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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 15, 2025 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • nursing shortages for every dollar.
  • So from career certificates, industry certifications, college credit certificates applied technology
  • The department uses the certifications identified only seal to adopt the Cape Industry certification
  • Each post-secondary certification was funded, meaning certifications are invested and sat one of the
  • demand areas, one registered nursing, which accounted for 24% and law enforcement officers certifications
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 5th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first are career certificates.
  • Nursing: our state has faced a nursing shortage.
  • For our tech certificates, 88%, and our NCCER construction certifications, we're at 90%.
  • Okay, we can use that for our nurses to be able to help the nurses and get them in there.
  • less for each certification.
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.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • NURSING, OUR STATE HAS FACED A NURSING SHORTAGE. 1,000 PEOPLE A DAY MOVING TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND
  • WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION PASSING RATES WE LOOK AT THE WELDING CERTIFICATES WERE AT
  • THE NURSING EDUCATION.
  • WE CAN USE IT FOR NURSES TO HELP THE NURSES TO GET THEM IN THERE BUT A LOT OF THE GRANTS THAT WE USED
  • LOOKING AT INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS I LOOKED AT THE CHART AND AS WE INCREASE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS IF
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • “What is the limit for nurse practitioners to practice within one category of their certification?
  • Registered Nursing requirement.
  • So we have 50 boards of nursing and four territories. Of nursing in the United States.
  • The nurse anesthetist has an RN license, and then they also have an advanced practice certification.
  • When I was a nursing program...
Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate Business and Professions sunset oversight hearing focused first on the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), with committee chairs emphasizing oversight, consumer protection, workforce access, and economic mobility. BRN leaders reported improvements since the last review, including faster licensing timelines, streamlined enforcement, higher consumer satisfaction, growth in pre-licensure enrollment, and expanded data collection. Members questioned the board about nurse practitioner scope and supervision, international and military pathways to licensure, online nursing education and clinical requirements, rural workforce shortages, and the 30-unit LVN-to-RN option. BRN staff explained California’s tiered advanced practice system, the NCLEX and certification requirements, English proficiency rules, clinical hour standards, and the board’s role in approving programs and supporting schools through nursing education consultants. Several members and the board president also discussed the need to retain new graduates, improve diversity in the workforce, and better support nontraditional students and rural placements. Public comment on the BRN sunset review was extensive and largely supportive of the board, while also urging policy changes. Nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, and nursing education groups generally supported the BRN report and especially backed clarification of APRN-to-RN delegation authority under issue 13. Other commenters asked for clearer implementation of AB 890, more flexibility for clinical nurse specialists, streamlined renewals for nurse midwives, and changes to federal loan limits affecting graduate nursing education. Higher education representatives and private nursing schools raised concerns about duplicative BRN documentation, clinical placement bottlenecks, and barriers faced by out-of-state and online programs seeking to serve California students. The California Medical Association and some physician groups opposed easing transition-to-practice requirements for out-of-state nurse practitioners and cautioned against changes to specialty and delegation rules, while the California Nurses Association and others stressed the importance of community college pathways, new graduate support, and workforce retention. The hearing then moved to the Physical Therapy Board of California. Board leadership reported that the board oversees more than 41,000 active licensees, has seen about 15% growth since 2021, and continues to maintain high exam pass rates among California physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs. The board described its mission as consumer protection through licensing, enforcement, continuing competency oversight, and stakeholder engagement. The vice president’s remote testimony encountered technical problems, so the executive officer continued with a brief overview of the board’s work and its commitment to efficient service and public protection. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 19, 2025 - 04:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • This past year, Florida had the most students in the country take the nursing certification exam, known
  • Overall, we have programs that are bachelors of nurses. We have practical nursing programs.
  • So our point is, let's look at all nursing programs and not just private nurse programs.
  • We'll get more nurses that way and we'll solve the nursing shortage.
  • Not just anyone can teach nursing. Not just anyone can teach nursing.
Summary: The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee heard three bills. HB 919 on nursing education programs would tighten accountability for nursing schools with low NCLEX pass rates by shortening the probation period, requiring remediation plans, mandating free remediation for students who fail, and requiring tuition reimbursement for programs with very low pass rates. The sponsor argued Florida’s nursing pass rates are unacceptably low and that stronger consequences are needed; opponents warned the bill could shut down programs, worsen the nursing shortage, and unfairly target private schools, while supporters said it would protect students and improve outcomes. After debate, the bill was reported favorably by a vote of 18-0. The committee then heard PCS for HB 1261, the “Smart Living Act,” a student-driven proposal from Jefferson High School in Hillsborough County to expand personal financial literacy and practical life-skills instruction in high school. Students and school officials testified that the bill would better prepare graduates for adulthood by covering topics such as budgeting, credit, loans, FAFSA, resumes, interviews, and basic household skills. Members praised the students’ work and the bill’s practical focus, and the PCS was reported favorably 18-0. Finally, the committee considered HB 809, which would exempt school social workers from educator certification requirements for general and subject-area knowledge. Supporters from Lee and Broward counties said the current testing requirement is unrelated to social work, creates financial and recruitment barriers, and has contributed to staffing shortages. Members from both parties supported the measure as a simple way to remove an obstacle to hiring and retaining school social workers. HB 809 was also reported favorably by a vote of 18-0, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I-1163 established a home care aide certification.
  • assistants, and nurses.
  • Applicants quit the certificate. January, 26. Oops.
  • For context, employers for all types of long-term care workers, including nurses and nursing assistants
  • nursing assistants, nurses, or any other similar professions. ...for nursing assistants, for nurses,
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee held a public hearing on the State Auditor’s Office performance audit of Washington’s Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163). Auditors said the initiative’s background checks and 75-hour training requirement are widely viewed as safety measures, but the state lacks pre-2011 data to directly measure safety outcomes. They also found Washington’s long-term care workforce is still short, though the state ranks better than many others in workers per disabled person, and that some groups and regions have larger gaps between authorized and actually used Medicaid care hours, suggesting access problems for certain clients. The audit focused heavily on the certification process for home care aides. Auditors reported that many applicants never finish certification, that the process often exceeds the 200-day legal deadline, and that delays can cause lost income, job loss, and in some cases repeated employer changes that allow aides to keep working without becoming certified. They recommended that the Department of Health accept applications only after training and testing are completed, move testing into training programs more broadly, and eliminate redundant DOH verification of FBI background checks. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and the role of immigration in workforce shortages; auditors said they found no financial performance standards in the Prometric contract, did not specifically study immigration status, and did not focus on language barriers in this audit. Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services officials largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including expanded in-program testing, more staffing, and rule changes, and that testing has been integrated into more than 110 training programs. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Both agencies said they support further streamlining and expect continued collaboration, including possible budget or legislative requests. No public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned without taking any vote or formal action on the audit.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • assistants, and nurses.
  • Let's start with an overview of the certification process.
  • For context, employers for all types of long-term care workers, including nurses and nursing assistants
  • nursing assistants, nurses, or any other similar professions.
  • For nursing assistants, for nurses, or any other similar profession. Thank you.
Keywords: 904, all
Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163), which created home care aide certification requirements, FBI background checks, and an abuse/neglect registry. Auditors said some requirements likely improve safety, especially background checks and training, but the state lacked pre-2011 data to measure outcomes directly. They also found Washington has a long-term care workforce shortage, though its workforce supply ranks better than many states, and that more stringent entry requirements do not appear to reduce workforce participation compared with other states. The audit’s main concern was that the certification process is slow and burdensome. Auditors reported that most applicants never finish certification, that only about one-third of fiscal year 2025 applicants were certified within the 200-day legal deadline, and that the average time to certification was 463 days. They identified delays between training and testing, limited testing access in some areas, and redundant Department of Health verification of FBI background checks as key causes. The audit recommended streamlining the process by accepting applications later in the process, expanding testing within training programs, and eliminating the redundant background-check verification. Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services staff largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including moving exams into more than 110 training programs, increasing credentialing staff, and reducing barriers through rule changes. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and whether the agencies would seek statutory or budget changes to implement the recommendations. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned without any vote or formal action by the committee.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Postsecondary Feb 4th, 2025

Education Postsecondary

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first is our career certificate programs.
  • So this is the exam that nurses who want to enter into the registered nursing profession earn.
  • It is the top industry certification, just over 4,700 certifications, representing about 13% of all the
  • , the career certificates, the college credit certificates, industry certifications, apprenticeship programs
  • , PCT, nursing assistant, and phlebotomy.
Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee met to hear an overview of Florida career and technical education (CTE) from Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell and presentations from Big Bend Technical College and Santa Fe College. O’Farrell described Florida’s CTE structure, including career clusters, postsecondary program types, enrollment and completion growth, apprenticeship expansion, and the state’s credentials review process. He said postsecondary CTE enrollment is near 480,000 students and completions reached a record 76,806, with strong growth in nursing, law enforcement, EMT, and other public-safety credentials. He also discussed the CTE audit, which uses retention/success, employment or continued education, and labor-market demand metrics; programs not meeting thresholds would eventually require phase-out plans beginning in 2026. He highlighted the workforce development capitalization grant as a major driver of program expansion and facility renovation, and answered questions about business outreach, construction trades, apprenticeships, and space-industry training. Shelby McCall of Big Bend Technical College described how the college responded to hurricanes, mill closures, and regional economic disruption by expanding rural workforce training. She highlighted aluminum welding, millwright, welding technology, health sciences, and a new advanced manufacturing facility funded by state grants and local partnerships, along with a new LPN-to-RN bridge program. She said the college has strong placement and certification results and is working with employers such as Lippert, NAMO, and others to align training with local demand. Senator Simon praised the college’s role in Taylor County’s recovery and workforce development. Dr. Paul Brody of Santa Fe College said state workforce grants have helped the college expand nursing, skilled trades, apprenticeship, automotive, diesel, and manufacturing programs, including partnerships with Bradford County Technical College, UF Health, Habitat for Humanity, and local employers. He reported growth in CTE enrollment, nursing credentials, apprenticeship enrollment, and job placement rates, and described new efforts in semiconductor training, CDL training, and a charter school model that combines high school, an AS degree, and industry credentials. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentations and adjourned after Senator Berman moved to adjourn.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health Mar 17th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Under the nurse, I guess it's the Nurse Practice Act, I think that's what you said.
  • The money comes from the Board of Nursing and is transferred to the agency, and the Board of Nursing
  • They don't, where you gonna send their birth certificate when their birth certificate come in?
  • We'd already added from nurses to doctors, or sorry, doctors and added nurses.
  • Um, and then the same thing for the nursing, the nursing part, um, they're licensed in another state.
Bills: HB163, HB 296
UT

Utah 2025 2nd Special Session

Business and Labor Interim Committee - November 19, 2025

Business and Labor Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • clinical nursing, registered nursing experience before admitting students to those programs?
  • It could be mandatory certification. It could be voluntary certification, whichever it is.
  • or becoming a nurse or nurse practitioner can count.
  • and then went straight from nursing school to nurse...
  • A student that just went straight into nursing school and then went straight from nursing school to nurse
Keywords: 985, all
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 29, 2026 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will add autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists
  • , clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners.
  • About the Certificate of Need process for nursing centers, I would like to thank the legislature.
  • The Nursing Home Certificate of Need repeal provision in this bill, however, could impact those care
  • I would ask that you eliminate the provision related to the Certificate of Need repeal for nursing centers
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • :03:01.280> Terrilyn<00:03:01.720> Luke, Nursing Advisory Board, Terrilyn Luke, Nursing
  • we also have Hawaii American Nurses we also have Hawaii American Nurses Association.
  • Um, and also um making sure that we do allow for more for nursing, so I apologize for not for nursing
  • Certification Board. Certification Board.
  • . certification. certification.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard and considered several gubernatorial nominations to advisory boards and councils. Early in the meeting, members heard testimony in support of Miriam Chang for the Health Planning Council Windward O‘ahu subarea, with supporters highlighting her long medical practice on the Windward side, work at Ko‘olau Health Center, and community involvement. Chang said she wanted to help improve health, especially in rural areas. The committee also heard support for Terrilyn Luke’s nomination to the Center for Nursing Advisory Board; the Center for Nursing director and nursing organizations backed her, and Luke said she would bring a front-line nursing perspective, focus on workforce conditions, retention, and collaboration, and help address tensions between the Center and nursing labor groups. The committee then heard support for Valerie Rose’s nomination to the Language Access Advisory Council; Rose briefly noted her prior work in the Chronic Disease Branch and Bilingual Health Aide Section. The committee also took up nominations in a later agenda segment. James Montgomery was heard for the State Rehabilitation Council and described his interest in serving based on a family experience with disability and his work in talent management, saying he wanted to help people with disabilities gain opportunities. Kevin Nakamura was heard for the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants and said his 30-plus years of wastewater experience would help ensure operators are properly trained and certified to protect resources and the environment. Pina Lemusu was heard for the State Council on Developmental Disabilities; she said her long career with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and personal experience with disability would help her contribute to the council. Additional testimony in support came from the State DD Council and Voc Rehab representatives. The committee voted to recommend advise and consent on the nominations it considered, including Miriam Chang, Terrilyn Luke, Valerie Rose, James Montgomery, Kevin Nakamura, and Pina Lemusu. Most recommendations were adopted without objection, though Senator Dela Cruz voted no on some of the later nominations. The meeting also briefly noted another nomination, Olivia Kim, which was recalled and advanced with an advise-and-consent recommendation before adjournment.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this is the exam that nurses that want to enter into the registered nursing profession.
  • It is the top industry certification just over a 4700 certifications representing about 13% of all the
  • , the career certificates, the college credit certificates, industry certifications, apprenticeship programs
  • pct, nursing assistant and full body.
  • nursing program has grown by 26%.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Health Committee Jan 14th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • pass the national um certification exam. pass the national um certification exam.
  • to maintain your certification. to maintain your certification. um<00:13:50.240> for<00:13
  • And many of those women's health nurse practitioners were labor and delivery nurses before.
  • disparaging nurse practitioners at all. disparaging nurse practitioners at all.
  • I have a lot of respect for nurse I have a lot of respect for nurse practitioners.<00:23:05.840>
Bills: HB31, HB31
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Meeting Jun 24th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have a national certification.
  • I am also the National Association for School Nurses Director for the Delaware School Nurse Association
  • and a nationally certified school nurse.
  • that more school nurses will strive to achieve this certification while leveling the field, not only
  • The certification provides in the academic setting that the school nurse has attained the competencies
Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with enough members present to conduct business and approved the June 17 minutes. It first heard HB 459 with House Amendment 1, which would prohibit the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or school events. The sponsor and Department of Education explained that the bill targets beverages containing caffeine and marketed as energy drinks, not ordinary soft drinks or coffee/tea products. Public testimony from the Medical Society supported the bill on health grounds, while the beverage industry said its companies already voluntarily limit school offerings and that the bill does not reflect current practice. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 461, a follow-up to prior legislation on New Castle County property reassessment and school tax rates. Senator Cruz said the bill would let New Castle County school districts adjust and reset tax rates to reflect reassessment changes without increasing projected operating revenue, and that it includes a sunset. DSEA supported the measure, saying fair property values are important to public education funding. The committee also heard HB 452, which would require additional background checks and training for DIAA sports officials and strengthen DIAA enforcement procedures. Members questioned how checks would be handled, who would see the results, and who would provide training; the DIAA compliance coordinator said the checks would be maintained through the state process and that associations would verify eligibility. The bill’s sponsor and DIAA said the goal was to align officials with existing child-safety standards. Next, the committee considered HS1 for HB 425, which raises the salary supplement from 6% to 12% for nationally certified school counselors, nurses, and school social workers, and allows DOE to identify additional qualifying positions by regulation. Supporters, including school social workers, nurses, and DSEA, argued the change would improve retention and recognize advanced credentials. Senator Hansen raised concerns that school psychologists were not included; sponsors said a broader study and possible future legislation or budget language would address other nationally certified school-based professionals. The committee then heard HS1 for HB 358 on student elopement notifications, inspired by Ace’s Law, but administrators and the chair raised concerns that the bill may be too prescriptive and difficult to implement in practice, especially when schools may not immediately know a student has left campus. Finally, the committee discussed HB 379 on the comprehensive school discipline improvement program; DOE said the substitute was intended to consolidate prevention and intervention supports and avoid competition for funding, while DASA asked that the bill be paused or tabled. The meeting ended before action on the remaining bill, and HB 443 was deferred to a future executive meeting.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Sep 10th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll talk a little bit more about our initiatives around dual nurse practitioner certification a little
  • our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program, obtain that second certification
  • Who are dual certified with that Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner certification.
  • As a dual certified nurse practitioner, she feels this kind of certification is particularly strong in
  • Once you become an advanced practice registered nurse and obtain a nurse practitioner certification,
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Public Health May 12th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Laura Kinchlow, director of practice at the Texas Nurses Association and a, a registered nurse
  • An example of this that the Board of Nursing oversees over 400 license for registered nurses alone.
  • If you've got a nurse who's doing something that's endangering the public, only the nursing board can
  • revoke a nursing license.
  • Does the nurses have, do the nurses have authority to go after chiropractors?
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • too this bill I have not nurses too this bill I have not specifically<00:04:19.400> ran<00:04
  • it's not a c it's not a certificate it's not a c it's not a certificate certificate certificate certificate
  • San certificate a certification for San certificate a certification for San nursing<00:04:39.280>
  • or a certificate to be able to accomplish that same task or job role in the state of Kentucky.
  • You would go through KCTCS to get your certification bridge.
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 219, sponsored by Representative Rebecca Raymer. The bill requires emergency services to provide mandatory training for emergency medical staff on sexual assault emergency response requirements, with the training developed in collaboration with the Sexual Assault Response Team advisory committee. Testimony from Jenna Cassidy of the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs and WN Stevens of Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kentucky explained that the training would help emergency department staff properly respond to sexual assault patients, preserve evidence, and connect patients to needed resources; the committee also clarified that the bill is training-focused and not a certification requirement. HB 219 received favorable expression and was reported to the House floor. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 20, also from Representative Raymer, which directs the Legislative Research Commission to study gaps in sexual assault nurse examiner coverage, why those gaps exist, and what hospitals do when no SANE nurse is available. Raymer said the study was intended to gather data for future legislation, and members noted the importance of documenting current practices and supporting efforts to expand SANE coverage. The resolution was adopted with 16 favorable votes and recommended for passage on the House floor. Next, the committee took up House Bill 303, sponsored by Representative Steve Bratcher, which creates a pathway for military medical personnel to translate their training into civilian Kentucky credentials through colleges and universities. The committee substitute broadened participation beyond KCTCS to any Kentucky institution with accredited programs, and Bratcher explained that schools would evaluate military experience, award applicable credit, identify gaps, and still require the relevant licensure exam. Members asked about university participation, credentialing standards, and how prior military radiology training would transfer; Bratcher said the program is voluntary for institutions and works with existing SkillBridge and veterans’ programs. HB 303, as amended by committee substitute, passed unanimously and was recommended for passage. At the end of the meeting, the committee briefly reviewed administrative regulations. Representative Fleming asked about a behavioral regulation that had previously been found sufficient, and staff indicated it had been deferred, later found deficient again in the Senate Health Services Committee, and may be addressed through Senate Bill 65. The chair then allowed members to record additional votes before adjourning and announced the next Health Services meeting would be February 20 at noon in Room 149.