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• Ensures that there are test security procedures to have valid and reliable year-to-year measures.
• I also have to always kind of furrow my eyebrows when I think about how these results are valid and reliable
• So we know that, I had shared with you, About 6,000 valid scores because of attrition or maybe the student
• rates, I mean, there have been different reporting entities resulting in these discrepancies, what validation
• We only include those students that had a valid test score.

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• high quality examination, it has been. and vetted for concordance and has been proven both viable, valid
• I know how difficult it can be. to construct a valid test and it was important to me to thoroughly vet
• So do you currently have any evidence of predictive validity?
• So, you said there is no, I just want to be clear, you said there is no evidence of predictive validity
• Well, I think it would, the question I would ask is what do we mean by predictive validity?

Committee: House Higher Education

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• guidelines. ...guidelines, and finally, a description of the issuer or the agent's oversight and validation
• That determination is made internally within DFPS and is not subject to third-party validation before
• Once a valid request is submitted, DFPS must hold a hearing within 60 days.
• This determination is made internally within DFPS and is not subject to third-party validation before
• the opportunity to contest findings that may unjustly affect their lives. subject to third-party validation

Bills: SB397 , SB481 , SB596 , SB760 , SB855 , SB1195 , SB1196 , SB1233 , SB1257 , SB1318 , SB1368 , SB1388 , SB1398 , SB1524 , SB1558 , SB1589 , SB1677 , SB1792 , SB2034

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• checking a box in that general election return ballot that said, please keep my vote-by-mail request valid
• Request valid, then we could have continued to send them their vote-by-mail ballot for the special election
• whether or not the signatures that are coming in for a petition for a constitutional amendment are valid
• We scan it into their record, and that becomes the point of comparison for validation.
• last four, and their driver's license number on there, you can feel fairly confident that that's a valid

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from several county supervisors of elections and the Florida Supervisors of Elections Association on the 2024 election cycle and priorities for the 2025 session. They described very high turnout in the presidential election, major operational planning needs, and the heavy reliance on seasonal workers, list maintenance, ballot-on-demand systems, and secure chain-of-custody procedures. They also discussed the impact of recent legislative changes on voter-roll maintenance, including inactive voter removal, and said Florida’s election administration has improved to what they called a “platinum standard.” The supervisors outlined several legislative requests: allowing more than one non-government “wild card” early voting site to improve access and emergency flexibility; requiring newly naturalized citizens to update driver’s license information so voter records match DHSMV data; exempting home addresses of certain election workers and ballot transporters from public records to improve safety and recruitment; restoring a checkbox on vote-by-mail return envelopes so voters can stay on the vote-by-mail list for the next cycle; aligning base salaries for supervisors, property appraisers, and clerks with other constitutional officers; and reducing ballot length by removing precinct committee races from the ballot. They also said they expect a committee bill to carry some of these proposals. Members questioned the panel about ballot transport security, signature verification, vote-by-mail expiration, public records transparency, and the petition process for constitutional amendments. The supervisors said ballots are transported under detailed county plans with tamper-evident seals, chain-of-custody logs, trained workers, and in some cases two-person transport teams. On petitions, they said the process is labor-intensive and expensive, that fraud has occurred in some cases, and that they favor reforms such as requiring more personal identifying information and having initiative sponsors mail petitions to voters rather than making supervisors handle the mailing. They also said signature mismatches can be cured within 72 hours after Election Day and that voters are notified when possible. After the supervisors’ presentation, the committee also heard brief public testimony from Kathleen Griffiths, who urged adoption of commercial-style risk management standards in election systems and referenced several election-related bills her group supports.

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• What we would like to see is that in-home training is more of a competency validation, going into the
• home and validating that these families, as you can see... ...validation, going into the home and validating
• But as a home health agency, we do understand the importance of validating that these parents are able

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting of the 2025-2026 term, took attendance, confirmed a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from members and staff. Chair Anderson outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction over access and affordability issues, including health facility regulation, insurance, Medicaid, CHIP, and state employee health coverage. The main agenda item was an update on implementation of HB 391, which created a family home health aide program for medically fragile children. Representative Tramont, the bill sponsor, explained that the law was intended to let trained family caregivers be paid through Medicaid to care for their children, reduce reliance on private duty nursing, and relieve families. He and several members expressed frustration that implementation had taken nearly two years and that families still faced barriers. Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer of AHCA and Bridget Royce of DCF said the program was implemented October 1, 2024, with billing available, but no home health agencies had yet launched the required 80-hour training program and no claims had been paid. They described the program’s requirements, including agency employment, background screening, training, a $25-per-hour Medicaid rate paid to the agency, and an annual assessment report. A major issue discussed was that income earned by family caregivers counts toward Medicaid eligibility and could cause families to lose coverage. AHCA and DCF outlined two possible fixes that would require CMS approval: disregarding the income for eligibility purposes or treating the child as a family of one. Members and public witnesses strongly urged changes to avoid forcing families to choose between income and coverage. Several providers said they had begun preparing training programs, but asked for clearer approval processes and more patient-specific training requirements. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from parents and caregivers of medically fragile children, who described the financial, emotional, and logistical strain of caring for children with severe disabilities and argued that the bill should be expanded to include Florida KidCare families and others in the coverage gap. They also raised concerns about the eight-hour-per-day limit, low pay, and the need for simpler rules and direct support. Home health providers and associations supported the concept but asked for modifications, including more targeted training and clearer implementation guidance. The meeting then shifted to a second agenda item on the Andrew John Anderson Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing Program, which was funded in the 2023 budget. Deputy Secretary Meyer said the program has been implemented since January 1, 2024, but utilization has been lower than expected, with only about 60 claims paid and many denials occurring through managed care. Public testimony from a lab, a hospital, and a pediatric rare disease expert said the program is clinically valuable and cost-saving, but managed care billing barriers, prior authorization issues, and DRG-related denials are limiting access; they urged direct billing to Medicaid and possible expansion to all newborns.

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• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined.
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined.
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined. $2,023

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Summary: The committee met to review education audit reports and adopted the minutes. Legislative Audit reported 103 education audits total, with 89 having no findings and 14 containing findings. The committee first heard from Camden Fairview School District, which had findings for spending operating funds on an end-of-year employee banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges. District officials said they had implemented stronger internal controls, stopped using the affected card, and would limit future events to comply with state law and constitutional requirements. Members questioned the district about prior practices, donated funds, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using operating funds; the report was filed as reviewed. The committee then reviewed Forest City School District, which had a finding for spending $33,000 in operating funds on an off-campus end-of-year celebration and entertainment event. District representatives said the money came from a long-standing Pepsi-related donation fund, but acknowledged confusion over whether it should be treated as operational funds and said they would stop using it that way and provide training to staff and the board. Members discussed whether the funds were private donations or operating funds, the lack of a formal board vote, and whether the event was intended to recognize staff and growth; the report was filed as reviewed. The committee also received notice of more serious findings that were referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general, including Conway School District for misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees, Magnolia School District for undeposited activity funds, Westside School District for undocumented and personal credit card charges, and Boonville School District for paying a board member’s son in excess of the statutory limit without an approved exemption. The remaining eight reports with findings were filed en masse as reviewed, and the 89 reports with no findings were also filed en masse. The committee adjourned after noting that most districts reviewed had no findings.

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• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined. using
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined.
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined. $2,023

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Summary: The committee met to review education audit reports and heard responses from several school districts with findings. Camden Fairview School District was cited for using operating funds for an end-of-year employee awards banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges that caused a small loss; district officials said the current administration had strengthened controls, stopped the banquet practice, and improved monthly credit card reconciliation. Members questioned whether the prior officials were still employed, whether the credit card issue was an outside hack, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using district funds. Forest City School District was cited for spending about $33,000 on an off-campus staff celebration and entertainment event; district representatives said the money came from long-standing Pepsi-related donation funds, that the event was intended to recognize staff and growth, and that they would change practices and receive training going forward. Members discussed whether those funds were private donations or operational funds, and staff said the district’s accounting treatment made them subject to the constitutional restriction at issue. The committee also reviewed several other findings. Conway School District was referred for an ongoing investigative report involving misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees. Magnolia School District had undeposited activity funds totaling more than $21,000, tied to a resigned high school secretary and sponsor receipts not deposited. Westside School District had about $30,000 in credit card charges lacking documentation or business purpose, including charges by the superintendent, personal purchases, and items shipped to personal addresses; the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney. Boonville School District was cited for paying a board member’s son more than the statutory limit for seasonal groundskeeping without the required exemption, and DESE later denied the exemption request. After discussing those cases, the committee filed the remaining eight findings en masse and then filed the 89 reports with no findings. Members noted that most school districts audited had clean reports and encouraged districts to continue good practices while learning from the findings discussed.

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• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined.
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined.
• However, without supporting documentation, the validity of these purchases could not be determined. $2,023

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

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• Senate Bill 1511, now entitled non-domiciled commercial driver's license validity, passed out of judiciary
• guess it's still you still me Senate bill 1511 now entitled non-domiciled commercial drivers license validity
• Senate Bill 1511 now entitled non-domiciled commercial drivers license validity passed out a judiciary

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large calendar of Senate bills, with members mainly hearing short titles, committee vote counts, and whether bills were on consent or pulled for further discussion. Many measures were reported out on party-line or split votes and several were flagged to be removed from consent, especially bills involving artificial intelligence content verification, public benefits eligibility, gender transition procedures liability, health insurance reimbursement for vaccines, light rail feasibility review, public employees merit hiring, public records fees, virtual currency payments, tax conformity, undocumented immigrants and financial services, central bank digital currency, and public monies investment in trust currency. The caucus also discussed a number of education, public safety, child welfare, health, and regulatory bills. These included measures on school communications, bullying liability, AED training, classroom management, school safety reporting, DCS procedures, fingerprinting at behavioral health facilities, probation conditions, missing children reporting, sex offender monitoring, crimes against children probation monitoring, and domestic violence release conditions. Several members raised objections or concerns about specific bills, including mandatory sentencing, religious sectarian law language, concealed weapons notice repeal, and a bill on death sentence by firing squad, with some members asking to pull those bills from consent. A final topic was a blue-sheet Senate amendment to HB 2874 on campaign committee termination statements and penalties. Rhonda explained the Senate changes would void penalties for committees with no contributions or expenditures, retroactive to December 2021, but noted the Senate did not secure enough votes for the emergency clause. Members asked about the rationale, the Secretary of State’s position, and the amount of outstanding penalties. The chair later announced that the Senate amendment was being refused, so the bill would not receive final passage that day and would instead be sent back for further action or conference.

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• where I'm afraid of making sure we're not dropping some reports that's not going to allow us to validate
• where I'm afraid of making sure we're not dropping some reports that is not going to allow us to validate
• That's where I'm afraid of make sure we're not dropping some reports that is not going to allow us to validate

Committee: Senate Education

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• protected, while at the same time making sure that rental housing providers have an accurate and a valid
• Making sure that rental housing providers have an accurate and a valid guidepost and a map for how they
• Thank you. making sure that rental housing providers have an accurate and a valid guidepost and a map

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5467 , SB5820 , SCR8406 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5995 , SB6278 , SB5831 , SB5915 , SB5963 , SB6025 , SB6046 , SB6084 , SB6134 , SB6136 , SB6137 , SB6188 , SB6291 , HB2689 , SB5922 , SB5944 , SB5957 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6011 , SB6065 , SB6103 , SB6151 , SB6244

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, SB 5467, water-sewer district, water sewer district, surplus property, public property sale, local government, RCW 57, real property disposal, personal property, notice of intent to sell, public auction

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• on marriage: a marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that should be valid
• So those are all declarations of Idaho's understanding of the importance and validity of marriage.
• Yeah, it's my experience, and I think those concerns are valid. I live over in Tacoma, Washington.

Committee: House State Affairs

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• I mean, I do think there are some valid consumer protection issues, right?
• I mean, I do think there are some valid consumer protection issues, right?
• I can see both sides of the argument, and they both make very valid points.

Bills: SB1732 , SB1217 , SB1443 , SB1455 , SB1457 , SB1459 , SB1465 , SB1944 , SB1946 , SB1218 , SB1942 , SB1352 , SB2132 , SB1920 , SB1285 , SB1304 , SB1305 , SB1326 , SB1590 , SB1767

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee considered a long agenda of Senate bills covering real estate, construction licensing, insurance, alcohol regulation, medical marijuana, and other business matters. Among the measures discussed were SB 1732, which preserves Oklahoma’s current rule that brokers are not required to enter into a buyer brokerage agreement before showing real estate; SB 1443, which codifies payment rules for anesthesia services and physical status modifiers; and several sunset-extension bills for boards and agencies including the architects and interior designers board, the Construction Industries Board, the Abstractors Board, and the engineering and surveying board. The committee also heard bills on workers’ compensation, dental insurance billing practices, salvage title thresholds, energy standards for state-funded buildings, self-storage lien modernization, and medical marijuana training and licensing issues. Testimony and debate focused heavily on consumer costs, market competition, and regulatory clarity. Supporters of the dental bill (SB 1942) argued it would keep insurers from setting prices for non-covered services and allow patients and providers to negotiate directly, while opponents warned it could raise costs for consumers; the bill passed 8-2. Similar free-market arguments were made for the real estate, anesthesia, and alcohol-related bills, while consumer protection concerns were raised on the self-storage and dental measures. SB 1590, which would expand a fortified-roof grant program to commercial buildings, drew discussion about funding and the state’s role in helping reduce insurance costs. SB 1767 sought stronger enforcement against out-of-state spirit shipping, with concerns noted about lost tax revenue and age verification. Most bills received committee approval, often unanimously or by wide margins, including SB 1732, SB 1217, SB 1443, SB 1455, SB 1457, SB 1459, SB 1466, SB 1944, SB 1946, SB 1352, SB 2132, SB 1920, SB 1285, SB 1304, SB 1305, SB 1326, SB 1590, and SB 1767. Several bills were amended in committee, often to update sunset dates or clarify language, and title-striking motions were adopted on some measures that were still being worked on. The meeting ended with the chair noting that 20 bills had been handled and the committee adjourned.

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• Comment on OAC 442-10-51113D, amended to make employee credentials valid for one year.
• know they're in your inbox as well, but first, I would like to start off on the topic of process validation
• extracts and apothecary farms, we would like to see the rules that have been put in place for process validation

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• consumer, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nationally promulgated a standardized model validation
• Well, you have an ability to dispute the debt again or request a validation again, and it just... you
• A consumer is contacted by telephone, then within five days, what is now called the model validation

Bills: HB1342 , HB2889 , HB3002 , HB3254 , HB4820 , HJR40 , HJR40

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: private activity bonds, housing, residential rental projects, low-income, affordable housing, bond measures, funding equality, political subdivisions, public communications, election fairness, debt collection, consumer rights, disclosures, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, settlement agreements, State Board of Education, group benefits program, health insurance, state employees, dependents eligibility

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• So that's right, and you make a very valid point with that.
• You make a very valid point with that because there can be exceptions, and I guess that's where you're
• I'm voting for the parents, and you make a very valid point with that.

Bills: HB298 , HB342 , HB332 , HB344

Committee: House Education Policy

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• And so I think while your point is valid, that there can be future groupings of nonprofits that would
• subsequently in the next year gets a raise and makes $250,000 or over, will the restrictive covenant be valid
• I know there have been court cases that have litigated the issue of what is a valid restrictive covenant

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• VALIDATE THE WORK WAS DONE AND ALSO PROVIDE THE HOMEOWNER DOCUMENTATION THEY CAN SUBMIT TO THEIR INSURANCE
• WE VALIDATE THAT WITH DBPR TO MAKE SURE THAT'S A REAL NUMBER.
• THAT'S THE EXTENT OF VALIDATING THE CONTRACTOR AND TO YOUR POINT THE STATUTE DOES REQUIRE THE WORK IS

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• The TWC must assess every claimant through a statistically valid and unbiased methodology to determine
• to make sure these agreements are not just an allowance of shell companies, but instead are actual valid

Committee: Senate Economic Development

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• It's a valid driver's license in another state.
• <03:00:17.920><c> to</c><03:00:18.040><c> drive,</c> valid to drive, valid to drive, but<03:00:19.720
• It's a valid driver's license in year.
• It's a valid driver's license in another<03:00:28.000><c> state.
• So, I'd A valid old driver's license.