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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 3/13/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> participants on the job training participants on the job training mentorship<00:02:26.800><c> and
  • </c><00:42:07.440><c> that</c> need to have that embedded training that need to have that embedded training
  • </c> is a - tested employment-based training is a - tested employment-based training system<00:58:19.720
  • </c> teachers get um some special training teachers get um some special training because<01:09:03.239
  • </c><01:15:19.280><c> is</c> earlier question about what training is earlier question about what training
Bills: HF846 , HF1538 , HF1959
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • One other thing I wanted to just ask, I lost my train of thought here.
  • One other thing I wanted to just ask, I lost my train of thought here.
  • And so those are going to be a lot of training that's needed.
  • We need to train the trainers. We need to get them up and ready.
  • He didn't get technical training.
Bills: HCR26 , HB28 , HB195 , HB283 , HB316 , HB319 , HB363 , HB380 , HB386 , HB392 , HB406 , HB636 , HB738 , HB807 , HB905 , HB992 , HB1146
Committee: Senate Education
Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 4, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Summary: The committee heard opening remarks and then took testimony on several agriculture-related bills. HB 2425 would exempt agricultural enterprises on former commercial sugarcane lands in conservation use districts from certain permitting and site plan requirements. The Department of Agriculture supported the measure and stood on written comments. The Hawaii Farm Bureau supported the intent but said the bill appeared to cite the wrong statute and suggested amending the conservation district law instead. Other testimony was generally supportive, while some witnesses raised concerns about using the right statutory vehicle. Committee members questioned whether the bill should be redirected through a different chapter. The committee then heard HB 596, which would require retail sellers of plants to disclose invasiveness risk, direct the Invasive Species Council to create a labeling system and weed risk assessments, and establish fines. The Department of Land and Natural Resources strongly supported the bill, saying point-of-sale labels would help consumers make informed choices. Supporters from the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species said the state’s noxious weed and restricted plant lists are outdated or incomplete and that the bill would help prevent harmful species from being purchased and planted. Opponents, including the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, argued the measure was too broad, could stigmatize plants and producers, and might be better implemented through voluntary education or narrower definitions. Committee discussion focused on possible amendments, including using printable labels from a website and limiting the bill to larger commercial retailers. HB 2573 would create a five-year agriculture and biosecurity workforce development pilot program involving the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Leeward Community College, and the Department of Human Resources Development. DHRD said it supported the intent but wanted clearer responsibilities; the University of Hawaiʻi, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Hawaii Food Policy Foundation, and others supported the proposal. DAB said the program would help build needed biosecurity staffing and training, and that law-enforcement-related curriculum could be incorporated. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 207, which would expand the important agricultural land qualified agricultural tax credit to include certain Hawaiian homelands and additional agricultural costs such as orchards, fruit crops, and clearing former sugar and pineapple lands. The Department of Taxation and DAB stood on written comments, while the Department of Hawaiian Homelands strongly supported the bill, calling it a potential game-changer for developing agricultural lands and offsetting infrastructure costs; the department also asked that the credit be broadened beyond agriculture alone.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Let's begin by looking at training.
  • </c><00:01:49.759><c> standards,</c> commission's minimum training standards, commission's minimum training
  • :11.360><c> hours</c><00:03:11.680><c> for</c> total of 115 training hours for total of 115 training
  • c> to</c> number of train training hours due to number of train training hours due to other<00:03:41.920
  • Ford Training Center.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, I used to have a training table for players.
  • There are complex program regulations that require extensive staff training and support and take away
Bills: SB222
Summary: This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You could get training in meat cutting in Minnesota outside of a correctional facility.
  • We also supported training for secondary students, and we created these Train and Retain grants.
  • We also supported training for secondary students, and we created these Train and Retain grants.
  • You could get training in generation.
  • </c> students and we also created these train students and we also created these train and<00:57:33.359
Bills: HF3898 , HF3957 , HF4372 , HF4350 , HF3692 , HF4085
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 28th, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • three, line 81, in no way shall the State Department of Education be responsible for approval and training
  • It just says that the State Department of Education picks the drivers, and they are the ones who train
  • It just says that the State Department of Education picks the drivers, and they are the ones who train
Bills: HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88 , HB274 , HB287 , HB301 , HB157 , HB254 , HB88
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - House Judiciary

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • ADE, in consultation with the Arizona Office of Training Board, must maintain a list of training and
  • It is about trauma response training. It's about de-escalation training.
  • Could you kind of expound on the medical training part that is not a standard medical training?
  • Training.
  • But imagine if you have somebody or some bodies that are fully trained, post-certified, fully trained
Committee: House Judiciary
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • You've got some training also? Yes, sir.
  • Training is a big one to help ensure... ...that there's consistency across law enforcement in Texas as
  • Database training? Yes, sir.
  • The database training will be put together by the Texas Department of Public Safety for those individuals
  • They would be required to take the training that DPS provides. ...offers. Good.
Bills: SB659 , SB1585 , SB2201 , SB2514 , SB2569
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill would require evaluators to complete within the prior two years at least three hours of training
  • bar courts from admitting evaluations as evidence in court proceedings unless evaluators met the training
  • Is eight hours of assault family violence training. They are called experts, and they’re not.
  • Chairman and Members, House Bill 3376 by Representative Giovanni Capriglione relates to training on dementia
  • It would limit the training requirement to guardians of persons 60 or older or those...
Bills: SB1538 , SB2883 , HB1734 , HB2340 , HB2350 , HB3376
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • As a clinician, I'm trained in the recognition and therapeutic treatment of individuals diagnosed with
  • Caregivers often become de facto mental health professionals, oftentimes with minimal training.
  • absent a court order, and court orders can take time, and so I want police officers who are highly trained
  • The Police Department, my guess is, they would have a similar highly trained unit to the folks that are
  • Shoot, I just lost my train of thought. Very quick. Go, go to Val.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services Apr 15th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no training. Monitoring or enforcement is included.
  • This bill does not add new training hours, does not raise costs, and does not change the content of training
  • Training, but the internal that we have provided childcare for.
  • And the training system says so, but I'm not the best.
  • on the training annually. receive random audits to ensure their compliance and train staff on how to
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yes, center Higginbough just is there any training? Goes along with it?
  • entails, who needs to receive that training.
  • So you have to be trained to, most people who would use it would have. that basic simple training.
  • Would be trained just like what Senator Dr. Campbell said.
  • It's a pretty quick down and dirty training. If you see this, do this and call 911.