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• And so, also from an engineering point of view, just understand that when we put the internet access
• He's a professional engineer. He's a professional engineer. We have He's a professional engineer.
• We have how<00:53:10.720> many<00:53:10.880> other<00:53:11.119> engineers,<00:53
• how many other engineers, Greg? how many other engineers, Greg?

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 Kentucky Department of Education 00:01:20 Kentucky Communications Network Authority 00:36:45 Accelecom 01:01:22 Auditor of Public Accounts 01:29:50, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met to hear a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials David Couch and Mike Lingham on the history and current status of Kentucky’s K-12 internet network, including its relationship to KentuckyWired. They described the original KETS design from 1995, when KDE established district internet hubs and left local districts to connect to them, and said that model helped Kentucky become a national leader in school connectivity and cloud-based services. They also emphasized the importance of E-rate eligibility, saying it has saved the state substantial money and remains central to KDE’s network contracting. Couch and Lingham said the current “next generation Kentucky K-12 internet” contract with Education Networks of America is more reliable, offers more functionality, and costs less than the prior system, including lower bandwidth and firewall costs. They explained that the transition was complicated by build-out and provisioning issues, especially the need for more “type two” connections through local providers, which pushed some implementation past the June 30, 2024 E-rate deadline. As a result, 39 sites remain on type two connections, and KDE absorbed the loss of federal discount dollars for the portion of the transition that extended into July. The witnesses also discussed home internet access for students. They said KDE has tracked home access for about 20 years and estimates about 4.5% of students still lack adequate internet at home, with roughly 3% able to reach access nearby and 1.5% having no access. They said the biggest barrier is usually cost rather than lack of available lines, and noted that temporary hotspot support during COVID helped students continue schoolwork. Senator Williams asked about the costs of the transition, the current type two sites, and the potential cost of any future transition, but the transcript cuts off before a full answer was given.

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• My father was a very proud engineering graduate of the University of Minnesota, and I was the financial
• My father was a very proud engineering graduate of the University of Minnesota, and I was the financial
• My father was a very proud engineering graduate of the University of Minnesota, and I was the financial
• My father was a very proud engineering graduate of the University of Minnesota, and I was the financial
• My father was a very proud engineering graduate of the University of Minnesota, and I was the financial

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Conference Committee reviewed differences among the Governor’s, House, and Senate proposals for state grant parameter changes and their effects on state grant spending, North Star Promise spending, and average student awards. Nonpartisan staff explained that the proposals use different combinations of parameter changes, with the Governor’s and Senate plans modeled to avoid or minimize rationing, while the House plan would require rationing to balance the program. Staff reported projected biennium balances of a positive $29.836 million for the Governor’s proposal, a negative $60.758 million for the House proposal without rationing, a positive $994,000 for the House proposal with rationing, and a positive $3.623 million for the Senate proposal; North Star Promise balances also varied, with the Senate showing a positive balance and the Governor and House with rationing showing negative balances. Staff also said the Senate proposal would extend availability of the state grant appropriation and suspend surplus procedures through fiscal year 2029, allowing the balance to carry forward. The committee then focused on the House-only tuition and fee cap provision, which would limit the tuition recognized for state grant purposes for four-year programs to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities level, with 1% annual increases in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. House members said the cap was intended to address rising tuition, especially at the University of Minnesota, and to produce savings in the state grant program. The governor’s office confirmed the provision was not included in the Governor’s bill. Representatives from the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Private College Council opposed the cap, arguing it would reduce awards for low-income students and shift costs to students rather than address underlying tuition pressures; they also said it could discourage enrollment at higher-cost institutions. Supporters from Minnesota State argued the cap would improve fairness because students at lower-tuition institutions are effectively capped lower, while students at more expensive institutions receive larger awards, and they said the legislature should intervene in a variable that has grown substantially over time. Committee members questioned how the cap would work and whether it was tied to the Twin Cities campus rate. Testifiers clarified that the state grant formula is tied to the University of Minnesota level, but because Minnesota State institutions are below that level, the cap effectively limits their students to their own lower tuition while allowing higher awards at the University of Minnesota and private colleges. No formal vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated the committee would continue with item-by-item review of the remaining parameter changes and hear additional testimony from agencies and institutions.

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• to the site of real-world conditions and makes use of professional perspectives other than just engineers
• professional perspectives other than of professional perspectives other than just<00:53:12.160> engineers
• <00:53:12.720> and<00:53:13.040> incorporates<00:53:13.520> all just engineers
• and incorporates all just engineers and incorporates all users<00:53:14.079> like<00:53:14.240
• etc work can is an eligible engineering etc work can is an eligible use<01:20:55.760> of<01:20

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our rates would not compete with that, and we would not be in position to ensure well-engineered, highly
• engineered, recent-construction high-rise condos.
• lines rates, but certainly higher than excess and surplus line rates for very well-designed, well-engineered
• lines rates, but certainly higher than excess and surplus line rates for very well-designed, well-engineered
• lines rates, but certainly higher than excess and surplus line rates for very well-designed, well-engineered

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• whether that is preserving our stories or taking our nation up a notch in science, technology, engineering
• whether that is preserving our stories or taking our nation up a notch in science, technology, engineering
• whether that is preserving our stories or taking our nation up a notch in science, technology, engineering
• whether that is preserving our stories or taking our nation up a notch in science, technology, engineering
• whether that is preserving our stories or taking our nation up a notch in science, technology, engineering

Bills: HF29, HF921, HF922, HF1048, HF1049

Keywords: railroad, infrastructure, transportation funding, environmental remediation, capital investment, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• It works with our engines, and it works at MSP Airport and other airports, and all the infrastructure
• We also expect, as we continue to work with manufacturers like Airbus and Boeing, engine manufacturers
• We also expect, as we continue to work with manufacturers like Airbus and Boeing, engine manufacturers
• As you've already heard, SAF is a fully certified jet fuel that can be used in today's aircraft engines
• <00:39:12.800> and used in today's aircraft engines and used in today's aircraft engines and

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.

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• This bill amends the education law to clarify that grandfathered engineering companies that employ at

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Higher Education held its first meeting, chaired by Senator Toby Stavisky, with a quorum present and members/staff introduced at the outset. The committee considered six bills covering professional licensing and health-related scope-of-practice issues, including licensure of dietitians and nutritionists (S.607), grandfathered engineering companies seeking geology authority (S.620B), pharmacist administration of contraceptive injections (S.1703), licensure of genetic counselors (S.309), dentists administering HPV vaccinations (S.4548), and confidentiality on mifepristone/misoprostol prescription labels (S.8656). Support and opposition memos were noted where available, including support from the Greater New York Hospital Association for S.607 and S.309, opposition from the Medical Society of the State of New York to S.607, and support from the New York State Council of Professional Geologists for S.620B. Each bill was moved, seconded, and approved by the committee, generally with some members voting no or abstaining/without recommendation on certain measures. S.607, S.620B, S.309, and S.4548 were reported to the floor, while S.1703 and S.8656 were reported to the Rules Committee. For S.620B, the committee noted a requested amendment to change the effective date from immediate to 18 months after enactment, to be handled on the floor. The meeting concluded at 12:40 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• This person has to have protections in this bill that the licensed engineer or inspector cannot be part
• So if it was an engineer that helped build your plans, they cannot be the ones that do the inspections
• c> protections in this bill that the protections in this bill that the licensed<02:38:20.560> engineer
• So if it was an engineer<02:38:26.160> that<02:38:26.319> helped<02:38:26.479> build
• <02:38:26.640> your<02:38:26.880> plans, engineer that helped build your plans, engineer

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Burke team led this study, and we were supported by subject matter experts from a civil engineering
• potential example of this would be to allow cost to be a factor when selecting architecture and engineering
• This is our big kind of funding engine.

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So here's what I learned: one of my favorite classes in college, my background is in engineering, and
• I went to the University of North Dakota, chemical engineering, applied mathematics, ended up at 3M down
• with the University of North Dakota; I graduated from there, so I'm involved with the College of Engineering

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So here's what I learned: one of my favorite classes in college, my background is in engineering, and
• I went to the University of North Dakota, chemical engineering, applied mathematics, ended up at 3M down
• with the University of North Dakota, graduated from there, so I'm involved with the College of Engineering

Summary: The committee reconvened at North Dakota State College of Science for a presentation from President Dr. Flanagan and college leaders about NDSCS’s mission, enrollment growth, workforce training, and facilities needs. Flanagan highlighted student success in national competitions, strong placement and retention, growing enrollment, and new or expanding programs in aviation maintenance, fire science, dental hygiene, community health worker training, surgical technology, HVAC/plumbing, and precision agriculture. He also emphasized the college’s partnerships with industry, including John Deere, Fargo Jet Center, Sanford, and Comdel Innovation, and said NDSCS plans to seek approval next session for a revenue bond to build a new dorm and to remodel the library into academic and allied health space. Allied health dean Deb Smith testified that her division is at capacity and needs a simulation center, more lab and classroom space, and expanded dental and OTA facilities to meet demand and accreditation needs. Committee members questioned Flanagan and staff about workforce shortages, especially faculty pay, and whether the college can staff additional growth. Flanagan said the biggest challenge is recruiting instructors because industry pays more, but noted some health care and adjunct hiring is possible because of schedule flexibility and benefits. He also discussed shifting resources away from lower-demand programs like power sports toward higher-demand areas such as automotive and aviation maintenance. Members also asked about the college’s identity as a technical institution, with Flanagan arguing North Dakota would benefit from a more defined tech-school system. The committee then received a University System presentation from Jamie Wilkie on the cost of delivering dual credit. Wilkie explained the methodology used to allocate direct and overhead costs across subsidized and unsubsidized dual credit, noting that dual credit and early entry account for about 5.9% of total credit hours and 2.7% of formula funding. The analysis showed subsidized dual credit tuition revenue of about $5.5 million and unsubsidized revenue of about $2.9 million, with some institutions showing margins and others losses depending on the model. Members discussed whether K-12 funding should also be reflected, how payments to high schools and teachers are structured, and whether tuition-free dual credit would require replacing both tuition revenue and the current dual credit scholarship. No votes were taken; the committee simply received the presentations and discussed the findings.

Transcript Highlights:

• So here's what I learned: one of my favorite classes in college, my background's in engineering, and
• Went to the University of North Dakota, chemical engineering, applied mathematics, ended up at 3M down
• with the University of North Dakota; I graduated from there, so I'm involved with the College of Engineering

Summary: The committee met at North Dakota State College of Science for a presentation from President Flanagan and campus leaders on the college’s mission, enrollment growth, workforce programs, facilities needs, and industry partnerships. Flanagan highlighted student success in national competitions, strong placement and retention, the college’s strategic plan, and new or expanding programs such as aviation maintenance, fire science, dental hygiene, community health worker, surgical technology, HVAC/plumbing, and precision agriculture. He also described the need for a new dorm and a remodel of the library into academic and allied health space, including a simulation center, to address capacity limits and support growth. Several committee members asked about program demand, faculty recruitment, pay competitiveness, and how the college shifts resources from lower-demand programs to high-demand ones. Industry partner Jim Albright of Comdell testified that the college has been essential to the local manufacturing workforce and that many employees and interns come from NDSCS. A major topic was dual credit. Flanagan said dual credit is important but financially challenging, noting that only a small share of dual credit students ultimately matriculate to NDSCS and that the college’s dual credit model is close to break-even. He explained that many dual credit credits are general education rather than CTE, and that the college pays instructors, supports high schools, and absorbs indirect costs. Williston State College President Bernal Herning added that his institution loses money on the front end but has shifted toward helping students complete associate degrees before high school graduation because many go directly to work after high school. Committee members questioned how dual credit is delivered, how instructors are qualified, and whether students are truly doing college-level work. The committee then received a University System presentation from Jamie Wilkie on the cost of delivering dual credit statewide. Wilkie explained the methodology used to allocate direct and overhead costs and said the analysis shows dual credit is not profitable at several institutions once tuition, instructor payments, and overhead are included. Members asked how much of the cost is borne by students, families, and the state, and whether K-12 funding should also be considered. Discussion also covered the difference between subsidized and unsubsidized dual credit, payments to high school teachers or schools, and the possibility of waiving tuition in the future. No votes were taken, and the committee mainly gathered information for the ongoing dual credit cost study.

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• Pane Mets the Third, Deputy Political Director for Operating Engineers Local 3, offered comments
• We like the operating engineers' recommendations that prior to our 18-year-olds must go through at least
• We like the operating engineers' recommendations that prior to our 18-year-olds must go through at least

Bills: HB1688, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1915, HB1692, HB1524, HB1884, HB1523, HB2213, HB2186, HB2163, HB1908, HB1910

Keywords: general excise tax, aircraft maintenance, tax exemption, aviation industry, economic competitiveness, water carriers, automatic adjustment mechanism, regulatory compliance, rate adjustments, public utilities commission, Hawaii Revised Statutes, biosecurity, community outreach, transportation rates, vehicle ownership, salvaged vehicles, insurance settlement, electronic signatures, administrative efficiency, vehicle transfer

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill. The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1. The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.

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• and members of the committee, my name is Zach Borch, and I'm here representing NHDES's Wastewater Engineering
• New<00:41:11.040> Hampshire Um, so again, I work for New Hampshire DES's wastewater engineering
• This is strictly wastewater engineering bureau.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• unfortunately, in my mind, there is an anti-river warning system bias in that county based on an engineering
• systems are going to save lives because I was kind of astonished and appalled at what I saw in these engineering
• store floodwaters during normal and extreme rain events and then release them downstream at an engineered

Bills: SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3, SB8, SB4, SB43, SB1, SB2, SB13, SB6, SB10, SB16, SB14, SB3

Keywords: education, accountability, public school assessment, state law, transparency, intervention, performance ratings, Texas congressional redistricting, U.S. House districts, congressional map, redistricting, gerrymandering, 2020 Census, census tracts, block groups, voting districts, election law, Texas House of Representatives districts, federal congressional districts, 2026 elections

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• Lastly, I've worked as a plant engineer and environmental consultant for plastics manufacturing. manufacturers
• The companies that make these nurdles are job-creating engines for the Texas economy.
• currently doing research; I know there's research mentioned earlier through Texas A&M's College of Engineering

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• And after taking time away to earn an engineering degree from the University of Memphis, she returned
• to the department as a civil engineer in 1998.
• She is the first full-time female firefighter in the March Engineer Etta Fire Department.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• , and medicine on the engineering, and medicine on the prevalence<02:45:17.040> and<02:45:17.279
• H.R. 530, as amended, would ensure that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• <02:47:48.960> and<02:47:49.160> medicine sciences, engineering and medicine sciences
• , engineering and medicine conducts<02:47:50.640> a<02:47:51.040> study<02:47:51.359>
• As amended, a bill that would task the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We would know more about the engineering requirements.
• Around X-rays, the improvement of X-ray machines, that's an engineering issue.
• Army Corps of Engineers—they received the funding.
• And I think the question earlier was about the Corps of Engineers and the facilities.
• And I think the question earlier was about the Corps of Engineers and the facilities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, Hannah Pritchard, I am an engineer with MnDOT's Office of Transit and Active Transportation.
• Pritchard,<00:02:20.880> I<00:02:21.120> am<00:02:21.480> an<00:02:21.600> engineer
• Um Hannah Pritchard, I am an engineer Um Hannah Pritchard, I am an engineer with<00:02:22.720>
• :19.240> Society<02:01:19.680> of<02:01:19.760> Automotive<02:01:20.120> Engineers
• <02:01:21.160> in the Society of Automotive Engineers in the Society of Automotive Engineers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all