Video & Transcript Research : 'professionalization'
Page 154 of 453
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct - 04/22/25
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct
Transcript Highlights:
- It is a duty that lawyers have under the rules of professional responsibility to provide pro bono service
- It's conceivable that there could be a situation where a member who is an attorney, or another professional
- <00:40:27.520>
uh <00:40:27.680>or <00:40:27.920>another <00:40:28.400>professional - <00:40:29.200>
has attorney uh or another professional has attorney uh or another professional - legislature and in his professional legislature and in his professional life.<00:43:14.079>
That's
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Apr 2, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:25:39.760>
and my expectations very professional and my expectations very professional - It also ordered the state to change all references on the professional licensing website to publicly
- Yeah, I’m not a professional lobbyist.
- <00:49:23.680>
lobbyist <00:49:24.680>um yeah I'm not a professional lobbyist um yeah - I'm not a professional lobbyist um I<00:49:25.480>
would <00:49:25.680>also <00:49:25.880
Summary:
The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1046 SD1 on condominiums. Testimony on that bill focused on reserve funding and enforcement of reserve study requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would create hardship, confusion, and be difficult to administer, while also urging stronger penalties for boards that fail to comply with reserve study rules. The Real Estate Commission offered comments, and one testifier spoke in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided.
The committee then heard SB 532 SD2 HD1 relating to the Department of Education, which would improve access to pre-approved medications for students with health conditions at school and during off-campus activities. The Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi nursing and medical programs, and the Department of Education all supported the measure, with DOH suggesting amendments to better identify the correct student and improve medication safety. Members had no questions, and the bill moved on.
Next was SB 1245 SD2 HD1 relating to pharmacists, a bill to allow reimbursement for clinical services pharmacists are already trained and licensed to provide. The University of Hawaiʻi, Board of Pharmacy, Walgreens, Mikai Drugs, and the Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association supported the bill, emphasizing improved access to care, recruitment and retention of pharmacists, and better chronic disease management. The Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association also discussed proposed amendments to prevent plans from denying coverage or network participation when pharmacists meet credentialing requirements. Members questioned whether insurers would actually use pharmacists and how the bill would affect pay and contracting; no vote was taken in the excerpt.
The committee also heard SB 1279 SD2 HD1, another pharmacists bill focused on telepharmacy and 340B-related issues. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported it, saying telehealth could reduce costs and avoid travel for audits, while the Board of Pharmacy opposed it. Lānaʻi representatives opposed the bill and asked for an exemption, arguing the island already has close in-person access to a resident pharmacist and clinics. The Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association supported the measure, citing large patient savings from 340B pricing, while Mikai Drugs opposed it, arguing that mail-order and telepharmacy are not necessary on some islands and can create delivery and medication-safety problems. Members asked questions about insurer participation, scope of practice, and whether the bill would meaningfully change reimbursement; the transcript ends before any final action or vote.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Public Higher Education Study Committee (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- This, um, will be considered a professional bachelor's degree, I think that's the terminology.
- This, um, will be considered a professional bachelor's degree, I think that's the terminology.
- This, um, will be considered a professional bachelor's degree, I think that's the terminology.
- This, um, will be considered a professional bachelor's degree, I think that's the terminology.
- This, um, will be considered a professional bachelor's degree, I think that's the terminology.
Summary:
The Public Higher Education Study Committee held an organizational meeting and received an update from the university and community college systems on implementation of recommendations from the governor’s higher education task force. The systems said the task force report contained about 40 recommendations, and they have focused first on operational items while continuing to work on larger policy issues, including better alignment of public higher education with workforce and economic development needs. The committee also discussed reporting requirements under the amended law and whether quarterly reports are required or whether annual updates are sufficient unless the committee requests more.
A major topic was expanding Early College and dual-enrollment opportunities. The chancellors reported strong growth in Early College participation, significant student and family savings, and state scholarship support that they described as producing a strong return on investment. They said the goal is to build clearer pathways so students can earn college credit, reduce debt, and stay in New Hampshire for postsecondary education. They also noted ongoing work to simplify admissions and transfer processes, including about 100 transfer pathways between the systems, direct-admit efforts for community college and university students, and continued development of transfer equivalency tools.
Members pressed the systems and the Department of Education on direct outreach to high school students, especially juniors, so students would know they are eligible for direct admission and other opportunities. The main obstacle discussed was access to student contact information, with officials saying the issue may involve contract limits with the College Board and possibly statutory constraints on sharing data. Department of Education staff said they are meeting with the systems and vendors to determine what changes are needed. Committee members urged faster action so students and families can receive letters or other notices about in-state options, affordability programs such as Granite Guarantee, and pathways to community college and university enrollment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TCA-EDT, EDT, EDT-AEN, EDT-CPN Public Hearings 02-13-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- And we are in discussions with professional rugby leagues, U.S. soccer leagues, and there is an opportunity
- Yes, and with the quality it will attract professional field sports.
- And we are in discussions with professional rugby leagues, U.S. soccer leagues, and there is an opportunity
- And we are in discussions with professional rugby leagues, U.S. soccer leagues, and there is an opportunity
- <01:28:53.080>
Field <01:28:53.400>Sports professional Field Sports professional Field
Summary:
The joint hearing covered three measures on the 1 p.m. agenda. SB 817, relating to out-of-state offices, drew support from DBEDT and several community groups, with questions focused on the requested funding, staffing level, whether the office would expand broadly, and whether the Philippines was being singled out. SB 1578, relating to international affairs, received support from DBEDT and the Attorney General, with the chair noting the bill was intended to help DBEDT analyze Hawaii’s international partnerships and plan next steps. SB 1639, establishing Hawaii Beach Day, had limited testimony and was moved along without substantive debate. SB 582, relating to DBEDT, was also heard with support from state agencies and a few individuals, and was described as a vehicle for organizational and funding changes affecting the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, including moving some positions and programming to general funds and narrowing the works-of-art special fund's uses.
The committees then took up recommendations. All three measures were advanced with amendments: SB 817 was amended to include technical changes and a defective effective date of July 1, 2025; SB 1578 was amended to address the Attorney General’s concerns, make the commission subject to Senate confirmation, and add technical changes and a defective date; and SB 582 was amended to incorporate provisions from SB 1577, clarify SFCA authority over performing arts, shift SFCA positions and programming to general funds, restrict the works-of-art special fund, and add a defective date. Each committee voted to adopt the chair’s recommendations, with no reservations or no votes noted in the Transportation and Culture and the Arts committee and only Senator Dela Cruz voting no on SB 817 there; in the Economic Development and Tourism committee, SB 817 passed with Senator Kim in reservation and Senator Awa voting no, while SB 1578 and SB 582 passed with Senator Awa voting no.
The later 10:00 a.m. agenda hearing focused on SB 1589, relating to the stadium development special fund, and SB 1629, relating to taxation. On SB 1589, the Attorney General asked for clarification of section 3, particularly the proviso about remaining monies lapsing to the general fund if the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District is terminated before completion; the interim stadium manager explained the bill would allow spending of $49.5 million already in the special fund for consultant, construction management, quality assurance, and contingency costs. On SB 1629, testimony was sharply divided: supporters, including film industry and business representatives, said the measure would support local film production, restore prior GET treatment, and help attract studio development; opponents argued the bill was vague, overly favorable to a specific project, and lacked oversight and accountability. The hearing ended with extensive questioning about whether the bill was effectively tailored to a particular studio project and how it related to other film tax credit measures, but no final committee action on SB 1589 or SB 1629 was included in the transcript excerpt.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Jun 17th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This is about making sure that we're talking to professionals who actually have done and have a sole
- requiring local building departments to allow a licensed architect or engineer serving as a qualified professional
- option, a project can focus entirely on affordability, ensuring 70% of the units serve lower-income professionals
- Our everyday working professionals find themselves stuck because they simultaneously earn a bit too much
- Our everyday working professionals find themselves stuck because they simultaneously earn a bit too much
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Wataru, chairperson for UTF Board, also TUI, HSTA, and Christian Fern from University of Hawaii Professional
- Wataru, chairperson for UTF Board, also TUI, HSTA, and Christian Fern from University of Hawaii Professional
- University of Hawaii Professional University of Hawaii Professional Assembly,<00:01:30.720>
all - Uh, in support also we have TUI and Christian Fern from University of Hawaii Professional Assembly and
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Labor and Technology heard testimony on several measures relating to public employment, the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF), retirement benefits, and cafeteria plans. HB 2472 and HB 2276, both concerning EUTF staff and investment office staff salaries, drew support from the trust fund and labor groups, and no opposition was heard in person. HB 2272 and HB 2273, emergency appropriations for public employment cost items, were supported by the administration and labor representatives; members briefly clarified which bargaining units were covered.
A longer discussion centered on HB 1664, which would address a dispute mechanism for EUTF-related negotiations. HGEA said the current process lacks a dispute resolution path and that the bill would allow interest arbitration when the state and union disagree. The Department of Human Resources Development and the Budget and Finance director raised concerns about consistency across bargaining units and the role of an arbitrator unfamiliar with the complexities of the system. Senator Moriwaki questioned whether another dispute forum might be more appropriate, but no alternative resolution was settled.
The committee also heard HB 1655, which would make retirement benefits negotiable, and HB 1658, concerning collective bargaining repricing. ERS opposed HB 1655, saying it could create administrative and tax problems if retirement benefits were negotiated separately across many bargaining units, while UPW, HGEA, HSTA, and UPA supported it as a bargaining issue. On HB 1658, DHRD explained that repricing is an internal classification tool meant to preserve equal pay for equal work, not to address market pay, and said a single arbitrator or the Merit Appeals Board could handle disputes; HGEA preferred a neutral arbitrator and opposed the Merit Appeals Board as too employer-controlled. The final measure, HB 1661 on cafeteria plans, was supported by UPW and HGEA. DHRD said it planned to raise the maximum contribution through rulemaking but needed to manage plan solvency and timing because IRS limits change on a calendar-year basis while the state plan runs on a fiscal year. The committee then moved into decision-making and adopted recommendations to pass HB 2472 and HB 2276 as amended/unamended after a brief correction to the vote language.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Nov 7th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Disseminated at every opportunity and held up by public health and healthcare professionals looking to
- being one of the co-founders, along with Nate and a number of other public health and healthcare professionals
- Training and retention of health professionals in those specialty areas where there is a shortage is
- There are CEs for health professionals.
- We are trying to aim at health professionals with the webinar so they can get some more of that specialized
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Nov 6th, 2025
Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Many of this you all know, but the PCF was established by the New Mexico Professional Liability Fund
- On the funds by several members of the advisory committee, and his response was that in his professional
- Our actuary has pointed us to Wisconsin, which he feels is one of the most professionally managed PCFs
- in insurance companies and sat in investment committee meetings, what you really do is bring in professional
- It's not a product for professional liability that they do.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Board, but it's often out of reach for small systems simply because they lack, in many cases, a professional
- It's the team of professionals that's needed to do that.
- We've already appropriated the funds to the most professional agencies.
- I hate to say it, but right now, today, I think sitting right there are the most professional people
- They thought it was something to look at, so they professionalized it.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 18th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- NCLEX RN pass rate performance has also been pretty great, and we've been preparing students for professional
- Interested in becoming nurses or even becoming doctors—those kinds of professional occupations.
- instructors and, you know, really for lack of a better... ...words, you know, pumping out these health professionals
- I think that's just really key if you're trying to create these health professionals as to where you're
- They were also patient and professional in responding to our numerous questions and data requests.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 11th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Several of us have worked to... try to get more medical professionals outside of Albuquerque and into
- Our team is a multidisciplinary group of geoscientists, engineers, policy experts, finance professionals
- Invest in long-term water planning, and that legislation requires professionals to fund those positions
- The Groundwater Alliance is a group of of water agency professionals, agricultural representatives, community
- Guernsey mentioned earlier, professional staff.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Aug 1st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- C, migrant education, Title II A, professional learning, Title III A, English language acquisition, Title
- It was a no-cost, research-based professional learning opportunity.
- And again, it's around professional development to improve outcomes for children with disabilities.
- Again, my question is, are those professional services or are those administrative costs?
- Chair, I'd like detailed lists finding what those administrative costs are or professional.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 5th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is supported by the California Police Chiefs Association, the California Professional Firefighters
- It strengthens professional development.
- humble in such a heroic moment when they were keeping thousands of people safe doing work alongside professional
- is really hard work I mean I don't need to tell a lot of the people that that worked obviously professionally
- These folks are working right alongside our professional firefighters.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Business and Professions Committee and Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee May 13th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- DFPI regulates a wide variety of financial services and professionals, working to protect consumers in
- oversight to an expansion grown exponentially, but we also provide oversight to an expanding 4 million professionals
- Consumer Services Agency, which will be dedicated to providing effective and efficient business and professional
- support economic growth through our regulated industries and ensure that Californians can trust the professionals
- The proposal will professionals and businesses that we license.
Summary:
The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs.
Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs.
Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Yet, over the years, and this is something that I've seen professionally, there's a tension in that.
- I've got a week-long course going on in the office right now, where I have safety professionals from
- I currently serve as First Vice Chairman of the DFW Council of Safety Professionals, Vice Chairman of
- 2022, across all hospital patient and outpatient services, including both facility and related professional
- I am qualified to speak about this because I have worked as an insurance professional for over 40 years
Bills:
HB4806
Keywords:
civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards, 1184, house, all
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Fri Mar 21, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 37
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Despite the many efforts of medical professionals, my recovery has been much slower and more painful
- Despite the many efforts of medical professionals, my recovery has been much slower and more painful
- c> of<01:11:58.080>
medical the many efforts of medical the many efforts of medical professionals - >
recovery <01:12:00.320>has <01:12:00.640>been <01:12:00.800>much professionals - , my recovery has been much professionals, my recovery has been much slower<01:12:01.600>
and <
Summary:
The House convened with 46 members present and five excused, deferred reading of the journal, and noted there were no messages from the governor or Senate communications. Members then offered several introductions recognizing guests in the gallery, including LifeSmarts awardees, DCCA and LifeSmarts program officials, former Representative Pono Chong and his children, an intern from District 39, a landback advocate, and staff from the Education Committee office. The chamber also marked the close of Education Week 2025 with applause and recognition of the visiting students and supporters.
The main floor presentation was House Resolution 211, which congratulated the first- and second-place teams at the 2025 Havi LifeSmarts State Competition and the 2025 U.S. Senate Youth Program delegate. Representative Tam presented the resolution, praising the Eolani Raiders for winning first place and wishing them well at the upcoming Chicago competition. Representative Hashimoto recognized Kalanianaole High School’s second-place team, and Representative Woodson honored Wilson Chow of Maui High School for his leadership and service. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the House recessed briefly to allow members to congratulate the honorees.
After recess, the House took up a large block of standing committee reports, moving reports 1406 through 1504 with a series of member notations including no votes, reservations, and a few brief explanations. Several members raised concerns about specific measures involving emergency readiness centers, immigration-related legal access, blank votes on ballot questions, electricity costs and Hawaiian Electric, and gambling. Some members spoke in support of measures while noting reservations about cost, process, or policy effects. The full package of reports was ultimately adopted by voice vote.
During announcements, Representative Garcia read a statement from Representative Jean Ward announcing her resignation effective at the end of the month due to ongoing health issues, including anemia, sciatica, and pneumonia, after nearly 27 years of service. The House then adjourned by voice vote until 12:00 noon on Monday.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Mar 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll let the officer speak to the actual guidelines themselves and answer questions, as he's the professional
- A well-trained canine team that follows clear statewide guidelines ensures predictable and professional
- eight times more likely to be injured after inhaling smoke and particulate matter compared to professional
- experience object-induced injuries, such as cuts, bruises, dislocations, and fractures, compared to professional
- I'm also a professional firefighter for the state of California, and I am someone who has lived the reality
Summary:
The committee heard several public safety-related bills. AB 383 by Assembly Member Davies would expand and clarify firearm restrictions tied to juvenile adjudications, allow certain minor firearm possession for hunting or training with guardian approval, and authorize warrants in some domestic violence-related firearm surrender situations. Supporters, including a district attorney representative, argued it would close gaps in existing law and improve public safety; opponents said it would over-criminalize youth and disproportionately affect marginalized communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations.
AB 400 by Assembly Member Pacheco would require law enforcement K-9 units to meet statewide POST standards covering training, use of force, and handler skills. Supporters said the bill would create consistency, accountability, and safer deployments; opponents argued the standards were inadequate and would legitimize harmful canine practices. After debate over whether the bill expanded canine use or simply standardized it, the committee approved AB 400 and sent it to Appropriations.
AB 380 by Assembly Member Gonzalez would extend price-gouging protections during emergencies, including for hotels, food, essential goods and services, and commercial property, and would remove the 12-month lease limit loophole for rent gouging. Supporters said the bill responds to wildfire-related exploitation and provides clarity for disaster victims; business and landlord groups warned it could amount to commercial rent control and create uncertainty for future emergencies. The author said he would continue working on amendments, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations.
AB 358 by Assembly Member Alvarez would create a narrow exception to Cal-ECPA so law enforcement could inspect tracking or surveillance devices found in a person’s home, vehicle, or property with the finder’s consent. Supporters said the change would help stalking and domestic violence victims preserve evidence quickly; privacy advocates argued warrants and existing emergency exceptions already cover these situations. The chair proposed narrowing the language to “tracking or surveillance device,” and the bill was held on call after an initial roll with only three votes in favor. The transcript also began AB 247, which would raise pay for incarcerated hand crew firefighters, with testimony from formerly incarcerated firefighters in support, but the discussion was not completed in the excerpt.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- This appropriation here is specifically for the department for professional development initiatives and
- I think they use it for student services but also for professional development.
- The board doesn't receive general fund revenue; they're supported by revenues from professional licenses
- All of their revenue comes from licensure fees from nursing and adjacent professionals.
- Adjacent professionals. So that's my answer. Chairman Kelly, thank you very much.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 22nd, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- There are economists, professional economists from four different state agencies that get together to
- Followed by professional, scientific, and technical services.
- Like professional, scientific, technical information, and some things like that.
- On this page, would you include the space industry under professional, scientific, and technical services
- We're hoping that's significant for our ability to attract and retain medical professionals, knowing
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/28/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- third party sources, uh, professionals third party sources, uh, professionals in<00:56:41.599>
- We modeled this using professionals, third-party professionals that do this for a living.
- using um professionals, thirdparty using um professionals, thirdparty professionals<00:58:43.520
- professionals that do this for a living. professionals that do this for a living.
- using building professionals whose using building professionals whose reputation<01:06:35.680>
is