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• You know, it's kind of built on an old platform that really needs to be updated. really since I've was
• 22:23.159> old you know it's kind of built on an old you know it's kind of built on an old platform
• 24.840> needs<00:22:25.120> to<00:22:25.240> be<00:22:25.440> updated platform
• that really needs to be updated platform that really needs to be updated and<00:22:26.080> so

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• Women can achieve greatness if we continue to push the needle forward and provide a platform and opportunities
• Women can achieve greatness if we continue to push the needle forward and provide a platform and opportunities
• Women can achieve greatness if we continue to push the needle forward and provide a platform and opportunities
• Women can achieve greatness if we continue to push the needle forward and provide a platform and opportunities

Keywords: 1183, house

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• costs city of Chaska to attract and for costs associated<00:10:04.959> with<00:10:05.200> hosting
• <00:10:05.680> various<00:10:06.080> PGA associated with hosting various PGA associated
• with hosting various PGA events.<00:10:07.519> Up<00:10:07.680> to<00:10:07.839> 2%
• Bank Stadium serves as the host facility to the Vikings.
• Bank Stadium serves as the host facility to the Vikings.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One is our data, the ASSIST platform is, you know, the technology around this is also very complicated
• And so we are trying to come up with better, significant investments in the ASSIST platform to kind of

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• One is our data, the ASSIST platform is, you know, the technology around this is also very complicated
• We are trying to come up with better, significant investments in the ASSIST platform to follow and track

Summary: The committee held an oversight hearing on a state audit examining California’s community college transfer process and whether streamlining it could improve access to bachelor’s degrees. Opening remarks from legislators emphasized that California’s transfer system is central to equity and workforce development, but that only about one in five transfer-intending community college students complete a transfer within four years. Members highlighted disparities by race, region, campus, and major, and pointed to confusion created by differing requirements across the UC, CSU, and community college systems, including limits and inconsistencies in the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), TAG, and major-specific prerequisites. State Auditor’s staff said the audit found that while UC and CSU systemwide enroll more transfer students than the Master Plan target, individual campuses and high-demand STEM programs often do not. The audit identified barriers including unclear and varying course requirements, limited counseling and education plans, insufficient counselor staffing at some campuses, and weak equity plans. It also found that many students never even apply because they do not accumulate enough units or cannot navigate the process. The auditor described examples where transfer students with strong preparation were denied at selective campuses and noted that articulation alignment across systems remains limited. Representatives from UC, CSU, and the Community Colleges responded that transfer remains a top priority and described ongoing reforms. UC cited a new public dashboard, data-sharing agreements, new transfer pathways, and an ADT pilot at UCLA, while saying campus-level capacity and program differences limit how much can be standardized from the system office. CSU said it admits more than 90% of eligible transfer applicants, is expanding transfer planning tools and direct outreach, and is implementing SB 640’s Transfer Success Pathway Program. Community Colleges said transfer reform must focus on clearer credit mobility, more consistent articulation, and broader ADT adoption. Members pressed the systems on inconsistent major requirements, the need for better coordination, and whether campuses are fully prioritizing transfer students; no votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Or, you know, it'll sort of do that within, you know, whatever all these many platforms are we have now
• Yeah, it seemed like it, and it seemed like that, just by shopping for a home on one of these platforms

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several bills focused on health care planning, mental health court participation, homeowners association governance, groundwater enforcement, pet-policy disclosure in rentals, and post-disaster property speculation. SB 1088 would update California’s POLST and DNR laws by renaming POLST to Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, allowing electronic signatures, clarifying who may sign on a patient’s behalf, and making clear that these forms are voluntary; it drew support from the Coalition for Compassionate Care and no opposition. SB 1242 would let original family petitioners participate in CARE Court for care coordination and information-sharing, while preserving judicial discretion to exclude them if harmful; supporters said it would improve treatment coordination, while Disability Rights California opposed it as coercive and a removal of patient consent. The committee advanced SB 1242 on a 7-0 vote, with the bill placed on call. The committee also considered SB 1007, which would require more HOA budget transparency, disclosure of evidence for violations, and a lower cap on regular assessment increases without a homeowner vote. Supporters argued it would improve accountability and protect homeowners from steep fee hikes, while HOA industry groups warned it could undermine funding for insurance, maintenance, and other operating costs. Members raised concerns about the cap and the need for flexibility for large expenses; the bill passed 6-1 and was placed on call. SB 1364, as amended, would prevent a person convicted of sexual assault from obtaining custody or visitation of a child conceived from that assault, while preserving the possibility of voluntary co-parenting and aiming to qualify California for federal grant funding; it passed 8-0 and was placed on call. Later, SB 997 would give the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency lien authority to enforce fees and its groundwater sustainability plan, addressing an enforcement gap for a GSA created by special legislation rather than a joint powers agreement. It drew support from agricultural and county groups and passed 9-0, placed on call. SB 1296 would require landlords to disclose pet policies up front on applications, websites, and ads, and allow refund of an application fee if disclosure was not provided before payment; supporters said it would reduce wasted application costs and pet relinquishment, while rental housing groups said the ad disclosure requirements were impractical. The bill passed 8-0 and was placed on call. The final bill, SB 1090, was introduced to prohibit large property owners from making unsolicited purchase offers for five years in wildfire-disaster areas, responding to investor activity after the Eaton and Palisades fires; the author and a SAGE witness described it as a protection against disaster capitalism and predatory low offers to displaced residents.

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• basis, and the updates to transfer agreements will be published for public access in the ASSIST.org platform
• templates finally get released, there will be increased workload for our campuses and the ASSIST platform

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an oversight hearing on the California State University system covering enrollment, core operations, Title IX/civil rights, and basic needs. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s 2026-27 budget does not change CSU enrollment targets from the prior year and proposes a 5% ongoing General Fund increase for core operations as the final year of the compact. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended a lower resident undergraduate enrollment target than the Governor’s proposal, separate funding for enrollment growth rather than folding it into base, a smaller or no base increase tied more closely to inflation, earmarking some base funds for capital renewal, retiring deferred payments, and avoiding new multi-year compact commitments. CSU said enrollment has rebounded for three straight years, but growth is uneven across campuses, with several Northern California campuses still facing structural declines tied to demographics and community college pipelines. CSU described a multi-year reallocation plan shifting about 10,000 FTE and $89 million in ongoing funding toward higher-demand campuses, plus $40 million in one-time support, and said seven campuses submitted turnaround plans aimed at recovering enrollment over the next several years. The system highlighted strategies such as dual enrollment, guaranteed admission pathways with community colleges, outreach to high school students, retention and advising efforts, and new degree models for working adults and military-connected students. Members raised questions about how campus targets are set, whether the May Board of Trustees discussion will address a systemwide enrollment framework, and how CSU will manage future deficits if projected out-year funding does not materialize. On core operations and facilities, CSU said it faces about $320 million in mandatory cost increases in 2026-27 and is pursuing shared services, procurement consolidation, campus administrative sharing, and program redesigns to reduce costs. CSU and the LAO emphasized the system’s large deferred maintenance backlog, estimated at $8.6 billion, and discussed whether CSU’s bond/debt capacity is sufficient to address it; CSU requested up to $1.1 billion for deferred maintenance, while the administration did not propose new funding. The committee also heard CSU’s annual Title IX and civil rights update: CSU said it has implemented 15 of 16 State Auditor recommendations, has dedicated Title IX coordinators at every campus, is using a systemwide case management dashboard, and is piloting centralized investigations at five campuses. Finally, on basic needs, the Governor maintained current funding levels for food assistance/basic needs, rapid rehousing, and mental health. CSU reported heavy use of food pantries, CalFresh support, emergency housing, and counseling services, while warning that federal changes to CalFresh and related funding could make it harder to serve students in need.

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• standardization, and that standardization is key for us because now we're all operating on the same platform
• And that standardization is key for us because now we're all operating on the same platform.

Bills: SB1161, SB1215, SB1270, SB1400, SB1537, SB1538, SB1580, SB1584, SB1627

Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

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• illicit content may be encountered with a single click, sometimes through a link sent on a gaming platform
• don't know. ...may be encountered with a single click, sometimes through a link sent on a gaming platform

Bills: SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673

Keywords: probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution

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• corroborated by the Auditor's Office in terms of missing information, but we have moved to a new platform
• In addition, we moved to a new platform, which allows us to check in real time the fingerprint clearance

Keywords: 1182, all

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• rely on Congress if we have the ability to do it now because Congress has given us pretty much the platform
• The same way we did with marijuana, we can do the same... ...platform to do it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• of my work is the distortion of facts that are created by aggressive advertising online and other platforms
• of my work is the distortion of facts that are created by aggressive advertising online and other platforms

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This bill is important for a whole host of reasons, but the evidence for it is becoming overwhelming.
• And so ultimately, we ended up through a whole host of different bills I filed over the years, were successfully
• A whole host of things could be considered malfeasance or gross misconduct.
• the official journal, public notice, and put it on the website of the school board who's going to host
• Chairman, ...school board who's going to host it and then going to call a special meeting, to your point

Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on Senate Bill 123, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a legislative process for removing judges for cause. Senator Morris said the bill was needed because of uncertainty in the current Constitution about whether impeachment applies to judges, given the Judiciary Commission’s role in judicial discipline. He argued the measure would provide a clearer, higher-threshold accountability mechanism, and the committee adopted a technical amendment renumbering provisions and later clarified that the bill uses a majority vote in the House and two-thirds in the Senate, consistent with impeachment-style thresholds. Much of the hearing centered on testimony from Anna Carter and her family, who supported the bill after the murder of Jacob Carter in New Orleans. They described his death and other cases they said showed judges releasing dangerous offenders despite repeated violations, missed electronic-monitoring check-ins, and other warning signs. They argued the bill would create a last-resort accountability tool when judicial decisions or supervision failures lead to preventable harm. Several committee members expressed sympathy and said the testimony highlighted serious problems in the justice system, though some also suggested the bill should address district attorneys, electronic-monitoring oversight, or broader systemic issues. Opposition came from members who warned the proposal was overly broad, could become a political tool, and might conflict with existing constitutional provisions governing impeachment and judicial discipline. They argued the Judiciary Commission and Supreme Court already provide a disciplinary framework and that the bill could chill judicial independence or create due-process concerns. The ACLU’s Sarah Whittington also opposed the bill, noting technical inconsistencies in the draft, questioning why impeachment had not been tried first, and arguing the measure singled out judicial discretion while leaving other elected officials’ discretion untouched. The committee took no final vote on the bill during the hearing, but did adopt the technical amendment.

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• Livingston and I've been working on with a whole host of stakeholders, trying to find a way for fire
• Livingston, I have engaged in a host of stakeholder meetings with firefighters, fire districts, trying
• Livingston and I've been working on with a whole host of stakeholders, trying to find a way for fire
• Livingston I have engaged in a host of stakeholder meetings with firefighters firedeers fire a host of

Bills: HB2063, HB2271, HB2416, HB2478, HB2593, HB2692, HB2813, HB2992, HB2993, HB4044

Keywords: corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, firefighters, insurance rates, workers' compensation, firefighter cancer reimbursement, rate deviations, cost analysis, premiums, border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, immigration, education reform, K-12

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• this is sort of a backfill to cities and towns and counties for monies already spent for housing and hosting
• border, especially in my district, that have a multitude of small, hardscrabble towns where they've hosted
• closer to the border especially my district has a multitude of small hardscrabble towns where they've hosted
• At a time when we're facing all the school closures, rising costs, I mean, there's a host of issues we're
• At a time when we're facing all the school closures, rising costs, I mean, there's a host of issues we're

Bills: SB1088, SB1156, SB1157, SB1169, SB1245, SB1273, SB1330, SB1332, SB1391, SB1498, SB1531, SB1550, SB1598, SB1677, SB1707, SB1811, SB1818

Keywords: cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, medical education, physician shortage, healthcare funding, Arizona health care

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• Thank you all so much for coming to that breakfast that we try to host every year for you all.
• We'd be glad to host you all. So, thank you, Mr. Chairman. That concludes our report. Thank you.
• all we we'd be just uh come one come all we we'd be glad<00:26:53.039> to<00:26:53.120> host
• glad to host you all. So, thank you Mr. glad to host you all. So, thank you Mr.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee convened for its first meeting, called the roll, elected co-chairs under KRS 248.723, and approved the prior meeting minutes. Representative Michael Pollock was elected House co-chair and Senator Jason Howell was elected Senate co-chair, allowing the meeting to proceed. The Agricultural Development Board then reported on activity from December 2024 through April 2025. Staff described board and finance corporation funding totals for each month, county council meeting activity, leadership trainings, lender trainings, and outreach events such as Kentucky Proud breakfast, Ag Tag Month, and agriculture education week. The report also highlighted several funded projects: a Whitesburg farmers market project for Cowan Community Action Group, Community Farm Alliance’s work supporting farmers markets and nutrition programs, a Metcalfe County 4-H ham project, Hopkinsville Elevator’s rail expansion, and W and W Veterinary Services’ large-animal facility upgrade. Members discussed the importance of the tobacco settlement funds and the committee’s stewardship role. Senator Webb urged new members to read House Bill 611 and its history, emphasizing careful use of the limited funds and noting the committee’s statutory mission. Representative King asked about possible federal nutrition policy changes, and staff said Kentucky is already pursuing a “Food as Medicine” initiative and a partnership with the Kentucky Hospital Association. The meeting also recognized interns and announced a June 20, 2025, 25th anniversary event for the Agricultural Development Fund at the Kentucky History Center.

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• We hosted health advocates from all walks of life. of life, and we did it well, which is why we won 10
• And so I just want a commitment from you, within your first 90 days would you be willing to to host a
• Senator Tillis, I would welcome the opportunity. to host members of this committee and other interested
• The first thing you learn in hosting, whether it's a television show or a garden party, is telling your
• Thank you for hosting me in your office. I went back and watched Hoosiers, by the way.

Keywords: Michael Falkender, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, IRS, taxpayer privacy, nomination process, committee hearing

Summary: The committee convened to discuss critical issues surrounding the nomination of Michael Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. This meeting included a series of remarks from committee members who expressed divergent views on Falkender's qualifications and the implications of his appointment. Senator Wyden voiced strong opposition, arguing that Falkender represents harmful policies expected to be perpetuated under the current administration, especially concerning taxpayer privacy and IRS tactics. Meanwhile, other members defended Falkender, noting his extensive experience, including a commitment to transparency in government operations if confirmed.

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• There are a whole host of other projects that are directed to non-state entities, so cities, counties
• there<00:19:16.320> are<00:19:16.480> a<00:19:16.640> whole<00:19:16.880> host
• 00:19:17.159> of<00:19:17.400> other<00:19:17.720> projects there are a whole host
• of other projects there are a whole host of other projects that<00:19:18.360> are<00:19:18.559
• There are a whole host of other projects that are directed to non-state entities, so cities, counties

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As well as group host registration and a whole host of other things surrounding net metering, which is
• Um, as well as group host with those.
• and a whole host of other registration and a whole host of other things,<05:26:33.360> um,<05
• Annually, the PUC and DOE would host a hearing and say, "Okay, where are you selling your RECs?"
• Annually, the PUC and DOE would host a hearing and say, "Okay, where are you selling your RECs?"

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Stillwater hosted three resource fairs, one career fair, and five job clinics.
• Stillwater hosted three resource fairs, one career fair, and five job clinics.
• We've hosted in-person and virtual town halls for staff.
• We've hosted in-person and virtual town halls for staff.
• <01:30:19.280> include<01:30:19.760> anybody host and and happily include anybody host

Keywords: 1187, senate, all