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AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Jun 4th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- Was this like an unauthorized employee of the district? No.
- All right, and then a quick follow-up: How many employees attended this event?
- They're about 200 to 250 employees. 200 to 250? Yes, sir.
- About $130, $125, $125 an employee? About $130, $125 an employee? Possibly. Yeah. All right.
- Former employees in the maintenance department of the district... One finding.
Summary:
The committee met to review education audit reports and heard responses from several school districts with findings. Camden Fairview School District was cited for using operating funds for an end-of-year employee awards banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges that caused a small loss; district officials said the current administration had strengthened controls, stopped the banquet practice, and improved monthly credit card reconciliation. Members questioned whether the prior officials were still employed, whether the credit card issue was an outside hack, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using district funds. Forest City School District was cited for spending about $33,000 on an off-campus staff celebration and entertainment event; district representatives said the money came from long-standing Pepsi-related donation funds, that the event was intended to recognize staff and growth, and that they would change practices and receive training going forward. Members discussed whether those funds were private donations or operational funds, and staff said the district’s accounting treatment made them subject to the constitutional restriction at issue.
The committee also reviewed several other findings. Conway School District was referred for an ongoing investigative report involving misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees. Magnolia School District had undeposited activity funds totaling more than $21,000, tied to a resigned high school secretary and sponsor receipts not deposited. Westside School District had about $30,000 in credit card charges lacking documentation or business purpose, including charges by the superintendent, personal purchases, and items shipped to personal addresses; the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney. Boonville School District was cited for paying a board member’s son more than the statutory limit for seasonal groundskeeping without the required exemption, and DESE later denied the exemption request.
After discussing those cases, the committee filed the remaining eight findings en masse and then filed the 89 reports with no findings. Members noted that most school districts audited had clean reports and encouraged districts to continue good practices while learning from the findings discussed.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Jun 4th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- Was this like an unauthorized employee of the district? No.
- All right, and then a quick follow-up: how many employees attended this event?
- They're about 200 to 250 employees. 200 to 250? Yes, sir.
- About $130, $125, $125 an employee? About $130, $125 an employee? Possibly. Yeah. All right.
- Former employees in the maintenance department of the district...
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Labor and Industrial Relations May 14th, 2026
Labor & Industrial Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- And the bottom line is this: you have independent contractors that have subs that have employees.
- So the study is going to say if you have no employees and you're a sub, no employees, we need to determine
- There was no significant increase in unrepresented employees during that period.
- The unrepresented employees that I The unrepresented employees that I saw on the bench were employees
- That triggers a dispute from the employee and initiates the discovery process.
Committee:
Senate Labor & Industrial Relations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority -OMMA- Jan 7th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't want to be negative, but it's you have 200 employees.
- If I had 200 employees, I could build a freight train. 200 employees, why can't you take care of us promptly
- If I had 200 employees, I could build a freight train. 200 employees, why can't you take care of us promptly
- A hearing examiner will be an OMMA employee.
- With agency employees, we lose that balance.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Education (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> employees are classified. employees are classified.
- </c> >> Um so more than half of the employees >> Um so more than half of the employees are
- We need to employees. I agree there too.
- That's my cost for that employee.
- And I think my cost for that employee.
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP.
Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation.
Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on General Government (1-29-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Over On average, we have 218 employees.
- . employees. employees.
- </c><00:09:41.040><c> in</c> of the offices and the employees in of the offices and the employees in
- and losing qualified employees.
- qualified employees and losing qualified employees.<00:16:19.279><c> I</c><00:16:19.519><c> do</c><00
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:20
Approval of Minutes 00:00:41
Department of Agriculture 00:01:06, 958, all
Summary:
The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard a budget presentation from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. Department representatives Brandon Reid, Lee Macintosh, and Mark Bolan outlined the agency’s funding mix and requested support for several priorities in House Bill 500, including continuation of existing items, county fair grants, and an additional $5 million for the new economic development fund. They also discussed a capital request to replace two aging scale trucks, noting the vehicles are from 2002 and 2006 and have become unreliable and expensive to repair.
The department emphasized several additional needs: funding to begin regulating and inspecting electric vehicle charging stations through the weights and measures division, retention and recruitment funding after losing 108 employees over three years, and a request to pay off tobacco-related debt service so more money can flow through the tobacco formula. They also cited House Bill 417, filed by Speaker Osborne, as supporting farmland preservation, saying the agency has a program ready but needs funding to implement it. Officials said the farm-to-food-banks and rural mental health items in the budget were acceptable as reduced by the tobacco formula.
Members asked questions about pump inspection fees and staffing losses. The department said the inspection fee is $100 per station, not per pump, and that the same fee applies even to larger stations. On retention and recruitment, officials said the cost of turnover is significant but they did not have a dollar estimate. No votes were taken beyond the motion to approve the minutes, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- She is a former employee. She no longer works for UALR.
- Leverne Owens was the other employee, but she is deceased.
- Those are not state employees. That's what we're trying to do.
- So right now, they're either county employees or grant employees.
- Even if they're grant employees, they're county employees.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from the prior meeting and then heard several audit-related reports. The executive committee report noted audit and special reports were scheduled for standing committees and the full Legislative Joint Audit Committee, with one requested report still in progress. The City, County, and Local report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, reinstatement of turnback funds for entities that filed required reports, and action involving the town of Daisy, which was directed to repay misused street funds at 10% of general fund revenue annually. The education and state agencies reports included higher education audits and state agency findings, with some reports filed and others deferred to the February meeting for additional information or corrective-action details.
The committee then took up a special audit of the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at UA Little Rock. Legislative Audit reported that the program, funded with $10 million in desegregation money plus a $50,000 grant, awarded $1.87 million in scholarships to 379 students, with 116 graduates, but found numerous eligibility and disbursement problems, including scholarships to ineligible students, excessive awards, improper documentation, and unclear disposition of some assets. Committee members questioned UALR representatives about oversight, staffing, and whether funds were properly used, and also heard from Philander Smith College about its limited role in verifying enrollment. Members expressed concern about the program’s results and the lack of detail on accountability, and the committee voted to table the report until the next meeting for further review and requested additional information, including the federal court order and more detail on expenditures and oversight.
Finally, the committee reviewed the annual disposition report on matters referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General for 2024. Staff said 164 matters were referred, with 28 resulting in criminal charges and convictions, 39 still under review, 96 not charged, and others dismissed or pending; 20 convictions produced fines, restitution, and audit-cost orders, and bond trust fund claims were paid in some cases. Prosecutor Coordinator and Attorney General representatives explained that some referrals do not meet criminal standards, may lack intent, or are otherwise not prosecutable, and members asked for more standardized reporting, clearer explanations of why cases are not charged, and more information on restitution efforts. The committee discussed possible templates, training, and better coordination, then voted to file the report and adjourned, with the next meeting set for February 12, 2026.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- She is a former employee. She no longer works for UALR.
- Yellowburn was the other employee, but she is deceased.
- So we have lost employees in prosecutors' offices for that.
- So right now, they're either county employees or grant employees.
- Even if they're grant employees, they're county employees.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 939 is sponsored by the California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS.
- Senate Bill 1038 is sponsored by the California School Employees Association, CSEA, and it expands the
- Kern High School District in 2020, which revealed that special compensation for employee longevity was
- incorrectly included in employee base rates.
- So this bill requires employees to forward the initial audit notification.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard three bills. SB 939 by Senator Laird, sponsored by CalPERS, would end new enrollment in the actuarial equivalent reduction option for service credit purchases starting in 2028 and require any unpaid balance at retirement to be paid within 90 days. The author said the change would reduce unintended consequences for members, employers, and CalPERS administration. There was no opposition, and the bill was approved on a unanimous vote and sent to Appropriations.
SB 1038, also by Senator Laird and sponsored by CSEA, would expand CalPERS audit notification procedures so bargaining units receive notice when an employer is audited and receive relevant member information from final audit reports. Supporters said this would help unions protect members from benefit reductions or repayment demands caused by payroll or compensation errors, citing a Kern High School District audit example. Teamsters, the California Labor Federation, and AFSCME testified in support, with no opposition. The committee passed the bill unanimously and sent it to Appropriations.
SB 1227 by Senator Drozdoff/Dorazo (as referenced in the transcript) would require the Department of Industrial Relations to work with unions on apprenticeship pathways into enforcement jobs, such as Cal/OSHA and Labor Commissioner classifications, to address staffing shortages and backlogs. The author and supporters from United Steelworkers, SEIU Local 1000, CSEA, the California Labor Federation, and others argued apprenticeship would create a pipeline of trained workers and improve labor law enforcement. The committee accepted amendments, voted the bill out on a unanimous vote, and re-referred it to the Committee on Labor and Employment.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- The following is a summary of the expenditures: $7,260 for meals for employees and guests, $7,260 for
- meals for employees and guests, $2,958 for door prizes, and $450 for facility rental fees.
- And so concerning the breakdown, I guess are you talking about how many employees and guests? Okay.
- continued to pay the employee from the Title I program.
- There needs to be some other form of contact with either a vendor or an employee.
Summary:
The Legislative Audit Education Institution Subcommittee met to review 57 education audit reports, including 52 with no findings and five with findings. The committee adopted the previous meeting’s minutes and then heard staff summaries of the findings, which focused largely on school district spending and internal control issues. Two reports, Camden-Fairview and Forest City, involved district use of operating funds for staff end-of-year celebrations that staff said conflicted with the Arkansas Constitution and AG opinions. Camden-Fairview’s questioned costs totaled $10,668, including meals, door prizes, and facility rental, and Forest City’s totaled $33,436, including decorations, catering, entertainment, and rental fees. Members discussed whether district officials should attend to answer questions, and both reports were deferred to the June meeting with requests for district attendance.
The committee also reviewed a referred finding at Nettleton School District involving a $1.9 million fraud scheme tied to emailed bank-account change requests; the district recovered $1.5 million from the bank and arranged for the vendor to reimburse the remaining $204,890 loss. Members questioned why the vendor would repay money it did not receive, and the report was also held over to the June meeting for further explanation. A separate referred case at Camden-Fairview noted unauthorized credit card charges of $2,140, with $262 remaining as a loss after bank reversals. Staff also presented non-referred findings at Cedar Ridge, including improper Title I payroll charges, salary overpayment and underpayment errors, and an unreconciled bank account variance, and at Green County Technical School District, where a $1,400 vendor check was fraudulently diverted but later recovered. Those reports were filed after no objections.
During discussion, staff explained that Legislative Audit is trying to reduce recurring fraud and control problems by advising schools on verifying banking changes in person or through other direct contact, using bank controls such as positive pay, and monitoring accounts more frequently. Members encouraged schools to take audit training seriously and noted that clean reports should be recognized as a positive result. The remaining 52 reports with no findings were filed as reviewed, and the meeting adjourned with no new business.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator, the bill requires five employees for five years at $60,000 a year.
- If you only have to have five employees...
- Then you have to have two and a half of the employees to have a majority.
- Three employees would have to be in New Mexico.
- taxpayers a million dollars a year per employee to pay them $60,000 a year.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We cover all state employees retired state employees and all employees of public higher education institutions
- for public employees. Thank you for that question.
- and retaining state employees.
- The state does, Survey of Employee Engagement.
- We often move employees around the state. in those instances and we've had a number of employees out
Committee:
House Appropriations
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Apr 15th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- If the employee requests it, the school district will provide the reasons for such non-renewal.
- Representative Jacobs: The board is not their employee.
- But there are other employees of the school district that can request and be granted...
- And those steps are important if you're going to be improving those employees.
- in charge of 100 employees and 2,000 students.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
Summary:
The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education met in executive session and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 31. A committee substitute was adopted after the sponsor explained revisions to the proposed civics and patriotism work group, including clearer qualifications, DESE’s role in producing seals, recognition levels for gold/silver/bronze, and a special recognition letter for students entering military service. Ranking member Steinhoff supported the substitute, saying the changes improved implementation and likely reduced fiscal impact. The substitute was then passed do pass, and the committee later corrected the recorded vote on HCR 31 from 15-0 to 16-0.
The committee then considered a combined substitute for House Bills 21, 26, and 2197, focused on building-level administrator evaluations and nonrenewal procedures. The substitute required administrators to be evaluated at least once per contract year, required written notice of renewal or nonrenewal by March 1, and gave nonrenewed administrators the right to request written reasons and a closed-door hearing before the school board. Members discussed the removal of earlier language that would have created automatic renewal if deadlines were missed and the decision not to create tenure for principals. Concerns were raised about whether the hearing right gave administrators more protection than other employees, but sponsors said the intent was to ensure annual evaluations and transparency without granting tenure. The committee adopted an amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and passed the substitute do pass by a 17-0 vote.
After leaving executive session, the committee heard House Bill 3489 from Representative Hurlbert. The bill, patterned after Arkansas legislation, would expand access to workforce development assessments such as WorkKeys and allow up to nine hours of college credit for demonstrated workplace skills as recommended by the American Council on Education. Testimony from ACT, the Missouri Chamber, and DESE supported the goal of elevating career readiness, noting employer demand for skilled workers, existing use of WorkKeys in Missouri, and its role in career and technical education and accountability systems. Members asked about the bill’s relationship to the governor’s workforce executive order, whether the language should be mandatory or permissive, and how the credits would transfer. The hearing on HB 3489 concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Nolan West Press Conference 3/3/26
Transcript Highlights:
- The truth would have been revealed after the first attempted murder, and that employee could have been
- could have been terminated and employee could have been terminated and not<00:04:54.520><c> allowed<
- evidence, fire employees and move on.
- ,</c><00:10:44.560><c> and</c> center can fire employees, and center can fire employees, and especially
- </c> fire employees and move on. fire employees and move on.
