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• share any trends that you've seen as it relates to workers and the workforce in this industry?
• Any trends that you've seen as it relates to workers in the workforce in this industry?
• Or is there, I'm just curious what trends you're seeing specifically with the workforce. Yeah.
• Lyft aims to ensure every self-driving car is seamlessly integrated and Lyft-ready.
• You may go ahead and begin when you're ready, and we'll start with Drew.

Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.

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• Please be ready. Members, we're about to go on the calendar. If you have a bill, please be ready.
• Are you ready? Not yet. Chair lays out on third reading House Bill 554. Clerk, read the bill.
• Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund to help fix the health care workforce shortages in our great
• And a huge thank you to every member of the Health Care Workforce Task Force.
• Resources workforce. I move adoption. Question occurs on passage to engrossment of HB 2768.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.

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• Are we ready for that? We'll stay on DFA. Any questions on DFA? Representative Dowd, please.
• There was a lot of conversation about site readiness in the committee, so I just wanted to bring that
• Moving on to the Workforce Solutions Department, Mr.
• Just one last thought, and then I'll, and Gilbert's ready to jump in again.
• We know $10 million will make a big impact on our shovel-ready projects.

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• handicapped spots, has some provisions for how DOT can purchase land in advance of a road project being ready
• study on the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on Florida's workforce.
• Again, this bill gives us the information we need to help Florida's workforce succeed in our dynamic
• Again, this bill gives us the information we need to help Florida's workforce succeed in our dynamic
• This bill gives us the information we need to help Florida's workforce succeed in our dynamic economy

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met and first took up CS/HB 567, a broad transportation bill by Rep. McFarland. The bill, as explained, covered a range of transportation policy changes including higher speed limits, local regulation of e-bikes and e-scooters, parking accommodations for pregnant women, advance land acquisition for DOT projects, changes to FDOT contracting, elevation of roads in capacity projects, MPO quality metrics, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. Two amendments were adopted: one added a prohibition on driving too fast through flooded roads and creating excessive wake, and another updated language to allow for future technology in traffic management systems. The strike-all removed several items from the original bill, including utility-right-of-way language, private-public-use airport funding, and an electric vehicle tax redirect, and added MDX board changes. The bill then passed favorably on a recorded vote. The committee next considered CS/HB 1535, also by Rep. McFarland, a lengthy hurricane recovery and preparedness measure. It requires local governments to post storm-preparedness and recovery information online, expands special needs shelter information, mandates emergency management training, improves debris removal planning, and adds provisions for fiscally constrained counties. It also addresses shelter access, rebuilding rules, permitting timelines and fees after storms, homestead rebuilding limits, and election flexibility after disasters, including a process for supervisors of elections to request emergency changes through the Secretary of State. Members asked several questions about local rebuilding ordinances, election “super sites,” and the request/approval process. The bill drew support from several groups, including disability advocates, builders, waste and recycling interests, crane owners, and restaurant and lodging representatives, and it passed favorably. The committee then heard CS/HB 561 and CS/HB 563 from Rep. Cobb on manufacturing. HB 561 would elevate a chief manufacturing officer within the Department of Commerce, create a voluntary Florida manufacturing promotional campaign, and require biennial reporting on manufacturing efforts; an amendment removed the grant portion of the program, and the bill passed favorably with support from industry groups. HB 563 established an annual fee, capped at $100, for participants in the voluntary manufacturing promotional campaign and also passed favorably. Finally, Rep. Spencer presented HB 827, which directs a statewide study on the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on Florida’s workforce, to be updated every three years and developed with business, academic, and local input; it too passed favorably. The meeting then adjourned with notice that the subcommittee would meet again the following week.

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• Women are being forced to leave the workforce because they cannot afford to find reliable childcare.
• are working to ensure we give women the tools they need families and be productive members of our workforce
• Saturday Saturday is Giovanni Capriglione's birthday, so happy birthday. 710 711 712 Members, we are ready
• We are ready to begin the consideration of the memorial calendar. 783 The chair lays before the house
• certain information regarding medically necessary on the Consumer Report for the Committee on Trade, Workforce

Bills: HCR21, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR31, HCR41, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR45, HCR52, HCR53, HCR66, HCR67, HCR73, HR8, HR10, HR13, HR20, HR21, HR50, HR59, HR61, HR71, HR74, HR79, HR84, HR86, HR90, HR91, HR102, HR103, HR107, HR113, HR125, HR126, HR132, HR142, HR145, HR149, HR150, HR152, HR167, HR179, HR181, HR183, HR186, HR192, HR196, HR199, HR207, HR211, HR212, HR213, HR216, HR249, HR256, HR259, HR261, HR263, HR272, HR281, HR285, HR294, HR295, HR300, HR305, HR311, HR313, HR315, HR316, HR323, HR331, HR339, HR340, HR346, HR349, HR352, HR357, HR358, HR360, HR363, HR374, HR377, HCR20, HCR28, HCR30, HCR32, HCR49, HR14, HR15, HR19, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR29, HR47, HR48, HR55, HR56, HR66, HR85, HR92, HR93, HR95, HR96, HR140, HR155, HR164, HR204, HR241, HR242, HR250, HR253, HR260, HR262, HR265, HR279, HR310, HR312, HR328, HR332, HR359, HR362, HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• Warren County Public School System to go ahead and come forward if you would and get your presentation ready
• Warren County Public School System to go ahead and come forward if you would and get your presentation ready
• <00:59:20.720> and<00:59:20.960> economic of our workforce and economic of our workforce
• They are about 5% of the workforce in Kentucky.
• When<01:12:50.320> I<01:12:50.560> get<01:12:50.719> ready<01:12:50.880> to

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Summary: The Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met in September 2025, established a quorum, introduced new member Larry Forester, and approved the minutes from the August 26 meeting. The main presentation came from Warren County Public Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton and Assistant Superintendent Sarah Johnson, who discussed the district’s work serving English language learners and multilingual students, including immigrant and refugee families. They said Warren County now serves roughly 5,500 multilingual students out of about 19,000 total, representing about 92 languages and 90 countries, with 57 certified multilingual teachers, a GO Center, migrant and refugee advocates, and the state’s first international high school. The presenters emphasized that the district welcomes immigrant families and that students and parents generally value public education, but they described major challenges tied to accountability and funding. They explained that multilingual students are tested after one year in the system, even though many need more time to become proficient in English and grade-level standards, and they argued that current graduation-rate rules can unfairly penalize schools when transient students enroll briefly and then leave. They also said the cost of serving this population has risen sharply, with special revenue and especially general-fund spending increasing substantially over the past decade, prompting the district to reallocate resources from EL teacher assistants toward translation technology and additional certified staff. Committee members asked questions about how long-term multilingual students compare with the general student body and whether the district’s data show similar graduation outcomes. Clayton said he did not have the specific comparison data at hand but believed students who stay K-12 generally reach proficiency. He and Johnson asked legislators to consider giving students more time before accountability measures apply and to shift some graduation accountability from individual schools to the district level for highly transient populations, while still maintaining accountability. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• If you're at the table, we're ready to recognize you to present.
• kinds of complex issues, and we've done that around everything from foster care, incarceration, workforce
• for it to be statewide, and that's really imperative in order to partner with all of, you know, workforce
• And many of those workforce initiatives and with the 1033 pilots as well.
• We have a new administration getting ready to come in...

Summary: The committee first approved a motion, then heard a lengthy presentation on homelessness in Arkansas, with a focus on unsheltered homelessness, untreated mental illness and substance use, public safety, and the role of local law enforcement and shelters. Presenters from law enforcement, homeless service providers, mental health, and policy groups discussed federal Continuum of Care funding, the need for better data and accountability, and proposals such as statewide camping enforcement, stronger treatment access, and consolidating or reworking the continuum-of-care structure. Much of the discussion centered on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, with witnesses describing it as a way to expand crisis services, treatment, and coordination with housing and justice systems. They also discussed homelessness among sex offenders, family homelessness, workforce supports, and how to scale successful local programs statewide. No formal action was taken on the homelessness proposals during the discussion. The committee then reviewed several Department of Energy and Department of Health/Board of Nursing rules. The energy rule updated solid waste post-closure cleanup thresholds from $50,000 to $2 million to match Act 791 of 2025. Nursing-related rules added fees for the new dialysis patient care technician registration created by Act 198 of 2025, updated contact-information requirements, implemented APRN authority under Act 862 of 2025, clarified durable medical equipment language under Act 431 of 2025, and incorporated delegation changes from Act 959 of 2025. Additional nursing rules updated certified medication assistant training and duties under Act 265 of 2025, and corrected rules for full independent practice to include clinical nurse specialists under Act 872 of 2023. Each rule was reviewed without objection. At the close of the meeting, members received an update that UAMS had completed its NCII designation submission for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute, which was described as a major milestone. The committee then adjourned.

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• So please, when you all are ready, folks.
• stronger Future in a time of fiscal uncertainty, constantly changing political environment, and workforce
• Joe, whenever you all are ready...
• This investment directly supports recruitment, retention, and workforce stability.
• Be ready to come up. Please indicate who the question is to.

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• All right, guys, I think we're uh ready to get started. We have a quorum now.
• Madam Chair, to everyone, uh, just everyone welcome and Let's just work with our work plan and we're ready
• plans, but that means that we have to have a vibrant economy and that we have to have a vibrant workforce
• Um, and our, how it affects our workforce, and how these new technologies, including, um, Education and
• will be like 2 or 3 days, have it come back to us, revise it one more time, and then we'll have it ready

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• Tomiason, just give me the thumbs up when you're ready. Senator Wirth. Thank you, Mr. President.
• We did one of two things: you graduated and entered the workforce, either providing for the family or
• sector, as well as in the small business and business community. education and workforce sector, as
• She's a first-generation college student who was raised in Tucumcari, New Mexico and who is ready for
• I know you are ready to speak, but this relates to you as well. And Room 321, starting our bills.

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• So increasing bonding authorization is not something I was ready to recommend.
• Um but again, um ready to to recommend.
• And that that workforce to use. Okay.
• If you're ready, contact my aide. Okay. All right. And I have to go meet that.
• If if you have you're ready to deadline.

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• workers are about 10% of our workforce workers are about 10% of our workforce in<00:05:06.040>
• but maybe not ready to work to stop the street<00:10:11.360> anymore.
• If you already have those groups in place, then you're ready to go.
• you're talking about before you're ready you're talking about before you're ready to<00:35:20.360
• So, so already have that in ready to go.

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• You have the floor whenever you're ready. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• You look like you were ready to jump up.
• And again, everyone is aligned, and that is Ready to go.
• We'll be having an unveiling here soon once we get that ready.
• For them so that they can get back into the workforce if needed.

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• That is ready for a due pass as amended, Mr. Chairman. Members, do we have any questions?
• That is also ready for a due pass as amended. Members, do we have any questions?
• Bill 10, Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Services.
• So back on bills ready for due pass. We'll read these off individually.
• So back on bills ready for due pass. We'll read these off individually.

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• Should have been ready. You ready? I am.
• This bill, Senate Bill 2448, creates a Rural Workforce Development Program at the Texas Workforce.

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• All right, should, should have been ready. All right, you ready? All right.
• This bill, 2448, the bill creates a rural workforce development program at the Texas Workforce Commission

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• Yeah, I was just trying to figure out whether we're ready for Senator Champion yet.
• Um, the first section contains workforce development fund appropriations.
• um appropriations from the workforce um appropriations from the workforce development<00:37:15.160
• job readiness programming. job readiness programming.
• <00:37:49.920> uh for pre-employment and job readiness uh for pre-employment and job readiness

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• So listen for your name and come up and be ready.
• Over 40% of the Cape's workforce crosses the bridges every day to work on Cape Cod.
• And we're losing a workforce and a community. We don't have enough coaches.
• And we're losing a workforce and a community. We don't have enough coaches.
• Yes, I'm ready. The floor is yours. Okay. My name is David Serrano.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing. On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So we're hoping to find ways to increase the pipeline in the workforce for emergency medical staffing
• So we're hoping to find ways to increase the pipeline in the workforce for emergency medical staffing
• Um, you know, many people don't ready.
• So would this ask every hospital to be SANE-ready, or just certain hospitals?
• That would be our goal for every hospital to be SANE-ready. Good. Thank you. Great bill. Okay.

Keywords: 00:00:20 - Call to Order/Roll Call 00:02:00 - Update on Rural Health Transformation Program 00:29:20 - Discussion of 26RS HB 134 00:36:35 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 134 00:37:41 - Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 01:09:44 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee met to receive an update from Cabinet for Health and Family Services Secretary Steven Stack on Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Grant. He explained that all 50 states applied and were awarded funding, and Kentucky received about $212.9 million over five years, with the first year treated as a nine-month period. He emphasized that the award is a cooperative agreement with CMS, is not Medicaid funding, cannot be used to supplant existing funds, and is limited to the five areas approved in Kentucky’s application. He also said the state must submit a revised budget before major spending begins, and that CMS could claw back money if performance metrics are not met. Secretary Stack outlined the five focus areas: maternal health, mental health, oral health, emergency medical services, and chronic disease prevention/management, especially obesity and diabetes. He described possible approaches such as expanding behavioral health crisis stabilization models like EMPath, using teledentistry and mobile services, strengthening EMS staffing and treat-in-place options, and building healthier nutrition and activity supports. He said the application was developed quickly with broad stakeholder input and that the state plans to work with universities, nonprofits, and other partners through procurement and other formal processes. He also noted the program will be overseen by the public health department, with Commissioner John Langfeld leading the effort. Committee members asked about the grant timeline, the split between formula and competitive funding, the role of certificate of need, and whether new laws or regulations would be needed. Stack said the state believes it can implement the approved projects under current law, though some broader policy issues such as certificate of need were not included because they would be risky to change within the grant timeline. Members also asked how stakeholders can submit ideas; Stack pointed them to the public website and contact email, saying additional partner information will be posted soon. The committee did not take any formal vote or action during this discussion.

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• for retraining and re-skilling including through extension and certification programs and standing ready
• So we should stand ready to provide temporary assistance to farmers who need to transition. to other
• supporting sustainable and equitable growth across all regions and populations, investing in the workforce
• There's a perception that when you're looking at workforce, the issues that matter, where we're gonna
• These organizations provide the mentorship, funding, and workforce support necessary. for businesses

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