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• So this bill prohibits a charter school's landlord or the landlord's spouse or employee from serving
• Landlord or the landlord's spouse or employee from serving on the school's governing board.
• On February 12, 2022, the DAX employee negligently violated safety rules when he attempted to cross all
• The DAX employee negligently violated safety rules when he attempted to cross all six lanes of travel
• families that we want them to succeed, and we want them to continue the upward climb of economic mobility

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

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• The idea was to house Forest Service employees, critical staff, firefighting individuals, and it only
• c> Service</c> and the idea was to House Forest Service and the idea was to House Forest Service employees
• uh</c><00:22:38.799><c> critical</c><00:22:39.279><c> staff</c><00:22:39.840><c> firefighting</c> employees
• uh critical staff firefighting employees uh critical staff firefighting individuals<00:22:41.760><c>
• He said they are here to connect people with disabilities and mobility issues with the wilderness.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ; Uh,<00:16:19.279><c> as</c><00:16:19.440><c> a</c><00:16:19.519><c> state</c><00:16:19.759><c> employee
• 16:20.240><c> at</c><00:16:20.399><c> the</c><00:16:20.560><c> State</c> &gt;&gt; Uh, as a state employee
• at the State &gt;&gt; Uh, as a state employee at the State Fusion<00:16:21.120><c> Center</c><00:16:
• Uh, I would just offer, sir, that the state was able after years of work to acquire a mobile detection
• I would just offer, sir, that the state was able after years of work to acquire a mobile detection system

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• majority of these services are actually provided through the public school district and district employees
• <c> District</c> the public school district and District the public school district and District employees
• so there's checks and balances employees so there's checks and balances in<00:38:36.079><c> some</c>
• Student mobility and unpredictability with PSO: one of the things that we do experience in this time
• Student mobility and unpredictability with PSO: one of the things that we do experience in this time

Bills: HF984, HF921, HF922

Keywords: education funding, nonpublic schools, counseling services, guidance services, transportation for students, HF921, tax increment financing, TIF, excess tax increment, school district aid, levy adjustment, property tax levy, education finance, Minnesota education aid, decertification, local government finance, school funding formula, state aid reduction, referendum equalization aid, debt service equalization

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• that licensure enhances professional integrity, upholds professionalism, and facilitates interstate mobility
• facilitates</c> professionalism it facilitates professionalism it facilitates Interstate<03:29:55.040><c> Mobility
• so</c><03:29:56.279><c> more</c><03:29:56.520><c> people</c><03:29:56.840><c> can</c> Interstate Mobility
• so more people can Interstate Mobility so more people can be<03:29:57.199><c> served</c><03:29:58.120
• We represent over 65 actual contractors, about 300 employees. So we had a concern on page 11.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an orientation-style overview from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), led by Executive Director Deana Jurus and staff. They described the office’s mission to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and the public trust, and outlined the agency structure: enforcement, licensing and board administration, operations, legal counsel, board counsel, and the hearings bureau. OPLC said it currently supports 57 boards, including seven advisory boards, and has about 104 filled positions out of 120 authorized. They also noted new voluntary certifications for doulas, lactation consultants, and community health workers that are in rulemaking. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how boards and staff divide responsibilities under RSA 310:4. Staff explained that the office handles application processing, complaint intake and initial review, records retention, 91-A requests, and rule drafting, while boards make final decisions on licensure criteria, complaint dismissals or investigations, disciplinary actions, and some hearing matters. They also described the rule structure by chapter number ranges and the distinction between full licensing boards and advisory boards. The committee asked about complaint notifications, and OPLC said it is tightening policies so complainants are told whether a matter is closed or moving forward. The licensing process was discussed in detail, especially for nursing. Bethany Katrell explained that applicants apply through an online portal, may receive approval to sit for exams, can work under provisional authority in some cases, and then receive full licensure after exam results and criminal background checks are complete. OPLC said the portal now reduces back-and-forth paperwork and that, as of the latest biweekly report, 87% of applications were decided within the statutory 90-day period and 57% within 14 days. Members also raised questions about why some professions require board approval before taking an exam, and OPLC said that requirement varies by statute or board rule. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.

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• enrollment in advanced coursework, especially in math, really allows for opportunities for upward mobility
• and economic mobility that will shape the future and Minnesota's future, according to the Bureau of
• Lines 1.22 to 1.25 — I'm just wondering why those Department of Education employees would not be included
• would not be included employ employees would not be included why<01:39:25.800><c> they</c><01:39:25.880
• We've created an email and phone hotline where complaints can be made both by internal MDE employees

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• homeless family searching for affordable housing, the small business owner trying to be fair to her employees
• and turn a profit help us employees and turn a profit help us remember<00:05:38.400><c> the</c><00:05
• A small but substantial number of employees are unable to open a bank account.
• </c> market and the employer employee market and the employer employee relationship<06:22:13.638><c>
• if the employee agrees the employee<06:22:28.958><c> agrees</c><06:22:29.320><c> with</c><06:22:29.440

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Through our four core programs, our Today's Harvest markets, our mobile food shelf, our drive-up service
• harvest four core programs, our today's harvest markets,<00:03:51.840><c> our</c><00:03:52.159><c> mobile
• </c><00:03:52.560><c> food</c><00:03:52.879><c> shelf,</c><00:03:53.680><c> our</c> markets, our mobile
• food shelf, our markets, our mobile food shelf, our drive<00:03:54.239><c> up</c><00:03:54.480><c> service

Bills: HF3579, HF3549, HF3548, HF4388, HF3566

Keywords: eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control

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• rural community with blood pressure cuffs, an emergency defibrillator, large print readers, and a new mobile
• readers,<00:08:24.240><c> and</c><00:08:24.479><c> a</c><00:08:24.639><c> new</c><00:08:24.879><c> mobile
• </c> readers, and a new mobile health unit. readers, and a new mobile health unit.

Keywords: 916, all

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• channels and our streaming app, which allows anyone to watch our programming anywhere in the country on mobile
• 20:52.800><c> on</c> programming anywhere in the country on programming anywhere in the country on mobile
• </c><01:20:55.360><c> While</c><01:20:55.679><c> I'm</c> mobile devices and smart TVs.
• While I'm mobile devices and smart TVs.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I have worked in a myriad of crisis and suicide intervention settings, including county mobile crisis
• settings crisis and suicide intervention settings including<00:57:51.160><c> County</c><00:57:51.440><c> mobile
• <00:57:51.760><c> crisis</c><00:57:52.119><c> teams</c><00:57:52.720><c> the</c> including County mobile
• crisis teams the including County mobile crisis teams the National<00:57:53.200><c> Suicide</c><00:57

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are here to connect those with disabilities and mobility issues with the wilderness to help support
• We are here to connect those with disabilities and mobility issues with the wilderness to help support
• We are here to connect those with disabilities and mobility issues with the wilderness to help support
• We are here to connect those with disabilities and mobility issues with the wilderness to help support

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Bill 308 by Representative Shirey and others, a proposed constitutional amendment regarding Mobile
• County is referred to the commit Mobile County is referred to the commit committee<00:10:01.279><c>
• </c><00:10:02.480><c> Mobile</c> committee on local legislation.
• Mobile committee on local legislation.
• Mobile County<00:10:03.920><c> signed</c><00:10:04.240><c> John</c><00:10:04.480><c> Treadwell.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. The chamber approved routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow introduction of bills and committee reports throughout the day. The Senate also received several House messages referring bills to committee, including local constitutional amendments for Limestone, Blount, and Mobile counties, a human cloning bill, a Fair Campaign Practices Act bill, a public education bill, a court fees bill, and a physician assistance bill. Committee reports were then taken up. The Finance and Taxation General Fund, Confirmations, State Governmental Affairs, County and Municipal Government, Education Policy, Banking and Insurance, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Transportation and Energy, and Local Legislation committees all reported a number of bills favorably, many with amendments or substitutes. Several measures were advanced to the calendar for the next legislative day, and the Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Eileen Meyer and Tiffany Martin to the Alabama Board of Midwifery, Jennifer Ag, Jerry Gross, and Edgar Hower II to the University of West Alabama Board of Trustees, Patricia Sims, Tony Cochran, and Sandy Stimson to the Alabama State Port Authority Board of Directors. The Senate then adopted a special order calendar under Senate Resolution 34, setting the order of business for the 10th legislative day. The main floor debate centered on House Bill 161, the App Store Accountability Act, which was described as a child-protection measure requiring parental permission, age verification by app stores, accurate app age ratings, and limits on minors entering contracts through app downloads. Senators speaking in support said the bill was needed to protect children from harmful online content and preserve parental control, and they discussed an amendment clarifying the meaning of “act” and preserving compliance with other state age-verification laws. The debate was ongoing in the portion provided, and no final vote on HB 161 appears in this excerpt.

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• Their reasoning was that the city engineer is a contracted employee that had no obligation to disclose
• In exchange, they ask the city employees and councils to sign NDAs and promise water from the domestic
• In exchange, they ask the city employees and councils to sign NDAs and promise water from the domestic
• In exchange, they ask the city employees and councils to sign NDAs and promise water from the domestic
• employees employees uh<00:30:22.480><c> you</c><00:30:22.720><c> know</c><00:30:23.279><c> pro</c><00

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

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

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• Senate Bill 2615 by Creighton, relating to restricting telework for the employees of public institutions
• I know it says employees to give you a broad answer.
• use of automated external defibrillators in the cardiac emergency response plan for certain school employees
• relating to maintaining the confidentiality... of personal information of election officials and their employees
• privacy of our election officials and their staff by extending confidentiality protections to election employees

Bills: SB15, SB646, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1610, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB2972, SB973, SB865, SB506, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB974, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB857, SB2501, SB66, SB268, SB331, SB1302, SB519, SB2807, SB13, SB7, SB1718, SB1567, SB1233, SB413, SB2177, SB30, SB2024, SJR1, SCR27, SB2018, SB1580, SB2121, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1596, SB2753, SB2221, SB1719, SCR9, SB204, SB437, SB568, SB612, SB672, SB710, SB823, SB876, SB904, SB905, SB968, SB1084, SB1207, SB1230, SB1313, SB1504, SB1790, SB2232, SB2366, SB2367, SB2398, SB2515, SB2520, SB2589, SB2786, SB2790, SB3048, SB3050, SB3052, SB3053, SB3056, SB3029, SCR3, SCR18, SCR30, HCR146, HCR148, HCR149, HCR153, HCR155, HCR157, HB5560, HB762, HB1584, HB 107, HB 114, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323, HB4341, HB6, HB2712, HB171, HB3153, HB143, HB2688, HB3464, HB449, HB3486, HB4263, HB2, HB1522, HB24, HB 1237, HB2637, HB3126, HB3233, HB4310, HB3487, HCR9, HB5331, HB1397, HB163, HB3250, HB3071, HB3463, HB5033, HB35, HB3824, HB216, HB4226, HB3512, HB18, HB5154, HB 103, HB851, HB647, HB4520, HB3016, HB2313, HB2818, HB2851, HB4486, HB4264, HB1500, HB5081, HB2974, HB2080, HB4384, HB5659, HB493, HB4903, HB2516, HB4488, HB4530, HB3689, HB145, HB43, HB5247, HB2221, HB5671, HB700, HB3711, HB 120, SB17, SB1637, SB1833, SB2155, SB21, SB2778, SB379

Keywords: SB 15, Texas Local Government Code, zoning preemption, housing affordability, small lots, lot size, lot density, single-family zoning, residential subdivision, municipal land use, local control, state preemption, parking requirements, setbacks, infill development, missing middle housing, lot width, lot depth, homebuilders, housing supply

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• It seems as if it's going to be treating, you know, defining this new mobile home that's built prior
• It seems as if it's going to be treating, you know, defining this new mobile home that's built prior
• defining going to be treating, you know, defining this<05:42:05.520><c> new</c><05:42:05.680><c> mobile
• home</c><05:42:06.878><c> um</c><05:42:07.040><c> that's</c><05:42:07.440><c> built</c> this new mobile
• home um that's built this new mobile home um that's built prior<05:42:07.920><c> to</c><05:42:08.160

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And so the National Wildlife Federation and me being an employee of National Wildlife Federation built
• <02:32:50.640><c> an</c> Wildlife Federation and me being an Wildlife Federation and me being an employee
• Making it possible for somebody to advance themselves, social mobility, all of those things that are
• Making it possible for somebody to advance themselves, social mobility, all of those things that are
• ,</c><04:29:51.359><c> all</c> advance themselves, social mobility, all advance themselves, social mobility

Keywords: 916, all

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• We also found some system functions, such as mobile panic buttons, rely on users to download the applications
• your head and I'll note that for the record—were there provisions related to training and getting employees
• your head and I'll note that for the record were there provisions related to training and getting employees

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This substance can induce a state of sedation and mobility, relief from pain, and amnesia.
• You know, my employee has to pick it up, take it to the shop, take it off the truck, put it on the shelf
• All of our employees, it affects our distributors, the people we buy from. It's a huge impact.
• All of our employees. It affects our distributors, the people we buy from. It's a huge impact.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and criminal justice bills. AB 837 by Assemblymember Davies would add ketamine transportation to existing drug trafficking law; supporters, including district attorneys and peace officer groups, said it would address a growing and dangerous drug trend, while opponents argued increased penalties do not reduce drug supply and can worsen health harms. The bill was approved on a due-pass-as-amended vote and sent to Appropriations. AB 352 by Assemblymember Pacheco would make threats against judges and court commissioners an aggravating factor in sentencing; judicial and law enforcement groups supported it as a response to rising threats, while ACLU and criminal justice advocates said existing law already covers threats and the bill is unnecessary. It also passed to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 938 by Assemblymember Bonta, which expands vacatur and affirmative-defense relief for survivors of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, including for some violent offenses. Survivors and advocates testified that the bill would allow people coerced into crimes to tell their full stories and seek relief, while district attorneys and sheriffs warned it could sweep too broadly and affect public safety. The chair and several members strongly supported the measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 475 by Assemblymember Wilson would make prison work assignments voluntary and is tied to a broader effort to remove involuntary servitude language from the state constitution; supporters framed it as a rehabilitation and dignity issue, while one member objected to the premise and cited the defeat of a related ballot measure. The bill was voted out to Appropriations but left on call pending additional votes. Assemblymember Lowenthal presented AB 704, which would allow people convicted of low-level offenses before age 26 to petition to seal and destroy records after a waiting period. Supporters said the bill addresses the limits of expungement in the digital age and recognizes young adult brain development; prosecutors and police groups raised Brady/disclosure concerns and objected to treating 18- to 25-year-olds like children. The committee debated those issues at length before sending the bill to Appropriations. Lowenthal also presented AB 812, which would expand resentencing opportunities for incarcerated firefighters who serve on conservation fire crews; supporters emphasized rehabilitation, wildfire response, and reduced recidivism, and the hearing continued with support testimony and the start of opposition testimony as the transcript ended.

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• Whole industries, over 30% of employees, are on this program right now, and how do we address this challenge
• Basically, every two weeks when I have my payroll, I'm struggling to pay my employees.
• I'm struggling to pay my employees.
• equal employment opportunity compliance, reasonable accommodation, bilingual services, and upward mobility

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.