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• This personnel file is open to the public under open records. request.
• That was a high-level officer with the Department of Public Safety.
• It's a commitment to the public, and it's transparency.
• should be exempt from public oversight.
• The public that trusts a system with extraordinary deserves better.

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB17 , HB7 , HB7 , HB15 , HB15 , HB27 , HB1 , HB7 , HB15 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB17 , HB27 , HB1 , SB8 , HCR13 , SB2 , SB5 , SB10

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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• Uh, suppose I'm driving down the street and caught in a unruly crowd and I hit the accelerator to get
• I didn't drive down that street to try to run over anybody.
• </c><00:13:04.880><c> and</c><00:13:05.200><c> caught</c> I'm driving down the street and caught I'm
• driving down the street and caught in<00:13:05.760><c> a</c><00:13:06.480><c> unruly</c><00:13:07.200
• I didn't drive down<00:13:14.800><c> that</c><00:13:15.120><c> street</c><00:13:15.360><c> to</c><00:

Bills: SB24 , SB83 , SB142 , SB140 , SB94 , SB24 , SB83 , SB142 , SB140 , SB94 , HB132 , HB37 , HB51 , HB105 , HB54 , HB7 , HB158 , HB188 , HB189 , HB111 , HB13 , HB192 , HB149 , HB132 , HB37 , HB51 , HB105 , HB54 , HB7 , HB158 , HB188 , HB189 , HB111 , HB13 , HB192 , HB149

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: body-worn camera, public records, law enforcement transparency, recording disclosure, civil rights, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities, historic property

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• One supported with public investment.
• </c> Commission or the MAC, a powerful public Commission or the MAC, a powerful public authority<00:59
• </c><01:26:28.320><c> and</c> but we are open to the public and but we are open to the public and proudly
• It's been asked and answered, no. the public it's clear to you to protect the public it's clear to you
• </c><01:34:04.400><c> awareness</c> important for just the public awareness important for just the public

Bills: HF3889 , HF2567 , HF3878

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

Keywords: workforce development, grant program, employment, economic development, funding, employment contract, labor policy, employee rights, unconscionable provisions, public policy, legal enforcement, airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, 1183, house

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• including those in files maintained for students in public schools, patients or clients of public institutions
• The Public Records Act is a fairly intricate...
• The bill says it's about information, quote, not of legitimate concern to the public.
• The voters passed the Public Records Act by a landslide.
• I'm general counsel for the Public Disclosure Commission, testifying on 2123.

Bills: HB1759 , HB2632 , HB2574 , HB2235 , SGA9267

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: designation, commemoration, December 12, local observance, cultural significance, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions

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• Because court minutes are public record, this results in the unintended public release of protected information
• It only prevents unintended public disclosure when that information is included in the public record
• We moved it to the public records law.
• Lifelong public service career.
• We do, I think, have some public testimony. We do, I think, have some public testimony.

Bills: HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB202 , HB225 , HB398 , HB459 , HB540 , HB906 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1245

Committee: Senate Senate & Governmental Affairs

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter

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• Please be aware that the personal information you give on this card is subject to public disclosure.

Bills: HB17 , HB21 , HB24 , HB41 , HB42 , HB45 , HB1134 , HB1237

Committee: Senate Retirement

Keywords: HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees

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• Safeguarding that principle helps ensure that care is coordinated, outcomes are improved, and public
• This is to give the parole board an extra tool to ensure that we have the best outcomes for public safety
• prospectively granted parole that nudge to do extra programming at the end of their sentence is a win-win for public
• the right situation and give them immediate support upon release, there can be good outcomes for public
• That deteriorates the whole purpose of the bail system, and also it deteriorates public safety.

Bills: HB343 , HB378 , HB394 , HB396 , HB426 , HB439 , HB491 , HB523 , HB622 , HB676 , HB772 , HB1025 , HB1038

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• Uh, Representative Kosnick. for the public to use and this would be for the public to use and this would
• ><00:25:44.840><c> know</c><00:25:44.960><c> a</c> private public partnerships, I know a private public
• </c> met to receive public television grants. met to receive public television grants.
• We expect the public to come into it. We expect the public to use it.
• We expect the public to come into it. We expect the public to use it.

Bills: HF3643 , HF4470 , HF4462 , HF4366 , HF4172 , HF3629 , HF4356 , HF3093

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• </c><01:03:36.840><c> when</c> and produced reports to the public when and produced reports to the public
• <01:04:43.040><c> understanding</c> public understanding public understanding of<01:04:44.760><c> the
• public? public? &gt;&gt; Chair<01:09:39.839><c> Knowles.</c> &gt;&gt; Chair Knowles.
• </c> information is public information is public you<01:11:28.000><c> know</c><01:11:28.120><c> that<
• </c> And then once we finish public And then once we finish public testimony,<01:19:53.680><c> we'll<

Bills: HF4277 , HF3819 , HF3489 , HF4408 , HF3901 , HF4316

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• So it has a major impact on the quality of the public school that they're not doing something that's
• Public employees, including educators, are already prohibited from striking.
• So if I recall, if a public school or...
• It's a student at Mesa Public Schools. All right. Who's up next? Thank you. Still here.
• My daughter, after being homeschooled her whole life, entered a public school at age 14.

Bills: HB2020 , HB2032 , HB2033 , HB2249 , HB2313 , HB2318 , HB2378 , HCR2003

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: interference, disruption, educational institutions, public order, conduct rules, statewide assessment, student testing, academic standards, third grade reading, reading retention, promotion and retention, school accountability, assessment window, testing window, test scores, school report cards, nontest data, graduation rates, dropout rates, education data privacy

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• Office of Independent Investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public

Bills: SB6005 , SB6225

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

Bills: HB213 , HB136 , HB182 , HB213 , HB136 , HB182

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearne, Steele, Stokesbury, Stonier, Street
• Thank you for your public service.
• And by the way, Madam Speaker, as I always must say, that's an important notion of what public says.
• Madam Speaker, we need to refocus our public policy. We need to focus.
• We need to refocus our public policy.

Bills: HB2325 , HB2521 , HB2720 , HB1960 , HB2073 , HB2675 , HB2681

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• Santos, Schmick, Schmidt, Scott, Shavers, Simmons, Springer, Stearne, Steele, Stokesbury, Stonier, Street
• Thank you for your public service.
• Thank you for your public service.
• Madam Speaker, we need to refocus our public policy. We need to focus.
• We need to refocus our public policy.

Bills: HB2325 , HB2521 , HB2720 , HB1960 , HB2073 , HB2675 , HB2681

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s minutes, and heard a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber also moved several bills through routine orders, including placing House Bill 273 on health carrier surpluses and House Bill 2681 on cannabis license fees on the second reading calendar, and welcoming guests and honored families to the gallery. The main floor action centered on three bills. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2325, establishing a tourism self-support program, was amended with a technical clarification and passed 84-5. Supporters said the industry should fund a statewide tourism marketing effort to attract visitors year-round and compete with other states. Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1960, on renewable energy, was amended to address local tax treatment of wind, solar, and battery storage projects and passed 74-15; proponents said it would replace a shifting property-tax burden with a more stable excise tax so host communities receive lasting benefits. House Bill 2521, concerning firearms background checks, drew the most debate. Amendments to raise the fee cap and to set the fee at zero were both rejected, with opponents arguing the bill would burden constitutional rights and supporters saying the fee should cover the State Patrol’s costs. The bill then passed 53-36. House Bill 2675, the annual accounts bill, passed unanimously 89-0 after brief support from both parties. The House then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• We will close the public hearing and move to the public hearing on House Bill 2588.
• They are essential public infrastructure.
• That concludes the public hearing on House Bill 2588, and we'll open the public hearing on House Bill
• This bill is about fairness and maintaining our streets.
• Okay, we will then close the public hearing on House Bill 2722 and open up the public hearing on House

Bills: HB2588 , HB2722 , HB2727

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation

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• So this is very much a public health issue. Thank you, Representative Esselack.
• I'm the Public Works Director for the City of Centralia.
• I'm the Public Works Director for the City of Centralia.
• I’m the director of public health and social services in Lewis County.
• As the director of public health and social services, As a director of public health and social services

Bills: HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2236 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• I'm the superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools.
• I'd like to say the public support.
• New Mexico public school education that is attached to a New Mexico public school district.
• We have 50-some people on Zoom waiting to make public comment.
• It's a very public role.

Bills: HB2 , SB204 , SB241 , HB34

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 253, as substituted, which would create a framework for full-time virtual/distance learning programs in New Mexico. Sponsors and agency witnesses said the bill is intended to preserve virtual options while adding approval, reporting, and compliance requirements, including definitions for distance learning programs, annual reporting, renewal every three to five years, and a pause on new programs while existing ones are grandfathered for a period. They also said the bill addresses budget concerns by limiting enrollment growth units and excluding distance-learning students from certain funding calculations, including rural population units, to prevent unexpected losses in the state equalization guarantee. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters included district superintendents and education officials who said the bill is needed to protect school funding, improve accountability, and gather basic data that the state currently lacks. Opponents included parents, students, teachers, charter-school representatives, and business and advocacy voices who argued virtual education has been lifesaving for medically fragile, bullied, rural, neurodivergent, and working students, and that the bill’s caps, geographic limits, and approval authority would reduce school choice and could eliminate some programs. Several witnesses stressed that virtual charter schools such as Pecos Cyber Academy and New Mexico Connections would not be affected, while others said the bill still reaches too broadly. Committee members raised extensive questions about the 10% enrollment cap, the adjacent-district requirement, the denial-and-appeal process, the treatment of charter schools versus district programs, and the effect on rural or small districts. Witnesses explained that the bill is meant to be temporary, with an interim study in 2026 to develop longer-term policy, but some members said they remained concerned about overreach and unintended consequences. No final vote or action on the bill was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• We do not have public hearings today, but today's meeting is being recorded and streamed live on TVW.
• Tomorrow we were going to have a public hearing on House Bill 2538, sorry, 2538. That was a Rep.
• This defines institution as any public or private four-year institution of higher education and the community

Bills: HB2438 , HB2422 , HB2525 , HB2586 , HB2427 , HB2458 , HB2474 , HB2540 , HB2589

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• I have a master's degree in public administration.
• Public schools have no control over what students do or look at on their phones.
• I am here in support of limiting phone usage in public schools.
• I'm here in support of limiting phone usage in Washington public schools.
• And we are both members of the technology law and public policy clinic.

Bills: SB6192 , SB6206 , SB5346 , SB6125 , SB5841 , SB5907 , SB5951

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

Keywords: education, reading, mathematics, student intervention, instruction, academic standards, child care, first responders, incentives, pilot program, mobile phones, cell phones, smartphones, school phones, classroom distraction, digital citizenship, media literacy, internet safety, cyberbullying, student mental health

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• We have public hearings today as well as executive session.
• House Bill 2356 concerns public records for homicide cases.
• Under the Public Records Act, a third party who is named in a public record or who is the subject of
• Trials are public for a reason.
• Trials are public for a reason.

Bills: HB2356 , HB2574 , HB2572 , HB2460 , HJR4212 , HB2631 , HB2333 , HB2462 , HB2419 , HB2176 , HB2491

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: homicide, public records, transparency, law enforcement, victim rights, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, voting access, military voters, overseas voters, Native American voters, disabled voters, election reform, accessibility, ballot measures, vacancies, elected offices