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• are unaware that they must disclose all fees to prospective tenants, and the total rent and all mandatory
• <00:07:34.199> fees<00:07:34.960> must total rent and all mandatory fees must total
• rent and all mandatory fees must be<00:07:35.720> that<00:07:35.879> are<00:07:36.039>
• you're starting to train you're starting to train people<01:04:21.279> but<01:04:21.440><
• they start hearing about uh training they start hearing about uh training requirements<01:12:25.360

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're obviously want to make sure, especially mandatory programs, that we're running those efficiently
• I'll get you that exact number, but yes, for some state trainings and other things like that so that
• So this is a, it involves mandatory training.
• It's a federal mandated training. It's operated by the FBI. That's one of the criteria.
• Like, it's got to pay for something other than, you know, training.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Since 2003, Itasca County has created a process that is mandatory for all clubs to follow for trail development
• As noted, this bill does direct the EQB to change our mandatory category rules around recreational trails
• They spend countless hours policing themselves, training operators, working with kids, and they're the
• spend countless hours policing They spend countless hours policing themselves,<00:43:36.000> training
• themselves, training themselves, training uh<00:43:37.839> operators,<00:43:38.800> working

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 1012, as amended by the A1 amendment, and the author moved the bill to be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill. The amendment, adopted on a voice vote, changed the timing for public input in trail planning, removed language on decommissioning trails, and combined the measure with another ATV-fee bill. The author said the bill would unify ATV trail signage policy statewide, align statute with DNR best practices, and not affect the forest trail inventory, existing ATV-accessible miles, or hunting exemptions. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives of the Minnesota Public Lands Coalition, tribal officials from the Max Band and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a retired DNR conservation officer, a retired wildlife manager, and the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, argued the bill would better protect wetlands, wildlife habitat, and culturally significant areas, improve transparency and tribal consultation, and make trail planning and enforcement more workable. The EQB said the amended bill’s rulemaking timeline was more workable, and the DNR described its existing multi-step trail review and consultation process. Opponents, including ATV Minnesota, county commissioners from northern counties, and a representative of the Minnesota Trappers Association, argued the bill would burden or restrict existing trail systems, increase costs, and threaten tourism and local economies. They said current trail development already involves DNR and local review, and that the bill could reduce access for riders, trappers, and other users. In member questions, the author and a Minnesota Association of Townships representative said the bill was intended to codify DNR best practices and bring local governments into the process earlier, while confirming that hunting exemptions were not removed.

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• I was completely stranded at JFK/UMass train station on the Red Line.
• This bill will require an increase in state and local regulation, mandatory safety training for craft
• House Bill 460 will require an increase in state and local regulation, mandatory safety training for
• The current law creates difficulties for local training providers.
• Many training providers have closed.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure opened with logistical remarks about testimony procedures, time limits, accessibility supports, and the large number of witnesses. The first bill discussed was H. 451, which would allow professional license applicants who do not have a Social Security number to use an ITIN instead. Supporters said the bill would help qualified workers, especially immigrants, enter licensed trades and professions without lowering training or testing standards, while addressing workforce shortages. Committee members asked a few questions, and the bill was framed as a uniform statewide licensing reform. The bulk of the hearing focused on S. 210 and H. 1278, two bills aimed at improving wheelchair repair and warranty protections. Supporters included the Attorney General’s Office, disability advocates, wheelchair users, clinicians, and legislators, who described long repair delays, missed work and medical appointments, loss of independence, hospitalizations, pressure injuries, and other harms caused by broken wheelchairs and slow service. They argued for stronger timelines, two-year warranties, required parts availability, loaner chairs, and enforcement mechanisms, with H. 1278 modeled on a Connecticut-style repair deadline and S. 210 focused on warranty protections. Several witnesses emphasized that wheelchairs are essential medical equipment, not ordinary consumer goods. Opposition came from NCart, which said it supports solutions but raised concerns that the bills, as written, could be difficult to implement for complex rehab technology. NCart said some warranty provisions may not fit wear-and-tear components and noted that MassHealth has already taken steps such as preventive maintenance, reduced prior authorization, and transportation support. Other witnesses and advocates countered that the current market is dominated by a few profitable companies and that the legislature needs to impose clear standards because voluntary fixes have not worked. The committee also heard testimony on S. 195, a toxic-free kids bill from Senator Comerford and Representative Hawkins, which would restrict PFAS and other toxic chemicals in children’s products and create disclosure and phase-out requirements. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Do they have even basic disclosure training? Right? Small businesses might not have that.
• Do they have even basic disclosure training? Right? Small businesses might not have that.
• Here is a Deciding to Disclose training with MOD.
• They do a lot of trainings.
• They may train the care providers on linguistic competency, cultural competency.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met virtually and in person for its June meeting. Members approved the March meeting minutes and heard a chair’s report on recent “Meeting the Moment” community conversations, including the successful Lowell event and plans for a July 14 Northampton event and an October National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration at the State House. The October event will include a panel with MassAbility on artificial intelligence and its impacts on people with disabilities, with discussion of both accessibility benefits and risks such as bias and discrimination. A major presentation came from the Supplier Diversity Office on its Empowering Abilities in Contracting and Employment (EAC) program. Staff described the program’s evolution from a pilot launched after 2016 legislation to a statewide policy now included in new state contracts. The program aims to increase certification of disability-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, expand workforce participation by people with disabilities, and use vendor reporting to track progress toward a 3% workforce goal. The office reported about 292 active certified businesses, roughly 40 vendors currently on EAC contracts, and expectations that the number of participating vendors will grow to about 130 by November. Commissioners praised the program and asked about its reach, data, and potential replication in other states or institutions. The advisory council update highlighted broad engagement across topics including accessibility, employment, youth transition, housing, health equity, transportation, technology, AI, and supported decision-making. Members were asked to share fact sheets and resources for posting on the commission website, and two council members will help plan the October employment event. Subcommittee reports followed: the employment subcommittee reviewed transition-to-employment barriers, the disability employment tax credit, veteran services, and a SEED policy brief; the workforce supports subcommittee discussed apprenticeships and a May webinar on addressing workforce barriers through apprenticeships; and the long-term services and supports/health equity subcommittee heard about care coordination training resources and a presentation on post-COVID health care inequities for people with disabilities. The executive director also reported on ongoing work with state agencies, MassHealth-related conversations, caregiver and aging issues, and AI planning. The meeting ended with commissioner announcements on the Paul Spooner Generational Leadership Summit and a Medicaid summit, followed by adjournment by vote.

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• We don't need training. We have training.
• The Ventura training program exists nowhere else in the country.
• In terms of the training, they receive two weeks of training.
• Projects have to use a skilled and trained workforce.
• So what we're looking to do is enhance training.

Summary: The committee hearing centered first on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on the largest polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would make polluters help pay for climate harms, protect taxpayers, create jobs in construction and clean energy, and dedicate at least 40% of funds to disadvantaged communities. Support testimony came from environmental justice groups, labor, youth advocates, health organizations, and many individual witnesses, while opponents from the building trades, chambers of commerce, petroleum, and business groups warned it would raise fuel and consumer costs, threaten refinery jobs, and create legal and economic uncertainty. Committee members debated the bill’s impact on affordability, jobs, refinery closures, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses climate funding needs. The committee ultimately voted to give AB 1243 a due pass recommendation to the Judiciary Committee, with the roll left open. After AB 1243, the committee moved to another bill on wildfire mitigation and related resilience work. The author said the measure addresses a long-running wildfire problem and accepted committee amendments, describing the bill as a response to increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the need to help communities stay safe and rebuild after disasters. The transcript cuts off as that presentation begins, so no final action on the second bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• abortion medication clinical training abortion medication clinical training data<01:56:46.320>
• They are trained.
• You don't think they're properly trained that we ran an amendment to get them trained.
• You don't think they're properly trained that we ran an amendment to get them trained.
• . trained. trained.

Keywords: 981, all

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• the Laconia State School and training the Laconia State School and training center<00:42:32.240>
• Nothing, and even the Bridges training program, which is wonderful. College.
• And even the Bridges training program, which is wonderful, who's helping them get online?
• > exercises, health, planning, training, exercises, health, planning, training, exercises, communications
• <04:37:32.240> and training and training and type<04:37:34.561> needs.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Bills: SB2969, SB3263, SB2602, SB3229, SB3199, SB2550, SB2877, SB3325, SB2024, SB2614, SB2613, SB3063, SB2319, SB2800, SB2892, SB2321, SB2407, SB2805, SB2153, SB2595, SB2781, SB3233, SB2360, SB1432, SB2543, SB2599, SB3053, SB2001, SB2041, SB3247, SB3253, SB2401, SB2673, SB3067, SB411, SB2934, SB3219, SB2919, SB2239, SB2532, SB2601, SB1032, SB2446, SB2152, SB2721, SB3076, SB3140, SB2671, SB2338, SB2268, SB99, SB2930, SB3069, SB3096, SB3097, SB3090, SB2060, SB3028, SB2544, SB2069, SB2552, SB3218, SB3022, SB148, SB2259, SB2578, SB2928, SB2816, SB2580

Keywords: SB2969, Maui wildfire, Maui wildfires, wildfire exposure, Maui Health Registry, University of Hawaii, public health, biomonitoring, medical screening, mental health services, trauma recovery, disaster recovery, first responders, kupuna, children's health, medically vulnerable, environmental exposure, toxic exposure, respiratory illness, community health

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• However, both recommendations include slight increases solely for risk rate increases that are mandatory
• important for our community: entrepreneurship, workforce development, financial literacy, business training
• The executive increases personnel costs for mandatory rate increases.
• really might, it's when we're looking at some of the outputs that we're targeting—the number of trainings
• statutory authority is to promote educational involvement in Spaceport activities and education and training

Keywords: 996, all

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• And so the training is key because some of this work is very serious.
• There are some other peer support trainings out there that are not first responder peer support, trainings
• to train our first responders in peer support, Senator, full.
• some of the trainings are expensive.
• Yes, that are already trained.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So that’s the new hire training.
• So next slide by providing training.
• Um training to the new hire training.
• foster parents recruitment and training? foster parents recruitment and training?
• We also have ongoing training. They're required to take, I think it's 6 hours of training.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• for the entire year one day for training for the entire year one day for training one<00:20:51.280
• Small employers face increased recruitment, training, and/or overtime costs if they can even find an
• and or overtime costs if they training and or overtime costs if they can<00:37:15.160> even<00
• Is it some kind of training, professional material? Is it something on a COLA?
• professional material is it training professional material is it something<01:09:17.319> on<01

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee’s first official meeting was framed as an informational session, with the chair saying no legislation would be acted on and that testimony would focus on what is working and not working for businesses and workers in Minnesota. The stated topics included earned sick and safe time, paid family and medical leave, labor shortages, and broader business climate concerns. The chair also noted the absence of DFL members and invited questions to be held until the end so testifiers could present fully. Lauren Shodor of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued that Minnesota’s business climate has worsened because of high taxes, rising costs, regulation, and new workplace mandates. She cited chamber survey and research findings saying more businesses are considering leaving the state, that Minnesota companies are investing more in other states than vice versa, and that the state lags national growth rates. She said employers are especially concerned about earned sick and safe time and the upcoming paid family and medical leave program, which the chamber believes add compliance burdens and costs, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Matt Hilgart of the Association of Minnesota Counties said the new leave laws affect county budgets and operations because labor is the main county cost and services are often state-mandated. He said the programs were imposed outside the collective bargaining process and can duplicate existing county benefits, increase costs, and create staffing and service challenges. He asked for changes including clearer premium-sharing language, exclusion of elected officials and short-term election workers from paid leave requirements, better exemption and private-plan rules, coordination requirements for intermittent leave, and more clarity for essential employees during weather emergencies. Owen Worth of the League of Minnesota Cities said cities are facing similar implementation problems, with overlapping leave policies and concerns about stacking state and federal leave rules, and he indicated the league would support changes to reduce administrative and budget pressures on cities.

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• Will there be gender verification trainings?
• We will educate and train 500 more LNA's, a level of clinician that has become increasingly important
• We will educate and train complex cases.
• We will educate and train 500<03:46:55.120> more<03:46:56.120> LNAS,<03:46:57.120> a
• up to 120 children's providers and train up to 120 children's behavioral<03:47:24.239> health

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And a mandatory minimum fine of not less than $1,000 for each separately.
• And a mandatory minimum fine of not less than $1,000 for each separately.
• The minimum mandatory separately.
• <01:36:20.480> that this and other minimum mandatories that this and other minimum mandatories
• around this mandatory minimum section. around this mandatory minimum section.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• All of them work mandatory overtime.
• So they them work mandatory overtime.
• or three shifts a week of mandatory or three shifts a week of mandatory overtime.<00:53:19.680><
• employers for cost to deliver training employers for cost to deliver training for<02:27:52.880><
• They're in the training already.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're providing training for teachers used to support the new testing instructions, involving current
• Part of HB 4 is eliminating the mandatory requirement of social studies assessments.
• Please let Texas medical schools continue training compassionate and competent physicians.
• Um, it's a very fragile position to be in, but you become very accustomed to it through our training,
• I believe you might have trained with one of my parents, actually. Or grandparents.

Bills: HB4, HB20

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2853, which would allow the UT System Board of Regents to adjust the University of Texas at El Paso student union fee above the current statutory cap, subject to student approval, to help fund a new student union building. Senator Blanco explained the bill and the committee substitute, there were no questions or witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the committee adopted the substitute and left the bill pending subject to the call of the chair. The committee then heard House Bill 610, which would limit severance payments for terminated independent school district superintendents to six months’ salary and benefits. Senator Paxton described large severance payouts and said the bill had passed the House overwhelmingly. There were no witnesses, public testimony was closed, and the bill was left pending. A lengthy hearing followed on House Bill 4623, which would waive school district immunity in certain cases involving negligent hiring, supervision, or employment of professional school employees who commit abuse or related misconduct against students. Senator Paxton and several witnesses, including survivors and parents, argued the bill was needed to address cover-ups, delayed reporting, and repeated failures to remove dangerous employees; some members raised concerns about liability caps, litigation, and how the bill would interact with the Tort Claims Act. The committee also heard from TEA staff and employee-group witnesses who discussed possible injunctions and stronger no-hire protections. Public testimony was then closed and the bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4, an accountability and assessment bill that would restore A-F ratings, change the state testing system, and replace STAAR with shorter, more instructionally useful assessments. Senator Bettencourt explained the committee substitute, including annual ratings, limits on taxpayer-funded lawsuits, and a phased-in testing redesign with beginning, middle, and end-of-year assessments. Testimony was generally supportive from education and business groups, though some witnesses favored norm-referenced testing while others emphasized criterion-referenced, TEKS-aligned assessments; one witness noted social studies assessments were restored in the bill. The hearing concluded with additional invited testimony and no final vote reported in the transcript.

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• And that's part of my problem, okay, is that that back of the budget cut is a mandatory cut.
• So, you know, back of the budget cut is a mandatory back of the budget cut is a mandatory cut.<00:29:
• And if they opened up the program, are there people waiting for those training spots?
• And if they opened up the program, are there people waiting for those training spots?
• Will provide you free training.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, approving the prior meeting minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. It then received an update from DHHS Commissioner Lori Weaver on the department’s rural health transformation grant submission. Weaver said the grant was submitted ahead of the deadline, reflected input from communities and providers statewide, and would now enter a CMS review and negotiation phase. She explained that the governor’s office will oversee the grant with DHHS, that some proposals may be limited by federal parameters, and that the department may need to hire some staff to administer the grant, within the grant’s administrative cap. Members also discussed DHHS budget pressures and staffing. The department’s CFO, Nathan White, reviewed the agency’s budget mix, noting that DHHS accounts for a large share of the state’s operating and general fund budgets, and explained projected general fund lapse estimates, which he said are currently just under $20 million for the department. He also described why lapse projections are difficult to predict in DHHS because many costs are driven by utilization and because some funds are statutorily non-lapsing. White reported that vacancy rates have risen, citing about 400 unfunded positions in the current biennium and the department’s hiring freeze, while emphasizing that direct-care positions are being prioritized. Committee members raised concerns that back-of-the-budget cuts and weak revenue collections could affect the department’s ability to manage lapse projections. The committee then heard from Division of Public Health Director Ian Watt on vaccine policy and federal changes. Watt said New Hampshire continues to support access to safe and effective vaccines, including through the universal purchase program and seasonal respiratory virus guidance. He explained a recent CDC change regarding the MMRV vaccine, which now discourages the combined shot for the first dose in children under four because of febrile seizure risk, while still allowing it for the second dose. Watt said New Hampshire’s school and child care vaccine mandates remain stable, with nine vaccines required for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, and that the state continues to review federal recommendations cautiously. He also said there have been no supply or funding disruptions affecting vaccine access, and that childhood vaccine funding through commercial insurers remains intact. Finally, the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias presented its annual report. The subcommittee said it met about six times, heard presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and began work on updating the state’s Alzheimer’s plan, which had last been updated in 2015-2016. To gather more direct input, the subcommittee formed a needs-assessment work group to develop a survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers. It recommended integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease, aging, and public health outreach; embedding cognitive health into systems of care and the state health improvement plan; adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS; and continuing partnerships with aging and advocacy organizations. Members praised the report and suggested it should clearly identify the subcommittee and include page numbers in future versions.

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• He was a devoted big brother, a classically trained pianist, and a piano teacher while he attended Sacramento
• strategies to identify and penalize the thousands of local businesses currently operating without mandatory
• believe that when a reckless driving collision results in a fatality, there should be immediate and mandatory
• suspension of the driver's license. ...and mandatory suspension of the driver's license.
• Friday Night Live and Every 15 Minutes for teens, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Department's training

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory
• A mandatory 90 day license suspension extension, and a 2-year conditional suspension of both their license
• things in Houston are a little bit better with our new mayor, but I would say it's more of a, uh, the train
• is continuing to get worse and worse, um, we do have a main nexus in Houston who is teaching and training
• make a first-degree felony, obviously, 5 to 99 as opposed to 2 to 20, there's nothing in this bill mandatory

Bills: HB316

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding