Video & Transcript Research : 'collaboration'

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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 4th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The department collaborates with local and regional partners as well.
  • The department collaborates with local and regional partners, as well as the Department of Environmental
  • the priority network within Florida's Greenways and Trails system, which is overseen by FDOT in collaboration
  • with local partners. ...by FDOT, DEP, in collaboration with local partners.
  • Continuing the collaboration with DEP, the Florida Greenways and Trails Council, the Florida Wildlife
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met and first received an update from FDOT on the Sun Trail shared-use nonmotorized trail program. FDOT said the program, created in 2015 and expanded by 2023 legislation, now includes connections to the Florida Wildlife Corridor and received a one-time $200 million appropriation plus increased annual funding. The department reported programming about $180 million of that funding, completing 42 construction projects totaling nearly 95 miles in 21 counties, and installing trail counters and QR-code surveys to measure usage and economic impact. Members expressed support for the program and asked no substantive questions. The committee then heard a presentation on FDOT’s locally administered state transportation funding programs, including SCOP, SCOPM, SCRAP, SIGP, and TRIP. FDOT explained these programs support local roadway resurfacing, bridge repair, drainage, paving unpaved roads, and safety or capacity improvements, with varying state match levels depending on the program and eligibility. FDOT said its adopted five-year work program includes more than $1.4 billion for local transportation improvement projects. A member asked whether toll revenues from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties fund these programs; FDOT said it would research the funding source and follow up. The committee’s main discussion was a panel on advanced air mobility (AAM), including FDOT and industry representatives from Supernal, Joby, Atlantic Aviation, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, and Eve Air Mobility. FDOT described its AAM planning work, advisory committee, local government guidebook, and upcoming training, while panelists emphasized Florida’s leadership, the likely use of existing airport and heliport infrastructure first, and the expectation that private investment will fund much of the early vertiport buildout. Members raised concerns about community acceptance, privacy, zoning, airspace congestion, security, and lessons from scooters and drones. Panelists repeatedly stressed a “crawl, walk, run” rollout, local government coordination, multimodal connectivity, and public outreach. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after the panel.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • site, during the period, auditors observed some students receiving focused reading help, others collaborating
  • in small groups, and yet more that, others that we're collaborating in small groups and yet more that
  • practices are also part of the overall MTSS process, such as using data indicators and teacher collaboration
  • I suppose, since you're with the Charter School Association, let me ask: Is there any collaborative effort
  • , really well are doing, and how other folks can implement that in their schools, and then also collaborate
Summary: The committee meeting began with a brief explanation of the renamed Joint Legislative Audit Review Committee subcommittee, now called the Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits, and a presentation from the State Auditor’s Office on its current biennium performance audit work plan. The auditor described how topics are selected from a large pool of potential audits and highlighted several ongoing or planned audits, including the Liquor and Cannabis Board, oversight of authorized entities serving students with disabilities, the Quality Home Care Initiative, Medicaid managed care versus fee-for-service costs, the Housing Commission tenant ownership follow-up, DSHS vendor payment patterns, implementation of the Since Time Memorial curriculum, and the Washington State ferry system. Members asked about coordination with JLARC to avoid duplication, and the auditor said the offices exchange work plans, monthly updates, and quarterly coordination meetings. The committee then heard the State Auditor’s performance audit on how charter schools identify and support at-risk students. Auditors reviewed four charter schools—Catalyst Public Schools, Innovation High School, Pinnacles Prep, and Rainier Prep—and focused on English language learners, homeless students, and special education students. The audit found the schools met nearly all legal requirements reviewed, with only one area where two schools partially met a language-access requirement. The schools also used several promising practices, including small-group instruction, culturally responsive environments, and multi-tiered systems of support, though the auditors recommended better documentation of procedures to improve consistency. Families interviewed generally reported positive experiences, while noting resource constraints. Committee members asked about how the four schools were selected, whether the audit compared charter populations to home districts, and how MTSS requirements applied to the schools reviewed. The State Auditor’s Office said the sample was chosen for geographic diversity, student population characteristics, and representation from both authorizers, and that K-2 MTSS requirements were not evaluated because they applied to only one school. Representatives from the Charter School Commission and charter school advocates responded positively, emphasizing technical assistance, collaboration, and sharing best practices across schools. Two public testifiers also supported the report and said it highlighted effective practices that could be expanded across charter and traditional public schools.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • MQA collaborates with state and federal law enforcement to ensure compliance, resulting in inspection
  • The Board of Pharmacy is required to collaborate with the boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine
  • We collaborate quite often with our sister agency, DBPR. We do similar and like work.
  • What I can tell you about our collaboration on House Bill 197 has been mostly with law enforcement.
  • However, in collaboration with... I would have to get that information to you.
Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met for an introductory and oversight briefing from the Florida Department of Health on implementation of several 2024 laws. The committee heard first from Jennifer Winhold on practitioner-regulation measures, including SB 1716 and SB 1600, which expanded workforce pathways through foreign-trained physician licensure, area-of-critical-need temporary certificates for APRNs and physician assistants, graduate assistant physician licenses, interstate compacts, and a new universal licensure-by-endorsement process. She also reviewed HB 197 on massage therapy enforcement, HB 975 on broader background screening, HB 1561 on office-surgery and liposuction safeguards, HB 159 on pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis certification, and HB 1063 on chiropractic dry needling and foreign degree licensure. Members asked about compact scope, foreign graduate requirements, massage enforcement overlap with DBPR, and registration thresholds for liposuction procedures. Dr. Emma Spencer then outlined implementation of SB 76 and related programs, including changes to the FRAME and dental loan repayment programs, the volunteer health care provider program, the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Innovation Council and revolving loan program, and the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. She said the department had updated portals, posted forms, launched or was developing public search tools, and submitted required reports and contracts. Members questioned whether loan repayment funds were reaching rural and underserved areas, how nonprofit applicants were being informed about the Alphonse screening grant program, the short application window for that grant, and how the department would evaluate whether the programs were improving recruitment and retention. A third presentation, delivered by Mike Mason standing in for Shea Holloway, covered maternal and child health and other public health initiatives. He reported on the telehealth maternity care program’s expansion from a pilot in Duval and Orange counties to 23 counties, the pregnancy-and-parenting resources website required by HB 415, CMV newborn screening requirements under SB 168, sickle cell registry and research grants under HB 7085, and the swim lessons voucher program under SB 544, which received nearly 10,000 requests for 3,500 vouchers and enrolled 86 facilities. Members asked about utilization, marketing, website launch timing, and how the department was promoting these services. No bills were voted on; the meeting concluded with the chair noting that more committee presentations and bills would follow and that briefing materials would be distributed to members.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 5/6/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairs, we worked very closely together and collaboratively in many ways, but found there were just a
  • in many ways, but found collaboratively in many ways, but found there<00:03:01.760> were<00:03
  • carried by Representative Mueller in the original version, though with quite a few changes in collaboration
  • c> changes version though with quite a few changes version though with quite a few changes collaboration
  • Shout out to represent collaboration.
Bills: SF1832, HF2440
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • will be starting off with STR 32, requesting the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to collaborate
  • We'll get started on STR 32, requesting the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to collaborate
  • Seeing none, moving on to STR 117 SD1 HD1, urging the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee to collaborate
  • 47.199> advisory<00:16:47.759> committee<00:16:48.079> to<00:16:48.320> collaborate
  • school advisory committee to collaborate school advisory committee to collaborate with<00:16:48.959
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Transportation met on Thursday, April 17 at 10:00 a.m. with a short agenda focused on two resolutions. STR 32 requested that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation work with the Department of Transportation to use inmate work furlough programs for state roadway and highway maintenance. Testimony was received in support from the Department of Transportation, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and an individual, Frank Schultz. No one testified in opposition or with reservations. The committee also heard STR 117 SD1 HD1, which urged the Safe Routes to School Advisory Committee to collaborate with the Department of Education, Department of Transportation, and the County of Hawaii to inventory bus stops on Hawaii Island used by children traveling to school and to develop safety improvements at those locations. Testimony in support came from the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, and Frank Schultz. Again, there was no opposition or additional public testimony. After taking the measures up, the committee voted to pass both resolutions unamended as is. The chair’s recommendations were adopted, with some members excused from the vote on STR 32. Before adjournment, the chair noted this was the last traditional transportation committee hearing of the session, thanked staff, members, and advocates, and said the committee would move into conference on nearly 45 transportation measures. The meeting then adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:45 am

Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are they also maybe a partner in this collaboration?
  • partner in this collaboration work, because, Mr.
  • Chairman, it was a collaborative process. Yeah, that language is pretty damn slick.
  • We'll go ahead and move on to the next slide on collaboration and emerging threats.
  • This is a collaborative process that we work with the state.
Keywords: 996, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And there are some examples of that in just the past year where we've collaborated more closely with
  • Second, strengthening community engagement and collaboration.
  • As far as collaboration goes, we have been participating in dozens of Environmental Justice Task Force
  • As far as collaboration goes, we have been participating in dozens of Environmental Justice Task Force
  • So that collaboration is key.
Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on DTSC’s implementation of SB 158 reforms, including enforcement, community engagement, fee stability, the hazardous waste management plan, permitting backlogs, and the Safer Consumer Products program. Senators and Assembly members emphasized protecting overburdened communities and asked how DTSC and the Board of Environmental Safety are using their authority to improve accountability, reduce delays, and address hazardous waste facilities and consumer product chemicals. The hearing also included discussion of extended producer responsibility programs and whether DTSC can support them more efficiently, including through coordination with CalRecycle. DTSC Director Katie Butler said the department is now more transparent, accountable, and fiscally stable, citing stronger enforcement actions, an interactive inspections map, expanded community outreach, and emergency response work on the Los Angeles wildfire cleanup. She said DTSC has made progress on fee reform, the hazardous waste management plan, cleanup grants, permit renewals, and safer consumer products rulemaking, including adding microplastics to the candidate chemical list. Board Chair Andrew Rakestraw said the board has held multiple public meetings and hearings, is working on fee rates and performance metrics, and is revising the hazardous waste management plan after public comment, including removing a proposal to send certain contaminated soil to municipal landfills. He also noted remaining concerns about fee structure, permit delays, and the pace of the safer consumer products program. Public witnesses offered sharply different views. A representative of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance said SB 158 reforms have improved permitting and transparency, but urged more attention to risk-based decision-making, reduced duplication, and possible General Fund support for plan implementation rather than relying only on fees. Earthjustice argued DTSC remains too slow and that communities continue to suffer from long-delayed permits and weak protections, urging the Legislature to take a more active role and to prioritize eliminating hazardous substances rather than minimizing costs. Committee members pressed the witnesses on permit renewals, community impacts, and the pace of the safer consumer products program, while DTSC defended its progress and said further legislative collaboration may be needed on hazardous waste management and emerging waste streams.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Aug 14th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Of the State Tribal Collaborations Act, you will find a list of the centers.
  • You'll see an elaboration on all of those within the State-Tribal Collaborations Act Report.
  • You described the interagency collaboration.
  • I'm wondering which departments have you had success in collaborating with.
  • Of Aging and Long-Term Services have been part of these collaborative efforts.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Education Committee, June 1, 2026 - PM

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Don't get me wrong, collaboration is not accountability.
  • , that the committees collaborate, that the committees collaborate, partnerships,<01:56:06.159>
  • The collaboration is not accountability.
  • 02:00:17.360> and partnerships and collaborations and partnerships and collaborations and there's
  • work and collaborate in in a widespread. work and collaborate in in a widespread.
Keywords: 916, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I'm curious as to where there's conversations and collaboration between commissioners to line up
  • So, I'm curious as to where there's conversations and collaboration between commissioners to line up
  • So, I'm curious as to where there's conversations and collaboration between commissioners to line up
  • Now it already for more collaboration.
  • > with<01:09:14.000> the Chair, about collaborating with the Chair, about collaborating
Bills: HF4598, HF4884, HF3732
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Adjournment Sine Die Fri May 2, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 60

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It took deep collaboration, open-minded negotiation, and a belief that doing the right thing, not the
  • It took deep collaboration, accident.
  • It took deep collaboration, open-minded<01:21:05.920> negotiation,<01:21:06.640> and<01
  • on this in years continue to collaborate on this in years to<01:27:00.600> come.
  • ,<01:38:55.440> and aloha, a willingness to collaborate, and aloha, a willingness to collaborate
Keywords: 910, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:29:16.679> and be a positive for collaboration and be a positive for collaboration and
  • We have the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative in support.
  • Hawaii Workforce funders collaborative Hawaii Workforce funders collaborative in support<00:40:16.839
  • It requires dedicated staff to sustain collaboration across agencies.
  • It requires dedicated staff to sustain collaboration across agencies.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on several measures, with most witnesses either supporting the bills or offering technical concerns and suggested amendments. On SB 338, testimony came from the Department of Taxation, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Surpac, and the bill later moved forward with amendments. On SB 558, testimony was largely in support from the Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Local Food Coalition, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and the Agribusiness Development Corporation, which described the measure as supporting rural jobs, food-system development, and use of off-grade agricultural products. ADC requested flexibility for neighbor-island siting and funding allocations, while the committee also discussed whether the bill’s language should be made more general and whether it could raise constitutional concerns about overly specific site designations. The bill was advanced with amendments and a noted appropriation allocation of $350,000. The committee also heard SB 186, which drew support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Public Health Institute, DED, ADC, AAHU RC&D, and the Hawaii Youth Food Council. Supporters said the measure would improve coordination among agencies on food systems, help address food security and the state’s 30% by 2030 farm-to-school goal, and create a more organized statewide food systems effort. SB 328 received support from the Department of Taxation and Hawaii Farm Bureau, with Farm Bureau describing it as a way to repurpose existing dairy infrastructure to revive hog production and support livestock and farm-to-school goals; the Tax Foundation of Hawaii opposed the measure as a potentially narrow industry incentive that could unfairly benefit a specific taxpayer and said a direct appropriation would be more transparent. SB 89 was described by Hawaii Farm Bureau as a labeling measure intended to protect the integrity of a culturally relevant local product, though the group raised concerns about wording and implementation timing. Later, SB 742 received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii KidsCAN, the Hawaii Workforce Funders Collaborative, and the State Commission on the Status of Women. Testifiers said the bill would improve cross-agency data sharing, support workforce and education planning, and create public-facing dashboards; the Commission on the Status of Women asked to be included in the working group or as an advisory member. In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments and advanced SB 338, SB 558, and SB 1186. For SB 1186, the chair’s recommendation added three positions, specified committee-note funding amounts for those positions and operating funds, and revised working-group membership to have co-chairs appoint five members with relevant experience and expertise.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Transportation Nov 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • What we do is collaborate with those professionals to share the data, talk to them about the data-sharing
  • And what we do is that we collaborate with those professionals to share the date, talk to them about
  • As we evaluate those ideas, we score them on how well they're collaborating, how hard they're working
  • One factor is how they score for innovation and collaboration.
  • And so it becomes kind of an iterative, collaborative thing.
Summary: The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how the programs work, including human review of recorded violations, issuance of civil notices to vehicle owners, and escalation to uniform traffic citations if unpaid or uncontested. Officials also outlined the fee structure and reported preliminary data showing 42 red light camera jurisdictions, 496 red light cameras, and more than 923,000 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025, along with growth in school zone and school bus programs. Senators asked about camera placement, signage, review procedures, and whether reviewers or vendors receive revenue from citations; several questions were left for follow-up because the witness did not have all statutory or operational details. The committee then heard an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, funded by a $4 billion general revenue investment leveraged into a $7 billion program for 20 major projects. He said the initiative is advancing high-priority congestion relief projects across the state, with 80% of the plan expected to be underway by the end of 2026 and the remaining projects in 2027. Perdue highlighted new delivery methods such as modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, along with workforce and supply-chain efforts, including regional hiring events and aggregate planning. He cited projects such as I-4 congestion relief lanes, Golden Glades, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, and I-275 improvements as examples of the program’s progress. Members questioned FDOT about traffic management during construction, subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, public transit planning, contractor safety and fatalities, bridge strikes, logistics access near ports and airports, aggregate supply, local government coordination, and federal funding uncertainty. Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic control plans, works with local governments and industry partners, uses small business participation targets, and requires contractors to be in good standing with OSHA and to implement corrective action plans after incidents. He also said Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, the state remains largely state-funded, and additional resources are the main need for future transportation delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project information.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Nov 4th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is a semi-annual conference, and what we do is collaborate with those professionals to share the data
  • And what we do is that we collaborate with those professionals to share the date, talk to them about
  • And as we evaluate those ideas, we score them on how well they're collaborating and how hard they're
  • One is how they score for innovation and collaboration.
  • And so it becomes kind of an iterative, collaborative thing.
Summary: The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how each program works, the distinction between a civil notice of violation and a uniform traffic citation, and the fee distribution for each type of violation. It also reported preliminary data showing 42 jurisdictions operating red light cameras, with 496 cameras at 302 intersections and 923,133 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025; for the newer school bus and school zone programs, the department said preliminary figures showed five active school bus programs and 40 active school zone programs, with prior-year totals of 61,150 school bus notices and 26,300 school zone notices. Senators asked about camera placement, school zone requirements, review procedures, and whether law enforcement or third parties are involved in reviewing violations. The committee then received an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, which used $4 billion in general revenue to advance a $7 billion package of 20 major congestion-relief projects. He said the department has used innovative delivery methods, including modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, to move projects forward faster and control costs. He highlighted progress on projects including I-4 congestion relief lanes, the Golden Glades Interchange, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, I-75 at Pine Ridge Road, and I-275 in Tampa, and said 80% of the plan is expected to be underway by the end of 2026, with four projects remaining in 2027. Members asked about temporary traffic patterns at Golden Glades, subcontractor opportunities, public transportation planning, contractor safety and OSHA issues, bridge strikes, logistics hubs near airports and seaports, aggregate and material supply, local government coordination, and federal transportation funding. Secretary Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic management plans, works with small businesses and local subs, and monitors contractor safety closely, including corrective action plans after incidents. He emphasized that Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, that the state remains largely state-funded, and that additional resources are the main thing the Legislature can provide to support future infrastructure delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project updates.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • To keep pace with the increased workload demands, we collaborated with the Department of Consumer Affairs
  • We look forward to continued collaboration with the Legislature, stakeholders, and the public to advance
  • Wyoming and North Dakota do not require a practice agreement for supervision or collaboration with the
  • This also optimizes patient care and collaboration between the care team.
  • They're a great part of the team, as you know, and health care is a collaborative team effort.
Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five regulatory entities: the Board of Behavioral Sciences, the Board of Psychology, the Physician Assistant Board, the Podiatric Medical Board, and the California Massage Therapy Council. Across the hearing, each entity described recent accomplishments, licensing and enforcement workload, workforce shortages, and efforts to modernize processes. Common themes included streamlining licensure, expanding access to care, addressing telehealth or emerging technology, and balancing consumer protection with workforce needs. For the Board of Behavioral Sciences, members discussed workforce shortages in mental health, supervision barriers, telehealth confidentiality, AI in therapy, interstate compacts, school-based services, and military spouse licensure. The board said it has expanded outreach, improved licensing processes, and created temporary practice authority tracking, while also expressing concern about counseling compacts and emphasizing California-specific law, ethics, and cultural competency. Public commenters supported the board’s work and the possible move to a national MFT exam, while also urging more resources. The Board of Psychology highlighted fee adjustments, streamlined licensure pathways, enforcement process improvements, new CPD requirements, and proposed changes including a psychotherapist-client privilege exception for investigations. Committee members and public witnesses focused heavily on that privilege proposal, with some members opposing it as too broad and privacy-invasive, while the board argued it is needed to obtain records in bias and sexual misconduct cases. The board also discussed workforce shortages, processing improvements, and the use of inactive status for psychological associates. The Physician Assistant Board reported growth in the PA workforce and education programs, SB 697 implementation, and financial pressure from rising enforcement costs. The main policy debate centered on physician-to-PA ratios and practice agreements, with board representatives and many public commenters arguing that current restrictions limit access to care, especially in rural areas, while the California Medical Association defended the need for explicit ratios and agreements. The board also discussed AI, fee increases, and tracking temporary practice authority. The Podiatric Medical Board described licensing and renewal reforms, residency expansion, enforcement support, and budget constraints, while public testimony raised concerns about a proposed fee increase and about reimbursement parity and practice recognition for podiatrists. Finally, the California Massage Therapy Council defended the certification model over licensure, citing lower costs, local government collaboration, anti-trafficking work, and its role in vetting applications and disciplining bad actors; no formal votes or final actions were taken during this portion of the hearing.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HHS Public Hearing 04-17-2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Nevertheless, we remain committed to collaborating with hospice providers and their association should
  • Nevertheless, we remain<00:02:26.360> committed<00:02:26.920> to<00:02:27.080> collaborating
  • <00:02:27.640> with remain committed to collaborating with remain committed to collaborating
  • HCR 173, um, urging Maui Health to collaborate with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency
  • um urging Maui Health to collaborate um urging Maui Health to collaborate with<00:09:02.520>
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met on April 17, 2026, and heard testimony on several concurrent resolutions. HCR 18 would request the Department of Health to convene a hospice working group; the Department testified in opposition, saying its enforcement role created a conflict of interest and that the work exceeded its compliance-focused scope. The measure’s introducer proposed amendments to have a legislator, rather than DOH, chair the group and to remove a date restriction on hospices. The committee later recommended HCR 18 be passed with amendments. HCR 32 sought a plan to increase access to the Hawaii State Hospital for certain mentally ill criminal defendants. The Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration and the governor’s office indicated support or willingness to work on the issue, while the ACLU provided comments and OHA supported the measure. The committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HCR 35, on an audit of the social and financial effects of mandatory insurance coverage for biomarker testing, drew broad support from medical, patient advocacy, and professional organizations, and a surgical oncologist testified in favor, emphasizing the importance of biomarker testing for cancer treatment. The committee recommended passage as is. HCR 105 asked the Hawaii State Center for Nursing to compile recommended safe patient staffing ratios and maintain a repository; the Center said it had already begun the work and was happy to continue, and the committee adopted an amendment changing the focus from “ratios” to “strategies and ratios” before recommending passage. HCR 173 urged Maui Health to work with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui; testimony supported the idea as a way to formalize and expand an existing informal program and improve local health care access, including maternity care. The committee recommended HCR 173 pass with technical amendments. All recommendations were adopted without objection, and the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Warrant needed for federal immigration officers 3/10/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh, recent examples that were provided by the federal government of lack of collaboration between um
  • Uh, recent examples that were provided by the federal government of lack of collaboration between um
  • Uh, recent examples that were provided by the federal government of lack of collaboration between um
  • Uh, recent examples that were provided by the federal government of lack of collaboration between um
  • Uh, recent examples that were provided by the federal government of lack of collaboration between um
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman, I do have a committee substitute that encourages further collaboration between TDEM and DPS
  • coordinate proactive responses, and conduct large-scale exercises. to enhance both public-private collaboration
  • We will encourage collaboration with our institutions of higher education and explore innovative solutions
  • I think that only comes from collaboration.
  • That's the reason why you've got to have that kind of collaboration in a unique way.
Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN-WAM Joint Info Briefing - Mon Jan 26, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , speaking of collaboration, speaking of collaboration, I<00:47:46.160> think<00:47:46.600
  • And it takes the collaboration with the state for which we are most grateful.
  • <01:10:39.720> for<01:10:39.800> which collaboration with the state for which collaboration
  • :50.760> we<01:31:50.960> want cross-sector collaboration that we want cross-sector collaboration
  • Roger is asking about what collaboration already.
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/10/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:25:28.960> practice set up a collaborative practice set up a collaborative practice arrangement
  • 00:38:00.240> agreements also add that collaborative agreements also add that collaborative agreements
  • Um, so that's not the same collaborative agreement.
  • It's a collaborative<00:58:44.799> management<00:58:45.280> agreement.
  • for people to be in a collaborative for people to be in a collaborative agreement<01:00:42.480><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all