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• I'm also here as a member of the Kids Keep It Digitally Safe campaign, a global alliance fighting for
• <00:03:10.560> Safe<00:03:10.959> campaign the Kids Keep It Digitally Safe campaign
• the Kids Keep It Digitally Safe campaign contest,<00:03:12.000> a<00:03:12.239> global
• These websites are publicly available on the internet and are part of the same digital ecosystem where
• could be done by teaching kids digital could be done by teaching kids digital literacy<00:13:22.079

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And many mentioned that they had difficulty testifying without knowing what the map looked like that
• However, that map has now been filed.
• It is the same map that the House passed out of committee last week.
• in front of me to point out specific concerns about the map.
• they would testify on that map.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• members, digital entities.
• <01:48:00.560> uh But it allows for them to be digital uh But it allows for them to be digital
• Now, just to allow for digital economy.
• >> allowing for a digital component. >> allowing for a digital component.
• membership threshold for digital membership threshold for digital associations<01:53:32.960>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• On line 124 and digital literacy, so what does that entail?
• Dixon, would you give a very concise definition of digital literacy?
• So we that entails digital literacy.
• 15:07.680> for >> And find digital literacy for >> And find digital literacy for &
• >> very concise definition of digital >> very concise definition of digital literacy

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• As this committee well knows, students depend on consistent digital access for virtually every aspect
• Digital access is also critical for key administration tasks like grading, attendance, and financial
• As this committee well knows, students depend on consistent digital access for virtually every aspect
• Digital access is also critical for key administration tasks like grading, attendance, and financial
• As this committee well knows, students depend on consistent digital access for virtually every aspect

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Zayo Group 00:00:50 Committee Report to LRC 00:18:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Michael McCurley, president of Zo Education and a senior vice president with Zo Group, about the company’s role in providing broadband and managed network services to Kentucky schools. He said Zo Education serves all Kentucky K-12 public school districts in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Education, offering more bandwidth at lower cost than the prior provider and also providing cybersecurity and network protection. He emphasized that reliable connectivity is essential for instruction, testing, remote coursework, and school administration. McCurley also addressed the ongoing contract dispute involving the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Open Fiber Silicom, saying Zo Education is not a party to the litigation but is concerned about possible disruption to schools and students. In response to committee questions, he said the company incurred unexpected costs when it had to reroute connections and build alternate network paths, including one school move that cost more than $50,000 to serve a site generating under $2,000 per month. He said outages and incidents are more frequent when Kentucky Wired access is unavailable, and that Zo could not have bid at its current price without access to Kentucky Wired. Committee members discussed the broader implications of the dispute and the state’s broadband structure. Senator Williams said the committee’s priority is avoiding disruption to students and noted concerns about infrastructure purchases and upgrades tied to the network, saying he had not seen clear contractual support for some of the expenditures. He also referenced a future audit and said the committee should preserve options and taxpayer funds. The committee then reviewed its report to LRC, including changes related to infrastructure purchases and water asset management technology, and agreed to submit the report without a committee vote. The chair announced the next meeting would be in January, with no December meeting scheduled, and the committee adjourned.

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• I ask my colleagues to please support my legislation to ban surveillance pricing, digital pricing, and
• <00:42:41.359> pricing,<00:42:41.839> and<00:42:42.000> grocery pricing, digital
• pricing, and grocery pricing, digital pricing, and grocery stores.<00:42:43.040> Come<00:42:43.280
• You know, wear the digital incentives.
• You know, wear the digital ring,<06:24:53.120> wear<06:24:53.360> the<06:24:53.520>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So if you are a digital user... No, because I am too, so I'm not going to call myself a nerd.
• What the bill does is it outlines merchant requirements for selling digital goods that are not owned
• So if you are a digital user. No, because I am too, so I'm not going to call myself a nerd.
• What the bill does is it outlines merchant requirements for selling digital, look like. Commerce.
• What the bill does is it outlines merchant requirements for selling digital goods that are not owned

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And one of the key parts was we shouldn't just keep that map because that's what it is. It's a map.
• And one of the key parts was we shouldn't just keep that map because that's what it is. It's a map.
• It's a map, but it's just very, very detailed, right? So the map, we take that data.
• The public pays to have maps made, the public has access to those maps.
• Building that base map.

Summary: The committee first went into executive session on Senate Bill 905 and voted it do pass by a 6-4 roll call vote. It then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 959, presented by Senator Doug Beck on behalf of Senator Roberts, which would create the Missouri GIS Council within the Office of Administration to improve statewide geospatial data coordination, planning, training, and related infrastructure. Beck said the measure had passed previously and was intended to support uses such as Next Generation 911, broadband mapping, transportation, and environmental management. Supporters included Greater St. Louis, Inc., the State 911 Service Board, and bioSTL/Next Missouri. They argued the council would reduce duplication, improve data standards and coordination, help emergency response and routing, support business site selection and economic development, and save public money by avoiding redundant mapping work. Witnesses emphasized that the bill explicitly prohibits collecting personally identifiable information and said the data involved is base-map and address/location information rather than tracking individuals. An opponent, Lisa Panette of Armour Vine, argued the bill was “anti-freedom” and “Big Brother,” saying statewide access to geospatial data could be misused and should be opt-in. Committee members questioned both sides about privacy, rural addressing, and whether the bill would actually track people; supporters responded that it does not collect personal data and is meant to improve emergency and public-service mapping. No vote was taken on SB 959, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

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• As we look at the digital pipeline and workforce development, we want to ensure that we remain open for
• <00:08:40.959> pipeline<00:08:41.760> and As we look at the digital pipeline and As
• we look at the digital pipeline and workforce<00:08:42.560> development,<00:08:43.360> we<
• I know how hard it is to protect my own kids in the digital world. The digital world.
• He said that, although some of the pressures of the digital world with respect to children have grown

Bills: HB69, HB114, HB161

Keywords: firearms, possession, Class 1 municipalities, criminal penalties, federal law, stolen firearms, prohibited persons, HB114, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, dental board, dental licensing, dentist regulation, professional licensing, occupational licensing, healthcare regulation, licensure board, state agency continuation, agency sunset review

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• This commission would include members with backgrounds in broadband, digital equity, labor, industry,
• Members with backgrounds in broadband, digital equity, labor, and industry, and tribes.
• I think what's really important is when we look at what Broadband and digital equity.
• Tools like digital platforms allow for mobile access in critical times.
• So when we close the digital divide, we don't just expand access, we expand opportunity, dignity, and

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met with a quorum established after opening remarks on committee rules and decorum. The committee heard several bills, including AB 1540 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez, which would restore the 988 LGBTQ+ youth crisis line option and related specialized counselor support if approved by the federal government. Supporters, including a parent who lost her son to suicide and numerous advocacy, mental health, education, and local government groups, said the bill would save lives and provide culturally competent crisis response. Opponents argued it could politicize crisis services and raised concerns about affiliated organizations and youth safety. The bill was moved by Assembly Member Rogers, seconded by Assembly Member Krell, and passed out of committee on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee also took up consent items AB 2093 and AB 2193, both of which passed on consent and were sent to Appropriations. AB 1832 by Assembly Member Ransom, which would create a statewide 211 fund, dashboard, and emergency-planning integration to expand and stabilize 211 services, drew strong support from 211 providers and local service organizations describing its disaster-response and referral role. With no opposition, it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 2289, the chair’s bill, would create an Office of Broadband and Digital Equity, consolidate broadband functions, establish a commission, and narrow CPUC jurisdiction to voice communications; the author said it would solve structural problems in broadband governance, while TURN and CWA District 9 opposed the loss of CPUC oversight and raised enforcement and labor concerns. The bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2424 by Assembly Member Carrillo sought to strengthen oversight of the California Lifeline program by creating a Low-Income Telecommunications Advisory Board with telecommunications expertise, citing fraud and duplicate enrollment concerns. Proponents said the bill would improve accountability and better serve low-income and immigrant communities, while opponents argued an additional board was unnecessary because an existing advisory committee already advises the CPUC and could increase surcharges. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations on a 7-2 vote. The committee then completed its roll calls and adjourned.

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• and digital equity.
• <00:25:04.360> opportunity we move towards um digital opportunity we move towards um digital
• opportunity and<00:25:05.279> digital<00:25:05.720> Equity<00:25:06.600> uh<00:
• 25:06.720> we<00:25:06.880> have<00:25:07.000> the and digital Equity uh we have
• go and make our stay um digitally go and make our stay um digitally connected<00:26:00.360> and

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology met on February 5, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills related to economic development, broadband, tax policy, and family support. HB 455 drew support for a startup-business loan program, with DBEDT, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and Hmua Collective among those in favor; Tax Foundation Hawaii questioned the need for a special fund. HB 437, concerning Hawaii trade/investment offices, received support from DBEDT and Hawaii Friends for Civil Rights, and members asked DBEDT about how to measure return on investment from the overseas offices. HB 650, dealing with broadband-related administration, was supported by DBEDT, the Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, and others, while committee discussion focused on the role of the state’s trade and investment offices and broadband administration. HB 935, on digital navigator support, received testimony in favor from DBEDT, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the University of Hawaii system, and others, but also drew comments about consumer representation and the need for service on neighbor islands. The committee also heard strong testimony on tax and family-related measures. HB 572, which would remove the grocery tax, received overwhelming support from groups including the Hawaii Food Industry Association, AARP Hawaii, and others, with testimony emphasizing food insecurity and cost-of-living relief; Tax Foundation Hawaii offered technical comments. HB 701, a caregiver tax credit bill, was supported by AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others, with AARP stressing the burden on family caregivers and Tax Foundation Hawaii suggesting the credit percentage be reduced to preserve price-shopping incentives. HB 753, another child and dependent care tax credit measure, drew support from AARP Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network Speaks, and others; Tax Foundation Hawaii again raised technical concerns, this time about the complexity of the formula. After testimony, the committee took up decision-making. HB 455 was passed with amendments, including transferring administrative responsibility from the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to the Community-Based Economic Development Program, blanking out the appropriation, adding one business loan officer FTE, and noting a $95,000 cost. HB 437, HB 650, HB 934, HB 442, and HB 572 were all advanced with amendments, generally involving blanking out appropriations, moving amounts into committee notes, technical cleanup, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000. HB 935 was deferred because of overlap with public library programs and uncertainty about federal funding for digital navigator positions. The chair also indicated HB 7 would be amended to add a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit and related technical changes, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• And then here we have a map that shows Kind of the same thing.
• You can look at the map on the right-hand side of this slide.
• So the map on the right...
• Surface map, we don't have the vertical depth.
• Water mapping is essential.

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• passed the House, House Bill 2010 provides advertising disclosure requirements for a seller of a digital
• The conference committee adopted an amendment that stated the prorated refund only for digital goods
• The conference committee adopted an amendment that stated the prorated refund only for digital goods
• good the senate amended the bill by reducing the time period for which a purchaser of a digital good
• may receive a prorated by reducing the time period for which a purchaser of a digital good may receive

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So it's it using digital assets.
• asset mining and an area so digital asset mining and digital<01:59:06.719> asset<01:59:07.040
• The first being that the digital asset exchange maintains control of the digital assets that have been
• The first being that the digital asset exchange maintains control of the digital assets that have been
• The first being that the digital asset exchange maintains control of the digital assets that have been

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I am a MAP Stars coacher along with Patty Hash. Previously, I was a MAP Stars adviser for 22 years.
• I am a MAP Stars coacher along with Patty Hash. Previously, I was a MAP Stars adviser for 22 years.
• is representative Burg stated map stars is representative Burg stated map stars is a<00:03:25.799
• abilities to perform and to achieve map abilities to perform and to achieve map stars<00:05:28.039
• <00:13:22.360> and this is what map Stars program does and this is what map Stars program does

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• We must digitize our industrial base. We must digitize our bureaucracy. With your indulgence, Mr.
• Digitally designed. There was a degree of data available.
• To how do we digitize this entire system?
• How do we use digital engineering and digital manufacturing?
• Digitize. The future is digital and we are not there yet.

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• <00:13:33.680> services those who either had digital services those who either had digital
• which is established by a chief digital which is established by a chief digital officer. officer
• access to your digitally savvy users.
• access to your who are provide a digital access to your who are digital<00:20:00.320> savvy digital
• services or just digital experience? services or just digital experience?

Keywords: Technology - Room 409, 5 March, 2026; 8:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: ATS and Gartner presented preliminary findings from the feasibility study required by Senate Bill 2267, which directed ATS to establish a CIO Council, study statewide data exchange feasibility, develop a phased implementation plan, and report progress to the legislature. ATS said the CIO Council has already met several times and has heard from other states, including Tennessee and Ohio, with Georgia expected to follow. Gartner explained that it interviewed about 17 agencies and was also gathering input from other states and market research to identify Mississippi’s current data-sharing landscape and possible paths forward. Gartner’s main findings were that Mississippi agencies strongly prioritize data security and compliance, but that this focus has also contributed to silos, point-to-point integrations, and inconsistent data definitions across agencies. The presenters said the state lacks a central legal framework and common standards, so agencies rely on individual memoranda of understanding. They emphasized that other states have generally not built “everything at once,” but instead started with specific outcomes such as citizen services, fraud detection, or reporting, then created statewide legal frameworks, common standards, and governance structures, often led by a chief data officer or similar office. The discussion also highlighted examples from other states, including Utah’s single portal for services and Maryland’s 360-degree citizen view for caseworkers. Gartner said Mississippi should first decide what outcome it wants from a data exchange and suggested that the effort should be framed as information sharing rather than moving all data into one central repository. Members and presenters discussed the need for foundational standards, a chief data office, and change management, including agency “change champions,” to build trust and participation over time. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, and the presenters said the remaining CIO Council work would help prioritize use cases for the final feasibility report.

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• The three pillars are mapping.
• So this map shows those groups.
• Slide 22, flood mapping and modeling.
• In future years, our mapping work will continue.
• insurance rate maps.

Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources met to focus on flooding issues across Texas, with particular attention to South Texas and the recent catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Chair Harris and Vice Chair Martinez emphasized that flooding is a statewide problem requiring continued legislative attention. The committee heard invited testimony from Hidalgo County Commissioner David Fuentes and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 General Manager Raul Sassine, who described the March flood event in Hidalgo County, including more than 20 inches of rain, six deaths, over $100 million in local damage, widespread road flooding, and repeated shutdowns of Interstate 2 and its frontage roads. They argued that existing drainage systems are under capacity, that TxDOT projects must account for downstream drainage impacts, and that local governments have already invested heavily in mitigation through bonds and partnerships. Fuentes and Sassine also described the county’s long-term flood mitigation and water-reuse efforts, including the Delta region water management project, which would capture stormwater, runoff, and treated effluent, reduce flooding, and create potable water supply. They said the drainage district manages about 780 miles of channels and 1,100 acres of detention facilities, has used prior Flood Infrastructure Fund and GLO grants, and has ongoing applications for additional state and federal assistance. Members discussed the need for TxDOT coordination, emergency access on frontage roads, local “skin in the game,” and the possibility of combining flood control with aquifer recharge and water supply projects. Texas Water Development Board Executive Administrator Brian McMath then presented an overview of the state’s flood planning and funding framework, including the post-Harvey legislative changes that created the Flood Infrastructure Fund, the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund, and the regional/state flood planning process. He summarized the first state flood plan adopted in 2024, noting that about one in six Texans live or work in known flood hazard areas and that regional plans identified 4,609 flood risk reduction solutions with an estimated cost of $54.5 billion. He also reviewed TWDB programs for flood grants, community assistance, flood insurance compliance, stream gauges, TexMesonet, flood mapping, and the TexasFlood.org viewer. Members asked about drainage fees, technical assistance, gauge placement, the relationship between flood maps and FEMA FIRMs, and whether flood mitigation funds could support aquifer storage and recovery or recharge projects; TWDB staff said such projects can be eligible if they include flood mitigation components, but direct technical assistance cannot be paid from Flood Infrastructure Fund dollars. The committee concluded by expressing interest in further study of combining flood mitigation with aquifer recharge, and then adjourned.

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• We won't go after you criminally or civilly for violating these maps if you follow the map.
• issued a map.
• We looked at the maps.
• And one map is of the whole county, and then there's just a couple maps of a couple parcels.
• of maps you have there.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Acres uh parcel B is conquered tax map Acres uh parcel B is conquered tax map 28<00:24:23.600>
• Parcel 309 is part of current tax map 2115, lot 108, and parcel 310 is part of current tax map 2115,
• Parcel 309 is part of current tax map 2115, lot 108, and parcel 310 is part of current tax map 2115,
• <00:29:59.919> 2115<00:30:00.559> lot current tax map 2115 lot current tax map 2115
• lot 108 and tax map con tax map 2115 lot 108 and parcel<00:30:17.360> 310<00:30:17.840> is

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met in organizational session and first elected Representative John Cluder as clerk. A nomination of Senator Mark Makoni as vice chair was made but not voted on because he was absent; it was carried over to the next meeting. The committee also reviewed its guidelines and procedures, including how it handles property-disposal requests, late items, and informational materials, and then approved the November 12, 2024 minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. The committee then considered several state property and lease requests. It approved a 50-year, $1-per-year ground lease for about 5.66 acres at Berlin Regional Airport in Milan for a New Hampshire Army National Guard hangar/support facility, after hearing that the project is federally funded, intended for training and search-and-rescue support, and would have no permanent full-time staffing. The committee also approved a 30-year lease for the Department of Justice to move the chief medical examiner’s offices, morgue, and autopsy suite to 279 Pleasant Street in Concord, with testimony that the current Concord Hospital space is inadequate and that the new site would double body-storage capacity. Several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation property items were approved as well. Safety received approval for a 10-year lease, with renewal options, for the State Police aircraft hangar at 91 Airport Road in Concord. Transportation was authorized to continue disposal efforts for remnant parcels in Concord, Conway, Lisbon, Effingham, and Mount Vernon, with testimony explaining market conditions, appraisals, access limits, and easements; members asked questions about access and buildability, but each item was approved. During the Berlin lease item, the committee was told the FAA objects to any lease longer than 50 years at that airport, so the request was revised from 55 years to 50 years on the record before approval.