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• sort of CTE program would you Technology sort of CTE program would you require<00:17:19.919> a
• officials and uh technology officials and uh technology directors<03:11:28.200> we<03:11:
• Why should we be purchasing things separately, not using the same technology?
• and I'm not oppositional technology and I'm not oppositional technology<04:22:21.800> I<04:22
• The people that created this technology have said so themselves.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further. Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later. The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.

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• ,<00:02:46.040> um recognition technologies, um recognition technologies, um and<00:02:46.920
• , we've had modernization of technology since the beginning of the creation of technology.
• , we've had modernization of technology since the beginning of the creation of technology.
• , we've had modernization of technology since the beginning of the creation of technology.
• We've had modernization of technology since the beginning of the creation of technology.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the state to adapt to technology and allow citizens to benefit from it.
• the state to adapt to technology and allow citizens to benefit from it.
• the state to adapt to technology and allow citizens to benefit from it.
• It's similar technology to putting your credit card on your phone.
• <01:05:43.279> for for a living I've been in technology for for a living I've been in technology

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I want to thank the representatives from the California Department of Technology for being present today
• Our partners at the California Department of Technology will go into more detail into this initiative
• But we must recognize also how technology evolves. What is considered serve continues to change.
• State Chief Information Officer and the Director of the Department of Technology.
• And we put accessibility technology into that that was accessible by phone and computer.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It will increase efficiencies that we may not have due to technology.
• Technological standard, the next-gen TV ATSC 3.0.
• Explain this technological change, its timeline, projected costs, and how does this technological change
• Transmitters and to get the ATSC 3 technology.
• Their technology is commonly known as Exen Nexten does a few things.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I believe we have the power right now with technology that didn't exist even three or four years ago
• I want to talk about Medicare coverage for new technologies and innovation.
• Doctors, I want to talk a bit about artificial intelligence in health care and technology.
• And addressing this misuse of the technology seems to me of grave need to our society.
• I was practicing And they wanted to talk about new technologies and this and that.

Keywords: Michael Falkender, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, IRS, taxpayer privacy, nomination process, committee hearing

Summary: The committee convened to discuss critical issues surrounding the nomination of Michael Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. This meeting included a series of remarks from committee members who expressed divergent views on Falkender's qualifications and the implications of his appointment. Senator Wyden voiced strong opposition, arguing that Falkender represents harmful policies expected to be perpetuated under the current administration, especially concerning taxpayer privacy and IRS tactics. Meanwhile, other members defended Falkender, noting his extensive experience, including a commitment to transparency in government operations if confirmed.

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• Your technologies are powerful. I'm sure you can figure it out. We found the leak.
• I also point out that there are some technologies that are already available.
• By not addicting them, by simply not addicting them to their technology.
• We do not want technology that is simply going to be less harmful.
• the ability to oversee the technological implementation of the project.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• AB 881 will enable carbon capture and sequestration technologies to help advance California's climate
• Carbon capture technologies either capture carbon directly from the air or from industrial emissions.
• We wouldn't consider this technology if we thought we couldn't do it safely.
• Elizabeth Escobal, with the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, in opposition.
• now, especially given how many of these technologies are already commercially available.

Summary: The committee heard several climate, environmental, and housing bills. AB 1425, dealing with pit dewatering near the San Joaquin River Parkway, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect the river, groundwater, floodplain conditions, tribal and cultural resources, and public access from a proposed mining project near the river. Opponents, including Cemex, labor representatives, and industry groups, said the bill would bypass the CEQA process before it was complete, threaten jobs, and create uncertainty for an existing operation. Members questioned both sides about hydrology, blasting, dewatering, and the adequacy of the ongoing environmental review. The bill was moved, but several members expressed concern about preempting CEQA and some did not vote or voted no. AB 881, which would allow California to move forward with carbon capture and sequestration pipelines, was presented as a way to advance state climate goals and capture federal funding. Supporters, including SMUD, labor, and industry groups, said the bill would help deploy carbon capture safely and preserve jobs. Environmental justice opponents supported stronger safety direction and warned that CO2 pipelines pose serious risks and that the state should not move ahead without clearer standards. The bill received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1207, on the cap-and-trade allowance price ceiling and the social cost of carbon, was presented as a science-based update to California’s climate policy. The author and EDF said the bill would keep the program aligned with current economic and climate data and protect it from federal political interference. It received broad support and a due-pass recommendation. AB 1106, creating a coordinated network of air quality incident response centers, was also approved after testimony about wildfire smoke, toxic emissions, and the need for better real-time monitoring during disasters. AB 28, the Landfill Fire Safety Act, focused on the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire and related health impacts in Castaic and Val Verde; residents described serious illnesses and contamination concerns, while landfill and county representatives warned about costs and asked for more study. The committee nonetheless advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard AB 357, which would speed Coastal Commission review of student and faculty housing projects, with supporters citing student homelessness and opponents urging caution but acknowledging the need for more housing; the bill was presented and discussed, with the committee emphasizing the need to balance housing production and coastal oversight.

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• do to be more efficient with technology now.
• This is not just a people or a technology; it's both.
• So it's excellent technology.
• Item six provides technology updates and expansion.
• Item six provides technology updates and expansion.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• or devices that other technologies or devices that enhance<00:55:00.559> the<00:55:00.800>
• Advanced transmission technologies, including grid-enhancing technologies like dynamic line ratings and
• "Advanced transmission technologies, including grid-enhancing technologies like dynamic line ratings
• thanks to some amazing technological thanks to some amazing technological advancements<01:22:49.600
• I love technology in the same way that technology can very easily translate for me to my native language

Keywords: 981, all

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• If you have this technology, you're able to deploy it.
• If you have this technology, you're able to deploy it.
• <00:29:17.200> and<00:29:17.320> track<00:29:17.640> that type of technology
• and track that type of technology and track that vehicle<00:29:18.640> will<00:29:18.840>
• The issue here is that we're using technology to place on a vehicle a tracking device, which gathers

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 7, a broad public safety package that the author said was intended to support law enforcement, keep violent offenders off the street, and increase accountability in the criminal justice system. The bill was described as combining multiple Republican-authored provisions, including tougher penalties for reckless fleeing, making it a crime to be in a stolen vehicle, allowing tracking devices on occupied or fleeing stolen vehicles, increasing penalties for blocking roads and damaging critical infrastructure, raising penalties for assaulting police officers, adding a mandatory minimum for first-degree sex trafficking, and expanding public disclosure around bail, dismissals, sentencing reductions, and sentencing guideline changes. The motion before the committee was to pass the bill and re-refer it to Ways and Means. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher testified in support, focusing on aggravated fleeing, occupied stolen vehicles, vehicle tracking, and the impact of the state’s raised age of delinquency on younger offenders. He argued that law enforcement needs more tools to pursue and arrest repeat offenders, especially in auto theft and carjacking cases, and said the bill would help officers intervene before stolen vehicles are used in more crimes. He also urged reconsideration of the timeline for the delinquency-age change, warning that it could limit police options with 11- and 12-year-olds involved in stolen cars. Shane Mey of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association also supported the bill, citing rising assaults on officers and the need for stronger penalties for fleeing, stolen-vehicle offenses, and assaults on peace officers and corrections officers. He said the proposed stolen-vehicle and tracking provisions would improve safety and help officers address juvenile auto theft and dangerous pursuits. Jeff Potts of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association likewise supported several sections, especially the transparency provisions, assault-on-officer penalties, fleeing penalties, the stolen-vehicle offense, and the tracking-device exception, saying the measures align with the association’s agenda and would help address rising crime and pursuit risks. No vote or final committee action was stated in the transcript excerpt.

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• Electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicle technology is improving, but there still remain large gaps in
• that these trucks are two to three times more expensive than their clean diesel or other clean technology
• Both Massachusetts investments in our electric utility and infrastructure and vehicle technologies are
• Along the same lines, I'm curious about the use of technology. Could you speak to that?
• Technology can definitely be utilized more, not only with interpreters but with everything else.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several bills. Senator Mike Moore supported S. 2185, which would delay implementation of the heavy-duty omnibus/advanced clean truck requirements while requiring the Commonwealth to purchase or lease electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 2025; he argued the delay is needed because infrastructure, grid capacity, vehicle availability, and costs are not yet ready. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2156/H. 3318, which would require free menstrual products in public buildings, with advocates and students describing period poverty and the need to treat menstrual products like other basic restroom supplies. Senator John Keenan testified for S. 2158, a bill to let municipal light plants protect proprietary and competitively sensitive information from public disclosure while keeping board meetings and minutes open, saying it would help level the playing field against larger competitors. A major portion of the hearing focused on S. 2125/H. 3384, the language access and inclusion bill. Testimony from the AAPI Commission, Mass Speaks coalition members, Mass Appleseed, MLRI, ATASK, MAPC, the Boston Bar Association, Mass Advocates for Children, and others described barriers faced by limited-English-proficient residents in accessing MassHealth, DCF, courts, domestic violence services, schools, and other state services. Witnesses cited untranslated documents, inadequate interpretation, delays, and the burden placed on bilingual staff and children; several also pointed to recent federal moves toward English-only policy as making state action more urgent. Committee members asked questions about implementation, interpreter availability, and the role of technology and remote participation, and the chair noted the bill had been reported favorably in a prior session and intended to be again. The committee also heard testimony on time-zone legislation. Dr. Karin Johnson, representing sleep medicine interests, supported H. 3405 for permanent standard time and opposed S. 2157 for permanent daylight saving time, arguing that standard time better aligns with circadian rhythms and health, while permanent daylight saving time would worsen morning darkness and sleep disruption. Members questioned the strength of the scientific evidence and discussed school start times, geography, and whether Massachusetts should align with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and testimony continued on additional bills as the session progressed.

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• I'm the chief with the Technology and Data Analysis Bureau with the CDTFA.
• This kind of technology and this kind of process.
• The BOE's technology project before you today modernizes the technology platform used specifically for
• So I wanted to share some context on mainframe technology.
• Mainframe technology does not change on a fixed annual schedule.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration heard several budget proposals from CDTFA, the Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board. The first panel focused on cannabis, hemp, flavored tobacco, and related enforcement. CDTFA requested ongoing funding to implement cannabis tax changes, enforce the new intoxicating hemp restrictions and flavored tobacco seizure authority, and continue compliance work. The department said it is targeting illicit product, protecting licensed businesses, and using referrals from the public and lawmakers to focus inspections. The LAO supported some of the proposals but urged the Legislature to treat them as part of a longer-term enforcement strategy and raised concerns about the use of General Fund support for cannabis enforcement. Public testimony on the cannabis item largely supported stronger enforcement and funding for the legal market. The committee also heard CDTFA’s request to reappropriate funds for an upgrade to the CROS tax collection system, which would improve taxpayer services, security, and software maintenance without adding new money. A separate CDTFA proposal would make all delivery network companies, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, marketplace facilitators for sales tax purposes. CDTFA said the change would reduce confusion for restaurants and improve compliance, while the LAO questioned whether the proposal functioned more like a tax increase because it would also capture service fees. Members raised affordability concerns, but the proposal was framed by the administration as a parity and compliance measure. The subcommittee then considered a governor’s proposal for a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. Finance argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation and support in-state production, while the LAO recommended rejection, citing cost, uncertainty about environmental benefits, possible diversion of diesel excise tax revenues from transportation programs, and concerns about consistency with voter-approved transportation funding rules. Testimony from airlines, labor unions, airports, and refinery workers strongly supported the credit, emphasizing union jobs, refinery conversions, and emissions reductions, while fuel retailers and some others warned about fiscal risk and higher fuel prices. The chair and some members expressed support for the proposal despite the funding concerns. Finally, the BOE presented an IT modernization project for state-assessed property administration, saying the current system is outdated and manual and that a new system is needed to improve accuracy, cybersecurity, and workflow efficiency, especially with a likely increase in workload from new VoIP assessments. The LAO asked for more justification for the timing, but BOE said the urgency stems from aging systems and growing workload. BOE also requested modest funding to implement SB 293 changes to intergenerational property transfers and wildfire relief guidance, which the LAO did not oppose. The Franchise Tax Board began its presentation on the final phase of its Enterprise Data to Revenue modernization effort, describing the project’s rollout across audit, collections, legal, and filing enforcement workloads and noting it is now in a warranty period.

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• The other information-sharing feature of this is the new technology of drones.
• And we have a technology that's coming online here very shortly.
• And we have a technology that's coming online here very shortly.
• We do, with nuclear technologies, have to figure out issues like waste.
• This has come a long way as technology.

Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

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• And it was a very high degree of accuracy; that technology determines if it’s a valid or a fake ID.
• That technology determines if it’s a valid or a fake ID.
• The good news is this technology already exists.
• When I went to Bar and tried, they had two different technologies, and we scanned… To Bar and tried,
• they had two different technologies, and we scanned all of its box using both technologies.

Keywords: 985, all

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• The second thing is we have tremendous technological and entrepreneurial talent.
• You talked about potentially some GGRF spending going to technology.
• And so that, in my mind, is an area of technology that would not be directly incentivized.
• in ways to get those investments in those most appropriate technologies?
• is battery technology.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Our industry has a long... ...successful track record of implementing new technologies in a way that
• And when you think about cryptocurrencies and the integration of new technologies, a couple of points
• And when you think about cryptocurrencies and the integration of new technologies, a couple of points
• So we are working hard to expand technologies, and it's important to encourage that innovation going
• So we are working hard to expand technologies, and it's important to encourage that innovation going

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the future of payments and sales transactions by credit card heard extensive testimony from credit union, banking, retail, restaurant, and payments-industry representatives about proposals to limit interchange fees, especially on the tax and tip portions of transactions. Several witnesses opposed state-level restrictions, arguing they would create a patchwork of rules, burden state-chartered institutions, raise compliance complexity, and ultimately reduce resources for fraud prevention, cybersecurity, rewards, and access to credit. Others, including retail and merchant advocates, said swipe fees are a significant and growing cost for small businesses and that states should consider reforms such as limiting fees on taxes and tips, allowing surcharging, improving transparency in merchant contracts, and studying collection costs more closely. Witnesses also discussed recent legal and regulatory developments, including Illinois’s interchange-fee law, OCC and NCUA interim rules, and the ongoing Visa/Mastercard antitrust settlement. Industry representatives said the Illinois law has been delayed and is likely preempted for most transactions, while merchant advocates argued the state efforts and court rulings show that networks and banks do not set fees competitively. The proposed antitrust settlement was described by some as a meaningful but limited merchant victory, with temporary fee reductions and expanded surcharge/steering rights, while others said it still falls short of structural reform. The commission members pressed witnesses on the practical effects of fees, the cost of cash, whether merchants can pass costs through, and whether small businesses are actually seeing benefits from the current system. Members repeatedly emphasized the need for a fair middle ground that protects both small businesses and the payment system. No substantive votes or policy actions were taken beyond accepting testimony, and the meeting ended with adjournment after all scheduled witnesses had spoken.

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• Services standards regarding radiologic technologists and radiologic assistants, including radiologic technology
• The bill allows DHS to approve a school of radiologic technology as maintaining a satisfactory standard
• However, this bill makes common-sense updates to the radiologic technology statutes, such as including
• The bill allows DHS to approve a school of radiologic technology as maintaining a satisfactory standard
• However, this bill makes common-sense updates to the radiologic technology statutes, such as including

Bills: HB2050, HB2082, HB2176, HB2195, HB2202, HB2307, HB2584

Keywords: radiologic technologist, radiologist assistant, radiology, imaging, x-ray, diagnostic x-ray, fluoroscopy, mammography, computed tomography, CT technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, bone densitometry, radiation safety, radiation licensing, scope of practice, health workforce, rural health care, critical access hospital, supervision, telehealth

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• The largest decrease was in technology at 11%.
• Spending from foundation funds was highest on extra duty at 80% and least on technology at 32%.
• Charters spent over $150 more per student than regular districts on technology.
• We see that non-technology-related facilities... ...and other fund sources, we see that non-technology-related
• Technology-related facilities line.

Summary: The House/Joint Education committee continued its adequacy study with a Bureau of Legislative Research presentation on resource allocation, focusing first on matrix spending and then non-matrix spending. Staff explained the methodology for mapping APSCN expenditure data to matrix lines, reviewed district and school categories used in the analysis, and highlighted key findings: foundation funding covered a large share of matrix costs but total spending on matrix items exceeded foundation funding, with classroom teachers making up the largest share. Members asked for additional breakdowns on waivers, superintendent survey responses, trend data, and spending by district type, size, and rural/urban status. Staff also noted limitations in tracking two matrix lines—salary enhancement for other employees and all personnel health insurance—because of coding and definition issues. The committee then reviewed non-matrix expenditures, including instructional aides, facilities, school safety, mental health, dyslexia services, gifted and talented, and career and technical education. Staff reported that non-matrix spending remained above $2 billion over the last three years, with most of it coming from other funds rather than foundation funding. Members raised concerns about dyslexia identification and funding, mental health needs, school safety, food service, athletic transportation, and whether some items should be added to the matrix. The Department of Education clarified that the building fund reflects district-held funds for construction and maintenance projects, while the facilities partnership program is a separate state process for approved projects. In the final discussion, staff summarized total spending as more than $15,800 per student in 2025, with about 69% going to matrix resources and 31% to non-matrix resources. The chair explained the adequacy process and the committee’s role in setting future funding recommendations, and members discussed the recommendations worksheet included in the binder. The chair then proposed postponing the remainder of Part Two of the presentation until a May meeting after the fiscal session, along with inviting the Department of Education back for more detailed questions; with no objections, the committee adjourned.

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• Creation of additional advanced technology and data exchange fund. That's<00:06:29.919> all.
• <00:08:17.120> and relating to the advanced technology and relating to the advanced technology
• Then it also creates a Court of Civil Appeals technology and data exchange fund, a Court of Criminal
• Appeals technology and data exchange fund.
• Appeals technology and data exchange fund.

Bills: HB304, HB285, HB312, HB311, SB60

Keywords: impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, law enforcement, HB285, TJ's Law, traffic infraction, traffic ticket, uniform traffic ticket and complaint, minor driver, juvenile driver, parent notification, guardian notification, emergency contact, citing agency, traffic citation, driver safety, youth safety, Alabama traffic law