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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- They have to cover a lot of standards.
- Standard within that process.
- Overall, 52% of students fail to meet basic English standards.
- Overall, 52% of students fail to meet basic English standards and 63% fail to meet basic math standards
- Overall, 52% of students fail to meet basic English standards and 63% fail to meet basic math standards
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the health um education standards.
- </c> the educational standards. the educational standards.
- Do you want to read where the standards?
- </c> relationships in the standards as well. relationships in the standards as well.
- There's no standards that this is set on.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh for example, you modern standards.
- </c><00:09:54.080><c> and</c> plat that meets applicable standards and plat that meets applicable standards
- Lightoot. standards in um, inbase zoning standards in um, inbase zoning ordinance.<00:28:05.600><c> Um
- It's time for a new industry standard, and this is one piece that will help us get there.
- It's time for a new industry standard, and this is one piece that will help us get there.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Education Policy and Administration (01/21/2026)
Education Policy and Administration
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The dual enrollment will not be incorporated into the standard curriculum of the local education agencies
- What kind of standard are we going to have that holds each one of these colleges to a standard that would
- But I would not know how to address the standard.
- So there is a certain level of expectation and standardization... ...level of expectation and standardization
- So is there going to be the ability to kind of standardize this cost so that the child that's in Aaga
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- But there must be standards.
- But you, as TCOLE, set the minimum standards.
- So, setting minimum standards with TCOLE would give...
- We envision these standards These standards will be enforceable through our contracts with TxDOT as special
- and specifications, so we are drafting more specific standards.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But clearly times have evolved, and we think that providing informed consent is the best standard of
- But clearly times have evolved, and we think that providing informed consent is the best standard of
- </c><00:09:57.800><c> of</c> informed consent is the best standard of informed consent is the best standard
- </c> consent for sensitive exams a standard consent for sensitive exams a standard practice<00:10:51.760
- The standard is also being enforced inconsistently across the state.
Keywords:
informed consent, sensitive examinations, healthcare, patient rights, anesthesia, hot water pools, rental properties, public health, safety regulations, Minnesota Statutes, health care access, hospital surcharge, fund allocation, medical assistance, health funding, health care, education, bonding capacity, financing, Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services May 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Standardizing intake.
- That's part of the intake standardized standardizing intake. So, so.
- SB 138 as a department to standardize all of this, and there has been some problems in being Standardize
- Because you haven't standardized intake yet. So now you're coming to us for—have you standardized?
- We standardized our data collection.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Human Services - 03/05/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:31:09.880><c> Board</c><00:31:10.320><c> and</c> talk about the the Standards Board and talk
- about the the Standards Board and and<00:31:10.679><c> the</c><00:31:10.919><c> cost</c><00:31:11.240
- Board specific to his or Standards Board specific to his or whatever<00:31:54.559><c> else</c><00:31
- and how it compares to um what standard and how it compares to um what is<00:32:20.200><c> in</c><00
- One was on holiday pay; one was on a minimum wage standard. We did two separate analyses as such.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/17/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> on the court website if it's a standard on the court website if it's a standard form<03:46:58.800
- </c> child as the standard. child as the standard.
- </c> >> Their their standard is 50/50. Yes. >> Their their standard is 50/50. Yes.
- out um that standard that exists wiping out um that standard that exists currently<05:02:22.160><c>
- </c> reasonable doubt uh evidence standard. reasonable doubt uh evidence standard.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> clarifies the infrastructure standard. clarifies the infrastructure standard.
- is a minimum standard and dees standard is a minimum standard and that<04:28:12.479><c> local</c><04
- </c> the standard. the standard.
- beyond DES standards.
- beyond DES standards.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- AP has held to very high standards.
- So consider a reporting category like a grouping of standards.
- So in your top left, you see our North Dakota content standards.
- It's most likely due to that standard-setting process.
- I'll obviously explain to him how standard setting works.
Summary:
The meeting focused heavily on dual credit programming across North Dakota, with presentations from Valley City State University, Lake Region State College, Fargo Public Schools, and teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose. Speakers described dual credit as a way to give high school students college-level rigor, reduce future tuition costs, and help students explore academic and career pathways. Several presenters emphasized that strong local relationships between colleges and school districts are central to program quality, especially in rural areas where access to advanced coursework can be limited.
Valley City State University outlined its quality-control model, including annual teacher trainings, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty evaluations, qualification standards, school visits, and a goal of building 24-credit College Studies Certificates. The university reported about 504 students in the fall and 559 in the spring, with roughly 5,539 projected credit hours and about 130 students expected to earn the 24-credit certificate. Members asked about faculty qualifications, online versus in-person delivery, student retention, revenue, and whether a more centralized statewide model might be more efficient; the presenter said centralization could reduce duplication but might weaken local relationships and choice.
Lake Region State College described a broader regional model, with about 913 dual credit students last fall across 44 school districts, roughly half of them taking online college courses and half taking face-to-face courses taught by qualified high school teachers serving as adjuncts. The college said it has paid for graduate credits to help teachers meet credentialing requirements and reimburses districts for teacher support and materials. Fargo Public Schools reported 50 dual credit courses through multiple higher-ed partners, 1,571 enrollments, and a 12.61% increase in participation, while also raising concerns about inconsistent registration systems, credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity across institutions. Teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose reinforced the value of dual credit, while noting concerns about retention in foundational science courses and the importance of maintaining rigor and support for students.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There's no intent to apply any new standard that should keep the same standard, the same penalties, the
- defined as sexual conduct in this bill, which in turn means they still satisfy the harmful to minors standard
- publicly, public libraries, government-owned libraries, you have to follow this stricter, simpler standard
- publicly, public libraries, government-owned libraries, you have to follow this stricter, simpler standard
- So probably before the committee, follow this stricter, simpler, standard.
Summary:
The committee took up Senate Bill 1448, described by the sponsor and Deputy Attorney General Phil Skinner as a cleanup bill responding to a Ninth Circuit ruling in ongoing litigation over Idaho’s library law. Skinner said the bill removes language the court flagged as potentially unconstitutional, including a phrase that added subjective factors to the obscenity analysis, and adds an “adolescent minor” definition to align the statute more closely with Supreme Court obscenity precedent. He emphasized that the bill was intended to preserve the existing standard and penalties while helping moot the lawsuit and avoid further litigation costs and possible attorney fees.
Several members raised concerns that the bill still left in place provisions defining “sexual conduct” in ways that could sweep in benign material, especially references to homosexuality, and questioned whether the bill truly fixed the constitutional problems. Representative Handy asked about the cost of the litigation and whether repealing the law would be an option; Skinner said the goal was to save the state money by resolving the case and that repeal would be a policy choice for lawmakers. Jenny Emery Davidson testified against the bill, arguing that the process was rushed, public access was limited, the new minor definition was problematic, and the better course would be to repeal the underlying law rather than amend it.
Members also questioned the bill’s late arrival and legislative path. Chairman Scott explained that the bill had moved quickly through the Senate and that posting was limited because the bill number was not yet available. Skinner added that an earlier, similar House bill had not advanced and that this measure was a narrower attempt to address only the court-identified issues. After a motion to send S-1448 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, the committee voted, with at least one member requesting to be recorded as a no. In closing remarks, some members reflected on the cost and frequency of court-driven legislation and the challenges of passing bills that later require fixes.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- It also directs the Department of Transportation to adopt rules and design standards for pedestrian reroutes
- clarifies that local agencies have the authority to determine feasibility using clear and objective standards
- It also directs the Department of Transportation to adopt rules and design standards for pedestrian rerout
- And it also establishes that, Using clear and objective standards.
- It clarifies that local governments that have previously adopted standards for pedestrian reroutes and
Keywords:
traffic safety, roadway fatalities, Washington traffic safety commission, policy update, road safety, accident prevention, pedestrian safety, construction, accessibility, public safety, urban planning, bridge repair, infrastructure, emergency funding, transportation, cash transactions, pennies, currency, economic efficiency, financial regulation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1342 creates a new chapter in Title 25, establishing a minimum statewide standard for limited
- The notwithstanding clause is standard in this piece of legislation.
- Standard drafting language used whenever the legislature establishes a statewide minimum standard.
- Standard drafting language used whenever the legislature establishes a statewide minimum standard.
- "Madam Vice Chair, no, this is just setting a minimum statewide standard.
Summary:
The Senate Agricultural Committee first approved the February 12, 2026 meeting minutes by voice vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1342, sponsored by Senator Tammy Nichols, which would create a statewide minimum standard allowing owner-occupants of detached single-family residences to keep up to four hens for household egg production, while preserving local authority over sanitation, noise, odor, pests, nuisance, and rooster restrictions. Nichols said the bill was a narrower version of a similar proposal from last year and was intended to support food security, self-reliance, and agricultural literacy; she also noted it would not affect final enforcement actions before July 1, 2026.
Public testimony was split. Supporters argued the bill would protect basic homeowner freedoms, strengthen food security, and give families a small way to produce their own food. Opponents, including representatives of the Idaho Community Association Institute and the Association of Idaho Cities, said it would interfere with private covenants and local control, create nuisance and health concerns, and raise questions about lot size and possible egg sales in residential areas. A Nampa city councilman testified in support, saying the bill sets a reasonable state floor without eliminating local authority.
In committee questions, senators asked about how the bill would affect existing HOA rules, whether it differed from last year’s proposal, and how the rooster provision would work. Nichols said the bill applies prospectively, leaves lot-size decisions to local governments, and only prohibits roosters where they are expressly banned. The committee then voted to send Senate Bill 1342 to the Senate floor with a do-pass recommendation; Senator Taylor said he would not support it, while Senator Lakey said he would support it.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 26th, 2025
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't want to go back and forth here, but the compliance of code and engineering standards are not
- We have over 75,000 homes that are built to fortified construction standards in the state of Alabama.
- If you build something, it better be to the standard. Does it cost more?
- We talked about standards in Mobile County that might not apply to the rest of the state.
- Creating a one-size-fits-all approach works in both directions; it either creates standards too high
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- and vocational technical teaching areas are guaranteed to be industry-specific and meet industry standards
- and vocational technical teaching areas are guaranteed to be industry-specific and meet industry standards
- These standards are divided into categories which include health and safety, technical and integrated
- Updating these guides to reflect the new framework standards has been a priority of our schools over
- They're truly a gold standard in our region. Good afternoon. I'm Erin Perkins.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held an informational hearing at Quincy Public Schools focused on career and technical education (CTE). Committee members said the visit was intended to gather input for statewide CTE legislation, including efforts to expand awareness and access, improve middle school exposure, invest in equipment and facilities, and strengthen ties to workforce boards and labor pathways. Quincy officials described their CTE system as integrated with academics and highlighted support from district, city, and state partners.
School leaders outlined Quincy’s CTE offerings, including 15 Chapter 74 programs at Quincy High School and four at North Quincy High School, with about 1,360 students enrolled. Presenters emphasized curriculum aligned to DESE frameworks, work-based learning, industry-recognized credentials, safety training, business electives, dual enrollment and articulation with Quincy College, and grant funding such as Skills Capital and Perkins. They also discussed support liaisons for nontraditional careers and military pathways, advisory committees, and plans to seek Chapter 74 approval for an engineering program at North Quincy, along with new computer science and business offerings.
Testimony from MassHire South Shore described workforce partnerships, YouthWorks, job fairs, resume workshops, and the Credit for Life Fair, while the assistant superintendent explained Quincy’s MyCAP planning grant and efforts to build a student-driven college and career readiness system. Three students testified about their pathways in welding, early education and care, and healthcare technology, describing hands-on learning, certifications, clinical or co-op experiences, and future plans for college and careers. Committee members praised Quincy as a model for combining CTE with general education, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn and unanimous adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Emergency Management Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- work with them to ensure that any out-of-state officers used in 2028 will meet California's high standard
- next two years to establish a process for the LA28, Cal OES, and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards
- California peace officers have earned a reputation. ...and upholds the highest standards of our profession
- be working alongside officers from other states, we want to make sure that they meet California's standard
- I agree with a portion of what my colleague is saying about the recruitment standards.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- usually is educational level, obviously a doctorate, and they would administer, usually the gold standard
- usually is educational level, obviously a doctorate, and they would administer, usually the gold standard
- The LPP meets these standards through graduate training and state licensure focused on human development
- The LPP meets these standards through graduate training and state licensure focused on human development
- And so I guess my question is, within the world of standardized testing, within your training, how best
Summary:
The Arkansas Legislative Autism Task Force approved the April 1, 2026 meeting minutes and then reviewed several vacant membership slots on the task force, including appointments from the Arkansas Psychology Board, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, UAMS, and parent or guardian positions. Members discussed trying to fill those vacancies before the next meeting, and noted that if they remain open they may be addressed in the task force’s legislative report and through possible statutory changes in the next General Assembly.
Representatives from the Developmental Disabilities Provider Association (DDPA) and Civitan Services presented on DDPA’s role serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Arkansas. They said DDPA now represents 80 providers serving more than 13,000 individuals in 75 counties, with services including early intervention, adult day programs, supported employment, intermediate care facilities, work activities, and community/residential waiver services. They also shared survey data on older clients and said these services remain available to seniors with IDD, including people with autism.
The task force then heard a proposal to amend Act 656 of 2021 to include licensed psychological practitioners as qualified providers for autism waiver-related evaluations. The presenter argued this would reduce wait times, avoid duplicate assessments, and help families access services sooner, while still maintaining quality standards. Members asked about training, licensure, and whether other professionals such as speech-language pathologists or audiologists should be included; Dr. Scott noted that current practice already relies on a two-provider model and that speech-language pathologists play a role because autism diagnosis considers communication, cognitive ability, and language. The discussion also touched on the need for proper testing standards and board oversight. No vote was taken on the amendment, and the meeting ended with plans to return to fraud-related discussion and to begin prioritizing recommendations for the 2027 session before adjourning.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Health Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Could you explain a little bit further the standards issue that has been raised about the standards that
- Could you explain a little bit further the standards issue that has been raised about the standards that
- Senator Darazo asked about the standards that California has in place, or that you believe fulfill the
- responsibility to have standards, right?
- So, in existing law, currently, the standards are with SAMHSA at the state level, which allow us to be
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Health met in Room 2100 and first handled its consent calendar, which included several bills and resolutions with amendments. The committee established a quorum, approved the consent calendar 6-0, and placed it on call. AB 2233 by Assemblymember Taw was then heard; the bill would clarify that authorized ABA therapy for autistic patients should remain usable across the authorization period rather than being effectively reduced by weekly utilization caps. Supporters, including behavior analysts, family advocates, and health organizations, described missed sessions caused by provider shortages, scheduling conflicts, and family disruptions. Health plans and insurers initially expressed fraud and utilization-management concerns but said they would remove opposition after the amendments preserved utilization management. The committee voted 7-0 to pass AB 2233 as amended and re-refer it to Appropriations, placing it on call.
The committee next heard AB 96 by Assemblymember Jackson, which would remove the high school diploma or equivalent requirement for Medi-Cal peer support specialist certification. Supporters from county behavioral health agencies, nonprofits, and local governments argued that lived experience, communication, empathy, and cultural competency are the key qualifications for peer work, and that the current education requirement excludes capable candidates and worsens workforce shortages. One opposition witness from the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals raised concerns, but the bill’s proponents explained that peer certification still requires 80 hours of training, testing, and recertification on core competencies. The committee voted 7-0 to pass AB 96 and re-refer it to Appropriations, placing it on call.
AB 1876, the Fair Care for All Act by Assemblymember Addis, was then heard. The bill would codify federal nondiscrimination protections into state law to ensure people are not excluded from health care coverage or services based on a protected class. Support came from transgender health advocates, psychologists, county and state health groups, and other organizations, who said the bill would help protect access to gender-affirming and other medically necessary care. Opposition testimony argued the bill would force coverage of sex-rejecting interventions and weaken insurer safeguards, while the author responded that the measure simply mirrors existing federal nondiscrimination law and does not expand coverage. The committee voted 7-1 to pass AB 1876 and re-refer it to Judiciary, placing it on call. After the roll was reopened for absent members, the committee also finalized votes on the earlier bills and adjourned after concluding its business.