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• We are continuing...
• So we are excited to continue to grow those programs. Great. Thank you.
• It operates in very similar ways in that we receive referrals from across campus.
• Business operations, and also in our research and creative activities.
• In operations and administration, we want to use AI to improve operational workflow and accessibility

Summary: The committee spent much of the meeting hearing presentations on student mental health supports at Central Washington University, Washington State University, the University of Washington, and the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges. CWU described high levels of student distress, loneliness, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and basic-needs insecurity, along with a campus-wide holistic well-being model that includes behavioral intervention teams, emergency aid, peer outreach, community partnerships, and a collegiate recovery community. WSU emphasized loneliness, common presenting concerns such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and relationship distress, and the role of housing and residence life, resident advisors, living-learning communities, and coordinated crisis response in identifying and supporting students. UW highlighted prevention and support programs through LiveWell, including alcohol and other drug consultations, confidential advocacy, suicide intervention, student needs navigation, peer health educators, and peer wellness coaches. The community and technical college system reported persistent access barriers, especially for students ages 18 to 24 and those facing housing or food insecurity, and said the legislature-funded mental health pilot at four colleges expanded counseling access, telehealth, and referral pathways, while broader system efforts focus on awareness, telehealth, basic-needs supports, and workforce training in behavioral health fields. Members asked each panel how they gather student feedback, and the institutions said they use surveys, evaluations, and ongoing outreach to students in services. Questions also focused on substance-use and recovery resources, Greek life outreach, and whether colleges have enough licensed mental health staff versus academic advisors; the community college board said not all colleges have licensed mental health providers on staff, and some rely on community contracts or telehealth. The committee also discussed whether counseling services are increasing because of post-pandemic effects or because students are more willing to seek help, with presenters saying both factors likely play a role. The committee then shifted to artificial intelligence in higher education. Washington State University, the University of Washington, Western Washington University, and the community and technical college system described campus AI task forces, governance structures, and efforts to set policies for students, faculty, and staff. Presenters said institutions are requiring course-level AI use statements, promoting ethical and transparent use, expanding access to approved tools such as Microsoft Copilot, and using AI for teaching, research, advising, and administrative support while guarding privacy, equity, and academic integrity. Members raised concerns about deepfakes, bias, student monitoring, and whether AI should be used to screen applications or evaluate student work; presenters said human review remains essential and that some institutions prohibit AI use in hiring or admissions screening. The final presentation, from OSPI, described the statewide rollout of the School Links high school and beyond plan platform under 2023 legislation, saying it will standardize career and college planning across K-12, provide better data and student guidance, and connect students to postsecondary pathways and employers; OSPI said the rollout is underway but current funding only extends through June 30, 2026.

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• We have had a difficult rollout with that offender management system, and it's impacted some operational
• So it's a lot of check and balances as well as continuing on with treatment.
• <00:05:42.320> on and balances as well as continuing on and balances as well as continuing
• It's just that we are continuing to move forward. What is your timetable? meetings.
• just that we need uh we are continuing just that we need uh we are continuing to<00:10:12.800>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its October 3 meeting unanimously. It then reviewed follow-up status on prior performance audits, beginning with the Department of Corrections’ sex offender treatment program. DOC said all audit items from the 2016 review were resolved except one related to tracking benchmarks, progress, and recidivism. Officials explained that a new offender management system, Chorus, was recently implemented but has had rollout problems affecting operations, including restitution checks, and that they hope the system will be stable enough within about six months to begin tracking the needed metrics. Members asked about treatment inside prison and after release; DOC described in-prison treatment, parole aftercare, probation and parole oversight, administrative restrictions, and reassessment if conditions are not met. The committee next heard from OPLC on the Real Estate Commission audit. OPLC reported that all but one finding is substantially or fully resolved, with the remaining issue involving review of applicants’ adverse financial history and liabilities. The delay is tied to ongoing rulemaking, and OPLC said the commission is amending its criteria and integrating universal application procedures into board rules. The office estimated substantive completion by March 2027, with rule filing expected sooner. The committee then took up the Board of Pharmacy audit, where OPLC said most findings remain partially resolved because the board is in the middle of a major rule overhaul and a new licensing software project. Officials described a shift toward a compliance bureau and more routine, risk-informed inspections, rather than inspections driven only by complaints, and said updated manuals and forms will follow the new rules and technology. Finally, the Legislative Budget Assistant reported on ongoing audits. For special education, staff said they are writing the report, have 25 completed observations, and have expanded to 70 identified observations, with a full draft expected in the first quarter of 2026 and a final report by summer 2026. For education freedom accounts, 40 observations have been identified, 15 finalized, and a draft is expected by midspring with a fiscal committee presentation in summer. For the Doorway program, the audit plan was finalized with DHHS help, financial activity was isolated, fieldwork is expected to finish by Thanksgiving, and a draft report is planned for January or February 2026, with a final report by March or April 2026. The committee discussed scheduling its next meeting for February 6 at 10 a.m. and emphasized the value of follow-up on older audits; the meeting adjourned after members agreed the follow-up process should continue.

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• department's responsibilities to investigate child abuse and neglect allegations, the department operates
• According to the department's June 2025 monthly operational and outcome report, in fiscal year 2024,
• Chair, Representative Fink, our office does have a continual presence at the Department of Child Safety
• Chair, Representative Fink, our office does have a continual presence at the Department of Child Safety
• We continue to find documentation issues at the department, and sometimes we're asked why documenting

Keywords: 1182, all

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• They have no option except to continue being trafficked.
• We're going to continue. To pending business and vote on some bills real quick.
• With limited knowledge of CSCD operations and state requirements, current statute... ...requires judges
• and fiscal management of CSCDs and the operation of programs and community corrections facilities.
• CJAD is positioned to understand... ...the resources needed to operate CSCDs and community corrections

Bills: SB663, SB958

Keywords: community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 958, Texas Government Code, nondisclosure, order of nondisclosure, criminal history record information, trafficking of persons, human trafficking, compelling prostitution, survivor rights, record sealing, expunction, deferred adjudication, prostitution, controlled substances, theft

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• Obviously, the 24/7 operations, correction, state patrol, those types of things continue to remain, but
• Obviously,<00:03:20.720> the<00:03:20.879> 247<00:03:21.519> operations, Obviously
• , the 247 operations, Obviously, the 247 operations, correction,<00:03:22.640> state<00:03:22.879
• to remain, but there's a things continue to remain, but there's a sequence<00:03:26.400> of<00
• I think, um, we hope it's in the next few days that this gets operation on Lake Street yesterday.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The speaker said budget negotiations were still underway and expressed optimism that leaders would reach a deal soon, despite the legislature’s extremely narrow margins. He emphasized that the goal was a responsible Minnesota budget that leaves money on the bottom line, funds priorities that improve residents’ lives, and reduces the projected 2028-29 structural imbalance. He also noted that the bills were nearly finished and had been sent to revisers, with transportation still pending. A major concern was the possibility of a state government shutdown and the need to send out more than 28,000 layoff notices if a deal was not reached by Monday morning. The speaker said agencies already have shutdown contingencies in place, with essential operations such as corrections and state patrol continuing, while other services would be reduced. He said the Department of Management and Budget had begun preparing management for that possibility, though he did not believe a shutdown would actually happen. The discussion also focused on how a special session would be organized if needed. The speaker said the parties were using a template from the 2019 special session, and that the key remaining issues were not bill drafting but agreement on amendments, votes, and rule suspensions. He declined to discuss specific bargaining points in detail, but said the negotiation covered many issues, including transportation funding, undocumented immigrant policy, and non-competes, and that individual legislators could effectively become veto points on the overall deal.

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• I'm also in the fourth generation of the family that runs and operates Everglades. Sorry. Sorry.
• I'm also in the fourth generation of the family that runs and operates Everglades. Sorry. Sorry.
• That runs and operates Everglades. Sorry.
• Our second goal is to continue empowering a beyond-ready generation for work and life.
• This funding will be instrumental in our continued efforts to revitalize Camp Cherry Lake.

Summary: The Agriculture Committee took up SB 806, the consumer and agricultural equipment right-to-repair bill by Senator Trumbull. Trumbull said the measure would expand repair options for portable wireless devices and farm equipment while protecting trade secrets. The committee adopted two amendments: one clarifying the bill does not apply to motor vehicles, and a technical staff amendment. Testimony was mixed: an Everglades Equipment representative opposed the bill, warning it could weaken local dealer support, reduce parts inventory, and increase downtime for farmers; the Consumer Technology Association also opposed the bill in its current form, citing concerns about a patchwork of state repair laws, private lawsuits, and inconsistent standards. The bill was reported favorably as CS for SB 806 by a roll call vote of 4-0, with Senator Rouson not voting. The committee then heard a presentation from Florida 4-H state officers Timmy Hawes, Summer Wayne, and Taylor Thigpin. They described 4-H as a youth development organization focused on citizenship and leadership, agriculture, STEM, and healthy living, serving more than 216,000 youth statewide. They highlighted personal stories about how 4-H built confidence, leadership, and entrepreneurship skills, and they outlined goals to grow participation to 300,000 youth and to invest in 4-H camps, especially Camp Cherry Lake and Camp Timpoochee, as year-round learning sites. Senators praised the program and asked questions about how youth get involved and what drives participation. Florida FFA state officers Hope Storder and Isabel Jenkins then presented on agricultural education and FFA. They explained FFA’s three-part model of classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience, and leadership development, and noted that Florida now has more than 65,000 FFA members and that state funding has allowed all agricultural education students to participate at no cost. They emphasized agriculture’s role in feeding a growing population and discussed how technology, innovation, and urban agriculture can help meet future production needs. Senators commended the organization’s work and its role in preparing future leaders and agricultural professionals. At the end of the meeting, Senator Burton requested a group photo with the students, and the committee agreed.

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• May they continue to walk in your grace, knowing they are deeply loved, cherished.
• Trailblazers who have shaped history and continue to inspire for the future.
• Our leaders continue to move forward.
• Rowe operates a small farm on the. where she was born, growing alfalfa.
• Sharisa Bandla is the Vice President of Government. and research operations at Virgin Galactic.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I am the Chief Operating Officer at CYFD.
• Brenda Donald, Chief Operating Donald? Donald, yes, sir. Okay, thank you, Ms. Donald. So, Ms.
• We have significantly changed the way that we are operating.
• So if that's Not spelled out, that is core to all of our operations.
• I think that's more of a commitment from the state that we continue on this line.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Uh, we don't, we do not receive funds for operations.
• Prevent, I guess is the best way of these, uh, problems continuing with the continued development of
• Debaca, Chief Operations Officer.
• Um, we're hoping to see a continued increase in 2026 and um we'll continue to advocate for um additional
• I'm the chief operating officer of Homewise.

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• <00:24:27.600> and executive branch operations and executive branch operations and declaring
• Um, so there are all of these pieces that we want our executive branch to continue to be able to operate
• to be able executive branch to continue to be able to<01:07:48.480> operate,<01:07:48.799>
• to operate, but we're not funding them. to operate, but we're not funding them.
• <02:16:10.639> I continue to lead him in his life. I continue to lead him in his life.

Bills: SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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• Members, this is a bad water bill, one of many that we have seen and will continue to see.
• So this bill is very troubling to me, because this bill allows mining operators to place reclamation
• Redirecting the earnings back to operators risks weakening that safeguard.
• operating after another brilliant idea from this sponsor?
• Now, we already have serious, serious felonies on the books for obstructing governmental operations.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• this informational briefing is to gain an understanding of the construction defects and resulting operational
• Water intrusion continues throughout the building and causes additional damage.
• have to do with the HVAC not operating have to do with the HVAC not operating properly<00:24:08.520
• <00:29:20.320> to continuing to continuing to investigate<00:29:23.120> and<00:29:23.240
• How many are operational or available for use right now?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee held an informational briefing on construction defects and operational problems at the newly opened Hawaii State Hospital Halola building, a $160 million facility with 144 beds for forensic patients. Department of Health and DAGS officials described ongoing issues identified before and after occupancy in April 2022, including anti-ligature safety defects, roof and building-envelope leaks, drainage problems, plumbing failures, HVAC corrosion and moisture-control issues, mold, and corroding materials. They said the problems have affected patient areas, showers, hallways, the gym, and other parts of the building, creating daily operational and safety challenges for staff and patients. Officials said the state believes the defects are the responsibility of the design-builder, Hensel Phelps, but that they are working with the company and its subcontractors to address the problems while preserving the state’s legal position. The Attorney General’s office said it is conducting an inquiry and asked agencies to limit comments to factual matters. Witnesses explained that some defects appear to be latent and that repairs are being documented through photos, invoices, and testimony. They also said some work is being done by Hensel Phelps and some by other contractors, with efforts to preserve evidence for possible future claims. Committee members questioned how the defects were missed during design-build inspection, whether the state should pursue litigation sooner, and how evidence would be preserved if outside contractors make repairs. Officials said the state has two funding requests pending: about $8 million for emergency repairs and about $28.8 million for longer-term repairs, for a total near $40 million, while noting that additional defects may still be discovered. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• continues.
• to I look been great and I continue to I look forward<00:04:59.880> to<00:04:59.960> continuing
• long as this session continues long as this session continues so<00:05:06.080> thank<00:05
• our agency both from a operational our agency both from a operational standpoint<00:42:38.480>
• the unwind we were um continuing the unwind we were um continuing coverage<00:58:45.599> for<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee convened for an opening discussion of the 2025 Human Services session, with members emphasizing bipartisan collaboration, the committee’s mission to strengthen support systems for Minnesotans, and a focus on helping vulnerable people thrive. The chair and members welcomed new and returning senators and staff, including new pages and interim committee administration, and several members briefly introduced themselves and their backgrounds in public service and human services work. Members identified the main issues they expect to address this session: workforce shortages in human services professions, long-term care, program integrity, and efforts to limit waste, fraud, and abuse so funding reaches people who need it most. The chair also previewed upcoming hearings on eligibility and redeterminations for people with disabilities, MnCHOICES reassessments, assisted living and provider payment delays, and updates on direct care and treatment, noting that more detailed discussion would come in later meetings. The committee then received a budget overview from fiscal analyst Kyle Raymond. He explained the combined Health and Human Services budget area, noted jurisdiction changes tied to the creation of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the planned separation of Direct Care and Treatment, and said some figures may differ from the November forecast because of those shifts. He outlined the major funding sources for the budget area, including federal funds and the general fund, and said the presentation would focus on the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget the legislature will be considering.

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• Primary layer need to still continue. Thank you.
• You are not allowed to continue pursuing curative options.
• And that means that the 50% that were already operating...
• We have been operating kind of in the dark, so I...
• They don't really need doors, but how are they operating?

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• She said she wanted to better understand the timing for notices and whether the committee would continue
• Representative Acomb [member_11606] continued discussing notice timing, saying the committee has always
• uh conducted for to obtain operations uh conducted for to obtain wood<00:04:36.680> for<00:04
• was operating below 10% of its potential capacity, and for 42 straight hours it was below 1.5%.
• Essentially, every year an asset is in operation, the utility pays off like the mortgage on it.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• important because 75% of people continue important because 75% of people continue to<00:18:19.880
• Um and there are operating account.
• <00:51:16.720> or is that like is that how it operates or is that like is that how it operates
• and vehicle services um to be operated and vehicle services um to be operated similarly<00:53:20.800
• So you only one operating in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Local opposition continue to slow development.
• We must continue to push forward however we can.
• It is and will continue to be very helpful for us as we are.
• The other piece was around ensuring that the RE-ORG would maintain the continuity of operations.
• Is that how these buildings are operating?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Bestow your almighty wisdom on our New Mexico senators and continue to guide their footsteps.
• He owns and operates eight golf courses in Arizona and does real estate development.
• They continue to grow.
• They continue to grow. In fact, in partnership with the county, the county helped to...
• , and Alex Preddy was also shot by ICE enforcement during a federally led enforcement operation.

Keywords: 996, all

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• THIS IS WHY THOSE ENHANCED PENALTIES CONTINUING TO DRIVE ON A SUSPENSION AS WELL AS CRIMINALIZING OF
• THAT MEANS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS, AN OFFICER WHO KNOWS HE OR SHE IS OPERATING UNLAWFULLY.
• NOW WE'RE SAYING IT IS OKAY TO OPERATE NOW WE'RE SAYING IT IS OKAY TO OPERATE UNLAWFULLY.
• AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OPERATE IN GOOD FAITH. AND I JUST THINK THAT COULD BE A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
• MOST OFFICERS OPERATE IN GOOD FAITH.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We call it continuous living cover.
• The BCO operators, the plow operators, nobody else has to. Just those.
• operators the plow operators<01:09:09.040> nobody<01:09:09.279> else<01:09:09.520>
• most importantly that we continue most importantly that we continue deploying<01:25:40.199> Broadband
• <01:29:00.639> in um as I mentioned SCH Bergs operates in um as I mentioned SCH Bergs operates

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee met for an introductory session to begin the new legislative session. Members and staff went around the table introducing themselves and describing their agricultural backgrounds, including farming, livestock, crop production, county government, and related research or staff roles. Chair Paul Anderson emphasized agriculture’s importance to Minnesota’s budget and economy, welcomed new members and staff, and noted that the committee would have a full agenda. The committee then heard a presentation from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, Extension, and the Forever Green initiative on the GREE program (Agricultural Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer). Testimony described GREE as a state investment created in 2015 to support agricultural productivity and growth through research, education, extension, and technology transfer. Speakers highlighted its broad focus areas, including crop and livestock genetics, soil health, water quality, nutrient management, microbial science, agroecological innovation, and technology stewardship, as well as rapid-response funding for emerging issues such as waterhemp, PRRS, and avian influenza. University witnesses said the program has brought in faculty and extension educators, generated sponsored research awards, and leveraged state funding into additional grants and contracts. They cited a reported roughly 12-to-1 return on investment and said the state has invested about $39 million since 2015. They also noted additions such as a deep winter greenhouse program and a tribal representative on the advisory group. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.