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• President, the amendment is to defect the effective date of this measure to continue the discussion with
• President, the amendment is to defer the effective date of this measure to continue the discussion with
• President, the amendment is to defer the effective date of this measure to continue the discussion with
• President, the amendment is to defer the effective date of this measure to continue the discussion with
• We also have to teach all children of these ideas.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The Lord teaches us to love unconditionally.
• Without any dark motives, and teaches us to love our enemies and bless those who persecute us.
• Lord, teach us to be kind and tender-hearted and downright nice.
• The effect of an OSHA violation on a business is a disincentive to hiring a person with autism.
• And while teaching each other self-defense tactics because the battalion had no weapons.

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB108, SB125, SB251, SB318, SB378, SB379, SB396, SB472, SB487, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB583, SB608, SB650, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB763, SB854, SB875, SB916, SB924, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB987, SB988, SB1006, SB1019, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1146, SB1185, SB1194, SB1202, SB1252, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1497, SB1498, SB1499, SB1527, SB1547, SB1596, SB1697, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB925, SB1362, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB1352, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB378, SB710, SB916, SB1019, SB1146, SB1194, SB1253, SB1499, SB213, SB925, SB1362, SR263, SR311, SR333, SCR8, SB2407, SB2722, SB2949, SB2407, SB2722, SB2949

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy

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• <00:35:39.520> may<00:35:39.680> not possible a teach may not possible a teach may
• This allows them to have a strong voice in their own education and can teach them a great deal about
• This allows them to have a strong voice in their own education and can teach them a great deal about
• When we start as educators, we're trying to teach children to think on their own, frankly.
• I'm a teacher, and I believe in teaching.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• THIS SHOWS HOW EFFECTIVELY OUR UNIVERSITIES ARE CONNECTING STUDENTS TO MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES AFTER GRADUATION
• Gantt: IS SO IF FACULTY IS NOT AVAILABLE TO TEACH THE PROGRAM IT MEANS LOGICALLY IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE
• NOT HAVE A SPECIALIZATION IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA BUT COULD CONCEIVABLY AND SUFFICIENTLY PROVIDE TEACHING
• IT'S TO TEACH OUT PHASE OF THE INDICATE THAT THE STUDENTS ENROLLED WE WILL STOP ENROLLMENT IN THIS PROGRAM
• THERE IS TEACHING. THE ONES YOU TYPICALLY THINK OF THERE ARE.

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• Teaching in this environment is like dancing on constantly shifting sands.
• We are teaching the next generation of state representatives right now.
• In effect, they simply would not pay for third-party lobbyists that are available.
• How effective, how much more effective is it going to be?
• Will it be more effective than the one that's current?

Bills: SB 13, SB 27, SB 57, HB1325, HB1655, HB3312, HB5526, SB13, SB57, SB207, HB441, HB591, HB5019, SB27, SB843

Keywords: lobbying, public funds, political subdivision, local government, county association, municipal lobbying, registered lobbyist, Texas Legislature, taxpayer lawsuit, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, government finance, county dues, state association of counties, sheriffs association, law enforcement officers, legislative advocacy, bill tracking, legislative alerts, Government Code Chapter 556

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• We don't purchase books and teach now.
• We don't purchase books and teach now.
• <01:53:57.920> the these screens that they teach the these screens that they teach the children
• is the way now that you've got to teach is the way now that you've got to teach your<01:54:58.320
• Language and four with stronger effects.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers than by trying to teach their hungry children.'
• Unfortunately, for hardworking Virginians, her policies have proven to have the exact opposite effect
• It led me to teach math. It led me to write a bill last year to make sure that all of them...
• It led me to teach math.
• The Senate amendment adds an effective date of January 1, 2027.

Keywords: March 12, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Whether it was dropping fun facts about world flags, or giving us a lesson on Basque history, or even teaching
• We see communities whose economies have had devastation effects, including mine, as the ports have become
• These are Fundamentals that we should be teaching our kids, and by passing AB 86, you can help us take
• These grants would allow for tribal governments to fund effective self governance, economic development
• Getting care in the setting including in your home, is the most cost effective way to deliver care.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I really started liking teaching and got very involved in teaching and the teachers' union.
• Then I went back to teaching two years later.
• She's like a gnat, and I love it, and she's going to teach me everything.
• We're hoping it'll be a snowball effect.
• That's why having Tony stand up and actually present it was so effective.

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• , heard that police departments really have difficulty making time to do the training and do it effectively
• important as to where the educational platforms come from that are given to the schools for the teaching
• I think we're teaching kids in schools to learn how to respectfully debate issues from a multitude of
• So I think those are Us to more comprehensively and effectively combat acts of hate.
• Obviously, it's important that folks get to weigh in in the way that's effective. Yes.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism met to hear testimony from Chief James Hicks of the Natick Police Department, who chairs the Municipal Police Training Committee, and Chief Thomas Fowler of the Salisbury Police Department. They described the statewide civil-rights-officer model for hate-crime response, the HEART Unit, and MPTC training authority under POST, and urged the commission to recommend incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism into police training and to fund that effort. Commissioners asked about how law enforcement should handle antisemitic incidents that may not rise to crimes, the 2022 Mapping Project, masking during protests, and the role of HART; the chiefs said departments can update training quickly, that every department should have a trained civil-rights officer, and that HART’s expertise should be integrated statewide. The commission also approved the October 16, 2025 minutes after correcting an initial procedural error. The rest of the meeting focused on the draft report, especially the prefatory statement and the definition section. Commissioners broadly praised the report’s scope and the chairs’ work, but offered many edits aimed at tightening language, reducing advocacy tone, and clarifying the “Massachusetts way” of combating antisemitism. Several members wanted stronger emphasis on Massachusetts values, education, moral leadership, and the distinction between hate incidents, hate crimes, and statutory offenses; others urged clearer references to constitutional protections, First Amendment limits, and Attorney General review of legal statements. There was also discussion of whether to keep or remove references to alternative definitions of antisemitism: some commissioners argued that only the IHRA definition should be centered, while others said acknowledging other definitions was factually important and would reflect the range of testimony. Commissioners also raised specific substantive edits for later sections, including adding examples such as the 2022 Mapping Project, strengthening language on online intimidation, academic boycotts, and divestment campaigns, and clarifying that some conduct may be hateful even if lawful. In the higher education section, members praised recommendations on mandatory training, bystander intervention, trauma-informed responses, mental health supports, and campus climate surveys, while suggesting a few technical edits and additional best-practice examples. No final votes were taken on the draft report during this portion; the chairs said they would incorporate feedback into a revised draft before the remaining meetings and eventual vote.

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• It's my understanding these amendments separate out the effective dates.
• be effective on October 1, 2026.
• The language could be determined by the Department of Health, and it could even be made an effective
• These concepts are central to ethical medicine and effective public health care practice.”
• There can also be a rare side effect of a vaccine that causes myocarditis. That's always the case.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee first heard HB 971, which would equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; supporters said independent clinics are disadvantaged by a large payment disparity, and the bill was reported favorable without objection. The committee also recognized visiting Alpha Phi Alpha members and other guests during personal privilege remarks. Members then considered HB 414, which would bar hiring certain health care workers and direct support professionals with serious disqualifying convictions from other states and address background-check issues for therapeutic group homes. After adopting three amendment sets, the bill was reported as amended. HB 740, creating an independent review process for Medicaid behavioral health claim disputes in the coordinated system of care, was amended to clarify applicability and CSOC definitions and then reported as amended. HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation, drew emotional testimony from affected parents and advocates; the committee reported it favorable. The committee also advanced several more bills: HB 405, updating the name of the national acupuncture certifying body, was reported favorable; HB 786, prohibiting extrapolation in certain managed-care claims recoupments, was reported favorable; HB 1095, allowing alternative backup power sources for nursing homes, was reported favorable; HB 403, raising the cottage food gross-sales cap, was amended from $50,000 to $150,000 and then reported favorable; HB 930, modernizing cosmetic-product regulation and creating a small-producer exemption, was reported favorable; HB 557, defining long-term pharmacies for policy purposes, was reported favorable; HB 779, on expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted diseases, was reported favorable; HB 915, setting utilization-management timelines and standards, was reported favorable; HB 546, expanding criteria for peace officers to take someone into protective custody during a mental health crisis, was reported favorable; HB 796, creating a chiropractic preceptorship program, was reported favorable; and HB 933, authorizing commemorative birth certificates, was reported favorable. The final major item was HB 1041, a “no-mandate” bill barring discrimination based on medical intervention status. The sponsor and Surgeon General said it was aimed at healthy, asymptomatic individuals and not at public health quarantine powers, but Senator Boudreaux objected to exemptions for schools and hospitals and offered an amendment to restore broader coverage. That amendment failed on a roll-call vote, and the bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended, with no final committee disposition shown in the excerpt.

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• There was a question about officers teaching about vaping.
• In that case, an officer may perhaps team-teach.
• And then lastly, two threat vulnerability... ...should and being used as effectively as it should.
• Having those two TVA analysts would allow us to do that more efficiently and more effectively.
• Effective EOPs. Okay. All right, I'd have a quick question, Representative Gutierrez.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Education Committee met as a committee of reference to complete required sunset reviews and hear a performance audit. Members and staff introduced themselves at the start of the session, and the chair outlined committee procedures, including limits on public testimony and the goal of adjournment by 5 p.m. The committee then heard the sunset review of the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board. A governor’s office representative explained that the board was created in 2016 to help qualifying schools, mostly charter schools, lower borrowing costs through a credit enhancement fund. He said the board has approved 15 projects, has no dedicated staff or budget, and is now at its statutory leverage limit, so it is mainly monitoring existing obligations. Members voiced support, and the committee voted by voice vote to recommend continuation of the board for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The committee next reviewed the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE leadership described the interstate compact, its student exchange programs for undergraduate, graduate, and professional health care education, and related cost-savings and workforce benefits for Arizona. Testimony emphasized tuition savings for Arizona students, the return of many professional students to practice in Arizona, and the role of the compact in supporting higher education access and workforce needs. Commissioners from Arizona’s Board of Regents and Eastern Arizona College also spoke in support. The committee then voted by voice vote to recommend continuation of WICHE for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The committee also received the Arizona Auditor General’s performance audit of the Arizona Department of Education school safety program. The audit found that while the program has grown substantially and now funds more than 1,000 school safety positions, ADE did not ensure many sampled schools complied with requirements such as operational plans, safety teams, annual training, activity logs, and expenditure documentation. The Auditor General said the department relied too heavily on written attestations and reduced monitoring as the program expanded, and recommended stronger oversight, written procedures, and better reimbursement controls. ADE’s school safety director responded that the department accepts the findings, has already begun improving monitoring, and is moving to require uploaded documentation and more risk-based reviews; he also said the department will seek additional staffing and will meet with the Auditor General and ASU to strengthen evaluation of the program. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 2142, which would establish a school safety center within ADE, assign it responsibility for administering the school safety program and providing technical assistance, and allow up to 10% of program appropriations for administration. Members discussed whether the bill should also require monitoring of emergency operations plan compliance, better address students with disabilities, and clarify coordination with other state agencies. The sponsor said he planned to offer a floor amendment to make monitoring expectations clearer. The bill was discussed but no final committee action was recorded in the portion provided.

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• Representative Donworth continued, asking whether it would be more effective to amend the language now
• to go ahead and do be more effective to go ahead and do that<00:06:53.240> now<00:06:53.560><
• My faith teaches us that we are all God's children, and I truly believe in my heart... with this with
• Representative Watkins said the bill breaches the things that his faith teaches him. Thank you.
• <00:45:53.040> me<00:45:53.559> thank things that my faith teaches me thank things

Keywords: Consideration of HB 9 00:02:20 Consideration of HB 495 00:08:53 Consideration of HB 520 00:46:51 Consideration of HB 622 00:54:39 Consideration of HB 635 00:59:25, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 9, which would create oversight for Medicaid-related policy through a board modeled after the Public Pension Oversight Board. Sponsor Rep. Adam Bowling said the measure was intended to bring legislative, executive, and stakeholder voices together to vet issues and make better-informed Medicaid policy. Members generally supported the concept, though some questioned the proposed board’s party breakdown and whether the language should be updated now rather than later. After discussion, the committee voted 19-0 to pass HB 9 favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 495, which Rep. Hail said would protect mental health care professionals, institutions, and ordained ministers from discrimination when providing what the bill calls protected counseling services. He described the bill as a parental-choice measure that would allow counseling aligned with family values and said it also creates a civil cause of action for harmed parties. Opponents argued the bill would shield conversion therapy, with Dr. Eric Russ, Brandon Long, Dr. Brandon Creech, Brenda Rosen, Chris Hartman, and Dr. Bobby Glass testifying that conversion therapy is discredited, harmful, and associated with depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide risk. They said professional medical and counseling organizations oppose such practices and urged rejection of the bill. During questions, Rep. Layman pressed the sponsor on whether the bill would protect therapies even if a child was not in distress and on whether the committee should be endorsing a practice discredited by professional organizations. Rep. Hail responded that he viewed the issue as a parental choice and said he believed the bill protects providers offering those services. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 495, with no final vote shown on that bill.

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• Effective in OSHA violation on a business is a serious disincentive. >> To hiring a person with autism
• not providing adequate support to teachers for the training will ultimately heard students because teaching
• Let me give you just a couple good crowds down in Palm Beach County where we teach culinary skill training
• understand the reasoning behind moving the early learning coalitions to the school district in what effect
• And for the teacher evaluation, the old bail model in ways that we just jack-up teaches would evaluation

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But my question is, those are certified teachers that are teaching those kids who are in that alternative
• But a lot of the younger women said it's because I'm here with your children teaching them every day,
• are expanded to ensure that they can use those funds throughout the county to make sure it's all effectively
• It's extremely difficult to teach half of a classroom that understands English and another half that
• responsibility, I just want to ensure that we are preparing them to administer this in the most effective

Bills: HB61, HB327, HB253, HB297

Keywords: home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, parental leave, state employees, adoption, employee benefits, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, lease tax, rental tax, commercial aircraft, air carrier, airline, aircraft parts, maintenance

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• mandated to follow inside your classroom that don't have positive student outcomes or even a positive effect
• spend an enormous amount of time on paperwork, reporting, and bureaucratic alignment rather than teaching
• what it looks like and what it looks like to say a young person who thinks they want to join the teaching
• Of those, 135 now have standard teaching certificates, and they're currently 223 pursuing cer certification
• I heard yesterday from our colleague from eastern Oklahoma City that the teaching profession was in dire

Bills: HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce

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• She is an Abilene ISD legend whose teaching and coaching career spanned over 3 generations.
• of you that we've had the opportunity to speak with in Bear County who are wanting to come back to teach
• You've already retired, you've already gained your pensions, and you wanna come back to teach again.
• Than just teaching us reading, writing, and arithmetic, and I thank you for giving us the supportive
• HB 3710 by Darby. to the effect of the tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property group

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• Whereas you all know that for our teachers that have littles in the school that they teach in, it was
• The requirements of the bill will take effect beginning with the 2026-27 academic year.
• The bill already provides that and has no effect on other zoning authorities.
• Lastly, there was another amendment added to the bill, which changed the effective date to pass...
• Added to the bill, which changed the effective date to pass the baton to the Alamo Commission.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several conference committee matters and resolutions. It granted the House request for a conference committee on House Bill 46 and adopted a conference report on Senate Bill 37, which was described as higher education governance reform, including stronger board authority, changes to faculty senates, general education requirements, and a new ombudsman office. Senators also adopted a large package of resolutions and HCRs by voice vote. A major focus was Senate Bill 12, the “Parental Bill of Rights,” whose conference report was adopted after extended questioning. The bill was described as giving parents more access to school materials and grievance procedures, requiring parental consent for student clubs, and restricting school district employees from assisting with social transitioning or related gender-identity instruction. Senators raised concerns about effects on students already socially transitioned and on parental rights in medical or psychological decisions; the author said the House language was retained in key areas and that districts would need policies and parent notification. The report passed 20-11. The Senate then adopted a resolution allowing the conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-2027, to go outside the bounds, and later adopted the budget conference report. Senators highlighted major funding for public education, property tax relief, public safety, health and human services, child care, water and transportation infrastructure, and the Texas Energy Fund. The budget discussion also covered higher education, mental health facilities, community attendant wages, rural hospitals, DFPS case management, child care assistance, and a study rider on TRS. The report passed unanimously, 30-0. Finally, the Senate suspended rules to take up Senate Bill 8 and adopted its conference report. The bill requires counties with jails or jail contracts to participate in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program, with sheriffs choosing among available models and counties receiving tiered grants to help cover costs. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure targeting criminal illegal aliens, while opponents questioned whether it would divert local resources and increase fear in immigrant communities. The report was adopted after debate.

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• We because here it would be effective.
• Teaching my grandson how to be able to harvest a bison.
• That's what we're trying to teach our youth.
• <03:23:14.479> three believe this went into effect three believe this went into effect three
• teach that piece within our high school. teach that piece within our high school.

Keywords: 916, all

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• What kind of effect does it have when we do keep records of these hires that we are hiring?
• So we're teaching them all over the country, but there's one based in the Houston area that does it.
• People were not told that there were risks; they were told this is safe and effective, period.
• If these products are effective, why should any state allow the use of gene-editing products?
• These vaccines were effective, about 95% effective, and they saved millions of lives across the world

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance