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• When I had a rough day at work, I was talking about the system, the leader, the decision, the policy,
• How do you deal with—you can work with them personally, but the entire system, they're overworked.
• And so when we can take, you use the word systems in your question, I think when we take a systemic approach
• And that's what it really means to be systems and embedded and thinking about an education.
• And what it looks like is building the actual systems into it.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The meeting began with a student performance from Horizon Middle School Show Choir, including songs from an eighth grade concert and the show choir piece “The Body Electric.” After the performance, Deputy Superintendent Donna Fishbeck spoke on behalf of State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler in support of music education, emphasizing its benefits for creativity, collaboration, school climate, and student development, and noting the department’s support for music grants and professional development. She also highlighted the North Dakota Music Educators Association’s role in expanding access and quality in music education. The committee then heard a presentation from Vital Network, introduced as a DPI-funded effort focused on teacher retention. Nate Eklund and Dr. Aaron Rob described the organization’s work with schools and districts to reduce educator burnout by improving workplace conditions, especially around time management, voice in decision-making, and care/support. They said the program uses surveys, dashboards, advisory support, and facilitated school and district processes to identify local friction points and help educators and leaders solve them, with examples ranging from simplifying material requests to improving PLC time and communication. They stressed that retention is driven more by workplace conditions than pay alone, and that solutions must be local rather than one-size-fits-all. Members asked about rural teacher overload, sustainability after grant funding ends, and whether the model could inform broader policy or continuing education reforms. Vital representatives said the work is designed to be embedded in district systems and strategic plans so it can continue beyond their direct involvement, and that the approach aligns with the state’s teacher retention and recruitment task force recommendations. They reported serving about half of North Dakota educators across roughly 50 districts, with partnerships through regional education associations to reach rural areas. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a comprehensive systemic reform effort, and we are not going to see results overnight.
• Slide five really looks at the The key systemic levers that are being implemented and districts are being
• The Minnesota Multi-Tiered Systems of Support is a piece of this collaboration and is a very important
• We are very appreciative of the new system and the infrastructure.
• stop doing this on a systemic level at MDE? Mr. Ooney: Yes, Madam Chair, Representative Lee.

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

Transcript Highlights:

• entry-level driver training requirement and continued inefficiencies in the current state control system
• of testing commercial controll system of testing commercial driver<00:03:54.120><c> applicants</c><00
• Authorizing such scheduling will prioritize CDL exams within the existing system, and I think that's
• This is what the people who have to use the system are recommending.
• This is what the people who have to use the system are recommending.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It builds the infrastructure and the system because we don't have the beds.
• We have the federal match, but we don't have the infrastructure within the entire system.
• Thus, did the system work or not?
• And to give us an idea of how their systems work. We only got a few responses.
• Among young people in the foster system, the ACEs are pretty much ubiquitous. And so.

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• c> helped</c><00:16:53.600><c> fuel</c> interstate highway system helped fuel interstate highway system
• I want University of California system.
• </c> system. So, disagree with the cartoon? system. So, disagree with the cartoon?
• </c> Maintaining trust in the payment system Maintaining trust in the payment system requires<05:26:26.080
• </c> systems operate around. systems operate around.

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

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• </c><00:42:38.400><c> and</c> out, heavily bureaucratic system and out, heavily bureaucratic system and
• And I'm wondering if hospital systems.
• , the health care system leads to consolidations while you have increasing expenses.
• </c><01:37:18.080><c> So,</c> experience with this type of system.
• So, experience with this type of system.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• My stepmother retired from the Springfield public school system.
• As the chairman said, this is really the nervous system of our government.
• It's such an important piece, but it also... system of our government.
• comes from the lottery system or the gaming system as opposed to the income taxes and the state sales
• like the voucher system.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, approved the House Journal by a 107-1 vote, and then spent much of the day on introductions of guests, family members, interns, and public servants. Members recognized visitors including family of legislators, a park ranger honored for life-saving work, substance-use treatment advocates, nonprofit and apprenticeship program representatives, students, and staff. The chamber also received committee reports and Senate messages, including a conference committee appointment on House Bill 2818 and fiscal review reports recommending passage of Senate Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 1062. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 on public education. The budget chair explained the conference report as providing $8.4 billion for K-12 and the Office of Childhood, with disputes over funding sources and the foundation formula. Several members argued the bill underfunded schools by about $190 million and objected to using blind pension and projected ARPA/lottery-related funds; others defended the budget as record-level funding and emphasized that the total education dollars were unchanged, only the funding mix differed. A substitute motion to reject the conference report and send the bill back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report on House Bill 2 was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then adopted and passed House Bill 3 on higher education, after debate over a proposed performance-based funding model and language directing the department to develop a new formula by the end of the year. Members generally supported keeping funding flat this year while studying a longer-term model. House Bill 4, covering Revenue and Transportation, was adopted 128-21 and passed 127-27, with discussion of rural roads funding and transportation investments. The House also took up House Bill 5 on the Office of Administration and IT consolidation/accountability, with the sponsor describing it as the central state-government operations bill; debate on that measure began before the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• where residents In my own district, in Vista Hermosa, residents have reported methane monitoring systems
• In order to ensure the safety of all residents, a fully operational methane alarm system is essential
• My goal is to combat these systemic inequities that currently exist.
• My testimony today reflects my expert opinion, not the views of the UC system.
• to destroy the systems of support that we have spent decades building.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We established a three-strike system. can now use those funds for all can now use those funds for all
• We established<01:05:13.800><c> a</c><01:05:13.880><c> three-strike</c><01:05:14.680><c> system.
• and our civil traffic law justice system and our civil traffic enforcement<01:21:07.880><c> system</
• c> enforcement system enforcement system for<01:21:09.320><c> which</c><01:21:09.560><c> there</c><01
• </c><01:21:20.120><c> for</c> have a transparent system for have a transparent system for understanding

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> them have put years of study and systems them have put years of study and systems a<00:15:50.800
• House Bill 257 makes some tweaks to our state accountability and assessment system.
• Uh, really there's four changes system.
• And we have about 30% English language learners in those two school systems.
• And you can imagine it school systems.

Committee: House Primary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I hadn't been educated on this in the school system; I had no clue what it meant.
• I feel like a victim of this broken system, and I wish You can also invest in families, communities,
• We need big, bold solutions to truly transform our food security system.
• And I would say, yes, let's try to find, you know, money within our tax system, a fairer tax system,
• to $330 billion for our education system and school meals.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of requiring measurable results for existing programs, it creates more bureaucracy around the same system
• SB 1350 will help California utilize hydrogen to decarbonize the power system.
• Educational system is not performing how it should.
• They are the ones who are the real victims of this misalignment of our systems and structures.
• But there's also no doubt in my mind that the current system is broken.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Vancouver, likely also the ports, and understanding, you know, what are we seeing on those nearby systems
• and... ...understanding, you know, what are we seeing on those nearby systems and whether or not there
• system software, our customer They already have systems in place, including back-office system software
• Washington State tends to run from 20 to an excess of 40% on our five various toll systems.
• It is not what the users of the road system want.

Committee: Joint Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And we have a new system in place for all tickets.
• We now have a scanning system and it’s going right in.
• If you can get your systems in place, then people can keep up with this a lot better, but I know that
• We have a Wabbaseka water and sewer system, 2024 and 2023. This is also a private report.
• But that's a systemic problem. But that's a systemic problem.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• AI or machine learning tools to do, including prohibiting employers from using automated decision systems
• </c><00:03:12.960><c> to</c> using automated decision systems to using automated decision systems to
• monitoring systems to discern those<00:03:27.680><c> same</c><00:03:27.960><c> things,</c><00:03:28.880
• various automated systems and electronic tools<00:08:57.560><c> in</c><00:08:57.640><c> Minnesota.
• automated decision system and electronic monitoring<00:11:02.839><c> provisions,</c><00:11:03.800><c

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The modernization effort there will connect multiple rail and transit systems, reduce greenhouse gas
• Across Santa Clara County, we are actively working to build a world-class, multimodal transit system.
• But really, we want the system to work, and right now it really isn't working that well.
• But really, we want the system to work, and right now it really isn't working that well.
• It’s important both from a grid reliability system perspective and also fire risk...

Summary: The committee heard SB 1375 by Senator Cortese, which would streamline environmental review for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive prior review. Supporters, including VTA, San Jose transportation staff, BART, Caltrain, MTC, and Climate Reality Silicon Valley, said the bill would reduce duplicative analysis, save time and money, and help advance projects like the Diridon Station modernization in San Jose. Committee members emphasized the bill’s narrow scope and the added amendments requiring displacement planning, legal services for displaced residents, construction-impact mitigation, and natural resources planning. The bill was approved on a 5-0 vote and sent to Transportation as amended. The committee also took up SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling and waste-stream impacts. The author and supporters such as Californians Against Waste argued the bill would reduce greenwashing, clarify labeling, cut contamination in compost and recycling streams, and direct OEHHA to study health and environmental effects. Opposition from manufacturers, BPI, retailers, and others focused on concerns that the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, create costs, and fail to fix a separate federal/NOP labeling problem. After extensive discussion about composting capacity, labeling clarity, and costs, the bill passed 3-2 to Appropriations. SB 958 by Senator Weber Pierson addressed the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego. The bill, as amended, would no longer create a full CEQA exemption but instead clarify CEQA treatment of building-height impacts in the project’s future EIR. Supporters said the project would deliver thousands of housing units, including affordable housing, along with parks, a new arena, and economic benefits on underused city land. The committee voiced support for the project’s housing and revitalization goals, and the bill passed 3-0 to Local Government as amended. The committee also heard SB 1075 on strengthening AB 617 community air protection plans, with environmental justice supporters backing stronger enforcement and local implementation while local governments, business groups, and air district representatives warned it could create uncertainty, raise costs, and function as a land-use mandate; the bill was held on a 2-2 vote after the author accepted several amendments and continued negotiations.

Transcript Highlights:

• We cannot do that under a system that is inconsistent, costly, and unpredictable.
• They are operating within the current system as the system was designed.
• But as you heard them say, it was a system designed 100 years ago.
• , making our system even stronger.
• This is a failure of the system.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with SB 936 on nitrous oxide sales. Senator Blakespear and supporters, including Orange County and Humboldt County supervisors, described growing misuse of large nitrous canisters, impaired driving, youth access, and waste and safety problems. There was no formal opposition testimony, and multiple organizations and local governments voiced support. Committee members generally supported the bill but raised questions about enforcement and the role of existing licensing agencies; the author said amendments addressed concerns about balloons and bags. The bill was moved on a due-pass recommendation to Senate Appropriations and left on call. The committee also heard SB 1312 on abandoned cemeteries, SB 1340 on small business procurement reporting, and SB 903 on AI in mental health care. SB 1312 would build on last year’s cemetery workgroup to address abandoned private cemeteries; the author and the Cemetery and Mortuary Association said the bill is intended to use forthcoming recommendations to improve maintenance and oversight. It was moved due pass to Senate Appropriations and left on call. SB 1340 would require state agencies to report contract and payment data involving small businesses to the Office of the Small Business Advocate; the Controller’s office supported the measure, and it was moved due pass to Senate Appropriations and left on call. SB 903 drew the most extensive debate. The bill would restrict the public offering of psychotherapy services through AI unless a licensed professional is involved, require disclosure and informed consent, and preserve confidentiality rules. Supporters argued that chatbots and AI therapy tools can mislead consumers and create safety, bias, and privacy risks, while opponents from the California Medical Association and TechNet warned the definitions were too broad and could hinder beneficial clinical tools, triage, research, and FDA-approved applications. Committee members pressed the author on clarity, administrative uses like note-taking, and whether the bill would allow clinician-supervised AI; the author said the intent is to keep a human clinician in the loop and continue refining the language. The bill was moved to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technology, and Consumer Protection Committee and left on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1271 on midwifery preceptor data and SB 1327 on EV charger accuracy oversight. SB 1271 would collect data on licensed midwives’ capacity to serve as preceptors to strengthen the training pipeline; supporters described workforce shortages, rural access problems, and closures of labor and delivery units. It was moved due pass to the Senate Health Committee and left on call. SB 1327 would shift EV charger accuracy oversight from CDFA’s Division of Measurement Standards to the California Energy Commission; supporters said this would standardize enforcement and better match the agency already regulating EV infrastructure, while county sealers and others opposed the move as unnecessary, costly, and potentially weakening local consumer protection. The bill was moved due pass to the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee and left on call.

Transcript Highlights:

• equitable, high-quality, timely, and affordable health care within a stable health care delivery system
• So if someone comes from the fee-for-service delivery system and they have a trusted relationship with
• And watching these hospitals and health systems... ...for you is a huge daily concern.
• And watching these hospitals and health systems fail one by one does not feel safe.
• Will and I are among the privileged to have insurance, even in a system that feels unstable.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on access to gender-affirming care in California, with members of the Senate and Assembly budget subcommittees hearing first from the Department of Justice, Department of Managed Health Care, and Department of Health Care Services. State officials described California’s legal protections against discrimination, privacy protections, shield laws, and Medi-Cal and commercial plan coverage requirements for medically necessary gender-affirming care. They also outlined ongoing litigation and advocacy against federal actions and proposed rules that could restrict care, including challenges to executive orders, HHS declarations, and federal reimbursement rules, as well as a temporary restraining order protecting care at Rady Children’s Hospital. Committee members pressed the agencies on why some hospitals that had stopped providing care had not been sued, how the state measures network adequacy and equitable access, whether the $15 million previously allocated for gender-affirming care had been used, and what additional statutory changes might be needed. DMHC and DHCS said they regulate health plans rather than providers directly, rely on complaints and independent medical review to address denials or delays, and do not track utilization or have a specific provider category for gender-affirming care. DOJ said it is focused on the federal government as the source of pressure on hospitals and providers, while members discussed possible shield-law expansions and, if federal rules are finalized, the possibility of state-only funding to preserve access. The second panel featured a physician, clinic leaders, parents, and a transgender teen describing how families navigate care and the effects of hospital closures and insurance barriers. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy gave a history of transgender health care, described puberty blockers and hormones as established treatments, and said minors need parental consent for medical interventions. J.M. Jaffe of Lyon Martin Community Health Services said community clinics are absorbing patients after hospital programs closed and asked for $26 million in state funding to expand capacity. Parents and youth testified about delays, out-of-network referrals, lost coverage, and the emotional strain of uncertainty, while also urging the Legislature to stabilize access and protect continuity of care.

Transcript Highlights:

• equitable, high-quality, timely, and affordable health care within a stable health care delivery system
• So if someone comes from the fee-for-service delivery system and they have a trusted relationship with
• And watching these hospitals and health systems... For you is a huge daily concern.
• And watching these hospitals and health systems fail one by one does not feel safe.
• Will and I are among the privileged to have insurance, even in a system that feels unstable.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on access to gender-affirming care in California, with opening remarks from the subcommittee chairs emphasizing the importance of protecting transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex Californians and asking for decorum during public comment. The first panel from the Department of Justice, Department of Managed Health Care, and Department of Health Care Services described existing state protections, including nondiscrimination rules, privacy protections, shield laws, and Medi-Cal and commercial coverage requirements for medically necessary gender-affirming care. State officials also outlined ongoing litigation against federal actions and against hospital decisions to end or restrict care, including the Rady Children’s case and challenges to federal proposed rules and declarations affecting Medicaid, Medicare, and provider participation. Members questioned state agencies about why some hospitals that had stopped providing care had not been sued, how network adequacy is measured, whether the state can track actual access to gender-affirming care, and what legislative changes might strengthen protections. DMHC said it monitors complaints and independent medical reviews but does not track gender-affirming care as a separate provider category or collect utilization data, while DHCS said Medi-Cal continues to cover medically necessary care and that the state is preparing for possible federal rule changes. Finance staff said the previously approved $15 million for gender-affirming care was still being implemented through Covered California. The second panel featured a physician, clinic leaders, a parent, and a transgender teen describing how care is delivered and the effects of hospital closures and federal pressure. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy described the history and medical basis for gender-affirming care, said minors need parental consent for medical interventions, and argued that care should be individualized and supported by families. Providers and families testified that hospital closures and insurance barriers have disrupted continuity of care, forced patients to travel farther, and shifted demand to community clinics that lack sufficient funding and contracting support. Several witnesses asked the Legislature to provide new funding, strengthen insurance enforcement, and stabilize access to care for transgender youth and families.

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• 1028, revenue increases; and SCR 1033, state retirement systems digital assets.
• They need basic help with the emergency operations plan, with the interoperability systems.
• HB 2940 does not help Arizona's health care and food assistance systems. Thank you.
• This is the system of, this is the accounting system that the Tolson union is using.
• This... ...running, their roofing, electrical systems, and then modernization.

Keywords: 1182, all