Video & Transcript Research : 'certification of trust'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the state of Texas, in the House of Representatives, in Johnson County, in your wonderful city of
  • Our most trusted school organizations, our Texas Association of Rural Schools, our Texas Association
  • a lot of the letter of the law.
  • The A-F puzzle consists of the beginning of the year, the middle of the year, and the end of the year
  • Members of this body. I must ask each and every one of you, where is the trust? Where's the trust?
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • But just kind of first want to kind of go over who we are. Uh, Kentucky Board of EMS.
  • progression of EMS quickly to kind of progression of EMS quickly to kind of understand<00:03:06.800
  • <00:04:29.040> adequate of service due to lack of adequate of service due to lack of adequate
  • them because they're $40,000 on top of the COD, on top of the stretcher, on top of the monitor.
  • they're $40,000 on top of the COD, on top of the stretcher, on top of the monitor.
Summary: The Kentucky Board of EMS presented an additional budget request focused on grant funding for local EMS agencies, not agency operations. Officials said the board has 13 full-time staff after losing employees in the 2022 transition back to state government, and that the request would be a 100% pass-through to providers. They initially described two requests totaling $12.91 million: $10.8 million for the EMS block grant and $2.1 million for workforce education tied to House Bill 484, but later said they would withdraw the $2.1 million request because rural health transformation funding appears likely to cover those education needs. Most of the testimony explained why the EMS block grant should be increased. The board said the grant began in 1980 at about $1.2 million and has remained largely unchanged while EMS costs have risen sharply. They cited higher prices for ambulances, stretchers, and cardiac monitors, along with increased labor and reimbursement pressures. Board members emphasized that modern EMS now provides much more advanced care in the field, especially in rural areas, and argued that equipment such as 12-lead cardiac monitors can significantly improve patient outcomes. They said the current grant provides about $10,000 per county, while the request would raise funding to about $100,000 per county and increase the per-capita amount from roughly 26 cents to $2.60. Members also discussed whether the block grant statute should be reformed to target need more directly. Board officials said they had considered making the grant more competitive, but decided against it for now because many counties rely on the annual funding and shifting money away from some areas would create hardship. In response to questions, they said Kentucky has about 160 class one EMS agencies providing 911 response across 120 counties, and that grant awards in recent years reached 91 counties, then 108, then 110 counties. They also highlighted the cost and safety benefits of power loading systems for stretchers, saying they can reduce back injuries and help retain EMS workers, but are often unaffordable for smaller departments. No votes were taken on the budget request during the hearing. After the testimony and questions, the committee approved the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and second, with no opposition, and then adjourned.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on State Government.(1-29-26)

State Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, welcome to our first meeting of the year of the House State Government Committee.
  • Uh, and I will do that. of course first to to uh see some of our of course first to to uh see some of
  • of service. of service.
  • of the idea. of the idea.
  • terms of my opinion uh the merits of terms of my opinion uh the merits of that.<00:32:36.480>
Summary: The House State Government Committee opened its first meeting of the year with prayer, the pledge, a roll call, and a reminder of committee procedures, including sign-up rules for public testimony, decorum expectations, and recognition of staff. The chair noted the committee had a quorum and outlined the day’s agenda, which included three bills. Representative Hodgson presented House Bill 66 for discussion only, explaining that it would distinguish between boards and commissions that can meet entirely electronically and larger public agencies that should have a quorum physically present unless there is an emergency. He said the bill also aimed to require agencies to post member information and contact details online so the public can provide feedback. Representative Tipton asked whether the bill would apply to state and local bodies, and Hodgson said it would; no vote was taken on HB 66. The committee then considered House Bill 213, sponsored by Representative Emily Callaway, on reemployment of retired police officers. A committee substitute was adopted unanimously. Callaway said the bill would reduce barriers to rehiring retired law enforcement officers, allow local agencies and universities to offer health benefits in lieu of retirement benefits, lower the service threshold for this specific rehiring from 20 years to 15 years, and give agencies flexibility on retirement contributions. She emphasized that the bill would not allow double dipping and had no quantified fiscal impact. Members raised a question about review by the Public Pension Oversight Board; Callaway said that had not yet occurred, and the chair noted the committee’s practice that pension-related bills are typically reviewed by that board first. Despite that concern, the committee voted 16-2 to report HB 213 favorably, with two members passing. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 314, relating to the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and declaring an emergency. After adopting a committee substitute, Representative Matt Lockett said the bill was intended to reorganize oversight of Kentucky Wired by moving KCNA into the Finance and Administration Cabinet under the Commonwealth Office of Technology, abolishing KCNA’s separate executive director, transferring KCNA functions and records to COOT, and restructuring the board with new members and two governor appointments from lists submitted by KACo and KLC. He said the measure was meant to provide stronger oversight and more direct control over the project, and that the emergency clause was needed because of budget implications. Members asked for clarification on the differences between committee substitutes, and Lockett said one prior substitute removed the attorney general from the board at his request, while the current one added the governor’s appointments. He also said a floor amendment would strike language related to a nonprofit board associated with Kentucky Wired. The transcript ends during discussion of HB 314, before any final vote is shown.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 27th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas recognizing the needs of these citizens in November of 2018, the Oklahoma State Bureau of
  • And whereas the Oklahoma state The Senate, acting on behalf of the citizens of the state of Oklahoma,
  • That concludes the explanation of House Bill 3151, one of the questions of the author.
  • There's no Requirement for the certification of the teachers that are working with them.
  • Marla Tharpe to the Board of Trustees of the Teacher's Retirement System of Oklahoma.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members of the quorum are present.
  • Men of honor can stand above it.
  • The Dean of the Senate moves to dispense with the reading of yesterday's journal.
  • Hagenbuch, Paul, Hinojosa of New Oasis, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Huffman.
  • of the nature.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • passed the following measures: HB7 by Leach, relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of
  • abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within
  • I'm referring the prohibitions on the manufacturing and provision of abortion-inducing drugs to State
  • Bill 15, relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Why would we trust this process if it took... if this much stuff came out of the bill?
  • But if the relator is unrelated, they get $10,000 of the reward, and the other $90,000 goes to a trust
  • victims of these types of violent offenses and victims of these kinds of negligent offenses. by police
  • None of those things have been exposed, none of those to the light of day because the Department of Public
  • 96 officers of the Department of Public Safety.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session Apr 16th, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, I am proud to Present House Bill 1111, titled Certificate of Completion.
  • MEMBERS, THIS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PARTICIPATION TROPHY.
  • CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, THEREBY REMOVING IT AS AN OPTION FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO MEET THE GRADUATION
  • BY REPRESENTATIVE VALDÉS AND OTHERS, HOUSE BILL 1111, AN ACT RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION.
  • At the end of the day, we are saying we don't trust them, and we don't trust the people.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We come before you as stewards of the trust that you've placed each year by the people of Texas.
  • Make each worthy of the trust placed in them and use this house as a place of servants who promote peace
  • Teacher certification is many of you know is a rigorous process.
  • I trusted the team. One, two, three, I took a leap of faith. me.
  • the Texas Education Code relating to certification of educators.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-20-2026 12:00pm

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, because of your generosity, we have collected a significant amount of professional attire that will
  • I was a University of Hawaii student up in his office, full-time student in the spring of 1972, and I
  • President, point of personal privilege. President, point of personal privilege.
  • Please join me in rising to observe a moment of silence in honor and memory of Please join me in rising
  • to observe a moment of silence in honor and memory of
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 06:36 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members of the committee.
  • Chair, members of the committee. I'm Johanna Gilligan. I am the president of HomeWise.
  • Fund and not in place of it, so the state...” “...addition to the Housing New Mexico Housing Trust Fund
  • of their school employees.
  • We are not a part of GSD.
Bills: HB63, HB64, HB184, HB200, HB47, HB48, HB2, HB9
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 03-23-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • because of the flooding.
  • , Irene Speaker of Forest Solutions, and Jocelyn Herbert of Resources Legacy Fund.
  • because of the flooding.
  • the order of the day. the order of the day.
  • point of personal privilege. point of personal privilege.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/17/2026 - House Commerce

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • trust land located in Pinal County in the northeastern portion of our community.
  • a certificate of insurance.
  • Certificates of insurance are meant to be a snapshot of coverage that is in place with an insurance policy
  • Certificates of insurance are meant to be a snapshot of coverage that is in place with an insurance policy
  • We're also requesting certificates from a lot of different contractors out there as well.
Summary: The committee heard and acted on several bills, mostly receiving due pass recommendations. HB 4020 would raise the maximum annual assessment on insurers that funds the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions fraud unit from $1,050 to $1,350. The sponsor and an industry witness said the increase would support fraud investigations, and the bill passed 9-1 after a roll call vote; the transcript later included a correction stating HB 4020 passed 10-0 with one absent. HB 2255 would extend Arizona Teachers Academy scholarship eligibility for community college students from two academic years/four semesters to four academic years/eight semesters. Maricopa Community Colleges supported the bill, saying it would let community college teacher candidates complete bachelor’s degrees with the same funding available to university students. It passed unanimously. HB 2591, as amended, revised the definition and administration of registered apprenticeships to align with U.S. Department of Labor standards and add requirements such as written agreements, structured training, wage progression, and safety supervision; it also passed unanimously. HB 2680, as amended, narrowed and revised workers’ compensation fraud-related provisions, including insurance disclosure requirements and proof of coverage. Supporters from labor and construction groups said it would help combat premium fraud and protect honest contractors, while the sponsor said the amendment narrowed the bill to address concerns. It passed 10-1. HB 2979 modernized credit union law regarding bylaws, name changes, principal office changes, and certain powers; credit union representatives supported it as a regulatory update, and it passed 11-0. HB 2868 required manufactured-home/mobile-home installation license applicants and renewals to show insurance and fingerprint clearance, and to allow the Department of Housing to set experience, exam, and enforcement rules; it passed 8-1 with two present. The committee also approved a strike-everything amendment to HB 2429 on short-term rentals, allowing local governments to regulate overnight occupancy, extending the violation window for suspending a license from 12 to 24 months, and allowing suspension after certain building code violations. The sponsor and city/county representatives described it as a compromise that restores some local control, while short-term rental advocates and neighborhood groups said it was a step forward but still too limited; the bill passed 8-2 with one present. HB 4011, without the proposed amendment, codified HOA duties to act reasonably and fairly in enforcing rules, and after testimony from attorneys, homeowners, and HOA advocates describing abusive enforcement and the need for clearer standards, it passed 11-0. HB 2397, as amended, required more complete HOA disclosure information to buyers and escrow agents, with supporters saying it would prevent surprise assessments and defects and critics warning some language was still broad; it passed 11-0. Finally, HB 4026 would change a public infrastructure reimbursement program for advanced manufacturing by replacing a $200 million total cap with a $75 million annual cap and adding website-posting requirements for agreements; Queen Creek and economic development witnesses said it was needed to support major manufacturing projects and related infrastructure, and the bill was being discussed when the transcript ended.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • second year of the housing task force. second year of the housing task force.
  • did a lot of work consolidating all of did a lot of work consolidating all of this<00:01:47.680>
  • of those areas is uh made impractical. of those areas is uh made impractical.
  • Thank you both for the very interesting meetings full of lots of great information.
  • > out of this uh out of the out of this out of this uh out of the out of this com<00:23:11.120> uh
Summary: The Housing Task Force met to approve its September and October minutes and then consider its final report, which was described as an overview of the second year of the task force’s work and included 14 recommendations for future legislative action. Members thanked the co-chairs and staff for compiling the report and noted that it had been posted publicly. Several members emphasized that housing problems affect both urban and rural areas across Kentucky and that the report should help guide next steps in the General Assembly. Members offered a range of comments on the recommendations. One representative urged stronger language on the state’s role and cautioned against moratoriums on building-code reforms that could discourage sustainable practices or raise long-term utility costs, while also suggesting more down payment assistance. Others highlighted the need for local flexibility in housing policy, support for rehabilitation tax credits, and continued use or expansion of affordable housing credits and direct support for construction, infrastructure, revolving loan funds, and low-income housing tax credits. Another member suggested adding clearer “right to rebuild” language so homeowners could rebuild after a fire if the home meets current code. The co-chairs summarized the task force’s main takeaways as two broad issues: regulatory delays and the need for more financial incentives. Members also discussed zoning, permitting delays, and the importance of moving permits more quickly so development can proceed without unnecessary holdups. After a motion and second, the committee approved the report as amended by the added “right to rebuild” language, and agreed to submit it to LRC, the Senate President, and the Speaker for approval before adjournment.