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• still see a difference, and I'll mention here that you might have heard the news about accounting practices
• We use the language interchangeably with 'assessment' as well, which is the state's portion of funding
• possible, but it comes into how do you keep the sustainability of that facility or that doctor's practice
• care is supported by over 7,000 clinic or hospital-based employees, including physicians, advanced practice
• . safely practice the health care skills they need to provide great care.

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

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• exemption rather than a refund-based process would bring Minnesota's tax policy in line with best practices
• :52.760><c> with</c><00:43:52.920><c> best</c> policy in line with best policy in line with best practices
• > this</c><00:43:54.920><c> reform</c><00:43:55.280><c> would</c><00:43:55.480><c> eliminate</c> practices
• afford to write the check, and that there are pieces of legislation in the works in the other body to assess
• She said there are pieces of legislation in the works in the other body to assess current tax exemptions

Keywords: 1183, house

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• DURING HIS ELEVATION UP TO 110% OF THE PREVIOUS HOMESTEAD SQUARE FOOTAGE WITHOUT INCREASING THE ASSESSED
• HOMESTEAD PROPERTY MAY BE INCREASED UP TO 2000 FT.² AND DURING HIS ELEVATION WITHOUT INCREASING ASSESSED
• PORTIONS EXCEEDING 110% OR 2000 FT.² WILL BE ASSESSED AT JUST VALUE RAN AFTER THE ELEVATION THE CHANGE
• IN ASSESSED VALUE IS SUBJECT TO SAVE OUR HOMES LIMITATIONS AND FINALLY PROPERTY APPRAISERS MAY REQUIRE
• OWNERS TO PROVIDE ELEVATION CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION TO SUBSTANTIATE ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS ASSESSMENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is to continue management of the independent assessment and support program.
• This is for conducting a statewide skills assessment for information technology personnel.
• This is to conduct a statewide information technology applications assessment.
• for IT assessment and support.
• "What we're getting for $3.3 million, how that will be assessed, and what kind of timeline successful

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Now I think it's one of the best books I ever read to get people to take a real assessment of themselves
• . practice unless that action constitutes gross negligence.
• It's in its infancy. 8 billion dollar industry came up in less than three years in practice.
• We prohibited influencing hiring or employment practice. at the institution level, because it's on my
• So One is hiring practices. Another is deferential treatment.

Bills: SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

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• In simple terms, a TIF district allows a municipality to capture the newly created incremental assessed
• I'm not sure with what kind of law you practice.
• </c> with what kind of law you practice. with what kind of law you practice.
• </c><02:29:21.439><c> and</c><02:29:21.680><c> my</c> and give an assessment and my and give an assessment
• , and identifying best practices, and enhancing<02:43:39.920><c> transparency.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The penalty assessments. other one was. The penalty assessments.
• Yes. in the So The penalty assessment.
• </c> we essentially would be assessing we essentially would be assessing ourselves. ourselves. ourselves
• </c><01:27:13.520><c> We're</c> assessments every year. Agreed. We're assessments every year.
• offset the next year's assessment. So we offset the next year's assessment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review the House budget provision that would impose a 5% administrative charge on a broad list of dedicated funds, with some exemptions. Members discussed the House approach versus the Senate’s more general approach of leaving the governor discretion over which funds could be charged. The chair explained the committee was hearing from agencies about any legal, contractual, or practical reasons their funds should be exempt, and the agenda was expanded to include several departments and written submissions from others. The Department of Education testified first, identifying several funds it said should be exempt: a printing revolving fund that is funded by transfers rather than fees; teacher certification, which is self-funded by educator licensing fees and would require an immediate fee increase if charged; a vending stand set-aside tied to the federal Randolph-Sheppard program and subject to federal approval and vendor committee procedures; and a public school infrastructure/safety account, where most revenue is transferred from the education trust fund or general fund rather than generated by fees. Members questioned the department about the effect on school safety projects and whether the fee would simply reduce the number of projects completed each year. The Veterans Home asked for exemptions for three funds: a donation benefit account used for recreational activities and quality-of-life expenses for residents, a small memorial trust fund whose interest supports veteran activities, and a resident member account that holds veterans’ personal income such as Social Security and pensions. The department argued the charge would reduce donations, cut services, and effectively function like an income tax on vulnerable veterans. The Banking Department also requested exemption for its consumer credit administration license fund, saying it is used to keep exam fees low and is expressly intended by statute to reduce costs on regulated businesses; it said the 5% charge would undermine that framework and could eventually force higher fees. The Department of Justice began testimony on its dedicated funds, starting with the medical legal investigative fund, which pays for death investigations and related services under statute and without general fund support. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and asked questions about the practical and legal effects of applying the administrative charge.

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• <00:38:57.320><c> that</c> assessment that assessment that I<00:38:58.160><c> put</c><00:38:58.320><c
• What's a CAT assessment stand for?
• Comprehensive assessment for treatment.
• Comprehensive assessment for for?
• "And this CAT assessments and this CANS assessment, we don't know how valid, uh, whether it's been norm

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission on the costing of special education met to review several documents and updates, including draft materials on residential placements, an LBA dispute resolution report, prior minutes, rate-setting rules, and a letter involving Senator Hassan. The minutes from March 16 were approved by motion, second, and one abstention. Members also received an update that the LBA special education performance audit is still pending; the report is expected to be very large, NHED and the Board of Education must review and comment before release, and it likely will not be available until late summer or early fall. The separate EFA audit was also noted as still unreleased, and members said they may return later to issues involving EFA costing and differentiated aid. A major focus was HB 1099, which would create a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities. The chair explained that the House version had passed unanimously and the bill was headed to a committee of conference. Members discussed a proposed amendment to add the phrase “including but not limited to” so the study would cover not only court-ordered or treatment-related placements but also other residential placements, including those tied to school district decisions. Some members said this was a substantial expansion, while others said it would simply give the committee broader latitude. Jason Stock of the Winnisquam Regional School Board described how the issue arose during budget work at Winnisquam, where the district was trying to determine who should pay for educational services for students living at Spaulding Youth Center in Northfield. He said the district had 10 students attending Winnisquam, including three foster students and seven students connected to Spaulding, and that Spaulding-specific invoicing for 2024-2025 totaled $141,417.05 for eight students. Members also discussed rising private placement tuition costs and the difficulty of determining residency and fiscal responsibility for students placed in residential settings. Department counsel explained that under RSA 193:27 and 193:28, children placed in a home for children may attend the local district school, and that special education cost responsibility depends on whether the student is identified as disabled and on the nature of the placement. Spaulding representatives had not yet presented by the end of the excerpt, and the committee was still working through the residency and funding questions.

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• Um, as I said, the DE, um, and this bill adds a minimum eligibility criteria to the pre-risk assessment
• for grants in um in pre-risk assessment for grants in um in 16B.<00:01:46.400><c> This</c><00:01:46.680
• I learned about this gap in our pre-risk assessment framework while chairing the misclassification task
• I learned about this gap in our pre-risk<00:02:27.920><c> assessment</c><00:02:28.440><c> framework</
• c><00:02:28.920><c> while</c> pre-risk assessment framework while pre-risk assessment framework while

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 28.000><c> two</c> period beginning July 1st, 2030 and two period beginning July 1st, 2030 and two assess
• <00:09:28.959><c> the</c><00:09:29.320><c> $1,100</c><00:09:30.360><c> administrative</c> assess the
• $1,100 administrative assess the $1,100 administrative fee.<00:09:34.160><c> Do</c><00:09:34.320><c>
• a year for private pedestrian at-grade crossing and the crossing of utilities where applicable, assessed
• at $50 per year for assessed at $50 per year for each<00:10:46.640><c> with</c><00:10:46.880><c> the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met to approve the February 24 minutes and complete committee organization by confirming Senator Maki as vice chair. The committee then considered several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation lease requests, along with an informational report from the New Hampshire Council on Resources and Development. The Department of Safety sought approval for a 15-year lease at 17 Freetown Road in Raymond to relocate DMV operations from Epping. The department said the move was needed because the Epping site had limited parking and inadequate interior space, and that the longer lease was justified by fit-up costs and the need to ensure ADA-compliant accessibility. Members asked about fit-up costs and future DMV space needs, and the request was approved. The Department of Transportation presented a lease for JCB LLC for a private, non-commercial dock and pedestrian at-grade crossing on the Concord-to-Lincoln railroad corridor in Belmont. Members discussed the private nature of the dock, the role of DEIS approval, and the annual lease fee, which was read into the record before the request was approved. The committee then approved a bundled request covering 18 similar dock and mooring lease renewals in Belmont, Meredith, and Laconia, with discussion focused on the renewal process, waiver of administrative fees, and the standardized lease costs. The Council on Resources and Development item was informational only and required no action. The committee set its next meeting for June 30 at 9:30 a.m. and then adjourned.

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• as well as many other commissions and subcommittees regarding assessing.
• as well as many other commissions and subcommittees regarding assessing.
• </c><00:50:52.839><c> Standards</c> involved with the assessing Standards involved with the assessing
• </c><00:54:19.920><c> in</c> there was a concern in the assessing in there was a concern in the assessing
• </c><00:59:05.680><c> it</c> you know makes sense to assess it you know makes sense to assess it differently

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Currently in our non-public schools, I think when I talked to our assessment director, there were only
• about 2,200 of our roughly 8,000 students that currently take the North Dakota State Assessment.
• with the passing of this bill, but not all of them currently are taking the North Dakota State Assessment
• State Assessment.
• with the passing of this bill, but not all of them currently are taking the North Dakota State Assessment

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee reconvened to work on re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400, which dealt with education savings accounts and related school-choice provisions. Members discussed several amendments already incorporated into version 4.006, including changes affecting the Center for Distance Education, homeschool language, marketplace penalties, and an increase in the ESA amount from $500 to $1,000. The committee first reconsidered its prior action, then adopted the 4.006 amendments unanimously, while noting that an updated fiscal note was still needed. A Department of Public Instruction fiscal officer, Adam Tessier, explained the revised fiscal impact. He estimated the bill would cost roughly $124.4 million in the first year, based on assumptions about student participation and utilization rates. He also clarified that the means test at 500% of poverty applied to non-public students in participating schools, and estimated that the private-school portion of the bill accounted for about $5 million of the total cost. Members asked several questions about the assumptions behind the estimate and the scope of the program. After discussion, Representative Conmy moved a do not pass recommendation, citing concerns that the marketplace structure was administratively cumbersome and that direct aid through another mechanism would be preferable. The committee voted 11-3 to adopt the do not pass motion. Representative Hauck was designated to carry the bill to the floor.

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• to direct patient abortion clinical care services, and the revenue would come from an increased assessment
• would add an expiration date of June 30, 2031, to the section of the bill that establishes a new assessment
• The updated CMS guidance were actually changes to the underlying policy and requiring the $1 assessment
• , a new dedicated account, create an entirely new tax-like assessment, a new program, a new dedicated
• There are several assessments and there are several other mandates on all of the insurance programs in

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met in executive session on three bills. For Second Substitute Senate Bill 6182, staff explained it would create an abortion savings program funded by a new assessment on health carriers to support grants for abortion clinical care access. Representative Marshall offered amendments to limit grants to Washington residents, expand eligibility to IVF and fertility providers, prioritize medically underserved areas, and add a 2031 sunset; all were rejected or withdrawn. The committee then voted 18-10 to report the bill out with a do pass recommendation. For Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6260, staff briefed a striking amendment that would reduce savings in K-12 spending by changing local effort assistance and Running Start limits, prioritizing some transition-to-kindergarten funding, and eliminating inflation increases for National Board bonuses. Members debated a series of amendments on bus depreciation, charter school LEA payments, transition-to-kindergarten funding, and Running Start. Some amendments were adopted, including a bus depreciation change and a Running Start adjustment, while others were rejected. The committee then adopted the striker as amended and reported the bill out 17-12 with a due pass recommendation. For Substitute Senate Bill 6355, which would establish the Washington Electric Transmission Authority and related board and advisory structures, members considered amendments on rural land-use expertise, eastern Washington board representation, corridor review standards, tribal workgroup removal, and payments in lieu of taxes for transmission facilities. One amendment was withdrawn and the others were rejected except for a landowner/rural expertise amendment that passed. The committee then reported the bill out 18-11 with a due pass recommendation. At the end of the meeting, members exchanged closing remarks thanking staff and colleagues, and the committee adjourned.

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• , which they can do, assessment, which they can do, &gt;&gt; which<01:12:43.120><c> is</c><01:12:43.280
• I think that's not an assessment that's done showing growth or anything.
• The second part though is if they've been assessed by a licensed medical professional anywhere in the
• The second part though is if they've been assessed by a licensed medical professional anywhere in the
• Was it a practice that they have within their district?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on reviewing and correcting draft minutes and then working through a draft report on the cost of special education. Members made mostly clerical corrections, including clarifying references to Spalding, fixing acronyms such as LETRS, and cleaning up membership titles and appointee roles to match SB 57. The minutes were approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair also noted the commission’s deadline to complete findings and recommendations by July 1 and said the final report must be delivered to legislative leaders, the governor, the state librarian, and others. The main substantive discussion centered on the report’s findings about special education funding. Members agreed the report should emphasize that the commission was created to study the cost of special education and reduce reliance on local property taxes. One draft section described FY24 special education funding as coming from three primary state and federal sources totaling about $152 million, or roughly 15% of annual costs, with the remaining 85% paid by local school districts through property tax revenue, estimated at about $825 million. Members discussed adding historical or longitudinal data to show trends over time, and some suggested attaching charts or tables showing funding over the last 20 to 30 years. A second major topic was demographic data. The draft noted that statewide K-12 enrollment has declined since 2003 while the number and share of students with IEPs has increased. Members questioned whether the data compared like with like, especially given the growth of Education Freedom Accounts and charter school enrollment, and whether the figures included or excluded those students. Several members asked for clearer sourcing from the Department of Education and suggested keeping a list of unresolved questions, including the impact of the shift from ADMA to ADMR and the effect of the EFA program. The discussion ended with agreement to continue refining the report and to gather additional attachments and clarifications before finalizing recommendations.

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• Enhancing the lethality and readiness of our military forces relies on the highly skilled practices of
• </c><00:06:27.360><c> of</c> on the highly skilled practices of on the highly skilled practices of defense
• Stemming from changes in prosecution practices, revenues have plummeted.
• The practice of extortion is becoming far too common.
• </c> compete with these kind of practices. compete with these kind of practices.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I'm Bob Giles, the Chief Executive Officer of Home Run Financing, the leading residential assessment-based
• I'm Bob Giles, the Chief Executive Officer of Home Run Financing, the leading residential assessment-based
• These are technically assessment bonds. We need a municipal agency partner.
• And then the payback comes over time through a voluntary assessment on the property tax bill.
• And then the payback comes over time through a voluntary assessment on the property tax bill.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on several housing-related bills, with chairs Adrienne Madaro and James Eldridge framing the discussion as part of the Legislature’s broader response to the state’s housing crisis and noting that many of the bills build on the 2024 Affordable Homes Act. The chairs reviewed hearing procedures, including the three-minute oral testimony limit, the option to submit written testimony, and the hybrid format. No votes were taken during the hearing. Testimony began with support for H. 3278, a bill to create a graduated deed excise tax for affordable housing. Representative Worel argued that higher-end real estate transactions should contribute more to fund affordable housing production, saying the measure would not burden working families and would help address racial inequities in homeownership and displacement. Representative Soder then supported H. 3247, which would promote redevelopment of abandoned buildings through expanded tax incentives for renovating vacant properties for sale or rent, arguing that it would bring blighted units back into use and generate future tax revenue. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3040/S. 1969, residential improvement or R-PACE legislation. Robert Giles of Home Run Financing and Nicole Steele of Amalgamated Bank described the program as a voluntary, assessment-based financing tool that could help homeowners pay for energy efficiency, resilience, and other major repairs without upfront costs, and said it could complement existing Mass Save programs while expanding access to more homeowners. In contrast, Judith Lieben of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute opposed H. 3039/S. 1946, the Housing Development Incentive Program bill, arguing it would expand subsidies for market-rate and luxury housing in Gateway Cities instead of directing resources to low-income renters. Representative Hawkins also testified in support of H. 3121, which would end large investor control of homes in Massachusetts by imposing an excise tax on large owners of small residential properties and using the revenue for first-time homebuyer down payment assistance. After testimony and a few member questions, the chairs asked whether anyone else wished to testify and then adjourned the hearing.

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• Is that a safe assessment of what we have on the agenda today?
• Is that a safe assessment of what we have on the agenda today?
• </c><00:23:32.360><c> and</c> informed organizational assessments and informed organizational assessments
• The trauma-informed care organizational assessment is a robust assessment of the Department of Child
• </c> come into a family's life to assess come into a family's life to assess whether<00:45:55.440><c>

Committee: House Human Services & Homelessness

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several Human Services measures focused on Medicaid access, long-term care benefits, home health reimbursement, SNAP administration, trauma-informed child welfare, and child abuse reporting. HP 702 would increase funding for Medicaid in-home services if federal matching funds are secured, and testimony from disability advocates supported the measure as needed to help people with disabilities cover medical expenses. HB 1477, described as a correction to a prior session’s mistake, would clarify that the monthly needs allowance for certain long-term care residents does not replace state supplemental payments and would raise the ceiling by $25 to fix the prior issue and by an additional $20 as a new benefit; DHS supported it with amendments, and the committee indicated it would amend accordingly. HB 713 would fund a DHS rate study for home health services, with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii strongly supporting it and describing rising labor costs, losses on Medicaid patients, and access concerns if agencies cannot keep serving Medicaid clients. HB 1099 would appropriate emergency funds to DHS after a USDA penalty tied to SNAP response times, with supporters including Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Public Health Institute, and others arguing the money should be reinvested in staffing and systems to improve access and avoid further penalties. HB 1079 would direct the Office of Wellness and Resilience and DHS to create trauma-informed assessments and training for Child Welfare Services staff; testimony from state offices and advocacy groups supported it, citing the Mālama ʻOhana Working Group, staff burnout, and the need for a sustainable train-the-trainer model. Finally, HB 239 would narrow when failure to provide a child’s needs constitutes abuse or neglect, but DHS raised concerns that the current wording could broaden abuse findings and leave families in poverty without a clear safety net, while the Honolulu prosecutor’s office opposed it, warning it could weaken mandatory reporting and hinder investigations of child abuse. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, though the chair said HB 1477 would be amended and several measures were left open for further questions and testimony.

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• Uh, so what this does, it will freeze the increased assessment after they turn 65.
• There can't be because if there isn't an increase in assessments then there won't be a decrease in this
• Uh, so what this does, it will freeze the increased assessment after they turn 65.
• Uh, so what this does, it will freeze the increased assessment after they turn 65.
• </c> isn't an increase in assessments isn't an increase in assessments then<00:10:38.880><c> there</c

Committee: Senate State & Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:02 Attendance Roll Call: 00:06 SB 10 (Sen. McDaniel): 00:56 SB 51 (Sen. Nemes): 08:30 Adjournment: 17:23, 958, all

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• c><00:14:48.480><c> and</c><00:14:49.000><c> evaluation</c><00:14:50.000><c> of</c> include the assessment
• and evaluation of include the assessment and evaluation of eligible<00:14:50.720><c> blind</c><00:14
• if we get the instruction assessment if we get the instruction that<00:21:55.799><c> they</c><00:21:
• Student assessments are determined by the IEP team, and if you mandate them through this law, it could
• are determined by student assessments are determined by the<00:25:01.840><c> IEP</c><00:25:02.399><c

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• This is an outdated practice, no longer necessary. So I'd ask for your aye vote. Debate is open.
• Revenue and Taxation Committee, an act relating to taxation, to revise provisions regarding the assessment
• Revenue and Taxation Committee, an act relating to taxation, to revise provisions regarding the assessment
• Last year we passed House Bill 329, which moved rate-regulated utilities from a centrally assessed valuation
• Where providers train is often where they practice.

Keywords: 989, all