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• So first I'll start with the OHV education course.
• Okay, a little bit about safety education.
• Okay, a little bit about safety education.
• The inconsistency of the education is concerning to me.
• How do we work around the education piece on that?

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Legislative Council as the JPR committee deems necessary or appropriate to promote more effective and efficient
• The Department of Higher Education has recommended the requested titles and positions.
• The Department of Higher Education has recommended the requested titles and positions. All right.
• Meeting adjourned. of higher education is recommended the requested titles and positions.

Summary: The committee met and took several budget-related items out of order. It first approved a revised Auditor’s Office letter and amendment that reduced requested salary and match increases to 10 percent for operations and UCP, and then approved a revised Lieutenant Governor’s Office request that kept positions at line-item maximums while revising regular salary and match appropriations to a total increase of $99,876. Both items passed without objection. The committee then considered a member amendment from Senator Rice to Senate Bill 30 affecting the Governor’s Office. The amendment would eliminate one Governor senior advisor position, reducing authorized positions from 59 to 58 and cutting regular salaries and matching funds by a total of $264,895. Senator Rice argued the change was warranted because of concerns about former Corrections Secretary Joe Profury’s conduct, transparency, and refusal to appear before Joint Performance Review. Members debated the relevance of the amendment to current duties, whether the governor could still hire the individual in another role, and whether a Board of Corrections member could speak. After discussion, the committee rejected the amendment on a roll call vote. Under regular business, the committee approved an OPM request to reinstate a labor market rate at the crime lab so it can recruit two medical examiners, with pay up to $300,000 for those positions. Members also approved Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for 11 positions tied to the new veterinary medicine school, including clinic, lab, communications, mental health, and administrative roles. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Representative Kaggel has a Corridors of Commerce efficiency recognition of running MDOT more efficiently
• Now, an EV is at least as energy efficient as those.
• efficient efficient vehicle.<00:25:00.080> So<00:25:00.480> today<00:25:00.799> the
• <00:25:12.159> vehicle, is a pretty fuel efficient vehicle, is a pretty fuel efficient vehicle
• <00:25:24.960> as EV is at least as energy efficient as EV is at least as energy efficient

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of our public education system.
• Education. Education.
• quality of our public education system. quality of our public education system.
• into professional education standards. into professional education standards.
• and education and not just subsidies. and education and not just subsidies.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Let's be efficient and ask questions we don't already know the answers to. Let's not be repetitive.
• As it relates to your question on K-12 education, that's the law of the land.
• Every student has the right to an education.

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• manner and making sure that efficient manner and making sure that the<00:07:02.039> appropriate
• c><00:07:03.039> and<00:07:03.759> uh<00:07:03.919> and<00:07:04.160> efficient
• <00:07:04.560> use the appropriate and uh and efficient use the appropriate and uh and efficient
• We maintain efficient use of federal funds.
• Funds more efficiently, but in a way that, as a developer, I would do it in the private sector.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The program also provides educational materials.
• They also, we're educating them to understand our concerns.
• Phone calls are fast and efficient.
• So I think we're a lot more educated, a lot more progressive on a lot of our rules.
• Remember, Round-trip efficiency, and we presented this work at different conferences.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.

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• This project will significantly boost energy efficiency, potentially cutting heating costs by 40%. speak
• , significantly boost energy efficiency, significantly boost energy efficiency, potentially<00:05
• Minnesota's current two statues are Maria Sanford, an education leader, installed in 1958, and Henry
• <00:36:55.680> leader, Maria Sanford, an education leader, Maria Sanford, an education leader
• programs uh to deliver educational programs uh to nearly<00:51:51.760> 200,000<00:51:52.640><

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• And I just want to point out the differences in education and training matter.
• And by doing that helps utilize resources and their personnel more efficiently with an overall aim to
• They've received graduate level education that's focused on psychiatric assessment, psychopharmacology
• You've heard some of my colleagues talk about the difference in education and experience.
• Let's go for that or no, we should try this because I've got that extra education and that experience

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• Becoming more effective and more efficient in our services.
• <01:02:32.559> Meaning, efficient in our services. Meaning, efficient in our services.
• And then they're also provided education materials, which the dispensary people can actually educate
• then they're also provided education then they're also provided education materials<01:48:07.600
• <01:58:05.440> uh outreach in regard to our education uh outreach in regard to our education

