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• nonpartisan policy engagement that expands access to family-sustaining wages and jobs and economic mobility
• whether our education and workforce systems are helping people access quality jobs and economic mobility
• this, but in overall how the smaller agencies and how those insurance agencies that actually have employees
• can we provide more incentives for insurance companies that have actual brick-and-mortars and have employees
• Norbert, well, the commissioner talked about insurance companies hiring employees and investing in brick

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• However, the current definition of sexual contact between inmates and prison employees in the Idaho statute
• is so restrictive that it is difficult to... ...and employees in the Idaho statute is so restrictive
• The Offender Watch Committee is comprised of sheriff's office employees who use Offender Watch to register
• particular facility in Weiser, our care facility in Weiser, tried to bring in a sex offender who was mobile
• . ...tried to bring in a sex offender who was mobile, could walk, leave the grounds at his own free will

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the February 16, 2026 minutes and then unanimously advanced two gubernatorial appointments: Terry Kirkham to the Commission of Pardons and Parole and Paula Garay to the Sex Offender Management Board. Brian Marks, who serves as the defense attorney member and chair of that board, was heard for reappointment and said the board is working on a tiered registry process for future legislation. The committee also delayed action on Judge Conneroli’s appointment because of technical issues. Several RSs were sent to print, including one dealing with mandatory minimum rape sentencing that the chair said he did not intend to move forward. The committee then heard House Bill 668, which would revise Idaho’s child custody interference law by adding affirmative defenses, a graduated penalty structure, and a requirement that officers verify a child’s location when possible. The sponsors said the bill was intended to address repeated custody-order violations and give law enforcement and parents clearer guidance, and they cited task force work, sheriff support, and numerous affected families. Testimony was sharply divided: police chiefs and prosecutors argued the bill would put patrol officers in the role of family court judges, require them to interpret custody orders and investigate defenses in the field, and create more court and enforcement burdens; supporters said current law leaves parents with little practical remedy and that the bill would create documentation and accountability. After debate, the motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation failed, and the bill was held in committee. The committee next passed House Bill 696, which clarifies the definition of sexual contact in correctional settings to cover additional forms of contact and strengthen enforcement against sexual misconduct by correctional staff or supervising officers. The sponsor and supporters said the change was needed because of reported abuse in Idaho women’s prisons and because the current statutory definition is too narrow. The committee also passed House Bill 602, which would codify Idaho courts’ refusal to apply foreign law or foreign judgments in certain disputes involving Idaho residents, and House Bill 683, which clarifies where a sex offender is considered to reside and removes a care-facility exemption near schools and daycares. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 685, which creates an enhanced penalty for wearing a mask or face covering while committing certain crimes; police support was offered, but members raised concerns about scope and the law-enforcement carveout. The bill was moved forward on a due pass motion, with a roll call vote requested.

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• And so then they provide their mobile phone number and they're able to get ballot status text alerts
• And so then they provide their mobile phone number and they're able to get ballot status text alerts
• statute regarding government-to-government relationships to produce additional training for state employees
• So those would be federal employees with a CAT card because they have a secure system, and I can test
• I'm a SEIU-925 union organizer supporting public service employees across Washington State, and I have

Summary: The committee held public hearings on six bills. SB 6081 would protect sex designation information and related records from public disclosure, limit sharing of such information by the Department of Licensing and Department of Health, and allow denial of records requests when disclosure could cause harm or disenfranchisement. The sponsor and many supporters, including transgender Washingtonians, privacy advocates, and allied organizations, said the bill would close a privacy gap and reduce doxing, harassment, and targeting; one witness opposed it on grounds of record accuracy, law enforcement, and concerns about sports and public safety. No vote was taken. SB 5902 would update voter notification and address-change procedures by allowing more flexible forms of voter registration updates, reducing mailed notices in some automatic registration situations, and expanding electronic communication options. The sponsor and county auditors said it would improve efficiency, reduce confusion, and save counties money; testimony was generally supportive. The hearing then moved to SB 6034, which would codify the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs as a cabinet-level agency and require ongoing training and reporting on government-to-government relations with tribes. The sponsor and tribal representatives supported the bill as a technical fix and a commitment to tribal sovereignty, and no action was taken. SB 6035 would require regular county and state meetings with tribes on election access and authorize an electronic ballot return portal for certain voters, including military, overseas, disabled, and some tribal voters. Supporters said it would improve access and collaboration, while the Secretary of State, Verified Voting, and others raised cybersecurity and secret-ballot concerns about the electronic portal; several witnesses also opposed that portion while supporting tribal outreach and drop boxes. SB 5892 would centralize requests for voter registration database records through the Secretary of State and make unauthorized disclosure of protected voter data a felony; supporters framed it as protecting voter privacy and resisting federal overreach, while opponents argued it would hinder voter-roll maintenance and transparency. Finally, SB 5973 would ban pay-per-signature compensation for initiative and referendum signature gathering and require 1,000 supporting signatures before a ballot title is issued; supporters said it would reduce fraud, misleading tactics, and ballot-title shopping, while opponents called it an added barrier to direct democracy. The committee heard extensive testimony on all bills, but the transcript does not show any votes or executive action taken during this meeting.

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• And how many employees—is it unlimited?
• On behalf of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, we are here in support
• On behalf of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, we are here in support
• And so that potential employee, who would have been a great addition to the team, had to move on.
• ... ...either lose access to mobility or drive unregistered and then risk potential additional fines,

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• Small businesses accelerate economic growth and mobility in California, creating two-thirds of net jobs
• 40% of individual single-employer businesses, or I think it's 23% of more typical employer-based, employee-based
• California, ...by leveraging public-private partnerships, creating jobs and opportunities for upward mobility

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact met on July 11, 2025, and heard six measures focused on small business contracting, ports and trade, local economic development, clean energy transition, tariff impacts, and infrastructure finance. SB 70 would raise the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act contract cap from $250,000 to $350,000 and index it to inflation; supporters said it would reflect current economic conditions, while opponents argued it could reduce transparency, favor larger firms, and strain small businesses’ ability to carry inventory and wait for payment. The bill was approved 7-0 to Appropriations. AJR 14 urged federal agencies to consider the effects of tariff policy on California ports, with testimony emphasizing impacts on cargo volumes, jobs, supply chains, and infrastructure needs; it passed 7-0. SB 781 would require cities and counties to adopt small business utilization plans and strengthen the California Small Business Technical Assistance Program; chambers of commerce and committee members supported it as a way to expand procurement opportunities and technical assistance, and it passed 7-0 to Local Government. SB 227 would extend and expand the Green Empowerment Zone in Contra Costa County, add environmental justice representatives, and extend authorization to 2040; it passed 7-0 to the floor. SB 263 would direct the California Transportation Agency to study the statewide impacts of tariffs, with supporters from the ports, retail, and trucking sectors arguing that better data is needed to guide budgeting and policy responses; it passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 769 would create the Golden State Infrastructure Fund to finance major infrastructure projects through a revolving public-private investment model; supporters said it would help address long-term infrastructure needs and prepare for major events, and the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations after opposition was withdrawn. All measures were reported out of committee, and the meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m.

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• Those are because of the unusual position of the Sentencing Commission, where all of our employees are
• Next up, we have the Public Employees Labor Relations Board, Agency 379, or my favorite acronym, PLERP
• Chairman, for their employees, they have 25 of 27 positions filled. Dr.
• Even with the two positions, those two full-time employees are tasked with serving the entire state of
• Provided to the auditor for eight employees to determine if it was appropriate for the department to

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• Doesn't it, in some way, separate employee employer from that shield so that...
• employee...
• The bill, like you said, Senator Perry, provides that separation between an employee perpetrator and
• employers who had no way of foreseeing that their employee would do harm.
• Okay, so wrap it up in like a sentence: these agreements restrain physician mobility, detach patients

Bills: SB397, SB481, SB596, SB760, SB855, SB1195, SB1196, SB1233, SB1257, SB1318, SB1368, SB1388, SB1398, SB1524, SB1558, SB1589, SB1677, SB1792, SB2034

Keywords: SB 397, telemedicine, telehealth, teledentistry, remote care, virtual care, consent documentation, patient consent, data collection, data sharing, audio-only telehealth, in-person examination, irreversible medical procedure, health professional regulation, Occupations Code, Texas Health and Human Services, medical records, provider compliance, data privacy, consumer rights

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• It brings employees closer when needed, but still, it sure... ...increased quite a bit.
• Administratively, so I don't oversee their employees. I don't oversee their director.
• They do it with a total of 21 employees. They've got a 33% vacancy rate.
• I think there's seventeen employees in there. One of them is me, so it didn't count.
• Now we're going to lose a racetrack, probably with another 120 employees.

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c><00:04:20.400><c> is</c> space to match the work employee is space to match the work employee is
• </c> increase in being able to hire employees increase in being able to hire employees that<00:09:10.120
• </c><00:58:23.319><c> or</c> comes to the number of our employees or comes to the number of our employees
• </c> are seeing more production per employee are seeing more production per employee and<00:58:36.400
• </c><01:17:24.960><c> but</c> certainly those 41,000 employees but certainly those 41,000 employees but

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Like at that nuclear plant presentation I was at yesterday morning, they brought several hundred employees
• One of the major vectors that cyber threat actors get into systems is through insiders, so employees,
• They have employees of the month.
• AI is allowing them to have these large-scale campaigns that are more sophisticated, harder for employees
• to create a digital ID program, but I've already said we already have part of one here, which is a mobile

Keywords: 985, all

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• say that, what I mean is that in this bill we give to our teachers, but they make up 55% of the employees
• For Mildred ISD, that adjustment would allow us to give every one of our employees a raise.
• They can use those dollars and deploy them to paraprofessionals, LPCs, bus drivers, or any employees.
• This model doesn't just address workforce shortages; it creates pathways to economic mobility.
• And you can't give raises to current employees if you're running a deficit. Correct. Okay.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• </c> BHA employees BHA employees to<00:05:19.200><c> understand</c><00:05:19.880><c> to</c><00:05:20.000
• Now, this is just my opinion, but I'm giving you the opinion of a 20-year employee and a current employee
• </c><00:21:36.760><c> And</c> employee and a current employee. And employee and a current employee.
• </c><01:01:35.240><c> are</c><01:01:35.440><c> either</c> the DHS employees who are either the DHS employees
• 19:49.840><c> accurate</c> Employees should be providing accurate Employees should be providing accurate

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm talking about what is, I guess, Madam Chair, how many employees is it down?
• Ninety percent of their employees work from home.
• I have spoken with the current employees and past employees.
• And some of the things that I’d be willing to talk to employees—some of these 400 employees working from
• And some of the things that I’d be willing to talk to employees—some of these 400 employees working from

Summary: The committee first approved the February 4 minutes, then heard Senate Bill 1086, which would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse non-contracting providers for certain lab services when a member was referred by a contracting provider and would bar prior authorization for diagnostic services. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address unpaid claims and improve access, while Access testified neutral but warned the prior-authorization ban could increase utilization and create a fiscal impact. The committee adopted the Warner amendment limiting non-contracting reimbursement rates to no more than contracting rates, then passed SB 1086 as amended on a 4-2 vote. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1611, an emergency measure to require Access to contract with an administrative services organization for the American Indian Health Plan, while keeping Access ultimately responsible for administration. The chair’s amendment expanded ASO duties to include provider support, quality improvement, and data analytics, removed Access claims-payment authority, added tribal observers to the selection committee, and exempted IHS and tribal-facility services. The sponsor and tribal witnesses described the bill as a response to fraud, provider nonpayment, and harm to Native communities, while Access raised concerns about the fast timeline, tribal consultation requirements, possible duplication of program-integrity functions, and fiscal uncertainty. After debate over the emergency clause and tribal consultation, the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1611 as amended on a 5-2 vote. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1630, which would direct Access to seek federal approval for a Medicaid home- and community-based services program for adults with serious mental illness. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term community-care option for the sickest SMI members, reduce cycling through hospitals, jails, and homelessness, and potentially save state general fund dollars; family members and advocates testified in support. Access was neutral and said it was finalizing a fiscal estimate. The Angus amendment narrowed eligibility to long-term SMI, reduced the enrollment cap from 500 to 250, changed reporting to semiannual, and removed priority-order language; the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1630 as amended unanimously. Later, the committee passed Senate Bill 1193, which protects emergency medical care technicians’ personal identifying information from sale or disclosure by the Department of Health Services, after adopting a clarifying amendment expanding the protected information and addressing commercial requests. It then heard Senate Bill 1318, which repeals the state’s separate dense-breast notification requirement so Arizona law aligns with the FDA’s newer mammography notice standard; the sponsor and DHS said the change would reduce confusion from duplicate, slightly different notices, and the bill was moving forward with discussion of possible future amendment language.

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• Mobile cigar retailers must obtain an annual permit tied to a specific mobile unit and must display that
• These environments must remain under the supervision of the permit holder or an employee.
• This ensures that adult-only cigar events and mobile retailer retail experiences can operate appropriately
• As you go on through that section, it talks about a provider who normally hires an employee who is not
• Also, if a provider was a managing employee, officer, or owner of an entity whose provider agreement

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior journal, and then moved through committee reports, gubernatorial and House messages, and bill introductions. Several measures were referred to committees or held for later action, including new Senate bills on taxation, immigration-related enforcement, and refugee/illegal alien accountability, which were sent to Judiciary and Rules for printing. The Senate also received and processed numerous enrolled bills and committee reports on education, finance, resources, health and welfare, and state affairs. On the floor, the Senate considered and passed a series of bills. Among the measures approved were Senate Bill 1410 on Medicaid state plan amendments for federally qualified health centers and rural health centers; Senate Bill 1426 appropriating additional funds to the Idaho Transportation Department; Senate Bill 1427 funding the Department of Lands; House Bill 797 requiring fire protection sub-district appointees or electors to live in the district; House Bill 843 changing the homestead exemption so the full exemption applies once a complete application is approved rather than prorating it; House Bill 711 creating an alternative administrator authorization pathway for principals and superintendents; House Bill 832 revising CTE industry-professional qualification rules; House Bill 795 cleaning up definitions for obscene material and lewd matter; and House Bill 817 updating tobacco retailer permitting rules for cigar-related businesses while keeping age restrictions in place. The Senate also passed House Bill 831 on school polling places, House Bill 872 allowing constitutional amendments and initiatives to be printed within available ballot space, House Bill 893 making codifier’s corrections, House Bill 650 codifying a Tenth Amendment-based presumption favoring state authority, House Bill 674 streamlining telecom service discontinuance review by removing a duplicative state process, and House Bill 810 adding a 120-day fixed-habitation requirement for legislative candidates, though that bill drew constitutional objections. Most of these measures passed on roll calls, some by unanimous consent to reuse prior vote counts, and titles were approved before transmission back to the House or onward to the Governor as appropriate. The session also included a page graduation presentation and several brief recesses and announcements.

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• Mobile cigar retailers must obtain an annual permit tied to a specific mobile unit and must display that
• These environments must remain under the supervision of the permit holder or an employee.
• This ensures that adult-only cigar events and mobile retailer experiences can operate appropriately while
• As you go on through that section, it talks about a provider who normally hires an employee who is not
• Also, if a provider was a managing employee, officer, or owner of an entity whose provider agreement

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Summary: The Senate convened with 34 members present, heard prayer and the Pledge, approved the corrected journal, and then moved through committee reports, gubernatorial messages, and House messages. Several bills were reported, enrolled, or transmitted, including Senate bills and resolutions sent to the Governor or House, and House bills referred to committees. The chamber also received new Senate bills on taxation, ICE agreements, refugee accountability, and deportation-related enforcement, and then moved into the Committee of the Whole to consider amendments on the general calendar. On final passage, the Senate approved a series of measures. Senate Bill 1410, a technical Medicaid bill authorizing state plan amendments for encounter-rate changes, passed 33-0 with two absent. Senate Bill 1426, an Idaho Transportation Department appropriation/enhancement bill, passed 30-4 with one absent. Senate Bill 1427, a Department of Lands appropriation with fire preparedness, radio equipment, waterways, and geological survey funding, passed 25-9 with one absent. House Bill 797, requiring fire protection subdistrict appointees or electors to live in the district, and House Bill 843, eliminating homestead exemption proration and applying the full exemption once a complete application is approved, both passed on shared roll calls. The Senate also passed House Bill 711, creating an alternative administrator certification pathway for principals and superintendents in traditional school districts; supporters emphasized rural recruitment and local control, while opponents warned about lowering qualifications and retention issues. House Bill 832, revising CTE industry-experience requirements for instructors, passed with broad support. House Bill 795, cleaning up definitions of obscene material and lewd matter, passed without debate. House Bill 817, updating tobacco retailer permitting rules for premium cigars and adult-only cigar operations, passed after debate focused on small business and youth protections. House Bill 831, changing how schools used as polling places are handled by prohibiting in-person instruction at those sites and adjusting instructional-time rules, passed 30-4 with one absent. House Bill 872, allowing constitutional amendments and initiatives to be printed on available ballot space instead of a separate page, and House Bill 893, a codifier’s corrections bill, both passed unanimously on shared roll calls. The Senate also passed House Bill 650, a states’-rights measure directing agencies to construe federal power narrowly under the Tenth Amendment, and House Bill 674, which streamlines telecommunications service discontinuance by removing a duplicative state process in favor of the FCC process, after a split debate over state versus federal decision-making. Finally, House Bill 810, as amended, adding a 120-day fixed-habitation requirement for legislative candidates while exempting active-duty military, passed 20-14 with one absent despite constitutional concerns raised by opponents. The chamber then returned to committee and calendar business, including a recess for page graduation and a Committee of the Whole session that began considering amendments, including one to House Bill 730 changing SNAP eligibility check intervals from four months to six months.

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• Perhaps we can use state employees or other local organizations to help enroll and verify applicants.
• portable units and emerging solutions include mobile hyperbaric centers, staffed trailers, and trucks
• Some programs aim for mobile outreach to isolated areas.
• Advocacy for subsidized mobile programs and partnerships with rural hospitals or veteran organizations
• I mean, it's their employees anyway, and their budget, and then future administrations would have to

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.

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• programs, where we have just in the last 24 months provided new affordable housing in Montgomery, Mobile
• programs, where we have just in the last 24 months provided new affordable housing in Montgomery, Mobile
• All their employees pay income taxes.
• </c><00:25:06.000><c> All</c><00:25:06.240><c> their</c><00:25:06.480><c> employees</c><00:25:07.039>
• All their employees pay excise taxes. All their employees pay income<00:25:07.840><c> taxes.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We have one with AT&T and one with T-Mobile.
• Thank you for the number of summer youth employees.
• I'm surprised that mobile home's there.
• And how many employees do you have?
• It's mobility. They bounce from school to school.

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• The most recent was Metro Surge, where we had additional staff anywhere from 25 to 100 mobile response
• Our mobile response team was in the metro area 20 out of the 30 days surrounding, or during, January
• And by emphasizing and increasing pay for a small group of employees under alternative criteria, the
• And by emphasizing and increasing pay for a small group of employees under alternative criteria, the
• And by emphasizing and increasing pay for a small group of employees under alternative criteria, the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 251, an act relating to hazardous duty coverage in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System
• House Bill 251, an act relating to hazardous duty coverage in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System
• <c> Kentucky</c> hazardous duty coverage in the Kentucky hazardous duty coverage in the Kentucky Employees
• </c> Employees Retirement System. Employees Retirement System.
• House Concurrent Resolution 16, a concurrent resolution continuing the work of the Air Mobility and Aviation

Keywords: Video Starts 00:00 Convene 06:39 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 13:20 Introductions of New Bills and Resolutions 17:05 Adjournment 23:56, 958, all