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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 12th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And our board scores have gone from 88% to 94% pass rate during that time.
- , the president of the Kentucky Board of Nursing, and I serve on the board of the organization for associate
- We also have, in each of our communities, a professional advisory board.
- We've had homeless shelters actually on our board. We've had local librarians on our board, too.
- That board is eager to do more to help the college with another donation.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to focus on nursing education funding, workforce supply, and Florida’s low NCLEX pass rates. The chair emphasized that Florida ranks last nationally in nursing exam pass rates and said the committee wants to use budget decisions and a forthcoming nursing bill to improve outcomes. The Florida Center for Nursing at USF presented preliminary workforce and education data showing RN supply is moving toward equilibrium with demand through 2037, while LPN shortages are projected to worsen, especially in some regions. The center also reported on enrollment, retention, faculty vacancies, and NCLEX trends, noting Florida still underperforms the national average but has shown some recent improvement, including higher RN pass rates in 2024 despite fewer test takers. The center highlighted that students who test sooner after graduation tend to pass at higher rates.
A panel of nursing education leaders from public universities, state colleges, technical colleges, and private institutions described how prior state pipeline and line-item funding helped expand enrollment, simulation labs, faculty hiring, student support services, and partnerships with hospitals. UNF, Galen College, College of Central Florida, Keiser University, and Lorenzo Walker Technical College each reported strategies such as expanded simulation, mental health and social work support, test-prep and remediation, and efforts to grow faculty pipelines. Several speakers said faculty recruitment and retention remain major barriers because of salary competition with hospitals, faculty debt, and aging faculty. Technical college representatives also stressed the need to strengthen LPN pathways, English-language support, and LPN-to-RN bridge programs.
Members asked for ideas to improve NCLEX outcomes and discussed possible policy options, including student loan forgiveness, critical shortage supplements for faculty, incentives for students to test soon after graduation, and possible changes to timing or regulation around NCLEX eligibility. Several witnesses supported more flexible or recurring funding, while noting that one-time line funding has been useful for simulation, scholarships, and faculty support but is harder to sustain. The committee adjourned after the discussion, with the chair saying the ideas would be considered in future funding and policy decisions.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/19/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ECD Public Hearing - Fri Mar 14, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Economic Development & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- all of the seats on our board.
- We have some ideas of what the authority can do and what the board, or not the board, but the commission
- come aboard they are all in on board come aboard they are all in on board supporting<01:28:01.280
- , and this board requires 11 members.
- want to make sure that this board want to make sure that this board continues<01:36:05.280>
and
Summary:
The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 1343, which would amend quorum requirements for the Small Business Regulatory Review Board. The board chair testified in support, saying it has been difficult to fill all seats and that using active seats for quorum would help the board function more effectively. No opposition or questions were raised, and the committee moved on.
The committee then heard SB 1578, which drew mixed testimony. DBEDT supported the measure and the Attorney General suggested inserting preamble language from HB 1025 to provide historical context on the East-West Center. Austin Martin of the Libertarian Party of Hawaiʻi opposed the bill, arguing it could invite improper behavior, create loosely regulated satellite offices, increase foreign influence, and add competition for land ownership. The committee took no vote during the hearing.
The bulk of the meeting focused on SB 1641, a measure to establish a Hawaiʻi film commission/authority and related funding and governance structure. DBEDT supported the intent and offered friendly amendments to clarify the distinction between film and media industries, while the Honolulu Film Office and labor representatives from IATSE, Teamsters, and Pride at Work supported the bill but urged changes. Their concerns centered on conflicts of interest, especially having producers on the commission, and they asked for more labor representation and clearer oversight rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional and special-fund concerns, saying the grant standards and special-fund language needed work. Committee members discussed renaming the entity as a Hawaiʻi Film Authority, broadening its scope beyond cultural production, adjusting the commission makeup, and clarifying funding sources, including the existing film and creative industries fund and the 0.2% rebate contribution. No final vote was taken in the portion provided, but members indicated the bill would need substantial revisions and an HD1.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Board Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- However, the board, at the last discussion, believes that 187 in that language gave broad new authority
- And the board encourages members to continue to ask ethics advisors.
- So any other thoughts, either way, from the committee at all or the board?
- So would that be appropriate to my board? If so, we need a motion to approve.
- I would entertain a motion to adjourn the public portion of our board meeting. Thank you.
Summary:
The board approved the October 15 meeting minutes and then reviewed three employment disclosure forms involving staff or spouses employed by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and the Department of Corrections. The disclosures were approved unanimously. The board also adopted a proposed rule change to conform board rules to a prior statutory amendment that separated fines from costs.
Members then discussed a draft advisory opinion interpreting the phrase “letter of recommendation” under the ethics statute. The draft would read the term broadly, allow legislators to decide when to write such letters when requested by a constituent, and reaffirm that it remains appropriate to use state resources for job references or scholarships for individuals the legislator has supervised or worked closely with at the legislature, as well as for certain gubernatorial appointments. Members generally supported the draft, but asked for possible clarification of the phrase “work closely with,” and approved the opinion as drafted with that caveat.
The board also reviewed proposed future meeting dates, noting a concern that January 19 falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and may need to be changed. No final action was taken on the dates during the public portion. The meeting then moved toward executive session after adjourning the public portion.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- A board may not in any way restrict the public's...
- Any board that has restricted the public's recreational use of a water body after January 1, 2024, and
- Basically, what it says is it gives a standard on when and if a board should... ...should be allowed
- If this was a pond that the Mobile Water Board owned, I... that the Mobile Water Board owned, I see,
- Parker board. All in favor? Any opposed? No. Bill's given a favorable report. Any opposed? No.
Keywords:
water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, real estate, disclosures, equitable interest, disciplinary actions, Alabama Real Estate Commission, HB397, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, tax relief, senior exemption, elderly homeowners, retiree exemption, disability exemption, blind exemption
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE BOARD OF PHARMACY AT THAT POINT WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXPAND THAT LIST IN COLLABORATION.
- NOT IN AGREEMENT BUT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD OF MEDICINE.
- BOARD CERTIFICATION BUILT ON THE DOCTOR OF PHARMACY EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY COMPLETED BY ALL US PHARMACY
- THE WAY THE LAW IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN THOUGH BOARD OF PHARMACY DOES NOT APPROVE OF THE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC
- OF PHARMACY AND BOARD OF MEDICINE AND THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS TODAY THEREFORE WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So first off, it's not a government appointed board.
- The board that I mentioned, the TI board will oversee the TI. The stid, it's a tad of a tid.
- That if this would happen, that would be a board. And the board. So does the board have?
- There's going to be a board and I'm going down here looking in here.
- 4 electeds on that tid board.
AK
Alaska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Session Jun 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Will the clerk please tally the board? 39 members present. Set.
- Will the clerk please tally the board? 39 members present. Thank you.
- It didn't strip authority from local school boards.
- Having these professional oversight boards is really important.
- And this is a person who is regulated by this very board.
Summary:
The Alaska Legislature met in joint session with a quorum to consider veto overrides on five bills: HB 52 on minors in psychiatric hospitals, SB 41 on mental health education, HB 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, SB 21 on the Alaska Work and Save Program, and HB 195 on pharmacists and physician associates. Supporters of HB 52 argued it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting in psychiatric treatment for minors; opponents were not recorded in the excerpt. The joint session voted 36-24 to sustain the governor’s veto, so HB 52 did not become law through override.
For SB 41, supporters said the bill would create developmentally appropriate mental health education guidance for schools and help address Alaska’s high suicide rate, while the governor argued it would intrude on local control. The override failed 38-22. For HB 314, members said the bill was needed to extend the AELS Board and avoid disruption to professional licensing and oversight; the override passed 45-15, so the veto was overridden. For SB 21, supporters said the Work and Save Program would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds to retirement; the override failed 39-21.
For HB 195, supporters said it would expand access to care by allowing pharmacists to provide more services under a standard-of-care model, especially benefiting rural residents and families seeking lower-cost treatment, while opponents raised concerns about abortion-related implications and scope. The joint session voted 43-17 to override the veto, so HB 195 was enacted over the governor’s objection. The session then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The Water Board is designed to evaluate these impacts and weigh the evidence to determine whether an
- What does that mean if the Water Board has issues with how the department is managing the permit?
- What oversight does the Water Board truly have if it was given in statute?
- I just wanted to address one thing that was in the analysis from the State Water Board.
- One thing that was in the analysis from the State Water Board: they made two comments.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee heard a regular order agenda with 101 bills and first took up AB 2215, which would extend the time for the Department of Water Resources to fully develop its State Water Project water rights. The author and supporters argued it would improve water reliability and affordability for millions of Californians and could save ratepayers money, while opponents said it would bypass the Water Board’s administrative process, set a precedent for other water rights holders, and potentially facilitate costly projects like the Delta Conveyance Project. The bill was moved on a do pass vote, with Mr. Hoover voting no and Ms. Krell not voting.
The committee then approved two consent calendars and heard several bills with little or no opposition. These included AB 2038 on extending insurance nonrenewal/cancellation protections for wildfire victims; AB 2322 on clarifying which commercial, industrial, or institutional sites are subject to municipal stormwater permits; AB 1794 on direct home shipment of enteral nutrition; AB 1696 on clarifying that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision within their scope of practice; AB 1860 on allowing county offices of education to use design-build methods; AB 1876 on codifying nondiscrimination protections in health care; AB 2281 on election cybersecurity resources; AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical records and reproductive health data; AB 1994 on providing victims with information about federal immigration relief options; and AB 1829 on expanding how CalWORKs community college funds may be used to support student parents. Most were supported by sponsoring organizations and related stakeholders, with limited opposition noted on AB 1696 and AB 2281.
The committee also placed a large suspense calendar on approval, listing dozens of additional bills, and then opened public comment on bills not heard that day. No members of the public came forward, and the hearing was adjourned. Several bills were reported out on roll call votes, with some members not voting or voting no on particular measures, but the transcript does not provide full vote tallies for each bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Importantly, Uh, this bill does not mandate hiring or set number of workforce board participants, nor
- I'm the CEO of Workforce Solutions Borderplex, the Workforce Development Board in Far West Texas.
- Workforce boards will provide them with free services ranging from a job posting and work in Texas to
- As publicly funded organizations, workforce development boards keep the public citizen in mind.
- Despite these needs, coordination with workforce boards is not automatic.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- So currently Webb County's purchasing agent reports to the Board of judges.
- Again, it's a power that the board of judges have really, I guess, outgrown.
- of Judges and that the Board of Judges obviously have several boards that I think are more comparable
- supervisions board.
- I am a board certified employment lawyer.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Apr 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Using school board fleet vehicles is the most responsible approach.
- School board vehicles are an extension of an education system.
- The school board is exempted there. Is that correct?
- The school board, our superintendent here, Dr. Ritz, runs an outstanding program.
- Because I would think all school board vehicles should be exempt. Are there other?
Summary:
The House Committee on Transportation met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several transportation-related bills. HB 988 by Rep. Bagley, which changes the fee distribution for current and retired legislators’ special prestige license plates so the proceeds would support the Pentagon, was reported favorably without objection. HB 1001 by Rep. Marcel, designating a portion of US 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway, was also reported favorably without objection after brief remarks honoring Jackson’s civil rights legacy and a moment of silence.
The committee then considered HB 989 by Rep. Boyer, which updates fees public license tag agents may charge. After testimony from the Louisiana Public Tag Agent Association and Commissioner Keith Neal, Rep. Phelps offered an amendment to exclude Shreveport from the fee increase; the committee rejected that amendment on a 13-2 vote, and the bill itself was then reported favorably on a 13-2 vote. HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association specialty license plate, was amended to remove language narrowing eligibility to association members and then passed favorably without objection. HB 1032 by Rep. Wiley, clarifying statutory references related to operating a motor vehicle under the influence, was amended technically and reported favorably without objection.
Later, HB 748 by Rep. Brough, exempting school board-owned and leased vehicles from tolls on bridges and highways, was amended to include leased vehicles and an effective date. Testimony from Plaquemines Parish school officials and the district attorney described toll costs tied to the Belle Chasse bridge, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1108 by Rep. Omade, creating a homeschool pride specialty license plate, was reported favorably without objection after discussion of the plate design and the intended recipient organization. Finally, HB 1081 by Chairman Wright, restructuring the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce, was amended to clarify administrative placement and terminology and then reported favorably without objection. The committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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of is you want to be in the Board of is you want to be in the Board of Certification - Pina has been attending our board meetings as an invited guest.
- Please identify yourself and let us know why it is you want to be in the Language Access Board.
- <00:09:35.160>
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Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met on April 15 to consider several gubernatorial nominations, with the chair reminding the public that written testimony had been reviewed and testimony time would be limited. The first nominee, James Landgraf (GM 528) for the Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators, was supported by the Department of Health and testified that his water-system experience would help ensure certification standards protect safe drinking water, including on Maui and the other islands. Committee members asked about his background and Maui water issues, and the chair later recommended advise and consent.
The committee also heard GM 552 for Pina Lemosu to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, but Lemosu was absent due to illness. Daintry Bartoldus of the council testified in strong support, citing Lemosu’s lived experience, critical thinking, and advocacy on disability and employment issues. The committee deferred decision-making on this nomination until the next day. For GM 717, Annabelle Stone for the Language Access Advisory Council, testimony from Waipahu Safe Haven Immigrant Migrant Resource Center and Aloha Care emphasized her interpreter background, bilingual skills, and commitment to equitable access for limited-English-proficient residents. Stone said her public health and community experience would help the council, and the chair recommended advise and consent.
The final nomination, GM 782, was John McComas for the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Supporters including Jack Lewin and Aloha Care highlighted McComas’s long career in health care, including leadership at Aloha Care and work on expanding community health resources. McComas said he wanted to continue contributing to health care access statewide after retirement. The committee took no objections on the nominations it voted on and adopted the chair’s recommendations to advise and consent for GM 528, GM 717, and GM 782, while GM 552 was deferred.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
The Cost of Special Education – Senator Jason Rarick Feb 17th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- If we can rein that in, I think it helps across the board.
- If we can rein that in, I think it helps across the board.
- If we can rein that in, I think it helps across the board.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (03/18/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- well water board.
- So, I've had to sit on the board over the last four or five years, and the board rarely has a lot of
- So, I've had to sit on the board over the last four or five years, and the board rarely has a lot of
- When we first discussed it, our board looked at the amendment. It came back. Our board fully...
- chairman and board members. chairman and board members.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Jun 23rd, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- It says: As vice chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, I, County Board Supervisor Monica
- We serve at the pleasure of the county board of supervisors in every county in which we operate.
- They are county departments that already answer directly to the board of supervisors.
- It is a board. If a board believes more oversight is needed, it already has a board.
- The board already controls.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Transcript Highlights:
- Ironically, I was just on the phone for a PSPRS board meeting in Peoria. ...on the phone for a PSPRS
- board meeting in Peoria with a retired homicide detective.
- Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1391 directs the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
- That the expense that was incurred by the officer at the initial civil service board also be covered
- , the civil service boards that we're talking about, those are the members of those boards are appointed
Keywords:
trauma, public safety, counseling, mental health, employee benefits, law enforcement, stress management, suicide prevention, workforce readiness, disciplinary action, appeals, termination, superior court, investigative process, reinstatement, immigration, data sharing, federal government, undocumented immigrants, visa overstays
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- She served on numerous boards, including the Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation, Catholic Charities Guild
- And on the board of the Strake Foundation.
- Today we have from the Board of Trustees, Kim Brady, Marjorie Barnes, Caroline...
- Litton is a board-certified medical oncologist. She is on the leading edge of cancer...
- School District Board of Trustees Policy, for the Committee on Public Education.
Keywords:
occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- There is, you'll notice finance board.
- Board, and a $169,000 operating adjustment for the Cosmetology Examiners Board.
- board thing is not a good way to do it. board thing is not a good way to do it.
- is on board with this.
- It's the across the board. homes. It's the across the board.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (3-3-26)
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Deputy Executive Director with the Kentucky Board of EMS.
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of current regulation under the Board of current regulation under the Board - <00:20:51.200>
of report um to your local board of report um to your local board of education - <00:29:43.600>
of certified with the Kentucky Board of certified with the Kentucky Board of - by by the Board of Education as<00:32:27.360>
well.
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education met for its fifth meeting and first took up House Bill 236, which would remove dual licensure requirements for certain Kentucky EMS education and training programs licensed by the Kentucky Board of EMS. The sponsor and witnesses said the change would reduce red tape and costs for small EMS training providers, help address workforce shortages, and preserve existing training standards. The committee adopted a committee substitute, then passed the bill with favorable expression and adopted a title amendment. Members noted support from the Council for Proprietary Education and the Council for Postsecondary Education.
The committee then heard House Bill 298 for discussion only, with no vote taken. The bill would extend KEES scholarship eligibility to students from non-certified schools, including homeschool, parochial, church, and other private schools, using dual-credit coursework, AP exams, and ACT scores to determine merit. The sponsor and a homeschooling witness argued the measure would create fairness for high-achieving students who are currently limited to the ACT supplement, and said homeschool students often take advanced coursework and dual-credit classes. Members asked about instructional hours, certification, eligibility criteria, and the fiscal impact; the sponsor said the bill had a fiscal note of about $290,000 in the first year and about $3.9 million at full implementation, and that the policy would apply to lottery-funded KEES dollars.
Several members expressed support for both bills, while also seeking clarification on how homeschool and non-certified school programs operate and why some do not seek certification. The discussion emphasized that homeschoolers are treated as private schools under Kentucky law, that certification can be costly and time-consuming, and that the bill would not change existing academic standards for KEES eligibility. The meeting ended after the discussion of HB 298, with no committee vote on that bill.