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• One, how the process works, but process.
• Um, many of the provisions of our 200 rules when it pertains to hearing processes are in law.
• <00:56:41.839> processes<00:56:42.319> are<00:56:42.559> in pertains to hearing
• processes are in pertains to hearing processes are in law.<00:56:43.119> They're<00:56:43.280
• And it is an expensive process to go forward if you start looking at filing hearings before the Department

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is a roll call for attendance at the June 3, 2026, Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits hearing
• the data through a complex monthly process.
• the data through a complex monthly process.
• So that was part of that process.
• But is it used ahead of the budgeting process to inform the budgeting process, or is it only after the

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the accuracy and reliability of OSPI’s school apportionment system. Auditors said the system, which calculates and distributes K-12 funding using multiple feeder systems and a core apportionment engine, is outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of failure. They reported weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and staffing, and said OSPI relies heavily on manual workarounds, a few knowledgeable staff, and vendor support. In limited testing of three districts, the auditors found the system calculated funding correctly for the 2023-24 school year, but they identified nine small input discrepancies tied to differences between budget materials and state law, which they said could compound into larger dollar amounts. The auditors recommended replacing or modernizing the system and noted that delays in doing so prolong risk. OSPI largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said it has been working toward a new system for years. Agency officials clarified that the Legislature requested a feasibility study in 2022, that the study found the system at risk of catastrophic failure, and that funding for a replacement is now in the state IT pool subject to OCIO/OFM gate reviews. OSPI disputed the audit’s characterization of the rounding and budget-law discrepancies, saying the issue was an agency rule and implementation choice, not an error that caused under- or over-allocation. Officials also said the current system is too old to easily absorb future formula changes, but that the planned replacement should be flexible enough to handle a new funding model if the Legislature adopts one. Committee members asked about the amount and timing of the $16 million project funding, whether smaller districts face greater risk, how many times data is entered, and whether the funding formula should be simplified. Auditors and OSPI both emphasized that formula simplification is a policy question for the Legislature, not the audit. Public testimony came from one online witness, who urged full implementation of the audit recommendations and modernization of the system. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.

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• The process is confidential.
• The process is confidential.
• The process is confidential.
• The process is confidential.
• The process is confidential.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we're going to have a hearing with Mr. Vought, right? Yes, sir. Okay.
• That's why we have the hearing here.
• So you will be watching that regulatory process? The regulatory process to make...
• Senator, we haven't begun the budget process.
• that deliberative process.

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• You're going to hear about that more today.
• You're going to hear more about that.
• You're going to hear a lot about that.
• Washington, as you'll hear more from, Washington, as you'll hear more from Madeline, is one of the best
• What that means is that the process of linkage is somewhat divorced from the process of consideration

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The committee’s interim work session focused first on carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), with presenters from industry, nonprofits, and state agencies describing Washington’s geologic potential, the role of basalt formations, and the difference between point-source capture, direct air capture, utilization, and permanent storage. Industry and project developers emphasized that Washington has major opportunities to reduce industrial emissions, create jobs, and support hard-to-electrify sectors, while state agencies explained current policy touchpoints in the Cap and Invest Program, emissions exemptions for permanently stored CO2, and the Clean Energy Transformation Act. Several presenters urged clearer statutory and regulatory pathways, including rules for pore space, subsurface rights, pipeline siting, and long-term liability; others cautioned that CCUS should be limited to real emissions reductions and not treated as a substitute for broader clean energy measures. Committee members asked about public comment opportunities, whether mineralized carbon would qualify for exemption under the Climate Commitment Act, the energy intensity of capture systems, aquifer protection, and liability if storage later proves problematic. Ecology said it is developing guidance through a public engagement process running through late June and that mineralized or otherwise permanently stored CO2 would likely qualify if it meets the 1,000-year permanence standard. DNR and outside experts also discussed trust lands, water rights, and the need for additional geophysical surveys and test wells. The panel did not take any votes or formal actions. The second half of the meeting turned to hazardous waste and extended producer responsibility. Ecology reviewed existing product stewardship programs for electronics, paint, batteries, and mercury lights, and described how moderate risk waste and household hazardous waste are currently collected through county facilities and events. Ecology said the electronics program is its best model, while the mercury lamp program is currently in transition after the prior stewardship organization exited and a new organization is seeking approval. Ecology recommended that future EPR programs have clear producer and product definitions, full producer funding, convenience standards, annual reporting, and strong enforcement authority. Local government witnesses from King County and Douglas County described rising costs, access barriers in rural areas, and the need for stable funding and flexible local delivery models. King County said it collected over 3 million pounds of hazardous products in 2025 and argued that EPR could reduce costs for ratepayers and improve equity. Douglas County stressed that rural residents are willing to participate when services are available, but travel distance and operating costs make access difficult. An industry representative supported narrowly scoped stewardship programs like PaintCare but warned that broad household hazardous waste EPR systems can become difficult to administer and may require legislative revisions if responsibilities are not clearly defined. No votes were taken on the hazardous waste topic either.

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• The purpose of this hearing today is to provide public information on the status of the closure process
• That said, I recognize that typically hearings would be a matter of this process and I don't want to
• That said, I recognize that typically hearings would be a matter of this process and I don't want to
• That said, I recognize that typically hearings would be a matter of this process and I don't want to
• That said, I recognize that typically hearings would be a matter of this process and I don't want to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Go through the hearing process." Or adopt the denial. The second thing the panel can do is say...
• The fourth provision allows the governor to bypass the CRC hearing process and schedule the application
• for a hearing before the board without going through the clemency process.
• ." hearing." hearing."
• process of a governor waving a hearing process of a governor waving a hearing requirement<01:00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , when CDCR overhauled its grievance process, the process by which incarcerated people raise allegations
• When CDCR overhauled its grievance process, the process by which incarcerated people raise allegations
• We are in a budget hearing, after all.
• We are in a budget hearing, after all.
• I could hear the residents screaming for help.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:16:51.440> before hearing officer to hear appeals before hearing officer to hear appeals
• <00:23:44.200> process<00:23:45.240> with<00:23:45.400> the appellate hearing
• process with the appellate hearing process with the councils<00:23:46.600> and<00:23:46.720><
• So, within the council processes, they make a decision on the hearing and then internally their rules
• hearing on SB 535. hearing on SB 535.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Today's hearing is embodied Testimony only this is an organizational hearing intended to build a common
• Things that we don't want to hear.
• What's the process right now?
• It was great to hear your testimony.
• We call it a due process. Yes, sir.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• As a reminder, this hearing is organizational.
• We have worked very hard with DPS over the years to ensure that this process and all of the other processes
• You're not hearing from the counties, you're hearing from dishes directly, right?
• you know in the legislative process in 2021.
• We process them.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There is a process embedded in that to deal with that.
• It's been one long, I said what I said, hearing.
• It's, again, part of the process, part of the deliberative process.
• I heard the comment, but we've had hearings about HR 1.
• It is truly embedded in the existing process.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It says the process of settlement is a civilization jihadist process, which all the words mean.
• The process of settlement is a civilization jihadist process.
• process, to hear at least a little bit more substance before this gets to the floor.
• of actually processing that vote.
• And I hear your concerns.

Bills: HB2009, HB2022, HCM2001, HCM2002, HCM2004, HCR2001, HM2001, HM2004

Keywords: campaign contributions, foreign contributions, constitutional amendments, public disclosure, Arizona Revised Statutes, elections, voter registration, provisional ballots, primary election, voter participation, Muslim Brotherhood, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, national security, Islamist extremism, Congress, Arizona, domestic security, CAIR, terrorist organization

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• This has been really helpful for me to hear.
• The hearings, the timing, all of that.
• position of doing an amenability hearing.
• Well, you could go to a 1.5 hearing.
• I, too, think that we need to hear from CYFD, but I think we also need to hear from the Department of

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• Failure to comply with hearing room.
• Thank you to the from the hearing room.
• is a very slow process.
• have different rule making processes? have different rule making processes?
• public confidence in the permit process. public confidence in the permit process.

