Video & Transcript Research : 'statistical program'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think what this has proved um a lot of the statistics that are borne out.
  • I think what this has proved um a lot of the statistics that are borne out.
  • I think what this has proved um a lot of the statistics that are borne out.
  • <01:28:32.239> for<01:28:32.480> animal repository program for animal repository program
  • :28:40.639> the<01:28:40.880> human program is modeled after the human program is modeled
Bills: HF3718
Summary: The Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee met with quorum present, approved the March 2 minutes, and then heard a presentation on economic consolidation in agriculture from Austin Ferk, who said he was not taking additional public testimony. Ferk argued that consolidation in meat, dairy, and grain markets has squeezed farmers on both input and output prices, raised consumer prices, and reduced product quality. He used charts and examples to claim that concentrated markets lead to price gouging, that farmers now receive a historically low share of each food dollar, and that industrial production has contributed to environmental problems, especially in Iowa. Ferk focused on several large agribusiness firms, especially JBS and Cargill. He described JBS as a dominant meatpacker with a history of bribery allegations and market power across beef, pork, poultry, and leather, and said its ownership of brands can obscure who is actually selling the product. He also criticized Cargill as an opaque, privately held company with enormous influence over grain and food markets, and said the farm bill and crop insurance system have been shaped to favor overproduction of corn and soy rather than diversified farming. He argued that these policies, along with ethanol demand and export-oriented livestock production, have harmed rural communities, increased manure and nitrate pollution, and contributed to health problems. In the latter part of the presentation, Ferk discussed antitrust and policy responses, including concentration studies, a proposed packer ban that would prevent meatpackers from owning the animals they slaughter, and restrictions on slotting fees and other pay-to-play practices in grocery retail. He also referenced the failed Kroger-Albertsons merger as an example of consolidation harming local communities. No committee vote or formal action was taken on the presentation beyond approving the minutes.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Dec 3rd, 2025

Finance and Tax

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in mass, that is done with statistical testing. As Mr. Levy touched on, that's a DOR function.
  • And we do it through statistical measures.
  • And that's something we're going to look at when we're looking at those statistics.
  • So all these data, all these statistics, are based on these sales ratios.
  • They're going to run the statistics on that. So it's a pretty, again, in-depth study.
Summary: The Committee on Finance and Tax met with a quorum present and heard a presentation from the Property Appraisers Association of Florida on ad valorem valuation, exemptions, and the property tax process. Lauren Levy reviewed the legal and historical framework of Florida property taxation, including Save Our Homes, the 10% cap on non-homestead assessments, portability, tangible personal property exemptions, TRIM notices, and the distinction between taxable value and millage rates. He emphasized that property appraisers are independent constitutional officers who assess just value, administer exemptions, and are overseen by the Department of Revenue, with values and exemptions generally determined as of January 1 and subject to challenge through the Value Adjustment Board or circuit court. Mike Twitty described the mass appraisal process in Pinellas County, explaining how property appraisers value large numbers of parcels using the same core approaches as fee appraisals but with statistical testing, field reviews, aerial imagery, and technology. He discussed the importance of budget, staffing, and the January 1 valuation date, and noted that recent hurricanes caused significant damage, increased petitions, and required new procedures to help property owners with value reductions and FEMA-related issues. Paul Polk focused on Department of Revenue oversight, explaining sales ratio studies, uniformity measures such as COD and PRD, time adjustments, sales qualification reviews, and in-depth studies that can lead to corrective action if assessment standards are not met. He also noted that the Department reviews property appraiser budgets to preserve independence from county pressure. Senators asked about the supersized homestead concept, DOR review and rejection standards, value trends, and the impact of storms and new construction on taxable value. Twitty and Polk said value growth has been driven by a mix of new construction, market appreciation, cap resets, and storm-related adjustments, while noting that some counties saw market value decline even as taxable value rose. They also said some property tax relief proposals would be easier to implement than others depending on how local tax bills are structured, especially where law enforcement millage is separately identified. No votes were taken on legislation, and the committee adjourned after the presentation.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Labor - 02/27/25

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are also significant costs to Social Insurance programs, or those safety net programs, and that
  • There are also significant costs to Social Insurance programs, or those safety net programs, and that
  • There are also significant costs to Social Insurance programs, or those safety net programs, and that
  • than many programs in the different than many programs in the sense<00:27:21.399> that<00:27:
  • We also have continued to receive interest from manufacturing programs, agriculture programs.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:53.040> in<00:03:53.280> over<00:03:53.599> 35 program.
  • This program is done in over 35 program.
  • This system, known as the SAFE program, is still in place today.
  • The SAFE program is one of the many things our state does really well.
  • data that we heard statistical data that we heard initially. initially. initially.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I helped the CCC write the initial driver's ed program for the state, and actually, I was the one that
  • I had worked with the CCC on creating the driver’s ed program.
  • And any of that information that you had testified on, on those statistics and medical research, I can
  • That's the one statistic that I recall from this very long report.
  • Any statistical study that you find says 0.5% is the lowest that you should probably go.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its fourth hearing, with opening remarks from Senate Chair Adam Gómez and House Chair Dan Donahue emphasizing the committee’s broad agenda, including retail modernization, labor protections, advertising rules, sustainability, and financial resources. Testimony began with public health advocates supporting H.157/S.9 to ban cannabis billboard advertising, arguing that billboards normalize use for youth and are linked to cannabis-related harms such as psychosis, addiction, and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Witnesses cited research, family stories, and court decisions in Mississippi and Virginia upholding similar restrictions, while committee members questioned the scope of the state’s authority to regulate billboards on private property and the relevance of federal highway funding and federal cannabis law. The committee also heard testimony on H.175, a proposal to allow cannabis drive-through sales. A dispensary operator argued drive-throughs would improve access, especially for disabled customers and veterans, and said security and ID checks could be handled with cameras and staff screening. Committee members pressed him on how employees would assess impairment, whether drive-throughs could increase access for minors, and whether the industry should be treated like alcohol, with the witness responding that staff already refuse service to intoxicated customers and that education, not prohibition, is the better approach. Another bill, H.3982, would apply the bottle deposit law to carbonated hemp- or THC-infused beverages; the sponsor said the measure would standardize recycling requirements for products already sold in dispensaries and other markets, and members asked about container types and recycling compatibility. A major portion of the hearing focused on labor peace agreements, with UFCW representatives, cannabis workers, and Sen. Lydia Edwards supporting S.77/H.161. They said the bill would require cannabis businesses to remain neutral when workers seek to organize, arguing that unions improve safety, wages, benefits, and job stability in an industry they described as underregulated and prone to retaliation. Witnesses cited workplace hazards, wage theft, and the death of a worker at a Holyoke facility as examples of why stronger worker protections are needed. Committee members asked how the proposal differs from existing labor law, whether tying LPAs to licensing and renewal could create legal or administrative problems, and how other states handle similar requirements. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Apr 7th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And for that reason, that provision has been in our program for many, many years.
  • has been in that reason, that provision has been in our<00:17:21.839> our<00:17:22.319> program
  • our our program for many, many years. our our program for many, many years.
  • You've heard brief mention of the statistics of voter turnout here in this state.
  • <00:23:06.400> of<00:23:06.640> voter brief mention of the statistics of voter brief
Bills: HB541
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Feb 5th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • relating to vital statistics. relating to vital statistics.
  • I don't have the statistics on how many calls have been called in over the last two or three years, but
  • I don't come here and stand in this microphone and give a statistic, and I think that's a very dangerous
  • and I think that's a very statistic and I think that's a very dangerous<01:09:50.159> thing<01
  • Clair County Day Program to purchase prior service credits in the Teacher Retirement System of Alabama
Keywords: 1136, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Within the MA program, over 830,000 families with kids are receiving health care through that program
  • program.
  • program.
  • or long-term care programs.
  • <01:05:07.960> and programs or long-term care programs and programs or long-term care programs
Keywords: 1183, house
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 41 (3-6-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 713 directed payment program.
  • Those aren't just statistics.
  • Those aren't<00:48:48.960> just<00:48:49.240> statistics.
  • <00:48:50.320> Those<00:48:50.560> are aren't just statistics.
  • Those are aren't just statistics.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House convened, received the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, and approved the journal. The clerk also announced Senate passage of Senate Bills 59, 137, 177, and 199 and requested concurrence. The chamber then moved into second reading, reporting a slate of bills and resolutions on health care, energy, child welfare, Medicaid, workplace violence, and coal/energy assessment, before proceeding to third reading and passage of several measures. A major focus was House Bill 542 on eminent domain. The sponsor described it as a transparency measure to improve communication with property owners, require better notice, prohibit misleading statements, allow owner-paid appraisals to be used throughout negotiations, and account for agricultural improvements and access. Members discussed the bill’s intent to treat property owners fairly and reduce court costs; the House adopted House Committee Substitute 1 and passed the bill 89-0. House Bill 565 on fire protection was presented as technical cleanup to clarify enforcement authority for local fire appeal boards created last year, and it passed 91-0. The House also passed House Bill 611 on domestic relations, which creates a 10-year interpersonal protective order for certain felony assault convictions involving family members, unmarried couples, or dating partners, and updates domestic violence data reporting requirements; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed 91-0. House Bill 657 on professional licensing background checks was explained as giving five licensure boards authority to obtain FBI ORI numbers so they can receive fingerprint background checks and comply with interstate compacts; it passed 91-0. House Bill 762 on legal representation was amended on the floor to avoid excluding appellate attorneys, then passed 91-0; it was described as clarifying Department of Public Advocacy representation and related salary provisions. The House also passed House Bill 108 on solid waste management, which its sponsor said closes a loophole allowing residual waste landfills to be sited in a different county from the industry without local input; it passed 79-8. House Bill 67 on schools, a cleanup measure to prior legislation requiring traceable communication systems for school employees, was introduced with a committee substitute and discussed as clarifying definitions and exemptions while preserving protections for students; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It wasn't until I was placed in an accelerated program that I began to thrive.
  • on the second page and the third with respect to where we rank on these programs.
  • Is that a key difference as well, aside from just having programming?
  • That's a traditional vector in gifted programs.
  • The last treatment program, Goodwin House, closed this spring.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with much of the testimony focused on school discipline and student equity. Bills discussed included measures to address inequities in suspension and expulsion, clarify school exclusion rules, reduce discipline for dress and grooming violations, and expand protections related to fair educational practices. Committee members repeatedly reminded witnesses of the two-minute limit and asked for written testimony to supplement oral remarks. A substantial portion of the hearing centered on the RAISE Act and related school discipline bills, including H. 730/S. 376 and H. 731/S. 380. Testifiers from advocacy groups, legal services, and the legislature argued that exclusionary discipline disproportionately affects Black and Latino students, students with disabilities, low-income students, and DCF-involved youth. They said current law is overly broad or unclear in areas such as “assault on educational staff,” indefinite suspensions tied to felony complaints, and definitions of weapons, leading to unnecessary removals from school. Supporters said the bills would add due process, clearer definitions, and better accountability, while one legislator testified in support of the discipline reforms and opposed several other bills on the agenda. The committee also heard testimony on H. 576/S. 368, which would prohibit suspensions and expulsions for dress and grooming violations and require clearer, non-discriminatory dress code policies. Witnesses cited research and personal stories about disproportionate enforcement against Black girls, girls of color, non-binary students, and students wearing religious attire, and said the bill would prevent physical contact used to enforce dress codes. Another major topic was H. 641/S. 349, which would add “special medical status” protections in education; supporters said it would prevent exclusion based on medical decisions or conditions, though members questioned how it would interact with existing disability law and vaccination-related school requirements. The committee also heard testimony on H. 625, which would extend the ban on corporal punishment from public to private schools, with witnesses citing research on harm and disproportionate impact. Additional testimony covered bills on accelerated learning and gifted education, with parents, educators, and advocates saying Massachusetts under-identifies advanced learners and lacks adequate acceleration pathways. A senator also testified for S. 406 on recovery high schools, saying the funding formula should be updated to better support students in recovery. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair closed testimony on several bill groups and noted that written testimony would remain open for a week.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/05/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:19:42.720> against we don't want to pit programs against we don't want to pit programs
  • <00:32:21.919> administrator am currently the program administrator am currently the program
  • violence we include both statistical violence we include both statistical data<01:14:53.080>
  • security Grant Grant programs security Grant Grant programs Minnesota's Minnesota's Minnesota's
  • in 2019 2021 and 2023 this program in 2019 2021 and 2023 this program<01:46:35.400> has<01:46
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's different than the social equity program I just talked about. It's a separate fund.
  • It's different than the social equity program I just talked about.
  • This isn't a Massachusetts-specific statistic, but I believe we'd probably see the same thing.
  • Just because they're not part of the medical program does not mean that they do not exist.
  • program because we were directly impacted by the war on drugs, unfortunately.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-10, House Bill 5002, titled “An Act to Restore a Sensible Marijuana Policy,” which would repeal Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis legalization framework. Chairs Brendan Crighton and Kate Hogan outlined the Article 48 initiative process and explained that the committee is gathering testimony for a report to the legislature. The hearing was organized into expert, proponent, opponent, and public testimony, with written testimony accepted through March 27. The first witness, Jessica Trow of MassBudget, testified in opposition to repeal and focused on cannabis-related revenue and social equity. She said legalization has generated nearly $2 billion statewide since adult-use sales began, with revenue flowing through the Marijuana Regulation Fund, the state sales tax, and local taxes and fees. She emphasized that funds support public health, the Cannabis Control Commission’s social equity work, the Cannabis Social Equity Fund, and municipal budgets, and argued that legalization has created pathways for communities harmed by prohibition. The petition’s spokesperson, Wendy Wakeman, argued in favor of repeal, saying legalization has worsened public health, safety, and quality of life, citing higher potency, addiction, youth use, impaired driving, workplace positives, and black-market concerns. Committee members questioned her about the data sources, the will of the voters, the role of paid signature gatherers, and the petition’s funding, including out-of-state and dark-money concerns. Opponents of the initiative then testified that repeal would harm a regulated industry that has created jobs, tax revenue, and social equity opportunities. Caroline Pino of STEM, Kristen Rogers of Levia, Judith Ledbetter of Project De-Stigmatized Healthcare, and Armani White of Firehouse Dispensary/EON described their businesses, community investments, and personal reliance on cannabis, and warned that repeal would push consumers back to the illicit market and undermine equity programs. In public testimony, Lucas Thayer of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition and Jeff Rawson, a chemist and consumer protection advocate, also opposed the measure, arguing that regulated cannabis is safer than unregulated products and that repeal would damage investments and public safety. The hearing ended after the public testimony, and the committee voted to close the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 3/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And bring up all the statistics that you have heard. You've heard those here tonight.
  • And yes, statistics and facts do still matter.
  • And yes, statistics and facts do still matter.
  • And yes, statistics and facts do still matter.
  • It pays the costs for other crime prevention and drug abuse programs for students and staff.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 03/10/25

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:49.160> to and we have delivered programming to and we have delivered programming to
  • <00:47:05.040> a essential community supports program a essential community supports program
  • funding supports an existing program funding supports an existing program that<00:48:01.040>
  • Is this a forecasted program? Kyle, yes, this is a forecasted program. Well, thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • counties that are served by this program counties that are served by this program uh<01:30:20.480
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (10/23/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, and when I reviewed the testimony, I didn't see any statistical evidence that it, you know, where
  • 22.239> that<00:03:22.560> it,<00:03:23.360> you<00:03:23.599> know, statistical
  • evidence that it, you know, statistical evidence that it, you know, where<00:03:24.159> it<00
  • And although I didn't get that email, it's consistent with the information that I have is that statistical
  • evidence that it is statistical evidence that it is effective<00:04:45.199> and<00:04:45.440>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's time to squash the program.
  • It's time to squash the program.
  • , it's a very detailed program.
  • It's time to squash the program.
  • It's time to squash the program.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities

Transcript Highlights:
  • , a child sexual abuse prevention program.
  • This year I was accepted into my first-place independent living program in Brightman.
  • I love this program because it offers true freedom and independence: a well-maintained apartment in a
  • However, many families have no knowledge of these helpful programs.
  • I also serve on the Child Welfare Coalition and the Court Improvement Program Task Force.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities held a hybrid hearing on a series of child welfare bills focused on DCF, foster care, mandated reporting, educational records, and family support. Chair Kennedy and Chair Livingstone opened with accessibility and testimony rules, then heard testimony on bills including S.127 on expanding mandated reporters, S.107/H.235 on a Foster Children’s Bill of Rights, S.106/H.228 on transferring foster care review from DCF to the Office of the Child Advocate, H.258/S.125 on an electronic backpack for foster children’s educational records, H.205 on kinship foster care background checks, H.246/H.266 on minimizing trauma in care and protection cases, and S.159 on support for families after sudden unexpected infant death. Supporters of the mandated reporter bill, led by Sen. Feeney and Foxborough advocates, described a local model that trains all adults who work with children and argued the state should scale that approach statewide to improve recognition and reporting of abuse. Testimony on the foster care bills emphasized the need for clearer rights, better notice to children and attorneys, stronger remedies, and independent oversight. Advocates, youth with lived experience, and legal organizations described placement instability, delayed notifications, abuse in care, poor educational continuity, and the need for rights around safety, family contact, culture, language, and access to records. Several witnesses urged that the Foster Children’s Bill of Rights include enforceable court remedies, not just reporting requirements. On the oversight bill, supporters argued DCF should not review its own foster care system and pointed to poor outcomes, high placement instability, and recent investigative reporting as evidence for moving review responsibilities to the Office of the Child Advocate. On the electronic backpack bill, testimony focused on the need for real-time data sharing and a centralized system so schools can receive foster students’ records quickly and support continuity. On the trauma-minimization bill, Rep. Miskin framed the proposal as a set of practical changes to reduce harm during removals and court involvement. On the SUID bill, Sen. Lovely said families should be given information about available grief and support resources after an infant death. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • And these are the true statistics of what is being presented here.
  • And these are the true statistics of what is being presented here.
  • Statistics are not the way this needs to be looked at.
  • My thought, partially, is this: we've run in the past pilot programs.
  • Now we've moved maybe more toward trying a pilot program.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and reviewed a memorandum compiling member suggestions for possible legislation. The memo grouped ideas into topics including creation of a family court, expanded education for parents, attorneys, and judges, expedited hearings for parenting-time violations, limiting law enforcement involvement in custody disputes, creating parenting time expediters, and adopting more uniform court procedures. Members also discussed whether to form subcommittees, but the task force decided to continue working as a full committee rather than create subcommittees at this time. The committee then heard testimony from Dr. John Perez, a mental health professional, who described his personal custody experience and his professional work with families he believes have been affected by parental alienation. He argued for stronger education, faster court response times, and better tools to address intentional interference with parenting time. Members questioned him about his case history, the concept of parental alienation, and whether specialized family courts or judges with family-law training could help. Dr. Perez said a dedicated family court and faster hearings would likely have helped his situation. The task force spent substantial time discussing the possible creation of a family court. Judge Hovey supported the idea of a specialized family court or at least a study of one, saying family cases are distinct from ordinary adversarial litigation and that judges with family-law experience could better handle them. Several members agreed that a family court could improve consistency, expertise, and speed, but others cautioned that the task force’s current directive is focused on enforcement of existing orders rather than broader custody policy, and noted that voters had previously rejected equal shared parenting proposals. The group also discussed expedited procedures for parenting-time disputes, with Judge Hovey suggesting a 30-day hearing timeline may be workable. On education, members generally supported requiring parents to complete a parenting education course and adding educational materials explaining court process, child support, and what judges can and cannot do. Mr. McLean suggested a short instructional video for litigants and more family-law education for judges and attorneys, while Ms. Moldenhauer said education could be incorporated into scheduling orders or mediation orders. Members also discussed the Parents Forever course, including whether it should be mandatory in all counties and whether cost is a barrier; no vote was taken on any of these proposals.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (01/28/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • and I'm the antiterrorism program and I'm the antiterrorism program manager<00:28:40.840> and
  • manager and The Insider threat program manager and The Insider threat program manager<00:28:42.600
  • <00:34:53.200> don't<00:34:53.520> always programs don't always programs don't always um
  • any that type of a pilot in that program any that type of a pilot in that program okay<00:36:13.040
  • <01:22:23.360> then whatever state take that program then whatever state take that program
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy Committee 2/25/25

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • truancy program for Hennepin County's K through 12 youth.
  • Attorney's Office bat school program Attorney's Office bat school program where<00:51:03.240>
  • <00:51:12.359> on and educational neglect program on and educational neglect program on average
  • we still need more last year our program we still need more last year our program received<00:51
  • <01:19:45.159> and and talk to them about that program and and talk to them about that program
Keywords: 1183, house