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• And after the improvements have already been agreed upon and constructed, it doesn't really make a lot
• The school was trying to build a school there, and when they found them, they had to stop and just kill
• I mean, if they approved putting in a school, they should know that that school is not going to pay property
• , elementary schools, or high schools, for wastewater treatment plants, for cemeteries, for facilities
• I'm an assistant chief.

Bills: HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• If you require assistance, please contact committee staff.
• To date, one building has been constructed as a manufacturing and distribution facility.
• MUD Number 70 will have the power to finance the construction of water, sewage, and drainage facilities
• So from the start of planning to actually starting construction could be anywhere from 18 to 24 months
• It's typically done with construction, and obviously that construction has to be approved by all governmental

Bills: HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• It will reduce the time it takes to get assistance to those needing it.
• </c><00:01:13.840><c> and</c> eligibility for public assistance and eligibility for public assistance
• Directly to the intermediate school district.
• and the child care assistance program.
• </c> assistance and the child care assistance assistance and the child care assistance program<00:24:

Bills: HF1662 , HF2115 , HF2159 , HF1095 , HF2160

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services

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• Meyers receives food assistance through the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP.
• It's a great program to help folks who need assistance get that assistance.
• :35:33.520><c> program</c> local food purchasing assistance program local food purchasing assistance
• </c> who need assistance get that assistance. who need assistance get that assistance.
• in our schools.

Bills: HF3474 , HF3475 , HF3508

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: agriculture, funding, research, agricultural institute, state appropriations, education, leadership council, compensation, research institute, dairy assistance, investment, relief initiative, farm support, 1183, house

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• The commission also uses bond financing to offer home loans and down payment assistance programs to low-income
• Another example is financing the construction of starter homes for purchase.
• conversations with a number of partners and legislators about how can we increase starter home construction
• So we could make a loan to a... ...starter home construction, so we could make a loan to a home developer
• there in '83 when all we were tasked to do was single-family bond issues for doing down payment assistance

Bills: HB2118 , HB2236

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: common interest communities, restrictions, property rights, homeowners association, community governance, housing finance, affordable housing, housing commission, state agency, financial assistance, 904, all

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• </c><00:02:21.599><c> districts</c> to help her support school districts to help her support school districts
• </c> absorbed by the resulting school absorbed by the resulting school dropouts<00:09:35.920><c> and<
• But I will resources from the school.
• </c><00:14:47.199><c> in</c> largest title one elementary school in largest title one elementary school
• And also, we're working at a Title I school. It is a Title I school.

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• Chairman. construction department. Uh no comments construction department.
• He said the administrator for construction management in the State Construction Department is sitting
• ><c> construction</c> construction department, construction construction department, construction management
• Suzanne Norton, construction administrator for State Construction Management Division.
• </c><00:13:37.920><c> bill</c> state funded capital construction bill state funded capital construction

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• Schools are state property. the state. Schools are state property.
• Um, and would that be construction?
• </c><01:36:25.360><c> um</c> that for construction in that area. um that for construction in that area
• apply when someone wants to construct apply when someone wants to construct something.
• We're talking about school properties.

Bills: HB0111 , HB0112 , HB0122

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

Bills: HB4422 , HB4117 , HB4300 , HB4298 , HB2984 , HB3344

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: immigration, public assistance, legal status, food assistance, state benefits, family resource center, community support, employment services, kinship families, social connections, child care, criminal history, background checks, child safety, licensing, Oklahoma laws, advisory committees, daycare, licensed child care facility, child care subsidy

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• It would provide that the veterans' assistance levy would be imposed as a separate, independent levy
• tax is paid by that federal assistance.
• tax is paid by that federal assistance.
• Well, with the veterans' assistance... And they're like, why?
• Well, with the veterans' assistance, currently that comes out of the existing levy.

Bills: HB1717 , HB2133 , HB2135 , HB2140 , HB2442 , HB2559

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, sales tax, housing programs, tax incentives, economic development, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, local government funding, permanent legislation, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, governmental transfer, agriculture, land use, local government, tax authority

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• in schools.
• It includes school counselors, school social workers, school psychologists, and school nurses.
• So, as public school spending schools.
• I would, uh, Chair, request a roll call, please. schools? our middle schools or high schools?
• . assistance. assistance.

Bills: HF4893

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding, 1183, house

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• in Riviera Beach, Florida, a public high school.
• As a special assistant to the combatant commander and as a speechwriter as well, where I assist him in
• and the entrepreneur school by being a donor.
• with the school.
• We have five more under construction in Florida, and four more we're going to start construction by the

Bills: S1694

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Keywords: technology education, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, computer science, high school graduation

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met with a quorum present and first took up CS for SB 1694, which would require technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to include digital literacy and competency instruction, including use of artificial intelligence tools, and encourage high school computer science courses with AI content to teach how AI systems use data, their benefits and limitations, and responsible use in academic and personal contexts. The bill drew support from several speakers who emphasized the need for students to understand AI’s capabilities, limitations, ethics, and risks, while one speaker raised concerns about overreliance on AI and the loss of skills. Senator Davis said the bill was a good step toward preparing the future workforce and suggested earlier instruction might be worth considering later. The bill was reported favorably, and Senator Leek asked to be recorded in the affirmative. The committee then heard a long series of confirmation presentations for trustees at multiple Florida colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, USF, UNF, Palm Beach State College, the College of the Florida Keys, Hillsborough College, Miami-Dade College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. The appointees generally emphasized student success, workforce alignment, fiscal responsibility, access and affordability, and institutional growth; several members and senators offered supportive comments, with some asking about specific issues such as Tallahassee State’s NCLEX passage rates and the need for continued improvement. One appointee’s attendance was delayed or skipped for later consideration, but the committee ultimately took a block vote and reported the confirmations favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. Finally, Chair Harrell gave a brief overview of the higher education budget, describing a total of $11.9 billion and highlighting increases for workforce education, Florida College System operating funds, workforce development capitalization, the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators program, the USF Center for Nursing, preeminent research universities, UCF’s community school grant program, UF’s Lassinger Center on Learning, the Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment, and campus security through a postsecondary guardian program. Senator Davis asked about a transfer related to the workforce development capitalization and incentive grant fund, and the chair explained it was a transfer of an existing program with new funds being added. There was no public comment on the budget, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Leek requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1694.

Bills: HB17 , HB23 , SB10

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: property tax, school funding, enrollment changes, inflation adjustment, tax rate notice

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• It seeks to make our institutions of higher education, into trade schools.
• Chavez: is actually the school that was created by the legislature, the School for Civic Leadership.
• a credible ambassador to teach in their school system.
• I could not have done that if the school wasn't ranked as it was.
• I can still remember some of my elementary school teachers.

Bills: SB 37

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

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• </c><00:01:53.759><c> are</c> provides that charter schools are provides that charter schools are eligible
• ><c> as</c> a state operated school uh to qualify as a state operated school uh to qualify as a<00:02
• </c> health to provide a district or school health to provide a district or school with<00:08:22.560>
• </c> matters for all of our public schools matters for all of our public schools and<00:15:34.720><c>
• </c> charter schools and uh charter school charter schools and uh charter school students<00:15:47.680

Bills: HF1306

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response, 1183, house

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• the interim, I, I heard concerns from leaders in higher education about some, um, Of their members, schools

Bills: SB 37

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction

Bills: SB 26

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation

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• I was a counselor at Dover High School for five years, and now I'm at Amber Forest School.
• And so You're saying that as long as the school is following its school board policy, then it doesn't
• I am proud to support public schools, charter schools, and private schools because they all. serve our
• the public school.
• It goes directly to the school.

Bills: HB1675 , HB3242 , HB1739 , HB3320 , HB3047 , HB4434 , HJR1089 , HB4432 , HB3718 , HB3705

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

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• I was a counselor at Dover High School for five years, and now I'm at Amber-Pocasset School.
• That's a school choice.
• I am proud to support public schools, charter schools, and private schools because they all serve our
• side says, 'Oh, I'll vote for the private school dollars if we'll raise the public school.'
• It goes directly to the school.

Bills: HB1675 , HB3242 , HB1739 , HB3320 , HB3047 , HB4434 , HJR1089 , HB4432 , HB3718 , HB3705

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan

Summary: The Rules Committee met to consider a long slate of executive nominations and several bills. All of the nominations received broad support and were advanced to the floor, including Lori Burns to the Redlands Community College Board of Regents, Lisa Daly to the Oklahoma State Credit Union, Juana Ellison to the Forensic Review Board, Haley Frick to the Regional University System of Oklahoma, Michael Hillary to the Wildlife Conservation Commission, Dustin Hillary to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, John Holt to the Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufactured Housing Commission, Brian Sweeney to the Capital Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, and Cale Walker to the USAO Board of Regents. Most nominations passed unanimously; Brian Sweeney’s nomination passed 15-2. The committee then heard and passed several policy bills. HB 1675 created a severe-weather preparedness framework for youth camps and passed 16-1. HB 3242, the Women’s Safety and Protection Act covering shelters, schools, and higher education, passed 15-2 after questions about enforcement and legal remedies. HB 1739 increased state police pension benefits and employer contributions to help retain officers, passing 16-1. HB 3320 overhauled the sunset review process for boards and commissions and passed 15-2. HB 3047 designated LOFT as the central recipient for legislative reports and passed unanimously, and HB 4434 required the governor or acting governor to notify the next successor before leaving the state, also passing unanimously. The committee also advanced HB 4432, which would restore the ability to deduct gambling losses against gambling winnings for state income tax purposes; supporters said it would help ordinary taxpayers, while opponents raised fiscal concerns, and it passed 16-1. HB 3705 raised the parental choice tax credit cap from $250 million to $275 million and passed 13-3 after extended debate over school choice, public funding, and reporting. HB 3718 set timelines for school districts to process evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship program and passed 12-2, with critics arguing it could create a separate track and strain school psychology resources. HJR 1089, which would have sent voters a constitutional convention referendum, was laid over and not voted on. The meeting ended with adjournment after the final vote.