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• into our school choice portal to go into our very database where we have every scholarship payment scheduled
• may not have made it in time for the first scholarship payment or who didn't have a tuition fee schedule
• But we also needed to see an affiliated tuition and fees schedule associated with that students team.
• We have both a regularly scheduled meeting with them and we also speak to them frequently and ad hoc

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• Before we begin with the formal hearing we have scheduled for today, we have a few announcements coming
• As part of our rule review schedule, we're now going to... ...34 and just wanted to make that known.
• Also, I work 48 hours on and 96 hours off as a firefighter, so between my work schedule and this schedule

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• I mean, it's on schedule one right now.
• This also gets to the issue of scheduling pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act. is a Schedule I
• Ensure that it is rescheduled to schedule three will assure that the medication is contained within those

Bills: SB128 , SB640 , SB672 , SB904 , SB1141 , SB1263 , SB1525 , SB1528 , SB2041 , SB2306 , SB2308 , SB2357 , SB2446 , SB2695 , SB2857 , SB2891 , SB2583

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• These are their rate schedules that every bank and credit union that issues Visa and MasterCard follows
• Every single one of them follows what Visa and MasterCard put on these schedules.
• that state regulation is too onerous, then any bank or credit union is free not to follow the fee schedules
• So the Illinois law is scheduled to go into effect on July 1st as applied to Visa and MasterCard.

Committee: House Banking and Finance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In the event of a network failure, it may be necessary to reschedule the hearing or schedule a meeting
• reschedule the it may be necessary to reschedule the hearing<00:12:19.440><c> or</c><00:12:19.680><c> schedule
• </c><00:12:19.920><c> a</c><00:12:20.160><c> meeting</c><00:12:20.320><c> for</c> hearing or schedule
• a meeting for hearing or schedule a meeting for decision-making.<00:12:21.440><c> In</c><00:12:21.600

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection met on April 16, 2025, and heard three resolutions. STR 57 SD1 urged Congress to create a national reinsurance program to address insurance impacts from catastrophic natural disasters; there was no public testimony, and the committee later recommended passage without amendment. STR 198 SD1 encouraged Hawaii insurers and the Hawaii Property Insurance Association to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce insurance costs for residents; again, there was no public testimony, and the committee recommended passage without amendment. The committee spent most of its hearing on STR 136 SD1/HD1, which would create a Hawaii State Energy Office nuclear energy working group to study advanced nuclear power technologies. The Public Utilities Commission and State Energy Office provided written testimony and answered questions. Testimony from 350 Hawaii, Energy Justice Network, and an individual witness opposed the measure, arguing nuclear power and small modular reactors are too expensive, unproven, slow to deploy, create unresolved safety and waste issues, and do not align with Hawaii’s renewable energy goals. Opponents also criticized the measure’s amendment process, saying it replaced the original contents without adequate public notice. During decision-making, the committee adopted the recommendation to pass STR 57 SD1 unamended and STR 198 SD1 unamended. For STR 136 SD1/HD1, the committee adopted a recommendation to pass the measure with amendments, including changing it to a one-year working group with an interim report in 2026 and a final report before the 2027 Legislature. The motion passed with one recorded no vote and some excused members, and the meeting adjourned afterward.

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• Sections 7 through 9 will address eliminating the scheduled reporter designation, which will allow all
• Youth, and Families to allocate funding to counties and tribes to account for the change in the scheduled
• It seems many people have different interpretations of the implementation schedule of that, and I was
• happy to see co-pay adjustments to lower family costs, eliminating the discriminatory practice of schedule

Bills: HF2436

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras

Transcript Highlights:

• Many people are inappropriately scheduled for 15 minutes because that was the time allotted to deal with
• So we're a little behind schedule, but I think it's an important conversation.
• Up to the Medicare fee schedule amount.
• If the state chooses to pay more than the Medicare fee schedule, it must make up that difference with

