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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The advice they got from attorneys and engineers was to cut that down to 10 because the process you're
- Currently, electricians, plumbers, architects, engineers, attorneys, and realtors are all licensed in
- Currently, electricians, plumbers, architects, engineers, attorneys, and realtors are all licensed in
- Currently, electricians, plumbers, architects, engineers, attorneys, and realtors are all licensed in
- Currently, electricians, plumbers, architects, engineers, attorneys, and realtors are all licensed in
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The people that are designing, the engineers, the architects, and the guys out there actually building
- Vice Chair, committee members, Ed Matsuda with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Engineering
- Vice Chair, committee members, Ed Matsuda with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Engineering
- I am the political deputy director for Operating Engineers Local 3, representing all of my 3,000 members
- I am the political deputy director for Operating Engineers Local 3, representing all of my 3,000 members
Summary:
The Committee on Housing held a public hearing on January 31 and heard testimony on a series of housing and building-code bills. The first major item, HB 1 relating to building codes, drew sharply divided testimony. Supporters, including BIA Hawaii, Grassroot Institute, Dr. Horton, and several builders and trade groups, argued the current code-adoption process is slow, fragmented, and costly, and that reform would help housing production. Opponents, including Sierra Club Hawaii, AIA Hawaii, ICC, and labor representative Kiko Bosi, said the bill would weaken public safety, reduce statewide consistency, and could leave tenants and first responders at greater risk. No vote was taken during the hearing, and members asked questions about the effect of a governor’s emergency proclamation suspending the Building Code Council and about county authority over code amendments.
The committee then heard HB 745 and HB 1321, both also relating to building codes. Grassroot Institute supported both measures, saying the system is broken and needs streamlining, while BIA Hawaii and others emphasized the cost burden of repeated code updates. Opponents, especially Bosi and ICC, argued that the bills would undermine the State Building Code Council’s role, create confusion, and prioritize cost over safety; Bosi also said labor should be included in any code discussions. Members questioned whether counties can remove state code provisions and whether the state code already supersedes county codes, and one member noted the need for clarity and consistent enforcement rather than a wholesale overhaul.
Later, the committee heard HB 284 on housing, HB 761 on county permitting and inspection, and HB 738 on historic preservation. HB 284 drew support from several housing and real estate groups, while DLNR opposed it. On HB 761, HHFDC supported the bill, DLNR warned that the proposed changes could jeopardize Hawaii’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, DAGS said it would likely need to duplicate county permitting staff, and the Department of Planning and Permitting opposed it; Grassroot Institute and NAIOP supported it. For HB 738, HHFDC, DLNR, Grassroot Institute, Hawaii YIMBY, NAIOP, and others supported the measure, with Grassroot and NAIOP suggesting clarifications so expedited review would also cover mixed-use projects and better define the scope of work. The transcript does not show any final votes or committee action on these bills during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 01/23/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, the state of Minnesota is social engineering the small daycare providers right out of business
- Number one, just disease alone, rather than social engineering children into these large facilities,
- anyway, just give some local flexibility to these child care small services, and let's not social engineer
- /c><01:47:03.920><c> into</c><01:47:04.159><c> the</c><01:47:04.320><c> big</c> let's not social engineer
- into the big let's not social engineer into the big ones<01:47:06.159><c> okay</c><01:47:06.400><c>
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- The students were teaching me about HBAC, Marine Service Technology, Engineering, and Cooking.
- We're teaching you about HBAC, Marine Service Technology, Engineering, and Cooking.
- Access to affordable child care is also an engine of the state's economy, enabling families of all income
- I would say that the University of Massachusetts is one of the Commonwealth's greatest assets, an engine
- Again, I want to thank you all for your time, and I would be happy to answer any questions. ...an engine
Summary:
The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts.
Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students.
Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They've got a great engineering program that kids can take.
- They've got a great engineering program that kids can take.
- Over the years, I can proudly say that I've taught nurses, engineers, HVAC specialists, which I found
- We also have a former student who has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M.
- We also have a former student who has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families.
Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions.
Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/11/26
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we're not asking for secret engineering plans. We don't want secret designs.
- Uh, we're not asking for secret engineering plans. We don't want secret designs.
- data request showed that they had failed to disclose a third NDA that had been signed by the city engineer
- Their reasoning was that the city engineer is a contracted employee that had no obligation to disclose
- The city engineer is making the decisions about the project for and with the city staff, and his position
Keywords:
municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- local professionals and provided hundreds of jobs to our community of construction contractors and engineers
- It included construction, engineering, legal and finance, real estate, and many more sectors.
- It included construction<00:35:15.680><c> in</c><00:35:16.000><c> engineering,</c><00:35:16.640><c> legal
- </c><00:35:16.960><c> and</c> construction in engineering, legal and construction in engineering, legal
Bills:
HF3556
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Feb 24, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- I have an engineering background and I was actually responsible for one business, two business units.
- I have an engineering background and I was actually responsible for one business, two business units.
- I have an engineering<00:36:25.760><c> background</c><00:36:26.079><c> and</c><00:36:26.320><c> I</c>
- <00:36:26.560><c> was</c> engineering background and I was engineering background and I was actually<
Keywords:
natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition.
The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic.
Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So our analytic engine looks at state policy and then creates the analytics that evaluate that post-paid
- So our<00:31:18.960><c> analytic</c><00:31:19.520><c> engine</c><00:31:20.480><c> looks</c><00:31:20.720
- ><c> at</c><00:31:20.960><c> state</c> our analytic engine looks at state our analytic engine looks at
- earlier in the process, we would evaluate the state policy and we’d use that to build the analytical engine
Bills:
HF3378
Keywords:
human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 21 (2-5-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
- we've come up with a lot of different formulas over the years to try to help offset this with the engine
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/3/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- sector scales, there is an increased demand for skilled professionals in food science, bioprocess engineering
- bioprocess</c> Professionals in food science bioprocess Professionals in food science bioprocess engineering
- <01:08:38.719><c> and</c><01:08:38.880><c> food</c><01:08:39.359><c> manufacturing</c> engineering and
- food manufacturing engineering and food manufacturing without<01:08:40.679><c> a</c><01:08:40.839><c
- Paul Public School and go into trades engineering.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, so now he's a mechanical engineer with Spax.
- Both are recently treated with gene therapy, where their blood stem cells were removed, engineered to
- stem cells therapy where their blood stem cells were<00:53:18.799><c> removed</c><00:53:19.359><c> engineered
- </c><00:53:19.880><c> to</c><00:53:20.160><c> express</c><00:53:20.520><c> the</c> were removed engineered
- to express the were removed engineered to express the missing<00:53:21.000><c> enzyme</c><00:53:21.880
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It was an engineering design issue. There was a lawsuit brought forward.
- It's just that there was an engineering design firm issue. Thank you, Chair Franson.
- It was an engineering design issue. There was a lawsuit brought forward.
- It's just that there was an engineering design firm issue. Thank you, Chair Franson.
- It's just that there was an engineering design firm issue. Thank you, Chair Franson.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Education (3-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 4 would allow our universities and colleges to return their focus away from social engineering to
- to return their focus away from colleges to return their focus away from social<00:47:42.720><c> engineering
- /c><00:47:43.400><c> to</c><00:47:43.680><c> providing</c><00:47:44.200><c> Kentucky</c> social engineering
- to providing Kentucky social engineering to providing Kentucky students<00:47:45.760><c> with</c><00
- tenure, the first to become a full professor, and the first librarian and professor to beat out engineering
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and first considered two concurrent resolutions. SCR 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, would create a Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to examine the school’s future governance and its relationship with the Kentucky Department of Education. Bledsoe described the school’s long history and said the task force would give the small deaf-school community more voice. The committee adopted the resolution unanimously with favorable expression.
The committee then took up SCR 131, sponsored by Sen. Max Wise, to continue the Efficient and Effective Districts Task Force from 2024. Wise said the prior task force met about 10 times and focused on student achievement and district policy, and the new version would continue that work as a legislature-only task force. The resolution passed unanimously with favorable expression.
Members next considered HB 240 on primary school promotion. Rep. Truitt explained that the bill would require students who are not ready in kindergarten to repeat kindergarten, while a committee substitute softened the approach by allowing a school to hold a child back in kindergarten but requiring action in first grade. He said the bill aligns with existing reading-screening efforts and is intended to strengthen early literacy foundations. The committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill unanimously with favorable expression; Sen. Williams briefly explained his support as favoring performance-based advancement.
The committee also approved HB 298, which would change the identification of schools for comprehensive support and improvement from every three years to annually, require KDE recommendations during management audits, add professional development in reading and math, and require effective instructional resources. The committee substitute also allowed districts with multiple CSI schools to contract for a turnaround vendor. The bill additionally carried employee-misconduct provisions from prior sessions, including disclosure requirements for applicants; the only change discussed was removing the word “investigation” from one disclosure section. HB 298 passed unanimously with favorable expression, and the committee also adopted a title amendment.
Finally, the committee heard HB 424 on employment at public postsecondary institutions. Rep. Tipton said the bill would require performance and productivity reviews for faculty at least every four years, clarify appointment and removal authority for presidents at certain institutions, and expand “cause” for dismissal to include failure to meet performance and productivity requirements. Dr. Ray Horton, speaking for faculty groups, proposed a small substitute that would tie any performance measures to existing employment contracts to preserve academic integrity and avoid unintended changes to tenure processes. Members discussed how tenure works at Kentucky universities, and the committee was still in the middle of considering the proposed substitute when the transcript ended.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So they go into that, they look at it, make sure it's feasible, and then they'll help design, engineer
- So they go into that, they look at it, make sure it's feasible, and then they'll help design, engineer
- So they go into that, they look at it, make sure it's feasible, and then they'll help design, engineer
- That's a 27-acre acquisition. design engineer the projects and then design engineer the projects and
Bills:
HF1250
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a retired engineer and business executive and a 30-year volunteer in education, and that's the reason
- many of you know, you've seen this document talking about the hazards that are contained in this engineered
- plus and very professional. such as sheriff, constables, nurses, university professors. professors, engineers
- In 2019, I had just started my college career as an aspiring engineering student.
- I went on to study chemical engineering.
Keywords:
Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/27/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would exempt any internal combustion engine used for emergency backup generation with a combined
- This bill would exempt any internal combustion engine used for emergency backup generation with a combined
- 12.599><c> combustion</c> would exempt any internal combustion would exempt any internal combustion engine
- ><c> used</c><00:34:13.599><c> for</c><00:34:13.760><c> emergency</c><00:34:14.240><c> backup</c> engine
- used for emergency backup engine used for emergency backup generation<00:34:15.119><c> with</c><00:34
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had about SSIS, but Maxis is the main engine. It's more than 40 years old.
- Maxis<01:11:10.320><c> is</c><01:11:10.560><c> the</c><01:11:10.920><c> main</c><01:11:11.320><c> engine
- ><01:11:11.840><c> it's</c><01:11:12.040><c> more</c><01:11:12.199><c> than</c> Maxis is the main engine
- it's more than Maxis is the main engine it's more than 40<01:11:12.679><c> year</c><01:11:12.880><c>
- We've had about SSIS, but MAXIS is the main engine. It's more than 40 years old.
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- on helping accelerate the expansion of the agricultural economy, as we believe it's a key growth engine
- on helping accelerate the expansion of the agricultural economy, as we believe it's a key growth engine
- economy as we believe it's a<00:03:03.120><c> key</c><00:03:03.360><c> growth</c><00:03:03.720><c> engine
- for</c><00:03:04.280><c> our</c><00:03:04.480><c> state</c><00:03:05.000><c> and</c> a key growth engine
- for our state and a key growth engine for our state and provides<00:03:05.640><c> significant</c><00
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- When I'm not in the Legislature, I have had titles of engineer, scientist, and technical program manager
- St and Miss Beckle, maybe it may be too early, but with the re-engineering of some departments, do we
- early but maybe you uh it may be too early but with<01:10:11.080><c> the</c><01:10:11.520><c> re-engineering
- </c><01:10:12.159><c> of</c><01:10:12.320><c> some</c> with the re-engineering of some with the re-engineering