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• </c> almost 96,000 hours of professional almost 96,000 hours of professional development,<00:04:27.919
• c> provides professional learning, provides professional learning, coaching,<00:05:12.160><c> and</c>
• </c> resources and professional development. resources and professional development.
• </c> early literacy field experience. early literacy field experience.
• </c> the field experience. the field experience.

Bills: HF3421

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy

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• the agreed-upon terms of the charter school contract in order to safeguard quality educational experiences
• school contract in order to safeguard quality<00:02:39.519><c> educational</c><00:02:40.080><c> experiences
• </c><00:02:40.480><c> for</c> quality educational experiences for quality educational experiences for
• MDE uses a competitive application process to select an independent professional third-party evaluator
• of one uh authorizer experience of one uh authorizer revocation<00:36:19.839><c> uh</c><00:36:20.000

Bills: HF3487 , HF3421

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: anonymous reporting, school safety, education, crisis intervention, threat reporting, early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers

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• degree with 1 year of experience.
• The degree with 1 year of experience.
• Uh they got their expertise through experience.
• Uh they got their expertise through experience.
• Uh they got their expertise through experience.

Bills: HF1458 , HF2063 , HF2164 , HF1377 , HF927 , HF1059 , HF1910 , HF2232

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

Bills: SSB1141 , SSB1129 , SSB1128 , SSB1106 , SSB1061 , SF234

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: certified public accountant, CPA qualifications, state regulations, accounting education, professional experience, address confidentiality, domestic abuse, voting rights, program participants, elections, ranked choice voting, instant runoff voting, RCV, alternative voting methods, election reform, ballot tabulation, majority vote, preference voting, local elections, municipal elections

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• Graduate and professional students frequently enter their degrees after developing experience in the
• Graduate and professional students frequently enter their degrees after developing experience in the
• Graduate and professional students are more than students.
• Direct support professionals under state-contracted services.
• Hi, my name is Catherine Kamau, and I'm a direct support professional.

Bills: HB1873 , HB2600 , SB5957

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: child care, Working Connections Child Care, WCCC, graduate students, professional students, higher education, full-time student, affordable child care, subsidized child care, child care subsidy, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, income eligibility, state median income, copayment, copay waiver, family support, workforce participation, working families, special needs child care

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• Senate Bill 1254 relates to the regulation of professional employer services.
• I'm the current president for the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors.
• My name is Willis Johnson. professional land surveyor in the state of Texas.
• I have over 15 years of experience in teaching and administrating. serving in education.
• I am the current president and elect for the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors.

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• I've had some experience with HOAs, and so I appreciate the bill.
• Second question is, and again, just because I Read this intently last night because of my experience

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530

Committee: Senate Business and Insurance

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

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• They should receive credit for industry-based experience outside of education.
• We need to remove obstacles so that we can compensate these professionals for the valuable experience
• HB 1057 sends the message that we value industry experience and want these professionals to stay in education
• experiences.
• experiences into the classroom.

Bills: HB 1057 , HB1876

Committee: House S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education

Keywords: teacher salary, retirement benefits, career education, work experience credit, Texas Education Code, technical training, workforce development, grants, education funding

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• The RN experience must have at least two years of experience before you can take the SANE exam.
• This is just a refresher, which everybody needs, every professional needs. Thank you.
• And I think personally that, challenges that we have with the professionals to do this.
• Our actuaries who are professional actuaries did look at it and did make those calculations.
• You're professional and you're always up front with me.

Bills: HB62 , HB124 , HB182 , HB193 , HB198 , HB203 , HB223 , HB237 , HB469 , HB486 , HB574 , HB779 , HB796 , HB919 , SCR2 , SB4 , SB36 , SB38 , SB109 , SB152 , SB168 , SB195 , SB216 , SB221 , SB236 , SB404

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Keywords: Louisiana Women's Policy, gender equality, policy research, commission membership, women's representation, Domestic Violence, judicial experience, legislation, criminal law, family law, HB182, sexual assault, rape kit, forensic examination, forensic medical exam, sexual assault survivor, sexual assault nurse examiner, SANE, emergency department, hospital staffing

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• A core reason for that leadership is our commitment to centering lived experience.
• A core reason for that leadership is our commitment to centering lived experience.
• and professionally, is that housing instability is not just a social issue.
• Lived experience tells us that systems must be accessible and responsive to young people.
• I have lived experience and provide family-to-family services across Washington State.

Bills: SB5957 , SB5977

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability, youth services, homelessness prevention, protective services, Department of Commerce, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, advisory committee, lived experience, data sharing, outcome measures, interagency coordination, service providers, at-risk youth

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• expertise or personal experience.
• With specific professional expertise or personal experience.
• This experience is not just my story. Too many young people in Washington...
• This experience is not just my story. Too many young people in Washington faced similar challenges.
• This was just the cherry on top for the instability I would continue to experience.

Bills: HB2455 , HB2468 , HB2529

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: housing assistance, youth, foster care, pilot program, social services, terminology correction, healthcare, regulatory compliance, department reorganization, Washington, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, accountability board, oversight board, child welfare, juvenile rehabilitation, juvenile justice, early learning, family preservation, children and families

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• Also, those who either experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Next slide, please.
• During COVID, we gained a lot of experience even helping young people apply for things like SNAP and
• While it is required in federal law and, I believe, in some state law, our experience is that is not
• While it is required in federal law and also I believe in some state law, our experiences is that is
• While I have no direct experience with foster care, I have a lot of experience with the over-representation

Bills: SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5957

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability, family services, state department, child welfare, homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability

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• </c> leadership on the taxpayer experience leadership on the taxpayer experience improvement<03:29:31.600
• All these add up to an improved taxpayer experience and a more efficient IRS.
• </c> at all stages of their professional at all stages of their professional careers.<04:57:02.878><c
• </c><05:15:06.320><c> staffing,</c> preserve experience, maintain staffing, preserve experience, maintain
• It matters in experience matters.

Bills: HB3317 , HCR75 , HR227 , HB7959 , HB8364 , HB6431 , HB6903 , HB5334 , HB2347 , HB5366 , HB6495 , HB7971 , HB6956 , HB4930

Keywords: gratuity, death benefit, civil servants, line of duty, federal employees, compensation, survivor benefits, emergency appropriations, Iran, military force, War Powers Resolution, U.S. Armed Forces, hostilities, Congress, national security, agriculture, National Agriculture Day, support, industry impact, celebration

Bills: SSB1152 , SSB1154 , SSB1131 , SSB1155 , SF504

Committee: Joint Ways and Means

Keywords: sports wagering, income tax, gambling winnings, tax withholding, Iowa tax law, revenue, sales tax, electronic filing, tax returns, Department of Revenue, financial reporting, grain dealers, warehouse operators, indemnity fund, bankruptcy claims, fees, market regulation, claims reimbursement, cigarette regulation, tobacco taxation

Bills: SSB1173 , SSB1165 , SSB1189

Committee: Joint Workforce

Keywords: unemployment insurance, unemployment tax, employer contributions, Iowa Code chapter 96, taxable wages, experience rating, benefit ratio, reserve fund ratio, contribution rate table, unemployment compensation fund, seasonal unemployment, construction employers, landscaping employers, payroll tax, state unemployment tax, SUTA, reciprocity, comity, employer tax relief, wage base reduction

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• And professional media on legitimate business. That's my suggestion.
• And it took some districts years to pay off the debts from that experience.
• My name is Connor Edwards, and I'm a professional campaign treasurer.
• And this type of change does not affect professionals like my father.
• And this type of change does not affect professionals like my father.

Bills: HB2235 , HJR4210 , HB2520 , HB2491 , HB2499 , HB2408 , HB2435

Committee: House State Government & Tribal Relations

Keywords: public records, concealed pistol licenses, firearm purchases, transfers, exemptions, transparency, Constitution amendment, legislative sessions, session duration, state legislature, governance, emergency meetings, public agencies, accountability, open government, HB2491, WaTech, Washington Technology Solutions, public disclosure, public inspection

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• anything from safety elements to renovating clubhouses to improving technology to improve the shooting experience
• It was fantastic to see kind of the variety of experience that they offered.
• appropriately so they're not doing damage or those sorts of things helps land managers provide the best experience
• It provides transient moorage and other amenities that help boaters that have larger boats experience

Bills: HB2470 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2338

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB2470, school construction assistance, capital budget, school facilities, on-base schools, military base schools, military installations, public school construction, school plant projects, state funding assistance, superintendent of public instruction, OSPI, school capital funding, instructional space, school district construction, alternative learning experience, ALE, free and reduced-price meals, special housing burden, district growth

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• All embodied carbon emissions reduction data must be entered by the design professional of record into
• Emissions reduction data must be entered by the design professional of record into a standard form and
• I want to reiterate that this is not adding noticeable costs to the construction projects in my experience
• , and the experience of many architects and contractors that I've talked with.
• My experience in the building trades screams otherwise, whereas I'm often heard saying the only thing

Bills: HB2273 , SB5188 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, construction, environment, broadband, infrastructure, loan assistance, economic development, technology access, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, capital budget, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning

Bills: HB2514 , HB2551 , HB2236 , HB2470

Committee: House Capital Budget

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

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• Fifth and finally, the Professional Educator Standards Board must revise standards for teacher endorsements
• So glad you're bringing in school experience.
• I'm trusted with officers' most raw and honest conversations about what they experience or worry about
• Based on my experience, having limits on phones really help students learn and do better.
• Based on this experience, I can confidently say that my ability to focus on schoolwork did not suddenly

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

Committee: Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education

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