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• It's just good to always have those skills regardless, and they can always turn into either backup or
• This has had a major impact on his quality of life, social interactions, and mobility.
• million miles, as those miles continue to accumulate, I believe more and more players will get in the game
• We are working with Game and Fish to put in fish.
• I really didn't know how we were going to handle the Xterra games that came to town with the triathlon

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• Um, currently I'm a game-day Minnesota Twins security and, um, I see a lot of my fellow reps there, so
• <c> uh</c><00:04:13.640><c> Minnesota</c><00:04:14.400><c> Twins</c><00:04:15.079><c> uh</c> I'm a game
• day uh Minnesota Twins uh I'm a game day uh Minnesota Twins uh security<00:04:16.160><c> and</c><00:
• </c><00:26:18.360><c> media</c> location distributed on social media location distributed on social media
• They operate as part of what they call a resistance movement, often using social media.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• are either provided in an office-based practice that is solely owned and operated by a doctor or a social
• This reclassification would shift our centers from their social service mindset to that of a medical
• We don’t have any skin in the game for this.
• It's not enough to provide them with the kind of understanding, information, and skills they need, the
• Trauma-informed care to introduce social-emotional learning back into the schools.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 611 by Rep. Freeman, which would require pregnancy-related service centers that provide health care services to be licensed or, as amended, to clearly disclose that they are not a licensed medical facility regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health. Rep. Freeman and supporting witnesses argued the bill was prompted by a legislative auditor report and concerns that some centers provide ultrasounds, STI testing, pregnancy tests, and related services without clear medical oversight. The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners’ executive director testified that interpreting ultrasounds and performing certain tests can constitute the practice of medicine, while opponents argued the centers already operate under medical directors and that the disclosure requirement was unconstitutional under the NIFLA case. The committee adopted an amendment, but after debate on the amended bill, a motion to report favorably failed on a roll call vote, and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee then heard House Bill 902 by Rep. Marcelle, which directs the Louisiana Department of Health to develop trauma-informed training. Supporters said the bill grew out of a task force on student behavior, mental health, and discipline, and that educators need a more consistent, evidence-based trauma-informed curriculum than what is currently available online. Some members raised concerns about cost and whether the bill would mandate new school obligations, while a witness from the Louisiana Baptist Convention opposed the measure as mission creep and argued trauma-informed care is too specialized for general teacher training. Other members supported the bill as a way to help educators identify and respond to children facing trauma. The bill was amended with technical changes and then discussed further, but the transcript ends before a final vote on HB 902 is shown.

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• Assembly Bill 221 by Assembly Member Ramos and others, and applicable to tribal gaming.
• To combat these issues, adult skills programs support workforce development and adult education systems
• This bill provides critical support to disaster-struck communities by allowing the Department of Social
• This reality is a coordinated, forward-looking 21st century agenda for Latinos, social mobility, and
• The clerk will read: Assembly Bill 42 by Assembly Member Brian, relating to public social services.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and prayer, then handled a long consent and third-reading file with many Senate bills, most of them passing with little or no opposition. Early procedural actions included rescinding the prior passage of SB 351, suspending the floor-amendment deadline for SBs 80, 351, and 415, and referring several measures to committees. Members also welcomed new Assembly Member Natasha Johnson and recognized guests and an intern. The floor then took up a wide range of policy bills. Major topics included housing and land use (including SB 5 on Williamson Act land and EIFDs, SB 516 on EIFDs, SB 233 on housing element timing, SB 262 on pro-housing policies, SB 21 on SRO conversions, SB 340 on emergency shelters, and SB 625 on disaster rebuilding), public health and health care (SB 386 on dental virtual credit card fees, SB 504 on HIV confidentiality, SB 520 on nurse midwifery education, SB 568 on epinephrine in schools, SB 582 on inactive licenses for damaged health facilities, SB 306 on prior authorization, SB 454 on PFOS cleanup, and SB 317 on wastewater surveillance), labor and consumer protections (SB 261 on wage theft enforcement, SB 291 on workers’ compensation compliance, SB 355 on wage theft judgments, SB 517 on home improvement disclosures, and SB 82 on limiting arbitration clauses), and elections/government transparency (SB 3 on signature curing, SB 398 on paying people to vote or register, SB 470 on teleconferencing for state boards, and SB 595 on local financial reports). Other measures addressed transportation and infrastructure, including SB 371 on TNC insurance coverage, SB 78 on dangerous highways, SB 419 on hydrogen vehicle tax treatment, and SB 86 on the clean energy financing tax exclusion. The Assembly also approved bills on criminal justice and public safety such as SB 734 on due process for law enforcement officers, SB 701 banning signal jamming devices, SB 380 on transitional housing for sexually violent predators, and SB 20 on silicosis prevention. Several bills focused on education and equity, including SB 241 on AI guardrails in community colleges, SB 670 on immigrant integration in adult education, SB 411 on Sun Bucks and student food insecurity, SB 437 on descendant-status verification for reparations-related work, SB 388 creating a California Latino Commission, and SB 373 strengthening oversight of out-of-state nonpublic schools for students with disabilities. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, often unanimously; a few drew notable debate, especially SB 388, which saw opposition over creating another commission, and SB 398, which prompted discussion about election-related incentives. The session ended with continued passage of additional bills, including SB 514 on wildfire defensible space reporting, with the chamber moving through the file and recording numerous aye votes and immediate transmittals where required.

