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• THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL IS WORKING THROUGH THE LIVE HEALTHY INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM MAPS THAT
• IT IS A PROCESS OF REBUILDING OUR MAPS AND BEST PRACTICES AND THAT IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT IT IS A PROCESS
• OF REBUILDING OUR MAPS AND BEST PRACTICES AND THAT IS A HUGE PART OF WHAT THEY DO ALREADY IN TERMS OF

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• Thank you. mapping, and monitoring groundwater as a mapping, and monitoring groundwater as a hydrogeologist
• </c><01:37:01.640><c> I'll</c><01:37:01.720><c> begin</c> side and a map on the other.
• I'll begin side and a map on the other.
• On the map, you'll see several different colors. The red colors are closed forests.
• On the map, you'll see several different colors. The red colors are closed forests.

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• As we address House Bill 2, the MAP test is brought to mind.
• House Bill 2, the MAP test is brought to mind.
• As I talked to earlier, the idea is to replace the MAP test that I think we're all familiar with.
• As I talked to earlier, the idea is to replace the map test that I think we're all familiar with.
• We are in, right now is about map testing time, and so, We are in, right now is about map testing time

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the previous day’s journal by a 126-0 vote, and suspended business for the Speaker to sign several bills and substitutes. Members then spent much of the day introducing guests, including county assessors, students, civic groups, and visitors from local schools and universities. The chamber then took up House Bill 2002, the elementary and secondary education budget. Members adopted several amendments, including technical fixes to allow board-operated schools to use personal service funds for career ladder payments, clarifications to child care subsidy language, and changes to Parents as Teachers rules so that enrollment remains voluntary and virtual visits are not reimbursable. An amendment to shift $1 million from one child care facilities line to Child Care Works passed, as did an amendment to fund a new Success-Ready Student Assessment with $2 million to help replace the MAP test. A proposal to pay child care subsidies for foster children based on enrollment rather than attendance failed 53-93, and an amendment to divert $10 million in Title I funds into a competitive grant program also failed. A later amendment to send budget reports to the ranking minority member passed, while an attempt to remove child care subsidy language from the bill failed. The House then moved to higher education and workforce development appropriations. Members approved an amendment broadening a pre-apprenticeship program statewide and supported funding for Coyote Hill Foster Care Ministries through a transfer from dual credit scholarship funds. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 2003’s higher education funding model, where the chair defended an FTE-based approach as more transparent than the long-standing status quo, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for institutions such as Harris-Stowe, Lincoln, Truman State, and some community colleges, and would ignore factors like graduation rates, research, and workforce needs. A compromise amendment to soften the transition was withdrawn, and a separate amendment to restore the governor’s recommendation was also debated at length, with members arguing over the fairness and consequences of the proposed model.

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• Using various mapping applications, which is what all of us rehabilitators do to look for the release
• </c><01:22:03.199><c> Map</c><01:22:03.520><c> 4,</c><01:22:03.840><c> lot</c><01:22:04.239><c> 46.
• Map 4, Lot 46.
• Five years after that, again, Map 4, Lot 46.
• Five years after that, again, Map 4, Lot 46, Blanding's turtle and a clustered sedge were provided.

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• On this map, you can see the five X's.
• You can see in the dark gray shaded areas on this map.
• </c> the dark gray shaded areas on this map. the dark gray shaded areas on this map.
• Yes, we do have this map here.
• Yes, we do have this map and trails. Yes, we do have this map here. here. here.

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• school and institutional lands of Wyoming so that the agency would go out and actually photograph, map
• school and institutional lands of Wyoming so that the agency would go out and actually photograph, map
• school and institutional lands of Wyoming so that the agency would go out and actually photograph, map
• school and institutional lands of Wyoming so that the agency would go out and actually photograph, map
• photograph map etc those things<02:03:03.520><c> to</c><02:03:04.719><c> preserve</c><02:03:05.119><

Keywords: 916, all

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• And as I think as my colleague mentioned over there, is a remedy to redraw maps. >> Right?
• And as I think as my colleague mentioned over there, is a remedy to redraw maps. >> Right?
• And as I think as my colleague mentioned over there, is a remedy to redraw maps. >> Right?
• And as I think as my colleague mentioned over there, is a remedy to redraw maps.
• And as I think as my colleague mentioned over there, is a remedy to redraw maps. >> Right?

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.

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• And so we were tasked with essentially creating maps independent of county boundaries...
• And so we were tasked with essentially creating maps independent of county boundaries to make sure there
• Well, we'd have a decade and a half to figure that out, two other redraws of maps to figure it out.
• Chairman, entirely separate House maps than Senate. That's most states.
• stuck with this because it sort of is more familiar to us, but again, most states, you just draw a map

Bills: HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033

Keywords: flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest

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• So what you're seeing here is a heat map of the forecast congestion in 2045, and you can see how this
• So if you look here, there's two different kinds of overlays of this heat map. One is in black.
• So what you're seeing here is a heat map of the forecast congestion in 2045, and you can see how this
• So if you look here, there's two different kind of overlays of this heat map. One is in black.
• I provided a map here just so you can see sort of the blanket of the state that we've had over those

Summary: The committee met to receive a base budget overview for agencies under its jurisdiction, which include the Division of Emergency Management, Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Staff explained the budget format and noted that the Legislature appropriated more than $20.2 billion to these agencies in the current fiscal year, a 66.7% increase over 10 years. The Department of Transportation then presented on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, describing it as a $7 billion effort to advance 20 major congestion-relief projects statewide. Secretary Jared Perdue said the department is ahead of schedule, with 14 of 20 projects expected to be underway by the end of the calendar year. He highlighted major projects including I-4 in Polk and Osceola counties, I-75 improvements, Southwest 10th Street in Broward County, Fruitville Road, Capital Circle in Tallahassee, and I-275, and discussed innovations such as aggregate supply grants, modified phase design-build, workforce hiring events, and voluntary acceleration. Senators asked about business impacts from construction, tourism-related transit funding, aggregate sourcing, and labor shortages; the secretary said FDOT works with local businesses and that additional revenue sources for transit would require legislative action. The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles reviewed motorist services, revenue collection, licensing, vehicle titling, specialty plates, insurance compliance, driver safety, and commercial driver licensing. Officials said the department collected about $2.9 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2023-24 and described modernization efforts, including electronic verification systems, Real ID compliance, mobile licensing units, and a planned digital driver license. Members asked about the driver license backlog in Miami-Dade and Broward, and the department said service delays were driven by growth and staffing constraints but should improve with $7.5 million in recent funding and the eventual transition of services to county tax collectors. Questions also addressed temporary paper licenses and birth certificate fraud prevention. The Department of Commerce presented on the Job Growth Grant Fund and Visit Florida. Commerce said the grant fund, created in 2017, has awarded $257 million to 70 projects in 37 counties since 2019, with demand exceeding supply about four to one. Officials emphasized that the program supports targeted industries and workforce and infrastructure projects, and they highlighted examples in CDL training, semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, and health care. Senators raised concerns about small businesses affected by transportation construction, and Commerce said it has an Office of Small Business Innovation and other tools, though the grant fund is limited by statute to targeted industries. Visit Florida then described its public-private tourism marketing role, saying the state’s $80 million appropriation is matched by private investment and that the latest EDR review found a $3.30 return in tax revenue for every state dollar spent. Visit Florida reported record visitation and tourism spending, along with hurricane recovery marketing and rural promotion efforts.

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• We always get a map and look at the counties. What do you want to add? Good morning. Elizabeth.
• Sell me on this workforce mapping to expansion. Sure. I'll let Deputy Director. Happily.
• Sell me on this workforce mapping to expansion. Sure. I'll let Deputy Director. Happily.
• We have sort of a data map that shows where all of the entities are located in the state.
• We have sort of a data and seismic map that we are not a seismic map, a map that shows where all of the

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We always get a map and look at the counties. What do you want to add? Good morning. Elizabeth.
• Sell me on this workforce mapping to expansion. Sure. I'll let Deputy Director... Happily.
• Sell me on this workforce mapping to expansion. Sure. I'll let Deputy Director. Happily.
• We have sort of a data map that shows where all of the entities are located in the state.
• We have sort of a data and seismic map that we are not a seismic map, a map that shows where all of the

Summary: The hearing began with testimony from Let California Kids Hear and supporters urging action on pediatric hearing aid coverage. Advocates said California has repeatedly failed to enact a workable solution over the past eight years and argued that children need early access to sound to support development. The proposal discussed would limit the coverage mandate to the large-group market, which advocates said would cover roughly 70% to 80% of affected children and avoid the exchange-related cost issue that contributed to prior vetoes. Supporters, including parents, audiologists, and children’s health groups, backed the proposal, and the chair expressed sympathy and support while noting hope for a federal solution for exchange plans. The Department of Finance then gave opening remarks about the state’s structural deficit and the need to balance new investments against projected out-year shortfalls. HCAI followed with a broad overview of its programs, including CalRx insulin and naloxone initiatives, reproductive health grants, the Office of Health Care Affordability, hospital seismic compliance, workforce programs, and the diaper access initiative. Members asked about geographic targeting of workforce funds, the behavioral health workforce pipeline, and the status of the 21st Century Nursing Initiative, which HCAI said had reverted funds. The committee also discussed a proposed transfer of the Data Exchange Framework and Office of the Patient Advocate to HCAI, new reporting on long-term care staffing and health coverage waiting periods, and a Behavioral Health Services Act workforce proposal that would use BHSA funds to support training, stipends, and technical assistance while offsetting $100 million in General Fund spending; members and LAO questioned the offset and asked for more detail, and the item was held open. HCAI also presented the Rural Health Transformation Program, explaining that California received $233.6 million in federal funds for the first year and had to revise its proposal so that $35 million in provider payments would be tied to specific transformative activities rather than general financial relief. The program will fund rural care model redesign, workforce development, and technology/infrastructure improvements, with grants to be rolled out on a tight timeline and subject to CMS approval. Members asked about the size of California’s award, the use of funds for maternity care, labor and delivery access, dialysis, tribal set-asides, and the role of a technical assistance contractor. The department said the program will use supply-and-demand workforce modeling to target funding and that all funds must be obligated by October 30. Finally, the Department of Managed Health Care outlined its budget and two major bill-related proposals: SB 41 on PBM reform and SB 306 on prior authorization transparency. DMHC said SB 41 would require PBM licensure, ban spread pricing, require rebate pass-through, and regulate pharmacy network practices, while SB 306 would require reporting on prior authorization and create a list of services exempt from prior authorization. DMHC requested additional positions and funding to implement both measures.

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• We also have another map that takes them to the academic programs in their area that have nuclear or
• I think this exact map, I think this exact map was in Mr.
• This is one map that hasn't been shown yet in the previous presentations.
• This map is from a recent GAO report.
• conversation often gets convoluted with some of the legacy waste at the sites that you see on this map

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• The next document is a map. And this is a CDC map of suspected alpha-gal syndrome cases.
• If you go to the next map, if you're thinking this is not a very polished document, blame me for that
• So you'll see, if you compare the two maps, kind of the point is a lot of the states with prevalence
• The map that you all have was a study that was published in 2023.
• So, yeah, we can’t really replicate a map like that again after 2022.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and voted House Bill 2309, Representative Jones’ Oregon Harvesting bill, do pass by a vote of 13 ayes and no nays. The committee then moved to public testimony on House Bill 1881, which would schedule xylazine as a controlled substance. Representative Bill Allen said the bill is intended to address xylazine’s role in fentanyl-related overdoses, improve tracking and enforcement, and preserve legitimate veterinary use through carve-outs. A veterinarian from the University of Missouri testified in support, emphasizing xylazine’s long-standing and safe veterinary use and the need to protect agricultural practice while targeting illicit diversion. No opposition was presented, and testimony on the bill concluded. The committee then heard House Bill 1855, which would add alpha-gal syndrome to Missouri’s reportable conditions and create a reporting/surveillance framework. Sponsor Representative Matthew Overcast said the bill was revised to shift reporting from providers to private labs, create a standalone non-communicable disease reporting section, and support data collection for prevalence, education, and federal funding opportunities. Supporters included a lobbyist for the AlphaGal Alliance, a University of Missouri dermatologist/researcher, Extension staff, cattle industry representatives, and multiple patients and family members who described severe dietary restrictions, anxiety, school and work impacts, and the need for better public awareness and treatment research. Opponents argued the bill’s language would expand DHSS authority too broadly, especially the provision allowing the department to designate and enforce rules for noncommunicable diseases, and suggested narrowing the bill and adding opt-in protections. No vote was taken. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 2355, Representative Holly Jones’ “food as medicine” bill. Jones argued that nutrition should be treated as a public health intervention and described medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, and nutrition counseling as tools that can improve outcomes and reduce costs. In questions, members raised concerns about how the proposal would interact with existing food assistance programs such as SNAP, WIC, school meals, and other federal nutrition benefits, and whether the bill would create a new entitlement or duplicate existing aid. The hearing on HB 2355 was still in progress when the transcript ended.

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• Next slide, slide five, is a map that just outlining where those two new wells are being located.
• So although that 2015 map shows it underneath residential buildings, there's a 450 foot buffer zone of
• The other thing about these plume maps I will note is we use 174 monitoring wells to depict them that
• Slide four is the one that's got the little map on it on the left side and the flow chart. Yes.
• It's the green map, it's got some red and blue numbers.

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• In uh this map here is kind of a cost.
• In uh this map here is kind of a heat<00:07:52.000><c> map</c><00:07:52.320><c> of</c><00:07:52.600><
• where</c><00:07:52.840><c> our</c><00:07:52.960><c> patients</c><00:07:53.360><c> come</c> In this map
• here is kind of a heat map of where our patients come from.

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Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the July 15 minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Matthew Holder and Dr. Henry Hood of the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. The clinic serves people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities through a transdisciplinary model that combines medical, dental, behavioral, psychiatric, therapy, and other services under one roof. The presenters argued that this population is large-cost but small in number, often receives little provider training, and is vulnerable to diagnostic overshadowing, overmedication, and missed medical or dental problems. The clinic reported that in Tennessee, payer data showed average costs of about $5,200 per member per month before clinic involvement, with a 44% reduction in overall health care spending after patients were seen, including lower emergency room use, inpatient admissions, and prescription use. They said those savings were measured by the payer, not the clinic, and that the savings accrued to Medicaid or managed care payers rather than the clinic itself. They also shared a case example of a patient who had been placed on hospice but improved after diagnosis and treatment at the clinic. Patient and parent satisfaction were described as very high, generally above 95%. The clinic asked for roughly $5 million to expand into Northern Kentucky, estimating 500 to 700 patients would use the new site and projecting annual savings of about $13 million to $19 million once mature. Members asked about the budget, startup and operating costs, where the savings go, and whether the clinic had considered taking full risk or another value-based model. Senator Meredith and others encouraged the clinic to explore an accountable care or risk-based arrangement, while the presenters said they were open to that discussion but had not pursued it yet. The exchange ended with follow-up questions about the clinic’s overall budget structure and public-private funding mix.

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• Polk County gave him the setback and gave him a map of all his property lines, which were in line with
• > gave</c><00:04:08.040><c> him</c><00:04:09.040><c> uh</c><00:04:09.239><c> a</c><00:04:09.439><c> map
• and gave him uh a map of all his<00:04:10.599><c> property</c><00:04:11.000><c> lines</c><00:04:11.959
• I have a map in my office. Please come look. I'd love to show it off.
• I have a map in my office. Please come look. I'd love to show it off.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We received the Governor's proposed maps yesterday afternoon.
• It is my intention to bring those maps to the House floor for consideration by this body tomorrow.

Summary: The House convened in special session with prayer, a moment of silence for former Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Mettier Bowen, the Pledge of Allegiance, and confirmation of a quorum. The clerk read the Governor’s amended special session proclamation, which added two subjects to the call: legislation protecting Floridians from artificial intelligence harms, including an AI Bill of Rights and possible public-records exemptions during early investigations, and legislation on medical freedoms similar to Senate Bill 1756. The special session was set to run from April 28 to May 1, 2026. The chamber then seated and swore in three new members: Representatives Hillary Holley, Samantha Scott, and Emily Gregory. The House adopted motions accepting their certifications as prima facie evidence of election and declaring them duly elected and qualified members. Guests of the new members were recognized in the chamber. Speaker Pro Tem Duggan outlined the House’s approach to the special session, saying the House had received the Governor’s proposed redistricting maps and intended to bring them to the floor for consideration the next day. He also said that, because no bills had been filed on the other topics in the call before the special session began, those issues would not be taken up. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene on April 29, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. or upon call of the chair.

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• So this is a map of good.
• What I just handed you is a map of the south central Texas area that shows Maverick County and then if

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• So this is a map of good—well, first of all, good morning Chairman Lujan and members of this committee
• What I just showed you is a map of the South Central Texas area that shows Maverick County and then if

Bills: HB 1026, SCR37

Keywords: transportation, Farm-to-Market Road, highway designation, Texas Transportation Commission, state highway system, SCR 37, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Panama Canal, Texas ports, port infrastructure, maritime trade, shipping lanes, supply chain resilience, global commerce, exports, LNG, liquefied natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum, agriculture

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• In your, in the written report before you, we've included a map of where all these structures are in
• These are the map of distances between Bubble In and selected structures at Camp Mystic.
• And so this shows you the distances between each, and then that's visually depicted on the two maps that
• Distances between each, and then that's visually depicted on the two maps that are next.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all