Video & Transcript Research : 'regional program'

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TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 30th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is Representative Lopez's bill creating a temporary guest worker program.
  • And according to ERCOT's 2024 Regional Transmission Plan, the total congestion... ...congestion rent
  • evaluate and consider these grid-enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors in their annual regional
  • None of them wanted to testify specifically; they didn't want to paint this as some type of vendor program
  • that the federal authorities have considered this as well, when FERC ordered 19-20, which ordered regional
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Education Commission Apr 2nd, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Oklahoma Education Commission

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, I was going to suggest someone from regions reach out and use some of their other instructors that
  • We have 26 regional schools and how many school districts? 40 and 540 school districts.
  • Because some of our program materials in the tracks are dependent on the microcredentials, some of the
  • Besides that, Darrell, you're committed to a lot of programming yesterday.
  • No, I'm going to be at region. I'll be at region 4 too, Amanda. Yeah, we'll zoom in together.
Keywords: 914, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 2/13/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • . >> House Bill 226, Department of Disabilities Housing Programs and Affiliated Foundations Establishment
  • gt;> House Bill 226, Department of Disabilities<00:08:49.760> Housing<00:08:50.160> Programs
  • <00:08:50.720> and Disabilities Housing Programs and Disabilities Housing Programs and Affiliated
  • c><00:12:17.200> but<00:12:17.440> for<00:12:17.920> our Washington DC metro region
  • but for our Washington DC metro region but for our entire<00:12:18.639> state.
Summary: The House convened with 125 members present, heard a prayer and opening remarks, and then proceeded through the journal, committee assignments, and several consent calendars. Introductory House Bills 1358 through 1585 were read the first time and referred to the appropriate committees, along with bond initiatives 34 through 37 and Senate Bill 14. House Bill 1215 was later reassigned to Appropriations. The House also recorded quorum calls showing 129 and later 131 members present. On third reading and final passage, House Bill 28, concerning higher education and private career schools advertising, passed 128-0. House Bill 226, establishing Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations, passed 122-6. House Bill 229, increasing the Maryland Transportation Authority revenue bond limit, passed 96-33. No debate was recorded on these bills before the roll calls. The remainder of the session consisted largely of committee, subcommittee, delegation, caucus, and personal announcements. Committees announced upcoming voting sessions or cancellations, including Appropriations, Economic Matters, Environment and Transportation, Health, Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules. Members also made numerous recognitions and invitations, including a briefing on the Patuxent River sewer interceptor breakage, district nights, a Tourism Day lunch, and several birthday and family announcements. The protocol chair led a Valentine’s Day recognition of House staff, and the House then recessed until Monday, February 16 at 8:00 p.m.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 8th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are you in program management?
  • state and 14 SANE programs.
  • The expansion of programs has been building programs in communities where people live.
  • A sexual assault service program.
  • program number up to 21.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we opened a Centricare regional campus in St. Cloud last year.
  • And we opened a Centricare regional campus in St. Cloud last year.
  • And we opened a Centricare regional campus in St. Cloud last year.
  • And we opened a Centricare regional campus in St. Cloud last year.
  • <01:15:52.400> cloud<01:15:52.800> last program, I believe at um St. cloud last program
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:27:26.000> the regional draw the second program the regional draw the second program the
  • We will have other allied health programs as well as carved out space for our language program.
  • in the PDI program and the grant<00:44:05.280> program<00:44:06.200> uh<00:44:06.319><
  • c> in<00:44:06.520> recent grant program uh in recent grant program uh in recent years<00:
  • <00:51:00.799> fully certain by which the program fully certain by which the program fully
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on February 25 and considered a series of bills and joint resolutions, mostly involving appropriations, capital projects, and local infrastructure funding. The committee first adopted PHS 2 and passed House Bill 152, which creates a Medicaid supplemental payment program for public ground ambulance providers; the sponsor said the substitute ensures no state general fund dollars will be used and that local agencies must identify a funding source for any required match. HB 152 was reported favorably on a 20-0 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 545, the annual claims bill, after members confirmed all executive-branch claims were included; it was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 606, requiring reporting for general obligation bonds, also passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then took up several joint resolutions tied to capital and infrastructure spending. House Joint Resolution 30, concerning water projects, was described as implementing ranked projects under the Waters program administered by KIA and was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. House Joint Resolution 32, concerning school facilities construction, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after discussion referencing the Auditor’s report and questions about a Johnson County Schools expenditure; it also passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 34, relating to contingent appropriations for KCTCS, was amended by PHS 1 and advanced after testimony outlining three projects in Somerset, Jefferson Community and Technical College, and Glasgow; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 46, for local road projects, was described as funding the highest-scoring local road requests from a larger pool of applications and passed 21-0. The committee also advanced House Joint Resolution 53, authorizing release of funds for KSU’s Health Sciences Center project, after KSU officials said the building is needed for nursing and allied health programs and promised a business plan report by November 1, 2025; it passed 21-0. House Joint Resolution 54, authorizing funds related to the State Fair Board, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee considered House Bill 546, which revises the local roads and streets program by adding a DOT-developed scoring system, monthly reporting, a match requirement, and a $500,000 project cap; members asked about the cap and were told larger projects should be handled through other mechanisms. HB 546 was reported favorably on a 21-0 vote. Finally, House Bill 605, a technical corrections and update bill for the local economic relief grant program, was amended by PHS 1 and discussed as expanding eligibility, including to the Delta Regional Authority and certain local-affiliated applicants; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 605.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 24 (2-10-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So while you're waiting for that ambulance to take you to the regional miracle center, you're going to
  • ambulance to take you to the regional ambulance to take you to the regional miracle<00:29:38.000
  • how do we improve the Medicaid program? how do we improve the Medicaid program?
  • We went back in on the goose pond and put in trout and a lot of fish back in this region and cleaned
  • We went back in on the Goose Pond and put in trout and a lot of fish back in this region and cleaned
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 38 members present and approved the journal from February 9, 2026. Committee reports were received on several bills, including Agriculture reporting Senate Bills 45 and 155 favorably, Banking and Insurance reporting Senate Bills 118 and 153 with committee substitutes, Families and Children reporting Senate Bill 160, and Licensing and Occupations reporting Senate Bills 98 and 145. The House also communicated passage of House Bill 748 and requested concurrence. New measures were introduced, including bills on pharmacy technician supervision, a Kentucky Health Command, campaign finance, and speech-language pathologists, along with several resolutions honoring individuals and memorializing Steven D. Dittle. The chamber then considered Senate Bill 136, relating to unemployment insurance fraud. Supporters said the bill clarifies which agencies are involved in fraud cases and helps ensure recovered funds are returned to the unemployment trust fund. The bill passed on a roll call vote of 38-0. Senators also debated Senate Bill 183, concerning the regulation of proxy advisory services. Supporters argued it would increase transparency and require disclosure when proxy advice is influenced by non-financial considerations, while opponents said it would create bureaucracy, chill speech, and raise constitutional concerns. After debate, the bill passed 32-6. After floor action on those bills, Senate Bill 172 on utility fuel adjustment was taken from the Natural Resources and Energy Committee, given first reading, and returned to committee. The remainder of the meeting featured extended remarks from a senator from Grayson focused on rural Kentucky, including ambulance access, healthcare delivery, economic decline, Medicaid costs, and the need for greater state investment in rural communities. No further votes were taken on those remarks.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part I) May 15th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • The pathways we're providing for teachers—traditional university programs, a year-long residency program
  • In 2023, I was the Region 3 Secondary Teacher of the Year.
  • help with those districts to establish the program.
  • Those programs are exactly what builds that community.
  • Those programs are exactly what builds that community.
Bills: HB2
Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee met to consider HB 2, the major school finance bill, with the chair explaining that the committee substitute would provide about $8 billion in new public education funding. The bill was described as including permanent teacher compensation increases, expanded teacher incentive allotment funding, support for early literacy and numeracy, teacher certification and residency pathways, special education funding, career and technical education, school safety dollars, and facilities support for charter schools. The committee adopted the committee substitute without objection after roll was called and a quorum was present. Members questioned the bill’s structure, especially the balance between across-the-board teacher pay and the teacher incentive allotment, the treatment of uncertified teachers, and differences in requirements between traditional public schools and charter schools. Senator Menendez and Senator West raised concerns about equity, charter-school parity, facilities funding, inflation, and whether the bill should include more support for fine arts and extracurricular programs. The chair responded that the bill was designed to direct most new money to traditional public schools while also preserving flexibility and that charter-school and public-school alignment would need further work. Invited witnesses Dr. Imelda De La Rosa and Val Acri testified in support of the bill, emphasizing that the Teacher Incentive Allotment helps recruit and retain teachers in rural districts and supports mentorship and certification pathways. Public witnesses also supported the bill but urged more funding for fine arts, local flexibility, and full restoration of House-proposed funding levels. Dr. Josh Jones supported year-long teacher residencies, Dr. Philip Morgan asked for more local control and restoration of fine arts funding, Rich Saina supported the bill but warned about hold-harmless reductions, and Dr. Greg Poole supported the bill while asking for flexibility for high-performing districts that already pay high salaries. After the invited testimony and some public testimony, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair so members could attend the Senate floor.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (04/08/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh program.
  • Part D program.
  • LIS program do for New Hampshire. LIS program do for New Hampshire.
  • . program. program.
  • created this program 13 years ago. created this program 13 years ago.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 7th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Gator Scholarship Program.
  • Gator program.
  • Gator Program.
  • program.
  • I speak on both the NSECD program and LA Gator program, as the NSECD program provides the base for school
Keywords: 974, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Transportation - 01/22/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:58:53.160> fully we'll have to get that program fully we'll have to get that program fully
  • more what you mean by support programs more what you mean by support programs so<01:08:25.239>
  • to work with in these support programs to work with in these support programs perhaps<01:08:48.719
  • you're talking about support programs you're talking about support programs you<01:09:05.319>
  • <01:09:45.040> that other incentive sort of programs that other incentive sort of programs
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • According to According to a January poll by Consumer Reports on loyalty programs, consumers don't even
  • . ...to an average person, including those on a fixed income, that just live in different regions.
  • There are costs also associated with running a gift card program, and restaurants happily take on those
  • Please don't gut restaurant gift card programs, and instead we respectfully request a no vote.
  • These gift card programs are used to incentivize people to come in through our doors.
Summary: The committee hearing covered several bills related to privacy, consumer protection, and online harms. SB 259 by Senator Wahab would prohibit surveillance pricing based on device data such as geolocation or battery level; supporters argued it would curb discriminatory and predatory pricing, while opponents raised concerns about geolocation definitions, legitimate location-based pricing, and impacts on discounts and loyalty programs. The bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Judiciary Committee and passed 8-1, with members noting amendments and ongoing discussions with stakeholders. SB 22 by Senator Laird would raise the amount of gift cards that can be redeemed for cash, with the author saying the goal is to update the long-standing $10 threshold for inflation and preserve consumer value. Consumer advocates supported the bill, while retailers, restaurants, grocers, and chambers of commerce opposed or opposed unless amended, citing fraud concerns, safety issues, and the need for clarification on donated or returned gift cards. The committee voted the bill out on a 6-1 vote and kept it on call. SB 576 by Senator Umberg would apply broadcast-style loudness rules to streaming advertisements. The author said the bill is intended to prevent ads from being much louder than programming, especially for children, while the opposition argued that streaming ad insertion is technically different and that existing industry standards and FCC oversight already address the issue. The bill passed 8-0. SB 683 by Senator Cortese would clarify that people can seek injunctive relief, including a TRO, for unauthorized use of name, image, or likeness; supporters said it strengthens privacy protections, while opponents warned about prior restraint and First Amendment concerns. The bill was moved out on a due pass motion and kept on call. The final bill discussed, SB 771 by Senator Stern, would clarify that existing civil rights and hate-related laws apply to social media platforms and their algorithms, with higher penalties for intentional or reckless violations. Supporters, including the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Islamic Networks Group, described online hate as fueling real-world violence and urged stronger accountability; opponents argued the bill could conflict with Section 230, chill lawful speech, and create vague standards. Members raised questions about constitutionality, definitions, and whether the bill would be workable, but several expressed support for the author’s goals.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Aug 25th, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have all regular programming up there, as well as our post-secondary program which focuses on life
  • So we were the first program.
  • And the southern New Mexico, El Paso region is one of the most sought-out regions by these AI companies
  • It's a bilingual program.
  • it and operate it. program it a little bit.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 04/28/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • terrific group of students from my district, who came to Albany as part of the Voices Unfiltered Policy Program
  • Programs like this are so... >> Important because they empower young people to engage in the policymaking
  • , or whether it is that region at large?
  • This new region, through you, Mr.
  • President, so now that we have this new region that will be considered under the John R.
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and adopted a resolution calendar with several exceptions before taking up a series of ceremonial resolutions and bills. Members welcomed student visitors from the YWCA of White Plains’ Voices Unfiltered Policy Program, then adopted resolutions honoring Senegalese independence and the Senegalese community, MWBE Advocacy Day, John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, the Sing Sing Prison Museum, I Love My Park Day, Animal Advocacy Day, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month, and Denim Day. Speakers emphasized cultural recognition, public service, environmental stewardship, animal welfare, rare disease awareness, and support for survivors of sexual violence; each resolution was adopted. The chamber then moved through the regular calendar, passing a number of bills on broad roll-call votes. Among the measures approved were bills amending the Penal Law, Executive Law, Public Housing Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Social Services Law, Environmental Conservation Law, General Municipal Law, Railroad Law, Election Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills passed unanimously or nearly so, while a few drew notable opposition, including a public health measure that passed 39-19 and the labor-related bill on ghost job postings that passed 39-19 after extended debate. The most detailed floor debate centered on the Labor Law bill addressing “ghost jobs,” requiring employers with 100 or more employees to disclose whether postings are for current vacancies, expected future openings, or general resume collection, with Department of Labor enforcement and civil penalties. Supporters argued it would protect job seekers from deceptive postings; opponents said it was unnecessary, burdensome, and could invite litigation or penalties disproportionate to the problem. The Senate also debated and passed a bill expanding election-language assistance under the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to Haitian Creole and Middle Eastern and North African communities, with supporters citing growing language-access needs and opponents raising concerns about scope and local costs. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 308 aims to further assess the current state of our regional centers by reviewing their safety programs
  • My child care program is more than a business.
  • faster, and also, of course, continue the program.
  • program, and the kinship guardianship assistance payment (Kin-GAP) program by allowing adopted youth
  • , the adoption assistance program, and the kinship guardianship assistance payment (Kin-GAP) program
Keywords: 987, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It sounds like a good program. Yes.
  • We are interested in this program. It's very worthwhile.
  • Yes, although I will say we do have actually a library school, a library program or two library programs
  • , that in this state actually school, one library program or two library programs, that in this state
  • And I’m in a regional district, which, you know, the difficulty sometimes with regional school districts
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on several bills centered on school accountability, receivership, graduation requirements, charter school access, community schools, school libraries, and student voting rights. Much of the discussion focused on the Thrive Act, S. 374, which would end state receivership and change the state’s accountability approach. Supporters, including educators, parents, advocacy groups, and students, argued that receivership has not improved outcomes in districts such as Lawrence, Holyoke, Southbridge, Boston, and the Dever, and that local communities should have more control, with greater emphasis on community schools, wraparound services, and broader measures of school quality. They also supported related bills on community schools and school library standards, and several witnesses backed a bill to expand student representative voting rights on school committees. Opponents of S. 374, especially charter school leaders, parents, students, and some education advocates, focused on Section 4 of the bill, which would change the charter school net school spending cap in the lowest-performing districts. They argued that the provision would reduce access to charter seats in communities where families are seeking more options, and that schools such as Roxbury Prep, Excel Academy, Brook, Veritas Prep, and Libertas Academy have produced strong results for students, including students of color, low-income students, and students with special needs. Several witnesses said the section would force schools to shrink or close and would remove opportunities for families in districts with long waitlists. Committee members questioned witnesses on both the effectiveness of receivership and the charter school cap language. Chair Lewis and Chair Gordon emphasized the need for a better accountability system and noted concerns about whether current measures, including MCAS-based designations, accurately reflect school quality. Some witnesses said they had discussed the possibility of removing Section 4 from the Thrive Act and suggested it might be addressed in separate charter reform legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing; testimony was received and the committee later closed testimony on S. 374 and several related bills before moving on to the student voting rights bill, S. 367.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, June 4, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • programs that keep our communities safe. programs that keep our communities safe.
  • fruit and the vegetable voucher program. fruit and the vegetable voucher program.
  • reap program has been cut by 50%. reap program has been cut by 50%.
  • The programs that we are talking about, the internet program, it drives growth.
  • in the region.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 03/10/2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reserve programming.
  • And then you brought up the H-2A program.
  • The H-2A program has been kind of the...
  • It's a strong program. It's a very expensive program.
  • But I think our beginner farmer program, our socially disadvantaged farmer programs, and things like
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture first moved through a series of animal welfare bills, reporting all of them to the floor. The measures included bills on sentencing for aggravated cruelty to animals, additional aggravated cruelty provisions, penalties for animal abandonment, requiring owners or lessors of vacated properties to inspect for abandoned animals, and restricting surgical depopulation procedures on dogs and pets. Members generally expressed support, and each bill advanced by motion and voice vote with no noted opposition or recusals; one additional bill was held by the sponsor. The committee then heard from Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball, who gave an update on state and federal agriculture issues. He discussed the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, federal farm bill negotiations, specialty crops, labor and H-2A reform, dairy margin coverage concerns, possible cuts to EQIP, organic certification funding, trade and USMCA review, tariffs and input costs, and disaster concerns affecting Long Island seafood producers. He also highlighted state programs such as Nourish New York, Dairy Modernization, farm-to-school efforts, and workforce development initiatives. Members asked questions about raw milk sales, H-2A labor, solar siting on farmland, farm-to-school expansion, tariff impacts, and support for farmers facing federal cuts and rising costs. Ball said raw milk sales remain limited to licensed on-farm sales with inspections and warnings, supported reform of H-2A and broader labor policy, urged protecting prime and actively farmed land from solar development, and emphasized the need to preserve food access programs like Nourish New York and farmers market nutrition benefits. The meeting ended after the commissioner’s testimony and member discussion, with no further formal action beyond the earlier bill reports.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We jointly sponsor programs like universal meals, programs that have community schools, programs that
  • And they attribute that to having programs like a phonics-based instruction program.
  • And they attribute that to having programs like a phonics-based instruction program, and every student
  • The literacy roadmap, the Golden State Pathways Program, career technical education grant program—we
  • We'll be able to staff programs on time.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Does this program do any of that?
  • <00:57:53.000> does what the program does what the program does and<00:57:55.200> I'm
  • So the University of our programs.
  • is a Kentucky Moms program that is a prevention<01:01:12.800> program<01:01:13.560> for
  • track success of the program track success of the program longitudinally.<01:01:39.160> Yes.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee first approved the March 10 minutes and then moved through a large agenda of contract reviews, including a deferred Kentucky Transportation Cabinet item tied to Louisville bridge tolling and RiverLink. Transportation officials explained that the contract was part of a bi-state arrangement with Indiana: Indiana Finance Authority held the main contract with HNTB, while Kentucky needed a mirror contract to pay its 50% share under the bi-state management agreement. Members questioned why the work was treated as effectively no-bid, how much input Kentucky had in vendor selection, RiverLink’s collection performance, and when tolls might end. Transportation said Kentucky had equal representation in selection, HNTB served as a toll services advisor, collections and customer service had improved, and tolls are expected to remain until debt obligations are paid off in 2058. Several members criticized the company’s past performance and voted no as a statement of concern, but the contract still moved forward. The committee then deferred a Kentucky State University item because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State. It also approved the overall agenda and contract review lists. A Board of Optometric Examiners contract drew significant discussion: board representatives said they had previously relied on the Public Protection Cabinet for legal services, but that office lacked staff and advised them to seek outside counsel. Some members argued the committee could not approve a contract that appeared to conflict with statute, while others said the board should not be left without legal counsel and that the Attorney General should be brought in to resolve the issue. The committee ultimately voted to defer the optometric contract for one month and requested the Attorney General appear at the next meeting. Finally, the committee reviewed an Administrative Office of the Courts amendment for the Court of Appeals building project. Staff explained that the General Assembly had authorized the project, the design contract had already gone through multiple approved phases, and the current item was only an administrative correction to a prior modification amount. Members approved the amendment, with one member noting appreciation that the project costs had been reduced when an error was found.