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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Education. (6-3-26)
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Interim Joint Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for its first summer interim meeting, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and took roll. The first presentation came from Jerry Gels, principal of Ignite Institute in Erlanger, who focused on the rising cost of dual credit. He said dual credit tuition has increased from about $150 to $290 for a three-credit course over roughly five years, which he argued is discouraging participation, especially for working-class and low-income students. He cited Ignite data and broader college outcomes to argue dual credit improves college persistence, shortens time to degree, and reduces student debt, noting that many of his students enter college with substantial credit and that low-income students at Ignite have increasingly participated after targeted efforts and scholarship use. He also said the instructional labor is largely paid by county school systems, so he questioned the size of the tuition increase and said the committee should examine how the costs are being set and whether college tuition should be stabilizing as more students arrive with credits already earned.
Members asked about who pays for dual credit, the role of state scholarship support, and whether tuition varies by institution. Gels said students in his district generally pay the dual credit cost themselves, though some districts may cover it, and he noted the dual credit scholarship now covers fewer classes than before. He said the price appears to be set centrally rather than varying by university, and he emphasized that the higher cost is creating barriers even though the courses are taught largely by local teachers on school payrolls. He also described Ignite’s efforts to expand access for free- and reduced-lunch students, saying participation among that group rose from 27% with no dual credit to about 90-92% taking at least one dual credit class.
The committee then heard from the Goldwater Institute, represented by Michael Frazier and Dr. Tim Minella by Zoom. They argued Kentucky’s public universities should face stronger accountability and transparency, citing declining public confidence in higher education, rising costs, and what they described as administrative growth and research spending that does not clearly benefit students or the Commonwealth. They proposed requiring a 10-year accounting of staffing growth by category, comparing it to enrollment and low-income Kentucky enrollment, and limiting non-STEM faculty teaching releases for research unless approved under a baseline consent process. They also criticized certain university-funded research projects as examples of misdirected spending and said public reporting should distinguish Kentucky residents from non-residents more clearly, pointing to a reported decline in low-income in-state undergraduate enrollment. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to need people who are able to teach the certificate programs, associate's degree, bachelor's
- We're going to need people who are able to teach the certificate programs, associate's degree, bachelor's
- <01:20:37.440>
diploma <01:20:38.000>or fill require a certification diploma or fill - and providing structured certifications and providing structured paid<01:20:58.800>
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or <01:21:30.000>degree <01:21:31.000>the Their certification
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And we all hold election certificates to make those tough decisions.
- Uh, article 8, section 1, allows the Department of Labor and Industry to apply for a temporary restraining
- Uh, article 8, section 1, allows the Department of Labor and Industry to apply for a temporary restraining
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apply <02:39:47.359>for <02:39:47.680>a <02:39:47.920>temporary - Industry to apply for a temporary Industry to apply for a temporary restraining<02:39:49.200>
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- In order to receive the upfront exemption, a purchaser is required to fill out Form ST3, Certificate
- As with the solar energy system exemption, a purchaser is required to fill out Form ST3, Certificate
- of exemption made available certificate of exemption made available by<00:52:59.119>
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certificate <00:53:50.880>of <00:53:51.119>exemption <00:53:51.680 - >
to certificate certificate of exemption to certificate certificate of exemption to claim<00:
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- We have physical education when you're looking at K through 8 certification, K through 6 certification
- We have physical education when you're looking at K through 8 certification, K through 6 certification
- We have physical education when you're looking at K through 8 certification, K through 6 certification
- We have physical education when you're looking at K through 8 certification, K through 6 certification
- We have physical education when you're looking at K through 8 certification, K through 6 certification
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Health Service (3-18-26) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- pathology and audiology, require hundreds of hours of clinical clock hours prior to licensure and certification
- pathology and audiology, require hundreds of hours of clinical clock hours prior to licensure and certification
- pathology and audiology, require hundreds of hours of clinical clock hours prior to licensure and certification
Keywords:
Due to a technical issue, the first part of the meeting did not stream live. This reupload restores that portion, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and heard four House bills, adjusting the order to accommodate members’ schedules. House Bill 510, on organ donation procedures, would require health care providers involved in organ procurement to pause the process if any signs of life are observed and restart the process if needed. The bill was presented as a consensus measure, received no opposition, and passed with favorable expression by unanimous vote and consent.
House Bill 176 would create a framework for insurers to implement a waiver program reducing prior authorization requirements before care is provided. The sponsor said the language had been worked out with insurers to cut red tape and improve transparency. The committee approved the bill unanimously with favorable expression and then consent.
House Bill 266 would add audiology and speech-language pathology to the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund eligibility list. Testimony emphasized that these professions are essential to patient care across the lifespan and meet the fund’s training and licensure standards. The bill passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent.
House Bill 393 concerned Alzheimer’s-related statutory cleanup, adding a caregiver council seat and requiring the council to develop and distribute an early detection and diagnosis toolkit for health care providers. The bill was supported as a way to improve Alzheimer’s awareness and care, with one senator explaining a yes vote in memory of a parent who had Alzheimer’s. It also passed unanimously with favorable expression and consent. The chair announced the next committee meeting would be Wednesday, March 25 at 8:00 a.m.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 1318, by Geren, relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or
- HB 1318 by Ghan relating to certificate of public convenience and HB 1319, by Schoolcraft, relating to
- relating to payment of a fee for the administration of special education or bilingual education certificate
Summary:
The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions.
No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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PSC - service in areas already certificated service in areas already certificated and<04:21:40.880>
- <04:23:22.800>
area <04:23:23.760>and 1 mile of their certificated area and 1 mile - of their certificated area and that<04:23:24.000>
they <04:23:24.160>are <04:23:24.360>< - subject to a certificate of public convenience<04:41:56.320>
and <04:41:56.440>necessity.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles, and heard an invocation and pledge. The early portion of the meeting focused on recognizing recipients of the 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards. The Senate adopted resolutions honoring Greg Harkins for excellence in traditional craft, Jesse Robinson for lifetime achievement in blues music, Heather Christian for excellence in music composition, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra for excellence in performing arts, and Dorothy “Dottie” Armstrong for excellence in art education. The executive director of the Mississippi Arts Commission briefly thanked the senators and invited them to the evening awards ceremony.
The chamber also received several announcements and introductions, including recognition of the Mississippi Society of Radiologic Technologists’ Capitol Day and visiting students from several radiologic science programs. There was also mention of an out-of-order resolution commemorating the 155th anniversary of Alcorn State University, though no action on it was detailed in the excerpt.
On the calendar, the Senate took up Senate Bill 2915, which concerns alcoholic beverages, native wine retail permits, and festival permits. The bill was explained as a measure to support Mississippi’s native wineries by allowing free-standing tasting rooms in different parts of the state while maintaining tax collection; a committee substitute and a friendly amendment were adopted, and the bill passed by use of the morning roll call. The Senate then began consideration of Senate Bill 2828, the Money Transmission Modernization Act, which would impose transaction fees, create a Law Enforcement 287G Program Fund, provide an income tax credit for fees paid, and revise licensing and control definitions. After objections to the usual motion, the bill was read at length, but the excerpt ends before final action on that measure.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HSH Public Hearing - Thu Mar 20, 2025 @ 10:15 AM HST
Human Services & Homelessness
Transcript Highlights:
- I also want to highlight that extending the certification period from the current one year to three years
- The current DHS staff has to work with those people, process their paperwork, and extend the certification
- I also want to highlight that uh extending<00:09:27.760>
the <00:09:28.000>certification paperwork, and extend the certification. paperwork, and extend the certification.- the certification period from the<00:09:29.360>
current <00:09:29.600>one <00:09:29.839 - the certification period from the<00:09:29.360>
Summary:
The committee met on March 20, 2025, to hear a series of Human Services and Health resolutions. HCR 146, which asks the Department of Human Services to apply for and implement the Elderly Simplified Application Project, drew strong support from disability, public health, and hunger advocates. Testifiers emphasized that the measure could create a more uniform benefits application, reduce repeated paperwork, extend certification periods from one year to three years, and ease burdens on both applicants and DHS staff. DHS said it stood on its written testimony and was available for questions. The committee also heard that a universal application could help people with disabilities avoid delays and denials caused by complex or duplicative forms.
The committee then heard HR 170/HCR 174, which requests review of Aloha-based learning programs for youth in the juvenile legal system. Supporters from Opportunity for Youth Action Hawaii and DebtFree Justice Hawaii said the resolution would help advance restorative justice, community service, and culturally grounded rehabilitation, especially if youth fees and fines are reduced or eliminated. Testimony also supported HR 133/HCR 139, which asks the Office of Wellness and Resilience to report on the developmental needs of children born during the COVID-19 pandemic. Witnesses from the developmental disabilities council, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Hawaii Community Foundation, and others said the pandemic’s trauma and behavioral impacts justify a multidisciplinary, evidence-based report, and the office requested more time to complete its findings, suggesting a deadline at the end of 2026.
The committee also heard HR 88/HCR 92, proposing a two-year homelessness sanctuary pilot program in Honolulu. One testifier described sleeping in a car and said the pilot could provide a safer option, while the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions said it supported the intent but stressed that a sanctuary is still an unsheltered situation and should lead people toward permanent housing. HCR 180, calling for collaboration among homelessness and law enforcement agencies, received comments that many of the issues are already being addressed locally. HR 103/HCR 107, which would convene a working group to strengthen Title 9 protections, received support from education, women’s, and LGBTQ advocates, who asked for student and queer representation on the working group and said federal Title 9 changes make state action important. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the committee moved from one resolution to the next after testimony and questions.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Tue Feb 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So I truly believe there should be certificates for fetal death, even for the aborted.
- So all the ones that Planned Parenthood abort should make a certificate for them.
- They are humans certificate for them.
- Again, inside Planned Parenthood should be a certificate for death, and there should also be a certificate
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the should also be a certificate within the should also be a certificate within the hospital
Summary:
The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments.
Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure.
A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- through the same thing that a gasoline-powered motorcycle would have to be put through in terms of certification
- >> Representative Chair Joy. >> I corrected the temporary chair. >> So we will have 3441 in front of
- >> I corrected the temporary chair. >> So we will have 3441 in front of us being moved to the committee
Keywords:
transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/24/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- First, it removes outdated provisions that allow temporary local prohibitions on cannabis business.
- First, it removes outdated provisions that allow temporary local prohibitions on cannabis business.
- Many of you know that new credit unions cannot receive a certificate of approval unless they have secured
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 3, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- They're not even required to hold any specialized certifications.
- for 6 months, they can apply to take the medical provider exam and obtain the Christie Steely: certification
- And that certification is simply passing a test.
- It removes the requirement that the attorney has to have a criminal trial certification.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Other - PSCOC Dec 11th, 2025
Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- finance on the recertification of the SSTB's council approval to adopt the resolution notification certification
- So, the motion we have presented today is for council approval to adopt the December 2025 certification
- The certification is just a minor summary of the items that we're presenting for this.
- All right, any questions on the proposed bond certification?
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Wed Mar 19, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 35
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Po, please proceed with the certificate and lei presentation. supported holistically giving
- representative po please please proceed<00:31:28.519>
with <00:31:28.679>the <00:31:28.840>certificate - <00:31:29.480>
and <00:31:29.639>lay proceed with the certificate and lay proceed with - the certificate and lay presentation the<00:32:27.480>
chair <00:32:27.720>will <00:32:
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THIS IS WHERE STUDENTS GAIN INSTRUCTION AND LEARN NECESSARY SKILLS TO OBTAIN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
- IN FLORIDA THERE ARE 10 INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDING AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATE, AGRICULTURAL
- OUR STUDENTS EARN SOME OF THE MOST RIGOROUS INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AVAILABLE.
- PROGRESSION ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND VERY IMPORTANTLY ENSURES PRODUCT SAFETY THROUGH CERTIFICATION
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Satisfied that if any of the circumstances had given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary
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services, <02:18:21.040>they <02:18:21.359>were <02:18:21.519>temporary - <02:18:22.479>
And to my services, they were temporary. - And to my services, they were temporary.
- Who can doubt that, in the course of time, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 09:00 am
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- as a volunteer for over 20-plus years for the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification
- , a nonprofit established over five years ago that has promoted certification programs and standards
- Our mission is to establish and advance globally recognized credentials and certifications for the industries
- Robbie Bradshaw, and I'm here on behalf of the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification
- We hold a national license and certification, not a license, but certification.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections.
Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope.
Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate Chamber Feb 14th, 2026 at 12:23 pm
New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To get a real ID, my understanding is you have to present a birth certificate and forms of identification
- The big problem with real ID, which I've discussed a lot, is your birth certificate has to match your
- In other words, you're just mandating it now, but in order for me to get my certification to teach driver's
- Madam President, Senator, perhaps it has to do with us needing to have more licensed certification classes
- Us needing to have more licensed certification classes, recertification classes, rather than only teaching
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2184 extends the seven-day fetal death certificate filing requirement
- two steps that are required for a burial or a cremation to take place, and one of them is a death certificate
- or anyone in the state of Arizona, you must have a transfer permit and you have to have a death certificate
- My husband grieved. you must have a transfer permit and you have to have a death certificate.
- This bill allows for the registration of a fetal death certificate and affirms parental rights over the
Bills:
HB2180, HB2184, HB2188, HB2194, HB2206, HB2321, HB2322, HB2438, HB2442, HB2448, HB2727, HB2797
Keywords:
appropriation, funding, University of Arizona, education, state budget, fetal death, funeral homes, informed consent, abortion, women's rights, medical assistance, emotional support, language acquisition, early intervention, hearing impairment, grant program, deaf education, health care, insurance claims, prior authorization