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• Through this program, I didn't just earn my CNA certification. I found my purpose.
• I found just earn my CNA certification. I found my<00:08:41.200> purpose.
• This is a federal certification through the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
• 13.360> through<01:26:13.600> the is a federal certification through the is a federal certification
• CDFIs have rigorous<01:27:00.239> certification<01:27:00.960> reporting rigorous certification

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Many of us earn certifications, spending quality time with kūpuna and getting hired by local tech teen
• Many of us earn certifications, spending quality time with kūpuna and getting hired by local tech teen
• ,<01:08:09.359> career<01:08:09.680> mentoring,<01:08:10.400> and certifications
• food safety training and certification food safety training and certification support<02:00:37.119
• We are requesting just under $161,000 to sustain our Aloha certificate program.

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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• So we have actually our entire staff is cyber educated, and we have some certifications.
• There are some criteria that manufacturers that participate in DoD require a CMMC certification.
• NQA1 certification anywhere in between. NQA1 certification anywhere in between.
• Um I don't think that you certification.
• <02:23:50.000> of<02:23:50.240> economic that certification of economic that certification

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:16:39.640> so<00:16:39.760> that just get the CTE certificate so that just get
• So, what's the CTE certificate then? >> Can link it.
• And then you get a certificate and you can work at Dole care. Yeah, but they're not ready.
• and you can work you get a certificate and you can work at<00:21:00.600> Dole<00:21:00.840>
• , identification, health certification, identification, health certification, etc.<00:33:25.480><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• definitely focused, and it'll be part of my conversation today, on looking at those students who are on certificate
• definitely focused, and it'll be part of my conversation today, on looking at those students who are on certificate
• definitely focused, and it'll be part of my conversation today, on looking at those students who are on certificate
• students<01:26:54.840> who<01:26:54.960> are<01:26:55.080> on<01:26:55.360> certificate
• <01:26:55.840> of students who are on certificate of students who are on certificate of completion

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

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• system, DHCS has submitted our corresponding budget change proposal, or BCP, requesting a program certification
• We’re requesting $2 million annually between fiscal years 2026–27 and 2029–30 for a program certification
• And in the TBL, we propose to update our facility licensure and certification guidance to align with
• Update our facility licensure and certification guidance to align with those fourth edition standards
• In statutes that govern our DHCS alcohol and drug program certification and our narcotic treatment program

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 429 by Senator Lambert, concerning boat registration and issuance of certificates of number
• Bill 136, by Representative Ilg, provides relative to City of Harahan, classified police service certification
• substantial part of the bill is 2404.4, which is simply adding a requirement... ...to the post-certification
• All this bill changes is it adds citizenship as a requirement to post-certification.
• All of this bill changes is it adds citizenship as a requirement to post-certification.

Bills: HR153, HR154, HR155, HR156, HR157, HR158, HCR57, HCR58, HCR59, HR133, HR134, HR135, HR136, HR137, HR138, HR139, HR140, HR141, HR142, HR144, HR145, HR146, HR147, HR148, HR149, HR150, HR151, HR152, SCR28, SB141, SB169, SB206, SB233, SB417, SB421, SB429, SB437, SB477, SB510, SB521, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB902, HB943, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, SB127, HB284, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB383, HB314, HCR3, HB983, HB1126, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB376, HB377, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB211, HB27, HB71, HB214, HB225, HB241, HB244, HB306, HB345, HB366, HB446, HB511, HB514, HB655, HB730, HB743, HB1027, HB1037, HB1043, HB1082, HB1091, HB1096, HB1103, HB1167, HB1174, HB1175, HB1230, HB1237, HB1238, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, HB401, HB51, HB58, HB140, HB982, HB1010, HB132, HB193, HB635, HB690, HB1003, HB750, HB911, HB151, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB961, HB1146, HB977, HB181, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB9, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1113

Keywords: commendation, robotics, high school, competition, education, Tomato Festival, community celebration, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, fundraising, local heritage, Holocaust, remembrance, Yom HaShoah, Jewish history, condolences, community service, law enforcement, legacy, Shreveport, D.A.R.E. Program

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then spent much of the day recognizing visiting groups and designating several appreciation days and local observances, including Arc Appreciation Day, Film Louisiana Day, Iberville Parish Day, and others. Members also welcomed groups such as the Arc of Louisiana, Teach for America, occupational therapists, Beta Club members, and various local delegations and honorees. Several personal privilege remarks highlighted community service, local festivals, and memorial recognitions, including a resolution honoring Judge Alvin Batiz Jr. on his retirement and a memorial bridge designation for Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese. The chamber received Senate messages and referred a number of Senate bills to committees, while also adopting or concurring in numerous House and Senate resolutions. Among the substantive floor actions, the House adopted bills and resolutions dealing with retirement systems, local government boards, court costs and fees, public records, education, insurance, and criminal justice. Notable measures included bills on teacher retirement reemployment, municipal police retirement changes, fire and police civil service updates, judicial expense funds, juvenile court filing fees, and a bill creating a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans Parish. The House also debated and passed several local and statewide bills by wide margins, including measures on aerial applicator safety, cell-cultured food labeling, alcohol permit restrictions in Shreveport, waste collection contract renewals, and a backdrop retirement option for certain judges if their positions are abolished. One notable bill, House Bill 444 on the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission, drew opposition over board appointments and failed 37-49. Another bill, House Bill 284 on expropriation by declaration of taking, had previously failed and was returned to the calendar. Most other bills considered were adopted or passed, often with technical amendments, and many were moved to third reading or had titles adopted later.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a couple of certificates for you. >> Welcome to the [applause] Madam majority floor leader. >
• He will be graduating from the University of Wyoming with a degree in economics and a certificate in
• 00:24:17.120> economics<00:24:17.679> and<00:24:17.919> a<00:24:18.159> certificate
• <00:24:18.640> in<00:24:18.880> land in economics and a certificate in land in economics
• and a certificate in land management.<00:24:20.240> He<00:24:20.480> will<00:24:20.640

Keywords: 916, all

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• Um, the bridge inspection program and certification is different than the bridge construction certification
• an actual bridge condition inspector. than the bridge construction than the bridge construction certification
• . certification. certification.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're governed under 7-13-105 for the issuance of certificates.
• Um, but we wouldn't, Department of Corrections wouldn't be reviewing that or issuing a certificate.
• wouldn't be reviewing that or<00:25:05.200> issuing<00:25:05.600> a<00:25:05.760> certificate
• <00:25:06.720> But<00:25:06.799> I<00:25:07.039> stand or issuing a certificate
• But I stand or issuing a certificate.

Bills: HB0108, HB0039, HB0091, HB0070

Keywords: audit, transparency, government reporting, accountability, public access, firearm rights, restoration of rights, criminal justice, felony convictions, Wyoming law, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws

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• courses out of the four-course sequence; CTE dual credit; technical skills including industry certification
• courses out of the four-course sequence; CTE dual credit; technical skills including industry certification
• , technical skills including dual credit, technical skills including industry<00:03:31.760> certification
• or<00:03:33.120> end<00:03:33.280> of<00:03:33.519> program industry certification
• or end of program industry certification or end of program assessment<00:03:34.319> for<00:03

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and first heard from Kentucky Department of Education officials on career and technical education funding. KDE explained that House Bill 499 created a CTE funding formula using 60% weighted full-time equivalent enrollment and 40% incentives, but House Bill 6’s budget language excluded area technology centers (ATCs) from that supplemental funding. KDE requested approval of an additional budget request of $14,789,352 in each fiscal year 2027 and 2028 to include ATCs in the formula and hold local districts harmless. Officials said ATCs serve students from 117 of Kentucky’s 171 districts and argued the change would reduce funding disparities and better reflect the return on investment from CTE programs, citing growth in dual credit and work-based learning participation. Members asked whether the issue would need to be revisited each budget cycle. KDE responded that the problem could be fixed by removing the notwithstanding language from the budget bill, which they said would allow ATCs to be included under the existing statute. Representative Klein supported the request, saying the current clause could lead to stagnation and that the committee should help the program continue to grow. No vote was taken on the CTE item during the portion of the meeting provided. The committee then heard a presentation from PreK for All on expanding preschool access in Kentucky. Advocates said the state’s preschool program has been funded since 1990 and currently serves about 14,200 children at roughly $84 million per year, but that many working families still fall into a coverage gap. They proposed expanding eligibility to 250% of the federal poverty line, which they said would add about 9,600 children at a cost of $40 million in year two, after a planning year. The proposal also included regulatory flexibility for classrooms and partnerships with private child care providers and nonprofits, with speakers emphasizing child care deserts in some counties and citing research that early learning improves kindergarten readiness and later outcomes. No action or vote was taken on the preschool proposal in the transcript provided.

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• of a digital driver's license commercial driver driver's license, and personal identification certificates
• It's probably gonna be through some sort of certificate authority or something of that nature.
• HB 3069 by Darby relating to the approval of the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for Certain
• SB 1267 by Alvarado relating to certificates of a number and certificates of titled issues. issued by

Bills: HJR34, HB 113, HB184, HB198, HB247, HB367, HB449, HB1778, HB514, HB576, HB632, HB1395, HB2225, HB2582, HB2494, HB766, HB2715, HB2712, HB3069, HB3505, HB 1269, HB4224, HB3609, HB5032, HB2240, HB5180, HB3348, HB4668, HB4909, HB4665, HB4895, HB3395, HB3157, HB4762, HB4395, HB4325, HB4952, HB4386, HB4273, HB2760, HB2697, HB2820, HB1828, HB1768, HB1579, HB1773, HB1871, HB2035, HB2448, HB2492, HB1411, HB4753, HB4666, HB4529, HB1499, HB1610, HB2028, HB1506, HB886, HB3546, HB796, HB223, HB1475, HB3556, HB4638, HCR126, HB38, HB 104, SB1008, SB1106, SB1172, SB2629, SB2964, SB616, HB2214, SB552, HB3181, HB3628, HB589, HB3529, HB3354, HB333, HB2914, HB4130, HB4131, HB24, HB 1160, HB3962, HB4115, HB2295, HB5398, HB1407, HB3800, HB2613, HJR138, HB42, HJR34, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HB 113, HB184, HB198, HB247, HB367, HB449, HB1778, HB514, HB576, HB632, HB1395, HB2225, HB2582, HB2494, HB766, HB2715, HB2712, HB3069, HB3505, HB 1269, HB4224, HB3609, HB5032, HB2240, HB5180, HB3348, HB4668, HB4909, HB4665, HB4895, HB3395, HB3157, HB4762, HB4395, HB4325, HB4952, HB4386, HB4273, HB2760, HB2697, HB2820, HB1828, HB1768, HB1579, HB1773, HB1871, HB2035, HB2448, HB2492, HB1411, HB4753, HB4666, HB4529, HB1499, HB1610, HB2028, HB1506, HB886, HB3546, HB796, HB223, HB1475, HB3556, HB4638, HCR98, HCR92, HCR126

Keywords: HJR 34, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, real property, border counties, U.S.-Mexico border, United Mexican States, border security, border security infrastructure, landowner, county tax base, local government, tax relief, property value increase, infrastructure improvements, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, statutory construction

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• legislation will do is say that for 14-year-olds, it's only capital crimes that could result in certification
• And so in many respects those youth would be eligible for certification.
• It does not impact other than to the extent that they are eligible for certification.
• The next change is that we looked at certifications and originally HB 31 would have limited certifications—the

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• Both these certifications would be through the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
• And then the board certification on health law also helps to improve those qualifications.
• I see a board certification in personal injury trial law. I believe it also the next, next one.
• The Texas Board of Legal Specialization does not have a board certification for medical malpractice lawyers
• So that's why they have to resort to the notice, the assumed name certificate, the, you know, whatever

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

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• change and is a recommendation of $400,000 in general revenue for the agency to administer the Certificate
• You'll see the fiscal and policy issue about the Certificate of Public Advantage Program or COPA Program
• Quite a few people that have already came through the career program, uh, certification program through
• While our license numbers fluctuate, we manage approximately 4000 geoscience licenses, certifications
• guess get from the firms and the geosciences, correct, the fees collected for the licensures, the certifications

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• I think the people should have the voice that is instituted in our election certificates, and the two
• I think the people should have the voice that is instituted in our election certificates, and the two
• I think the people should have the voice that is instituted in our election certificates, and the two
• I think the people should have the voice that is instituted in our election certificates, and the two
• I think the people should have the voice that is instituted in our election certificates, and the two

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in fee-generated revenue collections to recover costs associated. with the issuance of health certificates
• a request of $3,696,000. $900,000 we get all the to support Texas Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification
• Difficulty is we are managing the certification program for CWD for the USDA and you basically have three
• need to do that we're not doing well As far as the disease program and in my opinion the the herd certification
• program is unlike other herd certification programs that we deal with as far as brucellosis. and tuberculosis

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The total amount of tax credits listed on certification, certificates of tax credit issued by the Department
• ,<03:15:17.760> certificates<03:15:18.399> of<03:15:18.640> tax on certification
• , certificates of tax on certification, certificates of tax credit<03:15:19.200> issued<03:15:
• The amount of the tax credit listed on certificates of tax credit issued by the Department of Revenue
• >> you could do away with the certification >> you could do away with the certification

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 17.679> uh<00:30:18.080> line<00:30:18.399> 11<00:30:19.360> 619-1-47 certificate
• of<00:30:23.120> auditor's<00:30:23.679> decision<00:30:24.240> claims certificate
• of auditor's decision claims certificate of auditor's decision claims against<00:30:24.880> the

Keywords: 916, all

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• enforcement detailing the coerced debt, a court order finding the debt was coerced, and a sworn certification
• <01:54:10.800> from coerced, and a sworn certification from coerced, and a sworn certification
• The bill includes a template for the sworn certification these professionals may provide.
• <01:55:46.840> these<01:55:47.080> professionals sworn certification these professionals
• sworn certification these professionals may<01:55:48.040> provide.

Keywords: 927, senate, all