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• Economic Development Corporation would help facilitate all that.
• and, um, the workforce in general.
• Department come before you at some point and discuss the health workforce, uh, healthcare workforce,
• and also the, um, Department of Workforce Solutions.
• I know you all have been talking about putting workforce, healthcare workforce on the agenda for the

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• The second thing is support for workforce development grants.
• It launches the Florida Manufacturing Workforce Development Grant Program to assist small manufacturers
• , prioritize innovative projects that address workforce gaps for small manufacturers, and fund workforce
• Darwin Gilmore, Jackson County Economic Development, waving in support.
• Beth Cacchetti, Florida Economic Development Council, waving in support.

Summary: The Housing, Agriculture, and Tourism Subcommittee heard five bills and reported all of them favorably. House Bill 827, by Rep. Anderson, would require online real estate listings to disclose estimated ad valorem taxes based on the listing price rather than the seller’s current taxes, to reduce surprise tax increases for homebuyers. The bill drew support from the Property Appraisers Association of Florida, the Florida League of Cities, and the Florida Association of Counties, and passed unanimously after a technical amendment. House Bill 483, by Rep. Cobb, aimed to support Florida’s manufacturing sector by formally recognizing the chief manufacturing officer, creating a workforce development grant program, launching a voluntary promotional campaign for Florida-made products and manufacturing careers, and requiring biennial reporting. The bill received broad support from manufacturing, economic development, and business groups, was amended with technical cleanup language, and passed unanimously. House Bill 675, by Leader Driscoll, sought to expand affordable housing efforts by limiting Live Local Act incentives to affordable housing, extending affordability periods from 30 to 50 years, lowering the income cap for eligible units, and eliminating documentary stamp taxes for certain first-time homebuyers. After two amendments and supportive testimony from United Way Suncoast, the bill passed on a party-line style roll call with all members voting yes or excused. House Bill 495, by Rep. Albert, transferred golf course best management practices certification from the Department of Environmental Protection to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services without changing the underlying BMP requirements. After an amendment clarified that all BMPs remain in place, the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association testified in support, and the bill passed unanimously. House Bill 1497, by Rep. Hunschofsky, revised the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program by narrowing eligibility to lower-income associations, removing a coastal-only requirement, and tying grants to completion of opening protection for all common elements; two amendments further refined eligibility and grandfathered pending applications. The Community Associations Institute supported the measure, and it also passed unanimously. The committee ended with remarks about the prior night’s softball game and then adjourned.

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• The county sees it as a very strong investment in economic development.
• It's designed really to prepare students for the workforce.
• can bring college to them in the workforce.
• can bring college to them in the workforce.
• So thank you for your dedication to our students and future workforce.

Summary: The subcommittee began with an informal “college day” exercise in which members described what careers and colleges they would choose if starting over, often citing factors such as program reputation, location, cost, graduation rates, employment outcomes, and family or personal interests. Members mentioned a range of possible paths including law, aviation, education, construction management, psychology, social work, criminal justice, nursing, intelligence studies, and the arts. Several also highlighted the value of historically Black colleges and universities, dual enrollment, and career/technical education. The chair used the exercise to frame the meeting’s broader focus on Florida’s higher education pathways and student outcomes. Dr. Kathleen Plinsky of Valencia College then gave an overview of the Florida College System and Valencia’s role in it, emphasizing Florida’s statewide articulation and transfer framework, open-access mission, affordability, and workforce alignment. She described Valencia’s record enrollment, high retention, large share of first-generation and working students, and partnerships such as Direct Connect to UCF, Osceola Prosper, and Open Door grants for short-term training. Members asked about guaranteed transfer, apprenticeships, enrollment trends, student demographics, out-of-state residency, county scholarship costs, dual enrollment outcomes, and barriers to expanding career dual enrollment. Dr. Plinsky said the system supports transfer and acceleration well, but funding constraints limit growth in some areas; she also noted that dual enrollment participation is high and that Valencia’s affordability and student support efforts have driven recent enrollment gains. Dr. Jim Clark of Florida State University followed with an overview of the State University System, describing its governance, performance-based funding, low tuition, and strong graduation and research outcomes. He highlighted FSU’s enrollment, research profile, transfer student success, FSU Health, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, partnerships with K-12 schools and Tallahassee State College, and efforts to expand nursing and medical education to address workforce shortages. After the presentations, the committee heard from a panel on student acceleration and mobility: Shannon Mercer of the Department of Education explained the Office of Articulation, the statewide course numbering system, FASTER records, the 2+2 transfer model, specialized AA transfer degrees, and credit for industry certifications, military, medical, and law-enforcement training. Panelists from Kaiser University, Florida State University, and Pinellas County Schools described their institutions’ roles in transfer, advising, career pathways, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the portion provided.

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• On slide number 5, you'll see that we develop and deliver training to these caregivers.
• We have an online self-paced training development. by the Arch National Respite Care Network.
• It has the largest share of the direct care workforce.
• There is an annual workforce survey report required in House Bill 395.
• Consistent funding will allow providers to recruit, train, and retain a qualified workforce.

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• hospital setting have been developed hospital setting have been developed into<01:04:32.880>
• development of medical services. development of medical services.
• and incentives to try to encourage the development of workforce housing, has a requirement in statute
• things that met the workforce things that met the workforce requirement.<03:47:47.199> The
• There is develop it into housing.

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• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Utah is developing a future built on innovation and collaboration.
• Space is research and development.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• by the developer by the developer from<01:06:59.520> design<01:07:00.160> to<01:07
• workforce housing but I'll pass on that. workforce housing but I'll pass on that.
• My last question is on workforce My last question is on workforce housing.<01:34:47.920> So
• um, program to address workforce um, program to address workforce stability.<01:49:07.360> And
• continues to be a huge workforce continues to be a huge workforce shortage<02:40:25.120> crisis

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• And there's a lot of opportunities that that would provide the state as far as workforce development
• Education and workforce development, as I mentioned, is a key piece of this.
• Education and workforce development, as I mentioned, is a key piece of this.
• There's a Education and workforce development, as I mentioned, is a key piece of this.
• , with economic development.

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• <00:19:07.440> and that it drives our Workforce and that it drives our Workforce and Workforce
• Minnesota Workforce Development here in Minnesota Workforce Development here in Minnesota and<00:
• <00:21:02.400> also Workforce Development uh and they also Workforce Development uh and they
• innovation, workforce development, and business expansion.
• <01:31:56.520> something go in chapter 14 and develop something go in chapter 14 and develop

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• One of those is workforce development.
• the workforce.
• One of those is workforce development.
• <01:11:45.520> In workforce and economic development.
• In workforce and economic development.

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• And I believe there's a place for employees of autism in the workforce with productive jobs, but a major
• So under this bill, the Department of Education is directed to develop the workforce credential, especially
• In developing the training program, a program allows the students to earn badges that designate that
• I'm healthy habits, they develop routines that aligned with the Reese.
• it, Senator Gaetz and I our our brain is already developed.

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• affordable housing developers who affordable housing developers who operate<00:59:42.799> homes
• <01:10:05.520> Advisory for the Healthcare Workforce Advisory for the Healthcare Workforce
• healthcare workforce advisory council. healthcare workforce advisory council.
• healthcare workforce needs in Minnesota. healthcare workforce needs in Minnesota.
• able to get underway as a workforce able to get underway as a workforce council.<01:15:03.360>

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• This robust plan builds in professional learning, resource development, workforce supports, including
• Lisa Wilkin, Child Development Consortium of Los Angeles.
• These reforms would stabilize the workforce, improve care and accessibility, and ensure families can
• There's no workforce pipeline of new providers on the horizon.
• Now there's no workforce pipeline of new providers on the horizon.

Summary: The committee took up issue number seven, Child Care Rate Reform Transition Plan, and heard a presentation from the LAO on an eight-part transition plan for the period before implementation of the alternative methodology-based child care rate system. The plan would provide interim rate increases to existing regional market rates and standard reimbursement rates beginning January 1 of the budget year, keep the higher of SRR or ARMR as the single rate, annualize cost-of-care supplements, update hold-harmless language, eliminate the private market cap, authorize one-time systems transition funding with JLBC approval, and require annual reporting on parent co-pays. Members asked about the timeline and public/legislative feedback process, and administration staff said they were working toward the July 1, 2025 deadline while continuing stakeholder engagement through the rate and quality advisory process. Public comment was overwhelmingly focused on child care and early learning funding. Providers, county offices, advocacy groups, and education organizations urged the Legislature to move quickly on the alternative rate methodology, provide interim relief through a cost-of-living adjustment, reimburse based on enrollment rather than attendance, and preserve health and retirement benefits and workforce stability. Many speakers also pressed for funding to expand the promised 200,000 child care slots, warning that waitlists remain long and providers are under financial strain. Several commenters supported maintaining or extending grants and technical assistance for transitional kindergarten, inclusive early education, and mixed-delivery early learning programs. A separate set of comments addressed the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program, with Sacramento County education officials and others urging a statewide plan that would extend support to the 20 counties not currently receiving grants, especially rural areas. Other speakers raised concerns about facilities and staffing impacts from TK expansion, the need for consistent eligibility rules across subsidized programs, and the importance of statewide systems-level funding. The chair thanked the LAO, administration, and public commenters, said the item would remain open until after the May Revision, and adjourned the meeting.

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• So we're there so that workforce.
• They develop wounds.
• We are the workforce behind the workforce, and when we can go to work, other people can too.
• We are the workforce behind the workforce, and when we can go to work, other people can too.
• We are the workforce behind the workforce, and when we can go to work, other people can too.

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• So, it speaks to differences in hiring practices or professional development that still allow.
• This model doesn't just address workforce shortages; it creates pathways to economic mobility.
• We partner with employer partners to develop and design a program within their school district.
• to local workforce boards.
• The teacher workforce is the Texas workforce.

Bills: HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, 1185, senate, all

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• <00:03:57.280> and Employment and economic development and Employment and economic development
• <00:26:52.600> and Employment and economic development and Employment and economic development
• That is good for the employers because there's a workforce available.
• <01:31:34.760> to strategically preparing our Workforce to strategically preparing our Workforce
• <01:31:40.320> and define the skills development and define the skills development and Direction

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• We have workforce and provider...
• 100 and you're at 100 and some developer 100 and you're at 100 and some developer builds<02:10:33.920
• Then we could maybe talk about developing magnet schools.
• Then we could maybe talk about developing magnet schools.
• Then we could maybe talk about developing magnet schools.

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• Leonardo Casaneda with the Department of Workforce Solutions.
• We will do everything we can to support local economic development.
• And economic development and jobs don't justify enabling those abuses.
• My last question is about economic development.
• My last question is about economic development.

Bills: SB100

Keywords: burglary, aggravated burglary, dwelling, criminal law, property rights, 996, all

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• on what is **75,000 acres** of land that is ready for development.
• On the professional development side, I... Want to acknowledge our colleague, Mr.
• I also have an Educator Workforce Bill to provide pre-development costs because I think we...
• I would love to see that comprehensive, long-range view of workforce development. is always hard.
• We can never develop it as fast as our ideas and our needs.

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• So whether regional workforce needs.
• So the the tracks of workforce aligned.
• , support our research and development, support our research and development, focusing<00:25:42.000
• We're building Kentucky's future workforce, we tell ourselves.
• Our board workforce, we tell ourselves.

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Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met without a quorum and postponed approval of the minutes. The committee first heard from Northern Kentucky University President Katie Short Thompson, who highlighted NKU’s enrollment growth, student success metrics, national recognition for value, lower student debt, and new programs tied to regional workforce needs, including AI, cybersecurity, supply chain analytics, cardiovascular perfusion, and the Norse Network Hub for employer access. She asked for a $5 million recurring base funding adjustment to align NKU’s general fund support with peer institutions, along with support for tuition waivers with FAFSA requirements, continued debt collection authority through the Department of Revenue, inclusion of fire and tornado insurance premiums in base funding, inflation and performance-funding support, and increased asset preservation funding. She also outlined capital priorities for the Hail College of Business building, Nunn Hall, and the MEP building, and requested $5.4 million to match private support for the Young Scholars Academy, a dual-credit program serving first-generation and low-income students. Representative Tipton questioned NKU about the number of older students using tuition waivers and whether the university could continue the program without a statutory age-based mandate. Thompson said the number of students over 65 using the waiver was small, that some students pursue degrees while others audit classes, and that external fundraising could potentially support the program if state funding changed. Tipton also confirmed NKU’s requested priorities and the $5.4 million match for the Young Scholars Academy. The committee then heard from University of Kentucky representative Dr. Cavallo, who framed UK’s request around accountability, workforce development, research, and health care impact. He described a patient story to illustrate UK’s medical mission, cited growth in enrollment, degrees awarded, hospital patients treated, and research grant revenue, and emphasized UK’s role in extension services and disaster response. He said UK is consolidating services for efficiency and is focusing on future workforce needs, especially artificial intelligence, noting the launch of the state’s first AI bachelor’s degree and a partnership with Microsoft to expand AI tools and training across campus and the Advancing Kentucky Together network. He also discussed demographic challenges, the need to retain graduates in Kentucky, and the importance of aligning programs and funding with long-term state needs.