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• And this firm did the best job in terms of pulling together the skill set, the attorneys needed, and
• of the new skills that are being<01:09:14.120><c> taught.
• um mentoring opportunities to skills um mentoring opportunities to build<01:11:05.280><c> resilience
• But we have other areas who are asking for community coordinators to do this, social workers to do this
• workers to do this, social workers to do this, nonprofits nonprofits nonprofits to<01:19:18.560><c>

Summary: The committee first approved the August 12 minutes and then handled a large agenda of 355 contracts totaling about $278.7 million. It agreed to defer three Office of Energy Policy items to the October 2025 meeting and reviewed a deferred Kentucky Educational Television contract without objection. The main substantive discussion centered on two University of Louisville legal services PSC amendments and a Seven Counties Services MOA item. For the University of Louisville items, members questioned a large increase in hourly rates and the scope of the legal services, especially complex litigation work and a Colorado estate matter. University officials said the contracts followed an RFP, involved specialized litigation, included local counsel where required, and were expected to be offset by savings in other PSCs and by a potential financial recovery in the Colorado matter. The committee also discussed whether the $125 hourly rate was a statutory requirement or committee policy; the chair later said staff would verify whether it was an executive-branch regulation or statutory rate. Both University of Louisville items were ultimately approved, though Senator Meredith voted no on one and Senator Douglas explained his support while urging future adjustments and more information sharing. The Seven Counties Services contract drew questions about how the $18.7 million would be used and whether federal changes could affect future funding. Cabinet officials described 988 crisis response, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, recovery, and harm-reduction services, and said they were monitoring federal developments daily. Representative Petrie and Senator Thomas pressed the cabinet on the long-running Seven Counties bankruptcy and the need to push for resolution; officials said the matter was pending on a motion for reconsideration and that they would try to help move it along. The contract was approved. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the remaining agenda items as reviewed without objection, but Senator Meredith voted no on the blanket approval motion because of numerous retroactive contract requests and what she said were insufficient explanations such as administrative error or staff being on conference. She said retroactive approvals should be rare and supported stronger internal controls.

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• , and they've been willing to get in the game and be part of some big... ...really get in the game, and
• I taught with his dad at Onate High School, who very much helped me with my basketball skills.
• The memorial before us today asks the Department of Game and Fish, the State Land Office, MNERD, the
• This was before social media. This was before the 24-hour news cycle.
• When I think about what could be evidence, it is social media chats.

Summary: The Senate convened, initially lacked a quorum, then established one and opened with prayer, pledges in English, Navajo, and Spanish, and the salute to the New Mexico flag. Members then moved through announcements and recognitions, including permission for cameras on the floor and gallery, and certificates honoring Santa Fe County Day and Soil and Water Conservation District Day. Senators spoke in support of both recognitions, emphasizing Santa Fe County’s history, cultural and economic contributions, and the conservation districts’ role in stewardship, agriculture, and conservation work across the state. The chamber also welcomed numerous guests, honorary lieutenant governors, student shadows, and seniors visiting the Capitol. The Senate confirmed two State Investment Council appointments. Mary Patricia Roman was confirmed 31-0 after debate highlighting her decades of global investment experience, leadership in private banking, and service on the SIC investment committee. John F. Bingaman was then confirmed 32-0 for reappointment, with senators citing his finance background, prior service as governor’s chief of staff, and role in state economic and early childhood policy. Members also discussed his leadership on the council and the importance of strong management of the state’s permanent funds. On legislation, Senate Memorial 3 passed 27-0. The memorial, developed with the Wild Friends civics and science program, invites state agencies to participate in an insect identification and education workshop with UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology and the Xerces Society. The Senate also received House messages and adopted several committee reports, including referrals and passage recommendations for multiple bills and memorials. Later, the chamber debated Senate Bill 145, which would consolidate certain federal audit reporting into a single submission and adjust audit requirements for smaller entities and acequias; supporters said it would streamline compliance without changing audit requirements, while opponents raised concerns about auditor business, oversight, and the risk of weakening scrutiny. The bill remained under debate in the portion provided.

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• the rest of the state by decoupling racing with other games like slots or carts.
• But there won't be new license issue that would be expansion of gaming.
• The skill professionals on who we rely daily, the groom's. That's the bloc's miss.
• The gaming money doesn't comp that very track. That can be moved 50 miles away.
• This decoupling of gaming from love.

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• First, the elimination of the Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce and Quality Incentive Program, or WQIP
• Bill SB 1511 in 2024 requires skilled nursing facilities to have an alternative source of power for no
• Jennifer Snyder, on behalf of Flagstone Health Care, which operates 70 skilled nursing facilities in
• I oppose any budget cuts directed towards the elderly in PACE programs, skilled nursing facilities, and
• I'm a licensed clinical social worker with the Korean Community Center of the East Bay.

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• higher education coordinating board to develop training programs to preemptively address gaps in skilled
• The state of Texas gets completely out of this game, and it's the private sector on its complete own.
• HB number 1147 by Gomez relating to the by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills
• Clerk read the bill HB number 1154 by Gomez relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force
• This bill would create a skilled labor task force for Cameron County to be established by our Cameron

Bills: HB14 , HJR31 , HB43 , HB18 , HB 106 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB1971 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB1710 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB3684 , HJR99 , HB1399 , HJR5 , HB1330 , HB2110 , HJR2 , HJR6 , HB1587 , HB14 , HJR31 , HB43 , HB18 , HB 106 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB1971 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB1710 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB3684

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• our state's communities, promote Missouri as an ideal place to visit, help develop a talented and skilled
• Each one of them has skin in the game.
• It was skills training. It was affordability.
• It was skills training, workforce, and then also other uses at the discretion of the secretary.
• Not so much about that, but have we scheduled public testimony for Division of Social Services?

Committee: House Budget

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• So if you could, actually, if you could demonstrate your skills, that would be very, very nice.
• House Bill 956, by Kaler, an act relating to social workers.
• House Bill 956 by Kaler, an act relating to social workers.
• I truly wish that when social media made its entrance into our society, that we were just as proactive
• to address the harm that social media and AI is doing to our children.

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• In that case, actually, the county social service tried to, and the court reversed it again in Sherburn
• In that case, actually, the county social service tried to, and the court reversed it again in Sherburn
• In that case, actually, the county social service tried to, and the court reversed it again in Sherburn
• </c><02:30:45.120><c> And</c> that it's sometimes free game. And that it's sometimes free game.
• This means we stop playing games<03:08:41.040><c> with</c><03:08:41.359><c> motans</c><03:08:42.000><

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• These are sophisticated skill sets.
• So it's a different kind of skill set.
• So those computer science skills, cybersecurity skills, cloud computing skills, coding, all of those
• These companies need a skilled workforce. They need to be sure.
• And it turned out they had the same 10 skill sets and deficit.

Summary: The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee met for its first meeting of the year, took roll, and heard member introductions centered on the importance of workforce pathways beyond the traditional four-year college route. Members repeatedly emphasized manufacturing, trades, rural workforce needs, apprenticeships, and helping students and adults find multiple paths to good jobs. The chair outlined the subcommittee’s focus on policies that build a skilled workforce and announced the day’s theme would be manufacturing, with presentations from the Florida Department of Commerce, the Florida Semiconductor Institute, and Fleet Force CDL training. Secretary Alex Kelly presented Florida’s manufacturing report, saying manufacturing is a major economic driver and that Florida has become the 10th largest state in manufacturing employment. He highlighted strong job multipliers, rapid growth in manufacturing GDP and establishments, the importance of logistics and ports, and the state’s small-business-heavy manufacturing base. He also stressed the aging manufacturing workforce, the need for modern skills such as robotics, cybersecurity, and data analytics, and the role of public-private partnerships, apprenticeships, and workforce education investments in supporting reshoring and industry growth. Dr. David Arnold described Florida’s semiconductor sector and the Florida Semiconductor Institute’s mission to grow research, workforce, and ecosystem development. He said semiconductors are strategically important, Florida ranks fifth nationally in semiconductor workforce, and the main bottleneck is mid-level technician talent rather than engineers or entry-level workers. He pointed to NeoCity, Valencia College, and other regional partnerships as models, and said the state needs more proactive planning, better instructor capacity, and stronger pathways from K-12 through postsecondary. Evan Agiloff of Fleet Force discussed Florida’s CDL shortage, saying trucking is essential to the supply chain, Florida has about 18,000 open CDL positions, and Fleet Force’s college-based model can quickly move students into middle-class jobs. Members asked about apprenticeships, CTE pathways, semiconductor training, infrastructure needs, and how to expand and better fund workforce programs; no votes were taken.

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• No more regulatory whiplash, no more political games for Florida. This is critical.
• They process social security scenes.
• </c> are losing talented and highly skilled are losing talented and highly skilled workers<04:40:18.320
• </c> help seniors receive timely social help seniors receive timely social security<04:41:28.718><c>
• </c> best of luck in your upcoming bowl game. best of luck in your upcoming bowl game.

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• </c><00:57:33.560><c> emotional</c> rights referral, or social emotional rights referral, or social emotional
• We have social workers, nurses, other behavioral health specialists, kitchen workers, drivers.
• 14.560><c> other</c> have social workers, nurses, other have social workers, nurses, other behavioral
• CPR is only a skill that is recertified every other year.
• Okay, let's go to ball game. How about this is 18? 1818.

Committee: Senate Education

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• Thank you all for high wage or high skill. In addition, high wage or high skill.
• The social to a review committee.
• </c> their expertise in the area of social their expertise in the area of social studies,<01:10:11.760
• </c> in the disciplines of social studies. in the disciplines of social studies.
• </c> instructional resource for social instructional resource for social studies<01:28:53.040><c> as<

Committee: Joint Education

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• modern, reliable system for the greater Los Angeles region prior to the 28 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Including violence prevention, social safety net services, treatment, and support for survivors.
• I'm working with social...
• I'm working with social... I'm out now. I'm contributing to society because of those programs.
• to continue to prioritize prison closure in order to prioritize other critical public safety and social

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• Unfortunately, the 49ers are not in that game, but we will still go forward.
• Unlike many other states, California socially allocates costs for programs such as CARE, FERA, wildfire
• Unlike many other states, California socially allocates costs for programs such as care. space.
• In California, transmission is socialized. Everybody pays the same rate.
• In California, transmission is socialized. Everybody pays the same rate.

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• Unfortunately, the 49ers are not in that game, but we will still go forward.
• Unlike many other states, California socially allocates costs for programs such as CARE, FERA, wildfire
• Unlike many other states, California socially allocates costs for programs such as care. space.
• In California, transmission is socialized. Everybody pays the same rate.
• In California, transmission is socialized. Everybody pays the same rate.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy and Privacy and Consumer Protection focused on the energy impacts of AI and the rapid growth of data centers in California. Chairs and members emphasized that the state wants to support innovation and data center development, but only under terms that protect ratepayers, preserve reliability, and avoid stranded grid costs. Testimony from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the California Energy Commission, the CPUC, CAISO, PG&E, Silicon Valley Power, and the Data Center Coalition described the scale of projected load growth, the uncertainty in forecasting, and the need for coordinated planning across agencies. Dr. Nate Gleason of Lawrence Livermore said data centers are a major and fast-growing share of electricity demand, with planning challenges driven by short construction timelines for data centers versus long lead times for transmission and generation. He urged stochastic planning, co-optimization of generation, storage, and transmission, and greater use of flexible load and demand response. CEC Director Alicia Gutierrez described the CEC’s bottom-up forecasting approach, based on utility energization requests and load profiles, and said California has over 23,000 megawatts of data center capacity requests in the CAISO footprint. CPUC Deputy Executive Director Luan Tesfai outlined recent actions on energization timelines, flexible service connections, PG&E’s Rule 30 tariff, and the commission’s resource planning and transmission permitting work. CAISO’s Neil Miller stressed that large loads affect transmission planning, interconnection, and reliability standards, and said the agency is preparing additional stakeholder work on technical issues. Utility and industry witnesses said California is already seeing substantial data center interest and is building out infrastructure accordingly. PG&E’s Mike Medeiros said the utility has more than 10 gigawatts of data center interest in its territory, has shifted to cluster studies, and is using flexible interconnection tools such as FlexConnect to speed service while protecting reliability. Silicon Valley Power’s Nico Prokos said data centers account for about 55% of its power use and that the city is investing heavily in transmission and local system upgrades to support projected load growth. He also warned that AI loads may be more variable than traditional cloud loads and that backup generation and air quality constraints complicate curtailment strategies. The Data Center Coalition’s Karabonder argued that data centers are also driving efficiency gains and support critical digital services, while urging better forecasting methods, more transparency, and regular backcasting. Members asked about statutory authority, data availability, flexible load, and whether current forecasts are sufficient for long-lead infrastructure planning. Witnesses said California already has authority to pursue flexible service and rate design, and that the CEC and CPUC have access to utility data, though out-year demand remains highly uncertain. CPUC representatives noted an advanced rate design rulemaking and said the commission is opening additional work on ratepayer impacts. No votes were taken during the informational hearing, and the discussion ended with continued questions about how California should structure planning, pricing, and reliability rules as AI-related load grows.

