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• This stipend is helping us broaden and diversify the special education workforce, pulling in new talent
• As we continue working to build a stronger, more supported special education workforce in New Mexico.
• These next steps reflect a commit continued commitment to supporting special education workforce and
• across the board as well as for our families through things like um um the parent university and other
• is aware as well your superintendent and your school boards are also aware.

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• From a mayor's perspective, statewide standards matter. They reduce ambiguity.
• We do have a standard municipal misdemeanor punishment ordinance, so it's punishable by a fine up to
• Madam Chair and committee members, my name is Mary Ellen Nurse.
• lost their job or they lost their home.
• I'm on my neighborhood's HOA board and would gladly relinquish my seat to any of you.

Committee: House Local Government

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• That was on the home mortgage side, but it's an excellent analogy to the security side.
• And for several of these folks, home could be two or three hours away.
• puts them under the Board of Medicine.
• This clarifies that the board cannot promulgate rules relating to licensure.
• We have licensed nurse practitioners; you have nurses, those kind of folks that help provide an appropriate

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

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• Development and Local Workforce Development Boards, Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act, favorable
• The bill also incorporates local workforce development boards into certain provisions regarding apprenticeship
• </c> local workforce development boards. local workforce development boards.
• </c><00:14:29.480><c> The</c><00:14:29.560><c> bill</c> workforce development board.
• The bill workforce development board.

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• I see speaking for Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.
• We look at the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board speaking for on behalf of the board.
• Standards Board. Um, thank you chair and Standards Board.
• Standards Board speaking for on behalf of<00:31:57.200><c> the</c><00:31:57.440><c> board.
• <02:02:54.320><c> to</c><02:02:54.719><c> qualify</c> standards board to be able to qualify standards

Committee: House Education

Summary: The joint Education and Higher Education committees met on February 10, 2026, first hearing HB 1676, which would create an AI and education task force, require documentation from AI vendors before procurement or use, and appropriate funds. The Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, and University of Hawaii all supported the bill’s intent and described existing AI literacy efforts, teacher training, guidance for students and staff, and privacy/monitoring safeguards. DOE said it had already convened an AI task force, produced a report, trained over 10,000 educators, and embedded AI into computer science and broader curricular guidance. Members questioned DOE about student privacy, harmful content monitoring, personal devices, cell phone policy, teacher training, and whether AI literacy should extend beyond computer science into all subjects and across rural schools. After discussion, the chair announced HB 1676 would be deferred to Friday, February 13, and that a HD1 draft would be prepared. The chair said the committee would revisit the task force composition and procurement standards, with possible elimination of the procurement section, and circulate the revised draft before the next hearing. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for HB 1811, a student loan repayment program for educators. Testimony from the Department of Education, Public Charter School Commission, University of Hawaii, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HSTA, and the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus was generally supportive, with HSTA and the Teacher Standards Board emphasizing teacher recruitment and retention, student loan burden, and the need to address the teacher shortage. In decision-making on HB 1811, the committees adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass the bill with amendments. The main amendment collapsed the repayment structure into a single disbursement of up to $25,000 after five years of service, with technical/non-substantive changes and a corrected effective date. Both the Education and Higher Education committees voted unanimously in favor. Later in the meeting, the Education Committee began hearing HB 1561 on student meals, which drew broad support from the Public Charter School Commission, Department of Health, HSTA, Hawaii Appleseed, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and many individuals. Appleseed requested amendments to ensure charter schools are treated the same as other public schools if eligibility expands and to address reimbursement issues for schools already participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision; members discussed those concerns but no action was taken in the portion of the transcript provided. The committee then moved on to HB 779, on expanding student meal coverage, where DOE supported the intent but said it could not support the bill in its current form because of fiscal constraints.

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• </c> I'll be home. I'll be home.
• It's different in this nursing.
• </c> appropriate for a child to be at home appropriate for a child to be at home during<01:10:40.080>
• </c> our the nurse at Regions. our the nurse at Regions.
• at home.

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• If you enter into the ACP program, you have to rent a home. You cannot...
• Enter into the ACP program, you have to rent a home.
• For, you know, elected home data, and it's very concerning to me.
• When I went to register to vote, I was forced to give my home address.
• When I went to register to vote, I was forced to give my home address.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with House Bill 2333, which would expand protections for elected officials, candidates, executive state officers, election officials, and criminal justice participants by allowing address confidentiality, redacting campaign and property records, increasing some penalties for threats, and authorizing security assessments and reimbursement for personal security measures. The prime sponsor and supporters described rising political violence and personal threats, while opponents and agency staff raised concerns about implementation, constitutional issues, public-records transparency, costs, and whether the bill would actually prevent determined actors from finding addresses through other sources. The Secretary of State’s office, county officials, and the Public Disclosure Commission said the bill would create major logistical and fiscal challenges, while prosecutors, judges, and advocacy groups testified that the protections were needed for safety and retention in public service. House Bill 2176 would make collaborative drug therapy agreements confidential under the Public Records Act except when the agreement is the basis for a disciplinary action, in which case only relevant information would be disclosed with personal information redacted. The sponsor and supporters, including pharmacists, physicians, and reproductive-health advocates, said the bill would protect clinicians from harassment and out-of-state targeting while preserving accountability for misconduct. News media representatives and open-government advocates said the underlying agreements should remain accessible only in limited circumstances and emphasized the balance between privacy and transparency. Committee members also discussed how the bill would affect access to the agreements and the scope of disclosure. House Bill 2120 would eliminate two JLARC reporting requirements: the biennial report on municipal lodging-tax revenues and the periodic evaluation of the training benefits program. The bill’s sponsor and JLARC leadership described it as a cost-saving measure that would free staff for other audits, while the hospitality industry supported tourism funding but warned that the lodging-tax report provides useful oversight and accountability. The committee also received staff briefings on House Bill 2244, which would implement multiple Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee recommendations by changing confidentiality rules in 13 areas, including grand jury reports, accident reports, driver case records, certain health and social-service records, corporate interrogatories, family court files, and other records.

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• </c><04:16:43.200><c> home</c><04:16:43.440><c> costs</c> You know, with uh nursing home costs You know
• Um, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board in support?
• Mitsie Ginn, speaking on behalf of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.
• Hawaii Teacher Standards Board in support.
• I'm here on behalf of the Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board.

Bills: HB2459 , HB1616 , HB1799 , HB1604 , HB1732 , HB1736 , HB1931 , HB772 , HB2153 , HB2122 , HB2009 , HB2012 , HB1779 , HB2296 , HB2397 , HB2398 , HB1596 , HB2233 , HB1976 , HB1563 , HB815 , HB1655 , HB1851 , HB1941 , HB2037 , HB1635 , HB2201 , HB1943 , HB1163 , HB2452 , HB2429 , HB2148 , HB2306 , HB2007 , HB2049 , HB2616

Committee: House Finance

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• > watches</c><00:41:01.440><c> out</c> the board of nursing really watches out the board of nursing really
• Our nursing homes are surveyed by the state through CMS once a year.
• Our our nursing<01:14:43.360><c> homes</c><01:14:43.600><c> are</c><01:14:43.840><c> surveyed</c><01:
• 14:44.320><c> by</c><01:14:44.560><c> the</c><01:14:44.719><c> state</c> nursing homes are surveyed by
• the state nursing homes are surveyed by the state through<01:14:45.840><c> CMS</c><01:14:46.480><c>

Bills: HB0117 , HB0126

Committee: Senate Labor, Health & Social Services

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• The board is clear.
• The board is clear.
• The board was clear.
• So the board is clear. We have a card. Thank you. So the board is clear.
• The board is clear.

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on April 29, 2026, and first voluntarily deferred House Bill 517. The committee then heard and passed several bills focused on impaired driving, wrongful conviction compensation, gaming promo play, child protection, and criminal penalties related to sexual exploitation and worship-service interference. Senate Bill 118 would require substance use disorder screening for all misdemeanor DUI offenders, with supporters arguing early screening could identify treatment needs and reduce repeat offenses; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 125 increased the wrongful conviction compensation cap from 10 to 15 years and from $400,000 to $600,000, with testimony emphasizing the hardship faced by people who were wrongfully imprisoned for decades; it also passed favorably. Senate Bill 294 allowed gaming operators to allocate promotional play across licenses without increasing the total amount, and it was reported favorably despite one opposition card. The committee also approved Senate Bill 87, which clarified the definition of commercial sexual activity to address conflicts in child sex trafficking statutes and better reach online solicitation and related conduct. Senate Bill 93 established minimum bond amounts for certain child sex abuse material offenses, and Chair Villio offered an amendment expanding related bail and revocation provisions for certain violent, sex, and firearm offenses; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 98 added certain school employees, including school resource officers and security guards, to the definition of educator for purposes of prohibited sexual conduct with students, and it passed favorably. Senate Bill 199 imposed a mandatory minimum sentence for a second offense of purchasing commercial sexual activity and required sex offender registration; after a technical amendment, it was reported favorably as amended. The committee then took up House Bill 333, which would require the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to house inmates within 30 miles of their home or offense location. The author argued this would preserve family ties and reduce recidivism, but sheriffs, district attorneys, and DOC representatives opposed it as impractical given limited bed space, security needs, and existing placement criteria; the bill was not moved. House Bill 828 would create an independent Louisiana Correctional Medical Review Board to investigate deaths in custody, but law enforcement and corrections witnesses warned it could interfere with homicide investigations and duplicate existing coroner and agency reviews; the author asked for voluntary deferral, which the committee granted. House Bill 146, authorizing a Sabine Parish sports wagering election, was heard but received no motion and remained in committee. The committee also approved Senate Bill 277, expanding concealed-carry exemptions for certain statewide elected officials in the State Capitol, and Senate Bill 306, creating the crime of obstructing worship services in a church or other place of worship; SB 306 was amended to reduce a proposed fine from $10,000 to $2,500 after concerns about jury-trial implications. The meeting ended with adjournment after all remaining items were disposed of.

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• And Representative Thomas, that's standard language in that number five.
• Chris Ropee here on behalf of the Missouri Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
• You have a nurse anesthetist. Very hard to say. It is, I agree.
• We submit our board members' nominees to the director.
• Our board members are member... Nominees to the director.

Committees: House Insurance , House Insurance and Banking

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• He came home and told me.
• </c><00:23:27.120><c> and</c> need these Services he came home and need these Services he came home and
• </c><00:45:00.480><c> they</c> in this bill that's the standard they in this bill that's the standard
• The narrowly tailored standard is not appropriate, and the clear and convincing evidence standard is
• Um, I think, say, school nurse.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

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• We have the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in support.
• </c> um do we have the Early Learning board um do we have the Early Learning board on on on Zoom<00:26
• AGS 891, sequence 100001: enhanced 911 board special fund ceiling, modified to $1 on page 68.
• </c> BED 118, sequence 3001: consolidation of HDA Workforce Development with BED 116.
• </c><01:11:25.800><c> sustainability</c> ceilings for nursing sustainability ceilings for nursing sustainability

Committee: House Finance

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• nurses all Healthcare advanced practice nurses all Healthcare professionals<00:01:53.159><c> who</c>
• I'm also a registered nurse in my work outside of the legislature.
• I'm a family nurse practitioner and currently the president of the Minnesota APRN Coalition.
• </c> recent as 2024 seven and 10 nurse recent as 2024 seven and 10 nurse practitioners<00:05:24.160><
• as a nurse practitioner is mental health and addiction.

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• Are you familiar with that policy number, and is that a standard policy from the School Board Association
• policy from the is um that a standard policy from the school<02:15:50.599><c> board</c><02:15:51.079
• That is the standard.
• </c> School Board it was a a school board School Board it was a a school board meeting<05:05:22.878><
• Nurses Association.

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on House Bill 71, which would bar public elementary and secondary schools and higher education facilities from being used as shelters for certain non-citizens, with a stated exception for short-term emergency sheltering of up to 72 hours and for community-wide emergency use. Prime sponsor Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia said the bill was modeled on federal and out-of-state proposals and was prompted by examples in New York and Massachusetts where schools or other facilities were used as shelters, causing disruption. She argued the bill does not truly “ban” anything, but instead places a condition on receipt of state funds, and said the fiscal note’s projected loss of federal funding was unsupported and should have been described as undeterminable. Committee members questioned the bill’s scope and practical effects, including whether it would apply to vacant school-owned buildings, schools used during summer, charter schools, and situations where other states send people without advance notice. Harvey-Bolia said vacant buildings not functioning as schools would not be covered, and that the bill would still allow short-term emergency sheltering and community-wide use during weather events. She also said the bill would not prevent remote learning, and that its purpose was to avoid displacing students. Several members pressed her on the fiscal note and whether any federal or state program would actually be at risk; she said she found no evidence that funding would be lost and that DHHS had not identified a real threat. A witness from the New Hampshire Association of School Administrators, Jerry FW, raised practical concerns about who would determine eligibility at a shelter site, how the 72-hour limit would be enforced, and whether the bill would apply to charter schools. He also noted that remote learning is no longer an option in New Hampshire, making one of the bill’s stated concerns less relevant. The discussion also included clarification of the terms “refugee” and “asylum seeker,” with members and the sponsor debating the distinction and whether refugees are vetted. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• We lost our home in the fire.”
• We truly found our community and home.
• Judy Chu toured my home. It is toxic.
• But because our homes are classified as mobile homes, most residents do not have traditional mortgages
• Two homeowners can experience the exact same disaster, one in a single-family home, one in a mobile home

Committee: House Banking and Finance

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• Please recognize Senator Dossett to introduce the nurse of the day.
• President, today it is my honor to introduce to you Nurse Eric Reagan.
• President, Nurse Reagan now works in the CVICU at Ascension St.
• It's more like a home warranty for somebody that dies 75 miles away from home, that they would be able
• to get that covered, you know, to bring them back home.

Bills: SR44 , HCR1027 , SJR50 , SJR52 , SJR53 , HB1185 , HB1937 , HB2035 , HB2137 , HB2166 , HB3148 , HB3323 , HB3466 , HB3498 , HB3661 , HB3678 , HB3710 , HB3977 , HB3986 , HB4104 , HB4108 , HB4142 , HB4191 , HB4274 , HB4275 , HB4322 , HB4336 , HB4484 , HB3880 , HB1687 , HB3673 , HB1170 , HB2959 , HB3718 , HB3021 , HB3443 , HB3501 , HB4143 , HB4326 , HB2992 , HB3660 , SB171 , SB1325 , SB1980 , SB2045 , HB4422 , HB4423

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized a doctor, a nurse, and a student hero who rescued a driver from a burning vehicle. The chamber also welcomed a new group of pages and adopted a motion to reject House amendments to Senate Bill 1546 and request conference. Senators then adopted Senate Resolution 44 recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week, and heard remarks honoring educators in the gallery. Senator Goodwin also announced the death of former Representative Don Ross and offered condolences to his family. The Senate then took up House Concurrent Resolution 1027, setting a target sine die date of May 14 at 5 p.m. The resolution drew opposition from Minority Leader Kurt and Senator Jett, who argued the chamber still had unfinished business, but it passed 28-17. The Senate also passed SJR 50, SJR 52, and SJR 53, all related to agency rules, including expanded provider types, removal of a physician-visit cap, and medical marijuana packaging requirements. Additional measures passed included HB 1185 on preserving military and historic firearms for honor guards and museums, HB 1937 on student-employee communications and due process, HB 2035 on funeral transportation protection agreements, HB 2137 on involuntary medication procedures for competency restoration, and HB 2166 on legal newspaper distribution without a USPS permit. Later, the Senate approved a series of bills on business, licensing, public safety, and state operations. These included HB 3148 on VIN inspections by dealers, HB 3323 on removing notarization for certain electronic Service Oklahoma documents, HB 3466 eliminating petty cash at the Corporation Commission, HB 3498 updating corporation and LLC statutes, HB 3661 extending a forestry equipment sales tax exemption, HB 3678 expanding the definition of public official for electronic harassment protections, HB 3710 revising the Rising Scholars Award Program, HB 3977 updating state veterinarian qualifications, HB 3986 expanding a tax exemption, HB 4104 strengthening penalties for repeat voyeurism-related offenses, HB 4108 adding airport operational areas to critical infrastructure, HB 4142 covering conspiracies to use bombs or explosive devices, HB 4274 allowing military children to attend non-zoned schools, HB 4275 allowing case managers and peer support specialists to work for local public agencies, HB 4322 removing dual certification for funeral directors in charge, HB 4336 updating interventional pain management rules, HB 4484 allowing certain state vehicles to be used between home and work, HB 3880 on Tourism Department compensation and Oklahoma Today publication discretion, and HB 1687 creating the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act with an amended effective date. The chamber also passed HB 2959 requiring school administrators to report abuse allegations to law enforcement within 24 hours and before school questioning, with emergency passage approved. HB 3718 was then taken up with an amendment clarifying timelines for special education evaluations tied to the Lindsay Nicole Henry Scholarship; discussion centered on the new 15-school-day meeting timeline and the 45-day evaluation period. The transcript ends during questions on that amendment, before final action on HB 3718 is shown.

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• </c> things on their home in their home and things on their home in their home and on<00:45:10.640><c
• <01:12:37.400><c> practitioner</c> nurse practitioner nurse practitioner &gt;&gt; nurse<01:12:38.000>
• We're a high standard board certified.
• </c><01:20:41.560><c> certified</c><01:20:42.040><c> board</c> all I remember is board certified board
• This board is a private board, a nonprofit entity, and if you look at the board members, it's everybody

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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• And he came up and said, can I have some products to take home for my mom?
• I rise to recognize Nurses Week in New York State and to honor the extraordinary nurses who serve patients
• They work in our hospitals, nursing homes, schools, clinics, physician offices, and home care settings
• New York is home to hundreds of thousands of nursing professionals, whose expertise expertise strengthens
• The strength of our healthcare system depends in large measure on the strength of our nursing workforce

Summary: The Senate opened with routine business, approved the prior journal, and received several motions to discharge identical Assembly bills from committee and substitute corresponding Senate bills. Members also offered brief recognitions for visitors, including Yemeni American community advocates and Cheri Davis, who was honored for her Alzheimer’s advocacy and support work. The chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Period Poverty Awareness Week, and Nurses Week, with senators speaking in support of each measure’s purpose and importance. The body then moved through a long calendar of bills, passing a wide range of measures on education, public health, correction law, environmental conservation, municipal law, agriculture, and consumer protection. Notable floor discussion included Senator Ramos explaining her support for a bill requiring salons and similar businesses to display multilingual domestic violence resource information, and Senator Gianaris and Senator Borrello debating a bill to prohibit electronic shelf labeling in stores over concerns about surveillance, dynamic pricing, and impacts on brick-and-mortar retailers. Senator May and Senator Skoufis also spoke on an environmental conservation bill concerning American eel management, with May supporting the species protections and Skoufis objecting to the bill’s structure. Most bills were adopted by wide margins, though several drew recorded negative votes. The Senate passed the domestic violence information bill, the electronic shelf-labeling bill, and multiple other measures, including bills on eviction notice procedures, surrogate court procedure, and environmental conservation. After completing the calendar, the Senate reported no further business and adjourned until the next day at 11:00 a.m.

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• Help those who travel home to peace.
• </c> things that you can go home and enjoy. things that you can go home and enjoy.
• Nurse of the day is Patty Hegman, MD.
• Great to be home.
• Great to be home.