Video & Transcript Research : 'technical training'

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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 03-28-2025

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the unlikely event that we have to abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee
  • If we have to abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties, the committee will reconvene to
  • If there is a technical glitch during your time to testify, we may have to move on to the next person
  • <00:01:47.040> First health worker training programs.
  • First health worker training programs.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee first heard SR 12/SCR 16, which asks the Department of Health to convene a task force to identify minimum professional standards for community health worker training programs. The Department of Health supported the measure and said it could take on the work with current resources. Testimony from Papa Ola Lokahi, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Community Health Worker Association, and community health workers strongly supported the resolution but urged broader task force representation, including community health workers themselves, Papa Ola Lokahi, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, the Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Community Health Worker Alliance, and community-based rural nonprofit organizations. Several testifiers also asked that community health workers make up at least half of the task force. The department indicated it had no objection to adding the requested groups, and members discussed those proposed amendments. The committee then took up SR 141/SCR 172, which requests a Department of Health working group on demolition waste reduction. Energy Justice Network and other supporters urged amendments, including use of the internationally recognized zero-waste definition and hierarchy. The committee also heard SR 165/SCR 205, which would direct the Department of Health to adopt rules setting maximum decibel levels for concerts or events at private venues in primarily residential areas. The department said it was already working on noise issues and wanted a community noise working group to address nuisances beyond current statutory categories, but members questioned the lack of specific standards, the absence of a defined working group membership, and whether the proposal would lead to broader restrictions on events. Testimony and discussion focused on concerns about noise impacts, enforcement, and the balance between community complaints and long-standing local events. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided. The hearing then moved on to SR 174/SCR 194, which would ask the Department of Health to reduce the use of disposable surgical equipment and adopt sustainable practices, but discussion of that measure was not included in the transcript excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I took these photos from my friend's horse training...
  • I took these photos from my friend's horse training ranch.
  • We provide technical assistance.
  • COC, that's the technical term, continuum of care program.
  • The HUD Continuum of Care Program is the technical name.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Finance Division II (03/17/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • "Recruiting every year, for you know, doing all of that training every year."
  • we have trained them at their<01:06:28.640> requests<01:06:29.039> to<01:06:29.200>
  • advantage uh they come with technical advantage uh they come with technical Savvy<01:09:23.000><
  • She said she does not see how they can figure out the cost of training as opposed to training ones and
  • So that's something somewhat technical in nature that our office will clean up if you want to take up
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on Fish and Game’s budget-revenue proposals and several statutory changes the department said it needs to support its operations. The department recommended raising the fisheries habitat fee and wildlife habitat fee to $5 each, estimating additional annual revenue of about $640,000 and $144,000 respectively. Members clarified that these are habitat fees added on top of licenses, not reduced by senior or youth license categories, and discussed the need for RSA changes to allow the revenue to be transferred into the Fish and Game Fund. The department also said it would work internally on any broader license fee increases through the commission process. The committee then reviewed proposals to cap several dedicated accounts and transfer excess balances to the unrestricted Fish and Game Fund. Those accounts included the fisheries and wildlife habitat funds and the game management account, with the department proposing a $750,000 cap on each and transfer of amounts above that threshold. The department said the cap was based on several years of expenditures and the fact that dedicated funds are often used as match for federal funds. Members asked for reports on fund activity and questioned whether the cap and mandatory transfer language should be “shall” or “may,” with the department indicating it would prefer “may” for flexibility. The committee also discussed a Pheasant Management Program account, where the department said current law limits use of the money to buying and propagating pheasants and it wants authority to use it for broader program management. A substantial portion of the meeting addressed Fish and Game’s environmental review unit and the transfer of ARPA-funded positions to DEES under the governor’s initiative. The department said four positions are currently ARPA-funded, that DEES supports keeping them in place through the end of the year, and that the transition will require time because environmental review work is intertwined across the agency. The department explained that before the ARPA positions, biologists handled the work and that current staffing has helped eliminate a backlog and meet deadlines. Members also discussed a proposal to expand environmental review fees beyond private developers to state, federal, municipal, and local governments, with the department saying it would need rulemaking and stakeholder input. Additional requests included authority to conduct raffles to raise funds, creation of a revolving account for donations and raffle proceeds, and repeal of the obsolete fish food sales statute because the vending machines are no longer functional and the account generates no revenue.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 04/14/26

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:41:26.320> technical<00:41:26.800> assistance<00:41:27.200> and technical technical
  • assistance and technical technical assistance and capacity. capacity. capacity.
  • This was a very, uh, technical Department of Labor and Industry bill.
  • This was a very, uh, technical Department of Labor and Industry bill.
  • Then Section 11 on page 10 is, uh, from Senate File 3719, another DLI technical bill.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN Public Hearing 03-18-2026

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we help over 8,000 people a year in workforce development, job training, job counseling, and job
  • And we help over 8,000 people a year in workforce development, job training, job counseling, and job
  • And we rely on the community's good grace to donate to us. job training, job counseling, and job job
  • training, job counseling, and job placement.<00:28:49.320> As<00:28:49.480> well<00:28:
  • as well as making some technical as well as making some technical amendments<00:32:05.280> to
Summary: The committee heard several consumer-protection and insurance measures. HB 1511 HD2 would prohibit unsolicited mail or email using high-pressure tactics or falsely implying affiliation with another entity; it drew support from the Office of Consumer Protection, the DCCA Insurance Division, and the Service Contract Industry Council, with some written support and at least one opposition. HB 1535 HD2, concerning automated external defibrillators and a tax-related provision for devices installed in certain public accommodations, received comments from DOTAX and the Tax Foundation, with additional support from the Department of Health and other groups. HB 1642 HD1 would ban ownership or operation of digital financial asset transaction kiosks that accept U.S. currency; it was strongly supported by OCP, the Attorney General, and AARP, while kiosk operators and industry representatives opposed the ban and urged a regulatory approach instead, including licensing, transaction limits, refunds, and other safeguards. Members questioned whether federal action could preempt the bill and whether a licensure regime could be funded through a surcharge, but no action was taken during the discussion. The committee also took up HB 1753 on social media account deletion and permanent erasure of personal information, with OCP standing on its initial comments and TechNet and Will Caron in support. HB 1810 HD2 would impose prompt payment and financial reporting requirements on professional solicitors selling donated tangible property on behalf of charities; Goodwill Hawaii testified in strong support, emphasizing donor trust and transparency, and several nonprofit and business groups submitted supportive testimony. HB 2282 HD1, which would require explanations for premium increases and clarify insurance licensing and cancellation/non-renewal procedures, was supported by the Insurance Division and OCP; a vice chair asked for complaint data related to condo associations, and a member noted that the same agencies had previously opposed similar Senate bills. Finally, HB 2614 HD1 would require cosmetics merchants to accept returns of new or unopened goods within specified time frames and improve signage requirements; OCP said the bill addressed longstanding complaints about high-pressure sales tactics and no-return policies, citing over 180 complaints and survey results showing most complainants did not understand the policy and felt misled.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • months old until they are fully trained months old until they are fully trained typically<00:02:
  • <00:02:32.599> trained<00:02:32.920> assistance restricting fully trained assistance
  • an assistance dog and training an assistance dog and training furthermore<00:02:48.200> we
  • He is in final training right now to be an assistance dog.
  • three years old he is in final training three years old he is in final training right<00:03:44.920
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 8:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please use the chat only for technical issues.
  • If you're disconnected technical issues.
  • :46.640> of Technical amendments for purpose of Technical amendments for purpose of clarity,<01
  • We have technical comments. Foundation. We have technical comments.
  • <03:08:03.120> amendment date to year 3000 technical amendment date to year 3000 technical
Bills: HB2118, HB2473
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Sadly, we have issues with insufficiently trained diagnostic team members.
  • We do not have enough trained staff. ...enough trained dyslexia therapists to support all the students
  • We need to utilize our highly trained CALCs and CALPs, and we have. ...one right here with us.
  • We need the programs, the resources, the training, and the staff.
  • If we equalize it now, it still technically raises the basic allotment for everybody.
Summary: The meeting primarily focused on special education funding, with significant discussions around House Bill 2 (HB2), Senate Bill 568 (SB568), and House Bill 3928 (HB3928). Key speakers advocated for increased funding to close the estimated $1.7 billion annual gap that affects special education in Texas public schools. Several witnesses, including educators and students affected by dyslexia, provided personal testimonies about the impact of insufficient funding and the disability penalty, which penalizes schools financially for identifying students needing special education services. The committee demonstrated a strong commitment to advocate for changes that would improve special education resources and training for teachers, thereby ensuring that all Texas children receive the educational support they need to thrive.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • And you're talking about all of this training, but I can have zero training and go do it.
  • Dentistry on an animal with no training, obviously not.
  • They're graduating with equine dental training or something to that effect.
  • One had less training than this one. Arizona had none if they didn't want to.
  • People do it that don't have any training. That's the problem.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The conference committee on House/Senate Bill 2129 met to resolve the House amendment to the Senate-passed bill, which concerns exemptions related to veterinary practice. The main dispute centered on the House language adding terms such as “specialized or holistic trade” and expanding exemptions to include acupuncture/acupressure and non-veterinary dentistry, while the Senate preferred a narrower, more definitive list of exempt activities. Senators and House members discussed whether the word “includes” made the exemption open-ended, and whether equine dentistry should be treated as veterinary medicine or allowed as a separate practice. Testimony from Dr. Sarah Lyons of the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and veterinarian Troy Dutton emphasized that dentistry, including equine dentistry, is generally considered the practice of veterinary medicine and can involve invasive procedures and animal safety risks. They argued the House amendment lacked educational or licensing requirements and could allow untrained individuals to perform procedures such as dentistry or acupuncture. House members raised concerns about rural access, shortages of veterinarians, and the practical reality that some horse owners and equine practitioners currently perform float work and similar services. After extended discussion, the committee did not reach agreement. Members noted that the House amendment language differed from the Senate version on the key exemption provisions, and that further review of proposed alternative language would be needed. A motion was made and approved by roll call that the committee was unable to agree at this time and would schedule another meeting. The meeting was then adjourned pending rescheduling.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 04/01/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • We didn't have any money, but the program leaders raised some funds to pay for our flight, trainings,
  • It's technical, but I will expand the support for various components, including business development
  • It's technical, but I will expand the support for various components, including business development
  • /c><01:21:58.480> updates technical changes, uh including updates technical changes, uh including
  • <01:22:14.880> the technical changes include renaming the technical changes include renaming
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also think there should be more training for officers to take these types of police calls seriously
  • I also think there should be more training for officers to take these types of police calls seriously
  • I also think there should be more training for officers to take these types of police calls seriously
  • I also think there should be more training for officers to take these types of police calls seriously
  • recommends just making some technical recommends just making some technical amendments<01:41:54.560
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 281 SD1, which would define and prohibit torture as a Class A felony. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, HPD investigators, and other supporters said the bill is needed because existing laws do not adequately capture torture, especially cases involving children and vulnerable persons. Several testifiers emphasized that starvation is a common method of torture that often leaves little visible evidence, and they urged the committee to restore the original starvation language removed from the measure. The Office of the Public Defender said it did not oppose the bill’s purpose but raised concerns that the language was too broad and could create trial issues, particularly around minors and vulnerable people, and suggested narrowing amendments. The chair indicated the testimony had made a strong impression and said the committee would try to move the bill forward. The committee then heard SB 292 SD1, relating to sexual exploitation and safe harbor protections for survivors seeking medical or law enforcement help. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the measure, noting that a prior version raised equal protection concerns that were no longer present, and said survivors should be able to seek help without fear of prosecution. Written support was also noted from several advocacy and state groups. Testimony in support focused on retaliation fears, trafficking, and the need for manpower and resources to address exploitation and related crimes. Finally, the committee took up SB 295 SD1, which would increase penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and treat a violation of one as a second offense for the other. The Public Defender’s Office objected to the mandatory jail component, arguing judges should retain discretion and that there was no clear evidence mandatory jail deters violations. The transcript cuts off before any final committee action or vote on SB 295 was recorded.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Nov 3rd, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, those are technical reviews.
  • So it does require a technical expert to go through those applications.
  • We know that they require technical support.
  • And technical support.
  • We're urging, we do a lot of training throughout the year.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I train her during the day so that anytime I talk she barks, so she gets a treat.
  • sorry I'm going to put my dog<00:03:34.640> outside<00:03:35.640> I<00:03:35.760> train
  • her<00:03:36.360> during<00:03:36.599> the<00:03:36.840> co dog outside I train
  • her during the co dog outside I train her during the co time<00:03:37.519> so<00:03:37.799>
  • First of all, the first part of the amendment, lines 1.1 through 1.15, is technical assistance that I
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Taxes Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Supportive services include things, for example, like case management, job training, vocational training
  • So there really aren't any technical barriers to the implementation of this bill.
  • This includes the ballot question language, community support requirement, and some technical aspects
  • Of that figure, 30 million is one-time funding to defray health care costs and enhanced training that
  • In addition, members can also receive a $750 stipend upon completing a designated voluntary training
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, so we can use it for law enforcement training.
  • These additional costs are necessary due to the highly complex technical environments being implemented
  • of sense from a tax administration perspective to take your best... collectors and then have them trained
  • And At that point, we'll also put them through the training to become limited peace officers.
  • We can train them more easily and they also have skin in the game and care more about what they're doing
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 May 20th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • The JET Grant Program provides funding for equipment used in career and technical education programs.
  • Their job is to report so that the trained authorities can decide if an investigation should proceed
  • We meet the same statutory standards and receive the same training, some would say more because of all
  • the extra training that we have to go through.
  • We receive the same training, some would say more because of all the extra training that we have to go
Bills: HB126, HB121
Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to hear testimony on a full agenda of education-related bills. Several measures were laid out and left pending, including HB 322 to allow JET Grant funds to be used for subscription-based and ongoing technology costs for career and technical education; HB 3062 to require fentanyl and drug-poisoning prevention instruction for entering college students; HB 121 to update school safety laws, including TEA peace officer commissions, annual renewal of certain safety exceptions, new reporting requirements, and special education behavior threat assessment changes; HB 3627 to let the State Board of Education chair employ staff; HB 5515 to curb inflated shipping and handling charges on instructional materials; HB 2674 to prohibit new state regulation of homeschool programs; HB 2310 to require a statewide strategic plan for early learning and inclusion for young children with disabilities; HB 367 to standardize documentation for excused absences due to serious illness; HB 1178 to speed certification for out-of-state educators and military spouses; and HB 1481 to expand cell phone restrictions to the full school day. Testimony was generally supportive on most bills, with some concerns raised on HB 121 about school district police departments investigating misconduct and on HB 2674 about how it would interact with the new ESA program in SB 2. HB 5515 drew support from instructional materials coordinators who described extreme shipping invoices and argued the bill would restore transparency and fiscal responsibility. HB 2310 was supported by disability advocates and early learning groups, who said a coordinated state plan would improve access and inclusion for children with disabilities. HB 367 was presented as a simple clarification to reduce confusion for medically vulnerable students and families, and HB 1178 was described by TEA as a modest pathway that would help bring experienced out-of-state teachers into Texas schools more quickly. HB 126, updating Texas’ NIL law to align with the pending House settlement and allow direct payments and pre-enrollment NIL agreements, received extensive testimony from university counsel and committee questioning about the settlement, recruiting, and future college athletics rules. HB 1481, expanding school cell phone restrictions from instructional time to the entire school day, drew strong support from parents, students, educators, and advocates who linked phones to distraction, cyberbullying, and mental health harms; one teacher asked for flexibility so phones could still be used for limited academic tasks. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending subject to the call of the chair, and the committee then recessed to attend the floor session.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 27th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because of some technical difficulties, we got a late start, which resulted in uh time limits of 2 to
  • So, uh, what, what type of, um, requirements, training, or oversight do we have for like the people in
  • So what type of oversight, training requirements do the family members have to meet, and I'm done.
  • And as having been a family care provider for my son, um, the training is extensive.
  • I mean, you do it, it seemed kind of weird to me that I had to take a 2-day training on giving meds to
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The shelter and the training session are the last two items in the budget as well.
  • the shelter and the training session are the last<00:19:06.240> two<00:19:06.400> items
  • And that some of that office have a technical component to talk about what Representative Hart has got
  • a technical background in, about urban planning, structures, transportation projects, and how to best
  • Uh, but it will the technical aspects.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

GVO Public Hearing 01-28-2025

Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • In the unlikely event we have to abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties or acts of nature
  • In the unlikely event we have to abruptly end this hearing due to technical difficulties or acts of nature
  • provide those type of like Technical provide those type of like Technical Services<00:24:27.240>
  • <00:43:30.520> name<00:43:30.839> facilities don't name technically name facilities
  • I have training on accessible documents.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee opened its first hearing of 2025 and announced that all measures heard that day would be deferred to the next committee hearing for decision-making on Thursday, January 30. The agenda centered largely on procurement and government-operations bills, with testimony generally split between state agencies and local governments. On procurement measures, SB 254 and SB 383 would raise small-purchase thresholds; the State Procurement Office opposed both, while county officials, the City and County of Honolulu, the state librarian, and others supported them. SB 382, which would bar disclosure of a competing offeror’s proposal or evaluation score, and SB 462, which would require performance incentive contracts to specify pricing bases, goals, and formulas, drew mostly written comments and some support from agencies such as the Department of Transportation and Department of Education. SB 615, which would treat certain large change orders as new contracts, received opposition from the Comptroller and engineering interests. The committee also heard several bills on vacancies, appointments, and legislative oversight. SB 5 on state legislative vacancies had one supporting testifier, while SB 300 on deadlines for filling certain Senate vacancies drew opposition from several individuals and support from one late testifier. SB 1081, which would create a legislative budget office to provide fiscal analysis and reports on bills, received broad support from advocacy groups, civic organizations, and individuals. SB 711, requiring Senate advice and consent for certain executive-branch appointments, drew written opposition from the Governor’s Office and support from one individual. SB 375, establishing a select commission on government restructuring, had one written supporter. SB 418, which would require the Attorney General’s office to review a portion of administrative rules each year, prompted extended discussion about outdated rules, the difficulty of repealing or amending rules, and whether the bill should be refined; the AG’s office indicated the process is burdensome and could be streamlined. The committee then took up transparency and access measures. SB 55, requiring agency rules to be posted online in a digitally accessible format, received support from several advocacy and civic groups and written comment from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. SB 870 would direct the comptroller to identify state office buildings that could provide equitable telecom access for remote participation in hearings, especially for residents with disabilities; the Comptroller supported the concept, and members discussed using libraries, DAGS facilities, county facilities, and other public buildings, with concerns raised about staffing, bandwidth, and competing public use. SB 270, a sunshine-law measure allowing board members to attend informational meetings and presentations, drew opposition from the Public First Law Center, which argued it would create a broad loophole and should be narrowed to existing county-council provisions. SB 45, concerning neighborhood board meetings and third-party presentations, prompted discussion about whether it actually addressed neighborhood boards’ Sunshine Law concerns; the committee was told it was not the right vehicle for that issue. SB 406, which would cap copying fees for government records at 5 cents per page with exceptions, drew support from media and transparency groups but opposition from DAGS, which said its actual per-page cost is much higher; members discussed possible electronic-copy alternatives and asked for more cost information before the next hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 12/17/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • They training and resident records.
  • communications, um training communications, um training opportunities.<00:17:18.160> We<00
  • They are clinically trained.
  • Um, just training activities included.
  • licensed, licensers provide technical licensed, licensers provide technical assistance<00:43:34.400
Keywords: 1183, house