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• oftentimes because of the very limited data available to us on the student population, it made our research
• And as we researchers have continued to look more deeply into the needs of our diverse student populations
• And for us as researchers, what I found most valuable about us having access to that information, it
• And for us as researchers, what I found most valuable about us having access to that information, it
• Yet the available research on project labor agreements raises serious questions about cost impacts.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• for the study: Erin Oban, who's also your former legislative colleague, and Dean Mitchell from DFM Research
• of our proposal, we included a comprehensive public opinion survey conducted by our partner, DFM Research
• Chairman, members of the committee, Dean Mitchell with DFM Research for the record.
• Chairman, members of the committee, Dean Mitchell with DFM Research for the record.
• If you go to our homepage and you click on the Library and Research tab and you go to that homepage,

Committee: Joint Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• that is helping the continued research that is helping the ranchers<00:29:51.760><c> understand</c><
• Um, can you maybe just summarize quickly the outcomes of some of that funding and research?
• So I do know that some of the funding is going to UH for their research.
• They've been researching this since it was discovered in 2016.
• The research that they've been showing is able to help us understand the different life cycles and the

Bills: SB2319 , SB2407 , SB2489 , SB2153 , SB2321 , SB2805 , SB3010 , SB2892 , SB2595 , SB2781

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: agriculture, biosecurity, grant funding, food security, climate resiliency, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, agribusiness, state employment, invasive species, lease provisions, environment, food safety, farmers, local food systems, rural development, livestock, forage grasses, pest management

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• As a nurse, I learned to evaluate the quality of medical research.
• Normally, this is where I'd walk through the research, talk about data on teen pregnancy, public health
• They cite research that showed that there was an 80% drop in cardiovascular disease when proper education
• Normally, this is where I'd walk through the research, talk about data on teen pregnancy, public health
• Normally, this is where I'd walk through the research, talk about data on teen pregnancy, public health

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• If you go out and do a bunch of research across the country, there’s a group of people that believe that
• So that's part of the data and the research where a lot of kids with sex offenses are going to come out
• I mean, you know, I get blue in the face talking to kids about all the research that shows the impact
• And it was just amazing to listen to how all the research... ...led the leadership on.
• And it was just amazing to listen to how all the researchers come together and understand how this is

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth met to approve prior minutes, confirm Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee, and receive several presentations. The Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review team reported on unexpected child deaths in Arkansas, saying its 2023 review covered 148 of 170 non-natural deaths, with the remainder unavailable due to criminal investigations or missing records. Of the reviewed deaths, 69 were accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined, and members discussed how the report’s recommendations could be used by agencies and nonprofits for prevention work and grant applications. Committee members also asked about age breakdowns and how the data could be shared without identifying individual cases. The committee then took up HCR 1010 and a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Representative Shepard said the resolution was intended to confront data on juvenile incarceration and system outcomes. Senator Missy Irvin, judges Troy Braswell and Kathy Hess, and AOC Juvenile Division Director Burke Steen described the state’s long-running reform efforts, including the SAVRY risk assessment, diversion programs, and efforts to keep more youth in their communities. They said the reforms have reduced delinquency filings, DYS commitments, and revocations, while increasing diversions, but also emphasized ongoing gaps in mental health, substance abuse, and school-based supports. Members raised concerns about school data sharing, behavioral health access, and how to better identify youth with disabilities or trauma earlier. Judge Braswell and others stressed that many youth in the system have significant trauma, family instability, or unmet treatment needs, and that judges need individualized information to make decisions. Several members discussed the role of schools, the school safety dashboard, and the need for stronger community providers, especially in rural areas. The committee then heard from DYS Director Michael Crump, who provided data on commitments, facility use, demographics, offense levels, length of stay, education outcomes, recidivism, dual DCFS/DYS custody, and costs. He said commitments rose after the pandemic and then began to decline, while secure and detention costs increased with the need for more beds; he also noted that most youth in custody have behavioral health needs and that DYS works closely with DCFS, courts, and providers. No final action was taken on HCR 1010 during the discussion.

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• What we've done in some of the research that we've done over the last couple of months since I've been
• Fast-forwarding to this point, through a lot of the research that staff had already done prior to me
• I'll have to do a little bit more research as far as how far that would go if that was included.
• I don't really think MFA's in the business of that, but I'll do a little more research there.
• Representative Hernandez, I'll do more research on that as well.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• He then said he had looked at traceaw.org, which provides a lot of data and research that speaks to any
• He said their research has not been able to provide evidence that settlements were reduced in any form
• 28.399><c> and</c> actually provides a lot of data uh and actually provides a lot of data uh and research
• that speaks to uh any research that speaks to uh any diminishing<00:29:32.320><c> uh</c><00:29:32.480
• And their<00:29:34.720><c> research</c><00:29:35.279><c> has</c><00:29:35.520><c> not</c><00:29:35.760

Bills: HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93 , HB63 , HB19 , HB80 , HB41 , HB20 , HB60 , HB100 , HB71 , HB91 , HB93

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony

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• And, you know, whether you're talking about university research, academic research, or just on-farm and
• going to be more more nutrient dense and you know There's whether you're talking about university research
• , academic research, or just on-farm and local farmers and ranchers doing this, you know, selling my
• So we put in a large-scale demonstration research project in southern Woodward County, and our team of
• You know, OSU has done research, and where we have the cedars, both the ... so now we're starting to

Committee: House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.

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• I have a couple of questions just for um clarity and knowledge sake more so on the research side of this
• more</c><00:24:48.480><c> so</c><00:24:48.640><c> on</c><00:24:48.799><c> the</c><00:24:48.960><c> research
• </c> knowledge sake more so on the research knowledge sake more so on the research side<00:24:49.760>
• </c><00:25:04.640><c> institution</c><00:25:05.279><c> decides</c><00:25:05.600><c> to</c> say a research
• institution decides to say a research institution decides to have<00:25:05.840><c> a</c><00:25:06.000

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:56 Approval of Minutes 02:26 Discussion of the Kentucky Communications Network Authority and Related Legislative 02:43 Presentation of Geoengineering and Related Legislation 07:42, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. Senator Williams then presented a discussion draft involving KCNA and COOT/Kentucky Wired governance changes. He said the proposal would make the COOT executive director the KCNA director, place the education CIO as chair of a new board of constitutional officers, terminate existing KCNA employees at inception, and return KCNA funds to the general fund. He described the measure as a temporary holding pattern focused on customer connectivity until an audit is completed next summer. Senator West asked whether the bill would change existing Kentucky Wired contracts, and Williams said the contracts would remain in place and COOT would simply handle the work without an extra layer of bureaucracy. No vote was taken; the item was for discussion only. The committee then heard a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation from Rep. John Hodgson, Sen. Rollins, and retired meteorologist Randy Baker. They described geoengineering as attempts to alter climate or weather, including solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cloud seeding. The presenters distinguished these activities from ordinary jet contrails, crop dusting, ground-level emissions, and airport fog control, and said the proposed Kentucky bill would exclude those ordinary activities. They argued Kentucky lacks a current prohibition on weather modification, said the bill would protect farmland, crops, animal agriculture, aquaculture, and human health, and cited public concern, federal uncertainty, and similar legislation in other states. They also said cloud seeding is used in some western states but remains scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Members asked about enforcement, federal preemption, and whether other states’ actions could affect Kentucky. The presenters said high-altitude spraying would be difficult to hide, that satellite imagery could detect large releases, and that the bill was intended as an assertion of state sovereignty even if federal law later changed. They also said there were no known active geoengineering projects in Kentucky. The discussion remained informational, with no committee vote or final action taken on either topic.

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• Additionally, I'm going to ask Ledge Council to do some research because...
• So, I'll have that researched and we can take up that motion Wednesday.
• And then we did some research, and under our Senate rules and state law, issuing a subpoena... that's
• However, I will ask Legislative Council to research that for us.
• Secondly, the Texas legislature should rely on every 10 years to research all the criteria necessary

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Research from the University of Minnesota found that family trips of two or more nights decreased by
• In other research, I am reading that there is no increase in test scores.
• Thank you to our panelists, partisan researchers Mars Beltrandi-Rudquist and Tom Brennan.
• To our amazing nonpartisan staff and research team, Tim Strahm and Christina Parra, our non-fiscal staff
• Janelle Bolka, and researcher Jacob Cowan.

