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• Um, the policy shall at a minimum restrict the use of student personal cell phones during class instruction
• 00:14:44.560> cell<00:14:44.800> phones<00:14:45.279> during<00:14:45.760> class
• personal cell phones during class personal cell phones during class instruction<00:14:46.959>
• many of our religious schools in New Hampshire, religious teaching is infused through every single class
• many of our religious schools in New Hampshire, religious teaching is infused through every single class

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <02:20:04.359> class On page 166, class 73 grants, non-federal—what's that all about?
• On page 166, class 73 grants, non-federal, it's going from $2.9 million actual to $4.7 million, and then
• It is, and then their benefits are in class 60. So obviously, if I could further, Mr.
• Okay, and you should see that reflected in accounting unit 1880, class 28, so it's on page 166 of your
• unit 1880 class 28 so it's<02:50:55.640> on<02:50:55.800> page<02:50:56.239> 166

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

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• we would suggest that the penalties here be at least for an intentional and knowing non-report, a Class
• we would suggest that the penalties here be at least for an intentional and knowing non-report, a Class
• we would suggest that the penalties here be at least for an intentional and knowing non-report, a Class
• we would suggest that the penalties here be at least for an intentional and knowing non-report, a Class
• we would suggest that the penalties here be at least for an intentional and knowing non-report, a Class

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Is there a class president in the audience? All right. There we go. Okay.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee was called to order and the clerk took the roll, establishing a quorum with all listed members present. The chair then welcomed students from Garrison who were in attendance and invited them to come forward and ask questions of committee members, noting that the committee did not have any bills or other business to work on at that time. A student leader, identified as the vice president, was invited to the lectern. No substantive committee discussion, testimony on legislation, votes, or actions on bills occurred during the meeting. With no further business before the committee, the chair announced that the committee would stand adjourned after session.

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• So, a graduate of Clarkson University, class of 2013.
• Uh, studied University, class of 2013.
• There's generally speaking three different classes of electricity customers.
• There's various in between that, but institutional is not really a class.
• So there's depending on your rate class.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• She would bring — she brought a baby squirrel to gym class.
• She would bring — she brought a baby squirrel to gym class.
• She would bring — she brought a baby squirrel to gym class.
• She would bring — she brought a baby squirrel to gym class.
• She would bring — she brought a baby squirrel to gym class.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.

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• classes, and the Let’s Go Fishing programs, as well as the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program.
• <00:56:30.400> to<00:56:30.559> include<00:56:30.880> hunter education classes
• to include hunter education classes to include hunter safety<00:56:31.720> trapping<00:56:32.200
• and the letx go fishing programs classes and the letx go fishing programs as<00:56:36.520> well
• The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor penalty for a third offense violation of fishing and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's a fairly simple bill, authorized for class one, two, and three municipalities to enter a... ...to

Bills: HB247, SB117

Keywords: Gulf of America, name change, state compliance, educational materials, local resources, historical reference, procurement, county commission, services, administrative savings, government efficiency, 1136, house, all

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• denied unwanted sexual advance from the landlord, any kind of discrimination based on a protected class

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• through this state legislature, implementing my own idea of overdose response training and health class
• And I am now class curriculum.
• We can take additional classes through, like, Kaplan if you want to do them online, which I'll be doing
• <01:39:26.320> through<01:39:26.560> like take additional classes through like take
• additional classes through like Kaplan<01:39:27.199> if<01:39:27.280> you<01:39:27.360

Bills: HF3004, HF3663

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, internships, mentoring, job opportunities, digital platform, online portal, career pathways, youth workforce, employment and economic development, DEED, general fund appropriation, nonprofit grant, social media outreach, digital outreach, workforce opportunities, teen jobs, young adults, career exploration, Minnesota youth

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• They just graduated a class.
• They just graduated a class. >> We'll put one. >> Where are the shared facilities? >> Okay.
• They just graduated a class. Just a rendering.
• They just graduated a class. >> 25 50 students, almost a quarter of their graduates are going straight
• They just graduated a class. class. class.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• One of my challenges, I teach classes and I'm scheduled to teach a class on the last meeting, which we
• <00:07:13.280> and<00:07:13.520> I'm challenges I I teach classes and I'm challenges
• I I teach classes and I'm scheduled<00:07:14.319> to<00:07:14.560> teach<00:07:14.800>
• a<00:07:15.039> class<00:07:15.360> on<00:07:15.599> the<00:07:15.759>
• > last scheduled to teach a class on the last scheduled to teach a class on the last meeting<00:07

Keywords: 1183, house

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• My concern is that this bill will effectively fix the problem for one class of person, those who could
• ><04:08:15.600> one effectively fix the problem for one effectively fix the problem for one class
• of person, those who could afford class of person, those who could afford this<04:08:17.680> avenue
• <04:08:21.120> for<04:08:21.279> the<04:08:21.439> other<04:08:21.600> class
• <04:08:21.840> of not fixing it for the other class of not fixing it for the other class of

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My classes again began growing.
• I've had students request to bring their kids to class.
• I've had students request to bring their kids to class.
• When I looked into it back in 2022, it was about $1,200 for the class, and then I think it's like $100
• and then um I think it's for the class and then um I think it's like<01:25:03.199> $100<01:25

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• <00:18:36.440> Blue<00:18:36.760> Shield sheet here from Blue class Blue Shield sheet
• here from Blue class Blue Shield where<00:18:37.360> you<00:18:37.480> can<00:18:37.720
• So this bill simply increases the flexibility to use this option to be able to get credit for a class
• credit<00:46:05.480> for<00:46:05.599> a<00:46:05.720> C<00:46:06.200> Class
• <00:46:06.880> when able to get credit for a C Class when able to get credit for a C Class

Bills: HF2335, HF2400, HF2401, HF2522

Keywords: Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183

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• They were in kindergarten classrooms; they had a Somali language class, and that is a part and parcel
• There were no Karen language classes and no Karen teacher to guide us and support us.
• I often wonder how different things might have been if they had been in current class or current teacher
• The bill does not take students out of class, unlike other mandatory school drills.
• <01:15:55.400> unlike<01:15:55.760> other students out of class unlike other students

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• fit that in one corridor is equivalent to three different corridors of our current highest voltage class
• <01:35:51.159> and<01:35:51.280> you<01:35:51.400> see<01:35:51.600> a class
• uh of 765 lines and you see a class uh of 765 lines and you see a little<01:35:51.960> bit<01
• :29.239> current<01:36:29.719> highest<01:36:30.000> voltage<01:36:30.440> class
• of our current highest voltage class of our current highest voltage class which<01:36:30.880>

Bills: HF75

Keywords: HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house

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• my face down, and I'm writing off my page, and I'm trying, and I still graduated at the top of my class
• the<01:48:15.280> top<01:48:15.440> of<01:48:15.560> my<01:48:15.760> class
• <01:48:16.159> but<01:48:16.520> man graduated at the top of my class but man graduated
• at the top of my class but man it<01:48:17.080> took<01:48:17.480> so<01:48:17.760>
• Equitable to the other kids in the class Equitable to the other kids in the class when<01:53:27.760

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 627, which concerns Department of Education school safety funding and staffing. DOE said the bill would restore two positions and related funding that had been removed from the governor’s budget: a targeted violence prevention and threat assessment program manager and a security technology manager. DOE described ongoing work on school vulnerability assessments, fire suppression measures, security camera research, panic buttons, and active shooter prevention training. Testifiers from DOE, the Department of Law Enforcement, fire services, HSTA, and an individual witness all supported the bill, with the individual citing a past school shooting experience as a reason to increase school resource officers and safety measures. Members asked about the positions’ duties, how the request differed from existing security funding, and the status of active shooter training; DOE said it would provide more information on training statistics. The committee then took up HB 249, relating to Executive Office on Early Learning family child interaction learning programs. The Early Learning Board, EOEL, Commit to Kids, Early Childhood Action Strategies, Partners in Development Foundation, and others testified in support. EOEL said it currently spends about $800,000 annually on FCI program contracts and supports expanding state funding for FCIL programs, including infant and early childhood mental health, if the appropriation covers the broader scope. Testifiers emphasized that FCIL programs are trauma-informed, evidence-based, and help families and children, with one provider sharing a long-term example of a parent and child benefiting from the program. Members asked how many programs are supported, whether FCIL exists on all islands, and whether the request was in the governor’s budget; EOEL said the expansion was requested by the office but not included in the governor’s budget. HB 429, concerning pre-K expansion, drew broad support from the Lieutenant Governor, EOEL, HSTA, and community groups. Supporters said the Ready Keiki initiative has already opened more than 50 classrooms and would add another 50 over the next two years, including Hawaiian immersion classrooms. EOEL said it currently administers 72 public pre-K classrooms across 74 campuses and that the bill’s funding was included in the governor’s budget request. Testimony stressed kindergarten readiness, affordability for working families, equity across islands, and inclusion classrooms. Members asked about national quality benchmarks, with EOEL stating Hawaii meets 10 of 10 benchmarks and that only five states had done so at the time referenced. The Lieutenant Governor also described construction and delivery efforts, including refurbishing existing classrooms, modular options, possible use of state buildings, and even collaboration with libraries to expand child care access. Finally, the committee heard HB 439 on J-1 teacher licensure. DOE supported the bill, while the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board opposed it, arguing licensure standards are not place-based and should remain rigorous and uniform for all educators. The Attorney General’s office offered technical comments, including replacing “educators” with “teacher” and clarifying the bill’s language on issuance and renewal conditions. Several organizations and individuals testified in support, including school, cultural, business, and educator groups. One witness, a teacher from the Philippines, said J-1 educators are highly qualified and described the rigor of teacher preparation in the Philippines. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• with personnel, depending on how big the display is and how big the fireworks they are using, what class
• come look at that site to see what you're actually using for fireworks, because there are different classes
• c> are<00:05:48.759> different because there are different because there are different classes
• 05:51.400> from<00:05:51.639> small<00:05:52.080> to<00:05:52.919> big classes
• basically from small to big classes basically from small to big commercial<00:05:55.080> um<00

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We hadn't had a meat cutting class, I think, since Pipestone closed in the '90s, and then a couple years
• We hadn't had a meat cutting class, I think, since Pipestone closed in the '90s, and then a couple years
• We hadn't had a meat cutting class, I think, since Pipestone closed in the '90s, and then a couple years
• We hadn't had a meat cutting class, I think, since Pipestone closed in the '90s, and then a couple years
• We hadn't had a meat cutting class, I think, since Pipestone closed in the '90s, and then a couple years

Keywords: 1187, senate, all