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• Harris is the community and the fellow members of the committee. My name is Ali Schechter Reitz.
• These hands-on educational experiences are delivered through community clubs, in-school and after-school
• and helps us gain the knowledge and life skills we need to thrive as productive and responsible community
• And just that one-on-one peer communication can completely redirect the course of one's life.
• And as our vision states, FFA provides... ...communities back at home.

Committee: Senate Agriculture

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• We want all communities to have access to the services that they are entitled to.
• I'm the policy director at Latino Community Fund of Washington State and pleased to be here in support
• I'm the policy director at Latino Community Fund of Washington State and pleased to be here in support
• That expertise helps ensure solutions are practical, ...impacted communities.
• You can't communicate allergies or your blood type or any of your vital information.

Summary: The committee heard several bill presentations and took executive action on three measures. House Bill 2249 would remove a civil service exemption for Washington Technology Solutions cybersecurity employees, allowing those workers to be covered by state civil service law; the prime sponsor and a Washington Federation of State Employees representative said the bill would correct an unintended statutory discrepancy and let similarly classified IT security staff organize like counterparts in other agencies. House Bill 2475 would direct the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines for state agencies and address interpreter and translator shortages; supporters from the Latino Community Fund, WFSE, and the Office of Equity said the bill would improve access to public services for limited-English-proficiency residents. House Bill 2237 would require deputy state fire marshal salaries to be competitive with comparable local fire agencies and direct a report on whether the State Fire Marshal’s Office should be made independent of the State Patrol; supporters said current pay is too low and hurts recruitment and retention. House Bill 2408 was described as a cleanup bill removing expired provisions and obsolete references to the Department of Personnel and other outdated statutes, and OFM supported it. In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and reported out three bills. Substitute House Bill 2281, concerning tribal traditional cultural places and consultation, was amended to narrow consultation scope, remove a reference to “contemporary” lands, and add a three-year statute of limitations; a proposed amendment to remove the cause of action was rejected, and the bill passed 4-3. House Bill 2309, which limits OFM from treating a postgraduate degree as the only way to show qualifications unless required by law, was reported out unanimously. House Bill 2244, a Sunshine Committee cleanup bill on ethics and public disclosure, was amended to restore exemptions for certain donor records and driver case records and then passed unanimously. The committee also heard House Bill 2352, which would lower the ownership threshold for state ethics conflicts from 10% to 1% to align state law with municipal ethics rules. Representative Paulette argued the current 10% standard is too lax and weakens public trust, but no vote was taken on the bill during the meeting. The hearing on House Bill 2435, which would create a Legislative Office on Indian Affairs to provide training and resources for legislators and staff on tribal affairs, featured strong support from Representative Lekanoff, who said it would strengthen the legislature’s government-to-government relationship with tribes. The committee then recessed and later adjourned after completing the remaining hearings.

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• </c><00:10:14.959><c> Senator</c> pardons and community sentences.
• Senator pardons and community sentences.
• Or communicate with the body. Either or. Okay.
• President, communicate with the body. >> Please proceed.
• Communicate with the body. >> Please proceed. >> Mr.

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• Publicly accessible data and actuarial analysis can help achieve wildfire mitigation at the community-wide
• Wildfire mitigation at the community-wide scale needed to prevent more tragic loss while establishing
• When homeowners know their risk, they can take meaningful steps to reduce it, protecting their communities
• Wildfire farm models can be critical to building a safer community.
• And we thank the author for his effort to help people living in manufactured housing communities across

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models. The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure. SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.

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• Marshall County, um, that I would argue are a staple in our community.
• supporting our communities.
• I think it's important that we have community services so that... that we have community services so
• that they understand the community as well, why we try to do what we do to save our hospitals.
• We opened it as a pilot to the community college system, hoping to get one or two to try it out.

Bills: SB1 , HB176 , HB86 , SB1 , HB176 , HB86

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• </c> not members of the university community. not members of the university community.
• </c> communicated in terms of its signage. communicated in terms of its signage.
• </c><00:14:51.199><c> community,</c> university is a local community, university is a local community
• So, every pressure again that you hear in your local communities from your business community is the
• </c> communities from your business community communities from your business community um<01:26:25.280

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• </c><00:15:30.880><c> is</c> entire $5 across the community is entire $5 across the community is remitted
• </c> that will occur within a community. that will occur within a community.
• </c> relative poverty of a community. relative poverty of a community.
• and the property values of your community and the students you have in your community.
• </c><01:04:13.760><c> um</c> communities but for some communities um communities but for some communities

Committee: House Ways and Means

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• > the</c> &gt;&gt; and the and the community and the &gt;&gt; and the and the community and the community
• Um, the community, the businesses, as AI has been introduced to the community.
• Um, the community, the businesses, as AI has been introduced to the community.
• Um, the community, the businesses, as AI has been introduced to the community.
• Um, the community, the businesses, as AI has been introduced to the community.

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• </c><00:08:31.199><c> Thank</c> to the community. Thank to the community.
• </c><00:09:10.959><c> and</c> students develop their communication and students develop their communication
• </c> School District and for her community. School District and for her community.
• And whether it's communities safe.
• communities need.

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• Finally,... ...of funding for schools and community colleges.
• Just to your first question about Proposition 98 and making assurances to the education community...
• And that's what I asked from the business community to also ask.
• And many of my community members, to the authors, to the governor, to the L.A.O's input, both houses,
• And many of my community members, Because I came into that.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight heard ACA 20, the Safe for California Futures Act, a constitutional amendment to strengthen the state’s Budget Stabilization Account (rainy day fund). The authors, Assembly Members Gabriel and Valencia, said the measure would raise the reserve cap from 10% to 20% of General Fund revenues, change how reserve deposits are treated under the Gann limit so deposits would not count against the spending cap until withdrawn, and update eligible debt repayments to include items such as budget loans, Proposition 98 settle-up obligations, and unemployment insurance debt. They emphasized that the proposal was intended to protect schools and core public services and to help California better withstand revenue volatility and future downturns. Committee discussion focused heavily on the technical effects of the measure, especially its interaction with Proposition 98 and the Gann limit. LAO and Department of Finance staff explained that Prop. 98 funding would not be changed directly, that the reserve deposits would be treated as exclusions from the appropriations limit, and that withdrawals would count when spent. Members asked about current reserve levels, mandatory deposits, and whether the measure would create more room for discretionary spending; supporters argued it would simply allow the state to save more in good years, while one member expressed concern that it could function as a slush fund and expand spending opportunities. Several members cited recent budget volatility, record revenues, and the need for stronger reserves, while others stressed that the measure should be understood as a future-oriented savings reform rather than a response to this year’s budget choices. Public testimony was uniformly supportive. California Forward, Elevate California, and the California Chamber of Commerce all backed the proposal, with the Chamber noting support for the policy and highlighting the importance of addressing unemployment insurance debt for small businesses. The chair concluded by thanking the authors, staff, and witnesses, and said ACA 20 was expected to move to the Assembly floor the next day.

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• And we had our first community outreach meeting today in Pearl.
• We had about 500 people on our community webinar for the first three initiatives.
• BDO was in Alabama last week with their community outreach meetings.
• They've been very They've been very community-oriented.
• Did people at the governor's office communicate with other folks? If so, who?

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

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• Community where the focus is really on, again, building those bridges.
• One of our newer programs is the Women's Community Transition Support Program, or WCTS.
• Proud is one of our community-based treatment programs.
• They also do a series of five community baby showers.
• Our first call actually was a very well-seasoned adult psychiatrist in the community.

Summary: The meeting focused on maternal health and behavioral health services for pregnant and postpartum people in Connecticut. Dr. Fatmata Williams of DSS gave an update on the Husky maternity payment bundle, explaining that it was created in response to worsening maternal and neonatal outcomes and racial disparities. She said the bundle, launched in 2025, shifts payment away from fee-for-service toward prospective case rates, quality measures, and shared savings, while covering services such as doulas and maintaining access to behavioral health and other non-pregnancy-related care outside the bundle. She noted 26 maternity practices are participating, quarterly quality reports have been distributed, reconciliation is planned for 2026, and DSS is considering refinements such as adding newborns, revisiting shared losses, and possibly expanding to FQHCs after further stakeholder review. Shelly Nolan of DMHAS then described the state’s women’s services and recovery continuum, including pregnant and parenting treatment programs, women’s recovery support programs, community transition support with rent subsidies, the Proud program, REACH navigation, recovery houses, and outpatient services. She emphasized that many programs are under capacity and that DMHAS uses a no-wrong-door approach, real-time bed availability, technical assistance, and training to improve access. She also reviewed initiatives tied to substance-exposed pregnancies and safe sleep, secure storage, naloxone distribution, reproductive health integration, breastfeeding support, and upcoming conferences and trainings. She said the department works closely with DCF and community partners to reduce stigma and improve family-centered care. Beth Garrigan presented on the Access Mental Health and Substance Use for Moms program, a statewide consultation service for providers serving pregnant and postpartum individuals up to 12 months after delivery. She said the program offers real-time psychiatric consultation, referral support, and one-time face-to-face assessments, and has provided more than 4,300 consultations and resource/referral support to over 700 individuals since 2022. Members and legislators praised the service and discussed how it helps providers connect patients to care, follow up on referrals, and address barriers such as fit, stigma, and workflow. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with plans for the next meeting on June 8 and a request for Dr. Williams’ slides to be posted online.

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• This means students in rural communities who rely on IDLA courses to exercise. To about seven.
• Thank you for the opportunity to provide you the impact on the students in your communities.
• Our communities with this bill.
• (questionable): "I fully support the direct IDLA and what it does for our rural communities.
• I fully support the direct IDLA and what it does for our rural communities.

Committee: House Education

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• , projects they're helping to finance, and that will serve their communities for many years to come.
• That's how you build long-term jobs in the community. You build more businesses in that community.
• that community.
• We all want safe communities and fair labor practices.
• We've worked closely with the business community on this.

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on several labor-related bills. On Substitute Senate Bill 5874, staff and Senator McEwen described a proposal to let the Employment Security Department waive penalties for minor quarterly reporting errors by employers, especially inadvertent electronic filing issues involving occupational codes and job titles. No one testified in opposition, and the public hearing was closed. The committee then heard extensive testimony on Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5847, which would expand injured workers’ access to medical providers, allow medically appropriate departures from L&I treatment rules, prohibit employers from requiring treatment from a specific provider, and set timelines for utilization review. Supporters, including workers’ advocates and union representatives, said the bill would improve access to care and reduce delays, while business groups opposed it as weakening the provider network and raised concerns about costs and claim duration. L&I said it could implement the bill with a technical fix and noted that the fiscal note was still being updated. A previously adopted claims-manager staffing amendment was discussed but not included in the version heard. On Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5061, the committee heard testimony on requiring public works contracts to update prevailing wage rates annually rather than freezing them at bid time. Labor groups supported the bill as protecting workers from wage erosion on long projects, while contractor groups opposed it unless amended to allow change orders for wage increases above 5 percent, citing unpredictable jumps in prevailing wage rates and added risk for small contractors. L&I requested a delayed effective date to July 1, 2028 because of IT changes. The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 5944, which would make missed or canceled appointment payments bargained economic compensation for language access providers, and on Substitute Senate Bill 5972, which would extend interest arbitration rights to correctional employees in city and county jails regardless of county population. Labor groups supported both bills; counties and a city representative opposed 5972 over cost concerns and asked for fiscal safeguards. Finally, the committee heard Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6302, which would require L&I to investigate possible misclassification when three or more independent contractors are used for the same type of finishing work on a public works project. Labor and contractor groups both supported the amended version, saying it targets misclassification without banning legitimate independent contractors. The hearing ended after testimony, with no votes or final committee actions taken during the meeting.

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• The community has already decided that if somebody wants to propose tall buildings on appropriate sites
• The Duwamish River Community Coalition, or DRCC, alongside residents of the Duwamish Valley, is a community
• For frontline communities like ours, this bill is not just about climate targets.
• For frontline communities like ours, this bill is not just about climate targets.
• Frontline communities should not have to choose between affordability, health, and climate action.

Bills: HB2228 , HB2273 , HB2418 , HB2381

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning

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• Um, but I I think of one example in a community that I live in, uh, where, uh, we had an issue where
• where somebody is serving be communities where somebody is serving in<00:12:34.959><c> two</c><00:12
• They are no longer able to run, and I don't know what that does to a small community.
• I live in a community of almost 10,000 people, and at our selectmen meeting the chairman said, "Call
• They are no longer able to run, and I don't know what that does to a small community.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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• The New Mexico State Veterans Home receives community support from many organizations, including the
• Community vets as well. All right. So we're going to get into pictures of our facility.
• So this is our communal living area.
• I think the community supports it. It's in a good location.
• We're proud of the positive feedback we've received from the community.

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• use of the updated maximum allowable gross square foot calculator to adjust academic ...and gym/community
• Community space, and so I have heard that we need to have a cutoff at some point in time, and 2023 is
• And we're seeing. communities unable to use that space.
• For a lot of these communities, even though I agree that they should not be primarily a community space
• Infrastructure in a community is the identity of those communities.

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• , there are very limited things that the local community can do to hold some...
• Because what's happening is, in my community, one just opened up right next to a school and shares a
• fence line with a community center.
• communities were there first.
• HB 3866 aims to prevent this from ever happening again in that community or any others.

Bills: HB573 , HB1499 , HB1768 , HB3071 , HB3249 , HB3866 , HB4112

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

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• What does CTDHP look like for community partners?
• We have a mighty team of five community engagement specialists who are located throughout the state in
• We also have a community partner tool that you can register for, and I can put that link in our chat,
• Anyone can access it if they register as a community partner.
• Some of the strategic community partnerships we're working with include Read to Grow again.

Summary: The MAPOC Women and Children’s Health Subcommittee heard a presentation from Kate Parker Riley, executive director of the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership, on the Husky Dental Program and efforts to improve oral health during pregnancy. She reviewed the structure of Connecticut’s Medicaid dental benefit, the ASO model, provider network, utilization trends, and member barriers to care. She noted that children’s dental measures remain above the national median, but adult utilization is lower and the dental provider network has been shrinking, with longer wait times in rural areas. A major focus was the state’s goal to raise the rate of oral evaluation during pregnancy from about 17.5% to 25% by 2030. Riley described planned outreach to OB/GYN practices using a draft “snapshot” report showing each practice’s pregnancy oral-health rate compared with the state average, along with education materials based on ACOG and AAP guidance. Committee members and guests discussed barriers such as lack of provider training, workflow burden, access to dentists who will see pregnant patients, and the need for stronger referral bridges. Suggestions included adding simple oral-health screening questions in OB settings, using human support to make appointments, and exploring co-located dental hygienists or other embedded models. Riley also highlighted partnerships with DSS, DCF, Head Start, WIC, Read to Grow, YMCA programs, refugee resettlement agencies, and school-based and hospital partners, as well as data-sharing and navigation efforts. She said pregnant members newly identified through HUSKY will now receive outreach and navigation support. DSS dental director Carolyn MacArthur introduced herself and said she supports the initiative, noting the literature linking untreated maternal dental disease to poor child oral-health outcomes. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with thanks and a preview of upcoming July presentations on integrated behavioral health and home visitation programs.