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• Of course, it's mapping to the 23.5 for asset preservation rather than 8.6, but could you break out how
• How that would map against this, please, Mr. Johnson or Mr. Ladd?
• course it's mapping to the 23 .5 for course it's mapping to the 23 .5 for asset asset asset preservation
• recommendation<00:58:07.200> how<00:58:07.400> that<00:58:07.520> would<00:58:07.720> map
• recommendation how that would map recommendation how that would map against<00:58:08.480> this

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I rise in support of Representative Soto's bill, H.R. 900, the Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025.
• I'm excited to see my colleague, Representative uh Darren Stohole Mapping Act today on the floor.
• But with effective sinkhole mapping, we can do even more.
• But with effective sinkhole mapping, we can do even more.
• Yet we don't have a comprehensive mapping system to help first responders and community planners.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Allowing concurrent review of parcel maps, splits, and these housing projects can create efficiency in
• Right now, a homeowner doing an urban lot split must run the subdivision map and the housing approval
• Local agencies still review every map and every permit.
• Allowing the condo map and related housing review to move concurrently would make ADU ownership more
• For example, final occupancy of the housing units can be conditioned on the recordation of the final map

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• interactive version makes it easier to compare data among districts or across years through geographic maps
• This map shows the percentage change in adjusted average daily attendance by district between 2015 and
• This map shows starting teacher salaries by district in 2024.
• This<00:36:31.040> map<00:36:31.440> shows<00:36:32.000> starting<00:36:32.480><
• c> teacher<00:36:32.880> salaries This map shows starting teacher salaries This map shows

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:09 Roll call 00:00:24 Election of Co-Chairs 00:01:11 Office of Education Accountability Annual Report 00:04:41 Office of Education Accountability District Data Profiles, School Year 2024 00:23:50 Update from the Education Professional Standards Board 00:58:19 Adjournment 01:08:00, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened its first meeting with roll call and procedural business, including elections of co-chairs. The House elected Representative Truett as House co-chair, and the Senate elected Senator Denine as Senate co-chair. After the organizational votes, the committee heard the Office of Educational Accountability’s annual report, beginning with Brian Jones and Deborah Nelson describing OEA’s investigations and research divisions and recent staffing turnover. On the investigations side, OEA said it handled complaints only when submitted in writing and generally opened cases only when it had enough facts to evaluate. Jones reported complaint volume declined from 805 in 2023 to 738 in 2024, with 325 in the first half of the current year. He outlined the kinds of matters OEA investigates, including school-based council issues, open meetings, board eligibility, nepotism, conflicts of interest, certification, activity funds, and surplus property, while noting that routine personnel matters, bullying, child interviews, and cases tied to litigation are generally handled locally or referred elsewhere. He also said OEA refers special education, assessment/testing, discrimination, and serious misconduct matters to the appropriate agencies, and that he did not see a need for statutory changes to improve OEA’s work, though he said cases should move more quickly. The research division presentation focused on OEA’s district data profiles and annual research agenda. Nelson explained that OEA reviews KDE-reported data and underlying datasets to verify accuracy, analyze trends, and produce reports for the General Assembly. She highlighted 2024 publications on district governance models and student achievement, and said this year’s agenda includes district data profiles, student discipline analysis, and a review of early childhood regional training centers. She also noted OEA received an NCSL notable document award for its 2023 staffing shortages report, its 10th such award. Sabrina Smith then walked through the district data profiles, which compile demographic, staffing, finance, and performance data for all 171 districts, plus statewide and comparative data. She noted changes in the report format, the continued availability of an online interactive version, and several trends: adjusted average daily attendance declined statewide from 2015 to 2024; the counselor-to-student ratio has improved but has not yet reached the statutory goal of one counselor per 250 students; the share of teachers moving from rank three to rank two has declined; special education identification has risen from 13% to 16%; and starting teacher salaries vary widely by district, with Kentucky’s average starting salary around $40,000 ranking near the bottom compared with surrounding states and the nation. Members asked about the history of the research division and whether the paper copies of the district profiles would continue, and staff said the printed versions would continue unless legislators asked otherwise.

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• And so I just wanted to add that part of the work of the LESC over the last few years has been mapping
• And so I think we would look to all of you to really help us map out the appropriate research questions

Keywords: 996, all

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• strongest champion imaginable for Apache Junction here in this committee, but I think we took a look at the map
• It has been kind of left off of the map, and then recently, as of the last redistricting, it was absorbed

Bills: HB2065, HB2066, HB2071, HB2106, HB2237, HB2258

Keywords: appropriation, housing, Apache Junction, affordable housing, rehabilitation, blight abatement, broadband, fiber optic, technology, connectivity, infrastructure, rural development, workforce hub, health services, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, HB2258, Arizona tourism

Summary: The Committee on Rural Economic Development met briefly, adopted its committee rules, and heard several bills focused largely on Apache Junction, La Paz County, broadband, transportation, and rural economic development. HB 2258 would add La Paz County to Area 4 for representation on the Tourism Advisory Council and was described as correcting an omission; it passed unanimously 7-0. HB 2065 appropriates $9.5 million for Apache Junction housing infrastructure, rehabilitation, and blight abatement; members discussed statewide housing shortages and the need for targeted rural-adjacent investment, and the bill passed 6-1. The committee then considered HB 2066, which appropriates $8 million for broadband and fiber optic expansion in Apache Junction. The sponsor emphasized rural connectivity and safety concerns, especially for the Navajo Nation and students, and expressed openness to federal BEAD funding and amendments; the bill passed 6-1. HB 2106, an emergency measure to direct undistributed county transportation excise tax revenues to ADOT for Pinal County road projects, was explained as a way to use escrowed funds for the voters’ intended purpose after litigation over the tax; it passed unanimously 7-0. Finally, HB 2071 would appropriate $15.5 million for a rural business and workforce hub, infrastructure revitalization, and a rural health and community services facility in Apache Junction. Members discussed whether the proposal should be broadened to other rural areas and the need for accountability and possible amendments, including for the Navajo Nation; it passed 6-1. The chair noted that one remaining bill would be held for the next agenda, and the committee adjourned.

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• we referenced 1870, 1979, the famous Killer Bees, 2003, Senate Dems broke quorum on a redistricting map
• They were the only ones that were preventing these inevitable maps to be passed.

Bills: HB18

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• um so uh the scope of the bill the map um so uh the scope of the bill it<00:34:07.559> was<00
• And to go on in a place where 90% of your substance abuse treatment is not even on the map, um, is, I
• And to go on in a place where 90% of your substance abuse treatment is not even on the map, um, is, I
• You're going to have to get it on the map.
• say, if you want to truly make progress in that area, you're going to have to get it on the map.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2. The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process. During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.

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• In the written report before you, we've included a map of where all these structures are in their near
• On page 114, these are the map of distances between Bubble Inn and selected structures at Camp Mystic
• And so this shows you the distances between each, and then that's visually depicted on the two maps that

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And some of the facts that are in there are really quite interesting. ...and kind of gives us a road map
• interesting. ...some of the facts that are in there are really quite interesting and kind of gives us a road map
• I really want us to make sure that as we looked at the map that Alliance for us and a lot of our state

Summary: The subcommittee first recognized the Arkansas Community Colleges Leadership Institute and received a brief DHS update on the Living Choices Assisted Living Waiver reimbursement process, including that the new cost-reporting period began in January and provider/contractor calls are underway. The main presentation then focused on SNAP and TANF, with DHS describing federal changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill that tighten SNAP work requirements for adults ages 18 to 64 without certain exemptions, remove some prior exemptions, and add new federal definitions for Native American populations. DHS also reviewed SNAP Employment and Training providers, their service areas, projected budgets, participant characteristics, and outcomes, noting that the program is currently voluntary but will shift toward mandatory participation for those subject to the new rules. Members asked detailed questions about how mandatory participation will be implemented, how referrals will be made, what other training options exist, how verification of work, volunteering, disability, and exemptions will be handled, and whether DHS has enough funding and provider capacity. DHS said it will conduct verbal and written notices during eligibility interviews, make direct referrals to providers, use six-month recertifications and documentation from employers or volunteer organizations, and apply sanctions for noncompliance after determining whether a good cause exists. Members also requested additional data, including age breakdowns of at-risk SNAP recipients, provider-level outcomes and costs, and information on other training programs such as WIOA. The committee then moved to Medicaid community engagement requirements for ARHOME, which DHS said are also required by the same federal law and must be implemented by January 1, 2027. DHS said it is preparing policy, system changes, communications, and a customer-service/outbound verification vendor, and plans a soft launch beginning in July to help clients understand what would be required if the rule were already in effect. Members raised concerns about timing, local versus central decision-making, and how clients in rural areas will be notified and assisted. The meeting concluded with broader discussion of the committee’s workforce-development goals, the recently released Alliance for Opportunity audit, and interest in continuing the contract with that group to help guide future reforms.

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• we have no idea how the jurisdictions are going to do this, but yes, you could, you could define the map
• You could do it with a map drawn, you know, a literal map. You could say centers and corridors.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Do we have a map of where all these projects are? Mr.
• There's a map associated with every one of these projects.
• But there is a map with these. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• But, you know, as well as cybersecurity on the pipes and and our our maps are very restricted and who
• we you know, you can see those maps on the security questions I'm trying to think of.
• We are so of the 14 service areas you see here on the map, we do have are probably regret largest growth

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• I have a hydrological map of Florida on the door of my office, and there is water everywhere.
• So most addresses, according to Google AI, are within 1,000 feet of some mapped water feature.
• That's a mapped water feature, not just an unmapped water feature.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee met to consider three bills. HB 199, relating to Veterans Court, was presented as a repeat measure aligning Veterans Court procedures with mental health and drug court laws and allowing post-adjudicatory referrals. A technical amendment was adopted, numerous witnesses waived in support, and the bill passed unanimously 17-0. The committee then took up HB 45, which would add public swimming pools and public bathing places to existing sex offender residency, work, volunteer, and visitation restrictions. The sponsor argued it would protect children and apply only to specified sex offenses. Several members and public witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s definitions were overly broad, could effectively ban registrants from much of Florida, and could increase homelessness and make offenders harder to track. An amendment narrowing the bill’s scope and definitions was adopted after debate, and the bill passed 11-5 as amended. Finally, HB 17, the Jason Rayner Act, was heard to clarify that force may not be used to resist an arrest by an officer acting in the performance of official duties, retain good-faith language, add manslaughter to offenses requiring a life sentence when reclassified, and increase the severity level for battery on a law enforcement officer. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen protections for officers; opponents argued it could sweep in accidental or less culpable conduct, while supporters said existing law already covered serious cases. A clarifying amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 16-0 as amended. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is our Restoring Our Communities service provider map. Right now, we are Next slide.
• And I do want to point out on this map that not everyone in each county is receiving the same funding
• So, some of those are our continuum of care So they're all kind of lumped into one map.

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• One of the focuses there was on hosting capacity maps which can be. ...beneficial to expanding DERs.
• Bell, the maps that Mr. Sobers talked... ...about in your response to that?
• safety, knowing when they come on and what are putting on these distribution systems in terms of the maps

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

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• OF 30 STATE LITERACY DIRECTORS ACROSS THE 20 REGIONS OF THE STATE YOU CAN SEE ARE SHOWN HERE ON THE MAP
• WE PROVIDE OUR DIRECTORS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THAT'S GOT THE REGIONS, THE BEAUTY OF OUR STATE REGION
• HERE IS A MAP OF WHERE WE ARE. THE CONSORTIUM REACH ALL THE WAY TO WALTON COUNTY.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• state that I wanted to talk about this morning in respect to creative industries are: our new asset map
• On the right-hand side of that slide, you'll see a resource map and directory.
• What's nice about this resource map is the way it is designed actually by region, so you can click a

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• So if you look at this map, this is the downtown zone in Durham.
• I'm sorry, this is a zoning map. That's the only reason.
• It's like unless you're really familiar with Durham zoning, unfortunately, the map is not as helpful.
• <04:03:23.199> I'm campus that's what I'm say map I'm campus that's what I'm say map I'm asking
• I I'm sorry this this is a this map I I'm sorry this this is a zoning<04:03:36.279> map<04:03

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, Kentucky, this bill, House Bill 652, deals with Kentucky school data mapping in the data program.
• process so they have the most mapping process so they have the most up-to-date<01:38:29.679> and<
• The third thing it does is ensures the mapping data is compatible with software systems already
• Uh, gentlemen, I'm curious to know how this mapping project would be different from the comprehensive
• mapping already done by the Kentucky Center for...

Keywords: 958, all