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• Respond to request for certification now much less if this legislation is passed if you are serious about
• NPI P Certification this law will need to provide the funding to increase staffing for NPIP certification
• Agriculture. program aims to support farmers and ranchers seeking to transition their land to organic certification
• realized that if I wanted to tap into new markets and grow my business, I needed to pursue organic certification
• . certification process and exploring other markets is challenging.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So maybe we need work-based learning experiences and industry certifications that surround manufacturing
• grow into adulthood, are going to have to have some type of postsecondary education credential, certificate
• grow into adulthood, are going to have to have some type of postsecondary education credential, certificate
• grow into adulthood, are going to have to have some type of postsecondary education credential, certificate
• <00:59:00.880> and the trades and the certifications and the trades and the certifications

Keywords: 958, all

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• Um, but it's all within that time before certification, which is Friday after Tuesday. >> And [snorts
• Um, but it's all within that time before certification, which is Friday after Tuesday. >> And [snorts
• Um, but it's all within that time before certification, which is Friday after Tuesday. >> And [snorts
• Um, but it's all within that time before certification, which is Friday after Tuesday. >> And [snorts
• the state certification or the county? the state certification or the county?

Bills: HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: elections, audit procedures, ballot integrity, political party observation, transparency, county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

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• certification, and employment pathways. certification, and employment pathways.
• :48.200> to<00:55:48.320> our DHL employee certification refers to our DHL employee certification
• These certifications are designations.
• certification, and safety credentials. certification, and safety credentials.
• certificate and starting as an airline. certificate and starting as an airline.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met on October 14, confirmed a quorum, and adopted the September 16, 2025 minutes. Members then received a Kentucky Air National Guard 101 briefing from Brigadier General Bruce Bancroft, commander of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who described the Guard’s structure, missions, and statewide role. He emphasized that Kentucky is a single-wing state centered at Louisville’s 123rd Airlift Wing and highlighted several unique capabilities, including the Contingency Response Group, critical care air transport teams, medical detachment for chemical environments, explosive ordnance disposal, fatality search and recovery, and special tactics personnel. General Bancroft also discussed staffing and readiness, saying the Guard has 1,273 authorized positions, with a mix of AGR, Title 32, and Title 5 personnel. He noted that AGR positions are funded at about 96 percent, while technician positions are funded at about 53 percent, leaving the organization to operate at roughly 75 percent of authorized manpower overall. He said the wing converted from the C-130H to the C-130J in 2021 and completed the transition in about 2.5 years, ahead of the original three-year timeline. The briefing further covered the Guard’s operational tempo and community role. Bancroft said the unit has earned 21 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards, has deployed about 500,000 days since 9/11 across 45 countries, and routinely supports federal and domestic missions. He described the C-130J’s tactical airlift, airdrop, and blacked-out operations as directly useful for disaster response in Kentucky, and he pointed to strong ties with UPS and other aviation employers. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• Right now, the juvenile officer may consult with the prosecutor on those certification cases.
• This proposes a very significant change that would require... ...those certification cases.
• Oh, they are on many cases, especially the mandatory certification. On certification area?
• What are their certifications? That's fine.
• What are their certifications? That's fine.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I'd like to also go into a little bit more detail on our certification program for voting systems in
• We require all of our voting system vendors to obtain federal certification before they can even embark
• on the state certification. process.
• And we are not afraid to deny certification when appropriate. thanks to legislation from Representative
• And we have submitted that for new state certification. We hope it will be used.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• advanced clinical training through residencies or equivalent post-licensure experience, board certification
• , which is built upon... ...equivalent post-licensure experience, board certification, which is built
• In addition, pharmacists can receive postgraduate advanced training certificate programs... ...postgraduate
• advanced training certificate programs and additional board certification exams.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services took up two bills. Senator Burgess presented SB 116, the Senate Veterans Package, which would reduce the number of Veterans Hall of Fame nominations, expand FDVA health survey and coordination efforts, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot program, fix statutory references, improve coordination between Veterans Florida and FDVA, and require FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities for veterans and their families. An amendment was adopted to appropriate $300,000 for the suicide prevention training pilot and $50,000 for the health survey. The bill was supported in debate, especially for the adult day care provision, and CS/SB 116 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 294 by Senator Harrell, which would exclude specified cardiac conditions—such as heart failure, coronary heart disease, and cardiac arrhythmias—from the list of chronic health conditions that may be managed under collaborative pharmacy practice agreements. Senator Harrell argued that these complex conditions require direct physician involvement and that pharmacists should not be making medication changes for severe cardiac patients based on protocols alone. Senator Rouson asked why heart conditions had been included previously, and Vice Chair Davis asked about fiscal impact; Harrell said there would be no state cost, though patients might face additional out-of-pocket expenses, which she said could be offset by avoiding more serious complications. Public testimony on SB 294 was divided. The Florida Pharmacy Association opposed the bill, arguing that collaborative practice agreements are voluntary, physician-controlled, and already include safeguards, and that pharmacists are highly trained to help manage chronic conditions and improve access and outcomes. A cardiologist with the Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology supported the bill, warning that cardiac patients are complex and that pharmacists may make dangerous decisions without the full clinical picture. Senator Burton also supported the bill, saying the original collaborative practice framework was not intended to let pharmacists diagnose or treat serious cardiac disease. SB 294 was then reported favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, Senators Rodriguez and Garcia asked to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 116, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• They do not have a right to go back and change the name on their birth certificate.
• <00:22:19.440> So, the name on their birth certificate.
• So, the name on their birth certificate.
• Um and it it provides for certificate.
• Um, I think the policy certificate.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2402, Ambulance Services Certificates of Necessity, has additional quarterly
• with a replacement plant or construct a new one immediately adjacent to it without seeking a new certificate
• as long as the utility holds at least one public comment session, the original power plant has a certificate
• with a replacement plant or construct a new one immediately adjacent to it without seeking a new certificate
• as long as the utility holds at least one public comment session, the original power plant has a certificate

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large slate of House and Senate bills, with staff giving short descriptions and members flagging a few concerns. Topics included veterans’ services and courts, child care grants, midwife medication authority, home- and community-based services funding, EMS reciprocity, prescription monitoring, electronic monitoring in care facilities, pregnancy resource center funding, mental health transportation, Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea, school spending requirements, mobile home park training, local government investment pools, task order contract posting, tourism improvement areas, child welfare and kinship placement, neglect standards, family court evidence, prostate cancer cost sharing, assisted living hearings, manufactured home installer licensing, supervised parenting time, vulnerable adult trespass penalties, uranium contamination monitoring, a gas and petroleum refinery study committee, and state park fee exemptions for veterans. Several bills were described as unanimous or on consent, while others drew objections or were noted as controversial. Members raised privacy concerns about electronic monitoring in nursing homes, due process and rural capacity concerns about restricting police transport for mental health patients, opposition to pregnancy resource center appropriations, concerns about environmental review for power plant replacement, and questions about the Access sleep apnea mandate as potentially favoring vendors. Some bills were noted as having committee amendments, including changes to appropriations, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, and definitions. No floor votes were taken in the transcript itself; instead, the chair repeatedly noted whether bills were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes in committee. The caucus also heard brief announcements about an upcoming breakfast with the CAP director, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk, after which the caucus adjourned.

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• Speaker, before we ask the Clerk to please read the certificate, I also want to mention that I have a
• Speaker, if you could read the certificate.
• I think we should amend the certificate and include that in the...
• Clerk, please read the certificate.
• Speaker, can I get the certificate read? Clerk to read.

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• <00:53:23.280> programs, training and certificate programs, training and certificate programs
• and increased parks and certification and increased parks and recreational<00:53:28.800> spaces,<
• civil certifications for new protective<01:12:12.840> placements,<01:12:13.880> um,<01
• Um, that said, what they did do is they extended the time frame for certificates of purchase from five
• <01:38:30.560> of uh time frame for certificates of uh time frame for certificates of purchase

Keywords: 981, all

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• Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1413, relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates
• In your birth certificate, it's got to be your at-birth sex.
• I don't have my ID on me in this hypothetical, and I certainly don't have my birth certificate.
• Well, this was about the birth certificate bill.
• This specific type of election for certification, but what my concern is, is you're taking discretion

Bills: SJR85, SCR29, SCR38, SCR42, SB23, SB39, SB209, SB227, SB240, SB330, SB527, SB584, SB618, SB619, SB636, SB663, SB715, SB732, SB758, SB801, SB825, SB826, SB843, SB844, SB847, SB870, SB884, SB912, SB957, SB1013, SB1020, SB1065, SB1143, SB1152, SB1164, SB1183, SB1257, SB1299, SB1325, SB1349, SB1413, SB1455, SB1539, SB1558, SB1574, SB1583, SB1624, SB1642, SB1643, SB1667, SB1717, SB1718, SB1727, SB1734, SB1756, SB1757, SB1784, SB1789, SB1832, SB1868, SB1870, SB1883, SB1896, SB1920, SB1924, SB1963, SB2010, SB2018, SB2024, SB2037, SB2052, SB2073, SB2111, SB2161, SB2196, SB2207, SB2253, SB2268, SB2322, SB2323, SB2332, SB2349, SB2371, SB2533, SB2570, SB2601, SB2626, SB2692, SB2705, SB2717, SB2774, SB2788, SB2877, SB2920, SB2, SB260, SB1786, SB1, HJR4, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR85, SJR84, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR42, SCR29, SCR4, SCR18, SCR43, SCR46, SB2023, SB825, SB2010, SB1870, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB1791, SB826, SB1257, SB870, SB529, SB209, SB1883, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1860, SB2037, SB1924, SB2253, SB2018, SB2206, SB1963, SB1643, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB1085, SB2431, SB1490, SB1868, SB2314, SB434, SB2046, SB1667, SB1727, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB1784, SB1524, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB1940, SB2052, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB884, SB463, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2141, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB1413, SB2073, SB3014, SB3013, SB2774, SB2702, SB2629, SB2443, SB2349, SB2167, SB2145, SB2121, SB758, SB648, SB647, SB512, SB438, SB1721, SB2268, SB1495, SB2705, SB2366, SB1422, SB1369, SB1013, SB682, SB2692, SB2570, SB2797, SB2111, SB1896, SB1164, SB1020, SB663, SB2371, SB1152, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2798, SB330, SB646, SB843, SB1998, SB1418, SB2788, SB1169, SB2873, SB1754, SB1534, SB1718, SB2779, SB2004, SB1143, SB1756, SB912, SB2119, SB2032, SB527, SB1580, SB1952, SB2601, SB2322, SB2448, SB1777, SB1283, SB407, SB2392, SB2076, SB2786, SB3031, SB2877, SB2876, SB2284, SB2225, SB1540, SB2920, SB2929, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1183, SB2742, SB2595, SB2217, SB2117, SB715, SB2330, SB1964, SB1383, SB500, SB1640, SB39, SB2001, SB2080, SB2722, SB506, SB2514, SB2623, SB2658, SB1574, SB2900, SB23, SB2753, SB2398, SB401, SB1241, SB2927, SB2173, SB2538, SB898, SB467, SB1449, SB2529, SB1531, SB2846, SB2476, SB2031, SB986, SB1181, SB2075, SB2154, SB2864, HB135, HB1109, SCR48, SB31, SB2880, SB1359, SB2386, SB771, SB2844, SB2550, SB1351, SB1423, SB1931, SB2245, SB2589, SB2707, SB2807, SB2351, SB410, SB659, SB816, SB2776, SB2693, SB2580, SB1980, SB1886, SB1234, SB739, SB482, SB456, SB127, SB1666

Keywords: Texas constitutional amendment, property tax relief, school district taxes, ad valorem tax, homestead exemption, residence homestead, elderly homeowners, senior citizens, disabled homeowners, age 65 or older, school finance, tax exemption increase, local school taxes, property tax exemption, homestead tax relief, voter approval, school district revenue, tax rollback, disabled persons exemption, El Paso

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation by Rabbi Kelly Levy, a gubernatorial message naming appointees to the Red River and Nueces River Authority boards, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Texas Woman’s University athletes, the Doctor of the Day, Balch Springs Day, St. Mary’s University, Austin Oaks Church’s centennial, and a memorial resolution for Marie Flickinger, which was adopted after remarks from members and a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up a series of bills and resolutions. Several measures dealing with water and taxes were passed: Committee Substitute for SB 1413 on procedures for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain water utilities; SB 1583 on groundwater conservation district management plans, amended by Blanco; SB 23 and SJR 85 to increase the school district homestead exemption for elderly and disabled homeowners, both passing with one nay; SB 2774 to classify industrial uniform and linen rental businesses as retail trade for franchise tax purposes; and SCR 29 designating El Paso as the official boot capital of Texas for 10 years. Members also adopted SCR 49 recognizing Austin Oaks Church’s 100th anniversary and SR 424 recognizing Balch Springs Day. The Senate also advanced a package of insurance and regulatory bills. Committee Substitute for SB 1643 would require prior approval from the Texas Department of Insurance for certain property and casualty rate changes over 10%, and Committee Substitute for SB 1642 would restructure TDI from a single commissioner to a three-commissioner model; both passed after debate about rising insurance costs, inflation, labor, reinsurance, and litigation. Committee Substitute for SB 1883, on land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact fees, passed after discussion of transparency and local development costs. SB 826, enhancing penalties for DWI in an active school zone, passed with strong support. Two other controversial measures were also advanced: Committee Substitute for SB 1257, requiring health plan coverage for complications, reversals, and related care tied to gender transition procedures, passed to engrossment but was held there after a 20-11 vote; and Committee Substitute for SB 2024, banning disguised vape pens and, by amendment, hemp vape pens and other intoxicating-substance vape pens, passed. The final item shown was Committee Substitute for SB 240, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, which was laid out by Senator Middleton and described as restricting access to sex-specific private spaces in public facilities based on biological sex, with civil penalties for violations; the transcript cuts off during the presentation of that bill.

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• A military ID, a citizen certificate, or they may sign a declaration of Reasonable impediment, a DRI,
• US citizenship certificates or US passport, so this bill cannot require them to match.
• and birth certificate.
• Acceptable reasons include lack of transportation, disability, or illness, lack of birth certificate
• Identification certificate has come up multiple times.

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• She explained that legislators have their own authority by virtue of their election certificate, and
• /c><00:14:33.279> election their own um by their election their own um by their election certificate
• 35.040> of<00:14:35.120> the<00:14:35.279> biggest<00:14:35.600> powers certificate
• One of the biggest powers certificate.
• um of the election certification um of the election results.<00:24:52.880> Uh<00:24:53.679>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Depending on the final calculation for 24-25 at certification in the 2026 Budget Act, and pursuant to
• existing law, any under-appropriation of Prop 98 would be repaid in full at certification.
• following is kind of laid out for the settled proposal that would be within the Proposition 98 Certification
• There are three certifications available to a local school board: positive, which indicates they can
• Oakland, leading into this first interim, we had 14 consecutive qualified certifications, and at first

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One of the key gaps that needs to be addressed is the licensing and certification requirements in the
• Again, this is tied to the licensing and certification, so that's one of the key areas that needs to
• We focused on licensing and certification in Minnesota, trying to bring a subgroup together to really
• We focused on licensing and certification in Minnesota, trying to bring a subgroup together to really
• <00:38:25.240> rules the licensing and certification rules the licensing and certification

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I'd like to read the certificate. Senator Hatathlie, thank you, sorry.
• So I would like to read this certificate. So I would like to read this certificate.
• Here is the certificate. And then here is the flag. There's nothing more to say.
• order individuals blind; SP 102, SNAP-TANF public welfare verification; SP 103, elections, canvas certification

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And it does that typically every year by issuing a certification opinion, usually in November December
• the legislative session starts and the legislature in the next regular session after the court certification
• The Supreme Court in November issue, the certification opinion for the 2026 session.
• have submitted as of last Friday, a supplemental legislative budget request to effectuate the certification
• the certified structures are paraprofessionals a certified in in the subject waiting for full certification

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• are getting certified and prepared to be in the classroom, that they're apprised through that certification
• So it would be the governing language if we had another, for instance, teacher prep and certification
• So it would be the governing language if we had another, for instance, teacher prep and certification
• to, as many that change professions, have the dollars to subsidize taking those pathways into certification
• When I begin to look at the certification piece, making certain that we get teachers that are certified

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to consider House Bill 2, the major public education and school finance bill. The committee first reconsidered and withdrew the prior committee substitute, then took up a new substitute. Senator Creighton explained several changes, including a correction to the golden penny yield weight, an increase in the special education evaluation incentive cap from $45 million to $67 million, timing changes to avoid a funding gap for Bluebonnet curriculum training grants, narrowed language affecting educator preparation providers, added facility-usage reporting language, incorporation of bilingual allotment language from Senate Bill 2185, removal of the $20 million annual cap on JROTC funding, and a prevailing-clause provision to make HB 2 controlling over conflicting measures. Members generally praised the bill’s historic funding level but raised concerns about details and future floor debate. Senator Menendez said he appreciated the special education, safety, and teacher pay funding but was not ready to fully support the bill because of inflationary pressures, facilities funding, and district-specific impacts, and indicated he might vote present. Senator Parker strongly supported the bill, emphasizing historic funding, teacher pay, and the need to continue refining the package. Senator Witt also said he would vote present while seeking more refinement, especially on certification issues for public and charter schools. Senator Bettencourt highlighted the bill’s scale, including about $8 billion in new funding and $1.3 billion for special education, while Senator Hinojosa asked for more flexibility in the basic allotment and thanked the author for bilingual education and coastal-area provisions. The committee then adopted the new committee substitute and voted to report HB 2 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed 9 ayes and 2 present not voting, with the bill reported as committee substitute do pass and be printed.

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• I hold the certifications and standards that are higher and of greater accountability than any city inspector
• We're required to have all the certifications for every inspection that we go on, and that's really key
• and the license. because the city doesn't have the ability to hire all the trades and all the certifications
• We have to have those certifications, and we have to have that experience.
• So we have to have that quality and that certification to ensure that we're doing the work correctly.

Bills: SB208, SB628, SB777, SB1042, SB2354, SB2477, SB2521, SB2523, SB2608, SB2703, SB2778, SB2835, SB2965, SB2367, SB3044

Keywords: workforce housing, capital investment fund, affordable housing, housing development, Texas housing laws, loan programs, community development, Texas housing, zero-interest loans, low-income housing, nonprofit organizations, construction, economic stability, housing affordability, capital investment, Texas housing policy, county fire code, fire marshal, local government code, interlocal agreement