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• As it relates to emergency management, Texas Game Wardens have a full-time employee at the Department
• amphibians, mammals, and birds that are in that vegetated riparian corridor along the river, are mobile
• Some of our parks are quite remote, and the availability of mobile service is sketchy at best. ...or
• We quickly mobilized staff and were able to... ...around that property to protect it from any potential
• Just this past session, a new bill was passed which will make the state responsible for all the mobile

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• So, uh, Texas Game Wardens, uh, have a full-time employee at the Department of Emergency Management state
• Just to give you an example of the kind of resources that are being mobilized now to support river restoration
• amphibians, mammals, birds that are in that vegetated riparian corridor along the river, they're mobile
• Um, we quickly staff, we quickly mobilized and were able to create firebreaks around that property to
• Just this past session, a new bill was passed, which will make the state responsible for all the mobile

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• And we think that mobility is the way to go.
• We need to focus on mobility and not just hardening structures. Chair: You've muted yourself.
• That's our zone A and our mobile home parks, 340,000 people. We asked them to evacuate.
• you are referencing in relation to the person who was trying to provide meals for people using a mobile
• many of them were very tall, very elevated, very difficult to get in, especially for people with mobility

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• It's made it increasingly difficult for businesses to attract and retain employees, to maintain and grow
• The current exemption is for businesses with five or fewer employees.
• The bill would cause us, God bless you, the bill would cause us to go to 10 employees.
• One such proposal that I want to highlight in my remarks is a policy on micro-mobility.
• It will help improve mobility, but it also will help prevent serious injuries, and I believe will save

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• At this stage, children are curious, mobile, and...</p> <p>Often begins around the age of three.
• At this stage, children are curious, mobile, and completely unaware of the danger.
• Senate Bill 164 seeks to add public works employees to that definition.
• These public works employees oftentimes work alongside other first responders, including law enforcement
• We also say that it can't go above an increase that the pay for full-time state employees gets, and we

Bills: HB302, HB371, HB597, HB1097, HB1190, SB34, SB164, SB208, SB232, SB317, SB357, SB421, SB510

Keywords: legal representation, attorney general, elected officials, defense, legislative acts, judicial review, judiciary, election, judges, 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge, precincts, coroner, retention, body, mortuary, investigation, missing persons, Amber Alert, Endangered Missing Child Advisory

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• At least look at the cost per square foot for an employee.
• But I think what you mentioned about virtual service delivery is important too, or mobile sites.
• And there's building up now of mobile career centers that also have career exploration through virtual
• adult ed ought to contribute 10%, that we're going to make this sort of required square foot or per employee
• And then the local board, rather than having to do all this accounting stuff, spends more... ...employee

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Nick Moore, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Career and Technical Education, on efforts to better align workforce, education, and human services programs. Moore argued that WIOA, Perkins, and ESSA were designed to function as an integrated talent system, but that federal and state bureaucracy has kept them siloed. He said the Department of Labor and OCTAE are working on more integrated state plan guidance, including a 2026 plan modification timeline, combined Perkins/WIOA plans, and greater use of labor market information to align training with in-demand jobs and Workforce Pell. Moore emphasized reducing overhead, cross-training staff, using common intake and integrated case management, and focusing on the “shadow labor force” of people facing benefit cliffs, child care barriers, or other obstacles to work. He repeatedly urged states to use waivers and flexibility where possible, to consolidate or streamline local workforce structures, and to hold programs accountable through measures such as labor force participation, training-related employment, retention, and cost per successful outcome. Members asked about the balance between flexibility and accountability, the role of employers versus postsecondary institutions, rural “training deserts,” state waivers, and data systems such as Mississippi Spark and Arkansas Launch. Moore said states should use technology and integrated intake to co-enroll eligible participants in multiple programs and better match people to jobs. In response to questions, Moore said some federal rules cannot be waived, but many reporting and administrative requirements can be streamlined, and he encouraged Arkansas to propose ideas for waivers or state-level integration. He also discussed the need for enhanced wage records and state longitudinal data systems to improve workforce planning and economic development. After Moore’s presentation, DHS Secretary Janet Mann and Director Jay Hill gave a brief update on reimbursement rates, saying the department had compiled more than 100 public comments, recommended holding the current rate, and was awaiting executive review; they estimated the process could take 30 to 60 days. The committee then adjourned, noting a later audit presentation scheduled for the afternoon.

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• patients in need of specialized foot and ankle care provided by podiatrists for Texans with diabetes, mobility
• And more importantly, their employees as well. And so, with that, Madam Chair, I close.
• Repetition and inefficiency and allows these employees to spend more time with the patients and less
• It just reduces the annual training for every employee, and so we feel pretty confident that we'll be
• My prescribed medications and mobility aid were helpful. ...withheld, and I had no opportunity to speak

Bills: SB1117, SB1373, SB672, SB1986, SB1098, SB626, SB1784, SB2480, SB2487, SB437, SB660

Keywords: dentistry, botulinum toxin, aesthetic treatments, dental regulation, training, medical staff privileges, hospital administration, healthcare regulation, Texas Health and Safety Code, consistency in privileges, SB 672, Texas hospital emergency operations plan, hospital diversion, emergency department, cyberattack, cyber security, power outage, electrical outage, patient diversion, hospital preparedness

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• includes the President, members of Congress, state officials, U.S. attorneys, special government employees
• into a pro-Trump propaganda channel, and was rewarded by being named Trump's special government employee
• Even James Baker, a former FBI employee and Twitter executive admitted that there was need to find restraints
• Bush was guilty... of that when he mobilized America against the events of 9-11?
• disfavored speech, that certainly crosses a line, and it's significantly different, in my view, from mobilizing

Keywords: censorship, First Amendment, social media, misinformation, free speech, government regulation, Big Tech, public discourse

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on the implications of government involvement in censorship, particularly regarding social media platforms and compliance with misinformation standards. senators and witnesses discussed growing concerns over the influence of large tech companies, like Facebook and Google, in shaping public discourse and suppressing dissenting views. A significant part of the meeting included testimonies from various experts emphasizing the dangers of the 'censorship industrial complex'—a term used to describe the collaborative efforts between government entities and private organizations to control information flow. This collaboration is viewed as a violation of First Amendment rights, with calls for urgent legislative action to restore free speech protections.

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• Our state funds 24/7 mobile crisis teams, where an individual will immediately see a provider in the
• I'm here today on behalf of Enterprise Mobility, speaking in support of SB 1112.
• They are business owners and employers who work to serve customers, support employees, and keep their
• They are business owners and employers who work to serve customers, support employees, and keep their
• I mean, how many employees? Well, over 1,000, with extreme expertise.

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• investments in the census—ranging from address list construction in local areas to outreach and mobilization
• only reinforce the importance of state and local investments in early planning, outreach, and mobilization
• only reinforce the importance of state and local investments in early planning, outreach, and mobilization
• That is a population that, for a whole bunch of reasons, is highly mobile, the administrative data are
• publication went out that did allow for re-identification, the penalty would fall on the census employees

Summary: The hearing focused on census data privacy, administrative data sharing, and the role of state and local governments in improving census accuracy, especially for the 2030 census. Dr. Philip Rocco testified first, arguing that the census is increasingly intergovernmental and that state and local investments in address list work, outreach, and complete count commissions can materially improve self-response and reduce undercounts. He emphasized that hard-to-count communities are most affected when states delay planning, politicize census work, or lack capacity, and he pointed to examples such as LUCA participation, outreach funding, and group quarters review as important tools. He also warned that recent federal actions and a broader climate of distrust could threaten 2030 operations, and urged Massachusetts to begin readiness planning now. Members then questioned Dr. Rocco about the use of administrative data such as DMV, TANF, SNAP, and WIC records, and about group quarters enumeration. He explained that those data-sharing efforts were voluntary agreements with the Census Bureau, unlike group quarters data, which are often provided by facility administrators and sometimes state agencies. He said the Trump-era effort to use DMV and other records was tied to Executive Order 13880 and was widely resisted because states had confidentiality and legal concerns, and because the stated purpose appeared to shift toward citizenship-related uses. On group quarters, he described e-response, paper response, in-person enumeration, and administrator-provided directory information, noting that privacy issues arise mainly from FERPA limits on university data and from missing demographic details in administrative records. A second panel, Beth Giroz and Amy O'Hara, then explained how administrative data are used by the Census Bureau and why data quality and privacy concerns matter. They described administrative data as records collected for operational purposes, useful for frame-building, nonresponse follow-up, enumeration, and post-enumeration evaluation, but often incomplete or mismatched on key census variables such as race, ethnicity, household relationships, and residence timing. They highlighted that some sources, like IRS, Medicare, USPS, SSA, and Bureau of Prisons records, are especially valuable, while others such as SNAP, TANF, WIC, Medicaid, CHIP, foster care, and driver’s license data vary in completeness and sharing. They stressed that privacy means collecting only what is needed, and that the Bureau typically uses limited header or roster data rather than full records. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing, and the committee recessed briefly before continuing testimony.

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• local investments in the census—ranging from address list construction in Lucca to outreach and mobilization
• only reinforce the importance of state and local investments in early planning, outreach, and mobilization
• only reinforce the importance of state and local investments in early planning, outreach, and mobilization
• That is a population that, for a whole bunch of reasons, is highly mobile, the administrative data are
• publication went out that did allow for re-identification, the penalty would fall on the census employees

Keywords: 1212, all

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• a doctor gets into a large health care network, that doctor has some reasonable opportunity to be mobile
• As one Missouri court explained, protection of the employer, not punishment of the employee, is the essence
• impacted their practice, career, and personal life, and 46% said these agreements limit their job mobility
• bill is patient-centric, and in sum, House Bill 2979 is thoughtful reform, supporting physician mobility
• We want to be mindful of protecting the relationship between the employer and the employee without the

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House committee substitute combining House Bills 1850 and 1975, which was then voted do pass by a 16-0 roll call. The substitute was described as incorporating federal PBM-related transparency and audit provisions, including requirements intended to ensure fair audits, greater transparency for employers and patients, and protections for pharmacies so they are not reimbursed below drug cost and receive a fair fee. Members said the package was a compromise and a needed step because pharmacies are closing. The committee then heard House Bills 2318 and 2368, related to artificial intelligence and mental health. The sponsors said the bills are aimed at truth in advertising, barring AI platforms from marketing themselves as mental health professionals or therapy providers, while not banning AI use in health care generally. Testimony from supporters emphasized concerns about minors and adults relying on chatbots for mental health guidance and the need to protect consumers from misleading claims. The committee adopted an amendment adding social workers to the bill string, rolled it into a substitute, and voted the combined House committee substitute do pass 14-0. Next, House Bill 3313, described as an AOT bill from the prior week, was voted do pass 14-0 without discussion. House Bill 2745 was then amended and passed 14-0; the sponsor explained the changes would require a prompt physical exam for children entering foster care, allow a physician or nurse practitioner to perform it, try to continue existing developmental, behavioral, or emotional care when possible, and require biological parental consent before updating vaccines at the initial visit. House Bill 2463 also received a substitute to close a loophole involving referral payments when a prospective resident or legal representative cancels a contract, and the committee voted the substitute do pass 14-0. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 28, which would designate the last full week of April as Infertility Awareness Week in Missouri. The sponsor linked the resolution to broader efforts to expand fertility access, and supporters, including a patient sharing her infertility experience, spoke about the emotional and physical toll of infertility and the value of awareness. Finally, House Bill 2979, the Rural Missouri Rural Doctors Act, drew extensive testimony. The sponsor and supporters argued it would limit physician non-compete agreements to one year and five miles for nonprofit employers to improve rural access and physician mobility, while opponents from hospitals and health systems said the bill would weaken recruitment, hurt financially stressed rural hospitals, and create uneven treatment between nonprofit and for-profit employers. No vote was taken on HB 2979 in the portion provided.

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• That’s a pretty important facility for southern Utah and mobility getting around there. Next slide.
• Before I do the fares contract, I just want to take one moment to congratulate all 3,000 employees of
• We support our regional mobility, and, of course, transit as a whole is much safer than private vehicle
• What's not on here is that we create 79,000 jobs every year and provide mobility for those people to
• Provide mobility for those people to their jobs.

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• As I said, I want to make a brief presentation about the highway infrastructure related to border mobility
• elimination of the commercial vehicle inspection facilities at BOTA has caused some trouble for mobility
• Sectors, including e-mobility, semiconductors, medical devices, data centers, battery plants, and secondary
• Where are the employees getting, you know, you read some of these headlines about signing bonuses these
• They also like to provide benefits for their workers and their employees' children in the community.

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• to protect railroad employees in the case of injuries and death on the rails on the job.
• There is no workers' compensation that railroad employees are afforded.
• And it has worked well both for the employees and for safety.
• Rail carriers, their employees are protected under FELA.
• Rail carriers, their employees are protected under FELA.

Summary: The Transportation Committee considered several bills and amendments. SB 1274, as amended, removed a number of unrelated transportation provisions and added items including local authority to lower residential speed limits, clarification that certain license plate frames do not obscure plates, FDOT funding for eligible rural airport projects, limits on yellow-light timing changes to intersections with red-light cameras, revisions to private use of license plate readers, and rules for direct payments to first-tier subcontractors. The amendment and the bill both passed favorably. SB 1310, as amended, would direct FDOT to study advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report policy options to the governor and legislature; rail safety testimony supported the study while urging attention to interoperability and other safety concerns. The amendment and bill were adopted and reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 828 on extending sovereign immunity to private contractors providing public transit services. Supporters said it would reduce litigation costs, provide predictability, and help maintain affordable transit and paratransit service, especially in rural areas; opponents argued it was an overbroad expansion of sovereign immunity and could affect employee rights and accountability. After an amendment narrowing the language to contractors providing services rather than operating transit and removing subcontractor references, the bill passed favorably. SB 1378, which strengthens traffic enforcement by clarifying abandoned-vehicle removal, penalties for unlawful plates or stickers, and vehicle seizure authority for fleeing and eluding, also passed favorably with support from law enforcement-related testimony. The committee then confirmed a slate of appointees in tab 6 by one vote, with no objections. SB 1562, dealing with motor vehicle dealers and limiting concentration of a brand’s sales among a single dealer group once the brand has a meaningful Florida presence, was presented as a competition and dealer-diversity measure and passed favorably. Members later recorded additional affirmative votes on several tabs, and the chair noted this was likely the committee’s last meeting of the year before adjourning without objection.

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• to protect railroad employees in the case of injuries and death on the rails on the job.
• There is no workers' compensation that railroad employees are afforded.
• And it has worked well both for the employees and for safety.
• Rail carriers, their employees are protected under FELA.
• Rail carriers, their employees are protected under FELA.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and advanced several bills. CS/SB 1274 (transportation) was amended to remove multiple unrelated provisions and instead address local residential speed limits, license plate frame rules, rural airport funding, yellow-light timing at red-light camera intersections, private use of license plate readers, and FDOT payment rules; it passed unanimously. CS/SB 1310 (railroad safety) was amended into a study bill directing FDOT to examine advanced detection and monitoring systems at public railroad crossings and report policy options; it also passed unanimously after testimony from rail interests supporting a study but cautioning about interoperability and safety concerns. CS/SB 828 (sovereign immunity for public transit contractors) would extend sovereign immunity protections to private contractors providing public transit services for state and local governments. Supporters argued it would reduce costs, improve predictability, and help rural paratransit access, while opponents warned it would be a broad expansion of sovereign immunity and could conflict with railroad employee protections under FELA. Despite opposition from some members and outside groups, the bill was reported favorably. SB 1378 (traffic enforcement) passed and would strengthen abandoned-vehicle removal, penalties for unlawful plates or stickers, and vehicle seizure authority for fleeing/eluding cases. The committee also confirmed a slate of appointees in one vote, then heard SB 1562 (motor vehicle dealers), which would limit manufacturers from concentrating sales with a single dealer group once a brand has a meaningful Florida presence and require broader dealer representation to promote competition. It received supportive testimony and was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on earlier bills, and the committee adjourned, with the chair noting it was likely the final meeting of the year.

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• Employees Employees so<00:52:03.520><c> whether</c><00:52:03.880><c> they</c><00:52:04.000><c> would
• Most of that was uh, the conversion of a handful of part-time employees to full-time employees distributed
• </c><00:55:14.440><c> in</c> subdivisions to put their employees in subdivisions to put their employees
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• Thank you, Mr. employees. Assembly Member Avila Farías, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr.
• AB 917 will ensure that educators and school employees in all school districts and county offices of
• AB 340 makes communication between the employee and their union representative confidential.
• The clerk will read: Assembly Bill 1309 by Assembly Member Flora, relating to state employees.
• Assembly Bill 1067 by Assembly Member Cork-Silva, relating to public employees' retirement.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• Higher education offers the greatest promise of social mobility ever conceived.
• Higher education offers the greatest promise of social mobility ever conceived.
• I also had the privilege of working as an employee at Seattle Pacific University in their multi-ethnic
• think they shouldn't be bearing the cost, or the employer shouldn't be bearing the cost of those employees
• Or we think that this bill is not, it should be, or the fee should be paid by the employee.

Bills: HB2498, HB2443, HB2567, HB2363, HB2422

Keywords: nursing education, nursing program standards, board of nursing, state board, national accreditation, accreditation body, nursing school, nurse educator, clinical simulation, simulation director, lead nurse educator, NCLEX, licensure exam pass rate, corrective action plan, technical assistance, higher education, program approval, Washington RCW, professional development, nursing licensure

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• This is advanced in mobility.
• items you'll see is that the number jumped up due to the merger and the addition of those OSIDA employees
• As I mentioned, we have grown to 24 FTEs due to the transfer of ASDA employees to ODAA on July 1st.
• While it's still a standalone agency, it doesn't have any technically named employees outside of myself
• The radar systems are mobile on trailers. They are...

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