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• I'll be very interested because it will be very interesting to have some conversations with him and these
• Spell, this is an interesting topic because I think it was in December of this past year.
• And so it was interesting to me; it was just my first look into this.
• And so it was interesting to me; it was just my first look into this.
• I guess it's an interesting day.

Bills: HB343, HB378, HB394, HB396, HB426, HB439, HB491, HB523, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB1025, HB1038

Keywords: parole eligibility, juvenile offenders, rehabilitation, first-time offenders, reentry programs, substance abuse treatment, education programs, emergency responders, law enforcement, obstructing traffic, public safety, penalties, parole, criminal justice, release extension, prison reform, autopsy, criminal evidence, photographs, court proceedings

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• </c> build and maintain a high-quality public build and maintain a high-quality public transit<00:45:
• So, um interesting concept. I that. So, um interesting concept.
• Everything goes to the the public<01:19:18.200><c> safety</c> public safety public safety account. account
• ,</c> doing the work, serving the public, doing the work, serving the public, serving<01:23:06.960><c
• They were public champions.

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

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• Uh, Representative Kosnick. for the public to use and this would be for the public to use and this would
• Thank you. of such interest um, in having a of such interest um, in having a exemplary<00:18:05.160><
• </c> met to receive public television grants. met to receive public television grants.
• We expect the public to come into it. We expect the public to use it.
• We expect the public to come into it. We expect the public to use it.

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• </c><01:03:36.840><c> when</c> and produced reports to the public when and produced reports to the public
• <01:04:43.040><c> understanding</c> public understanding public understanding of<01:04:44.760><c> the
• public? public? &gt;&gt; Chair<01:09:39.839><c> Knowles.</c> &gt;&gt; Chair Knowles.
• </c> information is public information is public you<01:11:28.000><c> know</c><01:11:28.120><c> that<
• </c> And then once we finish public And then once we finish public testimony,<01:19:53.680><c> we'll<

Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• So it has a major impact on the quality of the public school that they're not doing something that's
• Public employees, including educators, are already prohibited from striking.
• So if I recall, if a public school or...
• It's a student at Mesa Public Schools. All right. Who's up next? Thank you. Still here.
• My daughter, after being homeschooled her whole life, entered a public school at age 14.

Bills: HB2020, HB2032, HB2033, HB2249, HB2313, HB2318, HB2378, HCR2003

Keywords: interference, disruption, educational institutions, public order, conduct rules, statewide assessment, student testing, academic standards, third grade reading, reading retention, promotion and retention, school accountability, assessment window, testing window, test scores, school report cards, nontest data, graduation rates, dropout rates, education data privacy

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• Office of Independent Investigations to align with current operations and practices and to include public

Bills: SB6005, SB6225

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

Bills: HB213, HB136, HB182, HB213, HB136, HB182

Keywords: HB213, Calhoun County, board of registrars, registrar compensation, county commission, local legislation, election administration, county general fund, expense allowance, officeholder compensation, public officials pay, county election officials, Alabama Code 45-8-110, Teacher's Retirement System, TRS, DROP, Deferred Retirement Option Plan, retirement benefits, teacher retirement, classroom teacher

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• Thank you for your public service.
• And when they get in trouble, God forbid, Madam Speaker, we don't ask them to pay for a public defender
• And by the way, Madam Speaker, as I always must say, that's an important notion of what public says.
• Madam Speaker, we need to refocus our public policy. We need to focus.
• We need to refocus our public policy.

Bills: HB2325, HB2521, HB2720, HB1960, HB2073, HB2675, HB2681

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

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• Thank you for your public service.
• Thank you for your public service.
• And by the way, Madam Speaker, as I always must say, that's an important notion of what public safety
• Madam Speaker, we need to refocus our public policy. We need to focus.
• We need to refocus our public policy.

Bills: HB2325, HB2521, HB2720, HB1960, HB2073, HB2675, HB2681

Keywords: tourism, tourism promotion, Washington Tourism Marketing Authority, assessment, self-supported assessment, visitor economy, destination marketing, statewide marketing, lodging, hotels, restaurants, travel services, attractions, recreation, retail, beverage producers, arts and culture, tribal nations, tribal businesses, rural communities

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s minutes, and heard a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber also moved several bills through routine orders, including placing House Bill 273 on health carrier surpluses and House Bill 2681 on cannabis license fees on the second reading calendar, and welcoming guests and honored families to the gallery. The main floor action centered on three bills. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2325, establishing a tourism self-support program, was amended with a technical clarification and passed 84-5. Supporters said the industry should fund a statewide tourism marketing effort to attract visitors year-round and compete with other states. Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1960, on renewable energy, was amended to address local tax treatment of wind, solar, and battery storage projects and passed 74-15; proponents said it would replace a shifting property-tax burden with a more stable excise tax so host communities receive lasting benefits. House Bill 2521, concerning firearms background checks, drew the most debate. Amendments to raise the fee cap and to set the fee at zero were both rejected, with opponents arguing the bill would burden constitutional rights and supporters saying the fee should cover the State Patrol’s costs. The bill then passed 53-36. House Bill 2675, the annual accounts bill, passed unanimously 89-0 after brief support from both parties. The House then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• my word that I'm not going to be trying to get this out there for a vote until we sit down with interested
• my word that I'm not going to be trying to get this out there for a vote until we sit down with interested
• parties and try to down with interested parties and try to work<00:10:05.279><c> through</c><00:10:05.519
• I've told all the interested parties, they have my word.
• </c> interested parties, they have my word. interested parties, they have my word.

Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271

Keywords: expungement, nonviolent felony, criminal record, restoration of rights, human trafficking, SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax

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• We will close the public hearing and move to the public hearing on House Bill 2588.
• They are essential public infrastructure.
• That concludes the public hearing on House Bill 2588, and we'll open the public hearing on House Bill
• 2722. ...we'll open the public hearing on House Bill 2722.
• Okay, we will then close the public hearing on House Bill 2722 and open up the public hearing on House

Bills: HB2588, HB2722, HB2727

Keywords: county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation

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• and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.
• and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.
• I'm the Public Works Director for the City of Centralia.
• I'm the Public Works Director for the City of Centralia.
• As the director of public health and social services, As a director of public health and social services

Bills: HB2514, HB2551, HB2236, HB2470

Keywords: HB 2514, global war on terror, GWOT, war on terror memorial, Capitol campus memorial, Washington veterans, fallen service members, military memorial, post-9/11 veterans, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn, veterans memorial, capitol grounds, state memorial, Secretary of State, Capitol Committee, Department of Veterans Affairs

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• I'm the superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools.
• I'd like to say the public support.
• New Mexico public school education that is attached to a New Mexico public school district.
• It's a very public role.
• I think that's definitely interesting.

Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 253, as substituted, which would create a framework for full-time virtual/distance learning programs in New Mexico. Sponsors and agency witnesses said the bill is intended to preserve virtual options while adding approval, reporting, and compliance requirements, including definitions for distance learning programs, annual reporting, renewal every three to five years, and a pause on new programs while existing ones are grandfathered for a period. They also said the bill addresses budget concerns by limiting enrollment growth units and excluding distance-learning students from certain funding calculations, including rural population units, to prevent unexpected losses in the state equalization guarantee. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters included district superintendents and education officials who said the bill is needed to protect school funding, improve accountability, and gather basic data that the state currently lacks. Opponents included parents, students, teachers, charter-school representatives, and business and advocacy voices who argued virtual education has been lifesaving for medically fragile, bullied, rural, neurodivergent, and working students, and that the bill’s caps, geographic limits, and approval authority would reduce school choice and could eliminate some programs. Several witnesses stressed that virtual charter schools such as Pecos Cyber Academy and New Mexico Connections would not be affected, while others said the bill still reaches too broadly. Committee members raised extensive questions about the 10% enrollment cap, the adjacent-district requirement, the denial-and-appeal process, the treatment of charter schools versus district programs, and the effect on rural or small districts. Witnesses explained that the bill is meant to be temporary, with an interim study in 2026 to develop longer-term policy, but some members said they remained concerned about overreach and unintended consequences. No final vote or action on the bill was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• We do not have public hearings today, but today's meeting is being recorded and streamed live on TVW.
• Tomorrow we were going to have a public hearing on House Bill 2538, sorry, 2538. That was a Rep.
• This defines institution as any public or private four-year institution of higher education and the community

Bills: HB2438, HB2422, HB2525, HB2586, HB2427, HB2458, HB2474, HB2540, HB2589

Keywords: education, scholarship, early childhood, funding, higher education, early education, support, degree seekers, private security, security guard, armed security guard, security company, licensing fees, license renewal, endorsement fee, fingerprints, background check, workforce retention, low-wage workers, public safety

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• Okay, that would be really interesting to find out.
• We are interested in some standardization of curriculum.
• I have a master's degree in public administration.
• From there, I tailor my methodology to fit their interests and needs.
• I am here in support of limiting phone usage in public schools.

Bills: SB6192, SB6206, SB5346, SB6125, SB5841, SB5907, SB5951

Keywords: education, reading, mathematics, student intervention, instruction, academic standards, child care, first responders, incentives, pilot program, mobile phones, cell phones, smartphones, school phones, classroom distraction, digital citizenship, media literacy, internet safety, cyberbullying, student mental health

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• Under the Public Records Act, a third party who is named in a public record or who is the subject of
• Trials are public for a reason.
• Trials are public for a reason.
• Party politics is of some interest to me.
• So after looking at it, our conclusion is that the public interest in transparency outweighs the process

Bills: HB2356, HB2574, HB2572, HB2460, HJR4212, HB2631, HB2333, HB2462, HB2419, HB2176, HB2491

Keywords: homicide, public records, transparency, law enforcement, victim rights, election, ballot, candidates, deceased, voting law, voting access, military voters, overseas voters, Native American voters, disabled voters, election reform, accessibility, ballot measures, vacancies, elected offices

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• requiring that the local board of health or health district develop the plan in cooperation with city public
• It would also require in cooperation with city public health and emergency departments.
• It would also require in cooperation with city public health and emergency departments.
• would exempt the county's paving and striping of city or town streets from limitations on the use of public
• employees on public works projects.

Bills: HB2228, HB2273, HB2381, HB2418, HB2388, HB2183, HB2224, HB2267, HB2174, HB1529

Keywords: building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, performance-based codes, building regulations, residential construction, energy efficiency, sustainable design, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development

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• The Youth Development Fund account retains its own interest.
• Only the Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize expenditures from the account for grants
• Senate Bill 5951 relates to expanding access to albuterol in public and private schools.
• process, where a recommendation to go through that public process already exists.
• We are a dedicated partner for public and school safety for the last 30 years.

Bills: SB5992, SB5918, SB5951, SB6042, SB5952, SB5961, SB5969

Keywords: youth development, funding, positive programs, youth services, community programs, school funding, education, supplies, operating costs, K-12 education, albuterol, access, public schools, private schools, healthcare, school safety, emergency preparedness, mapping, local education policies, curriculum requirements

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• And I'm a public defender in Pima County.
• That's already public record, ma'am. Do we have any testifiers?
• Public safety standards remain intact.
• Authentics is not interested in supplying this.
• I'm opposed to SB 1068, which forces public colleges and community colleges and public universities to

Bills: SB1003, SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1053, SB1057, SB1060, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

Bills: SB 8, HB 7, HB 15, HB 265, HCR 13

Keywords: immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, parental rights, public education, Texas Education Agency, TEA inspector general, school grievance process, student records, teacher certification, human sexuality instruction, parental consent, library materials, school transparency, educator misconduct, child abuse reporting, neglect reporting