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• </c> ...to the collaborative model.
• What it does not do is create independent practice for PAs, and limits the ability of collaborating physicians
• to delineate practice parameters, limit the collaborating physician from restricting control prescribing
• So, you did you go from a supervisory to collaborative in the sub as well? No, ma'am.
• Uh, so, within the sub, instead of us moving to a collaborative model, we're still under a supervisory

Committee: House Health Services

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:17 - Discussion of 26RS SB 137 07:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 137 09:42 - Discussion of 26RS SB 147 10:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 147 11:56 - Discussion of 26RS SB 56 13:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 56 14:43 - Discussion of 26RS SB 116 20:17 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 116 21:23 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• For over two years, dedicated citizens and experts have collaborated with this body to refine this...
• When to get married—I made that decision collaboratively with my husband and took consideration from
• When to have children—I made that decision collaboratively with my husband and took medical guidance
• In collaboration again with my chosen pediatrician.
• Never did I imagine making these decisions collaboratively with my local government.

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
• There's now a process of starting to build a high school in collaboration with Mississippi State on some
• with Mississippi State on collaboration with Mississippi State on some<00:07:30.400><c> land</c><00:

Committee: Joint Universities and Colleges

Keywords: Universities and Colleges - Room 216, 3 March, 2026; 11:00 AM, 925, all

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• But with that said, I do appreciate the time that we've had to step back and collaborate and really improve
• But with that said, I do appreciate the time that we've had to step back and collaborate and really improve
• been evolving and growing, and fortunately in this situation ILA has been a willing partner and collaborator
• Which represents a very collaborative approach that we feel will bring ILA into state standards and in
• We greatly appreciate the collaborative spirit of the representatives that drafted this bill.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• This is an example of how we can collaborate and coordinate across the state, again, quantum.
• Our ecosystem is collaborating and working together to train the people we need.
• It's about an ecosystem that collaborates and creates partnerships.
• It's about an ecosystem that collaborates and creates partnerships, acting as a force multiplier.
• We now have a very good collaborative working group that even these documents on short notice, people

Bills: SB145 , SB143

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license

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• We're committed to ensuring student success across the state and are looking forward to collaborating
• So it's a lot of shared and collaborative work, and I do believe in terms of the assessments, our whole
• What we have built and are working collaboratively with is the multi-layer system of support, which accounts
• But I also want you to know that we're working with and collaborating with.
• Chairman and Senator, it's really a collaborative process between PED and the schools. Okay.

Bills: SB29 , SB37

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: SB29, math requirements for teaching license, teacher licensure, teacher endorsement, mathematics methods, elementary education, secondary education, special education, early childhood education, reciprocity, Public Education Department, Mathematics and Science Education Act, mathematics instructional leadership framework, professional learning plan, K-3 screening, mathematics screening assessment, mathematics difficulty, support plan, multilevel support, intervention

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• I understand these concerns, and as the author noted in his testimony, he is open to collaboration to
• He is open to collaboration to help address them and ensure that we address any unintended consequences
• Collaboration between local government and fire departments provides a potential opportunity to consider
• Extensive collaboration and discussion with child passenger safety technicians and instructors, as well
• Extensive collaboration and discussion with child passenger safety technicians and instructors, as well

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee met and began without a quorum, first hearing AB 612 by Assembly Member Rogers and later AB 435 by Assembly Member Wilson. AB 612 would direct Caltrans to update the highway design manual so local jurisdictions consult with fire departments on major road improvements. Supporters, including the California Professional Firefighters and labor representatives, said the bill would improve emergency response and prevent road designs from hindering fire apparatus. County representatives said they were not opposed but wanted the bill narrowed to avoid mandatory consultation on minor maintenance projects or in areas without a local fire district. Several members praised the bill as common-sense safety legislation, and it was moved forward to Appropriations. The committee then adopted its rules and approved a seven-bill consent calendar. AB 435 would update California child passenger safety law to require children under 10 to be properly restrained in the back seat, require children ages 10 to 13 to remain in the back seat unless they pass the five-step seat belt fit test, and require the five-step test before a child may ride in the front seat. The author and supporters, including Safe Kids Greater Sacramento, Safety Belt Safe USA, AAA, the Automobile Club, and hospitals, argued the bill would align state law with national best practices and improve child safety. Committee members raised concerns about enforceability, implementation timing, pickup trucks, large families, and low-speed vehicles, and the author said he was open to amendments and additional data, including California-specific information. AB 435 was advanced to the Committee on Appropriations after discussion. AB 612 also received a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee held rolls open to allow additional members to add on, then later confirmed the votes and adjourned.

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• Florida's transportation system is a collaborative multi-jurisdictional effort and were involved in forward
• executive level of those agencies, FDOT, DP FWC and commerce to really foster and make sure the collaboration
• And then from that group also recommends objectives to improve collaboration.
• local level and so many projects that are needed prioritize with a local but local input, local collaboration
• But I think, you know, going in with a a good attitude, collegial spirit, building, trust and collaboration

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• THIS COLLABORATION WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WITHIN THEIR
• AND WE COLLABORATE CLOSELY WITH INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARDS COMPOSED OF LOCAL EMPLOYERS AND EXPERTS TO ENSURE
• THE COLLABORATION ELEVATES THE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND CREATES A SEAMLESS PIPELINE FOR THE GET
• THE TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION HUB SERVES AS HOW EDUCATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAN COLLABORATE TO ADDRESS
• HAD SIMILAR GROWTH OUR SUCCESS IN INCREASING ENROLLMENT NETTING PROGRAMS HAS BEEN A RESULT OF COLLABORATION

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• However, the commission and myself and my staff strive to ensure a collaborative relationship with the
• our interaction with the not only the department, but with the other agencies, as well as our collaboration
• At the direction of the commission in in collaboration with the tolling agencies commission staff reviewed
• existing performance measures at the time in 2023 again at the direction of the commission and in collaboration
• So on that are some pilots in the country that such apps have, you know, collaborate and it kind of agencies

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• forward to collaborating with her on<00:23:27.960><c> her</c><00:23:28.159><c> bill</c><00:23:28.640
• Professional Studies program and collaboration with businesses and community partners that enhanced
• </c> Motta Heights Egan this collaboration Motta Heights Egan this collaboration created<00:25:36.000
• <00:25:43.799><c> with</c><00:25:44.000><c> businesses</c><00:25:45.000><c> and</c> collaboration with
• </c><00:35:53.680><c> and</c> work in the spirit of collaboration and work in the spirit of collaboration

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There's a lot of collaboration and partnership, and the time is very critical at this point.
• , Although the program initially launched with the first learning collaborative cohort in January of
• Before the program initially launched in 2024, we started to collaborate...
• Before the program initially launched in 2024, we started to collaborate closely with county offices
• We're committed to collaborating closely with them.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's about not contradicting a person when they say, 'I'm not sick,' but about seeking to collaborate
• There's a lot of collaboration and partnership, and the time is very critical at this point.
• , Although the program initially launched with the first learning collaborative cohort in January of
• Before the program initially launched in 2024, we started to collaborate...
• We're committed to collaborating closely with them... ...counties continue this.

Summary: The hearing focused first on behavioral health, especially serious mental illness and anosognosia, a condition described by witnesses as a neurological symptom that prevents people from recognizing they are ill. The chair framed the issue around families cycling through emergency rooms, jails, conservatorships, and short-term stabilization without lasting treatment, and warned that federal changes under H.R. 1 could reduce Medi-Cal funding and worsen access. Dawn Marie Anderson gave a personal account of her son’s long history of psychosis, homelessness, arrests, repeated jail and state hospital stays, and eventual stability when he received sustained medication and coordinated support. She argued that the system often treats the problem as criminal rather than medical and that voluntary programs and short-term services are not enough for people who lack insight into their illness. Other panelists, including representatives from the California Behavioral Health Association, Santa Barbara County Behavioral Health, and the County Behavioral Health Directors Association, agreed that anosognosia is not denial or noncompliance and said the system needs long-term, coordinated care, including assertive community treatment, mobile crisis, supportive housing, medication support, and stronger handoffs between county and managed care systems. They said CalAIM and other reforms have improved some coordination, but significant gaps remain, especially for people with serious mental illness, for those in jail or locked settings, and for people with private insurance, which witnesses said often offers little meaningful coverage for early psychosis or intensive behavioral health services. Several witnesses urged the Legislature to protect Medi-Cal, shore up county safety-net services, and invest in training and family engagement. The committee then turned to the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, with a focus on the virtual services platforms BrightLife Kids and Soluna and the CYBHI fee schedule. DHCS reported strong growth in app registrations, coaching sessions, referrals, and positive user outcomes, saying the platforms provide free, culturally responsive, early-intervention support statewide and help connect users to higher levels of care when needed. On the fee schedule, DHCS said more than 500 LEAs, colleges, universities, and school-linked providers are participating, 181 LEAs have submitted claims, and $9.6 million has been reimbursed to date, with 41,556 students represented in claims. The chair and several members criticized the pace of implementation and the amount of money spent relative to reimbursement levels, saying the Legislature had requested data earlier and that the return on investment still appeared low. DHCS responded that many claims are still being submitted, that 70% of denials are correctable, that $400 million in capacity grants has been distributed locally, and that reimbursement is increasing rapidly as more districts come online. Public comment included a rural county behavioral health director who said private insurance denials leave counties with significant uncompensated work, especially for unlicensed staff providing case management and mobile crisis services.

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• We have collaborated with South Carolina.
• We have their plans, their PowerPoints, uh, through the collaboration.
• We have their plans, their PowerPoints, uh, through the collaboration.
• </c><00:48:25.040><c> a</c><00:48:25.280><c> collaborative</c><00:48:26.079><c> partnership</c> a collabor
• a collaborative partnership a collabor a collaborative partnership to<00:48:26.960><c> sustain</c><00

Keywords: The original version of this live stream dropped before the meeting was technically finished. This is the complete copy pulled from back up sources., 958, all

Summary: The committee met to hear updates from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on two related issues: a proposed high-acuity juvenile mental health treatment facility and medical services contracts, including the impact of Wellpath’s bankruptcy proceedings. At the start, the chair agreed to hear the Department of Corrections first so members could get context on the medical contract before turning to DJJ’s proposal. DOC officials said Wellpath, the department’s comprehensive medical and mental health provider since 2013, was awarded its current contract through a 2021 procurement process. They reported that Wellpath’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan had been confirmed and that the company had transitioned ownership to lenders, but had not yet fully completed the bankruptcy process. DOC said there had been no service lapses, no reduction in care, and no known impact on Kentucky vendors or hospitals, and that DOC staff meet with Wellpath almost weekly. Members asked whether the committee had been kept informed and whether the bankruptcy could affect future services or subcontractors. DJJ then presented its concept for a high-acuity facility, explaining that the project is still in the preliminary programming and conceptual stage and has not yet entered the formal design phase with DECA. Officials said the proposal in the capital plan would create a 24-bed facility, with 16 clinical beds and 8 assessment/stabilization beds, to serve justice-involved youth with serious mental health needs. They said the facility would need to separate males and females and high- and low-risk youth, and that current placements often require sending youth out of state to places such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arkansas, and Texas. Staff said the goal is to centralize treatment, improve safety, and reduce the need for fragmented or out-of-state placements. Committee members questioned the cost estimates, staffing needs, and whether the facility was justified given the small number of youth currently placed out of state. DJJ said the operational estimate includes an unknown medical-contract component and that the number of youth needing the facility can fluctuate because of surges in the juvenile population. Officials also said they had consulted with South Carolina, which is developing a similar facility, and noted that renovating existing facilities was considered but could be more expensive or impractical than building a separate site. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.

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• protects the integrity of our election data, and the bill that makes us part of the West Coast Health Collaborative
• I guess the big thing that I want to say is I am so grateful for the strong communication and collaboration
• Our budget teams worked certainly more collaboratively than I have ever seen them work in my six years
• They just did an extraordinary job of collaborating and being creative and finding ways to continue..

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: Legislative leaders from the Washington Senate and House reflected on the end of the 60-day session, saying they were relieved to adjourn on time despite last-minute negotiations and a fire alarm evacuation. They described the session’s main goals as protecting Washington from federal actions and improving affordability, and said they made progress on both fronts. Among the measures highlighted were bills related to masking for law enforcement, election data security, joining the West Coast Health Collaborative, using science in vaccine and health-care recommendations, protecting immigrant rights, prohibiting impersonation of law enforcement, setting uniform standards for law enforcement, and the Flock camera bill. They also emphasized affordability and budget actions, including the “millionaires tax,” which they said would help fund tax relief on items such as diapers, over-the-counter medicines, and hygiene products, along with free school lunches and an expanded senior and disabled property tax credit. Leaders said all three budgets were completed, and credited unusually strong collaboration among House, Senate, and governor’s staff for getting the operating, transportation, and capital budgets across the finish line. They also noted a bill expanding energy assistance for low-income residents. In response to questions, leaders said the data center tax break bill fell short because it lacked votes in Ways and Means, with labor concerns and the pace of regulation cited as major issues. They said the Mosquito Fleet bill did not advance because the House and Senate could not reconcile differences in time. Looking ahead, they said juvenile rehabilitation, jobs in response to federal tariffs, data center regulation, education funding, health-care access and hospital support, charity care, public defense funding, and AI regulation are likely to be priorities next session. They also said their relationship with the governor improved significantly this year because of more regular communication and alignment.

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• protects the integrity of our election data, and the bill that makes us part of the West Coast Health Collaborative
• I guess the big thing that I want to say is I am so grateful for the strong communication and collaboration
• Our budget teams worked certainly more collaboratively than I have ever seen them work in my six years
• They just did an extraordinary job of collaborating and being creative and finding ways to continue .

Summary: Legislative leaders from the Senate and House gave a session wrap-up focused on the major priorities they said were accomplished in the 60-day session: protecting Washington from federal actions, improving affordability, and passing the state budgets on time. They highlighted bills on masking for law enforcement, election data security, joining the West Coast Health Collaborative, using science in vaccine and health-care decisions, protecting immigrant rights, prohibiting impersonation of law enforcement, setting uniform standards for law enforcement, and a Flock camera bill. On affordability, they pointed to the “millionaires tax” package, which they said will eliminate sales tax on certain hygiene products, over-the-counter medicines, and diapers, expand school meals, and help fund investments in state services. They also cited a larger senior and disabled property tax credit and energy assistance for low-income residents. The leaders said the House and Senate budget teams worked closely together, especially after the final revenue forecast, to complete the operating, capital, and transportation budgets despite concerns about the state’s fiscal outlook. They described the governor’s relationship with legislative leaders as stronger this year, with more regular communication and coordination. They also noted that some bills did not make it through, including the Mosquito Fleet bill, which stalled because the House and Senate could not agree on changes, and a data center tax break bill, which did not have enough votes in Ways and Means and drew significant concern from labor and construction trades about job impacts. Looking ahead, they said juvenile rehabilitation, public defense funding, data center regulation, education funding, health-care access, and a possible jobs package will likely be priorities next session. They also said the new AI bill provides a starting point for future regulation. No formal votes were taken in the exchange itself; the discussion was a press availability summarizing session outcomes and unfinished business.

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• and there are several major projects that are ongoing, which require continued partnership and collaboration
• The project demonstrates successful collaboration between the base, the school district, and federal
• challenges and risk areas are long-term projects, which underscores the importance of continued collaboration
• We appreciate the Military Affairs Committee's continued collaboration with state agencies, providers

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Keywords: 989, all

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• It's a collaborative website: MMIPSD.org.
• It's a collaborate, it's a website to MMIPSD.org.
• We just need to better collaborate with our regions.
• But better collaboration.
• It's collaboration. It's trust-building. It's education. It's training.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, and I think it's good to have collaboration where we can have collaboration, but to give a veto power
• where we can good to have collaboration where we can have<00:04:15.959><c> collaboration,</c><00:04:
• , but to give a a veto have collaboration, but to give a a veto power<00:04:19.120><c> over</c><00:04
• </c><00:05:26.800><c> from</c><00:05:27.199><c> various</c> with a lot of collaboration from various
• with a lot of collaboration from various parties<00:05:28.000><c> and</c><00:05:28.320><c> vetting</c

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee met late on Friday evening to discuss the Public Safety and Judiciary budget agreement, beginning with a brief exchange among members about concerns that the executive branch had been delaying the committee’s work by waiting to approve legislative decisions. Members emphasized that the legislature should retain its independence while still allowing normal collaboration with the governor’s office. The committee then moved through several outstanding policy items and adopted them without opposition, including the A38 amendment addressing data-sharing concerns involving disability-related information, a study of firefighting services by the state fire marshal, and an A46 amendment governing access to unredacted portable recording system data in collision investigations, with guardrails on disclosure and use. The committee next reviewed the spreadsheet and budget targets. Fiscal staff explained the judiciary side of the agreement, including funding for court operating costs, a one-time Justice Partner Access Program appropriation, forensic exam rate increases, guardian ad litem funding, public defense, human rights, the competency attainment board, the cannabis expungement board, and fee increases for civil filings and motions. On the public safety side, staff described the target as well as the discretionary items funded, including nonprofit security grants, BCA staffing changes, fire marshal initiatives, a 10-year arson statute of limitations, prosecutor training grants, legal representation for children, E911 funding for critical infrastructure, Philando Castile Training Fund support, corrections-related savings from the Stillwater phased closure and sentence-to-serve elimination, a mandatory minimums task force, a victims of crime account transfer, a decommissioning study, in-service use-of-force training, and extensions of several expiring appropriations. The committee also noted a correction to a spreadsheet label related to the Stillwater closure item. After the spreadsheet walkthrough, the committee took testimony from Chief Justice Natalie Hudson and State Court Administrator Jeff Shorban on behalf of the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Hudson thanked the committee for its work and said the agreement covers some unavoidable costs, including insurance, lease expenses, forensic examiner pay, and the new access system, but argued it does not adequately address the judiciary’s most urgent problem: staffing and judicial compensation. She said court employees are leaving for better-paying jobs, judicial salaries are frozen for two years, and applicant pools for judgeships have declined, especially in greater Minnesota. She also said the judicial branch was not meaningfully consulted on the budget target and urged lawmakers to recognize the courts as a constitutional obligation rather than a discretionary program.

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• This is accomplished through agency collaboration initiated by this bill.
• Of course, collaboration amongst our agencies has been going on for a long time.
• ... ...existing system, creating a housing finance process that builds more collaboratively, faster,
• I am hopeful, from the previous panels, that coordination and collaboration are happening.
• It needs to move faster and be more nimble and collaborative.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: 988, house, all