Summary:
State Representative Nolan West announced “Harvey’s Law,” a proposal to require child care centers that receive state funding through CCAP, early learning scholarships, or Great Start compensation to install cameras in infant and toddler rooms and retain footage for 28 days. West said the bill is an expansion of portions of House File 1915 passed last year, arguing that cameras are needed for transparency, accountability, and child safety, and that waiting for a maltreatment violation before requiring cameras is too late. He also said the measure is aimed at centers rather than family child care, and that he would like to see cameras more broadly but is focusing this bill on state-funded centers.
West and Harvey’s parents, Catherine and Hunter Mucklebust, described Harvey’s death at daycare and said cameras could have revealed earlier abuse, prevented later harm, and led to stronger accountability. They said they believe Harvey would still be alive if cameras had been installed, and that even if the bill does not pass in full, any step toward cameras would be meaningful. A statement from Blaine Police Captain Mark Borboom was read, saying a 2024 child care abuse investigation showed how a 7-day retention period can cause critical evidence to be lost and that cameras are about transparency and protection, not surveillance.
During questions, West addressed privacy and cybersecurity concerns, saying the bill uses closed-circuit systems, access controls, and audit logs, and that cybersecurity experts would testify at the committee hearing. He said the main opposition is the risk of hacking, but he believes child safety outweighs that concern. West also clarified that the bill discussed at a separate 3:00 hearing was a different measure related to CCAP fraud and attendance verification, not Harvey’s Law. The Mucklebusts said they expect a long legislative process but remain committed to pushing the bill forward.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- S292, an act related to granting public higher education employees the right to strike.
- Listen to the first reading. >> That's 292, an act relating to granting public higher education employees
- </c><00:11:06.320><c> the</c> S292, an act relating to granting public higher education employees the
- S295, an act relating to group membership in the state employees retirement system. referred to 290.
- </c> S295, an act relating to group membership in the state employees retirement system.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/19/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We currently have 42 our employees.
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- </c> volunteers, but past employees. volunteers, but past employees.
- So those volunteers and employees.
- </c> were to employees. were to employees.
Bills:
HF2825
Committee:
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Keywords:
expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- They have over 70 employees.
- They have over 70 employees.
- The bill language mirrors the state employee policy, ensuring hardworking Louisiana employees have parity
- These are not state employees.
- They are employees of their local district.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, content standards, K-12 education, public schools, curriculum, digital literacy, computer science, STEM, technology education, student privacy, ethical AI, workforce development, future-ready workforce, instructional resources, education policy, school standards, Louisiana education
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 10th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- that worked for the counties. ...former county public defender employees that worked for the counties
- It repeals 33-21-44 and 59-13-24, which deals with the transfer of community college employees back in
- Employee contributions are now covered under Idaho Code 59-13-22.
- And then 59-13-81 through 59-13-85 dealt with the merger of city employees into the PERSI system back
- RS 33240, relating to the Public Employee Retirement System, Idaho. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Summary:
The Senate Commerce Committee first considered two gubernatorial reappointments. It voted to send Senator Todd Lakey’s reappointment to the State Insurance Fund Board to the Senate floor with a recommendation for confirmation, and then did the same for Kevin Settles’ reappointment to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board. Both motions passed without opposition, though members joked about the Lakey appointment and one senator noted he would reserve the right to change his vote on the floor.
The committee then heard three RS drafts from Senator Lakey as part of a code cleanup effort tied to the DOGE Task Force. RS 32897 would repeal outdated veterans-related provisions tied to transferred assets and the completed construction of the North Idaho Veterans Home; RS 32901 would remove obsolete provisions related to county public defender employee transitions and old employee procedure language; and RS 32906 would repeal outdated PERSI-related provisions involving former community college employees, city employees, and certain firefighters. Each RS was moved to print, and Lakey said there had been no pushback on the repeals.
Finally, Representative Skaug presented House Bill 514, which would allow cosmetology and barber students to take the state exam once they reach 80% of their program requirements, rather than waiting until full completion. He said the bill had unanimous House support and no known opposition from schools, students, or salons. The committee voted to send HB 514 to the Senate floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- that worked for the counties. ...former county public defender employees that worked for the counties
- It repeals 33-21-44 and 59-13-24, which deals with transfer of community college employees back in the
- Employee contributions are now covered under Idaho Code 59-13-22.
- And then 59-13-81 through 59-13-85 dealt with the merger of city employees into the PERSI system back
- Which brings up Senator Zito on RS 33240 relating to the Public Employee Retirement System, Idaho.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Human Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 1210, by Raymond, relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work of certain county employees
- establishment of a pre-bundled pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees
- establishment of a pre-bundled pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees
- In the state regarding the legal status of employees, including requiring participation in the federal
- HB 1326, by a suit, relating to the frequency of pay for state employees, referred to the Committee on
Summary:
The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions.
No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.