Video & Transcript Research : 'needs assessment study'

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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 7th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • to do that study... ...if we're going to go to a study and we're going to ask the LDOE to do that study
  • , it needs to be an open-minded study.
  • It doesn't need to be one that's already decided, and it needs to be well thought out.
  • We need to get them up and ready. The whole state of Louisiana. We need to train the trainers.
  • We desperately need health care professions.
Summary: The committee met with a large docket and adopted the April 29 minutes. Several bills were heard and advanced, mostly on education, workforce, literacy, early childhood, charter schools, and student mental health. Testimony was generally supportive, with many witnesses waiving in favor; a few bills drew questions about implementation, student awareness, and whether proposals were sufficiently broad or specific. House Bill 406, requiring the Department of Education to study the direction and regulation of interscholastic high school athletics and report back by March 1, 2027, was reported favorably after testimony from a retired principal who urged an open-minded study and discussion from the bill author about compliance and the bill’s purpose. House Bill 380, creating a pilot program between community and technical colleges and local school systems to expand awareness of CDL, entry-level driver training, and related programs, was also reported favorably. House Bill 807, creating a workforce and structure capacity investment program and fund to help industry partner with colleges to train instructors, was reported favorably after support from higher education and industry witnesses; senators raised interest in adding a stronger health care component and in reaching students earlier, but the author said he would work on amendments. The committee also advanced House Bill 316 on adolescent literacy and high-dose tutoring, with amendments clarifying teacher training timing, existing statutory bans on outdated literacy practices, and charter school participation; House Bill 1146, consolidating early childhood governance into a commission; House Bill 28, creating an appeal path for denied teacher certification applicants through BESE; and House Bill 992, assigning early childhood education identification numbers to support data collection on outcomes. House Concurrent Resolution 26, urging BESE to add the science of human growth and development to science and health standards and provide approved instructional resources, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 386, allowing local districts to let locally authorized charter schools operate as their own LEA under district rules, was amended and reported favorably. House Bill 392, expanding suicide prevention information requirements on school websites, ID cards, handbooks, and signage, was reported favorably as well.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to clean this up and work together.
  • <00:48:23.880> for pass this with amendments needed for pass this with amendments needed for
  • need to clean this up and work together. need to clean this up and work together.
  • We need to fill those 70,000 positions. Members, any comments?
  • <00:51:02.920> 70,000<00:51:03.880> um We need to fill those 70,000 um We need to fill
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, my name's Marsha re-traumatized and reduces the need for re-traumatized and reduces the need for
  • the direction of and need for this bill. the direction of and need for this bill.
  • for any families who do need that. for any families who do need that.
  • <01:09:57.920> I uh needs a little bit of work. I uh needs a little bit of work.
  • uh help uh them assess their situation. uh help uh them assess their situation.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Or if we need to allocate additional money for free identification, if we need to allocate additional
  • So that further supports the need for... ...of 2027.
  • So there's not a need to put the numbers on.
  • That represents 72% of those that needed cures.
  • We know that there will need to be research done.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's why you need it? Yes, ma'am. OK, so you need the study just so you can...
  • And I think that's the reason why we need to conduct a feasibility study to understand what that would
  • Have their assessments assessed by others who will then offer guidance and correction.
  • You need to know, you need to learn how to think like they think.
  • But we do need...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Apr 14th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • need them.
  • There's a study called the Framingham study in Massachusetts studying just cardiovascular disease.
  • You need to live in cities. You need what we have in rural Texas. You need our oil.
  • The revised version will retain the trust fund and direct a study by relevant agencies to assess workforce
  • So the study is to figure out how to best manage the trust fund to provide the services that are needed
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're not meeting the trajectory that's needed to do that, and we need to find out why.
  • Report, rate study, and child care cost of quality study.
  • We have a lot of reports and studies. Can we go back and take and glean from that what we needed?
  • I suspect that next session I'll be here saying, based on that study, here is where we need to put some
  • They need toys, they need all kinds of products, and you can have a pet store.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 9th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lingering uncertainty has created the need for explicit legislative clarification.
  • We need better information on all available resources. including where there are deserts and where we
  • need educators the most.
  • We've worked closely with TWC to determine the resources they need. to put this bill in effect.
  • I don't think he had a drunk driving accident in China and they need $10,000 to bail him out, and that
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • it needs policing it needs Be cleaned up it needs to be organized and I think it's incumbent upon the
  • And so I think that's something, it needs to be, you will inspect and there needs to be some time for
  • This needs to be a meaningful bill.
  • My concern is, we need the Railroad Commission, but we need to...
  • I need to take a drink. Mr.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Mar 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • A value of solar study is valuable.
  • That we need a safe area around the capitol.
  • We need people to support us. We need people to believe in them.
  • We pick up a phone when we need assistance.
  • I'd like DPS to come and tell us what their needs are as an agency.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is credit that they would be assessed.
  • That time credit would go through DOC. be assessed that time credit through DOC.
  • Senator Smithman said they need to be kept off the streets. Thank you, Senator Car...
  • Have a copy for everybody if they need it.
  • I think we may need to look at that as a matter.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-10-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Bills: SB1432, SB2024, SB2043, SB2060, SB2069, SB2153, SB2259, SB2319, SB2321, SB2338, SB2360, SB2396, SB2405, SB2407, SB2544, SB2550, SB2552, SB2578, SB2580, SB2607, SB2614, SB2671, SB2800, SB2805, SB2816, SB2835, SB2877, SB2892, SB2928, SB2934, SB3063, SB3199, SB3233, SB3325, HCR8, HCR10, HCR11, HCR13, HCR14, HCR18, HCR19, HCR22, HCR24, HCR31, HCR32, HCR33, HCR35, HCR54, HCR62, HCR63, HCR66, HCR67, HCR82, HCR83, HCR85, HCR91, HCR93, HCR94, HCR96, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, HCR105, HCR106, HCR110, HCR111, HCR116, HCR117, HCR118, HCR121, HCR122, HCR123, HCR124, HCR125, HCR127, HCR128, HCR137, HCR139, HCR140, HCR141, HCR144, HCR146, HCR162, HCR165, HCR166, HCR173, HCR178, HCR179, HCR180, HCR181, HCR182, HCR185, HCR189, HCR191, HCR192, HCR193, HCR194, HCR200, HCR202, HCR6, HCR36, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR53, HCR57, HCR61, HCR64, HCR69, HCR84, HCR101, HCR103, HCR107, HCR112, HCR126, HCR136, HCR154, HCR161, HCR175, HCR186, HCR187, HCR188, HCR197, HCR203, HCR204, HCR206, HB1870, HB1588, HB2429, HB2386, HB2583, HB2361, HB2270, HB2137, HB1643, HB1682, HB1692, HB2078, HB1553, HB1667, HB1700, HB1728, HB2293, HB2096, HB1959, HB1511, HB1961, HB1858, HB1897, HB2088, HB2093, HB2279, HB2314, HB2505, HB2433, HB963, HB1705, HB1550, HB469, HB1334, HB1710, HB1737, HB1753, HB1881, HB2309, HB1713, HB1741, HB2062, HB463, HB1839, HB1664, HB2455, HB2417, HB1898, HB1573, HB1768, HB1962, HB2101, HB1782, HB2033, HB1518, HB1642, HB1752, HB2097, HB2282, HB1696, HB1823, HB1886, HB2152, HB2413, HB2503, HB1875, HB1519, HB1509, HB1628, HB1810, HB1990, HB2023, HB2540, HB1679, HB1888, HB2576, HB2592
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-09-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • anything else that is actually needed anything else that is actually needed for<00:10:23.560>
  • If you will give me a moment, we need to get some clarification for the clerk on the votes.
  • High-need items are plus-size clothing, shoe sizes 10.5 and up. Please prioritize those.
  • <00:14:27.760> to you will give me a moment, we need to you will give me a moment, we need
  • High need list women's business attire.
Bills: SB1432, SB2024, SB2043, SB2060, SB2069, SB2153, SB2259, SB2319, SB2321, SB2338, SB2360, SB2396, SB2405, SB2407, SB2544, SB2550, SB2552, SB2578, SB2580, SB2607, SB2614, SB2671, SB2800, SB2805, SB2816, SB2835, SB2877, SB2892, SB2928, SB2934, SB3063, SB3199, SB3233, SB3325, HCR8, HCR10, HCR11, HCR13, HCR14, HCR18, HCR19, HCR22, HCR24, HCR31, HCR32, HCR33, HCR35, HCR54, HCR62, HCR63, HCR66, HCR67, HCR82, HCR83, HCR85, HCR91, HCR93, HCR94, HCR96, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, HCR105, HCR106, HCR110, HCR111, HCR116, HCR117, HCR118, HCR121, HCR122, HCR123, HCR124, HCR125, HCR127, HCR128, HCR137, HCR139, HCR140, HCR141, HCR144, HCR146, HCR162, HCR165, HCR166, HCR173, HCR178, HCR179, HCR180, HCR181, HCR182, HCR185, HCR189, HCR191, HCR192, HCR193, HCR194, HCR200, HCR202, HCR6, HCR36, HCR42, HCR43, HCR44, HCR53, HCR57, HCR61, HCR64, HCR69, HCR84, HCR101, HCR103, HCR107, HCR112, HCR126, HCR136, HCR154, HCR161, HCR175, HCR186, HCR187, HCR188, HCR197, HCR203, HCR204, HCR206, HB1870, HB1588, HB2429, HB2386, HB2583, HB2361, HB2270, HB2137, HB1643, HB1682, HB1692, HB2078, HB1553, HB1667, HB1700, HB1728, HB2293, HB2096, HB1959, HB1511, HB1961, HB1858, HB1897, HB2088, HB2093, HB2279, HB2314, HB2505, HB2433, HB963, HB1705, HB1550, HB469, HB1334, HB1710, HB1737, HB1753, HB1881, HB2309, HB1713, HB1741, HB2062, HB463, HB1839, HB1664, HB2455, HB2417, HB1898, HB1573, HB1768, HB1962, HB2101, HB1782, HB2033, HB1518, HB1642, HB1752, HB2097, HB2282, HB1696, HB1823, HB1886, HB2152, HB2413, HB2503, HB1875, HB1519, HB1509, HB1628, HB1810, HB1990, HB2023, HB2540, HB1679, HB1888, HB2576, HB2592
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • We always knew That it would need to grow, and we're at a stage now where we need to do that gradually
  • We need a second on the motion. Have a second by Senator Mann.
  • Standards assessments or is it a general standardized test assessment that you're really wanting to look
  • I think we need applicability. I think we need assessment. We need some transparency in this.
  • I would agree that's an area that needs to be discussed.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 17, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, the bill actually needs a fix.
  • think this bill actually needs think this bill actually needs >> HSCA<00:04:42.160> sorry
  • They need to feel safe. They need to feel secure.
  • need to feel safe.
  • They need to feel need to feel safe.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on a bill to expand the solar energy tax credit for single-family residential properties by removing certain cap amounts and raising the adjusted gross income limits for taxpayers to elect a refund of excess credits. The Hawaii State Energy Office and Department of Taxation both said they were standing on written testimony, while industry and advocacy groups largely supported the measure. Members questioned whether the income thresholds were set appropriately, how many taxpayers would be affected at different income levels, and how many would qualify for refundable treatment; Taxation said it did not yet have the requested numbers but was preparing a fiscal estimate. A major issue raised was drafting and administration: witnesses said the bill appears to apply differently to owner-purchased systems versus third-party leased systems, and Taxation said it likely could not easily verify household income for leased systems or cross-reference different taxpayers. Discussion also covered whether the credit should remain refundable, whether credits should be limited to amounts actually expended, and whether the bill should instead be structured to keep the credit with the system owner or lessor, with concerns about equity, market effects, and possible incentives to lease rather than buy. The committee then moved to HB 2316, which would align state restrictions on lead materials in drinking water infrastructure with federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. The Department of Health and other supporters testified in favor, and there were no questions from the chair. Next, HB 1566 on energy efficiency would require state agencies to use energy-efficient lighting, with the Hawaii State Energy Office providing technical assistance and a compliance survey prioritized for first responder facilities; testimony from state agencies and advocates was in support, and again there were no questions. For HB 1926 on Red Hill, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Board of Water Supply, and multiple organizations and individuals supported funding for remediation studies, environmental monitoring, groundwater research, independent testing, and a public dashboard, with DLNR emphasizing that decades of work remain necessary even after defueling and that the bill supports ongoing university and community partnerships. The committee then heard HB 1673 on landfill units. The Department of Health initially said it was in support but later corrected the record and stated it strongly opposes the measure, saying the bill would undo protections enacted last session that keep landfills out of areas over aquifers; the Board of Water Supply also opposed repeal of those protections, while the City and County of Honolulu supported the HD1 version that leaves siting decisions to the counties. Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi and the Energy Justice Network opposed the bill, arguing the original protections should remain and that the amended version had confused commenters; supporters of the original version urged restoring it and considering additional language on ash.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're saying everybody needs to be designated and they need to secure a new water supply.
  • So there are supplies out there, and we need to secure them. Yes.
  • I agree with you that there needs to be more water.
  • I agree with you that there needs to be more water.
  • People need housing, and with that, I vote aye.
Summary: The committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water heard and advanced several bills and memorials focused on water policy, mining, environmental regulation, and professional licensing. HB 2260, a veterinary board measure, HB 2986, an ADEQ cleanup/omnibus bill, and HB 2827, which extends Pinal AMA groundwater fee authority and related fund deadlines, all received due pass recommendations on unanimous 10-0 votes. HB 2078, clarifying that public notice for new aggregate mine reclamation plans applies only to new plans and can be satisfied by certain local notices, also passed 9-1 after testimony from the sponsor and mining industry representatives. HCM 2009, urging Congress to amend the Antiquities Act, address split estate mineral rights, and streamline mining permits, passed 5-4 along party lines and drew support from mining interests and opposition from members concerned about federal land protection and monuments. HCR 2038, supporting a seven-state Colorado River agreement, passed 9-1 with testimony emphasizing the importance of a negotiated river settlement to Arizona’s economy, food supply, and national security. The committee then took up a series of water-management bills that generated more extensive debate. HB 2026, which narrows how ADWR evaluates water availability by focusing on proposed dedicated supplies even if commingled in delivery systems, passed 6-4 despite concerns that it echoed previously vetoed language and could weaken water security. HB 2027, as amended, would limit application of Pinal AMA-style rules in the Phoenix AMA and alter physical-availability review for applicants enrolled in the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District; it passed 6-4 after strong opposition from CAP, municipal water users, and ADWR, who warned it could undermine assured water supply designations and CAGRD obligations, while home builders argued it was a fairness issue for development. HB 2028, removing ADWR’s exemption from appealable administrative-completeness determinations, passed 6-4 over agency concerns that it would turn deficiency letters into formal appeals and add workload, while supporters said it would give applicants the same legal rights as other regulated parties. The committee also approved HB 2031, an emergency measure setting a deadline for filing grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA, on a 5-4 vote, and HB 2094, which would require ADWR to re-review certain assured water supply determinations and retroactively validate some applications using specified models, also on a 5-4 vote; both were described as similar to previously vetoed measures. The transcript ends as the committee begins HB 2095, which would expand the factors ADWR considers in determining groundwater depth and physical availability for assured water supply applications, with an amendment being explained but no final action captured in the excerpt.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The commission will then study and report on each of the districts' operations that do not efficiently
  • As a teacher myself and a veteran, As a parent with kids in public schools, I had never needed any kind
  • I'm just saying historically, I think we need to judge this based on what it would have been.
  • I can be more specific if you need me to, but those three things are the biggest ones.
  • First, the bill requires assessments during the year to identify struggling students early.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Apr 29th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you need assistance, please feel free to ask the clerk here in front.
  • And need to he he was here for him Oh, David was here, hey. Okay, please acknowledge it.
  • Because this bill is rather precedent-setting, we need to get it right.
  • Okay We need to stay the time, three minutes, or?
  • deserted of the infrastructure that they need to thrive.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • The type of proof that they're showing is not sufficient, or what exactly is the document that they need
  • Do I have other representatives that need to get to committees after this?
  • Who we got in here that needs to go? Mr. Grego. Representative Grego? Where's he at?
  • First, I need to clarify that. We did adopt your amendment. And you did explain your amendment.
  • Do we have any non-members of the committee need to present?