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• programs like the CES waiver, like it had already been mentioned, are the ones that provide the adaptive
• obviously a doctorate, and they would administer usually the gold standard is an ADOS-2, some sort of adaptive
• You have to have an adaptive measure. Some of those things are linked to the provider.

Committee: All TASK FORCE ON AUTISM

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• disrupt California's well-being and our economy, efforts to plan and implement climate resilience and adaptation
• to position California to make informed and cost-effective decisions to strengthen its climate adaptation
• is the Geological Survey, which was first established in 1860, that has enabled us to understand, adapt

Committee: House Natural Resources

Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with an initial quorum delay, then approved a consent calendar including SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee then heard SB 88, which would direct state agencies to support biomass utilization and biochar/low-carbon energy strategies; supporters argued it would reduce wildfire and agricultural burning emissions and create rural economic opportunities, while opponents said woody biomass energy is dirty, costly, and harmful to forests and public health. The bill was amended and passed to Appropriations on a due-pass vote. The committee next considered SB 653, defining “environmentally sensitive vegetation management” to support wildfire fuel reduction projects that also protect biodiversity. Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District and the California Invasive Plant Council supported the measure as a voluntary framework with no new mandates, and a committee member requested to be added as a coauthor. The bill passed to the floor. SCR 50, urging the state to define maladaptation and better evaluate climate resilience policies and investments, was also adopted with no opposition. Later, the committee heard SB 567, a pilot program to convert idle oil and gas wells into gravity-based energy storage wells. Supporters said it could help meet energy storage needs and accelerate well plugging, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, seeking protections for groundwater basins and stronger leak-notification requirements. Despite those concerns, the bill passed to Appropriations. Finally, SB 831 clarified the Geological Survey’s role in mapping geologic hazards, including those tied to climate change such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion; it received support from CalCIMA and passed to Appropriations. The committee concluded by recording votes on absent members and closing the hearing.

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• , which would provide revenues to put into the council’s control so they can help train workers to adapt
• </c><00:14:04.320><c> Is</c><00:14:04.399><c> that</c> will be to adapt ultimately.
• Is that will be to adapt ultimately.
• </c><00:16:27.920><c> their</c><00:16:28.160><c> own</c><00:16:28.399><c> skills</c> workers to adapt
• their own skills workers to adapt their own skills perhaps<00:16:29.120><c> to</c><00:16:29.279><c>

Bills: HF4598 , HF4884 , HF3732

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• </c><00:10:30.000><c> to</c> Minnesota state has been adapting to Minnesota state has been adapting to
• These systems have matured to a point of being adaptable and usable by our diverse student population
• So, we needed systems that were adaptable or that you could prove your identity in alternate ways.
• So, we needed systems that were adaptable or that you could prove your identity in alternate ways.
• </c><01:04:54.640><c> to</c> trying to measure uh and and adapt to trying to measure uh and and adapt

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• But he's done, I think, a phenomenal job adapting rather quickly.
• But he's done, I think, a phenomenal job adapting rather quickly.

Bills: HB2

Committee: House Appropriations

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• They are adaptable. They bring a very unique global perspective to our classroom. Resilient.
• They are adaptable. They bring a very unique global perspective to our classrooms.

Committee: Senate Education

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• Call centers are being asked to adapt to rapidly changing demand without the resources needed to modernize
• Is it going to have that infrastructural capability to adapt to these and the separate numbers that we're
• , at least in the pound 3 option, then there are ways, from a technology standpoint, that we could adapt
• And so in looking at that and what it would take to adapt our system, we're definitely planning for the
• Grantees adapted the Never a Bother materials to reflect their culture and their community, and these

