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• You have to have an income of not more than 115% of the area median family income, and they also adjust
• 1998 proposes amendments to various sections of the Education Code and the Local Government Code to adjust
• It also adjusts related thresholds in various other codes to ensure consistency across statutes governing
• numbers from when these statutes were adopted. ...multiple times throughout the years, but it basically adjusts

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

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• Is that solely based on those connections, or do you have flexibility to adjust that if you had enough
• contracts, and it only applies to new contracts after September 1st, 2025, so cities have time to adjust
• And then, you know, they can sort of adjust it from there once the agreement is no longer in effect.
• parts that they haven't talked about, I suppose they could sit down on those kinds of things and adjust

Bills: HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158

Keywords: housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing

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• ensured that the funds followed the student by forecasting, counting, resolving duplications, and adjusting
• ensured that the funds followed the student by forecasting, counting, resolving duplications, and adjusting
• Duplicated FTE results in funds not correctly following the student, and prior-year adjustments delay
• I commend you for adjusting the weights as they are determined to be related to the cost of the program

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met during Budget Week and first considered three member bills. House Bill 1111, by Rep. Valdes, would eliminate the option for students to leave high school with a certificate of completion instead of a standard diploma. Valdes said the bill was inspired by students who met credit requirements but could not pass a required assessment, and argued the certificate does not provide access to college, trade school, or military service. The bill passed unanimously, 15-0. CS for House Bill 127, by Rep. Kendall, would support students with disabilities by using existing Florida Department of Education curriculum to create micro-credentials and coordinating with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA on workplace safety. Goodwill, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Florida PTA, and others supported the bill, which also passed unanimously, 15-0. House Bill 1367, by Rep. Booth, addressed chronic absenteeism by requiring statewide definitions and more uniform attendance reporting, along with rules for excused and unexcused absences and early identification of chronically absent students. Testimony emphasized inconsistent district policies and the need for clearer data and interventions. The bill passed 13-0, with some members noting concerns about implementation details and future rulemaking. The committee then took up PCB-P-PKB-2501, the proposed conforming bill for the fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget. The chair said the bill was designed to align statutes with budget and scholarship funding procedures, especially around the Florida Education Finance Program and scholarship payments. The PCB would require Florida student ID numbers for scholarship students, standardize cross-checking against FTE survey data, set quarterly payment dates, and use one data source for both reporting and withholding scholarship-related FFP amounts. It also would reduce certain add-on weights by 50%, remove the budget stabilization program, and repeal the educational enrollment stabilization program. Several members raised concerns that the add-on weight reductions could hurt career and technical education, AICE, IB, and CAPE programs, while the sponsor argued the data showed too much spending in an “other” category and that the reductions were aimed at aligning funding with actual program costs. Public testimony was mixed: some supported tighter accountability and clearer payment rules, while others warned against undermining expensive career-readiness programs. The PCB passed 11-2. After the conforming bill, the chair presented the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget, totaling just under $21 billion, about $400 million below the current year. She said the budget reflects a need to slow spending growth and includes $20 million for New Worlds Scholarship Accounts, $7 million for security grants at Jewish day schools and preschools, $14 million for public school transportation stipends, an overall FEFP increase of about $747.7 million, $100 million for teacher salary increases, and increases in the base student allocation and funds per student. The committee did not vote on the budget recommendation at this meeting; it was distributed for review and will move to the Budget Committee next week.

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• If we look out in the out years and we use the non-inflation-adjusted numbers, or the inflation-adjusted
• If we look out in the out years and we use the non-inflation-adjusted numbers, or the inflation-adjusted

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are looking for meaningful adjustments to that paid family medical leave.
• We are looking for<00:22:54.640> meaningful<00:22:55.600> adjustments<00:22:56.320>
• to<00:22:56.559> that<00:22:56.799> paid for meaningful adjustments to that paid for
• meaningful adjustments to that paid family<00:22:57.600> medical<00:22:58.000> leave.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We license over 900,000 agents and adjusters, and our market continues to grow.
• So under state law, the maintenance tax rates are adjusted each year to cover the agency's appropriations
• Division helps consumers with complaints against their insurance company, their agent, or their adjuster
• So, um, and I think all of us here want to help you find a way to, um, you know, uh, make some adjustments

