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• Counties like ours have many capital projects.
• From a delivery perspective, this bill addresses a recurring issue we encounter on large capital projects
• AB 2134 will establish standard minimum protections for parental leave for city council members across
• These are not large capital projects, but routine facility needs that should be completed quickly and
• In the case at hand, Redondo Beach allocated hundreds of units to sites that, even with a minimum of

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Act statutes, this is one of the things that your Department of Labor has always done: enforce the minimum
• But one of the things the Department of Labor has always done is try to…” “…enforce the minimum wage
• It certainly was, and particularly in the 2010s, the system made a number of venture capital investments
• And, of course, with venture capital, you never expect that they're all going to succeed.
• But as I was saying, with venture capital, you know you're going to have some that are going to fail.

Summary: The committee first reviewed several wage-claim and labor-related litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing. Members questioned the department’s authority and jurisdiction, whether it was acting like a court, and why it sought attorney’s fees and costs. Department staff explained that the claims arose under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act and related labor statutes, that the department investigates small wage claims and can file suit when informal resolution fails, and that filing fees are waived by statute though service costs may be incurred. The committee reviewed individual cases, including one where the employer had not proven cash payments, another that had already been paid and dismissed, and a third where service could not yet be completed. The committee then voted to review or batch-file the labor items. The University of Arkansas System then reported on three pending lawsuits under the litigation-notification statute. One case involving a tenured professor alleging age and race discrimination had already been resolved and dismissed after the university re-engaged in discussions about a position. A second case involving a former employee alleging ADA and FMLA retaliation was moving forward after partial dismissal and an answer denying liability. A third case involved a former vendor employee alleging retaliation tied to a parking ticket; members asked about individual-capacity exposure for a university police sergeant, and counsel explained that punitive damages could potentially create personal exposure. The committee reviewed each report. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000, with interest and penalties waived, and the committee approved it. The Claims Commission then presented several claims and settlements, including an unpaid salary differential for the Department of Health, reissued warrants, unpaid bills for DHS, and multiple negotiated settlements involving UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT; these were generally approved or batched for approval. The most extensive discussion involved a settlement between the Teacher Retirement System and Tetronics International Limited in liquidation, arising from losses tied to the failed Blue Oak project; members questioned the company’s liquidation status, the prior investment loss, and why the matter was settling for $65,000, and the committee ultimately affirmed the settlement. The committee also heard a disputed tax-sale claim involving the Commissioner of State Lands, where a claimant argued that excess proceeds from a 2009 tax sale should have gone to her family rather than escheating to the county. After testimony from the claimant and counsel, members debated sovereign immunity, heirship, and whether the committee could or should award the $4,200 overage. The motion was amended and then replaced with a motion to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session, which passed. Finally, the committee considered an appeal by Andrew Simpson challenging dismissal of his claim against the Arkansas Court of Appeals; after Simpson and court staff explained the underlying dispute, the committee reviewed the dismissal and the matter was held over for further consideration.

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• House Bill 59 raises the minimum sentence from a second-degree felony resulting in death from 18 to 25
• So, first-degree non-capital, this has been a New Mexico Attorney General.
• First-degree non-capital felonies also have an 18-year penalty.
• Yeah, that's really scary that we don't have a minimum.
• And I know this doesn't even add a minimum; it just increases the amount of time that they could put

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• <00:09:31.279> lot that can be built include minimum lot that can be built include minimum
• By imposing parking minimums, cities also hugely increase the cost of housing.
• By imposing parking minimums, cities also hugely increase the cost of housing.
• By imposing parking minimums, cities also hugely increase the cost of housing.
• Mandatory parking minimums are an arbitrary overreach of local government power.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that prohibits the adding language that prohibits the at<01:30:32.280> a<01:30:32.360> minimum
• 33.600> towing<01:30:34.760> of<01:30:35.360> a Representative Ewa Moku, at a minimum

Bills: SB2613, SB2543, SB2398, SB2046, SB2800, SB2818, SB2973, SB2367, SB2907, SB3067, SB3053, SB2944, SB2074, SB2596

Keywords: public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Kauai, Maui, Honolulu, Kaimuki Middle School, Wilcox Elementary School, school property

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 2613, SD1, HD1, relating to public school land transfer. The Attorney General’s office and the Department of Education supported the bill’s technical cleanup of Act 307, but strongly opposed a new provision that would convey school parcels containing public and school library facilities to the Hawaii State Public Library System. They argued the added transfer language conflicted with Act 307’s purpose of consolidating school land for more efficient school operations, and said existing law already allows co-located library use through rights of entry, licenses, or other agreements. The library system supported the bill and said it was trying to resolve longstanding operational conflicts on shared school-campus libraries, especially where public access, construction, and campus safety issues arise. Members questioned whether the Board of Education should simply mediate the dispute, whether the bill was the right solution, and whether a formal memorandum of agreement might be a better approach than a land transfer. The library system described years of difficulty coordinating with DOE on projects and said it needed a clearer process to complete work and spend CIP funds. Discussion also touched on a Kauai parcel in the bill, identified as a tennis court, and whether resurfacing could be completed before any transfer. The Attorney General indicated that if the goal is to preserve library uses while keeping title with the state, DLNR or another documented arrangement may be more appropriate than transferring fee title to the library system. The committee then heard SB 2543 SD2 HD1, relating to state construction projects. DAGS supported the measure, and the Hawaii Ironworkers Stabilization Fund and Hawaii Building Construction Trade Council strongly supported it, saying the bill would help spot-check high-cost projects and reduce waste from overruns and delays. One testifier opposed the bill, arguing the proposed construction manager role was too limited and that DAGS needed more training, decentralized authority, and better internal decision-making rather than a new layer of oversight. Supporters said the bill was intended as a pilot program to address repeated cost overruns and improve accountability on state construction projects.

Bills: HB2240, SB896, SB2060, SB2152, SB2315, SB2544, SB2577, SB2580, SB99, SB2110, SB2115, SB2259, SB2382, SB2442, SB2485, SB895, SB2112, SB3019

Keywords: appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance

Bills: HB3880, HB3263, HB2970, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB4117, HB3428, HB4275, HB3257, HB3901, HB4298, HB4260, HB2981, HB3695, HB2960, HB3967, HB3968, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342, HB2940, HB4295, HB4196, HB3134, HB1016

Keywords: Oklahoma Today Magazine, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism promotion, advertising sales, commission pay, employee bonus, sales commission, digital publication, print publication, sponsorships, bulk subscriptions, newsstand sales, ancillary products, public records, procurement exemption, administrative procedures exemption, tourism magazine, revenue sharing, executive director, state agency compensation

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• legislature passed Senate Bill 1743, which authorized the commission to refer cases to the Office of Capital
• Under the current law, the commission can only refer a case to the Office of Capital and Forensic Rights
• It provides access. to the Office of Capital and Forensic Rights for individuals without representation
• Benjamin Wolfe, I'm with the Office of Capital and Forensic Rights, and I'm testifying on this bill.

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

Bills: SB614, SB872, SB1199, SB1212, SB1278, SB1573, SB1588, SB1602, SB1660, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2146, SB2177, SB2373, SB2460, SB2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• Cases to the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs for potential post-conviction relief for flawed or
• The current law, the commission can only refer a case to the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs if
• Provides access to the officer of Capital Forensic Rit for individuals without representation for forensic
• I'm with the Office of Capital and Forensic Rits, and I'm testifying on this bill.

Bills: SB 614, SB 872, SB 1199, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1573, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1660, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2146, SB 2177, SB 2373, SB 2460, SB 2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• more than 10% of the voting interest in a company or having at least a 10% stake in its profits or capital
• highest level of academic outcomes, a room clear disrupts that learning environment. would you tell minimum
• to do about But the parents, I think we start with our economic situation here in Texas. have no minimum
• question to you, and then who are the vendors that are supposed to capitalize on this bill?

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

Bills: SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB413, SB427, SB499, SB583, SB621, SB673, SB840, SB850, SB854, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB 15

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• My name is Sam Kger with Hill Capital Strategies, representing our client Circle Pines Deputy Register
• It sets a minimum of 58.5% for transportation system repair and roadway replacement, and a maximum of
• > um<01:19:40.480> sustainable minimum investment levels um sustainable minimum investment
• <01:22:51.760> investment stable and minimum investment stable and minimum investment levels
• <01:31:26.960> highway program and the capital highway program and the capital highway improvement

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Whereas following the completion of the major capital restoration project, Representative Murphy was
• had no context for what capital had no context for what capital investment<00:16:52.240> meant
• She was the of the state capital.
• <01:10:03.280> investment you have served on capital investment you have served on capital
• few years as chair of the capital few years as chair of the capital investment<01:12:12.159>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The report also includes language on class size minimums that was passed in the miscellaneous education
• use on the General Fund, the Transportation on the General Fund, the Transportation Fund, and the capital
• leads limited or inconsistent cost savings limited or inconsistent cost savings once transportation, capital
• A minimum class size that I feel will disproportionately affect smaller schools and the criteria incumbent

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• If the crime is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor, then the minimum term of confinement for the offense
• Currently, the minimum term of confinement for a Class A misdemeanor. In Texas is 0 days.
• Your register is Gerald Demon from the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Yes.
• Um, Last year Capital Metro, a bus operator was attacked and robbed by just requesting that they pay

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• So that's the key, is that I think capitalism will take care of that.
• And capitalism must be driving that supply and demand.
• Sounds like capitalism and democracy are working just fine there.
• And I would argue, I know there were some comments about capitalism, and I love capitalism.
• And again, it goes back to the market value and capitalism.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Decades of policy decisions have driven capital out of California's refining sector, leaving...
• Policy decisions have driven capital out of California's refining sector, leaving us more dependent on
• Because we are able to see at a minimum what their competitors don't see, right?
• how the minimum inventory rulemaking moves forward.
• They have minimum inventory requirements for refined products, and their work.

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• months, which is considered a minimum months, which is considered a minimum length<00:10:16.000>
• And yet that's a big cost driver in both human capital and fiscal capital related to SUD.
• <00:12:36.240> and cost driver in both human capital and cost driver in both human capital
• fiscal capital related to SUD. fiscal capital related to SUD.
• essential for building recovery capital essential for building recovery capital that<00:19:28.400

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Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the November 12 minutes by voice vote, and then heard a presentation from former Governor Ernie Fletcher and Dave Johnson on Medicaid reimbursement for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Fletcher argued that addiction should be treated as a chronic disease requiring a longer continuum of care, not just short residential stays, and said recovery should combine clinical treatment with social supports such as housing, transportation, employment, peer coaching, and recovery housing. He cited data on overdose trends, low treatment rates, and high costs for people with SUD, and said current reimbursement models create poor incentives and do not adequately support long-term recovery or measure outcomes well. Fletcher proposed a “carve through” model administered at the MCO level with standardized metrics, data sharing, and an independent recovery coordinator that would assess patients, coordinate care, and connect them to clinical and social recovery services. He suggested using bundled payments, shared savings, and partial risk arrangements, with recovery housing reimbursed on a PMPM or weekly basis and funded in part through existing Medicaid spending and other sources such as opioid abatement funds. He also emphasized peer support, telemedicine, criminal justice coordination, workforce and education supports, and the use of technology, including text messaging and possibly AI, to maintain long-term follow-up and identify relapse risk. Members questioned how the model would work in practice, especially the education and staffing requirements for recovery coordinators, reimbursement levels, and how many patients each coordinator or peer would serve. Fletcher said peers could be certified and would need additional training in assessments such as ASAM and recovery residence standards, but he did not give a precise salary figure, saying the market and bundled rates would determine that. He also said follow-up should continue for years, noting relapse risk over the first 18 to 24 months and that meaningful employment and ongoing peer contact help sustain recovery. No formal vote or action was taken on the substance use presentation.