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• Our system's been in place... ...might cast a shadow over Arizona's system.
• potential great disruption in both the enforceability and integrity of our property tax collection system
• We've heard that from every single state transportation board member.
• We've heard that from every single state transportation board member.
• We've heard that from every single state transportation board member.

Bills: HB2780 , HB4029 , HB4030 , HCR2052

Committees: House Ways & Means , House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Keywords: judicial foreclosure, tax lien, redemption rights, excess proceeds, property auction, income tax, federal tax conformity, revenue analysis, legislative session, tax reporting, municipal fees, county fees, utility rates, moratorium, tax classification, local government, inflation, economic stability, tax increases, cost-of-living protection

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• So, I mean, we can pat ourselves on the back, so we protect the Constitution protects it.
• We can pat ourselves on the back, so we protect the Constitution protects it.
• The community elects the school board. The school board sets the standard.
• And I want to protect those kids the same way you want to protect Lisa.
• And I want to protect those kids the same way you want to protect Lisa.

Bills: HB2950 , HB2978 , HB3132 , HB3242 , HB3467 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB4115 , HB4274

Committee: House Education Oversight

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• OwRB has well documented in telling us the financial challenges to keep up with their system.

Bills: SB1332 , SB1378 , SB1525 , SB1771 , SB1919 , SB1998 , SB2018 , SB260 , SB264

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission

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• And they're declaring—I mean, we've got people who have had emergency contracts to run the license board
• But the whole purpose of contract review is forcing these agencies and these boards to lay on the table
• 00:05:33.360><c> agencies</c><00:05:33.840><c> and</c><00:05:34.080><c> these</c><00:05:34.320><c> boards
• </c> forcing these agencies and these boards forcing these agencies and these boards to<00:05:35.360>
• </c> agencies include all licensing boards agencies include all licensing boards that<00:07:29.599><c

Bills: HB136 , HB137 , HB220 , HB213 , HB256 , HB136 , HB137 , HB220 , HB213 , HB256

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher, Tier I, Tier II, public pension, pension reform, education employees, retirement system, sick leave, cost-of-living adjustment, COLA, beneficiary, lump-sum payout, rollover, service retirement

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• Their board has voted on this. Um, very simple.
• Their board has voted on this. Monaval. Their board has voted on this.
• ><00:09:22.959><c> the</c> about it's about 50 days before the about it's about 50 days before the board
• :09:24.480><c> it</c><00:09:24.640><c> in</c><00:09:24.880><c> action</c><00:09:25.040><c> and</c> board
• can vote to put it in action and board can vote to put it in action and then<00:09:25.360><c> it</c>

Bills: SB66 , SB74 , SB72 , SB149 , SB168 , SB66 , SB74 , SB72 , SB149 , SB168

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: University of Montevallo, trustees, board governance, terms of office, quorum, education, teacher support, loan assistance, acute shortage, Alabama teachers, higher education, adult learners, grant program, education funding, eligibility requirements, teacher certification, military veterans, temporary teaching certificate, workforce development, K-12 education

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• alone and which shall be administered under merit system procedures for personnel administration, and
• some diversity within that board protects the entire state in that process so that we all have projects
• system service.
• system service.
• Some of the other boards, boards and the Senate confirms.

Committee: House State Affairs

Bills: HF2713 , HSB766

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: education savings accounts, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Iowa finance authority, teacher training, licensure, community-based programs, extracurricular activities, school funding, artificial intelligence, AI healthcare, clinical AI, medical AI, autonomous medical practice, AI licensure, health technology regulation, digital health, machine learning, algorithmic medicine, telehealth

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• not change based on care setting or services, and that the recurring charges involve lodging, not board
• The recurring charges involve lodging, not board and lodging, for the person in a continuing care retirement
• We have Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187, protecting patients involved in motor vehicle accidents

Bills: HB2340 , HB2540 , HB2113

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: HB 2340, nursing assistants, nurse aide, substance use disorder monitoring program, monitoring program, credentialing, licensure, disciplinary records, enforcement action, public disclosure, privacy, third-party website, stipend program, financial assistance, treatment costs, drug testing, peer support, recovery, rehabilitation, board-approved program

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• </c> know, certainly the DE has merits. know, certainly the DE has merits.
• I think that there's merit here.
• I think that there's merit here.
• I think that there's merit here.
• I think that there's merit here.

Bills: SF856 , HF3168 , HF3528 , HF389

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, ethnic councils, diversity, governance, state participation, community representation, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, Minnesota Historical Society

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• So the county election board is going to keep track of this.
• School board or any elected office limited distance school board?
• There is due process with the school board.
• Public schools have a school board member who was the president of the school board and the president
• Ran for school board unopposed. Became the school board president and wreaked havoc.

Bills: HB2938 , HB2939 , HB3306 , HB3722 , HB4113 , HB4123

Committee: House Elections and Ethics

Keywords: elections, national elections, state elections, voter intent, election reform, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, campaign finance, ethics, political contributions, candidate committee, Oklahoma legislation, voter registration, political party affiliation, Independent designation, Oklahoma, voter eligibility

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• The bill outlines application information that each institution must submit to the Arizona State Board
• for Private Post-Secondary Education, including evidence to legally operate and financial protections
• Lastly, Senate Bill 1210 applies the student tuition recovery fund protections to students who attend
• for the students and to integrate those institutions into the system.
• until July 1, 2036, and terminates the board on either January 1, 2037, if the board has no outstanding

Bills: SB1210 , SB1370 , SB1422 , SB1423

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Keywords: private postsecondary education, nondomiciled institutions, tuition recovery fund, accreditation, regulations, patriotic youth groups, public school, civic involvement, educational purpose, discrimination, youth access, credit enhancement eligibility board, school financing, public schools, financing assistance, bonding, debt obligations, guaranteed financings, program sunset, statutory continuation

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• drug-free care to address pain and mobility, improves all sorts of things, preventive care, nervous system
• And then for six years, I did serve the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board as the director of
• And then for six years, I did serve the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board as the director of
• The bill defines multi-provider system as a system where the dentist performing the dental procedure
• This bill would abruptly dismantle an already safe, evidence-based system of care.

Bills: SB6138 , SB5899 , SB6072 , SB6094

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: dental procedures, sedation, patient safety, multiprovider system, healthcare regulation, chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, veterinary telehealth, telemedicine, teletriage, teleadvice, animal health, licensed veterinarian, Washington veterinary board, prescription drugs

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• They use the same system. It's costing Florida more money. system. It's costing Florida more money.
• I mean, that means the system works.
• The system works now.
• or something changed in the system that they may have moved.
• Um, part of that system, the voter bank database involves... ... the system, the voter bank database

Bills: HB479 , HB480

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: voting, elections, voter registration, voter rolls, list maintenance, address change, change of address, ERIC, Electronic Registration Information Center, AVID, Alabama Voter Integrity Database, Secretary of State, board of registrars, inactive voter, voter purge, duplicate registration, cross-state voter matching, National Change of Address, NCOA, driver license data

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• Our school board and school boards across the state are innovators.
• Our school board and school boards across the state are innovators.
• I'm the school board chair in North Branch, Minnesota.
• chair in North Branch uh school board chair in North Branch uh Minnesota<00:44:11.960><c> so</c><00:
• We are working to collaborate with the DLI and local workforce boards to get WIOA funds and access to

Bills: HF846 , HF1538 , HF1959

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

Bills: SF222

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: workforce development, job training, employment services, unemployment insurance, taxable wages, employer contributions, adult education, literacy programs, community colleges, workforce board, local workforce boards, internships, student internship fund, STEM internships, skills training, labor standards, workers compensation, job placement, Future Ready Iowa, Iowa Department of Workforce Development

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• </c> these cases it was all over the board these cases it was all over the board and<00:20:33.200><c>
• . we would retain it in into our system. we would retain it in that<00:31:29.600><c> system</c><00:31
• </c><00:53:14.240><c> and</c> disabilities retain protections and disabilities retain protections and
• </c> protect people with disabilities. protect people with disabilities. the<01:25:39.040><c> the</c>
• </c><01:31:26.880><c> Um,</c> activating our 911 system. Um, activating our 911 system.

Bills: HF3661 , HF2380 , HF3468 , HF3483

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: facial recognition, privacy, government surveillance, public safety, data protection, civil liberties, disability rights, discrimination, accommodations, employment, housing, public services, education, civil action, failure to render aid, damages, Minnesota Statutes, legal liability, trespass, civil immigration enforcement

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• A number of taxing districts may impose an EMS levy, including cities, counties, and fire protection
• In Clark County, we have Fire District 3 that protects Battle Ground and the Hockinson area.
• Just under 50,000 people are protected there.
• I serve as... ...most regressive tax system in the country.
• Please protect working families by voting yes on House Bill 2100. Thank you very much.

Bills: HB2334 , HB2140 , HB2326 , HB2100

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: cash transactions, pennies, currency adjustment, economic impact, consumer protection, tax exemption, governmental transfer, agriculture, land use, property tax, emergency medical services, levies, healthcare funding, local government, taxation, excise tax, large companies, payroll expenses, minimum wage, Well Washington fund

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• to prove all five elements of the Consumer Protection Act.
• I'm not a fan of the per se Consumer Protection Act violations.
• But at the board level, my understanding is that most of the boards that are the certifying boards in
• My understanding is that most of the boards that are the certifying boards in the United States for different
• This is not what consumer protection should look like.

Bills: HB2229 , HB2274 , HB2294 , HB1269 , HB1078

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: professional engineers, registration act, licensing, engineering practice, state regulations, email regulation, commercial communications, consumer protection, data privacy, electronic mail, consumer access, real property, food security, medicine access, restriction, pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, financial regulation, pet insurance

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• water supply systems.
• or a municipal water supply system.
• And it adds strain to an already overwhelmed system.
• I'm the chair of the select board down in Carver.
• And, like I said, I'm a director on the board.

Bills: S2732 , S2738 , S2739

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding

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• The Pension Review Board actuarial analysis and the LBB fiscal note are based on the introduced version
• They usually are not agreed to on these unless everybody's on board.
• And Amy Cardona, the executive director of the Pension Review Board.
• You're here testified many times from the Pension Review Board, right? Good morning, Madam Chair.
• The board of the Austin Retired Firefighters Association stands together in support of this bill.

Bills: SB771 , SB2345 , HB135 , HB135

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: diesel fuel tax, tax credit, auxiliary power units, power take-off equipment, refund, energy efficiency, firefighter retirement, municipal contributions, pension system, retirement benefits, funding ratios, sales tax exemption, exotic animals, game animals, agriculture, livestock, civil liability, motor vehicle, legal protection, removal

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard Senate Bill 2345, as a committee substitute, which would reform the Austin Firefighter Retirement Fund. Senator Schwertner explained that the bill is based on an agreed voluntary funding soundness restoration plan between the City of Austin and the fund, and would create a new reduced benefit tier for firefighters hired on or after January 1, 2026, adjust COLAs for current retirees, establish an actuarially determined funding model to address legacy liabilities and 2024 asset losses over 30 years, and add new board seats. Mayor Kirk Watson, city finance staff, the fund executive director, trustees, and retired firefighters all testified in support, describing the measure as an agreed-to, fiscally responsible compromise that protects benefits, supports recruitment, and reduces risk to taxpayers. The committee adopted the committee substitute, but left SB 2345 pending. The committee also heard House Bill 135, which clarifies tax treatment for exotic game or exotic livestock operations by defining them within agricultural exemptions and stating that sales of exotic livestock are not subject to sales and use taxes. Senator Flores described it as a clarification to provide consistency and fairness, and a witness for the Exotic Wildlife Association said it would resolve a Comptroller-related tax issue and benefit ranchers, landowners, and hunters. The committee closed public testimony and reported HB 135 favorably to the full Senate, with a motion to place it on the local and uncontested calendar. Senate Bill 771, by Senator Hinojosa, was also heard and later reported favorably. The bill would allow diesel fuel used in auxiliary power units or power takeoff units to qualify for the same fuel tax credit or refund already available for gasoline, correcting an inadvertent exclusion from the 2003 motor fuel tax rewrite. A witness supported the bill as a matter of tax equity. The committee then considered House Bill 1109, the House companion to SB 935, which exempts counties from certain motor fuel taxes on fuel used in county vehicles; Senator Hall explained it as simply exempting government agencies from paying the tax on their own vehicles. HB 1109 was reported favorably to the full Senate. The committee adjourned after completing its business.