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• We're also requesting an increase in some of our performance funding for our district technical colleges
• The beauty of this is that local educational agencies can use this beyond the initial program performance
• The pandemic did have an impact on how CTE performed.
• Finally, I want to take a brief look and share with you about our performance incentive funds. history
• process that we have implemented for the last several years that provides local liaisons with the performance

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Your job, as you rightly defined it, is to make sure that the commission is performing its duties.
• I make no statement of competence, but in the event that that person is not performing, having come from
• I think when it comes to her performance or any of the staff's performance, I actually think it's the
• You know, you mentioned the derecho, the performance. of CenterPoint during the derecho was lauded for
• This creates competing interests since there's always some work for them to perform.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• It's to provide the standard. performance measures in the new bill pattern for that new campus.
• Item number two is was adopted was to correct a performance measure at the University of Texas at El
• Item number six is the performance-based research operations mission-specific formulas.
• Item number two is for the performance tier. formula, and that was adopted, and that was $2.3 billion
• And I've discussed this with you, Madam Chairman, on agency performance and measures, particularly. salaries

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Their performance is a testament to Alpena Community College's commitment to hands-on STEM education.
• Their performance<00:19:48.400><c> is</c><00:19:48.640><c> a</c><00:19:48.799><c> testament</c><00:19
• :49.200><c> to</c><00:19:49.440><c> Alpena</c> performance is a testament to Alpena performance is a
• Poor performance leads to poor outcomes for these employees.
• It tells them the executives will score a nice bonus despite terrible performance and that they're being

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• 2024 NFL Coach of the Year for his exceptional leadership, strategic brilliance, and outstanding performance
• 2024 NFL Coach of the Year for his exceptional leadership, strategic brilliance, and outstanding performance
• Guiding them to career-best performances and significant achievements throughout the season.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• having a contract with data centers, but a data center having a contract with someone to actually perform
• having a contract with data centers, but a data center having a contract with someone to actually perform
• An exemption from a tax preference performance statement, JLARC review, and the 10-year expiration is
• Since the refresh passed, millions of work hours have been performed building and expanding data centers
• issued prior to July 1, that the sales tax exemption would only apply to all of the work that was performed

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 904, all

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• Relations in collaboration with DEHURD and chapter 394-C, to include reporting requirements on intern performance
• </c> Authorize the state and counties to broadly perform repair work or maintenance work, as opposed
• the repair or maintenance of that street that the county or the state or the county respectively performed
• that the county or the the state or the county<00:32:50.799><c> respectively</c><00:32:51.279><c> performed
• performed at the time.<00:32:52.720><c> Um</c><00:32:53.360><c> so</c><00:32:53.600><c> there</c><00

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a long decision-making agenda on numerous House bills, largely in the tax, appropriations, public safety, agriculture, and land-use areas. Early action included HB 476, which passed with amendments after discussion of tax impacts and a committee report change; HB 796 also passed with amendments to protect several individual income tax credits from the bill’s effect. Other measures were advanced with amendments or without changes, including HB 1059, HB 1145, HB 1173, HB 1439, HB 800, HB 934, HB 990, HB 101, HB 106, and a series of bills in the 1026–1055 range, many of which were passed unamended or with technical/effective-date changes. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1147, HB 807, and later items on the agenda. The committee also approved a number of policy and agency-structure changes. HB 430 was amended to create or expand an internship/workforce development program with reporting requirements; HB 505 and HB 506 were amended to adjust appropriations and FTEs; HB 774 added an appropriation section for two FTEs; HB 1052 limited use of universal service fund money; HB 1296 shifted a reporting requirement from BNF to the Department of Defense; and HB 1064 moved the State Fire Council and Fire Marshal Selection Commission to the Department of Law Enforcement and set the fire marshal salary. HB 427 made major biosecurity-related changes, including moving the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity in 2026 and adding new appropriations. HB 830 was amended to allow third-party historic preservation reviewers under ethics and conflict rules, with a two-year sunset and committee-report comments on vacancies. Public safety and regulatory bills also moved forward. HB 302 on cannabis drew opposition from Senator Awa, who said it would shut down a medical provider in his district; the bill nevertheless passed with amendments adding criminal penalties, enforcement authority, and a 2027 effective date for cultivator licenses. HB 306 on water code penalties passed unamended, HB 860 on liability for road resurfacing passed with amendments to limit liability to the work actually performed and eliminate joint and several liability, and HB 141 on public land leases passed with technical amendments. HB 1159 establishing a commercial harbor emergency evacuation working group passed as is, and HB 1482 on hemp passed with amendments exempting existing permit holders and certain retailers, aligning THC limits, and setting a far-future effective date. Most votes were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on specific measures.

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• The court has held that engaged in the lawful performance or execution of a legal duty means when an
• officer is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties and acting within the scope of his
• an officer uses force and knows what they're doing is illegal, then they are not engaged in the performance
• does that with the initial edit that you can't resist an arrest or detention when the officer is performing
• of their duties under 943.10, but under the good-faith performance of their duties under 943.10.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of bills on inmate medical billing, court-order transmission, animal abandonment during disasters, first responder peer support, firearm purchase waiting periods, capital felony aggravators, domestic violence protections, boating safety, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, xylazine trafficking, and offenses against law enforcement officers. Testimony was generally supportive across the agenda, with some opposition or caution raised on the xylazine bill, the boating safety bill, and parts of the law-enforcement-officer bill. Several measures were presented as responses to specific tragedies, including the Martin County jail medical billing bill, the Baker Act transmission bill, Trooper’s Law for restrained dogs, the Jason Rayner Act, and Lucy’s Law. HB 407 would cap certain emergency medical charges for Martin County jail inmates at 110% of Medicare rates, mirroring Department of Corrections practice; it passed 15-0. HB 513 would require faster electronic transmission of certain court orders, including Baker Act orders, to law enforcement within six hours; it passed 15-0. HB 205, Trooper’s Law, creates a third-degree felony for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster; it passed 15-0. HB 421, as amended, expands peer support for first responders to certain support personnel involved in crime scene work or evidence handling; it passed 16-0. PCS for HB 383 would let law enforcement, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and active military service members bypass the three-day handgun waiting period without a concealed carry permit; it passed 18-0. HB 693 adds an aggravating factor in capital cases when the victim was gathered with others for a school, religious, or public government meeting; it passed 17-1 after opposition testimony from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. PCS for HB 19 and HB 41, the Haven Act, would expand domestic and dating violence protections, including a feasibility study for a web-based 911 alert system and confidentiality/public-records protections for victims; both passed 18-0. PCS for HB 289, Lucy’s Law, would align boating penalties with driving offenses and expand boating safety card requirements; it passed 18-0 despite concerns from one witness that the bill should go further. HB 479 would allow courts to order restitution in leaving-the-scene property-damage cases; an amendment changing mandatory to discretionary restitution was adopted, and the bill passed 18-0. PCS for HB 57 would regulate xylazine, add trafficking penalties, and include veterinary-use exceptions; it passed 17-0 after one witness opposed mandatory minimums. HB 175, the Jason Rayner Act, clarifies that officers are protected when acting within the scope of their duties and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses requiring life imprisonment; it passed 17-0 after debate over self-defense and unlawful police conduct.

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• Evaluate best practices from other jurisdictions and include recommendations for statutory changes.

Bills: SB66

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, 1184, house, all

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• They may perform field examinations and collect surveillance samples to ensure imported products meet
• This means they are scheduled to perform or support the performance of activities involving the safety
• perform excepted work are classified as excepted.
• Employees of performing the definitions.
• </c><01:03:38.640><c> our</c> know that we can continue to perform our know that we can continue to perform

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But we have to have performance standards.
• Having performance-based school choice would separate out those in homeschool that are doing it correctly
• And a lot of this LEARNS money, for budget reasons only, should go to performance-based funding.
• Make them perform and test. If they test 87 percent, you know, Make them perform and test.
• So it would go to performance-based.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So the homeschool would go to performance-based. It would exempt special needs.
• you do not test proficient, you do not get the money, and you get the money on the back end after performance
• And then you go to performance.
• LEARNS, you get a one-year voucher after that, and then you go to performance standard.
• The added accountability measures tied to student performance... ...let me emphasize performance, the

Committee: All HOUSE RULES

Summary: The committee first considered House Resolution 1016, which would have allowed introduction of a bill by Representative Richmond addressing disclosure and restrictions for certain real-estate arrangements where buyers purchase interests in entities rather than direct ownership of property. Richmond said the measure was aimed at transparency, consumer protection, and preventing private tribunals or discriminatory practices, while several members questioned whether it would affect homeowners associations, hunting clubs, arbitration clauses, or duplicate existing law. After discussion, the committee voted down the resolution. House Resolution 1006, sponsored by Representative Schultz, proposed increasing the Homestead Tax Credit by $75, from $600 to $675, using a fund created by Amendment 79 and supported by sales tax revenue. Schultz argued the fund could support the increase now and that families needed relief amid high prices. The committee approved the resolution. The committee then heard House Resolution 1007, presented by Senator King and Representative Eaton, which sought to change how turnback funds are distributed to counties, with a focus on giving counties more predictable annual funding for roads, jails, water, sewer, public safety, and other infrastructure. Members raised concerns about taking $150 million off the top of sales tax revenue and about whether the bill should be handled through budget language instead; the resolution failed. House Resolution 1008, by Representative Wooten and Senator King, would have amended the LEARNS education program to reduce costs, limit or change eligibility, and add performance-based requirements and reporting for certain school-choice funding. Supporters said the program was financially unsustainable and needed accountability, while opponents argued the proposal would create larger problems and that the issue should be handled in the regular session. The resolution failed after a point of order prevented reading a supporting letter into the record. Finally, House Resolution 1009 and House Resolution 1013, both tied to Senator Bryant’s proposals on local control over crypto mines and data centers, were discussed together with testimony about water use, energy demand, and local opposition; both failed. House Resolution 1015, which would have amended the IDEA economic-development bill to remove eminent domain authority and address board accountability, also failed after members said more concerns remained to be worked out.

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• performances, in case anyone wants to travel to the 27th to see these community performances.
• But there's... ...in case anyone wants to travel to the 27th to see these community performances, but
• So they just want to keep this community group performing where they can and throwing a bone to some
• local folks that want to see some cool performances by kids and others, and not get dinged for it.
• And so there are some challenges with having multiple folks who performed testing or forensic analysis

Bills: SB5989 , SB5898 , SB6240 , SB6244 , SB6231 , SB6228 , SB6220

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue, aeronautics, taxation, aircraft fuel, state funding, aviation fuel, hazardous substance tax, air quality, noise mitigation, environmental impact, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, data center

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• I'd also like to take this opportunity to request this committee direct the LRC to perform a full statutory
• again, I would like to urge you please maintain the definition of waters of the Commonwealth, please perform
• 28.400><c> to</c> request this committee direct the lrc to request this committee direct the lrc to perform
• from a full statutory review of perform from a full statutory review of the<00:17:31.640><c> impacts
• </c><00:19:14.280><c> a</c> the Commonwealth please perform a the Commonwealth please perform a statutory

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:04 SB 89 Discussion 00:59 SB 89 Roll Call Vote 24:49, 958, all

Summary: The committee met in a special called session, confirmed a quorum, and took up Senate Bill 89. The sponsor, Scott Maiden, said the bill was intended to address permitting issues affecting coal and other industries, and he described it as supported by a broad coalition of business, agriculture, and industry groups. He said the bill would align Kentucky’s definition of “waters of the Commonwealth” with federal definitions and would codify the existing definition and calculation method for long-term treatment bond requirements at mine sites. He also emphasized that the bill would not eliminate groundwater protections, drinking water protections, or prohibitions on hazardous substance dumping. A committee amendment was discussed and adopted to add and clarify definitions, including navigable waters, sinkholes with open drains, certain springs, and wellhead protection areas. The sponsor said the amendment was intended to address concerns that the bill was too broad and noted that it was worked on with Louisville Water and other stakeholders. Testimony in opposition came from Rebecca Shelton of Appalachian Citizens Law Center, who argued the bill would leave private wells and groundwater vulnerable and cited groundwater contamination data. Nick Hart of Kentucky Waterways Alliance urged the committee to preserve the current definition and requested a statutory review and economic impact analysis. Audrey Ernsberger of Kentucky Resources Council said the bill would strip protections from most groundwater, ephemeral streams, karst aquifers, and many private wells, and warned of higher water-treatment costs and pollution risks. Members asked questions about the meaning of “carcinogenic” and the difficulty of cleaning up contamination in private wells. During roll call, several members explained their votes, with supporters saying the amendment protected water while preserving needed flexibility for industry, and opponents saying they could not risk weakening water protections or harming private wells and agriculture. The committee voted to pass SB 89 as amended with a favorable recommendation to the Senate, and then moved to roll the committee amendment into a committee substitute.

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• could require amending to provide effective legal support while preserving protected communications, evaluate

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Summary: The committee met at 5:39 p.m. with a quorum present and took up one item, Senate Bill 66. The chair laid out a committee substitute for the bill, which concerns supportive decision-making agreements as an alternative to full guardianship for adults with disabilities who can make their own choices but may need assistance understanding options, accessing information, and making decisions. The substitute would direct the Office of Court Administration to conduct an interim study on the legal and ethical issues involved in allowing a supporter under such an agreement to assist an adult with a disability in criminal or civil legal proceedings. The discussion noted stakeholder concerns about confidentiality, attorney-client privilege, and how the proposal would work in practice. The study is to examine effects on privilege and confidentiality, identify related estate code and other legal provisions that may need amendment, evaluate best practices from other jurisdictions, and recommend statutory changes. No committee members asked questions, and no one registered or appeared to testify. The chair closed the hearing, withdrew the committee substitute and left it pending, then concluded the agenda. The committee adjourned without objection, subject to the call of the chair.

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• closing of construction financing instead of at FID, giving the RCA the most accurate basis for evaluating
• We could have maybe evaluated this at least overnight, maybe two or three days, and then had some more
• We could have maybe evaluated this at least for overnight, maybe two or three days, and then had some

Keywords: 905, all

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• and abuse looking at the waste, fraud, and abuse and<00:10:20.079><c> um</c><00:10:21.120><c> re-evaluating
• </c><00:10:22.160><c> the</c><00:10:22.480><c> programs</c><00:10:23.200><c> and</c> and um re-evaluating
• the programs and and um re-evaluating the programs and make<00:10:23.680><c> sure</c><00:10:23.760><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this IBCS 45 standard, and Habitat Minnesota has staff with certification as a certified Fortified evaluator
• Minnesota has staffed with certification as a certified Florida five-hole evaluator habitat and our peers
• The limited data we do have shows that when claims are fully evaluated, whether through appraisal or

Bills: HF4881 , HF4867 , HF4422 , HF4223

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

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• The independent statewide evaluation conducted by the UMass Chan team shows that reductions in emergency
• Maria's progress reflects what the UMass Chan data evaluation and other research studies have shown:
• Maria's progress reflects what the UMass Chan data evaluation and what other research studies have shown

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Um, I appreciate that this is looking forward and saying we've evaluated our process, we found it lacking
• Um, I appreciate that this is looking forward and saying we've evaluated our process, we found it lacking
• Um, I appreciate that this is looking forward and saying we've evaluated our process, we found it lacking

Keywords: 1183, house