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• care system.
• in foster care facilities.
• But more... foster care youth who spent 12 years in the system in Texas.
• As a foster parent myself, or a former foster parent, this is deeply...
• child welfare system, and approximately 90% of foster children end up in the juvenile justice system

Bills: HB1967, HB3442, HB5525, HB5561, HB5653, HB5667, SB1171

Keywords: juvenile justice, correctional facilities, reform, rehabilitation, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, alcohol awareness, court-ordered programs, substance misuse education, deferred disposition, youth, parole reform, inmates under 18, mental health, educational achievement, reintegration, foster youth, behavior intervention, community services, diversion policies, HB 5653

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• Particularly in the ERS system and also the TMRS system.
• Every major police system in Texas that has a pension system provides for disabilities for officers like
• Fundamentally unfair for the educators of Texas to subsidize within their retirement system in a smaller
• I'm also here on behalf of the Texas System Police Association. That's how we have you registered.
• We show you registered as Porter Wilson on behalf of the Employees Retirement System of Texas and show

Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• of Texas.
• We show you registered as Porter Wilson on behalf of the Employee Retirement System of Texas, testifying
• Texas lenders, regulated in accordance with Chapter 342, Subchapter of the Texas Finance Code.
• Texas and our 2.5 million members across Texas.
• Municipal Retirement System.

Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• When the school went inactive after the war last August, our Texas State University System Board of Regents
• Meeks, Executive Director of Texas Health Education Service, University of Texas system, and you're on
• Texas who are in foster care.
• Generational cycles of poverty and involvement with the foster care system continue to be a challenge
• My sister also has a young man that she fostered, and he graduated from Texas A&M, Mr.

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• ' healthcare system.
• System.
• If you look at Texas colleges, and we can get that information from the Texas College Tobacco Policy
• Database of the 207 colleges in Texas, 22 college campuses in Texas have policies that are smoke-free
• I'm here representing the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Pediatric Society.

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• Uh, show you as Sarah Crockett with Texas COSA for the bill. Is that correct?
• Uh, I'm the director of public policy for Texas COSA here in support of House or Senate Bill 2311.
• Most res Residential treatment centers in Texas, um, do have a charter school on campus, um, but some
• For too many of our kids in Texas, once they come into care, they bounce from placement to placement,
• The, and the other issue is foster parents get upset.

Bills: SB 2041, SB 1777, SB 1681, SB 2311

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• Show you, Sarah Crockett with Texas CASA for the bill. Is that correct?
• I'm the Director of Public Policy for Texas CASA, here in support of Senate Bill 2311.
• The other issue is that foster parents get upset.
• When we remove a child or even when a child has been in foster care, our priority...
• This would not be passed over for a foster placement. Absolutely not.

Bills: SB2041, SB1777, SB1681, SB2311

Keywords: child welfare, foster care, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, Family Code, conservatorship, placement selection, contract residential care, kinship care, relative placement, designated caregiver, best interest of the child, least restrictive setting, placement stability, child protective services, residential treatment, group home, family reunification, Texas foster system, residential care

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• avenues for standing to kinship and foster parents.
• A CSR, for example, is required to know the Texas rules of appellate procedure, the Texas rules of civil
• Under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, can something short
• judicial system and to address a couple of issues.
• Texas in eight months is at 118 with, you know, four more to go.

Bills: SB1538, SB2883, HB1734, HB2340, HB2350, HB3376

Keywords: digital court reporting, court reporting, court reporter, electronic recording, audio recording, video recording, transcription, verbatim record, judicial administration, Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial System, courts, depositions, grand jury, referee, court commissioner, court technology, courtroom technology, access to justice, accuracy

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• Because of her, I was able to stay with family and avoid entering the foster system.
• As you know, and many folks know, um, three of my kids are adopted out of the foster care system.
• As you know, and many folks know, um, three of my kids are adopted out of the foster care system.
• I was placed in foster care in Ramsey County, and I was adopted out of the system.
• support<01:11:59.000> foster When systems fail to support foster When systems fail to support

Bills: HF3877, HF3714, HF3750, HF3024

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• I also want to share that as a teenager, I was in the foster care system and later became a kinship guardian
• care system.
• in the child protection system. in the child protection system.
• protection system. protection system.
• It could be foster kid.

Bills: HF3665, HF3002, HF4217, HF4125, HF4174

Keywords: foster care, early childhood education, child care programs, placement plan, social services, extended foster care, kinship care, relative custody, permanent legal and physical custody, Northstar kinship assistance, independent living plan, transition services, youth aging out of care, medical assistance, Medicaid, child welfare, children youth and families, out-of-home placement, case plan, relative placement

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• It applies to participants in the employee's retirement system, the teacher retirement system, and the
• We see you registered as Blaze Durand on behalf of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, and you
• It completely changed our system.
• these kinds of pension systems, they're correct.
• That's what saved the system. That's what changed it.

Bills: HB3015, HB3521, HB5632, HJR182, SJR57

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance deductibles, Texas Health Benefit Plans, telemedicine, police retirement, disability pension, municipalities, law enforcement, retirement benefits, retirement, beneficiary, Employees Retirement System of Texas, divorce decree, beneficiary designation, Veterans' Land Board, general obligation bonds, constitutional amendment, veterans, housing assistance

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• We're the Texas State Chamber.
• This limits the cost for Texas employers and help create jobs needed to keep growing the Texas economy
• It landed on Texas, and the Lorenzos ended up in Houston, Texas.
• ... ...system right now here in Texas.
• The more we see that, the more we see growth in the economy. in Texas, and more unemployment in Texas

Bills: HB 112, HB199, HB621, HB1349, HB2214, HB3466, HB3698, HB3699, HCR9, HB112, HB199, HCR9

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

Bills: HB 102, HB 126, HB 271, HB 290, HB 300, HB 538, HB 718, HB 1022, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 5

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education, mandatory fees, scholarship, Texas Armed Services, student access, academic records

Bills: HB 102, HB 126, HB 271, HB 290, HB 300, HB 538, HB 718, HB 1022, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 5

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education, mandatory fees, scholarship, Texas Armed Services, student access, academic records

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• , Texas A&M, and Texas Tech University.
• The Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) is a test designed to help guide Texas public institutions
• Sir, I have you registered as Jack Todd, representing Texas.
• This is a cleanup bill for the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
• This bill would open it to all qualifying Texas institutions.

Bills: SB800, SB1534, SB2055, SB2310, SB2431, SB2786, SB3039, SB1242

Keywords: sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language

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• And the closest in Texas is 345 miles away at Texas Tech.
• involving our top trading partner. or 75, any Texas university system, practically speaking the UT system
• system property.
• Let's just keep Texas, Texas, and with that I close.
• Foster Care System. while we support them in their journey to independent living and self-sufficiency

Bills: HB1784, HB2088, HB3062, HB3475, HB3741, HB4279, HB4763, HB5154, HB5294, HB5508, SB1401, HB232, HB232

Keywords: students, homeless, foster care, higher education, liaison officer, housing assistance, transition support, law school, Rio Grande Valley, legal education, public university, accreditation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, mental health resources, substance abuse education, El Paso, university system, funding, public education

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• to the Texas A&M system.
• into the Texas A&M system.
• into the Texas A M system As a result the university will be renamed Texas A M University Victoria I
• I'm James Hallmark with the Texas A&M University System. That works great for me. Very good.
• As I indicated, I'm James Hallmark with the Texas A&M University System.

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met with a large agenda and repeatedly recessed for floor activity and other committee conflicts. The committee heard and left pending several higher education bills, including SB 2361 to transfer University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M System and rename it Texas A&M University Victoria; testimony from university officials, local leaders, and industry representatives strongly supported the move as a way to better align degree programs with regional workforce needs in engineering, agriculture, and STEM. SB 530, which would align Texas accreditation statutes with federal rules allowing institutions to choose among nationally recognized accreditors, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. SB 1085, allowing Sul Ross satellite campuses to offer lower-division coursework toward bachelor’s degrees, was laid out and left pending as well. The committee also took up a series of education policy bills. SB 1241 would expand the standardized tests Texas public universities may accept for admission beyond the SAT and ACT, with supporters from the Classic Learning Test, homeschool advocates, and student-choice groups arguing it would increase access and competition; it was left pending. SB 769 would require a TEA/Higher Education Coordinating Board report on barriers faced by students with disabilities in higher education, and testimony from The Arc of Texas and others emphasized the need for better data and accessibility; the bill was left pending. SB 2231 would designate the second week of October as Free College Application Week, and SB 1878 would modernize terminology and support workforce-oriented programs at the Josie School; both were laid out and left pending. The committee reported several bills favorably after adopting committee substitutes. SB 605, concerning charter school expansion applications while under conservatorship or a management team, passed on a 9-0 vote. SB 1871, SB 1873, and SB 1874, all related to school discipline and teacher immunity/placement review provisions, were adopted and reported favorably, with members noting the need for further discussion on some language. SB 762, dealing with flag displays in public schools, passed on a 7-1 vote. SB 1962, relating to public school accountability and challenges to school system operations, passed 7-1 after a corrected vote. SB 1750, replacing a $60 million statewide charter facilities cap with an attendance-growth-based allotment, passed 7-1 with one member voting present not voting. SB 2252, supporting kindergarten readiness and early literacy/numeracy, SB 2253, concerning educator preparation and certification, SB 2365, on student use of wireless devices during instructional time, and SB 1924, restoring local peace officer citation authority for school offenses and adding reporting and parent-notification requirements, were also reported favorably. The committee additionally heard SB 37 on higher education governance and compliance oversight, which passed 7-1 after a substitute that refined curriculum review, governing board authority, faculty senate rules, and a new compliance office within the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

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• What I just showed you is a map of the South Central Texas area that shows Maverick County and then if
• The bill transfers FM1021 onto the state highway system. That's what we're asking you to consider.
• strategic utility of the Panama Canal for U.S. and Texas trade.
• In trade capacity, benefiting both the United States and Texas.
• Is a critical link that drives Texas trade and economic growth.

Bills: HB 1026, SCR37

Keywords: transportation, Farm-to-Market Road, highway designation, Texas Transportation Commission, state highway system, SCR 37, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Panama Canal, Texas ports, port infrastructure, maritime trade, shipping lanes, supply chain resilience, global commerce, exports, LNG, liquefied natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum, agriculture

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• the committee with a brief informational primer on how qualified hotel projects work in the state of Texas
• I'm with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and I'm here as a resource witness on hotel projects
• It was that they did a very excellent job of explaining the hotel occupancy tax system.
• Holding hotel occupancy tax revenue is in contradiction of Texas statute.
• Your service and your time for the state of Texas are appreciated.

Bills: SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979

Keywords: municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing

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• For every child in the foster care system, 18 more are... are in kinship placements.
• Meanwhile, Texas is paying for all those kids in foster care. does not fix that.
• So, um, they're looking to Texas and I think Texas can lead.
• . systems and other systems.
• This is the Texas Pediatric Society of Texas Medical Association testifying for the bill.

Bills: HB26, HB140, HB141, HB142, HB215, HB26, HB140, HB141, HB142, HB215

Keywords: Medicaid, nutrition support, maternal health, chronic conditions, pilot program, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, child abuse investigations, child neglect, child exploitation, advisory committee, Family and Protective Services Council, council abolition, foster care, due process, investigative procedures, child welfare, parental rights, family preservation services