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• Chairman, it will change the whole environment of a business. Yes, he said that as well.
• Mr chairman it it will change the and Mr chairman it it will change the whole<00:30:33.200> environment
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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:13 SB 15 Discussion 00:45 SB 15 Vote 08:40 SB 103 Discussion 11:12 SB 103 Vote 29:49, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Committee for Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor heard two bills. Senate Bill 15, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Bledsoe, was presented with testimony from Major League Baseball in support of exempting minor league baseball players from Kentucky wage-and-hour treatment. Witnesses said the bill would preserve the negotiated collective bargaining structure for players, avoid impractical time-tracking requirements, and keep Kentucky aligned with other states. Senators discussed minor league salary levels, the importance of baseball to Kentucky communities, and the bill’s relationship to minimum wage law. The committee then took a roll call vote and passed the bill with unanimous support from members present. The committee next heard Senate Bill 103 from Sen. Danny Carroll, which would require the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation to adopt regulations under Chapter 13A, limit reciprocal agreements with other states until in-state provider contracts are exhausted, establish procedures for service fee memos before a new fiscal year, and require an annual report with operating and financial information. Testimony from community rehabilitation providers and disability advocates emphasized that the bill would increase transparency, protect local providers, and improve services for people with disabilities seeking competitive employment. They said Kentucky has a large disability population, that many working-age individuals with disabilities are not employed, and that better oversight could help address workforce shortages and reduce reliance on public assistance. Senators asked about the disability population, age ranges served, funding, and recent changes to provider rates and selection processes. The committee then voted to pass Senate Bill 103 unanimously.

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• regulatory environment.
• We have an Environment Department that has shut down every logging mill in the state of New Mexico.
• In an urban environment, trying to get your kids to bed when you're surrounded by bright blue light is
• So, in an urban environment, it seems like at least historically, more light has equated to less criminal
• A device on his car to protect the environment. Yet, you know, he's okay with herding pollinators.

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• On an employee level, they have to understand how to work in a remote environment, because for some employees
• Um, we have a security component there if, um, if the environment and the, you know, if it's more than
• and that, you it's a secured environment and that, you know,<00:17:40.920> I<00:17:41.000>
• Yes, I just want you all to environment.
• We extensively train those employees about job expectations in a telecommuting environment.

Keywords: Investments in Information Technology Improvement & Modernization Projects Oversight Board will met upon adjournment of both chambers. The time set is noon on YouTube, But the official time will likely vary based on chamber proceedings. Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:00 Tools for Managing Remote Work Kentucky Personnel Cabinet 00:00:30 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 00:20:20 Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:33:10 Housing, Buildings and Construction 00:47:40 Commonwealth Office of Technology 00:56:20, 958, all

Summary: The committee received testimony from Personnel Cabinet Secretary Mary Elizabeth Bailey and Deputy Secretary Robert Long on the state’s telecommuting policy. Bailey explained that telecommuting in the executive branch is governed by a statewide policy requiring eligible employees to work in the office three days a week and telecommute up to two days a week. Eligibility depends first on the position, not the person: public-facing jobs, roles requiring special equipment or insecure document handling, and other duties that cannot be performed remotely are not eligible. Employees and managers must complete training, sign agreements, comply with safety and IT requirements, and telecommuting privileges can be revoked for poor performance or discipline. She said the cabinet audits compliance and that telecommuting has helped maintain services during inclement weather, disasters, and building renovations. Bailey also said about 33% of the workforce is hybrid, 11% telecommutes full-time, and 56% does not telecommute. Members asked about cost savings, eligibility, discipline, and technology requirements. Bailey said she did not have statewide cost-savings figures and referred that question to the Finance and Administration Cabinet. She said employees must have reliable connectivity and appropriate equipment, but there is no fixed broadband speed requirement; if an employee cannot connect, they must come into the office. She also said telecommuting postings indicate whether a position is eligible, and that performance issues are handled through progressive discipline rather than being ignored. Transportation Cabinet officials then described how their agency manages remote work. Deputy Secretary Mike Hancock, along with IT and human resources leaders, said the cabinet follows the executive branch policy and actively manages telecommuting employees through Microsoft Teams, VPN access, daily standups, project tracking, and manager oversight. They said more than 2,600 of the cabinet’s 4,000 employees cannot telecommute because their jobs are public-facing or field-based, while about 35% are eligible to telecommute up to two days per week. The cabinet also has 13 state employees and 94 contract employees working full-time remotely in IT. Officials said telecommuting has improved recruitment and retention, supported emergency response and weather operations, and allowed the cabinet to continue working during storms and other disruptions. Members asked about phone equipment, monitoring, and “mouse jiggler” devices; officials said phones are often forwarded to personal or state devices, Teams shows real-time availability, and managers rely on daily accountability and project management tools to monitor work.

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• move to nominate Representative Snyder to chair the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment
• To chair the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and House
• nominate Senator Brodeur to serve as Vice Chair of the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference Committee convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Representative Snyder as chair and Senator Brodeur as vice chair. Members were provided original side-by-side documents showing the starting positions for the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur presented the Senate’s offer to the House on the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, projects, and the Senate conforming bill, SB 2506E, which concerns fuel taxes. He noted that highlighted figures in the budget spreadsheet reflected Senate movement. The House said it would review the offer and return with a response, and both chambers expressed a willingness to continue working through the budget issues. There was no public comment. Members were told to watch for notice of the next meeting, likely the following day, with a one-hour notice requirement. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• That means less regulated platforms, workarounds like shared accounts or VPNs, and environments with
• fewer safety regulated platforms, workarounds like shared accounts or VPNs, and environments with fewer
• working in a very, first of all, space that perhaps is new, and then also, I think it creates an environment
• And what that, the unintended perhaps environment that will be created for our... ...perhaps an environment
• especially in California, we have a tendency to do a one-size-fits-all, and especially in this environment

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Our students deserve to learn in safe, green, high-quality environments that are going to set them up
• We get to practice real-life scenarios in supportive environments, and it's made a huge difference.
• Many of our current teaching environments are rooted in a chalkboard reality, while today's students
• The Bright Act represents a critical opportunity to modernize our learning environments and address long
• The Bright Act represents a commitment to quality and learning environments.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its second public hearing of the 194th General Court on capital investments in higher education, focusing primarily on H.54, the Bright Act, along with H.1426/S.949 on green and healthy public colleges and universities and deferred maintenance, and H.1424 on capital investment in Gateway Cities. Chairs and administration officials framed the hearing as a response to aging campus infrastructure, climate goals, workforce needs, and federal pressures on higher education, and explained that testimony would be taken from pre-registered speakers in person and virtually. University of Massachusetts leaders strongly supported the Bright Act, describing large deferred maintenance backlogs, aging buildings, and the need to decarbonize campuses while modernizing research and teaching facilities. UMass officials said the bill would help keep tuition and fees lower by reducing the need for campuses to finance capital work themselves, and argued that the investments would improve competitiveness, support research, and create construction jobs. Governor Healey, Lieutenant Governor Driscoll, Secretary of Education Tuttweiler, and Secretary of Administration and Finance Gorzkowicz also backed the bill, saying it would leverage Fair Share surtax revenues for a proposed $2.5 billion in campus investments plus additional targeted grants, and that it would support affordability, economic growth, and climate resilience. Committee members asked about the balance between deferred maintenance and decarbonization, the role of grant programs versus direct spending, the impact on tuition and fees, and how the plan would help campuses respond to federal cuts such as NIH and NSF funding. Administration officials said the proposal was designed to be phased in quickly, with some projects ready to start immediately and others taking longer, and that the grant programs would be structured to include all campuses equitably. They also said the plan would build on an existing financing model similar to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and could help campuses avoid future tuition increases tied to capital costs. Additional testimony came from MassBay Community College, where President David Podell and recent nursing graduate Deanna Cavazos described the benefits of a new Framingham campus building and said community colleges need modern labs, better planning capacity, and deferred maintenance support to serve the enrollment growth from MassReconnect and MassEducate. State university leaders, including President Mary Grant, President Linda Thompson, and President John Keenan, said their campuses face outdated classrooms, insufficient electrical capacity, and aging facilities, and urged passage of the Bright Act as a long-overdue investment in student success and workforce preparation.

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• It has created a better environment at UNM in general, but that's just my perspective.
• Because I recall you coming before the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee, and
• Currently, there are nine or ten EPA sites; our New Mexico Environment Department has that as part of
• They can call Animosha and say this is an unhealthy work environment.
• Alter the environment.

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• Senator Ward's statement, some kids don't know that they have allergies until they're in a new environment
• Again, sometimes when they go into a new environment like school, they have allergies that they didn't
• Again, sometimes when they go into a new environment like school, they have allergies that they didn't
• Again, sometimes when they go into a new environment like school, they have allergies that they didn't
• Again, sometimes when they go into a new environment like school, they have allergies that they didn't

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• presents sometimes in clusters, which makes you think, you know, maybe there's something in the environment
• presents sometimes in clusters, which makes you think, you know, maybe there's something in the environment
• presents sometimes in clusters, which makes you think, you know, maybe there's something in the environment
• presents sometimes in clusters, which makes you think, you know, maybe there's something in the environment
• that may be producing this environment that may be producing this it<00:47:56.960> is<00:47:57.319

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum, first taking up referred administrative regulations. One regulation was deferred, and two others were noted as deficient; with no one wishing to speak, the committee treated the regulations as reviewed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 13 from Chairman Meredith, which would reduce the number of Medicaid managed care organizations from five to three. Meredith argued the bill would reduce administrative burden, improve oversight, help rural providers, and potentially lower costs for families and the Medicaid program. Senators Berg, Herron, and Douglas asked about data, patient impact, network adequacy, and prior authorization burdens; Meredith said the effect on patients would be indirect through better access and less administrative delay. The committee approved a committee substitute and passed SB 13 favorably on a 10-0 vote. The committee next considered Senate Joint Resolution 26, presented by Senator Richardson and Kentucky Pharmacists Association Executive Director Ben Mudd. The resolution asks the Department of Medicaid Services to provide data and cost analysis on paying pharmacists fairly for clinical services already within their scope of practice under Medicaid and KCHIP. Supporters said pharmacists can improve access, especially in rural areas, by providing services such as medication therapy management, chronic disease management, and preventive care, and that the resolution is intended to gather information before any future bill. Senator Douglas questioned whether expanded pharmacy duties have actually improved access or outcomes and whether there is published data; Mudd said the Board of Pharmacy tracks use of protocols but that more data is needed. The committee approved the resolution by roll call, with all members voting aye. At the end of the meeting, Chairman Meredith announced that Senate Bill 27 would be heard for discussion only and not acted on that day so members could review it further. Senator Brandon Storm introduced SB 27, which would create a Kentucky Parkinson’s disease research registry, and noted that a Michael J. Fox Foundation representative could not attend because of a winter storm; her letter was included in the packet. Storm said the registry is intended to support research and policy by tracking Parkinson’s disease in Kentucky, citing national prevalence and cost figures. No vote was taken on SB 27 during this meeting.

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• move to nominate Representative Snyder to chair the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment
• To chair the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and House
• nominate Senator Brodeur to serve as Vice Chair of the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Conference Committee convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Representative Snyder as chair and Senator Brodeur as vice chair. Members were told that an original side-by-side packet had been provided showing the starting positions for the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur then presented the Senate’s offer to the House on the budget, proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill, projects, and the Senate conforming bill, SB 2506E, which relates to fuel taxes. He noted that highlighted figures in the budget spreadsheet showed where the Senate had moved. The House said it would review the offer and return with a response, and both sides expressed a willingness to continue working through the budget issues. There was no public comment. Members were advised to watch for notice of the next meeting, likely the following day, with one-hour notice. Senator Truenow moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• The Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government will come to order.
• move to nominate Senator Brodeur to chair the Conference Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment
• Conference Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and Agriculture

Summary: The conference committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened and was formally organized by adopting motions naming Senator Brodeur as chair and Representative Esposito as vice chair. Members were welcomed, and the committee was reminded to keep phones off and to remain on one-hour notice for a possible quick reconvening. The main discussion centered on the Senate’s first budget offer and the conference budget spreadsheet, including proviso items, back-of-the-bill provisions, and implementing and conforming bills. Senator Brodeur explained that many items were already agreed to and grayed out, while highlighted yellow items reflected areas where the Senate had moved closer to the House position in a good-faith effort to narrow differences. The House indicated it would review the Senate offer and respond at the next meeting. There was no public comment or additional committee business. The committee then adjourned without objection after Senator Truenow’s motion.

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• move to nominate Representative Snyder to chair the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment
• To chair the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment, and General Government and House
• nominate Senator Brodeur to serve as Vice Chair of the Conference Committee on Senate Agriculture, Environment

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• to chair the Conference Committee on House State Administration Budget and Senate Agriculture, Environment
• The Conference Committee on House State Administration Budget and Senate Agriculture, Environment, and
• Chair of the Conference Committee on House State Administration Budget and Senate Agriculture, Environment

Summary: The Conference Committee on the House State Administration Budget and the Senate Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations met to organize the committee and begin budget negotiations. Representative Maggard was nominated and approved as chair, and Senator Broder was nominated and approved as vice chair. Members were given the initial side-by-side budget materials, including the starting positions, the House offer, and related proviso, back-of-the-bill, implementing, and conforming bill documents. The House presented its first offer to the Senate on the budget, proviso projects, and back-of-the-bill items, saying it had moved closer to the Senate on several issues and identifying changes in the highlighted budget figures. Senator Broder said the Senate would review the offer and respond later, likely not that evening. The Senate then presented an offer to the House on its conforming bill, SB 2508E, concerning the State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System, and the House said it would review and follow up. There was no public comment. Members were told to watch for notice of the next meeting, possibly the following day, and were reminded they were on one-hour notice. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• , but also at a regional scale as that hardening occurs and as those changes happen to the environment
• understand that if you let this thing go, it's going to have a fairly significant impact on the environment
• some places, we get widespread noncompliance, and then there's a very significant impact on the environment
• And then there's a fairly significant impact on the environment, and then there's a...
• So thank you, staff, for being here in this different environment of the Senate.

Keywords: 904, all

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• So, you know,... ...to our kids in those facilities and in the most least restrictive environment.
• The environment is the cause. You're looking at the effect of that kid.
• And we really do need to explore whether we can create a different environment, right?
• Like, that environment is just...
• Like, that environment is just not built for children.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee (JJPOC) met for administrative updates, approved the April meeting minutes, and discussed a proposed shift from monthly full committee meetings to a quarterly schedule beginning later this year. Members generally supported the change, saying it would reduce strain on agency and committee resources and allow more time for work groups to complete implementation tasks. Several members also asked for more flexible agendas and a clearer way to add issues between meetings, with staff suggesting a standardized form for submitting topics in advance. Work group updates covered cross-agency data sharing, diversion, education, incarceration, and community expertise. The data-sharing group reported continued work on the Equity Dashboard 2.0, a statewide expulsions analysis, municipal-level data collaboration with UConn’s IMRP, and a cross-system analysis of crossover youth. The diversion group described work on POST curriculum revisions for juvenile law, a youth-focused law enforcement interaction training, a community-police relationship toolkit, expansion of youth diversion teams, and pre-arrest diversion policy. The education group is reviewing implementation of the law creating educational oversight in juvenile facilities, along with a free public transportation pilot for high school students and truancy cleanup legislation. The incarceration group is tracking conditions of confinement, DOC restraint and chemical agent reports, the DOJ settlement monitoring process, the reentry success plan, and gender-responsive programming. The community expertise group emphasized elevating lived experience, youth voice, prevention, and conditions of confinement, with members urging the committee to focus on stability, infrastructure, and meaningful use of lived-experience perspectives. A major presentation from OPM outlined Connecticut’s effort to re-enter the federal Title II juvenile justice formula grant program. OPM explained the program’s core compliance requirements, including deinstitutionalization of status offenders, adult jail and lockup removal, sight-and-sound separation, and addressing racial and ethnic disparities. Staff said Connecticut is currently not fully compliant because of issues including youth being held in adult facilities and the state’s six-hour detention rule, and that Title II funding is on hold while OPM works toward compliance. OPM is developing a monitoring manual, identifying facilities to be monitored, and forming a state advisory group (SAG) to support the application and compliance process. Members questioned why a separate SAG is needed, whether JJPOC or the community expertise group could serve that role, and how lived-experience members would be selected; OPM said federal rules require the SAG to include youth or parents with lived experience and that the group cannot be composed of state or government employees in the key leadership roles. The committee agreed to circulate the federal parameters and ask members to suggest candidates for the SAG and to help move compliance work forward over the summer.

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• I call this meeting of the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Conference Committee on House
• is<00:03:09.519> titled<00:03:10.080> ML On the top is titled ML 2026 FY 2027 Environment
• Thank you, Coley Keller, for stepping in to help the environment for a little bit here.
• I took a trip with her to Berlin, Germany, on the environmental trip on energy and environment, and we
• <00:24:28.880> and<00:24:29.080> we trip on energy and environment and we trip on energy

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, to finalize House File 3426. After roll call established a quorum, staff walked members through the conference agreement and spreadsheet, noting that most appropriations were unchanged from the House and Senate positions. The report kept the LCCMR recommendations in resiliency, water, fish and wildlife, energy, and most land and education/outdoor recreation items, while removing the “cultivating conservation leaders through education and wilderness experiences” project and a Senate rotational grazing pilot provision. The committee also noted the overall appropriation total and carryforwards/extensions, and that the community grants program appropriation remained in the bill. Members then reviewed the policy language in the DE amendment. The agreement retained House provisions setting guardrails for the community grants program, including requirements for emerging issues account votes, maximum grant amounts, staff training, monitoring visits, pre-award risk assessments, surety bond or fiscal-agent approval for advance payments, and quarterly progress reports, while also adopting Senate language repealing a DNR acquisition-approval requirement. Senators McEwen and Her offered contrasting comments about the removal of the Boundary Waters-related project, with McEwen criticizing the decision as politicized and Her emphasizing stewardship and the importance of exposing young people to the Boundary Waters. Representatives Heintzeman and Fischer defended the need for accountability and said the issue had been addressed in a bipartisan way. The committee reported receiving a letter from the DNR supporting the language and thanking the conferees and staff. Chair Her moved adoption of the HF 3426 DE amendment and the spreadsheet dated 5/13/26 at 11:38 a.m., authorized staff to prepare the conference committee report and make technical and conforming changes, and the motion passed 7-0. The meeting ended with thanks to staff, LCCMR participants, and Speaker Melissa Hortman, followed by adjournment and instructions for members to watch for and sign the conference committee report electronically that night.

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• Blue Wilson signed the learning environment to give students personalized support prospect.
• and environments, resilience, health and tech and innovation.
• know that students arriving at the UF campus are going to expect a relatively sophisticated AI environment
• And needless to say, we've been very careful that it supports restricted data environments and respects
• And we mix your, you know, the book that is Tom is in an environment which had very protected like we

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• Even as the global environment shifts, California's brand remains our greatest asset.
• In a highly competitive environment, Visit California works to protect that brand and its critical and
• Families stay longer and spend more on activities, and you can imagine the competitive environment in
• It's a highly competitive environment.
• And that does help us in these challenging environments.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're really able to tailor very specific solutions to the current environment.
• You know, in a very dynamic environment because you do have lots of different players in that situation
• We're really able to tailor very specific solutions to the current environment.
• You know, in a very dynamic environment because you do have lots of different players in that situation
• Understanding the landscape, most of the time they may not know everything in their environment.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management held a joint informational hearing focused on maximizing the value of state cybersecurity investments, especially by fully using security features already included in existing vendor contracts. The first panel included representatives from Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, who described the products and services they provide to California and generally agreed that agencies often have strong adoption in some areas but still face challenges from tool overlap, limited staff, lack of awareness of available features, and the need for ongoing training and configuration support. They also discussed major threats such as ransomware, data loss, attack-surface exposure, IoT/OT vulnerabilities, and the growing role of AI in both attacks and defenses. Members pressed the vendors on whether state departments underuse purchased cybersecurity tools, how to improve utilization, and how to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage. The vendors said utilization is often constrained by staffing, procurement complexity, and the need to align tools with agency missions and maturity levels, but emphasized that training, leadership buy-in, and regular vendor-agency collaboration can improve results. They also discussed how AI can help with phishing triage, data-loss prevention, and security operations, while warning that agencies must manage AI safely and with human oversight. The second panel featured officials from the Department of Technology, Cal OES/CalSIC, and the California Military Department. They described statewide oversight efforts including audits, independent security assessments, continuous monitoring, advisory services, vulnerability disclosure programs, and workforce development initiatives such as the Information Security Leadership Academy and Cybersecurity Education Summit. Officials said some underutilization is real, but it is often tied to differing agency maturity, overlapping tools, and deliberate feature restrictions to reduce attack surface and complexity; they emphasized a balanced approach using people, process, and technology, with plans of action and milestones to hold departments accountable. They also noted federal uncertainty around MS-ISAC and the state and local cybersecurity grant program, saying California is advocating through federal partners and monitoring the impact. The hearing ended after public comment and adjournment.

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• The environment that we are in today, we don't believe that those funds are in jeopardy.
• with increased productivity and no additional resources. that telework works for employees, the environment
• RTO is bad for taxpayers, it's bad for our environment, it's bad for children, it's bad for elders, it's
• We use fewer state resources and work more hours in a more focused and conducive environment than open
• to keep in mind that everything that we have heard today as far as danger to life, cost to the environment

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