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• with that, where in many instances you have to beg and plead for people to come to these kinds of collaborative
• do want to just add, and I can’t overstate this, we have built a community that is incredibly collaborative
• do want to just add, and I can’t overstate this, we have built a community that is incredibly collaborative
• We are working to build collaborative opportunities for Florida students to have access to state data
• We are working to build collaborative opportunities for Florida students to have access to state data

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, then returned to its ongoing budget workshop with the Department of Management Services. DFS’s Division of Risk Management described its role as the state self-insurance fund, covering about 200,000 employees and 27,000 vehicles, paying roughly $150 million in claims last year, and managing a pilot ETS treatment program for veterans and first responders that had 49 patients and 804 treatments as of the latest report. The Division of State Fire Marshal outlined its fire prevention, training, emergency response, and grant programs, including hurricane deployments, the Florida State Fire College, and several capital and grant requests for roof, courtyard, memorial, and equipment needs. The Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation explained how it handles insolvent insurers under Chapter 631, currently administering 14 estates with $1.2 billion in assets and $3.7 billion in liabilities, and said no new receiverships had been opened since February 2023. Members asked about grant backlogs, fire truck procurement delays, memorial repairs, and whether affiliate transfers were occurring in insurer liquidations. Secretary Griffin then updated the committee on DBPR’s implementation of House Bill 1021 on community associations. He said the department had used the new authority to expand education, complaint handling, and ombudsman services, including 10 free standardized courses, a new condo website, and a four-hour board certification course that had already drawn more than 12,000 attendees. He reported that outreach to condominium communities had increased by more than 60%, that complaint filings were up 39% while jurisdictional dismissals dropped to 11%, and that about 81% to 82% of the 65 new positions had been filled. Members pressed him on whether the department had enough authority and funding, how condominium counts are determined, how self-reported structural integrity reserve study data is verified, and whether more public-facing complaint tracking and better reporting from local governments or developers would improve the system. The committee then resumed questioning Secretary Allende of DMS about outstanding budget and operations issues. Members focused on the delayed People First contract extension required by statute, with the secretary saying the delay involved technical and contractual complexity in moving a legacy hard-coded system to the cloud. They also revisited the state data team and data catalog project, asking why a statutory 2022 deadline had not been met, how the four-person team and broader data staff were organized, how many applicants were considered for key positions, and what each role was doing. The secretary said the catalog work was being simplified into six metadata fields and supported by a broader community of practice, but no firm completion date was given during the exchange.

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• Um, I have a question in terms of, is there any collaboration with any of, um, the bases perhaps in Texas
• Is there any federal types of collaborations?
• Um, with that would go our collaborations with our bases like mine in San Antonio Joint Base San Antonio
• of these wells, but if we were able to also, in addition to that, figure out a way that we could collaborate
• We share a lot of the same priorities and there's a significant degree of collaboration.

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• I have a question in terms of, is there any collaboration with any of the bases, perhaps, in Texas to
• These orphaned wells, is there any federal types of collaborations? We really don't.
• With that would go our collaborations with our bases like mine in St. Anthony.
• of these wells, but if we were able to also, in addition to that, figure out a way that we could collaborate
• We share a lot of the same priorities, and there's a significant degree of collaboration occurring from

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• Additionally, there is a $168 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund investment for the Collaborative
• We've also deepened our collaboration with the CSU and community colleges, participating in the state's
• The University Collaboration Initiative is developing shared services across functional areas, including
• Can you tell me about what percentage of your enrollment is related to apprenticeship collaborations
• We have a wonderful plan, actually, to increase the collaboration among our extension programs and to

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• This will be a priority in this committee, and I look forward to collaborating with you if you are confirmed
• And there's a recent study by Peter Gosch, who is one of the founders of the Cochrane Collaboration,
• I, you know, the Cochrane Collaboration, which is the most prestigious... scientific research organization
• We can work collaboratively to reduce chronic diseases and the exposures that are causing them.
• vaccines was squandered in the following years as sponsors and federal regulators... ...regulators collaborated

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• The bill before you today reflects 4 years of collaboration and partnership with DCYF, MAXA, Office of
• <02:17:38.040> and<02:17:38.160> partnership years of collaboration and partnership
• years of collaboration and partnership with<02:17:38.800> DCYF,<02:17:39.880> MAXA,<02
• I'd also like to thank DCYF and Foster Advocates for their strong and transparent collaboration as we
• Counties remain committed to collaboration with the goal of limiting unintended consequences such as

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• the work that we do collaboratively the work that we do collaboratively and<01:47:42.719> that
• You went and collaborated to get us having the conversation. And so that's appreciated.
• Senator Wiklund, we want to do a collaborative... around the credible allegations of fraud around the
• went and collaborated to get us having the<02:05:18.120> conversation.
• to do a collaborative to do a collaborative I I I the<02:06:09.080> Utke<02:06:10.080>

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• So, if we want to move forward with this in a collaborative way, it won't be with HPA based on their
• So, if we want to move forward with this in a collaborative way, it won't be with HPA based on their
• Um, and we have a a really good collaborative<02:05:11.119> partnership<02:05:11.599> with<
• /c> collaborative partnership with collaborative partnership with multi-state<02:05:12.639> agencies
• So we collaborate on our menu.

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• work that had gone on collaborative work that had gone on since<00:12:48.360> the<00:12:48.519
• I'm a collaborative guy, and so is Carrie, and so I think we'd rather have that opportunity.
• I'm a collaborative guy, and so is Carrie, and so I think we'd rather have that opportunity.
• I'm a collaborative guy, and so is Carrie, and so I think we'd rather have that opportunity.
• I'm a collaborative guy, and so is Carrie, and so I think we'd rather have that opportunity.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard Senate Bill 1322, SD2, HD1, a comprehensive measure revising Hawaii’s mental health code. The bill would clarify emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization procedures for people who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and deemed imminently dangerous, expand notice requirements, allow certain information-sharing for assisted community treatment petitions, and add liability protections for emergency responders and providers. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill as a collaborative update to the law, while the Department of Health asked for a copy of provider-generated emergency transport documentation within five days for data and planning purposes. Testimony was sharply divided. Queen’s Health System, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, HHSC, and the Institute for Human Services supported the measure or parts of it but requested amendments, including clarifying whether a second psychiatric exam is required, restoring a 72-hour rather than 48-hour stabilization window, and adjusting where patients are taken when an MEO cannot be reached. The ACLU of Hawaiʻi strongly opposed the bill, arguing it weakens due process and civil liberties, especially around involuntary commitment, assisted community treatment, emergency transport by police, and reduced procedural safeguards; it urged the committee to hold the bill and consider an interim working group. Louie E.K. of the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center also opposed the bill, focusing on immunity from negligence, the use of police for transport, and the reduction of a three-provider review to one in state-hospital treatment orders. Other testimony included support from an individual who said the bill could improve mental health care delivery amid provider shortages, and a comment from Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center warning that the substance use portion of the bill lacks evidence of effectiveness and could be misused. In response to committee questions, the Attorney General’s office said the measure was developed with input from multiple stakeholders, including state agencies, hospitals, the ACLU, HHSC, and IHS, and that it aims to make assisted community treatment more accessible and effective by streamlining the legal process and improving consequences for noncompliance. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I look forward to continuing conversations with the administration and Assembly in a collaborative and
• I look forward to continuing conversations with the administration and Assembly in a collaborative and

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• I want to thank you all and your staff for the collaboration ...as well as the commitment to get the
• I want to thank you all and your staff for the collaboration that we've had through this process.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Get this bill ready, and it was truly a collaborative team effort, and I absolutely appreciate the staff
• One of the things I pride myself on is collaborative efforts, and my door is always open for that.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy met as a subcommittee because a quorum was not present, and the chair announced 16 measures on the agenda, nine of them on consent. The committee then took up AB 1016 by Assemblymember Gonzalez, which would create a five-year pilot program allowing certain counties with geothermal elements in their general plans to locally permit geothermal plants up to 150 net megawatts through 2030. The author and Imperial County representatives argued the bill would streamline a duplicative permitting process, support local control, and bring jobs, tax revenue, and clean baseload energy development to Imperial County, which they described as facing high unemployment and poverty and having significant geothermal potential. Supporters included Imperial County officials, Rural County Representatives of California, Independent Energy Producers, and local community representatives. They emphasized the county’s long history of geothermal permitting, its planning efforts, and the economic benefits of projects that could support schools, health care, and community colleges. Opposition came from labor organizations including the California State Pipe Trades Council, Western States Council of Sheet Metal Workers, California Coalition of Utility Employees, State Association of Electrical Workers, and State Building Trades. Their main concern was that shifting permitting from the California Energy Commission to local governments could remove the skilled-and-trained workforce requirement that currently applies to CEC-permitted projects. Committee members asked about that labor issue, and the author said he intended to work with the opposition coalition to ensure local workers are prioritized and that projects use skilled, trained, California-licensed labor. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration; no vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• House Bill 2 is the result of months of debate and collaboration reflecting the voices of our constituents
• have, have, have tried to do through this process is to demonstrate the type of leadership and collaboration

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• everyone: I proudly represent Santa Fe Southside, and I've really enjoyed our time on this committee collaborating
• I think we get a lot of good work done here, and I look forward to the continued collaboration between

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• nexus there and a joint collaborative nexus there and a joint collaborative effort<00:53:15.760>
• collaborative efforts and different<00:55:40.800> uh<00:55:41.119> things<00:55:41.440
• You have the funding that is assured to you by the different collaborative partners going forth.
• You have the funding that is assured to you by the different collaborative partners going forth.
• you by the different collaborative you by the different collaborative partners<01:11:58.719>

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• Our mission includes our strategy as well, which means through collaboration and...
• We continue to collaborate with local vendors statewide to establish the use of fresh local produce in
• Route decisions are made collaboratively with students once drivers complete training.
• And I think through that collaborative process, you were able to get our students...
• And I think through that collaborative process, you were able to get our students...

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• us join together to seek the best outcomes for everyone, appreciating our unique qualities and collaborating
• in this spirit of collaborating in this spirit of Harmony<00:17:31.480> we<00:17:31.600> should
• It is providing health-related information through the Department of Education in collaboration with
• <01:07:50.119> on and Human Services to collaborate on and Human Services to collaborate on
• of Health and Human collaboration of Health and Human Services<01:09:06.520> and<01:09:06.640

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• I've been reaching out to them for many months and looking for collaboration and cooperation on this.
• I've been reaching out to them for many months and looking for collaboration and cooperation on this.
• The New Hampshire mom hub will collaborate with existing Family Resource Centers, mobile crisis, home
• The New Hampshire mom hub will collaborate with existing Family Resource Centers, mobile crisis, home
• The New Hampshire mom hub will collaborate with existing Family Resource Centers, mobile crisis, home

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• Just a couple of years ago, I collaborated with Jewish organizations to bring forward a municipal resolution
• Rather than recognizing the value of collaboration and protecting our Jewish community, our school committee
• This needs to be a collaboration.
• will find a way... ...and ultimately my hope is that the other people involved will find a way to collaborate
• involve will find a way and ultimately my hope is that the other people involved will find a way to collaborate

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Summary: The meeting began with roll call, approval of the May 5 minutes, and opening remarks thanking commissioners and the public for their attendance. The commission then heard testimony from former Ambassador Alan Solomont, who argued that antisemitism is rising in multiple forms, including white nationalist antisemitism and antisemitism tied to anti-Israel rhetoric after October 7. He said campus antisemitism should be addressed with nuance, distinguishing protected political speech from conduct that targets Jewish students, and warned against weaponizing antisemitism to attack higher education, civil liberties, or federal research funding. He urged the commission to use multiple definitions and frameworks, including IHRA, Nexus, and the Jerusalem Declaration, and to focus on campus-specific solutions, civic education, and civil discourse. Commissioners asked him about Tufts’ antisemitism training, the role of the federal government, the use of the IHRA definition, and how to improve civic education; he emphasized local campus responses, broader civics instruction, and protecting democracy and due process. The second major witness was Professor David Weber of Boston University, who testified on the BDS movement and anti-BDS laws. He described BDS as a campaign targeting Israeli businesses, universities, and institutions, and argued it functions as a propagandistic and discriminatory effort that fuels antisemitism and chills dialogue on campuses and in public life. He cited examples such as SodaStream, Ben & Jerry’s, and Brown University, and said anti-BDS laws in 37 states have been effective and constitutional because they regulate government economic activity rather than suppress speech. Weber urged Massachusetts to adopt an anti-BDS statute or executive order, saying the state’s large Jewish population and economic ties to Israel make the issue especially important. Commissioners questioned him about which states have such laws, the impact on dialogue and campus culture, possible legal frameworks, and whether BDS is really aimed at the Israeli government or at individuals and institutions; he maintained that BDS targets people and entities connected to Israel and that anti-BDS measures can help draw a line against illiberal conduct.

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• We filed this bill in collaboration with MAPC, and I do believe Julie Cardi, their clean energy director
• public health for everything so I just wanted to come in and frame it for you we filed this bill in collaboration
• I know that's a high priority for the legislature, and we appreciate that and are excited to collaborate
• With the collaboration of 58 municipalities and organizations participating in the Mass Save Community
• Recently, we collaborated with the BU School of Public Health on a symposium that brought together over

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Summary: The committee hearing focused on a broad set of energy efficiency, building decarbonization, school modernization, and lighting bills. Testimony generally came from municipal leaders, labor unions, environmental groups, and advocates who supported measures such as H. 3529/S. 2294 on building energy and decarbonization, H. 3577/S. 2286 on a zero-carbon renovation fund, H. 3476/S. 2275 on healthy and sustainable schools, H. 3565 on Mass Save zero-carbon assessments, H. 3477 on clean lighting and appliance efficiency standards, and the Dark Sky bills on outdoor lighting. Supporters argued these bills would cut emissions, lower utility bills, improve indoor air quality and school conditions, and direct resources to environmental justice, gateway, and low-income communities. Witnesses emphasized that Massachusetts’ older building stock and school facilities need major upgrades, and that state funding and financing tools are needed to close gaps left by declining federal support. Mayors, labor leaders, and environmental advocates said the proposals would create local jobs, expand apprenticeships, and help municipalities and schools undertake retrofits, ventilation improvements, heat pump installations, and other decarbonization work. Several speakers also defended Mass Save as highly cost-effective while urging new funding sources beyond ratepayer bills for larger-scale building upgrades. One representative asked about the difference between current Mass Save audits and proposed zero-carbon assessments, and the sponsor explained the new assessments would include heat pumps, solar, storage, wiring upgrades, and rate-structure guidance. There was also testimony on the Dark Sky bill, with astronomers and museum representatives arguing that better-shielded, downward-facing lighting would reduce energy waste, protect wildlife and human health, and preserve night skies without compromising safety. Committee members raised concerns about pedestrian safety and whether education might be enough instead of legislation; supporters responded that the bill follows established lighting standards and targets only unnecessary glare and skyward light. On the school bill, an open-shop contractor group opposed the measure, arguing its PLA and apprenticeship requirements would restrict bidding and reduce competition, while labor organizations strongly supported the workforce standards and prevailing wage provisions. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony and several members asked clarifying questions, but the transcript does not show any final action or disposition on the bills.