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• We must first identify the high-risk suicide problems in the area. areas within our state.
• We're seeing a high rate of suicides.

Bills: HB39 , HB227 , HB930 , HB 1078 , HB39 , HB227

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

Keywords: highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration

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• We have now reached more than 36,000 school students.
• setting, or with a school employee, and a teacher or any Other school employee has been in the statute
• say that they're going to have the school investigate this.
• Speaker, that we want to be preaching to our kids we want to turn Monday school into Sunday school, and
• What we're doing is we're helping schools how to navigate when this happens.

Bills: HR1046 , SB1733 , SB1439

Keywords: Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas

Bills: SB59 , SB221 , SB59 , SB221

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: military families, immunization, education, public health, school enrollment, Mobile County, judge of probate, compensation, salary, expense allowance, higher education, funding, annual report, state funds, federal funds, budget oversight, sales tax, credit card fees, tax exemption, merchants

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• He was an Eagle Scout who hiked over 175 miles at Philmont, led his high school drumline, and earned
• He was on the school board at one point in North Forest ISD.
• He served on our school board.
• It holds a high speed rail project in Texas to Rep.
• Tepper: Speaker, this is that school bus program.

Bills: HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB29 , HB 125 , HB145 , HB171 , HB255 , HB50 , HB363 , HB 116 , HB491 , HB1495 , HB368 , HB 1285 , HB1905 , HB2002 , HB917 , HB2723 , HB2067 , HB 1238 , HB745 , HB 1188 , HB1606 , HB2003 , HB2147 , HB2355 , HB2546 , HB2495 , HB2818 , HB2249 , HB3228 , HB3240 , HB1507 , HB658 , HB1748 , HB1851 , HB1922 , HB2798 , HB 107 , HB1587 , HB3684 , HB 118 , HB388 , HB 114 , HB205 , HB2789 , HB2791 , HB499 , HB2960 , HB3163 , HB3135 , HB2427 , HB1618 , HB1672 , HB1722 , HB1338 , HB787 , HB2618 , HB879 , HB 1126 , HB4134 , HB3513 , HB718 , HB1536 , HB1445 , HB1640 , HB1893 , HB1734 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB 1276 , HB3272 , HB3276 , HB3516 , HB4145 , HB1585 , HB4810 , HB2989 , HB2558 , HB3014 , HB2742 , HB1695 , HB609 , HB630 , HB420 , HB767 , HB1708 , HB1404 , HB2457 , HB140 , HB227 , HB913 , HB2198 , HB2763 , HB 1261 , HB 1135 , HB1318 , HB2358 , HB2765 , HB2735 , HB3307 , HB 1242 , HB2842 , HB333 , HB201 , HB694 , HB2415 , HB155 , HB272 , HB405 , HB519 , HB 1136 , HB 1275 , HB1437 , HB1532 , HB1675 , HB1868 , HB1888 , HB1990 , HB2286 , HB2523 , HB3129 , HB3251 , HB3354 , HB3479 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB3887 , HB4163 , HB4238 , HB 1240 , HB1842 , HB2029 , HB2622 , HB3255 , HB654 , HB4643 , HB4945 , HB3611 , HB3724 , HB3623 , HB3810 , HB4127 , HCR78 , HCR12 , SB767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

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• Well, the only difference in this and the bill we passed that required ads in schools last year is that
• This requires ads in athletic venues for both public and private schools.

Bills: HB441 , HB425 , HB416

Committee: Senate Healthcare

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, mental health, regional authority, board of directors, local governance, public health, sudden cardiac arrest, automated external defibrillator, AED, school safety, emergency response, cardiac emergency response plan, training, athletic events, first aid

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• This just narrows down when you can declare an emergency for schools, approving Mercy contracts whenever
• impact or what's the impact of that when all of that tax base goes away for a year, the impact on schools
• I know we have to worry about schools, but individuals matter too, at least to me in my district, they

Bills: HB3015 , HB3114 , HB3411 , HB3567 , HB3568 , HB3749 , HB3891 , HB4229 , HB4237 , HB4253 , HJR1019 , HJR1046 , HJR1084

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: electronic credentials, Service Oklahoma, digital identification, data protection, driver's license, electronic monitoring, criminal justice reform, nonviolent offenders, Department of Corrections, parole, state law, biosolids, PFAS, environmental safety, agriculture, public health, Department of Environmental Quality, testing regulations, soil amendments, HB3567

Bills: HJR1032 , SB1314 , SB1257 , SB1326 , SB1365 , SB1932 , SB169 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB1204 , SB1339 , SB182 , SB1847 , SB1360 , SB1346

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention

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• it's concerning that we're worried about hypothetical fee abuse while Arizona is struggling to fund schools
• Lastly, I think this could actually... ...while Arizona is struggling to fund schools and core services
• Many counties experience high levels of construction and development, and the assessors must retain responsibility
• enormous cow farms, equine, egg farms, you know, the cold storage to house all those wineries, you know, high-density

Bills: SB1180 , SB1215 , SB1270 , SB1290 , SB1292 , SB1294 , SB1430 , SCR1028

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive, recruitment incentive, employer contribution, employee contribution, vesting, annuity account

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• Thank you for the opportunity to lay out SCR 5, directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name it. for
• school gym the Robert Rivas Gymnasium in honor of Robert Rivas' numerous contributions to the school
• public school in Texas.
• I am the Public Information Officer for the Texas School for the Deaf.
• I'm very proud of the school. Understood. Thank you. Members, are there more questions for Ms.

Bills: SB1036 , SB1566 , SB1664 , SB2268 , SCR5 , SCR8 , SCR9 , SCR32 , SCR46

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act

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• , middle school, and high school<00:43:18.400><c> students</c><00:43:18.720><c> have</c><00:43:18.960
• our first cohort of middle and high school<00:45:45.280><c> teachers.
• They require districts to select high-quality math curriculum and support skillful implementation.
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Bills: HF3421

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy

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• Maple Valley is currently home to Tahoma High School.
• We are the largest high school in the state by far.
• This includes reverting what was once a comprehensive high school for over 45 years back to being a high
• Tahoma High School Tahoma High School, which is in the city of Maple Valley, opened in 2017 with a capacity
• Today, more than 2,800 students attend Tahoma High School.

Bills: HB2459 , HB2480 , HB2530 , HB2129 , HB2223

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: school siting, urban growth, education policy, zoning regulations, community planning, residential development, commercial zones, mixed-use zoning, urban planning, state regulations, public facilities district, regional aquatics, sports facilities, local government, infrastructure, agritourism, agriculture, tourism, economic development, local businesses

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• oversight for charter schools, whether it is our schools... ...regulatory oversight for charter schools
• education compact schools.
• school.
• school.
• of School Psychologists.

Bills: HB1662 , HB1683 , HB2534 , HB2557 , HB2594

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, military families, child stability, transitional schooling, support services, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, unhoused

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• She served many years on the Arlington school board and, uh, recent, well, within what the last couple
• The institute annually offers continuing education schools for county judges and commissioners, county
• In addition to these face to face conferences, schools, and seminars, the institute offers a library
• Many of you know me as a school board trustee for HEBISD.
• I have to take a lot of training to drive a car as a school board trustee, the first year, my goodness

Bills: HB148 , HB203 , HB360 , HB552 , HB 1244 , HB 1284 , HB1533 , HJR30 , HB148 , HB203 , HJR30

Committee: House S/C on Property Tax Appraisals

Keywords: residential property, ad valorem tax, leasing, property appraisal, fair market rent, housing affordability, appraised value, tax limitation, housing market, affordable housing, leased residential real property, rent control, Texas Tax Code, property tax, residential leasing, homestead, tax code, appraisal review board, real estate sales, property tax relief

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• This building is a place where emotions get high, volatility gets high.
• So emotions get very high. I believe that we are best suited to be able to control what...
• The school process does not interrupt whatsoever.
• So the whole purpose of the bill is continually to protect our children in public schools.
• As we know, Oklahoma has a chronic absenteeism problem in our schools.

Bills: HB1453 , HB2933 , HB2941 , HB2945 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3094 , HB3297 , HB3298 , HB3319 , HB3321 , HB3386 , HB3453 , HB3471 , HB3505 , HB3510 , HB3544 , HB3549 , HB3652 , HB3727 , HB3791 , HB3845 , HB3906 , HB4119 , HB4125 , HB4126 , HB4198 , HB4236 , HB4425 , HB4343 , HB4094 , HB3407

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: foreign ownership, property rights, agricultural land, Attorney General, divestment, real estate, felony penalties, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, abortion

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• in one of the college classes that I teach, would it surprise you to know that they actually have a high
• It does surprise me that they had a high rate of remembering that...

Bills: SB706 , SB1262 , SB1272 , SB1546

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: school funding, general fund carryover, State Aid, educational finance, budget penalties, emergency clause, tuition waiver, human trafficking, education, higher learning access, victims' rights, Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant, higher education, financial aid, income eligibility, student grants, scholarships, capital improvements, teacher incentives, Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act

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• school property or beside them. ...and beside school structures, which would pose a significant risk
• Towers next to schools to provide broadband access to those schools, and at one point I think we had
• hundred different schools that we installed towers, or actually monopoles, next to the school, in some
• , is it in your research and doing this, some schools in my area, you have an elementary school and then
• Some schools in my area, you have an elementary school, and then you have a high school or another type

Bills: HB220 , HB259 , HB463 , HB536 , HB750 , HB830 , HB950

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Keywords: child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, emergency services, telephone charge, wireless service, reporting requirements, communications district, wireless communication, school safety, community permits

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• It allows us to meet critical workforce demand in high-demand, high-wage areas. Thank you.
• We also know from data that that first post-secondary credential beyond high school is the equivalent
• The school isn't closing.
• Is that a private school or is that a private school?
• That is a public school, but there are countless other private schools.

Bills: HB2427 , HB2458 , HB2474 , HB2540 , HB2589

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: ink of hope act, mental health, substance use, rehabilitation, community support, Washington college grant, postsecondary education, nondegree programs, student access, financial aid, consumer protections, school closures, educational programs, student rights, emergency medical services, EMT recertification, healthcare, first responders, public health, encampments

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• the dean of the law school in achieving the goals of the school.
• in achieving the goals of the school.
• schools in the country.
• UCF wants to continue to improve its engineering school to become one of the elite engineering schools
• medical school, which is outstanding.

Bills: S0176 , S0816

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Keywords: campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security, law enforcement notification, emergency response, public universities, Florida College System, student conduct, workplace violence, security escorts, incident reporting, title IX-like safety procedures, institutional safety policy, school violence

Bills: SF300 , SSB1161

Committee: Joint Transportation

Keywords: vehicle title, certificate of title, replacement title, lost title, destroyed title, duplicate title, county treasurer, Department of Transportation, DOT, motor vehicle, lienholder, security interest, title fee, county general fund, retroactive applicability, Iowa Code 321.42, Iowa Code 321.152, school bus driver, authorization, education department

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• there was a four-lane highway that was 65 miles an hour that bumped up to a ...within 150 yards of a school
• because I'm a geography guy, but I just don't know how many highways are going to be that close to school
• This is already required of school personnel and law enforcement.

Bills: HB2936 , HB2937 , HB2951 , HB2960 , HB2979 , HB2980 , HB3062 , HB3082 , HB3087 , HB3148 , HB3152 , HB3262 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3268 , HB3269 , HB3278 , HB3299 , HB3544 , HB3606 , HB3678 , HB3790 , HB3903 , HB3996 , HB4139 , HB4140 , HB4142 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB4260 , HB4272 , HB4296 , HB4324 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342

Committee: House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Keywords: HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act