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• We also just recently started tracking shorter periods of time to really identify what is happening in
• looks like there's a big have more people assigned to making sure that that information is being tracked
• The two don't always track each other. They don't. And thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you, Ben.
• And so, there's track assignments and cases.
• Have X amount of days based on the track assignment to be fully prosecuted.

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• There will also then be tracking, and the tracking will be...
• There will also then be tracking, and the tracking will be for two things.
• We want to track it to see if this does actually have the positive intended outcomes we want, particularly

Keywords: 985, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a large amount to manage these volunteers, to track these volunteers, to supervise these volunteers
• But you could keep track of him and provide antibiotics, etc., until those folks can get in for the general
• So, hopefully, we can keep track of what we're doing.
• They are improving the football and track area.
• And if that's the case, we need to make that an option, and we need to keep track of how it works.

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• So those numbers do track and are fairly steady.
• With first-time attendees increasing almost 5% year-over-year, and we're on track to exceed 500 new attendees
• Next year, we are on track to publish a minimum of eight training videos that are funded by that grant
• I also screen locate requests from contractors and submit and track all of our own locate request data
• Thank you for sticking closer to my tracks of joy. ご視聴ありがとうございました Thank you.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Sorry, I lost track of myself. Uh, next up is— thank you very much, ladies.
• <00:05:40.479> Sorry,<00:05:40.639> I<00:05:40.800> lost<00:05:41.039> track
• Sorry, I lost track of >> Eyes have it.
• Sorry, I lost track of myself.<00:05:42.720> Uh<00:05:43.120> next<00:05:43.440> up<
• It just makes it easier to keep track of. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> I assume I will take over the chair

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then adopted the consent calendar without objection. On the regular calendar, it took up a Health and Human Services Medicaid rule on laboratory services. Committee members questioned why an expired rule was still needed and whether any fees, fines, or appeals had occurred during the lapse. DHHS staff said there were no fees or fines, the service remains in the state Medicaid plan, providers continued to be reimbursed under the billing manual, and there had been no known appeals. The committee then approved the rule. The next item was a Natural Resources rule package covering wood processing mills, wood concentration yards, forestry health, forest fire, and administrative fines. Representative Leon pulled the item from consent and objected to the rule’s repeated 5-inch diameter limit for burnable material, arguing that the statute authorizes permits for camp or cooking fires but does not clearly authorize a diameter limit, and that larger wood can be responsibly burned or otherwise managed in forested properties. DNCR’s forest protection chief responded that the 5-inch limit is intended to reduce smoldering and wildfire risk, align with DEES air rules defining brush as 5 inches or less, and keep backyard burning consistent with air-quality regulations. He said larger material can be handled through other permitting processes and that the rule is meant to educate the public and prevent unsafe burning. Members continued to debate whether the rule exceeded statutory authority and whether it was practical for landowners managing larger wooded parcels. One member suggested narrowing the 5-inch restriction in the category 4 permit language, while another noted the statute appears to speak in terms of small or large amounts of material rather than a specific diameter. The discussion ended without a final resolution in the excerpt, with the committee still considering possible amendments to the Natural Resources rules.

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• We have been unable to track a standard. four-year graduation rate.
• Okay, but do you track, I mean, Of all the students that start at whatever grade level, what percentage
• For us, it's challenging data to track, and I'm happy to – I can provide a more in-depth answer. if you're
• Do you keep track of that? We do keep track of that.

Bills: HB367, HB497, HB549, HB983, HB 1188, HB 1290, HB1368, HB2243, HB2310, HB2849, HB3099, HB3546, HB3629, HB3627

Keywords: education, absences, severe illness, life-threatening, school policy, verification, healthcare, insurance, affordability, coverage, patient rights, school health, respiratory distress, airway clearance devices, medication training, public health, HB 983, Texas Education Agency, TEA, educator privacy

Transcript Highlights:

• maybe have a meeting with you all as to some of the information that I think we need to really keep track
• We're tracking their progress through medical school.
• We had mental health in so many different articles, and we continue to track that funding closely.
• **Julie (Lindsay, Legislative Budget Board).** We do still track all of the behavioral health funding
• Enhanced data capabilities are essential to tracking student outcomes, ensuring education programs are

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I'm coaching track.
• I'm coaching track.
• 35:07.880> football<00:35:08.280> I'm<00:35:08.400> coaching<00:35:08.720> track
• <00:35:09.119> I'm coaching football I'm coaching track I'm coaching football I'm coaching
• track I'm just<00:35:09.599> being<00:35:09.920> around<00:35:10.320> the<00:35