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• that is no longer in that district's budget. it and they are going to have to make some kind of adjustments
• Big adjustment to make.
• spent on compensation. 75% of that must be spent on teachers, counselors, nurses, librarians. if we adjusted
• underlying reason that a student population was one day and it's X minus something the next day, that M&O adjusts

Keywords: committee meeting, legislation, public testimony, discussion, procedural

Summary: The meeting covered various topics, but specific discussions and bills were not detailed in the available transcript. Despite the lack of documented debates or acknowledgments, it was noted that committee members were present, and there may have been attempts to address crucial legislative matters. The dynamics of the meeting suggested a standard procedural gathering where routine insights were likely shared among the attendees.

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• thousand dollars in income and joint filers who do not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in adjusted
• These adjustments will enhance the proposal's effectiveness, making California more attractive to military
• Settlements for property loss or damages to property are also generally not taxable up to the adjusted
• Second, the IT division also had to make classification adjustments in order to reduce the cost.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Most of them are adjustments to comply with the federal regulation.
• /c><00:18:16.559> of<00:18:16.720> them<00:18:17.280> are<00:18:18.159> adjustments
• <00:18:18.840> to in order most of them are adjustments to in order most of them are adjustments

Keywords: Roll Call 00:13 Approval of Minutes 00:44 SB 99 Discussion 03:30 SB 99 Vote 12:45 Administrative Regs 17:56, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and heard a personal privilege statement praising Transportation Cabinet staff for helping a constituent obtain a Kentucky Uniform ID in time to board a cruise. The chair also recognized special guests and noted a page for the day. The main bill taken up was Senate Bill 99, with a committee substitute adopted before discussion. Senate Bill 99, sponsored by Senator Douglas, would strengthen Kentucky’s distracted-driving laws by prohibiting the use of personal communication devices to write, send, or read texts while operating a motor vehicle, with exceptions for emergency or public safety use and certain reporting or medical situations. The committee substitute clarified that GPS use remains allowed, including for younger drivers, and the bill also bars anyone under 18 from using a device in any manner while driving, sets a $100 fine with no points, and imposes a 90-day license revocation for minors. Supportive testimony and comments emphasized pedestrian and roadway safety, the dangers of distracted driving, and the bill’s alignment with existing CDL-related restrictions. After discussion, the committee voted on Senate Bill 99 by roll call and reported it favorably with the committee substitute attached. Members explaining their votes said the measure would save lives, reflected practices already used in trucking and bus operations, and was a reasonable enforcement approach similar to prior seat belt laws. The committee then received an informational update on five Transportation Cabinet administrative regulations, which were described as updates for federal compliance, signage standards, truck weight-limit renumbering, an OHV pilot program extension, and expanded electronic review of title applications; no substantive objections were raised. The meeting concluded with discussion of adjournment.

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• Are there any adjustments to the agenda, Mr. Romero? Mr. Chair, members, there are no adjustments.

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• You all receive adjustment requests that are made.
• You all receive adjustment requests that are made.
• And again, all adjustment, if you will.
• <01:34:11.520> for and fund the appropriate adjustments for and fund the appropriate adjustments
• 16.200> this,<01:41:16.840> you inflation-adjusted analysis of this, you inflation-adjusted

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• gas mitigation fund. um it adjusts that gas mitigation fund. um it adjusts that a<00:26:17.039><
• MnDOT hasn't fully finished implementing this, so stakeholders can figure out how they need to adjust
• And they made some adjustments in how they're going to build that road, and now it's a 50-year road.
• And they made some adjustments in how they're going to build that road, and now it's a 50-year road.
• <01:32:18.159> going<01:32:18.239> to adjustments in how they're going to adjustments

Keywords: 1183, house

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• He added that these are not the result of fraud; they are the result of claims being adjusted over time
• um and so that claims are adjusted um and so that results<01:09:45.120> sometimes<01:09:45.400
• higher or a being more if it's adjusted higher or a future<01:09:50.719> claim<01:09:51.000><
• future claim being less if it's adjusted future claim being less if it's adjusted lower<01:09:53.560
• <01:09:58.280> less is applied say when it's adjusted less is applied say when it's adjusted

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It doesn't say an exact amount that can be adjusted when, if in the event that the cost is adjusted,
• doesn't say an exact amount that<01:53:21.239> can<01:53:21.440> be<01:53:22.119> adjust
• <01:53:22.520> adjusted<01:53:23.400> when<01:53:24.280> if<01:53:24.639>
• in that can be adjust adjusted when if in that can be adjust adjusted when if in the<01:53:24.960
• <01:53:27.520> or the event that the cost is adjusted or the event that the cost is adjusted

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with a hearing on CACR 7, a proposed constitutional amendment to explicitly state that defendants are innocent until proven guilty in all cases and suits brought by the state. The prime sponsor argued the amendment would strengthen due process, prevent government overreach, and extend the presumption of innocence beyond criminal cases into civil and administrative matters such as forfeiture and family court proceedings. In testimony and questioning, the sponsor cited New Hampshire constitutional provisions, historical examples, and concerns about courts shifting burdens onto individuals. Committee members raised questions about the amendment’s wording, its relationship to existing law, and whether it would have practical effect if current statutes already place the burden on the state. The hearing was then closed without further witnesses. The committee next moved to executive session on House Bill 480, which establishes a procedure for restoring competency and creates a pilot forensic liaison position in Merrimack or Strafford County to assist with that process. After discussion about prior concerns, including an email from the Disabilities Rights Center and whether enough members were present, the committee voted to adopt Amendment 2025-61H and then voted ought to pass as amended. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill passed on a 10-1 roll call, with Representative Andrew voting no. The chair noted the bill would not go on consent and that no minority report was planned. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 666-FN, which would add restitution for violations of library-use confidentiality and expressly include library cards and membership status among confidential records. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen privacy protections after a local dispute and to provide a remedy and deterrent for improper disclosure. Committee questions focused on whether the restitution penalty would apply to accidental disclosures, how the bill interacts with existing exceptions such as court orders or investigations, and whether the language was consistent with current confidentiality law. The hearing remained open at the end of the transcript.

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• L003 is again simply technical adjustments to the various numbers in the appropriations clause of the
• <00:38:13.200> to<00:38:13.760> the uh simply technical adjustments to the uh simply
• to the affordable housing adjustments to the affordable housing finance<01:32:00.560> financing
• this calculation in know, adjusting this calculation in order<03:13:43.920> to<03:13:44.800><
• for that particular an adjustment for that particular purpose.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Members then approved the journal of April 8, 2026, and heard several introductions and tributes, including recognition of Home Education Day in Colorado, a welcome to Sigma Lambda Gamma members, and a reminder about an education luncheon. The chamber then recessed briefly before moving into second reading and floor consideration of bills. The main substantive debate centered on House Bill 1357, which phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. Supporters said the program serves a relatively small number of students, costs more per student than community college alternatives, and should be wound down so limited state education dollars can go to core services and the school finance formula. Opponents argued the state had promised the program to students who planned their education around it, including some who turned down scholarships, and said the change would harm future teachers and should have been treated as a pause rather than an end. The House adopted an appropriations amendment (L003), withdrew a proposed substitute amendment (L005), and then passed HB 1357 as amended. The House also passed House Bill 1358, which reduces the appropriation for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Grant Program by $5.2 million in general fund. The sponsor described it as a grant program supporting community learning centers and math/STEM enrichment, but said funding will end after the following fiscal year and the program must step down so families can seek other services. The bill was adopted without further opposition. Finally, the House considered House Bill 1359, which redirects certain revenue from public school land natural resource removals to the state public school fund rather than the permanent fund, with projected transfers of $25 million in FY 2025-26 and $45 million in FY 2026-27. Supporters said the measure is needed to help balance the budget. An opponent raised concerns about impacts on a constituent ranch lease tied to a proposed green energy project, but the sponsor clarified the bill applies only to royalties and leases on state-owned public school lands. The House then adopted HB 1359.

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• Speaker for taking this directive, seeing where this industry was headed, and asking us to move ahead, adjust
• The industry is changing, it's maturing, and we are here to meet that moment and adjust our approach.
• The industry is changing, it's maturing, and we are here to meet that moment and adjust our approach.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• And hopefully the funding mechanism could be adjusted up from that 5%.
• Reimbursement amounts are set and periodically adjusted to reflect average course costs as reported by
• Actually, I do like the concept of a benchmark because then that can be adjusted based on the bench..
• Actually, I do like the concept of a benchmark because then that can be adjusted based on the bench.
• So if fraud results in the member receiving more than the board can adjust the payments, and then if

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.

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• When adjusted for functional capacity and capital projects, 86% of staffing positions were filled in
• When<00:37:44.000> adjusted<00:37:44.560> for<00:37:44.960> functional<00:37:45.599
• > capacity When adjusted for functional capacity When adjusted for functional capacity and<00:
• And we did do some calculations on staffing to try to adjust it based on the limits to capacity to try
• it based on the limits to to adjust it based on the limits to capacity<00:53:55.520> to<00:53

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:00 Approve Minutes from November 13, 2025- 00:00:55 RiverLink Tolling Operations for Louisville Bridges-Quarterhill Testimony- 00:01:48 Staff Report on Veterans’ Centers- 00:26:45 Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Response to Staff Report- 0:58:53 Adjournment- 1:18:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the November 13, 2025 meeting and then heard testimony from Quarter Hill, the tolling subcontractor for RiverLink on the Indiana-Kentucky bridge system. Quarter Hill described its role in back-office support and call center operations for the Lincoln, Kennedy, and Lewis and Clark bridges, and said the contract began in 2021 with go-live in September 2023. The company reported that revenue has increased since it took over, customer service response times have improved, and it has been operating at a loss because the contract was based on outdated transaction estimates and did not account for higher-than-expected volume and added support costs. Members questioned Quarter Hill about the role of consultants, the low reported collection rate, and why the company was leaving the contract. Quarter Hill said a single large consulting engineering firm had been hired to help shape the RFP and contract, but argued that consultants and overly detailed requirements can create disputes and hinder efficient service. On collection rates, the company said the reported 85% rate reflects the absence of registration holds and other enforcement tools, and that the remaining unpaid tolls are the hardest to collect. The company also said it had lost significant money on the contract and had reached a change order and termination agreement, while emphasizing that the system itself was functioning well. The committee then received a staff report on Kentucky veterans centers. Staff said quality of care is generally high and staffing has improved, but reported occupancy figures are misleading because they are based on certified beds rather than functional capacity after conversions to single-occupancy rooms and capital projects. The report said actual occupancy is closer to 85% than the commonly reported 56%, and that increasing occupancy would not necessarily increase revenue because the state’s cost of care exceeds reimbursement and private-pay revenue. Recommendations included adopting functional occupancy reporting, continuing the move to single-occupancy rooms, reviewing modernization needs at Thompson Hood, including Eastern Kentucky in planning, and referring the Radcliffe HVAC procurement and installation to the Auditor of Public Accounts and Attorney General for review.

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• I'm a licensed public insurance adjuster serving clients in Texas and around the country for over...
• I am the president of the Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. We call that TAPIA.
• We have adjusters and collections. ...and clerks that go back and forth after we've released the vehicle
• They'll adjust; they'll make a write-up for an original manufacturer's part, original equipment, and
• the insurance adjuster will write in there for used or aftermarket parts.

Bills: SB458, SB819, SB1238, SB1642, SB1643, SB1644, SB1791, SB1810, SB1824, SB1825, SB758, SB1455, SB1706

Keywords: insurance appraisal, property insurance, auto insurance, homeowners insurance, residential property, disputed loss, loss valuation, appraisal clause, appraiser, umpire, Texas Department of Insurance, TDI, insurance dispute resolution, claims adjustment, total loss, windstorm insurance, FAIR Plan, surplus lines insurance, policyholder, insurer

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• is that House File 1738 makes sudden changes that disrupt the stability of the industry, abrupt adjustment
• That market is robust and growing, and it would be a really challenge to see the market adjust and have
• The market is robust and growing, and it would be a real challenge to see the market adjust and have
• /c><00:32:39.120> changed<00:32:39.679> to<00:32:40.120> to<00:32:40.600> adjust
• improved and been changed to to adjust improved and been changed to to adjust to<00:32:41.200>

Keywords: 1183, house