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• You know, throughout all this, you know, it's evident that cell phone service is not readily available
• We will start with state agency with oversight over youth camps, the Department of State Health Services
• The storm knocked out, as you know, our power and we had limited cell service.
• One of, um, as we said, one of the unique challenges in a rural situation is cell service coverage is
• We have people in the other area that if there's a tornado warning, have they seen a funnel cloud, you

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• we excel at, frontline customer service we excel at, frontline customer service for<00:53:24.319
• <00:54:01.680> you libraries and for the service you libraries and for the service you provide
• It could be for licensing resources in the cloud, etc.
• entrance exam or the armed services entrance exam or the armed services vocational<01:19:21.280>
• library in city hall to a full service library in city hall to a full service facility.<01:21:06.480

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Next we have IT Services Commissioner Tomes. Welcome to the committee. Go ahead.
• part of state government and provides services in every single Minnesota community.
• <00:58:21.440> that demand by motans for the services that demand by motans for the services
• They're talking about growing complexity and growing demand for their services.
• We're talking about things like public safety, health, and human services.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rates while costs to provide service rates while costs to provide service rise. rise. rise.
• ><00:50:01.920> services<00:50:02.319> and and those services and and those services and
• >> So what services subsidies? >> So what services subsidies?
• continue service to the neighbor island? continue service to the neighbor island?
• Customer Services in support. Customer Services in support.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.

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• This bill directs the Public Service Commission PSC to establish an experimental mechanism for energy
• keep people moving so centers if you'll turn to tab 5 Senate Bill 102, by Senator Truenow utility service
• Services that we please call the roll on Senate bill 102. >> Senator Bernard, Senator Boyd.
• I really respect all of you for doing public service to the state of Florida.
• My name is Rey final Cli service community ambassador for the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Yeah, because that seems kind of weird to me. service so they they they told me that service so they
• Do you see where it says Debt Service? So for the most part, debt service declines.
• some other things that might be clouds some other things that might be clouds on<03:44:20.960>
• We have to pay that service.
• to pay that service.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

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• before you this morning with gratitude for the gift of this day and for the privilege of gathering in service
• different experiences, burdens, convictions, and hopes, help them remember the deeper purpose of service
• ,<00:38:51.840> and of Health and Human Services, and of Health and Human Services, and prohibiting
• He kind of reminds me of that meme of the man that's screaming at the clouds, like there's something
• <03:48:01.320> members honor fallen service members honor fallen service members with<03:48

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Visitor spending fuels job creation, business growth, and vital state and local services across every
• Travelers reported seeing a mushroom cloud of smoke upon landing in Los Angeles.
• So a group of us have been basically fighting for about six years to have the National Park Service.
• Yesterday, the incentive from Visit Sacramento would be $1.5 million plus city services.
• But for the early actions that we saw earlier this year towards National Park Service staffing levels

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Health Service regulations.
• We have registered Reginald Ease, representing Cloud Phonics and SELF. He's against House.
• Thank you for being here and appreciate your service and congratulations on the new position.
• I'm a disabled Marine. with 12 years of service, including time in Afghanistan.
• Thank you for your service. Thank you. Luke Temple? You're not Luke? Luke Temple.

Bills: HB 28, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, HB28, public testimony, committee decorum, bill substitute, legislative process

Summary: The meeting featured significant discussions regarding HB28, where the chair outlined the plans to bring forward a substitute for the bill. The chair emphasized the importance of maintaining order and decorum during the proceedings. Members engaged in deliberations, and a number of public witnesses were invited to testify, thereby enriching the discussion around the bill. This interaction provided valuable insights into public sentiment regarding the issues at hand.

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• where they can receive the services where they can receive the services housing<00:05:03.280>
• mitosi our administrative Services mitosi our administrative Services officers<01:11:20.600>
• services, and maintenance.
• <01:12:29.280> services<01:12:29.679> and software Hardware cloud services and software
• Hardware cloud services and maintenance<01:12:30.760> prior<01:12:31.080> to<01:12:31.199

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism. The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed. Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.

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• emergency management services. emergency management services.
• taxes and so forth where the services taxes and so forth where the services will<01:35:10.400>
• <01:38:22.480> The and Kentucky 911 Services Board. The and Kentucky 911 Services Board.
• of homeland security and 911 services of homeland security and 911 services board.<01:39:54.560>
• <01:40:05.840> for respond and they use 911 services for respond and they use 911 services

Keywords: 958, all

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• services, our health care workers. services, our health care workers.
• Cloud.
• Cloud.
• Cloud.
• <00:36:52.240> as beauty and personal care services as beauty and personal care services as

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We want people to engage in the types of programs and services that are going to reduce those risks.
• When I got out, I tried to seek help from victim services, but was denied," end quote.
• When I got out, I tried to seek help from victim services, but was denied," end quote.
• is a a review of the requested service is a a review of the requested service or<01:26:51.520>
• served lawsuits to prisoners at St Cloud served lawsuits to prisoners at St Cloud that<01:36:31.360><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• plans, and the enhancement of communication between schools, law enforcement, and emergency medical service
• response training program and create a template for use by local law enforcement or emergency medical services
• This bill will require each law enforcement agency and emergency medical service provider that responds
• piercing studios, so we find that sometimes these victims go through, make use of those types of services
• He caused Diana Warden: the intentional release of Nova, one of our clouded leopards.

Bills: HB 33, HB 45, HB 48, HB 1261, HB 1465, HB 1778, HB 2596, HB 5238, SB 2969

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

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• Cloud high schools.
• <00:24:03.120> for<00:24:03.320> the<00:24:03.440> 2024 using their services
• counties and the source Well Service counties and the source Well Service cooperative<00:29:14.120
• <00:35:54.440> and US Postal investigative service and US Postal investigative service and
• are known and available as well services are known and available as well uh<00:36:18.240> there

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Every one of you chose public service.
• Cloud at the terror attack in St. Cloud at the Crossroads<01:00:56.960> Mall.
• health services health services um<02:58:24.160> that<02:58:24.479> they<02:58:24.720
• It must be a county or community-based service provider.
• <03:08:40.479> are oversight to make sure the services are oversight to make sure the services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Barnes, Bedsole, Blackshear, Bolton, Boyd, Bracy, Brinyard, Brown, Butler, Carns, Chestnut, Clark, Cloud
• Brown, Butler, Carns,<00:12:35.160> Chestnut,<00:12:35.839> Clark,<00:12:36.640> Cloud
• ,<00:12:37.280> Collins, Carns, Chestnut, Clark, Cloud, Collins, Carns, Chestnut, Clark, Cloud

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• out if we... ...can dig out of this information that exists, and quickly, what the impact on the service
• Texas has water for Texans into perpetuity, and perpetuity is defined until the good Lord breaks the clouds

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• This resolution recognizes the wide-ranging and essential services that libraries and library professionals
• Senate Bill 1239 by Miller of the House and Hasste of the Senate, an act relating to service Oklahoma
• Also, it puts the first 100,000 motorcycle and moped registration revenues over to the Service Oklahoma
• Senate Bill 1239 by Miller of the House and Hasste of the Senate, an act relating to Service Oklahoma
• The other thing it does is it designates a dementia services coordinator to connect the dots throughout

Bills: HR1055, SB2170, SB1833, SB1198, HR1056, SB1730, SB563, SB1379, SB1645, SB2155, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1461, SB1457, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1344, SB1309, HR1054, SB2159, SB1948, HB1371, SB1365, SB1976, SB1975, SB2026, SB1565, SB1621, SB237, SB933, SB1427, SB1642, SB171, SB1873, SB2067, SB1623, SB1771, SB1805, SB1826, SB2072, SB444, SB2184, SB1966, SB1812, SB2117, SB2135, SB330, SB1239, SB1428, SB1531, SB1484, SB1405, SB3

Keywords: Oklahoma Agriculture Day, agriculture, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, food production, wheat, cattle, beef, dairy, soybeans, cotton, poultry, pork, rye, rural economy, urban-rural, trade, commodity production, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture

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• We appreciate your service to the state of Oklahoma. You will be greatly missed, Mr. Floor Leader.
• Commission to enter into MOUs with other state agencies to provide oversight and administrative services
• Senate Bill 1309 is the no-dot request bill that simply increases the amount of dollars for debt service

Bills: HR1055, SB2170, SB1833, SB1198, HR1056, SB1730, SB563, SB1379, SB1645, SB2155, SB1280, SB1455, SB1456, SB1461, SB1457, SB1463, SB1465, SB1466, SB1344, SB1309, HR1054, SB2159, SB1948, HB1371, SB1365, SB1976, SB1975, SB2026, SB1565, SB1621, SB237, SB933, SB1427, SB1642, SB171, SB1873, SB2067, SB1623, SB1771, SB1805, SB1826, SB2072, SB444, SB2184, SB1966, SB1812, SB2117, SB2135, SB330, SB1239, SB1428, SB1531, SB1484, SB1405, SB3

Keywords: Oklahoma Agriculture Day, agriculture, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, food production, wheat, cattle, beef, dairy, soybeans, cotton, poultry, pork, rye, rural economy, urban-rural, trade, commodity production, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture