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• This option is a little bit more complex as it shifts the management to the state.
• The relatively complex to implement. Which system, I'm sorry, Mr.
• The very last line where it says 'relatively complex to implement.'
• Um, we're referring to organizational complexity.
• Watershed districts are kind of a special and unique form of government in Minnesota.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting. Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made. In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.

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• licensure or enrollment, and upholds oversight on those entities receiving state dollars in various forms
• 00:01:35.920> various receiving state dollars in various receiving state dollars in various forms
• . forms. forms.
• Senate File 513 takes a public health approach to a complex problem.
• <00:42:01.840> proposals are asked to evaluate complex proposals are asked to evaluate complex

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• . form is not readily available in the traditional market.
• The last is inhalable forms of medication that are currently not available in the CUP.
• There's no field on the standardized hospital billing form for a place of service code.
• This creates billing complexity and confusion.
• is clear and the two parts of the complex claim can be adjudicated together more simply.

Bills: HB46, HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits

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• with Commissioner Bakke, he did make a few suggested changes that I would look to share in written form
• By the way, in our complex, this is 1,289 units. Thanks.
• own the property I think that has to be clear because if it's happening with a public agency in the form
• We are also the developer and co-owners of the Harbor Point apartment complex, which we developed in
• Point apartment complex, which we developed in 1986, and it was the old Columbia Point housing project

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Summary: The committee opened by explaining new attendance and public-testimony procedures, including that testimony would be recorded, livestreamed, and generally made public, with possible redactions for sensitive material. The chairs also noted that no committee rules were being formally adopted yet and that no votes would be taken during the hearing. Senator Collins briefly emphasized the committee’s oversight role on land takings and Article 97 issues, including concerns about proposed regulatory changes and the legislature’s constitutional role. The first major bill discussed was H. 3324, concerning the former Christos site on Crescent Street in Brockton and a proposed transfer of state-owned land from DCAM. Representative Michelle DuBois, Representative Rita Mendes, Mayor Sullivan, the Metro South Chamber’s Chris Cooney, Catholic Charities’ Larry Mayne, and Brockton planning director Rob May all supported the bill, describing the parcel as long vacant and arguing it should be reused for a mixed-use project with Catholic Charities, including affordable/workforce housing, an early education center, food pantry, workforce development, and language classes. Several speakers said the project would help retain Catholic Charities in Brockton and bring tax revenue and community services. DuBois outlined expected amendments, including moving one parcel into a municipal sale partnership and changing a “shall” to “may” regarding a right-turn lane. Some members raised questions about whether a deed transfer to a nonprofit was preferable to a long-term lease and about affordability definitions, but the bill was generally supported. Representative Connolly then testified on two Cambridge bills: H. 3308, relating to the Riverside Boat Club and a reconfigured DCR parcel boundary to support a lease with no loss of public space, and H. 3309, which would facilitate access to justice by preserving consideration of a vacant former probate court site for future court use. Senator DiDomenico supported the Riverside Boat Club measure and the broader goal of restoring court access in Cambridge. Members discussed accessibility, possible future court configurations, and the site’s prior use as an emergency shelter. The committee then heard testimony on S. 2217/H. 2108 concerning Columbia Point and access around the UMass/Bayside area. Harbor Point residents, including Orlando Perrella, Michael Corcoran, Richard Fulham, and Miles Byrne, described severe traffic congestion, emergency-access concerns, and frustration with the UMass Building Authority’s handling of the site and prior community commitments. Senator Collins said the committee should consider seeking an SJC opinion, and possibly an Attorney General opinion, on Article 97 and public-access rights. After the in-person testimony concluded, the committee attempted to reach remaining virtual witnesses on S. 2217 but did not receive testimony. With no further witnesses, the committee adjourned without taking any votes.

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• Anyone wishing to speak before the committee should complete an appearance form and hand it to the member
• Before the committee should complete an appearance form and hand it to the member of the sergeant's office
• But, you know, we already own and operate launch complexes.
• But, you know, we already own and operate launch complexes. We own and operate.
• Later on about—but, you know, we already own and operate launch complexes.

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on Florida’s space economy and related infrastructure. SpaceX Vice President Kiko Donchev described the company’s Florida operations, launch cadence, reusable rocket program, Starlink service, and plans for future Starship activity at the Cape. Senators asked about Florida employment, expansion plans, satellite lifetimes, disaster-relief uses of Starlink, and recreational connectivity; members also praised SpaceX’s hurricane response and broader public benefits. Donchev said SpaceX’s Florida workforce has grown to about 1,600 and that the company hopes to add Starship pads and continue expanding in the state. The committee then recognized Commander Dennis Baker for his military service and veteran advocacy, including his leadership of the Florida Veterans Foundation, grant work, the Walk of Honor, and the Gadsden Flag license plate program. Members highlighted that revenue from the plate helps fund veterans’ dental care and noted upcoming dental services for veterans in Volusia County. Baker received a flag flown over the Capitol and a framed gubernatorial proclamation. Newview CEO Clint Grumman presented the company’s commercial satellite LiDAR mapping system, describing its Lake Nona headquarters, Florida ownership, planned jobs, and applications for infrastructure planning, environmental monitoring, and disaster response. He said the company’s satellite data could improve accuracy and lower costs, and noted partnerships including a Department of Defense contract and a European Space Agency moon-mapping effort. Space Florida then outlined its role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority, emphasizing its pipeline of projects, spaceport improvement program, workforce academy, and efforts to address infrastructure constraints and seek tax-exempt bond authority for spaceports. NASA’s Kelvin Manning closed with an update on Kennedy Space Center, highlighting Artemis progress, rising launch demand, commercial partnerships, economic impact, and the Florida University Space Research Consortium. No bills were voted on, and the meeting adjourned after comments from members.

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• electronic devices and anybody wishing to speak before the committee should complete an appearance form
• And that was actually in the form of our land use and site approval guidebook, which that was just released
• We know that as this continues to grow, you have a complex where Tuchel airspace.
• It is 100 to 100% right to think about the dynamic and complex airspace that we all deal with.
• very brief point to make. >> But what I like to bring up often, which is that, look, we're localized form

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• in of some positions from the Department of Commerce and three additional positions to the BCA to form
• to<00:05:25.440> the<00:05:25.600> BCA<00:05:26.160> to<00:05:26.400> form
• additional positions to the BCA to form additional positions to the BCA to form a<00:05:26.880><
• Chair Noatne's House File 962, which contains an advisory panel that stakeholders are encouraged to form
• increasingly complex emergency events. increasingly complex emergency events.

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• And in that process, sometimes we'd go into some apartment complexes, and we'd done the same thing for
• For example, simple changes like moving the court information from. from the bottom of the form to the
• The same research also shows that similar form improvements can increase understanding and therefore
• Well, it's more of a format but not a form, okay, so it wouldn't.
• I believe the bill allows for the current forms to be used up before they have to buy or replace them

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

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• I serve on the newly formed State Arizona Sexual Offenders Management Board.
• And I hate to put it in that form. I'm not saying that every person is that way.
• And I hate to put it in that form. I'm not saying that every person is that way.
• Yet we criminalize other forms of endangerment that pose serious risk to children.
• That was the easiest form of verbiage to put into the bill, so it wasn't the intention.

Bills: SB1004, SB1012, SB1100, SB1110, SB1170, SB1213, SB1317, SB1402, SB1413, SB1416, SB1476, SB1511, SB1573, SB1655, SB1656, SB1709, SB1720, SB1723, SB1725, SCR1040

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1170, which would impose enhanced sentencing for selling dangerous or narcotic drugs to minors when the sale contributes to the minor’s death, and would treat the offense as a dangerous crime against children if the victim is under 15. The sponsor and families of overdose victims urged passage as a way to hold dealers accountable, while ACLU/AACJ opposition argued the bill would sweep too broadly, remove judicial discretion, and increase prison terms for people with substance use disorders. The committee recommended the bill do pass on a 5-2 vote. Members then considered Senate Bill 1012, which would change concealed-carry signage rules for Series 12 restaurants and limit liquor-license consequences in those settings. The sponsor and gun-rights groups said the bill was a narrow correction that would not expand carry rights or property rights, while liquor-industry opponents said it would override restaurant owners’ decisions about whether to allow firearms. The committee approved the bill 6-2. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 1511, requiring proof of lawful presence for drivers using non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses in Arizona and allowing citations and possible impoundment when proof is not provided. The sponsor tied the bill to trucking safety and fatal crashes, while no outside speakers testified. The bill received a 6-2 do-pass recommendation. Later, the committee adopted a strike-everything amendment to Senate Bill 1100 creating a state registration/disclosure system for lobbyists representing foreign adversary principals, with Homeland Security supporting the measure and CAIR Arizona opposing it as overbroad; the amended bill passed 8-0. Additional bills were heard and recommended do pass, including SB 1004 on GPS monitoring for homeless sex offenders, SB 1213 denying probation to unlawfully present defendants and requiring ICE notification, SB 1402 requiring probationers on electronic monitoring to pay the fee, SB 1709 mandating revocation and consecutive prison terms for probation violations by adults convicted of dangerous crimes against children, SB 1413 removing the $100,000 restitution cap for serious injury or death from moving violations, and SB 1416 updating missing-child notification and photo-distribution procedures. The committee also heard SB 1725, which would create a civil cause of action and petty offense for excessive marijuana smoke or odor drifting onto neighboring property; supporters, including a 13-year-old student and the sponsor, said it would protect neighbors and schoolchildren, while opponents argued existing trespass law is sufficient and the bill could conflict with medical marijuana protections. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1725, before a final vote is shown.

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• As these cases have grown both in complexity, it's essential that the unit has the capacity to conduct
• As these cases have grown both in complexity, it's essential that the unit has the capacity to conduct
• , grown both in have grown in complexity, grown both in have grown in complexity, it's<00:21:28.160
• And then there was a different form of relief called a pardon/commutation.
• <02:13:54.640> a<02:13:54.720> company um who forms a company um who forms a company

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• through and so had a lot of complexity through and so had a lot of complexity in<00:03:31.760>
• if if available um on their form if if available um on their form 990.<00:55:59.599> And<
• Again, again, I say this because it's a very complex labor world that we are in today.
• Again, again, I say this because it's a very complex labor world that we are in today.
• Again, again, I say this because it's a very complex labor world that we are in today.

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• You have a right to use certain forms of communication.
• Without clear, concise forms of communication, we can't have our community as we want it as we continue
• And I am also open to any questions and here for any support. concise forms of communication we can't
• concise forms of communication we can't have<00:11:24.959> our<00:11:25.279> community
• The opioid crisis were extremely complex, and one of the big reasons that we got into trouble is that

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• Services advisory structure and the mandate. ...advisory committee that's in the process of being formed
• Additionally, CDSS has convened and facilitated a Complex Care Steering Committee.
• Providers to coordinate activities around supporting youth, in particular, who have unmet complex care
• So, I think that this is very complex, but I think at the same time it's worth the complexity as we still
• It's complex and requires extensive planning leading up to the July 1st, 2027 implementation date.

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• This kind of reiterates it just in a written form here. You can look at that.
• You have to have a way to recoup that in some way, shape, or form.
• But complex dental cases often require sedation or anesthesia.
• And that's common for individuals with disabilities and those complex...
• So they're presenting with complex cases, and there's no reimbursement for that.

Summary: The committee first approved the previous meeting minutes and then heard a detailed annual report from Dr. Thomas Arnold, chair of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, on maternal mortality trends and policy issues. He explained the committee’s review process, confidentiality protections, and national and North Dakota data showing that most maternal deaths are preventable and that mental health conditions, substance use, cardiovascular issues, infection, hemorrhage, and embolism are the leading causes. Members asked about suicide, domestic violence, midwife training, home births, and whether pregnancy testing at death scenes should be expanded; Dr. Arnold said better coroner education, more investigation of unexplained deaths, and possible post-mortem pregnancy testing could improve case identification, especially in rural areas. He also noted that deaths often occur well after 42 days postpartum and that mental health-related deaths remain a major concern. The committee then heard from State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark on cigarette reduced-ignition-propensity standards and related fire prevention issues. He recommended updating the state’s cigarette propensity law to current national standards and also raised a separate recommendation to require fast-breakaway oxygen tubing for home oxygen users, citing fatal fires linked to smoking around oxygen. Members asked about implementation, cost, insurance coverage, and whether the standards apply in tribal communities; Dr. Clark said he would provide follow-up information and was willing to help with any legislation, but no agency bill had yet been planned. Next, Christine Greff of the Department of Health and Human Services reported on the North Dakota Stroke System of Care. She described the statewide network of stroke-ready hospitals, registry-based quality improvement, and performance data showing continued improvement in stroke recognition, imaging, thrombolytic treatment, transfers, and EMS pre-notification. She highlighted new quality measures for inter-facility transfers and intracerebral hemorrhage care, and said the system remains strong but depends on continued legislative and hospital support. Committee members asked about participation by the VA hospital and were encouraged to consider outreach to include it more fully in the stroke system. Finally, the committee began a presentation on prior authorization and non-opioid pain treatment from Taha Khan of Vertex Pharmaceuticals. He argued that prior authorization can delay access to non-opioid acute pain medications, especially in the 24- to 72-hour post-discharge window when pain is most severe, and said delays can push patients toward opioids. He emphasized that prior authorization has a role in utilization management but should not create barriers in acute pain care, and he noted that current use of the company’s non-opioid product remains very low. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended.

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• And uh to apply for federal aid as well as most forms of state financial aid.
• <00:33:15.600> Uh as most forms of state financial aid.
• Uh as most forms of state financial aid.
• as most forms of state aid. as most forms of state aid.
• complex landscape for higher education. complex landscape for higher education.

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• So it does add a layer of complexity to all of our cleanups, but we are following all of those.
• We have a new form you have to fill out now to make sure that.
• Offload, legal offload mechanism where an LLC gets formed just to create one of these.
• They exist in a different form; they could be converted.
• An expert technical review team for analysis on several complex technical disputes.

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• Survivors were forced to navigate complex insurance processes, from uncertainty about how to file a claim
• There's no mechanism in law for an immediate formative enforcement to push for proactive efforts that
• And just a follow-up to that, I know this is a really complex bill.
• You know, when we work on things that are so complex that could have so many different outcomes, it's
• And so, again, these are complex issues. These are very detailed bills.

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• Fourth, DTSC has issued final and draft hazardous waste facility permit decisions for several complex
• As you can appreciate, these issues are very complex and warrant a level of technical and professional
• And in coming up with new solutions or new ingredients, and so working through those complexities.
• DTSC is in a very tough position, an incredibly complex regulatory environment with different federal
• Additionally, we've got really complex management standards and requirements.

Summary: The joint oversight hearing focused on DTSC’s implementation of SB 158 reforms, including enforcement, community engagement, fee stability, the hazardous waste management plan, permitting backlogs, and the Safer Consumer Products program. Senators and Assembly members emphasized protecting overburdened communities and asked how DTSC and the Board of Environmental Safety are using their authority to improve accountability, reduce delays, and address hazardous waste facilities and consumer product chemicals. The hearing also included discussion of extended producer responsibility programs and whether DTSC can support them more efficiently, including through coordination with CalRecycle. DTSC Director Katie Butler said the department is now more transparent, accountable, and fiscally stable, citing stronger enforcement actions, an interactive inspections map, expanded community outreach, and emergency response work on the Los Angeles wildfire cleanup. She said DTSC has made progress on fee reform, the hazardous waste management plan, cleanup grants, permit renewals, and safer consumer products rulemaking, including adding microplastics to the candidate chemical list. Board Chair Andrew Rakestraw said the board has held multiple public meetings and hearings, is working on fee rates and performance metrics, and is revising the hazardous waste management plan after public comment, including removing a proposal to send certain contaminated soil to municipal landfills. He also noted remaining concerns about fee structure, permit delays, and the pace of the safer consumer products program. Public witnesses offered sharply different views. A representative of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance said SB 158 reforms have improved permitting and transparency, but urged more attention to risk-based decision-making, reduced duplication, and possible General Fund support for plan implementation rather than relying only on fees. Earthjustice argued DTSC remains too slow and that communities continue to suffer from long-delayed permits and weak protections, urging the Legislature to take a more active role and to prioritize eliminating hazardous substances rather than minimizing costs. Committee members pressed the witnesses on permit renewals, community impacts, and the pace of the safer consumer products program, while DTSC defended its progress and said further legislative collaboration may be needed on hazardous waste management and emerging waste streams.

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• IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON A MATTER TODAY PLEASE FILL OUT A FORM TO SPEAK. PLEASE DO SO.
• RAISE YOUR HAND AND SOMEONE FROM THE SERGEANTS OFFICE WILL COME BY AND YOU CAN FILL OUT THE FORM.
• WATCH OF THE VOTERS OF MIAMI DADE WITH A SPRAWLING URBAN COMPLEXITY BEING FORCED INTO THE SAME AS THOSE
• I THINK THERE IS A LOT TO BE SAID WHEN YOU REPRESENT THE AREA OF MIAMI DADE, WHICH IS VERY COMPLEX IN

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• ASWB remains committed to supporting the compact, and the newly formed Social Work Licensure Compact
• My general understanding is it's a form of neurotoxin that is large reduced levels.
• This is a result of our complex health care system.
• Medical debt usually arises because our insurance system is complex.
• Medical debt usually arises because our insurance system is complex.

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Summary: The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure focused on health care and human services, reviewed testimony logistics, and then heard a long series of witnesses on several bills. Much of the testimony centered on interstate licensure compacts for dentistry, social work, and occupational therapy, with supporters arguing these compacts would improve workforce mobility, continuity of care, and access while preserving state oversight and public protection. Dental witnesses were split on H.455/S.257, with supporters backing the AADB dental compact for its hands-on exam, background checks, and disciplinary safeguards, while opponents argued a competing compact would better promote portability and avoid conflicts tied to proprietary testing and outside commissions. Social work witnesses strongly supported H.380/S.252, emphasizing continuity of care for clients who move across state lines, reduced costs and delays for practitioners, and the compact’s public-protection features; occupational therapy witnesses similarly supported H.427/S.256, citing access, telehealth, military families, and maintained standards. The committee also heard testimony on S.242, which would expand licensure for lactation care providers. Supporters, including lactation counselors and health center staff, said adding certified lactation counselors and related credentials would expand access, improve breastfeeding support, and allow reimbursement for services now often provided without billing. They described the training required and said the bill would help families, especially in underserved communities. Representative James O’Day also testified in support of the social work compact, and a Council of State Governments witness provided background on compact mechanics and state participation. Another major topic was H.419/S.214 on medical debt. Physicians and researchers testified that cancer patients experience long-lasting medical debt and collections burdens, and they supported limits on the sale and collection of medical debt, bans on reporting it to credit bureaus, and related consumer protections. The hearing also included H.465 on a pathway to special licensure for certain long-term limited-registration dentists serving MassHealth patients, which Representative Senna supported as a way to allow immigrant dentists to practice independently. Finally, the committee heard sharply divided testimony on H.444/S.284, which would allow trained dental hygienists to administer Botox and dermal fillers: supporters framed it as a safe, preventive, and access-expanding tool for TMJ, bruxism, and pain management, while dermatologists opposed it as outside hygienists’ training and a patient-safety risk. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.