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• HB 2860 directs the Department of State Health Services to coordinate with the Texas Higher Education
• demands of the workforce.
• students to enter the workforce. and adapt to the rapidly changing needs of employers and industry.
• to Texans, but also credentials of value that are meeting the workforce needs.
• These are the kind of young people we want in the Texas workforce.

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

Bills: HB527, HB580, HB28, HB3, HB360, HB425, HB354, HB527, HB580, HB28, HB3, HB360, HB425, HB354

Keywords: liability, off-roading, parks, participant safety, risk management, HB580, Alabama Healthy Schools Act, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school meals, cafeteria, vending machines, fundraising sales, food additives, artificial dyes, ultra-processed food, processed food ban, student health, child nutrition

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• of the department and at the request of the department and then<00:16:24.680> I<00:16:24.800>
• <00:24:22.679> of better understood but the Department of better understood but the Department
• Seventy-five percent of our teacher workforce are female.

Bills: HF11

Keywords: Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement

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• One of the benefits of having both programs report into the same Department of Employment and Economic
• of Employment Economic at the Department of Employment Economic Development<00:03:50.120> thank
• into the same Department the Department of<00:05:03.479> Employment<00:05:03.840> and<
• questions that were asked to the of questions that were asked to the Department<00:20:41.799> of<
• of Economic Development that Department of Economic Development that were<00:20:43.520> not<00

Bills: HF11

Keywords: Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement

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• of today while developing the workforce of tomorrow.
• Workforce development is one of the most important investments we can make in the future of our young
• These young people are also the future of our workforce and economy.
• Members, we have a resource witness from the Director of Workforce Development with Texas Workforce Commission
• Hearing none, the Committee on Workforce stands adjourned, subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB669, HB 1306, HB3173, HB3807

Keywords: healthcare, Medicare, insurance, financial assistance, families, wage theft, employers, penalties, Texas Workforce Commission, employee rights, employer database, worker rights, death investigation, emergency services, medical benefits, exposure claims, public safety, workforce development, TWC, youth workforce

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• district on motion of representative Lopez of Bayer.
• You are at the front line of voting rights, of civil rights, of equal pay for equal work of so many things
• The athletic departments are independent. ticket sales, suites, concessions, that sort of thing. not
• I'm not advised, and there also might be other sections of code that handle student-athletic department
• Texas in directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the tomahawk ribeye steak as part

Bills: HJR5, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB1330, HB2110, HB2143, HCR64, HCR101

Keywords: education funding, Texas State Technical College System, constitutional amendment, capital projects, workforce education, military education, early registration, ROTC, corps of cadets, higher education, military academy, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, tuition assistance, military, Texas State Guard, education

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• c> these of workforce readiness as these of workforce readiness as these technologies<00:10:31.360
• <00:39:38.240> places workforce um you know a a lot of places workforce um you know a a lot
• That is exactly the sort of ethical use of artificial intelligence within the workforce that I had hoped
• That is exactly the sort of ethical use of artificial intelligence within the workforce that I had hoped
• That is exactly the sort of ethical use of artificial intelligence within the workforce that I had hoped

Bills: HF1316, HF4369

Keywords: HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers, 1099, W-9, W-4, newly hired workers, rehired employees

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• I'm Heidi Armstrong, Department of Education.
• The department stands on of Education.
• Shan Bacon speaking on behalf of the Department of Education.
• We stand of the Department of Education.
• of the department between several areas of the department between Office<00:46:25.680> of<00:

Bills: HB1559, HB2012, HB2297, HB2122, HB2345, HB2398, HB2534, HB2621

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• There were a couple of adjustments to that that we will address in some of these other resolutions, but
• H.J.R. 1092 is one of the items that we pulled out of the business and commerce.
• If you read the report, I'm just going to kind of hit some of the highlights here.
• The amendment essentially pulls out one of the rules of one of our committee members, and I don't know
• It had no provision for what the standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be

Bills: HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: administrative rules, rule approval, joint resolution, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Corporation Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, water resources, wildlife conservation, tourism, zoning commission, energy regulation, agricultural regulation, agency rules, permanent rules, state agencies, Oklahoma Legislature, business and commerce, professional licensing

Summary: The committee took up several joint resolutions dealing with agency rules. H.J.R. 1090, approving energy- and agriculture-related agency rules, was adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1091, covering business and commerce rules, was also adopted and passed 10-0. H.J.R. 1092, which had been split out from the business and commerce packet because of a reported $10 million cost impact on one business, was adopted after discussions with regulators about delaying remodeling requirements and addressing safety concerns; it passed unanimously. H.J.R. 1093, approving health-related agency rules, passed 11-0, with some Oklahoma Health Care Authority major rules noted as being handled separately in the Senate. The committee then discussed H.C.R. 1094, a major rule from the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission. Members raised concerns that the agency’s rule impact statement contained errors, incorrect notice and hearing information, and an incomplete economic analysis. After debate over whether the resolution could be amended or had to be accepted or rejected as a whole, the committee voted 11-0 that it did not pass. The committee then considered H.J.R. 1095 with an amendment to specifically disapprove a proposed permanent rule change by the Long-Range Capital Planning Commission that would have allowed the commission to ignore its own rules in the “best interest of the state.” The amendment was adopted 11-1, and the resolution as amended passed. At the end of the meeting, the chair thanked members and staff for their work and said the committee would try to move the resolutions to the floor on Thursday, with another meeting likely needed to address additional major rules coming from the Senate. A committee member also suggested a brief educational review of a prior procedural issue at a future meeting, and the chair agreed to discuss broader concerns about the administrative rules process in a later wrap-up.

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• I'm a psychiatrist representing adult mental health and the Department of Health. Thank you.
• Brendan Marcal of Nation of Hawaii. Gary Suganuma, Department of Taxation.
• <00:13:43.000> Um within the Department of Education.
• Um within the Department of Education.
• There's certain parts of the puzzle that also focus on workforce development so you have a pipeline of

Bills: SCR145, SCR132, SCR31, SCR110

Keywords: traffic violations, demerit point system, driver license points, traffic safety, hit and run, reckless driving, repeat offenders, recidivism, Department of Transportation, DOT, task force, traffic enforcement, road safety, vehicle code, license suspension, county police, Hawaii transportation, SCR132, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Makakilo Drive Extension

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• Uh, every year the Department of Conservation and our State Parks Division gives out Eagle Awards to
• I on behalf of the citizens of Alabama.
• I don't—I'm not a huge fan of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management in my work, but I want
• <00:22:20.240> would consumption of of those deer that would consumption of of those deer
• cause of it, what's the direct cause of cause of it, what's the direct cause of [clears throat]

Bills: SB71, SB71

Keywords: environmental regulation, federal standards, scientific evidence, water quality, administrative law, income tax, tax exemption, Alabama tax code, Section 40-18-3, civilian employees, Department of Defense, DoD, Armed Forces, military pay, combat zone, deployment, National Guard, Reserve components, emergency response, federal employees

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• of ed already with what state department of ed already has<00:16:19.120> in<00:16:19.279>
• <00:18:18.080> So, inclusion of an evolving workforce.
• So, inclusion of an evolving workforce.
• And so you have to then show and satisfy to the Department of Workforce that you have met that goal.
• And then show and satisfy to the Department of Workforce that you have met that goal.

Bills: HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354, HB517, HB520, HB233, HB354

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

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• of Public Safety that the Department of Public Safety lists<00:10:02.920> the<00:10:03.079>
• 13.760> of<00:10:13.880> the the El fire department as one of the the El fire department
• The Minnesota Department of Health has estimated the number of Minnesota seniors living with Alzheimer's
• <00:40:32.880> of<00:40:33.000> Health Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department
• Julia Drer, Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Commerce. Thank you, Chair Becker.

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• Representative Hasbe asks if it is the intent of this legislation to have any discussion of how to disarm
• Certainly, neither one of us would want to do something that would allow the type of abuses that this
• Chair Would you agree, Representative, that some of the concerns by myself and some of the other members
• We've had lots of conversations, and we've been involved in lots of meetings.
• It's been a labor of love, I guess. Committee, it's been a labor of love, I guess.

Bills: HB1937, HB2210, HB2398, HB3021, HB3129, HB3312, HB3557, HB4358

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

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• As a result, the STARS leadership team has been a part of a two-year advisory with the Minnesota Department
• The state partners we work with include the Department of Education, the Minnesota Pollution Control
• Agency, the Children's Cabinet, and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
• Representative Mueller talked about some of the department concerns, but can you just share for the committee
• In support of House File 2741, and it's a critical investment in Minnesota's educator workforce.

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• Davney said they are appreciative of the state partners they work with, including the Department of Education
• <00:19:08.840> of<00:19:08.960> Education including the Department of Education including
• the Department of Education the<00:19:10.039> Minnesota<00:19:10.520> Pollution<00:19:
• <00:19:16.120> and Department of Youth children youth and Department of Youth children youth
• <00:46:10.040> but<00:46:10.160> can of the the department concerns but can of the

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

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• Through traveling the state, I've talked to a lot of chicken I've talked to a lot of chicken growers,
• I see two different sides of this coin, and I want to understand the scope and magnitude of it by talking
• And basically, what we're... of these.
• And before we move on, a large part of the amendment comes from the commission on evaluation of services
• An increase in terms of... an increase in terms of the loan amount or no loan amount remains the same

Bills: SB213, HB24, HB163, HB226, HB271, HB288, HB319, HB24

Keywords: utility tax, poultry industry, energy consumption, agricultural exemption, tax exemption, HB24, Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program, EMS, emergency medical services, EMSP, paramedic training, EMT training, tuition reimbursement, scholarship, workforce development, volunteer rescue squad, volunteer fire department, ambulance service, nonprofit ambulance, Alabama Department of Public Health

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• I know there are a lot of factors involved in those challenges, and one of them has been the need for
• Is there some kind of a mechanism that the insurance company could be billed instead of relying on state
• This came up kind of kind of Quickly, with our focus now on literacy and other issues, we have addressed
• It's a request bill from the Department of Mental Health.
• at the Department of Health, rather than having those funds go back to OME.

Bills: HB4329, HB3016, HB4118, HB3066, HB3649, HB3650

Keywords: dental insurance, claims, medical necessity, appeal procedures, dentist reimbursement, education, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, family caregiver, tax credit, activities of daily living, elderly care, Oklahoma tax law, HB3066, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, workforce recruitment, health care workforce

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• There were a couple of adjustments to that, which we will address in some of these other resolutions.
• HTR1092 is one of the items that we pulled out of the business and commerce.
• Outright subversion of the APA at worst.
• The amendment is essentially pulling out one of the rules of one of our committee members, and I don't
• It had no provision for what the standard of best interests of the state, and then they would then be

Bills: HJR1090, HJR1091, HJR1092, HJR1093, HJR1094, HJR1095, SJR49

Keywords: administrative rules, rule approval, joint resolution, Oklahoma Register, Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Corporation Commission, Department of Environmental Quality, Liquified Petroleum Gas Board, water resources, wildlife conservation, tourism, zoning commission, energy regulation, agricultural regulation, agency rules, permanent rules, state agencies, Oklahoma Legislature, business and commerce, professional licensing

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• I'd also like to invite now up the Department of Labor and then also Mr.
• legislative director at the Department legislative director at the Department of<00:05:33.480>
• , EMS, all of out to fire departments, EMS, all of those<00:15:27.720> types<00:15:27.960>
• of Labor and sure how the Department of Labor and Industries<00:20:41.720> going<00:20:41.920
• Robbins, welcome to the Committee of Robbins, welcome to the Committee of Workforce<00:25:37.360

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification