Transcript Highlights:

• THE OPERATIONS ARE MUCH BIGGER, THEY HAVE A LOT OF MANPOWER TO HELP THEM ADMINISTER THIS.
• HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A COUPLE OF YEARS BUT WE ARE STILL OPERATING VOLUNTARILY WORK ON MONROE STREET.
• OPERATIONAL TEMPO IS HI. THEY ARE DOING THE MISSION THEY SIGNED UP FOR.
• THE FOUNDATION STAFF IS SMALL BUT MIGHTY AND IT CONSISTS OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER MR.
• WE ARE IN OUR TENTH YEAR OF OPERATION. HERE IS OUR WONDERFUL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh this one and the other operations.
• MDE operations in 2024-25 state-funded operating expenditures average about $42 million per year.
• operations um in 2425 MDE state funded<00:46:53.520> operating<00:46:54.000> expenditures
• c><00:46:54.640> average funded operating expenditures average funded operating expenditures average
• due to last session's operating due to last session's operating adjustment<00:47:01.760> and<

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met on March 3, 2026, approved the minutes from February 26, and then held a lengthy informational hearing on the Minnesota Department of Education’s funding and internal allocation of resources. House fiscal staff walked members through several spreadsheets showing federal, non-general fund, and general fund administrative spending, noting the data was filtered from SWIFT and was not exact. The chair said the discussion was intended to help members understand how MDE is funded and how those funds are used internally, in advance of later budget decisions and a separate upcoming hearing on the Perpich Center. Commissioner Willie Jett opened by describing MDE’s mission, statewide reach, and FY 2026 budget of about $14.1 billion, most of which flows directly to districts and charter schools for instruction, special education, transportation, nutrition, and operations. He emphasized transparency, accountability, and the department’s role in implementing laws, distributing aid, and supporting schools and students across urban, suburban, and rural communities. He also noted the department serves more than 873,000 pre-K through 12 students in 2,264 schools. Deputy Commissioner Maren Holden outlined the Office of American Indian Education, the Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Inspector General, highlighting support for American Indian students, legal and rulemaking work, special education dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and student maltreatment investigations. Assistant Commissioner Dr. McCari Traum described the Office of Equity and Engagement, including equity and inclusion training, safe and supportive schools work, public engagement, family outreach, and fraud-prevention coordination. Assistant Commissioner Darren Cordy reviewed nutrition programs, special education services, and the charter center, including free school meals, commodity food distribution, IDEA compliance, and charter school support. Assistant Commissioner Bobby Bernham then described the Office of Teaching and Learning, including early education, academic standards, instruction and assessment, state library services, expanded learning, and literacy work. He highlighted early childhood alignment efforts, standards development across core subjects, professional learning, and library grants. No votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes, and the meeting remained informational, with members expected to ask questions after the presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• Operational excellence is focused on improving state processes and performance through operational efficiency
• This section includes the core funding for leasing operations, the real estate unit, facility operations
• DESE operates 29 schools and the Department of Social Services operates 15 schools.
• DESE operates 29 schools and the Department of Social Services operates 15 schools.
• This is the Lottery's operating core.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are 171 boards operating in all 120 counties.
• > cameras, operating with security cameras, operating with security cameras, monitors,<00:23:39.919
• 171 boards operating in all 120 counties. counties. counties.
• ,<00:27:21.919> reaching<00:27:22.400> more operate in 17 counties, reaching more operate
• operating the program and they're going operating the program and they're going to<01:46:48.159> be

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:09 State of the Judiciary: 00:02:33 The Corrections - KCTCS Reentry Program: 00:49:44 Update on 2022 RS SB 90: 01:27:49, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on the Judiciary met on November 6, 2025, approved the minutes, and welcomed guests including Kentucky Specialty Courts manager Elizabeth Nichols and Boyle/Mercer Family Court Judge Bruce Petri. The committee then heard the Chief Justice of Kentucky, Deborah Lambert, deliver her state of the judiciary address, focused largely on judicial branch funding, facilities, technology, and specialty court programs. Chief Justice Lambert said the branch is facing a projected $14.3 million shortfall for fiscal year 2026 and asked lawmakers for supplemental support, access to reserve funds, and higher base appropriations to cover inflation and nondiscretionary costs. She also requested a 15% across-the-board pay increase for judicial branch employees, citing salary gaps with other state workers and declining judicial compensation relative to national averages. She emphasized that the branch has received a clean FY 2025 audit and said the requests were intended to sustain current operations rather than expand them. A major portion of her remarks covered court technology and facilities. She described the move to Chamberlain during Capitol renovations, the purchase of that building as a cost-saving measure, and the need to fund courtroom audio/video systems and a new statewide case management system. She also discussed courthouse maintenance, flood damage, mold issues, security system upgrades, and the $47 million asset preservation fund created last session, while asking for additional local facilities funding and one-time disaster-related support. Lambert highlighted specialty court and statewide program results, including foster care review boards, family recovery courts, court designated worker programs, drug and mental health courts, and the Judicial Commission on Mental Health. She thanked legislators for prior bills and support, including House Bill 1, Senate Bill 26, and the CES law, and said 2026 recommendations will focus on civil commitment reforms under KRS 202C. During questions, Senator Wheeler asked whether some courthouses are being overbuilt; Lambert said most facilities are inadequate, though some may be larger than needed, and that future needs and population changes must be considered. She also noted that virtual hearings and technology have improved efficiency. No votes or formal committee actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• there's little manufacturing operations there's little manufacturing operations in<01:24:50.800>
• , updated operations, safer equipment for employees.
• , updated operations, safer equipment for employees.
• , updated operations, safer equipment for employees.
• are providing um newer operations are providing um newer operations updated<01:31:19.960> operations

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Today, California operates as a fuel island.
• You have a whole other segment of the business operations, which is the refinery itself.
• So they are operating in silos.
• So what the study we did is, we looked at the Rodeo plant since it's in operation.
• At the Rodeo plant, since it's in operation.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:33:59.279> moped<00:33:59.639> unless Prohibited from operating a moped unless
• It requires all skateboard users under the age of 16 to wear a helmet while operating a skateboard.
• Most people who are operating a moped are operating one out of cost concerns because they can't afford
• Most people who are operating a moped are operating one out of cost concerns because they can't afford
• are already covered moped operators are already covered under<01:09:39.600> some<01:09:39.759

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on February 6, 2025, and heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 667 would require DOT or county departments to scan deceased cats or dogs found on public roadways for microchips, record information, and report it to county animal services. DOT said it supported the bill, and the Hawaiʻi Humane Society and others strongly backed it, describing it as important for grieving pet owners. A private citizen also testified in support, saying the measure could help families learn what happened to missing pets. The chair noted there were nine supporters. The committee then heard HB 230 on sending a carbon copy of traffic citations to vehicle owners, followed by HB 77, which would make civil identification cards free to issue or renew. The Attorney General’s office said it had already submitted comments on HB 77, DOT opposed it, and a private citizen supported it as a way to reduce barriers to basic services. HB 668, which would make license suspension mandatory for operating a vehicle without insurance, drew opposition from the Office of the Public Defender and DOT. The Public Defender argued current law already allows suspension and that a mandatory rule would discourage people from obtaining insurance, increase court burdens, and disproportionately affect indigent drivers; the chair emphasized that driving is a privilege and raised concerns about uninsured driving in rural areas. The Public Defender also said it would look into whether state insurance options could help people who cannot get traditional coverage. The committee also took up HB 12, which would bar inspection certificates for mopeds or vehicles modified to increase NOx emissions. DOT offered comments, Citizens Against Noise supported it, and the Motorcycle Industry Council opposed it; the chair noted six additional supporters and ten opponents. HB 169 would raise the minimum age for moped operators from 15 to 16 and increase the helmet requirement age from 18 to 21; DOT supported it, while Moped Doctors, Moped’s Direct, and seven individuals opposed it. HB 220 would require moped operators to carry insurance under motorcycle/motor scooter insurance laws; DCCA offered comments, DOT supported it, and Moped Doctors and ten individuals opposed it. Finally, the committee heard HB 277, which would establish a statewide vehicle pursuit policy for law enforcement agencies. The Policing Project at NYU and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi supported the bill, citing national data on deaths and injuries from pursuits and arguing for a baseline limit on pursuits for minor offenses; the Hawaii Police Department and Maui Police Department opposed it. The committee also heard HB 54, which would make a third or subsequent excessive speeding offense a Class C felony and allow vehicle forfeiture. DOT supported it, while the Public Defender opposed it, arguing the bill was overly harsh, internally inconsistent, and likely to strain courts, law enforcement, and probation systems by turning a traffic offense into a felony with prison exposure and jury-trial rights. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill would create the same 12-hour hold because right now the tow truck operator or the tow truck
• We are home to a working farm, 16 operational buildings, and two campuses, north and south.
• staff to cross between our campuses for academic classes, technical programs, and agricultural operations
• As director of facilities, I have a deep understanding of our campus operations, transportation logistics
• There have been 895 crashes in Massachusetts where manually operating an electronic device was cited

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on a wide range of bills and topics, including impaired driving, antique and collector vehicles, roadway maintenance, homelessness-related identification cards, a pedestrian tunnel for Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, a bridge naming in Sandwich, historic route designations, and litter prevention. The chairs outlined the hearing process, including three-minute limits for individuals and seven minutes for panels, and noted that elected officials would be taken out of turn. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and then adjourned. On impaired driving, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and tow lot operator Chris Nolan supported a bill creating a 12-hour tow-yard hold for vehicles involved in drug-impaired incidents, similar to the existing alcohol-related hold. On transportation infrastructure and road safety, Representative Howitt testified for several bills requiring reflective tape on temporary loads, restoring road markings after utility work, requiring roadway restoration after excavation, and improving reporting on roadway damage after crashes. AAA Northeast supported bills expanding the distracted driving law to cover video recording while driving, while noting it preferred the offense remain a primary offense. Several witnesses testified in support of bills affecting vehicle enthusiasts, including restoring year-of-manufacture plates for antique vehicles, creating a single rear collector plate, and changing antique vehicle inspection rules. Another major topic was H. 3750/S. 2399, which would provide no-fee state IDs and flexible residency documentation for youth and adults experiencing homelessness; supporters included the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, social workers, city officials, and people with lived experience, all emphasizing that lack of ID blocks access to housing, jobs, health care, and other services. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2414, authorizing a tunnel connecting the north and south campuses of Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, with school leaders and students citing safety, accessibility, and traffic concerns. Finally, the committee heard emotional testimony for H. 4374 to name the Quaker Meeting House Road overpass in Sandwich for Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torville, and testimony for a resolve creating a roadside litter prevention and cleanup task force.

Transcript Highlights:

• So this bill will allow these vehicles to operate on our roads and highways, and these drivers will no
• So this bill will allow these vehicles to operate on our roads and highways, and these drivers will no
• And the tow-truck operator, the person that shows up at your disabled vehicle, is an employee of that
• tow companies helped AAA provide timely service to its members, and the independently owned and operated
• Because I operate independently, I was able to meet them on their schedule, often outside traditional

Keywords: 1146, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For years, the state has said it wants innovation, entrepreneurship, and modernized operations.
• We can't want tax relief without creating a new burden on the tools employers need to operate.
• And that rely on software to operate.
• It's a core operating expense. If you don't have... operating expense.
• It's the core operating expense.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, these programs can be operated by a district or charter themselves by their own staff, or they can
• be operated by a private company.
• Farmington chose to end its charter with New Mexico Virtual Academy, which was operated by Stride K12
• So who should actually operate and oversee these virtual education programs?
• Can create a program for $500,000 plus operating costs.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've all seen and we've seen quite a bit of them in in South Texas with the Operation Lone Star and
• This compromises not only their ability to deploy but also their day to day operational readiness.
• Our solution is already in operational use by the US Air Force.
• Lone Star, uh, as I was, I served on Operation Lone Star as an officer down there.
• They're all very similar, but they can operate differently.

Bills: SB 36

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax

Transcript Highlights:

• So the first item we have is an operating adjustment.
• Like most state agencies, we have operating expenses that increase over time.
• most state agencies we have operating expenses<00:01:39.600> that<00:01:39.799> increase
• bottom we also have an operating bottom we also have an operating adjustment<00:09:39.079> that
• We anticipate medical providers will be operating under 342 in the coming months.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The first group is a city or county who operates within the boundaries of an HFC.
• So this runs counter to how we have operated successfully for over 20 years.
• Current laws don't adequately restrict where they can operate.
• HB530 would prohibit localities in Texas from operating guaranteed income programs.
• Representative Spiller: Anything to do with Operation Lone Star.

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold

Transcript Highlights:

• This can result in major delays and can interrupt port operations.
• We manage 34 miles around San Diego Bay, including operational terminals, public parks, and fishing piers
• We manage 34 miles around all of San Diego Bay, including operational terminals, public parks, and fishing
• And then the complete dysfunction of the board, with not having insurance to be able to even operate,
• more effectively in addressing community challenges. ...and enable the Board of Supervisors to operate

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Of late, the last three operational fighters we flew were the F-15s, the F-117, and then finally the
• Ground Control Stations; that's how we operate the Reapers, MQ-9 Reapers.
• You see the 49th Operations Group is the group that handles the training of those aircrew.
• As you can see, the aircrew for the Reapers includes both pilots and sensor operators.
• The Mesilla Valley Community of Hope has been in operation since the 1990s.

Transcript Highlights:

• HB1823 is Representative Thompson's bill relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near
• Services Commission of any complaints received or violation notices issued regarding a crematory operated
• If they're operating properly, they would be fine. Okay. Thank you. Members, any other questions?
• , complete septic system training, and have background checks on the operators.
• They operated on a skeleton crew for years.

Bills: HB456, HB482, HB1463, HB1682, HB1949, HB5549, SB763

Keywords: translation, environmental quality, complaints, accessibility, multilingual, TCEQ, environmental justice, environmental complaints, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, language access, public information, Texas Commission, multilingual access, administrative actions, environmental regulations, state representatives, state senators, penalty notice, Water Code, legislative notification

Transcript Highlights:

• So, unlike other international ports, you do not operate 24 hours.
• We do not operate 24 hours and we're, we're a non-pedestrian bridge as well, OK.
• So we run the toll operation, OK?
• So members, as I said, this is already operating as an overweight corridor.
• It's already operating and there's been no accidents. There's been no problems.

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

Transcript Highlights:

• In real world operation, that moment is critical.
• In real world operation, that moment is critical.
• If operation, that moment is critical.
• <01:02:27.520> and was talking to a school bus operator and was talking to a school bus operator
• And family and our farming operation in?

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

Transcript Highlights:

• These examinations may identify operational deficiencies.
• These examinations may identify operational deficiencies.
• And I'd like to point out that there are 1,800 insurance companies operating in California.
• So there will be administrative and operational costs that do wind up getting rolled into rates.
• And right now, we're operating under 40-year-old rules.

Keywords: 988, house, all