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• So they went out to RFP for an alternative method of assessment.

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

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• What is the alternative then? What is the intervention that we have?
• just in a general area but it's away from the school it's not alternative placement, and then JJAEP
• We had a second-grade student in the general education classroom of 19.
• Zero removals to alternative campuses and only one referral.
• And we're trying to, we have an obligation to make it work, and I think part of your obligation is to

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

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• a patchwork and you're just working on a large area, that can be significantly better than the alternative
• This is the first time in 100 years that somebody has come to testify for general obligation bonds.
• </c><00:53:29.040><c> obligation</c><00:53:29.599><c> bonds.
• </c><00:53:30.160><c> So,</c><00:53:30.960><c> um,</c> for general obligation bonds.
• So, um, for general obligation bonds.

Bills: HF4680, HF4047, HF4590, HF3757, HF3569, HF4507, HF4426, HF4927, HF4788, HF4757, HF4747, HF3561, HF4014, HF4013, HF4689, HF4766, HF4589

Keywords: wastewater treatment, improvements, capital investment, Greenfield, bonds, water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, state bonds, public utilities, HF4590, Tamarack, municipal infrastructure, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, Public Facilities Authority, sewer system, collection system, street reconstruction, local infrastructure

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• We don't have backup generators for the water system.
• <00:19:42.640><c> for</c><00:19:42.919><c> the</c><00:19:43.400><c> water</c> generators for the water
• The city of Duluth is well aware of its obligation to pay for needed improvements with its own money.
• Lining is an alternative to basically digging up and replacing pipes.
• I'm a fifth-generation farmer.

Bills: HF458, HF459, HF461, HF449, HF450, HF965, HF1280, HF612, HF615, HF616, HF622, HF650, HF651, HF1045, HF972, HF851, HF644, HF1050

Keywords: HF458, Henderson, water treatment facility, drinking water, municipal water, public infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, bonding bill, Public Facilities Authority, water distribution system, well connection, local government grant, Minnesota capital budget, HF459, Carver levee, City of Carver, levee restoration, flood control, flood mitigation

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• </c><00:18:46.520><c> breaks</c> facility, such as the generator breaks facility, such as the generator
• So, Vice Chair Hansen would move that House File 3024 be re-referred to the general register.
• Vice Chair Hansen, the general register.
• The motion prevails and House File 4389 is on its way to the General Register.
• File 4389 is on its way to the General File 4389 is on its way to the General Register. Register.

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• I'm going to be over four general areas.
• I'm going to be going to be over four general areas.
• There's about a 13-page letter from the General Counsel, the Council of the Senate, to our Attorney General
• That would be made available to members of the general public.
• By compromising the General Court's constitution...

Bills: H5004

Keywords: public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-14, H 5-004, “an act to improve access to public records.” Chairs Cindy Friedman and Alice Peisch outlined the Article 48 process and explained that the committee was hearing expert testimony, then proponents, then opponents, before any public testimony. The first expert, Will Clark of the National Conference of State Legislatures, gave a general overview of public records laws across the states, emphasizing that all states have some form of open-records law but that exemptions, timelines, fees, and coverage of legislatures vary widely. He discussed legislative exemptions, legislative privilege, and court cases showing that outcomes often turn on the exact language of state constitutions, statutes, and chamber rules. Rebecca Murray, General Counsel for the Secretary of the Commonwealth, testified about Massachusetts public records administration, saying requests and appeals have risen sharply since the 2017 law update, with state agency requests increasing from 22,572 in 2017 to 47,776 in 2025 and appeals reaching a record 4,051 cases in 2025. She said the initiative would extend the law to the General Court and the Governor’s office and add exemptions for those branches, while warning that the volume and complexity of requests could require more resources. The proponents, led by Jesse Littlewood of the Coalition for Healthy Democracy, Scotia Hila of Act on Mass, and Auditor Diana DiZoglio, argued that Massachusetts is an outlier for exempting the legislature and governor from public records law and that the proposal would create needed accountability without exposing personal constituent communications or internal deliberations. They said the measure would make records such as committee votes, final bill drafts, amendments, expenditures, attendance records, minutes, and public testimony available, while preserving exemptions for constituent services, draft legislation, internal staff communications, and policy development discussions. DiZoglio emphasized that the initiative is aimed at basic administrative and financial records, citing her own difficulty obtaining receipts, contracts, and procurement documents, and said the public should be able to see how taxpayer dollars are spent. Committee members questioned the witnesses extensively about the scope of exemptions, constituent privacy, legislative privilege, and whether the measure could reach communications with nonprofits or lobbying-type interactions; proponents responded that privacy and constituent-service exemptions were intended to remain in place, though some members pressed for clearer statutory language. The hearing also included a contentious exchange over whether the initiative could affect legislative communications and whether the Senate had already taken a position against the measure. Some members raised concerns about separation of powers, legislative privilege, and the possibility of exposing constituent communications or internal deliberations, while proponents argued that the initiative was narrowly tailored and that any legal disputes could be resolved in court. No votes or formal actions were taken at the hearing. The committee concluded the testimony portion after hearing from the proponents and their questions, with the matter left pending for further consideration.

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• They have no certificates of obligation.
• A student used AI to generate nude photos of another student, a 14-year-old female.
• but future generations.
• which means these taxpayers are still obligated to back the bond.
• I am the Director of Public Policy for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• Our practice is generally to report to both.
• We have Office of Inspector General bills coming before this committee that Vice Chair Campbell, Senator
• You wonder why it took three sessions to pass the Inspector General Bill from this committee out. 17,
• Center known as Sunrise that is subject to the lawsuit of the Attorney General. role at the moment and
• I am the Director of Public Policy. for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, we're a convention of

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• I'm excited to work with the administration, the secretary, our sister agencies, you all in the General
• So there's actually no general fund impact there.
• So there's actually no general fund impact there.
• I think that, you know, I'll say generally, it's been hard to keep up.
• And then when service providers provide medical care to insured clients, they generate revenue from it

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• More generally, the bill provides for numerous revisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act.
• and a plan to meet those obligations.
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• It also includes provisions relating to the installation of small portable solar generation devices by
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a

Keywords: House Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• HB 19 would require that elections for all general obligation bonds and property rate.
• It would also require that proceeds from the general obligation bonds be used as stated in the ballot
• So with that said, we did place these projects, albeit two years later, on a general obligation bond.
• A revenue limit is local governments have looked for alternative revenue sources like general obligations
• Thank you. in here that prohibits the issuance of a general obligation bond, right?

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• I'm going to be over four general areas.
• It's also about safeguarding our democracy for future generations.
• There's about a 13-page letter from the General Counsel, the Council of the Senate, to our Attorney General
• That would be made available to members of the general public.
• By compromising the General Court's constitution...

Bills: H5004

Keywords: public records, public records law, transparency, open government, government accountability, legislature, general court, governor's office, executive records, legislative records, constituent communications, policy drafts, deliberative process, freedom of information, FOIA, records access, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66, Chapter 4, veterans services records, initiative petition

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• questions about it, is in the text of the amendment itself, which has already been approved by the General
• Assembly, along with the question at... ...which has already been approved by the General Assembly,

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• several definitions are still overly broad and create compliance uncertainty, potentially capturing general-purpose
• several definitions are still overly broad and create compliance uncertainty, potentially capturing general-purpose
• Since the introduction of this bill, I think we have all seen the number of AI-generated videos that
• Obviously, AI-generated media is increasingly sophisticated and can undermine trust in elections and

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• So you're for the general district court judge, and although we generally have jurisdictional limits
• Greg is currently our general district court judge.
• Attorney in the General Assembly.
• I love my job as General District Court judge.
• Those are generational trauma.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Keywords: House Committee Room B, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• We have our Secretary of Public Safety, Stanley Meeter; we've got the Adjutant General, General Ring;
• I, as your adjutant general, am on two secure calls a week with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
• I, as your adjutant general, I'm on two secure calls a week with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
• I really appreciate the comments from the Adjutant General. I just wanted to understand.
• Thank you, General. I don't see any other questions. Thank you.

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all