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• Yeah, and so like we have this new concept that we've developed called Safe City.
• Safety publication and curriculum, is that correct? >> That's correct.
• It’s a comprehensive plan to support training, professional development, and ...
• Personnel, professional development, regional trainings, evaluation, and reporting.
• That concludes the work of the Economic Workforce Development Committee.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• So folks may recall there was a public development authority that dissolved in 2024 and shifted these
• Last session, direct investments in positive youth development were cut by 86%.
• And cutting professional development undermines quality as well as safety. providers.
• And cutting professional development undermines quality as well as safety.
• Two issues I wish to leave you with as you develop the last year of the annual budget.

Bills: SB5998

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all

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• Currently, in our statute, each school district and each charter school develops, maintains, and makes
• could be used to challenge mandatory vaccines, public health orders, child labor laws, and even curriculum
• What this bill does, it gives the schools a chance to integrate some driver's education into their curriculum
• If they do, DESE would provide curriculum for them to use. There's no fiscal note on this bill.
• They have increased development in the area substantially. They won the inaugural Teal Rising Cup.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Offering additional professional development is especially important.
• Curriculum and coaching also go hand in hand.
• This period of development is where it really starts.
• But they are physical development...
• How are you working with the AOC in helping develop the plan with them?

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• Today, they are surrounded by development.
• And so that was becoming a problem with development as rapidly as it's advancing in some areas.
• And That's where all the urban development is going on in Texas.
• Our agents also make a powerful impact on community health and youth development.
• That 450,000 is reaching, uh, youth through, uh, curriculum development programs in the schools and especially

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• penalty, authorizing creating criminal offenses for the Committee of Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
• 3352 by King Riling to the inclusion of the information, the construction and maintenance zones in curriculum
• of the municipal utility District for the Committee on Trade and Workforce Secondary Productive Development
• relating to certain municipal and county regulation of certain multi-family and mixed-use residential development

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• the option to support continuity for children during one of the most important stages of their development
• In its immunization schedule is comparable to other high-income developed countries.
• This is not a common cold or a slow-developing infection.
• We always like to say that child care is the backbone of economic development and workforce development
• Without it, we are taking a risk with children's safety and development.

Bills: HCR47, HB628, HB737, HB1008, HB1062, HB1079, HB1112

Keywords: mandatory reporter, child abuse training, online training, Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Education, educator requirements, early childhood education, microcenter, school board, cooperative endeavor, economic disadvantage, vaccination, meningococcal disease, school entry, immunization requirements, public health, academic freedom, free speech, retaliation, faculty rights

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• So why are you targeting these specific professions under the curriculum being developed in this program
• Next bill, Senate Bill 1502 SD1, relating to workforce development in the defense sector.
• Next bill, Senate Bill 1502 SD1, relating to workforce development in the defense sector.
• Next bill, Senate Bill 1502 SD1, relating to workforce development in the defense sector.
• Next bill, Senate Bill 1502 SD1, relating to workforce development in the defense sector.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on March 14, 2025, and heard five University of Hawaii-related bills. SB 741 would create an external audit committee for the UH system and Board of Regents; UH and UHPA opposed it, saying existing internal and external audits already provide robust oversight, and the committee later recommended deferring the bill indefinitely as duplicative. SB 1252 SD2 would create a dementia training program for health care providers; the Alzheimer’s Association and other supporters said broader training is needed across the care workforce, while the university discussed using JABSOM as a coordinator. The committee deferred the bill to March 19 for an HD1 reflecting JABSOM’s suggestions and removing the appropriations/FTE language. SB 1502 SD1 would fund faculty positions, student programs, and facilities at UH Manoa and West Oahu for defense-sector workforce development. UH and Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the measure, describing a pipeline for students into intelligence, cybersecurity, and related fields, while one individual opposed it as too closely tied to military contracting and urged investment in other sectors instead. The committee amended the bill to remove FTE references and advanced it; the vote to pass with amendments was adopted, with several members voting aye and some excused. SB 1530 would require performance-based allocation of UH general funds and efficiency reporting. UH and the Attorney General’s office raised concerns, saying the bill’s metrics would apply across the entire general fund budget and were not practical as drafted; the committee also noted opposition from the Budget and Finance Department and individuals. SB 1624 SD1 would restrict RIM funds to renewing, improving, or modernizing existing facilities and require annual reports. UH opposed the bill and explained that RIM is a lump-sum approach used to address deferred maintenance and capital needs, with Board of Regents approval and quarterly reporting already in place; the Attorney General suggested constitutional amendments. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 1624, with no final action shown in the excerpt.

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• comprehensive assessments, which contradicts what is being taught through the state's accredited curriculum
• only support nurses at the bedside, but would also empower health care organizations to confidently develop
• And so, it it talks about<00:12:40.000><c> their</c><00:12:40.240><c> curriculum</c><00:12:41.200><c>
• focuses</c><00:12:41.839><c> heavily</c> about their curriculum focuses heavily about their curriculum
• And there's a reason that language exists in many, many states and exists in the curriculum.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The clearinghouse statute today requires California Fair Plan to develop a clearinghouse program to help
• reduce the number of existing Fair Plan ...develop a clearinghouse program to help reduce the number
• Furthermore, the Fair Plan should enhance its broker training curriculum to enforce brokers' fiduciary
• There's an export list that's developed every year where everybody agrees there's no market.
• There's an export list that's developed every year where everybody agrees there's no market.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held its first outcomes review oversight hearing on the residential fair plan clearinghouse program created by AB 3012. Chair and members focused on whether the program is actually helping depopulate the California Fair Plan and move policyholders back to the voluntary market. The Fair Plan and Department of Insurance testified that the program exists as a platform for admitted and, in some cases, non-admitted insurers to review Fair Plan policies and make offers through the broker of record, but they acknowledged limited participation and limited results. CDI said it has received no formal complaints specific to the clearinghouse, but identified obstacles including only 11 participating residential insurers, the broker-of-record requirement, compensation and appointment issues, and the lack of direct consumer contact. CDI said about 730 residential risks have moved to voluntary market coverage through the program from June 2021 through April 30, 2025, and opt-outs are under 1%. Committee members pressed witnesses on the program’s opacity, the lack of data on offers made versus policies actually moved, and whether the clearinghouse is functioning as intended. CDI and the Fair Plan said they do not have data on how many offers have been made, only on cancellations that are self-reported and marked as clearinghouse-related. Members also raised regional growth in Fair Plan enrollment, especially on the Central Coast, and concerns about underinsurance when policyholders move back to the regular market. CDI recommended more mandatory reporting, broader broker education, possible direct offers to policyholders after a period of time, and changes to commission and appointment rules to reduce barriers to insurer participation. The second panel of industry witnesses generally agreed the clearinghouse is not a stand-alone solution and said its effectiveness depends on a healthier admitted market and actuarially sound Fair Plan rates. Independent agents and brokers, admitted-market insurers, and surplus lines representatives said the current system is constrained by low rate adequacy, limited insurer appetite for high-risk properties, operational friction, and misaligned incentives. Several witnesses suggested improvements such as better data sharing, clearer depopulation procedures, stronger broker education, and more flexible appointment or compensation rules. Some supported giving the program more time under the Sustainable Insurance Strategy, while others said the Legislature should consider whether to strengthen, modify, or potentially sunset the program if it continues to produce limited results. A public witness later reported that a new carrier had recently joined the clearinghouse and was working with brokers to bring in additional capacity.

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• middle school level, provide essential opportunities for students to discover their passions and develop
• This is a little concerning because the law does say as part of the physical education curriculum, but
• That supports transparency and economic development, uh, economic vitalities.
• Shampoo and the chemicals that are in the bottle, the agents that chemists have developed that put the
• The ND curriculum, as Amy Nelson mentioned, includes an average of 155 hours of nutrition education.

Bills: HB25, HB38

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, interest rate, ad valorem taxes, homesteads, property tax, tax deferral

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• will be a part of that curriculum will be a presentation<00:33:03.279><c> from</c><00:33:03.559><c>
• The nonprofit security grant program was developed to help small nonprofits with target hardening that
• </c><00:47:33.319><c> to</c><00:47:33.480><c> help</c><00:47:33.760><c> small</c> program was developed
• to help small program was developed to help small nonprofits<00:47:34.880><c> with</c><00:47:35.079>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You develop actually resistance to certain drugs.
• If you take a look at that, you will notice that this is not in their curriculum.
• To develop biologically the way a girl would. Madam Chair. Please.
• a biological boy develops naturally?
• Chair, Representative Cooper, no one develops exactly the same way.

Summary: The committee heard several bills related largely to Arizona’s behavioral health and Access system, plus a fertility coverage mandate, a state hospital admissions bill, and a naturopathic scope-of-practice bill. SB 1114 would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for investigations into behavioral health patient brokering; the sponsor described ongoing fraud involving vulnerable Native American patients, while some members questioned why the Attorney General was not handling the work. The bill passed 10-1 with one present. SB 1116 would require claim denials and appeal determinations for American Indian Health Program behavioral health services to be reviewed by someone with at least two years of relevant clinical experience; Access said it was neutral but raised concerns about vague language and added staffing needs, and the bill passed 7-4 with one present. SB 1346 would require Access to notify providers of claim deficiencies within 72 hours and approve or deny corrected claims within 10 business days; supporters said it would reduce long delays and unpaid claims, while Access said it would need more staff and system changes. The bill passed 7-5. The committee also approved SB 1347, which requires insurance coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients of reproductive age whose treatment is likely to cause infertility, with a religious-employer exemption. Supporters, including cancer survivors and an advocacy representative, said the bill protects patients who must make rapid decisions before treatment begins; insurers were neutral. The bill passed unanimously 12-0. SB 1813 would require the Arizona State Hospital to admit patients based on clinical need rather than county of residence, effectively ending the Maricopa County cap tied to the Arnold v. Sarn settlement. Supporters argued the cap leaves seriously ill patients waiting in other facilities for long periods, while ADHS warned of possible litigation and rural access concerns; the bill passed 9-2 with one present. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1178, which would allow naturopathic physicians to administer certain antibiotics, antivirals, and antifungals intravenously. The sponsor argued naturopaths should be able to practice to the full scope of their training amid physician shortages, while the Arizona Medical Association and osteopathic representatives opposed the bill, saying IV antimicrobials are high-risk therapies that require hospital-level training, monitoring, and stewardship. Testimony focused on patient safety, appropriate setting, and whether the bill should be narrowed or amended; no vote on SB 1178 was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c><00:37:34.079><c> master's</c> and uh we are developing master's and uh we are developing master's
• When I came to uh to build develop.
• </c> growth and our development. growth and our development.
• </c><00:49:06.480><c> of</c> uh degree literally is the curriculum of uh degree literally is the curriculum
• </c><01:04:55.440><c> um</c><01:04:55.599><c> the</c> development and our students. um the development

Keywords: This meeting is taking place on location at the Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension Building Room 238 using on site equipment., 958, all

Summary: The interim Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met at Kentucky State University and heard a presentation from President Kofi Aapo and Vice President Michael Dorsy on the university’s role as an HBCU and its current priorities. They emphasized Kentucky State’s impact on Black student outcomes nationally, its focus on workforce development, civic leadership, innovation, and economic mobility, and its efforts to grow enrollment, expand dual-credit partnerships, and launch a prison education program. They also described House Bill 250’s role in prompting program review and the creation or expansion of market-aligned offerings, including manufacturing engineering, agricultural engineering, biological and agricultural engineering, social work, criminal justice, and expanded online programs through “Thoroughbred Global.” A major topic was Kentucky State’s move toward STEM and applied programs. President Aapo said the university is diversifying beyond liberal arts to meet workforce demand and cited plans for a PhD in agroecology, which he said would help farmers adapt to climate conditions and would be federally funded. He also discussed the nursing program as the fastest-growing on campus, partnerships with health systems that pay tuition and guarantee jobs, and the need for a new nursing facility. He said the current nursing space is inadequate and that a new building could double or triple enrollment in the program. He also described a mobile health initiative intended to bring preventive care and health education to underserved areas of the state. Members asked questions about the nursing building, STEM strategy, teacher preparation, dual credit, prison education, and student readiness. Senator Bledsoe asked about the shift toward STEM, and Aapo said the strategy is based on student demand and data from House Bill 250. Senator Berg requested a list of dual-credit partners and encouraged long-term tracking of prison education participants to study outcomes such as recidivism; Aapo said the university has not yet begun that research but intends to. Senator Tidner asked about remedial needs, and Aapo said KSU found more than 100 students with zero GPAs when he arrived and is using co-requisite support and tutoring to address English and math deficiencies. Representative Brown and others highlighted the historical and ongoing value of HBCUs, and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• Does this take the place of any required classes at, uh, in the curriculum? It does not.
• and training related to radiation control and waste management, but it does not address workforce development
• But as the fire service is growing and going, professional, uh, development is coming along.

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• board satisfactory evidence of graduation, or the equivalent of such graduation, from a two-year curriculum
• It also allows an applicant to submit to the board, in lieu of a two-year curriculum in veterinary technology
• It also allows an applicant to submit to the board, in lieu of a two-year curriculum in veterinary technology
• Through this program, I've developed a strong passion for animal care and a career goal to become a certified
• my time as a physician and a surgeon, I've been involved in a handful of events where a patient developed

Summary: The committee first approved the January 28, 2026 minutes and held Senate Bill 1241 for a later hearing because a witness was unavailable. It then took up Senate Bill 1144, which would create an alternative pathway for veterinary technician certification through supervised on-the-job training and board-approved skills standards. Supporters, including the Arizona Humane Society, a high school student in a veterinary program, and other advocates, said the bill would help address workforce shortages, reduce student debt, and improve access to care, especially in rural and low-income areas. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association and several veterinarians, argued the bill could weaken training standards, increase liability, and create safety risks; the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association ultimately moved to neutral after amendments added supervision and affidavit requirements. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1144 as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee next passed Senate Bill 1247 unanimously. That bill would allow a person who does not receive care services to live with a resident in an assisted living center, and would bar the Department of Health Services from imposing requirements on that person that the resident would not face. Supporters said the bill was needed to fix a recent agency interpretation that could force spouses or other companions to separate or pay for services they do not use, and noted a possible floor amendment to extend the same treatment to assisted living homes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1286, which would extend from 14 days to 60 days the period for veterinary prescriptions and renewals issued through telemedicine. Supporters said the change would improve access in underserved and rural areas and reflect how telemedicine is already used in human medicine, while opponents warned that longer telemedicine prescriptions could delay necessary exams and diagnostics, increase the risk of misdiagnosis, and create animal welfare and liability concerns. After testimony, the sponsor asked that the bill be held for a possible amendment next week, so no vote was taken. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1164, which would allow Medicaid claims to continue under a prior owner’s billing number during a skilled nursing or assisted living facility change of ownership until new enrollment is complete; supporters said this would prevent long reimbursement delays, while Access raised concerns about federal-law conflicts and said it needed advance notice to process ownership changes. The bill passed 6-0 with one member not voting. Finally, the committee passed Senate Bill 1181, which expands CPA licensure pathways by allowing combinations of degree and work experience and updates reciprocity and rulemaking provisions, and Senate Bill 1415, which creates a licensing path for salaried insurance adjusters with out-of-state credentials, subject to an amendment clarifying exam and employment requirements. Both bills were supported as workforce and mobility measures, and both were reported out of committee on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• Our curriculum is really focused on the clinical components at a graduate level.
• Improvements may include integrating menopause into core curriculum, offering more clinical rotations
• These communities are using these funds for mentoring, youth development, and substance use...
• These communities are using these funds for mentoring, youth development, and substance use prevention
• These are children who ought to be learning, developing, and preparing for the brightest possible future

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of bills, with most measures drawing support from industry, professional, local government, and advocacy witnesses, and several receiving committee amendments before moving forward. AB 8 on hemp and cannabis drew the most extensive debate: supporters said it would close loopholes around intoxicating hemp products, strengthen enforcement, and bring THC products into the regulated cannabis supply chain; opponents, including small cannabis farmers and environmental groups, warned it could undermine Proposition 64’s closed-loop system, harm California cultivators, and reduce tax revenues for youth, environmental, and law enforcement programs. The author said the bill was intended to protect consumers and children and to work further with stakeholders. AB 476 on copper theft was presented as a public safety and infrastructure bill to tighten reporting, documentation, and penalties for scrap metal theft; supporters from cities, utilities, broadband, and recycling-related groups described major losses and outages from copper theft, and the remaining opposition moved to neutral after amendments, with the bill advancing with committee support. The committee also heard AB 985, which would allow nationally certified anesthesiologist assistants to practice under direct supervision of licensed anesthesiologists to address anesthesia workforce shortages. Supporters, including the California Society of Anesthesiologists, medical groups, students, and patients, said it would expand access and bring California in line with other states; nurse anesthesiology groups expressed concerns and sought further clarification, but there was no formal opposition at the hearing. AB 506, aimed at online pet sales, would void contracts that fail to disclose an animal’s origin or veterinary records or that require non-refundable deposits; animal welfare groups said it would curb puppy mill pipelines and deceptive online sales, and there was no opposition. AB 876, on certified registered nurse anesthetists, generated the sharpest health care policy dispute: supporters said it would codify existing practice and clarify CRNA duties, while physicians and medical associations argued it would expand scope too far and reduce patient safety. After a roll call, AB 876 passed the committee 9-0, as amended, to Appropriations. Other bills advanced with broad support after amendments. AB 432, the Menopause Equity Act, would require continuing medical education on menopause-related care for certain physicians; the author and medical experts said the bill addresses widespread gaps in menopause treatment and research, while CMA and ACOG opposed the mandate as an inappropriate CME requirement, though they agreed the underlying problem is real. The bill passed on call, as amended, to Health. AB 759 would allow eligible architectural candidates to use the title “architect in training” to encourage completion of licensure and improve diversity in the profession; it passed unanimously, as amended, to Appropriations. AB 967 would create an optional expedited licensure fee for out-of-state physicians to reduce delays in bringing doctors into California’s workforce; supporters said it would help address shortages and improve patient access, and the bill was presented with support from medical stakeholders.

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• </c><01:28:25.760><c> with</c> public informed of developments with public informed of developments with
• </c> child's well-being and development. child's well-being and development.
• </c><03:30:37.359><c> is</c> determine what their curriculum is determine what their curriculum is without
• </c><03:30:45.120><c> on</c> and local control of curriculum on and local control of curriculum on education
• Over the years, she has seen CNET's internal infrastructure develop.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• has seen incredible advancement in recent years, but it's still a resource that is very much in development
• Many institutions of higher education are exploring options to integrate AI into their courses and curriculum
• Additionally, this bill would still allow for continued use of new developing technologies like AI as
• And through the chair, just wanted to mention that in developing the language for this bill, we wanted
• to maintain consistency with... ...developing the language for this bill.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard two Senate measures focused on artificial intelligence in higher education. SCR 82 by Senator Niello would encourage the California higher education segments to convene a work group and share best practices on AI use, including how to address academic integrity and student use of AI in coursework. Supportive comments emphasized the need for intersegmental coordination and faculty/student engagement, while the Faculty Association for California Community Colleges raised concerns about preserving faculty purview, academic freedom, and governance differences at the community college level. The resolution was adopted and re-referred to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection on an 8-0 vote. The committee also heard SB 928 by Senator Cervantes, which would establish guardrails for AI use at CSU by requiring that faculty employee positions be filled by humans who meet CSU minimum qualifications and that instructors of record be human faculty for credit and non-credit instruction. The author and supporters, including the California Faculty Association, Teamsters California, the California Federation of Labor Unions, and the State Building and Construction Trades Council, argued the bill is needed to prevent AI from replacing faculty and to preserve the human role in teaching and student support. Members asked for clarification that the bill would not apply to classified, administrative, or clerical employees, and the author’s office said the definition was intended to mirror CSU faculty classifications and bargaining language. Both measures received unanimous support from the committee after discussion. SB 928 was passed to the Assembly Floor on a 10-0 vote, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The consent calendar, which included SB 308, SB 892, and SB 968, was also approved unanimously, and the committee adjourned after announcing its next hearing date.

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• seen incredible advancement in recent years, but it's still a resource that is still very much in development
• Many institutions of higher education are exploring options to integrate AI into their courses and curriculum
• Additionally, this bill would still allow for continued use of new developing technologies like AI as
• And through the chair, just wanted to mention just in developing the language for this bill, we wanted
• to maintain consistency with... ...developing the language for this bill.

Keywords: 988, house, all