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• financial crimes by ensuring that financial institutions have appropriate reporting processes and training
• On December 3rd, 2025, PFC Rubio was tragically killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton.
• environments into which we send our service members are often the same environments in which they train
• He trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, First Regiment, First Marine
• On December 3rd, 2025, PFC Rubio was tragically killed in a training accident at Camp Pendleton.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Routine procedural motions followed, including unanimous-consent actions to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks, guest introductions, and expedited floor processing of certain bills and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests, including Sacramento Police Detective Jason Collins, student musician Ethan Shue, and Glendale Councilmember Artie Kasakian. On the floor file, AB 1184 by Assembly Member Patterson, the Homeowner Association Accountability and Transparency Act of 2026, was presented as a measure to add basic transparency requirements for HOAs; it passed 56-0. AB 871 by Assembly Member Stephanie, addressing financial elder abuse and scam reporting/training for financial institutions, also passed 56-0. On the Senate side, SB 25 by Senator Umberg, which would give the California Attorney General earlier access to federal merger-notification filings to streamline merger review, passed 43-14 after the Majority Leader presented it. The Assembly then held several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including Paul R. Ignatius, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Glendale native; Oxnard Police Commander Scott Aaron; Private First Class Tanner F. Rubio of the U.S. Marine Corps; and former Yolo County Supervisor Betsy Marchand. Members and family guests offered remarks honoring their service and legacies, followed by a moment of silence for PFC Rubio. The session concluded with announcements about upcoming floor and committee deadlines and adjourned until Monday, January 26 at 1 p.m.

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• 07:10.000><c> certification,</c> training, certification, training, certification, um<00:07:11.680><c
• c> have</c> firefighter training, we have firefighter training, we have essentially<00:20:13.120><c>
• </c> of force training. of force training.
• </c><00:51:58.880><c> Funding</c> Castile Memorial Training Funding Castile Memorial Training Funding
• </c> have training reimbursements for local have training reimbursements for local law<00:52:32.240><

Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.

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• It's youth completion of preparation for adult living training, thank you.
• Kanata, to performing an assessment of staff support and training.
• Training and workforce support.
• This includes providing some additional fraud, waste, and abuse training.
• We contract with, train, and support the providers.

Committee: House Human Services

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• We're actively training our adults to We're actively training our adults to use<00:32:27.680><c> AI</
• </c><00:53:49.440><c> LLMs,</c> uh there are ways to um train LLMs, uh there are ways to um train LLMs
• </c> aspects of generative AI and training aspects of generative AI and training may<01:07:16.840><c>
• </c><01:11:21.520><c> or</c> for their data, um, new training or for their data, um, new training or
• Um but it's uh department-wide training.

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• understanding of this complex disease by requiring Alzheimer's and dementia care as part of the training
• would have had greater peace of mind if I had known there was some level of consistent baseline training
• about Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving among home care aides. ...level of consistent baseline training
• Today I urge your I vote on AB 412 so that California home care aides receive basic dementia training
• affiliated home care aide, which essentially means employed by a home care organization, will be trained

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard two measures after announcing that SB 792 had been pulled from the agenda. The first bill, AB 412, would require affiliated home care aides to receive training on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The author and supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and the Home Care Association of America, said the bill would help ensure more consistent and compassionate care for people living with dementia. A witness described difficult personal experiences finding aides who understood her husband’s needs. There was no opposition, and the committee members expressed support and personal appreciation for the issue. AB 412 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to the Assembly Appropriations Committee and passed 7-0. The committee accepted the author’s committee amendments. The committee also heard SJR 3, a resolution urging Congress to avoid cuts to SNAP, known in California as CalFresh. The author and supporters from the California Association of Food Banks and End Child Poverty California argued that the program is essential to reducing hunger, supporting children and families, and sustaining the food economy, and that food banks could not replace lost benefits. Public testimony was overwhelmingly in support, with no opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, including one member who shared personal experience relying on SNAP. SJR 3 was adopted 7-0 and sent forward.

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• understanding of this complex disease by requiring Alzheimer's and dementia care as part of the training
• would have had greater peace of mind if I had known there was some level of consistent baseline training
• about Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving among home care aides. ...level consistent baseline training
• Today I urge your I vote on SB 412 so that California home care aides receive basic dementia training
• affiliated home care aide, which essentially means employed by a home care organization, will be trained

Committee: House Human Services

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met and heard two measures after announcing that SB 792 had been pulled from the agenda. The first bill, SB 412, would require affiliated home care aides to receive training in Alzheimer’s and dementia care as part of their preparation. The author and supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and the Home Care Association of America, said the bill would help ensure more consistent and compassionate care for people living with dementia at home. A witness described personal experiences with inadequate home care for a spouse with Alzheimer’s, while committee members expressed support and personal connections to the issue. SB 412 was moved as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee and passed the committee on a 7-0 vote. The committee then heard SJR 3, a resolution urging Congress to avoid cuts to SNAP and related CalFresh benefits. The author and supporters from food banks and child poverty organizations argued that CalFresh is essential to reducing hunger, supporting children and families, and sustaining the food economy, and warned that proposed federal cuts would be devastating. Several public witnesses and committee members spoke in support, including members who shared personal experiences with food assistance. SJR 3 was adopted on a 7-0 vote. After the votes, the committee completed its business and adjourned.

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• On line 1.18, the language changed to annually make available the training that MnFIR provides around
• While MnFIR has trained 82% of the departments across the state, some departments This language just
• successful program that has helped our firefighters across the state with mental health supports, training
• : 1,407 health trainings, 867 peer support calls, 3,150 health provider visits with providers in 68 of
• The Hometown Heroes Assistance Program provides firefighters across our state with critical training

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• 1A, this would be funding for 14 FTEs to monitor 117 law enforcement academies and 217 contract training
• Then there's a small percentage of the state guard that the tuition is their training tuition?
• And so it doesn't really incentivize, if you're an officer and you have a stipend for training, it, it
• , it disincentivizes you from basically seeking additional training and becoming a better trooper, which
• To be able to receive both, so that we have the best trained troopers that we can.

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• I'm the director of New Hampshire Police Standards and Training.
• Uh, with me today is the Training.
• </c> uh police standards and training uh police standards and training certified<00:24:48.640><c> county
• </c> Hampshire Police Standards and Training Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council<00:24:57.440
• ,</c> to allow them to uh take their training, to allow them to uh take their training, maybe<00:26:00.640

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from the March 6, 2026 meeting and then received updates from the Legislative Budget Assistant audit staff on several ongoing audits. Christine Young reported that the special education audit was in report-writing stage with 39 of 80 observations completed and a draft expected in the second quarter, the education freedom accounts audit had 27 of 42 observations completed with a draft also expected in the second quarter, and the Doorway program audit had a draft report with 15 observations sent to DHHS on March 30, with responses due April 24 and presentation expected at the May fiscal committee meeting. Members asked about the size of the special education report, and staff estimated it would be over 800 pages and roughly three pounds. The committee then reviewed prior audit responsiveness from the Human Rights Commission. The commission reported that 22 observations had been completed, with remaining issues focused on timely case processing, a formal risk assessment, and a performance measurement system. Officials said staffing shortages were improving, a risk assessment manual had been drafted, a scorecard system was nearly complete, and the commission’s rules were moving through the public hearing process. Members asked about the timeline, and the commission said case processing was averaging 20 to 22 months and that the remaining items were expected to be resolved over time. Police Standards and Training also reported progress on prior audit items. The director corrected one status designation and said the job task analysis for curriculum development was substantially resolved, with findings and recommendations being prepared for the council. He said work on fitness testing was on hold pending legislative action, the performance measurement and strategic planning item remained a priority, and the council was focusing first on updating administrative rules. He also said the corrections advisory committee likely needed a statutory amendment to better reflect members with practical corrections experience. In response to questions, he said the council does not certify county correctional officers but reviews county curriculum annually, and he said the agency would be open to discussing consolidation or a pathway for county officers to become state-certified. The Department of Corrections then updated the committee on parole board-related audit items, saying 11 of 13 DOC-related findings were resolved. The remaining issues involved implementing a structured decision-making process for the parole board and improving data collection for recidivism tracking; the board had applied to the National Institute of Corrections for training, and manual data collection was underway. DOC also said it had created a HIPAA-compliant release form to share substance use disorder treatment information with the parole board. Finally, OPLC reported on the mental health workforce audit, saying six findings were fully resolved and six substantially resolved, with most remaining items tied to rulemaking and application processing. The office expects to complete its backend system migration and improve timeliness metrics by the end of the year, and it recently launched a jurisprudence exam for the mental health board. Under potential audit topics, staff said two items remained suspended because of litigation, and the committee discussed whether to keep DHHS contract management on the list. Representative [name unclear] proposed adding two new education freedom account audit topics: verification of residency and eligibility, and a record of educational attainment while preserving student privacy. Members supported adding them, but staff warned the expanded scope could delay the report and would require coordination with the Department of Education and approval by the Fiscal Committee. The chair said staff would work with the commissioner and LBA to draft the revised scope for further committee action.

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• </c><00:39:22.560><c> help</c> when the training would happen to help when the training would happen
• We did the first year that we did it, we did two in-person trainings and two online trainings simply
• trainings and two online<00:40:23.440><c> trainings</c><00:40:23.920><c> simply</c><00:40:24.240><c>
• because</c><00:40:24.480><c> we</c> online trainings simply because we online trainings simply because
• </c> weekend online training. weekend online training. &gt;&gt; You're<00:41:40.160><c> welcome.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

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• and</c> some of the um the training and some of the um the training and certification<04:15:29.840><c
• and they will have ongoing training and they will have ongoing training.<04:15:52.239><c> The</c><04
• </c><04:20:28.720><c> or</c> e-collars whether it's in training or e-collars whether it's in training
• So I think the time for training... So I think the time for training... Oh, sorry.
• And and died in a training accident.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• The third area is training and qualification.
• So I'm trying to figure out... ...having students be trained.
• and four addressed infrastructure, no trained workforce.
• But you can see what a train looks like.
• But you can see what a train looks like.

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

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• program such as the SNAP Employment and Training Program or the American Job Centers.
• program such as the SNAP Employment and Training Program or the American Job Centers.
• Again, you could participate in a job training program with American Job Centers.
• need to create more job training might need to create more job training opportunities,<00:50:07.520>
• </c><00:56:09.440><c> program</c> somebody um joins a job training program somebody um joins a job training

Summary: The committee on Human Services and Homelessness received a briefing from Scott Morish of the Hawaii Department of Human Services on upcoming SNAP changes tied to the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OBBA) and on the federal government shutdown’s impact on November SNAP benefits. DHS described its SNAP workload and statewide participation, noting about 86,229 households and 168,947 individuals receiving benefits in September, with roughly $58–$60 million distributed monthly. Morish said DHS has already made system and policy updates in preparation for the November 1 implementation date. Most of the briefing focused on expanded able-bodied adult work requirements. DHS explained that the work rule now applies to additional groups, including adults ages 55 to 64, households with dependent children age 14 and older, people experiencing homelessness, veterans, and youth ages 18 to 24 who transitioned from foster care. The department said affected individuals must generally work or participate in qualifying activities for 80 hours per month, with noncompliance leading to a three-month benefit limit and a 36-month ineligibility period. DHS also reviewed exemptions, including for disability, pregnancy, caregiving, school or training, unemployment, and substance use treatment, and clarified that the new Indian Health Care Improvement Act exemption does not include Native Hawaiians. DHS said it received approval for Hawaii’s request for a non-contiguous-state exemption from payment error penalties through September 30, 2026, but must still make good-faith efforts to implement the work rules. Morish also outlined OBBA changes to non-citizen eligibility, saying that beginning November 1 only lawful permanent residents, COFA residents, and Cuban or Haitian entrants will remain eligible, while other previously eligible categories such as refugees, asylees, and some parolees will no longer qualify. He noted that ineligible non-citizens must still be included in household reporting and their income counted. The committee then discussed the federal shutdown’s effect on SNAP, with DHS saying USDA directed states to suspend November SNAP issuance because of insufficient funding; existing October benefits remain usable, and TANF and general assistance are not affected. DHS said it has posted FAQs and call-center messages, and is working with the Hawaii Food Bank on an additional $2 million in support and with nonprofit partners on a new Hawaii Relief program funded by TANF for families with dependent children. Members asked about eligibility for kūpuna and documentation for the relief program, and DHS said the TANF-funded program is limited to households with a child under 18, while FAQs are now available online.

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• One for this training and technical assistance for supportive housing, but then also for training and
• They are trained in bloodborne pathogens, everything that a normal phlebotomist would be trained with
• </c><01:45:03.360><c> our</c> and and we're looking at training our and and we're looking at training
• :35.520><c> everything</c> are trained bloodborne path everything are trained bloodborne path everything
• Um, this also helps to trained with.

Summary: The committee first approved the April 13 minutes and then turned to a large agenda of contracts. Chairman Douglas said there were 52 contracts totaling about $369.3 million, and noted that most vendors were registered with the Secretary of State except for item 118 on the routine personal services green list and item 19 involving Morehead State University and Kentucky State University. The committee voted to defer item 118 to the June 26 meeting and later also deferred the Kentucky State University contract on the deferred list to the June 26 meeting. The main discussion centered on a deferred personal services contract for the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, involving outside legal counsel. Senator Meredith raised concerns about KRS 320 and whether the board had authority to hire outside counsel when the statute says the Attorney General shall provide legal services to the board. Dr. Mary Beth Morris, the board president, and Christopher Thacker of the Attorney General’s office testified after being sworn in. Thacker explained that the statute and related law allow both Attorney General assistance and independent counsel, and argued that outside counsel is appropriate for day-to-day legal work because it avoids conflicts, especially on open records issues, regulatory advice, and disciplinary hearings. Senator Meredith said he agreed with approving the contract but questioned how the board had reached this point and whether the current statutes reflect modern practice. He raised concerns about transparency and accountability, referencing a prior advisory opinion involving the board’s handling of exam requirements during COVID and saying the board should have consulted the Attorney General before acting. Thacker responded that the Attorney General’s office serves the Commonwealth as a whole, not as counsel to one board, and that the board’s use of outside counsel is a reasonable and economical arrangement. The exchange ended with Meredith suggesting that broader legislative action may be needed to clarify reporting relationships and oversight for the board.

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• How much training would be required in universities and in colleges?
• The third area is training and qualification.
• So I’m trying to figure out... ...having students be trained.
• So I’m trying to figure out how far out should we be training people?
• But you can see what a train looks like.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• We're continuing to train teachers.
• And that was the genesis of the training portion that's in here.
• As long as the training is being delivered, I'm good with that.
• The training is absolutely important.
• different organizations that need training.

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• We want to fill up our buses; we want to bring in our trains as well.
• </c> responsiveness with training responsiveness with training requirements<01:31:13.280><c> aligning
• seat training, which he said the committee has heard about before.
• He said it requires six hours of annual service training for those relatives.
• </c> create flexibility for training create flexibility for training requirements<01:36:11.560><c> for

Bills: HF1367 , HF2732 , HF1897 , HF1424 , HF1383 , HF2728 , HF2863 , HF1685 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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• It would require a free online training program for provisional driver's licenses.
• program for the a free online training program for the provisional<00:43:38.040><c> driver's</c><00:
• </c><00:51:43.160><c> on</c> initiative um to do better training on initiative um to do better training
• He said he could not believe this was not already part of his driver's training, saying that when he
• did his driver's training in 1993, he would have sworn he had this as part of it.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• </c> also likely require additional training also likely require additional training for<00:16:01.279
• So in the Honolulu Police Department's training, do officers go over and review that?
• But then going back to the training, each officer is trained on what would be vehicle pursuit and what
• But then going back to the training, each officer is trained on what would be vehicle pursuit and what
• But then going back to the training, each officer is trained on what would be vehicle pursuit and what

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Summary: The joint committees heard testimony on House Bill 1064, which would implement recommendations from the Fire Safety Research Institute’s Maui wildfire report, clarify the role of the State Fire Marshal, and appropriate funds. Testimony was generally supportive from DLNR, the Climate Advisory Team, the State Fire Council, Hawaiʻi Electric, the Attorney General’s office, the Honu Fire Department, AARP, the Hawaiʻi Insurance Council, and others. Governor Green’s office said it supported the bill but wanted the office of the State Fire Marshal placed under the Department of Defense rather than the governor’s office, citing constitutional and administrative concerns. Members also questioned the State Fire Council about the selection process for the fire marshal and about defensible space and wildfire resilience in different communities. After discussion, the committees deferred decision-making on HB 1064 to Friday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 225 for the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, with the same recommendation from the other committee. The hearing then moved to House Bill 697, which would expand who may review automated speed enforcement images. HDOT supported the bill but said it would prefer funding from the Highway Special Fund or the automated speed enforcement special fund rather than general revenues. Opposition testimony from the ACLU raised privacy concerns, argued the bill blurs the line between law enforcement and infrastructure management, and said DOT staff lack the mandate and expertise for the task. Judiciary said it would need additional capacity to process citations and hearings, and noted the program’s likely workload and costs were still uncertain. The committees then took up House Bill 277 on vehicular pursuit policy. The Attorney General and the Law Enforcement Standards Board urged the committees to defer the bill and let the board develop policy first, while Hawaii County Police opposed the measure as unnecessary, confusing, and too restrictive of officer discretion. Honolulu Police Department and the Policing Project supported the bill, arguing that clearer statewide standards and transparency are needed because pursuits can cause serious injuries or deaths and existing policies are inconsistent or not public. The Policing Project said the bill could be improved with amendments on serious crimes, but supported legislative action to set statewide standards while still involving the board. No final vote or action on HB 277 was taken in the portion provided.

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• Not training them in a classroom and sending them home, training them on the equipment in the field so
• ><c> water</c> WaterStep has been training water WaterStep has been training water operators<01:08:16.839
• them home, training them on the sending them home, training them on the equipment<01:08:31.440><c> in
• . training. training.
• ,</c> years of demonstrations, trainings, years of demonstrations, trainings, conversations, conversations

Bills: SB8

Committee: Joint Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection