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• You know, the county sheriffs are the highest-paid employees in counties.
• have county sheriffs that are on food stamps, it seems that reason would say we have other county employees
• Do you see situations where we'll have more county employees who will be on food Stamps.
• family, they would potentially qualify again We don't know the particulars of individual county employees
• And then there are employees who work for them who can't make more than the elected officials.

Bills: SB227 , SB1942 , SB1627 , SB625 , SJR39 , SJR47

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: gross production tax, ad valorem tax, property exemption, Oklahoma Tax Commission, oil and gas production, regulatory impact, economic implications, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity, insurance claims, dentist rights, criminal code cleanup, duplicate statutes, statutory consolidation, repealer bill, emergency clause, Title 21 crimes, Title 47 DUI, child abuse reporting

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• Um, and it's around temporary uh drill core storage.
• Um, and it's around temporary uh today.
• Temporary storage and trailer is improvised.
• ><c> is</c> Temporary storage and trailer is Temporary storage and trailer is improvised.<00:06:54.800
• I'm a 25-year employee of Ramsey Washington Recycling Energy Center.

Bills: HF1531 , HF4017 , HF3399 , HF4146 , HF4019 , HF3677

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: crossbow, crossbow hunting, archery season, deer hunting, bear hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, common carp, rough fish, game and fish, wildlife management, hunting license, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, sunset clause, expiration removal, archery equipment, outdoor recreation, infectious waste, pathological waste

Bills: HB322 , HB 126 , HB3062 , HB1481 , HB2310 , HB2674 , HB 121 , HB2243 , HB3627 , HB 1178 , HB367 , HB5515

Committees: Senate Education K-16 , Senate Education

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures

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• Talking about that this bill will prevent temporary use...
• Officers or employees. I believe so. Okay. All right, thank you. Any other questions?
• But I was concerned that I'm a state employee, I think, and I'm...
• I'm sorry, BDRs may also be many times they are state employees. I mean, they're employees.
• Make sure to get that temporary restraining order. Correct.

Bills: HB304 , HB401 , HB556 , HB1475 , HB1489 , HB2259 , HB2424 , HB2773 , HB2811 , HB3323 , HB304

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

Bills: SCR100 , SB2466 , HB1163 , HB1514 , SB3082 , SB2135 , SB2727 , SB3097 , HB1696 , HB2021

Keywords: endangered species, sanctuaries, conservation, nonprofit organization, biodiversity, Hawaii, wildlife protection, elections, chief elections officer, termination for cause, Hawaii election law, elections commission, commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, workers' compensation

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• The employee can't file a tort suit.
• The employee can't file a tort suit.
• as the employees.
• If the employee disagrees, then they can go to court, because now the employee has a dispute on their
• So at that point, the employee can either play ball or the employee can then take it to a full-blown

Bills: HB282 , HB293 , HB390 , HB456 , HB460 , HB561 , HB819 , HB1023 , HB1047 , HB1101

Committee: House Labor & Industrial

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

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• labor protections for domestic workers separate from the Minimum Wage Act that apply to certain employees
• being a member of a protected class. ...separate from the Minimum Wage Act that apply to certain employees
• This proposed substitute removes the provision that applied the bill to employers, employees, trades,
• Therefore, the proposed substitute applies to employers, employees, trades, and industries that are already
• , it's only going to make happier businesses when your employees are healthier.

Bills: HB2355 , HB2405 , HB2406 , HB2471 , HB2472 , HB2478 , HB2479 , HB2492

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: labor protections, domestic workers, wage standards, employment rights, worker safety, mental health, PTSD, treatment program, research, pilot program, veteran support, trauma, healthcare funding, labor, communication, Department of Labor and Industries, workplace standards, modernization, collective bargaining, labor relations

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• morale boosts and a 28% reduction in employees leaving.
• So I don't know where there's a benefit for an hourly employee.
• Many employees depend on the 40-hour workweek to cover basic expenses.
• And we do have a lot of our employees who would want to stay.
• That outcome does not serve employees.

Bills: HB2513 , HB2524 , HB2611

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: plumbing contractor, plumber, license suspension, credential suspension, administrative penalty, infractions, repeat violator, consumer protection, residential plumbing, construction licensing, Washington Department of Labor and Industries, advisory board of plumbers, plumbing certificate fund, code enforcement, professional licensing, trade regulation, security, regulation, employment standards, security guards

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• Importantly, the proposal does not encroach upon the rights or seniority of existing employees.

Bills: S2907 , H4890 , H4909 , H4879 , H4846 , H4848 , H3924 , H4740 , H4741 , H4267 , H4799 , S2750

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: police, firefighters, retirement, civil service, credible service, public safety, H4890, Quincy, Quincy Retirement Board, public safety personnel, accidental disability retirement, Chapter 32, Section 94, Section 94A, Section 94B, pre-employment physical examination, medical records, retirement benefits, disability retirement, public employees

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• as well as state employees employees as well as state employees employees as well as state employees
• And bill for the education employees. And bill for the education employees.
• Our state employees have it, but not our state employees have it, but not our state employees have it
• The employee with the following. The employee with the following.
• We just are kind of being employees. We just are kind of being employees.

Bills: SB199 , HB142 , SB86 , HB152 , HB297 , SB1 , SB1

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: parental leave, state employees, local education agencies, adoption, work-life balance, family support, portable benefits, portable benefit account, independent contractor, gig worker, 1099 worker, freelancer, app-based worker, rideshare, delivery driver, worker benefits, health insurance, retirement benefits, life insurance, income replacement insurance

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• state-owned enterprises in the defense sector recruit something like three-fourths of their future employees
• We do have a representative from Veterans Guardian, an actual employee here, registered to speak if necessary
• I think we all acknowledge that we have to trust the employees hired to do the oversight, trust them
• And those employees got all sorts of harassing calls. Their bosses got harassing calls.
• This does apply to military, federal employees, students, snowbirds, but it specifically is targeting

Bills: SB1003 , SB1060 , SB1134 , SB1275 , SB1327 , SB1429 , SB1618 , SB1634 , SB1654 , SB1803 , SCR1002 , SCR1005 , SCR1023 , SCR1027

Committees: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections , House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, voter registration, temporary absence, absentee voting, residency, military voters, overseas voters, election law, Arizona Revised Statutes, political signs, campaign materials, public safety, municipal regulation, foreign relations

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• So when a child is taken into temporary custody, a report has to be filed.
• A report needs to be filed when temporary custody is given.
• So when a child is taken into temporary custody, a report has to be filed.
• It would be difficult to send a report the day temporary custody is taken.
• termination of an employee upon a positive test.

Bills: HB2035 , HB2086 , HB2434 , HB2611 , HB2732 , HB2733 , HB2830 , HB2923 , HB2932 , HB4004

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, Arizona State Board of Pharmacy, pharmacy practice, state regulations, termination, regulatory framework

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• We have about 500 employees statewide.
• We have about 500 employees statewide.
• In the bill before you, beginning January 1, 2027, carriers and plans offered to public employees must
• Under the bill before you, beginning January 1, 2027, health carriers and public employees and the Medicaid
• The bill ensures that health plans in Washington, including commercial plans, state employee coverage

Bills: SB5845 , SB5916 , SB6102 , SB6071 , SB6103 , SB6159 , SB5877 , SB5967 , SB5904 , SB5915 , SB6025

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: health insurance, health carrier, insurance carrier, prompt pay, timely payment, claims processing, clean claim, remittance advice, provider reimbursement, hospital billing, medical billing, prior authorization, claims denial, interest on late claims, administrative penalty, Washington insurance commissioner, RCW 48, public employees benefits board, school employees benefits board, Medicaid managed care

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• Well, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that there are some really good career employees at the Secretary
• contribution for the employer is, but for officers currently it's 11% for the employer and then 8% for the employee
• I'm talking about state employees and county health officials seeking places where large groups of people
• I don't have a dollar amount on it, but if they're having to hire someone to post it, paying an employee

Bills: HB3415 , HB2206 , HB3414 , HB3265 , HB3310 , HB3413 , HB4486 , HB1219

Committee: Senate Retirement and Government Resources

Keywords: state government, vendor contracts, subcontracting, public database, contract assessment, transparency, retirement, law enforcement, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, school resource officers, public safety, public finance, contract management, service-driven contracts, state accounting, intangible assets, Oklahoma Police Pension, disability benefits, mental health, retirement system

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• to the last bill, Senate Bill 2942, an act establishing a sick leave bank for Craig Pingueton, an employee

Bills: H5159 , H5110 , H3900 , H5054 , H5034 , H4977 , S2939 , H4747 , S2942 , H4742 , H4698

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: retirement, teachers, service credit, superannuation, Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System, Petersham, police employment, age requirement, public service, retirement benefits, retirement age, special police officers, Kingston, public safety, law enforcement, pre-employment examinations, disability retirement, record maintenance, Peabody, local government

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• DHS's access to specified nursing care institution personnel records for each personnel member, employee
• This is a temporary solution that lets a county choose for themselves whether they can incur the cost
• weigh the benefits of the individual that they have in question that fits these definitions in this temporary
• emergency appendectomy or some other non-mental health service, then the county's on the hook under this temporary
• emergency appendectomy or some other non-mental health service, then the county's on the hook under this temporary

Bills: HB2050 , HB2082 , HB2176 , HB2195 , HB2202 , HB2307 , HB2584

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice, health workforce, rural health care, critical access hospital, supervision, telehealth

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• Senate Bill 474 revises provisions of the Florida law relating to military service leave for public employees
• It expands eligibility for certain leave protections to include public officials and public employees
• It narrows the instances for which service members who are also public officials or public employees

Bills: S0330 , S0474 , S0694 , S1120 , S1216 , S1366 , S1442 , S7018

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: firefighter disability, law enforcement disability, correctional officer disability, correctional probation officer, presumptive disability, workers' compensation, line of duty presumption, heart disease presumption, hypertension presumption, tuberculosis presumption, public safety employees, first responders, physical examination, preemployment exam, medical specialist, Medicare reimbursement, employing agency, Florida Statutes 112.18, Florida Statutes 943.13, occupational disease

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• The bill excludes employees that are supervisors, managers, or confidential employees, employees covered
• And we serve these farmers with about 100 full-time employees and about 200 to 250 seasonal employees
• Do any collective bargaining with their employees? Do I do any collective bargaining for employees?
• SB 5852 ensures due process for employers and employees.
• SB 5852 ensures due process for employers and employees.

Bills: SB6045 , SB6188 , SB6053 , SB5852

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: agriculture, collective bargaining, labor relations, public employment, agricultural employees, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training, asbestos certification, asbestos worker, asbestos supervisor, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, rulemaking authority, occupational safety, workplace safety, hazardous materials, abatement, encapsulation, removal

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• Uh, because that's going to leave children without a professional employee there for 14 days.
• to do. to leave children without a a to leave children without a a professional<00:01:57.360><c> employee
• </c> professional employee there for 14 days. professional employee there for 14 days.

Bills: HB329 , HB8 , HB353 , HB329 , HB8 , HB353 , HB50 , HB78 , HB225 , SB75 , SB209 , HB50 , HB78 , HB225 , SB75 , SB209

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, judicial compensation, salary adjustments, district attorneys, Judges, local officials, computer science, education reform

Bills: HB4248 , HB4429 , HB2588 , HB3472 , HB4317 , HB3462 , HB2035 , HB3501 , HB3127 , HB3143 , HB3144 , HB3260 , HB4321 , HB3011 , HB3522 , HB3530 , HB3940 , HB3078 , HB3043 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3403 , HB1907 , HB3175 , HB3986 , HB3466 , HB3411 , HB4246 , SJR49 , HB3281 , HB4319 , HJR1086 , HJR1024 , HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency