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• <02:54:04.319> development one agriculture workforce development one agriculture workforce
• <03:06:01.040> Development Agriculture Workforce Development Agriculture Workforce Development
• used for purposes of the Workforce used for purposes of the Workforce Development<03:06:19.279><
• First Customized Job Training: $71,277,181. Training: $813,500. CAPCO administration: 13.0 FTE.
• Family 7 Medicine Residency Training Family 7 Medicine Residency Training 89,490,17907 331<05:37

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• There are really three things to know about with H.R.1 that will influence the workforce of the agency
• So this program, New Mexico Care, provides financial support and training to caregivers.
• And training to caregivers. These are the informal caregivers.
• We talked about workforce yesterday.
• We forget that we have an informal workforce, and those are our family members.

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• Extensive facility preparedness and health care workforce protection functions are needed.
• Expenditures in other areas, including training, contracts, and overhead.
• They strengthened their emergency preparedness through training and exercises.
• training on trauma-informed care, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and resiliency.
• We proudly represent our public health workforce at state and local jurisdictions.

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• It can take the pressure off our workforce shortage.
• the much-needed health we are training the much-needed health care<00:46:07.760> workforce<00
• <00:47:36.800> shortages dire health care workforce shortages dire health care workforce shortages
• <00:47:44.520> and growing the health care workforce and growing the health care workforce
• pathways for just-in-time workforce pathways for just-in-time workforce needs.<00:51:16.520>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• like the training was enough or quality.
• So we have a new staff training model that starts on July 1.
• We also have some simulation training that we'll be doing with them as well.
• So can you tell us the training that these individuals receive and how long that training is and what
• Is there a specific training with evidence chain that they go through?

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging, Children, and Youth first approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. The rule changes were described as largely terminology and compliance updates to align with new laws, an executive order, and current practice, including moving internal procedures out of the public manual and into DCFS’s internal procedure manual. Members asked whether the changes altered practice or just wording, and Wright said they were mainly procedural and vernacular updates, such as changing terms like “protection plan” to “immediate safety plan” and “safety factor” to “safety threat.” The committee then reviewed and accepted the rule without objection. Wright also presented DCFS performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026, including hotline reports, investigations, foster care, in-home services, permanency, and adoption measures. She noted staffing shortages in some counties, lower timeliness in completing maltreatment reports, and efforts to support those areas with central office staff and daily calls. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation categories, behavioral issues, and workforce recruitment and retention. Wright said DCFS is expanding hiring support, outreach, retention efforts, trauma support through UAMS, and a new staff training model beginning July 1. She also presented the biannual overturned investigations report, which tracks hotline calls, true findings, appeals, and reversals by county, and answered questions about comparing it with prior years. Major Jeff Drew of the Crimes Against Children Division presented the 2025 annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls and 37,986 were accepted for investigation, with 6,539 CACD investigations assigned and a 28% substantiation rate. He described hotline operator training, including a four-week program with policy review, scenarios, recorded calls, live call monitoring, and evidence-chain and decision-making instruction. He said the starting salary for hotline operators is $43,888 plus benefits and would check on comparisons with other states. Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the state’s 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings. Members asked about funding, and she said state funding is the same for each center at roughly $70,000 to $75,000, supplemented by federal and community support, with work underway on Arkansas-specific best practices. The meeting ended after a brief unrelated question about Meals on Wheels and a Project Zero adoption event announcement.

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• To the training piece, our team members are trained in CIT training through the Barbara Snyder Foundation
• called Crisis Intervention Training.
• Ten team members trained last week, and it actually is the same training that the Minneapolis Police
• They're also trained in Cure Violence Global, which is an international organization that trains...
• training.

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• for the weoa reporting and dual training for the weoa reporting and dual training grants<00:41:46.280
• Training on best practices for conducting investigations.
• Training on best practices for conducting investigations.
• Training on best practices for conducting investigations.
• <01:09:05.159> of scholarships are for Medical Training of scholarships are for Medical Training

Keywords: 1183, house

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• which is building a permitting workforce which is building a permitting workforce pipeline,<00:44
• And so I the, uh, workforce pipeline.
• <03:51:09.920> pipeline build a permitting workforce pipeline build a permitting workforce
• workforce strategy built around<03:51:37.520> recruitment,<03:51:38.319> training,<03:
• Counties should be able to use training Counties should be able to use training and<03:52:16.000

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• One train had 111 burglaries alone. Across multiple trains, dozens were breached.
• Eight hours of initial training and then 32 hours of training thereafter.
• And even as we know, we have dedicated time for our staff to be trained and to have time to be trained
• We have dedicated time for our staff to be trained and to have time to be trained while being paid on
• This is not a training gap. This is a failure of the system. This is not a training gap.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills on public safety, parole, criminal justice oversight, Proposition 36 implementation, behavioral health, gang database reform, cargo theft, and nonconsensual intimate images. The chair explained hearing procedures and noted that SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Several measures were heard but not voted on because quorum was lacking. SB 1446, a committee bill, would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make en banc votes public record, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluation of certain incarcerated people serving determinate or indeterminate terms. Support came from the California District Attorneys Association; opposition came from the Ella Baker Center, Uncommon Law, public defenders, and others who argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The author said the bill was intended to clarify review standards and improve transparency. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual/one-strike offenders from elderly parole eligibility. The San Diego District Attorney’s Office and California District Attorneys Association supported it, citing cases such as Gregory Vogelsang and David Funston; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and others argued elderly parole is already highly restrictive, evidence-based, and cost-effective. Vice Chair Seyarto strongly supported SB 1278, emphasizing victim justice and public safety. SB 1354 would bar out-of-state military personnel not operating under Title 10 from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the governor’s permission; a committee amendment removed a criminal penalty and left enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for Proposition 36 implementation, with committee amendments deleting a specific appropriation and shifting funding decisions to the budget process; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and administration, while opponents criticized the bill as fiscally reckless and duplicative. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer statewide standards for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, especially ABA services for children; supporters said it would improve patient safety and program integrity. SB 1210 would extend CalGang-style oversight, notice, appeal, and DOJ regulation to all gang databases, not just shared ones; supporters described harms from inaccurate, unregulated local databases, while police chiefs opposed applying the CalGang framework to all local investigative files. The committee also heard SB 1019, which would create a DOJ cargo theft task force and add reporting requirements; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, ports, and law enforcement said organized cargo theft is harming supply chains and worker safety, and no opposition was presented. Finally, SB 1217 would create a DOJ clearinghouse to help victims remove nonconsensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes, from covered platforms; amendments narrowed the bill’s scope and clarified law enforcement’s role. The author and survivor witnesses described ongoing trauma from repeated reposting of exploitative images and argued the bill would provide a centralized removal process. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1217, with no final votes taken on the measures heard.

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• We have also continued to invest in workforce training, the trades, and credentialing programs to increase
• <00:08:10.879> training<00:08:11.720> the<00:08:11.879> trades invest in Workforce
• training the trades invest in Workforce training the trades and<00:08:12.479> credent<00:08:13.080
• <00:08:39.800> of workforce of workforce of Tomorrow<00:08:42.039> our<00:08:42.399>
• I have a couple of questions about workforce.

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Summary: The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist. Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target. Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• It supports economic development by enabling workforce participation.
• Child care functions are a core public infrastructure that enables workforce participation, economic
• Businesses will face costly system updates, training, compliance, and even losing our license.
• Business will face costly system updates, training, compliance, and even losing our license.
• Child care is essential workforce infrastructure.

Summary: The committee heard a series of child and family services bills, with testimony from authors, county officials, advocates, and members of the public. AB 2083 would authorize a regional child care special district for Marina Valley and Paris; there was no public opposition, but a vice chair raised concerns about lack of outreach to Riverside County and possible added fees for residents. The bill was held pending quorum and later noted as enjoying a due pass recommendation, though no final roll was taken in the excerpt. AB 1579, which expands the Children’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program to allow additional CDSS-approved residential models, drew strong support from San Francisco County, Seneca Family of Agencies, and several counties and advocacy groups, who argued the current crisis residential model is financially and operationally unworkable and leaves youth in hospitals or emergency departments. The Youth Law Center and allied organizations opposed the bill, saying it departs from the original small, community-based crisis model and could lead to more institutional care. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 1628 would extend California’s safe surrender window for newborns from 72 hours to 30 days. The author and fire service supporters said the change would better reflect postpartum recovery and help prevent unsafe abandonment; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 1634, dealing with the “Kids” specialty license plate program, sought to raise plate fees and revise distribution formulas to generate more revenue for child safety and child care programs. Supporters said the update would modernize outdated 1992 pricing and expand county access, while a committee member objected that the bill would reallocate funds away from state agencies and private nonprofits; the bill was moved on a 5-0 vote with some members not voting. AB 1643 would streamline child support enrollment by having courts transmit support orders directly to child support agencies unless a custodial parent opts out. Supporters said automatic enrollment would reduce poverty and remove paperwork barriers, while opponents warned it could undermine parent choice and create problems for families with sensitive circumstances. The committee passed the bill 6-0. AB 1708 would require regions receiving HHAP homelessness funds to more meaningfully engage smaller cities; many city officials supported it as a way to include jurisdictions that are doing local homelessness work, while Los Angeles’ mayor’s office opposed it. The bill passed 5-0. AB 2395 would standardize access to the child support debt reduction program; supporters described it as a way to help low-income obligors escape uncollectible government-owed debt, while receiving parents and child support agencies warned it could reduce money owed to families and needs more work. The bill passed 4-0. The committee then began AB 1914, which would require local governments to plan for child care in general plans; supporters framed child care as essential infrastructure, while at least one member raised concerns about state mandates on local jurisdictions, and the excerpt ends before any vote.

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• Toyota Technical Training and Education Network T-10.
• Toyota Technical Training and i.e.
• Um, so we do a lot of training and professional development with the teachers.
• <00:53:41.200> the students, but we are training the students, but we are training the teachers
• :25.520> professional lot of training and professional lot of training and professional development

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• We support our college of education and training of the next generation of educators.
• region so that we can help our workforce region so that we can help our workforce pipeline<00:52
• As I said, workforce alignment is a big part of our program.
• Degrees to help them in the workforce immediately after high school.
• Them to enter our workforce and impact the economic development of our great state.

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Summary: The meeting focused on Kentucky school choice and innovation, with discussion of the state constitution’s “common schools” requirement and how that has been interpreted alongside newer education models. Chairman Tipton described model laboratory schools, Gatton and Craft Academies, magnet and virtual programs, and said these options show that Kentucky has long expanded opportunity through innovation. He then turned the discussion to Senate Bill 207, which he said was designed to support schools of innovation. Senator Steve West reviewed the history of Kentucky charter schools and explained that SB 207 was modeled on a South Carolina approach. He said the bill allows a local school board to contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, seek waivers from certain state rules, and receive SEEK funding while also allowing outside private investment. He emphasized that the district initiates the process, that the school remains public, and that the bill includes accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school is not performing. Members asked about the difference between SB 207 and the earlier charter school law, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the new model is tied to an existing school rather than a new charter, cannot cherry-pick students, and keeps teachers as district employees. Representative Brown raised concerns that charters and exceptions could leave some children out, especially lower-income students, while West responded that the proposal is intended to expand choice for families who may not otherwise have it and cited examples from other states where similar models improved low-performing schools. No vote or formal action was taken during the discussion.

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• that we have and the facilities we have here in California under training obligations that they would
• You talked about the training and or education. Can you just repeat that?
• California is open to all military personnel, units, National Guard, Reserves, and so on for training
• Military retirees bring leadership, technical expertise, and workforce readiness.
• in our military and what a waste it is for all of that training and expertise and knowledge to leave

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs heard several veteran-focused measures, with extensive testimony in support from veterans’ organizations and individual veterans. SB 888 would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income calculations for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, addressing a situation where disability benefits can disqualify veterans from tax relief. SB 1354 would prohibit military personnel from another state, territory, or district from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the Governor’s express permission, while preserving Title X activity, training, and mutual aid arrangements. SB 623 would place the Veterans Bond Act of 2026 on the ballot to authorize a $1.25 billion general obligation bond for the CalVet Home Loan Program, which supporters said is nearing depletion of bond authority and remains a critical path to homeownership for veterans and military families. SB 1407 would increase the state income tax exclusion for military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits to the first $40,000, subject to income caps, as a retention measure to keep military retirees in California. Supporters for the bills emphasized housing stability, affordability, retention of veterans in California, and the economic benefits of keeping military retirees and their income in the state. SB 888 and SB 623 drew broad support from veterans’ groups, county veterans service officers, and related organizations, with no opposition testimony. SB 1354 also received support from veterans’ advocates, while committee members sought clarification on training, mutual aid, and the bill’s scope, and the author agreed to work on amendments. SB 1407 drew strong support from veterans and military organizations, but also formal opposition from the California Tax Reform Association, which argued the state already provides generous veteran benefits and that the tax break would be unfair to other public servants. The committee voted to advance all four measures. SB 888 was approved and re-referred to Revenue and Taxation; SB 1354 was approved as amended and re-referred to Public Safety; SB 623 was approved as amended, given urgency, and re-referred to Housing and Community Development; and SB 1407 was approved and re-referred to Revenue and Taxation. The consent item, SCR 143, was adopted unanimously. After the initial votes, the committee later took add-on votes to confirm passage of SB 888 and SB 1354, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Millions of veterans and their loved ones rely on the VA to access higher education and job training,
• when they were exposed to toxic chemicals or burn pits, not only on the battlefield but also in training
• This workforce wants to do a good job.
• Look, I believe in all workforces, and I believe that the employees that...
• The issue of a workforce hiring freeze memorandum...

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• It seems like we're on a fast train to not having enough funds for future programs. $100 per month per
• We also appreciate your commitment to DSPs within the IDD community and the training and development
• Lastly, thank you for the LNC workforce training funding. Thank you so much.
• program and funding for our pre-apprenticeship program to train more firefighters.
• The workforce is particularly vital to ensure we have access to services.

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• Promoting Florida as a destination for law enforcement training.
• facilities to train law enforcement on federal immigration.
• They want us to continue to work on creating affordable and workforce housing.
• Enforcement training and the bill promotes Florida's destination for law-enforcement training.
• Training needs are federal, state and local agencies to work together to use.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• In summary, it eliminates the requirement for another 500 hours of training after failing a portion of
• But it also recognizes the crossover training that occurs between cosmetologists and barbers and gives
• <00:26:28.520> that recognizes the crossover training that recognizes the crossover training
• active participation for the workforce. active participation for the workforce.
• And the only way they have to raise money to double that workforce for SNAP financial checks tomorrow

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The chamber received Senate messages announcing a joint convention for the governor’s message and transmitting Senate Files 1251, 3769, and 3868. The House also introduced House Files 4868 through 4933 and adopted committee reports and comparison report motions without objection. The Rules Committee placed several bills on the calendar and required pre-filing of amendments for specified measures. On the calendar, the House passed Senate File 3602, which enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act and expands electronic signing to estate planning documents beyond wills. Supporters said it would help people who are homebound, hospitalized, or in rural areas and reduce uncertainty for banks and hospitals about electronically signed powers of attorney and health care directives. The bill passed 134-0. The House also passed House File 3516, a Board of Dentistry policy bill that updates licensure language, allows retired dentists to serve low-income uninsured patients, and increases the number of dental hygienists a dentist may collaborate with from four to eight; it passed 134-0. The House then passed House File 3528, a technical barbering bill that reduces training and retesting burdens, gives the board more testing flexibility, repeals duplicative rules, clarifies that waxing is not barbering, and makes other fee and registration changes; it passed 134-0. House File 3718, updating veterinary medicine and veterinary technology statutes, was amended to restore board seal language and then passed 134-0 as amended. Supporters said it modernizes definitions and standards, recognizes licensed veterinary technicians, and may help address veterinary shortages, especially in greater Minnesota. Finally, the House passed Senate File 3402, which broadens who may serve as a medical consultant for Community Health Boards to include additional licensed professionals such as DOs, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses; it passed 134-0. The chamber also considered several motions to move bills between committees, including referrals involving veterans, education, health, and psilocybin-related legislation. A motion to suspend the rules for House File 4487 was presented, and the bill was described as providing a one-time $1 billion property tax rebate or credit, but the transcript cuts off during extended debate on that motion before any final disposition is shown.

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• Over 80,000 students to each semester, providing high quality, high value academic. career training,
• Longstar is truly training tomorrow's workforce today and redefining. the community college experience
• Refer to the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development, HB 170 by Guillén arising out of
• Retaining the minimum wage referred to the committee on subcommittee on workforce HB 194 by Toth relating
• under the state of employment under employment insurance program refer to the committee on trade workforce

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• director for the general surgery residency at OU College of Medicine, where she is dedicated to training
• the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and completed her surgical residency and fellowship training
• he And his 19-year-old cousin made their way through the immigration at Ellis Island and then on a train
• first quarter section of farmland in Alfalfa County, 8 miles straight south of where he got off the train

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency