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• And one thing you know, when you've spent a lot of time in the third world is our standard of living
• But I think if we want to maintain our standard of living and the lifestyle that we all enjoy, this is
• Within that, the EPA standards for this clean-burning fuel have not been renewed.
• The EPA is a federal standard, so we can't necessarily do this.
• The EPA is a federal standard, so we can't necessarily do this all on our own as a state.

Bills: HB2014, HB2113, HB2145, HB2331, HB2340, HB2389, HB2400, HB2401, HB2428, HB2494, HB2696, HB2756, HB2795, HB2955, HCM2008

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, energy reliability, electric service providers, reliable resources, public power entity

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• , inspection standards, and a licensing process.
• Standard cap, but you can't take all of your paycheck out.
• Our standards require that a voluntary no-cost option be made available for all users.
• Some companies make standard-issue personal loans, auto loans, things like that.
• Some companies make standard issue, personal loans, auto loans, things like that.

Bills: HB2118, HB2181, HB2308, HB2309, HB2402, HB2476, HB2682, HB2698, HB2875, HB2877, HB2903, HB2910

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

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• Schools already teach civics and already participate in the Future Voter Program.
• Schools already teach civics and already participate in the future voter program.
• Under this bill, those reviews must include program standards, educator role standards, evidence submitted
• The Professional Educator Standards Board doesn't just operate here in Olympia.
• This includes review of PESB adopted program standards, educator role standards, evidence submitted by

Bills: SB6130, SB6247, SB6260, SB6268, SB6278

Keywords: voter registration, elections, national holiday, civic engagement, government initiative, school funding, financial management, budgeting, transparency, district governance, SB 6260, public education, K-12, Washington State, OSPI, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, education finance, school transportation, school buses, zero-emission bus

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• involved in the creation of those academic standards.
• Section 4 removes a reference to outdated task standards, which are the national standards for the teaching
• District to teach English for grades 9 and 10.
• Third grade teaching license.
• Portfolio and, in return, will be able to teach in our schools.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• Section 4 removes a reference to outdated INTA standards, which are the standards for the teaching profession
• Section 4 removes a reference to outdated INTA standards, which are the standards for the teaching profession
• ><c> national</c> which are the standards the national which are the standards the national standards
• </c><01:08:41.719><c> in</c> standards for the teaching profession in standards for the teaching profession

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• Indeed, it has become industry standard to use telematics and dash cameras along with digitally connected
• 41:58.400><c> has</c><01:41:58.560><c> become</c><01:41:58.800><c> industry</c><01:41:59.199><c> standard
• </c> &gt;&gt; Indeed, it has become industry standard &gt;&gt; Indeed, it has become industry standard

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• We are held to rigorous standards, education, accountability, and patient safety.
• Existing regulations, addressing unlicensed or unsafe practices, and supporting competency-based standards
• It does not assume that screening should immediately become part of standard practice.
• It does not assume that screening should immediately become part of standard practice.
• Children receive celiac screenings at two points during childhood as a standard part of pediatric care

Bills: H5013, H5087, H5115, S2928

Keywords: celiac disease, gluten intolerance, autoimmune disorder, pediatric screening, child health, public health, screening pilot, early detection, 12-year-olds, cholesterol screening, lipid screening, health care providers, Department of Public Health, patient advocacy, family support, Massachusetts, preventive care, diagnostic screening, nutrition, gastroenterology

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• Well, from the bill, but it won't be, you know, it will be researched and put into the standards that
• Sometimes it's better to put things in the standards or the regulations than it is the actual law.
• put<00:05:12.800><c> things</c><00:05:12.960><c> in</c><00:05:13.199><c> the</c><00:05:13.360><c> standards
• </c><00:05:13.680><c> or</c><00:05:13.919><c> the</c> put things in the standards or the put things in
• the standards or the regulations<00:05:14.960><c> than</c><00:05:15.199><c> it</c><00:05:15.360><c>

Bills: HB584, HB604, HB584, HB604

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

Bills: HB446, HB446

Keywords: HB446, Daphne, Baldwin County, annexation, municipal boundary, corporate limits, local act, municipal incorporation, city limits expansion, zoning, land use, property tax, municipal services, Section 11-42-6, Judge of Probate, County Road 54 W, County Road 64, Rigsby Road, Highway 181, Alabama State Highway 181

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• Under the preponderance standard, any allegation, even unrelated to violence, is enough for... ...is
• Under the preponderance standard, any allegation, even unrelated to violence, is enough for a parent
• Under the preponderance standard, any allegation, even unrelated to violence, is enough for Thank you
• Those emergency orders remain fully available under existing statutes and standards.
• It does retain the appropriately elevated standard for a claim to succeed.

Bills: HB2735, SB5868, SJM8006

Keywords: family law, constitutional floor, legal standards, child custody, divorce, SB 5868, superior court, judge, judgeship, judicial vacancy, court administration, Skagit County, Yakima County, RCW 2.08.061, Washington courts, county judges, caseload, docket backlog, judicial workload, elected judge

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• Welcome to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee. Today is Friday, February 20th, 2026.
• “It’s the inconsistency between the two standards.
• We want to be sure that we have clarity that we’re only having to follow one standard.
• So if they want to adopt the EPA standards and give them the authority to adopt just the EPA standards
• is and specifically what that federal standard is.

Bills: SB6136, SB6188, SB5944

Keywords: workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training

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• install small scale plug-in solar devices that don't generate more than 1.2 kilowatts connect to a standard
• 120-volt electric outlet and comply with national safety standards.

Bills: HB3724, HB3392, HB3466, HB4060

Keywords: high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466

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• plug-in solar device, something that doesn't generate more than 1.2 kilowatts, connects through a standard
• 120-volt electric outlet, and complies with national safety standards, including anti-islanding, meaning
• And complies with national safety standards, including anti-islanding, meaning that the energy generated

Bills: HB3724, HB3392, HB3466, HB4060

Keywords: high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466

Summary: The committee first announced that House Bill 3724 would be laid over at the author’s request and not heard. House Bill 3392, by Representative Clinton, passed 7-0 after brief discussion; it directs the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to study large-load electric customers, including defining them, assessing their grid impact, and evaluating cost allocation, while not interfering with any OCC rulemaking already underway. Chairman Bowles then presented House Bill 3466, a Corporation Commission request bill to remove an obsolete petty cash fund from statute. It passed 7-0 with no debate. House Bill 4060, by Representative Alonzo, was amended to remove a section dealing with homeownership regulations; the bill then advanced after discussion focused on small plug-in solar devices, their safety features, and the intent to clarify that such devices would not be treated as improper grid interconnections or subjected to burdensome utility or OCC requirements. Members raised questions about backfeeding and line-worker safety, and the sponsor said the devices would have anti-islanding protections and would not send power back into the grid. The committee approved HB 4060 8-0. The chair noted that several additional bills were assigned and expected next week, and the meeting adjourned with no further business.

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• process um and we're service standard process um and we're going<00:27:48.159><c> to</c><00:27:48.320
• Uh, so in your emerging testimony, you note that the DI's wage standards division currently provides
• <00:58:39.280><c> division</c><00:58:39.839><c> currently</c><00:58:40.240><c> provides</c> standards
• I did take a look at the wage standards division's website relating to wage theft and other resources

Bills: SB2198, SB2140, SB3055, SB3090, SB3091, SB3092, SB2761

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

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• Welcome to the Labor and Workplace Standards Committee. Today is Wednesday, January 14th.
• bill, I have been my most accomplished so far in my legislative career by presenting you a labor standard
• We're a statewide organization that prioritizes advocacy, education, and enforcement of labor standards
• also undermines fundamental fairness by mandating double damages and penalties and invalidating standard
• identification provisions. ...and penalties, and invalidating standard identification provisions and

Bills: HB2144, HB2190, HB2191, HB2303, HB2345

Keywords: employee monitoring, workplace privacy, performance evaluations, notification, transparency, language access, collective bargaining, providers, healthcare, interpreters, social services, construction, wage theft, misclassification, independent contractor, employee classification, fringe benefits, prevailing wages, subcontractor liability, joint and several liability

Bills: SB 312, SB 945, SB 946, SB 1367, SB 1861, SB 2044, SB 2337, SB 2403, SB 2819, SJR 54

Keywords: public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards

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• Those standards don't exist by accident.
• That is the standard the auditor general uses, but many times it does go over.
• Why are we held to a different standard, a higher standard?
• It's actually asking to uphold standards of care.
• It's actually asking to uphold standards of care.

Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

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• Defined community standards.
• The school board sets the standard.
• I mean, aren't we, by definition, requiring academic standards, and teachers are to teach to academic
• standards?
• This is simply setting the standard.

Bills: HB2950, HB2978, HB3132, HB3242, HB3467, HB3700, HB3701, HB4115, HB4274

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

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• We have different standards. But I think what you're talking about is equalization of standards.
• Let's come back to the subject of community standards.
• I mean, aren't we, by definition, requiring academic standards and teachers are to teach to academic
• standards?
• This is simply setting the standard...

Bills: HB2950, HB2978, HB3132, HB3242, HB3467, HB3700, HB3701, HB4115, HB4274

Keywords: postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee

Summary: The Education Oversight Committee heard several bills focused on higher education, school library materials, military student transfers, women’s privacy, academic grading standards, program review, and teacher professional development. HB 2950, by Rep. Woolley, would remove the ACT requirement for homeschool students seeking Oklahoma’s Promise and bar colleges from imposing extra homeschool-specific hurdles; supporters said it would treat homeschoolers the same as other students, while opponents raised concerns about oversight and taxpayer-funded aid. The committee also heard HB 3132, which would direct higher education institutions to seek accreditors that do not impose DEI mandates, and HB 3700, which would require colleges to grade students only on academic criteria rather than opinions or beliefs. HB 3701 would codify regents’ procedures for reviewing and acting on low-performing degree programs, and HB 4115 would cap required teacher professional development hours, with the sponsor emphasizing local control and that the bill is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also considered HB 2978, which would prohibit public school library materials from including descriptions or depictions of sexually explicit conduct. Supporters framed it as protecting children and aligning library collections with community standards, while opponents worried the language could limit access to materials that help students understand abuse and safety. HB 4274, a cleanup bill on military student schooling and school choice, would restore omitted transfer language, clarify in-district enrollment timing, and align the six-month relocation requirement with the Open Transfer Act. HB 3242, dealing with privacy for women in schools, universities, and domestic violence shelters, drew questions about how gender would be verified and how the bill would affect transgender students and shelter access. Most bills advanced on motions for due pass after committee discussion. HB 2950, HB 2978, HB 3132, HB 4274, HB 3242, HB 3700, HB 3701, and HB 4115 all received due pass recommendations. HB 3467 was laid over until the next meeting, and the committee then adjourned.

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• and certain other standards on a coal facility as of December 31, 2025.
• and certain other standards on a coal facility as of December 31, 2025.
• It provides that the 90 parts per million lead content standard applies to cookware manufactured on or
• after January 1st, 2026, and eliminates the 10 parts per million lead content standard that would be
• Finally, it establishes future. standard that would be in effect in 2008.

Bills: SB6124, SB6171, SB6284, SB5609, SB6172, SB6246, SB5932, SB6269, SB6223, SB5975

Keywords: appliance affordability, cost index, energy efficiency, consumer protection, Washington state, energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, artificial intelligence, data privacy, technological impacts, cultural resources, land use, environmental policy, exemptions, state laws, Washington climate policy, greenhouse gas