Video & Transcript Research : 'distance learning'
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Rolando and I were at the floodplain manager, uh, meeting, uh, to help learn.
- Um, but does, does it take into account what is going on within a certain distance?
- And within what distance of the lakes or the waterways does that apply?
- So there's no set distance, but it's based on the topography.
- So, well, I just learned I've got 22 more than what I knew of.
Bills:
HB 1520, HB 1525, HB 1530, HB 1535, HB 2068, HB 2091, HB 2347, HB 2372, HB 2805, HB 2815, HB 2867, HB 3154, HB 3482, HB 3483, HB 3663, HB 3781, HB 3901, HB 3915, HB 4135, HB 4153, HB 4158, HB 4329, HB 4331
Keywords:
Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- these specific instructors at this moment in time, but our desire, and I think the more that you all learn
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Keywords:
residential pools, swimming classes, certification, private business, health safety, health care, prior authorization, managed care, medical assistance, mental health, substance use treatment, chronic conditions, health insurance, insulin, healthcare access, pharmacy regulations, patient assistance, affordable medication, healthcare, pharmacy
Summary:
The committee met at 1:00 p.m., confirmed a quorum, and approved the April 8, 2026 minutes. The first bill heard was House File 4712, which was laid over after the committee adopted a DE2 amendment. Representative Schultz said the bill would create a narrow additional exception to public pool limitations so highly certified swimming instructors could use certain pools for specialized infant, youth, and developmental-disability swim instruction. The only testifier, Tessa Seppelt, described ISR instruction as water-safety and drowning-prevention training for very young children and children with developmental delays, and said access to appropriate facilities is the main barrier. Members raised questions about emergency egress, public safety, and insurance coverage, and the author said he would follow up on those concerns.
The committee then took up House File 4801, a bill by Representative Nadeau aimed at health care program integrity. He said it would align commercial and Medicaid partners to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by changing prior authorization and retrospective review processes, improving data sharing on suspected fraud, addressing conflicting or duplicative services, allowing managed care organizations to verify provider credentials, and making risk corridors in MCO contracts permanent. The Minnesota Council of Health Plans supported the bill, saying it would help detect fraud and improve coordination, while the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics opposed it, arguing that expanded prior authorization would delay care, increase physician burden, and harm children with chronic conditions. Members debated patient safety, fraud detection, and whether the bill would undermine recent prior-authorization reforms. The bill was laid over.
House File 3756, a technical update to the insulin safety net program, was also laid over. Representative Backer said the bill clarifies that a hospital-use intravenous insulin product is not part of the program because it is sold only to health care institutions and infused by practitioners, not dispensed to patients for self-use. The Board of Pharmacy testified that the language was drafted to avoid affecting future legitimate uses, and members asked whether the definition could limit new uses if treatments change. The committee then began House File 4860, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s presentation is completed.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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throughout I think that we've learned throughout I think that we've learned
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman and members, House Bill 1629 would extend the allowable distance from the Texas-Mexico border
- Chairman and members, House Bill 1629 would extend the allowable distance from the Texas-Mexico border
- Chairman and members, House Bill 1629 would extend the allowable distance from the Texas-Mexico border
- Concerned about water quality and contaminants, they were devastated until they learned of SB 2038 two
- One of our long-distance frequent flyers. Good morning. I'm Scott Campbell.
Bills:
HB103
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Local Government heard a series of local and special-purpose bills, mostly with brief sponsor explanations and little or no public opposition. Topics included fireworks sales near the Texas-Mexico border for Cinco de Mayo (HB 1629), allowing larger counties to use their own inspectors for county buildings (HB 3234), updating governance and financial rules for the Wood County Central Hospital District (HB 5664), clarifying firefighter collective bargaining and impasse procedures (HB 3171), and exempting certain Fort Worth ETJ properties from release rules to protect infrastructure investments (HB 2512). The committee also heard bills on border subdivision rules in Cameron County (HB 3680), extending a property tax exemption to surviving spouses of certain veterans affected by the PACT Act (HB 2508/HJR 133), drainage district election timing and procedures (HB 5693, HB 2694), utility transparency for municipally owned systems (HB 1991), and management district and hospital district election or appointment changes (HB 5698, HB 2293). Another major bill, HB 1449, would expand a food truck permitting pilot program to counties over one million population; witnesses supported the concept but asked the committee to coordinate it with related fee and standards bills, and the bill was left pending for further work. The committee also heard HB 3732, which would let fire departments obtain extensions to comply with new NFPA protective equipment standards, and HB 5431, which would clarify that mayors and at-large council members do not need new elections after reapportionment; both were left pending after questions about their scope. Several transparency and tax-related bills were also discussed, including HB 103, creating a statewide database of local bond and tax election information, and HB 851, requiring reporting on homestead tax ceiling properties; both drew support and were later voted out. After testimony, the committee reported multiple bills favorably, often unanimously, and recommended many for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also used procedural swaps to substitute House companions for Senate bills on several measures, then recessed with plans to return later to process additional bills.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting Aug 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- During the hearings, as I learned about this map, no one ever handed me a stick drive with a map.
- So the distance from east to west in the current map is really the same as the distance from east to
- There's a movie, "I'm Still Here," and you might learn something from it.
- And if you really want to learn from history, you're going to withdraw this map right now.
- I'm actually walking a distance across from the Capitol here.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- With me today are Kristen Toole, one of our MAPSTARS co-chairs from the Fergus Falls Area Learning Center
- This work will result in students learning about dozens of different careers and career paths before
- When students miss school, they miss out on vital learning, mentorship, and support systems.
- So, Math Corps takes a student-centered approach to learning.
- Let us continue to listen and learn. I urge you to support House File 2741. File 2741. Thank you.
Keywords:
HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You talked about the distance of the bot from the original intents of whoever and whatever team of people
- I found a harmful sexuality, a harmful social-emotional learning curriculum.
- Thank you for the sacrifice you've made to travel long distances and to tell us your personal stories
- I have learned that...
- I'm actually here. because I've gotten to know Wilson just in a long distance.
Keywords:
minors, sexually explicit materials, public libraries, age verification, civil penalties, library collection review, alcohol storage, airline permits, beverage regulations, airport, commercial flights, alcoholic beverages, local option election, zoning regulations, municipality control, land use, state law, social media, bot accounts, misinformation
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Transportation (10-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, you know, the purpose of what we were trying to do was not only to learn, but to figure out how
- to put what we learned into action.
- to put what we learned into action.
- to put what we learned into action.
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Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on Transportation approved the minutes from its September 16 meeting and then heard a presentation from Jason Sawala, deputy state highway engineer with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, on rest areas and truck parking. He described Kentucky’s system of eight welcome centers, 14 rest areas, and four truck havens, and said the Cabinet spent just over $12 million in fiscal year 2025 to operate and maintain those facilities. He also explained that the Cabinet’s truck parking study found truck parking demand has increased 24% since 2012, driven by just-in-time delivery, stricter hours-of-service and electronic logging requirements, and fewer drivers.
Sawala said the study looked not only at Cabinet-owned facilities but also private truck stops and lots, and identified unmet parking demand across the state, especially at 1:00 a.m. He noted that 11 sites, mostly existing rest areas, weigh stations, or welcome centers, were identified as promising expansion locations, with estimated project costs in the $30 million to $36 million range in 2022 dollars. He said the Cabinet is working on design and project development for those sites and is seeking federal funding opportunities where available.
Members raised concerns about safety, congestion, and trucks parking on ramps or in residential areas, and several asked about funding, charging for parking, and whether autonomous vehicles might reduce future demand. Sawala said the 820 public rest-area spaces are marked spaces only, that he was not aware of any state charging for public truck parking, and that federal programs can help fund some expansions. He also said he was not aware of local-government parking programs offhand but would look into it. Members generally emphasized the importance of truck parking for safety, commerce, and avoiding burdens on local communities.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the posture of the United States Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- And while most of us relocate every two to three years and learn better ways of doing it every time we
- We learned some lessons in that one. We next took the assessment to CENTCOM.
- So the distance to in terms of where ADAC sits, it's about 2,900 nautical miles from Okinawa, while our
- Can you give me a sense of kind of lessons learned?
- A tremendous amount that we learned there in terms of how to just adapt, period.
Keywords:
Transcom, logistics, military readiness, air refueling, KC-135, KC-46, strategic infrastructure, geopolitical threats, Alaska
Summary:
During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- But we need to take the learning lesson.
- And can you show the distance? I've heard there's different ways to do that.
- And so we buffer with sufficient distance, usually horizontal distance, to avoid that impact from happening
- All that to say, these lessons to learn are very helpful.
- And we've had some hard lessons learned over the last 100 years.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Jan 21st, 2025
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Today, I want to learn more about your plans to lead the largest civilian agency in the federal government
- And let me highlight that while I mentioned geography and the distance, there are lots of other concerns
- I get the fact that sometimes the distance may be deceiving, even if it's a shorter distance, how to
- For example, veterans have to travel long distances to access their VA health care facilities, and that
- Now, but also learn it's only something that happens if you lean into it.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- area learning programs.
- area learning programs.
- area learning programs.
- broaden uh the Alternative Learning broaden uh the Alternative Learning Centers<00:37:27.680>
- then um big savings on uh distance then um big savings on uh distance education<00:53:56.160>
Summary:
The committee received an informational presentation from the Office of Higher Education on college access efforts, with a focus on FAFSA outreach, the Get Ready program, and Direct Admissions Minnesota. Wendy Robinson said OHE’s role is to provide nonpartisan information, partner with K-12, colleges, and community groups, and use statewide programs to expand awareness of higher education options and financial aid. She highlighted outreach through brochures, virtual sessions, conferences, the State Fair, and events serving specific populations, as well as the Lumina-funded Connect College grant and the federally funded Get Ready program, which serves about 7,500 low-income students across 14 capacity-building schools and 28 additional schools with tutoring, college visits, application help, and financial aid support. A member asked for demographic data on Get Ready students, and staff said they would provide it later.
Robinson also reviewed FAFSA outreach, noting that last year was especially difficult for students because of federal FAFSA problems. OHE’s Ready Set FAFSA sessions drew 1,300 unique registrations in October and 939 in January, and the agency continued training K-12 and college staff on state aid programs, FAFSA simplification, and implementation of North Star Promise. OHE said it also held FAFSA completion events with partners, including at the State Fair, and planned another financial aid event in Duluth.
The bulk of the presentation covered Direct Admissions Minnesota. Robinson said the program is now in its fourth year, with 55 participating colleges and universities and 182 participating high schools in the third cohort, serving just over 32,000 students. She described the program as a broad, collaborative model that sends students letters listing colleges that would admit them based on junior-year performance, while preserving student choice and waiving application fees for participating schools. She said the program is intended to reduce anxiety about admissions, encourage FAFSA completion, and keep more Minnesota students in-state.
Robinson previewed second-year data showing continued positive outcomes, including higher FAFSA completion, increased college enrollment, and more students staying in Minnesota. Participation increased among students eligible for free and reduced lunch, rising from 21% in the first year to 40% in the second year. She noted a continuing concern about American Indian and Alaska Native students, whose FAFSA completion declined and whose participation numbers were lower in the newest cohort, and said the agency would continue to study that data. She also said some of the increase in free-and-reduced-lunch participation may reflect the impact of North Star Promise and related financial aid messaging. No votes or formal actions were taken.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Apr 10th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I’ve already learned in my several months that it is very time-consuming.
- How can you possibly lead to something that you don't know much about or that you've just learned in
- Young's comments that he made here, really not only distancing himself but repudiating some of the comments
- Young's comments that he made here, really not only distancing himself but repudiating some of the comments
- candidates before us have demonstrated qualifications that meet our criteria, as well as having clearly distanced
Summary:
The committee first heard CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs. The bill sponsor said it would add consistency and transparency by requiring local education agencies and training providers to define their roles and funding shares in contracts, cap an LEA’s share at 10% when it serves only an administrative role, and require public meetings and published work papers for the district workforce education funding steering committee. Several industry and business groups appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without debate.
The committee then took up CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education, which was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment. The amended bill addressed presidential searches, trustee eligibility, interim presidents, polling by universities, mission reviews, and other governance issues. Members asked about the requirement that final presidential candidate groups include at least three applicants, the qualifications for interim presidents, trustee residency/alumni requirements, and limits on candidate polling. Senators Leek and Smith offered contrasting views, with Leek warning about candidate withdrawals and Smith supporting the bill as a way to depoliticize higher education governance. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably.
The remainder of the meeting was devoted to confirmation hearings for university and college boards of trustees. Several appointees and reappointees from FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UF, and UWF described their ties to their institutions and goals such as student success, workforce alignment, military support, research, and regional access. The UWF nominees drew the most scrutiny over their votes for former board chair Scott Yenor, whose public comments about women and other groups were criticized by senators and public commenters. Some nominees said they were unaware of the full scope of those remarks and would not have voted for him with that knowledge; others defended their votes as based on his education-reform views. Public testimony also raised concerns about UWF board members’ lack of higher-education experience and local ties. The committee confirmed the non-UWF nominees in a block vote and then began individual votes on the UWF nominees, with debate centered on Yenor-related concerns.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/19/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
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please <00:21: - I've learned a lot meeting with some of the other stakeholders that are currently in this room about
- I try to keep some distance, but when I do a phone screen, I always recommend a minimum of six months
Summary:
The House Municipal and County Government subcommittee met on February 19, 2025 to gather additional information on House Bill 432, which concerns recovery houses. The first witness, State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi, said his office had worked with stakeholders for more than a year on the bill’s definition changes and supported the revised definition. He explained that the bill removes vague language such as “safe, healthy, family” and instead relies on fire-code requirements and certification standards, including a primarily non-transient dwelling unit and living as a single household. He distinguished recovery houses from boarding or rooming houses and from other congregate settings such as group homes or transitional housing, saying those other uses do not currently have the same exemptions.
Members questioned Tumi about fire safety, inspections, smoke alarms, egress, and whether sprinklers should be required. He said recovery houses are inspected by the fire marshal’s office and local fire departments, with annual inspections under state fire code provisions, and that operators must work with a certifying body. He described the inspection process as checking alarms, extinguishers, heating systems, cooking equipment, street numbers, and no-smoking rules, and said new houses are generally given time to obtain certification. He also said he would prefer sprinklers everywhere but believed mandating them for these existing structures would likely shut down many recovery houses and significantly harm the recovery community.
Bill McKenny of the New Hampshire Building Officials Association then testified in support of HB 432. He said recovery housing is an important step after treatment and that the 2024 code changes and the bill help align state law with federal disability law. He emphasized that certification through a recognized organization gives code officials confidence that standards are being monitored, and warned that if a recovery home loses certification it would lose the waiver from sprinkler requirements and could be treated more like a boarding or rooming house. No vote or final action was taken at this meeting.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/19/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- early on is that um through learned early on is that um through federal<00:13:42.600>
regulations - Um, I'm trying to... there's no smoking provision in the building; you have to smoke a certain distance
- away I believe it's 10 certain distance away I believe it's 10 ft<00:21:47.039>
please <00:21: - I've learned a lot meeting with some of the other stakeholders that are currently in this room about
- He tries to keep some distance, but when he does a phone screen he always recommends a minimum of six
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- zoo and we want to maintain a healthy environment in which folks can participate in conservation learning
- zoo and we want to maintain a healthy environment in which folks can participate in conservation learning
- zoo and we want to maintain a healthy environment in which folks can participate in conservation learning
- >
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Longer particularly travel distance. Longer particularly travel distance.
Keywords:
Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This has been one of the Hallmark lessons learned dating back to 9/11, SB 1252.
- So >> that being asked, that feels like this is allowing companies to distance themselves from wrongdoing
- >> It just feels like it's allowing the company to put a hand up and say, you know, no, I'm I'm distancing
- So one thing is there's no how do you're not identify that company distancing themselves with this new
- But I can say that I think we're not trying to distance anyone.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Schofield. broadness or the breadth of the provision, one of the most important things we learn
- on attorney he is qualified to serve in that capacity that live and practice within a reasonable distance
- If you do not live or practice within a reasonable distance, many times hours away, that's problematic
- disservice to children or other parties involved in those cases since their attorney may be a great distance
- terms of greater and additional cost expenses and legal fees. attorneys that have to travel a great distance
Bills:
HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204
Keywords:
eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you don't learn from history, you're doomed to repeat it.
- , distance learning, and it's all available through our libraries with a partnership. with the state
- We're one of the oldest learned societies in the state as well.
- I'd like to learn more about it, but would like to have kind of your thoughts on that.
- You can't see it from a distance.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Wait time and distance standards outline to improve access to care.
- HB 517 will help families access dental care within a reasonable distance.
- I'm bears to say that I did not learn how to swim.