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• Sixteen hours a day, you have an hour drive, people are getting three hours of sleep a day, coming right
• outside of their scheduled hours. outside of their scheduled hours.
• <03:22:45.920> They two hours. I initiated the call. They two hours.
• worked, but not for the two hours. worked, but not for the two hours.
• Quarter hour.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That means 36 hours for volunteers to review the agenda, come up with what they want to submit to the
• It also would require the public less than 36 hours for any testimony they want to submit in advance
• give us until Thursday at 2:30 to have our board packets up and ready to go, another 24-plus hours.
• our case would actually give the public 96 hours because we meet on a Monday.
• 48 48 business original form, 48 hour 48 48 business hours,<00:06:27.919> which<00:06:28.160>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I need to offer them a minimum of four hours.
• I work 24 hours. I only sleep probably, what, 2 to 4 hours, to give you an example.
• will lead to shorter operating hours and limit the 24-hour care that I have for working families that
• Hour and a half from where you live.
• Two, three hours later, went back, picked her up.

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• <00:02:58.800> a be assessed to receive up to 16 hours a be assessed to receive up to 16 hours
• serves in the IHST program, the 6 hours serves in the IHST program, the 6 hours per<00:10:37.680
• And for this individual, the 3-hour consecutive hours of IHST limits are also highly intrusive.
• And the 3-hour limit has also disrupted a medical visit.
• complicated The 3-hour limit has complicated The 3-hour limit has complicated supporting<00:13:05.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We get reimbursed 10 hours because the OEM says, "Well, you ought to be able to do it in 10 hours."
• average of about 30 hours of work. average of about 30 hours of work.
• hours expended, not just the book hours hours expended, not just the book hours that<00:09:11.720
• How are actual hours calculated?
• How how are actual hours calculated? How how are actual hours calculated?

Keywords: 958, all

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• expectation around instructional hours expectation around instructional hours since<00:23:36.640
• <00:41:37.800> house was around instructional hours house was around instructional hours house
• Ventures that is held after school hours Ventures that is held after school hours but<00:57:28.880>
• Well, we worked for 12 hours one day and then we got a half a day off somewhere else.
• <01:14:13.800> can Clarity of what instructional hours can Clarity of what instructional hours

Keywords: 1183, house

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• admit people from jails within 48 hours admit people from jails within 48 hours and<00:10:24.240
• Minnesota has the most stringent timeline of 48 hours.
• to evaluate specifically the 48 hour to evaluate specifically the 48 hour timeline<00:13:22.720>
• <00:22:41.880> that this work uh that the 48 hour that this work uh that the 48 hour that
• easy and it was actually the final hour easy and it was actually the final hour of<00:31:54.840>

Bills: HF2196, HF2586, HF2187, HF2037

Keywords: mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board

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• Massachusetts and Connecticut have 1,000 hours. Maine has 1,500 hours.
• Massachusetts and Connecticut have 1,000 hours. Maine has 1,500 hours.
• to 1,200 hours.
• to 1,200 hours.
• hours and we have styling 70 U 45 hours hours and we have styling 70 U 45 hours so<03:28:54.520>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• An earned workforce credential between 50 hours and 100 hours is $500, and an earned workforce credential
• of more than 100 hours is $750.
• Right now you have to have 150 hours of semester credit hours, and so we're adding that pathway.
• And within those hours, A certain amount of upper-level accounting hours, and within those hours you
• But as far as the 150-hour requirement, it's mostly a rule change for Arkansas.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a series of agency rules and related requests. The Department of Corrections and Post-Prison Transfer Board reported quarterly updates and had no questions, so both were filed. The Department of Commerce sought repeal of rules tied to the minority and women-owned business enterprise programs and the Consolidated Incentives Act, explaining the rules were repealed by implication or duplicative of statute; all were reviewed and approved. The Insurance Department presented a new rule implementing Act 426 of 2025 for online marketplace guarantee providers, using Airbnb-style host damage protection as an example, and it was approved. The Department of Education updated the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program rule to reflect statutory payment amounts for milestones and diplomas, and it was approved. DFA presented a rule creating a reporting method for the Arkansas rice beer and sake excise tax credit; members asked about verification of Arkansas rice use, and the rule was approved. DHS presented a SNAP rule implementing federal changes to work requirements and energy assistance counting, including raising the able-bodied adult without dependents age limit to 64 and removing some exemptions; it was approved after questions about terminology and waiver-related issues. The committee also approved DHS Medicaid rules allowing rehab hospitals to bill for psychiatric units and exempting Arkansas from the federal recovery audit contractor requirement, citing other program integrity measures already in place. The State Board of Public Accountancy, under Labor and Licensing, presented rules implementing Act 428 of 2025, including a new CPA licensure pathway with a bachelor’s degree plus two years’ experience, substantial equivalency for out-of-state CPAs, and removal of the government not-for-profit accounting requirement; despite some negative comments, both rules were approved. The committee then granted the Department of Education’s request to be excluded from certain reporting requirements, and approved its request to retain all 18 Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation rules under Act 781 review. Remaining outstanding 2023-session rulemaking and monthly updates were noted in packets with no questions, and the meeting adjourned.

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• They would have been there in 10 minutes, but it was an hour before they can respond.
• They would have been there in 10 minutes, but it was an hour before they can respond.
• They would have been there in 10 minutes, but it was an hour before they can respond.
• They would have been there in 10 minutes, but it was an hour before they can respond.
• They would have been there in 10 minutes, but it was an hour before they can respond.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:04 HB 168 Discussion: 01:20 HB 168 Voting: 05:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 168, with Representative Fleming presenting a committee substitute after additional stakeholder discussions. Fleming explained that the substitute returns the boating-related penalties to the original monetary fine structure rather than mirroring DUI penalties, while keeping the requirement that officers seek a warrant for blood testing in fatal or serious-injury cases. He also described a communications change intended to speed emergency response on the water: 911 dispatchers would notify state police, who would then contact Fish and Wildlife, addressing delays in prior incidents. Representative Fugate asked for clarification about which agency would respond to boating accidents and fatalities. Fleming confirmed that Fish and Wildlife would remain the primary responding agency and that the substitute would not require state police or local departments to investigate boating incidents on the lake. After questions concluded, the committee called the roll and adopted the committee substitute. The committee then voted on the bill as substituted, and House Bill 168 passed out of committee favorably. Members and the chair praised the sponsor for continuing to work with stakeholders and improving the bill through the committee process.

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• three hours every year instead of eight hours, which is redundant.
• Okay, and you do it, is it within 24 hours? Yes ma'am. Okay. Members, any questions?
• It must be in person in 24 hours. I can appreciate.
• and hours and hours, they're directly taking them to psychiatric hospitals.
• Those physicians performing the exam within that first 24 hours are trained.

Bills: SB437, SB528, SB626, SB636, SB884, SB968, SB1044, SB1608, SB2336

Keywords: healthcare, training, abuse, neglect, penalties, chemical dependency, safety, regulation, inpatient competency restoration, competency restoration, forensic mental health, mental health law, criminal competency, incompetent to stand trial, Chapter 46B, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state hospital, behavioral health, local mental health authority

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• Some exceed 40 miles per hour.
• Okay, but highways down to twenty miles per hour?
• decreased by up to 10 miles per hour.
• So we don't need this. 25 miles per hour is the current law.
• The speed limit on Ben Street was 30 miles an hour.

Bills: HB535, HB2120, HB2822, HB3243, HB3457, HB3544, HB4089, HB4192, HB4669, HB4868, HB4955, HB5253, HB5669, SB1371, SB1919, SB2001

Keywords: motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County

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• Sometimes she waits on hold for an hour.
• They have 6,000 hours of work experience. Right.
• And so the goal would be 45 hours.
• And then 15 hours of kind of... Thank you. Content for those 45 hours of how to be a great teacher.
• And then 15 hours of kind of general education.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• By contrast, did you did you say that Y'all are y'all have a hundred hours annually 112 112 hours annually
• Utah is a four hour class as well, but like.
• It's a maximum of 40 hour training. The curriculum... 40 hours. I'm sorry? 40 hours.
• Yes sir, it's a 24 to 40 hour course. Minimum of 24... 24 hours, maximum of 40.
• You wouldn't have to go 40 hours? T-Cold doesn't require the full 40 hours.

Bills: HB214, HB626, HB647, HB658, HB668, HB674, HB908, HB214

Keywords: firearm acquisition, gun smuggling, criminal offenses, ammunition, terrorism, public safety, Texas criminal procedure, federal law enforcement, state arrest authority, search and seizure, felony offenses, federal air marshal, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Defense police, military police, Homeland Security, Public Safety, veterans affairs, federal officers, joint law enforcement authority

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• We run these tests at 40 miles an hour.
• Again, this shows a 40-mile-an-hour test where the vehicle does fine.
• And, you know, we go a lot faster than 56 miles an hour even on.
• that climbs to 67% at 35 miles an hour.
• They lowered their default speed limit in 2017 from 30 miles an hour to 25 miles an hour.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met on October 16, 2025, for a budget and revenue overview, a traffic safety presentation, and a discussion of potential transit and active transportation grant programs. Committee staff reviewed the adopted 2025-27 transportation budget, noting $15.5 billion in expenditures, the large share for WSDOT, and the mix of revenue sources including fuel tax, vehicle-related fees, federal funds, Climate Commitment Act revenue, and new 2025 revenues from SB 5801 and SB 5802. Staff said the 2025 session produced a balanced four-year plan, preserved major project schedules, maintained highway preservation funding, and added money for culverts, local preservation, and other priorities. They also described a September forecast showing lower motor fuel consumption than previously expected, but still enough revenue growth to keep the transportation plan balanced. For the 2026 supplemental, staff said agency requests were relatively modest overall, with most capital requests reflecting reappropriations and timing shifts rather than new projects, while WSDOT’s addendum identified much larger future needs for maintenance, preservation, paving, culverts, and safety work. Senators asked for more detail on how revenues are distributed by fund type and geography, how much of the maintenance and preservation request is actual maintenance versus equipment, whether paving needs could be supported through bonding, and how electric vehicle sales trends might affect forecasts. The committee then heard a remote presentation from Dr. Jessica Chikino of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on traffic safety trends and countermeasures. She said U.S. traffic fatalities have risen sharply over the past decade, with especially large increases for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists, and argued that the U.S. lags other high-income countries in roadway safety. Her presentation highlighted IIHS’s “30 by 30” goal to reduce fatalities 30% by 2030 through safer speeds, stronger impaired-driving countermeasures, better pedestrian protection, and safer commercial vehicles. She discussed research linking higher speed limits to higher fatality risk, the benefits of lower urban speed limits, speed safety cameras, traffic calming, lighting, pedestrian beacons, and safer intersection design. She also described ongoing work with Bellevue on smart signal technology and pedestrian safety pilots. Committee members thanked her for the presentation and said they would share the materials with others. In the final work session, the committee revisited transit and active transportation grant concepts that had been included in the Senate budget proposal but did not advance in 2025. Barb Chamberlain of WSDOT’s Active Transportation Division explained how grant programs need runway, staff capacity, applicant readiness, and clear criteria, and compared program design to getting a plane off the ground. She discussed the proposed Senior Transportation Emphasis Program and regional trails/cycle highways concepts, noting that some projects could be structured as funding-first programs while others would work better as project-line or project-first models. She said regional trail projects are already eligible under existing programs but often score lower because current criteria emphasize safety and population served. Justin Leighton of the Washington State Transit Association then reviewed transit grant programs and argued that transit safety and security needs remain underfunded, including operator barriers, lighting, shelters, behavioral health coordination, and non-uniformed security staff. He said many transit capital programs are oversubscribed, that operator barrier retrofits alone could cost $20 million to $30 million, and that agencies face uncertainty about how recent sales tax changes apply to security-related contracts. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• They've waited the 48 hours.
• to 72 hours.
• 48 hours. Sorry. Yeah, 48 hours.
• A majority of our members can't meet the 48 hours. 48-hour locate requirement, and the other is cost.
• , or any business hours at all.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• , which pays $20.86 an hour.
• I pay $12 an hour and can't hire at $12 an hour. We have a 62% turnover rate.
• Thank you for putting us in at $12 an hour in the HCS program, but we need at least $17 an hour for DSPs
• Those of the state-supported living center at $19 per hour, and the proposed increase to $12 per hour
• Thank you for putting us at $12 an hour in the HCS program, but we need at least $17 an hour for DSPs

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The 3-hour pilot this 3- and 6-hour cap.
• So keeping within the same 6 hours a day, we took the 15 minutes per hour with four units per hour, which
• > per minutes per hour with four units per minutes per hour with four units per hour,<00:40:56.278
• really need 7 hours of support that day. really need 7 hours of support that day.
• development in the last 24 hours. development in the last 24 hours.

Bills: HF3526, HF3375, HF3469

Keywords: home care, licensing, fines, advisory council, grant program, client safety, healthcare regulation, HF3375, Minnesota disability waiver, waiver rate system, human services, individualized home supports, individualized home supports with training, individualized home supports with family training, positive support services, employment support services, employment development services, employment exploration services, billing limits, service authorization year

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• It's a 30-hour, it's a 10-hour class, I believe. I'm trying to remember what the number was.
• It's only 10 hours of the driving out of the 40 hours required.
• of the driving out of the only 10 hours of the driving out of the 40<00:15:34.160> hours<00:15
• so so they've got to get 300 300 hours so so they've got to get 300 hours<00:38:58.640> of<00
• in standard certificate holder 240 hours in standard certificate holder 240 hours in the<00:39:03.640

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And with that, I'm happy to stand for questions. come up with 40 hours of relevant come up with 40 hours
• certification which is only 4 hours certification which is only 4 hours our<00:17:30.440> goal
• <01:07:37.119> training what's in the actual 40-hour training what's in the actual 40-hour
• <01:10:11.159> of safety um and that even 10 hours of safety um and that even 10 hours of
• this 40 hours of training included um this 40 hours of training included um uh<01:16:55.719> um

Bills: HF47, HF335

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads