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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Arts May 14th, 2026

Joint Committee on the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pre-apprenticeship-aligned CTE programs connect classroom instruction with structured work-based learning
  • Pre-apprenticeship-aligned CTE programs connect classroom instruction with structured work-based learning
  • and provide students with a competitive advantage in apprenticeship programs.
  • These materials are intended to help local programs align coursework with industry expectations and apprenticeship
  • One of the first registered apprenticeship programs directly connected to sustainable film and TV jobs
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed. A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • I AM EXCITED ABOUT OUR PROGRAM TODAY.
  • OWNERSHIPS WITH REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP IN PRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
  • PROGRAM TO OFFER THE TECHNICAL TRAINING SIDE OF THE PROGRAM.
  • SO AN APPRENTICESHIP AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM LIKE MEDICAL CODE OR BILLER HAS A COST FACTOR
  • ALL OF THE COLLEGES NOW HAVE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Transcript Highlights:
  • Experiential learning programs like the co-op and internship programs help address those challenges head
  • programs.
  • We don't have a flagship downtown program.
  • Apprenticeship programs and workforce development pipelines depend on maintaining strong wage standards
  • Funding for community media programming in H. 50386.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee held a hearing on Governor Healey’s economic development proposal, H. 5386, also referred to as the Mass Winds Act, focused on global investment, talent, innovation, housing, and business competitiveness. Governor Healey, Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley, and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorzkowicz described the bill as a response to federal uncertainty and global competition, building on the 2024 Mass Leads Act. They highlighted proposed investments in a Global Mass initiative, including a $50 million innovation access fund and $20 million for sites to help international companies locate or expand in Massachusetts, along with support for AI, quantum, robotics, defense innovation, climate tech, downtown revitalization, and creative/cultural economy projects. They also emphasized measures to lower business costs, including reducing the LLC filing fee, expanding the small business energy tax exemption, and streamlining housing and development rules. Committee members questioned the administration about non-compete reform, AI and data-center infrastructure, housing affordability, and whether the bill would help retain workers and companies in Massachusetts. The governor and secretaries argued that the non-compete changes would restore the original compromise by requiring any alternative to garden leave to be negotiated at separation, and they said the bill’s housing and workforce provisions are intended to help young workers stay in the state. They also said Massachusetts is already investing in AI training, an AI hub, and energy-related planning, while acknowledging that data-center growth will require careful attention to water, electricity, and ratepayer impacts. Several witnesses testified on specific sections. Northeastern University supported the internship tax credit, saying experiential learning helps students gain jobs and remain in Massachusetts. The Latino Empowerment Advisory Council supported the waiver of redundant English testing for internationally trained nurses, saying it would speed entry into the workforce without lowering clinical standards. Russell Beck opposed the non-compete changes, arguing they would undermine the 2018 compromise and could reduce other forms of employee compensation. The Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office opposed the LLC fee reduction, citing revenue loss and fraud concerns. Municipal and regional groups, including the MMA and the Metro Mayors Coalition, supported site plan review codification and downtown/arts investments, while urging continued municipal input. The AFL-CIO asked for trigger language to preserve labor protections if federal law changes, and business and industry witnesses generally supported the bill’s competitiveness and global investment provisions. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with written testimony invited after the meeting.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Education May 12th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a pilot program.
  • It's a pilot program.
  • It's a pilot program.
  • some even deny the programs.
  • some even deny the programs.
Summary: The House Education Committee met on May 12, 2026, and first approved SB 518, which gives LSU limited authority to buy and sell certain real estate within one mile of campus as a two-year pilot program. Supporters said the bill would let LSU respond more quickly to deteriorating properties near campus and improve the student experience, while keeping protections such as appraisals and fair-market-value requirements. Members asked about whether the authority would affect residential property or be expanded to other universities, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then advanced SCR 33, creating a one-year Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force to study and better align apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing, and related programs across state agencies and employers. Testimony emphasized the need to reduce duplication and improve coordination so students and employers can more easily connect. HR 168 also passed, directing the Board of Regents to study collegiate athletic program funding after concerns raised by athletic directors about deficits and accounting practices. Members next approved SB 488, establishing a school safety drone response pilot program to supplement school crisis plans. The bill drew detailed testimony from a vendor describing drone deployment, response times, and coordination with law enforcement; an amendment was adopted to require coordination with the Department of Education, State Police, and the Sheriffs’ Association. The committee also favorably reported HCR 97, asking BESE and Wildlife and Fisheries to study adding age-appropriate hunting, conservation, and shooting sports education in grades 5-12, with members clarifying that no live firearms would be used on campus. Finally, the committee approved SB 112, allowing local school boards to adopt parental-consent release-time policies for religious instruction, with amendments adding instructor qualifications, reporting requirements, electronic delivery flexibility, and constitutional safeguards. It also reported SB 504, expanding individual graduation plans to include vocational options and apply to charter schools, with an amendment for standalone elementary charters. The committee then passed SB 346 and SB 347, both dealing with deepfakes—one prohibiting their use against K-12 students and the other adding unlawful deepfakes to campus power-based violence rules—and SB 353, authorizing postsecondary systems to digitize student IDs for use in LA Wallet. Several members raised concerns about naming LA Wallet specifically, but the bill was still reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/21/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • CRNAs collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists, and other qualified health
  • The University of Arizona has a graduate legislative fellows program, and with me is Jake Pacheco.
  • License student loan services; HB 2309, Earned Wage Access; HB 2310, Qualified Marketplace; HB 2316,
  • License student loan services 2309 earn wage access 2310 qualified marketplace 2316 middle school student
  • child care assistance, 2649 unborn children's rights, 2650 rainwater harvesting, 2651 blue envelope program
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. John Lynch of Legislative District 12. Members also introduced a number of guests and visiting groups, including Arizona electric co-op representatives, March of Dimes advocates, CRNAs, AEA retirees, a University of Arizona legislative fellow, and other constituents and visitors in the gallery. The chamber then handled routine floor business: attendance was recorded at 58 present, one absent, and one excused; committee substitutions were announced; HB 2677 was removed from the Judiciary Committee and additionally referred to Public Safety and Law Enforcement; and a large slate of House bills and one concurrent resolution were first read and referred to committees. The clerk also read a lengthy list of bills on second reading, covering a wide range of topics including education, health care, housing, taxation, elections, water, labor, public safety, and other policy areas. No substantive debate or votes on legislation occurred during the floor session beyond the referral actions and procedural announcements. Members made announcements about upcoming blood donations, a Veterans Caucus coffee and donuts event, and several committee meetings scheduled for later in the day or the following day. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Edpol Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the Direct Admissions Program, this is.
  • A lot more people who are in the program complete the FAFSA.
  • We are not creating any new programs here; we are simply streamlining data.
  • Participation, because of all the benefits of this program, it's a wonderful, wonderful program.
  • But I believe that that cost outweighs the benefits of the program.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Revenue and Taxation Feb 23rd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • States with school choice programs.
  • Choice programs.
  • So on page three under the list of qualified expenses, line 15, summer learning programs.
  • A summer learning program is a summer learning program.
  • Ron, oversight of schools in the program.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, when you say a qualifying event related to the...
  • If you're over 75, you no longer qualify or whatever.
  • And also, I wanted to ask about the qualifying events because we all know qualifying events because we
  • Those are all hallmarks of a good wellness program.
  • So, I think if they've been doing that, they simply would qualify under this they simply would qualify
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 31st, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a grant program. Representative Frank.
  • Could the grant program go to them as well?
  • And the comptroller sets the rules on who qualifies for the grant.
  • So it's a good program, and we thought this was a great way to model this program after a couple of things
  • It's very common that you have nurse residency programs.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Graduate programs for mental health licensure.
  • Apprenticeship is a huge thing that we talk about.
  • This state as a model employer program.
  • So, for example, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities actually has an apprenticeship program where
  • So, for example, opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities actually has an apprenticeship program where
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Disability Employment Subcommittee met with roll call, approved prior meeting minutes, and shared an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall about the importance of every individual. Members then introduced themselves and their roles, including state disability advocates, providers, and commission members, before hearing a presentation from Katia Alpanis and Dina Klumkina of the State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED). SEED described its role as a technical assistance and policy resource for states, focused on sharing best practices and examples from other states to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The presentation outlined SEED’s seven policy areas: career readiness and work-based learning, behavioral health and work, stay-at-work/return-to-work supports, employer recruitment and retention tools, entrepreneurship and disability-owned business development, interagency coordination, and state government as a model employer. Examples from other states included scholarship and transition supports in Kentucky and Virginia, stay-at-work programs in Alaska and Washington, accommodation funds in Minnesota, procurement and small business initiatives in New Jersey and Virginia, and model employer efforts in Colorado, New York, and Tennessee. Members also asked about digital accessibility and PEAT; SEED said PEAT has been refunded and that SEED can help with policy-level questions and peer examples, but not implementation of accessibility requirements. Discussion then shifted to possible Massachusetts projects. Members raised concerns about upcoming Medicaid work or civic engagement requirements and how people with disabilities might fall through the cracks, and they asked whether SEED could help Massachusetts use existing documentation, such as IEPs, to reduce barriers. The group identified two main areas for follow-up: a Massachusetts “state as a model employer” roadmap and a youth/young adult employment and volunteer pipeline, potentially linked to transition services and apprenticeship opportunities. SEED agreed to provide Massachusetts-specific analysis and two briefs, one on career readiness policies and one on state-as-model-employer strategies, and the subcommittee planned an offline follow-up meeting to narrow priorities and develop a scope of work.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

October 14, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do have an apprenticeship program.
  • To my knowledge, I think we have the only ironworker apprenticeship program a privately held one here
  • Just to clarify, the $1 million a year is what you spend to run the apprenticeship program, correct?
  • Norman, can you tell us a little bit more about your apprenticeship program, and you had mentioned you
  • Like, if you bring somebody on, I can tell you, we currently have 17 people on our apprenticeship program
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • World Spay Day underscores the importance of accessible and affordable spay and neuter programs, which
  • at decreasing stray pet populations by increasing awareness of the importance of spay and neuter programs
  • Those substance use providers were doing diversion court or other kinds of programs in the middle of
  • Substance use treatment, especially drug court and other diversion programs, are incredibly effective
  • We absolutely need transition plans for these kinds of programs.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Business Incentive, that's a program where we determine the qualifying expenditures that can be reimbursed
  • It's only the incremental portion that's abated. a program where we we determine the a program where
  • > can<00:17:14.079> be qualifying expenditures that can be qualifying expenditures that
  • There's a talent attraction program, and very, very important for our program for major retention for
  • Let's use every tool the KBI program.
Summary: The subcommittee met with Secretary Jeff Null and General Counsel Matt Wing of the Cabinet for Economic Development for an overview of the cabinet’s main economic development tools, strategy, and compliance practices. Null said the cabinet uses a data-driven approach focused on competitiveness, site readiness, wages, workforce training, and long-term assets such as roads, rail spurs, water, and sewer improvements. He emphasized that the cabinet tries to balance attracting new employers with supporting existing businesses, and said compliance is a core value of the agency. Null walked members through several programs, including the closing fund, Kentucky Business Incentive (KBI), Bluegrass State Skills Corporation training support, and the KIA sales-tax refund tool for construction materials and equipment. He said the closing fund has received $80 million over two years for projects generally involving at least $10 million in investment, though some flexibility exists. He also explained that Bluegrass State Skills funding is typically about $2,000 to $3,000 per job and can be used flexibly for training, including sending Kentucky workers to be trained elsewhere or paying trainers to come to Kentucky. He described KBI as a pay-as-you-go, incremental tax credit tied to actual jobs and investment, and said the legislature’s tiered refundable credit structure allows more targeted use of incentives in heritage and non-heritage counties. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on compliance and monitoring. Null said incentive agreements are written with commercial terms and spell out jobs, investment, wages, and training commitments. The cabinet requires regular reporting, invoices, and sampling, and can use clawbacks or suspend benefits if companies fail to meet obligations or lose required environmental permits. He said the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority reviews incentive applications in public meetings and often requires company representatives to answer questions before preliminary approval is granted. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • California already requires apprenticeship and the payment of prevailing wage.
  • California already requires apprenticeship and the payment of prevailing wage.
  • This means fewer opportunities for many In other state-approved non-union program.
  • We got qualified. We met the certifications.
  • But it's very possible they may adopt a two-tier certification program.
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Stay-or-pay provisions in employment contracts 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Greenman: Specific examples of apprenticeship programs.
  • program or a a apprenticeship program or a a certification<00:24:37.760> program<00:24:38.000
  • <00:25:50.159> programs is based around apprenticeship programs is based around apprenticeship
  • > the<00:26:14.799> in<00:26:14.960> the apprenticeship program in the in the apprenticeship
  • Apprenticeship programs and uh >> Yep.
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 20th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A three-time state qualifier, Nathan has left his mark on the program by being a member of a state champion
  • Program.
  • Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
  • It seems like a Biden agenda program.
  • Do you know when this program was created? I do not. This program was created in 2015.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House OKs SSHF5, the omnibus K-12 education budget bill 6/9/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • education teacher apprenticeship education teacher apprenticeship program,<00:03:24.239> and<
  • And um, the last one has to do with the apprenticeship program.
  • And um, the last one has to do with the apprenticeship program.
  • And um, the last one has to do with the apprenticeship program.
  • And um, the last one has to do with the apprenticeship program.
Keywords: 1183, house