Video & Transcript Research : 'risk pool'

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NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/12/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • my concern anytime I see adverbs or adjectives popping up in legislation, is that it does create a risk
  • my concern anytime I see adverbs or adjectives popping up in legislation, is that it does create a risk
  • my concern anytime I see adverbs or adjectives popping up in legislation, is that it does create a risk
  • It avoided years of expensive trials and the risk of enormous jury verdicts, like the $38 million David
  • swimming pool once a week.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jun 8th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • But we wanted to make sure that folks who had faced barriers were going to be brought into the pool of
  • You know, that folks who had faced barriers were going to be brought into the pool of possible buyers
  • One, we can, as a state through the grant program, try to leverage in more pooled funds, but really we
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The House Transportation Committee held a work session focused heavily on Climate Commitment Act transportation spending and electrification programs. Staff first reviewed roughly $2.2 billion in CCA transportation allocations over three biennia, noting that the largest shares went to public transportation, active transportation, ferry electrification, ZEV programs, rail freight/ports, and planning, with about half of the electrification and fuel-conversion spending tied to state ferries. Members asked for more detail comparing CCA dollars with the broader transportation budget and for total project costs, not just CCA contributions. The Department of Ecology presented on the zero-emission school bus program. Ecology said the legislature codified the program in 2024 and requires electric buses once diesel and electric costs are equivalent, with exemptions available when electric buses cannot meet district needs. Ecology reported $38.3 million in CCA funding for 2025-27, with $21.4 million already obligated or spent to replace 91 diesel buses in 28 districts, plus additional federal EPA funding leveraged for 13 more buses. Members asked about health impacts, parity timing, rural route exemptions, charging and training costs, and whether the program includes infrastructure; Ecology said the grants cover buses, charging, and sometimes training, and that the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is developing the cost-equivalency formula. The Department of Commerce described its clean transportation role, including EV rebates, charging infrastructure, tribal electric boats, and the EV Coordinating Council. Commerce said its rebate program was designed to lower monthly payments for low-income households, that 89% of recipients said the rebate was essential to their purchase, and that lease incentives helped draw additional federal dollars. Members asked about tribal boat details, utility interconnection and curtailment, range anxiety, and vandalism at charging stations; Commerce said battery storage and managed charging are being used in some projects, some utilities are more responsive than others, and vandalism remains a challenge. The Department of Enterprise Services reported 567 Level 2 and 46 Level 3 charging ports installed at 82 state sites, with 19 more sites in progress and over $100 million in additional candidate projects. DES said most funding is for new infrastructure, though some VW settlement money is used for replacements, and members asked about charger replacement needs, mobile charging, and EV fleet purchasing data. WSDOT then outlined its EV infrastructure and transit programs. It said the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Partnership program has funded 23 new charging sites this biennium, including overburdened communities and tribal locations, and has supported 264 DC fast-charging ports statewide. WSDOT also described the new Washington Zero Emission Incentive Program, a point-of-sale voucher program for zero-emission commercial vehicles and equipment with $112 million available this biennium; it reported strong early demand, especially for off-road equipment and heavy trucks, and said technical assistance is being provided to help businesses participate. In public transportation, WSDOT said CCA funds support bus and bus facility grants, commute trip reduction, green transportation capital projects, paratransit, tribal transit, zero-emissions access car share, and other mobility projects, with most awards benefiting overburdened communities. Finally, WSDOT’s rail freight and ports division said port electrification projects are underway but spending is still low because of long design, permitting, utility, and supply-chain timelines; it estimated the $89.8 million program could reduce more than 140,000 metric tons of emissions over 10 years. Members questioned the pace of spending, the Northwest Seaport drayage project, and how state funds can leverage additional federal or port resources.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:06 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So there's more opportunity within those other pools for those projects. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • So there's more opportunity within those other pools for those projects.
  • So there's more opportunity within those other pools for those projects. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Bills: SB234, SB210, SB243, SB244, SM16, HB8
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Elementary and Secondary Education Jan 14th, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Elementary and Secondary Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you have any thoughts on whether we could improve the teacher quality by opening up the pool in that
  • Do you have any thoughts on whether we could improve the teacher quality by opening up the pool in that
  • I would think that is a hard pool because people that are getting a substitute certificate, they may
Keywords: 959, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Mar 20th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Currently, there's forced pooling provisions where if an operator cannot assemble all of the leases along
  • Conservation Division, and after negotiations with the owner and so forth, go into what's called a forced pooling
  • And so we try to do voluntary pooling.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 02/10/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • 19:24.840> van carpool partner or join or start a van carpool partner or join or start a van pool
  • <00:19:26.120> receive<00:19:26.600> customized<00:19:27.200> Transit pool receive
  • customized Transit pool receive customized Transit itineraries<00:19:28.440> with<00:19:28.760
  • Boulevard, and Normandale Parkway, an intersection in South Minneapolis which faced serious safety risks
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WAM-LBT, WAM Informational Briefings 01-20-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • You should have some statistics of are you hiring from that pool because as the human resources agency
  • ><00:27:03.679> hiring<00:27:04.000> from<00:27:04.240> that<00:27:04.400> pool
  • <00:27:04.799> because<00:27:05.279> as are you hiring from that pool because as are
  • you hiring from that pool because as the<00:27:05.840> human<00:27:06.159> resources<00
  • never know if the trip is going to be worth it until you take it and there's always some types of risk
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Why are the insurance carriers managing their risks more judiciously?
  • Why are the insurance carriers managing their risks more judiciously?
  • We’ve heard in California that there’s a sort of state-provided high-risk market pool for, you know,
  • /c><01:48:47.159> know<01:48:47.560> for high-risk Market pool for you know for high-risk
  • Dam there would likely be less of a risk Dam there would likely be less of a risk to<04:02:09.800>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee first discussed scheduling and notice for upcoming executive sessions on a larger slate of bills, including plans to take up eight bills in the morning and possibly the last three bills in the afternoon, with caucus time provided if needed. The chair emphasized advance notice, publication, and flexibility if more bills are added later. The hearing then opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and proceeded to HB 568, a bill allowing local planning boards to request water supply studies for subdivisions to ensure water adequacy as housing density increases. Representative Kat McGee, the prime sponsor, said HB 568 was developed after constituent concerns about private wells being affected by nearby development. She described the bill as narrowly tailored, non-mandatory, and intended to preserve local control while clarifying that planning boards may request studies under local regulations. She noted bipartisan support, an exclusion for community water systems and larger groundwater withdrawals regulated elsewhere, and said the bill would help prevent water shortages and related problems for new and existing homes. Questions from members focused on whether the bill should specify that it applies to subdivisions of four or more lots, since that language had been in an earlier version. Testimony on HB 568 was mixed. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors opposed the bill, arguing it lacked a definition of “water supply study,” could lead to expensive hydrology studies, and might raise housing costs; he suggested more work with DES or a study committee. DES administrator Brandon Kernin said the department had worked from a 2010 groundwater commission report, that such problems arise only intermittently in certain areas, and that the bill would make explicit local authority to adopt such ordinances. He also said DES data and homeowner surveys can help identify problem areas and that more robust wells could be considered in the long term. The committee noted 10 online submissions in favor and 3 opposed, plus blue-sheet testimony of 2 in favor and 1 neutral, and then closed the hearing on HB 568. The committee immediately opened HB 582, a bill on safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft. Representative Darby, the sponsor, said the bill responds to the speed and maneuverability of modern personal watercraft, which he described as more like motorcycles on water than traditional boats, and cited a fatal accident on Lake Monomonac as an example of the risks. He said the bill is not intended to restrict ordinary recreation or wake surfing, but to update safety standards for a newer class of larger, quieter three-person PWCs. The hearing began with Darby’s presentation, and no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

TASK FORCE ON AUTISM Jun 4th, 2026

TASK FORCE ON AUTISM

Transcript Highlights:
  • So they would just be added into that pool of qualified providers.
  • So they would just be added into that pool of qualified providers.
Keywords: 1204, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • for the project is obtained, or the developer has filed for a queue position in the Southwest Power Pool
  • which would... ...or they have a queue position at the local RTO, which would be the Southwest Power Pool
Summary: The House first took up Senate Bill 893, a conference committee report on property and critical infrastructure. The bill would bar foreign principals from countries designated as foreign adversaries from owning agricultural land or other land, especially within 10 miles of military installations or critical infrastructure, and also restrict certain state software purchases tied to adversarial countries. Members asked about how later-designated adversary countries would be covered and about the delayed effective date, which was explained as giving current owners time to divest. The conference report was adopted without objection, and the bill then passed the House 89-0. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 2, another conference committee report on wind energy setbacks. The measure would establish statewide setback standards for industrial wind turbines, including 2.5 tip heights from occupied dwellings and 1.5 tip heights from nonparticipating property lines, with exceptions for projects that had already secured most site control or queue positions before the effective date and for small community-scale systems. Supporters said it was a compromise that at least put some protections into statute, while opponents argued it weakened earlier House language and eliminated county local-control options. After debate, the bill failed on a 20-67 vote. Later, the House voted 60-19 to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 1589, allowing it to become law notwithstanding the governor’s objections. The session also included prayers and announcements, including updates about Representative Cantrell’s hospitalization and a note that the Senate had adjourned sine die. The House then adjourned sine die for the second regular session of the 60th Oklahoma Legislature.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Revised Apr 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've had several businesses in these communities that have requested this because they see a pool of
  • House Bill 3979 would be increasing the financing caps under the Oklahoma Economic Development Finance Pool
Summary: The committee considered and advanced a series of bills, beginning with House Bill 3834, which creates a revolving fund at the Department of Health for ibogaine research. The author said the measure is limited to clinical trials, has support from several tribal nations, and would not have an immediate fiscal impact, though retirement-related costs were discussed as roughly $1 million based on prior estimates. HB 3834 passed 20-0. House Bill 3940, updating Oklahoma Military Department provisions, National Guard retirement benefits, and some Uniform Code of Military Justice language, also passed after questions about the same estimated retirement cost and the effect of changing the date for implementation; it passed 21-1. Members then approved House Bill 4346, with an amendment aimed at addressing fraud concerns in agricultural sales tax exemptions. The bill would extend reciprocity to holders of ag sales tax exemption cards from Texas and other surrounding states, allowing them to use those exemptions in Oklahoma border communities. Opponents argued the change would place too much burden on retailers to verify out-of-state cards and could increase liability, but supporters said it would help rural businesses. The bill passed 17-4. House Bill 2947, allowing clinical interns and accredited behavioral health graduate programs to bill Medicaid for supervised services, passed 21-0, and House Bill 3257, extending state benefits for 100% disabled veterans to those similarly disabled due to negligence at a VA hospital, also passed 21-0. The committee next passed House Bill 3264, which adds domestic abuse by strangulation to the list of 85% crimes. Supporters emphasized the seriousness of strangulation and its connection to later homicide risk, while questions focused on prison population growth and costs; the bill passed 21-0. House Bill 4326, dealing with Oklahoma Promise homeschool language and the definition of certified classroom personnel, was amended to remove unrelated T-SET restructuring language and then passed 19-2. House Bill 4421, “Leo’s Law,” which requires fentanyl testing in child welfare drug screens when fentanyl use is suspected, drew emotional testimony about a child’s death and had its fiscal estimate discussed as dropping from $125 million to about $16 million; it passed 22-0. Finally, the committee approved House Bill 3944, a State Finance Act cleanup and modernization measure, after questions about reporting dates and public finance oversight, and House Bill 3979, which raises financing caps under the Oklahoma Economic Development Finance Pool, after an amendment to add an effective date and emergency clause; both passed 21-0. House Bill 4118, updating the family caregiver tax credit and raising the maximum credit while keeping the annual cap unchanged, passed 20-1. The meeting ended with thanks to members and staff and adjournment.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Higher Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Jury pools and jury duty use this type of information to make sure that students are participating within
  • the jury pool, so I'm more than willing to change the language—whatever works for the original intent
  • for open roles mean that social workers are covering multiple programs and needing to triage high-risk
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education heard testimony on a broad set of bills focused on making public higher education more affordable and accessible, protecting student information, and changing social work licensure rules. Chair Rogers and Senator Comerford opened by emphasizing the committee’s focus on financial aid, tuition and fee waivers, scholarships, admissions, and institutional changes, and they reminded witnesses about the three-minute testimony limit. No votes were taken during the hearing. A large portion of the hearing centered on the “Super Act” (H. 1423/S. 218), which would eliminate the master’s-level social work licensing exam and create grant support for social work internships. Supporters—including students, practitioners, educators, and advocates—argued that unpaid internships and the exam create financial barriers, worsen workforce shortages, and disproportionately affect Black, brown, older, ESL, and other marginalized candidates. Opponents from the Association of Social Work Boards argued the exam is a necessary public-protection standard, helps maintain uniform licensure, and is important to the social work licensure compact; they said workforce shortages should be addressed through pay, working conditions, and caseloads instead. Committee members asked detailed questions about compact participation, exam accommodations, and how other states such as Rhode Island and Connecticut have handled similar changes. The committee also heard extensive testimony in favor of debt-free public higher education bills (H. 1436/S. 929). Witnesses, including students, faculty, advocates, and Senator Eldridge, said Massachusetts should expand on free community college by covering tuition and mandatory fees at public colleges and universities, with additional aid for living costs for lower-income students. Supporters said student debt delays homeownership, family formation, and career entry, and that the state should use Fair Share revenue to invest in public higher education. Some committee members voiced support but also raised concerns about prioritizing K-12 funding and the cost of expanding free college further. Several witnesses also supported bills to extend tuition and fee waivers to young adults raised by grandparents or other kinship guardians outside the DCF system, arguing that these students face the same trauma and financial barriers as foster youth but do not receive the same benefits. Representative Donato, Joseph O’Leary, Shauna Manning, Sandra Vecchio, Karen Gardner, Judy Walter, Elaine Arsenault, and others described the financial strain on grandparents raising grandchildren and urged parity with DCF-related waivers. In addition, Senator Jake Oliveira testified for a bill to protect public higher education student directory information from data mining and unauthorized sharing, and Deirdre Cummings testified for an open educational resources bill to reduce textbook costs. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on kinship care and college access, with committee members thanking witnesses and indicating follow-up on some bill language issues.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't think it's a big financial risk for the program.
  • I don't think it's a big financial risk for the program.
  • I don't think it's a big financial risk for the program.
  • looks<01:09:44.400> very<01:09:44.640> much<01:09:44.799> like applicant pool
  • that looks very much like applicant pool that looks very much like the<01:09:45.120> state<01
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Conducting an extra legislative 30-day session increases the risk of a rush and non-... transparent process
  • the legislature not to draw lines in any way that further harm Black Texans and voters of color and risk
  • willing to be the lead plaintiff in a class action suit against Trump and Abbott's redistricting, at the risk
  • Restricting us puts us at risk of being divided, with our neighborhoods carved up in ways that make it
  • The redistricting process should protect this kind of unity, not risk weakening it in future maps.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Blanco, Campbell, Cook, Creighton, Eckhart, Flores, Gutierrez, Hagen, Boole, Hall, Hancock, Keenan, Poole
  • institutions of higher education and we'll explore innovative solutions to combat evolving security risks
  • Some of these foreign entities pose national security risks, yet without clear prohibitions, institutions
  • So clearly that's a major... national security risk, and that should not be happening either directly
  • raised concerns that the violent and threatening students are regularly placing public schools at risk
Summary: The meeting focused on several crucial pieces of legislation, notably Senate Joint Resolution 40, which proposed a constitutional amendment to clarify the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the Supreme Court during emergencies. Senator Birdwell presented the resolution, emphasizing the need for legislative involvement during prolonged crises. It garnered broad support, passing with 29 votes in favor and only 1 against. Following this, Senate Bill 871, considered the enabling legislation, was also moved for discussion, with the aim of reinforcing the legislature's authority during emergencies while establishing clear guidelines for the governor's powers.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • responsibilities that could potentially cause human, financial, or property loss or other significant risk
  • potential to increase the university's financial costs, operational liabilities, and reputational risk
  • These organizations put all California residents at risk on our highways.
  • providers who are training for $2,500 is an unheard-of minimum training hours, but puts us all at risk
  • Without making opportunities like dual enrollment accessible and sustainable, California risks failing
Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met with a quorum and first approved a consent calendar containing AB 341, AB 1098, and AB 1316, sending those measures to the Human Services, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees respectively. The committee then heard AB 977, which would require CSU to audit surplus land and work with California tribes to identify three regional burial sites for Native American remains that cannot yet be repatriated. Supporters, including tribal leaders and archaeology groups, said the bill is needed to honor ancestors and address the large number of remains still held by CSU; CSU said it is committed to repatriation but had no formal position. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. Members also heard AB 1093, creating a California-Mexico higher education exchange program, and AB 1035, expanding the California College Promise to cover tuition for students pursuing community college bachelor’s degrees. AB 1093 drew support for strengthening cross-border educational and economic ties, but some members raised concerns about border-region sewage problems and the bill’s budget implications; it was held for later consideration. AB 1035 received strong support from community college leaders and faculty who said it would help low-income and first-generation students complete workforce-focused bachelor’s degrees, but several members questioned whether it would stretch Prop. 98 funding and whether the state should prioritize broader affordability concerns. AB 1035 passed to Appropriations on a 3-2 vote. The committee next approved AB 922, which would let the University of California keep access to federal criminal-history information for hiring background checks, avoiding delays and added costs if statutory authority is required. UC said the bill is needed to maintain safety and hiring operations, and it passed to Public Safety on a 5-0 vote. AB 1346, protecting military dependents from losing in-state residency status because of family travel, also passed unanimously to Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 1212, allowing UC to use low-income housing tax credits to build affordable housing for faculty and staff on UC land, drew support from UC and labor groups but opposition from members concerned about preferential access to public resources; it was held for later action. Finally, the committee approved AB 500 and AB 684, both aimed at increasing transparency around UC admissions policy changes and UC BOARS decision-making, sending AB 500 to Education and AB 684 to Governmental Organization, each on 5-0 votes. The hearing then moved on to AB 1122 on dual enrollment, with the author and witnesses presenting the bill as a way to expand college access for high school students.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • As Senator Pizzo indicated, there's substantial risk in development—substantial risk.
  • I mean, shouldn't we just have a... ...have a pool?
  • It's the vice president of risk management for performance enhancement, the vice president for risk management
  • It's very explicit about the risks, very serious risks, particularly to newborns, particularly to small
  • Therefore, we need to recognize that risk occurs. Where there is risk, there must be choice.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Industrial Apr 28th, 2026

Labor & Industrial

Transcript Highlights:
  • declined by more than 37% over the past five years, driven by fewer workplace accidents, stronger risk
  • Other states have shown that the real risk is the delays, the denials, and the access to care.
  • And that’s the risk that we face with ODG. And let’s be real.
  • John Robert is with Risk Management Services and is present in opposition and does not wish to speak.
  • It's not the risk of the patient. It's just money.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Jun 25th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think it really depends on the situation, the safety, and the risk.
  • to the child but they still have questions about the risk and the safety.
  • If it meets that criteria of, they don't believe the child is at high risk, but they do believe that
  • When the program first launched, it targeted students with one or more risk factors.
  • Rapid pre-K expansion has benefits but also risks as we've seen in other states.
NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Nevada Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Human Services for a grant program to expand the biennial survey administered pursuant to the Youth Risk
  • During this waiting period, many companies simply cannot afford the risk or cost of doing business in
  • Without urgent reform, we risk a future where insurance is unaffordable or even unavailable for many
  • It will create unnecessary confusion at the polls, increase the risk of errors with more provisional
  • Thank you. ...the risk of errors with more provisional ballots and delay the timely reporting of election
Keywords: 909, all