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

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• It invests in county IT systems, so counties can more efficiently implement complex new requirements
• It invests in county IT systems, so counties can more efficiently implement complex new requirements
• It invests in county IT systems, so counties can more efficiently implement complex new requirements
• It invests in county IT systems, so counties can more efficiently implement complex new requirements
• <00:34:31.520> loan professionals educational loan professionals educational loan forgiveness

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• From the Committee on Finance and Taxation Education, Senate Bill 317 receives a favorable report by
• From the Committee on Finance and Taxation Education, House Bill 359 receives a favorable report by vote
• From the Committee on Education Policy, House Bill 329 receives a favorable report by vote of nine yeas
• From the Committee on Education Policy, Senate Bill 5 receives a favorable report by vote of six yeas
• <00:04:02.879> policy, >> From the committee on education policy, >> From the

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• Speaker and members, AB 2071 requires the Department of Education to develop a plan to expand digital
• Assembly Bill 2374 by Assembly Member Fong and others, an act relating to post-secondary education.
• As a lifelong educator, I know firsthand how a college education can change lives.
• As a lifelong educator, I know firsthand how a college education can change lives.
• Because student loan debt should never be a barrier to obtaining higher education.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ,<00:01:26.320> which Kentucky Department of Education, which Kentucky Department of Education
• We're part of the Kentucky Education We're part of the Kentucky Education Technology<00:03:25.440
• Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Department of Education internet<00:05:30.639> hub<
• Education Networks them directly.
• We take Department of Education.

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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• Empower them to work efficiently for the common good of all people.
• Empower them to work efficiently for the common good of all people.
• Education bills, it's House Bill 1255. Education bills, it's the House Bill 1255.
• Fewer college graduates are choosing education.
• An act relating to education.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness, and a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange. Senators also paid tribute to former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron with a moment of silence. The chamber then moved to special-order bills after routine announcements that no committee reports, governor’s messages, or House messages were on the desk. The first major bill, SB 138/HB 687 on transportation offenses involving death, increased penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide offenses and added warnings and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. After a brief amendment and questions about attorney rights and prior impairing-substance language, the bill passed 37-0. SB 306 on Medicaid providers followed, requiring broader provider access, including after-hours availability and more primary care access for Medicaid enrollees; it also passed 37-0. The chamber then took up the major condominium reform bill, SB 1742/HB 913, addressing post-Surfside safety, reserve funding, milestone inspections, budgeting, reserve flexibility, manager regulation, conflicts of interest, and condo sale rescission periods. Senators from both parties praised the sponsors for extensive stakeholder work and the bill passed 37-0 after multiple amendments. The final major item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendments and petition-gathering rules, with sponsors arguing the bill was needed to combat fraud in the 2024 petition process and opponents warning it would burden citizen initiatives. The Senate adopted the House bill and then considered numerous amendments on petition circulator rules, submission deadlines, invalid-signature thresholds, voter notification, and related enforcement provisions; several amendments were adopted, and the substitute was later withdrawn, leaving the chamber to continue on the underlying bill and remaining amendments.

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• Algorithmic management often results in endless speed and efficiency increases, and workers are likely
• And no employer should simply be rubber-stamping an ADS output for the sake of efficiency.
• For the sake of efficiency. These issues also exist, unfortunately, beyond Amazon warehouses.
• Title IX exists to protect women in sports and education, but Title IX investigations require access
• to records that reveal... ...in sports and education, but Title IX investigations require access to records

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• Chamber's education and workforce development team works to streamline, upskill, and retain our local
• Members, please give them a round of applause. legislative process chambers's education legislative process
• chambers's education and<00:19:27.960> Workforce<00:19:28.400> develop and Workforce develop
• Today we have 40 students and educators from James Campbell High School.
• As a first-time chair entrusted with your committee on Higher Education, I fully intend to follow the

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call with 48 members present and three excused, deferred reading of the journal, and received Senate communications noting adoption of House Concurrent Resolutions Nos. 1 and 2. The chamber also recognized several visiting groups and guests, including Congresswoman Jill Tuda, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii participants and students, Okinawan visitors, Farrington High School students, James Campbell High School students, and Waiau High School students, many of whom were introduced in connection with Chamber Week activities and educational presentations. The main business was unfinished business on House Resolutions 6 and 7, which adopted the House rules for the 33rd Legislature, including rules for the Committee on Standards of Conduct. Members generally supported the rules package as a transparency and modernization update, citing earlier public access to testimony, a public list of Speaker appointees, changes to conference committee eligibility, telework for staff, social media guidance, and a public list of bills introduced by request. Several members raised reservations or opposition, focusing on concerns about staff involvement in approving written remarks, budget information timing, the Vice Speaker’s role, social media/free speech issues, and whether some changes reduced public access or conflicted with constitutional open-meeting requirements. No vote on the rules package is recorded in the excerpt. The debate ended with multiple members yielding time and the discussion continuing on the merits of the proposed rule changes, especially the balance between transparency, internal House procedure, and public participation.

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• They could be enrolled in an education program that is at least half-time.
• Do you and do so in an efficient way.
• support that accuracy and efficiency. support that accuracy and efficiency.
• I think we saw this in education.
• We saw this in we saw this in education.

Bills: HR1

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, 1183, house

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• Ratepayer dollars must be applied efficiently and appropriately for necessary investments like clean
• Ratepayer dollars must be applied efficiently and appropriately for necessary investments like clean
• My name is Tim Caramire and I'm the Director of Policy for the Green Hydrogen Coalition, an educational
• My name is Tim Kammer and I'm the Director of Policy for the Green Hydrogen Coalition, an educational
• It's simply a way, sort of a vague equivalent of if you were to get a more energy-efficient appliance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Bottom line, this is about giving the port the ability to respond quickly, responsibly, and efficiently
• testimony, but obviously construction is not included, but repair and maintenance projects quickly, efficiently
• link job order contracting to the external demands of a project labor agreement, you remove the efficiencies
• limits the use of these funds for an entity that provides health care services, human services, education
• so maybe you can clarify that—I don’t...” “...if you’re health care services or human services, education

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met to hear a long agenda of local government, housing, labor, and transparency bills. The committee first adopted the consent calendar for SB 1187 and SB 1388, then heard SB 983, which would authorize the Port of San Diego to use job order contracting for repairs and repetitive maintenance work. Supporters said the bill would speed emergency and small repairs and reduce costs, while opponents raised concerns about construction definitions and project labor agreement language. The bill was ultimately moved forward on a 2-2 vote after discussion of amendments and labor negotiations, and later the committee’s final roll call showed it passing out on a 5-2 vote. The committee also heard SB 1256, aimed at limiting duplicative litigation over a San Diego County housing project, and SB 992, which would make permanent and expand a small special-district audit flexibility by raising the revenue threshold from $150,000 to $250,000. SB 1256 drew support from the author and project counsel, who argued the project had already been litigated and was delaying needed housing, while opponents said the bill would interfere with wildfire and subdivision-map review. SB 992 had support from county auditors and special districts, with no opposition, and was approved 5-0. SB 1115, addressing governance failures at the Tulare County Public Cemetery District by allowing county supervisors to remove an individual trustee for cause, also passed unanimously after testimony describing serious dysfunction and opposition from the California Special Districts Association. The committee then took up SB 1193, which would impose transparency and approval requirements on Alameda County discretionary funding to nonprofits and other entities. The author and supporters described the bill as a response to grand jury findings and alleged conflicts of interest, while Alameda County argued its current process is already transparent and that the bill would add burdens and could harm services. After amendments and discussion, the bill passed 5-0. SB 1383, a density bonus law bill clarifying that local labor standards cannot be waived through density bonus concessions, was supported by labor groups and moved forward despite no opposition, with the final roll call showing it passing out 5-1. SB 1361, intended to prevent local governments from undermining transit projects because of SB 79 density concerns, also passed after support from L.A. Metro and labor and no formal opposition, with the final vote recorded as 5-2. The committee later resumed to hear SB 1272, the CASH Act, which would limit certain sanctions on homeowners for prior unpermitted work by previous owners; the transcript cuts off before that bill’s full testimony and vote.