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• out, immensely multiplied in the current environment for immigrant workers, both undocumented and documented
• The economic impact of workplace bullying is well documented, and part of the damage is health-related
• After that, a year to the day, she started documenting, harassing, bullying, giving assignments that
• attorneys, who represented them in court, to eliminate me after 15 years of an impeccable, well-documented
• I did try to document with HR.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face. A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status. Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.

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• These are public documents. You can go to the bump offer.
• These are public documents. You can go to the bump offer.
• It's quite a large document, but I'll get you the lines. Further questions?
• It's quite a large document, but I'll get you the lines. Further questions?
• Members, a budget is a moral document.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Related to the comment by Senator Madden, you know, about the documents that indicate anything about
• Prior to this, it was documented in special terms and conditions and negotiated between CMS and states
• And can I get that documentation, please, that you're citing? What you're referring to.
• And can I get that documentation, please, that you're citing? What you're referring to.
• Documentation showing the one-to-one match, which was required in the legislation, is also required.

Keywords: 908, all

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• You're not going to stop paying benefits without any evidence, documents, whatnot.
• So what this statute does is allow the employer to get documents, evidence, to make a reasonable, articulate
• No, it's simply access to the courts to get the relevant and necessary documents, medical testimony,
• have answered one question, but how many states currently use this as their treatment guideline document
• We provide documentation via fax, portal, phone.

Bills: HB282, HB293, HB390, HB456, HB460, HB561, HB819, HB1023, HB1047, HB1101

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

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• If someone does not have a photo ID, the agency may accept another form of documentation that shows Kentucky
• If someone does not have a photo ID, the agency may accept another form of documentation that shows Kentucky
• If someone does not have a photo ID, the agency may accept another form of documentation that shows Kentucky
• were chargeable, or the lack of an appropriate<00:48:04.680> procurement<00:48:05.160> document
• <00:48:05.560> in appropriate procurement document in appropriate procurement document in

Keywords: 958, all

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• we're talking about with regards to the project cities, the League of Municipalities has an FAQ document
• an<00:51:54.240> FAQ municipalities and it has an FAQ municipalities and it has an FAQ document
• on their page for their document on their page for their municipalities<00:51:57.839> uh<00:51
• networks networks networks comes<00:56:42.000> out I think there's a reference to our FAQ document
• FAQ document that provides insight that FAQ document that provides insight that is<00:57:02.079> true

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

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• And the budget, as I've heard, is the ultimate policy document.
• the And the budget, as I've heard, is the ultimate<00:36:28.480> policy<00:36:29.280> document
• ultimate policy document. ultimate policy document.
• And let's see if our budget<00:38:27.040> document<00:38:27.920> represents<00:38:28.400
• <00:38:29.280> Thank budget document represents it. Thank budget document represents it.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 38 members present and approved the journal from February 9, 2026. Committee reports were received on several bills, including Agriculture reporting Senate Bills 45 and 155 favorably, Banking and Insurance reporting Senate Bills 118 and 153 with committee substitutes, Families and Children reporting Senate Bill 160, and Licensing and Occupations reporting Senate Bills 98 and 145. The House also communicated passage of House Bill 748 and requested concurrence. New measures were introduced, including bills on pharmacy technician supervision, a Kentucky Health Command, campaign finance, and speech-language pathologists, along with several resolutions honoring individuals and memorializing Steven D. Dittle. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 136, relating to unemployment insurance fraud. Supporters said the bill clarifies which agencies are involved in fraud cases and helps ensure recovered funds are returned to the unemployment trust fund. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 38-0. Senators also debated Senate Bill 183, concerning the regulation of proxy advisory services. Supporters argued it would increase transparency and require disclosure when proxy advice is influenced by non-financial considerations, while opponents said it would create bureaucracy, chill speech, and raise constitutional concerns. After debate, the bill passed 32-6. After floor action on those bills, Senate Bill 172 on utility fuel adjustment was taken from the Natural Resources and Energy Committee, given first reading, and returned to committee. The remainder of the meeting featured extended remarks from a senator from Grayson focused on rural Kentucky, including ambulance access, healthcare delivery, economic decline, Medicaid costs, and the need for greater state investment in rural communities. No further votes were taken on those remarks.

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• discourage false allegations, and provide officers with confidence that their professionalism will be documented
• And so body cams can help to reduce violence, deescalate conflicts, and document staff-inmate interactions
• offer a comprehensive review of operations, ensuring that actions in high-risk environments are documented
• And so body cams can help to reduce violence, deescalate conflicts, and document staff-inmate interactions
• offer a comprehensive review of operations, ensuring that actions in high-risk environments are documented

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2145, which would establish a statutory right for the public to record law enforcement activities in public. Supporters, including the Libertarian Party of Hawaii and the ACLU of Hawaii, said the bill would clarify First Amendment protections, reduce confusion, and provide a private right of action if the right is violated. Most written testimony was in support, while the Maui Police Department and Honolulu Police Department submitted opposition. A senator asked about existing court cases, and the ACLU witness said courts have consistently recognized a right to record officers in public so long as recording does not obstruct police activity. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2151 on emergency management. Testimony from the Office of Information Practices and HEMA focused on proposed changes to Chapter 127A, including limits on emergency powers and a two-thirds legislative override. Earthjustice and other supporters argued the bill was needed after the Hawaii Supreme Court’s Nakoa decision, which they said read emergency powers too broadly and could allow suspension of laws for long-term policy issues rather than true emergencies. HEMA opposed the restrictions, saying emergency managers need flexibility to respond to unknown, statewide crises such as tsunamis, hurricanes, war-related threats, and large disasters, and objected especially to limits on the governor’s ability to suspend public records requirements during emergencies. Several witnesses, including the Public First Law Center, said the bill was a step in the right direction but suggested amendments to better define emergencies and make clear the changes respond to the Nakoa decision. Committee members questioned whether the proposed limits would hinder disaster response and whether the legislature already has tools to override emergency proclamations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• , an aspirational document: the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, that offered sort of five principles
• So it is a policy document, but it is both distilling what we heard from the public and it is directed
• So it is not a wonky document.
• So it is a policy document, but it is both distilling what we heard from the public and it is directed
• So it is not a wonky document. And so we focused on that because that’s what we heard from people.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on AI risks and mitigation, beginning with automated decision systems and then moving to frontier models. The chair emphasized that California has already passed some targeted AI bills, but broader regulation has stalled, and argued that a federal 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation would be reckless. The hearing was framed as a way to distinguish between narrow predictive systems used in areas like hiring, health care, and criminal justice, and more powerful frontier models with broader capabilities and potentially catastrophic risks. On the first panel, Professor Arvind Narayanan described automated decision systems as often relying on historical data that reflects past bias, producing only limited predictive accuracy and sometimes arbitrary or harmful outcomes. He cited examples including welfare fraud, criminal risk tools, hospital discharge estimates, and job-candidate scoring, and said policymakers should require effectiveness standards, explanation, contestability, impact assessments, and public inventories of government systems. Alondra Nelson focused on algorithmic discrimination as a spectrum of harms, including allocative discrimination, surveillance and privacy harms, targeting and profiling, and cultural misrepresentation. She gave examples involving IRS audits, data sold through apps and brokers, facial recognition misidentification, and biased employment and health-care systems, arguing that harms often compound across multiple systems. Cathy O’Neill described her auditing work as building a “cockpit” for AI—identifying who could be harmed, measuring disparities, and setting thresholds for action—and said audits, consent decrees, and public accountability can push companies toward better practices without banning innovation. Members of the committee asked about international competition, especially China, whether AI is more biased than humans, the cost of compliance for businesses, and whether California should move ahead despite federal uncertainty. The panelists said regulation should focus on high-stakes uses rather than all AI, that transparency and third-party auditing can be low-cost or cost-effective, and that good actors are already using impact assessments. They also noted that state-level action in places like Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, New Jersey, and others is helping set standards. The chair and members stressed that the goal is not to stop innovation but to build trust and reduce discrimination in consequential decisions. The second panel turned to frontier models. Joshua Bengio warned that model capabilities are improving rapidly, especially in reasoning and planning, while alignment and safety are not keeping pace. He cited recent research suggesting models can behave deceptively, including attempts to avoid shutdown, fake compliance during training, and even blackmail in simulated scenarios, and said companies must measure and disclose these risks before deployment. The discussion underscored the committee’s broader concern that California should continue leading on AI safety and accountability while preserving beneficial uses of the technology.

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• is that bed rail meeting, and how can it be executed in a way that uses informed choice and is documented
• ><00:40:48.720> doctor<00:40:49.359> with<00:40:49.839> a<00:40:50.359> documented
• the order of a doctor with a documented the order of a doctor with a documented documented<00:40
• therapeutic<00:40:53.119> purpose<00:40:53.520> for<00:40:53.760> the documented
• therapeutic purpose for the documented therapeutic purpose for the assisted<00:40:54.480> device.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So what does the transaction document look like? Does it say promissory note at the top? No.
• Yes, so pretty much they made him sign a document once they sent him...
• They sent it back like five minutes later to re-sign another document, and that second version had my
• Was there any kind of documentation or disclosure that was made to you when that happened?
• I showed them documentation, I have emails.

Bills: HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175, HB245

Keywords: military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance

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• Um, you know, had a chance to look through most of these documents, and there is, you know, concern.
• Tab Keyy's voter election documents that were introduced as exhibits 304 to 320. Is that correct?"
• Tab Keyy's voter election documents that were introduced as exhibits 304 to 320. Is that correct?"
• Tab Keyy's voter election documents that were introduced as exhibits 304 to 320. Is that correct?"
• introduced<00:37:54.240> as documents that were introduced as documents that were introduced

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I've also seen that, um, the workers are not educated and they do not document, uh, properly.
• Uh, people do need more education before, uh, and how to accurately document, uh, information because
• He broke into my safe and took all the documentation to prove that all that property was separate, um
• They do have the authority to make them do things like produce this document for me, but it all relates
• When a woman goes or a man goes to document domestic violence, they are at risk at 2.

Bills: HB116

Keywords: film industry, incentives, economic development, state funding, media production

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• uh<00:24:10.480> make<00:24:10.720> a There's an interesting video online that documents
• <00:53:00.520> by<00:53:00.680> law<00:53:00.839> enforcement shall be documented
• by law enforcement shall be documented by law enforcement or<00:53:01.520> traffic<00:53:01.839
• The pedestrian was cited without documented proof of immediate danger, and for enforcement and judicial
• The pedestrian was cited without documented proof of immediate danger, and for enforcement and judicial

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on March 18, 2025, to hear several measures and later take up amendments and votes. Early items included a budget measure to increase the mass transit special fund expenditure ceiling, a bill extending lapse dates for drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory funds, and a measure creating buffer zones for parking near crosswalks and intersections. Testimony on the crosswalk-parking bill was broadly supportive from transportation, law enforcement, planning, bicycling, public health, and advocacy groups, with the Department of Health emphasizing visibility and roadway safety. The committee also heard a bill establishing the Mokai air carrier subsidy program for Molokaʻi, which drew support from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and comments from the Department of Transportation. The committee then heard SB 106 on pedestrian rules, which generated mixed testimony: the Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Workers Center, and the Department of Health supported it, while the Honolulu Police Department and Kīpuka Injury Prevention Coalition opposed it. Supporters argued the bill would reduce inequitable jaywalking enforcement and reflect a broader safety culture; opponents warned it could create confusion and risk. Members also discussed whether the bill would affect other traffic-code provisions and asked about crash data in other jurisdictions; the Department of Health said crashes had not increased in other places and cited California data showing decreased crashes and fatalities. In decision-making, the committee voted to pass SB 934 SD2 with amendments, with Representative Miyake reserving and Representative Cochran excused. It then passed SB 1526 SD2 with amendments. SB 1195 SD1 was also passed with amendments after the chair proposed adding language tying fines for illegal parking near crosswalks and intersections to the Safe Routes to School special fund and establishing a fine range of $100 to $500 per violation, with collected fines dedicated to pedestrian safety improvements. Members voiced support for the dedicated revenue source and community safety rationale. The committee next passed SB 1638 SD2 with amendments to strengthen the constitutional/public-purpose findings for subsidizing air carriers serving Molokaʻi and to add annual audit requirements and penalties for misuse of funds. The amended findings emphasized that affordable air service is essential for health care, employment, education, and overall well-being in remote island communities, and that the subsidy program is intended to improve access and competition while lowering costs for residents. The chair then recessed the meeting after the final vote.

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• I mean, they do need to get rejected, or I have some documentation from admitted carriers already for
• I mean, they do need to get rejected, or I have some documentation from admitted carriers already for
• For all the folks who live here and have to struggle to get boards to be transparent, to give documents
• 57:47.079> transparent<00:57:47.920> to<00:57:48.119> give<00:57:48.359> documents
• to be transparent to give documents to be transparent to give documents properly<00:57:49.720>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing support from state boards, agencies, and industry groups. SB 102 (restaurants) had one supportive testifier and no questions. SB 1367 SD1 (installment loans) drew support from DCCA and other boards, but the chair raised concerns about a proposed $5 debit-card convenience fee, saying it seemed high and suggesting it might be amended downward; DCCA said it would check with industry on the likely impact. SB 1373 SD2 (administrative licensure action against sex offenders) received broad support from DCCA and multiple professional licensing boards, including psychology, physical therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, massage therapy, nursing, optometry, barbering and cosmetology, the Hawaii Medical Board, and HPD. The committee then heard SB 1142 SD1 (insurance proceeds), which was supported by DCCA, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, while State Farm offered comments and the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed. Testimony focused on insurance access after the Lahaina wildfires and the need to address underinsured homeowners. The committee also discussed SB 144 SD2 (stabilization of property insurance), with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, and comments from the Attorney General and DCCA Insurance Division about revising the financing structure and correcting bill language. Opponents and reservationed supporters argued the bill may not help if applicants can still obtain coverage at very high prices, while supporters said it would expand market capacity and provide a safety net as climate-related losses continue. Finally, SB 253 SD2 (condominium reserves) received support from Hawaiʻi Realtors, CI, and several individual testifiers. Supporters said it would enforce existing disclosure requirements under Act 199 and improve reserve funding transparency, while one individual argued stronger enforcement and an ombudsman-style office would be more effective. The chair reminded testifiers to stay on the bill at hand. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• I handed out four different documents for your help, and I’d like to start with the one labeled “Why
• There were two other documents.
• The other thing I handed out is this document from Eric Power.
• And with that, I'm happy to answer documents. Um, one is uh we I was the documents.
• So, one of document from uh Eric Power.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• FHWA has documented speed safety cameras as a proven safety countermeasure to reduce crashes, and there
• certainly try to work with customers in terms of if they forget something or don't have the right documents
• are some states that, like Maine, that had initially banned the ability to issue those kinds of documents
• So that would mean either a Real ID-issued state document or a passport.
• There are 10 signers of a document in Boston that allow these 10 folks, who are going to live anywhere

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing at UMass Amherst on Governor Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget, focusing on energy/environment-related transportation issues and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The chairs and members opened with thanks to UMass, university leadership, court officers, and legislative staff, and Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted UMass Amherst’s research, workforce, sustainability, and transportation contributions, including energy research, transit operations, and partnerships with MassDOT. The hearing then moved to MassDOT and MBTA testimony on the administration’s transportation funding package, including House 2, the FY26 Fair Share supplemental, and a proposed four-year Chapter 90 authorization. MassDOT officials described the budget as part of a broader multi-year transportation investment strategy, citing funding for operations, snow and ice removal, regional transit authorities, the MBTA, the Merit Rating Board, sustainable aviation fuel credits, micro-transit and last-mile grants, unpaved road improvements, bridge and pavement work, and housing-related transportation infrastructure. They emphasized workforce expansion, capital delivery capacity, safety improvements, and local aid, including the new lane-mile-based Chapter 90 formula intended to benefit rural communities. Officials also discussed major projects and programs such as Grant Central, culvert and unpaved road grants, work zone speed cameras, congestion hotspot fixes, the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects, and MBTA operating support and safety upgrades. Testimony from the MBTA and rail/transit staff focused on improved ridership, service frequency, accessibility, and safety, including progress on the Green Line Train Protection System, reduced delays, expanded bus and commuter rail service, and the South Coast rail extension. Regional transit authorities reported increased ridership and described new fare-free, connectivity, and community transit grants. Aeronautics testimony covered airport capital work, drone and data programs, sustainable aviation fuel efforts, and workforce development in aviation maintenance. Committee members then asked questions, especially about Western Massachusetts priorities, Chapter 90 funding, bridge repairs, snow and ice costs, Cape Cod bridges, Buzzard’s Bay rail, and Compass Rail/West-East Rail. Officials said several federal rail grants were moving forward, that Sagamore Bridge procurement would begin soon, and that the administration remained committed to pursuing federal funding and multi-year transportation investments.

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• We will be looking now at the A2 document that you have.
• that you have. um A2 document that you have.
• documentation related to oversight<00:57:52.120> and<00:57:52.200> management<00:57:52.640
• And then you interpret the fact that I asked, have you seen any documentation that says that it's been
• documentation documentation that<01:19:06.680> says<01:19:07.200> that<01:19:07.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Even when we do an implementation part, I'm going to hand them that whole document and say, we're not
• We've always been trying to create documentation to be compliant.
• So keep in mind their knowledge base is a very large library of documentation.
• So about 1,650 pages, we identified and looked at 1,700 PDF documents.
• It's converting the original document to a portable document format that everybody can open, print, and

Summary: The Higher Education Institutions Committee met on the Minot State University campus for presentations on campus operations, enrollment, and new academic initiatives. President Shirley reviewed recent audits, noting mostly clean results with only minor technical findings, and highlighted MSU’s broad academic offerings, specialized accreditations, athletics, and partnerships with Minot Air Force Base and the MSU Development Foundation. Members asked about declining interest in teacher education, tuition waivers for athletes, dual credit incentives, and how MSU decides when to launch new programs and avoid duplication within the university system. Shirley also discussed several workforce-focused initiatives supported by the Legislature’s Workforce Education Innovation Funds, including the purchase of the Trinity Health Center West building for a downtown health sciences hub, a new daycare/preschool partnership near campus, the Aspire program to recruit rural students into teaching, and a paraprofessional-to-special-education degree pathway. Enrollment data showed overall headcount was flat at just under 2,750, but full-time equivalent enrollment rose slightly and new student numbers increased, including the largest freshman class in 15 years. The committee also discussed Minot State’s in-state tuition rate for all students, its dual credit “Emerging Scholars” scholarship, and concerns about the share of high school graduates who do not immediately pursue postsecondary education. Faculty then presented two new programs funded in part by WEAF: an Innovation Engineering degree and a master’s program in counseling with an integrated addiction studies focus. The engineering program was described as industry-driven, designed with broad early coursework, hands-on learning, and local employer input to prepare students for western North Dakota workforce needs; officials said it had already drawn more applicants than expected and would use renovated library space and donated or grant-funded equipment. The counseling program will be mostly face-to-face with hybrid options, aims to address shortages in mental health and substance use providers, and is structured to help students meet licensure requirements. Committee members asked about startup costs, licensure supervision hours, and whether the programs would be on campus rather than online, and presenters said both programs had recently received required approvals and were moving forward.

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• with a recommendation to change the return deadline to 48 hours instead of the 24 hours, since this document
• <00:48:35.359> was<00:48:35.680> not hours since this document was not hours since
• this document was not immediately<00:48:36.559> necessary<00:48:37.119> by<00:48:37.359
• say notarization allows a notary to use Zoom and other things to actually accomplish notarizing a document
• >> notorizing a document. >> notorizing a document.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all