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• Performance bond was still there.
• I mean, clearly cash bonds are, I would think out of the, out of the ordinary, but performance bonds,
• Um, so what, what's been your experience on performance bonds as opposed to cash bonds?
• up to a million dollars bond.
• bond for that purpose, you have to give that bond back that It may leave the problem that the bond was

Bills: HB206

Keywords: HB206, school district bonds, bond election, voter approval, Education Code, Chapter 45, Section 45.003, Section 45.0034, Texas schools, school finance, local tax election, bond referendum, school construction, capital improvements, election frequency, five-year waiting period, district bonds, public school funding

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• today we are acting on three vehicle-only bills since we have not reached a joint agreement for a geo bonding
• Members, this is another vehicle bill so we can hopefully get a bonding bill done. Thank you.
• I really appreciate that, and I really am excited for the bonding tours where more friendships can be
• Unfortunately, a lot of the good things that people really get excited about in a bonding bill are their
• I look forward to the bonding tours; there's nothing like being on a bus with many of my favorite colleagues

Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities

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• Uh, I look forward to the bonding tours.
• Uh, I look forward to the bonding tours.
• Uh, I look forward to the bonding tours.
• Uh, I look forward to the bonding tours.
• Uh, I look forward to the bonding tours.

Bills: HF719, HF2484, HF2486

Keywords: safety, school transportation, infrastructure, capital investment, state bonds, library construction, education funding, early childhood, child protection, funding, bonds, education facilities, 1183, house

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• there a minimum I mean like does someone have to be Uh, taking 3 years in college or, you know, high school
• There's also, let me just say in Harris County, the school districts, and I'm sure in every other place

Bills: HB113

Keywords: HB 113, Texas, Government Code Chapter 1253, general obligation bonds, bond election, voter approval, political subdivision, local government, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds, capital projects, public finance, bond referendum, ballot measure, five-year waiting period, rejected proposition, election law, municipal finance

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• Creighton deals with general obligation bonds, specifically those issued by the school district.
• But I know school districts have sought to broaden the scope and the usage of bonds over time.
• Another issue in the bond when I was on the school board was just the fact that we changed the scope
• But it seems like all the time I'm reading about school districts that are refinancing their bonds as
• That's just another instance of a school district passing a bond issue.

Bills: SB414, SB621, SB2395

Keywords: bond election, ballot proposition, debt obligation, municipal bonds, local government finance, property tax, ad valorem tax, school district bonds, county bonds, special taxing district, voter information document, public debt, municipal finance, tax-supported debt, election ballot language, bond transparency, homestead tax impact, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, public bank

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• appropriations in the bill include $445 million in the general fund, $444 million in severance tax bonds
• , and $280 million in supplemental severance tax bonds. tax bonds, and $280 million in supplemental severance
• tax bonds.
• And then on the severance bonds, are we putting those... toward the projects that will go out in the
• So I would say that we have done that in this bill. because the bonding capacity was really reserved

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• package, and from issues covering health care to gas taxes, to railroads, to high tech, to back to school
• This includes state agencies, higher education institutions, and public schools.
• These folks are teaching our kids at the public schools.
• happens when we mess around with property tax; it significantly undercuts the budgets of our local schools

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• and now I coach in high school.
• Empower School is a digital platform that all of our schools in the state are using. Yes, sir.
• This is a bill that right now for charter schools, they cannot issue bonds. cannot issue bonds.
• This would be if they made a decision to issue bonds and the debtor, the school, that said, "We would
• If that school defaulted, the board members couldn't be liable for that decision, kind of like any bond

Bills: HB315, HB152, HB205, SB184, SB209, HB309, SB280, SB267

Keywords: sales tax, local exemption, Consumer Price Index, tax holiday, clothing tax exemption, school supplies, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications

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• school.

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• . bonds.
• Therefore, if you decide to issue revenue bonds or water bonds, for example, through the Texas Water
• Having served on a school board, you don't get many people showing up to school board meetings or to
• The bonds are for 30 years.
• In recent research, school districts across Texas have been found to reschedule identical bonds for May

Bills: HB1453, HB1718, HB2043, HB2207, HB2798

Keywords: local governments, anticipation notes, certificates of obligation, public works, flood control, financial management, local government, municipal financing, private activity bonds, closing definition, real estate finance, bond issuance, government regulation, bond election, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, political subdivision, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds

Bills: HB102, HB300, SB2255, HB102, HB300

Keywords: military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, scholarship, military, Texas Armed Services, military spouses, occupational licensing, state agency, license requirements, reciprocity, training and education, debt obligation, voter information, ballot, elections, transparency

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• um issues in the school.
• It's because of the schools.
• High school, that was not our problem in high school.
• , school activities.
• Uh, we have had it for one school year, this school year. And what's been the outcome?

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp products, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, Texas hemp law, hemp regulation, cannabinoid products, delta-9 THC, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, retail registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, youth access, minor sales

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• It has a bond bill capacity totaling approximately $392.5 million for three bond issues.
• And finally, $351.6 million for higher education, special schools, and tribal school projects.
• So with this, the bonds. So with this, the bonds, that's different than capital outlay.
• How often do we do general obligation bonds? Chair, how often do we do general obligation bonds?
• The bonds are paid off.

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• It appears to have to do with whether or not there's an outstanding bonded indebtedness.
• Is there a bond related to all MRAs, Mr.
• , Representative, so in the MRA statute, what we call a property tax abatement is referred to as a bond
• But in the development of our abatement program, we have used what are the bond sections of the original

Bills: HB248, HB309, HB332, SB48

Keywords: general obligation bonds, GO bonds, capital projects, bond election, property tax levy, state debt, state finance, capital outlay, senior centers, senior citizen facilities, aging services, long-term services, libraries, library acquisitions, broadband for libraries, higher education, university capital projects, community colleges, tribal schools, special schools

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• traditional GO bonds.
• is are a type of an appropriation Bond is are a type of an appropriation Bond uh<00:01:26.040>
• infrastructure bonds infrastructure bonds today<00:02:14.720> I<00:02:15.120> just
• bonds?
• David Center Bond.

Bills: HF2148, HF2693, HF2542, HF1141, HF1770, HF1489, HF1709, HF244, HF1266, HF807, HF2619, HF1340

Keywords: affordable housing, local control, revolving loan fund, community partnerships, Minnesota housing policy, housing, locally controlled housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, housing infrastructure bonds, state bonds, bonding bill, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, homelessness, veterans housing, senior housing, manufactured home parks, community land trust, single-family housing, multifamily housing

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• School District.
• This year, our school board Our school board adopted and our school has enforced a district-wide policy
• not used at school. school.
• of school this school year.
• . school and 18% of the out-of-school suspensions.

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

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• Bill 222 by Representative Tallarico, relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment
• under the foundation school.
• It just allows for school districts and educators to be able to.
• To use the school safety allotment for classroom. management training.
• She said don't touch any of the TEEX in the first week of school.

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513, HB39, HB114

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513

Keywords: public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, public school bonds, school funding, guarantee prohibition, education finance, state law change, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot

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• How about, um, let's go to the school bonding, HB 4033.
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 4033 expands the information that a school district bond election
• bond, and the voters should get to weigh in on that without... ...you vote for a school bond, and the
• So the opposition to HB 4033 is because it creates new procedural barriers to school bond elections at
• Arizona school districts depend heavily on voter-approved bonds to fund critical capital needs such as

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements

Summary: The committee on Education heard a series of bills and took action on each. HCR 2015, a resolution supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for K-12 students and posting dietary guidelines in schools, drew testimony from advocates for recess and student wellness; it was approved 6-0. HB 2040, which would require schools to provide adoption information when contraception or STI topics are discussed and add adoption-related content to sex education, drew opposition from Reproductive Freedom for All and the Arizona Education Association, but passed 4-2. HB 2255, extending Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students from two to four years, passed unanimously 6-0. HB 2764, creating a voluntary state seal of computer science proficiency for high school graduates, also passed 6-0. The committee then considered HB 2600, requiring written parental permission for students in grades 6-8 to join school clubs or organizations. The ACLU of Arizona opposed the bill, arguing it would suppress participation in clubs involving sensitive identities or topics; the bill passed 4-2. HB 2379, which requires school district governing board members to complete recurring training on school finance and related duties, was amended to narrow the re-election consequences and then passed 4-2. HB 2142, establishing a school safety center and council within the Arizona Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, and risk assessments, received mixed testimony over its funding source and council makeup but passed 4-2. Later, HB 4033, which would require more detailed bond election pamphlets and separate ballot propositions for certain school bond projects such as stadiums, administrative buildings, and teacher housing, drew opposition from the Arizona Education Association over added barriers to school funding, but passed 4-2. HB 2482, capping job order contracting for building renewal grant projects at $1 million and requiring verification against artificial project splitting, drew concerns from builders and school board groups about slowing repairs and limiting procurement flexibility; it passed 4-2. Finally, HB 2575, the Anti-Semitism and Education Act, which would bar public schools and higher education institutions from teaching or promoting antisemitism and create reporting and discipline procedures, drew strong support from Jewish community representatives describing school and campus incidents, and opposition from the ACLU and AEA over free-speech and liability concerns; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on this bill.