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• Since TDCJ already has this training program for supervisors, TDCJ has policies in place that, if they
• It allows repeat intoxication offenders to qualify for early release programs, including rehabilitation
• programs, often after their third offense.
• Where the programs are insufficient is not helping us.
• What are the programs that are needed, and what are the groups that need to be organized to really have

Bills: HB1482 , HB2017 , HB2103 , HB2341 , HB2756

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation

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• Your rehabilitation programs for the department.
• Okay, how long do these programs last?
• They have substance use programs, they have a DWI program, and they have sex offender programs. ...under
• go through that program in order to get out.
• My question is: has the Intelligent Work Program credit not been given?

Bills: HB1482 , HB2017 , HB2103 , HB2341 , HB2756

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: community supervision, repeat offenders, intoxication, Texas Penal Code, criminal justice reform, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, mental health, trauma, jailers, law enforcement, occupational health, diligent participation, state jail felony, time credits, rehabilitation programs, de-escalation

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• being done in order for them to administer the final and largest of the grant monies to the BEAD program
• , which is a Broadband Equity Access Development program, a federal program.

Bills: HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3545 , HB3546

Committee: House Government Modernization and Technology

Keywords: broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, funding, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, state agencies, high-risk AI decisions, deepfakes

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• of a state unnecessary costs to programs of a state agency<00:21:38.440><c> or</c><00:21:38.679><c>
• The PCA program is another example.
• The PCA program is another example.
• The PCA program is another example.
• </c> going on with abuse of the PCA program going on with abuse of the PCA program followup<00:25:20.679

Bills: HF23 , HF1355

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• That is what this program does.
• For programs on probation, Senate Bill 254 requires the program to submit and present an improvement
• If the program fails to do this, the Board must terminate the program and may discipline the director
• Secondly, a program that already is on probation because the program director fails to appear before
• We believe this bill treats private programs differently than public programs and we are concerned.

Bills: S0162 , S0254 , S0688 , S0794 , S1110 , S1574

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

Keywords: surgical smoke, health standards, hospital safety, patient protection, medical regulations, nursing education, licensure, remedial courses, temporary license, graduate nursing preceptorship, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, background screening, support coordination services, developmental disabilities, Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, public hearings, orthotics, prosthetics, healthcare, Medicaid

Bills: HB2158 , HB2178

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: electronic signatures, notary, digital transactions, authentication, legal documents, court rules, court procedure, civil infractions, notice of civil infraction, malicious mischief, physical damage, computer crime, digital property damage, electronic records, data destruction, computer programs, cyber damage, default judgment, payment plan, restitution

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• Programs like MDS's birth-to-three programs support language acquisition for deaf and hard of hearing
• Programs like MDS's birth-to-three programs support language acquisition for deaf and hard of hearing
• Programs like MDS's birth-to-three programs support language acquisition for deaf and hard of hearing
• Programs like MDS's birth-to-three programs support language acquisition for deaf and hard of hearing
• The LTFM program was created under laws in 2015 and replaced the health and safety program.

Bills: HF827 , HF1258 , HF2387 , HF2388 , HF2534 , HF2016

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• Well, it's not codified anywhere for a number of programs for many years.
• </c> goodness uh you come up with a program goodness uh you come up with a program you<00:55:54.599><
• ><c> program</c> Learners our specialized program Learners our specialized program includes<01:13:32.840
• ALC is, without a doubt, one of my favorite programs at our ALC.
• ALCS are considered a graduation incentive program.

Bills: HF827 , HF1258 , HF2387 , HF2388 , HF2534 , HF2016

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education, school funding, consolidation aid, financial support, Minnesota Statutes, education finance, ice arena, school districts, cooperation agreement, equal sports opportunities, school milk program, nutrition, food waste, kindergarten, public schools, supplemental revenue, charter schools, funding, state appropriations, general education funding

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• </c> different programming. different programming.
• ><c> programming.
• </c> childhood program. childhood program.
• . program. program.
• </c> within our program. within our program.

Bills: HF1660 , HF1824 , HF1926 , HF1002 , HF994 , HF1915 , HF1336

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: children, youth programming, needs assessment, community engagement, state funding, education, funding, school districts, state budget, rural schools, food support, Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches, food shelves, grant funding, Minnesota FoodShare, early childhood, Head Start, education funding, developmental programs, literacy

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• But other programs, like SNAP and other programs like that, are programs that families have so they can
• But other programs, like SNAP and other programs like that, are programs that families have so they can
• But other programs, like SNAP and other programs like that, are programs that families have so they can
• </c><00:30:28.880><c> merge</c> same program as the two programs merge same program as the two programs
• All of these programs... of the Early Childhood programs that of the Early Childhood programs that received

Bills: HF984 , HF921 , HF922

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• they got to where they are not just because of hard work and luck, but also because of government programs
• And I pledge to protect DSHS programs and services, the people who help provide them, and the people
• It requires the court to confirm that a person is participating in available appropriate programming
• We're doing things like welding programs, GED programs, higher education, so that when they return to
• We're doing things like welding programs, GED programs, higher education, so that when they return to

Bills: SB6062 , SB6080 , SB6184 , SB6224 , SB6255 , SB6286 , SB6308 , SB6319 , SB5977 , SB5979 , SB6249 , SGA9299

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, criminal offense, minors, rehabilitation, legal provisions, contracts, jails, federal custody, municipal agreements, incarceration, law enforcement, homeless youth, youth services, mental health, support programs, state law, behavioral health, children, support services, poverty reduction

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• Next, we're going to take up tab 12, SB 624 on batterers' intervention program activities.
• SB 624 on batterers' intervention program activities.
• Restoring faith-based batterers' intervention programs are very near and dear to our hearts.
• The second part of the bill modernizes Florida's address confidentiality program.
• The second part of the bill modernizes Florida's address confidentiality program.

Bills: S0062 , S0156 , S0168 , S0288 , S0290 , S0292 , S0296 , S0298 , S0364 , S0386 , S0624 , S7004 , S7006 , S7008 , S7012 , S7014 , S7016

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: candidate qualification, political party, voter registration, election law, Florida Statutes, rural electric cooperatives, energy production, Florida law, energy tariffs, regulation, agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, public records, appellate courts, information exemption, safety, personal identifying information

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• Western New Mexico University leads the state in designating education and training programs specific
• That happens in Silver City with respect to the special needs program, and I just wanted to stand up
• The next thing that I would like to talk about a little bit is the New Mexico Historic Marker Program
• He also noted San Juan County's nursing and dental hygienist programs and the role those programs play
• And even in San Juan County, where we have a big nursing program, dental hygienist program, everything

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM18 , HM21 , HB10 , HB11 , HB12 , HB13 , HB14 , HB31 , HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• whether or not the dollars that we are putting, that the state taxpayers are putting towards these programs
• I mean, you know, we've been up here and looked at lots of statistics on some of these programs, and
• Some of the programs are a little bit longer.
• There are some associate degree programs that apply to some of the demand out there.
• Get the community and technical colleges and other training providers to shorten those programs where

Bills: HB12 , HB145 , HB222 , HB291 , HB430 , HB821 , HB874 , HB909 , HB951 , HB979 , HB1193

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, firefighters, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, health insurance, survivors benefits, Lafayette, school security, nonprofit security, emergency preparedness

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• Conservation Partnership Program.
• I understand the spay-neuter part of the program.
• Madam Chair, I love these programs.
• Madam Chair, I love these programs.
• On a fiscal management program, I think there's an issue of, A fiscal management program, I think there's

Bills: SB47 , SB195 , SB196 , SB197 , SB198 , SB78

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

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• I, too, rise in support of our FFA programs.
• You know, we know that an investment in these types of programs is an investment in our future.
• Everybody that knows me knows that I'm a big supporter of that program.
• Everybody that knows me knows that I'm a big supporter of that program.
• So, and I don't know how many national awards we've had with our FFA program, but it's many.

Bills: HM19

Keywords: New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation

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• </c> programs. Section seven is new language. programs. Section seven is new language.
• </c> renders the entire program meaningless. renders the entire program meaningless.
• These programs are cornerstone offerings of DEED's small business programs.
• </c> program that's now in its ninth year. program that's now in its ninth year.
• </c><00:57:10.880><c> The</c> impacts on the VRS program. The impacts on the VRS program.

Bills: HF3228 , HF2441

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction

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• Texas has a brand-new program.
• Texas has a brand-new program.
• Now, as far as any voucher program or GATOR program or any other type of funding that could direct tax
• it reads: for online programs where there's an equivalent on-campus program.
• It's all "program."

Bills: HB113 , HB342 , HB632 , HB690 , HB1003 , HB1078 , HB1132 , HB1146

Committee: House Education

Keywords: grading scale, education reform, students, public schools, academic policy, data sharing, student information, privacy, education, LA FIRST, foreign adversaries, terrorism, contracting, school funding, overcapacity, school board, charter schools, education policy, local superintendent, tuition

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• It modifies a competitive selection process for certain development programs to include community land
• </c><00:01:47.040><c> to</c> competitive development programs to competitive development programs to
• Um, I personally love this program. I had the opportunity over the summer.
• Um I was personally love this program.
• But it is a program that can be used by all—young, old, everyone, teachers.

Bills: HF3600 , HF3809 , HF3608

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing, community land trusts, competitive development, development programs, Minnesota, HF3809, Minnesota eviction law, landlord-tenant, residential lease, minor child, children in eviction, eviction complaint, defendant prohibition, expedited eviction, expedited hearing, summary eviction, tenant protections, housing policy, civil penalty, nonwaivable lease terms

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• related to the acceptance of athlete scholarships, postsecondary education commitments, apprenticeship programs
• What I would like is to have a conditional release program.

Bills: SB211 , HB96 , SB215 , SB257 , SB13 , SB13

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, National Signing Day, athletic scholarships, military enlistment, postsecondary education, apprenticeship programs, high school students, educational commitments, education intervention, State Superintendent, local boards, provisional release, subpoena authority, compliance, educational operation control, fundraising