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• SB 98 was a bill that was pushed, that came through the Senate, that is a tax incentive.
• To raise funds, SB 98 was a bill that was pushed, that came through the Senate, that is a tax incentive
• ... to raise funds, SB 98 was a bill that was pushed, that came through the Senate that is a tax incentive
• The Games gives us the incentive and the urgency to get it done for the longer-term benefit for people
• been advocating for funding prioritization for LA ahead of the games for charging, DERs, and EV incentives

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• that going back and providing additional funding when districts exceed that target could create an incentive
• component of the formula, which is the supplemental metric, and ensuring that districts have an incentive
• And those aren't always the right incentives.
• Faculty and staff that have put in time and effort, but sometimes unless you have other incentives or
• on both enrollments and outcomes — as an underpinning of what grows an institution Is a powerful incentive

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the California Community Colleges budget proposal, including Proposition 98 funding, a 2.41% COLA for apportionments, enrollment growth funding, repayment of an apportionment deferral, and one-time investments for a student support block grant and deferred maintenance. The Department of Finance described the Governor’s package as providing significant new resources, while the LAO recommended prioritizing COLA and enrollment growth within available funds but raised concerns about some smaller proposals, including making the Healthy School Food Pathways Program ongoing and adding more funding for credit for prior learning before outcomes are known. The Chancellor’s Office supported the COLA, enrollment growth, and one-time investments, and said current projections suggest enrollment growth closer to 3%, with about $85 million to $90 million in ongoing costs if fully funded. Members focused heavily on enrollment growth, the 10% district cap, and whether the state should continue funding growth in the current year and budget year. The Chancellor’s Office said some districts, especially in the Inland Empire and Central Valley, are growing rapidly and that about seven districts are above the cap, with roughly 1,563 FTES and about $30 million in ongoing costs tied to that issue. Members also discussed hold-harmless districts and whether declining campuses should be required to produce turnaround or right-sizing plans. The Chancellor’s Office said districts are already having local conversations and that state funding provides time to adjust, but no formal plan requirement was proposed. The committee then took up common course numbering, where the Chancellor’s Office said all 115 community colleges have implemented the first phase and more than 550,000 students enrolled in the first six commonly numbered courses. The office argued that CCN improves clarity but does not yet guarantee that credits will transfer with full value across UC and CSU, because articulation is still handled campus by campus and can require more than 3,500 separate reviews. Members expressed concern that students can still be forced to retake courses such as calculus or ethnic studies even when they have the same common number, and urged the systems to develop a stronger statewide articulation mechanism tied to outcomes and transparency. The item was left open. Finally, the committee heard the Governor’s proposal to make Calbright College’s funding ongoing at $53.1 million. The LAO recommended instead transitioning Calbright to the student-centered funding formula, with one-time bridge funding in the meantime, arguing the Governor’s proposal lacks a clear enrollment-based rationale and performance expectations. Calbright’s leadership defended the college’s competency-based, flexible model for adult learners, citing more than 6,800 students served, over 2,200 certificates awarded, and wage gains for graduates; they said enrollment is expected to grow from about 7,000 students now to roughly 8,000 to 9,000 next year and around 10,000 over the next couple of years. Members pressed for clearer enrollment and funding data before deciding how Calbright should be funded going forward.

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• I appreciate the intent of what you're trying to do: provide an incentive to produce a kind of home that
• I appreciate the intent of what you're trying to do: provide an incentive to produce a kind of home that
• I appreciate the intent of what you're trying to do: provide an incentive to produce a kind of home that
• Um, I'm just curious, have you considered some sort of tax incentives or things that sort of incentivize
• or things that sort of tax incentives or things that sort of incentivize<00:42:16.720> the<00

Bills: HF3600, HF3809, HF3608

Keywords: housing, community land trusts, competitive development, development programs, Minnesota, HF3809, Minnesota eviction law, landlord-tenant, residential lease, minor child, children in eviction, eviction complaint, defendant prohibition, expedited eviction, expedited hearing, summary eviction, tenant protections, housing policy, civil penalty, nonwaivable lease terms

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• Um, yeah, I think one, it's an incentive to them.
• Second, it's it's an incentive to them.
• Just says, "Here's the incentive. We'll help you get here. You pass the fourth mill."
• Just says, "Here's the incentive. We'll help you get here. You pass the fourth mill."
• "Here's the incentive. We'll help you get here. You pass the fourth mill."

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The committee met to consider amendments to House Bill 111. It first adopted amendment number one without objection. Members then discussed a Senate amendment related to a $750,000 state match for the Central Wyoming College Jackson project, with Senator Laursen explaining the request as a way to leverage local fundraising for the final phase of the project. He said the project had been underway since 2018, that the building was nearing completion, and that the amendment was intended to encourage a local fundraising campaign rather than wait for a later appropriation. Representative Lien questioned whether the funding had gone through the usual approval process, and other members raised concerns about bypassing standard procedures, while Laursen argued the request was consistent with prior late-stage project adjustments and reflected local skin in the game. The discussion also covered a Senate amendment concerning University of Wyoming land use, specifically whether language should remain requiring open space or allow trustees more flexibility to decide between open space and parking. One member moved to delete the Senate amendment and reinsert the stricken language, but after discussion the motion was withdrawn so the committee could consider all amendments together. Members noted that the university had already been discussing the plan and that the language change would not necessarily alter the trustees’ authority, though it might protect the university. The committee then turned to a Gillette College/Enzi building amendment. Senator Driscoll said the proposal was his own and not requested by the college, and Janelle Overberlander, founding president of Gillette Community College District, testified about the history of the project, including the 2021 separation from the Northern Wyoming Community College District, prior planning for a STEM building, and the later decision to revive the project as an academic building honoring Senator Enzi. She said the building is intended to address lab space needs and support industry partners, including companies expected to bring jobs to Campbell County. Driscoll explained that the amendment would provide a dollar-for-dollar match for non-state money and require Gillette College to move to a four-mill levy, which he said would eventually make the college a net contributor to the system. The committee continued discussing the amendment and its long-term fiscal effects, but no final vote on the later amendments is shown in the excerpt.

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• In terms of basically reducing the incentive for compliance here.
• What happens if we didn't have this incentive? Let's think about it this way.
• What happens if we didn't have this incentive structure set up right now?
• If I'm reading it correctly, there's incentive...
• As amended, if I'm reading it correctly, there's incentives, there's a right to cure, but then there's

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. AB 416 would allow emergency room physicians to initiate 5150 mental health holds, with supporters saying it would reduce emergency room bottlenecks and speed care for patients in crisis. County and behavioral health representatives opposed the bill, and some members raised broader concerns about the 5150 system and juvenile placements. The bill was ultimately approved on a do-pass as amended vote. AB 446, the Surveillance Pricing Act, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued it would prohibit businesses from using personal data to charge different prices for the same product or service, describing the practice as discriminatory and exploitative. Business and industry groups opposed the bill, warning that its language was too broad, could affect discounts and loyalty programs, and would create litigation risk through a private right of action. After discussion about enforcement and possible amendments, the bill passed on a do-pass motion. AB 632 would give local governments a faster way to collect penalties for serious code violations, including unsafe housing, fire hazards, and illegal cannabis activity, by allowing certain fines to become money judgments and clarifying lien authority. It had support from county and city groups and no opposition was voiced in the hearing; the bill passed as amended. ACA 7, a constitutional amendment intended to clarify and limit misuse of Section 31A, also moved forward after brief support testimony. The committee then took up AB 649, which would extend protections for businesses that proactively obtain certified access specialist inspections and fix accessibility violations; the author, a small business owner, and others testified in support, while disability rights groups moved to neutral after amendments. Members discussed the balance between access enforcement and reducing predatory litigation, and the bill was still under consideration as the transcript ended.

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• There's some built-in incentives, and it's funding something in action that's working today instead of
• There's some built-in incentives, and it's funding something in action that's working today instead of
• There's some built-in incentives, and it's working today instead of putting more money into planning
• There's some built-in incentives, and it's working today instead of putting more money into planning
• There's some built-in incentives, and it's working.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're not seeing the driver incentives that we've seen in the mainland, right?
• We're not seeing the the<00:56:36.319> driver<00:56:36.960> incentives<00:56:38.000>
• But um to address longer the incentive.
• Um, I think increasing the deposit is an incentive to increase the fraud.
• Um, I think increasing the deposit is an incentive to increase the fraud.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the Office of the Auditor’s recent audit of Hawaii’s deposit beverage container program and the Department of Health’s response. State Auditor Les Condo reviewed the program’s structure, noting it was created to increase recycling and reduce litter, but said prior audits have repeatedly found weak internal controls, reliance on self-reported data, and an “honor system” approach. He cited examples of underreporting and overpayment risks, including a Whole Foods settlement and secret-shopper testing at a redemption center where the program reimbursed more than what was actually paid to consumers. Condo said the special fund continues to grow, increasing by more than $12 million between FY24 and FY25, and that the 2024 audit found no meaningful progress in implementing earlier recommendations. He also noted that many prior recommendations were later codified in law, including risk-based audits and internal control requirements, and said the office will audit the program again in about a year. Senator Fevella said the briefing was needed because he has seen little progress over the years and emphasized the program’s goals of reducing litter and promoting recycling. He noted that Hawaii has lost a glass recycler, underscoring broader challenges in the system. Department of Health Deputy Director Kathleen Hoe said the department is committed to addressing longstanding problems and said the director’s office meets with the program twice a month. Program staff outlined steps being taken to respond to the audit, including revising accounting and inspection/enforcement manuals, retaining third-party services, and implementing risk-based audits of distributors and redemption centers. They said internal control process documents from distributors were due June 30, with about 200 received and roughly 100 still outstanding, and that enforcement letters are being sent. The department also described plans for electronic reporting to reduce manual entry and improve accuracy, as well as a broader legislative proposal for a tiered audit system. Under that proposal, larger distributors would remain subject to the current every-other-year audit requirement, middle-tier distributors would be audited every five years, and smaller distributors would be exempt. Officials said the governor had temporarily waived enforcement of the 2025 independent audit requirement because of cost concerns for smaller distributors, while the department reviews submitted audits and considers a longer-term fix. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• An outrageous pattern of perverse and intentional incentives reveal deliberate efforts to worsen the
• <05:00:17.600> I<05:00:17.920> know<05:00:18.240> this these perverse incentives
• I know this these perverse incentives. I know this congressman,<05:00:19.600> Mr.
• to solve the NOS's that had no incentive to solve the crisis<05:05:22.000> only<05:05:22.320>
• outrageous government-f funed incentives outrageous government-f funed incentives and<05:06:32.798

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

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• You didn't couple it with the reason we were doing it, which was to try and incent fuel diversity and
• <04:42:46.638> you doing it which was to try and incent you doing it which was to try and
• incent you know<04:42:47.000> fuel<04:42:47.320> diversity<04:42:48.120> and<04:
• Isn't there value in the government giving us guidance and incentive?
• Isn't there value in the government giving us guidance and incentive?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Forcing them to charge actuarially recommended rates will give them incentive to finally do that.
• recommend rits will give them incentive recommend rits will give them incentive to<00:40:21.359>
• So it removes the incentive to leave a pool just to avoid something like this and then have that be put
• <00:56:42.319> to<00:56:43.000> um member so it removes the incentive to um member
• so it removes the incentive to um leave<00:56:43.359> a<00:56:43.520> pool<00:56:43.799

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• also requires, absolutely essential, growing the conventions and meetings business and creating incentives
• for U.S. gaming visitors in the 30-plus states that now offer casinos. ...creating incentives for U.S
• . gaming visitors in the 30-plus states that now offer casinos, creating incentives that applicants have
• to get your act together and incentive to get your act together and to<00:53:36.640> keep<00:
• And you have to develop a formula, a mechanism, an incentive for the operators to then say, you've earned

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• There isn't a lot of incentive for me to attend and participate in meetings where I don't have a vote
• So at times, yeah, there certainly is an incentive to be there, but during the monthly meetings there
• <01:26:51.199> for<01:26:51.440> me<01:26:51.600> to isn't a lot of incentive
• for the member of there's no incentive for the member of the<01:29:00.880> school<01:29:01.120
• to be there, certainly is an incentive to be there, but<01:29:17.679> during<01:29:18.000>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This fellowship program is working because it combines mission with incentive...
• This fellowship program is working because it combines mission with incentive, service that matters,
• House Bill 4103 creates an incentive structure to be prudent with public resources.
• House Bill 4103 creates an incentive structure to be prudent with public resources.
• I was wondering if you could maybe elaborate on whether this could create an incentive to incorrectly

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Without clear incentives or benefits, most people are not likely to opt in.
• folks will have to opt what incentives folks will have to opt in.<00:30:45.200> Without<00:30
• :45.520> clear<00:30:45.840> incentives<00:30:46.320> or in.
• Without clear incentives or in.
• Uh, so there's no real incentive for them to stop the proceeding.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This is another incentive that's misaligned.
• This is another incentive that's misaligned.
• This is another incentive that's misaligned.
• This is another incentive that's misaligned.
• This is another incentive that's misaligned.

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:19 Discussion of 25RS HB 785 00:30:25 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 785 00:32:15 Discussion of 25RS HB 61 00:36:42 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 61 00:38:07 Discussion of 25RS HB 788 00:51:01 Discussion of 25RS SB 14 01:11:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 685 01:44:57 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and took up House Bill 785, as amended by a committee substitute that combined language from HB 785 and HB 787. The bill was described as addressing Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) audits, provider contract notice and amendment procedures, mental health parity compliance, and related transparency requirements. Supporters said the measure would tighten notice to providers, limit repeated contract amendments and rate reductions, require more standardized audit procedures, and add reporting on Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances. It also includes a provision requiring coverage of at least two evaluation-and-management billable services per physician per recipient per date of service, and a section addressing narcotic/opioid treatment program licensing and reimbursement language. Testimony in support came from Representative Kim Moore, John Inman of BrightView Health, Michelle Sandborne of the Children’s Alliance, and Kelly Cormic of RYSE. They argued that MCOs often use audits and recoupments in ways that are burdensome, opaque, and financially damaging to providers, especially smaller and rural ones. They cited examples of multiple audit requests in short timeframes, large record requests with short deadlines, delayed or absent feedback, and recoupments taken before appeals are resolved. They also said parity laws are not being consistently enforced and that the bill would give the Department of Insurance authority to suspend or revoke an MCO certificate of authority for willful or repeated parity violations. Committee members generally expressed support for provider protections and transparency, while asking for clarification on the narcotic treatment and E/M billing provisions. Tom Stevens of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans testified in opposition, saying the bill is complex to implement and should be handled through the broader Medicaid oversight work of House Bill 9, the MOAB. He said the issues raised were better suited for that bipartisan stakeholder process and noted the committee substitute had not yet been fully reviewed by his group. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and then moved to a vote on the bill; the roll call began, with several members recorded as voting yes, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is shown.

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• This bill establishes critical incentives to promote the production and import of sustainable aviation
• <00:10:26.959> to<00:10:27.160> promote<00:10:27.560> the critical incentives
• to promote the critical incentives to promote the production<00:10:28.519> and<00:10:28.760><
• carbon emissions and the tax incentives carbon emissions and the tax incentives in<00:10:41.160>
• now these incentives represent a really<00:11:00.320> positive<00:11:00.680> step<00:11

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on Senate Bill 103, relating to electric vehicle batteries, and then moved to Senate Bill 995, relating to renewable fuel. On SB 103, the Department of Health and the State Energy Office supported the measure, and Redwood Materials said it supported the bill’s intent but requested an amendment to add a battery recycler to the commission. Other testimony on SB 103 included support from several individuals and organizations, with one opponent noted. A committee member also raised a possible deadline change requested by the Alliance of Automobile Innovation for future work on the measure. The bulk of the hearing focused on SB 995, which would create tax incentives for sustainable aviation fuel and related renewable fuel production. Supporters included the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pono Pacific, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Tax Foundation, PAR Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel, and others. Supporters said the bill would help build a local SAF industry, encourage camelina and other feedstocks, and advance decarbonization goals. Several supporters also said they had proposed amendments or technical comments and stood on their written testimony. Opposition testimony argued the bill could allow toxic waste feedstocks, such as construction and demolition waste, into fuel production, and questioned whether the incentives would truly benefit Hawaii farmers or consumers. One opponent said the bill’s benefits could flow to the producer and to imported feedstocks rather than to local agriculture, and another questioned the scale of local land and water available for camelina production. Committee members pressed witnesses on acreage, water use, expected yields, the role of PAR Hawaii’s refinery investment, and whether the state would be subsidizing a business decision that might not produce significant local fuel. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• We're also seeing a number of states, as well as the federal government, provide incentives and financing
• I'll also just add that because of the investments and incentives that we're seeing both from states
• It doesn't work to come up with an incentive program for a project or to have a company that wants to
• It's a very expensive proposition, and so developers would be incented to do an early site permit in
• And that's just, I think, a tendency of certain incentives.

Keywords: 908, all

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• And then also having some sort of incentive for the other schools that haven't been connected yet with
• The way we're working it right now, it's probably an incentive to retain them because all the dual credit
• Would you consider that an incentive to keep them or retain them into the university system in North
• So it's an incentive. It's not a penalty.
• It showed incentive in pursuing these accelerated pathways, and that was a surprise in the survey findings

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

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• Americans want to be healthy and it starts with changing the incentives, not allowing massive conglomeration
• I'm not against. taking away an incentive to do the things that, you know. sugar drinks and things.
• that we are incredibly grateful. for and grateful for the accountability provisions embedded with incentive
• If we can continue and move in that direction, I think the incentive and proactive work is better than
• Vice Chair Perry for your leadership in continuing to secure funding and appropriations for SNAP incentive

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• They worked extremely hard that night, and they have carried us through relocating.
• once we get HVAC and data connections back into the building, we feel like that we can temporarily relocate

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:01 Recognition of New Members: 00:01:17 Disaster Response: 00:01:41 Pretrial Discussion: 00:31:25, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 7, 2024 meeting, and then heard an update on disaster response and courthouse recovery efforts after the April flooding. Representatives from the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Franklin County Circuit and District Court Clerk’s office, and the Franklin Circuit Court described damage in Perry, Hardin, and especially Franklin counties. Perry County had limited roof and water infiltration issues with no operational impact. Hardin County’s justice center basement took about 18 inches of water, affecting court records and mechanical/electrical equipment, and court operations were briefly suspended. Franklin County’s courthouse was far more severely damaged, with about four feet of water on the first floor, forcing relocation of court operations to temporary sites, including AOC space and the regional jail for custody proceedings. Witnesses said damaged files from Hardin and Franklin counties were removed, sent to an out-of-state vendor for drying and remediation, and would be returned or destroyed as appropriate. They estimated combined costs for file restoration, building repair, and remediation at about $11 million, with insurance through KCOJ/KO expected to cover only part of the losses and FEMA reimbursement still pending a federal disaster declaration. They also said the Franklin County courthouse’s first floor remains gutted, electrical panels and HVAC systems need major replacement, and the second and third floors may be used temporarily once power and data are restored. Members asked about roof damage in Hardin County, the status of FEMA applications, digitization of court records, and whether Senate Bill 25 restricted funds could be used to cover the funding gap; staff said the funds cannot be spent without General Assembly authorization. The committee also discussed broader record-retention and e-filing issues, with members noting the limits of paper filing and the need for better digitization as a backup in emergencies. AOC staff said they are working with the Supreme Court and state law librarian on what records can be digitized and how long hard copies must still be retained. After the disaster-response presentation, the committee moved on to a separate informational presentation on pre-trial services, with introductions from the executive officer of pre-trial services, the president of the Kentucky District Judges Association, a circuit judge, and the manager of pre-trial services, who began explaining how the pre-trial system works for newer committee members.