Video & Transcript Research : 'engineering fees'
Page 204 of 500
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the apportionment system in three different ways: one, a collection system; second, a calculation engine
- the apportionment system in three different ways, one, a collection system, second, a calculation engine
- But the real work that the auditors did was really focused on that calculation hub, the calculation engine
- And so we agree that that calculation engine, along with the other segments, need to be upgraded.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee subcommittee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the accuracy and reliability of OSPI’s school apportionment system. Auditors said the system, which calculates and distributes K-12 funding using multiple feeder systems and a core apportionment engine, is outdated, unstable, inefficient, and at high risk of failure. They reported weak controls over data input, documentation, oversight, and staffing, and said OSPI relies heavily on manual workarounds, a few knowledgeable staff, and vendor support. In limited testing of three districts, the auditors found the system calculated funding correctly for the 2023-24 school year, but they identified nine small input discrepancies tied to differences between budget materials and state law, which they said could compound into larger dollar amounts. The auditors recommended replacing or modernizing the system and noted that delays in doing so prolong risk.
OSPI largely agreed that the current platform needs replacement and said it has been working toward a new system for years. Agency officials clarified that the Legislature requested a feasibility study in 2022, that the study found the system at risk of catastrophic failure, and that funding for a replacement is now in the state IT pool subject to OCIO/OFM gate reviews. OSPI disputed the audit’s characterization of the rounding and budget-law discrepancies, saying the issue was an agency rule and implementation choice, not an error that caused under- or over-allocation. Officials also said the current system is too old to easily absorb future formula changes, but that the planned replacement should be flexible enough to handle a new funding model if the Legislature adopts one.
Committee members asked about the amount and timing of the $16 million project funding, whether smaller districts face greater risk, how many times data is entered, and whether the funding formula should be simplified. Auditors and OSPI both emphasized that formula simplification is a policy question for the Legislature, not the audit. Public testimony came from one online witness, who urged full implementation of the audit recommendations and modernization of the system. The subcommittee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Wed Apr 22, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an engineer at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
- I'm the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator Engineer. I'm here on behalf of John E.
- I'm an engineer at the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
- I'm the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator Engineer. I'm here on behalf of John E.
Keywords:
electric reliability, renewable energy, interconnection, Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, Public Utilities Commission, capacity shortfalls, energy policies, mail-order pharmacy, insurance, healthcare access, chronic disease management, cost savings, rural access, emergency healthcare, patient adherence, critical infrastructure, foreign influence, local control, energy dependence, economic resilience
Summary:
The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce heard several Senate concurrent resolutions related to utilities, pharmacy access, critical infrastructure, and energy policy. STR 96 SD1 asked the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to report on the progress of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator; the PUC offered written comments and the measure later advanced as is. STR 109 SD1 urged the insurance commissioner to study expanding mail-order pharmacy use. Testimony was split: DCCA’s insurance division, HMSA, and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans supported the study, while Shipa and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association opposed it, arguing mail-order pharmacy is already available and that in-person pharmacist counseling should be preserved. The measure was ultimately deferred.
The committee also heard STR 164 SD1 on protecting Hawaii’s critical infrastructure from foreign influence. Greenpeace Hawaii and 350 Hawaii strongly supported the resolution, framing it as a consumer protection and resilience measure tied to reducing dependence on imports and strengthening local food and energy systems. No opposition was presented, and the resolution was moved out as is. STR 172 SD1 HD1 directed the PUC to conduct a comprehensive analysis of ways to maximize cost reduction and minimize financial risk while meeting state goals. DCCA, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered comments, and Earthjustice supported the measure; it was also advanced as is.
For STR 166 SD1, which concerns how the PUC should evaluate generational energy commitments, DCCA, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC provided comments, while 350 Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, and others opposed any move toward LNG, arguing it would harm ratepayers and conflict with Hawaii’s renewable goals. After discussion, the committee amended the resolution to add language directing the PUC to evaluate any LNG or other imported-fuel proposal for its potential effects on or delays to the state’s renewable portfolio standards, including the 2045 deadline. The amended resolution then passed, and the committee adjourned.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits Jul 16th, 2025
JLARC I-900 Subcommittee for SAO Performance Audits
Transcript Highlights:
- Vulnerability assessments, as I said, need site-specific climate hazard information, as well as engineering
- Massachusetts provides engineering assessments to help developers plan...
- Massachusetts provides engineering assessments to help developers plan new infrastructure in both California
- correctly stated, for that particular project, they would then move forward with their own geohazard engineer
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee I-900 Subcommittee heard JLARC’s annual update on the status of legislative implementation of State Auditor recommendations, followed by two State Auditor performance audits. JLARC staff reported that for the 2024 review period there were three new legislative recommendations and three unresolved older recommendations. They said the legislature did not convene a work group on civil asset forfeiture, and no formal action was taken on two water-use-efficiency recommendations. Two recommendations related to concurrent Medicaid enrollments were addressed in a bill introduced this session, but that bill was not adopted.
The first audit examined how Washington can ensure climate-resilient electricity infrastructure. The State Auditor found the state has opportunities to better adapt new energy infrastructure by using more site-specific climate information, broader collaboration, and vulnerability assessments. The report recommended expanding climate analyses through the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group if funding is available, using forecasted information in DNR wildfire maps, designating a non-regulatory office to coordinate siting and conflict resolution, and expanding vulnerability assessments in Ecology and Commerce processes. Agency witnesses generally agreed resilience is important but emphasized existing efforts, the need to avoid duplicative requirements, the importance of affordability and efficiency, and the role of current forums such as the Clean Energy Siting Council and SEPA processes.
The second audit reviewed fines for human trafficking and related sexual exploitation crimes. Auditors found courts assessed fines inconsistently, collection rates varied, some revenues were sent to the wrong local government, and some jurisdictions did not use the money as required for enforcement, prevention, or survivor services. The audit recommended courts work with prosecutors to improve awareness of mandatory fines, and that King and Pierce County improve coding, templates, and tracking so revenues are routed and used correctly. King County testified that it appreciated the audit and described its existing prevention and survivor-support work. The committee took no votes or formal actions and adjourned after the presentations and testimony.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I would want at least my engineer, my operator, my bookkeeper, and my attorney just thinking off the
- Early in my career designing, I'm a professional engineer started out designing water and wastewater
- operation of facilities. realized that there was a real, distinction between the designs that the engineers
- As a result of that, I got out of the engineering business and started a company that operated water.
Keywords:
HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- PRESENCE HEADQUARTERED IN SEATTLE WE HAVE A SUB ORBITAL LAUNCH SITE AND TEST SITE IN WEST TEXAS AND THE ENGINE
- ADDITIONALLY, OUR ENGINES BUSINESS UNIT IS CONSTANTLY INNOVATING THE WAY TO BUILD AMERICAN MADE AND TESTED
- ENGINES.
- WITH BLUE ORIGIN ENGINES POWERING THAT VEHICLE. HERE IN FLORIDA WE HAVE A LARGE PRESENCE.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Part 2 Feb 12th, 2026 at 12:58 pm
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , and the State Engineer, Elizabeth Anderson.
- Nat Chakras and the State Engineer, Elizabeth Anderson. So, Mr.
- Or does the state engineer have to give me written notice to cease and desist? Mr.
- Speaker, the state engineer will give you written notice to cease and desist.
- What other way is the state engineer going to do this, Mr. Speaker and gentlelady? Mr.
Bills:
HB111, HB108, HB145, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HB63, HB64, HB165, HB184, HB200, HB4, HB7, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB88, HB96, HB166, HB285, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50
Keywords:
water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He was an engineer.
- He acted like an engineer, and he was a great engineer, but a great person with a great heart.
- He was an engineer.
- He acted like an engineer, and he was a great engineer, but a great person with a great heart.
- and he was a great like an engineer and he was a great engineer,<02:16:45.359>
but <02:16:45.760
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 031 Feb 14th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We show you registered as David Cupid on behalf of yourself and CUD Engineers.
- My name is David Cupid, and I'm a senior vice president at Coote Engineers, and I'm here in support of
- My goal as a professional engineer is simple: it's to follow the law and all applicable rules and regulations
Bills:
SB840, HB2025, HB2512, HB3139, HB3798, HB3892, HB4373, HB4398, HB4582, HB4689, HB5187, HB5658, HB5666
Keywords:
HB 2025, Texas Property Code, plat filing, replat, amended plat, condominium plat, subdivision, county clerk, tax certificate, ad valorem taxes, delinquent taxes, property records, real property, land use, local government, property development, subdivision recording, condominium recording, tax receipt, eminent domain
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 11, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- . $1.2 million in trust funds to overhaul the four petroleum laboratory engines used to ensure that petroleum
- now preempted to the department. $1.2 million in trust to overhaul the four petroleum laboratory engines
- used to ensure four petroleum laboratory engines used to ensure that petroleum products sold in the
Summary:
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to hear member-led presentations on agency budget requests after prior meetings with the agencies. Representative Barnaby summarized the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ fiscal year 2025-26 request, highlighting major funding for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, Florida Forest Service wildfire and land management needs, citrus disease and research efforts, a new Conner Complex facility and lab, agricultural water and BMP projects, agricultural law enforcement staffing and equipment, maintenance and vehicle needs, and federal grant-related spending. No vote was taken on the department’s request during the meeting.
Representative Bartleman presented the Department of Environmental Protection request and said the subcommittee supported it fully. The request emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality grants, springs, harmful algal bloom and red tide response, alternate water supplies, resilience and flood prevention, beach and coral reef restoration, land acquisition and state parks, and cleanup of petroleum, dry cleaning, and hazardous waste sites. Representative Alvarez asked DEP to provide a list of the most contaminated lakes, along with estimated costs, so the committee could prioritize cleanup efforts.
Representative Black summarized the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission request, which included additional law enforcement funding in high-demand areas, oyster and reef restoration, habitat restoration, heavy equipment for land management and prescribed burning, a water survival training center, and red snapper data research. Representative Salzman then presented the Department of Citrus request, describing a lean agency budget focused on operations, PALM readiness, marketing and consumer awareness, greening-resistant plant material, and building repairs; the workgroup recommended fully funding the request. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff for the more member-driven budget process, and the subcommittee adjourned without objection.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- think, again, I’m trying to—I do believe that there are some states that maybe they have a nominal fee
- think, again, I’m trying to—I do believe that there are some states that maybe they have a nominal fee
- think, again, I’m trying to—I do believe that there are some states that maybe they have a nominal fee
- I do—you know, I'm an engineer, and I find that kind of breaking this down helps me to understand it,
- I I'm an engineer and I find that kind I I'm an engineer and I find that kind of<03:08:01.760>
breaking
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 11/13/25
Transcript Highlights:
- ,<00:04:18.560>
and <00:04:18.799>mathematics technology, engineering, and mathematics - technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees<00:04:20.479>
awarded <00:04:20.959>to - of our economy and our engines of our economy and our democracy.<00:09:01.760>
I <00:09:02.080- My peers will be scientists, doctors, engineers, epidemiologists.
- Without a doubt, that entire engine in Minnesota is under attack.
- of our economy and our engines of our economy and our democracy.<00:09:01.760>
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I had a dear friend of mine use the analogy that you can have a car and put an engine in it, right?
- Prohibiting public schools from paying dues or conference fees to any professional library association
- told me she doesn't know anybody whose schools are funding professional memberships or conference fees
- told me she doesn't know anybody whose schools are funding professional memberships or conference fees
- There is no money for librarians, let alone fees, for that matter, which is a very sad thing.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- We may update fees that have not been increased for decades.
- vacancies<00:04:33.320>
we <00:04:33.440>may <00:04:33.639>update <00:04:34.039>fees - <00:04:34.400>
that <00:04:34.560>have vacancies we may update fees that have vacancies - we may update fees that have not<00:04:34.919>
been <00:04:35.120>increased <00:04:35.600 - As of today, in-state students at Plymouth are charged $15,000 a year in tuition and fees.
Summary:
The House Finance Committee opened a public hearing on House Bills 1 and 2, which concern the governor’s proposed FY 2026-2027 budget. The chair explained that the committee must fit the budget to House Ways and Means revenue, which is about $800 million below the governor’s estimate in an almost $16 billion budget. He also noted a projected current-budget overspend, the impact of recently passed legislation, possible fee updates, no new tax proposals at that time, and the importance of federal funding and Medicaid stability. Testimony was limited to three minutes, with the chair asking speakers to avoid duplication.
Much of the testimony focused on Medicaid, disability services, and home- and community-based care. Speakers urged the committee to restore or protect funding for transportation, Medicaid, day programs, in-home supports, and behavioral health services. Several individuals and providers described how cuts would affect people with disabilities, medically fragile children, and families who rely on services to remain employed and avoid institutional care. A home care provider argued that a proposed 3% Medicaid cut would increase hospitalizations and costs, while a behavioral health representative asked for sustainable Medicaid rates, uncompensated care support, housing resources, and continued funding for community behavioral health clinics.
Another major topic was the Group II retirement provisions in HB 2 for public safety workers. Representatives from police, fire, corrections, probation/parole, and related associations testified in support, saying prior pension changes hurt recruitment and retention, pushed experienced workers to neighboring states, and should be reversed to restore promised benefits. They argued the provisions would help keep public safety careers viable and honor commitments made to first responders. An executive counselor also warned that when the state shifts costs away from itself, local property taxpayers bear the burden, and she opposed cost shifts such as Medicaid premiums and universal vouchers. A separate speaker urged funding public schools rather than universal vouchers, arguing vouchers can leave other students behind as resources are diverted.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (06/10/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, what I'd like to see is a selection of resources that are more engineering driven, more focused on
- So, what I'd like to see is a selection of resources that are more engineering driven, more focused on
- So, what I'd like to see is a selection of resources that are more engineering driven, more focused on
- So, what I'd like to see is a selection of resources that are more engineering driven, more focused on
- So, what I'd like to see is a selection of resources that are more engineering driven, more focused on
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, June 9, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's that check engine light that you ignore, except it won't get better.
- It's that check engine light that you ignore, except it won't get better.
- It's that check engine light that you ignore, except it won't get better.
- It's that check engine light that you ignore, except it won't get better.
- It's that check engine light that you ignore, except it won't get better.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We've identified post-COVID that in our attorneys, engineers, all of our administrative positions, we
- We've identified post-COVID that in our attorneys, engineers, all of our administrative positions, we
- I know you've come from previous directors that took it to where it was more about social engineering
- I know you've come from previous directors that took it to where it was more socially social engineering
- , and lost back. where it was more socially, social engineering when, and lost back, and the end result
Bills:
SB1
Keywords:
campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards
Summary:
The committee heard a Legislative Budget Board presentation and then testimony from the Department of Public Safety on the Article 5 public safety budget. LBB said DPS’s 2026-27 recommendation totals $3.7 billion, down from the prior base, while FTEs rise by 856.7. Major items included increased funding for driver license services and customer support, new trooper funding and recruit schools, crime lab operations, border security, and reductions tied to one-time facility, vehicle, and aircraft spending. The committee also discussed new riders, including one to lapse unused trooper funds and require reporting after recruit schools.
Members focused heavily on driver license operations, questioning why prior staffing increases and a prior efficiency study had not solved long wait times, high call abandonment, and appointment delays. DPS and LBB said the agency receives about 22,000 calls per day, answers only about 9 percent, and is seeking more staff plus technology upgrades such as automation, kiosks, and better online processing. Senators also raised concerns about rural access, REAL ID document requirements, and whether the department should rethink its processes rather than simply add employees.
DPS leadership then described needs for the Williamson County training academy, additional troopers, Capitol and Alamo security, border operations, aircraft and vehicle replacement, and regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio. Members asked about Operation Lone Star costs, overtime, pursuit safety, border crime, oilfield theft, and sexual assault kit and toxicology backlogs. DPS said border deployments remain focused on criminal threats, that overtime is partly driven by deployments and staffing shortages, and that the sexual assault kit backlog is down to 118 cases with a goal of zero by April. The committee later recessed and began the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission budget presentation, where LBB outlined a $115.1 million recommendation and noted ongoing costs for the AIMS technology project.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, my grandfather was a railroad engineer, so maybe I should work on railroad bills there.
- >
maybe <00:42:02.920>I <00:42:03.000>should railroad engineer, so maybe I should - railroad engineer, so maybe I should work<00:42:03.440>
on <00:42:04.160>railroad <00:42 - We found about $100,000 in cost savings by value engineering the project as it proceeded.
- engineering the project as it proceeded. engineering the project as it proceeded.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the licensed professional engineer position on the board. >> Madam Chair, Jonathan Lumpkkey.
- I'm the<00:03:36.159>
licensed <00:03:36.640>professional <00:03:37.200>engineer - the licensed professional engineer the licensed professional engineer position<00:03:38.159>
on - journey workers, one licensed industrial journey workers, one licensed professional<00:04:31.040>
engineer - engineer specialized in plumbing<00:04:32.560>
design <00:04:32.880>or <00:04:33.120> - journey workers, one licensed industrial journey workers, one licensed professional<00:04:31.040>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Army Corps of Engineers. engineers on a daily basis including this morning as recently.
- Army Corps of Engineers is as far as the acquisition process, but we are moving out smartly to be in
- in previous engagements with the Corps of Engineers and others that you think that year 18 months is
- In Italy, I think historically, we do not have a good track record with the Army Corps of Engineers.
- I want to thank the Army Corps of Engineers as well, TDA and U.S.