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• Good afternoon, and welcome to the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee.
• Next up is Senate Bill 5909, which requires the governing boards of the state and regional universities
• It also directs the boards to report specified information to the Legislature when a program is on a
• You heard that on Monday, and this makes a technical change to the WIA board so that co-chairs will serve
• board to maintain the dashboard.

Bills: SB5826 , SB5828 , SB5909 , SB5931 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB6082 , SB6090

Committee: Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development

Keywords: medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, veterans

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• Senate Bill 985 codifies the local food for schools program and authorizes the Department of Agriculture
• The children love the local food they're getting, and that this is nutritious and good.
• It is also helping local producers within the community sell their products locally, and would you believe
• Economic development, workforce, tourism, we'll meet 15 minutes after the start of Judiciary.
• and after economic development or Workforce and tourism starts as well.

Bills: SB843 , SB1733 , SB1476 , SB1237 , SB1410 , SB1894 , SB1272 , SB1204 , SB1721 , SB1725 , SB1735 , SB1337 , SB1339 , SB1461 , SB1975 , SB1450 , SB1458 , SB1232 , SB1238 , SB1325 , SB1209 , SB1362 , SB2072 , SB1451 , SB1540 , SB1581 , SB1535 , SB1266 , SB1927 , SB1460 , SB2084 , SB2182 , SB392 , SB985 , SB1265 , SB1283 , SB1441 , SB1307 , SB1425 , SB1826 , SB1365 , SB1696 , SB1870 , SB1722 , SB1639 , SB715 , SB716 , SB182 , SB609 , SB169 , SB134 , SB1611 , SB432 , SB1407 , SB2039 , SB1356 , SB1288 , SB2019 , SB1705 , SB1878 , SB2118

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• Bill 2981, as chairman, House Bill 2981 requires school board meeting minutes to be posted publicly.

Bills: HB4260 , HB2981 , HB3695 , HB2960 , HB3967 , HB3968 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342 , HB2940 , HB4295 , HB4196 , HB3134 , HB1016

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: workers' compensation, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, health presumption, emergency services, firefighters, peace officers, emergency medical technicians, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB3695, Oklahoma, motor vehicles, personal injury accident, traffic offense, DUI

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• House Bill 1662 requires the State Board of Education, the Washington Professional Educator Standards
• , the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and
• It also makes explicit the independent agency status of the State Board, the PESB, and the FEP.
• We once had county school boards.
• I serve as the president of the Peninsula School District Board of Directors.

Bills: HB1662 , HB1683 , HB2534 , HB2557 , HB2594

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance, military families, child stability, transitional schooling, support services, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, unhoused

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• >> Well, because the board was in, you know, such a small board. >> Yes.
• . in the you know such a small board.
• a board governance course.
• </c><00:16:28.240><c> members</c> we have found that these board members we have found that these board

Bills: SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298 , SB54 , SB126 , SB128 , SB101 , SB102 , SB104 , HB282 , HB298

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Private Investigation Board, regulatory oversight, agency review, continuation, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, regulation, electrical contractors, state agencies, home medical equipment, board continuation, boards, commissions

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• a charter school to operate within their local school district bounds regardless of whether that local
• And that even if there is an authorizing entity outside Of the local school district, that now the local
• Is that even if you have an outside authorizing entity, now we are forcing the local school Board to
• But I think it starts just at the local level with parents engaging their school board.
• to stringent standards, and the State Board of Education retains sole authority over your local provider's

Bills: SB1627 , SB227 , SB366 , SB1193 , SB1433 , SB1450 , SB1481 , SB1749 , SB1810 , SB1812 , SB1921 , SB1948 , SB2044 , SB2178 , SB169 , SB1877 , HB1409 , SB1266 , SB1432

Keywords: criminal code cleanup, duplicate statutes, statutory consolidation, repealer bill, emergency clause, Title 21 crimes, Title 47 DUI, child abuse reporting, child neglect, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, sex offenses, rape, stalking, domestic abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, sex trafficking, gang-related offense, eluding police

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• :08:41.039><c> EMS</c> board-certified ER doctor and EMS board-certified ER doctor and EMS physician.
• ><c> convening</c> workforce development data convening workforce development data convening happening
• Mahalo. goal around workforce and how we do goal around workforce and how we do that.<00:43:46.840><c
• </c> fragmented approach to workforce fragmented approach to workforce development<00:43:58.080><c> for
• </c> and a comprehensive statewide workforce and a comprehensive statewide workforce strategy. strategy

Bills: HCR92 , HCR46 , HCR172 , HCR147 , HCR112 , HCR100 , HR84 , HR42 , HR139 , HR104 , HR92

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: automated external defibrillator, AED, cardiac arrest, state buildings, health education, public health, lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, Hawaii, workers' compensation, auditor, procurement audit, compliance, Department of Human Resources Development, transparency, accountability, medical care

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• I did go back to my district and have some conversations with local farmers.
• Um, I love the idea of local control.
• </c><00:41:11.120><c> Um</c> Um I love the idea of local control.
• Um Um I love the idea of local control.
• Local governments, private stakeholders.

Bills: HF3426 , HF3896 , HF1426 , HF3793 , HF4061 , HF4246

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products

Bills: SSB1098 , SSB1058 , SSB1009 , SSB1051 , SSB1126 , SSB1097

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: open container, THC beverage, tetrahydrocannabinol, hemp beverage, hemp products, cannabis beverage, motor vehicle, passenger area, traffic safety, roadside enforcement, simple misdemeanor, scheduled fine, Iowa Code 321.284, Iowa Code 321.284A, alcohol open container, hemp-derived THC, public safety, assault, law enforcement, health care

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• By a municipality or county to local workforce development boards. Sorry, I need the new glasses.
• HB 1147 from the Subcommittee on Workforce.
• It's relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local workforce development
• boards.
• My name is Mary York, and I'm with the Texas Workforce Commission, and I'm the Workforce Development

Bills: HB 112 , HB199 , HB621 , HB1349 , HB2214 , HB3466 , HB3698 , HB3699 , HCR9 , HB112 , HB199 , HCR9

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration, infrastructure development, Texas Economic Development Office, workforce development, unemployment benefits, state average unemployment rate, benefit year, economic support, Texas Workforce Commission, property owners' association, free speech, assembly rights, government officials, political candidates, floodplain, landlord, tenant

Summary: The Committee on Trade, Workforce and Economic Development met with a quorum and moved quickly through a long agenda, hearing testimony and taking recorded votes on several bills. Early in the meeting, HB 2214 was laid out to exempt certain short-term residential leases and leaseback arrangements from flood-disclosure requirements; Texas Realtors supported the change, and the bill was left pending. The committee then voted out a series of pending measures, including HB 46, HB 186 (with a committee substitute), HB 431, HB 1147, HB 1154, HB 2468, HB 2488, HB 2788 (with a substitute), HB 2791 (with a substitute), HB 3260, and HCR 90, all reported favorably to the full House, with HB 1147 receiving two nays and the others passing unanimously or nearly so. A major portion of the hearing focused on HB 112, which would create a Texas Science Park district and commission to support advanced manufacturing and innovation sites. The bill’s author and supporters, including Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the Texas Association of Business, and the Governor’s economic development office, argued it would strengthen supply chains, attract investment, and support national security and workforce development. Testimony described interest from semiconductor and advanced manufacturing companies and referenced the model of foreign science parks such as Sinshu in Taiwan. HB 112 was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 3698 and HB 3699, both related to unemployment insurance administration. HB 3698 would expand eligibility for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program using federal funds, while HB 3699 would tighten the definition of “last work” to help the Texas Workforce Commission investigate UI fraud. Both bills were discussed with TWC resource witnesses and left pending after the committee withdrew the substitutes. HB 1349, which would extend HOA transparency and property-rights provisions to condominiums and refine HOA rules, and HB 621, which would require HOA meeting spaces to be available for residents to reserve for qualified political candidates or elected officials, were also heard and left pending. Finally, the committee heard HCR 9 to designate the first Saturday of each month as Small Business Saturday, HB 199 to index unemployment benefit duration to the state unemployment rate, and HB 3466 to exempt certain cancelable service contracts from Texas’s in-home sales cooling-off law; each drew supportive and opposing testimony and was left pending before adjournment.

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• The last MMRC report that was released showed an increase in deaths across the board, but especially
• Additionally, so what the MMRC board has decided this year is to bypass those two years of data.
• I'm a board-certified internal medicine pulmonary specialist.
• I'm a board-certified internal medicine pulmonary and critical care medicine physician.
• . including doulas, nurses, doctors, midwives, all across the board, is strong.

Bills: HB514 , HB1652 , HB2117 , HB2298 , HB3269 , HB46 , HB46

Committee: House S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health

Keywords: maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC

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• I know I worked on the Board of Election Supervisors for a number of years, and it's only gotten more
• At the very least, I would add the ethics board to the things that you're doing.
• At the very least, I would add the ethics board to the things that you're doing.
• So the board is clear. I'll make a motion that we report House Bill 67.
• This just adds voice vote or electronic voting if a local government entity is capable of doing so.

Bills: HB65 , HB67 , HB73 , HB205 , HB225 , HB339 , HB550

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Keywords: sexual harassment, public employees, training requirements, mandatory education, elected officials, public records, personal information, protected individuals, ethics, transparency, public meetings, voting, electronic voting machine, government accountability, term limits, governor, Louisiana constitution, elections, gubernatorial, law enforcement

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• government entities and local boards of education, which can access public finance through borrowing
• Bill's again in favor board.
• </c> local governments to be able. local governments to be able.
• and the board got busy hiring professionals like Jimmy Martin to come on board, and we've got a full
• board and the board got busy forming our board and the board got<00:39:00.800><c> busy</c><00:39:01.119

Bills: SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354 , SB62 , HB361 , HB244 , HB377 , HB411 , HB422 , HB423 , HB425 , SB16 , HB452 , HB354

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: SB62, Alabama, conservation and natural resources, hunting license, fishing license, wildlife heritage license, license identification, government-issued ID, residency determination, in-state residency, student residency, tuition classification, public higher education, domicile, resident status, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, Section 9-11-32, Section 9-11-33, Section 16-64-3

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• They are federally designated, federally recognized, eligible entities that have a tripartite board.
• Board is low-income representation directly from the local level.
• fantastic because, as I said, it is federal money administered. by the state but actually guided by local
• needs, local decisions.
• The dollar is very flexible, and we trust our local partners to address local needs with local solutions

Bills: SB80 , SB1101 , SB1813 , SB1966

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: SB80, legislation, state law, public safety, community impact, local governance, dental coverage, insurance reporting, healthcare access, dental loss ratio, community benefits, Oklahoma law, Athletic Trainer, Compact, interstate practice, licensure, public health, workforce development, military spouses, telehealth

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• Well, the amendment will now enforce workforce with PRI.
• It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
• It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
• It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this
• It says that the Department of Workforce will handle this… The Department of Workforce will handle this

Bills: SB137 , SB164 , SB165 , SB49

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: sewer, wastewater, public service commission, PSC, utility regulation, private utility, regulated utility, affiliated system, consolidation, rate jurisdiction, rate setting, wastewater management entity, common ownership, control, Jefferson County Board of Health, local constitutional amendment, public utilities, Alabama Code Title 37, Alabama Code Title 22, certification

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• Uh, this is one after a lot of outcry, and I'm sure you all get them from your local educators about
• So all the data input is 100% done at the local school level. So it depends.
• So, somebody has to input all of that data, but it's all done at the local school level.
• All the data input is at the local school level. level. All the data input is at the local level.
• If that school defaulted, the board members couldn't be liable for that decision, kind of like any bond

Bills: HB315 , HB152 , HB205 , SB184 , SB209 , HB309 , SB280 , SB267

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: sales tax, local exemption, Consumer Price Index, tax holiday, clothing tax exemption, school supplies, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications

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• And now we need local government firefighters supporting the state and other local fire departments,
• CSHB 446 directs the Texas Workforce Commission to create a Heat Illness Prevention Advisory Board.
• Upon passage, the Texas Workforce Commission shall appoint advisory board members no later than October
• The Heat Illness Prevention Advisory Board shall submit recommendations to the Texas Workforce Commission
• We've seen an alarming trend of local protections being stripped.

Bills: HB446 , HB1609 , HB4443 , HB4464 , HB4735 , HB5476

Committee: House S/C on Workforce

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster

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• And they have actually ended up in litigation between the board of education and Franklin County and
• they're willing to do, but it will enable them to give a free and clear title to the Franklin County Board
• And they have actually ended up in litigation between the board of education and Franklin County and
• case instead of them fighting each other in court over title to the land. ...litigation between the board
• they're willing to do, but it will enable them to give a free and clear title to the Franklin County Board

Bills: SB337 , HB520 , HB75 , SB337 , HB520 , HB75

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, discrimination, immunization, facial coverings, healthcare rights, religious convictions, civil rights, Attorney General

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• The Senate Economic Development, Workforce, and Tourism committee will come to order.
• document to help us look forward to the future and work together among all branches of government, local
• SB 1998 will take care of that and allow local Communities to define what they call a quality event to
• Senate Bill 1771 authorizes the Oklahoma Workforce Commission to collect metrics From different agencies
• and specifically the funds allocated and expended for workforce development and performance data.

Bills: SB1332 , SB1378 , SB1525 , SB1771 , SB1919 , SB1998 , SB2018 , SB260 , SB264

Committee: Senate Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Keywords: housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission

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• We're basically taking some of the rules for the state Board of Public Accountancy and allowing them
• I was trying to find the verbiage here. uh in the pharmacy board where in uh in the pharmacy board where
• </c> year on the pharmacy board. year on the pharmacy board. um<00:11:29.279><c> the</c><00:11:29.760
• </c><00:11:53.120><c> declared</c> saying that the pharmacy board declared saying that the pharmacy board
• </c><00:17:14.079><c> examiners</c> Uh I've talked with the board examiners Uh I've talked with the board

Bills: HB59 , SB15 , SB96 , SB104 , SB137

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: public accountancy, CPA licensing, board regulations, educational prerequisites, electronic notifications, firm registration, assignment, creditors, insolvency, liquidation, assignee, secured transaction, bankruptcy, state law, voluntary process, distribution of assets, emergency rules, governor certification, state regulations, public safety