Video & Transcript Research : 'state audit'

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TX
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  • So please state your name, who you represent, and anything you have to say.
  • First, as Danny stated, the implied section, by taking out...
  • Offense, what consequences are there in the state context?
  • The state's role is to enforce the law, the state laws.
  • I now have to go to State Affairs.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

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  • It would save the state anywhere from $500,000 to $1.5 million annually.
  • organized crime demands adaptation by the state and law enforcement agencies.
  • Please state your name, who you represent, and you may begin your testimony.
  • First, as Danny stated, the implied section.
  • I now have to go to State Affairs.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
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  • Supreme Court a hundred years ago, where the State of Missouri, the State Bank of Missouri issued gold
  • By the state of Texas, by the state government. The technology is there. It's legally sound.
  • A number of states are pursuing this.
  • If folks wouldn't put their gold in the state bullion depository, I mean, the state is who you're giving
  • One is states may not coin money.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Education Policy

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  • <00:07:07.280> board<00:07:07.440> of prescribed by the state board of prescribed by
  • <00:09:27.839> local clause explicitly stating that local clause explicitly stating that local
  • So, it's where those that have 20-plus years, it's where the original bill stated that they shall be
  • So, it's where those that have 20-plus years, it's where the original bill stated that they shall be
  • So, it's where those that have 20-plus years, it's where the original bill stated that they shall be
KY
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  • It's not a forensic audit. It's not an operational audit.
  • :36.720> would CPA or audit of public accounts would CPA or audit of public accounts would do.
  • It's not a forensic audit. It's not do. It's not a forensic audit.
  • is desired, a full replication, a spot audit of the data, or a level three audit.
  • of the data or a level uh a spot audit of the data or a level three<00:15:20.480> audit.
Summary: The meeting began with quorum, approval of the prior minutes, and an announcement that the June meeting had been canceled and replaced by this combined May/June meeting; the next official PPOB meeting was announced for July 21 at 2:30. Staff then gave an overview of the Public Pension Oversight Board’s required actuarial audit process, explaining that House Bill 238 requires a review every five years of the retirement systems’ actuarial assumptions and methods, funded by the systems themselves. The presentation distinguished this audit from a financial or forensic audit, described the three possible audit levels (full replication, limited/spot review, or basic review), and noted that the last audit in 2021 was a level one performed by Milleman Consulting at a cost of about $190,000. Members discussed timing for the next audit cycle, with a request to LRC likely needed in July or August to target the June 30, 2026 valuation, and several members expressed interest in another level one review. Questions also addressed whether prior audits found major issues; staff said the 2021 review was generally clean but recommended more consistency in reporting and assumptions across systems. The committee then welcomed new staff and interns, including Odet Guanzi of KPPPA and Team Kentucky intern Amamira Bowman. Bo Barnes of the Teachers Retirement System presented an overview of the statutory framework for reemployment after retirement under KRS 161.605. He explained that the law is intended to let retirees return to help with staffing needs, do so in an actuarially sound way through required contributions, and keep TRS compliant with federal tax rules for a qualified plan under section 401(a). Barnes described the required breaks in service and earnings limits for retirees returning part-time or full-time, including the three-month or 12-month break depending on the employer, the 6,900-day limit, and the daily wage threshold based on years of service. He also noted a lightly used critical shortage program that allows school districts to hire retirees without a wage cap, while still observing the break-in-service rules. Members asked questions about who decides the scope and level of the actuarial audit, how the audit would treat leave balances and other benefit-related items, and whether the prior level one audit identified substantial problems. Staff said the committee would request the audit, but LRC would handle contracting, and that the audit scope could include items like sick leave and annual leave costs if requested. On the reemployment topic, Barnes emphasized that the rules are designed to avoid pre-arranged retire-and-return arrangements that could jeopardize TRS’s tax-qualified status. No formal votes were taken beyond approving the minutes, and the meeting concluded with the presentations and discussion of these pension oversight issues.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Apr 22nd, 2025

Human Services

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  • Yeah, there is some guides in state statute.
  • You stated something that people want to forget is in this bill.
  • Um, the state, the state doesn't have a neutral choice though Representative Morales, they take the child
  • Was that surgery performed legally in the United States? Yes, legally. In what state?
  • The separation of church and state, um, doesn't apply here.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Jan 15th, 2026

Rules

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  • Florida Statutes as an official document and, more importantly, adopts as official statute law of the state
Bills: S0100, S0102, S0104
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard three housekeeping/statutory revision bills. Chair Passidomo introduced the committee’s new staff director, and the committee proceeded quickly through the agenda with no public appearance forms, questions, or debate on any of the bills. SB 100, the Adoption Act, prospectively adopts the 2026 Florida Statutes as an official document and adopts the statute materials passed by the 2025 regular session as official state statute law. SB 102 deletes statutory provisions that were previously repealed or expired and are now without effect. SB 104 is the General Reviser's Bill, which removes obsolete language, updates cross-references, and corrects grammatical and typographical errors in the Florida Statutes. Each bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. After the votes, several senators asked to be recorded as voting favorably on tabs 1 and 2, and the committee adopted that request without objection. The meeting then adjourned, with members reminded that the committee would meet again on Thursday.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 22nd, 2025

Human Services

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  • By recognizing Military Family DoD child care certification In lieu of requiring state licensing, states
  • Now Medicaid is very much in need of regular audits both at state in the federal level, and the estimated
  • Their responsibility to audit.
  • We serve the whole state.
  • We operate 925 clinics in the United States and over 50 in the state of California. Texas.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 22nd, 2025

Human Services

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  • However, many states, including Texas, are not consistently auto-registering newborns, leading to delays
  • Failing to do so has resulted in litigation in other states for failing to be in compliance.
  • you today is about the retention of that DNA material and ensuring that it is not retained by the state
  • It is very important, and I did ask the state trooper, "Did these people not have background checks?"
  • You moved around your whole life, then aging out of a system in a state where half the time you don't
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Human Services Mar 11th, 2025

Human Services

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  • And one child in state custody is equivalent to 24 children outside of state custody.
  • a child is placed in state care.
  • It's not only binding state law, but it's a contract between the party states.
  • a state constitutional provision.
  • the state of Texas.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026

State Government

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  • We'll call the House State Government Committee to order.
  • states are starting to change that. states are starting to change that.
  • used and protected by the United States.
  • And I just think by the United States.
  • of the state.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 30th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

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  • Or are you talking about the whole state? That's across the state as a whole.
  • or audits.
  • audits.
  • A comprehensive audit could provide recommendations to improve state oversight. safeguard taxpayer dollars
  • dwarfs every state university. and all but the largest state agencies.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education 2ND REVISED Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

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  • On the new language on page two, I see that it is designated by the State Department of Education, can
  • It states that if you know, they are to let them know whether or not the teacher left in good standing
  • Would this allow Oklahoma state dollars, OEP dollars, to go to pay?
  • for other institutions outside of our state.
  • So, if someone utilized those funds, could they pay for out-of-state tuition with it?
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

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  • Thank you for the opportunity you have given us each of us to serve this great state.
  • Welcome again to the Oklahoma State Senate.
  • It's the largest in the state. It has programs in Oklahoma City.
  • State College has the best.
  • The measure requires the veteran to have been a resident of the state of Oklahoma.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 28th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

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  • point that we have we meaning the state point that we have we meaning the state of<00:08:03.599>
  • But this will allow them to operate within the state of Alabama with a state fire marshal stamp, with
  • But this will allow them to operate within the state of Alabama with a state fire marshal stamp, with
  • governor of the state of Alabama.
  • The chief of the state of Alabama.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 5th, 2025

Public Health

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  • And so in this state, we want to make sure that even if we don't have enough beds available at a state
  • According to state statute, this is our job.
  • Sometimes they get into a state hospital. Or a state supported living center.
  • Not enough beds in the state facility.
  • the Department of State Health Services.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting