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• You know, my Bexar County military... city USA family.
• Currently, Bexar County is an offline county, but they are transitioning over to an online county.
• With offline counties, um, not that I can think of.
• So the three questions: How will this affect online counties versus offline counties?
• Rates offline counties will need to incur.

Bills: HCR46 , HB1389 , HB3359 , HB5629

Committee: House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: commemoration, military, navy seal, honor, January 12, Nathan Gage Ingram, military funeral honors, JROTC, veterans, training, grant program, military honors, community engagement, funeral services, education grants, community service, HB 3359, veteran status, Texas Veterans Commission, veterans services

Bills: SB90 , SB255 , SB268

Committees: House Tourism , House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: Green County, racing, pari-mutuel wagering, gaming regulations, commission appointments, historical horse racing, local tax, SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8

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• Sent from the board of the Texas Public Charter School Association to the board of Valeri, which is,
• National Board Certified Teachers.
• Board.
• master's board teachers.
• All of you not only were on school. boards were presidents of school boards.

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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• I am president of the Board of Trustees. of the Texas Business Leadership Council.
• Bonin do it in my school districts that I share with in Galveston County with Dr.
• Pre-K Today, based in Tarrant County, plays a critical intermediary role. supporting 35 independently
• I serve rural Parker County, so all the small districts outside of Weatherford ISD.
• Parker County. I had an uncle who's a football coach in Weatherford ISD.

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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• doesn't actually pay teachers; the school boards do.
• This is compared to 44% for Dallas County and 48% for our state.
• So the 14 counties, which we call first tier, are those counties that abut the ocean.
• So this isn't just a 14 county issue dealing with property.
• I believe I worked with him at TEA when I was on the State Board of Education.

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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• Some property insurers categorize risks by county, so risks like hurricanes.
• member was added for a certain urban county appraisal.
• And if you're doing an across the board increase.
• Aren't they involved in an across-the-board assessment of what's going on?
• and before that the legislative education board. board, along with the LBB, to conduct these studies

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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• The board members are all appointed by the executive director. They serve at no pay.
• And thank you for asking that as the board members are all.
• my district there's different counties where ranchers have to go and register in different counties can
• so that requires me to physically drive to each one of those counties.
• So this bill would provide that in Williamson County east of I-35.

Bills: SB384 , SB503 , SB565 , SB616 , SB740

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: hunting license, fishing license, donation, operation game thief fund, wildlife conservation, livestock, electronic registry, marks and brands, Texas Animal Health Commission, animal identification, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement, enforcement suspension, utility consolidation, regionalization, water supply, sewer

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water and Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened under the leadership of Chairman Kelly Hancock, who opened the meeting with a prayer in remembrance of Chairman Perry, who was absent due to a personal loss. The session focused on the discussions surrounding SB384, which aims to support the longstanding initiative known as Operation Game Thief. Senator Flores presented the bill, emphasizing its essential role in the fight against poaching through public support. The operation has a successful track record of convictions but is currently dependent on donations and merchandise sales for funding. The committee aimed to vote on multiple bills during this session, contingent on achieving a quorum. Notably, discussions also revolved around fiscal notes on two bills that were set aside for later consideration, indicating the committee's intention to carefully manage their legislative decisions. The meeting showcased a productive atmosphere, with committee members actively engaged in the review and potential advancement of key legislative measures.

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• This bill is clear to align school board elections with our November elections.

Bills: SB1734 , SB1630 , SB1894 , SB1975 , SB1432 , SB1437 , SB1812 , SB346 , SB1250 , SB710 , SB1489 , SB2045 , SB1614

Committee: House Common Education

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out

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• And inflation is something nobody likes across the board. So, thank you.
• The board is clear. Senator Fesi has made a motion to report House Bill 512 favorable.
• The board is clear. We do have two cards, Commissioner Strain.
• The board is clear.
• He's currently got 26 members on the board. He's removing...

Bills: HCR77 , HB81 , HB512 , HB663 , HB717 , HB1194

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development

Keywords: crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2B program, H-2A program, labor shortage, temporary workers, Louisiana economy, HCR77, crawfish industry, H-2B visa, seasonal labor, agriculture, immigration, arborist, property disputes, tree trimming, neighborhood, landowner rights, Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District, board of commissioners

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• Representative Wilder, the board is clear. Representative Wilder, the board is clear.
• Okay, the board is clear.
• Okay, the board is clear.
• Our charter law allows two entities to authorize charter schools: local school boards or the State Board
• or the state board.

Bills: HB256 , HB272 , HB350 , HB363 , HB386 , HB434 , HB445 , HB690

Committee: House Education

Keywords: mandatory reporting, school employees, child protection, training requirements, Department of Children and Family Services, education, reading program, student eligibility, literacy, school performance, R.E.A.D. program, book distribution, École Pointe-au-Chien, French immersion, public school, Terrebonne Parish, grade levels, independent school, virtual school, extracurricular activities

Bills: SB95 , HB322 , SB95 , HB322

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: underground facilities, excavation safety, One-Call Notification System, utility protection, public safety, underground damage prevention, notification system, construction safety, pipeline protection, utility management, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, director compensation, municipality, electricity supply, board of directors, postpartum depression, postnatal care, maternal mental health, perinatal depression, postpartum screening

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• And in 1996, the ...serve on his higher education transition team, and in 1996, the Board of Regents
• educational excellence quickly earned the confidence and admiration of state leaders, prompting the Board
• The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors selected Dr.
• It just puts procurement in alignment with other state entities for the Sewage and Water Board.
• It just puts procurement in alignment with other state entities for the Sewage and Water Board.

Bills: SR146 , SCR12 , HB221 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR58 , HB1 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3 , HB2 , HB3 , SCR3 , SB56 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR5 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR62 , HCR64 , HCR68 , HCR78 , HCR81 , HCR86 , HCR97 , HCR102 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB158 , HB160 , HB169 , HB227 , HB251 , HB289 , HB330 , HB394 , HB410 , HB429 , HB769 , HB971 , HB1017 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB310 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB403 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB812 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1038 , HB1107 , SB29 , SB42 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB43 , SB149

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

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• Um, when I look at the National Registry of EMTs there, there's 20 board members there.
• </c> executive board. No substantive changes. executive board. No substantive changes.
• </c> um responsibility passed to the counties um responsibility passed to the counties with<01:04:55.359
• Making sure that when people are dual citizens and they're working with a county, the county is informing
• </c> provision, but um I think the counties provision, but um I think the counties and<01:41:09.280><

Bills: HF3935 , HF2216 , HF4354 , HF4210 , HF4212

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• This right, she is the OSU Partner Board scholarship recipient and a FCCLA state officer.
• He is on the OERB, that's the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board of Directors, and wants to attend OU to
• We appreciate all of our school counselors, especially two that are in Inola County: my dear wife, Renee
• , who's a counselor at Inola County Technology Center, and then my daughter, who said she would never

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370 , HB2937 , HB3419 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3267 , HB3268 , HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• I moved that the communication dated June 17, 2025, sent from the Secretary of State election board to
• She is a board-certified urogynecologist who helps women with pelvic floor issues and has been practicing
• She has been active in OPA's medical advisory committee, a member of the former HCA committee, and OPA's
• behavioral health advisory committee representative and serves as a member of the quality assurance
• I'm calling for a state question that freezes property tax growth across the board.

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370 , HB2937 , HB3419 , HB3264 , HB3266 , HB3267 , HB3268 , HB3310 , HB4311 , HB3841 , HB3024 , HB3075

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

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• That's East Whatcom County and East Skagit County, and I'm here to help make our process simpler and
• to keeping, maintaining, and making available summaries of animal patient records must align with board
• year of in-clinic practice with hands-on experience, and they have to certify those days with the board
• amendment removes the specification that a licensed midwife may delegate certain tasks to an International Board-Certified
• who has obtained specialty certification in the certified nurse practitioner designation through a board-approved

Bills: HB2384 , HB2402 , HB2505 , HB1904 , HB2145 , HB2182 , HB2211 , HB2242 , HB2247 , HB2329 , HB2339

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: continuing care retirement community, CCRC, life plan community, senior housing, retirement community, long-term care, assisted living, nursing home, actuarial analysis, solvency, financial oversight, resident contracts, entrance fee, disclosure statement, registration, insurance commissioner, DSHS, consumer protection, elder care, aging services

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• Before you is Senate Bill 5825 relating to authorizing the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit
• Before you is Senate Bill 5825 relating to authorizing the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit
• The bill before you authorizes the Leadership Board to solicit gifts, grants, and endowments, as the
• Liquor and Cannabis Board, 25% improvement in liquor licensing from 2024 to 2025.
• Liquor and cannabis board, 25% improvement in liquor licensing from 2024 to 2025.

Bills: SCR8406 , SB5825 , SB5842 , SB5863 , SB5840 , SB5827 , SB5968

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, Washington State Leadership Board, WSLB, gift acceptance, grants, endowments, private funding, public funding, fundraising, state board, youth leadership, civic engagement, leadership development, Washington World Fellows, sports mentoring, Boundless Washington

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• The remaining 90 percent is designated as county money and is distributed to eligible counties.
• My county auditor, Steve Dunkel, is vastly different than the King County auditor or the Spokane County
• My county auditor, Steve Dunkel, is vastly different than the King County auditor or the Spokane County
• offices in our counties.
• where one county is using ranked choice voting and one county is not.

Bills: HB2104 , HB1903 , HB1909 , HB1982 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2210 , HB2215 , HB2271 , HB2345 , HB2355 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2397 , HB2418 , HB2429 , HB2442 , HB2479 , HB2481 , HB2681 , HB2688 , HB2714

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts

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• We want to have that centralized Secretary of State's office and moving this board.
• I'm here on behalf of the Washington State Association of County Auditors.
• I'm the elected King County Director of Elections.
• I want to make clear, because I was a county auditor for years, that this is not going to say that county
• Yes, my name is Rick Vermeers, certified election observer in Clark County.

Bills: SB6081 , SB5902 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB5892 , SB5973

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: SB 6081, Washington privacy, sex designation, gender marker, nonbinary, transgender, vital records, birth certificate, death certificate, fetal death, stillbirth, driver license, ID card, Department of Licensing, public records exemption, confidential records, record sealing, data sharing, government records, privacy

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• Senator Yak, you are recognized to present the nomination of Marla Tharpe for the board of trustees of
• It is my honor again to present Miss Marla Tharpe as for your consideration as a member of the Board
• I would like to remind the nominee that although You, members, I have served on the trustee board for
• What are some of the biggest challenges you've faced as a board?
• So you're saying this now aligns with the pension boards' missions. Thank you for the question.

Bills: HB3057 , HB3279 , HB4428 , HB3420

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, employment restrictions, state officers, prohibited acts, government contracts, public service, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty