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• energy business members to grow jobs and expand market opportunities to accelerate the state's transition
• so thank you next provide their services so thank you next on<00:30:07.919><c> the</c><00:30:08.080>
• Representative Hollins said that in October, Como Conservatory started Phase One by transitioning the
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Bills: HF1013, HF1598, HF1656, HF2162

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

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• Thank you very much for your service.
• General Reed, thank you for your service. to our nation, and I thank the service members under your command
• Our warfighting elements consist of three service component commands, Military Service, Surface Deployment
• Moving is an integral part of our lives.
• And thank you for your service, your family service, everything you do.

Keywords: Transcom, logistics, military readiness, air refueling, KC-135, KC-46, strategic infrastructure, geopolitical threats, Alaska

Summary: During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.

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• This meeting is being streamed live on YouTube.
• The goal was you can live, work, and play within the region, so no need for a car, um, but it's just,
• work and play the goal was you can live work and play within<00:24:25.760><c> the</c><00:24:25.919><
• </c> iteration where there is someone living iteration where there is someone living in<00:36:51.760>
• hub on Lati where structure and transit hub on Lati where the<00:42:25.599><c> entrepreneurs.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered several housing-related measures. On SB 2068, which would create an affordable housing land inventory task force within the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to study how to maximize housing on transit-oriented development and other state and county lands, testimony was mostly supportive from agencies and housing groups, with one opposition witness. In response to questions, OPSD said it was already working on a list of potential parcels but could not yet identify unit counts or a timeline, and estimated about $250,000 would be needed for staffing and contractual support. The committees also heard SB 2227 on rental assistance, which would require HPHA to make monthly rent supplement payments, prioritize certain tenants including kupuna, allow agreements with counties and nonprofits, and create a special fund supported by a transaction fee on recordings. HPHA supported the bill, and the Department of the Attorney General said it recommended amending the measure to describe the fee as a tax. Additional testimony included support from elder and community organizations and one opposition witness. For SB 2061, relating to residential condominiums and the 99-year leasehold program, HCDA and the project developer testified in support of amendments intended to preserve owner-occupant requirements while making the project more marketable and financially feasible. Members focused heavily on parking, affordability, and financing. HCDA and the developer said the parking stalls would be unbundled from the units, that the project would be a 99-year leasehold with 60% of units reserved for buyers at or below 140% AMI and 40% market-rate, and that the state’s $15 million equity contribution would cover only part of the parking garage and commercial component. The hearing then moved on to SB 3327, relating to HCDA and complete communities, but the transcript cuts off before that measure was fully discussed.

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• Services.
• Assistance and Support Services class waiver programmer for the Committee on Human Services, HP 1722
• under the Community Living Assistance and Supporting Services waiver programmer for the Commit on Human
• Services.
• Health and Human Services.

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• of State Health Services, and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
• , strengthen services for adult protective services that was approved at $956,000.
• Turning to the next page on page 6, top of the page item B, general revenue for transitional living services
• Family services roadmap.
• Item B, data center services costs.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• A uniform statewide IEP template ensures immediate continuity of service.
• This office will help close gaps in services and outcomes.
• This office will help close gaps in services and outcomes.
• DVR has a pre-employment transition services program, specifically focusing on those students with disabilities
• They are in the Health and Human Services Department. So, thank you.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We have a program on farm transitions.
• We have over 400 couples in our farm transition program right now.
• I want to speak directly to one of the most pressing issues facing agriculture today: farm transition
• Yeah, the transition piece is a big piece that Minnesotans have to face in the near future. Yes.
• We call this continuous living cover, or CLC agriculture.

Bills: HF3692

Keywords: Farmer-Lender Mediation Act, mediation, agriculture finance, debt relief, civil law, 1183, house

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• Direct client Services, sorry. Direct client services were streamlined into HHSC.
• services waivers.
• Also, we have Adult Protective Services, which protects adults that are living in their own home with
• To do what they do today, they have to transition their service model and then we're credentialing them
• We rely on the same services and supports that they do which live outside.

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• Your constituents who own their homes and live in parks and communities throughout this...
• Your constituents who own their homes and live in parks and communities throughout the state.
• We can't stop people from wanting to live in the free state of Florida.
• But I also believe that if I live in a community, I don't want it to be paved over.
• Because if you live in a city like mine, Broward County, you just see buildings.

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee heard a full agenda of local and policy bills, with most measures receiving favorable reports. Early in the meeting, the committee approved HB 4019, capping Lake County inmate health care and emergency transport reimbursements at percentages tied to Medicare; HB 97, allowing small counties to opt back into transportation concurrency; HB 267, expanding SHIP/local housing assistance eligibility to mobile home owners paying lot rent; HB 351, creating a framework for concurrent state jurisdiction over certain matters involving military installations, with an amendment changing the bill to say the state “may accept” jurisdiction; HB 4013, revising and merging fire district boundaries in Lee County; HB 481, increasing public nuisance fines and strengthening nuisance abatement and foreclosure procedures; HB 4025, conveying state land to the Village of Tequesta for continued park use; and HB 4017, repealing an obsolete Nassau County recreation and water control district, as amended. The most extensive discussion centered on HB 299, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which would create a voluntary framework for very large developments that dedicate 60% of land to conservation while allowing compact, walkable development and affordable housing on the remainder. The sponsor argued it would balance growth, conservation, and housing affordability without new bureaucracy, while opponents from Audubon Florida, county groups, and local governments warned the bill could weaken local planning, lack enforceable conservation safeguards, and allow nonconservation uses within reserved areas. Supporters said it could preserve large tracts of land at no taxpayer cost and improve long-range planning. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying reserve areas, allowing use of the state’s Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, requiring easements be provided without charge, and aligning affordability definitions with existing programs. The bill then passed favorably as amended, with some members voting no. The committee also approved HB 4023, a local bill adjusting the boundaries of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District in Collier County, with no change to the district’s powers and duties. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local officials, industry groups, or affected residents, and some had amendments adopted without objection. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted it was the last interim committee week meeting, thanked members and staff, and encouraged continued stakeholder engagement ahead of session.

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• I call this hearing of the Assembly Committee on Human Services to order.
• And then Annie Thomas from the California Alliance of Child and Family Services.
• Annie Thomas, on behalf of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, is proud to sponsor
• And as you can also imagine, those candidates have lived in multiple states in the last five years as
• She has lived in two other states in the past five years as the Navy has moved their family.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met, adopted its committee rules, and then considered four items, including two consent bills. The chair opened with remarks about protecting California’s safety net and set limits on testimony. The committee rules were adopted by roll call, and the consent calendar later passed 5-0, with the remaining member’s vote added afterward for a 6-0 final tally on the rules and consent items. AB 276 by Assemblymember Bennett addressed delays in out-of-state child abuse registry background checks for children’s residential agency staff. Supporters, including the California Alliance of Child and Family Services and Casa Pacifica, said long clearance times were worsening staffing shortages and causing qualified applicants to leave, while the bill would allow provisional hiring only after DOJ, FBI, and California Child Abuse Central Index clearance and without unsupervised contact with children. There was no opposition, and the committee approved the bill 5-0, sending it to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. AB 319 by Assemblymember Jackson sought to improve services for foster youth with severe trauma by requiring counties to submit and update detailed plans to the Joint Interagency Resolution Team for providing effective therapeutic interventions in the least restrictive settings. A former foster youth testified in support, and a committee member noted the ongoing shortage of therapists serving foster youth. The bill was approved 5-0 as amended and sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. After the consent calendar and remaining votes were completed, the hearing adjourned.

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• Into the service fund. Correct, into the service fund.
• That would also have been an hourly service.
• Most things are moving toward platform as a service, software as a service.
• An additional $1 million of dedicated emergency communication service revenue for prepaid wireless service
• We needed some help with service desk.

Keywords: 908, all

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• of living.
• The General Fund supplies critical services to all of our service workers, our teachers, our firefighters
• It's expensive to live here in California.
• But this is something that is touching all our lives.
• services if they cannot be sufficiently on Medicaid.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• A uniform statewide IEP template ensures immediate continuity of service.
• This office will help close gaps in services and outcomes.
• This office will help close gaps in services and outcomes. A The universe.
• This office will help close gaps in services and outcomes.
• DVR has a pre-employment transition services program specifically focusing on those students with disabilities

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 124, which would create a permanent Office of New Americans within the Department of Workforce Solutions. The sponsor and supporters said the office would help immigrant and refugee workers access training, licensing, language support, and other workforce resources, while also helping employers fill labor shortages in industries such as construction, agriculture, oil and gas, health care, and child care. Support came from advocates, business groups, faith organizations, and immigrant-rights groups; there was no opposition. Members asked about data protection, the number of other states with similar offices, and whether the office could help recruit and credential foreign-trained medical professionals. The bill passed on a do-pass motion with several yes votes and some no votes recorded, and the sponsor explained the vote as a way to support families and workforce integration. The committee then considered House Bill 314, which would authorize zero-interest loans through the Local Government Division for political subdivisions to repair flood- and debris-damaged public infrastructure and remove debris from the October 19, 2024 storm event. There was no public testimony in support or opposition. Members briefly asked about the $150 million appropriation and whether it was already in the budget, and the sponsor said it was. The bill received a do-pass motion, a second, and was approved without opposition. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 64, as amended, to codify the Office of Special Education and a deputy secretary position within the Public Education Department. The sponsor and department officials said the bill would formalize an office already created by executive order, improve statewide coordination, support compliance with IDEA and the Yazzie-Martinez case, and develop a statewide IEP template to reduce inconsistency across districts. They emphasized that gifted education would remain in Curriculum and Instruction and that the bill would not add new paperwork or mandates for districts. Supporters included education leaders, disability advocates, vocational rehabilitation, and special education professionals; there was no opposition. Members raised questions about parent understanding of IEPs, monitoring and enforcement, funding, charter school coverage, and the treatment of gifted and twice-exceptional students. The bill passed on a do-pass motion with unanimous support from those present.

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• I see the judge smiling because she has seen decades of this, and it's what I do for a living.
• Service rental changes. Thank you. I do have an expert witness here with me today.
• Just to echo, so I live in this day in and day out. This...
• on regional transit district buses.
• You're live. Good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee.

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• A male who transitions to female has a ...
• </c> street a choice of where you live street a choice of where you live to<00:40:28.119><c> marry</c
• </c> for us in attempt to keeping us to live for us in attempt to keeping us to live our<01:22:53.199
• Let them play, let them live, let them thrive.
• Let them play, let them live, let them thrive.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They include syringe services.
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• </c><00:33:12.680><c> Transitional</c> Mental Health Services Transitional Mental Health Services Transitional
• </c> services and the prevention services services and the prevention services that<01:03:23.520><c>
• </c> access dental services at all. access dental services at all.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Our field services, which entails our veteran service officers.
• We don't, we have to contract vendors and service providers, so we do the vetting of service providers
• I live in flatlands over there.
• And so one thing that you have to realize is that you live in Taos and you live in angel fire.
• And unhoused veterans, but for other services as well, even underemployed veterans to provide services

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• The Senate Human Services Committee will come to order.
• and the military service of my husband.
• and the military service of my husband.
• California Association for Adult Day Services, CADS.
• There were people that lived in collective living situations and were struggling economically.

Summary: The committee adopted the consent calendar and then heard several bills on child care, aging, child welfare, food access, and youth services. SB 1200 by Sen. Menjivar would redefine infant and toddler age categories in child care licensing to allow providers to serve children beginning at 18 months in the toddler category, with supporters saying it would increase capacity and help family child care businesses stay open; it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 971 by Sen. Choi would authorize counties to offer optional adult education and technology training programs for adults 55 and older through local partnerships; supporters said it would reduce isolation and improve digital literacy, and it passed 4-0 to the floor. SB 1234 by Sen. Alvarado-Gil would require fentanyl to be included in court-ordered drug testing in dependency cases, with testimony from an angel family and law enforcement about child deaths and exposure risks; it passed 4-0 to the floor. The committee also heard SB 1109 by Sen. Alvarado-Gil, which would require additional state review for short-term residential therapeutic programs in very small rural counties or facilities with repeated serious citations. The author and county officials from Alpine County argued that rural counties lack the hospitals, schools, and 24-hour emergency response needed to safely support these placements, while providers opposed the bill as overly broad and potentially destabilizing to STRTP capacity. After the author accepted committee amendments, members voted 4-0 to send the bill to Appropriations as amended. SB 961 by Sen. Ashby would require students applying for financial aid to be notified that they may also be eligible for CalFresh; student and advocacy witnesses described widespread food insecurity on campuses, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee then heard SB 1099 by Sen. Gomez Reyes, which clarifies local governments’ authority to provide state or local public benefits to all residents under PRWORA-related exemptions; supporters said it would reduce legal uncertainty for local safety-net services, and the bill was voted 2-0 with the remaining members absent, leaving it on call. SB 1190 by Sen. Grove would create a licensing and regulatory framework for youth transport companies that move minors to out-of-state residential facilities; survivors testified about traumatic transports, supporters called for basic guardrails, and the bill passed 4-0 to Public Safety. Finally, SB 1325 by Sen. Jones would create a narrow pathway for Feeding San Diego to participate in CalFood, with supporters saying it would expand hunger relief in San Diego County and opponents warning it could divert limited food bank resources; the discussion focused on broader funding concerns, and no final vote was recorded in the excerpt.

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• So we are now going to transition to our second panel.
• So we are now going to transition to our second panel.
• Tens of thousands of lives have been devastated, and over 130 Californians have lost their lives.
• He basically lives in Mexico now.
• We live with that.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the California Earthquake Authority’s SB 254 report and broader options for reforming California’s utility wildfire recovery system. The chair framed the discussion around the Palisades and Eaton fires, the scale of wildfire-related costs on utility bills, and the need to weigh trade-offs among survivors, ratepayers, utilities, insurers, and taxpayers. The first panel featured wildfire survivors William Abrams and Joy Chen, who described long delays in compensation, housing insecurity, and what they viewed as a system that protects utility shareholders more than victims. They urged greater transparency, clearer accountability for utility spending and safety performance, faster and fuller compensation for survivors, and reforms such as independent audits and better alignment of utility incentives with wildfire prevention and restitution. The second panel began with Tom Welsh of the California Earthquake Authority, who explained that the SB 254 report was intended as a broad inventory of policy pathways rather than recommendations. He described the report’s process, including stakeholder submissions, workstreams, and a convergence process, and outlined the current wildfire fund structure: utilities remain liable, the fund reimburses eligible claims after a covered wildfire, and the CPUC later determines prudency and possible reimbursement back to the fund. RAND’s Lloyd Dixon summarized compensation data, saying utilities paid about $38 billion between 2017 and 2024, with major shares going to injured parties, insurers, and public entities, while litigation costs and survivors’ own losses remain substantial. He noted that legal fees and delays reduce the amount survivors ultimately receive. Utility and public-interest witnesses offered differing views on the report’s pathways. PG&E’s Tyson Smith said the report shows inaction is the worst outcome and argued for community wildfire risk reduction, equitable allocation of catastrophe costs, and state-led resilience tools. LADWP’s Fernando Valero emphasized the vulnerability of municipal utilities and cities, and supported inverse condemnation reform, a state-sponsored liability insurance framework, damages and subrogation limits, and stronger insurance access. Consumer Attorneys of California’s John Fisk argued that IOU-caused fires are not natural disasters but the result of negligence and sometimes criminal conduct, and opposed reducing utility liability while supporting stronger oversight and audits. The Public Advocates Office’s Nathaniel Skinner focused on affordability, saying ratepayers already bear large and growing wildfire costs and warning against shifting more costs onto bills without measurable risk reduction and tighter accountability. Committee members then began questioning witnesses about what counts as measurable mitigation, how to define full and fair compensation, and how any fast-pay process should work.

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• of services. services that they need.
• Also, we have adult protective services. which protects adults that are living in their own home with
• live in.
• They have to transition their service model, and then we're credentialing them.
• We rely on the same services and supports that they do, which live outside of our system. which they

Keywords: 1184, house, all