Transcript Highlights:

• The work that was done, we developed an internal document because previously Corner Home Medical and
• </c><00:07:52.800><c> an</c> work that was done uh we we developed an work that was done uh we we developed
• But as I've indicated over time, we also have been responsive to changes in the development community
• </c> changes in um uh the development changes in um uh the development community<00:41:06.960><c> and
• The coalition is comprised of both for-profit and nonprofit affordable housing developers.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And this program that we've developed is around the community supported agriculture concept.
• :14:40.240><c> USDA</c><00:14:41.120><c> uh</c> developed this program through USDA uh developed this
• We created the development program.
• So, health outcomes number one, economic development number two.
• And uh we think development number two.

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We continue to try to grow and develop the content there.
• We continue to try to grow and develop the content there. All right.
• We have two people in development, and one of them is primarily focused on grant writing.
• I'm a business development manager with Emergous Healthcare.
• <01:04:26.720><c> centers</c><01:04:27.680><c> um</c> development centers um development centers um along

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Legal Aid Network of Kentucky, including Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, Kentucky Legal Aid, AppalRed Legal Aid, and the Legal Aid Society in Louisville. The presenters explained that the four nonprofit programs provide civil legal services in all 120 counties, focusing on low-income clients and matters such as domestic violence, family law, housing, expungement, public benefits, and veterans’ issues. They emphasized that they do not handle criminal defense cases and described statewide efforts such as the kyjustice.org website and Project Renew, which helps people in recovery with legal issues that affect stability, employment, housing, and family reunification. Each organization highlighted regional service challenges and examples of casework. Legal Aid of the Bluegrass described its 33-county service area, its mobile “justice bus,” and expungement work for people in recovery. Kentucky Legal Aid focused on disaster response after the December 2021 tornadoes, including insurance disputes and contractor fraud, and said it has continued to handle repeated FEMA-declared disasters. AppalRed described serving 37 rural counties with limited attorneys, the shortage of lawyers in “rural legal deserts,” and its disaster-response work after flooding and tornadoes, including FEMA appeals clinics and volunteer attorney support. The Legal Aid Society described its Louisville-area veteran services, including Social Security and VA disability cases, veterans treatment court referrals, and homeless outreach. Committee members praised the organizations’ work and noted the importance of their services. In response to questions about funding, the presenters said their support comes from a mix of Legal Services Corporation funds, state appropriations, federal grants such as VOCA, VAWA, and HUD, United Way, and foundation funding. They stressed that many grants are restricted, while state funding is more flexible and useful for emergencies and day-to-day operations. The presenters said current funding does not fully meet demand and requested an increase in the General Assembly’s appropriation from $500,000 per year to $1 million per year, or $2 million over the biennium.

Transcript Highlights:

• And the Northern Kentucky Area Development District serves as my fiduciary agent.
• Area Development District serves as my fidiciary<00:40:39.520><c> agent.
• We need to continue this work, working with workforce development partners, our employment partners.
• </c> working with uh workforce development working with uh workforce development partners,<00:50:07.920
• We also cover 13 counties across two area development districts, Northern Kentucky and Buffalo Trace.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

Transcript Highlights:

