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• We not only created these standards, but we also have an agent, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards
• So these standards are extremely critical.
• The facility is operated by Louisiana Workforce LLC.
• The legislature has created rules and standards. Those rules and standards should be upheld.
• This change preserves safety standards.

Bills: HB240, HB2097, HB2731, HB3087, HB3234, HB3319, HB3394, HB3687, HB4105, HB4205, HB4350, HB4462, HB4642, HB4801, HB5403, HB240

Keywords: quorum, tax levy, county governance, local government, population regulations, quorum requirement, Texas counties, population threshold, deputy sheriff, civil service, law enforcement, appeals process, sheriff's department, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• I'll take questions. of low carbon standards. of low carbon standards.
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Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 1183, house

Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398

Keywords: bulletproof vests, body armor, peace officers, law enforcement funding, police equipment, officer safety, local police, sheriff's office, municipal police, parish law enforcement, grant fund, special fund, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, criminal justice, protective gear, NIJ standards, USMCA, small agencies, public safety, Act 739

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• We have on tab three, Senate Bill 1246, Health Science Workforce Shortages, by Senator Davis.
• Well, I'm so glad to hear the expansion in the workforce.
• You can go the university route or you can go the workforce route, and we can...
• And so very proud of our workforce development programs, we have a fire of our workforce development
• And also that we are mindful as the workforce changes and there's workforce needs that we are nimble

Bills: S0720, S1246

Keywords: tuition, resident status, incarceration, education, equal access, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider one bill, a postponed bill, and a slate of trustee confirmations. The committee first took up CS/SB 1246, which expands the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund to support health science workforce shortages beyond nursing, including allied health programs. The bill also broadens eligible uses of funds, revises matching requirements and grant criteria, and updates reporting requirements. A strike-all amendment was adopted without objection, and the committee then reported the bill favorably after supportive testimony from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the Florida Hospital Association, the College of Central Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Senator Davis also noted a favorable vote on the bill for the record. The committee then temporarily postponed SB 720 at the sponsor’s request. Chair Harrell explained that the bill had been incorporated into a larger committee measure and would likely be heard later in another form. Public witnesses who had come to speak on the bill were not heard because of the postponement. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at several state colleges, including Chipola College, Tallahassee State College, Pensacola State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and St. Petersburg College. The appointees emphasized themes of affordability, workforce training, nursing and allied health success, dual enrollment, community partnerships, and local economic development. After hearing from the appointees, the committee approved a block motion to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 2 through 25. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The accountable person standard acknowledges that in these circumstances, it should be clear that the
• To say that someone knows someone's intoxicated... is actually a subjective standard.
• And that is a standard we use in things like self-defense, we use it in harassment cases, or stalking
• Now, the thing about reasonable person standards is they're not described by the law.
• It would be up to a grand jury who's receiving the evidence, whether it meets that objective standard

Bills: HB75, HB108

Keywords: building standards, youth camps, floodplains, safety regulations, environmental policies, drainage utilities, flood management, land use regulation, county authority, drainage fees, 1185, senate, all

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Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 500, which would require the legislature to fund the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board’s standards before they could take effect. An author’s DE2 amendment was adopted first; the amendment was described as pausing the board’s standards unless the legislature estimates and fully pays the cost for each nursing home. The bill author argued that mandates without money create serious consequences for seniors and providers, and said the measure would keep budget authority with the legislature rather than an appointed board. Supporters, including nursing home operators and the Long-Term Care Imperative, said the board’s holiday pay and minimum wage standards would create large unfunded costs, citing estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars for individual facilities and more than $200 million statewide. They argued that some facilities could face debt, reserve depletion, or reduced access to care if the standards are not funded. Opponents, including SEIU workers and union leaders, said the board has improved staffing, recruitment, morale, and worker safety, and that caregivers deserve higher wages and holiday pay. They argued the bill would weaken the board’s ability to address chronic understaffing and would shift focus away from worker protections. Members also debated whether nursing home reimbursement rates have already risen enough to cover wages and whether the problem lies with how funds are used by providers. After public testimony closed, several members spoke in opposition and support. A roll call was requested, and the committee voted 9-7 to re-refer House File 500, as amended, to the Committee on Labor and Workforce and Economic Development Finance and Policy.

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• the agency performs an important function for licensing skilled professionals who meet educational standards

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Moving on to the next page, section two, this is just a list of standard budgeting changes.
• expected continued growth at 4% annually, we will need additional resources to maintain current standards
• The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies provides workforce supply and demand projections, as well
• These are just a list of standard budgeting changes.
• These require a significant administrative review to ensure minimum standards are met.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I'm the executive director of the Texas Workforce Commission.
• Our standard is two weeks from the time that you submit a claim.
• And our workforce is having to choose the alternatives or stepping out of the workforce altogether.
• In terms of the Texas workforce commission and child care crisis.
• The workforce of today depends on it and the workforce of tomorrow is waiting.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Coast Guard standards. I request funds to U.S.
• Coast Guard standards. oil spill incidences in fiscal year 2024 alone has been stranded multiple times
• To bring ourselves in line with the Coast Guard standards for their boats, but to give you a couple examples

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• out in the basin I guess in general for determining beneficial use and ultimately possibly potable standard
• Senate Bill 987th legislative session to create statewide inspections for enforcement of safety standards
• having less than two years of experience. and 50% of our workforce has less than five years of experience
• A large portion of the change here were required under the current nature and health standards.
• That's environment, matters, a finite water supply, workforce development, and increasing the health

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Where we have to have a standard. I love the national standard conversation, by the way.
• It's not an easy thing, but it bothers me that we have a standard here and a standard there, and it's
• If it's not, we need to be really careful when that becomes our standard, whether NAEP is the standard
• or STAAR is the standard.
• Under federal funds, certain things, and match the federal standards.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• "Technical workforce training.
• The small agency's workforce. is at a tipping point.
• We need your help meeting critical Texas workforce needs.
• A workforce that serves rural regions will be a robust model for workforce development for mental health
• At A&M Texarkana, we are strategically focused on workforce alignment and workforce outcomes in our region

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It was a tri-agency workforce assessment where we were trying to link what was happening with the Workforce
• So, nationally, that's a pretty standard number.
• Equivalent value in the workforce.
• understand where these workforce.
• For investing in our healthcare workforce.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Moving on to **Goal C**, which is the funding for the agency's industry workforce programs.
• I'm going to go into the workforce.'
• It is a challenge for our health care workforce to keep pace.
• but especially future workforce development.
• One of the best investments we can make as a state is in the future of our workforce.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And there's a standard, but it's not uniform.
• This is the medical standard of care.
• She attributes the decline in care to the current workforce crisis.
• The LIDAs lack standardization.
• This is the medical standard of care.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We have to follow 385 federal standards and 373 state standards.
• So you're referencing the 385 federal standards and 373 state standards?
• As Gail noted, we have a catastrophic workforce crisis.
• Since COVID, we have lost 31% of our workforce.
• standards.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Also, provided a sample response from the Texas Workforce Commission as a sample.
• Then we have our mobile workforce, a lot of that's going to be under.
• In addition, the Health and Human Services Commission is working on those licensing standards.
• We anticipate that those new standards... standards will roll out in the fall.
• Kinship you can have a different licensing standard for kinship.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all