Transcript Highlights:

• fewer licenses that have more budget and more staff than what we do, but we still manage to get our job
• while, who is trusted, and we would like to hire from within, promote somebody basically to do that job
• Our job is to make sure that we're reducing unnecessary barriers to entry, streamlining our processes
• The compensation analysis also identified that 40 out of the 69 unique job classifications at the agency
• The only job I have is with the Texas Medical Board.

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• beneficiaries, ultimately promoting home ownership, wealth accumulation, community development, and job
• It's near jobs. It also expands property rights.
• It's near jobs. It also expands property rights.
• end quote such as suspect classification end quote such as race<01:20:35.840> or<01:20:36.080
• <01:20:53.679> is<01:20:53.920> what<01:20:54.080> the suspect classification

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The work absolutely, that this doesn’t change their classification in terms of their personnel data.
• Okay, so this is just telling health care agents how to do their job, essentially.
• Okay, so this is just telling health care agents how to do their job, essentially.
• Care agents how to do their job, essentially. But how is it enforced?
• and allowing them to do their job and allowing them to do their job efficiently<02:49:42.279>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriation requests. E1, or 2026 requests.
• These are budget classification transfer requests. L1 are the FY 26 requests.
• The request is for prior review to make budget classification transfers and provide up to $1 million
• The request is for a prior review to make budget classification transfers and provide up to $1 million

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• My first job, I think I was four, and that job was in the field pulling weeds.
• I think I was lost my first job I think I was four<00:26:36.080> and<00:26:36.279> that
• ><00:26:36.520> job<00:26:36.919> was<00:26:37.440> in<00:26:37.640> the<
• 00:26:37.799> field four and that job was in the field four and that job was in the field pulling
• The value of your home factors into property taxes along with the classification rate.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Because you can't, probably can't, in a lot of places, get a job without an ID. Right?
• period of time so this legislature can better define what, now that there's all these different classifications
• And because it, again, I don't believe this is the true classification of what you were told hybrids
• up a moment ago: the federal government has actually now divided hybrids into four different classifications
• Your son's doing a good job up here, but glad to have you back. Thank you.

Bills: HB214, HB217, HB514, HB593, HB618, HB732, HB908, HB961, HB1010

Keywords: property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, blighted property, derelict property, property tax exemption, local redevelopment plans, rehabilitation standards, ad valorem tax, community development, senior citizens, homestead exemption, Louisiana Constitution, motor vehicles, local fees, transaction fees, funding

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• with this, the agency was directed to create a new designation, so a new hospital designation or classification
• Designation or classification in response to CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a new
• We revised our rules to include that specific classification, so now we have a new Class 4 that would
• There's been parents who have told us that they have not taken promotions, that they work low-income jobs
• There's been parents who have told us that they have not taken promotions, that they work low-income jobs

Summary: The committee opened with roll call, welcomed members back for the first committee weeks, and heard brief personal updates from several senators before moving into agency implementation updates on recently enacted health care laws. The Agency for Health Care Administration reported on Senate Bill 64 creating rural emergency hospitals, explaining that AHCA adopted the required rules effective June 1, 2025, but that no hospitals have yet been designated. Members asked about possible hospital conversions, accreditation and survey responsibilities, and whether Florida would apply for federal rural health transformation funding; AHCA said it intends to apply and has already been working on the issue with federal officials. AHCA also reviewed the non-emergent care access plan requirement under Senate Bill 7016. The agency said hospitals with emergency departments must submit plans that help redirect non-emergent patients to appropriate care settings while complying with EMTALA, and that 83 plans had been received and 63 approved as of September 30. Members asked about data collection, managed care coordination, and the state’s health information exchange; AHCA said it has moved to a new HIE vendor and will continue monitoring implementation and possible care gaps. AHCA then updated the committee on the TEACH program, saying $6.8 million was spent in 2024-25 across 59 parent organizations and 229 facilities, with more than 1,800 students and nearly 380,000 clinical hours reimbursed. The agency said rulemaking is nearly complete, a new nursing student category and expanded facility eligibility were added, and a federal 1115 workforce waiver remains stalled after CMS signaled it will not approve new workforce demonstrations. AHCA also reviewed House Bill 121 on KidCare eligibility, explaining that implementation of the 300% poverty-level expansion remains blocked by federal litigation and waiver issues tied to premium nonpayment rules; members and public speakers urged action to close the coverage gap. Public testimony on AHCA’s presentation came from representatives of health centers and advocacy groups, who said the non-emergent care access plan has improved hospital-health center coordination and reduced repeat emergency use, and who urged implementation of KidCare expansion for children in the coverage gap. The Department of Health then presented updates on FRAM, the Sanadi screening grant program, the Health Care Innovation Revolving Loan Program, telehealth maternity care, swimming lesson vouchers, and House Bill 159 on pharmacist dispensing of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis. DOH reported strong participation in FRAM and the telehealth maternity program, 24 Sanadi grant awards in 42 counties, 4,945 swimming lesson vouchers issued last year and 2,371 so far this year, and three approved certification courses with five pharmacist certifications issued under HB 159. Committee members asked about recruitment of dentists and other providers, telehealth maternity outcomes, and why participation in the maternity program remains below expected levels; DOH said outreach and regional referral networks are expanding and more detailed outcome data will be included in the upcoming legislative report.

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• city council deliberations with the empty homes tax, where they're essentially creating a new classification
• for property tax classification E.
• city council deliberations with the empty homes tax, where they're essentially creating a new classification
• for property tax classification E.
• for property tax classification E.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on three resolutions: HCR 61, HCR 182, and HCR 183. Testimony on all three was generally supportive, with support noted from the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, ACLU, Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Renewables Fuels Coalition, the University of Hawaii, and CARES. Angela Melody Young testified in strong support on behalf of CARES on multiple items, urging consideration of county processes, financing structures, and the need for procedures free from partisan influence. For HCR 183, the University of Hawaii said it stood on its written testimony and was available for questions. The discussion focused less on opposition and more on suggested policy considerations. Testimony on HCR 61 raised questions about how physical notes or related procedures should be administered and whether the process should be housed in a nonpartisan office. On HCR 182 and HCR 183, testimony emphasized coordinating state and county financing and planning, including references to property tax classifications, general obligation bonds, and long-term statewide projects such as Aloha Stadium. At the close of the hearing, the chair recommended taking all three resolutions together. The committee voted to pass HCR 61, HCR 182, and HCR 183 unamended, with all voting members present voting aye and two senators excused. The resolutions were adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a new classification for faculty beyond the faculty classification.
• the the faculty classification we have the the faculty classification we have also<00:14:31.079> faculty
• So in order to do a good job, you're going to have to have both, right? I'm a faculty. I teach.
• These jobs are coming to Hawaii no matter what. We are going to be the tip of the spear for U.S.
• this unit you really look at the job this unit you really look at the job description<01:22:27.960

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The FAA has changed the classification for reliever airports from the National Plan of Integrated Airport
• The FAA has changed the... classification for reliever airports from the National Plan of Integrated
• My job is to represent District 90 and all the people that travel that highway, whether they are District

Bills: HB483, HB3345, HB3643, HB3821, HB3849, HB4472, HB4523, HB4524, HB5346, HB5347, HB5376

Keywords: high-speed rail, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, public-private partnership, comprehensive development agreement, CDA, Interstate 35, I-35 corridor, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio, intercity passenger rail, rail infrastructure, private entity, transportation infrastructure, rail corridor, passenger rail, infrastructure finance, vehicle registration

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• , experts in their jobs, experts in their jobs, have<00:20:55.640> a<00:20:55.720> say<
• workers and worker classifications workers and worker classifications affected.<00:26:38.760>
• techno- technology displaces their jobs. techno- technology displaces their jobs.
• loss we might see that a lot of the job loss we might see or<00:46:20.560> job<00:46:20.760><
• and being evaluated for the job.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Pueblo tribes and nations like Sandia, who have individuals who quit their regular jobs and are then
• That's the job. So then they can become certified.
• Pueblo's tribes in nations like Sandia, who have individuals who quit their regular jobs and are then
• That's the job. So then they can become certified.
• Now I'm going to move on to nurse licensure classification, proposed rule amendment.

Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the 520 Native American Language and Culture certificate, created to let proficient tribal language and culture speakers teach in K-12 schools without a bachelor’s degree. LESC staff, PED, and HED described the certificate’s statutory basis, the role of tribes and pueblos in setting proficiency standards, and ongoing challenges such as uneven MOAs, limited professional development, rural access barriers, data gaps, and retention concerns. PED said oversight of 520 is moving from the licensure bureau to the Indian Education Division, and HED reported that the tribal education technical assistance centers authorized in 2023 are still in procurement but are expected to be awarded in early 2026. A student, Alonzo Hughes, testified about how learning Tewa from 520-certified teachers helped him understand his culture and speak with elders, and members praised the program’s role in language revitalization and asked about funding, teacher pathways, and whether similar models exist in other states. Committee members then discussed several PED rule updates. Staff reviewed an adopted rule implementing HB 54 on AEDs and cardiac emergency response plans, including staff training requirements and staggered compliance dates, and a proposed rule for school nurse licensure under HB 195 that would create a three-tier system and align nurse pay with teacher pay. They also reviewed proposed changes to the Community Schools Act rule, including a full-time community school coordinator requirement, updated grant language, and broader coalition membership criteria; PED said the broader language would not conflict with the Martinez-Yazzie work. A proposed bilingual teacher rule would standardize coursework requirements, add trans-languaging and culturally relevant curriculum competencies, and allow Native American language certification applicants to demonstrate proficiency using tribal standards. In questions, members raised concerns about AEDs being present at athletic events, the need for the amended school nurse bill to move experienced nurses directly into higher levels, and whether the community schools rule’s broader coalition language could affect current education litigation. Members also asked about funding for 520 programs, teacher residency or cohort models, and how to support advanced language instruction and sustainability. PED said the Indian Education Fund and school budgets can support some of the work, but additional strategic funding and cross-training are needed. The committee also heard that New Mexico’s 520 system is unusually robust compared with other states, and members encouraged staff to present the model at national conferences. The meeting ended with the director’s report, which noted a flat budget request of $2,024,300, staff turnover including Natasha Davalos’s departure, and appreciation for the committee’s work before adjournment for the holidays.

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• Chairman, once that classification is made, we go through these screening criteria, and there's some
• overlap in them for sure, but I think probably the biggest one of all on the dam hazard classification
• <00:03:31.840> chairman And once that classification is made, we go through these screening
• some overlap in them for sure, but I think probably the biggest one of all on the dam hazard classification
• It's a formula award and jobs act.

Keywords: 00:02 EEC – State-Owned Dams 21:07 EEC – Grid Resilience Grant Funds 37:24 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates. Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed. Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good job, man. All right. Get it done. Good job, man. All right. Get it done.
• the job. the job.
• remain in and create jobs. remain in and create jobs.
• to keep their business and create jobs to keep their business and create jobs and<01:58:34.320><
• . classification. classification.

Keywords: 981, all

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• <00:06:34.400> codes and the applicable classification codes and the applicable classification
• four specifies that the employer's total estimated exposure amount and reported construction classification
• 55.280> construction amount and reported construction amount and reported construction classification
• 56.560> codes<00:07:56.879> for<00:07:57.039> a<00:07:57.199> zero classification
• codes for a zero classification codes for a zero estimated<00:07:58.000> exposure<00:07:58.479

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Classification of the data, please. I appreciate that.
• Classification of the data, please. I appreciate that.
• Primo, anything we should know about the data classification here?
• Point out there's also a data privacy classification on page three, um, lines 5 through 7.
• whether that's through education job whether that's through education job training<00:32:20.279>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action. Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd like to say job well done.
• As per its like to say job well done.
• I knowledge in order to to do this job?
• >> She did such an excellent job.
• <04:26:40.399> getting are pretty doing a great job getting are pretty doing a great job getting

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Since you didn't like your last job title, Mr.
• So when we're talking about expanding the classification of riot... Mr. Chair, I will.
• The folks who are working at these facilities are doing a great job.
• The folks who are working at these facilities are doing a great job.
• The folks who are working at these facilities are doing a great job, and as we increase, and I hope we

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We jail for that classification by DOC.
• built into the job. built into the job.
• They were men and removed from the job.
• We just need you to love our job.
• enforcement when their day-to-day job enforcement when their day-to-day job intersects<01:05:45.280

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the October 21 minutes, and then heard a KO presentation focused on county jail funding pressures. KO leaders and county judges said jail costs have become a statewide crisis, noting that county general fund contributions to jail budgets have risen sharply since 2019. They said the organization’s sole legislative priority this session is to “reshape the shared responsibility” for county jails through three main proposals: incentivizing regional jails, clarifying responsibility for pre-trial felony detainees, and changing the model for housing state inmates. On regional jails, KO proposed one-time state construction help for new or expanded regional facilities, allowing former county jails to become 96-hour holdover facilities, changing regional jail authority boards so each participating county jailer can serve, increasing the closed-jail supplement, and offering a one-time payment to counties that close a jail and join a regional plan. On pre-trial felony detainees, Judge Mosley argued counties bear the full cost for people held before trial, sometimes for years, and said counties should be reimbursed for time served credit when those inmates are later sentenced. On state inmates, KO said the current per diem of $35.34 is below the average daily county jail cost of $63.44, and proposed a new contract model requiring the Department of Corrections to pay actual housing costs while counties provide agreed programming such as substance use treatment, cognitive behavioral programming, re-entry services, workforce training, and academic programming. Members asked about the fiscal impact of the package, the feasibility of regional jail population thresholds, and whether the proposal could affect counties’ ability to house federal inmates. KO said regionalization should remain a local decision, that a bill draft and fiscal note were being developed, and that only certain jails are eligible to house federal inmates under existing agreements. Representative Maddox also asked about social media comments by Judge Mosley regarding homeschooling; Mosley said the remarks were unrelated to KO and apologized for any offense. Senator Mills asked what counties would do with savings from jail costs, and judges said the money would likely go to local services such as roads, ambulance service, senior programs, parks, economic development, infrastructure, broadband, and water projects.

Transcript Highlights:

• Does it include job placement or just program completion?
• And I say that because there's a lot of people looking for jobs right now.
• And we've looked at advertising or amplifying the job bulletins on LinkedIn and other job boards related
• And so we're constantly looking at revising the job bulletins.
• And we've looked at advertising or amplifying the job bulletins on LinkedIn and other job boards related

Keywords: 988, house, all