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• <00:20:10.080> spreadsheet, that levy tracking spreadsheet, that levy tracking spreadsheet
• We wanted to track it for a few years. So, the first year only 27% took it.
• We wanted to track it for a few years. So, the first year only 27% took it.
• We wanted to track it for a few years. So, the first year only 27% took it.
• We wanted to track it for a few 50%.

Bills: HF1049

Keywords: school library aid, education finance, school districts, charter schools, funding eligibility, 1183, house

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• Do you all track or quantify, you know, I'm sure over time.
• as opposed to just tracking graduation and retention. overall.
• But they are tracking the affidavits. Right.
• than tracking the success of that as the student moves through.
• It's not currently being tracked. Thank you. Thank you, Representative Johnson.

Bills: HB232

Keywords: disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management

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• And are we tracking once we get these individuals into a program?
• Do we track whether they're in some kind of for-profit university system, out of state?
• Does that get included in our tracking system?
• Who tracked whether that indeed is what happened? Was that something FIGMET would have tracked?
• Is that something the finance would have tracked? Who tracked whether that actually occurred?

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard an overview of the governor’s new Career Education Master Plan and related budget items. Labor Secretary Knox described the plan as an effort to reduce fragmentation across K-12, community colleges, workforce boards, and other systems by improving statewide and regional coordination, data sharing, skills-based hiring, career pathways, and wraparound supports such as child care, housing, food, and transportation. Members asked how success would be measured, how the plan would serve disconnected youth and adults, and whether the proposed data integration would rely on Cradle to Career; the secretary said it would. The Department of Finance said it was available to answer questions on the education side. The committee then reviewed existing CTE funding and oversight. The LAO, CDE, and Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office described the major ongoing programs, including CTIG, Perkins, K-12 Strong Workforce, and Community College Strong Workforce, and noted that many programs overlap in purpose and administration. Members repeatedly raised concerns about duplication, annual applications and reporting burdens, lack of clear outcome metrics, and whether funding incentives should be better aligned to regional collaboration. CDE and the Chancellor’s Office said they support alignment and dual enrollment, and Finance and CDE said LCFF/local match dollars are part of the funding structure. The committee also discussed child care as a barrier to participation and the need for better tracking of enrollment, completion, and job outcomes. On the consolidated application proposal, Finance proposed a study directing CDE to examine whether three long-standing CTE grant programs—Specialized Secondary Programs, CTIG, and California Partnership Academies—could be streamlined into a single application and reporting process. The LAO supported reducing administrative burden but noted that the largest programs, CTIG and K-12 Strong Workforce, were excluded from the proposal even though districts most often cite them as burdensome. CDE said it did not oppose the study but warned that statutory differences may limit consolidation. Members said the proposal should better address regional coordination, multi-year funding stability, and outcome measures rather than only simplifying paperwork. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a $5 million ongoing California Education Interagency Council. GovOps said the council would provide a neutral venue for statewide coordination across education and workforce systems. The LAO opposed the proposal, arguing that existing bodies already provide coordination, the proposal does not change agency incentives, and the council would lack authority to implement decisions. Members expressed mixed views, with some supporting a coordinating body and others questioning whether it would differ from past efforts. No votes were taken during the portions summarized here, and the committee indicated it would hold some items open for further discussion.

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• and data sharing depending on tracking and data sharing depending on the the the software<00:09:32.200
• and keep track of what data is shared based on IP address analysis.
• would technically be able to keep track would technically be able to keep track of<00:14:12.199>
• of what data is mdl and keep track of what data is shared<00:14:18.199> based<00:14:18.480>
• Thank you. concerns of government tracking would it concerns of government tracking would it not<00:15

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If they come to railroad tracks, are they still required to do the same crossing tracks, or can they
• go over the tracks without putting the stop arm?
• If they come to railroad tracks, are they still required to do the same crossing tracks, or can they
• If they come to railroad tracks, are they still required to do the same crossing tracks, or can they
• If they come to railroad tracks, are they still required to do the same crossing tracks, or can they

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• responsible for operating the controlled substances prescription monitoring program, or CSPMP, which tracks
• Some are tracking. So if someone was charged with a crime, we do open up a case and a complaint.
• First, the board has not sustained prior recommendations that we made to track and monitor complaint
• Are we kind of on track to get everybody? Where are we at now?
• They're monitoring their training and they're tracking those investigative cases.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee conducted sunset reviews for the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, the State Board of Nursing, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General’s reports praised each board for timely licensing in some areas but identified recurring problems with complaint investigations, public safety oversight, fee analysis, records/documentation, and internal controls. For Pharmacy, the main concerns were weak enforcement of controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements and slow complaint resolution; the board said it had implemented some recommendations, was pursuing a new database vendor, and supported legislation to strengthen CSPMP enforcement. For Nursing, the audit found a large and growing backlog of complaints and repeated delays in resolving cases; the executive director said the board was under-resourced and requested 28 additional investigative positions, while nursing stakeholders supported process reforms and cited a bill to improve timelines and fairness. For Occupational Therapy, the audit focused on missing or poorly documented fingerprint clearance card checks, delayed action on a serious criminal-charge disclosure, and other compliance issues; the board said it had accepted and was implementing all recommendations, including new procedures and rulemaking. For Physician Assistants, the audit found weak oversight by the executive director, extensive delays in complaint handling, and an incentive-pay system that did not align with key performance goals; the board said it had already made structural changes, was improving tracking and IT systems, and planned to continue implementing recommendations. After discussion and testimony from board officials, public members, and nursing stakeholders, the committee voted to continue the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, the State Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2031, the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners for four years until July 1, 2030, and the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants for a continued term with statutory changes (the transcript includes the board review and related discussion, but the final motion text for the physician assistants board is not fully captured in the excerpt). The votes on the first three continuations were approved by roll call, with members generally supporting continuation while expressing concern about complaint backlogs and the need for reforms.

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• Do you track that?
• I couldn't track the other one. I'm uncertain if they would be tracking them.
• But for me, I'm only tracking the nursing students. Okay, thank you.
• So do you also track that?
• ; however... ...we don't track bilingualism as part of them.

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• They had a dog racing track. **Mr. Chairman**: They do not. They do not.
• We have 600 miles of track and over 400 employees.
• We ensure that our trains are operating on the safest tracks.
• It needs to get off on an adjacent track. so it doesn't clog the main track and doesn't impede the flow
• BNSF has its own track, and we have our track that will bring the trains to the bridge. Okay.

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• And I'm also glad to see that you're tracking that by seeing if we have readmissions.
• We definitely want to see progress, and we absolutely track progress on a monthly basis.
• I want to say we track... But they also submit a number of templates.
• So we do have, in terms of services, we track implementation of new services.
• We also track to make sure that there's availability of things of services.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to review implementation of House Bill 7021, the recent overhaul of Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act, and to hear from DCF Assistant Secretary Erica Floyd Thomas about how the department is using the $50 million appropriation tied to the bill. Representative Maney, the bill sponsor, gave a lengthy background on why he pursued the reforms and emphasized that the goal was to improve access, reduce unnecessary crisis interventions, and give agencies the resources needed to carry out their responsibilities. He and the chair both noted that the bill was the product of many years of work and broad bipartisan support. DCF reported several early outcomes and implementation steps, including a statewide reduction in Baker Act initiations over the past five years, strong diversion rates from crisis through 988, mobile response teams, care coordination, and forensic multidisciplinary teams, and the creation of new tools such as a Baker Act dashboard and the first annual Marchman Act report. The department described key statutory changes: law enforcement discretion in initiating Baker Acts, a single-petition process, remote appearances, stronger discharge planning, interim services, updated parent notification and hold-period rules, an ombudsman office for children’s behavioral health, and regional collaboratives to identify local service gaps. DCF said it has updated manuals, FAQs, trainings, and rules, and that the managing entities have begun contracting for services. Members asked about how the $50 million was allocated, why much of it went to crisis capacity rather than outpatient care, how much has been spent so far, whether administrative costs are capped, and how the department will measure success. DCF said most of the money was used to preserve and expand crisis beds, detox beds, CSU beds, short-term residential treatment, discharge planning, and outpatient supports, with $1.3 million for the ombudsman and regional collaboratives and $48.3 million to managing entities. The assistant secretary said the department tracks readmissions, utilization, provider capacity, and monthly and quarterly reports from managing entities, but it is still early to see full effects because contracts were only recently executed. Members also raised concerns about children, families, veterans, workforce shortages, transparency, and gaps for hard-to-place individuals, including those with developmental disabilities or dementia. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond adjournment after questions were completed.

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• Well, that answer your question, one community was literally on the other side of the tracks.
• One side of the tracks was economically quite a bit different than the other side of the tracks.
• , and that's why we say the other side of the tracks.
• I can't speak to the specific demographics, but the killer ISD, which goes over across the tracks into
• the tracks.

Bills: HB4, HB54, SB 10, SB 24

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, citizenship, U.S. citizen, non-citizen, public office, advisory board, task force, state government, local government, political subdivision, commission board, appointment eligibility, officeholder qualifications, public service, naturalization, Texas Government Code

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• One of them was to separate and create a stewardship division to allow us to better track and manage
• And so the request that we have allows us to track stewardship activities better, including cultural
• , what led to that idea as opposed to trying... ...and stewardship tracking, what led to that idea as
• And so three years ago, we looked to break this out so we could just better recognize and track that.
• So we wanted to track how are they best getting to the...

Keywords: 904, all

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• Is it going to track?
• Is it going to track? in large centers. Is it going to track?
• <00:49:52.960> of<00:49:53.040> your track they track every one of your track they
• myself to get back on track. Apologies. myself to get back on track. Apologies.
• briefly about um the attendance tracking briefly about um the attendance tracking requirements<02

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• How do you track its success?
• I'm I'm How do you track it's success?
• Does any of the data or the things that you track get tracked long term?
• We're trying to we're trying to track.
• :01:37.240> program track success of the program track success of the program longitudinally.<

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 10 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contract reviews, including a deferred Kentucky Transportation Cabinet item tied to Louisville bridge tolling and RiverLink. Transportation officials explained that the contract was part of a bi-state arrangement with Indiana: Indiana Finance Authority held the main contract with HNTB, while Kentucky needed a mirror contract to pay its 50% share under the bi-state management agreement. Members questioned why the work was treated as effectively no-bid, how much input Kentucky had in vendor selection, RiverLink’s collection performance, and when tolls might end. Transportation said Kentucky had equal representation in selection, HNTB served as a toll services advisor, collections and customer service had improved, and tolls are expected to remain until debt obligations are paid off in 2058. Several members criticized the company’s past performance and voted no as a statement of concern, but the contract still moved forward. The committee then deferred a Kentucky State University item because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State. It also approved the overall agenda and contract review lists. A Board of Optometric Examiners contract drew significant discussion: board representatives said they had previously relied on the Public Protection Cabinet for legal services, but that office lacked staff and advised them to seek outside counsel. Some members argued the committee could not approve a contract that appeared to conflict with statute, while others said the board should not be left without legal counsel and that the Attorney General should be brought in to resolve the issue. The committee ultimately voted to defer the optometric contract for one month and requested the Attorney General appear at the next meeting. Finally, the committee reviewed an Administrative Office of the Courts amendment for the Court of Appeals building project. Staff explained that the General Assembly had authorized the project, the design contract had already gone through multiple approved phases, and the current item was only an administrative correction to a prior modification amount. Members approved the amendment, with one member noting appreciation that the project costs had been reduced when an error was found.

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• that company to track that ID number.
• They're tracking you like you could not believe.
• They track the movements.
• President, it could be, but we're going to have a tracking system and we'll be able to track those children
• So inside House Bill 2, there's $5 million for a tracking system that will track those children, the

Keywords: 996, all

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• building housing all across the track building housing all across the state<00:26:34.720> of<
• That's been the track record of housing infrastructure bonds investments.
• And so, you know, what we've seen from these HIBs in the past is a strong track record of addressing
• So, you know, we often see the track record of projects in Greater Minnesota coming in for workforce
• That's been the track record of housing infrastructure bonds investments.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 1141, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency supplemental budget bill. Representative Howard described it as a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing Minnesota’s housing shortage by funding housing infrastructure bonds, Greater Minnesota workforce housing, homeowner education, a senior housing pilot, and family homelessness assistance and prevention. He said the bill is budget-neutral, using unspent interest earnings and other redirected funds, and includes transparency and accountability reforms for MHFA. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing supply, affordability, and the need for more homes across the state. The main floor debate centered on the Norris A6 amendment and the Igo A1 amendment to it. Norris proposed changing rent-increase limits in low-income housing tax credit properties from area median income to the lower of area median income or the consumer price index, arguing that seniors on fixed incomes were being priced out as rents rose faster than Social Security COLAs. Igo’s A1 amendment instead would have preempted cities, counties, and townships from adopting or renewing rent control ordinances statewide, with supporters arguing rent control harms development and affordability. Opponents said the proposal had not been fully vetted in committee and that public subsidies justify rent limits. Both the A1 amendment to the amendment and the underlying A6 amendment failed on tied 67-67 votes. After the amendments were defeated, the bill received its third reading and further discussion. Howard and other supporters reiterated that the bill would help produce an estimated 2,000 to 2,200 housing units, with HIB-funded projects historically spread across the metro and Greater Minnesota. Members also highlighted the bill’s support for first-time homebuyers, manufactured housing, senior housing, and homelessness prevention. No final passage vote is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• So members, that's where this will be tracked.
• So members, that's where this will be tracked.
• how these resources are being tracked. how these resources are being tracked.
• It's not part of any of will be tracked.
• nice to know what kind of the track nice to know what kind of the track record<00:21:32.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Do you track the specific felonies? Yes, sir.
• How do you, for students with disabilities, how do you track that, or do you even track that?
• What do we track? Is it if somebody brings it up?
• But that's just, we still track it because we want to know.
• We have this data, so that's what we track right now.

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth met to approve prior minutes, confirm Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee, and receive several presentations. The Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review team reported on unexpected child deaths in Arkansas, saying its 2023 review covered 148 of 170 non-natural deaths, with the remainder unavailable due to criminal investigations or missing records. Of the reviewed deaths, 69 were accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined, and members discussed how the report’s recommendations could be used by agencies and nonprofits for prevention work and grant applications. Committee members also asked about age breakdowns and how the data could be shared without identifying individual cases. The committee then took up HCR 1010 and a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Representative Shepard said the resolution was intended to confront data on juvenile incarceration and system outcomes. Senator Missy Irvin, judges Troy Braswell and Kathy Hess, and AOC Juvenile Division Director Burke Steen described the state’s long-running reform efforts, including the SAVRY risk assessment, diversion programs, and efforts to keep more youth in their communities. They said the reforms have reduced delinquency filings, DYS commitments, and revocations, while increasing diversions, but also emphasized ongoing gaps in mental health, substance abuse, and school-based supports. Members raised concerns about school data sharing, behavioral health access, and how to better identify youth with disabilities or trauma earlier. Judge Braswell and others stressed that many youth in the system have significant trauma, family instability, or unmet treatment needs, and that judges need individualized information to make decisions. Several members discussed the role of schools, the school safety dashboard, and the need for stronger community providers, especially in rural areas. The committee then heard from DYS Director Michael Crump, who provided data on commitments, facility use, demographics, offense levels, length of stay, education outcomes, recidivism, dual DCFS/DYS custody, and costs. He said commitments rose after the pandemic and then began to decline, while secure and detention costs increased with the need for more beds; he also noted that most youth in custody have behavioral health needs and that DYS works closely with DCFS, courts, and providers. No final action was taken on HCR 1010 during the discussion.

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• 15:54.560> LRT Supporters of LRT have touted that the riders are within one mile of the LRT track
• Are they really going to walk to the track for a mile in February, January, December?
• buses can go to the Riders to the track buses can go to the Riders supporters<00:16:15.720> of
• are they really going to walk to track are they really going to walk to the<00:16:21.440> track
• There's no reason to tear it up and put tracks in the middle of it.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The other groups, according to our project managers, are on track.
• The other groups, according to our project managers, are on track.
• The other groups, according to our project managers, are on track.
• to our project managers are on track to our project managers are on track we've<00:15:46.160>
• <01:20:10.400> is but because of the way the tracking is but because of the way the tracking

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is regarding the tracking of it because, Mr.
• So those are below-the-line appropriations that we can track expenditures. for at the local level.
• Kind of feels like a catch-all, but it's actually where we track things.
• We've been tracking some of these local issues.
• And I think we've got things on the right track. Things are trending all in the right direction.