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• in the Garland Independent School District.
• I have three different districts in three different school districts in HD 29. that left and would greatly
• Our partnerships with district...
• . only two districts in the entire state are eligible for this position, due to those districts being
• And not all school districts in Texas are districts of innovation.

Bills: HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

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• I've been in like four different school districts over my career, and the Lions Club always...
• started teaching middle school kids in 1968, and the last 22 years of my career were spent as a school district

Bills: HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797

Keywords: education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance

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• . policies. policies.
• I'm the policy is Chris Stinson.
• </c> policy bill before us, House File 3730. policy bill before us, House File 3730.
• Um the policy before us bill bill.
• Both come with cost to district.

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• Understanding the causes of maternal deaths makes it harder to trace policy impacts, healthcare shifts
• did want to talk about missing those two years of data, as it is pretty significant in our public policy
• I'm a policy coordinator for the team, and we're testifying in support of House Bill 5.
• showing that we're seeing a significant number of maternal health care. the state due to current policy

Bills: HB514, HB1652, HB2117, HB2298, HB3269, HB46, HB46

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

Bills: SB 250, SB 375, SB 536, SB 845, SB 1633, SB 1944, SB 1957, SB 2081, SB 2137, SB 2262, SB 2299, SB 2419, SB 2452, SB 2522, SB 2549, SB 2594, SB 2605, SB 2631, SB 2639, SB 2675, SB 3029, SJR 60, HB 22, HB 1392, HB 2525

Keywords: municipal annexation, railroad, adjacent areas, local government, property rights, healthcare provider, Harris County Hospital District, hospital funding, healthcare services, public health program, home loans, nurses, veterans, public servants, Texas Heroes program, low-interest loans, social workers, housing assistance, housing tax credits, disaster recovery

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• directors or other DSHS physicians to issue a standing order prescribing epinephrine to a school district
• The school district is skirting the prescription restriction by sending anybody who needs an OTC med
• In line with standard goals, next week AISD will again celebrate its annual five days of district-wide
• And so that's how we get... some of the really over-the-top things in a good number of our districts.
• Current law requires school districts to use parenting and paternity awareness programs developed by

Bills: SB207, SB611, SB920, SB1174, SB1207, SB1325, SB1396, SB1551, SB1619

Keywords: SB 207, Texas Education Code, public school attendance, excused absence, mental health appointment, mental health care, behavioral health, school district, student absenteeism, same-day return, health care professionals, physician certification, religious holy days, court appearance, DFPS, foster care, education policy, student wellness, school mental health, attendance policy

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• As a legislature We pass bills to require school districts to adopt certain policies to address issues
• . does not specify that school districts must adhere to the policies they are required to adopt, meaning
• The person's decision is binding and the school districts themselves would adopt policies for the discipline
• Public Policy K-12 Policy Analyst.
• This would be a policy that is similar to that with districts still being able to consider whether or

Bills: SB12, SB1565, SB13, SJR12, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB112, SB400, SB813, SB 12, SB 13

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, school district, grievance procedure, public education, diversity and inclusion, funding penalties, school libraries, library advisory councils, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, constitutional amendment, school choice

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• , with debate around the policy side of it.
• Paul School District.
• </c> weeks ago in the education policy weeks ago in the education policy meeting<01:12:46.320><c> and
• The bill that I worked on was not for students in my district, right? Our district, like St.
• The bill that I worked on was not for students in my district, right? Our district, like St.

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• with inconsistent policies for GPA weighting.
• DEI policies in our public schools.
• I know you're a policy guy, so I'm asking you from a policy perspective because I do think that clarity
• This is a school district open enrollment charter school or district or charter school employee may not
• There are several issues with this policy.

Bills: SB12, SB226, SB413, SB1049, SB1191, SB2398, SB571, SB2920, SB 12

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction

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• This bill would permit the Hospital District to directly offer brain and memory care services in order
• Brandon would appear to have, so that they can tell us more about the policies and their implications
• . they can tell us why those policies exist.
• HB5611 authorizes an emergency services district to provide preventative health care services.
• Really the state association for ESDs, Emergency Services Districts, often thought of.

Bills: HB2814, HB4477, HB5084, HB5108, HB5127, HB5383, HB5611, HB5663, HB5664, SB1563, HB2668, HB3841, HB4114

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• I mean, we did a, I know I did a big project in my district where we were doing a...
• think it's more suited for the smaller courts, I mean, you know, the smaller counties that have one district

Bills: HB2814, HB4477, HB5084, HB5108, HB5127, HB5383, HB5611, HB5663, HB5664, SB1563, HB2668, HB3841, HB4114

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• In Senate District 10, which is Senator King's district, a special district...
• , Municipal Management Districts, Water Improvement Districts, and Water Control Improvement Districts
• Supply District.
• You say it's your title that you are a district, or you are not a district? We're a district.
• Okay, so you're a district. We are a district. And you have a MUD and... Tiger District.

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• My name is Bob Anderson, I live in Texas Senate District 14. I'm a native of Lubbock.
• I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I'm here to testify in favor of SB 1927.
• We have one MAGA Republican who would agree with James's from Texas Public Policy Foundation's test money
• Hill Country, you're gonna be able to cut down your Ash-Junipers anyway because they're not in a, a district
• to help combat that a minority of property owners not inside the proposed change or zoning change district

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• I live in uh Texas Senate District 14. Uh, I'm a native of Lubbock.
• I represent the Texas Public Policy Foundation. I'm here to testify in favor of SB 1927.
• , you're going to be able to cut down your ash junifers anyway because they're not in a, a, a, a district
• Appleseed is a non-partisan research-driven organization working at the intersection of advocacy, policy
• I am a policy analyst with the Texas Public Policy Foundation here to testify in support of Senate Bill

Bills: SB 434, SB 844, SB 898, SB 1177, SB 1214, SB 1454, SB 1920, SB 1927, SB 1935, SB 1965, SB 2010, SB 2046, SB 2068, SB 2073, SB 2183, SB 2260, SB 3034, SB 907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

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• In Senate District 10, which is Senator King's district, a special district annexed land in not one but
• improvement districts, and water control and improvement districts (WCIDs).
• You say it's your title, but you are a district or you are not a district? We're a district. Okay.
• So you're a district. We are a district. And you have a MUD inside your district.
• But Senator King's example here is this district, a municipal utility district, started as 564 acres

Bills: SB434, SB844, SB898, SB1177, SB1214, SB1454, SB1920, SB1927, SB1935, SB1965, SB2010, SB2046, SB2068, SB2073, SB2183, SB2260, SB3034, SB907

Keywords: SB 434, Harris County Hospital District, hospital district police, peace officers, commissioned officers, law enforcement authority, Health and Safety Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, public safety, hospital security, county hospital district, local government, Texas criminal procedure, district police, armed security, SB 898, low income housing tax credits, LIHTC, affordable housing, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Summary: The committee heard several bills dealing with local government authority, homeowners associations, hospital district policing, school AED inspections, special district annexation, public contracting penalties, and guaranteed income programs. Senate Bill 2073 by Sen. Zaffirini would clarify that appraisal districts may finance purchases, leases, or construction of real property for appraisal offices without prior approval from taxing units; it was supported by the Texas Association of Appraisal Districts and left pending. Senate Bill 1935 by Sen. Hinojosa would increase homeowner control of property owners association boards, require more transparency, limit fines and assessment increases, and require accessible meeting locations; HOA and builder representatives opposed it, arguing it would hinder maintenance and make dues harder to manage, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 434 by Sen. Miles would authorize Harris County Hospital District police officers, was supported by Harris Health, and was left pending. Senate Bill 1177 by Sen. Alvarado, as substituted, would require school AED inspections during fire inspections and reporting to school leadership; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1214 by Sen. Perry would update Concho County Hospital District law to align with current procurement and notice rules; it was left pending. Senate Bill 1965 by Sen. Middleton, for Sen. King, would tighten notice and proximity rules for special district annexations; district witnesses warned the bill could interfere with service to noncontiguous tracts, and the bill was left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 2046 by Sen. Bettencourt, which would increase criminal penalties for county purchasing act violations involving unauthorized separate or sequential purchases to evade competitive bidding, and create a tiered penalty structure based on contract amount. Former Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Deputy Attorney General Josh Reno, and James Quintero supported the bill, citing recent Harris County bid-rigging cases and arguing the current Class C misdemeanor penalty is too weak to deter misconduct; some members questioned whether the proposed thresholds were too low and whether stronger oversight, rather than higher penalties alone, would be more effective. The bill was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 2010 by Sen. Bettencourt would bar counties and other political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs and address constitutional gift-clause concerns. Testimony split sharply: Ogg and Quintero argued such programs are unconstitutional, can be used for political data collection, and should not be funded with public money, while Paige Terry Barry defended the bill as protecting taxpayers and discouraging dependency. Senators also debated whether the state can restrict use of federal grant funds and whether local governments should be allowed to run such programs; the bill was left pending.

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• However, being from a rural community myself, and representing my district, it’s so important.
• We've had it often, even with our own district attorney's office. We've had disagreements.
• We would not do that and we... ...do not do that by policy.
• That often leads to death and it affects every Senate district in some way all across the state.
• I'm John Hubert and I'm the District Attorney for Claiborne and Kennedy Counties, Texas.

Bills: HB5097, HB5513, SB523, SB857, SB964, SB1101, SB2143, SB2332, SB2383, HB 1108

Keywords: criminal history, background checks, government code, licensing, information access, rural law enforcement, child care grants, community support, law enforcement retention, advisory committee, SB 523, Texas driver’s license, alternative address, residential address, confidential address, address confidentiality, Department of Public Safety, DPS, Transportation Code, Section 521.1211

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• Policy Foundation.
• up over half of the local school district debt.
• Although the Texas Education Code requires school districts to adopt policies relating to cyberbullying
• , school districts do not always extend these policies to incidents involving AI-generated sexually explicit
• material of minors. from Senate District 10.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• I would have a recourse outside my school district.
• I always hear how blessed I am that I am in the school. district apart from the school district by the
• Schools and school districts should not be invested.
• And the TA or will the school district be paying?
• At a private school. in Senator King's district.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• district superintendent as the administrator who is responsible for implementing the public safety policy
• House Bill 4109 matters because it would require every school district to adopt a real safety policy.
• So what are good policies that CTEDs and the satellite campuses, including districts and charters, can
• district, Mesa is a school district.
• In Washington State, districts that implemented automatic enrollment policy saw increased participation

Bills: HB2093, HB2370, HB2376, HB2380, HB2381, HB2383, HB2423, HB2481, HB2621, HB2895, HB4005, HB4043, HB4109

Keywords: mental health, school curriculum, education policy, instruction requirements, statute repeal, charter schools, education, weapons detection, public safety, school administration, school districts, real estate transactions, school property, bond issuance, land use approval, capital improvements, school governance, board meetings, education funding, parental notification

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• Each district paying its own sense.
• </c><00:27:16.080><c> More</c> have nots among the districts. More have nots among the districts.
• This hits smaller school district.
• You spoke about some districts being winners and some districts being losers in this proposal.
• You spoke about some districts being winners and some districts being losers in this proposal.

Bills: HF3422, HF3461, HF2904

Keywords: state grants, grant oversight, grants management, executive agencies, Minnesota Department of Administration, commissioner of administration, fraud prevention, waste prevention, grant monitoring, financial reconciliation, grant compliance, state government, public funds, grant recipients, competitive grants, grant administration, administrative oversight, monitoring visits, grant policy, legislative leave