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• would add two new Seats to the current composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review
• experts in rural health and perinatal end-of-life care, HB 2140 will improve the effectiveness of the review
• are the perspectives that doulas would bring to the maternal mortality discussion. and morbidity review
• for your time, and I hope that you consider adding doulas to the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review
• HB 2140 will improve the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and ultimately benefit

Bills: HB2140 , HB2610 , HB3121 , HB3339

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Keywords: maternal health, mortality review, health committee, obstetrics, public health, Medicaid, cancer treatment, healthcare reimbursement, physical therapy, dental services, protheses, compression garments, mortality, morbidity, doula services, disparities, Black women, maternal mortality, health disparities, socioeconomic status

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• Why would it fear independent review? Why would it fear voter approval?
• Current law allows unelected review committees and governing boards to approve long-term tax diversions
• House Bill 3841 strengthens review committees by requiring annual meetings.
• I would say on the review committee is a review committee. It's not an elected body.
• I would say on the review committee is a review committee. It's not an elected body.

Bills: HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Committee: House General Government

Keywords: purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance

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• As background, on-site wastewater treatment systems are systems for the treatment and disposal of wastewater
• on-site wastewater treatment systems.
• The current statute around this issue requires staff who conduct on-site system reviews to become certified
• The current statute around this issue requires staff who conduct on-site system reviews to become certified
• that the reviewer be independent.

Bills: SB6013 , SB6291

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: ski areas, winter sports, terminology, recreation, economic development, SB6291, on-site wastewater treatment, onsite wastewater treatment, septic system, sewage treatment, wastewater inspection, environmental health, local board of health, public health, professional engineer, land surveyor, certificate of competency, inspection standards, design review, supervised practice

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• </c><00:15:05.279><c> or</c> teachers into their school systems or teachers into their school systems
• Well, that's determined by the local school system. >> Okay, but if it's adequate progress, then are
• Well, that's determined by the local school system. >> Okay, but if it's adequate progress, then are
• Well, that's determined by the local school system. >> Okay, but if it's adequate progress, then are
• Well, that's determined by the local school system. >> Okay, but if it's adequate progress, then are

Bills: SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99 , SB209 , SB248 , HB122 , SB99

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation

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• So typically you have to augment or replace systems or combine systems.
• They have their own system that they have set up, and we want to set up our own system.
• So they're not commingled systems.
• That they have set up, and we want to set up our own systems, so they're not commingled systems.
• It's organizing files for human review? It's organizing files for human review? Mr.

Bills: HB2006 , HB2165 , HB2245 , HB2348 , HB2806 , HB2901 , HB2902 , HCR2016

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

Bills: SB207 , SB72

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Keywords: cotton, agriculture, levy, assessment, referendum, Alabama law, medical cannabis, cannabis license, integrated facility license, Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, AMCC, medical marijuana, dispensary, cultivation, processing, license appeal, administrative hearing, judicial review, consultant selection, license denial

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• And are they also going to be the department or agency that will be approving or reviewing... ...the
• department or agency that will be approving or reviewing what a district basically has chosen for their
• Speaker, generally, I also worry is that somebody that is reviewing these incidents after that happens
• If something happened, we need to review the educational plan for the students. Thank you, Mr.
• Speaker, and thank you... ...review the educational plan for the students. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: HB111 , HB103 , HB60 , HB108 , HB120 , HB145 , HB154 , HB164 , HB291 , HJR6 , HR1 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM13 , HM47 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB38 , HB47 , HB63 , HB64 , HB127 , HB165 , HB184 , HB200 , HM20 , HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• that limit student possession or use of mobile devices during instructional hours are encouraged to review
• the ongoing review of approved teacher and principal preparation programs.
• Yes, this bill requires the Professional Educator Standards Board's ongoing review of approved teacher
• and procedures around the possession and use of telecommunication and mobile devices by students, review
• This is requiring the Professional Educator Standards Board to actually review on an ongoing basis those

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• indicator-based program review and curriculum and instruction review.
• Both review processes include a review by PESB staff and other experts of program data or other evidence
• following review of the educator preparation program using the components to the Following review of
• Additional review includes indicator-based program review as Domain areas.
• Additional review includes indicator-based program review, as staff briefed, in which programs annually

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• proudly upholds its land grant heritage by preparing more than 36,000 students across a five-campus system
• We are going to lay the groundwork for agencies to review all of their existing rules.

Bills: SR31 , SB2060 , SB2184 , HB1371 , HB1411 , HB1933 , HB2361 , HB2398 , HB2893 , HB3006 , HB3044 , HB3127 , HB3322 , HB3147 , HB1276 , HB3472 , HB3522 , HB3704 , HB4303 , HB4319

Keywords: military, children, resilience, Purple Up!, military families, master development district, improvement district, public improvements, infrastructure financing, special assessments, statutory revision, consolidation, law amendment, emergency legislation, legal clarity, oil and gas, mineral rights, proceeds, royalties, escrow account

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• Senate Senate Bill 1553 addresses the appeals process and appeals reviewed by psychologists, assuring
• an apples-to-apples review process.
• Why could we not let them do it instead of putting a burden on our Medicaid system?
• Because it seems like the The majority of the new IT-based systems that we put in place tend to run in
• The measure requires such investigations to include Reviews of the infant's child's immunization and

Bills: SB1421 , SB1427 , SB1484 , SB1503 , SB1553 , SB1557 , SB1564 , SB1566 , SB1567 , SB1591 , SB1642 , SB1794 , SB1837 , SB2044

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: mental health, nonphysical intervention, training, youth care, conflict resolution, staff training, pediatric screenings, type 1 diabetes, health care providers, parental consent, reimbursement, state funding, public health, medicolegal investigation, medical examiner, coroner, sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, sudden unexpected infant death, SUID

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• And another report by the Department of Labor and Industries that reviews the industry impact of changes
• However, the economic and food security contributions of our state's system are increasingly at risk.
• The pressures they're facing are diverse, systemic, and of long-standing and growing intensity.
• To really replace those refrigeration systems, for example, it's going to be about $500,000 each.
• He understands that part of the system really well, so not to throw him under the bus.

Bills: HB2721 , HB2616

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: commercial interior designer, interior design licensure, registered interior designer, NCIDQ, Washington State Board for Architects, professional regulation, title protection, firm registration, seal and signature, continuing education, building code, nonstructural interior design, space planning, interior architecture, design profession, public safety, occupational licensing, architects, engineering scope, permit review

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• Our system, our PBMs have become vertically integrated. They have.
• Local access is a very important part of our healthcare system.
• The money's in the system to be able to do this.
• It was mentioned in debate that this is a very complicated system.
• That I'm taxing the system. They're going to say all kinds of things.

Bills: SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

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• "We're going to allow our sponsor just a second to review a bill for us. Okay, he's ready.
• Uh so, uh you're the chairman of contract review, so we got you roped into this.
• table for public review.
• , so we got you roped contract review, so we got you roped into<00:14:09.040><c> this.
• The committee cannot review. All right.

Bills: HB97 , HB455 , HB97 , HB455

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: absentee ballot, voting, elections, voter registration, electoral process, defective affidavit, voting rights, HB455, Clarke County, coroner, coroner's office, county commission, local act, local legislation, mileage reimbursement, county vehicle, office expenses, operating expenses, retroactive ratification, remedial and curative

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• Public water systems are divided into Group A for larger systems and Group B for smaller systems.
• Under the proposed second substitute, all Group A public water systems must submit water system plans
• All Group A public water systems must submit water system plans, small water system management plans,
• system.
• rid of that review altogether.

Bills: HB2104 , HB1903 , HB1909 , HB1982 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2210 , HB2215 , HB2271 , HB2345 , HB2355 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2397 , HB2418 , HB2429 , HB2442 , HB2479 , HB2481 , HB2681 , HB2688 , HB2714

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts

Bills: SB325 , SB370

Committee: House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: AIDT, Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute, Department of Commerce, procurement, competitive bidding, contract review, legislative oversight, economic development, workforce development, Strategic Workforce Plan, state purchasing, state contracts, public procurement, exemption, higher education, universities, community colleges, public hospitals, health care procurement, transportation procurement

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• amendment that provides relative to application of non-recurring state monies to state retirement system
• Each system is going to have all sorts of different ones. I'd have to go system by system.
• Okay. ...different ones, so I'd have to go system by system.
• you pay them down, so it would be advantageous for us to have the option of which retirement debt system
• you pay them down, so it would be advantageous for us to have the option of which retirement debt system

Bills: HB27 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB382 , HB417 , HB575 , HB755 , HB980

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB 290, Act 426, sunset law, Department of the Treasury, Louisiana Treasury, re-creation, reauthorization, statutory entities, termination date, sunset review, Title 49, fiscal administration, state finance, agency continuation, legislative authority, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation

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• Members, House Bill 2210 modernizes Oklahoma youth apprenticeship systems by allowing students to start
• the OSU system.
• Extension is part of the OSU system. So how would the change then change the status quo?
• So, okay, so as a follow-up then, would that be a... if the system is a... if the system...
• Would that be a... if the system is set up the way it is, changing that system, is that within state

Bills: HB2398 , HB4363 , HB3557 , HB3701 , HB2210

Committee: House Postsecondary Education

Keywords: credential of value, education, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, higher education, Oklahoma State University, Board of Trustees, presidential selection, college governance, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, academic programs, low-producing programs, Oklahoma State Board of Regents, program review, curriculum quality

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• We’re in the process of updating our OMNI system.
• The system is multifaceted and interdependent on other initiatives.
• Forward to make sure that our systems in our prisons are meant to rehabilitate and our judicial systems
• Other systems in the U.S. are moving in the same direction.
• So during this period, emotional reward systems are more active than the regulatory systems, making young

Bills: SB5873 , SB5895 , SB5945

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, persistent offender, three strikes, resentencing, juvenile conviction, youth offender, juvenile sentencing, life without parole, LWOP, most serious offense, sentencing reform

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• we're just trying to implement a master plan at a facility or a location and not have to go through a system
• Senator Melson: We don't want to go through a system that would be combative or stop you.
• The final hurdle is the legal system where these lawsuits are being reviewed instead of... are being
• reviewed instead of interfering with a functioning process.
• I just ask you to let the justice system work, and I believe it will be the fastest way out of this.

Bills: SB185 , SB194 , SB72

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Keywords: veterinary medicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, prescription refills, animal care, regulatory compliance, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, medical cannabis, cannabis license, integrated facility license, Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, AMCC, medical marijuana, dispensary, cultivation, processing, license appeal