• Next on the agenda, we have some people from the Cabinet for Economic Development, Mr.
• </c><00:15:42.399><c> Um</c><00:15:42.880><c> the</c> economic development.
• Um the economic development.
• </c><00:17:48.160><c> And</c> development among small businesses.
• And development among small businesses.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:13 Kentucky Small Business Update 00:01:50 Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit Program Update 00:14:16 State of the Tourism Industry 00:38:03, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the August minutes, then moved to an update from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on small business conditions. Chamber representatives John Hughes and Amit Patel said Kentucky has benefited from pro-growth policies such as lower income taxes, regulatory modernization, and workforce development, but they emphasized ongoing challenges including workforce shortages, child care access, housing availability, rising insurance costs, and inflation. Patel, speaking as a hotel operator, said recruiting and retaining staff has become difficult and that his company is considering child care stipends and other benefits to help employees. Members asked about child care benefits, community involvement, and health care costs; Patel said the business is discussing additional support for employees and noted that health care costs have tripled over three years. The chamber said it will prioritize child care and housing policy in the upcoming session. The committee then received an update from the Cabinet for Economic Development on the Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit program from David Brock of KY Innovation and Matt Wingate. Brock outlined the state’s broader innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including innovation hubs, SBIR/STTR matching funds, the Kentucky Enterprise Fund, SSBCI, and STEP, and said these programs have helped create jobs, raise capital, and support exports. He explained that the angel tax credit is intended to encourage private investment in innovative Kentucky small businesses with high growth potential. The credit is generally 25% of investment in non-enhanced counties and 40% in enhanced counties, with annual and per-investor caps and eligibility rules for both businesses and investors. Brock reported that 317 businesses have been certified, 117 have received at least one investment, 445 investors have made 750 investments, $57.2 million has been invested, $19 million in credits has been awarded, and 373 new jobs have been reported since 2021. Committee members asked about the relationship between the program’s industry verticals and university research, the difference between enhanced and non-enhanced counties, and where investments are occurring geographically. Cabinet staff said the verticals align with the original Innovation Act framework, and that enhanced counties are defined by statute, including distressed and disaster-impacted areas. They said most investments and credits have been in non-enhanced counties, though some examples were cited in Bath County and Auburn. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting beyond approval of the minutes.

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• a uniform policy that clarifies that impact fees should only be paid on the new impact of that development
• and what that development causes.
• This will help reduce the cost of duplicative fees and lower overall development cost.
• charged fees related to the new impacts and need for services or facilities created by the new development

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard several bills related to local government finance and development. SB 1005 would authorize local agencies to adopt a five-cent rounding system for cash transactions if penny shortages make exact change impractical, with the author and supporters from county treasurers, cities, special districts, and local government associations arguing it would provide legal clarity and reduce costs. SB 1036 would require local jurisdictions to give credit for prior site uses when calculating mitigation fees on redevelopment or adaptive reuse projects, with supporters from SPUR, Realtors, AARP, the building industry, and housing-related groups saying it would prevent duplicative fees and better align charges with new impacts only.

Transcript Highlights:

• it isn't, I mean, really the part that I'm focused on mostly is the evidence-based professional development
• for I mean, really, the part that I'm focused on mostly is the evidence-based professional development
• It'll be on the teacher development. Thank you. It'll be on all the above.
• It'll be on the teacher development piece. It'll be on some of the screening pieces.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several education-related bills. Senate Bill 1360, expanding the state’s math proficiency efforts through a specialized Office of Math Instruction and related funding, drew questions about vendor involvement and budget implications. The author said the focus is on evidence-based teacher professional development, screening, and implementation support, and noted the bill’s funding increased from a $5 million request to $10 million. It passed 7-1. Senate Bill 1204, providing three days of paid bereavement leave for educators and support personnel, was presented as a way to support school employees during difficult times. The fiscal note was discussed, but the author said SDE could absorb the cost using carryover maternity leave funds, so no additional budget appropriation was needed. The bill passed 7-0. Senate Bill 1989, which adds digital peer-to-peer payment networks as an option for contributing to college savings accounts, also passed unanimously. The committee then approved Senate Bill 1189, continuing the $50 million school resource officer and school safety funding plan, with discussion noting it could support officers and other safety improvements. Senate Bill 1481, adding 20 minutes of recess for full-day kindergarten, prompted questions about flexibility for disruptive students, schedule impacts, half-day programs, and enforcement; the author said schools would retain some discretion and that compliance could be handled through accreditation. It also passed 7-0. The meeting ended with notice that the committee was likely to meet again on Wednesday afternoon.

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• Office of Procurement has done where there are five vendors that can assist us in procurements and development
• Procurement has done where there are five vendors that can assist us in procurements and development
• Boston Consulting Group was the one that we selected to assist us with the development of the third-party
• This was developed by the Department of Defense to use in chemical warfare, and it has proven very effective

Committee: All ALC-STATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE

Summary: The State Insurance Programs Oversight Subcommittee met to review and approve several State Board of Finance actions related to employee benefits and pharmacy coverage. Grant Wallace, Director of the Employee Benefits Division and Office of Property Risk, presented a $280,000 Boston Consulting Group contract to help develop a third-party administration RFP, and the committee approved it. The committee then considered pharmacy formulary recommendations for December 2025, January 2026, and February 2026, along with February 2026 medical drug recommendations. Across the formulary items, Wallace explained that some drugs were being removed from prior authorization requirements, some were being updated to reflect FDA guidance or dosage changes, and others were being left not covered because lower-cost alternatives already exist or clinical evidence was insufficient. Notable changes included removing Skyrizi and Renvoke from the pharmacy formulary in favor of lower-cost biosimilars, adding certain generics, and adding a subcutaneous version of Keytruda for faster administration. The committee approved each set of recommendations by motion and voice vote. Members also raised broader questions about the impact of new drug-pricing programs such as Trump RX, Cost Plus, and other manufacturer discount efforts, as well as concerns about PBM oversight and whether Navitus is complying with state law. Wallace said the department is still studying those issues and working with Navitus to assess pricing opportunities and compliance. Senator Boyd also asked about whether affiliated pharmacies are being paid more than independent pharmacies, noting he had not received a prior response; Wallace was asked to follow up. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

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• Uh, you can't hold the developers that want to do something like that for years trying to sell the property
• <00:03:14.640><c> can't</c><00:03:15.040><c> hold</c><00:03:15.280><c> the</c><00:03:15.519><c> developers
• </c><00:03:16.000><c> that</c> you you can't hold the developers that you you can't hold the developers

Committee: Joint Public Property

Keywords: Public Property - Room 210, 30 January, 2026; 10:30 A.M., 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Senate Economic Development Committee will come to order. Clerk, please call the roll.
• HB 112 also establishes the Texas Science Park Commission to develop a statewide plan that fortifies.
• The temporary board appointed by the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker initiates development and transitions
• Pegasus Park obviously is a great business cluster. that has really developed so organically, that's

Bills: HB112 , HB117

Committee: Senate Economic Development

Keywords: county regulation, impervious cover, land use, unincorporated areas, environmental management, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• an act relating to state government establishing a biennial budget for jobs, labor, and economic development
• and</c><00:06:29.199><c> economic</c> for jobs, labor, and economic for jobs, labor, and economic development
• 31.120><c> bill</c><00:06:31.280><c> is</c><00:06:31.440><c> being</c><00:06:31.600><c> referred</c> development
• The bill is being referred development.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• substitute revises this section to require the Department of Medicaid Services, not the MCOs, to develop
• mcos</c><00:03:26.879><c> to</c> Medicaid services not the mcos to Medicaid services not the mcos to develop
• 27.239><c> a</c><00:03:27.319><c> behavioral</c><00:03:27.720><c> health</c><00:03:27.959><c> and</c> develop
• a behavioral health and develop a behavioral health and substance<00:03:28.439><c> use</c><00:03:28.680

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:00 HB 695 Discussion 00:00:25 HB 695 Vote 00:03:50, 958, all

Summary: The Appropriations and Revenue Committee met to consider House Bill 695 and first adopted a committee substitute. The substitute made a number of Medicaid-related changes, including adding the Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board, exempting federally required Medicaid changes from needing separate General Assembly authorization, revising the treatment of University Hospitals payment programs, clarifying that the community engagement program is mandatory, moving the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and narrowing reporting requirements. It also removed provisions on Medicaid coverage for psychoeducational services and replaced them with reporting on behavioral health and substance use disorder service utilization and expenditures. The substitute further added language allowing the Medicaid program to be administered through fee-for-service, managed care, or other federally permitted delivery systems, incorporated the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Bill, authorized a state plan amendment if needed, and made entities that failed to comply with prior Medicaid managed care reporting requirements ineligible for new MCO contracts. It also shifted responsibility for a behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment scorecard from MCOs to the Department for Medicaid Services. The sponsor noted that all language related to long-term managed care in the waiver program had been removed. After the explanation, Senator Richardson moved to adopt the substitute and Senator Nunn seconded. The committee then voted to pass the measure favorably; the transcript reflects a roll call with no nays and the bill reported out with favorable expression.

Transcript Highlights:

• This association also engages in legislative efforts, workforce development, and community outreach to
• Eng engages in legislative efforts Eng engages in legislative efforts Workforce<00:15:04.040><c> Development
• </c><00:15:04.440><c> and</c><00:15:04.560><c> community</c> Workforce Development and community Workforce
• Development and community outreach<00:15:05.399><c> to</c><00:15:05.560><c> advance</c><00:15:05.880

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But unfortunately, AI development.
• </c> the Congo to develop critical minerals. the Congo to develop critical minerals.
• </c> preferential treatment for developing preferential treatment for developing African<05:16:48.718
• </c><05:22:57.200><c> countries,</c> engagement with developing countries, engagement with developing
• </c> for the country's economic development. for the country's economic development.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:05:31.760><c> and</c><01:05:31.960><c> energy</c> industry development and energy industry development
• </c> sent to say an offshore wind developer sent to say an offshore wind developer or<01:19:40.120><c
• They're adapting more quickly and developing new solutions to disrupt or steal, or both.
• Is that—have you got a group together or developed a plan to address some of the concerns?
• Is that—have you got a group together or developed a plan to address some of the concerns?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> also have Val Gil uh fund development also have Val Gil uh fund development chair.<00:40:50.720>
• </c><01:01:24.160><c> new</c> pharmaceutical companies to develop new pharmaceutical companies to develop
• Let's not develop anymore." That world. Let's not develop anymore."
• I I I'm pretty develop new medication.
• That's neither here nor development.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, we developed some expertise in it.
• </c><01:46:45.280><c> for</c> populations, not therapies developed for populations, not therapies developed
• And third, this legislation represents an economic development opportunity.
• </c><01:51:29.679><c> development</c> an economic develop development an economic develop development
• 51:53.199><c> go</c> economic development increasingly go economic development increasingly go hand<01

Committee: Joint Health Services

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Katie Forston, who was born with a chromosomal abnormality that affected various aspects of her development
• . ...born with a chromosomal abnormality that affected various aspects of her development, but didn't
• care licensure in the House and supporting the efforts of the Aging and Independence Committee to develop
• This legislation creates the Home Care Oversight Advisory Committee, which will guide the development
• talented staff, the aging of Independence Committee members, the stakeholders we collaborated with in developing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with routine ceremonial business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of several resolutions, such as congratulations to the Williamsburg Grange on its 125th anniversary and to Fire Captain Melissa Blodgett on her retirement. The chamber also concurred in a Senate petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Bristol County Sheriff’s Department employee and suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance local petitions, including one involving the Dalton Fire District and another renaming a Chelmsford bridge. The main floor action centered on several Ways and Means bills. The House advanced a bill amending laws relative to individuals with disabilities, replacing outdated and offensive terminology in the General Laws with person-first language; members spoke at length in support, emphasizing dignity, inclusion, and the bill’s non-substantive nature. The bill was engrossed by a roll call vote, 152-0. The House also took up and engrossed a bill to improve Massachusetts home care, which would create a licensing and oversight framework for private-pay home care agencies, establish standards for contracts, background checks, training, insurance, and consumer protections, and create advisory committees to guide implementation. An amendment establishing a Family Caregiver Commission was adopted 154-0, and the bill itself was then engrossed 153-1. In addition, the House passed or engrossed several other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to land in Sharon, a sick leave bank bill for a Trial Court employee, a Marblehead parking fines bill, a Hingham municipal property bill for a center for active living, and a Taunton bill allowing continued employment of Police Chief Edward J. Walsh. The chamber also handled numerous calendar items, holding or passing over many while advancing a few. The session ended with a special adjournment in memory of former Representative George L. Sacco Jr., and the House adjourned to meet the next day at 11 a.m. in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is a hereditary condition that results in a high number of polyps developing within the colon and
• familial adenomatous polyposis, or AFAP, is a variant of the condition, which also causes polyps to develop
• Undiagnosed FAP and AFAP can increase the risk of cancer to develop in the small intestine, liver, brain
• Undiagnosed FAP and AFAP can increase the risk of cancer to develop in the small intestine, liver, brain
• Among his many accomplishments, he led the development and promotion of a statewide ballot initiative

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and handled several procedural matters, including referral of AB 686 to Rules, approval of motions to advance Budget and Fiscal Review Committee measures and adopt authors’ amendments, and requests to move AB 28 and AB 2539 to the inactive file. The chamber also confirmed two gubernatorial appointments: Maggie Hallahan to the Bodina Waterways Commission and Kansasaki to the Building Standards Commission. On the floor, members took up two resolutions focused on public awareness and policy messaging. SCR 181 designated June 10 as Family Justice Center Day and highlighted the work of Family Justice Centers serving survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and human trafficking; it passed 36-0. SR 112 declared June 14-20 as Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Awareness Week to encourage awareness, family health-history sharing, and early screening; it also passed unanimously. SJR 18, a resolution opposing the Citizens United decision and calling for limits on corporate influence and dark money in elections, generated extended debate over campaign finance, transparency, unions, nonprofits, and corporate political spending before passing 28-8. The consent calendar was then adopted on a 35-0 vote. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including Larry Mazzola, Sr., Steve Zaley, and James J. McClain, Sr., followed by announcements that the Senate would recess and reconvene on Monday, June 15, 2026, at 2 p.m.

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• which is a competitive workforce training initiative designed to help Louisiana employers quickly develop
• So in that example, the employer, Textron, would be able to go to the economic development team.
• So in that example, the employer, Textron, would be able to go to the economic development team at Louisiana
• We need this bill to be in place so we can continue to develop the funding that we anticipate in this
• Well, that is going to be part of the process for the department as they develop it.

Summary: The Senate Labor Committee met on March 14 and adopted the prior minutes. It voluntarily deferred Senate Bill 358, which would have addressed workers’ compensation coverage for independent contractors and sole-proprietor subcontractors. Senator Abraham said the bill would instead be studied to determine whether such workers should be able to buy occupational accident coverage or be required to carry workers’ compensation coverage, particularly where no employees are involved. The committee then heard House Bill 456, which would expand and clarify workers’ compensation petition requirements and broaden employers’ and payers’ ability to file disputed claims beyond fraud and medical-director appeals to other disputes under the chapter. The bill drew strong support from business groups and strong opposition from injured-worker attorneys, who argued it would revive problems seen in 2012 when employers could sue injured workers without a ripe dispute, burden unrepresented claimants, and increase litigation and administrative costs. Supporters said it would improve access to the courts and help employers investigate questionable claims. After debate, the committee voted 5-1 to report HB 456 favorably, with Senator Barrow voting no. The committee also heard House Bill 549, which creates the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program, or Bayou Works, a proposed statewide workforce training grant program aimed at helping employers quickly train workers for specific skill needs. The sponsor and Louisiana Workforce Commission representatives said it would be privately funded, modeled on Michigan’s “Going Pro” program, and coordinated with technical colleges, apprenticeships, internships, and other workforce partners. Members asked about statewide reach, youth pipeline efforts, and timing; the department said implementation would likely begin later next year. The committee reported HB 549 favorably by unanimous consent and then adjourned.