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TX
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- One is I just want to make sure because the state of Texas has... ...and lost lawsuits because the state
- It's certainly hard for the state, without an adjustment for the state dollars, to level up the cost
- I also have Fort Worth, which the state...
- Up to the state base.
- By the state for any of the extra at the state base. Right, so you need that.
Bills:
HB2
Committee:
Senate Education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- That come with state funding.
- state.
- All of our non-federal funds come from the state, which means you, our state legislature, are the only
- The state is struggling with that.
- You're your state representative. Yes, sir.
Bills:
HB2
Committee:
Senate Education
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Financial Services Committee Apr 23rd, 2025
Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- section to that that will give them some more teeth and a way for them to be able to go across the state
- and be able to go across the state and bring some of the bad actors to justice.
Committee:
House Financial Services
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Someway, you’ll get pockets around the state of people coming in with complaints.
- , and so I hope that represents the state of Texas well.
- Generally, in other states, staff pay is based on the executive director's pay.
- I'm the presiding officer of the Texas State Dental Board.
- Yu stated.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to begin by thanking you for your support of TMB and all state employees last session with the
- Thank you for the state board.
- We tend to have a very high percentage of our employees who are lower than the average for other state
- Bush State Office Building.
- employees.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- . state.
- The state might actually help pay for some of my employees in that program.
- A state matching program for every $100 an employee contributes, the state matches up to a reasonable
- Currently, the state.
- You did an amazing job last session in giving to 5% pay raises for state employees, and the results of
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the GCPD has a combination of in-house employees.
- Not only through the state, but also the federal government.
- So, you know, the state does some really cool things. The feds built it. Now it'd be a state.
- We've been able to work with other states and expand it to 10 other states, so there's 11 of us now sharing
- We have nine wine trails across the state. state of Texas, and of that $20 billion, the vast majority
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- north. and over 950 employees across 16 regional offices across the state.
- . the state.
- acres of state lands.
- It's what the state needs to have done for the state, and so we're doing the work.
- If the state is going to address it, it's a huge issue for the state of Texas.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What I will say is that in Alabama, they have... these are state employees; they've invested heavily
- We probably need to structure that a little differently than having these be state employees, but they
- So there's no state law prohibition against using state funds either in real time or state funds that
- So, there's a reference in statute to a $75 per employee state contribution per month.
- On health care, right, but the state obligation is $75 per employee.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- Item 1 discusses TDEM's State Operations Center, which monitors emergencies and coordinates with state
- I don't think the feds could ever go away from reimbursing states for disasters. We're a big state.
- If we have those scattered across the state, I think we're going to see a lot more of the state.
- Those are not just TDEM employees; those are all employees of the Emergency Management Council, which
- The state increases to agency employee salaries in fiscal year 24 and 25 have greatly helped to recruit
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- What is the impact of adding Angelo State University and Midwestern State?
- in the state.
- They leave the state.
- the state. ...state of Texas.
- Yeah, I think this state has done better than most states.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- , as adopted for general state employees in the appropriations.
- Higher education employees only receive 89% of what the ERS general state employees receive.
- So this is the start, so the starting point for the ERS premium, the monthly premium for state employees
- Senator Perry. ...and the monthly premium for state employees and higher education employees is the fiscal
- So, this is the start, so the starting point for the ERS premium, the monthly premium for state employees
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- We love this state.
- VHS operates in 14 western states.
- Trone is reporting to the state in accordance with the state program.
- There are only 33 across the state.
- As TRON is reporting to the state in accordance with the state program, the barrier is funding to fully
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- Fact one, the salary of non-profit employees is not equal to the salary of state-run agencies.
- I'm the Legislative and Political Director for the Texas State Employees Union.
- The Texas State Employees Union represents state employees across all agencies, including Health and
- We conducted a survey with state employees in 2024. We received almost 7,000 responses.
- Indeed, the insurance funding in this bill is critical to all employees across the state.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- and renovate. existing facilities for our state employees, and at a minimum, we want to make sure that
- Are those, but they're not state employees, correct? They're not federal employees?
- employee peace officers across state agencies in Texas.
- And so the bulk of these other state employees...
- I'm trying to understand why local police are not state employees.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- , which protects state employees and provides benefits to those who are injured.
- employees.
- **Steven Volber**: We have requested safety programs for state employees, as well as risk management
- **Senator Perry**: To be clear, it states that it's provided to state employees.
- So these are transports of state employees that now have bills that the state is saying are not in accordance
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
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- We represent about 10,000 retired state employees.
- We represent about 10,000 retired state employees.
- In 1981, I joined Texas State Employees.
- I'm Bill Hamilton, president of the Retired State Employees Association.
- almost exclusively on the health and welfare of our retired state employees.
Committee:
Senate Finance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- a big state.
- So they would be used across the state.
- What's your projection of having every state employee on the CAP system? Do we have?
- value to the state for those contracts.
- All state agencies will report data in the same format.
Committee:
Senate Finance
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- One specifically stated... ...there were two gentlemen on the committee.
- state funding would lose funding for noncompliance.
- We've got health care deserts all over the state with no workers available.
- So we have a lot of great work happening across the state to solve just that issue.
- And the truth of the matter is I can point to other states and say 15 to 1, 20 to 1.
Bills:
HCR26 , HB28 , HB195 , HB283 , HB316 , HB319 , HB363 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB636 , HB738 , HB807 , HB905 , HB992 , HB1146
Committee:
Senate Education
Keywords:
human growth, development education, prenatal education, state standards, biological science, teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board
Summary:
The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific.
House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments.
The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- But three months ago, the state Supreme Court ruled—our state Supreme Court ruled about two months ago—on
- Because there are people that are upset all over the state for different reasons.
- This one is strictly related to violations of our state False Claims Act.
- custody or visitation is against public policy of the state of Louisiana.
- law is manifestly contrary to the public policy of this state.
Bills:
HR38 , HR96 , HR160 , HCR31 , HCR61 , HB578 , HB668 , HB1198 , SCR19 , SB66 , SB68 , SB76 , SB139 , SB336 , SB475
Committee:
House Civil Law and Procedure
Keywords:
privacy rights, surveillance, USA Patriot Act, FISA, Fourth Amendment, civil liberties, government oversight, civil bench warrants, judgment debtors, notification process, judgment debtor examination, Louisiana State Law Institute, property transfer, public records doctrine, bad faith, real estate law, HCR 31, House Concurrent Resolution 31, foreign entities, foreign corporation