Bills: HF962, HF3541, HF2936, HF3762, HF2879

Keywords: Capitol security, public safety, emergency management, state buildings, law enforcement, corrections, legislative approval, rule-making, financial impact, jail regulations, expungement, firearm eligibility, criminal records, organized retail crime, retail theft, supply chain theft, theft enterprise, organized theft, cargo theft, shoplifting

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• Is that what I'm hearing in summary? We've started the process, right? Yeah. In a sense, yes.
• <00:03:48.080> So, um already started this process. So, um already started this process.
• Is that what I'm hearing in the process? Is that what I'm hearing in in<00:04:57.520> summary?
• We've started the process, in summary? We've started the process, right?<00:04:59.759> Yeah.
• official process to move through. official process to move through.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education held a resolutions hearing on March 19 and heard testimony on a series of University of Hawaii-related measures. Topics included exploring an Alzheimer’s disease research center and federal funding requirements, establishing a BSN program at UH Maui, expanding student mental health services, supporting Hawaiian language resources at the Kawaihuani Center, creating a homeless student stability and housing resource program, forming a veterinary medicine expansion working group, and compiling a list of bachelor’s programs aligned with regional job needs. Testimony was generally supportive, with UH representatives often noting that several initiatives were already underway or that systemwide assessments and planning processes were in progress. For the veterinary medicine measure, UH said Windward Community College would not be the ideal location for a doctoral program, but the system would be willing to study the issue systemwide. For the Maui nursing program, UH said it had already received authorization to plan and was working through the curriculum approval process, with a goal of offering the program in fall 2026. For the student basic needs resolution, UH said a systemwide assessment covered all campuses and islands, with a report expected in summer or fall. In decision making, the committee recommended passage of HCR 31/HR 30, HCR 73/HR 66, HCR 96/HR 92, and HCR 97/HR 93 as is, and all were adopted without objection. HCR 124/HR 120 and HCR 125/HR 121 were passed with amendments, including a technical amendment and a request to send a certified copy to the Kawaihuani Center director. HCR 195/HR 188 was passed with amendments to add a UH Hilo representative to the veterinary working group, and HCR 196/HR 189 was passed with amendments to include UH and HMC in the list of schools developing job-aligned bachelor’s program lists and to incorporate HMSO style changes. The committee then adjourned.

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• the one thing I really want you to hear the one thing I really want you to hear is<00:19:14.799>
• this bill today and are we going to hear this bill today and are we going to hear it<00:49:42.480
• Um I would love to hear is unclear. Um I would love to hear these<00:49:57.760> back.
• five, six weeks ago, what did I hear? five, six weeks ago, what did I hear?
• process that takes time and costs money. process that takes time and costs money.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This committee does not typically hold hearings for U.S. Attorney nominees, but Mr.
• One of the first hearings you scheduled, a bipartisan hearing, was on the issue of anti-Semitism.
• I urge this committee to hold a public hearing, noting that Mr.
• the usual process that any questions that any members want to submit outside of having a public hearing
• Hearing none, those in favor say aye. Those opposed say no.

Bills: SB1040, SB1041, SB1095, SB1096, SB1097, SB527

Keywords: drug competition, product hopping, generic drugs, biosimilars, federal regulations, FTC Act, patent, biological products, healthcare access, affordable prescriptions, Medicare, Federal Trade Commission, sham petitions, competition, public health, unfair competition, healthcare, pharmaceutical, antitrust law, pay-for-delay

Summary: The meeting focused on addressing the high cost of prescription drugs and the abusive practices that contribute to elevated prices affecting American families. Several bills were presented, including proposals to end pay-for-delay deals and to enhance transparency in the operations of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The discussion was notable for its emphasis on consumer protection and ensuring that cheaper generic drugs reach the market more effectively. Members expressed frustration over past attempts to pass similar legislation stalling in the Senate, leading to renewed efforts to push these bills forward.

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• And the way they do the PUD process.
• Now, what do the cities get process.
• All we hear is no, and we never hear actual solutions.
• All we hear is no, and we never hear actual solutions.
• All we hear is no, we hear is concerns.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Anyone interested in participating in the hearing will be able to do so at the end of the hearing. all
• We'll be hearing from parochial schools. We'll be hearing from school choice.
• And Senator, you'll hear from our friends in Utah that actually manage that program, and you'll hear
• Later in the hearing, we have an accreditation commissioner who would also come on the hearing to review
• the accreditation process.

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 1185, senate, all