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• or re-credentialing 14 business days to correct any deficiencies with their application that led to
• There's a credentialing committee that is made up of business owners that credential businesses, I think
• it's annual or semiannual or every couple of years, and then once they're credentialed they can have
• And so this just adds that if there's any issues with their credentialing, they will have 14 days to
• There's a credentialing committee that is made up of business owners that credential businesses, I think

Bills: SB1052, SB1115, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1124, SB1171, SB1172, SB1174, SB1175, SB1214, SB1233, SB1235, SB1316, SB1345, SB1372, SB1399, SB1458, SB1494, SB1496, SB1564, SB1602, SB1621, SB1628, SB1630, SB1631, SB1668, SB1672, SB1814, SB1821

Keywords: assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, historic preservation, radiation protection

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1121, which would prohibit hospitals from requiring lead aprons for cardiac catheterization staff when a radiation protection system is in place, while still allowing hospitals to require aprons outside the designated safety zone or when exposure levels warrant additional protection. An amendment added flexibility for radiation safety officers to require lead or other PPE if exposures approach occupational limits and removed expedited rulemaking language. Supporters, including the sponsor and interventional cardiologists, argued the devices reduce radiation and orthopedic injuries and improve recruitment and retention; hospital groups shifted to neutral after the amendment. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1121 on a 9-2 vote. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1120, which would require hospitals performing cardiac catheterization procedures to equip at least 50% of those rooms with radiation protection systems by 2027. Supporters said the systems protect clinicians from radiation and long-term injury, while opponents, including hospital and radiology groups, argued the bill was overly prescriptive, could create a captive market, and might not fit all rooms or procedures. After adopting a children’s hospital exemption amendment, the committee passed SB 1120 on a 6-6 vote, with the chair breaking the tie in favor of the bill. Senate Bill 1118, an appropriation measure tied to the radiation protection system proposal, was also advanced after brief discussion, passing 6-5. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1214, which would create guardrails for non-FDA-approved stem cell and regenerative therapies, including provider standards, informed consent, advertising limits, reporting requirements, and a private right of action for violations. Supporters described it as a patient-protection and access bill, while testimony emphasized concerns about unregulated “bad actors” and patients traveling out of state for treatment. The committee adopted an amendment removing a reference to the National Law and passed SB 1214 on a 9-3 vote. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1630, which would create a Medicaid-funded home and community-based service benefit for adults with serious mental illness, with AHCCCS taking a neutral position and estimating a significant fiscal impact.

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• businesses, and I know from a DMV standpoint we're all about, we're focused on the safety and credentialing
• businesses, and I know from a DMV standpoint we're all about, we're focused on the safety and credentialing
• businesses, and I know from a DMV standpoint we're all about, we're focused on the safety and credentialing
• businesses, and I know from a DMV standpoint we're all about, we're focused on the safety and credentialing
• <01:10:05.640> um for things uh all things credentials um for things uh all things credentials

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So the way I understand this, this applies to positions not requiring an educator credential. Mhm.
• Um, this is for individuals that do not require a credential. I was talking about teacher aides.
• Can we—I have 1803 ITL... >> Mhm. >> Um, 1827 which is credentialing non-German amendment OTPA... >>
• >> Um 1827 >> Um 1827 which<04:32:44.159> is<04:32:45.199> credentiing which
• is credentiing which is credentiing non-German<04:32:47.359> amendment<04:32:47.840> OTP

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This bill does not devalue credentialed professionals. In fact, it raises them.
• Under SB 1144, pet owners would have no clear way to distinguish a credentialed veterinary technician
• This bill changes what credentialing represents without requiring disclosure, limiting the public's ability
• Other states do refer to credentialed techs as either registered or licensed, but here in Arizona we
• By the beginning of 2011, the only way to become credentialed was to graduate from a two-year accredited

Bills: SB1021, SB1144, SB1164, SB1178, SB1181, SB1241, SB1247, SB1286, SB1415, SCR1011

Keywords: health profession, regulatory boards, criminal activity, notification, auditor general, investigations, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, ALTCS, providers, ownership change, healthcare, Arizona Long Term Care System, naturopathic physician, naturopathic medicine, naturopathic doctor, naturopathic physicians medical board

Summary: The committee approved the minutes and held Senate Bill 1241 for a later hearing because a witness was unavailable. It then took up Senate Bill 1144, which would create an alternative pathway for veterinary technician certification through supervised on-the-job training instead of only a two-year curriculum. Supporters, including the Arizona Humane Society, a high school student in a veterinary program, and a veterinary technician employer, argued the bill would help address a veterinary technician shortage, reduce student debt, and expand access to care. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association and some veterinarians, said Arizona already has an existing pathway, warned the bill could weaken competency standards and patient safety, and argued the shortage is more about retention and utilization than entry requirements. The committee adopted a Bolick amendment tightening supervision and documentation requirements, then passed SB 1144 as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee next approved Senate Bill 1247 unanimously. That bill would allow an individual who does not need services to live with a resident in an assisted living center or other unit in the facility, and would bar the Department of Health Services from imposing care requirements on that individual. The sponsor and a lobbyist said the bill was intended to fix a recent statutory interpretation that could force spouses or other companions to separate or pay for services they do not use; a floor amendment was mentioned to extend the same treatment to assisted living homes. Senate Bill 1286, which would extend from 14 days to 60 days the period for veterinary prescriptions and renewals issued through telemedicine, drew extensive testimony and was ultimately held for a possible amendment next week. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Arizona Humane Society, and Animal Policy Group, said telemedicine has expanded access in rural and underserved areas and that longer prescription windows would improve convenience and continuity of care while still excluding controlled substances. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association and several veterinarians, argued the current 14-day limit is a compromise that protects animal safety, that telemedicine without an in-person exam can lead to misdiagnosis and delayed diagnostics, and that the bill could function like a “pill mill.” The committee then passed Senate Bill 1164, which would let Medicaid billing continue under the prior owner’s certification number during a change of ownership for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Supporters said the current process can delay reimbursement for 6 to 18 months and strain providers; Access said it had legal concerns about possible conflict with federal law but was working on fixes. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1181, which would expand CPA certification pathways by adding degree-and-experience options and updating reciprocity rules, and a supporter from the Arizona Society of CPAs said it would address workforce shortages and improve mobility.

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• We heard testimony on credentialing and how credentialing in other states may be more robust than the
• Is there anybody on the board, Madam Chair, that's credentialed in the performance of these laser surgeries
• And I think it would be a great idea to have somebody who is on the board who was actually credentialed
• And I think it would be a great idea to have somebody who is on the board who was actually credentialed
• So it would add a member on the optometry board, someone who is credentialed in these two procedures

Bills: HB99, HJR5, HM39, HB206, HB213, SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process

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• enrolled, and a 121% increase in... ...in those enrolled and a 121% increase in career and technical credentials
• meaning that we see kids performing better and doing better in school, if we see kids having a credential
• meaning that we see kids performing better and doing better in school, if we see kids having a credential
• It's very hard sometimes to get a full credential completed during that time when you think about a credential
• And these are kids that are getting a credential, a workforce credential, because it's a program that's

Summary: The committee met to hear an overview of the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice budget area and then received performance-measure presentations from the Department of Corrections, the Commission on Offender Review, and the Department of Juvenile Justice. Staff reviewed the roughly $7.4 billion criminal justice and judiciary budget, noting major funding areas such as corrections, law enforcement, victim services, courts, and due process, along with recent investments in prison health care, security equipment, fentanyl enforcement, court staffing, and juvenile justice salaries and education programs. Secretary Dixon of the Department of Corrections described staffing and population pressures, including growth in inmate population, overtime-driven deficits, and the opening of additional housing units. He emphasized the department’s use of performance measures and highlighted reforms such as incentivized prisons, administrative management units, reentry planning, faith-based programs, and expanded education and vocational training. Members asked about teacher hiring, public defender pay parity, fentanyl funding, staffing capacity, and the role of the National Guard; Dixon said teacher vacancies had improved, public defenders had received comparable pay increases, fentanyl funding would be addressed further by FDLE, and the Guard had helped stabilize staffing. The Commission on Offender Review reported on parole, conditional release, addiction recovery supervision, and revocations, saying its recidivism/success rates had improved over a three-year measurement period. Senator Rouson pressed the commission on clemency and pardons, saying that work was omitted from the presentation and asking for backlog and case data; the commission said it did not have those figures on hand and would follow up. The committee also discussed a conditional medical release pilot study, and members questioned the report’s conclusion that no suitable elderly inmate population could be identified, asking what criteria were used and whether stakeholders were consulted. Secretary Hall of the Department of Juvenile Justice outlined the agency’s prevention-to-residential continuum and its emphasis on education, data-driven decision-making, and evidence-based programming. He said salary increases had reduced vacancies, juvenile arrests and residential commitments had fallen sharply over time, and tools such as civil citations, risk assessments, and quality-improvement reviews were being used to guide placements and services. Hall also described the department’s use of dashboards, monthly data check-ins, and the dispositional matrix to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism.

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• skills based on hiring through a career passport, building on industry-recognized certifications and credentials
• pathways based on employer demand, these can lead to marketable skills and industry-recognized credentials
• choose, and follow career and vocational education programs of study and career pathways to earn credentials
• the K-12 Strong Workforce side, we've got those 80,000 students that have ultimately received a credential
• Educational outcomes, whether that's transfer, credential, or a certificate, once they get to our campuses

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These are folks who have completed an intentional program that may culminate in a certificate or credential
• , workplace credential, and so the number $40 million, I think, is something that we've looked at as
• We have some credentialing programs through higher education.
• as the example we use all the time, whether or not a student is getting an industry-recognized credential
• and certificates and industry-recognized credentials and certificates, but also might impact more sort

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• That child's still at risk, and there should be some action if a teacher believes or a credential holder
• some action if a teacher believes or be some action if a teacher believes or a<00:04:10.280> credential
• holder<00:04:11.040> believes<00:04:11.360> that<00:04:11.560> that a credential
• holder believes that that a credential holder believes that that child's<00:04:12.040> at<00:
• faith a determination of the credential faith a determination of the credential holder<00:59:48.400

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for every engineer, you've got probably at least 10 professionals who have a sub-baccalaureate credential
• clean room, whether it's working in photonics, that in some cases don't even require a two-year credential
• From career source, but emerging demand is a critical point of our work with the state's credential review
• committee and ultimately the master credential list.
• number of places in law regarding things like demand, the work that we do ultimately for the master credential

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• We're continuing to evolve to serve the state our national leadership with micro credentials.
• We offer these marketable. skills-based credentials, industry-recognized credentials to every one of
• You know, there's a great need for professional development and stackable credentials and other kinds
• of, you know, job training credentials that the university would be in a position to do.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Members, House Bill 2398 will establish credentials of value, which are degrees, certificates, or other
• postsecondary credentials that provide a strong economic return.
• state regents to work with the participating universities and career techs to come up with these credentials
• It does allow for that credential to be determined based on the statewide workforce needs, which aligns

Bills: HB2210, HB2398, HB2959, HB3006, HB3026, HB3151, HB3315, HB3372, HB3467, HB3590, HB4268, HB4359, HB4427

Keywords: youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification

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• in terms of identifying curriculum development and standards alignment that go into the master credentials
• They are credentialed in both education and health-related careers, including a trained pharmacist...
• ...credentialed in both education and health-related careers, including a trained pharmacist and researcher
• growing the next generation of highly skilled and committed health care workers, and an industry-credentialed

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Postsecondary met to receive an update from Florida developmental research lab schools on articulated health care programs created under the Live Healthy initiative and Senate Bill 76. Chair Calatayud opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum, and heard presentations from P.K. Young/University of Florida, Florida State University Schools, FAMU Developmental Research School, and Florida Atlantic University Laboratory School. Each school described efforts to build K-12-to-postsecondary health care pathways, expand dual enrollment and industry certifications, and share replicable curriculum models with other districts. FSU Schools highlighted its HERO program, including CNA and food manager certifications, dual enrollment growth, reserve seating at colleges, and a paid internship with the Department of Health tied to emergency shelter operations. P.K. Young described its Healthy Lives Blueprint, which combines K-8 wellness experiences, a new high school health and human performance pathway, AP and science course expansion, a planned gymnasium redesign, and partnerships with Santa Fe College and UF. FAMU DRS reported growing dual enrollment, partnerships with FAMU, Tallahassee State, and Lively, and a goal of serving at least 100 students and 40 staff through health career exposure, certifications, and AA/AS pathways. FAU Lab School described a more advanced model that integrates elementary through high school research and health science experiences, including biotechnology, bioengineering, and partnerships with health and research institutions. The school reported 87 peer-reviewed student publications, more than $350,000 in student grants, six patents, and pipelines into FAU’s medical and nursing programs, including a Med Direct pathway and a National Merit Scholar pipeline. Committee members asked about student readiness for nursing programs, dual enrollment, articulation with state colleges, and how the lab school models could be disseminated statewide. The meeting concluded with praise for the programs and a motion by Senator Fine to adjourn, which was adopted without objection.

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• We'll accept DOH and HAH as an amendment to exempt physicians and physician assistants credentialed by
• We'll accept DOH and HAH as an amendment to exempt physicians and physician assistants credentialed by
• its designee who can use the background check information on page 13. ...assistant assistants credentialed

Bills: HB2592

Keywords: Mauna Kea, MKSOA, Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority, University of Hawaii, UH, Board of Land and Natural Resources, BLNR, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, Hawaii Revised Statutes chapter 195H, land management, transition period, management plan, administrative rules, rulemaking, lease extension, sublease, public lands, Native Hawaiian rights, cultural stewardship

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on several decision-making agendas and first considered HB 1696, which would lower the minimum age for commercial driving in-state from 19 to 18 and adjust qualifying criteria. The committee agreed to accept amendments, including changes suggested by the Operating Engineers Union, and voted unanimously to pass the bill with amendments. HB 2333, which would authorize airport special districts and increase penalties for certain aeronautics violations, was deferred after concerns were raised about treatment of people outside airport security perimeters. On the next agenda, the committee passed HB 1710 with technical amendments only. That bill would allow the State Historic Preservation Division to conduct phase reviews of certain private-property projects and revise concurrence deadlines. HB 1737, clarifying allowable agricultural district uses related to farm dwellings and farm employee housing, also passed with technical amendments only. HB 1823, dealing with coastal zone management and excluding certain state- or county-funded infrastructure projects in Lahaina from the definition of development, passed with amendments from the Attorney General’s office. The committee then took up HB 1897, an alternative dispute resolution measure for condominium-related disputes, including facilitated mediation, evaluative mediation, and binding arbitration. Despite noting broad opposition and a reservation from Senator Buenaventura, the committee adopted the measure and moved it forward as is. Finally, HB 2576, which streamlines background check requirements for health care facilities and workers, passed with amendments reflecting input from OHA, HAH, and DOH. The meeting concluded with notice of a later joint agenda and adjournment.

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• transportation access, credential transportation access, credential recognition<00:16:18.480>
• These can include differences in educational access, credential recognition for immigrants, language
• <00:30:16.960> recognition<00:30:17.520> for<00:30:17.840> immigrants, credential
• recognition for immigrants, credential recognition for immigrants, language<00:30:19.440> prof
• A thousand have attained credentials, and almost 600 actually have been placed already.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for the coursework that's needed for the bachelor's<00:24:48.640> degree<00:24:49.039> credential
• /c><00:24:49.600> So<00:24:49.760> we<00:24:49.919> have bachelor's degree credential
• So we have bachelor's degree credential.
• to be alternative paths and opportunities for communities to support students in obtaining those credentials
• obtaining those credentials. obtaining those credentials. >> Very<00:34:00.000> good.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 00:55 26RS SB 22 – 04:52 26RS SB 46 – 0:34:36, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Education met with a quorum and opened the session by recognizing staff and an intern before taking up SB 22, relating to the dual credit scholarship program. Senator Jimmy Higdon presented the bill with Laura Arnold of Nelson County Schools, explaining that it is a narrower version of a prior proposal that had been too broad and had drawn an unfavorable fiscal note. The bill would create a Grow Your Own teacher apprenticeship scholarship for students in registered teacher apprenticeship programs, beginning in the 2027-2028 school year, allowing up to 20 dual credit courses total and no more than eight per year. It requires a district-approved commitment form, annual completion of at least one teaching-and-learning pathway course, and maintenance of a 2.75 GPA on scholarship-funded coursework. Students who withdraw or fail to meet academic requirements would lose eligibility and could be required to repay scholarship funds, though waivers for cause are included. The sponsor said the estimated costs were relatively modest at first and could grow over time, and described the program as a way to address the teacher shortage and help students earn an associate degree in high school and then complete teacher certification with less debt. Testimony from Nelson County Schools described the Lead Nelson model as a partnership among the district, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and Western Kentucky University, with students beginning education coursework in high school, earning dual credit, and receiving clinical hours in classrooms earlier than in traditional preparation programs. Witnesses said the model includes key assessments, university oversight, and collaboration on curriculum and outcomes, and that it has already produced at least one teacher who returned to Nelson County. Members asked about the GPA cutoff, possible reinstatement after academic recovery, federal funding opportunities, the amount and structure of apprentice pay, and the role of postsecondary partners. Mary Taylor of the Kentucky Department of Education said there appears to be federal support for similar apprenticeship efforts and noted a possible U.S. grant opportunity, while the presenters said high school apprentices are paid hourly and adult apprentices average about $24,000 annually. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• issued in other states are credentials issued in other states are credentials issued in other states
• also Delaware one there uh Connecticut also Delaware one there uh Connecticut also marks their credential
• law enforcement marks their credential law enforcement marks their credential law enforcement could
• recognize that and that that could recognize that and that that could recognize that and that that credential
• would not be uh valid to credential would not be uh valid to credential would not be uh valid to operate

Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

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• Employment rate, fourth quarter after exit, has gone from 10% to 43%, and finally, credential attainment
• So everything in between across our state, we have stackable credentials in IT for cybersecurity, data
• We have stackable credentials in IT for cybersecurity, data science, and the like.
• The welding program at National Park that you're referring to, and finish up those credentials, that's
• Look at our credentials.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Well, from the dispensary site, the folks who are, I know that right now we are an employee credentialing
• How many people do you have answering the phones so that way these employees can get their credentialing
• people from other departments, but we also have a couple of employees that are just focused on credentialing
• So, if there are specific issues people are still having with getting their credential, I would be very
• with my team and make sure we have consistently told patients and businesses, and I'll include credentialed

Keywords: 914, all

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• And all we're doing today is we're wanting to add audiology and speech-language pathology to the credentials
• Importantly, we feel like the credential and training requirements for speech-language pathology and
• Importantly, we feel like the credential and training requirements for speech-language pathology and

Keywords: Due to a technical issue, the first part of the meeting did not stream live. This reupload restores that portion, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard four House bills, adjusting the order to accommodate members’ schedules. House Bill 510, on organ donation procedures, would require health care providers involved in organ procurement to pause the process if any signs of life are observed and restart the process if needed. The bill was presented as a consensus measure, received no opposition, and passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote and consent. House Bill 176 would create a framework for insurers to implement a waiver program reducing prior authorization requirements before care is provided. The sponsor said the language had been worked out with insurers to cut red tape and improve transparency. The committee approved the bill unanimously with favorable expression and then consent. House Bill 266 would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund eligibility list. Testimony emphasized that these professions are essential to patient care across the lifespan and meet the fund’s training and licensure standards. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. House Bill 393 concerned Alzheimer’s-related statutory cleanup, adding a caregiver council seat and requiring the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The bill was supported as a way to improve Alzheimer’s awareness and care, with one senator explaining a yes vote in memory of a parent who had Alzheimer’s. It also passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. The chair announced the next committee meeting would be Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 a.m.