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• It included one standards-based project and 9 systems, and that there is your list for that. Mr.
• And so the adequacy standards were updated as well as the new calculator that looked at.
• facility adequacy standards.
• And applicable standards will need to be created for NMI to Um, properly be assessed.
• So just to kind of put into context what those two standards do, the statewide adequacy standards, they

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• They also should meet good manufacturing standards.
• Idaho now gets the opportunity to create the blueprint of a high-standard KCPA to be the minimum standard
• That seems to be a pretty standard course across the food industry.
• that this, in fact, does not meet the standards that are embodied in the bill.
• not meet the standards that are embodied in the bill.

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• So one commenter had identified in the standards table a couple of standards that were more stringent
• than the national primary drinking water standards.
• So one commenter had identified in the standards table, a couple of standards that were more stringent
• In addition, the standard for lead was reduced from 15 to 10 based on the new drinking water standards
• Because incorporation of unresolved federal standards into Idaho's groundwater standards may establish

Summary: The committee began with a brief introduction of a new Senate page, Antoine Taylor, who spoke about his interest in the legislative process, his plans to serve a mission in Paris, and his future goal of studying business at BYU-Idaho. Members then took up several routine items, including confirmation of gubernatorial appointee James Keating to the Parks and Recreation Board and approval of multiple sets of committee minutes, all of which passed without opposition. The committee heard a presentation from the Department of Environmental Quality on the groundwater quality rule under zero-based regulation. Jerry Henry explained that the rule updates and streamlines groundwater standards, including adopting current drinking water standards by reference and adding or revising standards for arsenic, uranium, lead, and PFAS. Because of ongoing federal litigation over PFAS standards, the committee approved the rule docket with exceptions, rejecting the sections that incorporated the unresolved federal standards. The committee also heard from gubernatorial appointee Michael Leiden, whose confirmation was held for a later meeting after members asked about his extensive oil and gas background in Alaska. House Bill 587, which would provide continuous spending authority for revenues in the Idaho Rangeland Improvement Act account, was then debated. The sponsor said the bill was needed so funds from grants and federal partners could be spent without delay, citing lost funding in the past. Several senators expressed concern about giving up legislative appropriation control, but the bill passed the committee on a 6-2 vote. The meeting concluded with the Idaho Department of Lands annual update from Director Dustin Miller, who reviewed timber, fire, and stewardship operations, described record revenue and aggressive fire suppression efforts, and warned that proposed budget holdbacks could reduce staffing, slow treatment projects, and increase fire risk and costs. He also discussed House Bill 511, which would raise the cap on the structure surcharge for improved private forest parcels to support wildfire preparedness and suppression.

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• So first of all, the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board—what it is: the Nursing Home Workforce Standards
• home workforce standards the nursing home workforce standards board<00:02:47.200><c> what</c><00:02:
• </c><00:04:14.480><c> that</c> nursing home employment standards that nursing home employment standards
• And so what is in those standards?
• </c> Standards Board. Not one. Not one. Standards Board. Not one.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And next we have the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training.
• I'm an attorney for the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. My name is Kelvin Sargent.
• The Standards Division, which handles a couple of different things.
• But setting the standards And enforcing the standards set forth by the Commission.
• Seeing none, without objections, this report standards reviewed.

Committee: All ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The committee first reviewed the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality’s asbestos abatement program. DEQ explained that it licenses asbestos-related workers and businesses under federal and state law, including contractors, workers, inspectors, planners, designers, consultants, air monitors, and training providers. Members asked about the continued presence of asbestos in modern products, the status of the program’s grant fund, and why program expenses were expected to rise; DEQ said grants have not been issued in more than six years because revenues have not left a surplus, and the higher expenses reflect a reallocation of inspector salaries to the fund that supports the program. DEQ also described complaint-driven inspections, enforcement tools such as civil penalties and notices of violation, and the health risks of exposure, including asbestosis and mesothelioma. The report was accepted without objection. The committee then heard from the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. The commission outlined its standards, compliance, decertification, basic academy, advanced training, and jail standards functions, and said it operates three basic academies in Camden, Benton-Bryant, and Springdale. Members asked about recruitment and retention, academy capacity, training hours, and costs to local agencies; the commission said attendance costs counties nothing because the state funds the academies, and that basic training is being expanded to 705 hours with a greater emphasis on practical instruction. The commission also described separate training for detention officers and school resource officers, and said law enforcement divisions in other agencies, such as the Department of Agriculture, are held to the same standards. It noted that most academy attendance requires agency hiring first, though a veterans-to-law-enforcement program allows some veterans to attend on their own and later seek employment. This report also was accepted without objection.

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• Commerce has the gold standard in cybersecurity standards, so I think AI standards along the lines of
• We need to have standards of cybersecurity and standards for AI innovation that keep things American,
• We need to set those standards so the world heeds our standards and adopts them.
• I think AI standards set by America are fundamental, and we should set fundamental standards.
• It is the gold standard of the world, and I would like us to pursue at Commerce standards in AI that

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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• Is there stuff or are there protocols or standard operating procedures in place right now so that you
• The board is to establish the minimum standards for local detention facilities.
• We've been charged with trying to elevate those standards to... The minimum standards.
• Your standards having to be one size fits all in different conditions that exist in different places,
• like making sure you can truly assess that they're meeting the standards and improving?

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Deborah Garns, Davis Rabbit, Cindy Silva, Vincent Wells, and Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate, all by 5-0 votes. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, each by 5-0 vote, before moving to appointments required to appear. Trista Gonzalez, nominated to lead the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, testified about her 33-year career in tax administration and emphasized taxpayer service, efficiency, and team culture. Members asked about responsiveness to legislators, the lithium extraction tax, online sales tax compliance after Wayfair, and enforcement against illicit cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis activity. Gonzalez said the department is ready for the lithium tax, works to register businesses meeting the $500,000 threshold, and coordinates with law enforcement on inspections and seizures. Public commenters from Ryan LLC and the California Society of Enrolled Agents supported her confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to send her nomination to the full Senate. Aaron McGuire, nominated as executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, described his experience at the agency and its expanded responsibilities, including annual detention facility inspections, major grant administration, and the new in-custody death review division. Senators questioned him about grant oversight, fraud prevention, public access to audits, implementation of SB 519, and conditions in local detention facilities, especially in Los Angeles County juvenile facilities. McGuire said the board uses screening, reporting, site visits, audits, and recovery actions to monitor grants, and that trailer bill language has clarified access to records for in-custody death reviews. He also said staffing shortages remain a major issue in Los Angeles juvenile facilities and that the board continues to work with the courts and local officials. Supporters from Amity Foundation, Health Right 360, Westcare, and Giffords testified in favor, and the committee approved his nomination 5-0 to advance to the full Senate.

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• And in your opinion, from being in that business, you feel like that is a standard—the 2012 standard
• So we're stuck at the 2009 standards, where we're at the 2020 standards right now.
• We're stuck at the, I believe, the 2009 standards, where we're at the 2020 standards right now.
• The standards being scrutinized today aren't the best standards that were proven cost effective.
• standard allowed for construction by law.

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• of the New Mexico adequacy standards draft by the PSCOC from 1999 to 2001.
• In 2002, the PSCOC adopted the initial version of the adequacy standards.
• This table outlines the history of changes to the adequacy standards.
• We say you need a larger facility via adequacy standards.
• Value now represents your adequacy standards.

Committee: House Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

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• IBHS fortified standards are recognized as the gold standard for constructing durable residential commercial
• Uh, we think it is a good encouragement to higher building standards in Texas.
• Sure, the ultimately it comes down to the actuarial standards, right?
• They recognize that standard and they offer a pretty significant discount.
• Um, the fortified standard is actually a wind standard, but as Dr.

Committee: House Insurance

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• ><c> diverse</c> The single standard across diverse The single standard across diverse settings,<01:03
• So we don't have this standards.
• </c> following the same rigorous standards. following the same rigorous standards.
• </c> national accredititation as a standard national accredititation as a standard that<01:25:27.040>
• </c> now we have like different standards in now we have like different standards in 40<01:26:00.880>

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 958, all

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• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• widely support the standards.
• Support the standards.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• So SSOIO can say, we want you to offer certain standard plans and certain non-standard plans, and they
• Right now, currently, there are only two states that are standard time. They stay on standard time.
• standard time?
• The only thing that doesn't stay on standard time is... They chose to stay on standard time.
• I am the president of the nonprofit Safe Standard Time.

Committee: House Government Efficiency

Summary: The committee met in executive session first and took up House Bill 2330, reconsidering a prior due-pass vote and then voting the House Committee Substitute due pass by roll call. It then considered House Bill 2291, where an amendment meant to clarify municipal building-code and zoning authority was discussed at length and ultimately withdrawn after members raised concerns that it would undercut the bill’s purpose; the bill itself then received a due-pass recommendation. House Bill 2336, dealing with state property conveyances and title issues, also drew questions about unclear title and the status of several properties, but the committee adopted the House Committee Substitute and voted the bill do pass. The committee then moved into public hearing on House Bill 3136, which would remove the state prohibition on creating a Missouri-based health insurance exchange; the sponsor and a witness argued it could save money, keep exchange fees in-state, and give Missouri more control, while several members objected that it would reverse the 2012 voter-approved prohibition and could entrench federal health-care policy. No action was taken on that bill in the hearing. The committee next heard House Bill 1833, which would let certain state employees opt out of the state health plan and receive a partial cash payout if they have other coverage. The sponsor argued it could be cost-neutral or save money and give employees more flexibility, while members and the Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan raised concerns about fiscal impact, adverse selection, administrative burden, and whether the proposal turns a benefit into an entitlement. The witness for the plan said the fiscal note was based on about 4,112 active employees who already opt out, warned the stipend would be taxable and could create a new benefit that is hard to remove, and said proof of outside coverage would need to be maintained. The hearing then moved to House Bill 2506, which would require DESE to post QR-code placards at licensed child care facilities linking parents to existing inspection and complaint records; supporters said it would help parents make safer choices at no fiscal cost, while DESE explained the portal already exists and complaints are investigated quickly, and a witness described serious problems at one facility to illustrate why the information matters. Finally, the committee opened public hearing on House Bill 1758, a proposal to move Missouri to permanent daylight saving time once federal law allows it. The sponsor argued it would improve safety, boost economic activity, and avoid the inconvenience of changing clocks twice a year, while members raised concerns about darker mornings for schoolchildren and commuters and questioned whether the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. The hearing was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final committee action on House Bill 3136, 1833, 2506, or 1758 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• Our interconnection standards rulemaking is seeking to standardize that across all of the utilities.
• And so our interconnection standards rulemaking is seeking to standardize that across all of the utilities
• Standards.
• Lower standard? So the safety NFPA 855 does apply to the higher megawatt standard.
• We would look at the difference and compare the difference in the prior standard and the new standard

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• My concern, again, is the safety and the standard of care.
• , so we don't want to not have safety standards.
• Let's become a little more to current standards, and that's how this came about.
• I'm just talking about a standard routine type of care.
• To clarify that, all of the schools have to maintain certain standards, and those standards are written

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c> examiners is the standard budget only. examiners is the standard budget only.
• </c> examiners is the standard budget only. examiners is the standard budget only.
• </c> Practitioners, Standard Budget only. Practitioners, Standard Budget only.
• </c> Commission is standard budget only. Commission is standard budget only.
• </c> Accountants was standard budget only. Accountants was standard budget only.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• what the standards are... ...on what the thresholds are for the standards, what the standards are, and
• This bill does not change emission standards.
• This keeps strong air quality standards, with no change to the emission standards.
• such as skilled and trained workforce requirements, prevailing wage standards, high-road job standards
• We have the highest energy efficiency standards.

Summary: The committee heard SB 1375 by Senator Cortese, which would streamline environmental review for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive prior review. Supporters, including VTA, San Jose transportation staff, BART, Caltrain, MTC, and Climate Reality Silicon Valley, said the bill would reduce duplicative analysis, save time and money, and help advance projects like the Diridon Station modernization in San Jose. Committee members emphasized the bill’s narrow scope and the added amendments requiring displacement planning, legal services for displaced residents, construction-impact mitigation, and natural resources planning. The bill was approved on a 5-0 vote and sent to Transportation as amended. The committee also took up SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling and waste-stream impacts. The author and supporters such as Californians Against Waste argued the bill would reduce greenwashing, clarify labeling, cut contamination in compost and recycling streams, and direct OEHHA to study health and environmental effects. Opposition from manufacturers, BPI, retailers, and others focused on concerns that the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, create costs, and fail to fix a separate federal/NOP labeling problem. After extensive discussion about composting capacity, labeling clarity, and costs, the bill passed 3-2 to Appropriations. SB 958 by Senator Weber Pierson addressed the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego. The bill, as amended, would no longer create a full CEQA exemption but instead clarify CEQA treatment of building-height impacts in the project’s future EIR. Supporters said the project would deliver thousands of housing units, including affordable housing, along with parks, a new arena, and economic benefits on underused city land. The committee voiced support for the project’s housing and revitalization goals, and the bill passed 3-0 to Local Government as amended. The committee also heard SB 1075 on strengthening AB 617 community air protection plans, with environmental justice supporters backing stronger enforcement and local implementation while local governments, business groups, and air district representatives warned it could create uncertainty, raise costs, and function as a land-use mandate; the bill was held on a 2-2 vote after the author accepted several amendments and continued negotiations.

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• and doesn't change the standards.
• requirements are more rigorous. ...between K-12 curriculum standards and UC standards, as UC's academic
• And so to now take those standards and say, hey, we need to have the K-12 have those standards, now we're
• the standards, and you shouldn't have the K-12 system dictating the standards for the UC.
• the standards for, you shouldn't have the K-12 system dictating the standards for the UC.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met with a quorum and first approved a consent calendar containing AB 341, AB 1098, and AB 1316, sending those measures to the Human Services, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees respectively. The committee then heard AB 977, which would require CSU to audit surplus land and work with California tribes to identify three regional burial sites for Native American remains that cannot yet be repatriated. Supporters, including tribal leaders and archaeology groups, said the bill is needed to honor ancestors and address the large number of remains still held by CSU; CSU said it is committed to repatriation but had no formal position. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. Members also heard AB 1093, creating a California-Mexico higher education exchange program, and AB 1035, expanding the California College Promise to cover tuition for students pursuing community college bachelor’s degrees. AB 1093 drew support for strengthening cross-border educational and economic ties, but some members raised concerns about border-region sewage problems and the bill’s budget implications; it was held for later consideration. AB 1035 received strong support from community college leaders and faculty who said it would help low-income and first-generation students complete workforce-focused bachelor’s degrees, but several members questioned whether it would stretch Prop. 98 funding and whether the state should prioritize broader affordability concerns. AB 1035 passed to Appropriations on a 3-2 vote. The committee next approved AB 922, which would let the University of California keep access to federal criminal-history information for hiring background checks, avoiding delays and added costs if statutory authority is required. UC said the bill is needed to maintain safety and hiring operations, and it passed to Public Safety on a 5-0 vote. AB 1346, protecting military dependents from losing in-state residency status because of family travel, also passed unanimously to Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 1212, allowing UC to use low-income housing tax credits to build affordable housing for faculty and staff on UC land, drew support from UC and labor groups but opposition from members concerned about preferential access to public resources; it was held for later action. Finally, the committee approved AB 500 and AB 684, both aimed at increasing transparency around UC admissions policy changes and UC BOARS decision-making, sending AB 500 to Education and AB 684 to Governmental Organization, each on 5-0 votes. The hearing then moved on to AB 1122 on dual enrollment, with the author and witnesses presenting the bill as a way to expand college access for high school students.

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• Turning to literacy teacher endorsement standards, the PESB must adopt revised standards for teacher
• You indicated that the Professional Educator Standards Board has already adopted new standards for teaching
• . children were not reading at standard.
• Statewide, 40% of Washington students read below standard.
• Statewide, 40% of Washington students read below standard.

Summary: The committee first took up a motion from Ranking Member Root to promptly schedule public hearings on two citizens’ initiatives. Supporters argued the Constitution and public accountability required hearings so voters could hear pro and con arguments; opponents said the legislature was not obligated to act that way and the initiatives would still be heard at the ballot. On a voice vote, the motion failed. The committee then heard extensive testimony on House Bill 1295, which would require evidence-aligned, comprehensive literacy instruction for K-4 students, update teacher endorsement standards and preparation programs, and require literacy-related continuing education for some teachers. The bill also repeals several older literacy-related provisions. The sponsor and supporters said Washington’s reading results are too low and that structured literacy reflects the science of reading; districts such as Puyallup described strong gains after adopting evidence-aligned instruction. Opponents and alternative-program advocates argued the bill could narrow instructional approaches and exclude programs they say have worked well. PESB testified neutrally that much of the endorsement work is already underway but asked for clarification on recertification language. The hearing on HB 1295 was suspended and later resumed with additional pro testimony from students, parents, and literacy advocates. House Bill 2262 was then heard and completed. It would require high school civics instruction to include teaching students to produce a legible, repeatable official signature and explain how signatures are used in elections and ballot processes, while also requiring related outreach and reporting on signature mismatch ballot rejections. The sponsor and county auditor testimony emphasized that younger voters often have signatures that change over time and that better instruction could reduce ballot rejections; questions focused on whether the bill should account for printed signatures and diverse writing systems. The Secretary of State’s office and county auditors were reported as supportive, and the hearing closed after a large number of pro sign-ins. The committee also heard House Bill 2636, which would create a public education performance, operations, and funding review commission to evaluate whether education mandates and funding are effective, relevant, and adequately supported. Supporters said the bill would help identify unfunded mandates and reduce administrative burdens on districts; rural district testimony urged a narrower scope and earlier start date. Finally, House Bill 2007 was heard, proposing competency-based assessments as additional graduation pathway options in place of some existing course/exam requirements. Student testimony supported more flexible, equitable pathways, while the State Board of Education said it supports competency-based education but preferred to wait for its broader Future Ready graduation-requirements work and noted the bill would require additional rulemaking. The hearing on HB 2007 closed after testimony from students and a neutral statement from SBE.

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• And the issue is, what's become painfully clear is that there are no scientific standards in the state
• There's no test or standard to point to, to say that this is the objective truth.
• Without a standard for when it's safe to return to a home covered in WUI fire ash, every home safety
• So the bill would be emergency rulemaking on the standards and the remediation standards and the levels
• And then there is no standard or level or rule of engagement to say one is right or the other.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all