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• We've added structured Badging so that we can better track where the teachers are that have the expertise
• positive trainings The fourth critical need area is accountability and data and how we're keeping track
• Track with my line of questioning. So the agenda item was Martinez Yazi.
• I just wanted to make sure that I was on track here.
• We will see what we can track down for you percentage-wise very shortly. And Mr.

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• And then just track the trend in the employment share for each of those.
• And then just track the trend in the employment share for each of those groups.
• Housing permits are what we track in the center.
• It's something we're going to have to continue to track through the lens of what's happening to energy
• another reason why we could see revisions, is that the monthly estimates don't do a good job of tracking

Summary: At the April meeting of the Finance Advisory Committee, staff presented an updated state revenue forecast that was more cautious than January’s because of heightened economic uncertainty tied to the Iran conflict and broader national risks. The general fund’s available resources were revised down from $577 million in January to $378 million in the April forecast, with the lower estimate driven by reduced revenue projections while spending assumptions were unchanged. Staff said the outlook depends heavily on how long the Middle East conflict lasts and noted that a prolonged disruption could weaken the forecast further, while a quick resolution could improve conditions. George Hammond of the University of Arizona gave a broad economic overview, highlighting geopolitical risk, elevated oil and gasoline prices, sticky inflation, weak Arizona job growth, and uncertainty around federal policy, tariffs, immigration, and AI-related investment. He said Arizona’s recent job growth has been very weak and concentrated mainly in health services, while most other sectors lost jobs, and he attributed much of the slowdown to low hiring rather than layoffs. He also discussed population growth, noting that Arizona remains above the national average but is increasingly dependent on net migration as natural increase slows, and he warned that housing affordability remains strained even as Phoenix inflation has moderated. Panelists generally echoed the cautious outlook but pointed to some offsets. Liz St. Clair said Arizona’s near-term revenues could benefit from tourism tied to spring training and the Final Four, though higher fuel costs could dampen discretionary spending. Other panelists noted that the federal policy environment, tariffs, and immigration changes are likely to restrain growth, while productivity gains, especially from technology and AI, may help businesses maintain output. Several members also discussed housing, saying single-family permits have fallen while rental supply has improved affordability, and they raised concerns about labor-force growth, wage disparities, and the reliability of recent employment data revisions. No formal votes or actions were taken.

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• And then just track the trend in the employment share for each of those.
• And then just track the trend in the employment share for each of those groups.
• Housing permits are what we track in the center.
• It's something we're going to have to continue to track through the lens of what's happening to energy
• another reason why we could see revisions, is that the monthly estimates don't do a good job of tracking

Summary: The Finance Advisory Committee received an update on the state revenue forecast and broader economic conditions. Staff said the April forecast was more cautious than January’s, citing greater uncertainty from the Iran conflict and other macroeconomic risks. Available general fund resources for the four-year period were revised down from $577 million in January to $378 million in April, with no change to expenditure estimates. George Hammond of the University of Arizona then presented on the national, state, and local economy, emphasizing risks from geopolitical conflict, tariffs, federal policy uncertainty, labor supply constraints, and elevated housing costs. He said Arizona job growth had been weak and driven mainly by health care, while inflation in Phoenix remained moderate but shelter and consumer commodity prices were still elevated. He also noted that population growth is increasingly dependent on net migration as natural increase slows. Panelists generally echoed the cautious outlook. Liz St. Clair said Arizona’s near-term revenue outlook still had some support from tourism and a strong spring season, but rising fuel costs and the duration of the Middle East conflict could pressure discretionary spending and revenues. Jim Rounds argued the economy was likely headed for a soft landing, though he warned that federal borrowing, inflation, workforce shortages, and energy reliability remain concerns; he also criticized leaving the Rainy Day Fund unused. Danny Court said the housing market remains under pressure on the ownership side, while rental supply and industrial demand have been relatively strong, and he noted sticky inflation and immigration declines as additional risks. Doug Walls explained that large employment benchmark revisions were affecting Arizona’s job numbers, and said the latest report showed slower but more balanced growth, though labor force declines and a higher unemployment rate were concerning. Lorenzo Romero added that business activity appears resilient in the low-hire, low-fire environment, but warned about debt burdens, uneven wage growth, and ongoing uncertainty. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Hopefully you can track...
• Hopefully you can track along with me because there's lots of boards and regions and administrators,
• Hopefully you can track. Regional Behavioral Health Boards.
• Hopefully you can track along with me because there's lots of boards and regions and administrators,
• No, I was going to say I will do my due diligence to track that down, but if that's not the case then

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• Right now, there's no way to consistently identify or track school support employees statewide when they
• In my conversations with the lead investigator from SDE, there was no way for them to track support employees
• a number that's associated with their teacher certification, and that's the number that's used to track
• So, a couple of things, number one, we didn't track people for the first couple of years.
• We didn't track people that started in public school and moved over.

Bills: HB3674 , HB4326 , HB4331 , HB3029 , HB2963 , HB3551 , HB2973 , HB3019 , HB3461 , HB2961 , HB3261 , HB3759 , HB3429 , HB3069 , HB3372 , HB3705

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• Who's tracking it? Just general comments on that. And then I'm going to let my colleagues talk.
• It comes into our fiscal team, and we have a team that is dedicated to tracking any sort of recoveries
• And we can track and see specifically that it was a recovery to that program.
• We track that, we report on it. It's coming back into an already appropriated amount.
• slides, we know we need some better audit tools to detect some issues, case management tools to keep track

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

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• This year we're on track to save approximately almost half a million dollars between using or paying
• There was an amazing social worker who actually kept track of him, trying to get him services and trying
• She just kept track in the hospitals, and he popped up in a hospital emergency room because he hit his
• We're also on track to save almost half a million dollars from contracted staff by utilizing our new
• I had some veterans who reached out to me with questions, and I was having a hard time trying to track

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard budget presentations for the Idaho Military Division, the Division of Veterans Services, and the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). For the Military Division, analysts and Major General Tim Donnellan reviewed the division’s structure, recent transfer of emergency medical services into the division, and the fiscal year 2027 request. The request included a small general fund amount for hazardous materials response, a pay-parity adjustment for state employees tied to federal military pay scales, and a dedicated-fund enhancement for overhead recovery, offset by rescissions including vacant positions and reduced tuition assistance. Members asked about the 3% rescission, EMS transition costs, and why certain CEC-related positions appeared in and out of the budget; the general said the division had absorbed the cut but that further reductions could affect education assistance for Guardsmen. He also described the EMS transition as smooth and said the division was modernizing its Army and Air components. The committee then reviewed the Division of Veterans Services budget and heard from Administrator Mark Champal. The analyst outlined the division’s homes, cemeteries, veteran assistance programs, and fiscal year 2027 requests, including one-time equipment and replacement items, an ongoing reduction for expiring software fees, and reductions for long-vacant positions. Questions focused on nursing shortages, contract labor, the miscellaneous revenue fund, and memory-care capacity. Champal said the division is using a temporary nursing pool to reduce reliance on contract nurses and expects to save nearly half a million dollars, while continuing to struggle with staffing. He said the Boise home currently meets memory-care needs and that the new Boise facility could expand if needed. He also highlighted outreach efforts, claims assistance, cemetery services, and the division’s efforts to connect veterans with outside support. Finally, PERSI’s budget was presented and discussed with Director Mike Hampton. The analyst described the retirement system’s defined benefit and defined contribution plans, the ongoing pension software upgrade, and one-time requests for the final software phase, disaster recovery planning, and IT replacements. Committee members asked about administrative growth, who participates in PERSI, software maintenance costs, and why there was no general fund rescission. Hampton explained that PERSI is fully funded by employer and employee contributions, that the software project is nearing completion, and that the annual maintenance increase reflects licensing costs. He also discussed post-retirement allowance adjustments, saying the board recommended a retroactive catch-up through 2022 and that future increases depend on fund performance and legislative action. The committee also discussed the merits and risks of defined benefit versus defined contribution plans, and Hampton said PERSI remains well funded, with strong investment returns and broad participation across Idaho public employers. The meeting ended with adjournment until the next morning.

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• So most of the world allows scissor stairs and they have a long, successful, safe track record.
• We've already got buildings being built by tracking lower embodied carbon.
• So why then are you employing, tracking, and reducing embodied carbon in your projects?
• So why then are you employing, tracking, and reducing embodied carbon in your projects?
• responsibility of architects to do this work, so we've already begun as an industry to shift towards this, track

Bills: HB2228 , HB2273 , HB2418 , HB2381

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning

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• THESE OF ALL OF THE SAME RULE TRACK. ON NOVEMBER 19 WE HAD A WORKSHOP.
• AND AGAIN THE NURSING HOME MODULE IS ON TRACK TO BE FINISHED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.
• YOU ARE NOT GIVEN THE VISITOR THE CARE AND IT TELLS ME TYPICALLY BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE ALSO TRACKING
• INDIVIDUAL CARE THROUGHOUT THE TIME THEY ARE WITH THE PLAN ARE AVAILABLE THAT THOSE OUTCOMES ARE BEING TRACKED
• MANAGING THE ASSOCIATION, IS THERE A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES THAT ARE IMPOSED TO TRACKING

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• I track it monthly—very, very rarely. If ever, I don't know the answer to that.
• With DFA, kind of trying to track down every dollar that has been spent, and that number should be coming
• **Chair**: And then I assume you keep track of that, though, is my question.
• But we don't track right now that investment level.
• So these are very new fund investments, and it takes a while for us to really start to see a track record

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• While the bill does require annual reports, it does not include a research-based framework to track long-term
• not requiring it as far as a student graduating, but I just want to make sure that we are still tracking
• So I think we're getting a better track record of what that student has been able to master over the
• requiring it to, as far as a student, graduating, but I just want to make sure that we are still tracking
• So I think we're getting a better track record of what that student has been able to master. what that

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and observed a moment of silence for Senator Geraldine Thompson. The committee first took up CS/SB 102, a bill by Senator Gates directing the Department of Education to develop a workforce credential program for students with autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum, in coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Supporters said the bill would help autistic students gain job skills and workplace safety credentials, while an opponent argued the bill should clearly make participation voluntary, expand to other exceptional student groups, include funding, and add stronger accountability. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 166, the Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill by Senator Simon. The bill would reduce or remove several state mandates and give districts more flexibility on testing, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, audits, facilities planning, emergency make-up days, federal fund use, and public VPK oversight. Senators asked about the impact on student proficiency, teacher evaluations, and the transfer of public VPK oversight to districts; Simon said the tests would remain but count as 30 percent of the grade, districts would retain flexibility in evaluation measures, and only public VPK would shift to districts. Public testimony was largely supportive, with some speakers praising reduced testing and local control, while one senator cautioned that Florida still has a math proficiency problem. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 296 by Senator Bradley, which would repeal the 2023 statewide mandate requiring later middle and high school start times and return the decision to local districts, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic impacts of sleep deprivation and consider later start times. Supporters argued the mandate created transportation, staffing, and scheduling problems and that local control was more practical, while opponents emphasized sleep science and the benefits of later start times for teens. Several senators discussed the tension between research and district resources, and the bill sponsor said the measure preserves the conversation about sleep while allowing local scheduling decisions. CS/SB 296 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• We also developed a new distribution process where plates could be ordered, tracked, and and inventory
• The IMS will also, the inventory management system, will also allow the department to track assignment
• what with technology we have now, whether it's the NCIC DCAC or whatever y'all use for specifically tracking
• the time that we implemented max-tag limits and the denial of access this to the time that we were tracking
• Now, of course, the dealer will have to track their inventory as well. well and be responsible for the

Committee: House Transportation

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• That's something I know we'd love to track.
• track.
• A pre-adjudicated track as well as a post-adjudicated track, so as part of a sentence or as an opportunity
• The second one is now back on track to start the program.
• Thanks to the Vice Chair for keeping everything on track. track.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• Um, where are we tracking on those?
• Um, the reason why tracking sales and use tax exemptions is so difficult is twofold.
• And so that's a challenge when you're trying to track sales and use tax returns.
• </c><00:58:43.839><c> Chairman,</c> for us to track it. And Mr. Chairman, for us to track it.
• So trying to track sales tax exempt.

Committee: Joint Revenue

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• </c> tracked before? tracked before?
• But in terms of cigarettes, do we track cigarettes?
• </c><01:10:48.720><c> here,</c> But that's what we're tracking here, But that's what we're tracking here
• I don't want to speak just to match up the numbers to track it.
• You're keeping track of these? I'm doing this intentionally.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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• anniversary of those wildfires, we have with us groups that have been working in community, helping us track
• So MA was began as a grassroots academic community partnership to track the health and social impacts
• </c><00:12:43.200><c> the</c> that have been helping us track the that have been helping us track the
• </c> academic community partnership to track academic community partnership to track the<00:14:11.040
• I mean, their church wants fast-tracked.

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, with Chair Dela Alani framing the discussion around emergency preparedness, recovery, and lessons for future disasters. The main presentation came from researchers involved in the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, who described the project as a grassroots academic-community partnership that has enrolled more than 2,000 adults and children for health screenings, social assessments, and biomonitoring. They said the study has documented elevated mental and physical health conditions, housing instability, unemployment, barriers to care, and exposure to heavy metals and other toxicants, while also noting some modest improvement in adult mental health and self-rated health compared with the prior year. The presenters emphasized that wildfire impacts remain severe two years later. They reported that about half of adult participants had worsening health since the fires, roughly 40% had direct or frequent fire exposure, and many adults showed chronic disease burdens such as hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory impairment. They also said about half of adult survivors reported depressive symptoms, about a quarter had moderate to severe anxiety, more than 4% had considered suicide in the prior month, and nearly one in four had PTSD. A clinician from the Lahaina Certified Community Behavioral Health Center described the clinic’s no-turn-away model, with case management, therapy, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management for anyone who needs it, and urged lawmakers to fund and expand that approach. The researchers also highlighted environmental findings, saying urine testing of more than 1,200 adults found heavy metal signatures that differed between burn-zone residents and those on the perimeter, with higher levels associated with displacement and ash re-exposure. They said about 20% of participants had higher-than-expected heavy metal levels 6 to 12 months after the fires, and cited a negative association between nickel levels and lung function. They argued for long-term monitoring, better cleanup methods, and a centralized health surveillance system tied to community outreach. No vote or formal committee action was taken during the briefing; the chair said the presentation materials and related reports would be posted for public access, and members were invited to ask questions after the presentation.

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• </c><00:13:45.079><c> their</c> another example somebody can track their another example somebody can
• track their absentee<00:13:45.720><c> ballot</c><00:13:46.120><c> in</c><00:13:46.560><c> Vietnamese
• We use those to share situational awareness of things that we're tracking and aware of, to hear their
• I say first and foremost, in terms of incidents that we have tracked, we do sort of keep track of that
• uh we do uh sort of keep we have tracked uh we do uh sort of keep track<00:46:21.839><c> of</c><00:46

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

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• This data, collected from people without their knowledge or meaningful consent, is weaponized to track
• I also am afraid that it might lead more businesses to additional track if they are trying to figure
• Literally, everything we put into the website is being tracked.
• If we cannot access accurate records showing a person's sex, we cannot track violent male offenders who
• Ironically, even in Israel, when the government tracks Jews as one national identity, there is a stark

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• This data collected from people without their knowledge or meaningful consent is weaponized to track
• I also am afraid that it might lead more businesses to additional track if they are trying to figure
• Literally, everything we put into the website is being tracked.
• If we cannot access accurate records showing a person's sex, we cannot track violent male offenders who
• Ironically, even in Israel, when the government tracks Jews as one national identity, there is a stark

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• To sort of be tracking them in two different BCPs is, as mentioned, a bit unconventional, but doesn't
• You had so many items we've lost track. Go ahead.
• We've been tracking those projects for several years now. They seem on course.
• So the plan for release July 1st is still on track for that larger release. Of this year? Correct.
• And there are two more veterans' homes, Redding and Yountville, that are on track.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.