Video & Transcript Research : 'testing standards'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships May 5th, 2025

S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships

Transcript Highlights:
  • These problems create additional stress for vulnerable children and families without standardized.
  • This is a common sense safeguard that raises the standard for child welfare and judicial integrity across
  • And that would include medical procedures that meet evidentiary standards for the court in adjudicating
  • As written, the bill does not require a paternity test.
  • This addition will ensure future courts continue to to adhere to the standard in all custody cases.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think we wanted to make sure that it wasn't the standards being weakened so that if they're getting
  • Additionally, it may positively impact behavior by serving as a visual aid to uphold ethical standards
Bills: HB266, SB85, SB166, HB266, SB85, SB166
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Health and Public Affairs Feb 11th, 2026 at 05:14 pm

Senate Health & Public Affairs

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  • It increases the legal standard to line with the Tort Claims Act.
  • It's not 100% clear whether what the standard really is. Some courts...
  • Some courts seem to be looking to that deliberating different standards.
  • The standard should be deliberate indifference.
  • Not every one of those kits gets forwarded for testing.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So as we scroll, just note that the curriculum collectively aims to test all NFPA standards.
  • test all NFPA standards. test all NFPA standards.
  • Each of these skills test sheets also shows the NFPA standards being tested by that particular skill.
  • the NFP standards being tested by shows the NFP standards being tested by that<00:14:06.560> particular
  • <00:14:19.360> tested<00:14:19.680> for<00:14:19.839> IFSAC NFP standards tested
Summary: The Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee met without a quorum, so no votes were taken. Staff presented a study of the Kentucky Fire Commission focused on firefighter minimum training standards and administrative spending. The presentation explained that Kentucky’s training standards are built from NFPA guidelines, that the commission currently requires 115 hours for volunteer firefighters and 300 hours for paid firefighters, and that those reduced hours were adopted by removing electives and other non-NFPA content. Staff also said the commission’s IFSAC certification testing for firefighter 1 and firefighter 2 aligns with NFPA standards, but the commission cannot require local departments to train or certify firefighters. Staff recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours and work with KCTCS to better separate administrative costs for certain programs so compliance with the statute can be demonstrated. The finance portion of the report said the commission is funded by general fund appropriations for State Fire Rescue Training and by an insurance premium surcharge that supports the Firefighter Foundation Program Fund. Staff reported that the commission stayed within the 5% administrative cap tied to the overall surcharge allotment, but could not confirm compliance with a separate 5% cap for specific programs because KCTCS accounting does not break out those costs in enough detail. Staff suggested the General Assembly may want to clarify what counts as administrative cost in statute. Members asked about investment returns, local fire department funding, and whether training documentation is required; staff said some of those topics were outside the study scope and that IFSAC testing relies on chief certification that a candidate is ready to test. Representatives from the Fire Commission then responded, saying they agreed with the report’s recommendations and would work to clarify the 5% issue with legislators and KCTCS. They explained that the reduction in training hours was intended to remove electives, better align with NFPA standards, and address the difficulty volunteer departments have in getting members to complete lengthy training. Commission officials said training is documented through rosters and annual compliance reviews, and that IFSAC-certified firefighter testing is based on demonstrated skills rather than a required number of training hours. They also said the difficulty in tracking the second 5% cap stems from the way KCTCS’s PeopleSoft system records reimbursements as single transactions, making it hard to isolate administrative costs by program.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 25th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

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  • that you're not changing any of the rules, we've gone through a lot of legislation to bring our standards
  • Our standards are up to the standards of other states for reciprocity reasons.
  • It standardizes the per diem rate because that's all over the place.
Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • They're a MAP test, they're an I-Ready test, they're Star Renaissance testing, or for local control as
  • Representative Bhojani: The end of the year test assesses those standards that are in our curriculum.
  • Test number one, test number two... Representative Gervin-Hawkins: ...or test number three?
  • Chairman Buckley: So the original placement test, which is test number one, and then the end test will
  • test.
Bills: HB8, HB12, SB 3, HJR1, SB 11, SB 16, SB 14
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development May 14th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • party must ensure that the information is compiled and furnished in compliance with the statute. standards
  • affirming the responsibility of the agency to provide the report, it ensures compliance with legal standards
  • staffer working in the building back in 2020, during COVID, I had some concerns about. about all the testing
  • fact, there's a Chinese company that set up some laboratories in states in America that did COVID testing
  • But could we actually say we're going to, you know, use it when we test X test to understand how this
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • to have relatively objective standards. to have relatively objective standards.
  • <01:13:06.960> board enforcement standards board enforcement standards board certification
  • enforcement standards board in support. enforcement standards board in support.
  • I'll stand on my Standards Board.
  • . standards. standards.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

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  • so some of the key Provisions standards so some of the key Provisions include<00:25:41.880> um
  • safety need but that's not a standard safety need but that's not a standard that<00:57:08.440>
  • habitability and livability St standards habitability and livability St standards and<01:30:24.480
  • and ensure minimum life safety standards and ensure minimum life safety standards while<01:30:26.840
  • We add standards that far exceed what any rental license would require or protect against.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Oversight Mar 4th, 2026 at 03:00 pm

Health and Human Services Oversight

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  • House Bill 3131 will Establish baseline standards for homeless shelters.
  • The goal with this legislation is to come up with a baseline standard for the state, because what we've
  • My understanding is the license was just paperwork, it wasn't a health standard.
  • I would go back to Representative Rose's points about how since 1998, this has been the standard, and
  • And to have standardized laws on the books, that's why they're working with us in the legislature now
OK
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  • I'm concerned because you have testing protocols on who can proctor, what the testing security looks
  • Representative, in creating this bill, my concern is when we get the test scores back from the testing
  • I didn't have that direct discussion with testing Officials, my assumption is right now if we're testing
  • or the majority of the testing.
  • We We know that our friends in the northeast of the United States don't test everyone; they test the
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • of deadline week, and so I was trying to look for a scripture. to talk about this and talk about testing
  • Is look, we as In the state of Oklahoma, we need to have strong standards.
  • Our duty as a state is to have strong standards and a strong education system.
  • of as we have lowered our standards continually for our kids, as we've lowered the standards for our
  • And again, as we've had lax standards, it's lowered outcomes.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testing, can you hear me? Can you hear me? Yes, thanks. I hear you. Can you hear me? Yes, thanks.
  • This bill provides a common-sense solution that preserves health and safety standards while removing
  • Secondly, the bill clarifies that the standard of good repair conducted for hazardous materials must
  • Delaware students pursue many different paths; a single standardized test does not always capture industry
  • A single standardized test does not always capture industry credentials, dual enrollment, success, work-based
Bills: SB293, SB279, SB293, SB279
Summary: The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill. The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers. House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.