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• grow their CTE program, they had the desire to change from one facility to another and expand a maintenance
• grow their CTE program, they had the desire to change from one facility to another and expand a maintenance
• So this adds to our item, our existing special for maintenance and construction.
• It was emphasized by the department the need for a little more flexibility, not just maintenance, but
• scenario comes up another $4 million in income support budget, also moves some of the Medicaid maintenance

Keywords: 996, all

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• Our maintenance staff does amazing work down there.
• forward is That if I can get our facilities repaired and in good shape, I can build in a deferred maintenance
• We still have to have the maintenance for the software, but we don't have to have to manage agreement
• And then secured property maintenance.
• Box truck, no, you Provided that, for we do have the maintenance, the secure storage, no website design

Keywords: 914, all

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• of them up with programs like Mount Sai or manufacturing programs who can support their vessel maintenance
• needs of commercial fishing companies based in Washington, many of which fish in Alaska, but do our maintenance
• We are one of the largest marine maintenance and modernization companies in the United States, with a
• We are one of the largest marine maintenance and modernization companies in the United States with footprint
• Manufacturing includes three different pathways: maintenance, installation and repair; manufacturing;

Summary: The House Education Committee received status updates on career and technical education (CTE), including OSPI’s work under 2024 legislation on allied health pathways and a statewide CTE task force, an update from Core Plus Maritime, and findings from an Education Northwest longitudinal study of Washington CTE access and outcomes. OSPI described development of allied health guidance such as a home care aide to nursing assistant bridge, model curricula, updated course equivalency frameworks, and coordination with health agencies and employers. It also reviewed Core Plus framework work, task force expansion under later legislation, and the timeline for recommendations due in November 2026. Committee members asked about health profession outreach, equitable access for rural districts, data updates, and employer support for local programs; OSPI said it continues to work with agency and industry partners and that local labor-market alignment varies by region. Core Plus Maritime presenters described expanding maritime career exploration into middle school through low-cost ROV curriculum, student visits to ferries and vessels, Sea Scouts partnerships, and ship-based safety and welding experiences. Industry representatives from the Northwest Marine Trade Association, American Seafoods, and Vigor Marine Group emphasized the maritime sector’s economic importance, aging workforce, and need for hands-on training to build the pipeline for family-wage jobs. A teacher from South Kitsap High School said the program gives students a clear pathway and has helped connect them to careers in shipyards, fishing, and related trades. Vigor also noted support for a student welding competition and equipment donations for a Rainier Beach shop. Dr. Sam Riggs of Education Northwest presented a longitudinal study using state data from 2013-14 through 2023-24. The study found CTE access has been relatively steady statewide, but offerings vary by school size, locale, and income, with rural and lower-income schools generally offering fewer pathways. Participation is high: nearly all students earn at least some CTE credit, and more students are accumulating multiple credits over time, though fewer go deep within a single pathway. Students who earned more CTE credits, especially within pathways such as agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and construction, were more likely to graduate on time and later had stronger postsecondary certificate attainment and earnings. Riggs recommended addressing local barriers to participation, considering whether the CTE graduation requirement should better encourage depth while preserving flexibility, and aligning offerings more closely with labor-market needs. Committee members asked about COVID-era trends, student motivation, early workforce entry, delivery settings such as skill centers, and how to interpret the comparison groups used in the analysis.

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• pool in the amount of $88,000 and also from the 2224 maintenance pool in the amount of $50,000.
• PR 5723 for the Department of Highways in Whitley County, which is being utilized as a temporary maintenance
• which is being utilized as<00:20:46.000> a<00:20:46.159> temporary<00:20:46.559> maintenance
• <00:20:46.960> facility<00:20:47.919> and as a temporary maintenance facility and as
• a temporary maintenance facility and includes includes includes 37,329<00:20:50.480> ft<00:20

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the February minutes and noted there had been no March meeting. Staff then provided a series of information items, including quarterly capital project status reports from state agencies and postsecondary institutions, a University of Kentucky equipment purchase report, notice that the committee took no action on certain March transactions, school district debt notices for Fayette and Jessamine counties, lease-space advertisements due to building conditions, a Kentucky Asset/Liability Commission report, and asset preservation project reports from KCTCS and Eastern Kentucky University. The committee then heard and unanimously approved Murray State University’s request for interim authorization to use institutional revenues for a $1.5 million roof replacement at the Curs Center student center. University of Kentucky also received unanimous approval for a $115 million public-private partnership project to expand Parking Structure 7 and the Johnson Center recreation space; testimony emphasized the loss of parking from hospital expansion, increased student enrollment, a planned $21 per semester recreation fee increase, and the goal of improving student retention and campus capacity. Next, the committee received a report on a Kentucky State Police Post 11 renovation in London funded at $1.138 million, with members asking how long the repairs would extend the building’s useful life; KSP said the work was a long-term investment and replacement was still many years away. The committee also approved multiple real property lease actions, including a new CHFS lease in Scott County, several lease renewals for the Commonwealth’s Attorney, CHFS, Transportation Cabinet, and a Secretary of State relocation lease tied to a capital renovation project. Members questioned one Jefferson County lease rate and the witness said it had been in place since 2007. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented three water loan items, which were rolled and then approved: an $841,383 East Clark County Water District loan for waterline upgrades, a roughly $6.13 million Oldham County Water District loan for US 42 improvements, and a $619,180 increase for Canonsburg Water District’s Schopes Road project due to higher-than-expected bids. The committee then approved eight K-12 school facility issuances, including projects in Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Lincoln, McLean, Paris, Somerset, and Spencer counties, covering early childhood, new school construction, HVAC, energy conservation, and renovations. The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting date and adjournment.

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• This oversight extends to ongoing monitoring of Boeing manufacturing practices, maintenance procedures
• So they are instructor pilots or maintenance test pilots or safety officers and our commission officers
• aircraft accidents by 90 percent, that's a very ambitious goal, and require the FAA to improve maintenance
• of the things in the FAA bill I was able include requirements for systematic improvements to the maintenance
• initiatives, one of the reasons I went to Anchorage was to understand more about how we're, the maintenance

Keywords: aviation safety, midair collision, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB, FAA, ADS-B technology, safety protocols

Summary: The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.

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• brought before the city of North Miami Beach because the city of North Miami Beach had sold the maintenance
• Who is responsible for the potable water lines, the maintenance, repair, and replacement of potable water
• Who is responsible for the potable water lines, the maintenance, repair, and replacement of potable water
• Currently, North Miami Beach has over $27 million in active projects and maintenance in the incorporated
• So Miami Gardens is willing, if this bill passes, to assume all maintenance costs.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, reporting each favorably after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and passed without debate. SB 606 clarified when guests in public lodging or food service establishments may be removed for nonpayment, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from hotel and restaurant industry groups; it also passed favorably. Members then heard SB 202, which addresses a municipal water utility surcharge issue affecting Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach by requiring the utility to charge residents where the plant sits the same rate it charges its own residents. The sponsor and supporters described it as a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach argued it would shift costs and threaten utility finances; the bill was reported favorably. SB 570 modernized and clarified the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and SB 928, as amended, regulated non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display, increasing inspections and penalties, and adding a school-buffer provision; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 346, which repeals state preemption over local regulation of hoisting equipment and cranes, prompted by concerns after Hurricane Milton and a crane collapse in St. Petersburg. Supporters said local governments need authority to address storm-related crane safety, while industry representatives warned against patchwork regulation and said local oversight already exists in some areas. Finally, the committee took up SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks, including limited surgeries under veterinarian supervision; animal welfare groups supported it as a way to expand access, while some veterinarians opposed the surgery provisions. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. The committee then began SB 354, a major overhaul of Public Service Commission oversight, including expanding the commission, adding financial expertise, tightening rate-setting and storm-hardening review, and increasing transparency for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the substitute amendment was adopted and public testimony was heard from consumer advocates and utility-related groups, but the transcript ends before final action on the bill.

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• The current system of construction and maintenance is simply not viable.
• The current system of construction and maintenance is simply not viable.
• Uh, it does not apply to smaller maintenance projects.
• apply to smaller maintenance projects. apply to smaller maintenance projects.
• In the absence of maintenance costs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1135, sponsored by Senator Henderson, having to do with child maintenance
• Having to do with child maintenance orders for certain persons be due past.
• Senator Henderson having to do with child maintenance orders for certain persons be due pass.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• All it does is it offers a course for our children to have basic skills, uh, in automotive, um, maintenance
• I feel the same way about, uh, automotive care maintenance, whatever careers in that, um.
• I mean, basic maintenance.

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• Non-citizen list maintenance goes back quite a bit.
• With respect to list maintenance, when it comes to that could impact their immigration status.
• And so those individuals we can't capture in the list maintenance process.
• List maintenance. For list maintenance. That 2,724 was a new data set.
• Please consider massive funding for our voter registration and voter roll maintenance systems.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So all of it is for construction, maintenance, reconstruction, and repairs of the highway system.
• <01:31:53.199> and also goes for roadway maintenance and also goes for roadway maintenance
• We have federal, state, and local sources that are supporting construction, roadway maintenance, and
• and um at different levels maintenance and um at different levels of<01:34:02.800> for<01:34:
• Some of them have a road charge pilot. purposes like roadway maintenance repair purposes like roadway

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Students meet a highway commissioner who had a maintenance worker killed on the job, a worker who lost
• worker killed on the job, a maintenance worker killed on the job, a worker<00:52:51.760> who<
• For all cities faced with cost share obligations, the end result is a combination of deferred maintenance
• For all cities faced with cost share obligations, the end result is a combination of deferred maintenance
• For all cities faced with cost share obligations, the end result is a combination of deferred maintenance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:27:13.200> repair as well as ongoing maintenance repair as well as ongoing maintenance
• They're doing maintenance and upgrades.
• Under current law, sales tax exemption for data center equipment, construction, and maintenance will
• <00:30:35.360> and positions they're doing maintenance and positions they're doing maintenance
• trades during construction maintenance trades during construction maintenance and and and upgrades

Bills: HF1277, HF1006

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

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• Senate Bill 922 upholds a local government's longstanding ability to recover the cost of street maintenance
• It simply upholds the longstanding practice of integrating road maintenance costs into utility service
• This problem is only going to worsen. ...putting millions in street maintenance funding at risk.
• Currently, when maintenance is needed on the port's property, the port must go out for competitive bidding
• This included the firing of the former general manager, who was the one who was in charge of the maintenance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, our maintenance of effort requirements.
• Uh, our maintenance of effort requirements.
• <01:14:21.960> of We must meet our uh maintenance of We must meet our uh maintenance of effort
• effort Uh our maintenance of effort Uh our maintenance of effort requirements. requirements. requirements
• Again, we have to achieve our maintenance of effort and spend no more than 5% on admin costs.

Keywords: 958, all

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• <00:09:49.360> responsibility<00:09:50.240> for<00:09:50.440> common maintenance
• responsibility for common maintenance responsibility for common areas.<00:09:51.880> These<00
• services, maintenance, and amenities. services, maintenance, and amenities.
• and the cost of damage to repair any common or limited common elements due to the installation, maintenance
• of the dwelling or with maintenance of the dwelling or with parking<00:14:39.760> or<00:14:40.000

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with routine business, including referral of Senate Bill 211 on motor vehicle inspections to the Transportation Committee and Senate Bill 298 creating the Vermont Voting Rights Act to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. The chamber also referred House bills reported by Ways and Means to Appropriations, including H. 211 on data brokers and personal information and H. 931 on miscellaneous education law changes. JRH9, a joint resolution urging the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to reconsider its opposition to rapid prompting method communication instruction for students with apraxia of speech or autism, was read and referred to Human Services. Several announcements followed, including a welcome to members of the Vermont chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, a reminder about an education reform meeting, and a correction regarding a prior reference to S. 138 of 2023 and the working group on student protections from harassment and discrimination in schools. The House also recognized guests in the gallery, including Donnie Kanovsky, who was described as a proponent of JRH9. The Speaker announced that H. 606 on firearms procedures, H. 642 on youthful offender proceedings, and later H. 585 would be bumped to later in the calendar. The House then took up H. 537, the right to grow vegetable gardens. The committee explained the bill would protect vegetable gardening in common interest communities and rental housing, while allowing reasonable restrictions and landlord or association oversight; witnesses included a South Burlington resident, HOA and landlord representatives, and legislative counsel. The committee reported an 8-0-0 vote, the House adopted the committee amendment, and ordered third reading. The chamber then passed H. 171 on Attorney General investigations into a law enforcement officer’s use of a firearm and H. 519 allowing Randolph police officers to enroll in Group C of the state retirement system. The House also passed H. 536 on toxic heavy metals in baby food products after extended debate over whether infant formula should be included. Supporters said the bill would help parents make informed choices and noted the amendment was intended to align with federal action; opponents argued formula-specific federal work was still underway and urged waiting. The chamber then passed H. 550 on gender equity in correctional facilities, H. 733 on franchise agreements, H. 775 on housing production tools, H. 887 on crime victim status under the Fair Employment Practices Act, H. 917 on military affairs, and H. 921 on alcoholic beverages. Action on H. 930 addressing chronic absenteeism was postponed one legislative day, and H. 942 on miscellaneous agricultural subjects began second reading with the committee outlining sections on water quality training, non-sewage waste management, and unit pricing.

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• That $42 really doesn't go towards the trail maintenance.
• <00:31:17.760> It go towards the trail maintenance. It go towards the trail maintenance.
• Very little of this goes into trail maintenance. We need more for trail maintenance.
• Very little of this goes into trail maintenance. We need more for trail maintenance.
• Very little of this goes into trail maintenance. We need more for trail maintenance.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It's called Thoroughbred Aircraft Maintenance.
• It's called Thoroughbred Aircraft Maintenance.
• It's called Thoroughbred Aircraft Maintenance.
• It's called Thoroughbred Aircraft Maintenance.
• It's called Thoroughbred Aircraft Maintenance.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development and Tourism met to hear presentations on a proposed downtown Lexington Arts Center. Visit Lex opened by framing the projects as regional economic development efforts that could support tourism, quality of life, and workforce attraction and retention. NextStage Development Corp. and ATG Entertainment then described a proposed $120 million project featuring a 2,500-seat performing arts center and a 20,000-square-foot visual arts gallery, with plans for up to 180 events a year, over 300,000 annual visitors, and an opening target of 2029. The presenters said the project would be funded through a $30 million state request, $30 million from ATG Entertainment, and $60 million raised by the nonprofit through philanthropy and other financing sources. They cited a feasibility study by Sound Diplomacy and compared the proposal to the Durham Performing Arts Center, arguing that similar venues have driven downtown revitalization, tourism, and economic activity in other cities. They also said the venue would include community access, school partnerships, subsidized tickets, and revenue returned to the nonprofit for grants and arts programming. Members asked about the total cost, the funding mix, whether the city of Lexington would contribute, and the building’s design. The presenters said they are in contact with city officials and are seeking city support, but have not yet hired an architect or begun conceptual design. They said the design process will involve community input and should fit Lexington’s historic downtown character. Representative Whitten asked whether the project would compete with Louisville; the presenters responded that their market analysis suggests the venue would serve audiences from Lexington, eastern Kentucky, and surrounding areas who are unlikely to travel to Louisville or Cincinnati, making the project complementary rather than competitive.

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• Senator Hoschild Senate File 1198, allowing roof expenses in a district's long-term facilities maintenance
• <00:05:21.840> So<00:05:22.240> currently maintenance plans.
• So currently maintenance plans.
• As you know, long-term facilities maintenance revenue is a combination of the levy and an equalized aid
• revenue to districts uh for maintenance revenue to districts uh for the<00:29:18.240> costs<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• responsibility and accountability for monitoring all capital improvement projects and repair and maintenance
• :07.760> that<00:52:08.000> repeat<00:52:08.480> deferred<00:52:08.880> maintenance
• , all that repeat deferred maintenance, all that repeat deferred maintenance, okay?
• maintenance backlogs. maintenance backlogs.
• Mānoa to adopt energy savings performance contracting as a primary strategy to address deferred maintenance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SCR 78, which urges the Department of Education to strengthen natural health education and adopt a comprehensive menstrual cycle curriculum. The Department of Education said it supported the intent and had offered technical amendments to scaffold the curriculum by grade level. The Commission on the Status of Women and several advocates, including students and Ma'i Movement Hawaiʻi, testified in support, describing gaps in menstrual health education, stigma, and the need for more inclusive, age-appropriate instruction. No opposition was heard, and the chair moved on after no questions from members. The committee then took up SCR 194, urging the Department of Education to meet the criteria to recognize cheerleading as a Title IX sport. The Department supported the measure, noting recent expansion of girls flag football and surfing as recognized sports and saying cheerleading would create additional opportunities for students. The Commission on the Status of Women also supported the resolution, saying it could improve participation, resource allocation, and representation for female students. No opposition or further action was recorded in the excerpt. Finally, the committee discussed SCR 195, requesting the Board of Education and Department of Education to revise graduation requirements to include a standalone financial literacy course. The Board of Education and Department of Education both supported the intent but cautioned against a one-size-fits-all mandate, emphasizing school-level flexibility, existing stand-alone and online options, and the requirement that the class of 2030 must complete financial literacy before graduation. Hawaii Kids Can supported the resolution while raising questions about equity, access, quality, and how different delivery models compare; it also asked for more information on community survey data. Committee members questioned the department and board about asynchronous versus in-person instruction, standards, and how the requirement would be tracked in the personal transition plan. No vote or final action was taken in the provided portion of the meeting.