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• I suspect if you looked at any redistricting matter at state, House, State Board of Education, anything

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB4 , HB1 , HB3 , HB20 , HB22 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB4 , SB2 , SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• I think that's how you get good policy.
• In the formation of policy in this chamber, I look over at her and go, "Geez Louise, put on your big
• We're seeing an incredible reset of world trade policy, all in favor of America.
• It has everything to do with good policy, because this historic...
• This map is about policy, it's about continuing good policy, it's about overcoming gerrymandering in

Bills: SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB4 , HB1 , HB3 , HB20 , HB22 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , HB4 , SB2 , SB5

Keywords: disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, school assessment, public education, accountability, transparency, education standards, STAAR, Texas Education Agency, TEA, public school accountability, school ratings, A-F ratings, assessment reform, student testing, benchmark tests, interim assessments

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• I call this meeting of the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• bill amends the definition of domestic abuse cases in the statute that requires prosecutors to have policies
• three amends the definition of domestic abuse cases in the statute that requires prosecutors to have policies

Bills: HF3465 , HF3782 , HF4075 , HF391 , HF3946 , HF2976 , HF3350

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: theft, vulnerable adults, public safety, penalties, Minnesota statutes, chemical irritants, law enforcement, transparency, building owners, tenant rights, notification, remediation, firearm restrictions, domestic violence, court orders, criminal convictions, firearms prohibition, gun surrender, order for protection, protective order

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• . educators. educators.
• Healthcare, or health insurance reform for educators, is not theoretical; it is immediate, it is personal
• </c><00:41:02.400><c> for</c><00:41:02.560><c> educators</c> or health insurance reform for educators
• or health insurance reform for educators is<00:41:03.200><c> not</c><00:41:03.680><c> theoretical,</
• Akilah Roberson, policy director at Educational Evolving.

Bills: HF3119

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: teacher compensation, educational staff, unlicensed staff, minimum wage, inflation adjustment, education finance, 1183, house

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• This is amendment UU-1 that requires that the policy itself be sold by an insurance producer who is..
• Um, and I don't know why a disclosure of people on our policies is necessary, and I do not know what
• . you want to make a change in your policy for short-term products or for pharmacy, um, and you want
• Now, in policy, in the contracts, that's a better place for something about notice.
• And that's... they're handling complaints from policy holders, making sure we have good reinsurance,

Bills: HB441

Committee: House Health

Keywords: speech-language pathology, licensure, clinical supervision, educational qualifications, healthcare assistant, sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• Education to our young people.
• Helping to educate and train our workforce.
• Education is the best equalizer we have in our society.
• Education gives you knowledge, knowledge gives you power, the power to succeed.
• We're also known for higher education, for medical, for manufacturing, for logistics.

Bills: SJR 1 , SB 9 , SB 40 , SJR 36 , SJR 1 , SJR 5 , SB 9 , SB 40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform

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• Okay, so turning to our policy review, our first task was to identify policies that supported SMRs.
• Okay, so turning to our policy review, our first task was to identify policies that supported SMRs.
• policies, a majority of the policies, fell into that preliminary category.
• policies.
• My name is Eileen Monk, and I am the Clean Energy Technology Workforce Policy Manager for our state education

Bills: SB5821 , SB6004 , SB6010 , SB5941

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: nuclear energy, energy strategy, advanced technology, sustainability, state policy, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, tribal consultation, government-to-government consultation, federally recognized tribes, energy facility siting, RCW, clean energy, alternative energy

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• Significant investments and policy changes have been made.
• We have been very thoughtful... ...and deliberate about this policy.
• programs or educational programs, including adult basic education.
• Members, this isn't like we're going from zero to having these policies.
• These employees had pretty good policies before.

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• </c> following you know procurement policies following you know procurement policies and<01:25:58.239
• </c> in fictitious emergency uh felony policy in fictitious emergency uh felony policy passed<01:49:08.080
• </c> question about sick and leave policies question about sick and leave policies but<02:22:15.479><
• 28.120><c> before</c> had pretty you know good policies before had pretty you know good policies before

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• in American Indian and Alaska Native students and is a cornerstone of federal Indian education policy
• We know these historical education policies. led to traumatic outcomes.
• Culture-based educational programs support educational achievement.
• That was the policy.
• . education, including Elementary and Secondary Education Act, IDEA, the Higher Education Act, the McKinney-Vento

Committee: Senate Indian Affairs Committee

Keywords: Native education, Department of Education, federal funding, testimony, treaty obligations, public schools, educational policies, Indigenous students

Summary: The meeting focused on the responsibilities of the U.S. Department of Education towards Native students, highlighting the importance of federal education programs that satisfy treaty obligations to Native communities. Various witnesses testified about the impact of educational policies designed to support Native students who primarily attend public schools. Concerns were voiced over recent proposals that could potentially undermine these programs, citing the role of federal funding in ensuring successful educational outcomes for Native youth. The chair of the committee emphasized the need for continued federal support and attention to the unique educational challenges faced by Indigenous populations.

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• Some have said. in my calls around about you. that you might be better suited to a policy position and
• So it's primarily just having policies to manage the land, oil, gas resources that Texas has under the
• We also do education benefits, so we will oversee the federal apply a federal assistance programs that
• Bar Foundation and experience with the state bar and education lawyers.
• This experience has taught me the most vital roles in lawfully governing education to prevent loss.

Committee: Senate Nominations

Keywords: Texas Water Fund, water management, infrastructure funding, local governments, workforce development, community colleges, educational programs, sustainability

Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial issues, including the Texas Water Fund and its implications for development in the state. Various members highlighted the critical need for effective management of water resources, discussing the role of the Water Development Board and their strategies for outreach to local governments. The committee engaged in a thorough examination of funding projects and the sustainable financing necessary for communities facing challenges in meeting their infrastructure needs. Additionally, there was notable discussion regarding promoting workforce development and the alignment of educational programs with the demands of the job market as indicated by recent trends in community colleges.

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• So I'm still working through that process. both the policy logistics of how that would work, but also
• with several parties, district attorneys, counsel, OSBI, as well as a number of criminal justice reform
• There are states turning to these sorts of reforms to provide more certainty so that there might be more
• sufficient workaround so that we're not having to disrupt a classroom or otherwise continuation of education
• to include it at what point guardian ad litems need to be included, and we need guardian ad litem reform

Bills: SB2030 , SB1926 , SB2170 , SB2151 , SB2166 , SB1213 , SB1381 , SB1824 , SB1876 , SB1728 , SB1582 , SB1286 , SB1386 , SB1708 , SB1618

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

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• So I'm still working through that process, both the policy logistics of how that would work, but also
• working with several parties, district attorneys council, OSBI, as well as a number of criminal justice reform
• There are states turning to these sorts of reforms to provide more certainty so that there might be more
• sufficient workaround so that we're not having to disrupt a classroom or otherwise the continuation of education
• And we need guardian ad litem reform.

Bills: SB2030 , SB1926 , SB2170 , SB2151 , SB2166 , SB1213 , SB1381 , SB1824 , SB1876 , SB1728 , SB1582 , SB1286 , SB1386 , SB1708 , SB1618

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: expungement, record sealing, criminal records, clean slate, automatic expungement, expedited expungement, criminal history, OSBI, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, deferred judgment, delayed sentence, pardon, pardon and parole board, law enforcement records, sealed records, arrest records, conviction records, reclassification of felony to misdemeanor, reentry, second chance

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a series of bills covering criminal justice, family law, elections, insurance, and property issues. Among the measures approved were SB 2030, a clean-slate/automatic expungement bill; SB 1926, allowing victims seeking protective orders to file in another county; SB 2170, requiring supervised visits when sexual abuse allegations are substantiated by DHS; SB 2151, giving prosecutors discretion to seek a 65% sentence instead of an 85% sentence in some cases; SB 2166, setting evidentiary rules for calculating future medical damages; SB 1213, allowing certain inmates to start at a higher earned-credit level; SB 1381, creating a statewide pretrial hearing process with a pilot program approach; SB 1824, updating corporation and LLC statutes; SB 1876, modernizing service of process on foreign insurers; SB 1728, adding a domestic violence definition for coercive control; SB 1582, defining bona fide resident and lawful permanent resident for alien land ownership rules; SB 1286, requiring more political subdivisions to provide polling places at no cost; SB 1386, creating a courtroom transparency pilot program using audio-video recording; and SB 1708, creating a rebuttable presumption of joint custody and equal parenting time. Several bills were amended before passage, including title-striking motions on multiple measures and committee-substitute language changes. Debate centered on the policy tradeoffs in several of the more controversial bills. Senators raised concerns about forum shopping and judicial bias in the protective-order bill, the fairness and practical effects of the future-damages bill on injured plaintiffs and insurers, the impact of the custody presumption bill on domestic violence cases and guardian ad litem practice, and the risks of foreign land ownership. Supporters generally framed the bills as responses to constituent concerns, efforts to improve fairness or transparency, or ways to modernize outdated statutes and procedures. Opponents or skeptics focused on unintended consequences, possible burdens on victims, and whether existing law already addressed the problems being raised. The committee also heard that SB 1381 would likely return as a pilot program in one county because of fiscal concerns, and SB 1386 was discussed as a limited courtroom-recording pilot rather than a full statewide rollout. SB 1582 passed after discussion of the meaning of “bona fide resident” and whether certain noncitizens could buy land. SB 1708 drew especially detailed debate over whether the law should begin with a presumption of equal parenting time or leave custody decisions entirely to the judge’s best-interest analysis. Most measures advanced on bipartisan roll-call votes, with some dissent on SB 1926, SB 2166, SB 1386, and SB 1708.

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• Acella Blanc with the Arizona Education Association.
• She's an educator and she's there to educate the students. But yes, she's not a nurse.
• Yet the current policy focus suggests a different set of priorities, one that favors arming educators
• And for those reasons, the Arizona Education Association, which represents a large portion of educators
• It protects victims of DEI policies.

Bills: HB2076 , HB2135 , HB2175 , HB2186 , HB2223 , HB2345 , HB2364 , HB2417 , HB2440 , HB2666 , HB2763 , HCR2043

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• I don't disagree with wanting to have good policy.
• that actually educates our youth in this state.
• Our educators want to end all students learn. All students.
• They did not receive special education services.
• We want to make sure that we get everyone educated.

Bills: SB27 , SB226 , SB326 , SB570 , SB605 , SB870 , SB991 , SB1871 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1874 , SB1924 , SB1925

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

Bills: SB27 , SB226 , SB326 , SB570 , SB605 , SB870 , SB991 , SB1871 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1874 , SB1924 , SB1925

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, antisemitism, student conduct, education, disciplinary actions, Texas Education Code, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district

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• For any occupation, the inmate can also apply this work-life experience toward occupational education
• These individuals do not simply reform.
• Alliance for Safety and Justice is a multi-state nonprofit that does public policy and public safety
• policy work with survivors of violent crime and also people who have justice involvement.

Bills: HB153 , HB1828 , HB2306 , HB2498 , HB3464 , HB3488 , HB3636 , HB3673 , HB3834 , HB3860 , HB4120 , HB4937 , HB1515 , HB153

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, legislative leave, correctional officers, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, accumulated leave, compensatory time, parole eligibility

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• pray that Lord God you give them discernment to look through the environmental, economic, energy, educational
• The city of Kauffman is the county seat, fostering education through Kauffman ISD and Trinity Valley
• One of the things she was attempting to accomplish was to bring higher education. to the Dallas area,
• It was a great moment for Eddie Bernice Johnson because that was the policy that she had started, left
• school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program to Education

Bills: SJR1 , SB9 , SB40 , SJR36 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB9 , SB40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform, 1185, senate

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• I am also the public policy lead for Texas parent-to-parent.
• Continuing my education makes me feel stress-free.
• Yes, so the proposed policy is comparable to the majority of the current insurance policies right now
• I'm the Director of Policy for Yakuza. Bouboulian's Ministries.
• This is not about education.

Bills: HB2646 , HB3941 , HB5153 , HB5155 , HB5394 , HB 1106 , HB426 , HB4529 , HB3984 , HB4273 , HB 1097 , HB3940 , HB1941 , HB4377 , HB3153

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health

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• My name is Alec Mendoza, and I'm the Senior Policy Associate for Health with Texans Care for Children

Bills: HB2646 , HB3941 , HB5153 , HB5155 , HB5394 , HB 1106 , HB426 , HB4529 , HB3984 , HB4273 , HB 1097 , HB3940 , HB1941 , HB4377 , HB3153

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child care, task force, high-quality care, affordability, prekindergarten partnerships, foster care, transitional living, Medicaid reform, youth assistance, independent living, services for youth, employment training, educational support, mental health services, health care, public health, child health program, reimbursement, local health entities, maternal health