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• And it's helped to fund early-stage research, commercial-scale deployment, and grid integration.
• ,<00:25:34.559><c> commercial</c><00:25:35.440><c> scale</c><00:25:35.760><c> deployment</c> research
• , commercial scale deployment research, commercial scale deployment and<00:25:36.480><c> grid</c><00:
• </c><00:31:08.399><c> Research</c> neighbors of that farm. Research neighbors of that farm.
• Research indicates<00:31:09.279><c> that</c><00:31:09.600><c> seven</c><00:31:09.919><c> years</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This research has... I've been studying education workforce housing for the past six years.
• This research has convinced me that building workforce housing for our state's educators, from teachers
• These claims are backed by years of academic research, CityLab UCLA, and the Design Research Center,
• for which I am co-director, Years of academic research, CityLab UCLA, and the Design Research Center,
• AB 1021 specifically addresses the roadblocks uncovered by our new research.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 518 on low-impact camping areas. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting for small rural camping operations on private land, expand outdoor access, and support rural economies, while opponents from campground associations and counties warned it could undermine existing regulation, create enforcement problems, and allow advertising of unpermitted sites. Members raised concerns about fire safety and local control, but the bill was ultimately passed as amended on an 8-0 vote. The committee then approved AB 635, which would require HCD to refer up to 25 of the most serious mobile home residency law complaints to the Attorney General. Supporters said mobile home residents need stronger enforcement against egregious park-owner violations, while opponents argued the existing program is underused, costly, and should remain subject to a sunset. After discussion of the program’s surplus and enforcement role, the bill passed 9-1. AB 893, which expands ministerial approval for mixed-income housing near college campuses and broadens eligibility for affordable units to students, faculty, and staff, also drew strong support from student advocates and housing groups and respectful opposition from the League of California Cities over local control and height limits; it passed 10-0. AB 925, the Mobile Home Emergency Safety Act, would require stronger emergency preparedness measures in mobile home parks, including accessible exits, working fire hydrants, and gas shutoff access, with a fee increase to fund enforcement. Supporters framed it as a life-safety measure in disaster-prone areas, while opponents argued the bill duplicates existing requirements and imposes an unnecessary fee increase. The committee voted 6-1 to send it to Appropriations, with the bill left on call. The consent calendar, including several other housing and local government bills, was approved 8-0. The committee also heard AB 712, which would increase penalties and attorney-fee protections for applicants enforcing state housing laws against public agencies; supporters said it would improve compliance, while special districts opposed the bill as overly broad and unclear. Members discussed indemnification and timing issues, and the bill was advanced with amendments to Judiciary.

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• I will turn to my colleague for some important information on residential high-rise building research
• on on residential<00:16:29.600><c> high-rise</c><00:16:30.160><c> building</c><00:16:30.560><c> research
• </c> residential high-rise building research residential high-rise building research and<00:16:31.720
• At that time, the largest gap prevalent in HCA's research was the extreme lack of housing for active
• prevalent at that time the largest gap prevalent in<00:42:03.400><c> hca's</c><00:42:04.160><c> research

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• infrastructure services to the entire judicial branch, including human resources, finance, legal research
• 17.079><c> Resources</c><00:04:17.799><c> Finance</c><00:04:18.680><c> legal</c><00:04:19.479><c> research
• </c> Human Resources Finance legal research Human Resources Finance legal research information<00:04:
• My research staff will love it if they get to present some data, so thank you for that question.
• </c> bring data to the table um my research bring data to the table um my research staff<00:42:51.160

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We also have our research universities and comprehensive universities.
• to help us make sure we're research to help us make sure we're relevant,<00:19:38.360><c> aligned</c
• Although each institution is different as far as you get your research and your comprehensive and your
• as you get your research and your comprehensive<00:32:00.520><c> and</c><00:32:00.640><c> your</c><00
• Representative Tipton said he was glad to see research on dual credit.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met for an overview of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). After approving the prior meeting minutes, staff from CPE explained that the council was reconstituted in 1997 and serves as Kentucky’s statewide coordinating body for higher education, with responsibilities including advising the General Assembly and governor, coordinating the postsecondary system, supporting budget and performance funding work, and using data to track outcomes. They described Kentucky’s governance structure, including the KCTCS governing board, independent boards at public universities, and CPE’s role in licensing private institutions and overseeing transfer, closed-school records, and tuition approval. CPE staff emphasized statewide strategic planning and the “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of working-age Kentuckians hold a meaningful credential by 2030. They said the agency uses dashboards, KPIs, and peer comparisons to set targets for institutions and monitor enrollment, retention, and graduation. They also highlighted the Kentucky Graduate Profile, a voluntary effort to embed 10 essential workforce skills into general education and major programs, and noted ongoing work on academic program approval, performance funding, and a biennial budget request. The presentation also focused on student support and workforce alignment initiatives. Staff described the Kentucky Advising Academy, the Commonwealth Education Continuum, and the Kentucky Student Success Collaborative, which work with K-12 partners and campuses to improve advising, transfer, wraparound supports, and career planning. They also discussed GEAR UP, the Futurity career-planning platform, and efforts to connect education pathways to workforce needs, including healthcare, veterans, and other adult learners. CPE reported that student debt at graduation has fallen to $10,168 at public institutions and that six in ten Kentucky undergraduates graduate debt free.

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• My group is the Erotic Service Providers Legal, Education, and Research Project in San Francisco.
• Research cited by this committee analysis itself raises concerns Research cited by this committee analysis
• My group is the erotic service providers, legal, education, and research project in San Francisco.
• First, research consistently shows that higher fines do little to deter unlawful behavior.
• The research is consistent on this point.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Research shows that they increase confidence, perceived competence, and overall preparedness for real-world
• Research shows that they increase confidence, perceived competence, and overall preparedness for real-world
• From some of the research that you did in data from the Boston hospitals, did you find in any that even
• For example, in a project on integrated pharmacists led by one of our policy researchers, Drew Ritchie
• Compelling new research, led by a Harvard student, Anthony Zong, shows that for those 65 years of age

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on a large docket focused on primary care, workforce development, and medical debt. Chairs Cindy Friedman and John Lawn outlined hearing procedures and noted that testimony would be taken on 17 matters. The committee first heard testimony on bills to establish a community health center nurse practitioner residency program and to strengthen mental health centers. Senator Keenan, Rep. Keefe, and health center leaders described the Worcester nurse practitioner residency as a successful pipeline and retention strategy, citing workforce shortages, training needs in community health centers, and the cost of the program. Rep. O’Day also supported the mental health centers bill, saying it would raise payment rates, improve reimbursement for behavioral health services, and help clinics retain staff and expand access. The committee then took testimony on bills to address medical debt through hospital financial assistance reform. The Attorney General’s Office, Health Care for All, Health Law Advocates, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and individual patients supported the measure, arguing that hospital financial assistance policies are inconsistent, hard to find, and difficult to navigate. Witnesses said the bill would standardize eligibility criteria, create a uniform application, improve notice requirements, and expand access to discounted care up to 400% of the federal poverty level. Several personal stories described medical bills being sent to collections, confusion over insurance billing, and the burden of debt on low-income and chronically ill patients. Committee members asked about hospital concerns, the role of the health safety net, and whether the bill addressed root causes of medical debt; testimony emphasized that the proposal was meant to improve transparency and access rather than replace broader insurance reforms. The hearing also focused heavily on “Primary Care for You” legislation, H. 1370 and S. 867, which would increase primary care investment and create a new payment model. Rep. Haggerty, physicians, a patient, community health center leaders, and the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers described a primary care crisis marked by low reimbursement, staffing shortages, long waits, burnout, and difficulty recruiting clinicians. Supporters said the bills would shift spending toward preventive, team-based care, improve access and equity, and reduce long-term costs. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans said it was directionally supportive of increased primary care investment but warned that any new spending must stay within the cost growth benchmark and preserve existing contracting structures. The hearing ended with additional testimony on a community health center workforce and loan repayment grant bill from Rep. Stanley, and with further discussion from Dr. Alan Garo about the need for payment reform in primary care.

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• With Senate Bill 5785 last session, the amount was changed to be 50% of the research rate.
• With Senate Bill 5785 last session, the amount was changed to be 50% of the research rate starting in
• The private four-year not-for-profit College Bound rate was the average of the research institution's
• Well, it would require some additional research and contracting on this.
• Well, it would require some additional research and contracting on this.

Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care

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• Um, you can see in that bottom right picture there, um, I'm also a researcher and in front of that scientific
• Um, you can see in that bottom right picture there, um, I'm also a researcher and in front of that scientific
• Um, you can see in that bottom right picture there, um, I'm also a researcher and in front of that scientific
• Um, you can see in that bottom right picture there, um, I'm also a researcher and in front of that scientific
• Um, you can see in that bottom right picture there, um, I'm also a researcher and in front of that scientific

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services met in person, approved the July 15 minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Matthew Holder and Dr. Henry Hood of the Lee Specialty Clinic in Louisville. The clinic serves people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities through a transdisciplinary model that combines medical, dental, behavioral, psychiatric, therapy, and other services under one roof. The presenters argued that this population is large-cost but small in number, often receives little provider training, and is vulnerable to diagnostic overshadowing, overmedication, and missed medical or dental problems. The clinic reported that in Tennessee, payer data showed average costs of about $5,200 per member per month before clinic involvement, with a 44% reduction in overall health care spending after patients were seen, including lower emergency room use, inpatient admissions, and prescription use. They said those savings were measured by the payer, not the clinic, and that the savings accrued to Medicaid or managed care payers rather than the clinic itself. They also shared a case example of a patient who had been placed on hospice but improved after diagnosis and treatment at the clinic. Patient and parent satisfaction were described as very high, generally above 95%. The clinic asked for roughly $5 million to expand into Northern Kentucky, estimating 500 to 700 patients would use the new site and projecting annual savings of about $13 million to $19 million once mature. Members asked about the budget, startup and operating costs, where the savings go, and whether the clinic had considered taking full risk or another value-based model. Senator Meredith and others encouraged the clinic to explore an accountable care or risk-based arrangement, while the presenters said they were open to that discussion but had not pursued it yet. The exchange ended with follow-up questions about the clinic’s overall budget structure and public-private funding mix.