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• going to work going to work on<00:09:49.880> we're<00:09:50.040> going<00:09:50.160
• on on we're going to have to work on on we're going to have to work on pairing<00:09:51.360><
• about flexibilities to make this work about flexibilities to make this work better<00:14:54.880>
• strong group of teachers who have worked strong group of teachers who have worked to<00:21:06.559
• How does that work?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and heard first from the Washway Nicotine Youth Advocacy Group, which urged stronger enforcement of Kentucky’s Tobacco 21 law. Youth advocates described the harms of flavored vaping products, argued that nicotine use is targeting children, and called for retailer licensing, annual compliance checks, harsher penalties for illegal sales, and more funding for enforcement. Committee members praised the presentation, and one senator said he had heard a bill on licensed retailers may be coming soon. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Cloverport Independent School District and the Kentucky Virtual Academy about the state’s virtual school model. Superintendent Keith Haynes and principals Brandy Fagan and Sally Johnson said KYVA serves about 2,800 students, many of whom are at-risk or have health, safety, behavioral, or family reasons for choosing virtual education. They emphasized that the program uses live synchronous instruction, provides devices and materials, and offers special education and related services. They also said the school had a large wait list and that virtual programs need more flexibility in staffing ratios, scheduling, and testing windows. School leaders acknowledged criticism of KYVA’s proficiency scores and said many students entered far below grade level, with 59% not proficient in English language arts and 79% not proficient in math on recent state testing. They argued the program is too new to judge solely on one year of data and pointed to growth in MAP scores, as well as middle and high school rankings in the top half of Kentucky schools. Fagan and Johnson outlined improvement efforts, including daily interventions, small-group instruction, literacy programs, staff training, and expanded clubs and student activities. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• scenario where we have somebody working scenario where we have somebody working at<00:49:33.880>
• whether on site or in a remote location whether on site or in a remote location I<01:14:46.159><
• that if we have a safe working that if we have a safe working environment<01:44:29.960> for
• You won't have 62 or 65 locations; you'll have hundreds of locations where alcohol is available.
• They went from 332 locations to purchase alcohol to 1,600 locations.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with House Bill 242, a liquor bill concerning brew pub licenses. Testimony from the New Hampshire Beer Distributors Association, the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association, and the Liquor Commission explained that the bill is intended to correct a clerical error from the prior session and restore the agreed-upon language. The bill would allow a brew pub, within the existing 2,500-barrel limit, to self-distribute its own product to one authorized on- or off-premise license; otherwise it must use wholesale distribution. Witnesses said the measure is a narrow fix specific to brew pubs and does not affect other manufacturing licenses. No opposition was raised during the hearing, and the chair closed the hearing after no committee questions remained. The committee then heard House Bill 81, which would allow patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restaurant restrooms. The sponsor argued the current prohibition is outdated and can create safety risks by forcing people to set drinks down, citing concerns about drink tampering and a personal story about a friend who was drugged and assaulted after leaving a drink unattended. Committee members and the sponsor discussed whether the bill would increase liability for restaurants, how enforcement would work, and whether the current law is aimed at preventing underage handoffs or drink spiking. The sponsor said the bill would be permissive for establishments, not mandatory, and that liability would still depend on overservice and Liquor Commission investigations. The New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association testified in opposition, saying the bill could raise liability and create concerns about underage consumption in bathrooms. The hearing ended without a vote, with the chair noting the bill would move on to further committee/subcommittee consideration.

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• So we are working on that.
• How were the folks selected to do this work, the third-party work? How were they selected?
• So, we are working. We are working collaboratively with the Department of Information Technology.
• Hopefully shortly, and they'll be very important for us to be able to work on the equipment located at
• We're looking at saffron in several locations, three locations across the state to see how well it'll

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• That does a lot of work, research.
• All the programs that we work with outside of our agency work with both the youth and the families as
• And we started working with this broader group of young people, initially only working with young people
• Just a little bit more about our work.
• Just a little bit more about our work.

Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• Minnesota's got a lot of work to do over the last couple years.
• Minnesota cooperatives are on track to meet the state's 2040 carbon-free standard.
• of plant demolition we'd like to work of plant demolition we'd like to work with<00:30:04.880>
• <00:30:49.320> in small modular plant maybe located in small modular plant maybe located in
• over every two years and start working over every two years and start working on<00:34:14.359>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 9 was heard as a proposal to alter Minnesota energy policy by creating exemptions and “off-ramps” from the state’s 2023 clean energy requirements. The bill would expand hydroelectric power’s eligibility, end the moratorium on new nuclear plants, delay certain carbon-free energy compliance requirements for utilities that do not meet a retail rate benchmark, restrict demolition of fossil fuel plants under that same benchmark, support carbon capture and sequestration, and expand the sales tax exemption for residential natural gas and electricity used as primary heat year-round. The author moved the A1 amendment, which clarified that the carbon capture policy language does not create a state funding obligation; the committee took up the amendment with no discussion and proceeded to a vote, though the result was not stated in the transcript. The bill was then referred to the Committee on Taxes. The author and supporters argued the bill is needed to improve reliability and affordability, especially during extreme cold, and said current mandates are forcing coal retirements faster than replacement generation can be built. They cited MISO and NERC reliability concerns, Xcel’s proposed rate increases, and the need for an “all-of-the-above” energy approach that includes nuclear and hydro. Supporters also said the bill would help keep energy costs down for families and businesses and would allow Minnesota to use existing generation assets longer if rate targets are not met. Testimony from the Minnesota Rural Electric Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce supported the bill’s emphasis on reliability, affordability, nuclear power, hydroelectric power, and carbon capture. The Chamber said Minnesota’s electricity costs have become less competitive for businesses and argued that stable, affordable power is essential for economic growth and future technologies such as AI. The Minnesota Utility Investors also supported allowing new nuclear and all hydro power to be considered. In contrast, the Prairie Island Indian Community opposed lifting the nuclear moratorium without a viable long-term waste solution, describing its long history living near the Prairie Island nuclear plant and spent fuel storage and urging continued consultation on the issue. Xcel Energy said it supports low rates and sees nuclear as one option, but emphasized that any support for lifting the moratorium depends on full participation by the Prairie Island Indian Community and that decisions about retiring fossil plants should remain within the existing Public Utilities Commission resource planning process.

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• in a way that they understand it and that they can relate to, then it works.
• We're getting that data from these programs and there's no way to track it.
• But ours absolutely is located here in Little Rock, Arkansas." "Okay.
• Where did you say that Arts Absolutely was located, the address?"
• These are on the—I think we're on K-5 if I haven't lost track.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• <00:01:30.479> at team which was originally located at team which was originally located at
• invest in programs that work.
• uh in 2024 invest in programs at work uh in 2024 through<00:04:17.040> the<00:04:17.120> work
• certainly know that there is more work certainly know that there is more work needed<00:09:28.360
• Antitrust work is very important.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > the people that work on it work in the people that work on it work in larger<03:32:18.479> districts
• You know what works, what doesn't work.
• know what works, what what doesn't work. know what works, what what doesn't work.
• Um, we track graduation, we track dropout, um, we track certificate of completion, and within dropout
• . location. location.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the May 18, 2026 minutes and then focused on how SB 57’s special education cost study should inform HB 1099, which creates a separate study committee on residential placements and related education costs. Members discussed sending the commission’s minutes and findings to that new committee, noting the short timeline for its work and the need to be specific about unresolved issues so the new group does not duplicate the same questions. A major topic was the cost and responsibility for students placed at Spalding and similar residential programs, especially transportation and whether costs are paid through the Department of Education’s episode-of-treatment (EOT) fund, local districts, DHS, or Medicaid. Staff explained that for students with disabilities, EOT funds cover special education and transportation costs tied to the placement, while students without disabilities are handled through DHS care-management and best-interest meetings. Members raised concerns about whether some students at Spalding are receiving no schooling, whether transportation costs are substantial, and whether Medicaid reimbursement could offset some expenses. The commission also discussed confusion over district responsibility when students placed in residential programs attend school in another district, using Winnisquam as an example. Several members said the receiving district was not notified that DHHS-approved programs could bring in additional students and costs, and they suggested DHHS or its care-management entity should notify both the district of residence and the receiving district when a program is approved. The group agreed this notification issue, along with transportation funding, privacy concerns in Medicaid-to-schools billing, and the distinction between special education placements, EOT placements, and other voluntary residential placements, should be passed to the HB 1099 study committee for further work.

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• We're working now.
• We're working now.
• We are working... So thank you for that. We are working on solutions for that.
• So I think in this day and age work location matters far less than it ever has, and I think these teams
• to make that work for us.

Summary: The subcommittee met to review agency travel, budget reduction exercises, and member reports from agency meetings. Early discussion focused on the Department of Management Services (DMS), where members questioned the cost of travel for four out-of-state data/cyber staff and the secretary’s absence. DMS defended the hires as highly specialized enterprise cybersecurity and data personnel, said the positions were lawfully paid and posted, and explained that the staff work on statewide data cataloging and cyber risk reduction rather than agency-by-agency systems. Members also raised concerns about fleet inventory discrepancies and requested follow-up information on hiring, travel, and data inventory timelines. The chair said she would consider travel guardrails and possible reductions, and noted that DMS, the Lottery, and the Florida Commission on Human Relations did not meet the requested reduction target, while the Public Employee Relations Commission did not submit reductions. The committee then heard from the Florida Lottery about the secretary’s trip to Paris for the World Lottery Convention. Lottery staff said the trip was reimbursed through the multi-state lottery organization and was intended to share best practices and improve operations, though members questioned the value of the travel and requested reimbursement records and the trip agenda. The subcommittee also reviewed agency reduction exercises from several agencies. The Department of Revenue exceeded its target and was praised for frugality; DFS, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, the Office of Financial Regulation, the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Public Service Commission, the Division of Administrative Hearings, and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation each described how they met or approached their reduction goals, often through vacancies, reversions, or expense cuts. OIR warned that further reductions could hurt insurance regulation capacity, while OFR and PSC said their reductions were based on historical reversions and lower post-COVID travel or vacancy levels. Members then reported back on agency meetings. DMS members raised fleet tracking, real property audits, salary studies, and health plan savings ideas, and asked for follow-up on the Florida PALM project, cybersecurity grants, and state IT modernization. DFS members said the agency was efficient and that its Palm-related work and insurance consumer programs were important. Lottery members emphasized the agency’s revenue generation for education and its low administrative overhead. Gaming Control members highlighted storage costs for seized gaming equipment and suggested technology-based alternatives. PERC members said a union-related law had doubled their workload and asked for more staffing and possible AI assistance. OIR members stressed the need for a Tampa satellite office and more resources to recruit and retain specialized staff. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue reviewing travel, staffing, and reductions with an eye toward taxpayer value and transparency.

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• appreciate all the work you're doing. appreciate all the work you're doing.
• It's tough work. >> Sure. It's tough work. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
• No, it doesn't work that way.
• We had areas to work on, but by and large we were tracking with what the national standards were, given
• on but by and large we areas to work on but by and large we were<00:48:42.160> tracking<00:48

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• <00:13:21.200> with spent per student should track with spent per student should track with
• <00:18:51.440> this, there are people who are tracking this, there are people who are tracking
• in the testimony that you can even track in the testimony that you can even track the<00:21:48.320
• We're not information is being located.
• that's closer to where they are working that's closer to where they are working or<00:45:03.599>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, we track that data.
• with TEA and with the school to actually have a pathway that works for.
• their work and, uh, family needs to be met.
• They're working parents.
• We're also working hard to work with, aligning with workforce needs, and we work to align educational

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• I should also note lastly that as my work or through my work as chair of the Texas Board of Nursing Education
• We're still working with how this could actually logistically work out. out, but it would be a yearly
• to understand how. energy management with data centers work.
• When they work with us, workforce development is a big thing, right?
• CRU schools are located in rural locations like Wichita Falls, San Angelo and the Rio Grande Valley.

Bills: HB 1105, HB1527, HB1787, HB1972, HB2081, HB3296, HB3976, HB4071, HB4234, HB4438, HB4701, HB5092, HB5150, HB5180, HB5265, HB5333, HJR203

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection

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• We're working with.
• it work?
• And so how we how we work that is, you know, I I we're we work.
• What real-life work is like.
• We do as parents what worked, what did not work.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We know it works now, and we're currently working with several communities. including Las Vegas and Pandora
• We're working across silos, across agencies to move them forward, and we're continuing to work on other
• and what will not work in terms of...
• We also worked with NMED and the Bureau of Geology.
• People are used to working with those rules.

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• the Sam subsequently, 8 location shows to submit formal applications.
• On installation or use of tracking devices or applications.
• So it just put schools on on par with the works. That's the amendment.
• Thank you, Senator Grall for for working on this bill.
• A lot of work that going to learning these degrees.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Brooks' work as well.
• This is a milestone tracking.
• have a question about peer support work and community support work.
• We're really trying to protect that work, that really important policy work.
• We are working with the VA on what veterans they are tracking by county, as well as in the census.

Keywords: 996, all

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• processing and tracking for eligibility. processing and tracking for eligibility.
• begin on page 29 located behind the tab. begin on page 29 located behind the tab.
• nobody was tracking the stuff. nobody was tracking the stuff.
• Appreciate all the good work from all of you working together. >> Thank you.
• Appreciate all the good work from all of you working together. >> All right.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the June 20, 2025 minutes, with several members abstaining, and then adopted the consent calendar after removing items 223 and 224 under tab five, item 222 under tab six, and item 231 under tab seven. The committee also noted that an old business item related to YDC claims administration would be removed at a future meeting because the fiscal year had closed and no further committee action was needed. The main substantive discussion centered on Department of Health and Human Services requests. Item FIS-223 would fund a shared database between the Department of Education and HHS to identify children eligible for the summer EBT program; members asked whether it could also help with Medicaid or school reimbursement tracking, but the witness said the item was specifically for summer EBT and that broader integration questions would need follow-up with Education and Medicaid staff. The committee then adopted the item, with Representative Mooney voting no. Item FIS-224 concerned the phrase "high quality services" in child care-related funding; HHS said the standards come from the federal Office of Child Care, and the committee adopted the item. Item FIS-222 related to Money Follows the Person; HHS explained it is a 100% federally funded program that supports transitions from institutions to community living with services such as housing navigation, furnishings, and case management. Members questioned the scale and cost of the program, and HHS said the initial federal award was $5 million, with additional federal IT funding later approved; the committee adopted the item, again with Representative Mooney voting no. Under tab seven, the committee discussed item 231 involving ARPA funds and the YDC project. The Department of Administrative Services explained that recent Treasury guidance allows leftover ARPA dollars from approved projects to be repurposed only for additional work on already approved projects, not new projects. Members asked about whether the project was over budget and whether some items had been in the original plan; officials said the work reflected add alternates from the original bid and that the project was on track to meet the deadline. The committee adopted the item. The meeting then moved to the audit presentation on the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s fiscal year 2024 management letter, which identified 13 internal control comments, including two material weaknesses, largely tied to the new NextG system. Recommendations included strengthening controls, formal risk assessment, reconciliations to New Hampshire First, cash receipt controls, subsidiary ledgers, SOC reports for vendors, internal audit functions, lease accounting, gift card breakage reporting, and IT security and access controls. The Liquor Commission said it concurred with most findings, described the system transition as successful overall, and said remediation would continue; committee members asked for estimated completion dates for audit findings and discussed the need for more regular follow-up on audit issues and budget monitoring.

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• So before I came to pharma, I actually worked in academic research and had the privilege of working at
• I actually worked in academic research and had the privilege of working at many of the top academic medical
• I worked at M.D. Anderson. I worked at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
• So I work with all 10 university campuses.
• He works with the five medical centers.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology met on August 19, 2025 to examine the effects of federal grant cuts, tariff uncertainty, and related policy changes on California’s biotech, medtech, and academic research ecosystem. The chair and panelists emphasized California’s outsized role in the industry, describing major clusters in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and explaining how research, startup formation, manufacturing, and clinical trials are interconnected across the state. Speakers from Biocom California, California Life Sciences, Farma, UC, Stanford, CSU Biotech, and UCLA all argued that NIH and NSF funding are foundational to discovery, workforce training, and commercialization, and that disruptions are already chilling venture capital, startup formation, and hiring. Witnesses described several concrete impacts: suspended or terminated grants, reduced doctoral admissions, fewer training opportunities, canceled retreats and internships, and anxiety among graduate students and early-career researchers. UC reported hundreds of millions of dollars in suspended or terminated NIH and NSF funding, while Stanford said more than a thousand training and career-development grants nationwide have been frozen or ended, affecting multiple trainees per grant. CSU Biotech said 133 federal grants had been terminated, scaled back, or canceled, totaling about $140 million, including nearly $30 million from NIH and NSF. Industry representatives also warned that proposed antitrust limits on mergers and acquisitions could undermine the standard biotech exit path and further deter investment. Committee members asked about the duration of the disruption, the possibility of state action to offset federal losses, and whether California could better support workforce development, manufacturing, and R&D tax credits. Panelists urged the Legislature to preserve and expand state support for STEM education, internships, apprenticeship pathways, manufacturing incentives, and the R&D tax credit, and to consider infrastructure and housing as part of competitiveness. They also noted that tariffs are already raising costs for medtech components and building materials, and that China is increasingly competing for R&D, talent, and licensing deals. No formal votes or bill actions were taken at the hearing; the meeting was informational and focused on testimony and discussion.

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• die in those locations, but because those locations become known.
• That's not how it works.
• <01:32:38.639> just doing the work just doing the work just doing the work just doing the
• I'll work with Senator Johnson Stewart, uh, as we've worked on many bills together, to work to see if
• <01:54:30.239> to worked on many bills together to work to worked on many bills together to

Keywords: 1187, senate, all