Mercy EMS. A Love County public hearing on GIS noncompliance was rendered moot after the grant approval, and the board voted to take no action on escrowing Love County funds. Staff reports highlighted boundary verification letters, the upcoming 911 Day at the Capitol, cybersecurity training, 911/988 integration progress, Virtual Academy training totals, and ongoing work on NG911 RFPs, coordinator workshops, and county-level implementation projects. The meeting also included legislative updates on HB 4092 and HB 2710, with the latter described as creating a parallel state radio/911 structure, and the session adjourned with no public comments or new business.

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• I wanted to point out the systems we're talking about.
• These are required systems that are in place.
• Because all of our payments in the system, any dollars that go out the door for a provider, are based
• So attendance, because attendance is so critical to our system and is the ultimate way we pay out all
• It's part of our grant agreement, as part of our purview of the system.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and first heard House Bill 731, which would address coach and extracurricular sponsor compensation and change how student-athlete transfer eligibility is determined. The bill would allow local school boards to adopt policies letting booster clubs or similar associations support coaches and activity sponsors, and it would let superintendents treat certain coaches and athletic leaders as administrative personnel for compensation purposes. It would also shift eligibility decisions for transferred student-athletes to the governing athletic association and require clearer bylaws and timelines for those determinations. Members raised questions about booster club oversight, pay equity, the new athletic administrator language, and safeguards against abuse or unequal treatment, while supporters argued the bill would help retain coaches and better support student athletics. The bill was debated and then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then received presentations from the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning and the Florida Association of Early Learning Coalitions on school readiness fraud prevention and mitigation. Speakers explained that Florida’s school readiness program pays providers based on verified attendance rather than enrollment, requires daily parent sign-in/sign-out records, and uses multiple layers of oversight including coalition anti-fraud plans, annual audits, programmatic monitoring, DCF inspections, and referrals to state fraud investigators when needed. They emphasized that Florida delayed implementation of a federal rule that would have required prospective enrollment-based payments, and said the state’s current system makes fraud difficult. Members asked about military and grandparent guardianship situations, audit findings, and the number of fraud referrals; presenters said fraud cases are relatively limited and that the existing controls and public enforcement act as deterrents. The meeting ended after members thanked the presenters and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• It's fed by Silver Springs, one of the world's largest springs, and is a three-part river system that
• create jobs and diversify the economy in Putnam and Marion counties, which are two of the 12-county system
• In many cases, what we see when we do the advanced nitrogen system upgrades, and all in this bill, as
• The rule I’m familiar with, there’s been a rule that is expanding advanced nitrogen systems to certain
• Our only challenge as the industry that builds these systems would be...”

Bills: S0698 , S0958 , S1066 , S1230 , S1288

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: onsite sewage treatment, disposal systems, building permits, environmental regulation, local government authority, drinking straws, stirrers, local regulation, compostable, environmental impact, Ocklawaha River, St. Johns River, Silver Springs, river restoration, dam removal, Kirkpatrick Dam, Buckman Lock, Cross Florida Barge Canal, environmental restoration, springs protection

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and advanced several bills. SB 958, by Senator Bradley, would require local straw and stirrer ordinances to allow renewable, certified compostable, marine-biodegradable products; supporters said it would reduce reliance on paper straws that may contain PFAS and create more uniform standards. The bill was reported favorably after brief supportive testimony and no opposition. The committee also approved SB 1066, by Senator Broder, a major Ocklawaha/Rodman Dam restoration proposal. The bill would direct DEP to implement a phased restoration plan, create an advisory council with local and military representation, fund recreation and economic development projects, and address safety concerns tied to the dam’s age and high-hazard status. Supporters from conservation groups, river advocates, and some local residents praised the restoration and planning framework, while several Putnam County officials opposed the bill, arguing the reservoir supports recreation, water supply, and local interests. The committee adopted a late-filed amendment adding a Naval Air Station Jacksonville representative to the advisory council, then reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 698, by Senator Martin, was also reported favorably. It would let builders proceed with local building permits while septic permits are pending, rather than waiting for sequential approval, and includes a 120-day glide path related to new DEP rules; builders supported the bill as a way to reduce delays, while some senators questioned whether the transition period was too long. The committee then approved CS/SB 1230, by Senator Harrell, which phases out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, restricts non-emergency training use, requires inventory and disposal reporting, creates DEP rulemaking and a grant program, and exempts certain federal, military, and emergency uses. Finally, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1288, also by Senator Harrell, to designate a water body in the Jupiter Narrows area in honor of Andrew Red Harris, with a technical amendment clarifying the shoal designation. Several members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on selected bills.

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• Works Assistance Account this year to secure a grant or a loan to fund improvements to our sewer system
• In this context, investments in the community college system...
• president from Cascadia College and can elaborate on this more, but it's the next project in our system
• week and a half, I think, and they're ready to go. ...this more, but it's the next project in our system
• This will create certainty in the treatment system and protect against expensive emergency fixes.

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities