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The last couple days of the session are the perfect case of "hurry up and wait."

All over the State Capitol, legislators are dealing with legislation which is "in conference."  That means that the Senate and House versions passed in different forms and the bills must be reconciled before we adjourn tomorrow. 

As part of the process, the Committee Chair from where the bill originated (e.g. Agriculture, Courts, Commerce) picks a minimum of three conferees to represent his body (either House or Senate) in negotiating the final version. 

Those conferees meet and if a majority in each body (i.e. at least two) agree and support the final version, it is then presented to the full body for a vote.  If it passes both House and Senate, it goes on to the Governor.

I'm on 5 conference committees so I'll be busy for the next 36 hours.  Most have to do with legal issues, e.g. the admissibility of electronic records or the ability of families to recover attorney fees in an IEP case.

Will keep you posted ....

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