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee did not get to the planned testimony on attendance and excessive unexcused absences, but instead heard from Minnesota’s Superintendent of the Year and Teacher of the Year. The chair opened by noting the committee was short on time, introduced the idea of hearing from the two award recipients, and briefly referenced a question he likes to ask students about what book every high school student should read. Superintendent Putnam of St. Cloud Area Schools then testified about the superintendent-of-the-year selection process, his district’s work, and the community context in St. Cloud. Putnam described the award as a community honor and said his leadership is guided by authenticity, transparency, and hope. He highlighted district efforts to improve attendance and enrollment, expand community engagement, create family advocate and inclusive decision-making structures, and support students through partnerships and wraparound services. He also discussed district demographics and needs, including food insecurity, IEPs, multilingual services, and homelessness, and noted initiatives such as preschool partnerships, an ambulance bay, school safety improvements, and two full-service community schools funded in part by a federal grant. In response to member questions, he said PSO enrollment had not been a major issue in St. Cloud, explained that student jobs and responsibilities help improve attendance and engagement, and urged lawmakers to be curious and avoid assumptions about public schools. The committee then heard from Tracy Bird, Minnesota’s 2024 Teacher of the Year and a ninth-grade English teacher at Minneapolis Washburn. Bird shared his personal path into teaching, including earlier school struggles, work in finance, and encouragement from a principal who saw his potential. He described the nomination and selection process for Teacher of the Year and said his classroom is shaped by student energy, high expectations, and the realities of a diverse school community with both high mobility and affluent students. He emphasized that students are more engaged when they feel part of something larger than themselves and said his district’s work includes giving students meaningful jobs and responsibilities. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so these categories are how NCSL tracks AI legislation on our database and on our website.
• It's probably a better question for the PSC, like how much of that they track.
• It's probably a better question for the PSC, like how much of that they track.
• Sometimes there are or um, uh, ...of that they track.
• Everything that we've seen up to this point tracks.

Keywords: 908, all

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• :55.920> on all of the subrecipients are in fact on all of the subrecipients are in fact on track
• to spend that money, because I'm track to spend that money, because I'm going<00:13:58.200> to
• As far as the data and how we track it, I think that that's going to be a process in active evolution
• <00:47:30.800> it, As far as the data and how we track it, As far as the data and how we track
• I see where there's a tracking system, which is great for that particular segment of this, but in all

Keywords: 958, all

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• Gang's governance had ensured these standards were met, and as a result, the user agencies were tracking
• In 2025, the Trump administration began using gang database entries as justification to fast-track the
• They track victims, trade our identities, and treat us like collectibles.
• They have to track it. We report it. And the system today tells victims to handle it themselves.
• To track it, we report it, we relive it over and over again.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2025, the Trump administration began using gang database entries as justification to fast-track the
• They track victims, trade our identities, and treat us like collectibles.
• To track it, we report it, we relive it over and over again.
• ...that are rehabilitative, that have the ability to have mental health diversion and get back on track
• Let's get you back on track. I'm here to present SB 1111. You good if I go, Mr. Chair? Great.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2025, the Trump administration began using gang database entries as justification to fast-track the
• They track victims, trade our identities, and treat us like collectibles.
• To track it, we report it, we relive it over and over again.
• That are rehabilitative, that have the ability to have mental health diversion and get back on track,
• Let's get you back on track. I'm here to present SB 1111.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• ,<00:35:42.320> you against them so that they can track, you against them so that they can
• track, you know,<00:35:42.480> people<00:35:42.800> coming<00:35:43.080> and<00
• So, there's different tracks to this, right?
• So, So, So, there's<01:27:03.240> different<01:27:03.520> tracks<01:27:03.880> to
• there's different tracks to this, right? there's different tracks to this, right?

Bills: SB1166, SB888, SB2387, SB2471

Keywords: insurance, climate change, responsible parties, damages, Hawaii Property Insurance Association, Hurricane Relief Fund, civil action, climate disasters, extreme weather, SB888, Hawaii, consumer protection, smart home security, smart household security device, home security camera, video doorbell, Ring, Nest, connected devices, internet of things

Summary: The committee heard SB 1166 SD2, a bill on insurance and climate-related damages that would authorize the Hawaii Property Insurance Association and, in amended versions discussed during testimony, other public and private entities to pursue civil actions to recover losses tied to climate disasters and extreme weather. DCCA’s Insurance Division and the Department of the Attorney General raised legal concerns, saying the bill’s scope may not fit the insurance code section being amended, that it could create subject-matter and title issues, and that some subrogation language may be duplicative of existing rate-filing practice. Lawyers for Justice opposed the measure, arguing it conflicts with existing subrogation law and recent Hawaii Supreme Court rulings that treat the judicial lien process as the exclusive remedy. The American Petroleum Institute also opposed, warning the bill would add liability and litigation risk for companies operating under existing permits and could undermine energy reliability and investment. Supporters said the bill would help shift climate-related insurance costs away from residents and onto fossil fuel companies and other responsible parties. Testimony in support came from the Polluters Pay Hawaii Coalition, Center for Climate Integrity, Hawaii Island Council, Our Hawaii, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, who described recent flooding, storm damage, rising premiums, non-renewals, and underinsurance as evidence of a worsening climate-driven insurance crisis. Several supporters urged amendments to give the Attorney General explicit authority to recover insurance-related losses for the Hurricane Relief Fund, HPIA, and private insurers, and to ensure recovered amounts benefit policyholders. Committee members questioned whether HPIA is a private entity, whether the Attorney General could represent it, whether the bill could create double recovery or affect pending climate litigation, and whether insurers would have standing or damages if they are only paying contractual claims. The committee then took up SB 888 SD2, a consumer protection bill that would restrict smart household security device operators from sharing user data with law enforcement without consent or a judicial order, and would bar conditioning device use on such consent. The Office of Consumer Protection testified in support and said an Illinois law could serve as a useful template for exceptions to the warrant requirement. An individual supporter said the measure would protect immigrant communities, judges, and others from surveillance and misuse of private data. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair noted additional written testimony submitted in support of SB 1166.

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• The largest funding source of that resources is permanent supportive housing because of the track record
• housing housing housing because<00:05:11.680> of<00:05:11.800> the<00:05:12.200> track
• <00:05:12.560> record<00:05:12.960> and<00:05:13.080> how because of the track
• record and how because of the track record and how vital<00:05:13.600> these<00:05:14.240>
• such as yourselves to be tracking. such as yourselves to be tracking.

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• That's a long-running track record of success for the work that our unit does when compared to other
• That's<00:14:54.640> a<00:14:54.680> long-running<00:14:55.480> track<00:14:55.760
• > record<00:14:56.320> of That's a long-running track record of That's a long-running track
• primarily folks who have stolen someone else's ID or have some other IP number that it's tough to track
• other IP number that it's tough to track other IP number that it's tough to track and<01:10:09.640

Bills: HF1338

Keywords: Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, state oversight, government accountability, fraud, waste, abuse, audit, investigation, subpoena, whistleblower, public integrity, transparency, state agencies, executive branch, public funds, taxpayer funds, law enforcement oversight, public safety programs, advisory council

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• I don't know how do we have a built-in way to evaluate and track how successful we are with actually
• how successful we are with track how successful we are with actually<00:25:52.480> getting<00
• And I realize these things can be hard to track, and it's hard to assign causes to things, but there
• <00:28:31.679> and these things can be hard to track and these things can be hard to track
• HHS used to have a program to keep kind of track of them and help them with services, and they just,

Bills: HF2825

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So, I agree with the need, and I believe we're on track to move forward.
• The program is making, excuse me, and we're on track to see many more projects be energized before the
• These are stats that my office tracks. Next slide, please, and I will just...
• Our way forward is through smart investments, planning, and tracking our state's progress to ensure that
• And we have worked through the contractual challenges with that, and we are on track to spend at least

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• And from our point of view, probably in the last two or three years, we've really started tracking chronic
• two or three years, we've really last two or three years, we've really started<00:08:15.199> tracking
• started tracking chronic absenteeism. started tracking chronic absenteeism.
• And from our point of view, probably in the last two or three years, we've really started tracking chronic
• accountability, real time data tracking. accountability, real time data tracking.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:08 Agency Updates: 00:01:27 Truancy: 00:01:43, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on October 8, 2025, approved the minutes from the August 29 meeting, and then focused its agenda on truancy and chronic absenteeism. Chad Butler, director of pupil personnel for Meade County and president of the Kentucky Department of Pupil Personnel directors, said chronic absenteeism remains a major problem statewide, citing recent Kentucky rates around 28% to 30% and noting that schools are trying to identify best practices to get students back in class. He said causes appear to include post-COVID social-emotional distress and confusion about when students should stay home, and he described a local effort to use a Healthy Kids Clinic model to keep some students in school when possible. In response to questions, he said chronic absenteeism has only been tracked seriously in the last two to three years and that House Bill 611 appears to have increased the number of youth entering the court system for habitual truancy; AOC said it would provide county-by-county data and outcomes later in the meeting. The council then heard from John Tyson of Alabama, a former Mobile district attorney, who described the Helping Families Initiative as a school-community partnership designed to address truancy and related behavior issues without arrest. Tyson said Alabama defines chronic absence as missing 10% of the school year and emphasized that the program is preventive rather than punitive, using warning letters, family engagement, assessments, individualized intervention plans, and referrals to community services. He said the program has operated since 2003, now includes 20 district attorneys and 44 school systems, and served more than 95,000 students, 73,000 families, and 162,000 parents in the most recent year. Tyson reported that in Mobile County the program was associated with a 3.15% attendance improvement in 2023-24 and a 4% reduction in the issue in 2024-25, along with a 50% reduction in truancy and 58% reduction in chronic absenteeism, and he said the program produced a large return on investment. Tyson also stressed that student absenteeism wastes tax dollars and that better attendance improves educational outcomes and community safety. He described the program’s use of a case-management database, real-time data tracking, and more than 1,000 referral agencies, and said the model is intended to be replicated statewide. He closed with examples of students whose attendance and family circumstances required coordinated support rather than punishment, including a teen mother and a disruptive child, to illustrate his view that schools, courts, and social services should work together to address underlying needs and keep children in school.

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• A vote for this rule is a vote to bury the truth and allow the federal government to track Americans
• A vote for this rule is a vote to bury the truth and allow the federal government to track Americans
• The federal government to track Americans and invade their privacy with no restraint.
• Attorney General to create a website that better tracks juvenile crime data.
• ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CREATE A WEBSITE THAT BETTER TRACKS JUVENILE CRIME DATA.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all