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• It's going to depend on a variety of factors. There's membership up here, members out there.
• It's going to depend on a variety of factors, membership up here, members out there.
• Chair, members, House Bill 2138 defines firefighter for the purposes of workers' compensation coverage
• Chair, members, House Bill 2138 defines firefighter for the purposes of workers' compensation coverage
• This bill is a cleanup measure that clarifies the original intent of the law regarding workers' compensation

Bills: HB2089 , HB2090 , HB2092 , HB2120 , HB2138 , HB2173 , HB2273 , HB2693 , HB2786

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: retirement benefits, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• Senate Bill 6136 pertains to L&I rate setting for workers' compensation premiums.
• Senate Bill 6136 requires L&I to publish the actuarial indicated rate for each workers' compensation
• And what we're talking about here with the arbitration is the total cost of compensation.
• And what we're talking about here with the arbitration is the total cost of compensation.
• So again, you know, ...of compensation package when it comes to a collective bargaining agreement.

Bills: SB6136 , SB6188 , SB5944

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training

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• Inadequate compensation for our teachers and challenging working conditions.
• The future of Texas depends on it. Excuse me, Ms.
• So that's something to be. contemplated with teacher compensation and we'll have folks here from TRS
• I'd want to see them better compensated as professionals.
• I also worry for students and their families who depend on a programs like bus routes, summer school,

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 then you are compensated, not compensated, because it's woefully under what people. are spending,
• compensation or it could be a one-time payment, or it could be considered non-creditable compensation
• a year to keep it neutral. the compensation.
• It depends on when they join the system. Most people are at five.
• It deserves compensation separate and apart from TIA. ends is good.

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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• TCTA also opposes the inclusion of language that removes the requirement for compensation increases if
• To implement language that withholds that compensation increase is inappropriate and unnecessary.
• And had we kept up with the percentage we were spending on teacher compensation, we would be...
• It would depend on the way the bill is written that the agency would decide.
• Right, because some of that is dependent on your zip code too. Sure.

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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• Anywhere between 14 and 16%, depending on the district.
• Now, your organization, I guess, focuses a great deal on teacher compensation.
• Just saying we want you to work hard, but we don't want to compensate you in that.
• for my work I felt valued for my work because I was being compensated by them.
• I was not compensated, no ma'am. I was not part of a paid residency program.

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

Bills: SSB1173 , SSB1165 , SSB1189

Committee: Joint Workforce

Keywords: unemployment insurance, unemployment tax, employer contributions, Iowa Code chapter 96, taxable wages, experience rating, benefit ratio, reserve fund ratio, contribution rate table, unemployment compensation fund, seasonal unemployment, construction employers, landscaping employers, payroll tax, state unemployment tax, SUTA, reciprocity, comity, employer tax relief, wage base reduction

Bills: SB348 , SB444 , SB485

Committee: House Municipal

Keywords: expropriation, public purpose, property rights, compensation, city governance, St. George

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• The deferred compensation program.
• Federal tax law allows deferred compensation plans to offer both pre-tax contributions and post-tax Roth
• Current state law limits the state and local administrative deferred compensation plans to only a pre-tax
• It’s dependent district by district, is my understanding, and I’m happy to get you a breakdown.
• We want to be a good partner because 23.5 million people depend on us to do that.

Bills: S7010

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: Roth contributions, deferred compensation, retirement savings, Florida Statutes, tax benefits

Summary: The committee first took up SB 7010, which would authorize post-tax Roth contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, instead of limiting them to pre-tax contributions. After a brief presentation and one waived appearance in support, the bill was rolled and reported favorably. Later, members also recorded affirmative votes on SB 7010 before adjournment. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the Governor’s proposed “Floridians First” budget, presented by Lita Kelly of the Office of Policy and Budget. She outlined a $117.4 billion spending plan with $53.2 billion in general revenue, emphasizing reserves, debt reduction, trust fund sweeps, and targeted reductions in agency positions. Major priorities included K-12 and higher education funding, teacher salary support, school hardening, Everglades and water-quality projects, cancer and behavioral health initiatives, emergency preparedness, law enforcement, corrections staffing and facilities, cybersecurity, transportation, affordable housing, and economic development. Members asked extensive questions about teacher pay, corrections staffing, emergency response reserves, the proposed federal reimbursement for the Everglades detention facility, the Second Amendment sales tax holiday, the animal abuse hotline, and the absence of a specific Hope Florida line item. A major portion of the discussion focused on the Department of Health’s planned changes to the ADAP HIV/AIDS drug assistance program, with public testimony warning that the changes could cut off access to medications for thousands of Floridians and alleging misuse of federal funds. Kelly said she would follow up on several details, including litigation costs, teacher pay comparisons, and ADAP funding questions.

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• The bill defines the eligible person as a child younger than 18, a dependent college age up to 20, a
• dependent college age up to 26, and a disabled handicapped adult.
• Under this bill, they will have two choices: become employed for compensation for at least 80 hours a
• Do not cover able-bodied adults without dependent children.
• And even though the ones that do, some of them don't allow for compensation for surrogacy contracts,

Bills: S0006 , S0026 , S0206 , S0532 , S0576 , S1012 , S1110 , S1178 , S1192 , S1758 , S1760 , S7046 , S7048

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: child welfare, negligence, settlement, injury compensation, Department of Children and Families, motorcycle accident, compensation, Department of Transportation, legal claim, autism, autism spectrum disorder, ASD, special education, exceptional student education, ESE, teacher preparation, educator certification, micro-credential, loan forgiveness, student loan repayment

Bills: HB2013 , HB2292 , HB2334 , HB2349 , HB2350 , HB2845 , HCM2011

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, forest fire, brush removal, defensible space, community hardening, vegetation management, fire-resistant construction, wildland urban interface, WUI, insurance premium tax, property insurance, homeowners insurance, commercial property insurance

Bills: SB1423 , SB1426 , SB1502 , SB1377 , SB1983 , SB1466 , SB1645 , SB1647 , SB1847 , SB1565 , SB1562 , SB1329 , SB1383 , SB1833 , SB1555 , SB1344

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: Oklahoma Hospital Advisory Council, hospital licensure, public health, State Department of Health, State Board of Health, hospital regulations, healthcare regulation, hospital standards, hospital construction, hospital operations, stroke care, stroke system, emergency medical services, EMS transport, psychiatric treatment, chemical dependency treatment, substance use disorder, drug storage, pharmacy, quality indicators

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• What educators compensation equation.
• </c><00:09:22.440><c> And</c> employees plus their dependents. And employees plus their dependents.
• c> skilled</c> compensated fairly for skilled compensated fairly for skilled professional<00:10:22.800
• </c> Like the members of the compensation Like the members of the compensation work<00:20:20.080><c>
• </c> compensated so poorly? compensated so poorly?

Bills: HF3119

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: teacher compensation, educational staff, unlicensed staff, minimum wage, inflation adjustment, education finance

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• This forces the individual to have an emotional dependency on the perpetrator, which conditions the victim
• licensed school nurses are in your school or what's the highest level of education or what does compensation
• ><00:41:37.720><c> or</c><00:41:37.840><c> what</c><00:41:37.960><c> does</c><00:41:38.040><c> compensation
• </c> education or or what does compensation education or or what does compensation look<00:41:38.760>

Bills: HF3119

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: teacher compensation, educational staff, unlicensed staff, minimum wage, inflation adjustment, education finance

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• Second Substitute Bill 5847 is the bill that relates to access to medical care in the workers' compensation
• the Department of Labor and Industries to publish the actuarial indicated rate for each workers' compensation
• the Department of Labor and Industries to publish the actuarial indicated rate for each workers' compensation
• And annual published actuarial indicated rates for each workers' compensation risk classification as
• And Ellen and I must publish the actuarial indicated rates for each worker compensation risk classification

Bills: SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6188

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency

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• And I want to clarify, just with nonpartisan staff, online 1.13 may be compensated.
• And I want to clarify, just with nonpartisan staff, line 1.13 may be compensated.
• Um, it says maybe compensated at a rate of 125 per day.
• Um, chair members, I believe it says maybe compensated at a rate of 125 per day.
• Uh, we currently compensate directors at $55 a day.

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

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• Depending on the types of technology and the network design, construction timelines are going to vary

Bills: HB2684 , HJM4012

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Keywords: social disadvantage, business certification, state guidelines, economic equity, minority-owned businesses, combat veterans, support, military service, injury compensation, veteran affairs

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• Next bill on the calendar is HB583, which is related to compensation for the sheriff.

Bills: HB595 , HB583

Committee: Senate Madison County Legislation

Keywords: boundary alteration, corporate limits, Madison County, City of New Hope, local government, sheriff compensation, salary increase, law enforcement, elected officials

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• residents we care for range from simply the shelter challenge to the most clinically complex ventilator-dependent
• beyond their breaking point when we fail to protect those who provide care, we fail the residents who depend
• :33.800><c> who</c> provide care we fail the residents who provide care we fail the residents who depend
• c> them</c><01:42:35.800><c> underst</c><01:42:36.239><c> Staffing</c><01:42:36.719><c> means</c> depend
• on them underst Staffing means depend on them underst Staffing means grandmothers<01:42:38.440><c> grandparents

Bills: HF1419 , HF500

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation

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• on are put in and families depend on are put in jeopardy.<03:48:47.680><c> And</c><03:48:47.840><c>
• H.R. 8823, a bill to amend the Federal Employees Compensation Act to allow the Secretary of Labor to
• Every fraudulent claim weakens a program that countless injured federal employees depend upon.
• </c><04:31:17.840><c> Ambulance</c> workers compensation system.
• Ambulance workers compensation system.

Bills: HB8823 , HB4541 , HB8790 , HB3029 , HB5578 , HB1722 , HB6330 , HB4123 , HB2069 , HB7283 , HR1118 , HB8205 , HB6238 , HB3491 , HB1493 , HB2001 , HB3747 , HB5160 , HB4348 , HB2821 , HB2715 , HB1703

Keywords: FECA, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, workers' compensation, Department of Labor, medical provider fraud, provider accountability, payment suspension, fraud conviction, health care fraud, federal health care benefit program, state health program, workers compensation medical benefits, program integrity, provider sanctions, injured federal employees, geothermal, next-generation geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, closed-loop geothermal, supercritical geothermal