Video & Transcript : 'temporary employees' :
Page 5 of 500
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Feb 12th, 2025
State Government
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
HB141, Alabama, state employees, salary deductions, payroll deduction, State Comptroller, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, employee associations, state payroll, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 36-1-4.3, public employees, union dues, benefits administration, payroll withholding, financial products, deferred compensation
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/21/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- It was largely, almost all of the employees, were men.
- It wouldn’t be across the board, because what is a qualified employee?
- If you're a taxpayer, you want the best public employees for your money.
- If you're a public employee, you want to feel that you earned and deserved your job.
- If you're a taxpayer, you want the best public employees for your money.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 2nd, 2026 at 11:02 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district, public education, Department of Health, Public Education Department, registered nurse, RN, mentorship, evaluation, competency, teacher salary parity, minimum salary, level one license, level two license
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Press Conference: Texas State Employees Pay Raise Jan 27th, 2025 at 11:01 am
Transcript Highlights:
- , and from Joan Barish, who's a retiree with Texas State Employees Union.
- So a $10,000 across the board for full-time employees, including university employees, which were left
- the Texas State Employees Union.
- What is the eligibility for state employees for retirement?
- It was a failure that we didn't take care of our state employees.
Keywords:
Texas state employees, retirees, compensation, House Bill 343, House Bill 247, Senator Sarah Eckhardt, Representative John Busey, cost of living, workforce, legislative session
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on critical issues facing Texas state employees and retirees, highlighting the need for increased compensation and improved benefits. Senator Sarah Eckhardt and Representative John Busey presented new legislation aimed at addressing these longstanding problems, including proposed House Bills 343 and 247, which seek a $10,000 across-the-board pay increase for state employees. Senator Eckhardt emphasized the growing wage gap between public sector jobs and private sector offerings, which has led to high turnover rates and the loss of institutional knowledge. Public testimonies underscored the urgency of the issue as retirees shared their struggles with stagnant pensions amidst rising living costs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and the hourly wage that would have been paid to the school resource officer by an employer to an employee
- they're volunteering in a professional capacity, then what employer is assuming the liability for that employee
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Association of Professional Employees. Association of Professional Employees.
- And I will tell you what, even if we make a temporary stay for paying taxes, if you don't have employees
- And I will tell you what, even if we make a temporary stay for paying taxes, if you don't have employees
- And I will tell you what, even if we make a temporary stay for paying taxes, if you don't have employees
- Even if we make a temporary stay for paying taxes, if you don't have employees because they can't have
Committee:
House Taxes
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> What I heard you say state retired state employee, do they have to be retired state employee bus
- , do they have to be retired state employee bus drivers?
- , employee, employee, do<00:35:45.320><c> they</c><00:35:45.600><c> have</c><00:35:45.880><c> to</c><
- </c> employee bus drivers? employee bus drivers? >> Uh,<00:35:49.800><c> no.
- <00:50:46.920><c> in</c><00:50:47.120><c> the</c> employees in the employees in the Calhoun<00:50:48.480
Bills:
HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272 , HB151 , HB152 , HB138 , SB221 , SB190 , SB69 , SB225 , SB272
Committee:
Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Keywords:
fire chaplains, distinctive license plate, firefighter, volunteer service, criminal penalties, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, pregnancy, pregnant defendant, incarceration, jail intake, pregnancy test, bail, pre-incarceration probation, supervised probation, electronic monitoring, electronic supervision
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources REVISED Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, employees stay on Oprah's, and this is only for new employees. This bill is only.
- So, with it being just for new employees, not employees that's on it, the fiscal impact is unknown, as
- Of new employees, of new employees, not existing employees in the system. Further questions, N.
- and the next bill are not state employees; they are municipal employees right now.
- Employees.
Bills:
SB134 , SB1356 , SB1407 , SB1611 , SB1639 , SB169 , SB1722 , SB182 , SB1870 , SB2039 , SB432 , SB609 , SB715 , SB716
Committee:
Senate Retirement and Government Resources
Keywords:
retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, state government, OMES, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Rehabilitation Services, civil service, human capital management, state employee disputes, whistleblower, veterans employment, veterans placement, fleet management, state fleet, motor vehicles
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- And to an earlier point, how does this impact, like I know UCO is doing the temporary pilot of...
- And to an earlier point, how does this impact, like I know UCO is doing the temporary pilot of... ...
- impact, like I know UCO is doing the temporary pilot of no-test application, but it does carve out homeschoolers
Committee:
House Education Oversight
Keywords:
postsecondary education, standardized test scores, educational equity, higher learning access, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, HB2978, school libraries, library media center, library media program, community standards, sexually explicit conduct, obscene material, age-appropriate materials, school curriculum, book challenges, book banning, censorship, public schools, school board, education committee
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
State Government, Tribal Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill before you authorizes the use of the shared leave program for employees who are victims of hate
- crimes and for employees whose absences are due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee
- state civil service statutes to include Washington Technology Solutions network and security systems employees
- The bill adds WOTEC employees and officers that perform network and system security duties to the state
Bills:
HB1759 , HB2417 , HB2632 , HB2249 , HB2574 , HB2309 , HB2235 , SGA9066 , SGA9246 , SGA9268 , SGA9267
Keywords:
designation, commemoration, December 12, local observance, cultural significance, military justice, victims' rights, militia, Washington code, legal protections, citizenship, immigration, terminology, rights, legal status, HB 2249, Washington Technology Solutions, WaTech, civil service, classified service
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- He said it would clarify the status of these essential employees.
- </c> the status of these essential employees. the status of these essential employees.
- </c><01:07:36.640><c> ensures</c> managers as essential employees ensures managers as essential employees
- So, if that's not a definition of an essential employee, I don't... You do.
- So, if that's not a definition of an essential employee, I don't...
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have the Hawaii Government Employees Association, HGEA, in support. >> Hello.
Committee:
House Finance
Keywords:
appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, HB2272, Act 026, public employment cost items, emergency appropriations, collective bargaining, bargaining unit 11, BU-11, state employees, excluded employees, salary increases, cost adjustments, health premium payments, benefits
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- Substitute Senate Bill 6045 places agricultural employees under the jurisdiction of the Public Employee
- Substitute Senate Bill 6117 moves employer and employee groups that are currently collectively bargained
- There’s also potential staffing changes within the Department of Corrections due to changes to employee
- Number eight, Substitute Senate Bill 6117, concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered
- Number eight, substitute Senate Bill 6117 concerning collective bargaining for employees not covered
Bills:
SB6147 , SB6082 , SB5862 , SB5882 , SB6323 , SB6346 , SB6162 , SB6256 , SB6220 , SB5650 , SB6343 , SB6113 , SB6211 , SB6114 , SB5898 , SB6347 , SB6244 , SB5868 , SB5762 , SB5988 , SB6194 , SB6246 , SB6223 , SB6052 , SB5828 , SB5954 , SB5963 , SB5909 , SGA9306
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
grocery establishments, closure notice, consumer rights, local businesses, student financial aid, financial aid fraud, higher education, college enrollment fraud, fictitious students, ghost students, enrollment fraud, aid integrity, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, AI fraud, fraud prevention, Washington State, legislative audit, JLARC, full-time equivalent
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We reduce provider liability by maintaining real-time notifications of employee arrests, reduce workforce
- Taking up tab 5, SB 1480 on temporary certification. Thank you, Madam Chair.
- Taking up tab 5, SB 1480 on temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need.
Committee:
Senate Health Policy
Keywords:
provider disputes, health plan, dispute resolution, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare regulation, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes, medical freedom, vaccination, ivermectin, healthcare practitioner liability, immunization exemptions, ambulatory surgical centers, patient safety, licensure
Summary:
The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified access to the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, on background screenings, would centralize clearinghouse screening functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration; an amendment clarified that sealed and expunged records may be reviewed for eligibility determinations, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156, on ambulatory surgical centers, would move their regulation into a standalone section of law separate from the hospital-focused Chapter 395, and it was reported favorably.
The committee also considered SB 1480 on temporary certificates for practice in areas of critical need. A strike-all amendment created a grandfathering process for current certificate holders with active primary care relationships if federal designation changes remove an area’s critical-need status. Supporters said it would protect patients and preserve access to care in underserved areas, and the bill was reported favorably.
The most extensive debate was on SB 1756, the medical freedom bill. The sponsor said it would require vaccine educational materials and alternative schedules for parents, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that emergency treatment authority does not include mandatory vaccination, and allow pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter with written warnings. The committee adopted one amendment to extend liability protections to physicians as well as pharmacists, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required counseling for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with physicians, pediatricians, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that the bill would lower vaccination rates and increase risk to vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with no final vote taken in the portion provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- His parents brought him to the United States on a temporary visa for expert medical care.
Bills:
HB232
Committee:
House Higher Education
Keywords:
disaster recovery, natural disaster, weather disaster, emergency relief, flood relief, hurricane relief, storm damage, wildfire, tornado, hail, windstorm, extreme heat, ice storm, snowstorm, property damage, personal injury, temporary housing, relocation assistance, lost wages, state emergency management
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Bill 45 by Representative Bacallat and Freeman provides relative to the benefit of participating employees
- in the municipal police employee retirement system.
- asked to be joined by representatives of the Louisiana Municipal Association and Municipal Police Employees
- The amendment basically says there is a five-year DROP for municipal police employees, but some had been
- My name is Travis McWing with Louisiana State Employees Retirement.
Committee:
Senate Retirement
Keywords:
HB 17, District Attorneys' Retirement System, retirement system, reemployed retiree, reemployment, supplemental retirement benefit, service credit, benefit suspension, public retirement, district attorney, assistant district attorney, Louisiana District Attorneys' Association, employer reporting, annual report, retirement benefits, state employees, local funds, state funds, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, part-time retirees
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Apr 6th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Education Subcommittee
Committee:
House A&B Education Subcommittee
Keywords:
mathematics, student assessment, dyscalculia, intervention services, educational funding, professional development, state department of education, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools, school districts, bereavement leave, paid leave, grief leave, family leave, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, maternity leave
HI
Committee:
House Labor
Keywords:
reimbursement, public employees, travel costs, Hawaii statutes, government funding, workforce development, internship, internal recruitment, employment, qualifications, civil service, artificial intelligence, data governance, open data portal, Hawaii, chief data officer, chatbot, public services, data transparency
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Jones: Members, SB 794 requires every employee of a residential facility or day training program
- A recent article by the Florida Hospital Association found that there were over 343,000 employees in
- Graduates who hold a temporary provisional license, which we will talk about, they will be able to do
- So you want to make sure this is a temporary license until they take the test and pass it, or if they
- While working on the temporary license, the graduate may practice only under the direct supervision of
Keywords:
surgical smoke, health standards, hospital safety, patient protection, medical regulations, nursing education, licensure, remedial courses, temporary license, graduate nursing preceptorship, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, background screening, support coordination services, developmental disabilities, Tatton-Brown-Rahman syndrome, public hearings, orthotics, prosthetics, healthcare, Medicaid
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- sets standards for suspension and expulsions on students who physically attack teachers or school employees
- And if they're to the point where they're attacking administrators, employees, and teachers, can you
Bills:
HB2987 , HB3026 , HB3076 , HB3288 , HB3315 , HB3467 , HB3711 , HB3885 , HB4427 , HB4359 , HB4363
Committee:
House Education Oversight
Keywords:
education, academic standards, subject matter standards, State Board of Education, legislative review, joint resolution, curriculum, school standards, Oklahoma Administrative Code, education oversight, common education, curriculum standards, state education policy, rulemaking, legislative veto, kindergarten, military families, education policy, school districts, international military dependents