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• sleeping, you could read about the disability waiver rate system and arcane numbers and competitive workforce
• 17.239> numbers<00:02:18.040> and<00:02:18.319> competitive<00:02:18.800> Workforce
• Arcane numbers and competitive Workforce Arcane numbers and competitive Workforce factors<00:02:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• WE HEAR OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN DIFFERENT WAYS, WORKFORCE HOUSING, LOW INCOME HOUSING BUT ULTIMATELY
• IN SOME AREAS OF THE STATE YOU HAVE COST BURDEN POPULATION UP TO 80%, WHAT FOLKS THINK OF AS THAT WORKFORCE
• THAT'S THE 61 TO 80% AMI WITH FOLKS WHO WE CALL WORKFORCE AMI AND WE HAVE A CHUNK THAT'S THE 120% MEDIAN
• THAT AND WHAT'S EXCITING IS THAT BECAUSE OF PRIVATE ENTITIES, KNOWING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THEIR WORKFORCE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We understand that the behavioral health workforce is a very important workforce in the state, and we
• are doing what we can to streamline our regulations and increase and improve the workforce.
• Training and workforce support.
• the provider workforce has to be robust enough to serve everybody.
• At the same time, workforce pressures have intensified.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And the purpose of that, of course, is to provide housing that's needed for our growing workforce in
• Uh, mobile<01:04:59.039> workforce<01:04:59.520> legislation,<01:05:00.160> as<01
• mobile workforce legislation, as Mr. mobile workforce legislation, as Mr.
• House File 950 promotes workforce mobility while exempting non-residents who work in Minnesota 30 days
• House File 950 promotes workforce mobility while exempting non-residents who work in Minnesota 30 days

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• Our primary focus is affordable and workforce housing.
• Our mission is workforce housing.
• workforce in Duluth without places for people to live.
• workforce in Duluth without places for people to live.
• workforce in Duluth without places for people to live.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of us know they already benefit from the low cost of living, low cost of real estate, and willing workforce
• over the state, empower parents in all of our legislative districts to remain in or reenter the workforce
• , and meet the workforce needs of businesses in every county.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• SENATE BILL 936 STATEWIDE STUDY ON AUTOMATION AND WORKFORCE IMPACT SENATOR DAVIS WELCOME.
• SB 936 IS A STUDY THAT REQUIRES THE WORKFORCE TO STATISTICS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT
• COMMERCE TO PERFORM STATEWIDE STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS, AND A ON THE STATES WORKFORCE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• By working with providers such as Emory that are already engaged in this research and workforce development
• ... research and workforce training.
• Additionally, it provides training for the workforce. It just seemed like a great... great plan.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• BILL THE LIVE LOCAL ACT THE STATE HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS FOR ADDRESSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR WORKFORCE
• ADUS USE INCREASE WORKFORCE HOUSING BECAUSE THEY COST LESS TO BUILD, LESS TO RENT IN OUR LOCATED IN URBAN
• TWO YEARS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FIGHT IT , WHICH WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS AS WELL IF THEY DON'T WANT WORKFORCE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• things, but we're listening and we're trying to figure out what is best, um, for the greater good of Workforce
• out what the governor was thinking and proposed, uh, in his proposed budget. the greater good of Workforce
• labor the greater good of Workforce labor Economic Economic Economic Development Development Development

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met with a quorum but, because agency representatives did not attend, the chair said no official action would be taken and no bills would be passed at this meeting. The purpose of the session was to provide an opportunity for agencies to present an overview related to the governor’s proposed budget for Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development, but that discussion was postponed to a later date. Most of the meeting focused on committee procedures and expectations. The chair reviewed the committee’s initial rules, emphasizing that members should speak through the chair, keep respectful order, and notify the committee administrator if they cannot attend. The chair also said the committee would try to accommodate testimony time depending on the agenda and would allow virtual participation by Zoom to ensure broader public access. The chair explained that any proposed bill changes must be submitted by 1:00 p.m. the day before a hearing so staff can prepare amendments and share them with members. Minutes were noted as presented without a motion to approve. Near the end, members confirmed the windchill was about 37 below, and the chair announced there would be no meeting the next day, with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday. The meeting then adjourned.

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• According to the most recent MDH healthcare workforce survey among long-term care nurses, uh, paperwork
• From a workforce perspective, mandates like these greatly exacerbate that problem.
• From a workforce perspective, mandates like these greatly exacerbate that problem.
• Thank you for the healthcare workforce.
• nursing home workforce standards board. nursing home workforce standards board.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:54:03.599> is<00:54:04.720> trained do so because the workforce is trained do so
• to do uh fortified roofs workforce to do uh fortified roofs without<00:56:59.440> grants<00:56
• Um, just wanting to kind of put together a list of, you know, the workforce needs that we would need
• needs that we would would um workforce needs that we would would um need<01:04:41.680> to<01:
• Our focus this year has really been on trying to expand the workforce that's trained to be able to do

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The task force approved the minutes from the previous meeting and then reviewed the structure and statutory requirements for its final report. Staff explained that the report must go to the commissioners of commerce, housing finance, and economic development, as well as relevant legislative leaders, and must include a summary of task force activities, adopted findings and recommendations, tort reform recommendations to reduce insurance costs, any draft legislation, and other necessary information. A draft report, likely excluding recommendations and draft legislation, is expected to be circulated before the first January meeting. Most of the meeting focused on the Fair Plan and whether it could be expanded to help homeowners associations, affordable housing, and common interest communities that are struggling to obtain coverage. Supporters said these groups are facing availability problems and often end up in the surplus lines market, which lacks the consumer protections of the admitted market. They argued the Fair Plan could serve as a third-market option with stronger protections and better access, especially for properties that are having difficulty getting quotes. Several members and witnesses raised concerns that the Fair Plan was never intended to be a broad affordability solution and warned against using it to artificially lower prices below risk-based levels. They said doing so could shift losses onto other policyholders through assessments and potentially weaken the broader insurance market. The Fair Plan administrator explained that any expansion would require substantial research, staffing, actuarial and underwriting expertise, reinsurance planning, IT changes, and likely assessments or other capitalization decisions, and that the plan would need to focus on a limited subset of properties rather than the entire market. No votes were taken on policy recommendations, and the discussion ended with agreement that more information and scoping work are needed before any formal recommendation is made.

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• housing needs I get address Workforce housing needs I get into<00:23:24.279> more<00:23:24.520
• This was a situation where their granddaughter was just entering the workforce, and they couldn't find
• housing which will probably be Workforce housing which will probably not<00:37:53.960> solve<
• housing range that about the workforce housing range that there<01:30:37.400> is<01:30:37.679
• They’re asking two questions: where can we build our manufacturing plant, and what does our workforce

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It leads to a stronger workforce,<00:02:49.880> economic<00:02:50.400> growth, workforce
• Minnesota's future workforce and serve Minnesota's future workforce and serve the<00:53:08.280> 54
• <01:02:14.480> needs directly to Minnesota's workforce needs directly to Minnesota's workforce
• The biggest place where we are lacking educated workforce is in healthcare.
• educated workforce is in healthcare. educated workforce is in healthcare.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee adopted the minutes from its February 24, 2026 meeting after a motion by Vice Chair Coulter. The hearing then focused on the impact of federal immigration enforcement, referred to throughout as Operation Metro Surge, on Minnesota college campuses. The chair said the purpose was to document alleged abuses, campus fear, and racial discrimination, and to hear from testifiers about effects on students, faculty, and staff. Representative Novotny briefly objected to the framing, saying the committee should be finding facts rather than making a predetermined presentation, and the chair responded that members should remain respectful and that questions would be held until after all presenters testified. Augsburg University President Paul Pribbenow described what he called relentless and unprecedented disruption, including student stops and interrogations, family separations, and an ICE operation on campus in which armed masked agents allegedly detained a student without a warrant and pointed weapons at students and staff. He said the campus received bomb threats afterward, increased virtual learning options, and saw spikes in student support needs, housing assistance, and leaves of absence. Jenna Chernega of the Inter Faculty Organization said faculty across Minnesota State universities reported widespread student and colleague stress, increased workload, disappearing students, and a need for clearer sensitive-location protections and academic freedom guidance. Mark Grant of Minnesota State College Faculty said community conditions inevitably affect classrooms, that campuses have not yet had an ICE incident but are bracing for one, and that faculty want to support students and may need financial help if enrollment declines. Jennifer Irwin of AFSCME said fear from ICE activity extends beyond campus boundaries and is affecting attendance, work, and daily life for staff and students; she cited a member detained in St. Paul while trying to prove legal status. Student testifiers Brendan Frazier of Concordia University, St. Paul, Jonathan Fitzgerald of Minnesota State Mankato, Sudi Adow of Lead MN, and Will Luther of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities described panic, reduced attendance, food insecurity, disrupted classes, and fear of leaving home or commuting to campus. They urged stronger student privacy protections, support for international and immigrant students, emergency aid, and policies to keep campuses safe. No further committee action or votes were taken after the minutes approval.

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• , the local workforce, and help build up our economy that way for workers and make it better for Arizona
• , the local workforce, and help build up our economy that way for workers and make it better for Arizona
• has been facing significant labor challenges, and they cut hundreds of workers, what, 12% of the workforce
• Chair, I had a directed question, though: if 12% of the workforce has been laid off, I don't know if
• What matters is what infrastructure is there, what's the workforce there, how well can we get products

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

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• So, House File 3403 keeps family housed, our workforce stable, and our economy strong.
• So, House File 3403 keeps family housed, our workforce stable, and our economy strong.
• So, House File 3403 keeps family housed, our workforce stable, and our economy strong.
• So, House File 3403 keeps family housed, our workforce stable, and our economy strong.
• , creating workforce, creating workforce, creating<00:48:22.319> a<00:48:22.640> affordable

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means. Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities. Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.

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• I will be very open-minded. to looking at the bill and see how it can expand our workforce.
• Do you agree that a healthier Texas workforce starts with healthier Texas schools? Absolutely. Yes.
• Great universities produce a great workforce in the future.
• We do not have that workforce pipeline of students and folks who are going to study...
• It is and it will grow over time as we've developed the workforce pipeline. This is a start.

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• The amendment would also report on a couple of things, like workforce impact.
• So we want to look at the workforce impact.
• And it was a very thoughtful study because it looked at not just contributions in the workforce.
• This bill is a crucial investment in Texas students and the future of our state's workforce.
• It will be further administratively attached to UTSA to leverage a workforce pipeline and make use of

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledges, and several ceremonial recognitions, including Wilson County Day, San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day, and Blue Ribbon Lobby Day, along with acknowledgments of visiting groups and a birthday greeting. The chamber also announced committee meetings and then moved into floor business, including conference committee action on Senate Bill 1, the state budget. A series of motions to instruct House conferees on SB 1 were debated and voted on. One motion sought to restore salary for Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment-related suspension; it passed 88-56. Another, from Rep. Olcott, directed conferees to support amendments requiring data collection on the costs of undocumented immigrants in hospitals and prisons; after extended debate and a failed amendment from Rep. Martinez Fischer to also study immigrants’ economic contributions, the motion passed 86-61. The House also adopted instructions to eliminate Texas Lottery Commission funding, to support amendments restricting public education institutions from affirming gender identities inconsistent with biological sex, and to seek an additional $4 billion in property tax relief, with each motion passing on recorded votes. The House then took up a supplemental calendar and passed several bills, including HB 39 on veteran death data, HB 102 on priority registration for certain students entering military service, HB 126 on student-athlete compensation and representation, HB 290 on tuition and fee assistance for members of the Texas military forces, HB 300 on Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program updates, and HB 2143 naming a highway in honor of Army Specialist Joey Lins. The chamber also postponed consideration of HJR 2 and HJR 6. Later, the House considered HB 120 on career and technology education pathways and HB 20 on applied science pathway programs for high school students. HB 120 received a perfecting amendment and was advanced after discussion about workforce preparation. HB 20 prompted extensive questioning about transportation, costs, and how students would access partner campuses such as community colleges and TSTC sites; debate continued as the transcript ended, with members examining how the program would operate and whether approval authority would rest with TEA.

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• 00:26:59.000> contribute<00:26:59.399> to<00:26:59.520> the<00:26:59.640> workforce
• <00:27:00.039> of uh contribute to the workforce of uh contribute to the workforce of Kentucky
• Representative Balman said she appreciates that very much and can sympathize with the workforce issues
• , but she thinks the issue dates back long before the workforce shortages experienced over the last few
• <00:56:57.760> issues sympathize with the the workforce issues sympathize with the the workforce

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon adjournment of both chambers today. There is not an exact time, there for the live stream has been created with a place holder time of 4:00 PM est., 958, all

Summary: Chairman Hart called the meeting to order, confirmed a quorum, welcomed Representative Rachel Roarx, and the committee approved the February 11 minutes. The committee then moved through its agenda of PSC and related contract items, including a motion to consider the reviewed contracts without objection. One Department of Highways item was deferred when the virtual representatives were not yet available. The committee first took up Kentucky Housing Corporation contracts. Members questioned outside legal services for foreclosures and bankruptcies, why the work was not handled entirely in-house, and how much of the workload and cost it represented. Witnesses said the agency’s need was largely geographic rather than a lack of expertise, that less than 1% of the loan portfolio is referred out for foreclosures, and that many fees are reimbursable through FHA. Both Kentucky Housing Corporation items were approved. The committee then considered a Department for Community Based Services contract tied to a protest and a temporary renewal with PCG. Witnesses said the contract increase was needed to bridge the gap while the protest and RFP process were unresolved, and that the initial vendor received no funds. The committee approved the item, with Senator Douglas explaining his vote as a preference for straightforward answers. The committee also heard a Northern Kentucky University contract for a Workday ERP replacement, including implementation consulting and separate license fees. University officials explained the move from SAP to Workday, the complexity of the systems, and the need for a consulting partner; they said the total effort would span 10 years and that the contract was priced below comparable institutions. After extensive questioning about cost, budget, and value, the vote ended 4-4 and the chair noted the contract would move forward through the Finance Committee if no disapproval motion was made. Finally, the Office of Inspector General presented a contract for culture change training in nursing facilities funded by civil monetary penalties; witnesses said the goal was to improve staff satisfaction, communication, and resident outcomes, and that the CMP fund balance was about $38 million. Discussion also covered survey backlogs and CMS restrictions on the funds, with the item still under review as the transcript ended.

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• c><00:39:33.480> about To give you an idea, Senator, we have about 670,000 workers in our workforce
• at 125,000 public sector workers, that would constitute a little bit less than 20% of our current workforce
• to ex if I can to our current Workforce to ex if I can to explain<00:40:41.240> it<00:40:41.480
• ><00:53:02.319> strong<00:53:03.319> labor<00:53:04.319> U<00:53:04.520> Workforce
• have a really strong labor U Workforce have a really strong labor U Workforce for<00:53:05.440><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Labor and Technology, Transportation, and Culture and the Arts heard testimony on Senate Bill 396 and Senate Bill 47, then later the Labor and Technology committee took up Senate Bill 136 and Senate Bill 1523. SB 396 drew support from the Metropolitan Planning Organization and others, with a question raised about implementation costs; the director said costs would depend on the scope of the benefit package and the transportation mode involved. The committees recommended passing SB 396 with technical amendments and added appropriation language with a blank amount, and the motion was adopted by recorded votes in both committees. SB 47, which would designate the Lunar New Year as a state holiday, received support from the Office of Collective Bargaining and several individuals, including Charlene Chun, who spoke about family traditions and cultural recognition. Members asked about the cost and whether the day would be a paid day off for state employees; the response was that observance would be subject to collective bargaining. The committees moved SB 47 forward with amendments, noting the collective bargaining and cost issues, and adopted the recommendation by vote. In the Labor and Technology committee, SB 136 on the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund drew strong support from iron workers and related supporters, who argued the bill was about safety, training, and keeping dismantling work within the ironworkers’ trade. Several other unions, including operating engineers, carpenters, laborers, and plumbers and fitters, opposed the bill as too broad and potentially infringing on their jurisdiction. The measure was not decided in the portion provided, but members discussed possible amendments and jurisdictional concerns. SB 1523, which would expand private-sector collective bargaining rights under the Hawaii Employment Relations Act to include independent contractors and others under NLRB jurisdiction, received broad labor support, including from IATSE, AFL-CIO, Hawaii Nurses Association, Unite Here Local 5, and many individual testifiers. Supporters framed it as protecting workers’ rights and strengthening labor protections, while the Hawaii Labor Relations Board warned it could significantly increase workload and require more staffing, space, and operating resources; the board estimated the bill could expand its caseload substantially and suggested an appropriation would likely be needed. The committee then moved on to the next measure, SB 1440, before the transcript ended.