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• . program.
• The program has supported more than 300 students already who have completed their Ph.D. programs.
• Is it the creation of new programs? Is it the growth of existing programs?
• A cost-effective program that maximizes climate programs and uses your funds well.
• For what program? Low-Income Weatherization Program. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:18:22.400><c> in</c><00:18:22.799><c> football</c> firstear program in football firstear program
• and Twirling Program.
• By working graduate programs.
• </c> programs for the American people. programs for the American people.
• </c> and Related Programs Appropriations Act. and Related Programs Appropriations Act.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Senate Bill 1560 is cleanup language from the Nurse Practitioner Bill last year.

Summary: The committee first laid over Senate Bills 904, 1500, 1644, and 1833, then heard a series of health-related measures. Representative Miller presented SB 1651, described as Oklahoma Medical Board cleanup and modernization language affecting multiple licensed professions; after a question about removing a photo requirement from an application, the bill passed 5-0. Representative Lawson presented SB 1645, which sets parameters for Oklahoma Health Care Authority audits of long-term care facilities, and it also passed 5-0. Representative Fettgetter presented SB 1560, cleanup language from last year’s nurse practitioner bill, and it passed 5-0. Representative Newton presented SB 206 to classify municipal, county, tribal, and other public-entity ambulances as essential services for federal funding eligibility; it passed 5-0. Newton also presented SB 1557, which moves board oversight of behavioral analyst credentials under the Board of Psychology and removes a fee cap; after brief questions, it passed 5-0. He then presented SB 1849, a cleanup bill giving the Oklahoma Board of Podiatric Medicine authority to set continuing education requirements related to medical marijuana prescribing, and SB 1984, another cleanup/update bill for the Board of Osteopathic Medicine addressing emergency procedures and related definitions; both passed 5-0. Representative Stark presented SB 933, a “right to try” bill allowing terminally ill or similarly affected patients to seek investigational treatments with informed consent and at their own expense; it passed 4-1 after questions about eligibility and facilities. Chairwoman Roe presented SB 1436, creating a procedure for women who experience fetal loss to obtain a certificate of infant death, and it passed 5-0. She also presented SB 1794, requiring the Department of Mental Health to publish bed vacancies at mental health facilities statewide to aid placement of patients needing acute beds; it passed 5-0. Representative Hasenbeck presented SB 1553, specifying qualifications for psychologists who review adverse determinations on appeal, and it passed 5-0. The meeting ended with the chair noting that several bills had been laid over for the next week’s agenda.

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• following today: inspirational message and prayer, pledge of allegiance, the introduction of doctor and/or nurse

Bills: HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB3974 , HB3303 , HB3790 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB4226 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB3648 , HB3500 , HB3037 , HB3428 , HB3257 , HB3432 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940

Keywords: home warranty, service contracts, transparency, insurance regulation, consumer protection, motor vehicles, traffic collisions, car accident, auto accident, crash report, collision report, property damage threshold, Department of Public Safety, DPS, law enforcement reports, insurance claims, financial responsibility, uninsured motorist, private property accidents, public roadway

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• the HERE program.
• the HERE program.
• $9 million needed to support our program and other community forest programs throughout the state.
• This program is effective.
• The second program is Washington State's food assistance program, also known as FAP, which provides the

Summary: The committee first heard a briefing on the proposed Senate capital budget, Substitute Senate Bill 6003, which would spend about $723 million total using debt-limit bonds, Climate Commitment Act funds, and other cash resources. Staff described major investments in housing and homelessness, human services, local infrastructure, flood response, water conservation and clean energy, K-12 school modernization and seismic work, and higher education projects. Members then took public testimony from a wide range of advocates and project sponsors, most of whom urged the Senate to preserve or increase funding for specific projects in the final budget, including affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, child care facilities, food banks, behavioral health and substance use treatment centers, tribal courthouse relocation, school modernization, community colleges, university projects, floodplain restoration, community forests, and local civic or cultural facilities. Several witnesses also asked the Senate to match or approach House funding levels on items such as the Housing Trust Fund, permanent supportive housing, the Community Forest Program, Floodplains by Design, and CCA-supported clean energy and water projects. The chair noted that amendments to the capital budget were due the next day at noon. The committee then received a briefing on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251, which would restructure Climate Commitment Act accounts by repealing three existing accounts and replacing them with two new accounts: a CCA operating account and a CCA capital account. Staff explained that the bill would preserve most existing uses while changing revenue distribution formulas, capping Ecology administrative costs, expanding allowable uses for EV-related costs, housing, and carbon capture/sequestration, and changing reporting and tribal consultation provisions. The bill also shifts some reporting from annual to biannual and modifies the thresholds for tribal-supported and overburdened-community investments. The fiscal note was described as relatively small, with the main impact being the revised revenue allocation structure. Public testimony on the CCA bill was mixed. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, said the restructuring better aligns spending with the intent of the CCA and could improve investments for tribes and overburdened communities. Critics, including the Washington Policy Center, argued the bill still lacks strong requirements to ensure CCA spending is effective and objected to reducing the frequency of the state’s climate-spending report. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• can also have successful gifted programming.
• districts and LAAs offering gifted programs.
• So if you had a gifted program, your teacher got that check from DESE. in 2008. program, your teacher
• So it may be a robotics program after school.
• , the opportunities these programs offer.

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• program.
• The second proposed program is a certificate program through our Division of Extended Studies, and UC
• This includes the very important programs we do with HBCUs and all of these transfer programs, so just
• I'm proud to say that one went on to a master's program and two went on to PhD programs.
• So the support for CalBridge has helped to strengthen our program at UC Merced as the newest PhD program

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The first of them is Susan Strait, who's a senior manager at the Population Estimates Program at the
• Just as a reminder, the Donahue Institute Population Estimates Program has a mission The Donahue Institute's
• Population Estimates Program has a mission to ensure that the population estimates and counts produced
• That's like people living in prisons, dormitories, and nursing homes from their migration estimates.
• And at the same time that my colleagues elsewhere at HLC are working to implement those programs more

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on the Census heard presentations on Massachusetts population trends and how they affect state housing planning. Susan Strait of the UMass Donahue Institute reviewed recent Census Bureau estimates, saying Massachusetts grew strongly over the last decade but that growth has slowed sharply in the newest estimates, largely because net international migration has fallen from a post-pandemic surge. She also described the four components of population change—births, deaths, domestic migration, and international migration—along with aging trends, declining fertility, the importance of the millennial cohort, and the role of foreign-born residents in births and the labor force. Committee members asked about college students in group quarters and about counting incarcerated people, and Strait explained the Census Bureau’s current methods and noted that some issues remain under discussion. Jesse Guerrero of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council then explained how MAPC uses UMass Donahue population projections to build household and local land-use forecasts for MassDOT and the statewide housing plan. He said the earlier transportation projections anticipated slower statewide growth and regional decline in western Massachusetts and on the Cape, with more growth in eastern Massachusetts. He also described how household formation, development patterns, zoning, and affordability are modeled, and noted that newer housing-plan scenarios use updated Census data and different assumptions about migration. Senator Miranda raised concerns about Cape Cod population loss and whether seasonal residents are being counted, and Guerrero and Strait said the projections focus on permanent residents, not seasonal populations. Tim Reardon of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities tied the demographic forecasts to the statewide housing plan, saying housing demand exists even under low-growth or slight-decline scenarios. He said the plan estimates about 115,000 homes are needed to address existing shortages, including doubled-up households, shelter families, seasonal conversion losses, and the need for healthier vacancy rates, plus additional units tied to future household formation. He added that the state’s total housing target is about 222,000 units, or as high as 262,000 under a higher-growth scenario. Senators pressed him on whether the scenarios are now too high given the recent drop in immigration, on affordability and out-migration, and on whether the housing plan adequately reflects homelessness and overcrowding in Boston and elsewhere. Reardon said the plan includes production, rental assistance, shelter prevention, and preservation strategies, and noted that HLC is also using grant programs and MBTA Communities-related infrastructure funding to support housing production statewide.

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• What this bill would do, it would apply only to hospital-based programs under Revised Statute 40:46.
• This program started as a DCFS program with child support enforcement." "Well, fabulous.
• She retired from Women's Hospital, and she worked with helping deliver babies as a nurse there for many
• And so the program, I remember when we passed this as a pilot. I was about to ask.
• So how has it been going, the pilot program?"

Committee: Senate Judiciary A

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• I also oversee both our sustainability and asset stewardship programs.
• And the primary way we do that is through our corporate governance and proxy voting program.
• The primary way we do that is through our corporate governance and proxy voting program.
• But in general, we think the program that the SIB has put together for the last 30 years has generated
• I'm so sorry, Layla Saliba, former nurse, PERS, too. Thank you. Thank you, Layla. Thank you.

Summary: The committee began with a work session from the State Investment Board, where staff described the board’s structure, $230 billion in assets under management, and its mandate to maximize returns at a prudent level of risk for pension and other state funds. They reviewed long-term performance, noting strong historical returns and explaining that the board generally invests public equities passively through low-cost index funds. Members also discussed sustainability practices, including ESG integration, proxy voting, climate and DEI blueprints, and the board’s view that divestment or asset-class restrictions can reduce returns and increase costs. Senators asked about deferred compensation, legislative influence over investment policy, and digital assets; staff said the board is slow-moving and that any major change would be studied carefully. The public hearing then focused on SB 5439, which would prohibit new thermal coal investments beginning in 2026 and require full divestment by 2030, with limited exceptions. Supporters argued coal is a poor long-term investment and a major climate and health risk, and several said the bill still gives the board flexibility to retain holdings in companies transitioning to clean energy. The committee also heard testimony on SB 6109, which would bar investments in private detention facilities and require divestment by 2030; supporters said state money should not profit from immigrant detention, while staff confirmed the board currently holds a small investment in Geo Group. SB 6304 would require responsible investment principles for the State Investment Board, including consideration of human rights, environmental degradation, corruption, and related risks, along with proxy voting guidelines and annual reporting. Testimony in favor emphasized ethical investing, climate risk, and avoiding complicity in human rights abuses, while board staff had earlier said they view such decisions through an investment-risk lens rather than a values-based lens. The committee also heard Substitute SB 5945, which would exclude most offenses committed before age 18 from counting as strikes under the state’s persistent offender law and would allow retroactive resentencing for affected people, with exceptions for first- and second-degree murder and serious sex offenses. Staff said the substitute would likely affect fewer cases than the original bill, with estimates ranging from about 10 to 24 resentencings. Public defense, prosecutors, and sheriffs’ representatives raised concerns about workload, victim impacts, and retroactive application, while supporters and pro bono providers said they were prepared to help with resentencing and reentry support. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• All right, if everyone can take a seat, we're going to get right back to our programming.
• If everyone can take a seat, we're going to get right back to our programming.
• At that time, we will hear HP 10008 and then continue on with our regularly scheduled programming.
• </c><03:17:56.560><c> Thank</c><03:17:56.720><c> you,</c> scheduled programming.
• Thank you, scheduled programming. Thank you, everyone.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This is related to the civic media program.
• This is an existing CDFA program, so they'll be able to apply.
• The Governor's Office administers the program, but the program will have nine members on a board who
• The emergency regulatory process to implement the funding programs.
• We're supporting SB 155, the civic media program. Supporting SB 155, the civic media program.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the September budget package, which included SB 105 and a series of trailer bills covering health, human services, education, resources, child care, transportation, labor, public safety, housing, revenue, background checks, collective bargaining, and a special election. The Department of Finance described the package as largely technical and clarifying, but also responsive to state and federal changes, especially H.R. 1. Key items included roughly $3.3 billion in Proposition 4 climate and environmental spending, $540 million in discretionary greenhouse gas reduction funds, and major responses to H.R. 1 such as CalFresh error-rate mitigation, food bank support, and Medicaid-related changes. Other notable provisions included vaccine policy flexibility, an Abortion Access Fund, a gender-affirming care program, community college basic-needs and aid changes, CEQA and coastal permit exemptions tied to the 2028 Olympics, invasive mussel prevention funding, a civic media program, labor and pension-related provisions, and special election administration changes. Members raised questions and concerns about several parts of the package. There was support for climate, water, transit, offshore wind, food security, and health investments, but also significant criticism of the lack of cleanup language for SB 131 and its advanced manufacturing exemptions, with multiple members saying promised fixes had not materialized and expressing concerns about tribal consultation, labor standards, and environmental protections. Members also questioned the scale and timing of some Proposition 4 allocations, including fairground upgrades, regional conveyance, and a UC Davis alternative protein research center. The Department of Finance said some programs would roll out over time and that certain funding levels reflected current implementation capacity. The hearing also featured discussion of Bay Area transit financing, with Finance saying SB 105 directs the department and CalSTA to examine loan or other financing options rather than immediately providing loans. Members and public commenters also discussed the state’s response to H.R. 1, with advocates supporting food bank, health care, and immunization provisions while warning of ongoing harm to immigrants, foster youth, and other vulnerable groups. Public testimony broadly supported the health, food, water, offshore wind, and golden mussel provisions, while many speakers echoed legislative concerns about SB 131 and urged cleanup action in the next session. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only, though the chair noted votes on the bills were expected later that night or the next morning.

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• have been through my office have been amazing, and they really, they're number one, especially in nursing
• would say to definitely create the track, and I think that would be the easiest solution for our program
• the things I was thinking about, and I really want to sit down and talk to you guys about what the programs
• I guess some of our program materials and the tracks are dependent on the microcredentials, some of the
• Besides that, Daryl, I committed you to a lot of programming yesterday.

Committee: House Oklahoma Education Commission

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on planning the upcoming AI Symposium and on fundraising strategy. Nellie Sanders, former Secretary of Education, introduced herself and described her background in education, workforce development, and fundraising, saying she would help in a volunteer capacity. The committee discussed the symposium theme, “The ground has moved, building Oklahoma’s AI-ready future,” and confirmed the event dates at the Hard Rock Hotel in Tulsa from June 8 to June 10. They also reviewed the event’s structure, including keynote and speaker slots, vendor participation, and the need to finalize the agenda and printed materials soon. A major portion of the discussion centered on sponsorship levels and the need to expand fundraising beyond the original food-cost-based tiers. Members debated whether the current $6,000, $15,000, and $25,000 levels were too low and proposed adding larger sponsorship tiers, including $50,000 and $100,000 event sponsor options. Based on projected costs of roughly $130,000 to $150,000 and a goal of creating reserve funds for future AI work, the group ultimately discussed aiming for a $300,000 budget and increasing attendance from 200 to as many as 400 participants if funding allows. They also talked about using the symposium to create long-term value for sponsors by offering visibility, networking, and follow-up opportunities. The committee reviewed participant categories and numbers, including innovation grant recipients, libraries, higher education, CareerTech, K-12, corrections, tribal representatives, and commission members. They emphasized that attendees must complete a microcredential and leave with actionable deliverables, such as projects, cohort meetings, and shared AI practices they can replicate at their institutions. Several members stressed the importance of broader K-12 participation, especially for rural districts, and suggested adding administrator and teacher tracks if attendance grows. The group also discussed outreach to Google, tribal partners, and other vendors, and set a planning meeting for Monday at 5 p.m., with a follow-up full committee meeting scheduled for the 30th at 1 p.m. The meeting also included an update on legislation, especially proposed changes to bill 1782. The revised bill would create an AI-related infrastructure without state appropriations, allow funds from private and federal sources, add FERPA, accessibility, and transparency protections, and accelerate council activation. Members discussed using the bill to support future AI initiatives and possibly the symposium, though they noted that any such use would need to be written into the legislation. The meeting ended with updates on the commission’s podcast, “AI Unpacked: The Oklahoma Edition,” and a brief discussion of the commission’s unique cross-sector makeup and its role in representing learners across Oklahoma.

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• Washington's Medicaid program currently covers up to three monthly IVIG therapies when a trial of two
• The majority of the time it can be handled by traveling nurses in the child's own home.
• It provides recommendations on vaccines that are used by the CDC as well as other federal programs.
• She said preserving the financial efficacy and sustainability of the vaccine purchasing program is of
• utmost importance to carriers because they directly fund the program.

Bills: HB1496 , HB2182 , HB2196 , HB2242

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: patients' rights, healthcare information, medical confidentiality, health data security, healthcare access, abortion, medications, reproductive health, access, healthcare, PANDA, PANS, treatment access, mental health, legislation, preventive services, state authority, definitions clarification, public health, 904

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• Programming space is limited.
• programs.
• I am so proud of the program.
• or planning for programming.
• We're increasing programming.

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session on juvenile rehabilitation trends and then a hearing on Senate Bill 6062. The work session featured a national overview from NCSL, DCYF updates on Green Hill, Harbor Heights, and community transition services, and local/community perspectives from Pierce County, Team Child, and Northwest Credible Messengers. The national presentation described broad juvenile justice trends, including limits on extreme sentencing, expanded diversion and due process protections, reduced fines and fees, record clearing, and changes in juvenile court jurisdiction. Committee members asked about juvenile crime trends and overcrowding, and the presenter noted that crime has generally decreased overall since 2020, though some offenses have risen in some places and overcrowding remains an issue in certain states. DCYF reported on its behavior management system, Harbor Heights opening as relief for overcrowding, Green Hill population pressures, and expansion of community transition services. Officials said the behavior management system is intended to improve safety, consistency, and restorative accountability, while Harbor Heights has added programming and family engagement but still faces space, IT, and medical-infrastructure challenges. Green Hill leaders said reduced population has improved stability, programming, and use-of-force outcomes, but overcrowding remains a concern. DCYF also highlighted an ombuds process, family listserv updates, staffing changes, and a proposed budget request for additional JR capacity and staffing. Pierce County described its long-running detention reform work, reduced average daily detention population, and plans for a new juvenile justice center, while Team Child and Northwest Credible Messengers emphasized community-based supports, culturally responsive services, healing-centered engagement, and reentry planning. Senate Bill 6062 was then briefed as a measure revising juvenile sentencing and JR placement rules. The bill would require courts to grant suspended disposition alternatives in eligible cases unless the court finds community supervision would not adequately protect the community, expand eligibility for certain sentencing alternatives, require midpoint review hearings, and set rules for transfers from JR to DOC when facilities exceed 105% of rated bed capacity. The committee also voted to waive the five-day notice rule for hearings on Senate Bills 6319 and 5979, and that motion passed. During public testimony on SB 6062, youth from Green Hill supported the bill and asked for clearer standards around DOC transfers, while DCYF supported efforts to reduce JR population but said the bill needs stronger emergency transfer language to address overcrowding at Green Hill. Committee members and the bill sponsor emphasized rehabilitation, individualized sentencing, and the need to balance community safety with better placement and services for youth.

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• Last year, the program served 326 students.
• Three programs proposed for closure were suspended before the 2025 budget plan, and seven programs proposed
• Very excited about those programs.
• programs that do not.
• Another significant part of our apprenticeship program is to have those programs that don't get college

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• work program.
• We're already delivering a record work program.
• So one is the aggregate grant program.
• We can look at our work program 5 years out in the future.
• They do this on several other programs as well.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , traveling nurses.
• ,</c><01:05:38.240><c> traveling</c><01:05:38.640><c> nurses.
• </c> providing um nurses, traveling nurses. providing um nurses, traveling nurses.
• was committed to a nursing home, come in and overbid her time if her time had already been committed
• was committed to a nursing home, come in and overbid her time if her time had already been committed

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Taxpayers have developed a program. Not every program runs in perpetuity.
• Taxpayers have developed a program. Not every program runs in perpetuity.
• Taxpayers have developed a program. Not every program runs in perpetuity.
• was a voucher program.
• programs that support important programs programs that support feeding<00:41:39.079><c> children</c>

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , which is the true measure of the success of the program.
• </c> the education Freedom account program the education Freedom account program however<03:34:05.160
• </c><03:35:06.319><c> of</c> row as the best implemented program of row as the best implemented program
• </c> address criticisms of the program to address criticisms of the program to gather<03:36:11.040><c
• </c><04:34:31.080><c> in</c> of medications across six programs in of medications across six programs

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.