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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State government committee approves HF289 2/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- our folks to, let's say, find ways to find efficiencies or save money, and we're rewarded with this pool
- our folks to, let's say, find ways to find efficiencies or save money, and we're rewarded with this pool
- our folks to, let's say, find ways to find efficiencies or save money, and we're rewarded with this pool
Summary:
The committee took up House File 289, authored by Representative Quam, and adopted a technical A1 amendment before moving the bill forward. Quam explained that the bill is intended to create a mechanism for frontline state employees, faculty, and management to identify waste, inefficiency, and possible savings in agency budgets, with a portion of any savings going back to the state budget and the remainder placed in a special fund for mission-related spending decided by a joint committee. He said the idea grew out of earlier faculty union discussions and that the bill had previously passed with bipartisan support, though it was underused when first enacted.
Members generally praised the goal of empowering employees and improving efficiency, but several raised concerns about the bill’s practical operation and low historical use. Representative Jones asked why uptake had been limited and whether current conditions would improve participation; Quam responded that larger budgets and more employee engagement could make the program more useful now. Representative Freiberg and Representative Bonner both supported the concept but questioned whether employees would understand budget constraints and whether the structure might discourage managers from saving money intentionally. Quam argued that employee input would improve decisions, morale, and credibility, and could help justify needed investments.
Representative Koznick asked how the bill interacted with the Odyssey Fund, and staff clarified that the two are separate accounts and do not directly affect each other. Representative Koznick also objected to comments he viewed as attacking the administration, and the chair reminded members not to impute motives. Representative Kosnik/Quam indicated openness to future improvements, but Representative Bonner said she was not ready to support the bill in its current form because of concerns about the approval process through MMB and the Legislative Audit Commission. Despite those reservations, the committee ultimately voted to send House File 289, as amended, to the General Register.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- required to adhere to practices that are connected to a classroom teacher certification, limiting the pool
- If there's any way that we can increase the number of applicants, the pool that's eligible, we should
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum and first temporarily postponed SB 920 on mathematics education. The committee then took up SB 1216, which would revise public school personnel compensation rules to give districts more flexibility in using cost-of-living adjustments, recognizing advanced degrees, and adjusting performance pay limits for educators and other school personnel. Senator Rodriguez said the bill would add tools for recruitment and retention without replacing performance pay, and several members spoke in strong support, emphasizing teacher pay, retention, and the need to invest in education. The bill was reported favorably after roll call.
The committee next considered SB 1036 on school counselors. Senator Claudio explained that the bill addresses counselor shortages by removing a barrier tied to classroom-teacher certification requirements, which she said limits the applicant pool and makes it harder to recruit and retain counselors. Public testimony strongly supported the bill, including students and school personnel who described high counselor-to-student ratios, limited access to counseling, and the importance of mental health and academic guidance. Members also discussed related support roles such as BRACE advisors and the need for more efficient use of district resources and state support.
During debate, senators shared personal examples of how counselors can help students identify goals and access opportunities, while also noting that many counselors are overwhelmed by administrative duties and large caseloads. Senator Claudio closed by saying the bill removes barriers for direct-service professionals and could be paired with future efforts on ratios and streamlined services. CS for SB 1036 was reported favorably by roll call. At the end of the meeting, members recorded their votes on SB 1216, and the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- required to adhere to practices that are connected to a classroom teacher certification, limiting the pool
- If there's any way that we can increase the number of applicants, the pool that's eligible, we should
Keywords:
mathematics education, career pathways, applied algebra, college readiness, technical education, school counselors, educational standards, certification requirements, evaluation criteria, professional development, public school personnel, salary adjustment, performance salary schedule, cost-of-living adjustment, school administration
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and first temporarily postponed SB 920 on mathematics education. The committee then took up SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, sponsored by Senator Rodriguez, which would give districts more flexibility in educator pay by restoring meaningful cost-of-living adjustments for teachers with direct student contact, allowing recognition of relevant advanced degrees, and removing rigid performance-pay caps. Several senators spoke in support, emphasizing teacher retention, compensation, and education as a state investment. The bill was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call vote.
After a brief recess, the committee considered CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, sponsored by Senator Calatayud, to address counselor shortages by removing certification barriers tied to classroom teacher requirements. The sponsor and supporting testimony described recruitment and retention problems, high counselor-to-student ratios, and the need for counselors to focus on student academics, mental health, and college/career readiness rather than administrative duties. Public testimony came from students, educators, and school personnel who described limited access to counselors and the impact on student well-being and college planning.
Committee members broadly supported the bill while noting that counselors are often overburdened and that additional support personnel, including BRACE advisors, may also need attention in the future. Senators also discussed broader efficiency measures and the need for schools and colleges to improve access to guidance services. CS/SB 1036 was reported favorably by unanimous vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded their votes on the two bills, and the committee adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> The pool is out there.
- I mean, the pool, our our family members who are involved in the process, the bill, the bill spells it
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- One point she wanted to highlight is the funding of swimming pools.
- Running a swimming pool is expensive.
- She said that the funding of swimming pools is a common ground issue.
- Running a swimming pool is expensive.
- Running a swimming pool is expensive.
Keywords:
property tax, homeowner exemption, Wyoming, voter initiative, tax legislation, HB0127, recreation mill levy, recreational facilities, public recreation, mill levy, local tax, county commissioners, school district levy, voter approval, ballot measure, general election, tax referendum, special purpose tax, Wyoming taxation, W.S. 18-9-201
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EDT DEFER, EDT-EDU, WLA-EDT-EDU, EDT Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Economic Development and Tourism
Transcript Highlights:
- So the question is, do we have the best pool of candidates given the existing or the current conditions
- So the question is, do we have the best pool of candidates given the existing or the current conditions
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of question is do we have the best pool of question is do we have the best - pool of candidates<01:03:26.160>
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Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2693 relating to capital improvement projects for aerospace infrastructure. Members had no questions, and the recommendation to pass the bill with a defective date of July 1, 2050 was adopted unanimously. The committee then deferred decision making on Senate Bill 26980 relating to transportation and Senate Bill 2374 relating to the blue economy until Thursday, February 19, 2026, in Room 229, pending additional information.
In the joint hearing on Senate Bill 2816 relating to state enterprise zones, agencies and organizations including DBEDT, HTDC, Taxation, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Oceanit, the Hawaii Medical Association, and the Queen’s Health System testified in support or submitted written comments. One public testifier urged expanding enterprise zones around the Kakaako/Cancer Center area and combining them with the foreign trade zone to reduce taxes and attract business. A senator questioned whether the enterprise zone program had ever been comprehensively evaluated, noting DBEDT said it had not done a full study in recent years and cited annual report figures including about $221 million in company revenues and $460,000 in foregone state revenue in 2022. The discussion focused on whether the bill would subsidize existing activity or support new economic development, and on the broader policy question of whether enterprise zones should be used to revitalize depressed areas or to target strategic sectors like health care technology.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 2900 relating to sports officials. The Department of Education supported the measure, saying the Attorney General is best positioned to represent employees in temporary restraining order matters and that elevating intentional bodily injury of a sports official to a class B felony would improve safety. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing it would escalate conduct already covered by existing assault statutes and go beyond other protected classes. The Department of the Attorney General recommended narrowing the bill by inserting “substantial” before bodily injury in the criminal section and deleting a section that would make the AG’s office act like plaintiff’s counsel in civil matters, suggesting instead that departments adopt policies to help employees obtain TROs without creating an open-ended civil representation role. Several sports and school-related organizations testified in support, and members discussed whether the bill should be narrowed or coordinated with other measures before further action.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The situation with that is essentially there's going to be a pool of money that's going to be paid out
- going<00:03:02.959>
to <00:03:03.040>be <00:03:03.120>a <00:03:03.200>pool - to be a pool of money that's<00:03:04.159>
going <00:03:04.239>to <00:03:04.319>be< - That's 73 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water, or 147 acre-feet of water.
- of water or 147 acre feet swimming pools of water or 147 acre feet of<00:20:37.120>
water.
Bills:
HF333, HF2712, HF1064, HF1069, HF1113, HF2207, HF204, HF2867, HF2924, HF746, HF1530, HF2587, HF1078
Keywords:
HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 11, February 21, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so that makes the retirement additional payments as division number two.
- Uh, this is an $8 million for a COLA, a cost-of-living adjustment, one-time additional payment.
- It doesn't actually adjust the future payments.
- And those employees that are saying now, please give us this extra 13th payment.
- This is the pool that has the hot boiling water that we as a state, the people of Wyoming, own.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- discounted or surcharged to ensure that the traditional rating factors don't have to subsidize the other pool
- discounted or surcharged to ensure that the traditional rating factors don't have to subsidize the other pool
- Early testing not only helps people stay healthier, but also contributes to stronger, more stable risk pools
- when individuals at the highest risk for premature death or limitation are placed in the lowest risk pools
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/23/26
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I think it's necessary to put together a pool and a process to look at legacy systems and to promulgate
- to put together, think it's necessary to put together, um,<00:42:41.680>
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to <00:42:43.480>look <00:42:43.680>at, <00:42:44.520>uh, um, a pool - and a process to look at, uh, um, a pool and a process to look at, uh, legacy<00:42:45.000>
systems
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- this cost-sharing business and you have bills, you can turn it in and then they go to their entire pool
- turn it in and then they go to their turn it in and then they go to their entire<00:10:24.000>
pool - and<00:10:25.120>
people <00:10:25.440>will <00:10:25.680>contribute entire pool - and people will contribute entire pool and people will contribute money<00:10:26.880>
to <00:10
Bills:
HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159, HB125, HB116, HB183, HB342, HB341, SB280, SB245, SB159
Keywords:
HB125, sunset law, Alabama Sunset Committee, Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, veterinary medical examiners, veterinary board, veterinary licensing, veterinary regulation, professional licensing board, state board continuation, sunset review, regulatory board, animal health, veterinarians, disciplinary authority, HB116, Alabama Sunset Law, sunset bill, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, bail bonding
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'll be honest with you, there were times I felt like I was in the deep end of the pool drinking
- deep<00:21:49.039>
end <00:21:49.200>of <00:21:49.280>the <00:21:49.360>pool - <00:21:49.760>
drinking in the deep end of the pool drinking in the deep end of the pool drinking
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Mar 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So the first thing they talk about is establishing a risk pool.
- then, as far as other plan options, the Texas legislature has at some point gotten into the insurance pool
- We've not had much success running insurance pools.
- long wait times or must travel great distances to obtain necessary care due to the shrinking provider pool
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
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill would require landlords to notify tenants of nearby water hazards, HF1566 3/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- attractive to water, and many of them do not know whether it's a river or whether it's a swimming pool
- quote, an open body of water, is overly broad, covering not just lakes and rivers but also fenced pools
- the kids have autistic kids, they need to let them know that there's water and there's a swimming pool
- Is it, uh, you know, there's so many different definitions of, you know, is it a little pool that someone
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement - 04/14/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And when the change was made, there was a much larger pool of people that would have been all of a sudden
- change was made, there was a<01:17:53.720>
much <01:17:54.120>larger <01:17:54.440>pool - /c><01:17:54.840>
people <01:17:55.520>that <01:17:55.760>would a much larger pool - of people that would a much larger pool of people that would have<01:17:56.040>
been <01:17:56.320 - Because I think we open up the pool and we maybe get some folks who are coming back.
Summary:
The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement met on April 14, 2026, adopted the April 7 minutes, and then took up Senate File 4464, which the chair said would be laid over after hearing testimony. The bill would restore continued health insurance coverage for police officers and firefighters in the PERA Police and Fire Fund who suffer documented physical duty-related injuries, addressing the current 5-year cap and the loss of coverage at normal retirement eligibility. Senator Hal Hoffman and Senator Hoffman’s testimony emphasized that the bill is a narrow fix for injured public safety workers and not a broader restructuring of retirement benefits.
Supporters, including Mike Ladue of Law Enforcement Labor Services, several injured officers, Sheriff Ryan Kruger, and Amber Waldner, described the personal and family impacts of severe line-of-duty injuries and argued that coverage should continue to age 65 so families are not left with uncertainty if injuries worsen or force medical retirement. They said the bill would honor the promise made to public safety workers and provide stability for long-term care needs. One witness, Officer Albert, said the 2025 changes significantly reduced the protection he believed he and his family would have if his injury forced retirement.
Anne Finn of the League of Minnesota Cities opposed the bill as drafted, warning that restoring coverage to age 65 for all physical injuries would be fiscally unsustainable without additional state funding. She said the 2025 pension changes were part of a negotiated package, noted that duty disability retirements are common, and argued the employer cost could reach about $500,000 per employee and create significant property tax pressure, especially for smaller communities. She urged the committee to work on a broader solution and said revisiting only one part of the 2025 law would create imbalance.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026 at 09:30 am
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So generally, for the reactor operators, you're going to have used fuel in a spent fuel pool.
- You're going to have used fuel in a spent fuel pool.
- You take the fuel out once that fuel is spent, sits in a pool for a few years to cool, essentially, because
- So it sits in a spent fuel pool.
- So it sits in a spent fuel pool.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So generally, for the reactor operators, you're going to have used fuel in a spent fuel pool.
- You're going to have used fuel in a spent fuel pool.
- You take the fuel out once that fuel is spent, sits in a pool for a few years to cool, essentially, because
- So it sits in a spent fuel pool.
- So it sits in a spent fuel pool.
Summary:
The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI.
David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies.
Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- enrollment to get their ACT score and all of a sudden some of those higher scores are now removed from the pool
- enrollment to get their ACT score and all of a sudden some of those higher scores are now removed from the pool
- enrollment to get their ACT score and all of a sudden some of those higher scores are now removed from the pool
- enrollment to get their ACT score and all of a sudden some of those higher scores are now removed from the pool
- enrollment to get their ACT score, and all of a sudden some of those higher scores are now removed from the pool
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Jan 15th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We will have five openings each year, just the size of our campus, the mentor pool that we have, because
- So the mentor pool that we can provide and the size of our campus, the number of inclusive classes we
- today for applications we will have five openings each year just the size of our campus the mentor pool
- social a residential mentor who's their roommate an academic mentor and a social mentor so the mentor pool
- size of our university, I think we are as big as we can be, just because, like I said, our mentor pool
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting of the session and received an overview of the Higher Education Appropriations budget from staff director Tim Elwell. He explained the committee’s broad jurisdiction over universities, state colleges, district workforce programs, vocational rehabilitation, blind services, student financial aid, private colleges, and the Board of Governors, and reviewed key budget concepts such as local funds, funds per FTE, performance funding, and the distinction between the total appropriation and the recurring base budget. He noted that higher education is funded largely through state and local sources, with substantial flexibility compared with other state budgets, and that the base budget is heavily weighted toward lump-sum allocations to the public systems.
The committee then heard a presentation from the University of South Florida’s Florida Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida), led by retired Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie and USF representative Mark Walsh. They described Cyber Florida as a statewide cybersecurity platform created by the Legislature in 2014 to support education, research, workforce development, public policy, and community engagement. McKenzie emphasized the growing cyber threat environment, Florida’s leadership role, and several funded initiatives, including K-12 outreach, workforce training, a cyber range for county governments, critical infrastructure assessments, grant development, and public conferences and outreach. Members asked about public cyber awareness, the lack of a national cyber defense strategy, school district participation in Cyber Launch, and which counties are most at risk; McKenzie said smaller counties with limited cybersecurity staffing are generally more vulnerable and offered to provide follow-up information.
Finally, the committee heard from the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities at the University of Central Florida, led by Dr. Drew Andrews, along with program and parent representatives from participating institutions. Andrews explained the center’s role in coordinating Florida’s postsecondary comprehensive transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities, supporting program development, distributing grants and scholarships, and monitoring outcomes. He reported that the state now has 33 approved programs at 35 institutions, including universities, state colleges, and technical colleges, and that scholarship and grant funding has grown significantly. He said student retention is about 88 percent, many graduates are employed, and median hourly earnings have increased over time. A representative from Southeastern University described how the center’s support helped build and sustain SEU Link, including a new third-year employment-focused option for students.