Video & Transcript Research : 'competency evaluation'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The key is it's a really good system for evaluating what is from wolves and what is from other causes
- One of the main things we really need to shore up is our ability to evaluate the claims.
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the shore up is our ability to evaluate the shore up is our ability to evaluate - one-off uh claim uh claim evaluations one-off uh claim uh claim evaluations I<01:19:56.320>
mentioned - And we have this issue of are we going to continue to evaluate the claims in the field?
Keywords:
agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- was the manager for this evaluation.
- I'm with the Office of the Legislative Auditor, and I was the manager for this evaluation.
- throughout the course of our evaluation throughout the course of our evaluation both<00:20:17.919
- Shouldn't we kind of know and evaluate the effects of the cost of these projects?
- We did try and, as we always do in our evaluation, really cast a broad net.
Summary:
The House Capital Investment Committee met on January 23 and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The main presentation was from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on its evaluation of Minnesota’s Sustainable Building guidelines, also referred to as B3. The auditors said the guidelines apply to certain new buildings and major renovations funded with general obligation bonds and are intended to improve energy efficiency, occupant health, and environmental quality. They described the program as involving the Departments of Administration and Commerce, the University of Minnesota’s Center for Sustainable Building Research, and project teams, but found widespread confusion over who is responsible for administering and enforcing the program.
The auditors reported that oversight and accountability are limited, compliance is not clearly tracked, and there is no agency assigned to ensure projects follow the guidelines or to require compliance data. They said many projects in a review of 2020 bonding projects had not begun tracking compliance, and that up-to-date data were often missing. They also found the law’s stated program objectives are outdated because the referenced energy-code provision was repealed in 2009, and that measurable goals have not been established for most of the guideline categories. The office recommended that the legislature designate a responsible agency, clarify duties in statute, require compliance monitoring and data collection, update the program’s stated goals, and direct systematic evaluation of cost and sustainability outcomes.
Members asked about consequences for noncompliance, funding, and whether cost impacts should be studied first. The auditor said the requirements are legal obligations, but no real enforcement consequences have been used so far, and any consequences discussed have been mostly theoretical. She said the Departments of Administration and Commerce were receiving about $1 million combined to support the contract with the Center for Sustainable Building Research, while other state agencies were not receiving dedicated funding for oversight. In response to questions about costs, she said the overall effect of the guidelines on project costs and sustainability is still unknown, but that the legislature could direct an analysis of cost impacts before taking further action.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1016 would allow Care Court to subject certain respondents to an evaluation under the LPS Act.
- I want to note it is the same evaluation that an individual would get at a designated facility under
- The evaluation, I see your hand up. I'll let you respond as well. The evaluation has happened.
- That converts the dismissal into a Care Court petition, or sorry, into a 5200 evaluation.
- It bypasses the state... ...voluntarily detain them and then evaluate them.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Children and Family Law (01/30/2025)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- This type of welfare proceeding should not differentiate the type of evaluations they receive.
- The issue had been that there were evaluations being completed by professionals that did not have the
- The issue had been that there were evaluations being completed by professionals that did not have the
- The issue had been that there were evaluations being completed by professionals that did not have the
- ation being completed by were evalu ation being completed by professionals<00:39:01.440>
that
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Jun 1st, 2026
Joint Legislative Audit
Transcript Highlights:
- As Assembly Member DeMaio mentioned, the audit request really directs my office to evaluate SANDAG's
- DeMaio mentioned, Objective 6 has us focus on evaluating the extent to which SANDAG accurately...
- And having this audit is, I think, an important step to evaluating whether that's appropriate.
- And having this audit is, I think, an important step to evaluating whether that's appropriate.
- I'm pleased to present an audit to evaluate the Department of Human Resources...
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/17/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- evaluations for grants over $25,000.
- Most grant evaluations will be posted in or by the summer of 2025.
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into soon be uploading these evaluations into soon be uploading these evaluations - > state<00:10:02.920>
of related to the evaluations the state of related to the evaluations - c> policies Minnesota's grantee evaluation policies Minnesota's grantee evaluation policies are<00
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS House Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . just removing the follow-up evaluation. just removing the the<01:34:16.960>
term <01:34:17.280 - It simply says if you want to do business in Mississippi on this $26 million program, you will compete
- It simply says if you want to do business in Mississippi on this $26 million program, you will compete
- It simply says if you want to do business in Mississippi on this $26 million program, you will compete
- If you want to do business in Mississippi on this $26 million program, you will compete in daylight,
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the pledge, established a quorum, dispensed with reading the journal and bill introductions, and then moved through announcements recognizing visitors in the galleries, including cancer advocacy groups, Mississippi Math and Science School students, a gospel choir, Leadership Greater Jackson, and other guests. Members also made several commendations, including recognition of Elena Johnson’s softball accomplishments and a student’s appointment to West Point.
On the general calendar, the House passed House Bill 1076, the SAVE Act of 2026, by a vote of 122-0. The bill is described as a consumer protection measure for veterans that prohibits pay-to-refer arrangements, tightens standards for paid claims assistance, requires written agreements and limits upfront or nonrefundable fees, and adds privacy and disclosure safeguards. The House also passed House Bill 223, designating a segment of Highway 537 as the Sergeant John Howard Tanner Memorial Highway, by 122-0.
The chamber then passed House Bill 1112, which revises state aid road division laws to expand purchasing authority, increase authorized vehicles, and allow unused county road funds to be reallocated after a period of time, by 120-1. House Bill 737, with an adopted amendment, allows Medicaid providers to repay certain non-fraud overpayments in installments when immediate repayment would cause hardship and aligns the repayment timeline with federal law; it passed 116-0. The House also passed House Bill 479 on marriage and family therapy and psychology licensure changes, adopting an amendment that extends the time to verify credentials for out-of-state applicants and provides a temporary license, by 121-0.
Additional bills passed included House Bill 991 on third-party registration systems for used motor vehicle parts dealers and scrap metal processors (118-0), House Bill 1072 creating voluntary portable benefits accounts for independent contractors (119-0), House Bill 1137 revising CPA licensure education and experience requirements (118-1), House Bill 571 extending the foreign-national contribution ban to ballot measures (111-1), House Bill 630 allowing certain county electors to serve as municipal poll managers in small municipalities (113-4), House Bill 858 requiring election equipment internet connectivity to be disabled on election day (116-1), House Bill 788 changing how affidavit ballots can update voter registration information, with an amendment adopted, (115-3), and House Bill 908 tying Mississippi’s mail-ballot counting rule to the outcome of pending federal litigation so state and local races would be treated the same if the current federal-race rule is struck down (the bill was under discussion at the end of the excerpt).
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- But I think we're competing with each other. Good morning. It's on. Is that on? There you go.
- Do it, and it is worth evaluating alternatives before implementing this.
- And then we would have to submit evaluation reports on an annual basis.
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would <01:11:58.400>uh <01:11:58.560>is Evaluating uh reports uh would uh is Evaluating - Uh but but forward to evaluate outcomes.
Summary:
The House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs heard HB 1790-FN, which would address involuntary admissions for certain individuals with a substance use disorder. Representative Lucy Weber introduced the bill for Representative Long, and the committee heard extensive testimony both in support of and in opposition to the proposal. Opponents, including John Burns of SOS Recovery and Jake Barry of New Futures, argued that involuntary commitment is not well supported by research, can retraumatize people, may increase overdose risk after release, and could undermine New Hampshire’s existing recovery and harm-reduction efforts. They emphasized that treatment should be voluntary, trauma-informed, and paired with housing, recovery supports, and other community-based services.
Representative Long said he was willing to accept DHHS’s request to amend the bill into a study commission, though he expressed concern that a prior state study had not led to action. He said the commission should focus on implementation details, including where people would be placed, staffing, withdrawal management, elopement prevention, length of commitment, and aftercare. He described involuntary commitment as one tool for people with severe dangerous addictions, distinct from drug court, and said it could help avoid criminal records. Committee members asked about capacity at New Hampshire Hospital and how the proposal would work in practice.
DHHS officials Katya Fox and Cynthia Pabonis testified that the bill raises major policy and fiscal concerns. They said New Hampshire’s current system has benefited from investments in naloxone, medication-assisted treatment, recovery centers, and community-based services, and that those investments have helped reduce overdose deaths. They estimated the bill would require a new 70-bed facility costing about $40 million to build and about $33.3 million annually to operate, with only a small portion offset by insurance, plus more than $600,000 in annual legal costs and additional staffing and system changes. They also said New Hampshire Hospital has 185 beds, with about 100 patients typically ready for less restrictive settings, and that housing shortages are a major bottleneck. NAMI New Hampshire also testified in opposition, saying families often want any possible treatment for loved ones but still opposed the bill. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Anonymous threat reporting 3/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we ask for those clear standards to be part of the bill for threat evaluation, prioritization, or
- , the bill for threat evaluation, the bill for threat evaluation, prioritization,<00:14:00.399>
- effectiveness as well as to evaluate effectiveness as well as analyze<00:15:26.959>
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overall reporting to evaluate overall reporting to evaluate overall effectiveness- evaluating the effectiveness. evaluating the effectiveness.
- effectiveness as well as to evaluate effectiveness as well as analyze<00:15:26.959>
Summary:
The committee heard House File 3764, as amended by the DE1 amendment, which would allow school districts and charter schools to create local anonymous threat reporting systems. Representative Nadeau described the bill as an optional framework that would support 24/7 anonymous tips through an app, hotline, or website, use trained crisis counselors and school-based teams, coordinate with 911 and law enforcement when needed, require public awareness efforts and student training, and direct districts to report usage data to the Department of Education. The chair adopted the DE1 amendment, and the bill was moved before the committee with the intent to place it on the general register.
Testimony was largely supportive. Chris Linquist of St. Francis Area Schools said his district has used the Sandy Hook Promise reporting system since 2023-24 and credited it with helping identify bullying, mental health crises, and other safety concerns outside school hours. Alexandra Fitz Simmons of Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota said anonymous reporting systems are an important prevention tool because students are often the first to see warning signs before violence occurs. Representative Lawrence also praised the bill for being encouraged rather than mandated and emphasized local control.
Rick Kaufman, speaking for several school organizations, supported the concept but said the bill still lacked clear standards for how tips are evaluated and shared with school officials, and he urged stronger coordination and funding for staffing and training. Joe Oonie of the Department of Education said the department supports anonymous reporting systems but raised concerns about the costs of building data collection and reporting infrastructure, FERPA safeguards, and the need for resources to implement the bill effectively. Chair Bennett pushed back on the funding objection, arguing the department should be able to handle the reporting within existing resources, and Representative Roach later asked whether the department had higher-priority uses for its carryover funds. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (05/05/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we compete for talent significant.
- Um, we compete for talent globally,<01:16:54.640>
and <01:16:54.960>our <01:16:55.440>- Massachusetts competes very heavily with North Carolina and Research Triangle.
- Massachusetts<01:25:04.800>
competes <01:25:05.199>very <01:25:05.520>heavily <01- :25:05.840>
with Massachusetts competes very heavily with Massachusetts competes very heavily
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Of low expectations that our public schools cannot compete for these dollars.
- This idea that public schools cannot compete or that somehow private schools are going to monopolize
- This idea that public schools cannot compete or that somehow private schools are going to monopolize
- This idea that public schools cannot compete or that somehow private schools are going to monopolize
- We actually compete with Mr. Beckerine's school for kids. And you know what happens?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/13/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It takes a good six to eight weeks to gain basic skills and four to six months to be competent for me
- It takes a good six to eight weeks to gain basic skills and four to six months to be competent for me
- It takes a good six to eight weeks to gain basic skills and four to six months to be competent for me
- Small businesses want this program, too, so that they can compete for workers with big businesses.
- Small businesses want this program, too, so that they can compete for workers with big businesses.
Bills:
HF1976
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/03/25
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And to see these high school students building these robots, competing, the camaraderie, the different
- And to see these high school students building these robots, competing, the camaraderie, the different
- school students building<00:04:32.240>
these <00:04:32.479>robots <00:04:33.039>competing - <00:04:33.840>
the building these robots competing the building these robots competing the - I would like to say CEOs now say the most important skills are social-emotional competencies, and they
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 28th, 2026 at 02:54 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- So we have, as Sunny said, program evaluation; we look at that, we study it, and then after those three
- component to this because, as you know, the best type of evaluations are more of providing a treatment
- the moving forward into the economy so as i took this position on in evaluating the operation it was
- So that is something that we're evaluating right now.
- So that is something that we're evaluating right now. Thank you. And my last question, Mr.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (04/08/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- If we have a competitive market in the state, they'll compete with each other.
- So are we saying that the human... and we can evaluate that there and we can evaluate that there >
- Lonza is going to evaluate the information. That's very interesting.
- Lonza is going to evaluate the information. That's very interesting.
- is going to evaluate the information. is going to evaluate the information.
Summary:
The subcommittee focused primarily on a bill concerning long-term care insurance rate increases and consumer notice. Members and staff discussed replacing or supplementing a proposed public hearing requirement with annual reporting, website updates, and consumer-facing disclosures about approved rate increases, carriers writing the products, and how the products work. Several participants emphasized that long-term care policies are long-term products, that rate increases can be spread over many years for actuarial reasons, and that consumers need better information about trends and the impact of increases.
A major point of disagreement was whether the bill should try to cap premium increases. One member argued the real problem is unexpected increases of 15% to 20% and urged a statutory cap to protect consumers. Insurance department representatives and others responded that hard caps had been struck down in prior case law, that the department’s core responsibility is solvency, and that carriers need sufficient premium to pay future claims. They also said the market is struggling because many carriers stopped selling the product, leaving in-force policies to bear the cost, and that overly restrictive caps could cause insurers to withdraw from the state.
The discussion then shifted toward a compromise requiring carriers to notify policyholders before a rate increase is approved and allowing a 60-day comment period. Participants debated whether the notice should come from the carrier, how confidentiality rules would apply before approval, and what the department should do with public comments. The department said it already reviews filings carefully and that submitted rates are often adjusted before approval; lawmakers noted that prior commissioners had pushed back on increases in some cases, including a seven-year moratorium. No final vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly tried to move the subcommittee along to other bills.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Even though we did not evaluate the effectiveness of the training topics or whether the time allotted
- With that, I'd like to say that we appreciate the efforts of the state auditor's office to evaluate a
- We appreciate the efforts of the state auditor's office to evaluate a very complex training model with
- I think we still need some time to sort of evaluate how we move forward.
- To examine these efforts, we evaluated the following questions.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard three State Auditor’s Office performance audits: implementation of the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act, Washington’s digital equity planning, and the Department of Commerce’s Digital Navigator Program. In the law enforcement training audit, the State Auditor found the Criminal Justice Training Commission had developed most required training content but had not developed all required topics, lacked a systematic project management approach, and had weak tools to ensure participation and compliance. Auditors said most officers had not completed the required 40 hours, patrol tactics training was a major bottleneck, and the Commission’s reporting did not clearly show statewide compliance. The Commission said it generally agreed with the recommendations and had begun implementing some changes. Committee members raised concerns about staffing, liability, incentives, and whether the law had enough enforcement “teeth.”
In the digital equity audit, auditors said Washington lacked a comprehensive, unified statewide plan, a designated leader, and reliable funding for digital equity efforts. They said existing plans were fragmented, with the NTIA-approved plan the most complete but no longer fully funded after federal changes. The State Auditor recommended the legislature establish oversight authority and require a lead organization to coordinate and evaluate statewide digital equity efforts and develop a unified plan. The Department of Commerce and Office of Equity agreed with the need for clearer leadership and coordination, and a public witness described ongoing coalition and local planning work. Committee members asked about best practices from other states and whether the auditor could provide additional research on coordination models.
In the Digital Navigator Program audit, the State Auditor concluded Commerce did not consistently follow core grant-management practices, including competitive award processes, vetting of grantees, clear contracts, performance monitoring, and reimbursement controls. Auditors said Commerce expanded grants without a new competition, lacked adequate documentation and reporting, and paid out millions without sufficient support; they also cited management decisions that overrode staff concerns. Commerce said it had already begun major contract-management reforms, created a new contracts and compliance structure, and was working on risk assessments, documentation standards, and staff training. Members pressed Commerce on accountability, possible recoupment of improper payments, ethics issues, and whether the agency had clear performance metrics for the program. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended after public testimony and committee discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Three specific kinds of evaluations are required.
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evaluations <00:05:23.039>are specific kinds of evaluations are specific kinds - Hours, expecting providers to cover the cost of the mandated evaluation visits adds to the challenge
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 29, 2026 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Public school districts are responsible for evaluation.
- They do have to do the IEPs, but the evaluations fall on the public schools.
- Despite this, the district failed to properly evaluate him.
- Our family paid out of pocket for a private psychological evaluation.
- The evaluation was completed in a whole two days.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- From that, MnDOT has a list of projects and goes through an evaluation and scoring process.
- From that, MnDOT has a list of projects and goes through an evaluation and scoring process.
- other report there's a an evaluation other report there's a an evaluation that<00:13:54.040>
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and counties uh would you know evaluate and counties uh would you know evaluate - complete and then we can evaluate complete and then we can evaluate whether<01:04:06.960>
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MN
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- This evaluation needs to be comprehensive to look at all areas of need for a student.
- initial special education evaluation initial special education evaluation this<00:14:56.160>
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also evaluation uh a re-evaluation is also evaluation uh a re-evaluation is - education services the re-evaluations education services the re-evaluations don't<00:15:55.279><