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• While this budget isn't perfect, and no budget ever is, this budget delivers for hardworking Arizonans
• year's budget.
• I also note that in the May budget, that was a Republican-only budget...
• budget.
• tax cut budget.

Bills: HB4154 , HB4155 , HB4156 , HB4157 , HB4158 , HB4159 , HB4160 , HB4161 , HB4162 , HB4163 , HB4164 , HB4165 , HB4166 , HB4167 , HB4168 , HB4169 , SB1847 , SB1848 , SB1849 , SB1850 , SB1851 , SB1852 , SB1853 , SB1854 , SB1855 , SB1856 , SB1857 , SB1858 , SB1859 , SB1860 , SB1861 , SB1862

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment, recreation, state appropriations, biennium, 2026-2027, fees, licensing, regulation, tourism, parks, fairgrounds, carnivals, arcades, HB4156, capital outlay, appropriations, capital projects

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• It is the reason I am able to enroll, stay enrolled, and continue pursuing my degree.
• We've had funding for ICWs in the past that has been cut with the budget because we were in a budget
• We've had funding for ICWs in the past that has been cut with the budget because we were in a budget
• Some low-enrolled programs may more than pay for themselves, while some higher-enrolled programs may
• Some low-enrolled programs may more than pay for themselves, while some higher-enrolled programs may

Bills: SB5826 , SB5828 , SB5909 , SB5954

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, veterans, tuition waiver, education, survivors, eligibility

Bills: HCR10 , HCR9

Committee: Senate Administration

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism, HCR 9

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• with the Texas education. agency's accountability system, time to degree and cost for students who enroll
• colleges and school districts on the same playing field and while being mindful also of the state's budget
• It does offer a health insurance program, but it is fully insured about a third of. enroll in the policy
• continue so right now we have a waiver process where we default everyone in our plan, we pen their enrollment

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• . enrolling in a program because of lack of capacity in the schools of nursing.
• We provide the help they need to enroll.
• We have increased the enrollment of students who have been in foster care by 68%.
• Students who were adopted do not have to lock in the waiver with college enrollment.
• more barriers to college are required to enroll in college before they turn 25.

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• We know we've been pushing dual enrollment. This is one more eligibility opportunity for students.
• We know we've been pushing dual enrollment.
• And so this allows for their dual enrollment participation, nine hours of successful credit, to be one
• Or they could have the ACT score and the grade point average and not the dual enrollment.
• It provides financial assistance to students who are enrolled in two-year institutions.

Bills: HCR10 , HB195 , HB283 , HB319 , HB325 , HB407 , HB448 , HB482 , HB992

Committee: House Education

Keywords: sanctioned sports, athletics, youth sports, high school, LHSAA, self-defense, chemical spray, public safety, campus security, higher education, Teacher's Shield Act, student discipline, assault, battery, school employee protection, sick leave, expulsion procedures, Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, civic education, civic engagement

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• This bill is partially funded in the House budget.
• This bill is not funded in the House budget.
• This bill is partially funded in the House budget.
• This bill is not funded in the House budget.
• There is an amendment number 67 of in the House budget.

Bills: HB2675 , HB2249 , HB2120 , HB1069 , HB1983 , HB2431 , SB6006 , SB6297 , SB6351 , SB6353 , HB2521 , HB2091 , HB2104 , SB6355 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB5808 , HB1796 , HB1376 , SB6260 , HB2353

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service, exempt employees, state employment, state personnel, network security, cybersecurity, information technology, IT contracting, data center, systems integration, network engineering

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• So what this bill does is create that annual enrollment period that doesn't currently exist for Medigap
• So this bill is only for individuals who are currently enrolled in Medigap plans.
• It a birthday; it's not all at once like during a 30-day open enrollment.
• The $25,000 from each of the bills are not necessarily in the budget.
• The budget people kind of did their budget thing...

Bills: SB101 , SB21 , HM52 , HB132 , SB14 , SB20

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation

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• has already been taken by the budget people.
• in enrollment has already been taken by the budget people.
• before fall enrollment is known, and that's the crux of the whole matter.
• fall enrollment is known, and that's the crux of the whole matter.
• It adds military-related prioritization factors for allowable enrollment in ECEAP.

Bills: SB6192 , SB6206 , SB5346 , SB6125 , SB5841 , SB5907 , SB5951

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: education, reading, mathematics, student intervention, instruction, academic standards, child care, first responders, incentives, pilot program, mobile phones, cell phones, smartphones, school phones, classroom distraction, digital citizenship, media literacy, internet safety, cyberbullying, student mental health

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• I want to have a discussion with the committee members about where we are on the budget, and we'll have
• You have the 25 budget, then... ...columns.
• There’s controversy over who is being prioritized and what is being included in the budget as well.
• Remember, we have to pass the budget soon. Remember, we have to pass the budget.
• If we don't pass the budget, then we have to be back in special session to pass a budget.

Bills: SB282 , SB300 , HB72 , HB396 , SB282 , SB300 , HB72 , HB396

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• They're not just in dual enrollment.
• Now, they can, like we talked about, do the dual enrollment track, which is kind of a partway.
• It really is a dual enrollment program on steroids.
• And in the budget, there are two items that members have had questions about.
• One last thing about the budget before you go.

Bills: SB175 , SB195 , SB196 , SB199

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies

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• So I'm wondering, in terms of budgeting, you know, what kind of impact that's going to have on districts
• Do you know what the budget impact's gonna be? I do not.
• So, I just wonder, especially with the reduction in budget, if we could look at what would be the Guardrails
• agencies to include detailed information on their use of contractors and consultants in their annual budget
• What we're saying is that, as a state agency, even in times of budget crunches like we have now, why

Bills: HB3415 , HB2206 , HB3414 , HB3265 , HB3310 , HB3413 , HB4486 , HB1219

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: state government, vendor contracts, subcontracting, public database, contract assessment, transparency, retirement, law enforcement, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, school resource officers, public safety, public finance, contract management, service-driven contracts, state accounting, intangible assets, Oklahoma Police Pension, disability benefits, mental health, retirement system

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• , transportation budget, or general fund budget, is really high already. ...capital budget, transportation
• budget, or general fund budget is really high already.
• , transportation budget, or general fund budget, is really high already. capital budget, transportation
• budget, or general fund budget is really high already.
• , not the entire budget.

Bills: SB6003

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation

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• H-CBS enrollment information between ACA and DCF. Thank you, Senator.
• It'll allow the system to know who is enrolled, for us to know that we are enrolled, and also provide
• First and foremost, priority number one is the pre-enrollment list, and moving people off the pre-enrollment
• Well, what we did was we pulled our budget people together.
• We continue every day to reduce that pre-enrollment list.

Bills: S1002 , S1016 , S1030 , S1594 , S1630

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Keywords: child welfare, substance abuse, neglect, parental rights, drug exposure, Medicaid, disabilities, employment, healthcare access, income eligibility, veteran benefits, minor clients, financial assistance, education services, Department of Children and Families, Department of Health, aging services, disability assistance, long-term care, Alzheimer's support

Bills: HB329 , SB5 , HB329 , SB5 , HB43 , HB75 , HB396 , HB43 , HB75 , HB396

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, archives, history, board of trustees, vacancies, government control, computer science, education reform, digital literacy, high school graduation, teacher training, education, public schools, constitution amendment, national anthem, weekly broadcast

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• Budget cycles come and go. Statutory changes to bargaining rights endure.
• surpluses and budget deficits.
• If someone enrolls in a community college and pays tuition, that's correct.
• Equity in public education requires fully funding MSOC and rejecting budgets that balance the budget
• Students enroll in summer, complete associate's degrees at 20 to 3.

Bills: SB5808 , HB2254 , HB2385 , SB6006 , SB6351 , SB6198 , SB6260 , SB6353 , SB5949 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6229 , SB6173

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare access, state budget, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment, administrative costs, health carriers, self-funded plans, multiple employer welfare arrangement, MEWA, employers

Bills: SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , SB 1 , HB4 , HB4 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SB2 , SB5

Keywords: school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments, through-year assessment, diagnostic reports, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plans

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• Historically, the operating budget listed budgeted enrollment for each institution. time all year.
• Historically, the operating budget listed budgeted enrollment for each institution.
• Historically, the operating budget listed budgeted enrollment for each institution and the CTCs.
• budget bill.
• budget.

Bills: HB2148 , HB2132

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid, state financial aid, financial aid application, postsecondary education, higher education, student aid, Washington Student Achievement Council, public records exemption, privacy, student records, personally identifying information, financial information, data sharing agreement, enrollment assistance, institutional records, FERPA

Bills: HCR10 , HB1814 , HB2160 , HB2353 , HB2643 , HB2971 , HB3282 , HB3382 , HB3996 , HB4507 , HB4509 , HB4805 , HB5551 , HB1863 , HCR10

Committee: House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Keywords: family abduction, child safety, custodial rights, parental kidnapping, awareness day, marriage license, informal marriage, family code, identity verification, child support, family law, child custody, court interview, parent-child relationship, child welfare, attorney ad litem, compensation, legal representation, government entity, HB 2643

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• find. ...and our advisors provide personal guidance based on individual care needs, preferences, and budget

Bills: HB1531 , HB2667 , HB2809 , HB2865 , HB3589 , HB3151 , HB3748 , HB3750 , HB4419 , HB4643 , HB3597 , HB4129 , HB4130 , HB4131

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: workplace violence prevention, health and safety code, Chapter 331, facility definition, home and community support services agency, home health agency, home health care, nursing staff, registered nurses, health care workplace safety, hospital, nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, freestanding emergency medical care facility, mental hospital, Texas health care regulation, provider compliance, occupational safety, senior living, referral agencies