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• legal services and just make sure that Legal Aid did lose ARPA... ...funding, and I know that's temporary
• So there's such a high demand for trades-targeted certificate and degree programs.
• This brings $6 million for many programs' expansion, including... ...the utility operator certificate
• So that means it's temporary, basically. And the legislature would have an opportunity to try.

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• The bill provides for challenges through the judicial process to the certification of ballot placement
• and to the certification of election of a constitutional amendment.
• giving the supervisors of elections more time to do what they need to do before they have to hire temporary
• giving the supervisors of elections more time to do what they need to do before they have to hire temporary

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Walton County Deputy Will May, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for April 3, 2025 was adopted, and CS/HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, with several companion Senate bills substituted and passed: SB 36 (Florida statutes adoption act), SB 42 (general reviser’s bill), SB 40 (deleting inoperative statutory provisions), and SB 38 (renaming references from the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to the Division of Criminal Investigations). All of those passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The House also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to electronically send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection order documents. Members discussed whether judges needed to direct transmission and whether there were fail-safes if clerks did not comply. HB 615, on electronic delivery of notices between landlords and tenants, was amended to strengthen tenant protections and passed 108-0. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance, HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements, and HB 1145 on workforce education also passed, with HB 1145 receiving 100 yeas and 4 nays. HB 649, removing the paper supervised protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists, passed 77-30 after structured debate. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill adds a $1 million bond requirement after 25% of required signatures are collected, requires petition handlers to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, imposes background checks and training for paid circulators, shortens petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increases penalties, adds signature revocation notices, and creates additional criminal penalties and enforcement provisions. Supporters argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make citizen-led amendments much harder to qualify. Numerous amendments were offered, including proposals to remove sensitive personal information from petition forms, soften deadlines and penalties, change validation thresholds, and alter the estimating conference process; most failed, though one amendment clarifying who pays for background checks was adopted. The transcript ends during continued debate on an amendment to strike most of the bill and prohibit public funds from being used to advocate for or against constitutional amendments.

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• not only get their therapeutic license, but also receive their optometric glaucoma specialist certification
• because everyone who's graduated from optometry school after May of 2008 is qualified for the certification
• part online also, can they go online and, and, yes sir, everything, everything except for like some temporary
• Yes, I would say our goal has always been that this is a, you know, a temporary kind of training wheels

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• Statutory changes are temporary and expire on July 1, 2026.
• The funding for the certification provides 38 associated support staff for the judges, which would include
• In other words, more than one form to document residency and the child's birth certificate.
• we've got two methods of identifying that an individual actually lives in Florida, plus their birth certificate
• the same wind criteria as the building under construction, with no reductions allowed for being temporary

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.

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• And certification that will be required.
• But there is no certification, which is why we want to put in a certification so that they will have
• When it comes to certification, we are hoping that this legislation creates that certification.
• As we said, most that certification.
• <01:15:52.719> will that therapy dog uh certification will that therapy dog uh certification

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• This bill would provide public school certificated and classified employees with up to 14 weeks of leave
• This bill would provide public school certificated and classified employees with up to 14 weeks of leave
• calculation, like 1 to 3 percent of a school district might be using, you know, in terms of the certificated
• do not have access to housing like minors in foster care, with only 130 beds statewide to provide temporary
• safety by requiring, starting July 1, 2028, that officials hold an activity supervisor clearance certification

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• sure that students are being prepared to be proficient in specific fields, that they work towards certificates
• How many people, Madam Chair, have passed that, the Indigenous certificate in the state?
• How many people have actually gotten a certificate now?
• Madam Chair, Representative Hedda, are you referring to our 520 language certificates? Yeah.
• So it would sort of be a temporary stabilizing function before we look at recurring increases. Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• of employability to create a certificate of employability to create a certificate of employability to
• circumstances that hire individuals who circumstances that hire individuals who have been issued certificates
• so we went through our certification so we went through our certification process and we started the
• and permanent records remember temporary and permanent records remember temporary and permanent records
• records and permanent create temporary records and permanent create temporary records and permanent

Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• Um, but if they arrest a person without that certification, they can't arrest a non-native person, an
• Um, but if they arrest a person without that certification, they can't arrest a non-native person, an
• , person without that that certification, person without that that certification, they<02:34:50.000
• Um, and can you defeat LPRs and paper temporary tags and dirty plates are tough to read at times?
• certified, but that will be certificates certified, but that will be rolling<03:18:52.239> out

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• Subsection 404H clarifies that certifications...
• There were changes made to the qualifications for certification, and those are incorporated into that
• There were changes made to the qualifications for certification, and those are incorporated into that
• These rules are enacted regarding the certification of community health workers in Arkansas pursuant
• These proposed new rules are the rules pertaining to doula certification. Apologize.

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• community education, not necessarily evidence-based, not necessarily working towards a degree or certificate
• <00:39:52.560> or don't have the certifications or don't have the certifications or whatever
• Uh, birth certificates, we've begun ordering birth certificates through the Alabama Department of Public
• Uh, birth certificates, we've begun ordering birth certificates through the Alabama Department of Public
• Birth certificates, we've begun ordering birth certificates through the Alabama Department of Public

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• action require the filing of an environmental notification form with EEA's MEPA office and a MEPA certificate
• That's what triggers MEPA off with projects that get, you know, MEPA certificates or have to file environmental
• you decided to, you know, lease that, say you wanted to, you know, make it easier for, it wasn't temporary

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight held an oversight hearing on draft regulations implementing Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution under Chapter 274 of the Acts of 2022, the Open Space Act. Chairs Cabral and Collins framed the hearing as a review of how the new process for dispositions or changes in use of Article 97 land would work, including public notice, environmental justice protections, replacement land, appraisals, and the role of the legislature. Under Secretary Stephanie Cooper and Commissioner Adam Bakke testified for EEA/DCAM, followed later by Deputy Inspector General O’Neill and Deputy Inspector General Giles on appraisal review. Much of the discussion focused on how the draft regulations would operate in practice. EEA said the regulations would require advance public notice, define “comparable location” for replacement land, and allow the Secretary to make findings on whether an action would adversely affect environmental justice communities. Members pressed for longer public comment periods, clearer notice to local officials, more frequent updates to the site evaluation tool, and a clearer definition of terms such as “limited duration” for permits and licenses. EEA said the regulations are intended to standardize a process that has been handled through policy and case-by-case review, and that the legislature still retains the final authority to approve any Article 97 disposition. Committee members also questioned whether the draft rules shift too much discretion to the Secretary and whether the proposed “proponent” process could allow private entities to drive Article 97 actions. EEA responded that non-public proponents would still need municipal support and legislative sponsorship, and that the regulations do not create a new avenue to bypass the existing home rule and legislative process. Members raised concerns about the current policy’s unanimous-vote requirements for municipal commissions, the proposed waiver provisions, whether MEPA applies, and the lack of explicit enforcement or penalty language in the act or regulations. EEA and DCAM said the act does not provide an enforcement mechanism and that disputes would generally be handled through the courts or the Attorney General. The Inspector General’s office explained its role in reviewing appraisals for special legislation, including Article 97 matters, to ensure compliance with USPAP standards and to forward its review to DCAM. The hearing did not include any votes or formal committee action; members indicated that the committee may later issue recommendations to the executive agencies based on the testimony and questions raised.

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• It deals with retention of certification by unemployed law enforcement officers, making sure that they
• It deals with retention of certification by unemployed law enforcement officers, making sure that they
• non-transient occupancy location as one where the intention of the parties is that the occupancy will not be temporary

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long series of criminal justice, public safety, victim protection, and regulatory bills. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 1374 on school district reporting requirements, SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, SB 1072 creating an expedited DNA testing grant program, SB 1140 establishing a Hillsborough County criminal offender substance abuse pilot program, SB 1266 revising public records protections for crime victims and certain law enforcement identities, SB 1546 delaying and refining background screening requirements for athletic coaches, SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings related to terrorism victims, SB 1444 making a broad set of criminal justice changes, SB 240 on domestic and dating violence protections, SB 606 clarifying public lodging and food service removal procedures for nonpaying guests, SB 1450 giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving people with significant medical conditions, SB 44 increasing penalties for impersonating law enforcement with unauthorized red or blue lights, SB 1000 expanding court-ordered sealing options, SB 1400 requiring platforms to remove altered sexual depictions, and SB 1696 addressing rideshare impersonation and transit service rules. Many of these bills were amended before final passage, often with strike-all amendments or technical changes, and several had support from law enforcement, advocacy groups, or industry representatives. Testimony was generally supportive on the public safety and victim-protection bills, with speakers emphasizing faster DNA testing, better protections for domestic violence survivors, clearer rules for hotel and motel operators, and stronger tools against fraud, impersonation, and trafficking. Some bills drew notable concerns or opposition. SB 1266 prompted questions about whether a 72-hour cooling-off period for officer identities could be extended too broadly, while SB 606 drew concerns that the bill could affect families living in hotels or extended stays during the housing affordability crisis. SB 1444 generated discussion about false reporting language, off-duty carry for prosecutors and judges, and the scope of automatic sealing changes. SB 1000’s expanded sealing relief received broad support but was narrowed by amendments excluding certain offenses such as DUI and indecent exposure. The most contentious measure was SB 1804, which would create a capital offense for trafficking a child under 12 or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation. The sponsor argued it targets the most severe trafficking cases and includes safeguards such as excluding minors from capital punishment and preserving life imprisonment if the capital procedure is invalidated. Opponents, including the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, argued the death penalty is unconstitutional for non-homicide crimes, costly, and ineffective, and committee members raised concerns about whether the bill would incentivize traffickers to kill victims to avoid identification. Debate also touched on broader concerns about the death penalty’s constitutionality and whether life imprisonment is a more severe punishment. The transcript ends during that debate, without a final vote on SB 1804 included in the excerpt.

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• We have a little certificate here, and it's about acknowledging the victims of violent crimes and their
• Thank you, Senator Woods, for bringing forward this very thoughtful and timely certificate.
• Last year, this body passed Senate Bill 15, which gave the state temporary oversight for one year over

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• Temporary provision: pilot monetary stipends.
• mechanism once someone files a will with your court that, once they're, let's say, deceased and a death certificate
• Perhaps we can use a way to make this workable, just the same way we have birth certificates and records

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• We have found these retailers' Certificates of Authenticity are either not non-existent or do not match
• Born out of COVID was the concept of temporary pickup locations.
• Two of those have obtained their level two security officer certification after being hired.
• And one of our gentlemen came in with a level three certification.
• My issue with SB 3 is the lack of regulation and certification.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• It requires appropriate agencies to develop a training and certification program for adjusters, public
• legal protections they need to secure this leave, forcing them to forego the treatments that keep temporary

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not initially present, then later established a quorum and heard several bills. The main special-order item was AB 1795 (Gibson), which would create statewide standards for testing, inspection, and remediation of wildfire smoke damage in homes, with CalEPA and public health agencies developing science-based standards and insurers required to follow new claims-handling timelines. Supporters, including Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and wildfire survivors, said the bill would bring consistency and safety; insurers and consumer groups generally supported the concept but sought further amendments on scope, standards, and claim handling. The committee voted do pass as amended and refer AB 1795 to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also considered AB 1576 (Ortega) on the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund, which would make changes intended to reduce litigation and employer assessments while preserving the program’s purpose of encouraging hiring of workers with prior disabilities. Labor-side witnesses supported the bill as a reform step, while business, public entity, and insurance groups opposed it, arguing it did not address the core structural problems and that a trailer bill was a better vehicle for broader reform. AB 1576 was voted do pass to Appropriations, with the roll held open. AB 1931 (Papan) would create an optional limited-lines license for utilities to offer home protection products for repairs to appliances and utility service lines. Support came from HomeServe, utilities, and industry groups, who said the bill would clarify current law and add consumer protections such as training, disclosures, and a free-look period; there was no opposition in the room. The committee passed AB 1931 to Appropriations. AB 2361 (Pacheco) would limit vicarious liability for peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing platforms like Turo while preserving insurance coverage requirements; supporters said it would align California with other states, while consumer attorneys opposed it as reducing accountability and consumer recovery. The committee passed AB 2361 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2098 (Kalra), heard later, would require employers to allow leave for workers to attend treatment for occupational injuries during work hours, subject to notice and business-necessity limits; labor groups supported it and business and insurance groups sought narrower standards. It was also voted do pass to Appropriations. The committee then completed roll-call add-ons and adjourned.

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• To date, the university has spent about $78,000 on temporary fencing that we installed in November.
• pursuing undergraduate credentials, as well as providing numerous workforce-oriented non-credit certification

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security

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• I was able to get her death certificate chains.
• I'm very humbled by your comments and I will save if there's any good we can do in the temporary time

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• Administrator Zeldin also implemented a temporary freeze on environmental lawsuits. and also on external
• they get to look at a catalog of opportunities. through a one to two year program or a business certificate

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