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• Um, I'm also concerned about the fraud.
• Um, I'm also concerned about the fraud.
• :21.199> the<01:13:21.440> system relatively no fraud within the system relatively no fraud
• First of all, on the fraud piece, which I think is a very fair question we make sure we ask.
• That is just ripe for fraud.

Bills: HF3490, HF4040

Keywords: education finance, scholarship-granting organizations, charitable purposes, student scholarships, nonpublic schools, K-12 education, tax credit, advance payment, Minnesota tax law, child education expenses, taxpayer assistance, 1183, house

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• This combined with get to the fraud.
• , to prevent against fraud.
• , to prevent against fraud.
• I think you're talking about fraud, perhaps, to prevent against fraud.
• Um, I think it's having around fraud.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• fraud or specul speculative valuation. fraud or specul speculative valuation.
• they have had enormous amounts of fraud they have had enormous amounts of fraud and<03:04:23.359
• I've come challenges related to fraud.
• We don't account for the fraud. We have over $400 million in fraud just by three different audits.
• Fix the fraud in it. Fix the problem.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Is there an expectation in this program of a percentage of fraud in the Green Book standard?
• Um, does does that give you um percentages of fraud that you can live with?
• Um, does does that give you percentages of fraud that you can live with?
• Um, does that give you percentages of fraud that you can live with?
• ...um percentages of fraud that you can live with?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:43:48.880> investigations investigations and fraud investigations investigations and fraud
• Slide eight: the Attorney General's Office Fraud Unit.
• This is the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Attorney General's Office that prosecutes fraud for us
• This is the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit at the Attorney General's Office that prosecutes fraud for us
• c> at the the Medicaid fraud control unit at the the Medicaid fraud control unit at the<01:57:26.719

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Safety presented an overview of highway fund and unrestricted revenue collections, focusing on the Division of Administration, the Road Toll Bureau, and the Division of Motor Vehicles. Amy Newbery explained that the main unrestricted funding sources are highway funds and general funds, with highway fund revenue of about $263 million in FY 2024 and a FY 2025 projection of $261.2 million. She said revenue growth has been modest and has not kept pace with costs, creating structural deficits that required general fund transfers of $50 million in FY 2022-23 and another $10 million in FY 2024-25 to balance the fund. Jennifer Hall described Road Toll operations, including motor fuel tax collection at the distributor level, compliance enforcement, and licensing for fuel distributors, transporters, IFTA carriers, and oil discharge/pollution control. Members asked about IFTA, dyed-fuel enforcement, the possibility of using the state forensic lab for dyed-fuel testing, and whether audit positions had been filled; the department said it recently hired a part-time fuel enforcement officer, still uses IRS testing, could explore lab testing, and had no audit vacancies. Hall also discussed factors affecting fuel-tax revenue, including gas prices, crude oil forecasts, weather, tourism, GDP, and inflation, and said FY 2024 road toll revenue was $127.5 million, above plan, with FY 2025 projected at $127.71 million. The committee then turned to DMV-related revenues. Newbery said motor vehicle registration revenue was $93.1 million in FY 2024 and is projected at $90.4 million in FY 2025, with the state share going directly to the highway fund. Members asked about the state/town fee split, the five-year registration cycle dip, the distribution of registration revenue by vehicle weight category, and the impact of electric-vehicle surcharges; the department said the five-year dip is still occurring and will fade over time, and it would follow up on the weight-category breakdown. The presentation also noted that driver-license revenues have stabilized, inspection revenues remain steady, plea-by-mail revenue was added to the highway fund in FY 2024, and general fund revenues tied to the department are relatively small and have declined as some functions moved to OPLC. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• can cause client over-reliance, give incorrect treatment recommendations, and have an inability to detect
• Can cause client over-reliance, give incorrect treatment recommendations, and have an inability to detect
• I mean, I think that I detect a pattern seeing several of your bills that are rooted in actual empirical
• cautiously testing the use of artificial intelligence tools, such as common office software and pipe leak detection

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

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• In the areas of risk management, threat detection. protection, response, and resiliency.
• Commission meeting on Wednesday November 6th 2024 proposed additional changes to chronic wasting disease detection
• targeted removal and surveillance. in Del Rio and Lubbock, we've had some areas or CMD has been detected
• facility owner potentially to turn deer out, like bucks, for example, into an adjunct. site with a not-detected

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I didn't detect a general question, but if the representative Tolson would like to make a comment in
• > didn't me thank you representative Gan I didn't me thank you representative Gan I didn't detect
• 16.000> question<00:59:16.319> but<00:59:16.440> if<00:59:16.640> the detect
• a general question but if the detect a general question but if the representative<00:59:18.000> Tolson

Keywords: 1183, house

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• a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals denied claimant's motion to file relief from judgment for fraud
• . ...relief from judgment for fraud regarding a decision in Ashley County Circuit Court.
• Okay, so the state sold the land because of fraud committed by a relative, it sounds like.
• That's ultimately my question was, is the harm was evidently someone committed fraud in your family and
• And based upon what he said, it's dealing with fraud and land.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• This is classified as Motion 4, state government policy and Secretary of State business fraud filing
• Next is fraud data sharing. This was carried in the House bill.
• Next is fraud data sharing. This was carried in the House bill.
• Madam Chair, on page three, Secretary of State business filing fraud, you see there are two rows in this
• Madam Chair, on page three, Secretary of State business filing fraud, you see there are two rows in this

Keywords: 1183, house

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• place as we don't want elevators to go under because of mismanagement or shenanigans or financial fraud
• Shenanigans or mismanagement or Shenanigans or financial<00:29:14.480> uh<00:29:14.880> fraud
• > in<00:29:16.080> many<00:29:16.399> cases<00:29:16.799> of financial uh fraud
• in in many cases of financial uh fraud in in many cases of uh<00:29:18.320> buking<00:29:18.840
• <00:30:15.360> or somebody got away with fraud or somebody got away with fraud or mismanagement

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• there's a method now we can verify the information that's on birth certificates to try to cut down on fraud
• Again, further harden, our processes against fraud.
• and I'm wondering if you could give us more details on what birth certificate fraud is and what that
• Some are not on kind of what I would call any time a secure paper have and I fraud features on there.
• Yeah, I think really try to potentially reduce an avenue for for identity fraud. >> Thank you.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• slightly different language, and that is to support the development of an AI-enabled wildfire early detection
• 99. and I was just looking for a language change, and it looks like you did change it to the AI detection
• If we do any, just flag that I'm in with the AI. you know detection, but we sure need to be prepared

Keywords: 996, all

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• We can identify potential risks so that continuous monitoring will allow Seaworm and the state to detect
• We can identify potential risks so that continuous monitoring will allow Seaworm and the state to detect
• Continuous monitoring will allow Seaworm and the state to detect early warning signs for depletion or

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• hydrogen storage, subsurface nanotechnology, soil moisture. to predict droughts and floods, wildfire detection
• The system automatically detects the seismicity and provides this information to the Royal Commission
• αφαιρέσει αυτό το σύστημα από την περιοχή και αυτό θα είναι ένα σημαντικό πρόβλημα. a big problem for detecting

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• there's actually drugs that can slow the progression of the disease, but it really starts with early detection
• and APRNs, even social workers do the Mini-Cog assessment, which is one of the earliest tools of detection
• and APRNs, even social workers do the Mini-Cog assessment, which is one of the earliest tools of detection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education met on February 6 and began with decision-making items. SB 663, concerning additional positions for the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, was deferred again after the chair said the university’s response did not include the requested details on vacant positions, recruitment status, and fill dates. The chair said the committee needed the full information before considering new positions, and the university apologized for treating the request as informal rather than a formal committee inquiry. The committee then discussed SB 672, relating to capital improvement projects for the Y. Manalo Research Station. University representatives said the project had been identified late because of timing and that they were still developing a broader plan for SEAR research facilities. The chair questioned how the project fit within the university’s existing Board of Regents-approved CIP priorities and whether any current priorities should be displaced. The university said it could not unilaterally reprioritize the budget, and the measure was deferred pending better direction on how it fits into the overall plan. For SB 557, which would require the John A. Burns School of Medicine to direct a study on physician and dentist recruitment and retention for Maui, the committee heard strong testimony in support from Maui health care providers and community representatives. Supporters described severe shortages of physicians and dentists, long waits for care, and the need for housing, loan repayment, scholarships, transportation, and telehealth support to retain providers. The university said it was willing to help and suggested the work could be done through existing rural health and AHEC efforts. The bill was kept alive for further work, with the chair encouraging the parties to develop a plan. The committee also heard SB 1107, establishing a medical education position at JABSOM to support ECHO-style mentorship and guidance programs. The university opposed the bill, saying it did not believe the measure addressed a problem that needed fixing and that Hawaiʻi already has five ECHO clinics administered through the Hawaiʻi State Rural Health Association, not JABSOM. The committee then took up SB 1204, concerning integration of the Kakaʻako medical school and cancer center. University leadership asked for time to develop a plan and timeline, possibly with an external consultant, and requested the bill be withdrawn. The chair expressed skepticism, citing long-standing concerns about the cancer center’s finances and planning. Testimony included support from the American Cancer Society and a patient who warned that integration could jeopardize the cancer center’s NCI designation and clinical trials, while a university vice president said the NIH P30 grant does not require the cancer center and medical school to remain separate and that many NCI centers are integrated. No final votes were taken on the measures discussed in the excerpt.

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• allowed for a swift and coordinated H5N1 bird flu state and local response with enhanced rapid disease detection
• Their mission is to rapidly detect, verify, assess, and respond to emerging public health threats, particularly

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on Health heard an overview of the California Department of Public Health budget, including a $5.1 billion department budget and 19 non-IT budget change proposals spanning environmental health, healthcare quality, infectious disease, healthy communities, health statistics, preparedness, and laboratory sciences. CDPH also presented estimates for WIC and the Genetic Disease Screening Program, both of which were described as relatively stable, with WIC food costs rising mainly due to inflation and participation holding near 1 million monthly participants. Members and public commenters raised support for several proposals, including funding for the California Reducing Disparities Project, AB 1264 implementation on school food standards, childhood lead poisoning prevention, the hospital bed capacity registry, sickle cell care networks, and WIC protections amid federal policy changes and shutdown-related uncertainty. Dr. Erica Pond then presented the 2026 State of Public Health report, highlighting major gains such as record-low mortality rates, all-time high life expectancy, and the first decline in overdose deaths in 14 years, while warning about persistent disparities in maternal and infant outcomes, rising severe maternal morbidity, and worsening mental and behavioral health trends, especially among younger adults. She emphasized racial and geographic inequities, the role of social drivers like poverty and education, and the importance of prevention investments through the Behavioral Health Services Act. Members discussed the need for upstream public health spending, environmental health preparedness, and how to translate data into action, while public comment largely focused on sustaining community-based prevention and equity programs. In a separate update on federal actions and public health partnerships, Dr. Pond and CDPH staff described California’s response to federal funding threats, vaccine policy changes, and measles outbreaks. They outlined new collaborations such as the West Coast Health Alliance, the Governor’s Public Health Alliance, the WHO outbreak network, and the FACT Coalition, along with CDPH’s process for reviewing and updating immunization and preventive service recommendations under AB 144. Members questioned the rise in measles and declining vaccination coverage, and CDPH said it is using trusted messengers and tailored outreach while continuing to evaluate federal recommendations. The committee then heard an ADAP estimate showing lower projected budget authority needs due to reduced caseload and one-time funding expiring, followed by public support for using ADAP rebate funds to expand HIV prevention, PrEP, testing, and disease intervention staffing. The final issue focused on public health information technology systems, including Sapphire, CalReady, CalConnect, CARE, MyTurn, MyCAVAC, and the digital vaccine record. CDPH explained how these systems support disease reporting, contact tracing, immunization tracking, vaccine ordering, and outbreak response, while the Department of Finance said only Sapphire and CalReady are funded in the Governor’s budget and the rest are under review because of the state’s budget deficit and declining utilization. Local health department representatives strongly opposed losing the systems, arguing that lower usage reflects post-pandemic conditions and that the tools save staff time, improve outbreak response, and prevent a return to manual spreadsheets and phone calls. Members echoed concern that cutting the systems would undermine public health capacity and waste prior state investment, and urged the administration to present a funding plan that matches its stated commitment to public health.

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• We Covering it all, whether it's responding to explosive devices, dog detection, canine detections, all

Keywords: 914, all

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• When I say no difference, I always mean no statistically significant difference that we can detect.
• We can never say that we can't detect. No effect for rural physicians.

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• The campaign will focus on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and
• My dad was a narcotics detective in New York City, so he was obviously against heroin.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills. SB 398, by Senator Burgess, would create a statewide Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs, focused on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and community resources. Supporters said Florida has a large and growing Alzheimer’s population and that the campaign would help families and vulnerable communities; the bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also adopted an amendment to SB 714, by Senator Burton, which would create non-opioid advanced directives and add liability protections for providers in medical emergencies involving opioids. Supporters framed it as a patient-choice measure, while opponents argued it was vague and could interfere with appropriate pain treatment; the amended bill was then reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 756, which removes the current age-eight diagnosis requirement for autism-related insurance coverage and extends coverage beyond age 18 for those diagnosed with autism. Senator Burton said the bill would help families whose children are diagnosed later or whose needs continue into adulthood. There was brief discussion about existing lifetime benefit caps, but the sponsor said the bill did not change those limits. The committee then took up SB 734, a proposal by Senator Yarbrough to repeal Florida’s wrongful death exception that bars certain parents and adult children from recovering non-economic damages in medical negligence cases. The sponsor and supporters described the current law as discriminatory and unjust, especially for families of older adults and disabled individuals, while opponents warned it would raise malpractice costs, increase premiums, and worsen provider shortages. The bill drew extensive public testimony from both grieving family members and health care/insurance representatives, and members debated whether caps or other safeguards should be added. No final action on SB 734 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.