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• worker who applies for unemployment insurance benefits of the potential to receive an overpayment assessment

Bills: SB6134

Keywords: unemployment insurance, UI benefits, striking workers, strike, labor dispute, retroactive wages, overpayment assessment, overpayment recovery, Employment Security Department, ESD, claimant notice, benefit recoupment, Washington unemployment law, worker notice, federal unemployment tax credit, state unemployment fund, 904, all

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• Let's look at other alternatives.
• and then what the state assesses.
• assesses.
• </c> the state assesses. the state assesses.
• </c><01:17:28.239><c> They</c> assessments in the mill levies. They assessments in the mill levies.

Bills: SF0061, SF0098, SF0110

Keywords: sales tax, motor vehicle, family transfer, tax exemption, Wyoming legislation, veteran, property tax exemption, Wyoming National Guard, honorable discharge, tax benefits, surviving spouse, military service, property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, 916, all

Bills: SB332, HB362, HB323, SB332, HB362, HB323

Keywords: public works, construction management, project delivery methods, alternative delivery, administrative rules, public advisory council, contracting, bidding procedures, protests, transparency, local government, public meetings, accountability, education, electric utility, transportation, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, firefighters

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• Senate Bill 514 provides clarification in regards to alternative education programming through charter

Bills: SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480

Keywords: SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility

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• Senate Bill 514 provides clarification regarding alternative education programming through charter schools
• graduation laws, give districts more flexibility on how to earn credits, and strengthen and clarify alternate

Bills: SB514, SB346, SB1593, SB1782, SB1366, SB1497, SB366, SB1895, SB2048, SB2005, SB2006, SB710, SB1480

Keywords: SB514, school choice, charter school, virtual charter school, OSSAA, extracurricular activities, interscholastic activities, athletics, homeschool, other means of education, alternative education, student eligibility, student transfer, district policy, public school district, adjacent district, blended learning, virtual learning, school sports, academic eligibility

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met for deadline week and first recognized guests and updates, including a report from Senator Devers on the Elgin school bus crash and recognition of 2025 Teacher of the Year Melissa Yvonne and visiting students from UCO and Darnaby Elementary. The committee then took up a series of education bills, with several authors explaining that some measures were work in progress and striking title on those bills to continue negotiations. Among the measures advanced were SB 514, clarifying alternative education programming through charter and virtual charter schools; SB 346, expanding school-to-school notification requirements about allegations or investigations involving teachers; SB 1593, updating outdated statutory references for the OSU-Tulsa board; SB 1366, using the Teacher Empowerment Fund to reward top teachers; SB 1497, correcting graduation standards to comply with IDEA and clarify alternate diplomas; SB 366, creating a process for charter schools to be notified about district facilities and lease or purchase opportunities; SB 1895, requiring districts to report whether they participate in the Community Eligibility Provision and why not; SB 2048, allowing the statewide charter school board to pay travel-related expenses for conferences and training; SB 710, allowing multiple grants under the Teach Forward teacher-prep program; and SB 1480, creating a pilot youth apprenticeship program. Most of these bills passed on bipartisan votes, often after questions about implementation, fiscal impact, or scope. Two of the more debated measures were SB 1782, which would end new tenure plans for higher education employees and move new hires to five-year contracts, and SB 2005, which would restructure the OSSAA board. SB 1782 passed 6-4 after extended debate over constitutional authority, academic freedom, recruitment, and litigation risk, with supporters arguing it would increase flexibility and accountability and opponents warning about legal and retention concerns. SB 2005 failed 4-6 after members split over whether the legislature should intervene in OSSAA governance; supporters said the association was not responsive enough to member schools and families, while opponents argued the issue should be left to the organization and that the bill risked government overreach.

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• We're going through a program now to assess 25 of them per year to make sure that we can look at, um,
• We're going through a program now to assess 25 of them per year to make sure that we can look at, um,
• We're going through a program now to assess 25 of them per year to make sure that we can look at, um,
• We believe fines should be assessed on those people who do the unlawful behavior versus the people who
• these fees and the potential of these fees being assessed on a commercial vehicle.

Bills: HB2392, HB2462, HB2423, HB1771, HB2081, HB2334, HB2336, HB1666, HB2375, HB2415, HB2451, HB2373, HB1641, HB1694, HB1695, HB1986, HB1797, HB1879, HB2034

Keywords: transportation, tax credit, employer incentives, commuting, environmental impact, flexible work arrangements, carpooling, bicycling, public transportation, consumer protection, subscription services, motor vehicles, ownership expectations, transparency, biodiesel, renewable diesel, diesel blend, B5, blending mandate, clean energy

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several transportation-related measures. SB 2356, relating to parking, drew support from the Office of Planning, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Appleseed Center, Realtors, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. Members discussed the bill in the context of the planned stadium-area mixed-use development, with questions about whether parking would be built in structures rather than as large surface lots. Senators expressed support and noted the measure’s broader housing and parking-reduction goals, but no vote was taken during the hearing. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 2699, which would create a fare-free youth transit program, a special fund, annual evaluations, and appropriations tied to the environmental, energy, and food security tax. The Attorney General’s office raised technical concerns about whether the special fund met statutory requirements. The Department of Education and Department of Health supported the bill, as did the City and County of Honolulu DOT, Appleseed Center, Hawaii Youth Transportation Council, Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Hawaii Bicycling League, Our Children’s Trust, and numerous youth testifiers. Supporters emphasized reduced family transportation costs, better school attendance, improved health and mobility, and environmental benefits. One senator raised emergency-planning concerns about how children using free transit would be handled during events like tsunamis; DOT and DOE responded that emergency procedures are being developed. The chair said the committee would work on language changes, including a delayed effective date to July 2027, and defer decision-making until the 12th. The final measure discussed was SB 2470, which would require leading pedestrian intervals, accessible pedestrian signals, and other safety improvements at state-controlled intersections, and create a process for community requests for accessible pedestrian signals. Appleseed Center, the Hawaii Association of the Blind, and the Disability Rights Center supported the bill, citing pedestrian safety, reduced collisions, and the need for audible cues for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Testifiers urged a phased-in approach that prioritizes high-traffic intersections. The hearing ended with the bill still under consideration and no final vote announced.

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• But does that mean— Reflective of less than the assessed value.
• But, you know, at 65, we're freezing assessment.
• But, you know, at 65, we're freezing assessments anyway.
• supposed to be assessed at 350, but it's only 309.
• I went to a library... ...assessment in your parish.

Bills: HB287, HB340, HB412, HB440, HB514, HB515, HB521, HB543, HB553, HB570, HB961

Keywords: HB 287, Louisiana Tax Commission, ad valorem, property tax, property assessment, assessment fees, fee extension, sunset extension, public service property, utility property, insurance company property, financial institution property, tax administration, R.S. 47:1838, Act 296, reappraisal, ad valorem tax, valuation, Louisiana tax law, homestead exemption

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• Substitute, excuse me, Senate Bill 5915 is the bill that modifies the health technology assessment program

Bills: SB5915, SB6025, SJM8002

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

Summary: The committee held public hearings on Substitute Senate Bill 6183, which would require health plans, including public and school employee plans, to cover FDA-approved HIV antiviral drugs without prior authorization, step therapy, or other utilization management when therapeutic equivalents exist. The prime sponsor said the bill is part of Washington’s effort to end HIV/AIDS and argued that delaying access to needed medication is especially harmful for late-stage diagnoses. No one testified in person or remotely, and public testimony was closed. The committee then heard Substitute Senate Bill 6226, which would limit the Board of Hearing and Speech from adopting rules that prevent licensed audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and hearing aid specialists from using clinical judgment to choose telehealth or in-person care. Supporters said teleaudiology expands access, especially in rural areas and for patients with mobility barriers, while some testifiers raised patient safety concerns about first-time hearing aid fittings and asked for amendments or more time to review safeguards. One testifier said the Washington Hearing Society had moved to neutral after discussions on amendments. In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several measures. Substitute Senate Bill 5185, on international medical school graduate physician licensing, passed with a technical amendment and a do pass recommendation. Substitute Senate Bill 5845, on timing of claims payments, was amended to include tribal health care systems, shorten carrier refund-request timelines, and delay implementation to January 1, 2028, then passed 17-1. Senate Bill 5915, prioritizing certain health technology assessments, and Senate Bill 6025, modifying the definition of fetal death, both passed unanimously. Senate Joint Memorial 8002, asking the federal government to change Medicare policy, passed 15-3. The committee then adjourned.

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• I wanted to ask you, so it says state assessment, the state assessment. program is going to determine
• It's called assessment of learning. Assessment for learning. And that's different.
• is again, assessment for learning.
• So at a very high level, this new assessment program, especially with the through assessments, grades
• We must assess, oops, we must assess rate and start improving TAs and T.A.'

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24, HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• Financial considerations that looked positive during the initial assessment.
• Discussions about the assessment were not driven by political ideology but by a commitment to fiscal

Bills: HB4, HB54, HB775, HB850, HB 1122, HB 1249, HB1405, HB2336, HB2757, HB3372, HB3622, HB4442, HB4687, HB4893, HB5089, HB5515, HB5606, SB10, SB24, HB1573, HB3369, HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24

Keywords: non-human behaviors, education, Texas schools, policy, regulation, funding, teacher salaries, school districts, state budget, non-enrolled students, University Interscholastic League, participation, eligibility standards, school participation, academic standards, Texas education, interscholastic league, extracurricular activities, academic proficiency, AED

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• Courtrooms across the United States use those measures to assess compactness.
• Whether they properly assessed it or not, I don't know.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• They had to have used race in making their assessments. They had to take race into consideration.

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• be redirected to a neighboring representative of a different political party to have their needs assessed
• Now, I think it's important to note that despite all the criticism of this map, no alternate or substitute

Bills: SB 2, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB4, HB1, HB3, HB20, HB22, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, HB4, SB2, SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• as there's Senate Bill 181 that would have required TDCJ to adopt a gender responsive risk needs assessment

Bills: SB 10, SB 8, SB 15, SB 12, SB 6, SB 13, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, law enforcement, department file, employee records, misconduct, confidentiality, Texas occupations code, election laws, attorney general, prosecution, criminal offenses, criminal prosecution, jurisdiction, hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids

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• We have some other alternatives that we've proposed to help renters, for example. folks who would not
• One is how that tax is assessed, and also how-sort of like our- our own homes, how that can be wrong,
• how the assessment and the value- can be wrong, and what that was like for you.
• Kind of give us the example of the equipment you bought, what you paid for it, and what the assessment
• One thing that I would recommend and we have talked to the chairman's staff about it, is that we assess

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• This should be done with the insurance company assessing the damage, Mr.
• This should be done with the insurance company assessing the damage, Mr.
• So some of the alternative methods that are out there certainly can cost the consumer and can also cost
• Totally agree that if that happens, we don't have consumers ending up in alternative dispute resolution
• Totally agree that if that happens, we don't have consumers ending up in alternative dispute resolution

Bills: HF4881, HF4867, HF4422, HF4223

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

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• because this is a more, I wouldn't say reputable, but more experienced in terms of their ability to assess
• in terms of where we are. ...and is going to be able to utilize this information to make these assessments
• the complexity of the case and some take longer than others, and that should be factored into the assessment
• And it would assess their workloads and work distribution.
• House Bill 782 by Representative Brass provides relative to vapor products and alternative nicotine products

Bills: HB141, HB178, HB179, HB187, HB188, HB527, HB782, HB911, HB916

Keywords: court proceedings, transcription, criminal law, recording, judicial discretion, court reporters, record retention, criminal cases, civil cases, legal proceedings, judicial administration, Louisiana Supreme Court, court reporting services, digital reporting, remote proceedings, virtual courts, court reporter fees, judicial district, statewide revision, costs

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• It allows for alternative methods of publication in the event the newspaper is unable to comply.
• ><00:15:48.639><c> it</c><00:15:48.959><c> allows</c><00:15:49.519><c> for</c><00:15:50.240><c> alternative
• Uh it allows for alternative tax.
• Uh it allows for alternative methods<00:15:51.279><c> of</c><00:15:51.600><c> publications</c><00:15:
• method uh of of making the alternative method uh of of making the list<00:17:51.039><c> available</c

Bills: HB272, HB272

Keywords: HB272, LASEA, AMSTEP, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, State Department of Education, teacher loan repayment, student loan forgiveness, educator shortage, teacher shortage, acute educator shortage, acute shortage location, public K-12 schools, school systems, math teachers, science teachers, computer science teachers, charter schools, failing schools, underperforming schools, teacher recruitment

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• </c> teach Minnesota which is a a alternative teach Minnesota which is a a alternative pathway<01:19:
• It can be alternative prep. Districts can have multiple partners in their Grow Your Own effort.
• So it's not just alternative prep that's serving the needs of Tier 2 teachers.
• Teach Minnesota, this is just anyone who is qualified by PELSB as an alternative pathway program.
• </c><01:36:36.440><c> teacher</c> there is a separate alternative teacher there is a separate alternative

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district