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• And so what happens is the state hires, trains, and keeps the employee for a year or two, and then they
• probably doubled... to hire a third party on top of that because that would probably double dues in
• Chair, following you on there, I’m just trying to kind of learn about the process a little bit.”
• “Following you on there, I’m just trying to kind of learn about the process a little bit.” “Sure.
• We do appreciate your thoughtful engagement in that process.

Bills: SB1206, SB1254, SB1290, SB1421, SB1432, SB1515, SB1563, SB1641, SB1649, SB1670, SB1671, SB1747

Keywords: storm damage, catastrophic storm, hail damage, wind damage, roof repair, roof replacement, post-storm repairs, insurance claim, property and casualty insurance, adjuster, public adjuster, contractor licensing, homeowner protections, deductible waiver, insurance fraud prevention, storm chaser, residential construction contract, workers' compensation, joint check, claim solicitation

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• To manage prior deferrals and flat funding, campuses have already implemented hiring freezes, eliminated
• We have cut travel on our campuses, and we did a hiring freeze that led to about 1,600 positions being
• Also, exceeding the state target, notably in 2025-26, while at the same time instituting a hiring freeze
• They share with us some of the challenges that the students face going through the process, and we try
• All of our campuses receive a little bit of base funding that helps them hire staff to run programs,

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, chaired by Assemblymember Alvarez, held a hearing focused on University of California budget issues. The committee reviewed UC core operations funding, enrollment trends, federal funding threats, Title IX implementation, and basic needs support. Major themes included the end of the Governor’s multi-year UC compact, the state’s fiscal outlook, UC’s enrollment growth, and the potential impacts of federal policy changes on research, health care, and student aid. On core funding, the Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to continue compact-related support, defer some payments, and authorize a cash-flow loan. The LAO recommended a smaller or no base increase, earmarking some funds for capital renewal, retiring deferrals when possible, avoiding new compact commitments, and funding UC annually rather than through compacts. UC argued that the compact has supported enrollment growth, student services, and operating costs, but said campuses face rising expenses, structural deficits, and limited reserves. Members questioned the effects of deferrals on students and discussed the need to prioritize less harmful reductions if cuts become necessary. The enrollment panel focused on UC’s growth in California resident enrollment and the nonresident replacement plan at Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego. The LAO recommended maintaining the current enrollment target, funding enrollment separately from base increases, pausing the nonresident replacement plan, and holding enrollment flat in 2027-28. UC said it has already met compact enrollment goals, grown California undergraduate enrollment by about 18,800 students, and that further growth depends on ongoing state support. The committee also discussed the cost of enrollment growth, possible differential nonresident tuition, and a reporting request for UC to analyze the nonresident replacement approach; the motion to adopt supplemental reporting language passed. The hearing also covered federal funding risks, with the LAO and UC warning that federal changes could affect research grants, medical center reimbursement, and student financial aid. UC said research cancellations and suspensions are disrupting labs and graduate student support, while federal health policy changes could increase uncompensated care at UC hospitals. In the Title IX update, UC described its systemwide civil rights structure, annual student training, and campus support offices, and members praised the work while asking about ongoing concerns and intersegmental collaboration. The final basic-needs item began with Finance stating the Governor’s budget does not change ongoing support, but the transcript cuts off before further discussion or action.

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• sort of step process.
• <00:58:34.160> local, about higher trying to hire local, about higher trying to hire local
• , does the FLSA streamline the process, does the FLSA streamline the process, provide<01:50:51.880
• , being hired, being hired, they<02:14:16.880> were they were they were told<02:14:18.320>
• 02:14:19.520> "We told during the interview process, "We told during the interview process, "We

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So where in your bill are we cracking down on the employers who hire them?
• So where in your bill are we cracking down on the employers who hire them?
• And again, there is a process.
• There'll be an application process.
• But policy-wise, it is the willing employers who will hire them.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee took up SB 2-C, a major immigration enforcement bill sponsored by Senator Gruters and co-introduced by Senator Fine. Gruters described the measure as a broad crackdown on illegal immigration that would replace a single immigration officer with a State Board of Immigration Enforcement, create a $250 million grant program for local law enforcement, fund additional Department of Agriculture interdiction staff and facilities, expand pretrial detention for certain unauthorized immigrants, increase criminal penalties, require more cooperation with ICE, and eliminate in-state tuition eligibility for undocumented students. He and supporters framed the bill as a way to support law enforcement, deter illegal immigration, and align Florida with federal enforcement efforts. Committee questioning focused heavily on the bill’s education, detention, and enforcement provisions. Senators pressed Gruters and Fine on why the bill did not address employer sanctions or E-Verify, whether the tuition changes would affect students who had grown up in Florida, how sanctuary-policy enforcement would work, and whether the bill would create practical burdens for prosecutors, jails, and local officials. Gruters said he was open to working on E-Verify in regular session but not to amending this bill, and Fine argued the tuition repeal would apply to undocumented students who had qualified under existing law. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri testified in support, saying ICE bed capacity was still insufficient and that county jails needed more resources to honor detainers. Mark Schlachman of FSU Law offered historical context, noting prior state-federal cooperation efforts and warning of unintended consequences, while several public witnesses opposed the bill as unconstitutional, costly, and harmful to immigrant families and the economy. Opponents from the Southern Poverty Law Center, ACLU of Florida, Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, Florida Policy Institute, AFL-CIO, and immigrant advocacy groups argued the bill would invite litigation, encourage racial profiling, harm the workforce and higher education, and punish law-abiding immigrants and their families. They emphasized that immigration is a federal matter, that K-12 education must be provided regardless of status, and that removing in-state tuition would reduce access to college and hurt Florida’s economy. Some speakers urged the committee to grandfather current students if the tuition waiver is repealed. The meeting ended with continued public testimony and no final vote reflected in the transcript provided.

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• If a parent disagrees with that review process, they could file a due process.
• , an administrator is part of the process, a teacher is part of the process.
• If it's without an IEP, there's not such a process where there is a due process hearing.
• There's a process for that.
• I want you to process that.

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met to hear several education-related measures. It reported favorably, without objection, on House Bill 1215, which would transfer certain removed historical statues and monuments to the Office of State Parks, prohibit re-erection in the parish where they were removed, and require interpretive signage. The committee also advanced House Bill 682, which creates a school guardian program for honorably discharged veterans employed or contracted by local school systems or charter schools; testimony emphasized that guardians would be unarmed, trained, and used for mentoring and school safety. House Bill 1079, giving enrollment preferences in charter schools to children in early childhood programs, military families, foster children, and children in custody disputes, was also reported favorably, as was House Concurrent Resolution 81, directing the Department of Education to study options for districts facing declining enrollment. The committee then took up House Bill 1084, which would allow public postsecondary institutions to raise tuition and mandatory fees by up to 15 percent annually, with higher increases requiring Board of Supervisors approval. The bill drew extended debate over affordability, TOPS, student retention, and whether universities should have more autonomy to set prices. Members raised concerns about fee burdens on families and whether the state should first study the issue; supporters argued the bill would increase transparency and let institutions respond to funding needs and market conditions. Senator Mazzell offered an amendment lowering the cap from 15 percent to 10 percent, and the committee adopted the amendment before reporting the bill favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 342, which would shift the burden of proof in special education due process hearings from parents to local education agencies. The author and parents testified that the current system places an unfair burden on families of children with disabilities, who often lack access to records and legal resources, and that schools already control the documentation and should have to show compliance with IEP obligations. Jefferson Parish school officials opposed the bill, arguing it would increase legal costs, require more staff and attorney time, and potentially lead to more hearings; they also questioned the fiscal note. The Legislative Fiscal Office said the fiscal impact was indeterminable, and the committee continued hearing testimony from parents and school representatives as the transcript ended.

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• The fee is pretty much every university has the same process.
• Everybody I hired back then was... The curriculum is based on USC.
• Everybody I hired back then was... We don't have a lot of... yeah.
• <02:11:21.679> or to support faculty salaries hiring or to support faculty salaries hiring
• Funds shall not be used to support faculty salaries, hiring, or benefits.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Through my experience in manufacturing, I have found that hiring a skilled workforce is really the air
• So we went through that process.
• As an employer, I hired from all of them. I recruited out of them.
• I hired employees, welders, technicians, electricians, and so on.
• There are questions every time we're discussing hiring practices.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• . process. process.
• I mean But I mean the whole process.
• the military has always participated in the process and they always will participate in the process.
• So, my thought process on it is this. So, my thought process on it is this.
• And I and I'm through this process.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• discussed today, we don't expect any exceptions to that oversight process.
• It's a privilege to participate in the democratic process in this way.
• We also, you know, very recently had the hiring of a new chief privacy officer.
• But then under those chiefs, we've also got new hires.
• And I think in this line here, we're getting ready to hire yet another new chief.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• They go through the grant process federally and all sorts of grant processes.
• Misrepresentative, if I was to author a bill next year to change the way public schools' bond process
• As the law stands right now, it says no employer may refuse to hire, discipline, discharge, or.
• In your bill, if there's an employer, have the right to not hire somebody based on They get a medical
• The state of Oklahoma enacted medical marijuana and There is a process for that.

Bills: HB2997, HB2021, HB3041, HB1823, HB3372, HB1427, HB3127, HB3128, HCR1020, HB4198, HB3000, HB3001, HB3002, HB3003, HB3004, HB3005, HB3006, HB3007, HB3008, SB392, HB3320

Keywords: motor vehicles, administrative fines, license regulation, state agencies, employment levels, after-school programs, grant funding, community organizations, child care, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations

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• They still had to go through their process and go through Senate Finance.
• They deserve a legislative process. that also works for them.
• this past month. that healthcare was one of the highest industries that was hiring.
• Construction is one of our highest hiring industries right now.
• To handle an appropriation that should have been handled and taken care of in that process.

Bills: SB240

Keywords: capital outlay, capital projects, severance tax bonds, general fund appropriations, supplemental severance tax bonds, UNM School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, infrastructure, state buildings, courts, schools, higher education, road improvements, water and wastewater, tribal infrastructure, tribal projects, public safety, housing, emergency services, bonding

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• Criminal judgeships; third, additional funding for due process.
• So we're asking to hopefully come have a correction or a true-up in that process through this legislative
• This next one is due process deficit. This is Really, this is a JC issue.
• Of course, no one can hire a lawyer for that amount.
• Last year, my staff processed 327,000 accounting transactions.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• legislature is a part of that um process legislature is a part of that um process to<00:05:02.080
• bills this year on what what the process bills this year on what what the process is<00:10:42.640
• system that will help deter the process system that will help deter the process of<00:21:44.159>
• Then our hiring process begins when we have FTEs appropriated to the agency. were was appropriated.
• the funding in hand to say start hiring. the funding in hand to say start hiring.

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• And homes being evacuated in the process.
• Davis, I'm not familiar with the RFP process. I'm a freshman at this job.
• I'm just trying to understand the RFP process. Does it give industry the flexibility.
• Process and, uh, and once that process concludes in roughly 4 months from now, we would love to visit
• So we start the process.

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• :26:47.200> activities<00:26:48.080> and process, our day-to-day activities and process
• And so we do have, um, we are increasing staffing and we have started the hiring process on additional
• And so we have recently hired and are in the process of hiring another 10 positions.
• We have recently hired and are in the process of hiring another 10 positions.
• It does—it is not a quick process.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children opened its first meeting with roll call and a reminder about the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements, which the chair said was 8,641 as of June 1, 2025. The committee then heard a presentation from the Center for Courageous Kids, a donor-funded camp in Scottville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medically safe and inclusive model, and examples of campers gaining confidence and independence. They said the camp has served more than 43,000 campers from Kentucky, other states, and other countries, and that it is seeking legislative support for two capital projects: a new art barn and a medical lodge, with a combined request of $3.2 million. Members praised the program and asked about awareness, staffing, volunteer recruitment, accreditation, and how the projects would expand capacity; the camp said the medical lodge would help increase volunteer housing and allow future growth beyond its current summer cap of 128 campers per session. The committee then moved to adult protective services and state guardianship programs. Jessica Wayne, director of the Division of Guardianship, and Cliff Bryant of DCBS explained the legal framework for guardianship and conservatorship, including state guardianship as a last-resort option when no family member or private entity is available or appropriate. They outlined the court petition process, emergency appointments, and the distinction between full and limited guardianship or conservatorship. They emphasized that guardianship is based on legal incapacity to make decisions, not simply on a medical disability diagnosis, and noted that state guardianship can be arranged for some 17-year-olds aging out of youth services. The presenters said the state currently serves 4,645 individuals under guardianship, with most cases involving developmental intellectual disabilities, supported community living waiver participants, and people in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. They also described the division’s three branches: field services, which handles visits and day-to-day decisions in all 120 counties; a benefits branch that applies for public benefits; and a fiduciary branch that manages funds and pays bills. They reported 89 field workers statewide, an average caseload of 52, and said the agency is hiring to reduce that load. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• process active in that herd at the time. process active in that herd at the time.
• <03:18:33.359> to unless they go through the process to unless they go through the process
• office, which is quite a process. office, which is quite a process.
• difficult process to make that move? difficult process to make that move?
• The next we hired Dan Kennedy, a The next we hired Dan Kennedy, a surveyor<03:32:24.560> to<03

Keywords: 916, all

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• You all go through the adequacy process and set that amount.
• You all go through the adequacy process and set that amount.
• Instead of maybe hiring more teachers or reading interventionists to make sure that kids can read by
• It will go through an appropriation process. He'll come here for the funds to be appropriated.
• It's got to go through the approval process. Thank you, gentlemen.

Summary: The Arkansas Legislative Council meeting began with approval of the December 2025 minutes and a presentation from the Bureau of Legislative Research on the December revenue report. Dr. Carlos Silva said gross collections were about $4.02 billion, up slightly from the prior year, and net available for distribution was also above last year but down modestly from the previous month because of higher-than-expected corporate income tax refunds. Members asked about corporate tax trends, tariffs, and inflation, and Silva said it was too early to call the corporate decline a trend and that tariff effects would likely show up mainly in sales tax collections. The council then adopted several subcommittee reports, including the Executive Committee Subcommittee, Administrative Rules, Hospital/Medicaid/Developmental Disabilities, Occupational Licensing Review, PEER, Review, State Insurance Program Oversight, and Personnel. The PEER report drew the most debate because of a Department of Agriculture grant tied to Perry County and Central Arkansas Water; members discussed whether removing the Perry County portion would affect the grant’s competitiveness, and the report was ultimately adopted with the item included. The Review Subcommittee also heard questions about a BDO contract for the rural health transformation program, with DFA explaining that the contractor would manage the program while state agencies would make funding decisions consistent with the state’s application. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Education Freedom Account appropriation tied to LEARNS. Senators and representatives debated whether the program helps families or diverts money from public schools, with supporters arguing it funds students and choice and opponents arguing it is costly, vulnerable to fraud, and harms public school funding. Department of Education officials said roughly 28,000 private school students and 17,500 homeschool students were participating, that EFA students must submit standardized tests annually, and that the requested $32 million was to cover existing participants. After multiple substitute motions and extended debate, the body rejected a motion to strip out the $32 million and then adopted the report and related motions. The meeting ended after routine approvals of additional agency items and adjournment.

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• They did hire.
• Remittance process, making it easier for everyone including banks. One rate.
• This is allowed us more to hire more staff attorneys and provide more services just like the Florida
• I mean, if they look to ride, if their processes something looking something up because of their agency
• As soon as that process is finished, if they should decide to choose that option. >> Any further west

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Well, it's the same process that we have been doing all along for follow-up.
• The Turnpike Authority then hires a design engineer to begin the design, and then that addresses the
• We don't have to be that far in the process.
• But the main thing is that a designer would be hired.
• Be a simple step for a legislator to bring it back up and walk through the process.

Bills: SB1475, SB2049, SB1966, SB1531, SB80

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, SB 2049, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, ODOT, Transportation Commission, surety bond, surety company, performance bond, contractor nonperformance, construction contract, public works, transportation contracts, bond claim, state transportation projects, Title 69, OMES

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• But you'll see through the process that we've been having with the technical working group we've identified
• it, you're not going to put money into the operational support of a department where people can be hired
• And then we put a pause on hiring so we can Make sure that we had enough budget authority because of
• And since then, we are hiring again.
• I'm not asking for a whole list, but just examples of how this process translates to actual projects.

Keywords: 996, all