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• I worked on many, many projects, put up 15 classrooms, a two-story building, a field track, and many
• I think the track record for LMW was good.
• and many other building, uh field track and many other large<00:13:33.200> scale<00:13:33.519
• I think um uh the track record pandemic.
• <00:14:59.199> record up and I think also the track record up and I think also the track record

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Education heard several advice-and-consent nominations to the School Facilities Authority. For GM779, Shelley Pa was introduced as a nominee for a term ending June 30, 2029. The Department of Education supported her nomination, citing her large-scale operations and stakeholder-engagement experience. In her testimony, Pa said she retired from community policing, wanted to give back to teachers and students, and believed her strengths were collaboration, listening to community input, and helping balance differing priorities. Committee members questioned her about the construction and infrastructure focus of the board, her lack of direct construction experience, and how she would handle disagreements and budget limits; she responded that she would rely on collaboration, ask questions, and keep decisions centered on students, teachers, and the community while staying within budget. The committee then heard GM777 and GM778 for Robert Davis, with terms ending June 30, 2025 and June 30, 2029. Davis described more than 30 years with the Department of Education, including roles as teacher, coach, counselor, vice principal, principal, and complex area superintendent, and said he had worked on major facilities projects and managed pandemic-era funding. He emphasized communication, transparency, and trust, and explained that his experience on the Early Learning Board helped him understand how to set policy, identify schools for pre-K, and use data and community factors in decision-making. Members asked how he would handle SFA’s growing pains, the need to balance DOE wishes with practical and budgetary limits, and the board’s role when the legislature controls funding; Davis said the board must keep communication open, include the right people, and make sensible decisions that move projects forward without stalling. For GM780, nominee Michael Unbasami was introduced for a term ending June 30, 2029. The Department of Education supported him, highlighting over five decades of public service and experience in facilities management, finance, and legislative affairs. Unbasami said he had recently retired after 31 years as associate vice president for administrative affairs for the community colleges and had extensive experience with facilities planning, construction, renovation, repairs, and working within budgets. He stated that the DOE should be treated as the SFA’s client because it knows student, teacher, and facility needs best, while SFA’s role is to implement construction work and collaborate on priorities. Committee members pressed him on how to balance DOE requests with practical project delivery, especially for teacher housing and other non-classroom needs, and he said the legislature funds the work, SFA must keep projects moving, and the workflow should involve collaboration but also realistic decisions that fit the budget and avoid delays.

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• announcements, investments and tracking announcements, investments and tracking of<00:04:46.400>
• require what I call active compliance to receive those documentations and to make sure that we can track
• what is being done and we've can track what is being done and we've got<00:21:16.080> remedies
• But in my previous presentations, we've tried to track the number of companies served, the number of
• the number of companies tried to track the number of companies served,<00:47:19.760> the<00:47

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Summary: The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency. Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• And so, anytime a child is involved in the court system, we want to track that data, and we want them
• don't have victims in the future that this person is on the wrong track to commit crime.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Working together, along with CalHHS, the department successfully tracked and transitioned individuals
• Not all 2,000-plus individuals we were tracking achieved competitive integrated employment.
• I track the master plan process closely. I think it was a great process in many ways. new web page.
• I track the master plan process closely. I think it was a great process in many ways.
• Those are what we are tracking. Thank you very much, Department of Finance.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on developmental services, rehabilitation, and related supports, with no votes taken. The first major topic was the Master Plan for Developmental Services. Administration officials described a year-long, community-driven process that included a steering committee, work groups, and statewide engagement sessions, and said the final draft would be released that Friday with about 170 recommendations. The Department of Developmental Services said the plan would inform future work, but did not offer a detailed implementation roadmap. The LAO said the plan contains significant policy and budget implications, may require statutory changes, and needs further analysis to turn recommendations into actionable proposals. Advocates and regional center representatives urged the Legislature and administration to avoid letting the plan sit on a shelf, called for prioritization and ongoing stakeholder oversight, and emphasized the need to address equity, workforce, service coordination, and cross-system collaboration. The chair said he wanted to work with the LAO on trailer bill language and future reporting to create a clearer path forward. The second topic was the Office of Employment First and competitive integrated employment. Administration witnesses said California has ended subminimum wage under SB 639, but that moving people into competitive integrated employment remains a major priority. They described existing efforts such as DDS’s coordinated career pathways pilot, paid internships, job development services, benefits counseling, and DOR’s career counseling and referral services, along with pilot projects in San Diego and Orange County. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities and advocates argued that employment outcomes have remained stuck at roughly 15% and that a dedicated Employment First Office is needed to coordinate across agencies, align goals, and improve outcomes. The LAO recommended regular legislative oversight on people transitioning out of subminimum wage and asked for technical assistance on coordinated career pathways. The chair criticized the administration’s decision to effectively eliminate funding for the office, requested a detailed implementation timeline and quarterly transition reports, and said the committee would continue pressing for the office to be implemented. The final issue was respite services, utilization trends, and access. DDS reported that in-home respite use and spending have risen sharply over several years, with about 150,000 people using respite in 2023-24 and expenditures reaching about $1 billion. Officials said access depends on families knowing the service exists, service coordinators identifying need, and having enough providers, especially in rural and linguistically diverse communities. The San Diego Regional Center said utilization generally mirrors statewide trends, but access is stronger in some areas, such as Imperial County, where families often prefer family-directed or agency-supported models that allow them to hire trusted workers. Committee members emphasized the importance of respite for family health and caregiver well-being, asked whether service coordinators are asking practical questions about sleep and stress, and discussed the need for better identification of complex behavioral and medical needs. DDS said a standardized family support tool and updated IPP process are intended to improve consistency, transparency, and person-centered assessment for respite and related services.

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• It still does not reflect a comprehensive framework for implementation or tracking that ensures that
• We are tracking this in terms of every child prior to a placement change should be receiving a child
• That really transforms the ability to track and have consistent adoption of a standard of what the CFT
• We do track that measure both in our CFSR measures as well as on the CCR dashboard, and so I will have
• And so I'm really looking forward to the time when we can more closely track some of that through our

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Student enrollment tracking is an issue that I think will help address a lot of these shortfalls, where
• And also to Megan, who tracks people down and helps you out with stalking everybody.
• I'm a little bit torn about this provision because I see the possibility here of us being able to track
• Is that what this is seeking to resolve, helping us at least see and have visibility and track where
• Yes, I am hoping that this improves and makes it better in tracking.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Student enrollment tracking is an issue that I think will help address a lot of these shortfalls, where
• And also to Megan, who tracks people down and helps you out with stalking everybody.
• President, I kept track, starting on May the 12th, of how many hours you were in this building in that
• I'm a little bit torn about this provision because I see the possibility here of us being able to track
• Yes, I am hoping that this improves and makes it better in tracking.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I mean, I also was a football coach and a track coach.
• That's something we'll track down.
• And so we, I hate to say the word 'track.'
• Then those are getting back on track and progressing on track, but there's no social promotion.
• We're back on track from where we were.

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• We will be giving you a three-minute warning so that you can keep track of time that way as well.
• And we'll be giving a one-minute warning in that part of the presentation just so we can keep track of
• <00:02:00.560> And keep track of time that way as well.
• And keep track of time that way as well.
• of time for just so we can keep track of time for everybody.<00:02:18.640> After<00:02:18.959

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So one of the new things we just did is a new online software program that helps better tracking on your
• Things like have better tracking on your phone so it'll be more like Uber rather than bouncing off cell
• It'll basically track your phone so we can see exactly where you are when you're calling.
• <00:05:18.479> on<00:05:18.600> your things like have better tracking on your things
• your phone so we can see basically track your phone so we can see exactly<00:05:25.160> where

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard and discussed three nominations to the 911 Board: Matthew Kurara (Governor’s Message 505), Re Mahuna (Governor’s Message 614), and Rebecca Liberman/Weberman (Governor’s Message 661). Kurara, a Honolulu Police Department communications captain, said he would bring PSAP and dispatch experience to the board, with a focus on Next Generation 911, better coordination among PSAPs, and recruiting and retaining telecommunicators. Mahuna, a longtime Hawaiʻi Police Department officer and current board member, emphasized his emergency-response experience during disasters on the Big Island and his support for improving communication through Next Generation 911, including the new joint call center on Hawaiʻi Island. Liberman, the board’s VoIP representative and a Charter/Spectrum government affairs director, said she was continuing her second term and would keep working on legislative and government issues, including the statutory change removing “enhanced” from the board’s name to better support Next Gen efforts. Members asked each nominee about rural coverage, redundancy, training, broadband, radio-system limitations, and how Next Generation 911 would affect service in places like Puna and other rural areas. The nominees generally said the system is designed with redundancy so service would revert to backup systems if new technology fails, and that the main challenges in rural areas are often broader communications or radio issues rather than 911 itself. Kurara and Mahuna both said each PSAP currently handles much of its own training, though there is interest in more standardization and national best practices. Liberman explained that VoIP calls generally work over the internet and may benefit from Next Gen, but that location/address issues for some internet-based calling services may still need further review. The committee also discussed public education about text-to-911, the use of technologies such as FirstNet, and whether the E911 special fund ceiling needed to be raised again. Mahuna said he did not see a current need to raise the ceiling further. Written testimony was received in support of all three nominees, including support from public officials, law enforcement, county agencies, and private individuals. No opposition testimony was noted, and the chair said decisions would be made later with the other nominees.

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• track where the students can take classes groundwork and then in-flight for the ratings and necessary
• And then we're also doing a non-flying track.
• So we're kind of doing two tracks. Thank you very much. Thank you.
• Data-driven interventions enhance academic support structures and by implementing more tenured track
• We have technology so they can track their curriculum and track their process, so early warning, predictive

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So the credentials that we’re offering, the different concentrations and tracks, and this is based on
• There are 117 concentrations and tracks, 173 micro-credentials and badges that students have, and 352
• He’s kind of a superstar, but the majority of our students are not going to be degree track.
• We do all those reporting, and it keeps us on track. We did debut this year a third year.
• And it keeps us on track. We did debut this year a third year.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting of the session and received an overview of the Higher Education Appropriations budget from staff director Tim Elwell. He explained the committee’s broad jurisdiction over universities, state colleges, district workforce programs, vocational rehabilitation, blind services, student financial aid, private colleges, and the Board of Governors, and reviewed key budget concepts such as local funds, funds per FTE, performance funding, and the distinction between the total appropriation and the recurring base budget. He noted that higher education is funded largely through state and local sources, with substantial flexibility compared with other state budgets, and that the base budget is heavily weighted toward lump-sum allocations to the public systems. The committee then heard a presentation from the University of South Florida’s Florida Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida), led by retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie and USF representative Mark Walsh. They described Cyber Florida as a statewide cybersecurity platform created by the Legislature in 2014 to support education, research, workforce development, public policy, and community engagement. McKenzie emphasized the growing cyber threat environment, Florida’s leadership role, and several funded initiatives, including K-12 outreach, workforce training, a cyber range for county governments, critical infrastructure assessments, grant development, and public conferences and outreach. Members asked about public cyber awareness, the lack of a national cyber defense strategy, school district participation in Cyber Launch, and which counties are most at risk; McKenzie said smaller counties with limited cybersecurity staffing are generally more vulnerable and offered to provide follow-up information. Finally, the committee heard from the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities at the University of Central Florida, led by Dr. Drew Andrews, along with program and parent representatives from participating institutions. Andrews explained the center’s role in coordinating Florida’s postsecondary comprehensive transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities, supporting program development, distributing grants and scholarships, and monitoring outcomes. He reported that the state now has 33 approved programs at 35 institutions, including universities, state colleges, and technical colleges, and that scholarship and grant funding has grown significantly. He said student retention is about 88 percent, many graduates are employed, and median hourly earnings have increased over time. A representative from Southeastern University described how the center’s support helped build and sustain SEU Link, including a new third-year employment-focused option for students.

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• Representative Carter asked whether they would be able to track the cargo from the moment they realize
• In other situations, investigators would have to track backward from where the cargo was found.
• He said the video shows how they tracked backward and found other stolen cargo as well.
• Versus putting a track in, buying the trains. Another big issue is flexibility.
• And that's why, even if we can't get the money, you have to start a track record.

Bills: SB1059, SB1209, SB1273, SB1332, SB1452, SB1456, SB1549, SB1552, SB1818, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, nonoperating identification, homeless exemption, veterans, emancipated minors, Arizona Department of Transportation, transportation, infrastructure, pavement rehabilitation, funding, Arizona, SB1332, light rail, light rail expansion, Maricopa County, Phoenix

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1273, which would appropriate $14 million in FY 2027 for pavement rehabilitation of Olga Frontage Road between Bowie and San Simon. Members asked about the project length and whether it was on the rural transportation priority list. The bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 3-2 vote with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1452, as amended, would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s office and require regular meetings, investigations, and reporting. Testimony from the Arizona Trucking Association described cargo theft as a growing, sophisticated crime and said the task force would help coordinate law enforcement and use Consumer Fraud Protection Fund dollars rather than the general fund. Members discussed the fund balance, possible costs, and whether the AG’s office had capacity; the committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 5-0 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1332, which orders a study of light rail expansion in Maricopa County by the Auditor General and an independent transportation research entity. Supporters, including local business owners, argued the study was needed before further expansion, while opponents said light rail already had extensive study, strong ridership, and local voter approval, and that the state should not override local decisions. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill passed 4-3 with a do pass recommendation. Finally, Senate Bill 1059, one of several rural transportation appropriation bills discussed by Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Blackman, would fund an additional right-turn lane at State Route 87 and State Route 260. The sponsors described it as a safety and congestion issue for Payson and surrounding rural communities, and members discussed broader rural road needs and funding. The committee approved SB 1059 unanimously, 7-0, with a due pass recommendation. The transcript also included extended discussion of Senate Bill 1209, which would waive non-operating ID fees for unhoused people and homeless shelter residents, but the committee had not yet finished action on that bill in the portion provided.

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• Chairman, first is, The CTE and as Representative Lujan and I were kind of tracking the funds for CTE
• Does that mean do we track where these kids are going.
• completely. lose track of kids.
• Are we trying to track these kids? Is it doable, Mr. Chair?
• I've lost track of what lines it's on. Is that for Synergy offering The statewide options.

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• We started saying, you know what, we're not really tracking this as an entity.
• We're not tracking it. So we built in technology now."
• We know when a jet bridge hooks up, and we know now because we track it.
• We track it every day and I get a report.
• So in the absence of that data, we heard a lot about it but we couldn't track it.

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Summary: The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.

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• We don't have fundamental data or the ability to track that data in our system across case management
• Working together along with Cal HHS, the department successfully tracked and transitioned Individuals
• Not all 2,000 plus individuals we were tracking achieved competitive integrated employment.
• The Department will continue to promote and track utilization and outcomes of the new Career Pathways
• I track the master plan process closely. I think it was a great process in many ways.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So that just helps Texas Medical Board kind of track your progress, make sure.
• And have you ever tracked to see how many of those actually come back to Texas?
• This is a whole separate track than residency. Is that accurate?
• But they also keep track of every time you walk into a center or office asking for help.
• They keep track of everything and that was to let you know if they're homeless or not.

Bills: HB163, HB 296

Keywords: judicial liability, personal bond, felony offenses, judges, criminal justice reform, voter registration, election procedures, change of address, residence requirements, Texas Election Code, Texas election law, residence address, precinct voting, county move, same-county move, Election Code, registrar, statement of residence, polling place, local elections

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• And as for reporting and tracking, the state in which disciplinary action occurred is responsible for
• So the OT Compact data system is the. resource for member states to track disciplinary actions.
• And have you ever tracked to see how many? of those actually come back to Texas?
• But they also keep track.
• They keep track. And that was to let you know if they're homeless or not.

Bills: HB713, HB827, HB932, HB499, HB510, HB163, HB296, HB879, HB913, HB163, HB296

Keywords: healthcare, maternal health, reporting requirements, Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, health provider immunity, workplace violence, nurses, grant program, healthcare facilities, safety measures, safety, nursing, grants, healthcare safety, verbal abuse, physical abuse, nurse empowerment, occupational therapy, licensure, interstate practice

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• Sign on the dotted line and then we're going to track you for years. Gee whiz.
• Sign on the dotted line and then we're going to track you for years. Gee whiz.
• Sign on the dotted line and then we're going to track you for years. Gee whiz.
• Sign on the dotted line and then we're going to track you for years. Gee whiz.
• track you. track you.

Bills: HB541

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, 923, senate, all

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• You know, we're working on performance tracking; we've put a ton of money into that.
• We have to stay on top of it, and we have to track it and enable that to happen.
• And the issue is we're not tracking.
• After years of trying to figure out how to do it, we finally got a good tracking going.
• Then, how are we tracking these as these populations grow, particularly our aging population?