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• The first is a minimum of 35%, with a goal of 40% of CCA spending that benefits overburdened communities
• of a tribe.
• Up to 40 percent of CCA funds to benefit overburdened communities, and 10 percent for projects supported
• It increases professional service rates that are not reimbursed at or above Medicare rates as of December
• 31 of the prior year by a percentage of corresponding Medicare rates. ...of December 31 of the prior

Bills: HB2251 , HB2254 , HB2385

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: climate change, commitment act, emission reductions, sustainability, environmental policy, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health insurance, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA

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• Chairman, members, just real quick, explain what's going on here, just so you kind of get an idea of
• Thank you, sir, very much for your service to the great state of Oklahoma. Thank you.
• I'm not aware of any.
• Act has an agreement that primarily provides for all services related to the preparation of remains
• I conclude the explanation of the bill. Will there be questions of the author? Seeing none.

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• Some of the state agency projects are for the benefit of local entities.
• Chairman: Are you aware of the funds that are on line item 3738, or 3730, excuse me, the purchase of
• It must have been council services.
• So can you tell us about that 3730 UNM Purchase of Clinical Services Building in...
• So instead of us having to call the Governor's office, there's a representative here.

Bills: SB240

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• sale of certain in-office equipment and non-prescription in-office medications sold to healthcare practitioners
• put the state's revenue toward more programs and services that matter to our communities.
• Rents have risen faster than wages in many parts of the state; vacancy rates remain low, and communities
• UGA Extension Office of Communications and Creative Services. Thank you.
• And part of that is because of pay.

Bills: SB240

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• But, of course, as time has gone, the community has grown in population, the pressure on the other ways
• the river in case of emergency.
• We have invested millions of dollars across the great state, all 400-plus miles of 66.
• I think part of this extension is all of the investments, not just maintenance on the road itself, but
• all of the signage.

Bills: HB3443 , HB2123 , HB3757 , HB2445

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation, oversize permit, overweight permit, permit fees, motor carrier, commercial trucking, heavy haul, wide load, special combination vehicle, manufactured home transport, portable building transport, utility poles, rural electric cooperative, farm equipment, agricultural hauling, bridge formula, load limits, weight limits, road funding, highway construction

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• And there are communities that do. So, this would just create kind of a statewide consistency.
• Just Wanted to kind of get the overall crux of the bill.
• I think I have I kind of go ahead of myself a little bit.
• Well, 5% of that incentive goes to help the local community, so it doesn't have any further impact.
• When a TIF is implemented, there is a lot of legwork and a lot of managing of the income lost thereof

Bills: SB1519 , SB1775 , SB1900 , SB1948 , SB2080

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

Keywords: municipal zoning, home-based businesses, no-impact businesses, local government, regulation, short-term rentals, municipal ordinance, municipal court, court of record, court not of record, city penalties, fine limits, penalty cap, ordinance enforcement, state statute, traffic offenses, speeding, parking, DUI, DWI

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• We have lots of tennis players in our community, and we needed to do a little bit of bathroom renovation
• Our community is very aware of the things that we're doing, and we just do everything we can to make
• Do most of these superintendents or, like in my local community RISD, Richardson, my school board...
• The Office of the Attorney General does not extend this protection to current or former employees of
• If we can capture that leadership and then communicate that to the rest of the folks...

Bills: HB1540 , HB3837 , HB5571 , SB370 , SB2425

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: government review, Texas Sunset Act, regulatory oversight, agencies, sunset provisions, autonomous vehicles, regulation, safety, criminal offense, Autonomous Vehicle Commission, registration, regulations, Level 4 automation, Level 5 automation, self-driving technology, traffic laws, permit system, collision reporting, safety standards, Automated Vehicle Commission

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• Those areas need officers. We sent hundreds of officers to Uvalde.
• available to the state as peace officers and will be an asset to the state of Texas.
• He also has section 2.12 designating who are peace officers in the state of Texas.
• , federal special investigator, employee, or official of a correctional facility, parole officer, community
• officer is otherwise authorized to use regardless of whether they are engaged in the discharge of their

Bills: HB214 , HB626 , HB647 , HB658 , HB668 , HB674 , HB908 , HB214

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• And then OIC, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, got involved.
• But then the contractor stopped communicating with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
• and also David Fort with the Office of Insurance Commissioner.
• Yes, from the Office of Insurance Commissioner.
• I'm also with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, working very closely Nick Pond.

Bills: SB5831 , SB6031 , SB6178 , SB5928 , SB5919

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: mortgage modification, uniform regulations, homeowners, financial stability, foreclosure prevention, public safety, insurance fraud, law enforcement, crime prevention, penalties, SB6178, property insurance, insurance claims, assignment of benefits, AOB, post-loss assignment, post-loss benefits, homeowners insurance, policyholder, insured

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• County community have made during that time and to keep us on track toward the end of coal combustion
• Do you know the mechanism within what this bill envisions of how my community would be able to access
• Do you know the mechanism within what this bill envisions of how my community would be able to access
• Moreover, in Issaquah, a small town at the foothills of the Cascades, salmon helped bring the community
• Moreover, in Isoquois, a small town at the foothills of the Cascades, salmon helped bring the community

Bills: HB2421 , HB1652 , HB2367 , HB2284

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: 6PPD, tires, environmental impact, public health, chemical regulation, HB1652, Salish Sea Protection and Marine Clean Fuels Act, marine fuel, low-sulfur fuel, sulfur emissions, ocean-going vessels, shipping, maritime pollution, air quality, particulate matter, Department of Ecology, port visit, regulated waters, fuel switching, vessel emissions

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• Over the last two years, Senator West's office has been confronted with a number of cases of ISD or public
• may enroll a child in school using a letter. from the Department of Family and Protective Services indicating
• And second, Senate Bill 226 requires the Department of Family and Protective Services to include in parental
• We have resources and training for all of these communities to be able to set their own program up, and
• and community members to track the decisions being made on behalf of students. ...by their locally elected

Bills: SB226 , SB413 , SB571 , SB1049 , SB2398 , SB2920

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension, reporting requirements, released time, religious instruction

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• They have scholarships for kids of vets providing for service officers training.
• Service officers help go into the veteran community to help them navigate the benefits or the benefit
• The attorney general of Oklahoma, our chief law enforcement officer, currently There's no requirement
• So section 3A of this draft says no person shall be eligible for office of blah blah blah attorney general
• Except a citizen of the United States of the age of not less than 31 years old and who shall have been

Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council

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• I am now the Director of Student Services under the umbrella of Human Resources.
• So you registered as Maggie Stern, Director of Community Engagement, testifying on behalf of Our Schools
• of the language in the pre-service partnership program.
• People don't move to a community for the hope of a voucher.
• the needs of all the students in the community.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• We need a significant increase of the per student funding allotment in order to guarantee the services
• The number of at-risk kids, the number of kids requiring special education services, and various other
• I'm here to testify on behalf. of shared service arrangements which is what a Parker County co-op and
• set the cost of providing services.
• We actually hired a teacher for our co-op to provide services for our deaf and hard of hearing students

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• And what does that reflect in terms of the level of pre-service training that research shows actually
• Because of a host of factors, for children from under-resourced communities, they don't have the same
• doesn't have a great career service office.
• It will no longer be in our continuum of service.
• the true costs of delivering the necessary services.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• of the community.
• So it's all about communication. So to take a page out of, if you ask the question.
• other colleagues really try to allocate the resources based on the needs of the community.
• I think we're spending about $130,000 to $140,000 for every one of those officers.
• So you extend the day with community partners to come. do wraparound services.

Bills: HB2 , HB2

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• service to the people of California.
• We are very grateful for his many years of service to the people of California, and thanks for the wonderful
• of the bill?
• Kelly Macmillan, on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in support.
• I am the executive officer of the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine.

Bills: SB342 , SB1303 , SB1347

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: naturopathy, medical licensure, California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, healthcare services, fictitious-name permit, pupil health, albuterol inhalers, emergency medical aid, respiratory distress, local educational agencies, childcare programs, school safety

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1347, which clarifies that stock albuterol may be authorized in all public schools, including preschools. The bill was presented as a technical cleanup to existing law and received support from the California Society for Respiratory Care and the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no opposition, and the committee approved it on a due pass vote. The committee then considered AB 2772, the sunset bill for the California Council for Interior Design Certification. Supporters said it would extend the council’s sunset date and recognize its quasi-public status by applying transparency and accountability requirements. Opposition came from the International Interior Design Association, which argued the council had not complied with open meeting laws and objected to expanded authority to levy civil penalties. The committee nevertheless concurred in the Senate amendments and passed the bill. SB 1303, the sunset bill for the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, was heard next after major amendments removed disputed scope-of-practice language. The board and its supporters emphasized consumer protection, title clarity, and enforcement against unlicensed activity, while several medical and professional groups that had opposed earlier versions said they were removing opposition or moving to neutral. The committee passed the bill as amended. Finally, SB 342, the Contractors Licensure Fairness Act, was presented as a measure to allow contractors to recover payment for work performed while licensed, even if there was a lapse in licensure during a long project, rather than forfeiting the entire contract value. Supporters said this would prevent unfair windfalls and reduce litigation; opponents, including Los Angeles Unified School District and local government groups, argued it would reward contractors who fail to maintain licenses and weaken consumer and public protections. The committee approved SB 342 as amended. The meeting also included extended thanks and farewell remarks for committee consultant Bill Lewis, who was retiring after many years of service.

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• the payment of these services.
• the payment of these services.
• I am the chief financial officer of Newport Hospital and Health Services, a small rural public hospital
• My name is Ramito Cantu, Office Director for the Office of Health System.
• My name is Ramito Cantu, Office Director for the Office of Health with the Department of Health.

Bills: HB1812 , HB2232 , HB2250 , HB2340 , HB2577

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: anesthesia services, healthcare access, reimbursement, patient care, equitable treatment, emergency services, healthcare outcomes, health infrastructure, system improvement, charity care, residency requirements, medical assistance, low-income, HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure

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• This is something that county clerks and the Secretary of State's office have recognized for quite a
• So in terms of resources, that's sort of what the burden looks like, that administrative sort of piece
• So in terms of resources, that's sort of what the burden looks like, that administrative sort of piece
• Corey Lee, the Director of Psychosocial Services with Heroes Path Palliative, and we are a nonprofit
• Secondarily, the lack of this service—pediatric palliative care physicians and teams—directly leads to

Bills: SJR1 , SM2 , SJR1 , SM2

Committees: Senate Senate Rules , Senate House Rules & Order Of Business

Keywords: school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management

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• The LCRP provides a host of vital services for our state, including managing water supplies for our region
• And this is an opportunity to offset some of those costs. for some of these communities that need these
• 80% of the water used by farmers, almost 99%... 9% of the drinking water for rural landowners and communities
• groups, groundwater districts, and rural water utilities. communities, all of whom understand the urgency
• are part of the PUA need that sort supply, and those of you all would determine the level of debt service

Bills: HB 1089 , HB 1163 , HB 1177 , HB 1238 , HB1318 , HB1400 , HB1407 , HB1532 , HJR7 , HJR7

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation