Video & Transcript Research : 'apprentice permit'
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/01/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- A lot of states simply permit discretionary authority, and then that's inconsistently done.
- A lot of states simply permit discretionary authority, and then that's inconsistently done.
- <01:53:31.200>
So, <01:53:31.760>the except for the apprentice. - So, the except for the apprentice.
- Currently, only veterinarians are permitted to give rabies vaccines.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 5th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- So since 2018-2019, we've seen a 60% increase in the number of registered apprentices. Phenomenal.
- Currently, we have about 22,444 apprentices and pre-apprentices participating in those programs all across
- little cost to... ...provide additional teachers and to do so with very little cost to the teacher apprentice
- So while the teacher apprentice is working at the public school as a paraprofessional and designated
- as a teacher apprentice, the related instruction that would eventually result in the earning of a baccalaureate
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education received an overview of Florida’s career and technical education (CTE) system from Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell, who described the state’s CTE pathways, program types, enrollment and completion growth, quality audit metrics, and the Master Credentials List used to identify credentials of value. He highlighted record postsecondary CTE enrollment and completions, strong statewide performance in talent attraction, and several funding tools supporting expansion, including Open Door, the Florida First Responder Scholarship, Workforce Development Capitalization grants, Perkins funding, CAPE performance incentives, and apprenticeship grants. Senators asked about eligibility for Open Door and first responder aid, top industry certifications, and the teacher apprenticeship initiative.
A panel of college and technical school leaders then described how state and federal funding has supported local program growth and facility expansion. Santa Fe College, Palm Beach State College, North Florida Technical College, Lake Technical College, Florida Gateway College, and Manatee Technical College each cited increases in enrollment, high placement or licensure pass rates, and new or expanded programs in nursing, welding, CDL, automotive, manufacturing, public safety, and apprenticeship. Several speakers emphasized partnerships with hospitals, employers, school districts, and local governments, and noted that grants helped fund equipment, renovations, and new training hubs. Palm Beach State also raised a request to broaden line funding beyond nursing to other health science fields, and multiple presenters asked for more flexibility, multi-year support, and continued or increased funding to sustain growth.
Members discussed broader challenges, including the difficulty of sustaining grant-funded growth after initial awards, the lag between enrollment growth and funding formulas, and alignment problems for dual enrollment and technical programs with high school schedules. Senators also noted the need to balance support for high-demand core programs like nursing and welding with the ability to respond quickly to emerging industries such as AI and space. The meeting ended with no formal action beyond adjournment after Senator Davis moved to adjourn.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, >> Senator<01:10:19.440>
Apprentice. - Thank you, Chair >> Senator Apprentice.
- It permits the student to consider ideas and to grow from them and then to discover who they are.
- <02:48:56.240>
It <02:48:56.479>permits This is not indoctrination. - It permits This is not indoctrination.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on the Arts May 14th, 2026
Joint Committee on the Arts
Transcript Highlights:
- In fact, a recent Hollywood High School pre-apprentice with the Handy Foundation, who you'll hear from
- later today, was hired as an assistant editor apprentice and had the opportunity to work on the recent
- Apprentices are just about universally placed, near 100% placement, with the majority experiencing wage
- Apprentices are just about universally placed, near 100% placement, with the majority experiencing wage
- And that's where we find a lot of these apprentices.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan.
California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed.
A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt.
In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 10th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- jurisdiction of the commission, numerous in Section 67-1091, be any term, condition, limitation, circuit permit
- within the jurisdiction of the commission's numerating, Section 75-1012, in addition to any other permits
- pursuant to the act, any financing agreement with the court upon appeal, or any order, commission permit
- motor vehicle operator licensing, suspension provisions, traffic accident reporting requirements, permit
- The department should permit managed care organizations under the medical assistance program to pay deductibles
Bills:
LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508
Keywords:
law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Postsecondary Education (3-17-26)
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I've actually been in the classroom with some of these apprentices.
- Uh, I've actually been in the classroom with some of these apprentices.
- Uh, I've actually been in the classroom with some of these apprentices.
- Some of these apprentices.
- Keys dollars to purchase their tools and equipment as an apprentice.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 9, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
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Keywords:
SB3302, homemade food products, farm kitchens, home kitchens, Department of Health, DOH, food safety, food labeling, value-added agriculture, small farms, agricultural land, commercial food establishment permit, cottage food, direct-to-consumer sales, local food systems, Hawaii Revised Statutes, chapter 91, farm-to-table, food processing, public health regulation
Summary:
The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on April 9, 2026, and heard testimony on several measures. SB 3302 SD1 HD1, dealing with homemade food products, would require the Department of Health to adopt rules for farm kitchens producing homemade food products that are no more stringent than rules for home kitchens. The Department of Health said it supported the bill with technical amendments, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association and Grassroot Institute of Hawaii also supported it. No opposition was heard.
A lengthy discussion focused on SB 2061 SD2 HD1, which concerns a 99-year leasehold residential condominium project and HCDA’s rules for sales, income restrictions, and buyback pricing. HCDA supported the bill and said the House draft clarified unclear provisions and would help move the project to pre-sales. Testimony and committee questions centered on whether the project should remain owner-occupied in perpetuity or allow investor purchases after an initial sales period. HCDA explained that the bill was revised to make the project feasible in the market, that 60% of units would be income-restricted for buyers at or below 140% of area median income, and that the remaining units could be sold without owner-occupancy restrictions. Some members and testifiers expressed concern that the bill had shifted away from the original owner-occupancy vision and could become an investment property model, while others argued the changes were necessary for the project to pencil out and compete with fee-simple developments. No vote was taken during the discussion shown.
The committee also heard SB 2050 SD1 HD1, which would allow chiropractic students in accredited programs to engage in clinical practice beginning July 1, 2028. The Hawaii Board of Chiropractic and the Hawaii State Chiropractic Association supported the measure, and one testifier described personal experience with student chiropractic care in California. Members questioned why the board requested delaying implementation until 2030, and the board said it needed more time to develop rules because it meets only a few times a year and rulemaking is lengthy. Finally, SB 2102 SD2 HD1, on industrial hemp in commercial feed, was introduced; the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity offered comments, the Department of Health raised concerns about regulating pet food and possible jurisdictional conflict, and a farmer testifying in support suggested narrowing the bill to federally approved livestock feed rather than pet food.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Signs are not permitted in the hearing room or at the testifiers' table.
- Signs are not permitted in the hearing room or at the testifiers' table.
- And so I imagine that this will be enforced like our permit to carry and other gun laws that we have
- to carry and other gun laws our permit to carry and other gun laws um<00:57:13.839>
that <00:57 - The Constitution does not permit that. An anonymous government is no government at all.
Keywords:
assault weapons, semi-automatic rifle, military-style firearm, gun ban, firearms regulation, gun control, public safety, BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, background check, transferee permit, private gun sale, waiting period, felony possession, gross misdemeanor, AR-15, AK-47, Uzi, TEC-9, high-capacity magazine
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Feb 5, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- stability of the electricity grid and reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions by streamlining solar permitting
- Thank you. permitting with a self-certification permitting with a self-certification process.<00:42:55.839
- No building permits are issued that do not include a solar water heater unless the chief energy officer
Bills:
HB2245, HB1618, HB1985, HB2079, HB1921, HB2232, HB1567, HB1984, HB2608, HB2435, HB1623, HB1774
Keywords:
wastewater systems, denitrification, environment, pollution, coral reefs, nearshore waters, public health, shoreline regulations, cesspool conversion, cesspool replacement, wastewater, sewer connection, sewerage systems, septic system, pollution control, water pollution control revolving fund, Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, HGIA, low-interest loans, forgivable loans
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills related to cesspools, wastewater, and clean water protections. On HB 2245, which would require additional denitrification capacity in wastewater systems near shorelines, the Department of Health offered comments, DLNR supported the bill, and multiple environmental and ocean groups testified in strong support, emphasizing nitrogen pollution from cesspools, reef damage, and the need to prioritize shoreline systems. Testifiers said the bill should move forward, with technical issues such as GIS mapping to be worked out later. No member questions or votes were taken on this measure.
On HB 1985, concerning the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority and accessible conversion loans for cesspool homeowners, HGI supported the bill and suggested making the program a revolving loan fund; DLNR and the Public Utilities Commission also supported it, while the Department of Health supported the concept. Committee discussion focused on program design, possible forgivable loans for low-income homeowners, and whether the program should be administered through existing infrastructure rather than a new procurement process. The committee then moved to HB 1985’s companion discussion on cesspool conversion outreach and deadline extensions, where DLNR and DOH supported outreach but DLNR and ocean advocates expressed reservations about extending deadlines, especially for financial hardship, saying that issue would need careful work.
The committee also heard testimony on HB 2079, which would reestablish the accessible upgrades inversion or connection income tax credit. The Department of Taxation raised administrative and fraud concerns about refundable credits, explaining that nonrefundable credits reduce tax debt while refundable credits can function like cash payments and require more oversight. DOH, DLNR, OPSD, counties, Hawaii Realtors, and environmental groups supported the bill, with one ocean coalition witness saying tax credits could help homeowners but grants would be preferable. Members asked about the difference between refundable credits and grants and about whether the credit would cover sewer connections versus individual wastewater systems. The committee then heard brief testimony on HB 1921, allowing certain priority-three cesspools to add a bedroom, with support from Hawaii Realtors and some other groups and no opposition discussion. HB 2232, preserving state water-quality protections at least as strong as the federal Clean Water Act, drew support from DOH and ocean advocates, with no questions. The committee also began hearing energy-related bills, including HB 1567 on energy equity and HB 1984 on self-certification for distributed energy resources, with a mix of support and some opposition or requested amendments, but no votes were taken in the portion provided.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 12th, 2026 at 01:59 pm
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- makes the credit against corporate net income taxes and the personal income tax for wages paid to apprentices
- Chairman, came from Tax and they cannot quantify the number of apprentices or the cost, but they did
- makes the credit against corporate net income taxes and the personal income tax for wages paid to apprentices
- Chairman, came from Tax and they cannot quantify the number of apprentices or the cost, but they did
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present and first approved the minutes from the previous meeting. It then took up House Bill 5510, which was amended to incorporate provisions modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and fees and to treat low-proof spirits more like beer, including a $1.25 per gallon tax. The committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation.
The committee next considered a major education funding bill, Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 5453. After counsel explained the proposed block-grant school funding structure and supplemental aid for special education, members discussed whether charter schools should be included. The committee adopted an amendment to include charter school students in the special education funding provisions, then adopted another amendment removing certain outdated staffing ratio and administrator limitations effective July 1, 2027. The amended bill was then reported to the full Senate. The committee also took up House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year contracts for educational materials with technology licensing components and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers. Members amended the bill to clarify contract language, extend the training timeline, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate. The amended bill was reported to the full Senate.
House Bill 4006, focused on aerospace and advanced manufacturing development, was explained as creating grant and workforce programs tied to aerospace investment and jobs. The committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment that changed the funding mechanism and other details, then reported the amended bill to the full Senate. Committee Substitute for House Bill 4009 was also amended to shift from the portable benefits concept to a broader workforce-readiness package, including a microcredential program and expansion of the apprenticeship tax credit to all apprenticeship programs; it too was reported to the full Senate. Finally, House Bill 4004, the Recharge West Virginia Act, was explained as a reimbursement program for employers training employees who earn upskill credentials and receive wage increases. The committee adopted an amendment raising the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000, then reported the amended bill to the full Senate. The meeting ended with adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- the intent from our perspective is to help accommodate, uh, some of the challenges that some of our permit
- Centers that are teaching the apprentices, they cannot get their plumbing license until they get the
- from what was permitted under the, under their permit.
- Uh, Dripping Springs Water Supply Corporation has never overpumped our permit, not once. In 2023.
- The alleged violations are from the curtailment, not from the permitted amounts.
Keywords:
water filtration, public drinking water, health and safety, well maintenance, water quality, Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, public utility agency, dissolution, local government, regulatory framework, municipal authority, Texas Water Bank, Texas Water Trust, water rights, water banking, instream flow
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 14, 2025 - 11:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- We currently have 17 full time apprentices.
- I will say our first year apprentices do average about $60,000 a year, and when they graduate with their
- And then also then the wages on top of that, as well, what we're actually paying the apprentices to be
- Of our apprentice, we have three females.
- We also have the apprentices on site when we do the onsite career fairs at the plant.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Senator Apprentice, no. >> Senator Gray, no. >> Senator Inis, no. >> Senator Ward, no. >> Senator
- Senator Rober, no. >> Senator Lang, no. >> Senator McConn, no. >> Senator Waters, no. >> Senator Apprentice
- >> Senator<00:27:36.240>
Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice, >> Senator Apprentice
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT 22,004 AND 44 APPRENTICES AND PRE-APPRENTICES PARTICIPATING IN THOSE PROGRAMS
- WAY NUMBER 1 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TEACHERS AND TO DO SO WITH VERY LITTLE COST WITH THE TEACHER APPRENTICE
- WHILE THE APPRENTICES ARE WORKING AT THE SCHOOL AND DESIGNATED A TEACHER APPRENTICE IT WOULD RESULT IN
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And I'm looking forward—actually, that's one of the ones that Senator Apprentice had an amendment for
- Senator Apprentice had an amendment for. Senator Apprentice had an amendment for.
- Well, we have amendments to House Bill 76 by Senator Apprentice, and I need a motion on the amendment
- From Senator Apprentice.
- From Senator Apprentice. Yep. From Senator Apprentice.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Apprentice, Senator Ward, um, Christine and Betsy, thanks for taking my question.
- Senator Apprentice Senator Ward, thank you, and good morning, Commissioner.
- Senator Ward thank Senator Apprentice Senator Ward thank you<00:58:58.720>
and <00:58:59.079>< - Senator Apprentice, thank you. Good morning, Senator Murphy. Good morning, Senator Apprentice.
- how are you I'm Senator Apprentice how are you I'm feeling<01:12:01.840>
great <01:12:02.080><
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries
Transcript Highlights:
- There was an 18th-century petition to this very legislature asking that indentured apprentices not be
- from other states in that municipalities get to choose whether or not to have a permit process.
- Many municipalities like Worcester, Franklin, and Cambridge do not have permit systems.
- Many municipalities like Worcester, Franklin, and Cambridge do not have permit systems, and in these
- towns it's illegal to sell cottage foods because it's illegal to sell without a permit.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held its second hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including food security, cottage food entrepreneurship, hemp regulation, lobster industry support, pesticide restrictions, pollinator protections, pet cemeteries, and municipal land rights. Committee chairs outlined hearing procedures, noted that 19 bills were on the docket, and took testimony both in person and remotely, with several legislators testifying out of turn because of scheduling conflicts.
Several speakers supported food access and local economic opportunity bills. Representative Howard and Senator Oliveira backed the Food Justice Frontline Program and a cottage food/food entrepreneur bill, arguing they would fund nonprofit food security organizations, create jobs, improve SNAP/HIP outreach, and reduce barriers for home-based food businesses. Eastie Farm representatives and a student testified in favor of the food justice bill, describing food insecurity in East Boston and the need for grants, youth involvement, and multilingual outreach. Sidney Travis of the Institute for Justice also supported cottage food reforms, saying current municipal permitting rules create unequal access and that cottage foods are generally safe.
The committee also heard sharply divided testimony on hemp legislation. Senator Comerford supported S. 54 as a public health measure to ban synthetic THC products, restrict intoxicating hemp sales to licensed dispensaries, and fund local enforcement, while Laura Beiner, John Nathan, and Elizabeth Wendorf opposed the bill or parts of it, warning it would harm compliant hemp businesses and small farmers. Representative Arena-DeRosa testified in support of a related pollinator bill, and Adam Karachi opposed pesticide restrictions for schools while Deborah Smith supported them, arguing existing protections should be expanded to other child-centered locations. The committee also heard support for a bill to aid lobstermen affected by right whale protections, a bill to preserve private pet cemeteries, and a municipal right-of-first-refusal bill for agricultural and recreational land. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Schamerhorn is a resolution to establish a study committee to evaluate the issue of oversized vehicle permits
- House Bill 1251 by Representative Lacombe is an act in Title 26 relative to manufacturing distiller's permits
- Members, this bill simply says that if you have an apprentice or an intern, you can't make them sign
- Members, this bill simply says that if you have an apprentice or an intern, you can't make them sign
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- including a fee restructuring of the Clean Energy Commission's opt-in and application for certification permitting
- For certification permitting programs, an expansion of the Energy Commission's ability to contract with
- There's also registered apprenticeship, where apprentices learn their craft...
- That's what a first-year apprentice pays in addition to a base wage.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll get into some VRS and then we'll wrap up with our Teacher Apprentice program.
- with more in estimated 85 apprentices with more in development<01:37:11.000>
uh <01:37:11.119> - Momentum of 100% of our apprentices being on track to graduate with their teacher licensure in June of
- It is surrounded by supports for the apprentice, who is the paraprofessional, and has their local labor
- It is surrounded by supports for the apprentice, who is the paraprofessional, and has their local labor
Keywords:
teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation