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• time mandated under earned sick and safe time mandated under 2023<00:14:59.920> chapter<00:15
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• this bill represents a compromise that grandfathers in the stores that currently engage in this practice
• <00:02:35.519> These currently engage in this practice.
• These currently engage in this practice.
• This legislation takes a practical balanced approach that allows existing pet stores to continue selling
• So we first added a grandfather clause that would allow existing businesses to continue the practice.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• we're moving forward with some practical we're moving forward with some practical solutions<00:01
• So they are looking at the practices.
• , they understand better and can practice, they understand better and can practice, I<00:46:51.599
• So, I guess my keep everybody safe.
• Somehow they stay employed practices.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Seclusion Working Group approved the minutes from its previous meeting by motion and vote. Members then began discussing a set of proposed recommendations submitted by Woodward, Havman, and Hull aimed at addressing concerns about the use of seclusion in special education settings. The recommendations focused on several areas: requiring a mental health professional on the IEP team before seclusion is added to a student’s plan; replacing passive parental consent with explicit written consent in the parent’s native language; limiting seclusion to students receiving setting 3 or setting 4 services; requiring annual review of seclusion frequency and duration data by the IEP team; and creating stronger monitoring and accountability through a reporting system modeled on Minnesota’s existing disproportionality process. The group also proposed mandatory annual staff training, more preventive crisis-intervention supports such as CPI and Ukeru, direct funding and technical assistance for districts, and incorporating restraint/seclusion data into disproportionality calculations. Members discussed how the proposed accountability system might work in practice, including whether a third party or parent reporting mechanism should be added. Woodward explained Minnesota’s current disproportionality framework, including year 1, year 2, and year 3 notifications and the possibility of required coordinated early intervening services if problems persist. Participants also raised concerns about whether schools should track law-enforcement involvement as an alternative or related response to student behavior; some noted that such data is already collected in certain district reporting systems and could be useful to monitor alongside seclusion data. The discussion remained ongoing, with no final action taken on the recommendations during this portion of the meeting.

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• It provided an actionable blueprint for addressing these challenges with practical, targeted solutions
• in their home. ...stable in their housing, income, and benefits, and to feel safe in their home, and
• And this is not only a moral issue, it's a practical and economic one.
• However, they left the doors with a combined 143 years of legal expertise in appellate practice.
• However, they left the doors with a combined 143 years of legal expertise in appellate practice.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee heard presentations on the Office of the State Public Defender, statewide public defense workloads, legal aid funding, and Judicial Branch operations. OSPD requested permanent funding for positions that had been temporarily funded to implement the Racial Justice Act, explaining that the workload has become ongoing and now includes additional Supreme Court briefing, habeas proceedings, investigations, expert analysis, and data work. The State Public Defender also presented findings from the California Public Defense Workload and Staffing Report, which concluded that county public defense systems are structurally understaffed, lack sufficient investigators and support staff, and operate without statewide standards; members discussed the need for phased state funding, rural recruitment, and the impact of recent policy changes such as Prop. 36. In the legal aid panel, advocates and a Los Angeles Superior Court judge described severe unmet civil legal needs, especially in eviction defense, homelessness prevention, domestic violence, and immigration detention cases, and requested a $50 million increase to the Equal Access Fund, $20 million to restart homelessness prevention services, and $10 million for health care access services, along with additional targeted investments from the California Access to Justice Commission. The committee also asked for follow-up information on services, outreach, and funding losses, including reduced federal support and the scale of the justice gap. For the Judicial Branch, the Judicial Council and trial court representatives supported the Governor’s proposed budget, including a $70 million increase for trial court operations, $21.7 million for employee health and retirement costs, additional funding for appellate counsel and case processing, and courthouse construction and facilities funding. They said the money is needed to offset inflation, supply costs, and staffing retention problems, and to preserve access to justice through timely case processing and remote proceedings. Senators raised concerns about interpreter shortages, the difficulty of hiring staff interpreters for less common languages, and the lack of a midyear process for courts to request more language-access funding; Judicial Council staff said they reallocate interpreter funds among courts and continue to work on recruitment. The committee also pressed the branch and the Department of Finance on courthouse facilities needs, noting that the long-term backlog is far larger than the current budget can address; Finance said the estimated need discussed previously was about $22.5 billion to start 68 projects and $29.4 billion to complete the remaining projects. No votes were taken during the hearing, but members requested follow-up materials and additional budget information.

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• important safe safeguard. important safe safeguard.
• practice and experience with Vertin. practice and experience with Vertin.
• Welcome to my practice."
• Welcome to my practice."
• Welcome to my practice."

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the best practices in collaborative courts is to identify participants based on their risk to
• ...where security is imperative to have our staff be able to walk to their cars after hours and be safe
• The proposed Tracy Courthouse will be a modern, efficient, and safe two-courtroom facility.
• California has voted for Proposition 36 because we wanted to live in safe, thriving communities, and
• I've been on several panels practicing for 10 years.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Proposition 36 and its implementation, with judicial and budget officials describing it as a major shift from misdemeanor to felony processing for repeat drug possession and certain theft offenses. Witnesses explained that the law creates a treatment-mandated felony process that can lead to dismissal if a defendant completes treatment, but also requires evaluations, court monitoring, and potentially long, open-ended supervision. Judicial representatives said the new law is already generating large numbers of filings, creating workload, staffing, courtroom, and facility pressures, and that access to treatment beds, housing, and evaluation capacity is limiting participation. Several speakers emphasized that collaborative courts are effective but are not a perfect fit for Prop. 36 because those programs are typically probation-based and serve different risk/need populations. Court officials from San Bernardino and Orange counties said the impacts vary by county but are severe, with some counties seeing hundreds or more filings in a short period and others moving more slowly to build treatment infrastructure first. They argued that Prop. 36 is effectively an unfunded mandate unless the state provides more resources for judges, staff, facilities, treatment, housing, and supervision. The Legislative Analyst’s Office noted that Prop. 36 will reduce the Proposition 47 savings that fund mental health and substance use treatment grants, but said the near-term reduction is relatively modest and that the full effect will take time to appear because of the way those savings are calculated. Members of the committee repeatedly raised concerns that the state is underfunding the courts and counties needed to carry out the new law. The committee also reviewed the Governor’s proposed trial court operations budget, including a partial restoration of a prior $97 million cut and additional ongoing funding. Judicial branch officials said the restoration helped avoid furloughs, hiring freezes, and service reductions, and supported cybersecurity, technology, staffing, and records management. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more detail on how midyear restorations are handled and consider clarifying language for transferring unspent trial court trust fund monies to the General Fund. Finance said the flexibility in the ongoing funding was intentional and would be taken back for consideration. In a separate item, the committee heard testimony on a $6.3 million increase for Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal appointed counsel programs. Judicial officials and appellate project representatives said the system is facing a crisis because indigent appeals have risen sharply while the number of panel attorneys has fallen, leaving many cases waiting months for counsel. They argued the proposed increase would help but is still below what is needed to recruit and retain attorneys and prevent delays that affect criminal, juvenile, and child welfare cases. The committee also discussed the Tracy courthouse project in San Joaquin County, where local officials said reopening a courthouse closed since 2011 is necessary to serve a growing population and relieve overcrowding elsewhere. The LAO and Finance both noted the project is next in line under the facilities plan, though LAO suggested the Legislature could consider whether other facility priorities should come first.

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• Every student has the right to feel safe and to be seen on a school campus.
• This bill strengthens California's commitment to treating every student who is able to learn in a safe
• Students cannot learn if they feel unsafe, and they deserve to be safe on our campuses.
• in our toolkit to address when they're not feeling safe on campus is so critical.
• CUSD has already demonstrated the power of youth apprenticeship in practice.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• instructional program for our children into virtual learning, which they did with little to no best practice
• I can practice on the same court every day, travel to out-of-town tournaments, and still get good sleep
• after those late practices.
• Conroe Virtual School is a safe place where children are met right where they are and feel safe.
• You can go to the doctor, you can take breaks, you can do extra sports or practice, and you can do your

Bills: HB 117, HB2196, HB2689, HCR64, HB117

Keywords: early childhood education, task force, governance, Texas Education Agency, child care, education policy, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance, education technology, remote learning, education legislation, workforce development, adult education, high school diploma, industry certification, pilot program, gifted education, education support

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• Only those who wish to practice braiding or locking must complete 1,600 hours of training and skills
• It is a safe, non-invasive, chemical-free practice.
• That question, I understand it's not in the scope of the bill, but it's in the scope of the practice.
• And we haven't figured out a safe place to dispose of it, so real problems. Thank you, Mr.
• President, and Senator, explain how that might work in practice? So, Mr.

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• Um, I have biometric safes, I have safes that have quick access.
• Um, I have biometric safes, I have safes that have quick access.
• :05.359> safes<01:09:05.600> that<01:09:05.759> have biometric safes, I have safes
• <01:10:17.760> But safely. You do not um support that. But safely.
• to be safe in and outside the home. to be safe in and outside the home.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• You probably know in your criminal practice, they just take the time.
• We looked at best practices.
• That would be a good use of my taxpayer dollars to have her in a safe place and keep the public safe.
• We have also seen great promising practices.
• Those experiences taught me something important: a safe home is not a luxury.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• SB 1361 is a narrow, practical bill to address this issue.
• We are seeing it in practice today.
• These are practical, targeted adjustments that help the law function as intended.
• The people building our housing deserve to go home safe at the end of the day.
• The people building our housing deserve to go home safe at the end of the day.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senator Patton and I and others stood within 20 feet of nuclear fuel rods safely.
• We want our state to be safe.
• We want our state to be safe.
• We can operate them effectively and safely. We don't talk enough about the pipeline.
• It's how it's more difficult to quantify in practice.

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of the Mincota Power Cooperative headquarters before returning for presentations on large energy consumers, especially data centers. The first presentations focused on how North Dakota should respond to rapid growth in energy-intensive projects, with speakers emphasizing the need for reliable transmission, local decision-making tools, and factual information for county and township officials who are being asked to weigh major projects with limited staff and technical support. The North Dakota Transmission Authority director said local governments are being asked to make high-impact decisions on pipelines, transmission lines, large agriculture, wind, solar, carbon dioxide pipelines, direct-air capture, and data centers, and urged development of simple statewide decision tools and support from the League of Cities and Association of Counties. The Department of Environmental Quality’s air division director said North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the nation, but large data centers can create air-quality concerns because of diesel backup generation; he said the department is requiring air monitors at some facilities and expects grid power and, potentially, cleaner natural gas backup to reduce emissions. Members asked about emissions standards, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession at DEQ. The Department of Water Resources director said North Dakota’s water law is based on common ownership and prior appropriation, and that data centers generally use relatively small amounts of water, often in closed-loop systems. He said the Missouri River and groundwater supplies are ample for projected needs, that the department’s permitting process protects senior water rights, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use a very small share of Missouri River flow. Members asked about downstream impacts and compared data center water use with fracking. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson urged the committee to study how other states regulate data centers, warned against litigation-driven delays and overly broad local ordinances, argued reclamation bonding should be handled at the state level if at all, and said data centers can bring jobs and tax base but should remain subject to local zoning. The committee ended the morning session for lunch and later heard an EERC update from CEO Charles Gorecki on the center’s 75 years of work in energy and environmental technologies, especially oil and gas development and related research.

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• But we want safe places for individuals to go train, plain and simple.
• families safely without endangering the environment.
• I find that to be, like we all said just a moment ago, not practical.
• families safely without dangering the environment.
• I find that to be, like we all said just a moment ago, that isn't practical.

Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

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• Practically, I don't think it really does anything, the amendment.
• But I think with this amendment, there should be absolutely zero doubt that that ordinance would be safe
• Having a safe home, but having a home that it's the purchase. having a safe home, but having a home that
• The goal of outlawing any local policy that calls for, quote, green building practices.
• What this bill does not do, it does not... ...abusive litigation practices.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Every student has the right to feel safe and to be seen on a school campus.
• Students cannot learn if they feel unsafe, and they deserve to be safe on our campuses.
• To be safe on our campuses.
• in our toolkit to address when they're not feeling safe on campus is so critical.
• CUSD has already demonstrated the power of youth apprenticeship in practice.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several Senate bills focused on student health, access, equity, and career preparation. SB 608 by Sen. Menjivar would expand access to condoms and related sexual health resources for students in grades 7–12 and direct the Department of Education to align with the California Healthy Youth Act. Supporters argued the bill would help address high STI rates among youth and remove barriers to access, while opponents raised concerns about parental authority, local control, and encouraging early sexual activity. The bill was approved on a 6-1 vote and sent to the Health Committee. SB 965 by Sen. Blakespear would prohibit libraries from requiring a parent to be physically present for a 16- or 17-year-old to obtain a library card, while still allowing libraries to require parental consent or signature. Supporters said the current rule creates unnecessary barriers for teens and school research projects, and the California Library Association said it was now neutral after amendments. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 998 by Sen. Gonzalez would define and expand the duties of discrimination prevention coordinators in the state’s Office of Civil Rights, including adding a disability coordinator and deputy coordinators focused on anti-Black, anti-Asian, anti-Latino, and anti-Native American discrimination. Testimony emphasized the need to address rising hate incidents and discrimination in schools, especially for Black, LGBTQ+, AAPI, and other marginalized students. The bill was approved and sent to Judiciary with amendments to be processed there. SB 845 by Sen. Perez, which expands work-based learning and youth apprenticeship opportunities, also received broad support from education, workforce, and industry groups and passed unanimously to Labor and Employment. The committee also approved a consent calendar of additional bills and adjourned after all items were acted on.

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• as um people who discuss best practices as um people who discuss best practices from<01:00:46.960
• Hawaii Safe Travels program, although that was part of the state, not private, but Hawaii Safe Travels
• Hawaii Safe Travels program, although that was part of the state, not private, but Hawaii Safe Travels
• Hawaii Safe Travels program, although that was part of the state, not private, but Hawaii Safe Travels
• Hawaii Safe Travels program, although that was part of the state, not private, but Hawaii Safe Travels

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard Senate Bill 1322, SD2, HD1, a comprehensive measure revising Hawaii’s mental health code. The bill would clarify emergency transportation, examination, and hospitalization procedures for people who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and deemed imminently dangerous, expand notice requirements, allow certain information-sharing for assisted community treatment petitions, and add liability protections for emergency responders and providers. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill as a collaborative update to the law, while the Department of Health asked for a copy of provider-generated emergency transport documentation within five days for data and planning purposes. Testimony was sharply divided. Queen’s Health System, Hawaiʻi Pacific Health, HHSC, and the Institute for Human Services supported the measure or parts of it but requested amendments, including clarifying whether a second psychiatric exam is required, restoring a 72-hour rather than 48-hour stabilization window, and adjusting where patients are taken when an MEO cannot be reached. The ACLU of Hawaiʻi strongly opposed the bill, arguing it weakens due process and civil liberties, especially around involuntary commitment, assisted community treatment, emergency transport by police, and reduced procedural safeguards; it urged the committee to hold the bill and consider an interim working group. Louie E.K. of the Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center also opposed the bill, focusing on immunity from negligence, the use of police for transport, and the reduction of a three-provider review to one in state-hospital treatment orders. Other testimony included support from an individual who said the bill could improve mental health care delivery amid provider shortages, and a comment from Hawaiʻi Health and Harm Reduction Center warning that the substance use portion of the bill lacks evidence of effectiveness and could be misused. In response to committee questions, the Attorney General’s office said the measure was developed with input from multiple stakeholders, including state agencies, hospitals, the ACLU, HHSC, and IHS, and that it aims to make assisted community treatment more accessible and effective by streamlining the legal process and improving consequences for noncompliance. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Maui County for safe obstetric access.
• The need for safe, stable streets.
• Mahalo for your continued support. safe, and independent in their homes. safe, and independent in their
• and one private practice to serve all of Mokai.
• mother and child left without a safe mother and child left without a safe place<03:19:14.160> to

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• That's okay. and one of those is to be safe and the and one of those is to be safe and the New<00:45:
• Why we want to be less safe like all these other states is beyond me, and we will still be that safe
• because they will make us less safe because they will make us less safe please<02:29:35.000>
• places you should be allowed to be safe places you should be allowed to be safe and<02:34:09.560
• Chair calls Justin Davis. that um they feel safe and the rest of that um they feel safe and the rest

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um, with good environmental practice.
• Um, it's closed loop quite safe.
• bill would bring Minnesota's practices bill would bring Minnesota's practices in<00:24:48.960>
• Our conservation practices on our farm.
• <01:29:02.480> as and a series of voluntary practices as and a series of voluntary practices

Bills: HF3965, HF3704, HF3260, HF3718

Keywords: pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology