Video & Transcript Research : 'local workforce'
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LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment (10-26-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv3psjaet4I, 2026-06-21T07:17:05+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Cabinet for Economic Development Update 00:02:35
Bourbon Brings Jobs: Workforce Training and Spirits Innovation 01:05:09
Creating Local Startups and Opening Innovation Hubs Across KY 01:26:20, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
TX
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- jurisdictions that are authorized to levy a local hotel occupancy tax.
- These are then going to be remitted by the hotel to those localities.
- With VRBO and Airbnb, the local portion will depend on if they have an agreement with those localities
- to the workforce, which fuels our great Texas economy.
- Certainly, through our 28 local workforce development boards, their board members, over 50% of which
Keywords:
SB 529, Texas Tax Code, municipality, hotel and convention center, hotel convention center project, tourism development, economic development, tax revenue pledge, revenue commitment, qualified project, municipal finance, local government, special district, hotel occupancy tax, nearby establishments, convention center financing, city population 130000, Section 351.155, Section 351.157, child care
TX
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- I am a local drag performer here in Austin. I've been doing drag for about six and a half years.
- Local libraries are lifelines for early childhood education and lifelong learning.
- A trained, qualified workforce is important here for two reasons.
- towards developing the workforce we need for nuclear energy expansion in Texas.
- We want a well-trained workforce.
Keywords:
wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Education Policy
Keywords:
SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, discrimination, immunization, facial coverings, healthcare rights, religious convictions, civil rights, Attorney General
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 22nd, 2025
Ways and Means Education
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- So that The new department of workforce created some differences.
- There is no earmark for the Lauderdale County Workforce Center.
- them on a local level as well.
- Local boards of education will receive an additional $225 million.
- There you see on line 454 the workforce… ...you see on line 454 the workforce department.
Keywords:
education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students
HI
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convening workforce development data convening workforce development data convening happening - The Hawaii workforce challenge is HR 92.
- Mahalo. goal around workforce and how we do goal around workforce and how we do that.<00:43:46.840>
- fragmented approach to workforce fragmented approach to workforce development<00:43:58.080>
for - and a comprehensive statewide workforce and a comprehensive statewide workforce strategy. strategy
- fragmented approach to workforce fragmented approach to workforce development<00:43:58.080>
Keywords:
automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care
TX
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- SB2133 offers McAllen the opportunity to harness local tax revenue for continued growth.
- It's about helping families reclaim their time and... invest locally.
- Local residents do not...
- So, it isn't simply cities committing their local taxes.
- environments on our local beaches.
Bills:
SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979
Keywords:
municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Apr 7th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
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
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 19th, 2025
State Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the amendment will now enforce workforce with PRI.
- It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
- It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
- It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
- It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
Keywords:
sewer, wastewater, public service commission, PSC, utility regulation, private utility, regulated utility, affiliated system, consolidation, rate jurisdiction, rate setting, wastewater management entity, common ownership, control, Jefferson County Board of Health, local constitutional amendment, public utilities, Alabama Code Title 37, Alabama Code Title 22, certification
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture REVISED: HB3902 - Added Feb 16th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Agriculture
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- to share workforce data with the workforce commission so they can make better decisions on whether their
- And so the workforce commission, who works very closely with the OESC, is asking for data, [The workforce
- increased options for consumers to purchase healthy, locally produced food in our state.
- increased options for consumers to purchase healthy, locally produced food in our state.
- And if we can source it locally, all the better. Member, any other questions on the bill?
Keywords:
raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers
TX
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- funds to support districts that wish to build their own local A through F system.
- She doesn't feel that when she takes local unit tests.
- experts to ensure alignment with workforce needs.
- It must refer to the workforce needs of the workforce.
- Local leaders know their students and their communities best.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
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- They were concerned that there was a shift from local control to commissioner control.
- measures of student engagement and workforce preparation.
- And then districts are restricted from using local benchmark tests.
- They are actually more concerned about these local assessments than they are about the state test.
- I'm the Director of Education and Workforce Policy at Texas 2036.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
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- She doesn't feel that when she takes local unit tests.
- The local unit test actually can control whether or not she is promoted to the next grade.
- in extracurricular activities, and local surveys that we call Feedback February.
- experts to ensure alignment with workforce needs.
- Local leaders know their students and their communities best.
Bills:
HB8
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Education met to hear House Bill 8, which would replace STAAR with a new assessment and accountability system beginning in the 2027-28 school year. The chair described the bill as reducing testing time, limiting benchmark tests, adding beginning-, middle-, and end-of-year assessments, requiring faster score turnaround, involving Texas teachers in test development, and tightening accountability timelines and transparency rules. Members also discussed provisions on A-F ratings, cut scores, CCMR, local accountability plans, and TEA reporting requirements.
Committee members and invited witnesses split sharply on the bill’s approach. Supporters, including the chair, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, and Ed Trust’s Nicholas Munyon Penny, argued the bill would reduce high-stakes pressure, provide quicker and more actionable data, limit over-testing, and better align assessments to Texas standards while preserving criterion-referenced accountability. They said the new system would help teachers and parents intervene sooner and would improve transparency, including parent access to student responses and automatic rescoring in some writing cases.
Opponents, including Rep. Hinojosa and student witness Ella Moran, argued the bill still increases testing and replaces one high-stakes test with multiple TEA-created tests. Moran testified that STAAR creates anxiety, disrupts instruction, and does not reflect real learning, while Hinojosa said the House had previously passed a better bill based on a nationally norm-referenced model and criticized the new proposal as a concession to the Senate. Questions also focused on AI scoring of writing, rescoring rates, and whether the bill’s new accountability rules would be reliable and fair. The committee did not take a final vote during the portion provided, but the chair said a vote on HB 8 would be called after public testimony later in the day.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, I was just curious about on three and four the differences between the local boards and the state
- I'm looking at local boards. I'm looking at line 122.
- That's helping our superintendent who would have to handle that at the local level.
- On page 11, we've got these things that are recommended by the governor, and where we got the new workforce
Keywords:
education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education REVISION 3: HB2210 - Added Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
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- toward the goal of ensuring that our workforce is ready, specifically. ...goal of ensuring that our workforce
- Those are all crucial to the workforce.
- And also with the Workforce Commission.
- Representative, so basically what you're trying to do is keep local control local, keep people's money
- that they earned locally in their own community, by their own work, keeping it local so they can utilize
Keywords:
credential of value, education, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, higher education, Oklahoma State University, Board of Trustees, presidential selection, college governance, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, academic programs, low-producing programs, Oklahoma State Board of Regents, program review, curriculum quality
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 2nd, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
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- economic development agreements by a municipality or county to local workforce development boards.
- The chair recalls HB1147 from the subcommittee on workforce.
- It's relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain agencies. local workforce
- We have the best workforce in the country.
- I'm the Workforce Development Director.
Keywords:
science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
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- House Bill 514 addresses these critical shortages by establishing a maternal health care workforce public
- one of the core reasons behind these adverse maternal health outcomes is a maternal health care workforce
- highlights the need to recruit and have highly trained professionals from across the maternal health workforce
- and recruitment strategies can be really beneficial for all of the maternal health care workers. workforce
- Doulas are named in the bill as being included in this maternal health care workforce campaign, and we
Keywords:
maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Only when the president, governor, or local officials declare a disaster.
- We have a resource witness from the Texas Workforce Commission for any questions. Any questions?
- And now we need local government firefighters supporting the state and other local fire departments,
- We've seen an alarming trend of local protections being stripped.
- Hearing none, the Subcommittee on Workforce stands adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair.
Keywords:
heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
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- . >> Uh, I just got notification this week and come from a rural county, Randolph County, uh, our local
- have to be registered in our state, just like you have to be registered in our state to vote in a local
Keywords:
HB272, LASEA, AMSTEP, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, State Department of Education, teacher loan repayment, student loan forgiveness, educator shortage, teacher shortage, acute educator shortage, acute shortage location, public K-12 schools, school systems, math teachers, science teachers, computer science teachers, charter schools, failing schools, underperforming schools, teacher recruitment