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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am encouraging him to start at CNN, hopefully this spring, and I was just impressed with his credentials
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 02/19/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • classes, including things like statistics, are six times more likely to complete a post-secondary credential
  • classes, including things like statistics, are six times more likely to complete a post-secondary credential
  • are finding these students do not have the STEM skills ready to be able to access these needed credentials
  • Minnesota<01:18:08.880> faces<01:18:09.120> a<01:18:09.239> Workforce credential
  • Minnesota faces a Workforce credential Minnesota faces a Workforce shortage<01:18:10.199> and
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Feb 7th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 709 by Eckhardt, relating to the established establishment and use of a written electronic
  • benefit plans to business and commerce. . . 816 by Huffman, relaying to authorizing the disclosure of electronic
  • customer data by a provider of an electronic communication service to criminal justice. by miles relating
Bills: SJR1, SJR2, SJR5, SJR33, SJR34, SJR35, SJR37, SJR38, SJR39, SCR12, SB4, SB40, SB701, SB702, SB703, SB704, SB705, SB706, SB707, SB708, SB709, SB710, SB711, SB712, SB713, SB714, SB715, SB716, SB717, SB718, SB719, SB720, SB721, SB722, SB723, SB724, SB725, SB726, SB727, SB728, SB729, SB730, SB731, SB732, SB733, SB734, SB735, SB736, SB737, SB738, SB739, SB740, SB741, SB742, SB743, SB744, SB745, SB746, SB747, SB748, SB749, SB750, SB751, SB752, SB753, SB754, SB755, SB756, SB757, SB758, SB759, SB760, SB761, SB762, SB763, SB764, SB765, SB766, SB767, SB768, SB769, SB770, SB771, SB772, SB773, SB774, SB775, SB776, SB777, SB778, SB779, SB780, SB781, SB782, SB783, SB784, SB785, SB786, SB787, SB788, SB789, SB790, SB791, SB792, SB793, SB794, SB795, SB796, SB797, SB798, SB799, SB800, SB801, SB802, SB803, SB804, SB805, SB806, SB807, SB808, SB809, SB810, SB811, SB812, SB813, SB814, SB815, SB816, SB817, SB818, SB819, SB820, SB821, SB822, SB823, SB824, SB825, SJR1, SJR2, SJR5, SJR33, SJR34, SJR35, SJR37, SJR38, SJR39, SCR12, SB4, SB40, SB701, SB702, SB703, SB704, SB705, SB706, SB707, SB708, SB709, SB710, SB711, SB712, SB713, SB714, SB715, SB716, SB717, SB718, SB719, SB720, SB721, SB722, SB723, SB724, SB725, SB726, SB727, SB728, SB729, SB730, SB731, SB732, SB733, SB734, SB735, SB736, SB737, SB738, SB739, SB740, SB741, SB742, SB743, SB744, SB745, SB746, SB747, SB748, SB749, SB750, SB751, SB752, SB753, SB754, SB755, SB756, SB757, SB758, SB759, SB760, SB761, SB762, SB763, SB764, SB765, SB766, SB767, SB768, SB769, SB770, SB771, SB772, SB773, SB774, SB775, SB776, SB777, SB778, SB779, SB780, SB781, SB782, SB783, SB784, SB785, SB786, SB787, SB788, SB789, SB790, SB791, SB792, SB793, SB794, SB795, SB796, SB797, SB798, SB799, SB800, SB801, SB802, SB803, SB804, SB805, SB806, SB807, SB808, SB809, SB810, SB811, SB812, SB813, SB814, SB815, SB816, SB817, SB818, SB819, SB820, SB821, SB822, SB823, SB824, SB825
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 28th, 2026

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bring a lot of impressive credentials here to the panel. Thank you, guys.
  • Bring a lot of impressive credentials here to the panel.
  • Some don't even have their peace officer's credentials on them.
  • And when we do approach them, ...have their peace officers' credentials on them.
  • We're trying to restore some credentials and credibility.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Education (04/29/2025)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • aggrieved now can launch a complaint against the school or the school district and threaten a teacher's credentials
  • aggrieved now can launch a complaint against the school or the school district and threaten a teacher's credentials
  • aggrieved now can launch a complaint against the school or the school district and threaten a teacher's credentials
  • aggrieved now can launch a complaint against the school or the school district and threaten a teacher's credentials
  • aggrieved now can launch a complaint against the school or the school district and threaten a teacher's credentials
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • 57.080> foundational obtaining a c that's a foundational obtaining a c that's a foundational credential
  • c> the<01:12:58.440> early<01:12:58.639> childhood<01:12:59.040> field credential
  • in the early childhood field credential in the early childhood field that<01:12:59.480> qualifies
  • The cost of earning a Child Development Associate, or CDA, credential was something I simply could not
  • The cost of earning a Child Development Associate, or CDA, credential was something I simply could not
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • year of teaching in Hawaii, but in 2016 I actually immigrated to Hawaii carrying my educational credentials
  • As part of the Lure process, I had my credentials evaluated by a recognized credentialing entity to determine
  • :14.880> educational Hawaii carrying my um educational Hawaii carrying my um educational credentials
  • <00:40:16.640> experience<00:40:17.640> and As part of the Lure process, I had my credentials
  • evaluated by a recognized credentialing entity to determine their U.S. equivalency, which then I submitted
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 627, which concerns Department of Education school safety funding and staffing. DOE said the bill would restore two positions and related funding that had been removed from the governor’s budget: a targeted violence prevention and threat assessment program manager and a security technology manager. DOE described ongoing work on school vulnerability assessments, fire suppression measures, security camera research, panic buttons, and active shooter prevention training. Testifiers from DOE, the Department of Law Enforcement, fire services, HSTA, and an individual witness all supported the bill, with the individual citing a past school shooting experience as a reason to increase school resource officers and safety measures. Members asked about the positions’ duties, how the request differed from existing security funding, and the status of active shooter training; DOE said it would provide more information on training statistics. The committee then took up HB 249, relating to Executive Office on Early Learning family child interaction learning programs. The Early Learning Board, EOEL, Commit to Kids, Early Childhood Action Strategies, Partners in Development Foundation, and others testified in support. EOEL said it currently spends about $800,000 annually on FCI program contracts and supports expanding state funding for FCIL programs, including infant and early childhood mental health, if the appropriation covers the broader scope. Testifiers emphasized that FCIL programs are trauma-informed, evidence-based, and help families and children, with one provider sharing a long-term example of a parent and child benefiting from the program. Members asked how many programs are supported, whether FCIL exists on all islands, and whether the request was in the governor’s budget; EOEL said the expansion was requested by the office but not included in the governor’s budget. HB 429, concerning pre-K expansion, drew broad support from the Lieutenant Governor, EOEL, HSTA, and community groups. Supporters said the Ready Keiki initiative has already opened more than 50 classrooms and would add another 50 over the next two years, including Hawaiian immersion classrooms. EOEL said it currently administers 72 public pre-K classrooms across 74 campuses and that the bill’s funding was included in the governor’s budget request. Testimony stressed kindergarten readiness, affordability for working families, equity across islands, and inclusion classrooms. Members asked about national quality benchmarks, with EOEL stating Hawaii meets 10 of 10 benchmarks and that only five states had done so at the time referenced. The Lieutenant Governor also described construction and delivery efforts, including refurbishing existing classrooms, modular options, possible use of state buildings, and even collaboration with libraries to expand child care access. Finally, the committee heard HB 439 on J-1 teacher licensure. DOE supported the bill, while the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board opposed it, arguing licensure standards are not place-based and should remain rigorous and uniform for all educators. The Attorney General’s office offered technical comments, including replacing “educators” with “teacher” and clarifying the bill’s language on issuance and renewal conditions. Several organizations and individuals testified in support, including school, cultural, business, and educator groups. One witness, a teacher from the Philippines, said J-1 educators are highly qualified and described the rigor of teacher preparation in the Philippines. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Transportation (02/11/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have my certification through the national-level League of American Bicyclists credential.
  • I'd like to introduce HB 411, relative to making the use of a mobile electronic device while driving
  • of a mobile electronic device while driving<00:52:51.440> a<00:52:51.680> secondary<00
  • He said NIMRO believes retaining the use of a mobile electronic device while driving should remain a
  • to everybody and it's in the electronic to everybody and it's in the electronic submission<03:26
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Transportation Committee opened its public hearing with HB 249, sponsored by Representative Seth Miller, which would allow bicycles, human-powered vehicles, and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs in certain situations. Miller argued the bill would improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer injuries and crashes. He emphasized that the proposal would remain optional for cyclists, who would still be required to yield to cross traffic and obey right-of-way rules, and said the bill is intended to help riders maintain momentum and avoid the instability that comes from repeatedly starting from a full stop. Committee members raised concerns about uncertainty for drivers and pedestrians, liability, and whether the bill would create a special class of road users with different rules. Representative Crawford asked about the red-light left turn language, and Miller explained it was included because bicycles may not trigger some traffic signals. Representative Hill questioned how other road users would know what a cyclist intended to do at an intersection, and Representative Gon noted the bill did not appear to address liability the way some motorcycle-related laws do. Miller responded that cyclists would still be expected to yield appropriately and said he would be open to an amendment if liability language was needed. Representative Emble also questioned whether the bill would create a special vehicle class, and Miller replied that bicycles already have different roadway rules and that the bill was meant to improve safety and flow. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill. Michael Frank, a cyclist and League cycling instructor from Spofford, said he regularly rides a cargo bike for errands and that stopping fully at intersections leaves him exposed longer and makes it harder to restart on hills. He said the bill would let cyclists slow, assess traffic, and proceed safely while maintaining momentum, and noted that he had not personally received a ticket for rolling through a stop sign, though he had been warned by police. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy, and helps bicycles move through intersections faster and more safely. No vote or committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Executive Departments and Administration (01/21/2026)

Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Education Funding (04/15/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • students in an area towards credentiing students in an area where<01:20:53.199> they<01:20:53.440
  • <01:21:15.440> particularly<01:21:16.000> for<01:21:17.360> um are credentialed
  • particularly for um are credentialed particularly for um meeting<01:21:18.000> the<01:21:18.320
  • <01:43:34.920> Um<01:43:35.920> so credentiing they uh need to have.
  • Um so credentiing they uh need to have.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 292, which would authorize a governor’s warrant to cover special education aid shortfalls from the education trust fund, and from the general fund if needed, so local school districts would not have to absorb prorated costs or raise local property taxes. Senator Lang said the bill was prompted by a prior $15 million special education funding shortfall caused by higher-than-expected catastrophic aid claims, including more qualifying students and the recent increase in the special education age limit to 22. He emphasized that the bill is intended to ensure the state meets its funding commitment and avoid shifting costs to towns. Members asked about how the bill interacts with House Bill 742 and House Bill 773, including whether the language should be merged or whether the state should fund 100% versus an 80% floor. Lang said he was open to improving the bill and to adding a study committee or performance audit on special education costs, but maintained that the state should not push costs to local taxpayers when it has available funds. The hearing on SB 292 was then closed, with no vote taken. The committee then opened Senate Bill 98, which would extend for five more years a tax credit program for donations to regional career and technical education centers. Senator Waters said the program has been successful in building partnerships between CTE centers and employers, especially through equipment donations that support training and apprenticeships. He cited examples including automotive, marine trades, and advanced manufacturing programs, and said the five-year extension would let lawmakers continue to review whether the incentive is working as intended. Several members questioned whether the credit is effectively a 100% subsidy and how the cap works. Waters and another member explained that the underlying program has an aggregate cap of $500,000 and that credits are prorated if requests exceed that amount; they also said the donations are primarily equipment, not cash. Some members raised concerns about whether businesses could also claim other tax deductions or credits, but the sponsor said the existing structure has been in place for years and has been revisited periodically. No vote was taken during the hearing excerpt provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH-HLT Joint Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • for several years at that point, and ultimately it calls upon law enforcement to be able to be credentialed
  • I was thinking that maybe the appropriate credential would be exclusively the second item, people that
  • the I was thinking that maybe the I was thinking that maybe the appropriate<00:50:43.000> credential
  • <00:50:43.600> would<00:50:43.760> be appropriate credential would be appropriate credential
Summary: The committee heard SB 709 SD2, which would require the Department of Health to respond to reports involving persons with severe mental illness, assess eligibility for assisted community treatment, and coordinate treatment when appropriate. Testimony from the Department of Human Services and the Department of Health supported the measure, with DOH saying it generally supported the bill but had comments on one section it viewed as unnecessary. The Department of Law Enforcement later explained that the bill would shift certification and standards for crisis intervention officer training from DOH to DLE, while still involving DOH in the training process. Opposition came from the Hawaii Disability Rights Center and an individual testifier, both of whom argued the bill expands state authority over people with mental illness and could worsen forced treatment practices. The Disability Rights Center also raised procedural concerns, saying the bill was effectively moved from a prior administration measure that had not been heard this session, and questioned whether the bill’s changes to assisted community treatment, blood tests, urinalysis, and living arrangements went beyond current law. The individual testifier argued the bill would further entrench harmful psychiatric drugging and urged the committee to defer it. Committee members questioned the administration about the bill’s process, the role of the Attorney General in treatment-over-objection proceedings, and the practical effects of moving CIT certification to DLE. The Attorney General’s office said the bill was intended to fill a gap by allowing it to assist with treatment proceedings, while public defenders would continue to represent respondents and due process protections would remain in place. DLE and DOH said the change would better align certification with law enforcement training needs, improve speed in crisis response, and still keep DOH involved; members also discussed whether WAM counted as a hearing and whether the bill should more explicitly preserve DOH’s role. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Mar 12th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, if you are getting a credential or certification, we want you to be 10% higher than the
  • For example, if you are getting a credential or certification, we want you to be 10% higher than the
  • For example, if you are getting a credential or certification, we want you to be 10% higher than the
  • For example, if you are getting a credential or certification, we want you to be 10% higher than the
  • For example, if you are getting a credential or certification, we want you to be 10% higher than the
Keywords: 1136, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • compliance, if you're in a treatment director role, you may still have a license and still be listed, credentialed
  • There's no difference in the credentials or training required to provide the service.
  • ><00:36:42.640> the<00:36:43.040> u no difference in the u no difference in the u credentials
  • > or<00:36:46.560> training<00:36:46.880> required<00:36:47.280> to credentials
  • or training required to credentials or training required to provide<00:36:47.760> the<00:36:48.000
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board meeting began with a roll call and approval of the October 7 meeting minutes. The chair then reordered the agenda to hear the item on Medicaid reimbursement rates and network adequacy first because of scheduling issues. Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association was sworn in and testified at length about Kentucky’s dental Medicaid program, arguing that reimbursement rates are unsustainably low, have been largely flat for decades, and are often below the cost of providing care. He said Kentucky ranks near the bottom nationally in oral health, dental Medicaid rates are often 60% or less of commercial rates, and the program’s share of the Medicaid budget has effectively remained around 2% despite growth in enrollment and services. Dr. Robertson said the low rates are contributing to provider losses, rural access gaps, longer wait times, dental deserts, and greater use of emergency rooms for preventable dental problems. He cited examples of office costs exceeding reimbursement for basic procedures, noted that many dentists are small private businesses, and said the state is struggling to recruit and retain dentists because of low payment levels and high student debt. He also pointed to disparities with neighboring states and said recent increases in some oral surgery and cleaning codes were not enough to address the broader problem. His recommendations included completing the rebasing study, increasing dental reimbursement in the upcoming budget, tying future reviews to inflation and cost data, aligning benchmarks, and prioritizing preventive and restorative care to improve workforce stability and access. Board members asked about the size of the needed increase, the effect of private insurance on dental practice finances, and what a new dentist might expect to earn. Dr. Robertson said the association is working on an appropriations request and that private insurance pressures are part of the problem as well, since many plans are HMOs or PPOs with limited provider control over rates. He also said the association can no longer conduct reimbursement surveys because of FTC restrictions, but would try to obtain current ADA data. In response to questions about the future of the program, he warned that without significant changes it could become unsustainable and cited Ohio and Missouri as examples where higher reimbursement improved provider participation and access. The board then heard from Mr. Bowman of Baldwin Consulting, who discussed outpatient behavioral health providers, including ABA therapy and mental health/substance use disorder services. He said these providers face similar issues of rising costs, flat reimbursement, and access problems. He reviewed Kentucky’s network adequacy standards, including travel-time standards, 30-day appointment limits, and newer federal requirements that will require services within 10 business days by 2029. He said wait times for outpatient behavioral health, especially children’s services and ABA, have grown substantially, sometimes to more than a year, and emphasized that the Medicaid department must enforce these standards.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • challenges, as are laid out in the letter, again, out-of-network providers don't go through our credentialing
  • us into a relationship with a provider that we don't have a contract with, doesn't go through credentialing
  • have a contract with doesn't go don't have a contract with doesn't go through<00:28:00.880> credentialing
  • <00:28:01.880> maybe<00:28:02.200> a<00:28:02.440> provider through credentialing
  • maybe a provider through credentialing maybe a provider that<00:28:03.000> we<00:28:03.120>
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/07/2025)

State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The mariners working on the vessels you’ve heard about are credentialed by the U.S. Coast Guard.
  • and uh maintain those credentials and uh maintain those credentials whether<01:27:58.840> they
  • They’re going to go through background checks in order to obtain a credential and maintain a credential
  • Merchant Marine credential and a Transportation Worker Identification Credential has gone through a stringent
  • There’s international credentials. There’s other countries that can employ mariners.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Government

Government

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1825, which would shift precinct committeeman vacancy applications in certain cases from county party chairs to legislative district chairs and require the list of nominees to be submitted within five days. Supporters said the bill would streamline a bottlenecked process and better reflect local party leadership, while the County Supervisors Association said it had no issue with the basic structure but objected to the five-day deadline. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 5-0 vote, with two members not voting. The committee then considered SB 1566, a measure aimed at preventing municipalities, counties, the state, and state agencies from maliciously delaying permits or approvals, with enforcement by the Attorney General and civil penalties. After a strike-everything amendment narrowed the bill mainly to single-family residential construction and clarified terms, the sponsor and home builders argued it would deter intentional delays that increase housing costs, while one member raised concerns about breadth and public safety or planning issues. The amended bill passed 3-2, with two not voting. SB 1571, as amended, would bar monopoly utilities with a defined customer base from passing marketing, sponsorship, community relations, and similar costs through to ratepayers, and would require annual public reporting and an attestation that such costs were not passed on. Support came from the sponsor, the Home Builders Association, and environmental advocates, while a municipal power users representative warned the language could be too broad for small public utilities and emergency communications. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then gave the bill a do pass as amended recommendation by a 4-2 vote, with one not voting. Later, the committee approved SB 1501, which expands the Administrative Rules Oversight Committee’s review authority to include whether agency rules or policies exceed statutory authority, and SB 1805, which requires county recorders to verify that a notary on a quitclaim deed is actively commissioned before recording the deed. It also passed SB 1808, as amended, to prohibit HOAs and condominium associations from banning flags of nations designated as major non-NATO allies, and SB 1688, as amended, to require certain membership associations receiving public dues support to disclose fees and allow opt-outs. SB 1246, as amended, increased the delinquency thresholds and time periods before HOA/condo foreclosure on common expense liens, and passed unanimously. Finally, SB 1428 was introduced to expand county boards of supervisors in larger counties, with debate focused on representation, cost, and the differing constitutional roles of counties and cities; the transcript cuts off before any final action on that bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We had some... ...folks registering electronically, some with paper, some both, so everybody gets an
  • Those are all the witnesses that we have registered either electronically or on paper.
  • It's going to SecureShare, which is an electronic sharing of information, and it is mandatory.
  • The judge has to drive printed ballots and an electronic record from the polling station. to the tax
  • And with both a paper record and an electronic record, I feel like this is kind of an overreach.