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• From the legislature through New Mexico growth funds, through non-credit workforce training funds.
• To the WIOA funding and also the funding through the workforces, that's through the on-the-job training
• We are based out of Houston, Texas.
• , Texas, to San Antonio, Texas.
• The TPF funds, the mapping funds that we've had, we're in full swing on those right now.

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• with federal funds.
• funds, state funds, and private foundation grants.
• USDA funding.
• Since we don't have any funding, we have to join with a rancher to get funding.
• One is while you're looking for funding And you're looking for expansion for these minor or mobile weather

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• We need to do more to fund smaller class sizes, to fund special education for our students.
• People are asking us to fund basic social services, to fund health care, to fund education.
• These are, in fact, engines of mobility, of economic mobility, Mr. President.
• Capital is mobile. Businesses are mobile. Families are mobile.
• Putting it in the general fund also helps us fund the rainy day fund so that we have those funds there

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB6016 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5609 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5975 , SJM8016 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB5909 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB6045 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5762 , SB6032 , SB6066 , SB6082 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6319 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB5046 , SB5387 , SB5637 , SB5647 , SB5839 , SB5888 , SB5962 , SB6018 , SB6037 , SB6047 , SB6078 , SB6130 , SB6147 , SB6151 , SB6197 , SB6220 , SB6256 , SB6311 , SB6343

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• The plugging of orphan oil and gas wells in Texas.
• Alliance, West Texas Gas Municipalities, and SELF.
• It's Atmos Energy, CenterPoint Energy, both gas and electric, Texas Gas, and West Texas utilities, and
• My name is Collin Layden, Texas State Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, and I'm here to testify
• Please take the water crisis in Texas seriously.

Bills: HB2766 , HB2891 , HB3334 , HB3791 , HB3911 , HB4021 , HB4041 , HB4042 , HB4384 , HB4426

Committee: House Energy Resources

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• What if my mobility you... >> $7 delivery fee.
• What if my mobility, you know, are we starting to bank on, you know?
• >> She's from, uh, I think Texas. Yeah, yeah. One of the... That, I mean, it was well done.
• </c> &gt;&gt; She's from uh I think Texas. &gt;&gt; She's from uh I think Texas.

Committee: Senate Human Services

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• The truth is for the public health funds that Congress appropriated, those funds are not only to respond
• The Title X federal funding cuts first.
• These funds have not just been helpful; they are foundational. These are foundational funds.
• Immunization funding enabled us to reach communities through mobile clinics, school site vaccinations
• And we are asking humbly for support for our budget requests that are largely funded by special funds

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• The Reserves, there are no state funds going to the Reserve component.
• When we're mobile, we don't have it.
• There are funds, and there are IT funds that DEMA gets, and we give them a lot of IT money, and just
• There are funds, and there are IT funds that DEMA gets, and we give them a lot of IT money, and just
• I just want to talk about the funding of our agency.

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

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• That needs to come out of their private funds.
• I do have a question around funding. How are these programs going to be funded?
• And where those funds are supposed to go.
• In Texas, SB 17 was signed into law, and it requires that schools in the Texas university system cannot
• Funding is critical.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several measures focused on community college baccalaureate programs and trustee compensation. AB 2528 would raise the maximum monthly compensation cap for community college district trustees, with the author and supporters arguing the change is permissive, long overdue, and needed to make service more accessible to working people and better reflect community diversity. CSEA took a tweener position, warning about optics and asking for longer public notice before any compensation increase, while some members raised concerns about taxpayer costs and benefits. The bill was discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. The committee then took up AB 2053, which would authorize Coast Community College District to offer a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Supporters said the bill addresses a workforce shortage, serves working adults and veterans, and includes an LAO evaluation and a sunset. CSU and its Academic Senate opposed the bill, arguing it duplicates existing CSU programs and could set a precedent for more one-off degrees. Members also raised questions about funding, Prop. 98, and whether the program would divert resources; the author said the district already has funding and that the bill is a narrow pilot. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer the bill to Appropriations, with several ayes and some no votes, and the roll left open for additional members. AB 2301, a pilot allowing up to 10 community college districts to offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, drew broad support from nursing, labor, and community college groups who said California faces a severe nursing shortage and that community colleges offer a more affordable pathway for working and rural students. CSU and other opponents argued existing ADN-to-BSN pathways are more efficient and that the bill could worsen competition for limited clinical placements and faculty. Members questioned funding and Prop. 98 impacts; the Chancellor’s Office said the pilot would not require new state funding and would rely on existing mechanisms such as Strong Workforce and nursing infrastructure grants. The committee voted to do pass and re-refer AB 2301 to Appropriations, with the roll again left open. The transcript then began AB 2694, a broader workforce-responsive baccalaureate expansion bill intended to address duplication rules and create a more flexible process for community college bachelor’s degrees, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.

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• of those funds.
• Can also solicit these funds.
• We lobbied for funding.
• The surtax funding which provides funding to the Healthcare Affordability Fund (HCAF).
• 45% goes to the general fund.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• this body funds you know, we fund this body funds churches<00:26:20.200><c> every</c><00:26:20.400><
• Can they receive ESA funding and CPA funding on the same student population?
• CPA funding on the same funding and CPA funding on the same student<00:29:54.880><c> population?
• </c><01:50:10.600><c> Um</c> on mobile sports betting tax. Um on mobile sports betting tax.

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• It's all local funding and fees, and all of our elected officials are in agreement.
• to increase the maximum balance of the hazardous waste site cleanup fund.
• the transfer, deposit, and use as specified of monies in certain Treasury funds.
• , to be specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary funds, and enterprise funds, for certain
• to be specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary counselor, enterprise funds, for certain

Bills: SR134 , SR135 , SR136 , SR137 , SR140 , SR141 , SR142 , SCR75 , SCR77 , SCR12 , HB75 , HB1199 , HB221 , HCR89 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , HCR58 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB198 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB797 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1028 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1222 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , SCR3 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB426 , SB435 , SB487 , SB488 , SB523 , SB56 , SB163 , SB341 , SB504 , SB322 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HCR41 , HB363 , HB368 , HB377 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB431 , HB441 , HB559 , HB664 , HB685 , HB715 , HB741 , HB822 , HB856 , HB908 , HB980 , HB990 , HB999 , HB1010 , HB1243 , HB54 , HB137 , HB180 , HB192 , HB310 , HB321 , HB396 , HB512 , HB552 , HB578 , HB638 , HB663 , HB708 , HB717 , HB718 , HB1009 , HB1082 , HB1104 , HB1107 , HB1198 , HB1246 , HB27 , HB143 , HB205 , HB259 , HB267 , HB288 , HB308 , HB403 , HB405 , HB414 , HB417 , HB478 , HB546 , HB548 , HB555 , HB557 , HB609 , HB670 , HB672 , HB740 , HB779 , HB786 , HB796 , HB812 , HB848 , HB915 , HB917 , HB921 , HB930 , HB933 , HB1095 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1129 , HB1154 , HB1166 , HB1187 , HB1195 , HB1230 , HB316 , HB511 , HB799 , HB1039 , HB12 , HB66 , HB145 , HB167 , HB196 , HB213 , HB218 , HB222 , HB256 , HB291 , HB326 , HB352 , HB401 , HB430 , HB433 , HB434 , HB448 , HB456 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1038 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB17 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB211 , HB226 , HB271 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB750 , HB759 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1018 , HB1036 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB441 , SB449 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB149

Keywords: SR134, Senate Resolution 134, Isaac Herzenberg, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day, javelin, track and field, Class 2A, state championship, high school athletics, student athlete, Louisiana Senate commendation, honorary resolution, sports recognition, University of Nebraska, Baton Rouge, LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium, sportsmanship, collegiate athletics, condolence resolution

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• THE OTHER THING I AM EXCITED ABOUT IS THEY ALSO ARE RATED NUMBER 20 IN SOCIAL MOBILITY.
• AS YOU KNOW FIU IS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY.
• MY FAMILY RELOCATED FROM TEXAS TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR MY HUSBAND'S POSITION AT ADVENT HEALTH AND WE GREW
• I TAKE PRIDE IN A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION DELIVERED BUT FROM A FUNDING PERSPECTIVE VALENCIA HAS BECOME
• LASTLY THE BILL APPROPRIATES $5 MILLION IN RECURRING FUNDS AND 1.5 MILLION IN NONRECURRING FUNDS TO FLORIDA

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• Maybe mobile units.
• Maybe mobile units.
• Maybe mobile units.
• Zero being great, like Texas that got the largest award from this fund.
• Zero being great, like Texas that got the largest award from this fund.

Committee: House Health Services

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• Last year, national funding for the 988 LGBTQ+ suicide prevention line was cut, shutting down a lifeline
• Then we've got to fill the fund. ...and trying to figure out a, you know, you can build the fund, then
• we've got to fill the fund, right?
• There are mobile charger stations. There are that you can bring in.
• There are mobile charger stations. There are that you can bring in.

Committee: Senate Emergency Management

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• West Texas area.
• Southeast Texas is different from West Texas and East Texas.
• Well, no, only people in Texas. Only people in Texas.
• in Texas?"
• Not the Texas that stands up. Not the Texas that leads. ...the Texas that we were raised in.

Bills: HB4

Committee: House Congressional Redistricting, Select

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• economic mobility for low-income Massachusetts residents and how state-funded programs such as this support
• The Boston Women's Fund, maybe it was last The Boston Women's Fund, maybe it was last week, just released
• In the supplementary fund when you funded that HHSN. Thank you.
• Thank you. in the supplementary fund when you funded the HHSN.
• And, but even there, if the scholarships were funded, are funded by private entities, the university

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion

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• Additionally, when funded, WASPC must also regularly transmit information on the website to the... the
• Additionally, when funded, Waspick must also regularly transmit information on the website to the When
• Texas requires sheriffs to be certified and also requires at least five years of full-time experience
• to fund it.
• I've been on nine deployments and mobilizations, multiple of them; three or four of them were combat

Committee: House Community Safety

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• The issue would then be, would public funds be allowed to be used on?
• Would that be an improper use of those funds under this statute?
• So that actually draws funds from the municipality.
• Senator, you mentioned this is something that happened in Texas.
• The Texas court said it was a fighter jet and artwork. That was reversed.

Committee: Senate Rules

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• I don't know how we're going to fund those back. Student Opportunity Act funds.
• We don't need extra funds. We need the funds that it takes to keep our school running.
• funding, the Chapter 70 funding formula.
• State aid funding is critical.
• Line 7,9506, Funding request.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts. Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students. Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.

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• The ability to recover the funds is pretty slim. The ability to recover the funds is pretty slim.
• Safe harbors from litigation for returning scam-related funds.
• it that eventually funds that teacher training.
• So that those individual banks, they are funding that work.
• it that eventually funds that teacher training.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee’s cannabis market study, presented by JLARC staff member Susanna Pratt. The report found Washington’s cannabis production in 2023 was likely two to three times higher than retail sales, with production estimated at 292,000 to 443,000 pounds of THC versus 139,000 pounds sold. Pratt explained that canopy data are inconsistent and that the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s traceability system is incomplete and unreliable, limiting data-driven regulation, tax verification, recall tracking, and diversion enforcement. JLARC recommended that LCB submit a plan by the end of 2025 for obtaining accurate licensee data by the end of 2026; LCB partially concurred and said a 2027 timeline may be more realistic. JLARC also concluded that the social equity producer licenses would likely have only a minimal effect on statewide production capacity, and suggested the legislature consider broader ways to increase equity in the industry. Members asked about the slow issuance of social equity licenses and about comparable traceability systems in other states. The committee then heard a series of presentations on fraud and scam prevention. Paul Benda of the American Bankers Association described the scale of fraud losses, the role of telecom spoofing, social media scam ads, SIM farms, and crypto ATMs, and argued for a shared-responsibility approach involving banks, telecoms, and platforms. Katie Clark of IQ Credit Union described member-to-member fraud, romance scams, and the operational and financial impacts on credit unions, and recommended better information sharing, safe harbors for returning scam-related funds, and stronger fraud education. Kyle Innes of SIFMA highlighted investor fraud and Washington’s 2009 report-and-hold law, which he said helped shape similar protections in most states, and emphasized the need for better communication among financial firms, APS, and law enforcement. Brian Gerard and Ali Higgs from the Department of Financial Institutions discussed “pig butchering” and other investment scams, focusing on how scammers build trust through social media, dating apps, fake websites, and crypto schemes before extracting funds. Across the fraud presentations, witnesses repeatedly stressed consumer education, interagency information sharing, and stronger controls on telecom, social media, and crypto ATM activity. Members asked about model laws from other states, the role of financial education in schools, and whether crypto ATMs should be regulated or banned. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.