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• I would like to thank our witnesses for taking the time out of their busy schedules to share your expertise
• program so that my farmers back home when they're having conversations with USDA about their planting schedule
• The schedule aligned better with my family life, and few food service positions offer that opportunity
• good work really appreciate it you know I'm thinking about you and you found a way you suited your schedule

Bills: SB222

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Keywords: whole milk, school lunch, school meals, National School Lunch Program, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, Child Nutrition Act, USDA, nutrition standards, dairy, nonfat milk, low-fat milk, reduced-fat milk, lactose-free milk, nondairy beverages, plant-based milk, milk substitution, parental consent, legal guardian, food allergies, allergic reaction

Summary: This meeting of the committee focused primarily on the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, S222, which aims to permit schools to offer a fuller range of milk options, including whole, reduced, and low-fat varieties, that have garnered bipartisan support. Chairman Bozeman opened the session by highlighting concerns over children's nutrition and the obesity epidemic, emphasizing the significance of nutritious school meals in addressing these issues. Experts from various organizations were invited to discuss the implications of this bill as well as the current challenges facing school meal programs, including budget constraints and food supply issues. The meeting included passionate testimonies about the direct impacts of current dietary guidelines and federal funding reductions affecting schools' abilities to provide healthy meal options.

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• I looked at the schedule today and I didn't see any, but I want to make sure I wasn't misreading it.
• For purposes of this motion, committees and subcommittees scheduled to meet or reconvene today upon final
• HB 3992 by Wy Davis of Dallas relating to the salary schedules for regional planning commissions, referred
• HB 4114 by Wy Davis of Dallas relating to the salary schedules for regional planning commissions referred

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• they're comparable LRT project, the Green Line, that is $1.5 billion over budget and nine years behind schedule
• billion over budget nine<00:15:14.480><c> years</c><00:15:14.720><c> behind</c><00:15:15.199><c> schedule
• </c><00:15:16.120><c> that</c><00:15:16.279><c> until</c> nine years behind schedule that until nine
• years behind schedule that until that<00:15:16.800><c> is</c><00:15:17.120><c> operational</c><00:15:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• savings, it could reverse that advance payment rather than delaying cash payments from the current schedule
• years for the specific adult learner demonstration project, which is part of the strong workforce schedule
• years for the specific adult learner demonstration project which is part of the strong workforce schedule
• in the which is part of the strong workforce schedule in that item.
• I believe the current pilot that was funded is scheduled to run out in November of 2006.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That we are only scheduled technically for one, but I could argue for a second if we need it.
• Oh, we’ll schedule an interview or whatever it might be.
• Oh, we’ll schedule an interview or whatever it might be.
• So I'm going to try to make every effort to accommodate everybody's schedule.
• I'm going to try to make every effort to accommodate everybody's schedule. So whatever that means.

Committee: Joint Protection and Victim Services Committee

Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.

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• Because the lesser-earning spouse, taxpayer A, earns less than $114,000, the couple uses the Schedule
• the schedule M1 MA lookup<00:40:44.560><c> table,</c><00:40:44.880><c> which</c><00:40:45.040><c> is
• Using the required lookup table in part one of Schedule M1MA, their marriage credit is $106.
• And then once that penalty amount is calculated, you have to use that amount and put that on Schedule
• You have to use that amount and put that on Schedule M1C to claim non-refundable credits.

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This public hearing, along with others scheduled for the month of March, is being held to solicit testimony
• At a minimum, you need an agency or somebody to post the schedules of the maximum rate increases for
• It publishes the allowable rent increase schedules, and it also serves for appeals and mediation.
• revert to exceptions for buildings with a certificate of occupancy within the last 20 years. the schedules
• and it owners pay a fee to support it publishes the allowable rent increase schedules and it also serves

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-21, House Bill 508, an act to protect tenants by limiting rent increases. Committee leaders explained the Article 48 initiative process and said the hearing was intended to gather testimony for a report to the legislature. The measure would replace current state law that prohibits rent control, cap annual rent increases at the lower of CPI or 5%, exempt certain properties including owner-occupied buildings of four or fewer units, subsidized, university, nonprofit, and short-term rental housing, and exempt new construction for 10 years. It would also eliminate vacancy decontrol, so limits would continue when units turn over, and enforcement would rely largely on tenants and the Attorney General through the courts. The hearing began with expert testimony from Whitney Airgood-Obrien of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, who described Massachusetts’ severe rental affordability problems and reviewed research on rent regulation, noting mixed evidence on supply and quality effects but clearer evidence that rent regulation can slow rent growth and improve tenant stability. Supporters of the petition, led by Carolyn Chow of Homes for All Massachusetts, argued that rent stabilization is needed now to curb displacement and runaway rent increases, especially for low- and moderate-income renters. Laura Frost described her Arlington building being bought by a large firm that sought steep rent hikes, and said rent control would help prevent “tenant flipping” and community displacement. Dave Foley of SEIU Local 509 said the issue affects workers’ ability to live near their jobs, while Dr. Mark Paul and Tram Huang argued that the evidence supports well-designed rent stabilization, that vacancy decontrol encourages displacement, and that the policy should be seen as a complement to new housing production rather than a substitute. Committee members questioned supporters about the 10-year new construction exemption, the lack of vacancy decontrol, and whether rent stabilization could discourage development; supporters responded that the measure targets corporate rent gouging, that small landlords are protected by exemptions, and that production and rent stabilization can coexist. Opponents, including representatives of small property owners, chambers of commerce, and labor/building trades, argued the proposal would hurt small landlords, reduce investment, and slow housing production. They said operating costs such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance are rising faster than the proposed cap, and warned that the measure would reduce property values and tax revenue and could push investment to other states. Several opponents emphasized that many Massachusetts housing providers are mom-and-pop owners rather than large corporations, and said the policy would make it harder to maintain and improve housing. Committee members pressed both sides on the need for a middle ground between affordability and preserving development incentives, but no vote was taken at the hearing.

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• Well, committee, we're actually ahead of schedule now.
• We are well ahead of schedule.
• Thanks for the feedback, and committee, if you do have other things related to scheduling, please do
• To scheduling, please do let me know well in advance so I can take that into consideration.
• This committee is adjourned for the day. to scheduling please do let me know well in advance i can take

Committee: Joint Employee Benefits Programs Committee

Summary: The Employee Benefits Committee met to hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave policies, labor market conditions, and prevailing wage issues, then later took up committee rules and bill-draft jurisdiction. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the state has paid the full family premium since 1979, described cost-control and benefit-enhancement changes over time, and explained current plan options, wellness incentives, employer wellness discounts, and the upcoming bid process for the 2027-29 contract. HRMS then presented compensation comparisons showing state classified pay generally trails private and regional markets, with larger gaps at higher-level jobs, and reviewed benefits and leave policies, including the new enhanced annual leave and new-hire leave, the state’s unpaid family leave structure, and varying tuition reimbursement practices. Job Service reported on labor force trends, low unemployment, high labor force participation, job openings, and wage growth, and OMB said there are no state prevailing-wage requirements beyond federal Davis-Bacon rules for federally funded projects. The committee then considered a proposed amendment to Joint Rule 211 to better align the health insurance mandate review process with recent statutory changes. Members discussed how the rule should reference both the committee’s required actuarial reports and the Legislative Council cost-benefit analysis, and the amendment was adopted on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed how its jurisdiction decisions affect whether a bill draft receives actuarial analysis, with staff explaining that a decision not to take jurisdiction means the bill is not treated as impacting the relevant retirement or health plans for purposes of that analysis. After that, the committee began reviewing bill drafts for jurisdiction. The first draft, bill draft 33, would automatically renew pre-tax elections for dental and vision coverage during open enrollment instead of requiring annual re-election. Members debated whether it had any actuarial impact, noting the state does not pay those premiums directly, and the discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• just also like to thank all the participants, including the nominees, for being flexible in your schedule
• just also like to thank all the participants, including the nominees, for being flexible in your schedule
• are no objections, the chair would like to take one item out of order to accommodate the person's schedule
• </c><00:01:19.880><c> Um</c> accommodate the person's schedule.
• Um accommodate the person's schedule.

Committee: Senate Labor and Technology

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several gubernatorial nominations to the Hawaii Workforce Development Council and one nomination to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board. For GM 779, Mark Fong Su Wat said he would bring his experience as an electrician and labor community member to workforce development, and he committed to serving if confirmed. Testimony was unanimously supportive, with 10 in support and none opposed, and the committee voted to recommend advise and consent; the recommendation was adopted. For GM 792, Sheryl Cross sought a second term on the Workforce Development Council and described her work on employer engagement, military veteran affairs, and military spouse employment. In response to questions, she emphasized the need to better connect military spouses, underrepresented workers, and students pursuing trades or non-college pathways to jobs, including through school academies and online hiring initiatives. The item was held for later decision-making. For GM 793, Ashley Lohua, also nominated to the Workforce Development Council, said her focus would be helping people stay in Hawaii by improving job retention, listening to community concerns, and building pathways between sectors. Support testimony highlighted her work with marginalized communities and her empathy and leadership. She told the committee she would use her nonprofit and HR experience to help address vacancies and workforce barriers; the item was also held for later decision-making. For GM 774, Douglas Thomas Moore, nominated to the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, said his first priority would be reducing the backlog. He proposed using informal conferences and mediation to speed workers’ compensation appeals and suggested recruiting more practitioners, especially younger ones, into the field. The committee noted 11 supportive testimonies and no opposition; no vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• AB 1953 by Assembly Member Lowenthal, originally scheduled for this hearing, has been pulled from today's
• Schedules are disrupted when practices go late into the evening, which burdens families.
• Schedules are disrupted when practices go late into the evening, which burdens families.
• Schedules are disrupted when practices go late into the evening, which burdens families.
• For some high schools in the early season, as many as half of all scheduled practices have been pushed

Committee: House Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The editorial board wrote lawmakers must work out a more targeted schedule of tax changes that avoids
• services it expected to deliver, The editorial board wrote that lawmakers must work out a more targeted schedule
• It described the governor's solution, Green, by writing that Green proposed freezing future scheduled
• tax cuts, but across the board all scheduled benefits for lower-income and wealthy residents alike would
• Green proposed freezing future scheduled tax cuts, but across the board all scheduled benefits for lower-income

Bills: HR203 , SB2802 , SB3081 , SB2902 , SB2005 , SB3252 , SB2096 , SB2095 , SB2046 , SB2999 , SB3103 , SB83 , SB2041 , SB3234 , SB3156 , SB3154 , SB2146 , SB2053 , SB2010 , SB2009 , SB2667 , SB3215 , SB2698 , SB2363 , SB2372 , SB2673 , SB2948 , SB2277 , SB2057 , SB3085 , SB3025 , SB2761

Keywords: H.R. 203, House Resolution, Hawaii education, teacher of the year, educator recognition, Jessica Canyon, Natsumi Yamasato, Jodi Kadoyama, Mānana Elementary School, National Blue Ribbon School, Teach For America Hawaiʻi, public education, K-12, elementary school, STEM education, literacy, teacher appreciation, school excellence, Hawaiʻi Legislature, keiki

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• They're not scheduling.
• They're not having babies in small rural hospital labor and delivery wings; they're scheduling labors
• The fact that we're about two and a half hours behind schedule...
• We are so far behind schedule; that is unfortunate. We have had him before.
• Unfortunately, he wasn't able to attend today; we're just behind schedule.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a really busy schedule. We should be out by three. No, I'm just kidding.
• I think, for the committee, the benefit of the committee, we'll just follow the schedule as it's written
• send them to me, I'll make sure to try and work around that so that we can accommodate everyone's schedule
• that so that we can accommodate around that so that we can accommodate everyone's<00:48:10.000><c> schedule
• </c> everyone's schedule. everyone's schedule.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all