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• And then the third phase is implementation and evaluation.
• I'm the Equity Measures and Evaluation Manager at the California Arts Council and the project manager
• Lastly, it's really to get into implementation and evaluation.
• This is an iterative and long-term process, and so we see a lot of moments of reflection, evaluation,
• Lastly, it's really to get into implementation and evaluation.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future: Creative Strategies for Cultural Resilience, Economic Growth, and Global Leadership.” Chair Allen opened by framing the creative economy as a major state asset and urged support for arts funding in the May Revision, including California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, LA28 arts programming, and AB 2319, which would create a $100 million post-production incentive. He also emphasized the need for next-step funding to implement the strategic plan and noted concerns about federal headwinds and declining creative-sector jobs. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and Workforce Development Board representative Michael Weoff described how the plan was developed through AB 127 and related legislation, a 30-plus-member work group, and an interagency process. They outlined the plan’s phased approach and six priority areas, including preparing the workforce, stabilizing businesses, increasing revenue through cultural tourism, leveraging state incentives, defining and tracking ROI, and building state capacity. Testimony highlighted workforce pipelines, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, digital badging, and cross-agency coordination, with speakers stressing that the sector is shaped by AI, climate change, affordability, capital access, and social cohesion. A second panel of artists and advocates described on-the-ground implementation and the need for better data and support. Ricarlo Handy discussed the Handy Foundation’s apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and the difficulty of capturing freelance and 1099 creative work in state data. Joanna Reynolds described Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030. Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged the state to embed artists in health, aging, behavioral health, and climate resilience systems, and Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to treat arts careers as viable professions and expand residency and school-based artist programs. Senator Rubio, who joined the hearing later, shared her own background in teaching and the arts, supported arts education and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 town halls across eight regions, where more than 1,100 people attended and generally affirmed the plan while asking for better access to information, new financial models, clearer definitions and data, and stronger networks. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates argued the plan is an urgent blueprint for a sector that generates $288 billion and more than 820,000 jobs, but remains below pre-pandemic employment levels and is losing market share. She and others called for funding, statewide definitions, better data collection, and cross-agency implementation, while committee members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that the plan will require political will and resources to move from strategy to action.

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• Cook—talking about the replacement value, so you can have a 25-year-old barn, but you evaluate that as
• I think there is a way to look at the five years, how you evaluate this, and move it into statute.
• this shift would be having statutory caps if there's shift at all because you're going to have to evaluate
• Cook, talking about the replacement value so you can have a 25-year-old barn, but you evaluate that as
• stuff it's really not apples and apples I think there is a way to look at the five years how you evaluate

Bills: HB2014, HB2031, HB2078, HB2102, HB2103, HB2117, HB2261, HB2262, HB2264, HB2278, HB2428, HB2494, HB2756, HB2758, HB2762, HB2782, HB2932, HB2933, HB2986

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling

Summary: The committee began with an informational presentation from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics on Arizona transportation fuel supply and pricing. He explained that Arizona sits at the end of the pipeline system, relies on limited terminal inventories, and can experience only about a seven-day fuel supply if pipelines are disrupted. He attributed recent price spikes to constrained pipeline capacity, Kinder Morgan pressure reductions after PHMSA anomaly reviews, and recovering demand, and he also discussed California refinery closures, increased imports from overseas, and proposed new pipeline capacity into Phoenix from the east. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and pipeline logistics, and Shemp said the proposed project would not change fuel specifications, only transport capacity. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow eligible entities in La Paz County’s McMullen Valley groundwater basin to transport groundwater to AMAs under specified limits and conditions, with related provisions on fees, districts, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the Harquahala model, provides needed augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored outside investors over rural residents. After debate, the committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard and advanced several other water-related bills. HB 2031, extending the deadline to apply for grandfathered groundwater rights in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, passed 5-2 after some members said the extension was unnecessary and would delay protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in subsequent AMAs or groundwater transportation basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and water hauling, passed 4-3 after Sierra Club testimony called it a limited “band-aid” rather than a real solution. HB 2103, which would let water improvement programs accept gifts and dedicate groundwater transportation fee revenue to local residential water hauling and delivery, also passed 4-3. HB 2117, a technical cleanup bill shifting Environmental Special Plate Fund administration to the Natural Resource Conservation Board and raising education-center distributions from $5,000 to $10,000, passed 5-2 despite concerns about the fund’s administration. The committee then considered HB 2261, which changes agricultural property tax terminology and valuation rules. County assessors and the Arizona Association of Counties opposed it, warning it would effectively exempt many agricultural improvements from taxation and shift costs to residential taxpayers; the Arizona Farm Bureau supported it as a clarification that would provide certainty for agriculture. The bill passed 4-3. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and revising geospatial advisory responsibilities, was introduced, with State Land Department staff saying they were neutral but noting the bill would need clearer statutory duties if RAD is removed.

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• It moves the requirement for mandatory alcohol evaluation from a BAC of 0.18 to a BAC of 0.16.
• During the alcohol evaluation, an evaluator determines whether there are underlying substance abuse issues
• The national average where an alcohol evaluation is required is a BAC of 0.15.
• This mandatory evaluation is an opportunity to address underlying causes of substance abuse and to hopefully
• Specifically, it allows a provider who is on the person's treating team to participate in the evaluation

Keywords: 909, all

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• To combat this crisis, this bill directs HHSC to evaluate current bed capacity and project future needs
• both state and private facilities to provide a complete picture of available It also calls for the evaluation
• the scene, if we determine that the individual needs to be transported somewhere where they can be evaluated
• The nearest appropriate facility for her to get evaluated at was in another county completely.
• They have a lot more medical training in dealing with conditions and diagnoses and medical evaluation

Bills: HB 3772, HB 1656, HB 4504, HB 1896, HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4076, HB 3708, HB 2806, HB 3540, HB 1586, HB 5459, HB 4553, HB 4535, HB 3811, HB 3749, HB 4255, HB 4051, HB 5098, HB 3554, HB 4539, HB 5274

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• A staff appraiser from the Department evaluated the property based on its contributory value, which was
• A staff appraiser from the Department evaluated the property based on its contributory value, which was
• A staff appraiser from the Department evaluated the property based on its contributory value, which was
• 41:48.119> from<00:41:48.200> the<00:41:48.319> Department<00:41:48.720> evaluate
• appraiser from the Department evaluate appraiser from the Department evaluate the<00:41:49.319><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met in organizational session and first elected Representative John Cluder as clerk. A nomination of Senator Mark Makoni as vice chair was made but not voted on because he was absent; it was carried over to the next meeting. The committee also reviewed its guidelines and procedures, including how it handles property-disposal requests, late items, and informational materials, and then approved the November 12, 2024 minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. The committee then considered several state property and lease requests. It approved a 50-year, $1-per-year ground lease for about 5.66 acres at Berlin Regional Airport in Milan for a New Hampshire Army National Guard hangar/support facility, after hearing that the project is federally funded, intended for training and search-and-rescue support, and would have no permanent full-time staffing. The committee also approved a 30-year lease for the Department of Justice to move the chief medical examiner’s offices, morgue, and autopsy suite to 279 Pleasant Street in Concord, with testimony that the current Concord Hospital space is inadequate and that the new site would double body-storage capacity. Several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation property items were approved as well. Safety received approval for a 10-year lease, with renewal options, for the State Police aircraft hangar at 91 Airport Road in Concord. Transportation was authorized to continue disposal efforts for remnant parcels in Concord, Conway, Lisbon, Effingham, and Mount Vernon, with testimony explaining market conditions, appraisals, access limits, and easements; members asked questions about access and buildability, but each item was approved. During the Berlin lease item, the committee was told the FAA objects to any lease longer than 50 years at that airport, so the request was revised from 55 years to 50 years on the record before approval.

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• Today, we will be undertaking the next step in evaluating our agency's budgets.
• The purpose of this meeting is to familiarize ourselves with each document and use them in our evaluation
• This meeting is to familiarize ourselves with each document and use them in our evaluation of agency
• So as we evaluate and ask departments questions, please keep that in mind.
• I hope that these documents will be helpful in your evaluation and discussions with the agency staff

Summary: The subcommittee met to review agency vacancy reports and agency-requested budget reductions, with Chair Lopez framing the discussion around stewardship of taxpayer dollars, agency efficiency, and whether long-vacant positions should be cut or repurposed. Members were given vacancy summaries and asked to focus on how agencies are functioning with current staffing, which positions are mission critical, and whether some vacancies reflect market pay issues, re-engineering of work, or true excess capacity. The chair also noted that agency heads had been asked to provide follow-up information on current openings, average vacancy duration, mission-critical roles, and reasons for vacancies. The Department of Revenue was the first major agency reviewed because it had the largest number of vacancies. Its leadership said vacancies had improved from pandemic-era highs due to market pay adjustments, but that some areas—especially general tax and audit—still had long-term openings. The department explained that some positions are intentionally frozen while work is restructured, that it hires above minimum salary in some cases to stay competitive, and that it is using automation and process changes to reduce backlogs. Members raised concerns about vacancies outside Leon County, out-of-state auditor positions, salary compression, and whether the department should provide a list of frozen positions and the salaries actually needed to recruit. The Department of Financial Services said its long vacancies were concentrated in risk management, law enforcement, and the general counsel’s office, where salaries and competition from private employers and other agencies make hiring difficult. DFS said it was using outside vendors in some areas, had reduced vacancies in its general counsel office significantly, and was willing to identify positions that could be cut, including some from treasury and OAT. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation reported progress in lowering vacancies through statewide recruiting, centralized legal hiring, automation in service operations, and leadership changes in alcoholic beverages and tobacco; it said one recommended cut could be achieved by combining two half-time positions. The Florida Lottery reported a low vacancy rate, said all positions were critical, and explained its longer onboarding time due to extensive background checks; members discussed sales reps, incentives, and the agency’s field-office structure. The Office of Financial Regulation said many of its vacancies were already in the hiring pipeline, with recent vacancies tied to promotions, a death, and internal moves, and noted that it often serves as a training ground for federal agencies. The Office of Insurance Regulation, which had a high vacancy rate concentrated in Leon County, said it had been reducing vacancies from a much higher level and was still working through hiring and administrative constraints.

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• We see these stress tests where we evaluate how far our revenues could fall in the event of an emergency
• Okay, I think that bears a little bit further evaluation.
• If the evaluators could stand up, they are led by Ms.
• Whether that's a program evaluation, what do we need to do with CYFD?
• We're going to look at how we evaluate and the structure with which we approach this really important

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• It's good for the school district uh as they evaluate.
• It's good for the school district uh as they evaluate.
• So we still do have the they evaluate.
• Uh and this uh initial evaluation<00:25:52.400> allows<00:25:52.799> for<00:25:53.039><
• for the review of that evaluation allows for the review of that collaboration<00:25:54.799> between

Bills: HB0023, HB0024, HB0025

Keywords: extracurricular activities, public school participation, enrollment, Wyoming, student access, charter schools, application process, authorizers, public hearing, community support, scholarship, education, eligibility, continuous enrollment, 916, all

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• Um, I appreciate that this is looking forward and saying we’ve evaluated our process, we found it lacking
• Um, I appreciate that this is looking forward and saying we’ve evaluated our process, we found it lacking
• I think that's the basis of evaluating. I think that's the basis of your<01:12:46.880> bill.
• <01:13:01.080> of<01:13:01.160> the so we just stay in the evaluation of the so we
• just stay in the evaluation of the grant grant grant and<01:13:02.440> not<01:13:02.720> get

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• It's a process of evaluation. community region and they'll say, "Okay, community region and they'll say
• ,<00:15:59.360> that's half long process of evaluation, that's half long process of evaluation
• They start calling the Economic Development Cabinet to evaluate where they might invest in the state.
• cabinet to evaluate uh where they<00:23:52.720> might<00:23:52.880> invest<00:23:53.200
• <00:24:30.799> opening places like Kentucky to evaluate opening places like Kentucky to evaluate

Keywords: Meeting Start - 00:00 Roll Call – 00:15 Approval of Minutes of the July 15, 2025, Meeting 00:55 Helping Power Kentucky’s Growth – 01:25 Powering and Deploying AI – 41:00 Fueling America’s Intelligence – 56:12 Adjournment – 01:10:37, 958, all

Summary: The Artificial Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum, adopted prior meeting minutes, and then focused on energy policy and economic development as they relate to AI and data centers. John Bevington of LG&E and KU, introduced by Caroline Clark of LG&E/KU and PPL, described the utility’s Kentucky-only service territory, vertically integrated system, 1.3 million customers, and about 7.5 gigawatts of generating capacity. He said the company has supported 76 Kentucky projects in 2024 totaling about $3 billion in announced investment and roughly 3,000 jobs, with a large share of statewide announcements occurring in its service area. Bevington said LG&E and KU’s current project pipeline is unusually strong, totaling about 170 projects and 8.5 gigawatts of requested power, with data centers accounting for about two-thirds of that demand. He broke the pipeline into existing customer expansions, new-to-Kentucky projects, and 20 data center projects representing about 5.6 gigawatts of potential load. He highlighted a Louisville data center project by PO Development Company and Powerhouse Data Centers that has announced a 400-megawatt facility and may expand to 525 megawatts, estimating that such a project could represent about $4 billion in investment. He also explained that large data centers generally must locate near transmission lines and that utilities must conduct studies, order long-lead equipment, and secure reimbursement commitments before proceeding so other customers are not harmed. Members asked about how Kentucky compares with other states, the size of data center projects, and whether regulatory reform is needed. Bevington said the 20 projects reflect current Kentucky interest, which he attributed in part to the state’s sales tax exemption for data centers, and noted that states like Ohio have had similar incentives for years. In response to questions from Senator Thomas, he confirmed that data centers can vary in size and said the state should have a regulatory environment that supports economic development, while emphasizing that the benefits would flow to the state, local communities, and schools rather than just the utility. He also cited national and regional data suggesting data centers generate indirect jobs and tax revenue, and said LG&E and KU are investing in transmission, reliability, solar, and gas generation projects, including proposed additional 645-megawatt natural gas units and other system upgrades, to meet expected demand.

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• But the point is that you go into a home, you evaluate it, and you can put dollars into those remedies
• Senator Mills asked whether the commission's parameters for evaluating a tariff are just in-state, or
• <01:01:34.080> So, evaluating the tariff. So, evaluating the tariff.
• a tariff is just when you're evaluating a tariff is just in<01:01:40.320> state.
• might be involved in evaluating a tariff might be involved in evaluating a tariff for<01:01:50.000

Bills: SB8

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, The first couple minutes of the livestream was cut off. This recording restored the beginning of the meeting Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51 Approval of Minutes 00:02:07 Legislator Comments 00:02:18 LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19 PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18 WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all

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• evaluation of it of the server<00:27:33.760> room,<00:27:34.400> which<00:27:34.720>
• The original law required MMB to conduct an evaluation of the reverse auction process.
• We completed that evaluation a month ago, and last week the OA published their own review of it.
• :35.840> of<01:13:36.000> the<01:13:36.159> reverse conduct an evaluation of the
• reverse conduct an evaluation of the reverse auction<01:13:36.960> process.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Line 36 is an appropriation for a biosolid and sewage sludge technical evaluation panel.
• Paragraph J generates money to the M.D.A. to evaluate the economic and environmental performance of Olmstead
• Anderson's bill **HF 2683** that we heard last Wednesday and includes a new requirement that the **NDA** evaluate

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• We don't look at how are we evaluating these programs.
• We don't look at how are we evaluating these programs.
• We don't look at how are we evaluating these programs.
• don't look at how are we evaluating don't look at how are we evaluating these<01:10:35.600> programs
• <01:10:48.719> those oversight in order to evaluate those oversight in order to evaluate those

Bills: HF1, HF1384

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• Psychological evaluations in CRI and civil commitment cases has surged 143% since 2020.
• Psychological evaluations in CRI and civil commitment cases has surged 143% since 2020.
• Psychological evaluations in CRI and civil commitment cases has surged 143% since 2020.
• Psychological evaluations in CRI and civil commitment cases has surged 143% since 2020.
• Instead, it looks at their evaluations.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• came forward, right, all of those things, and we talked to whistleblowers consistently that were evaluating
• came forward, right, all of those things, and we talked to whistleblowers consistently that were evaluating
• 55.599> were whistleblowers consistently that were whistleblowers consistently that were evaluating
• one-off<00:03:57.920> daycare<00:03:58.480> and<00:03:58.640> then evaluating
• um a one-off daycare and then evaluating um a one-off daycare and then say,<00:03:59.040> "Hey,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The discussion focused on fraud in Minnesota public assistance and human services programs, with an emphasis on the harm done to vulnerable recipients rather than just the dollar amounts. The senator described cases involving childcare, PCA, adult daycare, autism, housing support, and food programs, arguing that fraud and poor oversight leave children, disabled people, nursing home residents, and others in neglect or unsafe conditions. He said many of the programs are Medicaid-related or state-funded entitlements intended to address social needs, and that stolen funds directly worsen outcomes for those they are meant to help. He traced the problem to weak state oversight and agency inaction, citing the creation of the DHS Office of Inspector General after earlier childcare fraud concerns, whistleblower reports, and alleged failures by agency leadership to pursue larger, organized schemes. He pointed to the Feeding Our Future case as a major example, saying federal investigators uncovered broader fraud patterns across multiple programs and that state agencies failed to act despite warning signs. He also said recent audits, including one involving DHS Behavioral Health Administration, showed inadequate site visits and other serious deficiencies. The senator said he recently met with federal officials in Washington, D.C., because a large share of Minnesota spending includes federal dollars and federal partners have a stake in preventing misuse. He argued that federal action is necessary but not sufficient, and that Minnesota also needs stronger internal controls, standardized eligibility verification, identity and residency checks, site visits, and better use of data tools. He supported creating an independent Office of Inspector General passed last session, but said it is only a partial solution and that agencies themselves must be retrained and held accountable. No formal votes were taken in the exchange, but the senator described ongoing legislative efforts and said he was pessimistic about the governor’s willingness to act.

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• And we had evaluation and supervision of Tier 2 and 3 licensed nurses.
• What the original bill had was Tier 3 nurses supervising and evaluating Tier 1 new nurses.
• don't have either of those, they reach out to the Department of Health to get some guidance for the evaluation
• simple and very urgent truth: what we are currently doing is not enough, and New Mexico must urgently evaluate
• the Department of Health, which is also present here at the table, to conduct a formal study to evaluate

Bills: HB10, HB12, HB34, SB130, SM21

Keywords: physician assistants, interstate compact, medical services, licensure, cross-state practice, military families, regulatory authority, physical therapy, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare, military spouses, criminal background check, HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district

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• We know that we need more evaluations. We know that we don't have a stable workforce.
• We've hired and paid for additional evaluators to get that through.
• We intend to use that throughout the remainder of the fiscal year for the medication, the evaluations
• national accreditation, a voluntary designation, but one that exposes the agency to objective external evaluation
• And at the same time, it's very important to note that we are Going to be evaluated on how quickly we

Keywords: 914, all

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• That among other things require the commission to study and evaluate the technical and economic feasibility
• Radian Industries has partnered with the Air Force evaluating Hill Air-force bases suitability for Michael
• They're now planning to issue the final safety evaluation and environmental impact statement by the end
• Well, I thought the design was still going through evaluation by the NRC has construction with it.
• But the another part of this with regard to natural gas, have we done any evaluation on modifying natural

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• state park program, and it specifically tells the agency to adopt rules on the application and evaluation
• state park program, and it specifically tells the agency to adopt rules on the application and evaluation
• to adopt rules on the application agency to adopt rules on the application and<00:09:58.399> evaluation
• <00:09:59.120> procedures<00:09:59.839> involved<00:10:00.240> in and evaluation
• procedures involved in and evaluation procedures involved in allowing<00:10:01.040> interested

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The JLCAR June meeting opened with the pledge, approval of the prior minutes, and adoption of the consent calendar after one Fish and Game item was pulled for separate consideration. The committee then reordered the regular calendar and postponed an HHS item at the agency’s request because work was still ongoing. The committee next considered OPLC item 2547, concerning amendments to licensure and discipline forms for regulated professions. Members raised concerns that the application was still too geared toward health professions and that renewal forms should be shorter, but the agency said it was moving toward a dynamic online form that would collapse irrelevant questions. The committee concluded the issue was more about agency operations than policy and adopted the rule. For DNCR item 2551, on rules for the Adopt-a-Park volunteer program, staff explained the agency had been operating the program under statute but had realized rules were required and had been using DOJ review in the meantime. Committee members noted the agency had not followed the rulemaking requirement but was now correcting it, and the rule was approved. Fish and Game item 2570, on electronic OHRV and snowmobile registration applications, drew discussion over whether the online process should be processed in five days to match mail-in applications or remain at ten days; the agency cited workload and file-transfer delays, and the committee adopted a conditional approval with an oral amendment leaving the ten-day timeframe in place for now. In other business, staff described a planned upgrade to the committee’s agency portal and database workflow, moving from email submissions to an online portal with better form validation and document upload features. Members supported the modernization and approved the manual change, with implementation expected after agency sign-up and training later in the summer.