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• Right here in the Hudson River, what is now called, referred to as the Capitol Region, his engineering
• AS THE CAPITOL REGION, HIS ENGINEERING SKILLS AND STRATEGIC VISION REALLY HELPED TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE
• for generations, and anesthesiologists who pioneered pulse oximetry and have produced the single standard
• It is, in every sense, an economic engine for the state.
• It is, in every sense, an economic engine for the state.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and took up a series of motions to discharge identical Assembly bills to the Third Reading Calendar, along with committee reports and amendments. The chamber also received an introduction from Senator Gonzalez honoring Maria Raine and her advocacy for guardrails on AI chatbots after the death of her son, and later adopted a Rules Committee report sending several General Business Law bills directly to Third Reading. The resolution calendar was adopted with some exceptions, and the Senate recognized several previously adopted resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Barnabas McHenry, Arthur Jones Jr., Floyd Todd Peterson III, the Lexington School for the Deaf, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Apraxia Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Prevention Week, Physician Anesthesiologists Week, and Golf Day in New York. The Senate then considered and passed numerous bills, many on consumer protection and public policy topics. Measures included bills on General Business Law, Public Health Law, Correction Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Executive Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Public Officers Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Public Housing Law, Education Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills were laid aside, including a Public Health Law bill by Senator Fernandez and a Public Service Law bill by Senator Parker. The chamber also passed a concurrent constitutional resolution by Senator Stec proposing an amendment to Article 14. During floor debate, senators explained votes on several measures. Senator Ramos spoke in support of paid sick leave for domestic workers, describing the bill as a long-overdue labor protection for a workforce historically excluded from such rights. Senator Fernandez described her bill as the Manufacturer Disclosure and Transparency Act, aimed at requiring notice and public disclosure of certain pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements to improve transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing. Senator Ryan and Senator Martins supported a bill restricting hidden algorithmic price manipulation online, and Senator May supported a bill limiting excessive rental car fuel charges as part of a broader consumer protection package. The Senate also passed a memorial highway bill naming a portion of Route 19 in LeRoy for Lieutenant Gary A. Scott, with Senator Borrello explaining the veteran’s service and sacrifice.

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• Why do colleges have a stricter standard for in-state tuition than we do for in-state voting?
• for instate tuition than we do standard for instate tuition than we do for<01:08:17.759> instate<
• But I think there should be other standards, and probably use some of the current standards that universities
• But I think there should be other standards, and probably use some of the current standards that universities
• :28.840> current<01:23:29.199> standards<01:23:29.760> that of the current standards

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It requires breeders to meet minimum standards of care.
• It requires breeders to meet<00:04:47.120> minimum<00:04:47.520> standards<00:04:47.919
• <00:04:49.360> Uh meet minimum standards of care. Uh meet minimum standards of care.
• Local Operating Three in Engineers Local Operating Three in opposition.<01:00:21.599> Mayabel
• Pane the Third, Deputy Political Director of Operating Engineers Local 3.

Bills: SB3275, SB3105

Keywords: cannabis, low-dose, personal use, cultivation, cannabis accessories, Hawaii cannabis law, medical cannabis, physician assistant, licensure compact, medical services, interstate practice, healthcare portability, military families, licensing authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.

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• Engineering the new RTS for maximum usability, operability, and future adaptive ability will provide
• specifies the number of vehicles by fuel type if there are hybrid or electric or their combustible engines
• just going to add that yeah, we do work with the contracting community and we also work with our engineers
• of the staff. that we have are not subject to telework, they are our maintenance. employees, our engineers
• There are safety standards, there are nutritional standards that provide food, things like that.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <01:51:19.920> and are up to par based on the standards and are up to par based on the standards
• required to use all Wyoming engineering required to use all Wyoming engineering firms<02:07:45.760
• that we we look at those engineering that we we look at those engineering architectural<02:09:04.000
• <03:12:54.240> and highest levels of standards and highest levels of standards and accountability
• standard budget to not have to go to B1. standard budget to not have to go to B1.

Keywords: 916, all

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• them, if I operated The use of engine cutoff switches is important because without them, if operators
• They breached the standard of care. The hospital did. That was the, and not the doctor.
• “...Negligence against or found that the doctor has breached the standard of care?
• The request is to update content standards.
• The resolution notes that while current science and health standards cover topics like genetic traits

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• We need to standardize it, and we also need to require states to utilize all external resources to be
• <00:10:19.760> the eligibility criteria and standardize the eligibility criteria and standardize
• We<00:10:24.720> need<00:10:24.800> to<00:10:24.959> standardize<00:10:25.519>
• > it<00:10:25.680> and<00:10:25.839> we<00:10:26.079> also We need to standardize
• and county engineers, it's almost too good to be true.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The program focused first on Minnesota Republicans’ efforts to combat fraud and improve government accountability, featuring Sen. Mark Koran. He argued that fraud in programs such as Medicaid, childcare assistance, PCA, autism services, housing support, and food aid harms both taxpayers and vulnerable recipients, and he cited cases where people in need were left without services. Koran said the problem stems from weak agency oversight, overreliance on self-attestation, and poor use of available data and site visits. He described a bill and related work to strengthen an independent inspector general structure, standardize eligibility checks, require better verification and external data use, and improve agency accountability; he also said federal involvement is necessary because many programs include federal dollars. No vote was taken in the interview, but he said the Senate had already passed an inspector general-related measure and that broader reform is still needed. The second major topic was the Senate DFL’s “ICE accountability agenda” in response to federal immigration enforcement activity in Minnesota. The package includes bills to protect sensitive spaces such as schools and hospitals, ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks while on duty, and allow Minnesotans to sue the federal government in state court. DFL members framed the issue as one of constitutional enforcement tactics rather than immigration policy, and said the measures are intended to prepare the state if ICE returns. No committee vote or final action was described. The final segment covered school seclusion policy. Sen. Judy Seeberger explained that seclusion is intended as an emergency safety tool, not discipline, but said the 2023 law banning it through grade 3 removed a resource without replacing it. She said supporters of the ban point to misuse and trauma, while she and a working group sought a compromise with tighter safeguards: extending the policy through grade 12, requiring explicit parental consent and access to the room, interpreter services when needed, and reporting if seclusion is used repeatedly. She said the working group’s recommendations were largely reached by consensus, but the issue remains unresolved and it is unclear whether further legislation will advance this session.

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• This measure authorizes the Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects
• Yes, um, Elena here, that is Executive Officer on the Board of Engineers, Architects, and Landscape Architects
• landlords make it more difficult for tenants, neighbors, and communities to thrive and ensure a basic standard
• landlords make it more difficult for tenants, neighbors, and communities to thrive and ensure a basic standard

Bills: SB2386, SB2804, SB2852

Keywords: employment, wage transparency, job listings, salary disclosure, labor rights, monopoly, health care access, insurance rates, competition, stock acquisition, digital accessibility, web accessibility, website accessibility, app accessibility, ADA, disability rights, civil rights, public accommodations, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, HCRC

Summary: The committees met in decision-making sessions on several bills and generally advanced them without opposition. Early actions included SB 2386, which clarifies job-posting pay disclosure requirements and lowers the small-employer exemption threshold, and SB 2804, both recommended to pass unamended. SB 2852, addressing accessibility of information and communications technology for people with disabilities in public accommodations, was also recommended to pass unamended. SB 2975 on marine life conservation districts was advanced unamended despite a noted defective effective date. The CPN committee then acted on SB 3019, a consumer protection bill, recommending passage with amendments to require refunds of certain fees upon cancellation and to defect the effective date to July 1, 2050. SB 3231 on agricultural districts, SB 2378 on housing, and SB 3062 on liquor were all recommended to pass with amendments and a defective effective date set to July 1, 2050. SB 3255, concerning cash payments and rounding guidance, was reconsidered after discussion with small business stakeholders and was also advanced with amendments. In the later regular CPN agenda, SB 2607 on landscape architect licensure drew support from the board and professional groups and was recommended to pass with board-requested amendments and a July 1, 2050 effective date. SB 2623 SD1 on pharmacy technician registration was recommended to pass with clarifying amendments from the Board of Pharmacy. SB 2396, which would create a registry for agents managing property for absentee owners and require on-island contact information for certain condo owners, received mixed testimony: supporters emphasized accountability and enforcement, while opponents from community associations raised implementation concerns and asked for further work. The committee ultimately recommended SB 2396 with amendments from the Hawaii Council of Community Associations and a July 1, 2050 effective date.

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• For the last 40 years, I have been working as a resident engineer, we call it.
• That's the engineer that's out on a job site, working oftentimes right alongside speeding traffic and
• some drafting errors, like the effective date and ensuring that the board establish the minimum standards
• some drafting errors, like the effective date and ensuring that the board establish the minimum standards

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have also met NAIC... financial accreditation standards.
• These accreditation standards are very important to have in a state.
• Our standard is fair and equitable rates.
• Us comply with the DO IT standards and also getting the independence.
• The State Printing Division is what we call the "little engine that could."

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• I have an engineering degree. I did graduate work at Oklahoma State University.
• I have an engineering degree. I did graduate work at Oklahoma State University.
• So you can have a compact license with standards, but you don't have to get a compact license.
• So the standards for New Hampshire for a regular New Hampshire license can stay.
• <00:28:11.200> for a compact license so the standards for a compact license so the standards

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard House Bill 2712, which would remove the exam requirement for licensure as a Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA). Members expressed concern that the exam requirement was only added in 2021 and has not been in place long enough to evaluate, but they also questioned whether licensure should be granted without a meaningful measure of competency. Testimony was split: supporters argued the exam is a barrier for applicants without formal social work education, while opponents said licensure should still require some standard of competency, especially because the title carries public expectations and insurance reimbursement implications. Karina Bonia, speaking for NASW New Hampshire, said there is very limited data because only one person in New Hampshire currently holds an LSWA. She explained that LSWA applicants may have degrees outside social work, unlike licensed social workers, and that the current exam is the same national social work exam used for higher levels of licensure. She argued that this creates a significant barrier for LSWA applicants and noted that LSWA holders are already required to complete 30 hours of training and substantial supervised hours. Members asked for data on pass/fail rates and whether a different exam or practical skills test would be more appropriate. Committee members and OPLC representatives discussed whether the current statute and board rules already provide enough authority for the board to set other criteria, and whether the exam requirement is tied to the social work compact. OPLC indicated that the current rule requires passage of a national proctored exam approved by the board, but that no national exam exists specifically for this level, and that the board may need legislative authority to develop different criteria. The discussion ended with interest in obtaining the existing rule language and possibly revisiting the issue through amendment or future legislation rather than immediately removing the exam requirement.

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• The land is owned by the Corps of Engineers. DNREC has a 99-year lease on it.
• So I guess it's fair to say then it didn't have to go through the same standards that everything else
• Legally speaking, well, it's not about standards.
• finance, recommended by the head of the school chiefs association, and then an architectural and engineering
• This is the standard language that is in the bond bill every year when we do community reinvestment funds

Summary: The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities. The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development. The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.

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• It's clear legal standards would strongly signal that Texas is open for business.
• represents an important step in that direction. important step in solidifying Texas as an economic engine
• going to be applied, many boards are afraid. to have non-unanimous decisions by knowing what the standard
• Even four years ago, there was a study by the the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
• what they do is they employ a policy, so that there's always some kind of a risk. kind of legal standard

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• wow the heavy hand of standards wow the heavy hand of government<00:24:08.159> Republicans<00
• Minor rule that simply requires scientific standards for underwater surveys.
• Let's talk about this claim of a double standard, of hypocrisy.
• Clyde; reversing the rule on national emission standards, which imposes limits on tire manufacturers
• Clyde; reversing the rule on national emission standards, which imposes limits on tire manufacturers

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We hired some engineers, one of them from the middle part of the state went down and said after we'd
• We hired some engineers, one of them from the middle part of the state, went down and said after we'd
• We hired some engineers one of prison.
• We hired some engineers one of them<00:16:48.079> from<00:16:48.240> the<00:16:48.399><
• manufacturing practices and standards. manufacturing practices and standards.

Keywords: 916, all

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• When districts are engineered to eliminate competition, persuasion becomes unnecessary.
• 105, which amends and reenacts sections of the Code of Virginia related to science, technology, engineering
• seeks to amend and reenact portions of the Code of Virginia relating to the Board of Education, standards
• of the Code of Virginia related to Medicare supplement policies, regulations establishing minimum standards
• of the Code of Virginia related to Medicare supplement policies, regulations establishing minimum standards

Keywords: March 09, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• SB 17 would require common sense safeguards, adopting standards of safety and accountability practices
• I'm an author, coach, speaker, and retired engineer.
• Because I'm a systems engineer, I am confident that this legislation will curtail the flow of illegal
• at a different level than our current standards for firearms.
• Speaker, that's correct, especially when it comes to inventory and other standards that must be kept.

Bills: SB38, SB17, SB41, SB264

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, sexual crimes, statute of limitations

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• My name is Shea Rawls-Rolson, I'm a licensed professional engineer and I'm the director of Austin Water
• I'm not buying what's being sold, but going forward, this bill is going to set the standards for it.
• It shouldn't go forward if it doesn't meet the standards. We can't run from the obvious.
• But there are standards for that. We've just come up on some issues of late.
• the Texana Groundwater Conservation District to compensate its directors in accordance with. the standard

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I think the standards for what books belong in an elementary library are very different than the standards
• Communities have different standards.
• It's a very difficult standard to meet.
• Too violent for community standards?
• This is the gold standard.

Bills: SB6, SB30, SB13, SB2878, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR27, SB25, SB7, SB552, SB1612, SJR87, SJR1, SB6, SB30, SB13, SB2878, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB618, SB414, SB1394, SB2425, SB898, SB993, SB442, SB735, SB784, SB2538, SB1919, SB1013, SB2215, SB2322, SB626, SB570, SB747, SB2183, SB673, SB1015, SB1447, SB1370, SB1784, SB1897, SB2873, SB2891, SB2933, SB2540, SB2681, SB2695, SB1965, SB2203, SB872, SB875, SB1030, SB1277, SB1730, SB1681, SB1152, SB2969, SB2747, SB2705, SB2541, SB1708, SB2080, SB2721, SB1986, SB2392, SB2539, SB2857, SB2799, SB2785, SB2782, SB1531, SB1927, SB1263, SB1098, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB1584, HB4341, HB6, HB171, HB143, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB5246, HB2, HB2011, SB17, SB21

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school libraries, library advisory councils, parental rights, library materials, educational content, challenging materials, judicial branch, court security, expunction, pretrial intervention, youth diversion, record retention

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• standardization and and um what they do. standardization and and um what they do.
• It's a minimum standard training, right?
• minimum safety standards for operation. minimum safety standards for operation.
• So they motor vehicle safety standards.
• replaced the gas engine with electric. replaced the gas engine with electric.

Keywords: 1189, house, all