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• education which means that we train education which means that we train people<00:13:48.279>
• <00:14:39.720> to model Services provide trainings to model Services provide trainings to
• They help individuals by training them on tasks.
• They help individuals by training them on tasks.
• time or want to do Hands-On training time or want to do Hands-On training Employment<01:07:21.599

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on the Developmental Disabilities Council and related agencies. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities outlined its 2025 legislative priorities, including a pilot project for guardian ad litem and capacity evaluations in guardianship/conservatorship cases, a supported decision-making bill, a health disparities study for people with disabilities, an ABLE savings outreach/staffing measure, a Medicaid buy-in proposal, an adult changing tables equity bill, and a resolution on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Council representatives emphasized that supported decision-making would complement tools like powers of attorney and medical releases, and that the health disparities study would help identify unmet needs by ZIP code and improve state data on the intellectual and developmental disability population. The Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii described its role as the research and training arm within the DD system, working with the DD Council and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center. It reported activities such as interdisciplinary training, community education, technical assistance, research collaborations, the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, publications, telehealth, ECHO Autism, and counseling for Maui fire survivors. The center said it leveraged about $16 million in outside funding last year and highlighted goals focused on workforce development, community capacity, research with direct participation from people with disabilities, and accessible dissemination of information. The Hawaii Disability Rights Center, the state’s protection and advocacy agency, supported the Council’s priorities, especially supported decision-making, which it said could help some people avoid guardianship while preserving liberty and reducing state resource use. The center also raised concerns about the DD system budget and urged legislators to review whether the Developmental Disabilities Division is requesting enough funding, noting possible backsliding in services and eligibility. The Developmental Disabilities Division of the Department of Health then outlined its statewide waiver program serving just over 3,500 people, its service array, and its budget request for increased waiver funding, a federal initiatives coordinator, and IT upgrades to comply with the new HCBS access rule; no votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.

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• This includes equity and cultural competency training for RCFEs, and this training includes rights related
• Our RCFEs must also train their staff on residents' rights outlined in our regulations, which require
• How do you ensure that the training actually translates into patient safety?
• For the staff that are receiving the training, while we don't oversee it directly as the department,
• and other... ...correction that could include training and other, you know, actions toward the staff

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We're hiring for a program coordinator and a training coordinator.
• Yes, my fearless leader vacated the program, and our training exercise coordinator also left.
• She coordinated the funding we receive from the federal government for these training exercises.
• Training ceased, Carrie? No, it has not.
• Is this the cooperative agreement that funds emergency training in New Mexico? Mr.

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• I don't know how they're that train.
• Um, so if can't stop the train, right?
• and place themselves in front of a moving train.
• front of a moving train. front of a moving train.
• it's<00:42:43.359> already That runaway train, it's it's already That runaway train, it's

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Holistic safety means that threat assessment, training, emergency plans, all working together.
• Holistic safety means that threat assessment, training, emergency plans, all working together.
• Training, emergency plans, all working together.
• Plans only work when people are supported, trained, and given time to carry them out.
• assessment teams or the training assessment teams or the training required<01:43:15.199> to

Bills: HF3492, HF3493, HF3494, HF3495, HF3602

Keywords: school safety, grants, education funding, Northern Lights Express, security improvements, rural schools, safe schools, charter schools, nonpublic schools, Tribal education, funding increase, safe schools aid, school security, mental health support, Tribal schools, cybersecurity, funding, mental health, evidence-based plans, public safety

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• Office of appellet council and training. Office of appellet council and training.
• peace officer standards and training. peace officer standards and training.
• ICPOET post training fund.
• of training funds.
• At the root of the reforms was training. At the root of the reforms was training.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Moved in from what was the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education.
• Moving to page 3, we have the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.
• We have, in addition to the Philando Castile training fund, $5.5 million in 2026 and 2027.
• Training funding is one of the most successful grant programs.
• training.

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• that's still where we train today and where we house our recruits.
• It's just very challenging and it adds about two weeks onto our academy training.
• the capacity to, to train locals and they're, they're required in-service training, pursue driving training
• And most of these, uh, smaller agencies don't have training budgets.
• There's a lot coming out of, uh, out of our, our education that are trained.

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• program<00:05:51.360> now we have a we have a training program now we have a we have a training
• three outlines training three paragraph three outlines training um<00:06:13.680> uh<00:06:13.840
• department felt they needed 80 training department felt they needed 80 training specialists<00:09
• like uh the motorcycle rider training like uh the motorcycle rider training program<00:27:05.200
• <00:38:29.200> requires these courses the training requires these courses the training requires

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we provided training to them.
• Captain Rosski has provided training within the last month, both drill and training.
• So, fire drills and then the active shooter training, or response, I should say, training.
• And as far as training goes, we have started training different departments.
• That's it from the House. training different departments. Um most training different departments.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• support that this bill will open up a new step on the career ladder path for those professionals to be trained
• People were trained, residents were safe, and the model aligned with the actual needs of a rest home
• People were trained, residents were safe, and the model aligned with the actual needs of a rest home
• They are kind, educated individuals who are well-trained and capable adults.
• The Commonwealth's own material describes it as a program that allows specifically trained unlicensed

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging and Independence held a hearing on two assisted living bills, Senate 3057 and House 5376, which would create an Assisted Living Residence Trust Fund to support certification staffing, compliance reviews, complaint investigations, ombudsman services, public reporting, appeals, and oversight. Testimony from MassALA, AARP, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman generally supported the bills and the dedicated funding stream, but MassALA urged amendments to expand career pathways for staff through certified medication aides and to add guardrails on the use of fines as a funding source. The Ombudsman supported the fund and emphasized the need for additional staffing to better serve the state’s assisted living residents. Committee members asked for draft amendment language, and the chairs indicated they were open to further discussion, especially on fines and CMA language. The committee then heard testimony on Senate 3056 and House 5243 regarding medication administration in rest homes. Providers, including the Massachusetts Association of Residential Care Homes, LeadingAge Massachusetts, and several rest home operators, opposed proposed Department of Public Health changes that would eliminate the long-standing “responsible person” model and move rest homes toward the Medication Administration Program (MAP). Witnesses said the current model has been used for decades, is tailored to rest homes, and is essential to affordability, staffing stability, and resident continuity of care; they warned that replacing it with MAP or nurse-only administration would raise costs, worsen workforce shortages, and could force closures or resident displacement. They asked the committee to support legislation preserving responsible persons’ authority to administer medications while improving training and oversight. Committee members asked questions about the history of the responsible person model, how medication administration works day to day, whether other states use similar systems, and whether data exist comparing medication error rates under MAP and the current model. The chairs said they were still reviewing building-code-related recommendations raised in the assisted living discussion and noted that some issues might be better addressed through a task force. The hearing concluded after testimony and questions, and the committee voted to adjourn.

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• We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars every year training our 135 plus tax.
• We have in-house training centers. We train tax.
• And those are trained technicians that's been through hours and hours.
• And, you know, just a lot of training that.
• Our tax are not equipped to service them until they have that training.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And it must include training, you know, want to get people's peace offer.
• How does that work when you're dealing with our our disabled population of people specially trained?
• The TNC varies will bring left, do not require those kinds of trainings.
• And they do actually have background checks and training and tip terms of, you know, how to deal with
• PTC uses technology to override the engineer to help prevent serious incidents like train to train collisions

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• A film workforce training program provides us an opportunity to do several things: first, to train people
• skilled Workforce need educates trains skilled Workforce need educates trains and<00:20:38.320><
• They do not administer training.
• training program fantastic through a training program fantastic question<00:25:27.159> so<00:
• members they do not administer training members they do not administer training uh<00:26:33.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is an act related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training State
• training uh match. training uh match.
• And SNAP employment and training is a, you know, there are, uh, this will require working with CHFS.
• employment and training is a you<00:19:39.040> know,<00:19:39.120> there<00:19:39.400>
• and so forth, then we are, in training and so forth, then we are, in in<00:21:59.400> essence,

Keywords: 958, all

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• In 2024, we train to place over 27,000 new professional truck drivers across our school system.
• that required extensive training.
• In all cases, poor training was directly correlated to incident and accidents.
• CDL training is governed uniquely by each state and by the Federal Department of Transportation.
• which training includes among other things 31 detailed curriculum requirements.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have worked with workforce solutions. and other organizations to do teacher training and career training
• We have had the statutory authority to do workforce training; it just has not been funded.
• We train our workforce.
• We've got to start training workers so they can go and be ready to fill the capacity that's coming.
• We've started to work with them and start to train. This indigenous crew is absolutely critical.

Bills: HB4568, HB5458, HB4543, HB2703, HB3728, HCR113, HCR126

Keywords: film industry, incentives, grants, Texas, moving image, economic development, production companies, content standards, HB 5458, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, chronic wasting disease, CWD, cervids, deer, elk, moose, wildlife management, game animals, disease management

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• Law enforcement are actually trained, when they go through training run by the Municipal Police Training
• And law enforcement are actually trained when they go through training run by the Municipal Police Training
• Committee, trained so when they go through training run by the Municipal Place Training Committee they're
• training, right?
• Is there adequate training? Restorative justice works.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Juvenile and Emerging Adult Justice held an informational hearing focused on diversion programs and services for high-risk youth, with no bills before the committee and no votes taken. The chair and members emphasized that the session was intended to hear from invited testimony and discuss how to strengthen diversion, reduce court involvement, and improve outcomes for youth. The committee heard first from the Office of the Child Advocate and diversion providers, who described the Massachusetts Youth Diversion Program, its statewide expansion to 10 of 11 court counties, and its reported success rate of about 80% completion without reoffending. Testimony highlighted that diversion keeps youth out of court, connects them more quickly to community-based services, and can address needs such as mental health, education, and substance use. Witnesses also pointed to racial and ethnic disparities in arrests versus summonses, regional variation in diversion access, and the need for clearer statutory authority, more funding, and broader use of pre-arrest diversion. Committee members asked about the difference between arrest and summons, who can initiate diversion, why arrest rates have increased relative to summonses, and how diversion might prevent harmful downstream consequences such as detention or immigration enforcement involvement. Witnesses said police, clerk magistrates, district attorneys, and judges can refer youth to diversion, and argued that local policy, training, and legislative changes could expand use. They also discussed the impact of detention on youth, including stigma, lost school time, and the lack of credit for time served in the juvenile system. Testimony from Citizens for Juvenile Justice focused on prevention, school discipline, and the school-to-prison pipeline, arguing for more restorative practices, better data, and legislation to limit suspensions and expulsions, especially for younger students and nonviolent conduct. They also raised concerns about DCF-involved and foster youth, who are disproportionately represented in the juvenile system. The final panel, the Children's League of Massachusetts and transition-age youth providers, shifted to child welfare and young adult supports. They supported reducing court involvement in child requiring assistance cases, expanding family resource centers, and strengthening services for transition-age youth leaving DCF or DYS custody. Providers described housing instability, homelessness, and the need for education, employment, behavioral health, and supportive housing services for young adults ages 18 to 23. Across the hearing, witnesses consistently argued that early intervention, community-based supports, and diversion are more effective than court processing or detention for most youth, and that the legislature can help through funding, statutory clarity, expanded eligibility, and stronger data collection.

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• years, government to government training for over 25 years.
• We talked about the training that you're going to be providing to all state employees.
• We also provide training, and then there's other things.
• Training and a police officer, you're not familiar with the person.
• Training and a police officer, you're not familiar with the person.

Summary: The committee heard a work session on voting access on tribal lands, beginning with a presentation from Dr. Chelsea Jones of the Brennan Center. She described barriers affecting Native voters and voters on tribal lands, including long travel distances to polling places and drop boxes, nontraditional addresses, unreliable postal service, language access, and limited broadband. Citing research, she said turnout on tribal lands trails turnout off tribal lands by about 10 percentage points nationally and about 10% in Washington, with larger gaps in some convenience voting measures. Members asked about the meaning of “lost votes,” the role of tribal leadership and community trust, and whether outreach by election officials and candidates could help; Dr. Jones emphasized that the study measured missed voting opportunities, not missing ballots, and that partnerships with trusted community leaders are important. The University of Washington Elections Database then presented data on voter registration, turnout, signature challenges, curing, and ballot rejection for voters whose addresses fall within tribal reservation boundaries. The presenters said registration on reservations increased from about 107,000 in 2010 to 137,000 in 2024, turnout on reservations remained about 8 to 9 percentage points lower than outside reservations in recent general elections, and signature-challenge and rejection rates were generally low but somewhat higher in off-year elections. They reported that about 60% to two-thirds of signature-challenged ballots are cured, with cure rates similar inside and outside reservations, and that late return is the most common reason for primary ballot rejection while signature mismatch is the leading cause in general elections. A question was raised about USPS postmarking issues and how those might affect future data; the presenters said they plan to track return method and cure timing more closely. The committee also received an overview of the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs. Staff reviewed the office’s history, the Centennial Accord, the Millennium Agreement, and related state-tribal frameworks, and GOIA Director Tim Rainan described the office’s role as a bridge between the state and tribal governments, including consultation, policy coordination, training, and convening work groups. He said GOIA now has six positions, is part of the governor’s executive cabinet, and is working on a statewide tribal relations training module and consultation handbook. In response to a question, he said tribal voting is not a major topic at the Centennial Accord but is discussed more extensively through ATNI. The committee then shifted to contracting equity, hearing from WSDOT, DES, OMWBE, and the Office of Equity. WSDOT described its race-neutral small business and veteran goals, mentorship and support programs, and its response to the federal suspension of the DBE program; DES discussed statewide contracting spend, the EDGE pilot for small construction firms, and efforts to improve procurement access; OMWBE reported growth in certified firms and about $371 million in state spend with certified firms in the most recent year, while noting ongoing impacts from federal DBE changes; and the Office of Equity outlined its broader work on agency consultation, dashboards, and systems change. No votes were taken.

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• These trainings are part of the Federal Education Innovation Research Program Grant awarded to PED in
• But as we know, letter training is a great foundation. But there's how you implement it.
• Do you like To respond, I know you were highly trained in a program you were in.
• We needed larger training. Spaces for educators.
• This space will be a piece of the planning and a lot of the training, but we'll...