Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• We're looking for a level playing field for small businesses to compete, an equal access to critical
• and the executive branch have carefully crafted fair policies to ensure That small businesses can compete
• If we are serious about supporting small businesses, we need to ensure they have a fair shot at competing
• And when these companies compete and innovate, they drive down cost for everyone, and more importantly
• And when these companies compete and innovate, they drive down cost for everyone, and more importantly

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Anyway, you're already self-evaluating yourself.
• TEA will dictate teacher evaluation.
• I've had the privilege of evaluating over 1,300 students.
• Each of my evaluations requires a minimum of 8 to 10 hours of direct evaluation and a warm welcome. one-on-one
• Evaluation is. consuming and thus expensive.

Bills: HB2, HB2

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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• So there's some kind of competing guidelines. Um, but we're stuck with the other one.
• there's some kind of competing there's some kind of competing guidelines.<01:20:49.199> Um
• ><01:30:19.280> to systems as needed without having to systems as needed without having to compete
• 20.080> the<01:30:20.239> other<01:30:20.400> priorities<01:30:20.719> in compete
• with all the other priorities in compete with all the other priorities in the<01:30:20.960> banial

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

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• Our job is to ask questions, evaluate the merits of a bill.
• 34:40.000> a<00:34:40.119> bill<00:34:40.679> I'll<00:34:40.839> try evaluate
• the merits of a bill I'll try evaluate the merits of a bill I'll try to<00:34:41.119> be<00:34
• We're essentially a wholesale lender, so we compete with big national firms like Rocket Mortgage. what
• and we allocate below developers compete and we allocate below Market<01:23:59.960> Capital<01

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• which is created to protect the public, promote public confidence in the integrity, independence, competence
• A judge evaluating judicial conduct will not result in the full protection of the rights of Texas citizens
• judges and justices, Senate Bill 1574 would codify the Centers of Excellence Program and create evaluation

Bills: SB 53

Keywords: voter registration, election procedures, provisional ballot, change of address, residence requirements

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• The sunset committee, when the evaluation that the... ...committee when the evaluation that the auditors
• contract with this board who I think has proven time and time again that there are issues with her competency

Bills: HB159, HB110, HB114, HB115, HB116, HB123, HB125

Keywords: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, public facilities, space exploration, education programs, bond issuance, Governor involvement, pharmacy, pharmacist licensure, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, renewal fees, continuing education, disciplinary actions, sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• /c><02:09:21.679> with<02:09:21.760> a<02:09:21.880> broken Daniela Spencer competed
• <02:09:26.599> while strength and courage competed while strength and courage competed while
• This bill requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to evaluate this source selection
• this Source selection process evaluate this Source selection process to<04:07:27.159> determine
• bill would simply require an evaluation bill would simply require an evaluation of<04:13:37.760>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• BECAUSE SOMETIMES DEI IS REFERENCED AS THE PERSON IS NOT COMPETENT ENOUGH SO THEY NEED DEI.
• PERSON IS NOT COMPETENT ENOUGH SO THEY NEED DEI. THAT WAS IN IT.
• THESE SMALLER COMPANIES WERE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO COMPETE BECAUSE THEY JUST COULDN'T AFFORD IT.
• ALMOST 24 YEARS AGO I STARTED A COMPANY AND AS A BLACK WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS IS GOING TO COMPETE TO TRY
• TO GET CONTRACTS AND EVERY TIME I COMPETED TO GET THOSE CONTRACTS I DIDN'T GET THEM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This includes modernizing Medicaid payment methodologies, evaluating global budgets and other value-based
• So my question was around lines 44 and 45: what evaluating options for a public option or other publicly
• So my question was around lines 44 and 45: what evaluating options for a public option or other publicly
• So my question was around lines 44 and 45, what evaluating options for a public option or other publicly
• So it's always designed to evaluate students across 50 states in regard to apples-to-apples comparison

Keywords: 1064, all

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• We used to have the two Youth Challenge sites, and the two Youth Challenge sites would compete with each
• the two you challenge cies would compete the two you challenge cies would compete with<00:23:11.320
• Is that architect evaluating those plans for those things?
• <01:07:45.920> those board is that architect evaluating those board is that architect evaluating
• We want to make sure that we evaluate all options so that we use the funds that we get in the best and

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held informational briefings first with the Department of Defense on its FY 2026 budget request, then with the Hawaii School Facilities Authority. Major General Steve Logan outlined the Department of Defense request for $40.5 million in state funds, which he said would leverage about $74 million in federal matching funds and support 411 open projects that could attract up to $2.3 billion in additional federal grant money. He said the budget focuses on sustainment, safety, and reorganization in light of lessons from the Maui wildfires. Key requests included $1.3 million to sustain IT systems, $2.7 million for 32 HEMA emergency management positions, three new Hawaii Army National Guard positions plus four upgrades, and $1.9 million for the Youth Challenge Program to cover state-mandated fringe costs and staffing needs. He also reviewed capital improvement projects, including Youth Challenge facility upgrades, siren modernization, ADA improvements, building retrofits for disaster resilience, Army facility upgrades, a third state veterans home on Maui, HEMA EOC improvements, and a maintenance/fuel building at Diamond Head. Members asked about the siren modernization timeline, and HEMA said roughly 26 to 31 sirens would be modernized this year, with 15 on Maui, eight on Oahu, and eight on the Big Island. Questions also focused on Youth Challenge and Job Challenge enrollment and vacancies, with the department saying the Hilo Job Challenge Academy is growing and that combining Youth Challenge recruiting statewide into one Kilauea program has helped enrollment. Logan also answered questions about the New Year’s Eve medical transport mission, explaining the Hawaii Air National Guard’s relationship with active-duty Air Force assets and saying the flight cost is about $20,000 per flight hour, though the final bill had not yet been determined. On the Maui veterans home, staff said the University of Hawaii site was no longer viable after faculty senate opposition, so the department is now focused on a 10-acre Puna District site; the project remains tied to a certified $35 million state match and August 2025 and August 2026 federal suspense dates. Logan said the veterans home remains one of the department’s highest priorities, but it could not be moved higher in the submitted CIP ranking. The department also discussed a Governor’s add-on for a fire marshal/Office of Recovery and Resiliency proposal. Logan said the fire marshal position was reestablished last session but has not yet been filled, and that if the function is transferred to the Department of Defense, the department wants funding ready to move quickly. Staff later said the request would include about $1.1 million for seven positions and about $2.2 million for operating costs, though details were still preliminary. The committee then reconvened for the School Facilities Authority briefing, where Executive Director Ricky Fujitani described the agency as a startup created in 2020 to improve school and workforce housing development through standardized designs, prefabrication, best-value procurement, and public-private partnerships. He said Hawaii’s single school district still functions like 15 different districts because of its 264 schools across 15 complex areas, and that the authority’s goal is to create more efficient, maintainable, and cost-effective facilities.

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• But we have to, as a body, take the blinders off and be open about the performance evaluation here.
• from those institutions that I just mentioned, the City of Chula Vista, and other stakeholders to evaluate
• But they can't even compete to be able to get in here. for that home ownership opportunity right now,
• with us and only would they compete with us but they would take this industry and that is what they're
• They made good money, made past tense, because we're losing our ability to compete.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Visa and MasterCard fix interchange fee rates on behalf of the banks, so the banks don't have to compete
• But they all do right now because it is so lucrative for them, and they don't have to compete with each
• other on their fee rates, whereas banks and credit unions compete on every other type of fee, interest
• We ended up making it easier for them to compete against big banks in the debit market.
• Grocery stores are competing vigorously with each other, and it is very hard for merchants to be able

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As a member of 4-H, he has been given the opportunity to compete in many 4-H events, projects in Occupy
• Speaker, through 4-H, Kate has shown horses, poultry, and goats, and competed in shotgun.
• Ethan joined 4-H as a third grader and began competing in shotgun trap competition as a novice and junior
• He joined 4-H as a third grader and began competing in shotgun trap competition as a novice and junior
• He reached out to him because it was his first time competing, and he was thrilled to earn fifth place

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• <04:21:15.680> Banks institutions to grow and compete.
• Banks institutions to grow and compete.
• exists are banks competing with banks. exists are banks competing with banks.
• This is not about continue to compete. This is not about big<05:15:26.878> banks.
• further limit our ability to evaluate further limit our ability to evaluate the<05:31:30.240>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Establishing a working group to evaluate the feasibility of the Space Commission allows New Mexico to
• This positions New Mexico to compete nationally in the rapidly expanding space economy, and for those
• that every business has to make in terms of the competitiveness for the labor pool that they're competing
• It's part of what gets built into the annual re-enrollment process, where you have the option to evaluate
• And so that's why I say, do we have somebody from the state that can evaluate them that doesn't get paid

Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• themselves—and now we’re being questioned as a court, this would give us an opportunity to look, evaluate
• , fix, but also... ...us an opportunity to look, evaluate, fix, but also, most importantly, for them
• If they're being ignored, it makes it really hard for them to actually be a competent judge, in my opinion
• they were being ignored if they're being ignored makes it really hard for them to actually be a competent
• members, House Bill 2406 requires the Arizona Department of Veteran Services to conduct a study to evaluate

Bills: HB2226, HB2406, HB2663, HB2695, HB2805, HB2976

Keywords: veteran status, veterans court, treatment court, diversion program, initial appearance, arrestee processing, criminal procedure, DD-214, Department of Veterans' Services, prosecuting agency, court notification, military service, armed forces, veterans benefits, reentry, mental health court, drug court, specialty court, Arizona criminal law, pretrial hearing

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2663, which updates military leave protections for state and non-state employees by aligning statutory language with how service members’ orders are described. Representative Pena said the change was intended to remove confusion without affecting benefits, and members noted it would help protect employees called to training, deployment, or state active duty. The bill passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard HB 2976, a bill addressing administrative control of justice courts and due process for elected justices of the peace when state or county entities take action affecting their statutory authority. Supporters, including two Pima County justices of the peace, described administrative orders that transferred control of their courts without notice, findings, or a meaningful chance to respond, and argued the bill would require notice, a hearing, written findings, and review before such changes. The Arizona Supreme Court’s government affairs director opposed the bill as unconstitutional, arguing the state constitution gives the Chief Justice administrative supervision over all courts and that the legislature cannot impose those procedures by statute. After a lengthy and at times contentious exchange over constitutional authority and the role of elected JPs, the committee voted 6-1 to give HB 2976 a due pass recommendation. After a recess, the committee considered HB 2406, which requires the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services to study how aware veterans are of available state, local, and federal benefits and to report recommendations for improving awareness. Testimony in support emphasized that many veterans do not know the full range of benefits available to them and suggested surveys, outreach, and other low-cost methods to gather information. Some members questioned whether a study was necessary or how it would be conducted, but several said they would support it for now; the bill received a due pass recommendation by a 5-1-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 2226, which requires courts at initial appearance hearings to ask whether a defendant is a veteran and, if so, to consider referral to veterans’ treatment or diversion programs. Supporters said the bill would help identify eligible veterans early in the process and connect them to services, while one member raised Fifth Amendment concerns about asking the question before counsel is present. The sponsor and testifier agreed to work on an amendment clarifying that the answer could not be used against the defendant in later proceedings. The committee moved the bill forward with a due pass recommendation, with members indicating support pending that amendment.

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• Is there any way for us to track that so that it can be part of the evaluation and recurring funding
• Is there any way for us to track that so that it can be part of the evaluation and recurring funding
• When companies evaluate Gallup and McKinley County, they ask four questions: Can I find workers?
• committed to seeing that hardworking people and businesses that want to succeed can do so, but we cannot compete
• We're asking for tools to compete.

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the New Mexico Rural Library Initiative in support of fully funding the rural library endowment with an additional $29.5 million. The presenters described rural libraries as essential community infrastructure that provide not only books and internet access, but also early childhood programs, adult education, workforce support, telehealth, disaster response, and civic meeting space. They argued that the endowment would provide stable annual support for staffing and operations, help sustain libraries in very small towns and tribal communities, and support new or developing libraries. Members asked about eligibility, county coverage, how funds are distributed, and whether the state tracks broader outcomes such as job placements or certifications; the presenters said the State Library administers the funds and that the initiative itself is a nonprofit capacity-building organization, not the fund manager. Some members raised concerns about whether an endowment is the best long-term model versus recurring annual appropriations, and about the need for better reporting and state-library involvement. The committee then heard from food bank leaders Jill Dixon and Katie Anderson about food security and its economic impact. They said New Mexico’s five food banks and more than 500 partner agencies serve all 33 counties, distribute over 45 million meals, and rely mostly on philanthropy, with some state and local support. They emphasized that SNAP is a major economic driver, supporting grocery access, jobs, and local spending, and that recent legislative growth funding helped food banks respond to a surge in demand during a SNAP disruption. They also highlighted food banks as community hubs that can connect people to health care, job training, and other services, including through clinic referrals and closed-loop systems. In response to questions, they said food access gaps remain in some rural areas, that clients can generally seek food at other distribution sites without barriers, and that longer-term solutions should include more grocery access, healthy corner stores, and stronger broadband and health care infrastructure. The final presentations came from the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce and the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. Gallup-McKinley described a shrinking workforce, youth outmigration, crime, health care shortages, malpractice costs, and gross receipts tax burdens as major barriers to rural economic growth, and urged action on workforce pipelines, housing, public safety, malpractice reform, and tax/regulatory changes. Artesia highlighted its murals, library, sports tradition, oil and gas, agriculture, federal training center, and refinery, while also noting workforce shortages, health care recruitment challenges, housing constraints, and the need for quality-of-life investments and more flexible regulation. The committee also briefly heard a bill presentation proposing a New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade and investment, especially in technology, agriculture, and energy sectors. No votes were taken because quorum was not reached, and the endorsement item was not acted on.

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• they're not reinventing the wheel in areas that they don't have to, and they can focus on their core competency
• And so for us at Economic Development, it's how We latch on to those core competencies that already exist
• What you'll see there are the drop-down pens, which are sites that we have already evaluated.
• to say a big thank you and a good job to the members, secretaries, and also for our analysts and evaluators
• What are three or four action items that we're going to be evaluating and talking about then?