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• If not, ready for a motion? Mr. Chair, I move to pass on Senate Bill 75, amended.
• We're okay, and so we're ready for public comment and questions, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Senator.
• Higher ed to the workforce and prepare our New Mexico students for New Mexico's STEM jobs.
• Education is a developmental process, and if we want a STEM-ready workforce, we want students coming
• tremendous difference for all the employers looking for qualified young people to enter the STEM workforce

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• . workforce. workforce.
• parents to return to the workforce. parents to return to the workforce.
• is this committee ready to act? is this committee ready to act?
• <02:03:38.040> I >> I'm ready to act. I'm ready to act.
• I >> I'm ready to act. I'm ready to act.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• If we are serious about student success, transfer degree completion, and workforce development, we must
• So our role is to continually make the college student-ready and meet students where they are.
• I served 12 years on the California Workforce Development Board, so workforce development and economic
• You know, in workforce development, I want to see...
• You know, workforce development, I want to see greater coordination with our workforce development boards

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• From a different perspective, are we ready, Madam Chair? Mr.
• All right, Madam Chair, when you're ready, please. Thank you, Mr.
• I've listened to most of my colleagues here, and we're ready to win.
• We're ready to see the Public Education Department (PED) get a touchdown.
• Madam Vice Chair, when you're ready, please.

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• <00:19:07.440> and that it drives our Workforce and that it drives our Workforce and Workforce
• I will note that the fiscal note is not ready yet.
• I will note that the fiscal note is not ready yet.
• The fiscal note is not ready yet.
• It is not yet ready as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• When you think about our big workforce and economic development programs, they touch like 5,000 and 6,000
• What we're hoping for also is that there's going to be greater collaboration when there's a workforce
• It makes more sense to me that we'd have workforce solutions.
• Under theoretical conditions, I would agree with that, Madam Chair, but Workforce Solutions actually
• And so you've heard all that, and as soon as it's ready, then the committee, you'll send out...

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• They said they were perfectly ready to move forward with that.
• Chair, Chair Gomez, we’re just bringing up grievances from Education Finance, from Workforce.
• They said they were perfectly ready to move forward with that.
• Chair, Chair Gomez, we’re just bringing up grievances from Education Finance, from Workforce.
• They said they were perfectly ready to move forward with that.

Bills: HF4, HF173

Keywords: tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution

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• Thank you so much, Senator, whenever you are ready.
• Thank you so much, Senator, whenever you are ready. Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• The science is ready, the clinicians are ready; SB 1224 makes California ready.
• UC Davis is ready to be a national... and it is exactly why I'm here today.
• The science is ready, the clinicians are ready, SB 1224 makes California ready.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Because he is getting ready to speak about nickels and equalization.
• Simply reach out to me and we will be ready to work for you.
• We absolutely will be ready for that. >> All right, very good. Thank you.
• will be ready for that. will be ready for that.
• <01:36:37.640> development postsecondary, and workforce development postsecondary, and workforce

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• industries that are having workforce industries that are having workforce crisis<00:33:27.679>
• So we're there so that workforce.
• We are the workforce behind the workforce, and when we can go to work, other people can too.
• We are the workforce behind the workforce, and when we can go to work, other people can too.
• We are the workforce behind the workforce, and when we can go to work, other people can too.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• reading to learn when they're not ready reading to learn when they're not ready so<00:08:24.440>
• So that's the importance of this bill: we want to make sure our kids are ready.
• competency of our Healthcare Workforce competency of our Healthcare Workforce and<01:31:15.400><
• barriers in education and the workforce barriers in education and the workforce this<01:41:38.119
• But, um, to be economically inclined, we need an educated workforce.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression. The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression. Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement. The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment. Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.

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• Um, it asks for the Department of Workforce because we're preparing students for their career paths,
• Um, it asks for the<00:36:24.960> department<00:36:25.280> of<00:36:25.520> workforce
• <00:36:26.240> because the department of workforce because the department of workforce because
• and there's college and career ready and there's college and career ready indicators.<00:37:27.440
• We're putting it in other areas like workforce and so forth.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• so this helps us invest in shovel ready so this helps us invest in shovel ready projects<00:05:31.280
• And they all said, 'It's a shortage of workforce.
• We, you know, it's it's me, workforce.
• It would be another amendment to the bill that is not ready. Mr. Chair. Chair Clayborn. Okay.
• [laughter] So this bill, as I'm hearing it, the contents of this are ready to go.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And just start when you're ready. Antonio Ortega: Good afternoon, Madam Chair.
• In fact, my staff just got ready to do the TIF training.
• And start when you're ready. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• And by doing that and the sweeps that go to Workforce Solutions, our fund was depleted.
• You do have a one-page handout, and just start when you're all ready.

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• Student enrollment is up 90 percent and workforce training is up more than 185 percent. percent in that
• Over the past year we've expanded academic opportunities to meet Texas's growing workforce.
• , workforce development, school safety, intelligence, water, and the teacher shortage in Texas, just
• Today we have item requests focusing on addressing critical workforce shortages in Texas.
• LSU has a long history of collaborating with... local communities, workforce solution and industries

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• We're going to help with food insecurity, with jobs and workforce, and with the specific challenges that
• We create some new rules to make sure that folks are ready to farm, and we change some dates to make
• We create some new rules to make sure that folks are ready to farm, and we change some dates to make
• 02:04.760> with our food challenges, challenges with our food challenges, challenges with workforce
• in the agricultural economy, workforce in the agricultural economy, and<00:02:06.720> those<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, this is not ready. I'm going to have to be a no. Senator John: Yes. Senator Farnsworth: Aye.
• Let's take care of it from the get-go so that they're ready to start their life. Okay, Mr.
• Chairman, I'll move a bill when you're ready. Please. Mr.
• Chairman, I'll move a bill when you're ready. Please. Mr.
• When it hits COW and have an amendment ready for COW. So with that, a vote aye.

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

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• Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance
• Chair, I didn't get it ready for this one here. It's right here.
• general fund to the Workforce general fund to the Workforce Development<00:50:16.559> Fund
• Workforce and business attraction will continue to kind of finalize our materials there.
• Please, when you're ready, introduce yourself. Again, we've got about 10, 12 minutes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• us the ability to have the vehicle ready us the ability to have the vehicle ready to<00:49:25.040
• TANF, and SNAP, and the Work Ready New Hampshire program, which the community colleges provide job readiness
• TANF, and SNAP, and the Work Ready New Hampshire program, which the community colleges provide job readiness
• It's a headache for us that we're ready to get away from.
• headache for us that we're we're ready headache for us that we're we're ready to<01:28:40.080>

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Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

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• Anyway, whenever you're ready. In October of 2024, we had a fire.
• Whenever you’re ready. Thank you, Mr.
• And then, as soon as we're ready to go, item 5, AB 1753. AB 1753. All right, whenever you're ready.
• of California's workforce.
• Whenever you're ready. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with most of the discussion focused on public safety, consumer protection, and youth harms. AB 1557 by Assemblymember Papin would clarify e-bike motor power limits and set lower speed-related standards for Class 1 and 2 e-bikes. Supporters, including the California Police Chiefs Association, cities, the California Medical Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, argued the bill would reduce severe injuries and deaths among young riders. Opponents from People for Bikes warned it could conflict with federal law, create legal uncertainty, and disrupt the bicycle market. The author and committee members acknowledged industry concerns and urged continued work on the bill. AB 1770 by Assemblymember Garcia would place large health care service plan arbitration under California Department of Justice oversight and require compliance with the California Arbitration Act. Supporters described cases where patients were forced into private arbitration with little transparency or accountability, arguing the bill would make the process fairer and more neutral. Kaiser Permanente and the Civil Justice Association of California said they were still reviewing amendments and had not settled on a final position. Committee members expressed sympathy for the personal stories shared and encouraged continued negotiations. The committee also heard AB 2075, which would require fire suppression equipment to be kept closer at hand during brush work, and AB 1864, which would require screening of gene synthesis orders to prevent misuse for bioterrorism. AB 2075 was presented as a response to a Ventura County wildfire, with support from the Ventura County District Attorney’s office and no opposition heard. AB 1864 was backed by the author, Stanford biosecurity expert Dr. Milana Trout, and Encode AI, while Biocom opposed unless amended and California Life Sciences remained neutral. Members discussed implementation details and the role of the Department of Public Health. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with harmful features and create an e-safety advisory commission. Supporters, including youth advocates, parents, medical groups, and Common Sense Media, said addictive design features are harming children’s mental health and safety. Opponents, including EFF, the ACLU, TechNet, and other civil liberties and industry groups, argued the bill is overbroad, raises First Amendment and privacy concerns, and could limit access to important online communities. Despite those objections, the bill was moved forward after committee discussion, with members emphasizing the need to protect children while continuing to work on carveouts and implementation details.