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• One, it incentivizes them to reclaim while they're still functional and operating.
• SITLA, SIVCO, the school beneficiaries, the University of Utah, and others.
• Preservation of cultural or scientifically significant sites on school trust lands.
• The school sections were sections 21, 32, and 36.
• I also want to thank SITLA Trust Lands for all that you do for schools.

Keywords: 985, all

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• So, for example, we functioning etc.
• High School?
• the farm fair at McKinley High School the farm fair at McKinley High School and<00:20:27.200>
• <00:20:32.080> I up right around McKinley High School?
• I up right around McKinley High School?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SR 12/SCR 16, which asks the Department of Health to convene a task force to identify minimum professional standards for community health worker training programs. The Department of Health supported the measure and said it could take on the work with current resources. Testimony from Papa Ola Lokahi, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Community Health Worker Association, and community health workers strongly supported the resolution but urged broader task force representation, including community health workers themselves, Papa Ola Lokahi, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, the Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Community Health Worker Alliance, and community-based rural nonprofit organizations. Several testifiers also asked that community health workers make up at least half of the task force. The department indicated it had no objection to adding the requested groups, and members discussed those proposed amendments. The committee then took up SR 141/SCR 172, which requests a Department of Health working group on demolition waste reduction. Energy Justice Network and other supporters urged amendments, including use of the internationally recognized zero-waste definition and hierarchy. The committee also heard SR 165/SCR 205, which would direct the Department of Health to adopt rules setting maximum decibel levels for concerts or events at private venues in primarily residential areas. The department said it was already working on noise issues and wanted a community noise working group to address nuisances beyond current statutory categories, but members questioned the lack of specific standards, the absence of a defined working group membership, and whether the proposal would lead to broader restrictions on events. Testimony and discussion focused on concerns about noise impacts, enforcement, and the balance between community complaints and long-standing local events. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided. The hearing then moved on to SR 174/SCR 194, which would ask the Department of Health to reduce the use of disposable surgical equipment and adopt sustainable practices, but discussion of that measure was not included in the transcript excerpt.

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• This would only be higher high school.
• But we moved the licensing function and the enforcement functions, all investigation functions, all over
• <04:23:25.279> and But we moved the licensing function and But we moved the licensing function
• enforcement functions, all the enforcement functions, all investigation<04:23:28.479> functions
• <04:23:48.399> over we moved all all of that function over we moved all all of that function

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved. The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.

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• They are supposed to be in effect and everything functional on January 1st of 2027.
• So please, the hypocrisy about property taxes or schools—you also put burdens on schools for which you
• So please, the hypocrisy about property taxes or schools—you also put burdens on schools for which you
• We infused our public schools with, I believe, almost $2 billion to reduce property tax costs.
• We infused our public schools with, I believe, almost $2 billion to reduce property tax costs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:18:40.240> That employees that staff those schools.
• That employees that staff those schools.
• I think Representative Whitty used the term team house, and I like that because we really did function
• , the four co-chairs, judiciary and public safety, I think we did really function as team house.
• We funded operating adjustments to judicial staff at a level that would... function as team house and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But yet the functions of this fund are very similar to the ones that are in the funds...
• And number two, it envisions appropriating the money into functions of state government, just the way
• That has sort of moved away from its functional entity. There's no body politic.
• They provide an essential function.
• At the local high school, Jim was active in sports and as a class officer, graduating in 1953.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up a major environmental bond bill with amendments covering climate resilience, housing health, plastics reduction, coastal protection, fisheries, and related regulatory issues. Early debate included Senator Keenan’s withdrawn amendment to fund the Massachusetts Healthy Homes Program with $50 million, followed by his adopted amendment banning hotels from providing plastic toiletry packages. Senator Tarr’s amendment to remove the paper bag charge was defeated after extended debate over whether the 10-cent bag assessment functioned as a tax; a related floor speech from Senator Duner argued the fee would burden working families. The chamber also adopted Senator Fernandez’s ocean acidification amendment, which would aggregate ocean monitoring data to support shellfish, water quality, and coastal management, with support from Senators Sear and Driscoll. Other adopted measures included Driscoll’s Houghton’s Pond multi-use trail, Montigny’s New Bedford State Pier redevelopment and harbor oil-recovery provisions, Collins’s Commonwealth Conservation Commission later withdrawn, and several coastal resilience and housing-related amendments. The Senate also approved a series of environmental and public health measures. Senator Moore’s rodenticide restriction amendment was adopted after testimony from animal welfare and conservation groups, with the sponsor describing harms to wildlife, pets, and livestock and noting local municipal support. Senator Lewis’s amendment directing DEP to study the feasibility of banning polystyrene was adopted, as was Senator Mark’s Massachusetts Climate Bank amendment and Senator Edwards’s carbon sequestration amendment expanding attention to salt marshes, seagrasses, and waterways. The chamber adopted amendments on equitable representation, improving indoor air quality, and a Douglas State Forest trust fund that would raise the entry fee from $1 to $2 for maintenance. Several amendments were withdrawn, including Collins’s urban coastal resilience commission and Tarr’s proposed Commonwealth Conservation Commission. Housing and permitting issues were another major theme. Senator Driscoll’s amendment requiring local confirmation before a project is designated a priority housing project was defeated, but his related amendments clarifying the process and requiring consultation with the Housing and Livable Communities Secretary were adopted. The Senate also adopted Crichton’s amendments streamlining permitting for coastal resiliency projects in urban areas and creating a five-year pilot for nature-based solutions, as well as Tarr’s amendment adding dredging and sand placement to general coastal permits. Tarr’s amendment to revise the Salisbury Beach Preservation Trust Fund was adopted, while his later constitutional challenge to a landform-migration provision was withdrawn after he argued it could amount to an uncompensated taking. The session ended with the Senate noting only two amendments remained and then adjourning in memory of Quincy’s former mayor James A. Sheets.

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• To align regulatory functions with consumer protections to ensure swift, impactful actions to protect
• By centralizing functions the California Housing and Homelessness Agency will accelerate California's
• And then make sure all the important functions as well that are otherwise interesting lumped in with
• And so I'd like to really try to make sure that we are doing something functionally that makes sense
• It's like taking a school, going back to it and saying, okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ,<00:03:09.360> natural affect our economy, schools, natural affect our economy, schools,
• The schools, it comes with a cost, and the cost comes to our local partners, the counties, the school
• A household with a at your schools.
• <02:29:06.640> area<02:29:06.960> school bids for their local school area school bids
• the farm to school in Lake Care. the farm to school in Lake Care.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• secured through CEQA have often included the installation of air filters in surrounding homes and schools
• But this bill functionally repeals the CEQA exemption, encouraging that to happen.
• That is the program functioning as designed.
• That is the program functioning as designed.
• That is the program functioning as designed.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• DESE operates 29 schools and the Department of Social Services operates 15 schools.
• that schools receive and Senate Bill 68, get the lead out of school drinking water act, requires that
• DESE operates 29 schools and the Department of Social Services operates 15 schools.
• But, you know, Dessie schools, we control those as well and operate those schools, and that's one of
• That's old school. I know I've got gray hair, but that's just responsible. That's old school.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So, I'm old school, too, Mr. Chairman.
• So, I'm old school, my bills online. So, I'm old school, too,<01:40:36.040> Mr.
• those county judges, they're old school. those county judges, they're old school.
• .<01:51:52.720> Um functioning.
• Um functioning.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:13 Approval of Minutes from August Meeting 00:01:55 Discussion of County Jails 00:03:31 Discussion of Centralized Collection of Net Profits and Occupational License Taxes 01:02:12 Adjournment 01:54:56, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 26 minutes, and then took up a discussion of county jail funding. KACO representatives and county officials said jail operations are an ongoing strain for counties because they must pay for inmate care, facilities, and mandated standards, while many counties also rely on jail revenue to offset costs. They described Kentucky’s jail system, including 77 jails, 43 closed counties without jails, and the mix of county, state, federal, and controlled-intake inmates. KACO emphasized that counties remain financially responsible for inmates even when they must contract with other jails, often at costs above the state’s per diem rate, and said it is developing a broader proposal to present later. The testimony focused on rising expenses and shrinking revenue. KACO said counties spent about $374 million on jail operations in FY24, up 24% from FY19, and about $41 million on jail medical costs, up 40%. General fund support for jails was said to total $147 million in FY24, more than double pre-COVID levels. Speakers also noted that state inmate populations in county jails have fallen from about 11,500 in 2019 to 7,212 in 2025, while federal inmates have increased because they are more lucrative for counties. The state jail per diem of $35.34 was described as insufficient to cover actual costs, especially medical care. County judges from Webster, Knox, and Hardin counties gave examples of local budget pressure. Webster County said it now houses 114 state prisoners, 47 county prisoners, and 24 out-of-county prisoners, and that it transferred $512,000 from its general fund to the jail last year, about $77 per taxpayer. Knox County said its jail budget has grown from an initial $2.8 million projection to $5.7 million, with $3 million coming from occupational tax revenue. Hardin County said its jail has an approximate $11 million expense budget against $5 million in revenue, creating a $6 million deficit, driven by higher payroll, medical, and insurance costs and a 29% drop in state prisoner revenue. The judge said the county has responded with property tax increases and an expanded occupational tax district, but still uses reserves to cover other county services. A Grant County magistrate then began speaking from the perspective of magistrates and commissioners, describing her background working at a local jail before serving in county government. The discussion remained centered on the fiscal burden of jails and the need for counties and the legislature to work together on a long-term solution.

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• Many of these services—yeah, we wouldn't be able to function without them.
• We wouldn't be able to function Yeah. We wouldn't be able to function without<00:13:13.680> him.
• K12 K through2 public school finance. K12 K through2 public school finance.
• When I was in second grade I go to school and I got a couple cookies.
• <02:07:10.079> and I was in second grade I go to school and I was in second grade I go to

Keywords: 916, all

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• These are some of the functions of the council, and we'll soon have administrative rules that will allow
• One of the primary functions is the allocation of funding that supports interagency projects and programs
• These are some of the functions of the council, and we'll soon have administrative rules that will allow
• Frankly, when we go to schools and talk to kids, bugs are neat.
• and high school students to detect new pathogens and new invasive species of sorts.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• a shorter period of time for canvassing compared to a school district or a local city.
• for canvassing compared to a school for canvassing compared to a school district<00:42:45.520>
• board acts as a and then the the school board acts as a canvassing<00:44:28.359> board.
• <00:46:47.920> I facing cities and school districts.
• I facing cities and school districts.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• After your testimony is complete, the Zoom chat function will allow you to chat with tech staff only,
• <00:25:22.159> program into safe routes to school program into safe routes to school program
• <00:26:30.080> so state is within one mile of a school so state is within one mile of a school
• the safe school resour routes to school the safe school resour routes to school um<00:27:42.840>
• perfectly healthy and fully functioning perfectly healthy and fully functioning prior<00:43:47.200

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several bills on March 11, including measures on harbor vessel requirements, transportation funding, clean fuels, water carriers, parking enforcement, and electric mobility. For SB 1402 SD1 on vessels in state commercial harbors, testimony was split: the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Longline Association supported it, while Hol Holo Charters and one individual opposed it, saying the bill should be more specific about tourboat operators. For SB 1473 on central services assessments, SB 321 on privately owned roads, and SB 419 on insurance coverage for child passenger restraint systems, the committee heard brief testimony with no noted objections or actions beyond moving through the agenda. For SB 1009 SD2 on parking, the bill would create fines for misuse of disability and EV parking spaces and direct the revenue to the Safe Routes to School special fund. Support came from Ulupono Initiative, Climate Protectors Hawaii, the Disability Communication Access Board, and others, while the Retail Merchants of Hawaii supported the bill’s intent but questioned using the fines for Safe Routes to School, and Hawaiian Electric suggested directing EV-related fines to the EV charging system subaccount instead. Hawaii Appleseed supported the measure but raised concerns about the size of the fines and possible impacts on low-income residents. The committee asked questions about enforcement when EV chargers are inoperable; DAGS indicated the stalls could be used and would not be enforced in that situation. For SB 1120 on a clean fuel standard, the Department of Transportation supported the measure but asked for the implementation date to be delayed by one year and requested an independent Hawaii-specific economic impact study due before the next session. Support also came from several transportation, airline, and industry groups, while Tim Rhymer and Frank Schultz opposed it. The committee then heard SB 21 on water carriers, which would authorize a PUC inflationary cost index adjustment mechanism and exemptions; DOT, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Young Brothers, and the Hawaii Harbors Users Group supported it, while Frank Schultz opposed. Finally, the committee heard SB 117 on electric mobility, which would expand and rename the rebate program, set age limits and operating rules for e-bikes and electric motorcycles, require insurance for electric motorcycle operators, and make conforming changes. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DOT, the Hawaii Bicycling League, the Queen’s pediatric trauma center, and Ulupono Initiative, though one testifier warned that the bill’s wattage definition could unintentionally capture some pedal-assist e-bikes. No votes were taken on the individual bills in the portions shown, and the transcript ended with the committee continuing its hearing agenda.

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• I think the best schools in APS are La Cueva High School in my district.
• Ensuring that there is accurate closed captioning on those webcasts for individuals who need that functionality
• this request is to address some of the... extra items that we're realizing are critical to the functionality

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• Our children miss school days wheezing. Our parents... Our children miss school days wheezing.
• back in our school doors.
• I live in Mercer County, so I'm very familiar with the school districts and the school leaders in Mercer
• So when it does roll out eventually statewide, it is a resource that our school counselors, our school
• It is a resource that our school counselors, our school nurses, our educators, all will value and get

Keywords: 1146, all

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• of the census, not a function of... ...in Congress, but I believe that that has to be the function of
• the census, not a function of my opinion.
• That is not how a representative democracy is meant to function. Thank you.
• That is not how a representative democracy is meant to function.
• President, I had the opportunity to go to the Harvard Business School for three weeks when I first got

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• What school did you go to in Miami?
• WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO IN MIAMI?
• IT IS UNKNOWN BUT AN AMAZING SCHOOL.
• Antone: What about charter schools? >> Rep.
• >> WHAT ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS?  409 >> Rep.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered two PCS bills. PCS for HB 1059, by Rep. Booth, would designate the first week of November as Florida Speech and Debate Week to recognize speech and debate programs and the educators, coaches, judges, and school districts that support them. Supporters, including students and advocates, testified that speech and debate builds critical thinking, civics knowledge, confidence, and respectful civil discourse, and several members praised the students’ testimony and the program’s value. The bill was reported favorably by a 14-0 vote. The committee then heard PCS for HB 851, by Rep. Long, which requires each school district’s professional learning system to include at least one annual autism-specific training opportunity for teachers and school-based administrators, developed with the Center for Autism and grounded in evidence-based practices. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give educators practical tools to support students with autism, while members asked questions about scope, virtual training, charter schools, and the relationship to existing law. Public testimony and member debate largely supported the bill, with speakers emphasizing the need for better educator preparation and inclusion for students with autism. The bill also passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, members and the chair offered brief closing remarks thanking colleagues and staff and reflecting on the committee’s work, with the chair noting it may have been the committee’s last meeting of the session.

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• of how many students are in the school.
• of how many students are in the school.
• of how many students are in the school.
• <03:38:58.880> districts, used about um school districts, used about um school districts,
• school<03:39:00.960> district<03:39:01.600> proponents.

Keywords: 1189, house, all