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• And so whenever we do that, that requires the state to put more money into TRS, right?
• Research shows that high-quality early intervention improves language, social-emotional, and academic
• These professionals are essential for school success. districts to comply with state requirements on
• By 2031, 63% of Texas jobs will require a post-secondary credential, and we're far from meeting this
• My suggestion would be to align with the language in SB2, section 21.358482.

Bills: SB26, SB 26

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, SB 26, Texas Property Code, colonia, colonias, Spanish translation, bilingual contract, real estate contract, executory contract, residential property, border county, international border, economically distressed area, consumer protection, language access, translator certified in Spanish

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• Federal perspective, and now antibiotic usage requires a prescription.
• 05:29.680> usage perspective and now antibiotic usage perspective and now antibiotic usage requires
• requires a prescription. requires a prescription.
• <00:09:08.080> cuz<00:09:08.320> they're<00:09:08.640> not<00:09:08.880> required
• <00:09:09.440> to situation cuz they're not required to situation cuz they're not required

Bills: SB85, SB85

Keywords: vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form

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• they are required for many job and professional employment.
• they are required for many job and professional employment.
• an act that we passed several years ago, the Language Access Act, that requires all of our departments
• Requires all of our departments and all of the work that we do that it be done in the language of who
• There is no requirement like the nursing compact has.

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM18, HM21, HB10, HB11, HB12, HB13, HB14, HB31, HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

Bills: HR201

Keywords: congratulatory resolution, education, principal, teacher of the year, school leadership, Hawaii National Distinguished Principal, Masayuki Tokioka Award, United States Senate Youth Program, student delegates, public schools, charter schools, Hawaiʻi Department of Education, Hawaiian language immersion, Native Hawaiian education, K-12, student leadership, civic engagement, Freshman Academy, teacher recognition, principal recognition

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• And that would relax the requirement of five because, presumably... ...requirement of five because, presumably
• For a county of 20,000 or less, the requirement would remain at three.
• For a county of more than 20,000, the requirement would go up to five.
• We made those clear and cleaned them up with penalty language.
• But there's still a lot of language in there that's got to be cleaned up.

Bills: HB191, HB35, HB29, HB123, HB35, HB29, HB191, HB123

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters

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• So it will require with the following.
• to<00:11:44.320> have<00:11:44.399> a It requires each utility to have a It requires
• ><00:12:10.160> the contains uh requirements that the contains uh requirements that the commissioner
• Uh, it's almost the same exact language.
• So that so from a from a exact language.

Bills: HB403, HB399, HB392

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, Lamar County, property auction, county commission, online auction, public notice, HB392, Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorney, chief assistant district attorney, assistant district attorney, assistant district attorneys, prosecutor, prosecutorial compensation, salary supplement

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• recollection was there was some language recollection was there was some language that<00:05:06.880
• language wrong, but something like that. language wrong, but something like that.
• same language that's in the right bills. same language that's in the right bills.
• So that's that limitation language that the law would require that makes it clear that that's just a
• That is the limitation language the law would require, making it clear that this is just a maximum amount

Bills: HB0068, HB0062, HB0127, HB0109

Keywords: veterans, property tax exemption, disabled, service-connected disability, Wyoming, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, property tax, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval

Bills: HB34, HM7, HM8, HM17, HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25

Keywords: HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license

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• What I'm arguing is that I interpret this language very differently.
• It's I am arguing that I interpret this language very differently.
• So that's specifically what that language states. Okay, great. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The Department of Transportation will be required to...
• I learned in the language that we're making these suggestions, but there's language throughout the budget

Bills: HM3, HM11, HM14, HM15, HM21, HM25, HB9, SB2, SB19

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• Moving on to SCR 87, encouraging the state to examine requiring automated external defibrillators in

Bills: SCR173, SCR78, SCR114, SCR162, SCR48, SCR160, SCR87, SCR28, SCR74, SCR20, SCR32, SCR55, SCR69

Keywords: ticket scalping, task force, consumer protection, event accessibility, local economy, menstrual health, menstrual cycle, period education, period poverty, menstrual products, menstrual dignity, health education, sexual health curriculum, DOE, Department of Education, public schools, school health, reproductive health, puberty education, hygiene education

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• So, to give you some just a brief background on the bill itself, the bill would require the State Board
• to another employee and the bill would require each educational authority to implement a sick leave
• <00:04:33.440> the bill itself, the bill would require the bill itself, the bill would require
• > leave<00:04:47.440> policy<00:04:47.919> to<00:04:48.560> allow require
• the sick leave policy to allow require the sick leave policy to allow employees<00:04:49.520> to<

Bills: SB211, SB305, SB300, SB211, SB305, SB300

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, tax exemption, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact

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• It also requires a news media outlet to display the American Sign Language interpreter in a picture-in-picture
• possible that the American Sign Language possible that the American Sign Language interpreter's<
• So people mouth, their sign language.
• 26.159> to<00:31:26.320> establish, requires the 911 board to establish, requires the 911
• actually is under statuto requirement actually is under statuto requirement for<00:38:41.280>

Bills: HB1751, HB1752, HB1531, HB1577

Keywords: Hawaii National Guard, tuition assistance, graduate degrees, education, military personnel, funding, school districts, state budget, performance metrics, emergency announcements, American Sign Language, accessibility, public safety, broadcast media, Smart911, 911, 911 Board, emergency response, public safety answering point, PSAP

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held its first hearing and began with House Bill 1531, which would require the governor or county mayor to provide an ASL interpreter during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and require news outlets to show the interpreter in a picture-in-picture window. Testimony was strongly supportive from disability advocates, who said live captions can be inaccurate and that ASL access is critical during emergencies, but broadcasters raised practical concerns that the bill as drafted could require extra camera crews and reduce coverage. Members discussed possible alternatives such as government-provided pool feeds and interpreter placement, and the chair recommended deferring decision-making on the bill to the following Wednesday to allow time for amendment language. The committee then heard House Bill 1751, which would expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel. The Hawaii Army National Guard, the Department of Defense, and University of Hawaii representatives supported the measure as a recruiting, retention, and professionalization tool. A member asked about funding, and the response was that the program is funded through a state appropriation currently set at $250,000 and was described as sufficient at present. The bill drew no opposition in the hearing. Next, House Bill 1752 was taken up. This measure would remove the Adjutant General as a nonvoting ex officio member of the HAIMA advisory committee and add the HAIMA administrator as a nonvoting ex officio member of the MSAC. The Department of Defense and Department of Health supported the bill, with the Department of Health asking that it be aligned with other EMS modernization provisions in the governor’s package so the related measures remain consistent. No objections were raised. The committee also heard House Bill 1577 on 911 services, which would require the 911 Board to establish a statewide emergency safety profile system for residents to voluntarily store emergency-relevant personal information. The Department of Health, disability advocates, the 911 Board, and others supported the concept, saying it could improve emergency response for people with disabilities, kūpuna, families, and others with functional needs. Testimony also raised concerns about funding, system integration, confidentiality, advanced directives, and liability protections if information does not reach responders in time. Members discussed statewide coordination and existing county systems, and the hearing continued with those issues unresolved.

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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2049 requires DHS, or the Department of Health Services, to allow the
• Additionally, the bill requires the registrant, at least every six months, to observe the procedures
• Finally, the bill requires a registrant using general supervision for particle accelerator treatment
• The high-dose radiation treatments are going to continue to always require direct supervision.
• Police are required to wear body cameras in most states.

Bills: HB2049, HB2178, HB2179, HB2307, HB2322

Keywords: radiation therapy, particle accelerator, critical access hospitals, patient care, rural healthcare, HB2178, Arizona, state agencies, chief medical officer, medical license, physician license, osteopathic license, licensure requirement, Title 41, Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, A.R.S. 41-5902, public health administration, agency leadership, state government personnel

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• The bill also includes language that would allow respiratory therapists to practice under the direction
• background<00:07:03.599> checks,<00:07:04.160> fingerprinting, The bill also includes language
• you'd like. >> The Medical Association of Alabama is seeking the amendment that would take out the language

Bills: HB299, HB533, HB299, HB533

Keywords: court costs, Choctaw County, jail funding, municipal court, criminal proceedings, education funding, student outcomes, K-12 education, RAISE Act, accountability, special education, English language learners, local education agency, respiratory therapy, respiratory therapist, respiratory care, licensure, licensing board, advanced practice provider, nurse practitioner

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• What this does is require injury.
• I was just showing the language.
• Sorry, it requires a first offense.
• That's my intent and understanding of the language.
• And this language would make sure that That qualify them now as a gang member, and this language would

Bills: S0050, S0052, S0432, S0436, S0524, S0536, S0590, S0676

Keywords: veterans, treatment court, nonviolent felony, probation, mental health, places of worship, house of worship, church, mosque, synagogue, religious security, armed security, volunteer security, private security, security guard licensing, licensure exemption, Florida Statutes chapter 493, Class G license, Class C license, security services

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several criminal justice bills. SB 50 on Veterans Treatment Courts was amended to clarify that entry into the program requires approval of the state attorney and to make the bill prospective only. Supporters, including veterans advocates and crime survivors, argued the bill would expand access to treatment-focused diversion for veterans with nonviolent charges and service-related trauma. The committee adopted both amendments and reported the bill favorably. SB 52, which creates an exemption from security licensing requirements for unpaid armed volunteers providing security at places of worship, also drew support from law enforcement and faith leaders who said it would clarify a legal gray area for churches; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered SB 436 on felony battery and prison release reoffender enhancements. An amendment was adopted to align felony battery involving injury to law enforcement with the bill’s intent to address the disparity between battery on an officer and resisting with violence. Members discussed concerns about mandatory minimums and the scope of the enhancement, including how it might apply in cases involving older prior offenses or mental health crises, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably. SB 676, which creates graduated penalties for adults who involve minors in animal cruelty offenses and increases penalties for related conduct, was supported by animal welfare advocates and reported favorably and unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 536 on criminal gang members after adopting an amendment clarifying the definition of gang-related conduct and requiring multiple criteria for gang membership. Members raised concerns about social media, neighborhood association, juvenile application, and overbroad labeling, but the sponsor said the bill was aimed at gang-related criminal activity and recruitment, not innocent association. The committee also reported favorably SB 432 on controlled substances, which adds concentrated 7-OH to Schedule I and creates penalties for xylazine products that resemble candy or food and for trafficking in xylazine; SB 524, an FDLE bill updating duties related to medical examiners, training, and complaint service procedures; and SB 590, which tolls the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the crime is known to law enforcement. All of these bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after a final vote correction was entered for SB 524.

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• This challenge is particularly daunting for those whose careers require a step-by-step occupational license
• Currently, applicants must meet substantially. equivalent requirements, but this bill replaces that language
• In our Licensed to Work report, we found that 63 of the 102 low-to-moderate-income jobs often require
• Just from the administrative implementation standpoint, there are still requirements there.
• We have Chapter 55, which... ...lays out all the requirements for the states.

Bills: HB102, HB300, SB2255, HB102, HB300

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, scholarship, military, Texas Armed Services, military spouses, occupational licensing, state agency, license requirements, reciprocity, training and education, debt obligation, voter information, ballot, elections, transparency

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• We're trying to get the language where it doesn't scare anybody, but at the same time, we just want to
• It says nothing in the section shall be construed to require the state, the county, or municipality to
• It says nothing in the section shall be construed to require the state, the county, or municipality to
• provide security solely based on this section. ...the not requiring state and local law enforcement
• It says nothing in the section shall be construed to require the state, the county, or municipality to

Bills: HB358, SB92, SB194, SB230, HB358, SB92, SB194, SB230

Keywords: juvenile justice, detention, age of majority, jurisdiction, child welfare, K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, SNAP, nutrition assistance, benefits theft, state reimbursement, food security

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• That would require any insurance company that covers transition treatment to also be required to cover
• language that appears in statutes.
• House Bill 113 removes that requirement.
• And so I don't think that language does, I could be wrong about it.
• that require litigation, arbitration, or the application of another state's laws.

Bills: HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

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• Language to language that was included in the larger bill that actually passed the House.
• If someone's not certified, What are the requirements of their proficiency in a language?
• certification and licensure requirements for their language interpretation needs.
• If the government code already requires...
• Requires that, all this bill would do is get you out of the requirement of finding a certified or licensed

Bills: HB 1239, HB1990, HB1748, HB1749, HB2578, HB2986, HB1970, HB3163, HB2733, HB1922, HB 113, HB 1088, HB1938, HB3004, HB2637, HB2960, HB113

Keywords: public health, access to healthcare, insurance reforms, medical expenses, healthcare providers, mental health, protective custody, preliminary examination, detention period, emergency circumstances, emergency detention, legal framework, detention, healthcare, liability, landowners, nonagricultural land, trespassing, public safety, interpreters

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• Requiring temporary permits for very small projects and requiring a full permit for major projects adds
• No, these facilities are subject to the same requirements as any other...
• If it requires a higher operator, then that's what would be required to be at the plant.
• Required to plug into y'all's system, if not for... Yes, Senator Perry.
• In addition, the TCEQ permitting process doesn't require accurate information.

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing