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• There were a few changes to the construction test and some of the penalties, but we didn't dig into this
• So there are a number of different tests that we have, um, under Minnesota law.
• that have carved out a specific test.
• Um, so first, um, I do just want to say I would love to simplify the act, the tests that we have.
• Um, I think it is confusing that we have so many different tests, and I would love to dig into that,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A police officer demanded to take a blood test to see if he was intoxicated.
• organizations uh sen cek or one<01:14:54.360> of<01:14:54.480> your<01:14:54.639> test
• Last year, our school board chair tested positive for COVID-19 on the day of our regular meeting.
• <01:47:39.119> positive<01:47:39.480> for night before or they tested positive for
• night before or they tested positive for covid<01:47:40.360> or<01:47:40.520> their<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• primary and a state general election in November for local election administrators to prep ballots, test
• To that end, we would like to require that counties complete an errorless test of the Election Reporting
• The office currently asks counties to complete this test and provides guidance on doing so ahead of each
• test of the election<01:03:45.559> Reporting<01:03:46.079> System<01:03:46.680> prior
• <01:03:55.039> and counties to complete this test and counties to complete this test and provides

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I now find myself well equipped to navigate the social and emotional tests that come in the earliest
• ><00:27:02.880> that<00:27:03.080> come<00:27:03.559> in social and emotional tests
• that come in social and emotional tests that come in the<00:27:03.799> earliest<00:27:04.159>
• :05.200> next Nadine Nadine remote would be our next Nadine Nadine remote would be our next test
• Chair Yim said she wanted to thank Chair Kisha and the team for trying to help with remote testing.

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

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• system has been actually really tested system has been actually really tested properly<00:04:05.560
• My question is, you know, have we hired a third party to come in and test the IT system?
• My question is, you know, have we hired a third party to come in and test the IT system?
• But no, I guess not sure yet about the third party testing.
• But no, I guess not sure yet about the third party testing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You guys have put my law school education to the test here this morning, thinking through some of these
• 30.480> the have put my law school education to the have put my law school education to the test
• here this morning thinking through test here this morning thinking through some<00:24:32.399> of<
• <00:36:01.000> to<00:36:01.119> determine they appli the our our test to determine
• they appli the our our test to determine whether<00:36:01.720> evidence<00:36:02.000> is

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 733-FN, a bill on third-party litigation financing (TPLF). Representative Cole, the prime sponsor, described TPLF as outside investors financing lawsuits in which they have no personal stake, arguing that the practice is largely unregulated, can involve foreign entities, and contributes to litigation abuse, higher insurance costs, and what he called a “tort tax.” He said the bill is modeled on an NCOIL proposal and would require disclosure of TPLF agreements, with specific references to foreign-entity restrictions, consumer-protection guardrails, and reporting requirements. He also noted a few technical fixes to the draft, including adding the word “knowingly” and restoring a section that had been omitted. Committee members questioned how the bill’s foreign-entity language would work, including whether a governor or the Department of Safety would designate countries of concern, and whether the bill would bar foreign parties from using litigation funding. Cole and others clarified that the bill was intended as a reporting measure, not a ban on litigation funding itself, and that the goal was to disclose who is funding lawsuits and to what extent. Representative Sal asked whether the bill would prevent a litigant from getting outside financing; Cole answered no, emphasizing disclosure rather than prohibition. Brandon Grat of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau testified that the bill’s enforcement provisions were too limited. He said the draft appears to give the Attorney General only a civil-penalty remedy, likely too small to deter violations, and not the broader Consumer Protection Act tools such as injunctions, restitution, or investigation authority. He also raised concerns about whether the Attorney General or Insurance Department would have proper jurisdiction, given that the product may be financial or insurance-related. Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the department sees possible benefits from transparency because disclosure of litigation funding could help insurers assess risk, improve underwriting, and potentially ease hard-market pressures, especially for nonprofits and child care providers. He also said the bill’s language likely needs further work to clarify agency authority and suggested involving the Attorney General, Insurance Department, and banking regulators. Opposition testimony came from the New Hampshire Trial Lawyers Association. Marissa Chase and Samantha Hering argued the bill is one-sided because it requires disclosure only on the plaintiff side and not from defendants or insurers. They said New Hampshire already has court rules and discovery procedures that cover relevant disclosures, making the bill unnecessary, and questioned whether the existence of a funding contract is even relevant in litigation. The hearing ended with the committee continuing to discuss possible revisions and enforcement options, but no vote or final action was taken in the transcript.

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• It's often said in schools that what gets tested gets taught, and the same applies to legislation: what
• Students in K-2 receiving 80% or more of their instruction in a partner language are being tested in
• Students in K-2 receiving 80% or more of their instruction in a partner language are being tested in
• Partner-language and English testing doubles the burden on students and staff.
• although we tested um a unit<01:32:32.600> of<01:32:32.800> one<01:32:32.960> of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They met the same standards, passed the same tests, earned the same promotions, and they were praised
• ,<04:32:25.680> and research, development, testing, and research, development, testing, and
• <04:46:12.320> I<04:46:12.560> am operational testing of evaluation.
• I am operational testing of evaluation.
• They are not battle tested for our men and women, especially when they're putting themselves in harm's

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But when it also comes to this state doing all the testing and things, do we have the resources to do
• that kind of testing in-house on the state level when it comes to PFAS?
• Speaker, gentlemen, as I understand, the permittees will be required to test and analyze and monitor
• Get the sample sent to the DOH scientific lab where it's tested, and that won't change. Mr.
• That's good to at least be able to test it in some of these rural areas.

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• board staff to the national provider, place a cap of five times on the number of times a candidate may test
• 08:05.119> add change chlorine residual for Spas add change chlorine residual for Spas add testing
• requirements add testing equipment requirements add facility<01:08:08.599> enclosures<01:08:09.599
• and maintenance requirements, requirements for personnel and safety equipment, water sampling and testing
• and maintenance requirements, requirements for personnel and safety equipment, water sampling and testing

Keywords: 0:01– Meeting start/roll call 0:34 – Approval of minutes 0:48 – Welcome of new committee members 1:34 – Council on Postsecondary Education 25:17 – Teachers’ Retirement System 27:00 – Kentucky Public Pension Authority 29:04 – Board of Veterinary Examiners 31:40 – Board of Nursing 34:01 – Board of Emergency Medical Services 36:15 – Fish & Wildlife Resources 40:34 – Department of Corrections 56:00 – Department of State Police 58:05 – Department of Criminal Justice Training 59:22 – Transportation Cabinet 1:00:18 – Department of Education 1:01:23 – Department of Employment Services 1:04:17 – Department of Workplace Standards 1:05:25 – Department of Housing, Buildings & Construction 1:06:59 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Sanitation) 1:13:50 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Trauma System) 1:17:46 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Public Health (Radon) 1:18:30 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. for Medicaid Services 1:19:15 – Cabinet for Health & Family Services, Dept. of Aging Services 1:20:36 – Other Business/Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and welcomed new members before taking up Council on Postsecondary Education regulations 13 KAR 2:120 and 13 KAR 2:130. The regulations, as amended by staff and agency amendments, update public university and KCTCS performance funding models to conform to 2024 Senate Bill 191 and the performance funding work group’s recommendations. Changes discussed included replacing the underrepresented minority metric with an underrepresented students metric defined as first-generation students, adding an adult learner metric, increasing the low-income degree premium, adjusting small-school and nonresident credit-hour weights, revising data aging and progression metrics, and adding STEM+H criteria in 13 KAR 2:120. Travis Pal of the Council on Postsecondary Education explained that the changes reflect the work group’s three-year review process and that the work group ultimately voted to define underrepresented students as first-generation students and to apply half-weighting between research and comprehensive universities for the new metric. Michael Frasier of the Kentucky Student Rights Coalition and Eastern Kentucky University student government opposed 13 KAR 2:120, arguing that the regulation improperly applies weights where the statute does not clearly authorize them and that the funding changes disadvantage comprehensive universities and vulnerable students. He asked the committee to find the regulation deficient or, alternatively, recommend legislative clarification and a revised fiscal analysis. Pal responded that weighting has been part of the model since 2017, that CPE was following the statute and work group recommendations, and that the model could be changed by future legislation. Members asked about the timing of the broader performance funding review, and Pal said the full model is reviewed every three years, with the next work group cycle beginning in 2026. No motion to find the regulation deficient was made, and the committee allowed the regulations to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The committee then approved a staff amendment to Teachers’ Retirement System regulations 102 KAR 1:195 and 102 KAR 1:340, which require annual reporting of accumulated sick leave, leave policies, and salary schedules to TRS and make technical changes to the final average salary calculation and related definitions.

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• They advertise free pregnancy tests very prominently, and so I'm curious about whether the $4 million
• They advertise free pregnancy tests very prominently, and so I'm curious about whether the $4 million
• <00:10:18.120> very tests very tests very prominently<00:10:20.000> and<00:10:20.160>
• office; it was the kind of pregnancy test that you can buy at the dollar store.
• I've noticed them around pregnancy tests I've noticed them around the<00:11:55.560> University

Bills: HF25, HF4

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief

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• It is patient protection policy that is tested in other states, refined over time, and shown to be workable
• <00:25:34.720> in protection policy that is tested in protection policy that is tested in
• It would also defund our hepatitis C and HIV testing program. Last year, we tested over 300 people.
• Over 1,700 Narcan kits, over 1,000 xylazine test kits, over 1,500 wound care kits, and almost 3,000
• threequarters of them have been tested threequarters of them have been tested for<02:11:07.599><

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we're allowing people to take drugs to these testing facilities to have their drugs tested.
• No, we provided testing facilities for you to know.
• at a testing facility.
• didn't get the substance tested at a testing<01:25:29.440> facility.
• So, it doesn't take testing facility.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They have to be tested.
• They have to be tested.
• They have to be tested.
• <00:29:43.480> they but all these machines are test they but all these machines are test they
• a there's a have to be tested there's a there's a lab<00:29:45.559> that<00:29:45.760> tests

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The public hearing opened on HB 728-FN, which would authorize video lottery terminals at charity gaming facilities and repeal historic horse racing licensing. Representative Om explained that the bill would convert the current historic horse racing terminals into true video lottery terminals/slot machines and change the revenue split, reducing the operator share from 75% to 70% while increasing the state share from 25% to 30%. He also noted the bill would increase the amount going to charities and other state beneficiaries. Former State Rep. Pat Brammy, who had served on the Charitable Gaming Study Commission, testified in support of the bill’s basic structure. He said a consultant’s report found historic racing machines cost facilities 12% to 18% more to operate because of totalizer and track-related fees, and that slot machines would be cheaper because there are more manufacturers and more competition. He argued that although the operator share drops by 5%, facilities could still benefit from lower operating costs, and he said the commission concluded that moving to slot machines would increase revenues to facilities, charities, and the state. He also said the bill would create a more stable stream of funding for problem gambling, since the current HHR “breakage” funding mechanism is limited and dependent on a single vendor. Brammy also discussed the commission’s concerns about market concentration in HHR machines, saying the commission found the market was dominated by only a few manufacturers and recommended legislation to address that issue under Article 83 of the state constitution. He interpreted the bill as allowing a phase-in of slot machines upon passage, with the remaining HHR provisions phasing out by January 1, 2028, and said facilities would likely transition as leases expire. Committee members asked about HHR contracts, machine programming, testing, and whether removing HHR would reduce competition; Brammy said he believed leases were likely short-term, machines are tested by a lab, and the legislature could decide whether the change is appropriate. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• to report the that poisoning testing to report the that poisoning testing result<00:39:08.520>
• result data uh the lab poisoning testing result data uh the<00:39:27.119> data<00:39:27.440><
• He also noted that the department receives lab poisoning test results under the statute and that lead
• The speaker added, for the record, that the department does receive lead poisoning test results under
• > uh you test test awesome greetings uh you test test awesome greetings uh members<04:54:20.000

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• As a former history teacher myself, I know that success is not measured by a single test or a single
• This project brings together local government, private industry, and community stakeholders to test new
• Lord, make our love increase in the face of the trials and testing which we inevitably encounter.
• We need air quality testing, soil testing, and frequent health monitoring.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• to do new construction, you had to have a residential contractors license, so I studied and took my test
• I studied and took my test. Went through it all.
• Scientists study diseases, test ideas, and do basic and preclinical work.
• is translational development, where a promising idea is shaped into something that can actually be tested
• Phase three is broader testing at scale.

Bills: HB267, HB478, HB617, HB659, HB800, HB922, HB924, HB947, HB1166, HB1223

Keywords: home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, utility, reimbursement, overcharges, consumer protection, economic relief, hidden fees, junk fees, drip pricing, price transparency, mandatory fees, surcharges, unfair trade practices, advertising disclosures, total price, service fees

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 267 by Vice Chair Polly Thomas, which would revise the membership rules for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. The bill would update who may nominate board members, add qualifications and term limits, and allow the governor more flexibility in appointing or reappointing members from less populated districts. After adopting technical amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably with amendments. The committee then considered House Bill 478 by Representative Knox, dealing with utility overcharge reimbursements. The bill requires reimbursements to be clearly labeled on customer bills and sets a deadline for repayment; after discussion with the Public Service Commission and utility representatives, the committee amended the bill to extend the repayment period from 45 to 90 calendar days and clarified that some settlement or regulatory credits would be treated differently. The bill was then reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 924 by Representative Glorioso, a consumer-protection measure aimed at contractor solicitation after disasters. The bill would restrict certain direct solicitations of residential property owners during a declared disaster period, address misleading insurance-related practices, and add disclosure and rescission requirements. After substantial debate over impacts on legitimate contractors, emergency repairs, and enforcement, the committee adopted a conceptual amendment shortening the disaster-response period from six months to 30 days. Testimony was split, with the sponsor, the insurance commissioner, and some contractors supporting the bill as a fraud-prevention measure, while other contractors argued it would hurt small businesses and was better addressed through enforcement. The transcript ends before final committee action on HB 924.

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• to the patterns of this world, but to be transformed by the renewal of our minds, so that by the testing
• minds, so<00:02:58.000> that<00:02:58.160> by<00:02:58.319> the<00:02:58.480> testing
• of<00:02:59.440> your<00:02:59.680> will,<00:03:00.000> we so that by the testing
• of your will, we so that by the testing of your will, we can<00:03:00.319> discern<00:03:00.640
• But if you drink or ingest any type of THC and then you get drug tested, that's your job.

Keywords: 958, all

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• today to express my steadfast support for Southwest Transit and our transit system that has stood the test
• we've<00:26:29.880> been<00:26:30.040> able<00:26:30.240> to<00:26:30.360> test
• ,<00:26:30.760> pilot,<00:26:31.200> and we've been able to test, pilot, and we've
• been able to test, pilot, and refine<00:26:32.160> new<00:26:32.360> ideas<00:26:32.760
• Chair, seeing no final test of testifiers, uh, what would you like to proceed?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So we have benchmark testing that we do three times a year.
• We do that whether we're going into TK, K, first grade, and we just have started using a testing platform
• So I'll take out the state testing; all of the local data that we have, they are meeting with their guiding
• So we work very closely with our districts to be able to provide systems as they are testing, to be able
• ...actually completely subvert the educator in the room, the encroachment of AI that actually will test

Summary: The joint hearing focused on coherence in California’s education planning and reporting systems, especially the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and related grant plans. Committee chairs and members described widespread frustration with duplicative, lengthy, and sometimes conflicting reporting requirements, while emphasizing that the goal was not to reduce accountability but to make planning more useful, stable, and student-centered. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond also previewed the Governor’s education budget priorities, including expanded learning, community schools, universal transitional kindergarten, literacy supports, and concerns about the proposed Prop. 98 deferral. Panelists from the State Board of Education, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office said the LCAP was intended to balance local flexibility with statewide transparency, but has become overloaded by repeated revisions and additional requirements. They argued for fewer core reporting elements, more stability over time, better alignment of planning cycles, and integrated systems that reduce duplication. Fresno County staff described a multi-year calendar and support tools that help districts manage timelines, but said these tools only ease the burden rather than solve the underlying problem. The LAO noted that some newer plans, such as expanded learning and transportation plans, are narrative-heavy and often less informative than separate reporting requirements. Local district leaders and county officials described the practical effects of the current system: staff time diverted from instruction, multiple portals and forms, audit risk aversion, and planning documents that can exceed 100 pages. Several superintendents said coherent systems work best when districts have clear priorities, stable governance, and aligned budgets, and when state requirements are predictable and tied to outcomes like literacy, attendance, and student achievement. The California Federation of Teachers added that coherence also depends on meaningful collaboration with educators, classified staff, parents, and communities. Committee members repeatedly asked whether the state should streamline reporting, create a uniform portal, or develop a more unified grant-reporting structure, and Thurmond said the department was piloting a simplified common form and was willing to work with the Legislature and districts on broader solutions.