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• between skilled nursing facilities and the cost of waiver services.
• nursing and supportive care, pharmacy, dietary, social and recreational services.
• It's kind of incentives to the skilled nursing facilities if they meet certain metrics.
• Many of us work in skilled nursing facilities, and we provide very critical Many of us work in skilled
• And then the social workers here. Oh, great, perfect. Crystal for us. Yeah. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health began with a hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California health programs, focusing first on reproductive health state investments. HCAI outlined five state-funded reproductive health programs created after Dobbs, including uncompensated care, practical support, capital and clinical infrastructure, and workforce programs. Essential Access Health and Planned Parenthood testified that these funds have served hundreds of thousands of patients, but warned that the uncompensated care program is fully awarded and needs renewal, and that Title X and Medicaid-related federal uncertainty continues to threaten access. Members questioned who the uncompensated care program serves, why Medi-Cal covers a large share of abortions, and whether Planned Parenthood could expand prenatal services; public commenters urged continued support for reproductive health access. The committee then took up long-term care services and supports, starting with the HCBA and Assisted Living Waiver programs. DHCS reported large wait lists for both programs and said enrollment is limited by workforce and provider capacity, while LAO noted that increasing slots alone may not increase access without additional programmatic changes. Members pressed the department on whether more slots should be added given the lower cost of home- and community-based care compared with skilled nursing facilities, and public testimony argued that the wait lists should be reduced and that staffing concerns do not fully explain unused capacity. The committee also heard testimony on congregate living health facilities, where providers and a patient family described the homes as critical, lower-cost alternatives to nursing facilities for younger, medically complex people. Witnesses requested short-term bridge funding, while DHCS said it is proposing to transition CLFs into a managed care benefit by January 1, 2028, which would remove caps and expand access statewide. The final long-term care topic was PACE. DHCS explained that it has paused new PACE applications and service expansions for at least two years to reassess oversight capacity and develop a statewide strategic growth framework, while existing programs continue operating. CalPACE supported the pause as a planning measure but asked for four additional state nurse positions to reduce delays in level-of-care determinations and speed enrollment for frail older adults. Members shared personal stories about how PACE has helped family members and asked how the state will meet growing demand; DHCS said stakeholder engagement will begin later in the year and that some existing applications already in process will continue. Public commenters broadly supported PACE, HCBA, and CLF funding requests. The hearing then moved to the Department of Health Care Services’ 2026-27 Medi-Cal budget and related trailer bills. DHCS said Medi-Cal spending has grown due to coverage expansions, higher acuity, rising utilization, and especially pharmacy costs, and it described proposals to extend the current skilled nursing facility financing framework for one year while the state develops a new value-based payment strategy. LAO said most recent Medi-Cal spending growth has been driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload growth, with pharmacy spending growing especially quickly, and recommended better and more timely data to analyze the drivers. Members expressed concern about the rapid rise in Medi-Cal spending and asked for more detail on the largest cost increases.