Transcript Highlights:

• correct candidate, that he would be an outstanding leader for the organization and a reliable collaborator
• 00:05:21.520><c> and</c><00:05:21.759><c> a</c><00:05:22.080><c> reliable</c><00:05:22.560><c> collaborator
• </c> organization and a reliable collaborator organization and a reliable collaborator in<00:05:23.360

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This work was shaped in very close collaboration with grocery operators, large, small, independent, local
• our deep gratitude to our food industry partners, our retail partners, and our ag community that collaborates
• We're a strong connector with 315 network partners across western Washington that work in collaboration
• We're a strong connector with 315 network partners across western Washington that work in collaboration

Summary: The meeting was a legislative press event focused on food insecurity and a broader state strategy to improve food access in Washington. Food Lifeline CEO Stephen Davis described rising hunger across western Washington, citing roughly one in eight residents and one in six children as food insecure, and warned that federal SNAP cuts and higher costs could worsen the problem. He emphasized the need for coordinated state, local, nonprofit, and industry action to strengthen food security and support the charitable food system. House Agriculture and Natural Resources Chair Rep. Lisa Reeves framed the issue as a state-level responsibility and highlighted a Food Fighters Caucus working on multiple bills. She pointed to proposals including a Washington version of a Farm Bill (HB 2616), a statewide food security strategy (HB 2238), a ban on force-feeding birds (HB 1735), support for local food infrastructure grants, farm-to-schools efforts, medically tailored meals (HB 2211), a farm-to-food-banks bill (HB 2463), food donation reporting, dynamic grocery pricing (HB 2481), and pesticide restrictions on PFAS (HB 2279). She also said the state was trying to offset federal policy changes that could reduce millions of meals and affect SNAP recipients. Rep. Darya Farivar focused on grocery access as infrastructure and described the closure of the Fred Meyer in her district as an example of fragile food access. She outlined a bill package centered on HB 2294, HB 2297, and HB 2313: removing anti-competitive covenants that block grocery stores from reopening, giving local governments tools to support existing and new stores in underserved areas, and allowing municipal or partnered grocery options when private stores disappear. Grocery worker Dan House, of UFCW 3000, testified in support of HB 2313, saying store closures hurt seniors, families, workers, and neighborhood stability. No votes were taken; the event ended with a call for continued support, collaboration, and public engagement on the bills and food security efforts.

Transcript Highlights:

• resolved, the state agencies, education institutions, and community organizations are urged to collaborate
• organizations<00:12:23.120><c> are</c><00:12:23.519><c> urged</c><00:12:24.160><c> to</c><00:12:24.399><c> collaborate
• </c> organizations are urged to collaborate organizations are urged to collaborate with<00:12:25.120>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii is a statewide organization born out of efforts by parents who collaborated
• efforts by organization born out of efforts by parents<00:02:28.280><c> who</c><00:02:28.560><c> collaborated
• </c><00:02:29.200><c> with</c><00:02:29.319><c> the</c><00:02:29.400><c> board</c> parents who collaborated
• with the board parents who collaborated with the board ofed<00:02:29.920><c> education</c><00:02:30.280

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Bless the members of this House with collaboration in this holy experiment.
• bless the members of this house possible bless the members of this house with<00:00:57.160><c> collaboration
• </c><00:00:57.920><c> in</c><00:00:58.120><c> this</c><00:00:58.280><c> holy</c> with collaboration in
• this holy with collaboration in this holy experiment<00:01:00.079><c> give</c><00:01:00.280><c> to</

Keywords: 1183, house

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• allocated today, only shifted to support the work of leaders in research in fighting the disease collaboratively
• </c><00:09:52.880><c> into</c> um and to bring um collaboration into um and to bring um collaboration
• to move towards a cure collaboratively to move towards a cure because<00:10:20.200><c> our</c><00:10
• collaborative and strategic educational<01:15:46.040><c> Partnerships</c><01:15:47.040><c> that</c><
• collaborative and strategic educational<01:19:21.480><c> Partnerships</c><01:19:22.480><c> that</c><

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:10:22.399><c> um</c><00:10:22.640><c> between</c><00:10:23.200><c> the</c> it's a collaboration
• </c><00:40:16.320><c> urban</c><00:40:16.880><c> and</c> just moving the collaborative urban and just
• moving the collaborative urban and greater<00:40:17.640><c> Minnesota</c><00:40:18.920><c> um</c><00
• It's hard to collaborate when we're chasing all over.
• It's hard to<01:29:34.639><c> to</c> to to to to collaborate<01:29:37.639><c> when</c><01:29:38.639><

Bills: HF2430 , HF2433

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to see this legislative session, I would hope that we would have collaboration and partnership
• I want to see this legislative session, I would hope that we would have collaboration and partnership
• That's a nine-hospital collaborative serving Northeastern Minnesota.
• </c> that's a nine Hospital collaborative that's a nine Hospital collaborative serving<00:47:47.400><
• </c> working on Innovation collaboration working on Innovation collaboration partnership<01:03:23.520

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:53.080><c> across</c><00:04:53.440><c> those</c> work collaboratively across those work collaboratively
• You know, we often worked collaboratively and hand in hand with the Department of Human Services, and
• I think will be really and collaborating I think will be really good<01:16:27.800><c> for</c><01:16:
• The collaboration will still be there even though they’re in another agency.
• </c><01:30:55.280><c> um</c> can support that that collaboration um can support that that collaboration

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

Transcript Highlights:

• So, you know, there is that collaboration.
• Again, collaborate.
• Again, collaborate.
• That collaboration is critical to the process.
• We collaborate with Extension on various projects, but, yeah, that would be an easy collaboration for

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• But I've also seen what parent voices can do in collaboration.
• The Inclusive College Alliance, a collaboration of parents and college educators, worked together to
• Deeply grateful to everyone on this committee for your collaboration, your partnership.
• This is an across-the-aisle bipartisan sort of collaboration.
• This is an across-the-aisle bipartisan sort of collaboration.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Effective discipline requires collaboration, not rigid mandates written in statute.
• and I'm having issues with a student, I work with my cohort to try to improve, and sometimes we collaborate
• And oftentimes what this is... ...we collaborate, sometimes they help with the student, and oftentimes
• So this is really concerning because it is, in fact, undermining the collaborative relationships amongst
• ASU has also hosted similar delegations with ties to hacking organizations and universities that collaborate

Committee: Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn if schools are unsafe and urged more funding for school police officers, described efforts to expand Project Momentum and tutoring, supported keeping cell phones out of classrooms, promoted the Student Industry Partnership, and called for renewing Proposition 123 with more money directed to teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to monitor ESA fraud and abuse. The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and improve accountability, while the Arizona Education Association opposed it as unnecessary, punitive, and potentially inconsistent with existing practice and FERPA concerns. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1074 a do pass recommendation. Members also heard SB 1327, as amended, requiring public universities to adopt and post research security policies and report on foreign grants and security practices. ABOR and a national security advocate supported the measure as a way to strengthen protections against foreign adversary influence, and the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced the bill 5-2. The committee then approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, 4-3 after discussion about second chances, counseling, and whether the bill was too punitive. Finally, the committee advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and fund administration, with technical discussion about correcting bill language and returning unspent monies to the fund. It also approved SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for grants to school districts and charter schools to create community gardens; supporters described the gardens as hands-on learning spaces that teach science, nutrition, and teamwork and can also serve as calming spaces for students. The committee adjourned after the last vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• Effective discipline requires collaboration, not rigid mandates written in statute.
• and I'm having issues with a student, I work with my cohort to try to improve, and sometimes we collaborate
• And oftentimes what this is..." "...we collaborate, sometimes they help with the student, and oftentimes
• So this is really concerning because it is, in fact, undermining the collaborative relationships amongst
• ASU has also hosted similar delegations with ties to hacking organizations and universities that collaborate

Bills: SB1074 , SB1327 , SB1475 , SB1582 , SB1583 , SB1598

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: student discipline, classroom management, temporary removal, administrative action, education policy, foreign relations, university governance, research security, international agreements, Arizona Board of Regents, interscholastic activities, student eligibility, criminal offenses, school district, youth sports, academic participation, conduct, planned communities, homeowners association, HOA

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• efforts, preventing the duplication of existing work, helping with completion, and strengthening collaboration
• We also save time to talk about regional collaboration and, of course, hear public comments from other
• And so these motivations led us to pursue the collaborative effort with ourselves, Central Washington
• These were designed again in collaboration with students, families, and other higher ed professionals
• These roles have allowed me to collaborate with amazing student leaders from across the state and have

Summary: The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee heard two work sessions focused on student access and retention, then held public hearings on gubernatorial appointments before taking executive action. Washington Student Achievement Council staff presented the Washington Completes FAFSA campaign, created by Executive Order 2508, describing its advisory board, outreach strategy, dashboard tracking, and progress toward goals of 46,000 FAFSA/WASFA completions and improved equity in completion rates. They also highlighted broader college access tools such as trainings, printed materials, completion events, Otterbot texting support, and the new “Changing the Narrative” report and College Toolkit, which emphasize multiple postsecondary pathways, relatable messengers, and short video content. The committee then heard from the Council of Presidents and Central Washington University and Evergreen State College on student support services. Presenters discussed retention data, FERPA-related limits on parent communication, and the impact of budget cuts on advising, tutoring, wellness, and other services. Evergreen described the Shelton Promise program, including recruitment, summer bridge, basic-needs supports, peer mentoring, texting outreach, and early retention results showing 52 of 53 students continuing. Central Washington outlined its learner access and support plan, including required advising, University 101, early academic alerts, peer mentoring embedded in coursework, the Students First Center, and a Paying for College Guide, while noting that budget reductions have limited some support offerings. In the public hearing, the committee considered Latasha Wortham’s appointment to the Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees and a panel of student appointees to various boards and councils, including Evergreen, Washington Student Achievement Council, the Workforce Education Investment Accountability and Oversight Board, Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, Edmonds College, and Western Washington University. Testimony emphasized first-generation and immigrant backgrounds, student advocacy, basic needs, and the importance of student voice in governance. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute and gave Senate Bill 6325 a due pass recommendation to Ways and Means; the bill would shift certain higher education cost increases from tuition to state funds over time and direct a WSIPP study on essential student services. The committee also recommended confirmation for the listed gubernatorial appointments.

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• communication across agencies and levels of government to uncover opportunities and areas for collaboration
• So just a few examples of how states coordinate and collaborate on federal grants.
• states have convened small working groups of relevant agency employees to foster this kind of collaboration
• Community health centers are another area with the public health facilities that we operate in collaboration
• About our wildfire grants, but the work we do in collaboration with the Forest Service and the need for

Committee: House Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:

• A VIEWED AT OUR AGENCY INCLUDE A PROCESS TO COLLABORATE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
• ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE THE HOSPITAL HELPS ESTABLISH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCH PATIENTS AND COLLABORATIVE
• MEDICAID MANAGED CARE PROGRAM FOR THOSE PROGRAMS AND THOSE PATIENTS HOSPITALS WILL COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE
• THEY MAY COLLABORATE WITH THE BOARD OF MEDICINE AND OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE ON THE CONTENT FOR THE CERTIFICATION
• LAST YEAR WE WORK TO IMPLEMENT THE STATEWIDE APPROACH WHICH TOOK SOME TIME TO COLLABORATE AND IDENTIFY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:17:43.600><c> that</c> describe the extreme collaboration that describe the extreme collaboration
• Those collaborations are going to be in place soon.
• Those collaborations are going to be in place soon.
• Those collaborations are going to be in place soon.
• Those collaborations are going to be in place soon.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025. The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions. Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.

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• The department stands ready to work collaboratively to ensure the final legislation is both strong in
• around um all of our collaborations around um all of our workforce<00:55:55.440><c> development</c><
• around a variety of collaborations around a variety of programs<00:56:14.799><c> anyways.
• um it puts a really heavy collaborate um it puts a really heavy burden<01:04:19.920><c> on</c><01:04
• and the the wide breath of collaboration and the the wide breath of support<01:09:53.120><c> that</c

Bills: HF3650 , HF1791 , HF3489 , HF4231 , HF4232 , HF4269 , HF4270 , HF3490

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

Transcript Highlights:

• So this was, I just want to say to the people listening, this has been a collaborative effort between
• <00:26:57.520><c> collaboratively</c><00:26:58.240><c> with</c><00:26:58.480><c> all</c> collaborative
• collaboratively with all collaborative collaboratively with all four<00:26:59.919><c> uh</c><00:27:00.080
• And again, this is a collaborative amendment that we bring forward.
• So those are collaborative agreements that we have to bring forward to you.

Bills: SF0045 , SF0058 , SF0067

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• And the magic about the partnership that we have here is there's an ongoing day-to-day collaboration
• And the magic about the partnership that we have here is there's an ongoing day-to-day collaboration
• And the magic about the partnership that we have here is there's an ongoing day-to-day collaboration
• <01:43:50.040><c> between</c><01:43:50.440><c> hennipen</c><01:43:50.920><c> County</c> collaboration
• </c> needs and it'll allow for collaboration needs and it'll allow for collaboration between<01:53:22.320

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all