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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Human Services Committee Jul 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Aaron's, who spearheaded this and thoughtfully included me in it because we are both Head Start graduates
  • Our children are more likely to graduate, secure stable employment, and actively contribute to the workforce
  • statement of our values, and the Head Start program is critical to allowing Americans born into poverty a pathway
  • I graduated from Sacramento State this year and am returning for a master's in social work this fall.
  • And congratulations for graduating from college and moving on to a master's program.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services met to hear several measures focused on children, foster youth, farmworker families, and disaster assistance. AJR 12, recognizing May 2025 as Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding, was presented by Assemblymember Hadwick on behalf of Assemblymember Arambula. Testimony emphasized Head Start’s role in early education, health, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities. The resolution passed 6-0. The committee also heard SB 624, which would expand access to the California Foster Youth Tax Credit by requiring counties to mail notices and provide guidance to non-minor foster youth about filing taxes and claiming the credit. Supporters from John Burton Advocates for Youth and former foster youth described the credit as a meaningful poverty-reduction tool that helps with rent, transportation, and other basic needs. Members praised the bill, and it passed 7-0 as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 778 would broaden eligibility for the Migrant Child Care and Development Program by redefining migrant agricultural worker family and allowing self-certification of income eligibility. Support came from the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation, California Citrus Mutual, and First 5 California, with witnesses saying the changes would ease enrollment for farmworker families facing seasonal and verification challenges. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved a consent calendar containing SB 444, SB 471, and SB 792, all on a 7-0 vote. Finally, SB 739 would authorize the Department of Social Services to check whether counties in disaster areas can provide timely CalFresh and Disaster CalFresh services, aimed at improving coordination when local systems are damaged or overwhelmed. Supporters said the bill would help protect access to food benefits after disasters, and members noted its importance in light of recent Los Angeles County emergencies. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations, and the meeting adjourned after all items were acted upon.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we have a number of UMass Boston graduates who are on the board or in my office.
  • I'm a graduate of UMass Amherst, and I'm a graduate of Stick as well as anyone here from Stick, and public
  • My aunt graduated from MassArt over 70 years ago, and I too am a public college graduate of two of our
  • One hundred percent of our graduate students still commute to the institution.
  • I am a graduate of North Adams State, formerly now MCLA.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on the BRIGHT Act, a higher education capital bill that would use Fair Share surtax revenue to fund major repairs, modernization, and decarbonization projects across UMass, state universities, and community colleges. UMass leadership described a $4.8 billion deferred maintenance backlog, aging buildings, and the need to modernize facilities, improve accessibility, and reduce emissions. Administration officials said the bill would authorize $2.5 billion in capital funding, split roughly 50-50 between UMass and the rest of public higher education, plus additional targeted funding for housing planning, smaller modernization projects, campus master plans, and workforce skills grants. They emphasized that the financing structure is modeled on the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and would not raise student costs, while also supporting affordability through financial aid and free community college. Members raised questions about regional equity, the distribution of funds among the five UMass campuses and the 24 state university/community college campuses, project labor agreements, whether the bill would unlock private or federal matching funds, and how the system is preparing for AI and changing workforce needs. UMass officials said project selection is data-driven, based on deferred maintenance, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and programmatic needs, and that the flagship campus in Western Massachusetts would likely receive a large share because of its size and needs. They also said UMass Boston would receive its own share and would not be shortchanged by the Bayside project. On labor, they said PLAs are commonly used and they would follow existing board and building authority policies. On affordability, they said the university has shifted hundreds of millions into need-based aid and that the state’s recent support has helped keep tuition low for many students. DCAMM and higher education officials said the state’s public campuses account for a large share of state-owned building space and a disproportionate share of operational carbon emissions, making decarbonization a major driver of the bill. They said the legislation would allow larger, more comprehensive projects that can address deferred maintenance, energy efficiency, and program needs at the same time, while also making some projects shovel-ready through the Fair Share supplemental funding already appropriated. A later panel from the State Universities Council of Presidents argued the bill’s authorization is still too small to meet long-term needs and urged the committee to increase the bond cap and ensure a more equitable distribution among segments. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

February 16, 2026 - 01:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Florida Naturopathic Physicians Association, and I am myself a naturopathic doctor who has graduated
  • Florida already has a pathway to practice medicine.
  • someone wants to practice medicine, including prescribing legend drugs and performing injections, that pathway
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • number one, middle college and early college high schools; and number two, College and Career Access Pathways
  • envision allocating the $100 million between the two programs, both the College and Career Access Pathway
  • Yeah, because earlier we talked about getting the kids into a pathway to school and college and so on
  • College and Career Access Pathways, or CCAP, is especially impactful because it intentionally expands
  • College and Career Access Pathways or CCAP is especially in factful because it intentionally expands
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals across seven education-related items and received testimony from the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the Department of Education, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and the Office of Public School Construction. On dual enrollment, the administration proposed $100 million one-time Proposition 98 funding plus policy changes to expand access, including eligibility for regional occupational centers, added support for justice-involved youth, priority for higher-need LEAs, teacher professional development, and a reduction in required daily instructional minutes for some dual enrollment students. The LAO recommended rejecting the funding as not clearly tied to implementation barriers, while CDE supported the proposal but suggested reserving $10 million for technical assistance. Several public commenters and members supported the investment and urged inclusion of technical assistance and adult dual enrollment. For the reading difficulty screener proposal, the Governor proposed $40 million one-time funding and statutory changes requiring kindergarten screeners after 91 school days and grades 1-2 screeners after 46 school days, with the stated goal of reducing over-identification and allowing time for foundational instruction. The LAO recommended rejecting the funding, saying costs were likely overstated and that LEAs could use discretionary block grant funds instead. CDE supported the funding but the timing restrictions drew significant concern from the chair and public witnesses, who argued the deadlines were too prescriptive and could delay early intervention; advocates and literacy organizations urged preserving local flexibility and screening earlier. CDE and Finance defended the timing as based on data and consistent with other states, while also emphasizing that early instruction and support could still begin on day one. On special education, Finance described a proposal to increase the base rate to $99 per ADA through a $509 million ongoing Proposition 98 augmentation, along with COLA and enrollment adjustments. The LAO said the proposal should be adopted but estimated it could be achieved with less funding; CDE strongly supported the increase, citing rising enrollment, cost pressures, and inequities across SELPAs. Public testimony from districts and SELPAs echoed the need for more funding and asked for even higher per-ADA support. The committee also heard a school facilities update showing Proposition 2 bond balances and demand levels, with OPSC noting funds are being used for new construction, modernization, small district set-asides, lead remediation, and natural disaster assistance. For the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, members heard that the student teacher stipend program’s grants management system is complete and that the Commission is seeking to track participation and outcomes; the Governor also proposed additional state operations funding to address misconduct workload, implement SB 848-related data systems, and administer the stipend program. Finally, the Governor proposed $250 million one-time funding to continue teacher and school counselor residency grants through 2029-30, which the LAO said could help fill shortages but may be harder for rural LEAs; CTC supported the program and said regional technical assistance hubs are helping expand access. No formal votes were taken, and the hearing adjourned after public testimony.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • number one, middle college and early college high schools; and number two, College and Career Access Pathways
  • envision allocating the $100 million between the two programs, both the College and Career Access Pathway
  • Yeah, because earlier we talked about getting the kids into a pathway to school and college and so on
  • College and Career Access Pathways, or CCAP, is especially impactful because it intentionally expands
  • College and Career Access Pathways or CCAP is especially in factful because it intentionally expands
Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals on dual enrollment, reading difficulty screeners, special education, school facilities, and Commission on Teacher Credentialing programs. On dual enrollment, the Department of Finance described a $100 million one-time Proposition 98 investment to expand the Dual Enrollment Opportunities Grant Program, along with changes to make regional occupational centers eligible, add funding for justice-involved youth, prioritize higher-need LEAs, support teacher professional development, and reduce daily instructional minute requirements for some dual enrollment students. The LAO recommended rejecting the new funding as not clearly addressing implementation barriers, while CDE supported the proposal and suggested reserving $10 million for technical assistance. Committee members and public commenters generally supported the expansion, with some asking for technical assistance and broader access, including adult dual enrollment. The committee also reviewed a $40 million one-time Proposition 98 proposal for reading difficulty screener implementation and related trailer bill language that would require screening after 91 school days for kindergarten and 46 school days for grades 1-2. Finance said the timing was intended to reduce over-identification and align with evidence from preliminary data; the LAO recommended rejecting the funding and redirecting it to a discretionary block grant. CDE supported the funding and the general approach but acknowledged the need for local support and training. Several committee members and public witnesses raised concerns that the proposed timing restrictions were too rigid and could delay early intervention, while others supported the delay as a way to improve accuracy and avoid misidentification. For special education, Finance proposed ongoing Proposition 98 increases to adjust for COLA and enrollment changes and to raise the statewide special education base rate to $99 per ADA, equalizing rates across SELPAs. The LAO said the proposal should be adopted but estimated it could be funded for less than the Governor’s figure. CDE and multiple local education representatives strongly supported the increase, citing rising special education enrollment, cost pressures, and large local funding gaps. The committee also heard a brief overview of the school facilities proposal, which continues $1.5 billion in Proposition 2 bond funding for the School Facility Program; OPSC reported significant remaining bond authority but also substantial pending demand, and explained that natural disaster school rebuilding draws from the broader new construction and modernization pools. Finally, the committee reviewed Commission on Teacher Credentialing proposals, including the already-funded $300 million Student Teacher Stipend Program, new state operations resources for misconduct investigations and grant administration, and a $250 million one-time continuation of the Teacher Residency Grant Program. CTC said its grants management system is ready and that it expects better data tracking; public testimony broadly supported the educator workforce investments and urged continued funding for the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and additional support for rural and leadership pipeline programs. No votes were taken, and the hearing adjourned after public testimony.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate and Governmental May 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • would be your, I guess, take on trying to encourage the children, our students, to take a career pathway
  • They need to hear it often because it can create a nice pathway for them.
  • They need to hear it often because it can create a nice pathway for them and their future family to have
  • Graduate of Loyola, New Orleans, and my bachelor's there.
  • Graduate of Loyola, New Orleans, and my bachelor's there, moved on to Montgomery, Alabama, where I went
Summary: The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 20, 2026, with a quorum present and no minutes available for approval. The committee first heard HB 181, which would let the legislative auditor review income tax data to verify eligibility for Medicaid and, at LDH’s request, SNAP. The auditor said the work would be limited to internal data testing under sharing agreements and not disclosed to third parties. After questions about privacy and duplication, the bill was reported favorably to the floor without objection. The committee then took up HB 906 on presidential preference primaries and party nominating petitions. The Secretary of State and bill author said the measure would let major parties decide whether unaffiliated voters may participate in their primaries, with 180 days’ notice to the state, and would keep party rules consistent within presidential years so elections can be programmed properly. Several senators raised concerns that the bill would disenfranchise no-party voters and give parties too much control, but supporters said both major parties had approved the approach. The committee voted 4-3 to report the bill favorably. Members also advanced HB 398, which would require the judiciary to use the federal GSA meal per diem rate instead of the current higher state judicial rate; HB 1052, which strengthens confidentiality protections for child abuse investigations handled by child advocacy centers and multidisciplinary teams; HB 1245, which protects witness criminal history records from unintended public release in clerk of court records; HB 202, which requires state civil service or hiring agencies to notify applicants when a vacancy is filled or they are rejected; HB 540, which requires disclosure of paid digital election advertising; HB 9, designating stuffed shrimp as a Louisiana specialty; HB 1057, extending the validity of absentee-by-mail applications for military voters from one year to two; HB 225, proposing a constitutional amendment to limit governors to two lifetime terms; HB 177, allowing retired court reporters to contract with former public employers; and HB 459, requiring disclosure when campaign materials use AI, with amendments adopted after discussion of First Amendment and campaign finance concerns. The committee also rejected an amendment to HB 1057 that would have expanded Sunday early voting in certain parishes. After the bills, the committee held confirmation hearings for James Kelly and Charles Wilkinson to the Board of Supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, both of whom described education and workforce development backgrounds and were favorably received.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • For students pursuing technical careers, hybrid models vastly expand pathways for work-based learning
  • We had a 12-year-old kid who graduated with an associate's degree during COVID.
  • While 90% of Texas high school students graduate and 62% of jobs in Texas require some sort of post-secondary
  • manner consistent with meeting the needs of our state's economy, while promoting economic mobility pathways
  • speaking for Senate Bill 569. which establishes a permanent local and high quality virtual instruction pathway
Bills: SB 10, SB 11
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • They graduated online or alone on a stage.
  • c> or graduates.
  • They graduated online or graduates.
  • So, the graduate profile, um, you probably heard Dr.
  • And a graduate profile fellows program. So, the graduate profile, um, you probably heard Dr.
Summary: The committee met to review KHEAA’s student aid programs ahead of the upcoming biennial budget. KHEAA officials outlined the agency’s role administering state grants and scholarships, emphasizing that net lottery proceeds are statutorily dedicated to student financial aid after a literacy appropriation. They focused on the College Access Program (CAP), Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG), and KEES, and explained that the FAFSA simplification changes significantly expanded eligibility for Pell and CAP recipients. KHEAA said the General Assembly’s additional funding this biennium allowed CAP to be fully funded, and that FY25 spending for CAP reached about $232 million for roughly 72,000 students, up from about 55,000 recipients the prior year. Officials said they are watching current-year application trends closely and expect a clearer funding picture by late fall as awards are actually disbursed and enrollment data comes in. Members asked about how CAP eligibility works, the difference between applicants and recipients, and whether KTG is tied to Pell eligibility. KHEAA explained that CAP is essentially aligned with Pell eligibility, while KTG uses a different need formula and is limited to private colleges in Kentucky. They also noted that schools verify final eligibility after KHEAA’s initial review of application data. Questions about the FAFSA simplification act and federal changes led KHEAA to say they do not expect major effects on state grant and scholarship programs, though federal student loan changes may affect students, especially at the graduate level. The committee also discussed KEES, which KHEAA said has been fully funded since its creation, and dual credit/work-ready scholarships. KHEAA reported that dual credit participation continues to grow and that FY25 spending for dual credit and Work Ready Kentucky totaled about $26.4 million, compared with a $13.1 million appropriation, with transfers from Work Ready used to keep dual credit fully funded. Officials said they will seek growth funding for dual credit in the next budget because the program has expanded and now includes the work-ready component under one statute. Members asked about transferability of dual credit courses and whether students actually use the credits toward degrees; KHEAA said it does not have hard data on every credit’s transfer, but it is seeing positive trends in bachelor’s completion and more high school graduates earning associate degrees. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the July 15, 2025 meeting minutes.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Transportation Jan 20th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • But it still maintains that the riders must yield to pedestrians on shared pathways and provide an audible
  • But it still maintains that the riders must yield to pedestrians on shared pathways and provide an audible
  • consider is really trying to figure out what does that look like, and does it include these shared pathways
  • provisions to get around are acting in and having better judgment and how they perform in these pathways
  • Senator Jones, do you know how many students that graduate from this school matriculate into the university
Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement, a comprehensive bill addressing red light, school zone speed, and school bus camera programs. The sponsor said the measure was intended to improve consistency, transparency, privacy protections, and due process, including virtual hearings, record-retention rules, limits on remote surveillance and data use, school zone flashing-light requirements, clerk fee retention, and school board approval and reporting for school bus camera systems. An amendment clarifying reporting periods and liability-transfer affidavits was adopted without objection, and after questions about information sharing, facial recognition, school zone warnings, and school bus stop safety, the committee reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then adopted a delete-all amendment to SB 1080 on transportation, which required FDOT rules on direct payments to first-tier subcontractors and certain takeover agreement terms involving sureties and replacement contractors. With no opposition, the amended bill was reported favorably. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of a slate of appointments in tabs 1 through 6 after taking a single roll call vote. Next, the committee considered SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. A strike-all amendment shifted the bill away from immediate enforcement changes toward data collection and study, while retaining rules requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, provide an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, and creating a task force to study e-bike safety and recommend future policy. Members raised concerns about enforceability, shared-use paths, access barriers for users who rely on e-bikes, and whether data would be shared with local governments; supporters from law enforcement and advocacy groups appeared in support. The amended bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee reported favorably on SB 684, which allows electronic signatures in connection with total-loss vehicles and vessels, and SB 880, which creates a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate. The meeting ended after all items were approved and the committee rose without objection.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • profile—some support to create a graduate profile and make sure that their programs are aligned with
  • Districts then use that money to potentially create pathways for... their CTE programs.
  • So none of the other sort of programming things that I talked about with graduate profiles and other
  • We cannot be cutting funding for programs that are critical to our graduation rate and making people
  • These virtual programs don't graduate students; I think their graduation rate is like 5%.
Keywords: 996, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Districts then use that money to potentially create pathways for their CTE programs.
  • So none of the other programming things that I talked about with graduate profiles and other kinds of
  • And you all have heard the data, but students who are in CTE programs graduated over 90% and we...
  • Cannot be cutting funding for programs that are critical to our graduation rate and making sure that
  • These virtual programs don't graduate students. I think their graduation rate is like 5%.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:28 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill also required the agency to implement multi-level response which is an alternative pathway for
  • You can't really take graduation rates.
  • We're not seeing low graduation rates.
  • I don't care because in the end, our graduation rates go up, and society changes My dad told me that
  • We're not graduating the number of students we had.
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • I remember when I was graduating from UNM thinking about. Where I was going to go.
  • But how cool would it have been when I graduated to say I can go build rockets?
  • College graduates right now are in the mass of unemployment.
  • They're graduating from colleges with degrees that there are no jobs for.
  • It's the largest graduating classes in the last two years that have no jobs in their degree.
Keywords: 996, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 7th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • With the right support and accommodation, I graduated from St.
  • Nearly all of our graduates—in fact, as far as we know, all of our graduates, but we can’t keep up with
  • I’m a graduating senior...”
  • Today, I am the valedictorian of my graduating senior class, and on Tuesday I will graduate with honors
  • I'm a first-time college graduate, first-generation college graduate.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Mar 10th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Her pursuit of excellence led her to Sacramento State University, graduating with honors in criminal
  • A UC Berkeley MSW graduate, she co-founded the Transgender District. helped lead Drag Story Hour, and
  • The first in her family to graduate college, she holds a JD. She's from UC Berkeley.
  • Donna Coulson, a UC Berkeley graduate, spent 25 years in investment management before founding a youth
  • She is a veteran professional tennis player and UCI graduate.
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And what we learned when we did research, this is going back 15 years, that when an individual graduates
  • When they graduate, they come and work in a practice for a couple of years and then they look at three
  • <00:18:25.760> mostly that when a individual graduates mostly that when a individual graduates
  • . when they graduate, Auburn University. when they graduate, they<00:18:32.799> they<00:18:33.039
  • <00:47:28.400> them<00:47:28.480> on like it was time to graduate them on like it was
Summary: The Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee met on June 11 but did not have a quorum, so it could not approve the prior minutes. The committee then received a compliance and program update from Brandon Reed and Bill McClowski of the agricultural development board, who said the office is fully staffed, has digitized most records, and has added a Facebook page to share board actions, projects, and compliance work. They also reported that the board and finance corporation continue to operate with strong county-council participation and that the office had completed numerous site visits, program reviews, and project closeouts over the reporting period. The presenters reviewed monthly funding actions from December through May, including board approvals ranging from hundreds of thousands to several million dollars, with a December finance meeting delayed by a snowstorm. They highlighted that the Kentucky Agriculture Finance Corporation now has 57 loans generating more than $2 million per month in payments, and that the revolving loan program has grown to support more than $24 million annually in repayments available for relending. They also noted that 75% of the portfolio is in beginning farmer loans and that the office had recently surpassed 1,000 active loans. Several projects were discussed in detail. These included a grain facility in Callaway County supporting organic corn production for expanding egg-layer operations, a Union County cattle business expansion, a West Liberty Veterinary Clinic project to build a working cattle facility, a Grayson County farmers market project, a Casey County veterinary services project, and a packing warehouse for the Kanye family to support specialty crops. The presenters emphasized that county and state tobacco settlement funds are often combined, sometimes with participation loans, to leverage local investment. They also stressed the importance of supporting greenhouses, farmers markets, specialty crops, and large-animal veterinary services as key agricultural priorities. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the lack of quorum and the informational presentations.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Economic and Rural Development Sep 4th, 2025

Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We explore two pathways and meet with employers.
  • I'd like to point out, especially the graduate employment: eighty-nine percent of our students have graduated
  • did not graduate.
  • I graduated from here, but we like nursing.
  • That they graduate, and I'm trying to remember the exact number they graduate from their meat processing
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This isn't taking anything away from veterinary medicine; it's just allowing us a legal pathway to continue
  • This isn't taking anything away from veterinary medicine; it's just allowing us a legal pathway to continue
  • us a legal Pathway to continue to<00:10:39.680> work<00:10:39.920> to<00:10:40.320>
  • So in order to achieve certification, you must be a graduate of a formal dental school that requires
  • So in order to achieve certification, you must be a graduate of a formal dental school that requires
Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met for its first session and took up Senate Bill 69, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute was adopted by motion and vote, and the chair noted that a fiscal note had been requested but not yet received, so the bill would proceed and the fiscal note would be trailed. The bill concerns equine dental care and related chiropractic services, creating a licensing and regulatory framework for equine dental providers and allied animal health practitioners. Senator Robin Webb, the bill sponsor, said the substitute made technical corrections requested by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and the chiropractors association. She described the measure as a compromise intended to clarify scopes of practice, establish a credentialing/licensing board, and provide a legal pathway for people who have long provided equine dental services, especially in rural areas where veterinary access can be limited. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, allow providers to obtain liability insurance, and preserve referrals to veterinarians for issues outside the defined scope. Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and Board of Veterinary Examiners representatives said the bill was developed through a working group, modeled in part on Texas, and would include continuing education, grievance procedures, and due process protections. Justin Tallup, an equine dental provider, testified in favor, saying the bill would not change day-to-day practice but would legalize and formalize it. He said the scope would be limited to floating and balancing molars and incisors and removing caps and wolf teeth, with anything beyond that referred to veterinarians. He also said certification requires formal training, case submissions, testing, and annual continuing education. Senator Deneen asked about sedation, and witnesses said sedatives would still be prescribed and dispensed by a veterinarian under a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, with the owner administering them. Michelle Shane of the Board of Veterinary Examiners said the board supported the bill’s disciplinary framework and would defer to federal law on controlled substances. Dr. William Rainbow, a veterinarian, testified against the bill, arguing that equine dentistry is veterinary medicine and that the proposal would allow undertrained practitioners to work without sufficient standards, including a grandfathering provision. He said practitioners should have training comparable to licensed veterinary technicians and warned that the bill could leave horses vulnerable to poor care. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the meeting provided, but the chair indicated time was running short and that a vote would be needed.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/19/25

Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • career exploration, as well as build their professional networks that we all know lead to career pathways
  • to success um the last and Pathways to success um the last thing<00:04:38.440> I<00:04:38.560
  • Out-of-school youth include those who graduated and those who didn't.
  • Out-of-school youth include those who graduated and those who didn't.
  • economy our work includes career pathway economy our work includes career pathway training<01:02
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 02/05/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • programs, when there's meaningful participation, there's a program completion rate in high school graduation
  • programs, when there's meaningful participation, there's a program completion rate in high school graduation
  • programs, when there's meaningful participation, there's a program completion rate in high school graduation
  • programs, when there's meaningful participation, there's a program completion rate in high school graduation
  • There is a program completion rate in high school graduation rate of 93%, and when we look at immersive
Keywords: 1187, senate, all