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• CPI AND CASE MANAGER RECRUITMENT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICE
• IT IS FOR OUR STATE AND ALL OF THIS COUNTRY EVERY YEAR DCF IS REQUIRED TO REPORT DATA ABOUT WHAT SERVICES
• A BED CAPACITY STUDY FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND THE GAP ANALYSIS FOR NONRESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES
• WE HAVE GEORGIA WAIVING IN SUPPORT REPRESENTING FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FOUR AND SIX.
• REGARDING THE REGIONAL CONSORTIUM SERVICES ORGANIZATION SUBMENTAL SERVICE PROGRAM THIS CREATED DESECRATED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But let me congratulate you, Wendy Underhill, on your incredible service to all of the states.
• But let me congratulate you, Wendy Underhill, on your incredible service to all of the states.
• So even though she's not on my staff, we pay for her and her services and the Donahue Institute services
• to service our constituents.
• We want to service our citizens. I think we all share that as a goal.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on census preparation, focusing first on testimony from U.S. Census Bureau staff James Whitehorn and Andrea Grace Johnson. They described the Bureau’s decade-long geographic and redistricting programs, including the Boundary and Annexation Survey, School District Review Program, Participant Statistical Area Program, and Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA), along with the Block Boundary Suggestion Project and voting district collection. They emphasized that Massachusetts has been a strong partner in these efforts and explained how the Bureau is using updated street data, building footprints, machine learning, and change detection to improve address lists and track new housing. Whitehorn also reviewed the 2030 redistricting data program, the legal basis for it under PL 94-171, the role of state nonpartisan liaisons, and the expected timeline for data delivery. He noted that OMB’s revised race and ethnicity standards will merge those questions into one and add a Middle Eastern/North African category. Committee members asked about the new standards, state contacts, and how boundary updates are submitted, and the witnesses said they would provide the slide deck and contact information. Wendy Underhill and Helen Brewer of NCSL then testified about why census preparation matters for states, stressing its impact on data, federal funding, and political representation. They outlined optional steps states can take before 2030, including staying in touch with Census Bureau staff, identifying state and local personnel involved in census work, supporting local participation in Bureau programs, and creating complete count committees or commissions. They cited Massachusetts’s prior complete count committee and grantmaking efforts as an example and said such efforts can improve self-response and overall accuracy. They also noted that state legislatures can act as conveners and trusted messengers, and they discussed broader issues such as privacy protections, differential privacy, budget uncertainty, and the possibility of future litigation or a citizenship question. Secretary of State William Galvin then gave extended remarks on Massachusetts’s 2020 census experience and the need to prepare early for 2030. He said the state faced major challenges in 2020 from the pandemic, litigation, and rhetoric about citizenship, and that Massachusetts relied heavily on local records, university data, and community outreach to document residents, especially students and non-native-born populations. He argued that the state should strengthen local recordkeeping now through LUCA, annual resident lists, assessors’ and zoning records, and other local data sources, and he urged support for a proposed $500,000 appropriation for census-related grants and technical assistance. Galvin said better preparation is needed because housing patterns, population shifts, and local administrative capacity have changed since 2020, and he emphasized that the goal is to improve the completeness of the records the Census Bureau will use in 2030.

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• State Senator from the Bristol and Norfolk District and Chair of the Joint Committee on Financial Services
• Our issue with this is the growth of the fire services line item.
• I had someone nearby to call emergency services.
• Thank you for your public service.
• My services are completely free.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing with about 43 witnesses and a 1:00 p.m. hard stop, and the chair repeatedly asked speakers to keep testimony to three minutes. Much of the hearing focused on S. 747/H. 1336, which would extend paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance to graduate student workers. Supporters included legislators, union leaders, graduate workers from MIT, Harvard, BU, WPI, UMass Lowell, and others, and legal advocates. They argued graduate workers perform full-time teaching and research work, pay taxes, and should not be excluded from basic safety-net benefits; several witnesses described personal hardships involving childbirth, serious illness, mental health crises, funding cuts, or fear of losing income. Testifiers also said the change would be revenue-neutral or revenue-generating and would not create major administrative burdens for universities, which already provide similar benefits to other employees. The committee also heard testimony on insurance-related bills. Christopher Stock of the Massachusetts Insurance Federation supported H. 1113 on public adjusters and H. 1345/S. 753 on flood-zone notifications for homebuyers, but opposed H. 4112, which would add a $2 surcharge on home insurance policies to fund fire cistern programs. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council strongly supported H. 1345, saying flood disclosure is needed because Massachusetts lacks statewide flood-notification requirements and flooding risks are increasing. Karen Alvarado supported H. 4352 on travel insurance, and John Fielding supported H. 1186 on pet insurance; both said the bills would create uniform regulatory frameworks and consumer protections. Rep. LeBoeuf testified for H. 4061 on workers’ compensation premium fraud, describing the bill as a transparency measure to combat fraud in construction by creating a public certificate-of-insurance database and QR-code verification system. Joe Bright of the carpenters’ union also supported H. 4061, citing fraud, misclassification, and the harm to injured workers. The hearing also included testimony on H. 4112, a bill to create a statewide fire suppression water resource fund and cistern program. Rep. Hogan and a Stowe fire chief described drought, brush fires, and the need for dedicated cisterns in communities without municipal water systems, saying the tanks provide reliable water for firefighting and are relatively low-tech once installed. Committee members asked questions about tank capacity, siting, maintenance, and funding. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• So our team provides services to business owners to help them start, grow, and invest in California,
• We appreciate you being here, and thank you so much for all of your service.
• , business services like site selection.
• Federal cuts have led to cuts in services, and the recent ruling on the executive order you may have
• We are a community service recipient from the CPB.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Thank you, Financial Services Committee, for letting me address this issue with you.
• /c><00:26:20.960><c> letting</c> financial service committee for letting financial service committee
• But I'm also a services committee?
• That exact same service is $2,300. So this is what's happening with our healthcare.
• </c> which is purely for healthcare service which is purely for healthcare service corporations corporations

Bills: HB55 , SB15 , SB247 , HB55 , SB15 , SB247

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment

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• This would be future services, is that correct? >> Chair Buchanan: Rep.
• Is it the nonprofit that's penalized, or the individual receiving the service that is penalized?
• My name is Yarelis Zamora, working with American Friends Service Committee.
• AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICES COMMUNITY.
• THEN WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE STRAIN THAT NONCITIZENS ARE&nbsp;&nbsp; 815 PUTTING ON OUR SERVICES.

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Summary: The committee first took up PCS for HB 1137, which would codify a long-standing DBPR rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct excise tax for broken or spoiled products. The sponsor said the rule had been nullified for lack of statutory authority, and industry representatives waved in support. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. Members then approved PCS for HB 797 on nonprofit corporations, described as a broad update to the nonprofit statute that tracks prior for-profit corporation changes and model act language. A technical amendment was adopted, and testimony from the Florida Nonprofit Alliance and a Bar business law section representative was supportive. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS for HB 679 on trademark registration, which updates the state trademark system to align with federal classifications and create an online application; an amendment extending the implementation date was adopted before the bill passed. The committee next heard several bills related to licensing and regulation. CS for HB 1433 would create an optional high school financial literacy course focused on property and casualty insurance and allow graduates to satisfy pre-licensure requirements for an entry-level license; it passed with support from insurance and free-market groups. HB 929 clarified local permitting for tiki huts, including electrical and plumbing permits, decks, fasteners, and setbacks, and passed without opposition. HB 99 exempted certain underwriting managers handling limited reinsurance business from reinsurance intermediary manager licensing requirements and also passed. A major portion of the meeting focused on gambling enforcement in the strike-all for CS for CS HB 155, which would strengthen penalties for illegal gambling operations, expand oversight of the Florida Gaming Control Commission, clarify fantasy sports and internet sports wagering language, and allow destruction of seized slot machines. Supporters argued the bill would help shut down repeat illegal internet cafés and related criminal activity; one homeowner group opposed it. The committee adopted the strike-all and the bill passed, with several members speaking in favor and a few voting no. The committee also passed HB 1307 on unauthorized aliens after adopting a strike-all that clarified provisions affecting licensing, housing assistance, workers’ compensation, employment enforcement, and related financial services; the bill drew substantial opposition testimony about language barriers and immigrant families, but also support from proponents citing public safety and victim stories. Later, the committee approved DS for HB 387, which would restrict the use of ADS-B aviation data for automatic billing at airports while preserving landing fees and safety functions. It passed after supportive testimony from a private pilot. HB 865, as amended, would require professional management for community associations above a higher budget threshold, add timeshare-specific language, and impose additional licensing and insurance requirements for managers; supporters cited fraud and lack of enforcement in large associations, while one member opposed it as government overreach. The bill passed with one recorded no vote. Finally, the committee passed PCS for HB 885, a transportation facility designation bill naming several roads and bridges, and began debate on CS for HB 33, which would designate a portion of SR 895 near FIU as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and also codify a Donald Trump boulevard designation. That bill prompted sharp debate, with supporters praising Kirk’s influence and opponents objecting to honoring a non-Floridian and to his public statements; the transcript ends during that debate.

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• By system, we mean a coordinated... of programs, services, and partnerships.
• And we know success requires more than just delivering services.
• path of service support that meets their needs at every stage.
• They found that every family could use services for about the first year.
• And why wouldn't these services in home visiting be required?

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• Uh, I have friends who are police officers, who are chiefs, and I'm grateful for their service.
• So that was one service area.
• Service program.
• So, back in March, the Committee on Legal Services had an out-of-... Oops. Rep.
• These are students who are counting on scholarships and our work study to complete their services.

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c> employees doing custodial services. employees doing custodial services.
• So I think part of it, for our more granular level at our school food services, school food service managers
• So I think part of it, for our more granular level at our school food services, school food service managers
• There is educational support services.
• </c><01:17:46.239><c> claiming</c> past um between direct service claiming past um between direct service

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Education met on March 19 and moved through several bills under time pressure, hearing mostly brief testimony. SB 2024 SD2 and SB 896 SD2, both concerning public-private partnerships for charter school facilities, drew support from the Department of Education, the Charter School Commission, White Kids Can, and Hawaii Technology Academy. DOE said any P3 model should apply only to charter schools on private land and not affect public schools on DOE land. Supporters argued the approach could speed construction, reduce costs, and keep public money in public assets, while UPW and HGA raised concerns about privatization. In response, SFA said the intent was to mirror the existing conversion charter school model, with public ownership of assets and unionized staff, and noted some regions have waited years for schools. SB 2613 SD1 on TMK transfers was heard next. DOE said the bill had originally been supported as part of the governor’s package but was amended to require DOE to convey lands for 13 libraries on DOE property, which DOE said would create “donut holes” in campuses and was unnecessary because existing agreements already govern library use. The State Public Library System supported the bill, saying it has long coexisted with DOE but needs clearer separation and more reliable control over its sites. The Attorney General’s office said the library system currently lacks express statutory authority to own real property and flagged implementation issues because some of the affected parcels are not currently owned by DOE. Committee members questioned both sides about current agreements, communication, and how the bill would change operations. SB 494 SD2, concerning charter school audits, received comments from the Charter School Commission, which said the bill was redundant because charter schools already undergo annual audits during the term of their contracts. The Office of the Auditor was also present. SB 2391 SD2, relating to automatic pay increases for teachers, drew strong opposition from the Office of Collective Bargaining, which said step movement and longevity increases are negotiated in each contract and do not automatically carry over when a contract expires; it warned the bill could affect upcoming negotiations with HSTA. HSTA and several other supporters argued the bill would standardize annual step movement, improve retention, and reflect existing contract language. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Um, so I can Health and Human Services.
• 05:04.479><c> services</c><00:05:05.280><c> provided</c> clinical psychiatric services provided clinical
• </c><00:21:51.600><c> Thank</c> impacting services to do that. Thank impacting services to do that.
• ,</c> the Bureau of Adult and Aging Services, the Bureau of Adult and Aging Services, and<00:26:10.799
• </c><00:39:53.599><c> Therapeutic</c> Health and Human Services Therapeutic Health and Human Services

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 118, as amended, which contains several unrelated provisions with a modest fiscal note. Nathan White of the Department of Health and Human Services explained that section 1 would change the personal needs allowance for Medicaid-eligible residents of private and county nursing homes from an adjustment every five years to an annual adjustment, increasing the state cost by about $50,000 per year. He also described section 2, a one-time appropriation of about $160,000 to make certain Hampstead employees whole for missed bonuses and lost leave during the state’s transition of the facility to Dartmouth management. White then outlined sections 3 through 5, which would create a dedicated fund for Hampstead lease revenue to cover the state’s contractual obligation to match Dartmouth capital improvements dollar-for-dollar up to $3 million. He said the state receives about $1.141 million in lease revenue in the first year, with a 3% annual escalator, and that the fund would hold lease revenue until needed for reimbursement. Members questioned how the matching arrangement would work, what happens if Dartmouth spends before the fund has enough money, and whether the state could refuse to match certain improvements. White said Dartmouth has final determination under the agreement if disputes arise, and that if the bill does not pass the state could face difficulty meeting the obligation without cutting services or finding other general funds. Several members also raised policy concerns about the personal needs allowance becoming an automatic cost driver. Brian Clark, attorney for the Bureau of Adult and Aging Services, clarified that current law requires the allowance to be updated at least every five years, but the legislature could change it in an off year if it chose. He also explained that the allowance is money residents retain from their own income, such as Social Security, as part of Medicaid cost-of-care calculations, and that the department does not regulate how residents keep those funds. No vote was taken during the discussion, and the committee paused to correct the bill copy before continuing testimony.

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• But that’s an excellent critique as far as debt service not being in there.
• But that’s an excellent critique as far as debt service not being in there.
• But that’s an excellent critique as far as debt service not being in there.
• </c><00:22:29.200><c> You</c> as debt service not being in there.
• You as debt service not being in there.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> remembered in my service. Thank you, Mr. remembered in my service. Thank you, Mr. President.
• They still utilize services.
• They still utilize services. hospital. They still utilize services.
• ,</c> cabinet for health and family services, cabinet for health and family services, particularly<05

Keywords: 958, all

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• Our active duty service affair programs.
• Congratulations to to public service.
• </c> a bill to require online dating service a bill to require online dating service providers<02:46:
• </c> notifications to online data service notifications to online data service members<02:47:00.000><
• </c> organ transplant or related services organ transplant or related services based<03:29:45.200><c>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:10:35.600><c> right</c> EMS service right EMS service right now<00:10:37.519><c> is</c><00:10
• the service?
• </c> of not being able to render the service of not being able to render the service and<00:38:38.720
• so I live in bring we have an service so I live in bring we have an ambulance<00:38:45.319><c> service
• Services Services um<01:11:33.679><c> for</c><01:11:34.280><c> example</c><01:11:35.520><c> um</c><01

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:24:24.400><c> to</c> Harding for his extraordinary service to Harding for his extraordinary service
• </c> for the joy he brought and the service for the joy he brought and the service he<00:25:36.080><c
• It is local department social services.
• While mobile service President Vance.
• Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, or state water agencies to provide

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• One is for the service providers agencies and opening up that pathway.
• health and human services.
• Those frontline managers drive quality of service, right? Yeah.
• They drive quality of service. Right. Yeah.
• So I think we could do that without, I Quality of service.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Workforce Support Subcommittee met with ASL and CART interpretation, took roll call, and approved the prior meeting minutes by motion and second. The main discussion focused on a proposed apprenticeship-related presentation and outreach to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD), including a draft letter and follow-up communication with Undersecretary Josh Cutler and Amara Ram. Members said the draft looked good and discussed keeping trade partners informed, as well as the need to coordinate with the broader commission before moving forward. A substantial portion of the meeting centered on apprenticeship opportunities for people with disabilities and how to frame the topic. Members discussed a recent Apprenticeship Week event, noting employer interest, Governor Healey’s goal of expanding apprenticeships to 100,000, and concerns raised by employers about a $250 annual fee and the complexity of the registration process. Participants also discussed the need to include people with disabilities in apprenticeship conversations, challenge stereotypes about suitable jobs, and possibly involve the Commission for the Blind, higher education partners, and behavioral health apprenticeship models. The subcommittee generally agreed to focus first on child care and home health as initial apprenticeship fields, with direct support, house managers, and program managers also identified as important workforce roles. Members discussed inviting trade representatives and state liaisons, but emphasized that scheduling should not become overly complicated. They leaned toward a Zoom-only format, likely around 90 minutes, and agreed to continue coordinating offline on dates, format, and outreach before the next step.

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• the applicant of that permit to attend that meeting, and it also requires the Department of Public Service
• The Department of Public Service and the Public Utility Commission have attempted to rectify problems
• None the Department of Public Service.
• We have not heard because there was no risk to them from rural Vermonters who do not have cell service
• </c> do not have cell service do not have cell service and and and want want want to<00:14:20.280><c>

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• supply from the State Water Project, and three of every four disadvantaged communities are in our service
• Our members were recently notified by the Department of Health Care Services that they can no longer
• This bill does not require providers to expand services or coverage.
• for one patient population, they also cover the same service for all patient populations who need that
• , and mental health services.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We would for about a year, and then we would have to start either raising taxes or cutting services in
• could be a billion dollar increase on state dollars plans to reduce either covered individuals or services
• And what That would mean limited services somewhere under the current program.
• Maybe we quit providing him with much of government services and make him go out and get that job.
• It would just have flexibility to work with how to provide those services and other services or reduce

Bills: HB4440 , HJR1067 , HJR1087 , HJR1089

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem

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• Alex Haley, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, waived in support.
• They also do community service hours for juvenile arbitrations at the farm.
• Monday we'll be doing our day of service for MLK Day.
• I think it's like our fifth or sixth annual MLK Day of service.
• Pete College will be there on Friday to help with their day of service, earlier than our day of service

Summary: The committee first considered and unanimously recommended confirmation of Melanie Ressler to the Florida Citrus Commission. It then took up SPB 7020, a Department of Agriculture bill to reenact an expiring public records exemption for certain aquaculture production records held by the department. The department supported the measure, and the committee adopted a motion to submit it as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Next, the committee heard SB 534, which would create a Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Senator Bernard explained that the program would target campuses with high percentages of Pell-eligible students, require a survey and SNAP-related assistance, provide at least one food pantry on participating campuses, and direct a report to the Governor and House Speaker by December 1, 2028. A supporter waived in, there was no debate, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then received a lengthy presentation from Carla Bristol and youth ambassadors from the St. Pete Youth Farm. They described the farm as a youth-led response to local food access problems after grocery store closures, and outlined programs in leadership, financial literacy, career readiness, mental wellness, composting, aquaponics, community education, and food production. Members praised the program and asked about expansion, including a culinary kitchen or food truck, partnerships with schools and colleges, and how the initiative began. Bristol said the farm is funded mainly through local redevelopment dollars and that future plans include a food truck, more youth opportunities, and a possible culinary kitchen. The committee concluded with adjournment.