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• The thought a little bit behind that was the $500 for credentials, because credentials are very short
• If we want a credential factor, I think this is a good starting point.
• What are the actual credentials that are attained? And so...
• The actual production, what are the actual credentials that are attained?
• What is the actual credentials that are retained?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Committee met to discuss possible changes to North Dakota’s higher education funding formula, with a particular focus on separating the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences MD program from the general formula. Dr. Jenkins outlined several options for the MD program, including a fixed-funding model, a hybrid model, or keeping it in the formula, and emphasized the need to preserve strong support for medical education while making future funding clearer. He also discussed efforts to increase the share of North Dakota students in the MD program through ND85, expanded recruiting, early acceptance pathways, MCAT prep, a four-plus-one program, and the Primary Care Accelerated Track, along with future cost pressures such as AI licensing and residency growth. The committee then reviewed a simplified funding model from the University System Office that would base funding more heavily on student FTE, credentials awarded, and a few incentive factors such as small institution and research adjustments. Members questioned the use of placeholder numbers, the lack of a clear methodology for the small institution and research factors, and whether the model would adequately account for differences among institutions, high-cost programs, and graduate education. Several members raised concerns that arbitrary factors would be hard to defend politically and could distort funding or create competition between schools, while others said the exercise was useful as a starting point for discussion. Alex presented a second alternative that kept the current SIP-code structure but increased CTE weighting, added a progressive economic size factor, and separated out the MD program. His model also added an on-campus face-to-face headcount component and a credentials component, with the intent of rewarding in-person enrollment and completions. Members questioned the use of headcount instead of FTE, how hybrid, online, dual-credit, and off-campus students would be treated, and why face-to-face enrollment was weighted more heavily than completion. No formal votes or final actions were taken; the committee instead continued discussion and asked members to provide direction on which elements, if any, should be developed further.

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• , employers are finding the students through that mechanism, digital credentials, stackable credentials
• , employers are finding the students through that mechanism, digital credentials, stackable credentials
• Students through that mechanism, digital credentials, stackable credentials are what students are looking
• The credentials under that graduate.
• But no credential incentives or anything that we saw earlier?

Keywords: 908, all

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• It's a missing piece and I want thought to be put into the micro credentialing.
• The micro credentialing we don't have a dollar amount for it, but it is going to be great.
• When we talk about the micro credential, there are questions about the micro credential.
• We want every single individual working with a child with autism to have that credential.
• We want everybody to have that credential.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Credential for students with autism Spectrum Disorder or students on a modified curriculum during the
• on the master credentials list.
• the workforce credential program for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder or students on a modified
• These 4 badges for a comprehensive credential program that addresses employee ability skills and the
• They may be some accommodations and they may be some support being able to earn those credentials.

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• credential credential requirements<03:39:20.680> which<03:39:21.239> it<03:39:21.399><
• just did mental health credentialing just did mental health credentialing well<03:39:25.479>
• But the credentialing from this point forward would be something over and above the normal credentialing
• it because you haven't been credential it because you haven't been credential to<03:45:24.800>
• there's additional uh credentials there's additional uh credentials required<03:46:56.760> by

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax. The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained. Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.

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• ,<00:49:27.920> turning sorry, 20,000 credentials, turning sorry, 20,000 credentials, turning
• Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> Also, credentials students are earning credentials.
• students are earning also uh credentials students are earning credentials.<00:54:51.680> Innovation
• <00:56:38.960> So, continue to award credentials. So, continue to award credentials.
• that are given the credentials and all. that are given the credentials and all.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Nate didn't share as part of his credentials that he served in the emergency management world during
• I'm going to talk about credentialing.
• Okay, so somebody gets credentialed.
• So, if there was a standardized application after the state credentialing, would that help?
• Care Authority to come up with single credentialing for Medicaid providers.

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• ACCESS TO TRAINING, ACCESS TO CREDENTIALS, AND ACCESS TO JOBS.
• OPEN AI CERTIFIED PROGRAM IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE SHORT CYCLE CREDENTIAL AND IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
• AND IT IS A CREDENTIAL FOR AI FLUENCY AND CRITICALLY THE CERTIFICATIONS ARE DESIGNED WITH EMPLOYERS TO
• >> THE OPEN AI OFFERS CREDENTIALS OR AI FLUENCY AND THE CREDENTIALS RANGE FROM BASIC PROFICIENCY TO ADVANCE
• AND THAT IS WHY I USE THE PHRASE STACKABLE CREDENTIAL.

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• For those who are credentialed and have their SANE credential, there is a much more detailed curriculum
• For those who are credentialed and have their SANE credential, they have a much more detailed curriculum
• For those who are credentialed and have their SANE credential, they have a much more detailed curriculum
• <00:14:39.519> or that oversees that credential or that oversees that credential or criteria
• and looking at your credentials and looking at your background<00:15:05.639> to<00:15:05.759>

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 01:23 Discussion of 25RS HB 219 06:40 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 219 07:44 Discussion of 25RS HCR 20 09:36 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HCR 20 10:58 Discussion of 25RS HB 303 17:02 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 303 18:38 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 21:46 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 219, sponsored by Representative Rebecca Raymer. The bill requires emergency services to provide mandatory training for emergency medical staff on sexual assault emergency response requirements, with the training developed in collaboration with the Sexual Assault Response Team advisory committee. Testimony from Jenna Cassidy of the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs and WN Stevens of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky explained that the training would help emergency department staff properly respond to sexual assault patients, preserve evidence, and connect patients to needed resources; the committee also clarified that the bill is training-focused and not a certification requirement. HB 219 received favorable expression and was reported to the House floor. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 20, also from Representative Raymer, which directs the Legislative Research Commission to study gaps in sexual assault nurse examiner coverage, why those gaps exist, and what hospitals do when no SANE nurse is available. Raymer said the study was intended to gather data for future legislation, and members noted the importance of documenting current practices and supporting efforts to expand SANE coverage. The resolution was adopted with 16 favorable votes and recommended for passage on the House floor. Next, the committee took up House Bill 303, sponsored by Representative Steve Bratcher, which creates a pathway for military medical personnel to translate their training into civilian Kentucky credentials through colleges and universities. The committee substitute broadened participation beyond KCTCS to any Kentucky institution with accredited programs, and Bratcher explained that schools would evaluate military experience, award applicable credit, identify gaps, and still require the relevant licensure exam. Members asked about university participation, credentialing standards, and how prior military radiology training would transfer; Bratcher said the program is voluntary for institutions and works with existing SkillBridge and veterans’ programs. HB 303, as amended by committee substitute, passed unanimously and was recommended for passage. At the end of the meeting, the committee briefly reviewed administrative regulations. Representative Fleming asked about a behavioral regulation that had previously been found sufficient, and staff indicated it had been deferred, later found deficient again in the Senate Health Services Committee, and may be addressed through Senate Bill 65. The chair then allowed members to record additional votes before adjourning and announced the next Health Services meeting would be February 20 at noon in Room 149.

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• And if you're a dental hygienist in Arkansas and you have the same credentials as dental hygienists in
• Oklahoma, that we would recognize your credentialing.
• And as I stated earlier, they have to have the same credentials moving into Oklahoma as current people
• We have to have matching credentials. Or follow up, Senator Kirk. Thank you, Mr. President, Mr.
• That we would recognize their credentials when they match exactly what's in Oklahoma.

Bills: SB540, HB1085, HB1484

Keywords: service warranty, administrative fees, financial statements, insurance, Oklahoma statutes, fentanyl, drug awareness, schools, substance abuse prevention, education policy, youth education, public health, 914, all

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• Under current rules, intern credentials never expire.
• Section four then creates a framework for lapsed credentials to be reinstated in the same manner that
• other Board of Pharmacy credentials can be reinstated.
• I have been asking questions about access to training. credentials in one of the following um credentials
• . credential. credential. um<00:48:39.520> and<00:48:39.839> then<00:48:40.720> that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:44:02.880> I correct credentials at all. I correct credentials at all.
• So, credentiing or licensing process.
• So, the ones that go credentialed.
• Department of Education credentiing Department of Education credentiing would<01:46:57.280> not
• of the outside of the credentiing of the outside of the credentiing process<01:47:19.119> you

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Secondly, part-time workers, like many of our paraprofessionals and nutrition services staff and some
• Secondly, part-time workers, like many of our paraprofessionals and nutrition services staff and some
• Secondly, part-time workers, like many of our paraprofessionals and nutrition services staff and some

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We even created that same session. a certified technician license to have a credential for students.
• Prior to that, we didn't really have that. have that type of credential.
• But this is actually a credential that requires an examiner. nation and coursework beforehand. So.
• and the difference between the two is industry-based credential is very elementary.
• The other thing that's a, and I know it's, we don't devote enough to. earn industry-based credentials

Bills: HB20, HB 120, HB20, HB120

Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

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• We'll go ahead and we'll move on to our third item, which is a Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• And we will again start with DOF and invite the LAO and Commission on Teacher Credentialing up here.
• And then third is raising teacher credential renewal fees from $100 to $125.
• Adam Ebring from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• Erin Scuba with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard the Governor’s May Revision proposals for TK-12 education, beginning with a Proposition 98 overview from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. Finance said the May Revision increases the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee by about $6.4 billion relative to the Governor’s January budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, continued full payment of the outstanding settle-up obligation in 2024-25, and a reduced $3.9 billion settle-up amount in 2025-26. Finance also described larger mandatory and discretionary deposits into the Proposition 98 reserve, ending with an estimated $10.3 billion reserve balance. The LAO said the overall estimates were reasonable, but urged the state to fully fund the guarantee and use other budget tools, including reserves, to manage volatility rather than delay settle-up payments. Members questioned the remaining settle-up amount, the risk of revenue volatility, and possible alternatives such as advance payments or other reserve strategies. The second panel covered Department of Education proposals and trailer bill language. Finance outlined additional state operations funding and positions for CDE, along with trailer bill changes affecting community schools, preschool, literacy, special education, charter accountability, teacher-related programs, and other technical cleanups. The LAO supported the overall structure of the package but recommended changes to several items, including rejecting some additional one-time community schools, literacy, math, multilingual screener, and inclusive college proposals, while supporting the ongoing LCFF and special education increases and raising concerns about the paid pregnancy disability leave proposal’s cost and implementation complexity. CDE supported the special education increase, community schools, literacy and math investments, homelessness funding, and the paid pregnancy leave proposal, while asking for more funding for county office support, clearer homelessness definitions, and continued preschool parity. Members also asked about immigrant student supports, community schools reporting, and the rationale and cost estimate for the paid pregnancy leave proposal, which Finance estimated at $218 million annually. The final panel addressed the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Finance proposed additional legal staffing for SB 848 implementation and educator misconduct caseloads, a fee increase for clear credential renewals from $100 to $125, a $5 million one-time Proposition 98 investment to build a transcript review platform, $2 million ongoing for transcript review staffing, and $30 million one-time for the statewide residency technical assistance center. The LAO had no concerns about the legal staffing, supported the transcript review platform if the fee increase and ongoing staffing were adopted, and recommended rejecting the residency technical assistance center expansion because existing funding runs through 2029. The Commission explained that the misconduct workload has grown over several years, that AI would assist but not replace human review in transcript matching, and that the residency technical assistance center helps recruit and retain teachers and support rural districts. Public commenters largely supported special education, discretionary block grants, community schools, literacy investments, homelessness funding, and teacher credentialing alternatives, while some urged rejection of the settle-up proposal and preschool COLA reduction.

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• ,<00:42:12.319> micro<00:42:12.720> credentials<00:42:13.359> toward credentials
• , micro credentials toward credentials, micro credentials toward that<00:42:13.920> degree<00:
• <01:04:03.359> Um the the purpose of the credential.
• Um the the purpose of the credential.
• <01:14:44.239> by credential will be understood by credential will be understood by employers

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard updates from the chancellors of the state university system and the community college system on ongoing restructuring, collaboration, and enrollment trends. The university system said its office move to the NHTI campus is ahead of schedule and should save students about $250,000 a year while creating revenue for the community college system. Both systems described continued work on transfer pathways, direct-admit outreach, shared advising, and broader efforts to shrink footprints, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency in response to declining enrollment and demographic pressure. A major topic was a possible federal change to Pell Grant eligibility that would require students to enroll in at least 7.5 credits. The chancellors said most community college students are part-time because of work and family responsibilities, and that the change could affect roughly 2,000 current Pell recipients and make it harder for students to afford or sustain enrollment. Members also discussed how the state’s governor’s scholarship statute largely benefits full-time students, suggesting possible future statutory changes. The chancellors explained how credits typically work, noting most courses are three or four credits and that students would likely need to add an entire course to meet the proposed threshold. The committee also discussed the broader higher education landscape, including declining high school cohorts, competition among New England institutions, and the need to right-size capacity. One member raised concerns about the health of regional campuses such as Plymouth and Keene; the chancellors said incoming enrollment is down at UNH and Plymouth and holding at Keene, attributing the trend to demographics rather than one campus drawing students away from another. They emphasized the importance of community colleges, adult learners, and short-term workforce programs as part of the state’s future education mix. Finally, the committee touched on the value of the university system’s research enterprise. The chancellor said about $250 million a year flows into the university system in federal research grants, with about $9.5 million currently under stop-work orders from federal agencies. She said the immediate concern is not DEI-related but federal cuts and possible caps on indirect cost recovery. Members noted that the R1 research designation supports business partnerships, student opportunities, and economic development projects such as West Edge in Durham.

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• No, I’m just giving you examples of state-issued, state-issued or state-recognized credential.
• No, I’m just giving you examples of state-issued, state-issued or state-recognized credential.
• No, I’m just giving you examples of state-issued, state-issued or state-recognized credential.
• No, I’m just giving you examples of state-issued, state-issued or state-recognized credential.
• No, I’m just giving you examples of state-issued, state-issued or state-recognized credential.

Summary: The House Education Committee met on May 12, 2026, and first approved SB 518, which gives LSU limited authority to buy and sell certain real estate within one mile of campus as a two-year pilot program. Supporters said the bill would let LSU respond more quickly to deteriorating properties near campus and improve the student experience, while keeping protections such as appraisals and fair-market-value requirements. Members asked about whether the authority would affect residential property or be expanded to other universities, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then advanced SCR 33, creating a one-year Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force to study and better align apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing, and related programs across state agencies and employers. Testimony emphasized the need to reduce duplication and improve coordination so students and employers can more easily connect. HR 168 also passed, directing the Board of Regents to study collegiate athletic program funding after concerns raised by athletic directors about deficits and accounting practices. Members next approved SB 488, establishing a school safety drone response pilot program to supplement school crisis plans. The bill drew detailed testimony from a vendor describing drone deployment, response times, and coordination with law enforcement; an amendment was adopted to require coordination with the Department of Education, State Police, and the Sheriffs’ Association. The committee also favorably reported HCR 97, asking BESE and Wildlife and Fisheries to study adding age-appropriate hunting, conservation, and shooting sports education in grades 5-12, with members clarifying that no live firearms would be used on campus. Finally, the committee approved SB 112, allowing local school boards to adopt parental-consent release-time policies for religious instruction, with amendments adding instructor qualifications, reporting requirements, electronic delivery flexibility, and constitutional safeguards. It also reported SB 504, expanding individual graduation plans to include vocational options and apply to charter schools, with an amendment for standalone elementary charters. The committee then passed SB 346 and SB 347, both dealing with deepfakes—one prohibiting their use against K-12 students and the other adding unlawful deepfakes to campus power-based violence rules—and SB 353, authorizing postsecondary systems to digitize student IDs for use in LA Wallet. Several members raised concerns about naming LA Wallet specifically, but the bill was still reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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•   73 All providers previously credentialed with the CMS plan and the [questionable: "spender" CMS
• , they need to get credentialed; and if they were credentialed but not Medicaid enrolled, credentialed
• , they need to get credentialed; and if they were credentialed but not Medicaid enrolled, credentialed
• The next question I had is my understanding that you made reference to Medicaid credentialing and SO
• We want to make sure the Medicaid numbers are certified qualified credentialed providers get.

Summary: The Health Facilities Subcommittee met to receive implementation updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration on three bills passed in prior sessions. First, Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer reported on the transfer of the Children’s Medical Services managed care plan from the Department of Health to AHCA under HB 1085. He said the move was administrative only, with no change to enrollment, providers, services, or clinical eligibility functions, and that it was intended to create efficiencies by aligning procurement and shifting staff resources between agencies. Members then questioned AHCA about reports of reductions in private duty nursing and therapy services for medically fragile children, including concerns about appeals, provider credentialing, and whether families were losing services or being transitioned appropriately. AHCA said it was reviewing denials, monitoring the plan, and using contractual remedies while focusing on maintaining access for members. The committee also reviewed implementation of a bill creating permanent Medicaid eligibility for individuals with permanent disabilities. AHCA staff explained that the agency had submitted a federal 1115 waiver request after public comment and stakeholder meetings, but CMS had indicated it did not anticipate approving the requested authority. Members pressed AHCA on why the waiver was submitted later than the bill’s directive date and on whether the delay was avoidable. AHCA said the waiver was complex and required review, drafting, and public input, and noted that DCF already has a specialized unit to help with redeterminations while the agencies work on operational changes. The committee discussed the practical impact on families who struggle with annual eligibility renewals and the need for clearer communication and faster follow-up from the agency. Finally, AHCA presented on the home health aide program for medically fragile children and related Medicaid eligibility changes. The agency described the 2023 law that created a family caregiver provider type and the 2025 changes that increased the hourly rate, expanded hours, reduced training requirements, and removed caregiver earnings from Medicaid eligibility calculations, subject to federal approval. AHCA said it had completed state public comment, submitted the waiver amendment to CMS, and was awaiting federal action. Members raised concerns that some families may have enrolled or begun work before the eligibility fix was in place and may have lost benefits, especially in Broward County. AHCA said it would work with affected families and plans, review outreach through DCF and the health plans, and continue rulemaking, system updates, and provider training. The meeting ended with the chair noting that the committee had received the updates and adjourned without objection.

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• Uh, less than 25% of our students are earning a post-secondary credential by the age of 24, yet it's
• We even created that same session a certified technician license to to have a credential for students
• That type of credential, but this is actually a credential that requires an examination.
• In our high schools, what you learn is an industry-based credentials.
• And the difference between the two is industry-based credential is very elementary.

Bills: HB20, HB120

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• And all we're doing today is we're wanting to add audiology and speech-language pathology to the credentials
• Importantly, we feel like the credential and training requirements for speech-language pathology and
• that are eligible in that credentials that are eligible in that fund.<00:04:40.760> And<00:04
• ><00:05:26.680> feel<00:05:26.920> like<00:05:27.280> the<00:05:27.400> credential
• Importantly, we feel like the credential Importantly, we feel like the credential and<00:05:28.400

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 510, which passed with a favorable expression by unanimous roll call vote and then received consent without opposition. The bill’s specific subject was not discussed in the excerpt, but the chair congratulated the sponsor after the vote. House Bill 176, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser with testimony from Corey Meadows of the Kentucky Medical Association, would create a framework for insurers to offer waiver programs that reduce prior authorization requirements for health care providers. The sponsor said the bill was intended to cut red tape and improve transparency, and noted that the language had been worked out with insurers. The committee voted unanimously to pass the bill with favorable expression and then approved consent. House Bill 266, sponsored by Rep. Peyton Griffee with testimony from Dr. Kelly Ellis of Eastern Kentucky University, would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the credentials eligible for the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund. Supporters said these professions are critical to care across the lifespan and that their education and licensure requirements fit the fund’s purpose of retaining health professionals in Kentucky. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent, with Sen. Nemes briefly explaining his support based on workforce development experience. House Bill 393, sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Raymer with testimony from McKenzie Wallace of the Alzheimer’s Association, made cleanup changes to the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Council, added a caregiver council slot, and required the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The committee passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression and consent. Sen. Mills explained his yes vote in memory of his father, who had Alzheimer’s disease.