Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:24:19.520><c> We</c><00:24:19.760><c> also</c> related to state employees.
• We also related to state employees.
• </c> excluded and exempt employees. excluded and exempt employees.
• all have to have a employees, they all have to have a temporary<00:26:25.039><c> date.
• ,</c> lower salary, they're great employees, lower salary, they're great employees, but<00:31:29.200>

Bills: HB1721 , HB1714 , HB1718 , HB1732 , HB1740 , HB1777 , HB1842 , HB1919 , HB1701 , HB1923 , HB1741 , HB1734 , HB1739

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, insurance, indemnification, construction, affordable housing, executive compensation, Hawaii housing finance, legislative approval, low-income housing, moderate-income housing, mixed-use development, transit-oriented development, TOD, county powers, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, HHFDC, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, DHHL, affordable housing credits

Summary: The House Housing Committee met on February 4 and heard testimony on several housing measures, beginning with HB1721, which clarifies insurance, indemnification, and certificate-of-occupancy requirements for expedited permits. Testimony on HB1721 was uniformly supportive from the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Grassroot Institute, and individual testifiers, who said the bill would fix insurance issues for design professionals and encourage more participation in the expedited-permit program. No opposition was heard and no questions were raised. The committee then heard HB1714, which would raise salary caps for the executive director and deputy executive director positions at the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation and allow more autonomy in personnel matters, including employment contracts. HHFDC supported the bill, saying greater flexibility is needed to recruit and retain staff and that current pay ceilings are not the main issue because the agency lacks operating funds to reach them. The Department of Human Resources Development offered comments and raised concerns about autonomous personnel authority and employment contracts, saying state personnel matters are governed by existing statutes and collective bargaining rules; the Hawaii Public Housing Authority also offered comments, and one board member and one individual opposed the measure. Members questioned whether performance-based pay or existing incentive policies could address retention instead of statutory salary changes. The committee also heard HB1718, which would make permanent county authority to facilitate mixed-use developments and issue county bonds for low- and moderate-income housing projects. Support came from OPSD, HHFDC, the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Housing and Land Management, and Housing Hawaii’s Future, all emphasizing that permanent authority is needed to finance long-term mixed-use and transit-oriented projects. A member asked whether the sunset provision would make bonding impractical, and the city representative agreed that temporary authority would make financing difficult because development takes time. Later, the committee took up HB1732, establishing the Kamina Homes program to fund counties’ purchase of voluntary deed restrictions from eligible buyers. The Department of Taxation and several groups, including HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawaii Realtors, Holomua Collaborative, and others testified, with most supporting the bill as a way to help local families remain in Hawaii and age in place. Holomua said a recent survey found 75% of 3,200 working families were considering moving, and argued the bill could preserve housing for local residents. Members asked about the bill’s 8% cap on deed-restriction cost and why the program focuses on residency rather than resale restrictions; the bill’s proponents said the cap allows flexibility for county negotiations and that the measure is aimed at workforce preservation rather than land-trust-style appreciation limits. Finally, the committee heard HB1740, which would modify a prior HHFDC housing pathway by reducing the qualified-resident requirement from 100% to 80% and allowing more flexibility for long-term rental instead of owner occupancy. HHFDC and Holomua Collaborative supported the change, saying the earlier 100% requirement had produced no developments or applicants and that the revised standard would make projects more feasible while still preserving housing for local residents. The committee did not take final votes on these measures during the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• With some exceptions, all civil service employees of the State Board of Education that are engaged in
• , the number of employees under him?
• Carlos Lopez with the California School Employees Association, representing nearly 300,000...
• employees.
• While it has been stated that these changes would be minimal for employees, the reality...

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With some exceptions, all civil service employees of the State Board of Education that are engaged in
• , the number of employees under him?
• employees.
• employees.
• While it has been stated that these changes would be minimal for employees, the reality...

Summary: The joint Senate Education and Budget Committee hearing focused on the Governor’s proposed education governance overhaul, which would shift day-to-day management of the California Department of Education from the elected Superintendent of Public Instruction to a new appointed education commissioner, while giving the Superintendent new voting roles on the State Board of Education and the Community College Board of Governors. Chair Perez opened by stressing that the proposal raises major policy questions beyond the budget process and should be evaluated for its effect on students, local control, and accountability. Brooks Allen of the State Board of Education argued the change would unify policymaking and implementation, reduce fragmented authority, and create clearer accountability, citing decades of reports criticizing California’s “crazy quilt” governance structure and noting the proposal is timed for the 2026 transition. Amber Alexander of the Department of Finance outlined the fiscal and staffing transfers, describing the plan as largely cost-neutral and explaining how positions would shift between the State Board, the Department, and the new Superintendent’s office over 2026-27 and 2027-28. Sarah Cortez of the Legislative Analyst’s Office said the LAO supports shifting management to an appointed commissioner but recommended several refinements: preserving legislative oversight, requiring Senate confirmation of the commissioner, clearly defining the Superintendent’s duties as a public representative/advisor/evaluator, and refining the State Board’s role to focus on major policies requiring public input. She also said the fiscal plan should be cost-neutral and more fully specified. Senators raised concerns about the timing during an election year, the constitutional status of the Superintendent, whether the proposal should instead be a constitutional amendment, and whether governance changes actually improve student outcomes or simply rearrange the org chart. Some members questioned whether the proposal would confuse voters and undermine democratic accountability, while others said the current structure is already confusing and that the reform could improve clarity for districts and local boards. The discussion also covered how curriculum is set, with LAO explaining that the Legislature has broad authority but has delegated much curriculum work to the State Board and the Instructional Quality Commission. Members asked how the new structure would affect local districts, who they would call for guidance, and whether the commissioner would have authority over policy; the presenters said policy authority would remain with the State Board, while the commissioner would handle administration and implementation. No votes were taken during the panel discussion, and the hearing was organized to continue with additional panels and public comment later in the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• But there will also be a group of employees who come in maybe qualified three years now today under PERS
• that we've, generally, we've had great involvement from our retired teachers and our retired state employees
• Thank you for a career of looking out for employees and retirees and pension work.
• Chair, Committee, Executive Committee, Derek Vanspore, on behalf of the Retired Public Employees Council
• yet allowing a funding mechanism that would clearly cover the cost of COLAs for those other Plan 1 employees

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, members, Senate Bill 19 by Senator Price changes the name and design of the state employee
• Members, Senate Bill 19 changes the name and design of the state employee retired prestige license plate
• just don't know about the license plate, or maybe they don't want to admit they're retired state employees
• And I also know a little bit about state employees, present and retired, and most...
• I know a little bit about state employees, present and retired, and most of them do a great job in what

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on Monday, April 27, and took up a series of Senate bills and resolutions, most of them memorial highway designations or prestige license plate measures. The committee first adopted amendments and reported Senate Bill 122, which directs the Department of Transportation and Development to plan, maintain, and report on bridge conditions statewide, with a focus on proactive bridge maintenance and public reporting. Members also reported favorably SCR 6 supporting an LNG facility at Port Fourchon, SCR 18 directing a study of commercial driver licensing privileges compared with neighboring states, and SB 50 naming the Bayou DeLarge Basque Bridge as the Elwood T. Brady Jr. Memorial Bridge. The committee then approved several memorial and honorary measures, including SB 70 for Officer Mark Brock Memorial Highway, SB 96 creating a Fallen Heroes prestige license plate, SB 460 naming a highway for Hayden Lane Mangum, SB 24 designating Interstate 49 as the Senator J. Bennett Johnston Jr. Memorial Highway, SB 101 naming highways for Daniel Edward Didillo and Bill Blue Evans, SB 160 naming the Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway, SB 418 naming the Dick and Jacques Schuford Memorial Highway, SB 114 creating a prestige plate for the Foundation for Moral Law, SB 103 and SB 159 naming Franklin Parish highways, SB 412 naming a portion of Highway 13 for Roy Chaffin, SB 182 naming a highway for Mayor Billy Cobb, SB 104 naming the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway, and SB 2 naming the Falcons Band Highway. Most of these items were reported favorably without objection after brief testimony from authors, family members, or supporters. One measure drew more discussion: SB 19, which changes the name and design of the state employee retired prestige license plate and redirects proceeds to a private nonprofit associated with retired state employees. Representative Schlegelhorn objected, but after testimony that the organization is a tax-exempt nonprofit funding scholarships and that no money had previously gone to LASERS from the plate, the committee adopted a motion to report the bill favorably by a 13-1 vote. The committee also adopted amendments to HCR 69, which urges DOTD to improve Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish with attention to drainage, flood risk, and evacuation resilience, and then reported it favorably. HCR 63, creating a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel can operate federally owned vehicles on state highways without civilian licenses, was also reported favorably. The meeting ended after the agenda was cleared and a motion to adjourn was made.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill eliminates layers of appropriate measures to protect both citizens and employees within all
• The other side of the coin is the safety of citizens and employees of the courts, many of whom are my
• employees, which don't work in a courtroom regularly.
• All of those folks are interacting with my employees at the front counter and in the hallways before
• For the citizens of Ada County and the employees of the clerk's office, I plead with you.

Committee: House State Affairs

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from Thursday, March 26, and Friday, March 27, by voice vote. It then took up Senate Bill 1430, which Rep. Judy Boyle said would add an enforcement mechanism to Idaho’s firearms preemption law by allowing the Attorney General or affected parties to seek relief after notice and a cure period, with a possible $10,000 penalty for noncompliance. Public testimony was split: Diana David opposed the bill, arguing preemption limits local safety measures and can increase gun-trafficking risks, while Avine Klein of the NRA supported it as a needed way to enforce existing preemption without changing underlying policy. The committee voted to send SB 1430 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 621 from Rep. Brandon Mitchell and co-sponsor Rep. Kyle Harris. They said the bill would clarify that Idaho’s courthouse firearms prohibition applies only to courtroom portions and active jail or holding areas, not the rest of a combined county building, so citizens can carry while using ordinary county services. Supporters argued counties have used the current language too broadly and that the bill restores preemption and constitutional rights; opponents, including the Idaho Association of Counties, warned it would create confusion, conflict with judicial security orders, and impose significant costs for redesigning security in courthouses. Several members raised concerns about safety, courthouse layout differences, and the fiscal impact on counties, while supporters said counties could find low-cost workarounds and that the bill does not require new equipment. After testimony, the committee considered multiple motions. An amended substitute motion to send HB 621 to the floor with no recommendation failed on a roll call vote, 11-2. The committee then approved a substitute motion to send HB 621 to General Orders by a 13-0 roll call vote. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• 09:26.480><c> and</c><00:09:26.560><c> Local</c><00:09:26.800><c> Government</c><00:09:27.280><c> Employee
• Senate Bill 148, Senator Kagan, Income Tax Subtraction Modification, Public Safety Employee Retirement
• tax subtraction modification, public tax subtraction modification, public safety<00:10:24.600><c> employee
• </c><00:10:24.960><c> retirement</c><00:10:25.520><c> income</c> safety employee retirement income safety
• employee retirement income supporting<00:10:26.320><c> our</c><00:10:26.440><c> 911</c><00:10:27.080

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And the former employee who is taking benefits receives the same benefits they're taking today.
• this administration fund to cover the cost of unemployment insurance to administer the benefit to employees
• , former employees.
• To administer the benefit to employees, former employees.
• from the UI tax administrative fund each year, this amount to five-hundredths of one percent of employees

Committee: House Government Efficiency

Summary: The Committee on Government Efficiency met in executive session and voted several bills due pass. House Bill 3136 passed 13-1, House Bill 2506 passed 14-0, and House Bill 1758 passed 14-0 after brief comments, including one member stating he would vote present because the issue divided the public. The committee then took up House Bill 2278, which was combined with House Bill 2403 in a House Committee Substitute. Members discussed and adopted a committee substitute and amendment creating an appeals board for MSHSAA-related eligibility disputes, with supporters saying it would provide a final, independent appeal option for students and parents and opponents raising concerns about process, timing, and gubernatorial appointments. The substitute for House Bill 2278 and 2403 was adopted and voted do pass 11-7, with several members voting no over concerns about independence and government oversight of a nonprofit. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2877, which would create a new unemployment administration adjustment fund funded by a small portion of employer unemployment contributions, capped at $10 million annually, to reduce reliance on general revenue for administering unemployment insurance. Representative Voss said the bill would not raise employer costs or affect benefits, and Division of Employment Security Director Alan Andrews testified in support, saying the measure would help avoid general revenue exposure and keep the program self-sustaining. Members asked about the effect in a recession, the relationship to federal funds, and whether the proposal could become a precedent for other funds; no opposition testimony was offered. The committee also heard House Bill 3428, a cleanup bill to move expired dormant funds back to general revenue. The sponsor said several funds had expired and were no longer in use, though some accounts had already been renewed or were still active and would be removed by amendment. Members questioned whether the affected agencies had been contacted and whether some of the money should instead be renewed or used for the original purposes; the sponsor said she was open to discussion, but the bill as presented was intended to reclaim expired balances. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing concluded without a vote on the bill in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill states that if we verify covered employees who do not have legal status, then the employer must
• If employees do not have legal status, then the employer must terminate their employment.
• If they continue to hire unlawful employees, compliance incentives are enacted, and if it continues,
• Why 150 employees?
• So if you are an employer with 150 employees, you would have a robust HR department to take care of the

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s journal, and received committee reports and House messages. Several bills and appointments were routed to committees or placed on the calendar, including a gubernatorial appointment of David Bobbitt to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, House Bill 526 for second reading, House Bill 494 for possible amendment, and multiple other bills reported out of committee. The chamber also received House bills 501, 558, 608, and 636 and introduced Senate Bills 1329 and 1330. The Senate then considered and passed Senate Bill 1232, which updates Idaho’s “Son of Sam” law to focus on criminal proceeds rather than speech, with supporters emphasizing constitutional safeguards and victim protections. Senate Bill 1250 also passed, exempting certain photos, including images of deceased persons, from public disclosure while allowing specified family members to request copies. Senate Bill 1236 passed after extended debate; it repeals obsolete statutory language concerning the Idaho Women’s Commission, with supporters calling it code cleanup and opponents arguing the commission’s history and mission still matter. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1247, requiring E-Verify for state and local governments and larger government contractors, with supporters framing it as a modest enforcement tool and opponents warning it is a flawed federal system that may encourage identity fraud. The session concluded with miscellaneous announcements and an adjournment motion, and the Senate adjourned until the next day at 11 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Bill 1927 prohibits someone from boarding a school bus without permission from a school district employee
• I know this isn't your bill, but this only applies to employees of higher education.
• I know this isn't your bill, but this only applies to employees of higher education.
• We switched almost every other employee to at will.
• Yes, as an employee, it would certainly be a factor in there as to the amount that that's that could

Bills: SB1450 , SB1458 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1325 , SB1209 , SB1362 , SB2072 , SB1451 , SB1540 , SB1581 , SB1535 , SB1266 , SB1927 , SB1460 , SB2084 , SB2182

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: criminal court costs, court fees, fines, assessments, waiver, ability to pay, indigent defendants, post-release relief, probation compliance, parole, deferred sentence, suspended sentence, restitution, child support, municipal court, district court, criminal justice reform, court debt, legal financial obligations, fee waiver

Transcript Highlights:

• to implement, so there's a little bit of a difference: there's two-term employees versus the contract
• It will supplement that, and the need for two-term employees and contracting requirements.
• We currently are funded with $100,000 for the Suicide Prevention Act, so that is not a full-time employee
• Under the existing requirements, we would need both full-time employees: one as a contract manager at
• There are states that give all state government employees a tax break.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee met with a quorum and heard two bills from Representative Martinez. House Bill 56 would appropriate $1 million to the Department of Veterans Services to expand behavioral health and suicide prevention efforts for veterans. Supporters, including the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Veterans Services, the Disability Coalition, New Mexico Professional Firefighters, the New Mexico Veterans and Military Families Caucus, and NAMI New Mexico, said the funding would help veterans navigate a difficult system, improve outreach in rural areas, and address New Mexico’s high veteran suicide rate and related alcohol and drug deaths. Committee members asked about whether the program was new or an expansion of an existing effort, how services would be delivered, and whether outreach would reach homeless and rural veterans. The secretary explained that the bill would augment an existing Suicide Prevention Act program, use contracts with outside providers rather than direct services, and require two term employees for contract management and outreach. The committee voted 7-1 to give HB 56 a due pass and send it to the next committee. The committee then heard House Bill 55, which would create an income tax deduction for retirement income earned by first responders, similar to an existing benefit for military retirees. Supporters argued it would help recruit and retain firefighters, law enforcement, and other first responders, and could encourage retirees to move to New Mexico and contribute economically. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal impact, the lack of a sunset, the narrow definition of first responder, and Taxation and Revenue Department concerns that the bill could reduce general fund revenue by about $6.1 million in the first year and might not attract retirees on its own. The sponsor said he had not yet met with Tax and Rev but would do so, and noted he was open to a sunset if it helped the bill move forward. Despite concerns, the committee voted 7-1 to pass HB 55 to the next committee, with members explaining their votes and emphasizing that the bill would receive further vetting in Tax and Revenue.

Transcript Highlights:

• when they created this entire system that funds were going to be siloed, and using employer and employee
• have we considered any other type of improvement since that money was put in by the employer and employees
• Yeah, I was wondering if maybe we can get a history of what those employer and employee rates were, because
• We do pay plenty of state agency employees overtime as needed. Okay.
• DRS used to have the long-term, like 20-year published rate of what the employer and employee percentage

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Summary: The committee approved the May minutes by roll call vote and then received brief updates from the Attorney General’s office and the Office of the State Actuary. The AG’s office said it would handle legal analysis related to the committee’s work, while the actuary reported that staff were at capacity this summer due to annual valuation work, experience studies, and other retirement system projects, but would have more capacity in the fall. Members also requested access to fiscal note and actuarial materials related to the LEOFF 1 study and related legislation. The main discussion focused on the LEOFF 1 study, including actuarial funding, a proposed merger/termination/restatement approach, and the possibility of a permanent COLA for Plan 1 members. Several members supported keeping COLA recommendations in the committee’s work, while others raised concerns about whether merging or restating plans could affect benefits, legal status, or IRS tax treatment. The actuary explained that the temporary pause in certain funding rates reflected prior overfunding buffers and assumptions about future investment returns, and said future base-rate funding could still be needed depending on experience. Members also discussed constituent correspondence, which staff said largely fell into four categories: the LEOFF 1 study, Plan 1 benefits and COLAs, fossil fuel divestment, and ESSB 5357. The committee agreed that divestment concerns are more appropriately directed to the State Investment Board, not this committee. In reviewing the draft interim work plan, members added or adjusted several topics for future meetings, including a July educational briefing on LEOFF 1 history and tax/IRS issues, a September discussion of COLAs, and a December placeholder for excess compensation/pension spiking, pending coordination with the LEOFF 2 Board. The committee then approved the July agenda and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 3616 by Shatzline relating to prohibiting social transitioning assistance to minors by employees of
• Local control of employment matters of sheriff's department employees in certain counties or for the
• a prohibition on electioneering by school district or open enrollment charter school officials, employees
• on Land and Resource Management, HP 3681 by lowering to the requiring certain public and private employees
• HB 3687 by Harless Rulings of the certification requirements for a fire marshal on any related employee

Transcript Highlights:

• Adrian today runs this family business, managing more than 100 employees.
• </c> by the employees who built the company. by the employees who built the company.
• They're developing, pushing employees.
• They're developing, pushing employees.
• </c><09:36:07.360><c> lost</c> off. 445,000 federal employees lost off. 445,000 federal employees lost

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 372, public post-secondary tuition and fee waivers for sheriff's office employees.
• This legislation would expand access to the state employee tuition waiver program, extending eligibility
• to employees of the sheriff's offices.
• this would offer, through space available on a truly space-available basis, for Sheriff's Office employees

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Postsecondary met with a quorum present and considered several bills and one appointment. SB 720, by Senator Osgood, would allow formerly incarcerated Florida residents to retain their residency status for tuition purposes so they can qualify for in-state rates after release. Senator Osgood and supporter Eddie Fordham testified that the bill addresses documentation barriers faced by long-term incarcerated people and supports reentry and rehabilitation; several organizations waved in support. Senators Jones and Rodriguez spoke in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 372, by Senator Trumbull, which would extend the state employee tuition waiver program to sheriff’s office employees on a space-available basis. The Florida Sheriffs Association supported the measure, and it was reported favorably. SB 176, by Senator Berman, would require public postsecondary institutions to provide clearer, publicly available procedures for reporting threats to physical safety and identifying responsible contacts and protective steps. Support came from several education and faculty groups, and the bill was reported favorably by unanimous roll call. Members then recommended confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the State University System Board of Governors. Finally, SB 816, by Senator Bradley, would establish the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to advance diabetes research, education, prevention, and outreach. Senators emphasized the institute’s potential to improve outcomes and attract grant funding, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 372, public postsecondary tuition and fee waivers for sheriff's office employees.
• This legislation would expand access to the state employee tuition waiver program, extending eligibility
• to employees of the sheriff's offices.
• this would offer, through space available on a truly space-available basis, for sheriff's office employees

Committee: Senate Education Postsecondary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><03:05:49.360><c> of</c> commissioner, officer, or employee of commissioner, officer, or employee
• Because we deem them essential employees. As the Coast Guard are essential employees.
• Do not take hostage those employees because we have a fundamental constitutional difference.
• 250 employees for non-H-1B activities. activities. activities.
• H.R. 4307 better arms DOL employees to disrupt criminal enterprises and uphold justice.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How many employees do you have? We are currently just a little above 200.
• I mean, could you use more employees? I mean, do you think you're all Could you use more employees?
• And it also comes from employees.
• Whereas other agencies, like myself, have W-2 employees.
• They're getting coerced by these employees to go to other agencies.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to hear interim charges on higher education transparency and on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in state government. The chair emphasized accountability for taxpayer dollars and asked witnesses to address financial reporting, audit practices, and whether more frequent or comprehensive audits would improve oversight. Legislative Budget Board staff described how public university systems and most community colleges respond to requests about internal audit practices, noting that university systems generally follow a similar annual audit timeline and that community colleges use a more varied mix of internal and external audit arrangements. Members focused on gaps in reporting, especially Texas Southern University’s missing submissions for several years and Collin County Community College’s nonresponse to the LBB survey. The State Auditor’s Office then outlined its higher education audit work, including mandatory statewide single audits, DEI compliance audits, HUB and State Use Program audits, benefits proportional audits, and discretionary audits based on risk. The auditor said the office has released 43 higher-ed audit reports since fiscal year 2021 and has two audits in progress, and explained that internal audit reports from institutions help guide future audit selection. Senators pressed the office on the lack of enforcement authority, the value of internal auditors at each institution, and whether community colleges should have more standardized reporting and audit requirements. The auditor and general counsel said the SAO can refer suspected fraud to law enforcement but cannot itself enforce findings, while several senators suggested stronger clawback authority and more robust internal audit structures. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board explained that it collects annual financial reports, sources-and-uses data, and community college finance reports, and uses them for funding formulas and other reporting. It also trains governing board members and said it has limited regulatory authority, though community colleges must certify compliance annually and can lose eligibility for state funds if they do not. Members questioned the reliability of self-attested data, the adequacy of board training, and whether a single reporting structure would be more efficient. During public testimony, a ScholarShot representative argued for clearer, student-facing financial transparency so students can see total cost of attendance and the gap they must cover before enrolling.

Transcript Highlights:

• It focuses on two different groups: non-exempt employees and health care providers.
• Non-exempt employees are typically hourly workers, individuals who are eligible for overtime, who are
• </c> different groups, non-exempt employees different groups, non-exempt employees and<00:27:12.760><
• ><c> are</c> Non-exempt employees are your are Non-exempt employees are your are typically<00:27:27.320
• and and don't have and it employees and and don't have and it doesn't<01:13:55.240><c> sound</c><01:

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The second thing is that it clarifies contract and classified and certified employees.
• Um it clarifies the academic employees.
• This is the fourth year that I have filed it dealing with school employee misconduct.
• </c> dealing with school employee misconduct. dealing with school employee misconduct.
• if a school employee is notified of<00:19:54.680><c> one</c><00:19:54.800><c> of</c><00:19:54.880><c

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 958, all