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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, first of all, I would like to acknowledge the challenges that this committee faced in assembling
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would <01:12:48.159>like <01:12:48.320>to <01:12:48.480>acknowledge - <01:12:48.960>
and <01:12:49.280>and all, I would like to acknowledge and and all, - I would like to acknowledge and and the<01:12:50.000>
challenges <01:12:50.480>that <01:
Bills:
HF1388
Keywords:
BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- He added that the Maine Department of Education acknowledged current methods are not effective in altering
- And their department of education<00:17:42.960>
acknowledge <00:17:43.520>that <00:17:43.840 - >
current education acknowledge that current education acknowledge that current methods<00:17:
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (04/01/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- So when we're talking about divorce parenting cases too, it's helpful to acknowledge that for parenting
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Summary:
The subcommittee met to continue its review of recommendations for New Hampshire’s family court, with the chair emphasizing a collaborative approach and noting that the group would focus on the origins of the family division, recurring problems identified in earlier reports, and comparisons with other states. Members discussed organizing testimony into three broad topics: the court hearing process and pro se litigant preparation, mediation/arbitration/counseling, and the interaction of domestic violence issues with family court and related criminal proceedings. The chair also noted that the subcommittee would not meet again for two weeks and encouraged members to review materials from Judge Michael Mace and NCSL research on other states’ family court systems.
Attorney Heather Culp, senior administrator for the judicial branch’s circuit court, testified about New Hampshire’s ADR programs. She explained that the Office of Mediation and Arbitration, created by statute in 2007, oversees more than 12 statewide ADR programs across the Supreme, Superior, and Circuit Courts, including family division programs such as divorce-parenting mediation, neutral case evaluation, guardianship, termination of parental rights, and voluntary adoption mediation. She said the divorce-parenting mediation program is the largest family division ADR program, with about 3,400 mediation sessions in 2023 out of roughly 6,700 cases, and that most cases involving minor children are referred to mediation soon after the first appearance session.
Culp described the family division process as beginning with a first appearance session led by a case manager, who provides information, helps with paperwork, and schedules mediation, usually within 30 to 45 days. She said mediation is strongly encouraged in parenting and divorce cases, but there is no requirement to reach agreement, and parties may settle some issues while leaving others for court. She also explained that mediation is prohibited or limited in certain domestic violence cases: cases with active civil protection orders may proceed only with both parties’ consent and possible safeguards, while cases involving criminal protective orders are not sent to mediation. Mediators in court-referred family cases are contracted with the court and must be certified by the executive branch’s mediator certification board; mediators do not communicate with judges, except through a brief ADR report noting whether the case settled or what the next procedural step is. Members asked about referrals, timing, and the meaning of “neutrals,” and Culp said the court uses in-house contracted neutrals for family division ADR and does not refer divorce-parenting cases to outside providers.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- understand why, if you look at the fiscal note on page two under implementation timing, it does acknowledge
- Number two, if you look under the rate impact also on page two of the fiscal note, it acknowledges that
- If you look under the rate impact also on page two of the fiscal note, it acknowledges that the rate
- If you look under the rate impact also on page two of the fiscal note, it acknowledges that the rate
Keywords:
HF2367, Community First Services and Supports, CFSS, personal care assistance, PCA, consumer-directed community supports, CDCS, home and community-based services, HCBS, direct support professionals, direct care workers, caregivers, support workers, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, collective bargaining agreement, retention stipend, health care cost stipend, training stipend, orientation program, retirement trust
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/01/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- Area 2 is acknowledged as a leader in this effort due to our decades of experience and our success stories
- problems area Minnesota's water quality problems area 2<00:41:20.880>
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a <00:41:21.800>leader <00:41:22.160>in <00:41:22.319>this 2 is acknowledged - as a leader in this 2 is acknowledged as a leader in this effort<00:41:22.960>
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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- actually going to this other person and then is the school can when they realize that are they acknowledging
- actually going to this other person and then is the school can when they realize that are they acknowledging
- actually going to this other person and then is the school can when they realize that are they acknowledging
- And then is the school, when they realize that, acknowledging it and not billing the other person?
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But I also just want to acknowledge that we are relying on state facilities that a constituent of ours
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to break it up um but I also just want to break it up um but I also just want to acknowledge - 01.760>
um <00:49:01.880>we're <00:49:02.079>relying <00:49:02.440>on acknowledge - that we um we're relying on acknowledge that we um we're relying on state<00:49:02.960>
facilities
Keywords:
mental health, emotional disturbance, terminology update, statutory cleanup, conforming amendments, children's mental health, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, case management, residential treatment, outpatient services, crisis services, health plan coverage, antipsychotic drugs, medical assistance, Medicaid, foster care, juvenile court, school discipline, county board
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/25/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- I just was waiting for you to acknowledge me, and I can talk about it." "Gotcha."
- I will acknowledge that, you know, this is a complicated problem where I don't think there is a perfect
- I will acknowledge that, you know, this is a complicated problem where I don't think there is a perfect
- I will acknowledge that, you know, this is a complicated problem where I don't think there is a perfect
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- However, we also acknowledge that the city has a compelling interest, which is the religious freedom
- However, we also acknowledge that the city has a compelling interest, which is the religious freedom
- However, we also acknowledge that the city has a compelling interest, which is the religious freedom
- I want to acknowledge Dan Lightfoot and the League of Cities and how instrumental, as he said, they were
Keywords:
sacred communities, micro units, religious institutions, housing regulations, homelessness, conditional use permits, immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies, sanctuary city, noncooperation ordinance, ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, federal immigration authorities, deportation, undocumented immigrant, undocumented person, immigration status data, data sharing, preemption, local government
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- I acknowledge that, but the bill also brings in a give-back component that would be amortized, potentially
- mean, I guess I do wonder when I look at your testimony because you kind of, I mean, I think you acknowledge
- mean, I guess I do wonder when I look at your testimony because you kind of, I mean, I think you acknowledge
- participate and having that be a benefit to everyone. ...because you kind of, I mean, I think you acknowledge
Summary:
The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on Senate Bill 897, which would create a Wildlife Liability Trust Fund within DCCA for administrative purposes. The chair opened by noting the hearing had to end by noon because of floor session, and that written testimony would be considered if not all witnesses could speak. Testimony included support from DCCA, the Attorney General’s office, the Public Utilities Commission, Charter Communications, Ulupono Initiative, AES Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Clearway Energy Group, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaiian Telcom, and IBW Local 1260, with opposition or concerns from the Hawaii Association for Justice and some others. Hawaiian Electric strongly supported the bill and asked for amendments, saying the fund would help address wildfire liability, protect customers and the economy, and support restoration of investment-grade credit; it also proposed a larger shareholder contribution and said the bill was part of a broader effort to raise settlement funds and improve grid safety and resiliency.
Committee members focused heavily on whether the bill would actually lower costs for ratepayers and improve credit ratings. DCCA said there was a nexus between limiting liability, creating a sufficiently large wildfire fund, and transparent mitigation requirements, but acknowledged there was no guarantee of a credit-rating improvement or precise estimate of rate impacts. Members questioned Hawaiian Electric about the assumptions in its cost comparisons, the 30-year securitization structure, and whether funding could be shifted later to shareholders after credit was restored. Hawaiian Electric responded that the bill assumes the fund is paid through securitization, that removing that presumption could undermine the credit-rating benefit, and that its models suggest credit-spread savings could offset the customer charge over time; it also said it would follow up with additional analysis. The company and Ulupono both described the measure as a difficult but potentially necessary way to socialize wildfire risk and avoid a larger crisis later.
The Hawaii Association for Justice opposed the bill’s liability caps and raised concerns about consumer rights, oversight discretion, statute-of-limitations changes, and evidence rules. Hawaiian Telcom suggested amendments to clarify compliance with FCC pole-attachment agreements. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided, and members indicated they wanted more analysis before being comfortable with the bill’s long-term ratepayer impacts.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Tue Mar 11, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- Homicides by torture are qualitatively different from other homicides, and the law should acknowledge
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the <00:08:57.040>law <00:08:57.279>should <00:08:57.519>acknowledge - homicides and the law should acknowledge homicides and the law should acknowledge that<00:08:58.279
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 281 SD1, which would define and prohibit torture as a Class A felony. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, HPD investigators, and other supporters said the bill is needed because existing laws do not adequately capture torture, especially cases involving children and vulnerable persons. Several testifiers emphasized that starvation is a common method of torture that often leaves little visible evidence, and they urged the committee to restore the original starvation language removed from the measure. The Office of the Public Defender said it did not oppose the bill’s purpose but raised concerns that the language was too broad and could create trial issues, particularly around minors and vulnerable people, and suggested narrowing amendments. The chair indicated the testimony had made a strong impression and said the committee would try to move the bill forward.
The committee then heard SB 292 SD1, relating to sexual exploitation and safe harbor protections for survivors seeking medical or law enforcement help. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the measure, noting that a prior version raised equal protection concerns that were no longer present, and said survivors should be able to seek help without fear of prosecution. Written support was also noted from several advocacy and state groups. Testimony in support focused on retaliation fears, trafficking, and the need for manpower and resources to address exploitation and related crimes.
Finally, the committee took up SB 295 SD1, which would increase penalties for violating temporary restraining orders and orders for protection and treat a violation of one as a second offense for the other. The Public Defender’s Office objected to the mandatory jail component, arguing judges should retain discretion and that there was no clear evidence mandatory jail deters violations. The transcript cuts off before any final committee action or vote on SB 295 was recorded.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Unlike the MCAS, which many students perceive as merely mandatory but inconsequential, the ACT's acknowledged
- but in consequential tests the mandatory but in consequential tests the act's<00:21:38.799>
acknowledge - <00:21:39.480>
importance <00:21:40.000>provides act's acknowledge importance provides - act's acknowledge importance provides genuine<00:21:41.200>
incentive <00:21:41.919>for
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've acknowledged that as an industry, and that's why you're seeing in some communities across Minnesota
- income income discretionary recreational income uh<01:21:16.320>
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that <01:21:17.159>as <01:21:17.239>an uh We've acknowledged - that as an uh We've acknowledged that as an industry<01:21:18.000>
and <01:21:18.280>that's
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Jeff Davidman with Delta Airlines, and as I get started on my testimony about SAF, I just have to acknowledge
- Jeff Davidman with Delta Airlines, and as I get started on my testimony about SAF, I just have to acknowledge
- Jeff Davidman with Delta Airlines, and as I get started on my testimony about SAF, I just have to acknowledge
- I have to acknowledge that I actually seen Officer Cranbeer here working, protecting us all the day.
Keywords:
property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 03/06/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to acknowledge today that this is the work of the incredible Senator Carrie Dzik.
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to the deaths that resulted I want to the deaths that resulted I want to acknowledge - :28.640>
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/05/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- benefits for motans let me<00:20:22.320>
start <00:20:22.559>by <00:20:22.799>acknowledging - <00:20:23.320>
the <00:20:23.480>concerns me start by acknowledging the concerns me - start by acknowledging the concerns raised<00:20:24.559>
by <00:20:24.679>Senator <00:20 - Let me start by acknowledging the concerns raised by Senator Marty and others about accountability for
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (03/04/2025)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I do want to acknowledge that I do think there's been work to make sure that any new situation we've
- I do want to acknowledge that I do think there's been work to make sure that any new situation we've
- today's unaffordable environment people are, you know, trying to get up... you and I I do want to acknowledge
- that you and I I do want to acknowledge that I<00:17:21.240>
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Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/25/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
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the <01:03:36.920>optometrist also want to acknowledge the optometrist - also want to acknowledge the optometrist who<01:03:38.720>
threw <01:03:39.000>his <01:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/25/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I want to first acknowledge and appreciate all the hard work of Ms.
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appreciate <00:58:14.920>all <00:58:15.079>the <00:58:15.240>hard acknowledge - and appreciate all the hard acknowledge and appreciate all the hard work<00:58:15.720>
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