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• And so I'm just curious how that intersects and how the information is being shared with the sites.
• Connecticut, we would want to make sure that these sites, the owners of these sites, know about these
• new messages. ...sites, the owners of these sites, know about these new messaging and these new perhaps
• images, and so that we could reach out to have them update these sites.
• There are dating sites for kids ages 12 and up that we're looking into.

Summary: The meeting opened with approval of the April minutes and brief administrative updates, including notice that House Bill 5447 had passed both chambers of the General Assembly. Speakers reflected on the bill’s key provisions, which include eating-disorder working groups, an evidence-based screening requirement for school-based health centers beginning July 1, 2027, and a DSS-led feasibility process to explore an inpatient psychiatric facility for young adults ages 14 to 21. New staff introductions were also made for the Behavioral Health Advocate’s office and the TCB team. A major portion of the meeting focused on marketing and outreach for urgent crisis centers (UCCs) and the broader youth crisis continuum. Daydream Communications presented research showing low public awareness of UCCs but strong interest once families learn about them, with parents wanting specialized, compassionate care, clear expectations, insurance clarity, and bilingual support. United Way described its parallel work on a statewide crisis continuum marketing toolkit, using the SAMHSA framework of “someone to talk to, someone to respond, and somewhere safe to go,” and outlined plans to distribute consistent messaging through websites, social media, flyers, and community venues. Members emphasized coordinating with existing platforms and ensuring the marketing reflects the actual experience at UCC sites. DCF then presented on adolescent substance use services, citing data showing high need and low treatment access among Connecticut youth. The department reviewed its ASAM-based continuum, SBIRT efforts in outpatient psychiatric clinics, medication-assisted treatment access, and statewide services such as MST, MST emerging adults, STRIDE, multidimensional family therapy, youth recovery supports, and the AIM matching tool. A new young people peer support program was highlighted, with referrals accepted from families, hospitals, community providers, DCF, youth diversion, and the judicial branch. Questions addressed parent consent, peer matching, and whether the AIM tool could be linked through 211. The meeting concluded with an update from the Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board and its regional boards and grant-funded initiatives. Presenters reviewed the state suicide prevention plan, regional coalition work, postvention response, lethal means safety efforts, and the 988 capacity improvement grant that supports Connecticut’s centralized 988 contact center at United Way. They also shared youth suicide risk data from the Connecticut Youth Risk Behavior Survey, noting recent declines in reported suicidal ideation and attempts, and provided resources for training and materials. No formal votes were taken beyond the approval of the April minutes.

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• Don't complain and don't bring your personal struggles to the job site.
• Some years ago, I went to work on a job site, and I went home.
• On the job site, as a steward in the past, On the job site, as a steward in the past, I have lost union
• Supporting mental health strengthens our worker retention and improves job sites.
• Supporting mental health strengthens our worker retention and improves job sites.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several Labor and Workplace Standards bills. HB 2492 would require building and construction apprenticeship programs, beginning in 2027, to include two hours of behavioral health and wellness training covering topics such as suicide prevention, substance use disorder, recognizing distress, peer support, and connecting to resources. The prime sponsor and many labor, apprenticeship, and contractor witnesses supported the bill, describing high suicide and overdose rates in construction and sharing personal stories about losses and struggles in the trades. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 2405, a Department of Labor and Industries request bill creating a pilot to allow earlier treatment for PTSD claims in workers’ compensation, including up to 11 treatment sessions before claim adjudication and limited follow-up treatment after closure. L&I and NFIB supported the measure as a way to speed treatment and reduce barriers, while one legal advocate supported it but raised technical concerns about pre-claim treatment and urged more focus on workplace prevention; another witness cautioned against emphasizing psychiatric drug treatment. The bill was heard only; no action was taken. HB 2406 would expand L&I’s ability to send notices electronically, with opt-in/opt-out provisions and some changes to timing rules for workers’ compensation and WISHA notices. L&I supported the bill as a modernization measure, while labor and workers’ advocates opposed changes affecting workers’ compensation notices, arguing that email should not become the default for vulnerable workers who may miss deadlines. HB 2478 would give L&I discretion, rather than a mandate, to investigate wage complaints and allow penalties when the department initiates an investigation; L&I supported it as a more efficient enforcement tool, and the committee discussed how complaints would still be handled and communicated. Finally, HB 2471 would create a state collective bargaining framework for private-sector workers if federal labor law or the NLRB no longer covers them. Supporters said it would preserve organizing and dispute-resolution rights if federal protections fail, while agricultural employers and NFIB opposed it, arguing it would inappropriately apply to agriculture and small businesses, could disrupt perishable harvests, and should rely on secret-ballot elections rather than card check. No votes were taken on any of the bills in the hearing.

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• caveat that a way to avoid having to accept cash would be if they have a cash conversion kiosk on site
• Bill 417 by Representative Zeringue increases the maximum balance of the hazardous waste site cleanup
• It hasn't been increased... ...cleanup site fund. It's currently set at $6 million.
• So the hazardous waste site cleanup fund is intended to clean up sites on our remediation prioritization
• But that cap has prevented us from putting into place those larger agreements to clean up those sites

Bills: HB27 , HB290 , HB308 , HB311 , HB382 , HB417 , HB575 , HB755 , HB980

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: HB 290, Act 426, sunset law, Department of the Treasury, Louisiana Treasury, re-creation, reauthorization, statutory entities, termination date, sunset review, Title 49, fiscal administration, state finance, agency continuation, legislative authority, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation

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• No, it doesn't go to the historical sites.
• No, it doesn't go to the historical sites.
• We manage 30 historical sites across the state.
• And then looking at how we acquire or we're asked to pick up historic sites or heritage sites, I was
• It doesn't seem like we have to have six sites.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Um, I would say that there are many sites that are in the process, as Reid said, um, we have 4 sites
• It can reimburse an applicant for feasibility studies, site planning, site permit work, preparation for
• to be maintained by the well site owner, by making the, the well site owner responsible for this equipment
• An operator just create an LLC for that one particular site.
• Two of them were started by the same operator, 2 different well sites on the same day.

Bills: HB14 , HB 106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HB 1127 , HB1359 , HB1393 , HB1584 , HB1640 , HB1710 , HB2152 , HCR101 , HJR8 , HR51 , HB106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HJR8 , HR51

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

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• I know Representative Scraa and Senator Hosel have been at the site several times.
• I know Representative Scraa and Senator Hosel have been at the site several times.
• </c><00:33:57.360><c> plan</c> advised them on the kind of site plan advised them on the kind of site
• Thank you very much. ultimately how a one AER site could be ultimately how a one AER site could be permitted
• </c><00:36:44.760><c> interestingly</c> work to build their site interestingly work to build their site

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• And this is something I just met with the site selector yesterday and asked this question.
• The next thing I want to focus on is what is important to site selectors.
• It really does start with energy availability, available land, and sites skilled Labor permitting.
• Next thing is enhancing our sites and infrastructure readiness.
• I don't think it happens at the end of the process in site selection.

Committee: House Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee (LEAD)

Transcript Highlights:

• SB 748 as proposed to be amended assists local jurisdictions with operating safe parking sites while
• This includes the acquisition of sites for safe parking, operation of the sites, services to the safe
• parking site, such as showers and so on, and increasing safe parking site hours.
• The safe parking sites, there are several located in the state of California, and the intent is to give
• The reason why we established safe parking sites was so that for the people who are using the vehicles

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills, with most focused on accessory dwelling units, homelessness, and higher education planning. SB 9 would make a local ADU ordinance null and void if a city or county fails to submit it to HCD within 60 days or respond to HCD findings within 30 days, reverting the jurisdiction to state ADU standards until it complies. Supporters said the bill would strengthen statewide consistency and reduce local barriers to ADU construction; there was no opposition testimony. The committee passed SB 9 as amended to the Assembly Committee on Local Government on a 7-0 vote, with two members not voting. The committee also heard SB 486, which would exempt UC and CSU enrollment commitments from CEQA no-project alternative analysis while requiring campuses to participate in regional planning and share enrollment forecasts with regional agencies. The author said the bill would align environmental review with the state’s higher education commitments and improve regional housing planning. The measure had support from the Chamber of Progress and no opposition, and it passed 9-0 to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. SB 543, a cleanup bill to clarify ADU and junior ADU rules, including review timelines and size standards, also drew support from Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, and California YIMBY, with no opposition, and passed unanimously as amended to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. SB 748 addressed RV encampments and safe parking sites by expanding the encampment resolution funding program to help local jurisdictions acquire and operate safe parking areas, provide services, and extend site hours. The author and supporters from the City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities argued the bill would offer a more humane and practical response to RV homelessness while reducing neighborhood impacts. Several committee members voiced support but raised concerns about how encampment funds are used and the need for reporting and accountability. The bill passed 11-0 to the Assembly Committee on Human Services. The consent calendar, including HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, was later approved 11-0, and SB 340 was moved to a later meeting.

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• Um, we went through a site selection process, and I believe there were a number of sites that they were
• I think a lot of considerations go into picking which site you pick. >> And at the site selection stage
• But whoever, whatever considerations went into picking the site, it's more than just how much the site
• ,</c> &gt;&gt; When they when they picked this site, &gt;&gt; When they when they picked this site, um
• </c> significant facilities on the same site. significant facilities on the same site.

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on January 23, 2026, approved the December 19, 2025 minutes, and adopted the remaining items on the consent calendar after noting several withdrawals. The committee then took up Department of Safety item FIS 26007, which involved Homeland Security/FEMA grant funding for equipment and UAS-related activities. Senators asked whether any of the funding would support federal civil immigration enforcement or shared operations with federal agencies, and about privacy protections for drone data. The department said the grant is governed by federal parameters, that the state uses the remaining 20 percent after federally directed uses, and that privacy law in this area is evolving. The item was adopted on an 8-2 vote. The committee next considered Department of Environmental Services item 26003, which had been withdrawn by the Senate. A senator said concerns about using the funds for a different project had been resolved after speaking with the commissioner, and the item was adopted without further debate. The committee then moved to Department of Health and Human Services item 260005, a request for about $700,000 in remaining ARPA-related funds for the Hampstead children’s facility project. Commissioners explained that the project had been funded in stages because the original appropriation was based on estimates and bid assumptions, and that the remaining money would cover alternates and finish the project without using general funds. Senators raised concerns about repeated requests for additional money, the adequacy of security, site-selection costs, and why the project had not been fully funded at the outset. The department said the project had been intentionally structured to proceed in phases and that required security would be provided.

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• Those sites have already been characterized.
• sites, qualifying them for site readiness funds that could do phase one, phase two.
• Then we get back to the site readiness.
• We've characterized 47 different sites already around the state.
• And maybe I just take some of this site readiness money and I'll appropriate it to those sites and let

Bills: SB241 , SB145 , SB241 , SB145 , HB2

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• People can be a little bit shy about which sites they are visiting, and understandably so.
• Adult sites are seeing drops of 90% or 99.9% of their users due to these bills.
• All of the adult sites that you can think of comply with these laws when they're passed.
• These are sites that are not taking down CSAM.
• These are sites that are not taking down revenge porn. These are sites where predators exist.

Bills: HB2112

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: age restrictions, online content, digital media, youth protection, cyber safety

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• to their staff because obviously our teachers get input into the budget at the site level.
• Parents care about what's happening at their school site.
• We're not just talking about school site-level governance.
• We're not just talking about school site-level governance.
• , and how many students at our site qualified for that LCAP funding.

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• this law would be transmission lines running across state reforestation lands from a solar or wind site
• So this would be, the negotiation would be less about money and more about mitigation of the site. >>
• is unlikely to Be on site, on the reforestation land.
• There may be some lands where it is appropriate to site a solar installation.
• WE HAD A COMPANY THAT WANTED TO PUT SOLAR PANELS ON OUR SITES.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal, and then recognized several guest groups, including the Shenendehowa High School girls varsity cross country team and tennis champion Jolie Chichak, as well as the Downsville Central School Student Council. Senator Tedisco introduced the Shenendehowa athletes, highlighting their state and federation championships and strong academic records, and Senator Oberacker introduced the Downsville students. The chamber extended courtesies to the guests. The Senate then moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills and resolutions. Among the measures approved were a bill designating Overdose Awareness Day, a real property tax bill, a public authorities bill, several education-related bills, a private housing finance bill, a workers’ compensation bill, and a labor law bill. Some items were laid aside before later being taken up, including the cannabis bill and the environmental conservation bill. Votes were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, with a few recorded negatives on certain bills. The most extensive debate centered on Calendar 261, Senator May’s environmental conservation bill concerning renewable energy installations and transmission on state reforestation lands. Senator Walczyk and others questioned whether the bill would allow solar, wind, battery storage, tree cutting, herbicide use, and reduced environmental review, while supporters argued the bill was mainly about transmission corridors, climate goals, and preserving flexibility for DEC oversight and mitigation. After debate, the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar and passed 42-13. The Senate also passed Calendar 353, Senator Ramos’s labor law bill addressing class action wage recovery and statutory damages. Supporters said it would clarify the law so workers can recover full wages in class actions, while opponents warned it could encourage litigation against small businesses over technical payroll errors. The bill passed 47-8. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until March 4, 2026, with intervening days as legislative days.

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• Two of those sites are on Tribal land.
• , and those site readiness reviews will start ongoing.
• sites that we're reviewing that are Being developed.
• readiness program because that allows us to deploy direct one free site characterization.
• That could be LIDA, that could be the trade port, that could be site readiness.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• So every single school district or school site gets the same amount?
• EROISE is one of the layers that we use at all of our school sites.
• EROISE takes one of those streams, runs it through a server that is on site in...
• That's what all of our sites, including sporting events... Representative Pro...
• That week before fall break, we canceled classes at all of our sites on those two days.

Summary: The meeting focused on school safety funding and security practices in Oklahoma schools, especially how districts have used school resource officer (SRO) allocation money and related security grants. Kevin Rey of the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Office of School Safety and Security explained that the program, created under HB 2903, allows districts to use funds for SROs and physical security improvements such as cameras, access control, fencing, window film, bollards, metal detectors, and vape detectors. He said more than 170 districts used the money to hire SROs in 2024-25, and that the 2024 change allowing retired officers and armed security guards to qualify was a major help. Members questioned whether the money should also support prevention and mental health services, and Rey said the current program is mainly for security hardware and related measures. Mark Stout, chief of police for Putnam City Schools, described the district’s layered security approach, including weapon detection at middle and high schools and the ZeroEyes AI camera system, which monitors existing cameras for visible guns and sends alerts to trained monitoring staff and then to district police. He said the system is used as one layer among others, alongside officers, weapon detection, and school procedures, and noted the district is expanding coverage at athletic facilities. He also explained that the system is more economical than full weapon-detection setups, with annual costs based on the number of cameras. Tecumseh Superintendent Kinsey, Chief Kennedy, and Pottawatomie County law enforcement described the October threat investigation involving a student who posted a photo with a handgun and knife and discussed violence online. They said the FBI tip, rapid coordination among agencies, and an SRO already embedded in the district helped lead to a search warrant and arrest within hours, preventing a possible attack. Kinsey also described the district’s safety measures, including secure entrances, cameras, ALICE training, crisis communication planning, mental health support, clear backpacks, and a new staff alert system. He said community feedback after the incident favored more law enforcement partnership, limited entry points, handheld metal detectors, more SROs, stronger training, and more mental health support. Matt Riggs, former superintendent of McComb, said smaller districts face different security challenges because of limited local law enforcement and long response times. He explained that McComb used its funding for facility upgrades rather than hiring a full-time SRO because the district wanted improvements that would last beyond the three-year funding window. Throughout the discussion, several members emphasized the tension between visible security measures and prevention, with repeated calls for more counselors, mental health supports, and threat-assessment efforts alongside hardening measures. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript.

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• How big is the site? What is the reclamation complexity?
• Preservation of cultural or scientifically significant sites on school trust lands.
• We have an archaeologist who's been able to be on site helping.
• This is a special site, and I think we can acknowledge that.
• A historical site should be protected.

Committee: Joint Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee

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• I have recently done trauma verification site visits at the TJ Health System.
• And depending on the facility, 30 to 45 minutes on-site time depending on how remote the facility is.
• Direct supervision in medicine means that the physician is on site and can respond immediately.
• You have to be that close. that the physician is on site and can that the physician is on site and can
• </c> or physician assistant in those sites or physician assistant in those sites without<00:59:44.240

Summary: The committee first handled several referred administrative regulations, including a package from the Board of Respiratory Care described as a substantive housekeeping update to its regulations and incorporated materials. There were no questions from members, and the committee also heard from the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, which was present in case questions arose but did not require action. Members then took up an amendment to the state health plan for facilities and services, specifically 900 KAR 5:02. Wesley Duke explained that a previously proposed criteria related to mega-voltage requirements, originally suggested by the Kentucky Hospital Association, was now being removed because the association no longer considered it necessary. The committee moved to accept the agency amendment, with a motion and second, and approved it without opposition. The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 23, a “food is medicine” resolution sponsored by Senator Shelley Funke Frommeyer. Supporters from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Hospital Association described the initiative as a voluntary, statewide effort already adopted by 52 hospitals, aimed at improving patient health while supporting Kentucky farmers and local food systems. Members discussed access to healthy food, grocery-store availability, school nutrition, and the need to reduce barriers to local procurement; the resolution was adopted unanimously after a roll call vote, with one senator briefly explaining a late vote due to weather. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 12, which would allow mid-level practitioners to serve as the leader of a Level IV trauma center under physician direction. The sponsor and witnesses from Appalachian Regional Healthcare argued the change would help address rural trauma-care shortages, align with national standards, and improve access without changing scope of practice or other trauma-center requirements. Several members raised questions and comments about rural access, liability, costs, and the broader health impacts, but no vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• </c> actual site visits? actual site visits?
• </c> all just data, nobody's checking by site all just data, nobody's checking by site visits,<00:59:
• </c> the increased licensing visits site the increased licensing visits site visits<01:28:56.800><c>
• </c> has an increase in FTEES for site has an increase in FTEES for site visits.<01:35:56.000><c> I'd
• </c> the site visits? the site visits?

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• visits and do traditional listening sessions, Partnerships and do our site visits and do traditional
• And if there's a subcommittee of folks that are very interested in site visits, in listening sessions
• Does this three-part prong work: site visits, traditional listening sessions, event-based outreach?
• A couple of people on this site have been to the museum.
• And if that is sufficient enough, I think having four listening sessions or site visits are a lot.

Summary: The commission met to approve prior minutes, note attendance, and discuss updates on its work to plan a Cape Verdean Culture Center/Museum in Massachusetts. The minutes from the March 11 meeting were reviewed and accepted by motion and vote, with one correction noted about duplicate section numbering. Members also discussed a vacancy left by Julius Brito’s inability to accept appointment, and the need to potentially extend the commission’s deadline and broaden the window for adding commissioners. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on funding and legislative strategy. Staff reported that an amendment to extend the commission’s sunset date from December 31, 2026 to December 31, 2027 was filed in the Senate’s fair share budget but was not accepted. Commissioners and legislators discussed other possible vehicles for the extension, including the regular budget, supplemental budgets, or other moving bills, and also reviewed past and possible future funding sources for a feasibility study, including House and Senate earmarks, a bond bill, and eventually a nonprofit structure that could fundraise. Members emphasized the need for a consultant to support a feasibility study and for public pressure or commissioner advocacy if needed. The bulk of the meeting was a brainstorming session on community engagement and outreach. Commissioners discussed a three-part approach involving site visits, traditional listening sessions, and outreach at existing Cape Verdean events, with possible additions of social media, a website, surveys, recordings, and canvassing. Suggested locations included New Bedford, Cape Cod, Boston, Brockton, Taunton, and potentially Rhode Island sites such as Pawtucket, with several members stressing the historical importance of New Bedford and Cape Cod. Participants also raised the importance of historical accuracy, youth engagement, visibility, and involving existing Cape Verdean organizations and museums. The meeting ended with agreement to continue refining the engagement framework, compile event lists, and return with more concrete dates and plans at the next meeting.

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• A REPORT IS RECEIVED IT IS VERIFIED FOR POTENTIAL RAPID RESPONSE WITH A PROFESSIONAL BEING SENT ON SITE
• IF INTERVENTION IS NEEDED BY ALL JUST WORKED TO ASSIST THE MANATEE AND EITHER RELEASE IT ON SITE SAFELY
• MANATEES ARE FAMILIAR WITH ONE OR MORE WARM WATER SITE WE HAVE STRONG FIDELITY.
• THE PLAN PROVIDES A LIST OF CURRENT KNOWN WARM WATER SITES USED BY MANATEES AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES
• THE PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED TO OFFSET THE EXISTING TEST AND IT ANTICIPATED THE LOSS OF A WARM WATER SITE