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• We all adapted quickly in the face of a global pandemic, and services to the public continued largely
• AI was dropped like a bomb on schools with no support for adapting, and it was designed to help experts
• It was not designed for students, and across California teachers and students are struggling to adapt
• Now is not the time to end state funding for higher education adapting to AI.
• They really need research-based guidance on how to adapt.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an informational update on the state’s generative AI implementation and related oversight. Administration officials said several proof-of-concept projects have moved into minimum viable product phases, including work at CDTFA and Caltrans, and that CDPH has a May Revision request for up to $8 million to scale up its healthcare facilities inspections project. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the administration to publish a report on lessons learned from each POC and recommended limiting the new generative AI approval process to a pilot through the first two rounds of projects, with continued monthly meetings and stronger legislative oversight. Members pressed for more transparency and questioned why the CDPH request was not included in January; the administration said the cost estimate was not available then and that only one project is seeking additional resources beyond existing departmental budgets. The committee then reviewed a proposed $400 million loan from the Labor and Workforce Development Fund to the General Fund. Finance and the Labor Agency said the fund has grown because civil penalty revenues have risen sharply, and the loan would be repaid in 2029-30 with provisional language allowing earlier repayment if needed. The LAO agreed the fund could support the loan but warned that recent PAGA reforms may reduce future revenues. Public commenters, including labor and community groups, argued the money should instead support labor-law enforcement and outreach programs such as CWOP, and urged rejection of the loan. Members also heard a Department of Industrial Relations request for $19.1 million for phase two of Public Works Information Technology System Enhancements, which officials said will support labor-law enforcement and apprenticeship registration. The department said the project was delayed because a prior procurement did not result in a contract award and that completion is now expected in October 2026. The committee then took up an EDD Next reappropriation technical adjustment to extend UI fund spending authority through June 30, 2026; the LAO said the request was fine but again raised concerns about oversight of the larger modernization effort, which EDD said now totals more than $660 million and is expected to continue through 2029. Finally, the committee discussed DGS’s request for new parking facilities near the May Lee Building and a trailer bill shifting statewide telework policy language from DGS to CalHR while also expanding NDI eligibility for certain CEA employees. The LAO said the telework trailer bill should likely go through the policy committee process instead of budget, and union and employee witnesses strongly opposed it, arguing it would undermine bargaining rights and could be used to narrow telework. In a separate item on the governor’s return-to-office order, administration officials said departments are being directed to move to a four-day in-office expectation starting July 1, 2025, but they had no statewide cost estimate yet because departments are still assessing vacancies, exemptions, and space needs. Members criticized the lack of analysis and said the state should have clearer numbers before moving forward.

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• So again, it's the adaptability whatnot.
• So again, it's the adaptability of<01:17:09.120><c> that</c><01:17:09.360><c> wild</c><01:17:09.600><
• They're extremely adaptable to any situation. >> Um, final question.
• They're extremely adaptable to any situation. >> Um, final question.
• </c> extremely adaptable to any situation. extremely adaptable to any situation.

Bills: SB8

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection

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• So we've changed the language to adapt to that.
• </c> the statute was written over or adapted the statute was written over or adapted over<00:09:20.080
• I'll just give be adapted and changed.
• </c> rules that we need to repeal and adapt rules that we need to repeal and adapt to<00:10:42.880><c
• Fewer discounts, fewer promotions, less ability to adapt and find savings.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• </c><01:16:09.920><c> our</c> number four and it's adapting our number four and it's adapting our portfolio
• That is the reason we'd like to be able to continue to work on and adapt and even pivot if we have to
• So, we like to keep the flexibility and ability to adapt and change and address these issues as they
• </c><01:45:23.920><c> and</c> flexibility and ability to adapt and flexibility and ability to adapt and
• Students adapted quickly.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

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• And then we are also using other, like spam or bot filters, to be able to adapt, investing in and being
• able to adapt quickly because obviously a lot of these...
• Filters to be able to adapt, investing in and being able to adapt quickly because obviously a lot of

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, bill referrals, rule waiver requests, and floor acknowledgments. The committee approved multiple non-appearance appointments, including Peter Briar-T to the Southern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, several appointees to the Acupuncture Board, Roy Mathur to the Board of Pilot Commissioners, and Davina Hurt to the California Water Commission; the Water Commission appointment drew a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved bill referrals, two rule waiver requests allowing guests on the Senate floor on March 16 and March 23, and floor acknowledgments, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Afterward, the committee returned to the earlier appointment of Peter Briar-T and added it to the record by roll call. The committee then heard testimony from Lillian Corral, nominated to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Corral emphasized her background as a Colombian-born immigrant and first-generation college graduate, and said her priorities would include helping students navigate a changing economy shaped by AI, improving data and digital infrastructure, supporting Vision 2030 goals, and expanding pathways to jobs. Senators questioned her about community college bachelor’s degrees, achievement gaps, dual enrollment, staffing, and her work at New America and the Open Technology Institute, focusing on privacy, student safety, age verification, TikTok, and financial aid fraud. Corral said safety and security should come first, that she supports privacy and technically feasible verification tools, and that the community college system is using identity verification, AI tools, and human review to reduce fraud. The committee voted 3-0 to advance her nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Paul Tupi, nominated to lead the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Tupi described a career in law enforcement and ABC enforcement and said he would focus on public trust, timely licensing, licensee education, community responsiveness, and accountability when alcohol-related harms occur. Senators asked about enforcement against sales to minors, alcohol-related traffic deaths, delivery compliance, agency responsiveness, fund stability, and potential policy changes such as entertainment zones and cocktails-to-go. Tupi outlined ABC’s decoy, shoulder-tap, delivery decoy, and TRACE programs, and said the department also works with local agencies through grants and training. Supporters from the alcohol policy, wine, brewing, and former ABC legal communities praised his open-door approach and enforcement focus. The committee unanimously approved his nomination to move to the full Senate for confirmation.

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• Those claws are amazing at adaptation.
• Those claws are amazing<00:04:29.840><c> at</c><00:04:30.000><c> adaptation.
• </c><00:04:30.800><c> They</c><00:04:30.960><c> are</c><00:04:31.080><c> not</c> amazing at adaptation
• They are not amazing at adaptation.

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• For communities like American Falls, resilience requires adaptive, science-based management, targeted
• The goal is regulation that adapts rather than stagnates. The prosecution...
• The goal is regulation that adapts rather than stagnates. The prosecution calls Dr.
• The goal is regulation that adapts rather than stagnates. The prosecution calls Dr.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• We're helping these businesses have those skill sets and resources to adapt to this growing industry
• their local family members, we're helping these businesses have those skill sets and resources to adapt
• development opportunities, and even our produce industry is growing rapidly, but our infrastructure is not adapted
• development opportunities, and even our produce industry is growing rapidly, but our infrastructure is not adapt

Committees: House International Trade , House House International Trade Committee of Reference

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• The commission has done extensive work to gather input on this and has adapted the proposal.
• The Commission has done extensive work to gather input on this and has adapted the proposal according
• The commission has done extensive work to gather input on this and has adapted the proposal.
• The Commission has done extensive work to gather input on this and has adapted the proposal according

Bills: SCR8406 , SB5825 , SB5842 , SB5863 , SB5840

Committee: Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections

Keywords: civic health, community engagement, committee reestablishment, public participation, governance, Washington State Leadership Board, WSLB, gift acceptance, grants, endowments, private funding, public funding, fundraising, state board, youth leadership, civic engagement, leadership development, Washington World Fellows, sports mentoring, Boundless Washington

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• We need to adapt.
• classified research from foreign espionage. generation of Chinese adapting to try to steal.
• So we have to have a system together that's adaptable, can quickly move from...
• It's got to be adaptable. There are all kinds of things we can do to improve it, but...

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Keywords: national security, Department of Energy, foreign espionage, security protocols, Chinese Communist Party, national laboratories, research security

Summary: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened to address pressing issues related to research security risks at the Department of Energy, focusing specifically on foreign nationals' access to sensitive information. The meeting highlighted the increasing threats posed by espionage from the Chinese Communist Party, which has sought to infiltrate U.S. national laboratories and exploit American research for military purposes. Discussions included the importance of tightening security protocols to safeguard national interests and maintain technological advantages. Witnesses provided insight into historical contexts and current vulnerabilities, emphasizing that without proper measures, the gaps could jeopardize national security.

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• the AWE project is to enhance workforce well-being through specialized leadership development and adaptive
• This shift requires us to continually adapt and refine our approach to ensure we are providing the right
• This shift requires us to continually adapt and refine our approach to ensure we are providing the right
• As the composition of our out-of-home care population has shifted, the placement system has had to adapt

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Summary: The committee heard three presentations focused on child welfare workforce development and the needs of children in Florida’s dependency system. First, the Florida Institute for Child Welfare described its Grow Center and related initiatives, including academic curriculum enhancements, simulations, virtual reality training, coaching, on-demand learning, advanced certifications, and the planned Tallahassee learning lab opening in January 2026. Members asked about conflict resolution, domestic violence, addiction, and microcredentials; the presenter said the institute is expanding training in those areas and is working with DCF to align advanced certifications with the department’s career ladder. The Department of Children and Families then presented on the Continue the Mission initiative, which recruits veterans, military spouses, and former law enforcement officers into CPI, API, and case management roles. DCF said it has held more than 240 hiring events and hired 372 such workers since launch, while also improving recruitment and retention through higher starting pay, streamlined hiring, rebranding, wellness supports, and enhanced pre-service training. Senators asked about PTSD concerns, staffing levels, caseloads, hotline vacancies, and salaries; DCF said it had not seen direct PTSD issues from the hiring effort and provided figures including a $50,000 starting salary for CPIs, $37,000 for APIs, and average caseloads of 12 to 15 investigations for CPIs and about 10 for APIs. Finally, DCF discussed the increased acuity of children in the dependency system, explaining that fewer children are entering care overall but those who do often have more complex behavioral, mental health, developmental, or medical needs. The department highlighted a new Behavioral Qualified Residential Treatment Program (BQRTP) designed for youth who need more intensive support than traditional foster or group home settings but do not require inpatient psychiatric treatment; one facility is licensed with 12 of 14 beds filled, and DCF said it is seeking funding for placement for 230 youth total. Members pressed for details on licensure timelines, standards, funding, and the handling of crossover youth and lockouts, and DCF said it uses braided funding and works with DJJ, APD, and lead agencies through local and state review teams. A representative of the Florida Coalition for Children also testified, saying the issue is complex and multi-year, and that the coalition is working on possible legislative and programmatic solutions. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after the presentations and discussion.

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• It is intended to be adaptable across state agencies, regardless of size and on... modern operational
• It is intended to be adaptable across state agencies, regardless of size and on.
• The data literacy framework is intended to be adaptable across state agencies, regardless of size and
• And this data is critical to government operations in disaster planning, climate change adaptability,
• Are all data centers built new from the ground up, or are there any going into an adaptive reuse of an

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• The question is which elements make sense to adapt here and how it can benefit Californians, generate
• But he was talking about kind of regional adaptation.
• One of the things we make, we're doing big projects is adaptation planning.
• And how can we do that in a more We're doing big projects is adaptation planning, and how can we do that
• This will be the time for public comment. we're doing big projects is adaptation planning and how can

Summary: The Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation held a hearing on California’s industrial policy and manufacturing competitiveness. In opening remarks, the chair and Senator Wahab emphasized manufacturing’s role in good jobs, climate leadership, and regional economic growth, while noting barriers such as regulatory uncertainty, energy costs, permitting delays, and the loss of manufacturing jobs over time. They highlighted California Jobs First, workforce development, and the need to keep innovation and manufacturing in-state rather than losing scale-up opportunities to other states. The first panel featured California Forward and the Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy, along with an industry representative. Witnesses argued that California needs a durable, regionally based economic development system with ongoing funding, stronger state coordination, and sector-specific industrial roadmaps. They focused on advanced manufacturing and clean industry, especially batteries, bioeconomy, offshore wind, and heat pumps, and said industrial policy should help bridge the “missing middle” between research and commercial production. The industry witness stressed that power reliability, time to power, and coordinated utility engagement are decisive in site selection, and that California must better align utilities, state agencies, universities, and labs to compete for major projects. Senator Niello raised concerns about California’s business climate, including regulations, labor laws, energy reliability, K–12 education outcomes, and the cost impacts of climate policy. Panelists responded that California can compete by improving coordination, packaging existing state resources, and targeting strategic industries rather than racing to the bottom on taxes or wages. The second panel, from labor organizations, supported a worker-led industrial policy with strong labor and environmental standards, public financing, procurement, and targeted support for manufacturing firms. They cited examples such as union apprenticeship pathways, revolving loan funds, and programs with labor standards, and argued that manufacturing jobs can support both climate goals and middle-class employment. The final panel began with Fremont city officials, who described Fremont as the state’s leading manufacturing city and a model of intentional local policy. They said the city has protected industrial land, streamlined support for manufacturers, and doubled its manufacturing technician workforce over the past decade. The hearing concluded with discussion of how state and local governments can better coordinate to attract and retain manufacturing investment, with members and witnesses agreeing that California has strong assets but needs more proactive, integrated economic development tools.