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• We would have been much better off with a lights on bill which just kept MnDOT and Met Council running
• We would have been much better off with a lights on bill which just kept MnDOT and Met Council running
• We would have been much better off with a lights on bill which just kept MnDOT and Met Council running
• We would have been much better off with a lights on bill which just kept MnDOT and Met Council running
• We would have been much better off with a lights on bill which just kept MnDOT and Met Council running

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Authorizing a funding partnership with the Met Council on the Highway 65 project will allow MnDOT to
• And we're also appreciative of the changes included for the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety.
• This will allow the council to continue to support traffic safety initiatives across the state.
• your bill that pertain to the council your bill that pertain to the council and<00:12:25.040>
• I'm a legislative representative with ASME Council 5.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Uh then on starting on line council.
• my council uh tax public safety, um my council uh tax interactions,<00:21:38.640> um<00:21:38.880
• > clarifying<00:53:39.280> or Metropolitan Council or clarifying or Metropolitan Council
• reminding that uh Metropolitan Council reminding that uh Metropolitan Council is<00:53:42.160>
• <00:55:30.800> to authorizes the metropolitan council to authorizes the metropolitan council

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

Bills: HB191, HB35, HB29, HB123, HB35, HB29, HB191, HB123

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters

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• And then you are compensated, not compensated, because it's woefully under what people. are spending,
• We've also seen an increase in overall compensation in the system as well.
• a year to keep it neutral. the compensation.
• In compensation, okay. Thank you Members, any more questions? All right.
• It deserves compensation separate and apart from TIA. ends is good.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• Inadequate compensation for our teachers and challenging working conditions.
• I am president of the Board of Trustees. of the Texas Business Leadership Council.
• So that's something to be. contemplated with teacher compensation and we'll have folks here from TRS
• I'd want to see them better compensated as professionals.
• I show you registered as Missy Piper, testifying on behalf of the Texas Council of Administrators of

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• By that point, there is no... for employees of districts who have failed to increase their compensation
• TCTA also opposes the inclusion of language that removes the requirement for compensation increases if
• To implement language that withholds that compensation increase is inappropriate and unnecessary.
• And had we kept up with the percentage we were spending on teacher compensation, we would be...
• You have to underestimate, essentially. what the amount is that you're going to get for compensation

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• And teachers are driving to other districts where they can receive higher compensation.
• Now, your organization, I guess, focuses a great deal on teacher compensation.
• Just saying we want you to work hard, but we don't want to compensate you in that.
• for my work I felt valued for my work because I was being compensated by them.
• I was not compensated, no ma'am. I was not part of a paid residency program.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

Bills: HF3426, HF3428

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources

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• before as the chair of the Cybersecurity Commission, a member of the governor's Technical Advisory Council
• And this is something that we're talking a lot about in the OIG coordinating council and the interagency
• And this is something that we're talking a lot about in the OIG coordinating council and the interagency
• OIG talking a lot about in the OIG talking a lot about in the OIG coordinating<00:46:04.680> council
• coordinating council coordinating council uh,<00:46:06.160> and<00:46:06.320> the<

Bills: HF1338

Keywords: Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, state oversight, government accountability, fraud, waste, abuse, audit, investigation, subpoena, whistleblower, public integrity, transparency, state agencies, executive branch, public funds, taxpayer funds, law enforcement oversight, public safety programs, advisory council

Bills: HF4912, HF4664

Keywords: electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers

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• Minnesota Youth Council. Minnesota Youth Council.
• ,<00:33:59.960> uh from the Minnesota Youth Council, uh from the Minnesota Youth Council,
• members of the Minnesota Youth Council members of the Minnesota Youth Council yesterday<00:47:46.560
• This council will create intentionality. This council will create consistency.
• student interagency council on student interagency council on student attendance,<01:30:37.800>

Bills: HF3776, HF3557, HF3585

Keywords: screen time, preschool, kindergarten, early childhood education, digital media, tablets, smartphones, educational technology, EdTech, classroom devices, publicly funded preschool, school policy, child development, special education, IEP, 504 plan, IFSP, Minnesota education law, climate literacy, education

Summary: The committee first approved the previous day’s minutes, then took up House File 3776, as amended by the A2 amendment, which clarified how the bill would apply to students with IEPs and 504 plans. The bill’s author argued that Minnesota should address screen time for preschool and kindergarten students, saying current law is too broad, that young children are especially vulnerable to developmental and attention harms from screens, and that parents and teachers should have more control over device use. The bill was laid over after discussion. Testimony on HF 3776 was split. Amanda Faye of Minnetonka Public Schools opposed the bill as drafted, saying it would conflict with existing academic standards, READ Act screening requirements, accessibility tools, and local control, and would force districts back to paper-based screening. Katherine Myers of Live More Screen Less supported the bill, citing concerns about early childhood screen exposure and arguing that screen-free time supports child development. Members raised concerns about local control, parental rights, and how to protect students who need devices for accommodations; the author and nonpartisan staff noted that schools can already adopt cell phone policies, but exceptions may be needed for certain students and uses. After laying over HF 3776, the committee began House File 3557. Representative Craft introduced the bill as a voluntary program to promote practical science education and workforce development tied to climate literacy, including a proposed Minnesota Seal of Climate Literacy for high school students. The bill was only introduced before the transcript ended, with no vote or final action recorded on HF 3557.

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• I'm a legislative representative with AFSCME Council 5.
• AFSCME Council 5 respectfully opposes House File 1242.
• I'm a legislative representative with AFSCME Council 5.
• AFSCME Council 5 respectfully opposes House File 1242.
• He said those jobs provide attractive compensation, perks, and job security.

Bills: HF1167, HF1242

Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance

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• Chairman. 1303 transfers property and records from the Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation.
• The Workers' Compensation Commission repeals a section that established the council.
• clarify in language what an independent contractor is and we worked with the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation

Bills: SB504, SB844, SB1209, SB1266, SB1303, SB1448, SB1496, SB1595, SB1597, SB1655, SB1679, SB1621, SB1716, SB1769, SB1827, SB1876, SB1944, SB2072, SB2084, SB2104, SB2112, SB2170, SB2180, SB2182

Keywords: charitable organizations, donor restrictions, endowment gifts, Safeguarding Endowment Gifts Act, Oklahoma, donor rights, charitable contributions, forcible entry, detainer, trial period, legal notices, housing law, SB1266, notary public, notaries, legal advice, unauthorized practice of law, misdemeanor, Secretary of State, appointment revocation

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• So that brings up the question about what is the regional council going to be compensated for?
• What rate are they going to be compensated at when you refer it to the regional council?
• The rate or the compensation is not mentioned in here.
• And as far as compensation, that's a great question.
• And these attorneys would be, at least from my region, compensated the way they are currently compensated

Bills: S0014, S0016, S0024, S0208, S0762

Keywords: negligence, settlement, police conduct, municipal liability, personal injury, compensation, injuries, Miami-Dade County, land use, development regulations, local government, application fees, affordable housing, zoning, residential construction, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 762, which was amended by a strike-all to remove a one-year sunset and delete a reporting requirement to the Legislature. The bill would allow offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel to take on certain capital cases from outside their region on an optional basis, with supporters saying it could save money and use existing in-house death penalty expertise. After testimony from Senator Martin and the Second Region’s regional counsel, the committee reported CS/SB 762 favorably. The committee also considered three local claims bills. SB 16, relating to relief for Heriberto A. Sanchez Mayan by the City of St. Petersburg, described severe injuries allegedly caused during an arrest and transport; the claimant’s counsel supported the bill, while President Gaetz spoke against the claims-bill process generally and voted no. The bill passed 9-1 and was reported favorably. SB 14, for Jose Correa against Miami-Dade County, involved injuries from a bus-pedestrian collision and was supported by the claimant and county; it passed 9-1 and was reported favorably. SB 24, for Lourdes and Edward Latour against Miami-Dade County, was an uncontested $500,000 settlement bill and passed unanimously. Finally, the committee took up SB 208 on land use and development regulations. A late-filed strike-all amendment, described as a negotiated compromise, would make development application fees transparent and cost-based, tie them to direct and reasonable indirect review costs, and set subjective compatibility standards for residential projects, with carve-outs for PUDs, master planned communities, and historic districts. Multiple local government, planning, environmental, and business groups appeared in support. The amendment was adopted, and the committee then reported CS/SB 208 favorably on a 10-0 vote.

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• We discussed the fact that the patient compensation fund continues.
• And as part of that compensation, punitive damages.
• We are on H.J.R. 5, legislative compensation.
• AAUW believes that compensation...
• under the enumerated crimes for compensation.

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

Bills: HB2293, HB3176, HB3545, HB3546

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

Bills: SB348, SB444, SB485

Keywords: motor vehicles, enforcement, administrative support, law enforcement, private service provider, regulatory compliance, expropriation, public purpose, property rights, compensation, city governance, St. George, insurance premium tax, city of St. George, municipal authority, local taxation, East Baton Rouge Parish, 965, house, all

Bills: HF3127, HF3524, HF3525, HF3754

Keywords: taxation, pass-through entity, qualifying owner, partnership, S corporation, tax return, overtime compensation, tax deduction, income tax, federal regulations, tax reform, tip income, federal tax deduction, Minnesota Statutes, individual income, employer contributions, Trump accounts, federal law, gross income exclusion, 1183

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• Chair, members, by way of background, the Tourism Advisory Council is composed of 15 members who serve
• House Bill 2258 adds La Paz County to area four of the Tourism Advisory Council.
• We're adding them to the council, and that's it. Okay, questions for Representative Biasucci?
• Any compensation that is withheld may not be paid retroactively.
• City council members or county supervisors.

Bills: HB2015, HB2060, HB2062, HB2100, HB2118, HB2165, HB2258, HB2327, HB2397, HB2445, HB2460, HB2641, HB2745, HB2876, HB2917, HB4011, HB4049, HB4056, HB4087, HCR2013, HCR2016, HCR2040, HCR2044, HCR2048, HCR2056

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use