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• The first lays out the general timeline and process for the capital planning period.
• The database will provide a list of participating employers and positions available for hiring.
• <00:31:02.880> There<00:31:03.120> is positions available for hiring.
• There is positions available for hiring.
• to tear so much of it out in the process to tear so much of it out in the process to<00:57:54.000

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met for its first meeting of the year, confirmed a quorum, approved the prior year’s minutes, and welcomed new co-chairs and members. The board reviewed the capital planning timeline and a list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. Members were reminded to keep presentations brief because of a packed agenda. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, infrastructure preservation, and preventive maintenance. Its requests included a $21 million maintenance pool, phase two funding for a new state public health laboratory, construction of an 18-bed children’s psychiatric hospital, and several projects at Western State Hospital and Western State Nursing Facility, including HVAC work, cooling tower repair or replacement, and chiller plant repiping. Additional projects covered elevator upgrades at Hazlewood and phased cottage renovations at Oakwood. Board members asked about vacant buildings, the cost per bed for the youth psychiatric facility, and the relationship between the CHFS youth facility and a separate DJJ facility; CHFS said the youth facility would serve DCBS-involved youth and be separate from the DJJ project. The Kentucky Department of Education then described its state-operated facilities, including the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. Its priorities included additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building, a rewrite of the SEEK education finance application system, renovation and repair of the FFA swimming pool, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size and cost of the swimming pool project, and construction cost assumptions; KDE said it tracks student outcomes through special education staff and that current estimates reflect higher post-COVID construction costs. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would connect job seekers and employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility faces safety and code concerns. The cabinet planned to continue through the remaining priorities and answer questions at the end of its presentation.

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• process but this determination process process but this determination process takes<00:32:33.840
• complex and traumatizing process complex and traumatizing process families<00:32:53.080> such
• assist in streamlining that process assist in streamlining that process taking<00:37:01.680>
• It didn't seem like a timely process, and I think the timely process is what you're after.
• and I think the like a timely process and I think the timely<00:48:51.880> process<00:48:52.280

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We will have on-site, qualified, supervised home care where you can hire 30 minutes only, and that will
• state the amount of the entrance fee to be refunded and the terms, conditions, and explanation of the process
• And I don't know, I mean, I'm sure I could hire... In housing finance.
• And I don't know, I mean, I'm sure I could hire someone at some point, but I don't know that you would
• To resource that because right now, folks, we've got an agency with very limited resources, a hiring

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission meeting focused on continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), beginning with a presentation from Two Life Communities on its Opus Newton model, which is opening in the fall. Two Life described Opus as a middle-income, modern CCRC built around affordability, care coordination in residents’ apartments rather than separate care buildings, and resident-driven community life. Commissioners asked about financing, home care arrangements, affordability, Medicaid/MassHealth access, and the role of resident councils versus board representation. Two Life said it wants to remain within the CCRC framework, but expressed concern about proposals that would require multiple discrete care levels, impose deadlines on entrance-fee refunds, or require resident board seats. The commission then discussed possible recommendations. There was broad support for Senate Bill 478, which would require clearer disclosure of entrance-fee refund terms in a separate document for prospective residents. On refund timing, members were divided: some favored a one-year deadline or a deadline with waivers, while others opposed a fixed deadline because of financing risks and the potential impact on new development and current residents. Several members suggested keeping the status quo but adding better data collection and reporting on refund timing. On the CCRC definition and marketing, members debated whether the current statutory definition is too vague and whether the commission should recommend clearer standards or a certification-like process, while also noting resource limits for state oversight. Members also discussed the Age CCRC Consumer Guide, with general agreement that it should be updated and made more useful to consumers, possibly with clearer questions to ask and more information about facilities, though some cautioned against adding subjective financial-risk statements that would be hard to administer. On resident representation, several commissioners strongly supported requiring resident voting members on boards, while providers argued that strong resident associations and regular meetings with boards may be preferable and that communities should retain flexibility. The meeting ended with a request for written comments by July 11, draft recommendations to be circulated July 18, and a possible final meeting on July 21, with the commission aiming to finish by August 1.

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• The effect of an OSHA violation on a business is a serious disincentive to hiring persons with autism
• like that to specifically include parental involvement because parents are very important in the process
• Many districts would need to purchase additional buses, attempt to hire bus drivers who are in demand
• , and Many districts would need to purchase additional buses, attempt to hire bus drivers who are in
• You know, sometimes this is how the process works.

Summary: The committee heard and approved several bills. CS for CS for CS SB 138, Trenton’s Law, would broaden DUI and boating-under-the-influence laws to cover any impairing substance, increase penalties for refusal to submit to breath or urine testing, allow blood warrants in misdemeanor DUI/BUI cases, enhance penalties for DUI with death or vehicular homicide involving prior convictions, and authorize DUI diversion programs. Supporters included law enforcement and prosecutors, who said the bill addresses gaps involving over-the-counter drugs and refusal cases; the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about the breadth of the “any impairing substance” language and record consequences for first refusals. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 400, which removes the repeal date from Florida’s Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children, and CS for SB 102, which creates a workforce credentialing program for exceptional student education students, especially those with autism, to earn badges for job skills and safety-related competencies. SB 102 drew questions about fiscal impact and teacher training, with supporters emphasizing workforce readiness and parent involvement while some members raised concerns about costs and implementation. SB 130, which updates compensation for wrongfully incarcerated people found factually innocent, was also reported favorably after supporters argued Florida’s current law is too restrictive and too few exonerees have been compensated. The committee then approved CS for CS for SB 296, which repeals the statewide mandate for later middle and high school start times and returns the decision to local districts, while requiring districts to document their analysis of sleep, safety, transportation, and other impacts. An amendment added a reporting requirement to show how districts considered later start times and any unintended consequences. The bill drew broad support from school officials and education groups, with members noting transportation and extracurricular challenges. Finally, SB 234, dealing with criminal offenses against law enforcement officers, was reported favorably after debate over whether the bill should retain “good faith” language and how it would affect defenses and officer accountability. The committee also passed CS for SB 274, designating a portion of International Drive as Harris Rosen Way and adding a memorial designation for the late Senator Geraldine Thompson near the Wells Built Museum; members praised both honorees and the bill was reported favorably. The committee adjourned after recording one member’s request to be shown voting yes on the first bill.

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• through a countering disinformation program which is part of the Consortium for Elections and Political Process
• These are grants that fire departments count on to upgrade their equipment, police departments use to hire
• an organization called the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, which has been in the process
• But it was finally repealed, but there was a big dispute over the way he could even hire members of his
• 1926, in Myers v. the U.S., the court rules that you really can't restrict a president's right to hire

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• the gallery, that they are able to have an open heart and open ears to be able to understand the process
• on ...make child care more affordable by reducing the tax burden on families, working families that hire
• also provides, for the first time, a tax deduction for child care expense for families that have to hire
• And the tax conformity process has therefore never been politicized up until now.
• HB 2226 Processing Anti-Key Federal Military Affairs and Elections. HB 2228 Elder Abuse Government.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Right now, under our current law, if you got hired tomorrow, if just yesterday, and we're under 20%,
• We want to hire you.
• We want to hire you. affect us. We want to hire you.
• <01:25:47.560> to General's Office that we could hire to General's Office that we could hire
• process, whatever. process, whatever. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I hope you will be able to give us an update about how that hiring process is going.
• <00:31:22.400> process<00:31:23.000> is update about how that hiring process is update
• about how that hiring process is going.<00:31:23.600> Thank<00:31:23.880> you,<00:31:23.960
• <00:34:53.240> I All right, so they're in process. I All right, so they're in process.
• We have hired on and formed a jobs program internally.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm with JKJ Processing.
• Changing from an administrative law judge to a hearing examiner raises concerns about due process for
• It takes good processes, no pesticides, etc., that costs money to do.
• I'm here to oppose several provisions in the proposed rules that undermine due processes for licensees
• I run a company called Hocksop Processing.

Keywords: 914, all

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• I want to thank each of you and your staff for your dedication to the process and for the amount. of
• This process was open; it was open to the public.
• throughout the bill process in the coming months.
• Then you have people hired at that higher level of pay, but they have not been contributing over time
• This additional funding will help us hire at least two full-time staff members, develop an audit process

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

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• In those areas where we can streamline the process, we need to work to do that.
• And then once you get your building permit, you start the building process.
• You know how that goes, and we hope that the building process can expedite along.
• In the plans and permitting process, I have heard horror stories about...
• , the plat review process, and we've...

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• They have not hired any additional staff that I'm aware of.
• So the federal government is hiring state law enforcement to go out and do immigration enforcement.
• As this process works, some agencies request or are granted, and some of them are not.
• forth conversations about what constitutes savings, and we're really just now honing that calculation process
• forth conversations about what constitutes savings, and we're really just now honing that calculation process

Bills: SB1177, SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• Um we hired eight staff across for us.
• Staff systems and processes are in place.
• Uh with your hire our graduates.
• <03:08:25.600> to<03:08:25.920> hire<03:08:26.319> and planned succession process
• to hire and planned succession process to hire and train<03:08:26.960> a<03:08:27.279> new

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• , leadership in shephering this process, leadership in shephering this process, getting<01:08:22.480
• They will be able to be hired to work.
• Is there a process?
• Is there a process? can that look like? Is there a process?
• testing during the abandonment process testing during the abandonment process in<03:57:09.199>

Keywords: 981, all

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• forced into that adversarial process forced into that adversarial process where<00:06:43.280>
• and it is not a not an easy process and it is not a quick<00:17:25.839> process,<00:17:26.720
• going through the collaborative process going through the collaborative process or<00:18:46.799>
• waiver process a waiver request process waiver process a waiver request process so<00:33:46.799>
• process. So, thank you for joining us. process. So, thank you for joining us.

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:13 - Discussion of 26RS HB 109 26:47 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 109 32:30 - Discussion of 26RS HB 190 36:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 190 37:30 - Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Families and Children Committee met in the 2026 regular session and heard House Bill 109, which would amend Kentucky divorce law to waive the current 60-day waiting period for couples with minor children when the parties have already completed mediation or collaborative family law and are ready to finalize their decree. The bill sponsor, Representative Deetsz, argued the measure would reward families who have already done the work to resolve custody, parenting time, and property issues outside of court, and said it would not affect traditional litigation cases. She also explained that delays can be especially burdensome when retirement-account division requires a QDRO after the decree. Committee members discussed how long collaborative cases typically take, with the sponsor estimating about six months on average and longer in complex cases, and noted that some judges already require parenting classes or allow reconciliation conferences in certain circuits. David Walls of the Family Foundation testified in opposition, saying the bill would make divorce easier for parents with children and move Kentucky in the wrong direction. He argued waiting periods can encourage reconciliation, protect marriage commitments, and reduce harms to children and public costs associated with family fragmentation. He urged lawmakers to preserve or even lengthen the waiting period rather than eliminate it, and framed the issue as protecting children and strengthening marriage. During questions, Representative Bojanowski strongly objected to Mr. Walls’ characterization of divorce, saying her own divorce was necessary for her children’s well-being and that the bill simply shortens the process after mediation. Representative Elliott asked about typical timelines in collaborative cases and noted that some courts require parental education. Representative Moser asked whether counseling is required; the sponsor said it is not, though reconciliation conferences may be requested at a judge’s discretion. The transcript ends after discussion of the bill and before any recorded vote or final committee action.

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• And remember that we do have a re referencing process in my good friend.
• Senator Osgood doesn't deal with the due process component.
• Please allow due process. >> Thank you.
• We need to be much more deliberate about this process.
• and the disciplinary hot process inside hospitals in the process of peer review in the process of making

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Based on the recent press, as long as we have in the encumbrance or the process through to the end of
• Are you guys able to hire those positions like the last time inspectors?
• <01:00:36.000> all need the positions to then process all need the positions to then process
• and help, you know, ask her to give us some authority to hire outright.
• But we could always do an emergency proclamation to waive some of the processes and fill quickly.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture and Environment hearing on January 27, 2025, took up multiple measures, beginning with a proposed constitutional amendment, HB 559, to recognize a right to clean water and air, a healthful environment, climate, native ecosystems, and beaches. The Attorney General’s Office testified with concerns that the amendment’s broad language could create challenges for future legislatures and environmental enforcement, while the Climate Commission and DLNR supported it. Environmental and advocacy groups, including Climate Protectors Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others, strongly supported the measure, arguing it would strengthen decision-making and protect Hawaii’s natural resources. Committee members raised questions about how the amendment would interact with existing constitutional protections and recent litigation, and the AG’s office said the proposal could lead to broad judicial interpretation and possible liability issues. The hearing then moved on without a recorded vote on this bill. The committee next heard SB 552, which would establish a healthy soils program in the Department of Agriculture and require annual reporting and funding. The Climate Change Commission supported the bill, and the Department of Agriculture said it stood on its submitted testimony but noted existing commissions and the greenhouse gas sequestration task force already address similar objectives, suggesting SB 552 may duplicate current efforts. Agricultural and environmental advocates, including the Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and others, supported the concept of a consolidated healthy soils program, saying it would better organize existing efforts, improve access for producers, and support conservation practices. The Agribusiness Development Corporation said it would support either DOA or ADC administering the program, and committee discussion focused on implementation, program overlap, and whether the bill should better integrate existing compost reimbursement and related efforts. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was SB 678, which would create an Agricultural Development Food Security Special Fund, dedicate a portion of the environmental response, energy, and food security tax to it, and appropriate funds equal to 3% of the state budget for agriculture. The Department of Agriculture strongly supported the bill, saying the funding would align with its goals and help support farmers and ranchers. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii and the Department of Budget and Finance raised concerns that the proposed special fund may not meet statutory criteria. Farm and industry groups generally supported the measure but suggested changes, including adding uses related to local food sourcing, distribution, and biosecurity. Committee members questioned the scale of the appropriation, noting it could amount to roughly $250 million and a major increase in DOA’s budget, and discussed whether the department could realistically implement such a large program. The hearing ended with testimony counts noted for the measures heard, and the chair indicated the committee would reconvene later for any unfinished business.

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• the full permitting process of a site. the full permitting process of a site.
• >> uh by the per permitting processing >> uh by the per permitting processing process
• weaken or override the current process. weaken or override the current process.
• But why does the process matter?
• The process should be slowed down.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• As you heard Chief Shainer testify, they have recently hired one full-time person, but I know that her
• <00:05:01.199> contracted department to hire contracted department to hire contracted specialists
• um one full-time have recently hired um one full-time person,<00:05:13.840> but<00:05:14.080>
• I had to hire attorneys in the district I was working in as a dyslexia specialist.
• I had to hire attorneys learn to read.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• It is responsible for protecting fair employment practices by maintaining due process for employees.
• Ensuring hiring transparency, promotions, and disciplinary actions, and promoting workforce stability
• commissioners who would provide to the commission, which is a... ...civil service protection for those who are hired

Bills: HB2814, HB4477, HB5084, HB5108, HB5127, HB5383, HB5611, HB5663, HB5664, SB1563, HB2668, HB3841, HB4114

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death