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HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-PSM, WAM-AEN Informational Briefings 01-07-2025
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Moving down to item number 30 is the annual maintenance fee for the Narcotics Enforcement Laboratory,
- fee for the uh<00:22:32.159><c> narcotics</c><00:22:32.720><c> enforcement</c><00:22:33.240><c> laboratory
- </c> uh narcotics enforcement laboratory uh narcotics enforcement laboratory which<00:22:34.080><c> is
- We were planning to try to stand up a forensic laboratory before all of this, and we had redescribed
- before all of this forensic laboratory before all of this and<00:41:39.640><c> we</c><00:41:39.800><
Summary:
The committee heard budget testimony first from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Director Tommy Johnson outlined short-term goals to reduce overcrowding, improve living and working conditions, fill vacancies, expand mental health services, and update the correctional master plan. He said the department is still dealing with severe overcrowding at facilities such as OCCC and HCCC, with 947 people at OCCC against a design capacity of 628, and noted 938 inmates are currently housed on the mainland because of temporary repairs at Halawa. He also reported progress on staffing, saying the correctional officer vacancy rate has dropped from 34.3% to 24% through expanded recruitment. The department’s major budget request was $30 million for planning and design for a new Old Triple C project, along with other requests for re-entry services, identification documents, security systems, radios, sink-toilet modules, and trauma-informed care. Members asked about the timing and scope of the OCCC project, courtroom space in new facilities, and the department’s plan to use the funding to improve re-entry and reduce recidivism.
The committee then heard from the Department of Law Enforcement on a wide range of priorities. The department described requests to expand agricultural crime enforcement, traffic enforcement, illegal fireworks enforcement, and facilities such as a police building at the DKI airport, a state training center, and new police facilities in central and Leeward Oahu. It also discussed a major IT request for a statewide law enforcement and critical infrastructure notification platform, plus funding for grants management, the Wahiawa Civic Center and court complex, the prescription monitoring program, narcotics enforcement operations, and the narcotics lab. A significant portion of the discussion focused on a proposed traffic enforcement program for commercial vehicle inspections, speeding, and DUI enforcement, which the department said would be funded with federal dollars and would operate concurrently with county police. Committee members questioned whether the effort duplicated county jurisdiction and how the program would be trained and staffed.
Members also pressed the department on salary disparities for deputy sheriffs and related vacancies, and the department said the administration was working on a supplemental agreement and placeholder funding to address the issue. Additional discussion covered agricultural crime staffing, the Silver Alert program, and expansion of the forensic lab to handle explosives, firearms, and related evidence. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the meeting moved from the corrections presentation to the law enforcement budget review with questions and answers throughout.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISED: SB1614 - Added Apr 8th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- But my concern on the bill was that It seemed like the punishments were fairly severe, loss of accreditation
- This amended bill gives our schools a lot of leeway to do what's right first before any accreditation
Bills:
SB1734, SB1630, SB1894, SB1975, SB1432, SB1437, SB1812, SB346, SB1250, SB710, SB1489, SB2045, SB1614
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Advancing Agriculture / Using Turkey Lasers to Combat Bird Flu / Supporting Cottage Food Producers Apr 27th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, we have legislation in the session that's going to make those folks actually get accredited so
- folks session that's going to make those folks actually<00:15:54.800><c> get</c><00:15:54.959><c> accredited
- /c><00:15:55.920><c> so</c><00:15:56.079><c> that</c><00:15:56.240><c> there's</c> actually get accredited
- so that there's actually get accredited so that there's some<00:15:56.720><c> sense</c><00:15:56.880
- So, some states around the country are creating this requirement to become accredited so that we have
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The designation signifies simultaneous accreditation in three key areas: law enforcement and dispatch
- That's an amazing thing for the facility in Minnesota to be Triple Crown accredited.
- That's an amazing thing for the facility in Minnesota to be Triple Crown accredited.
- That's an amazing thing for the facility in Minnesota to be Triple Crown accredited.
- That's an amazing thing for the facility in Minnesota to be Triple Crown accredited.
Keywords:
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Use of Force Investigations Unit, federal agents, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, CBP, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS, officer-involved death, use of force, law enforcement accountability, police oversight, independent investigation, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/13/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:59:27.160><c> and</c><00:59:27.359><c> Licensing</c><00:59:27.920><c> costs</c> accreditation and
- Licensing costs accreditation and Licensing costs including<00:59:29.160><c> Staffing</c><00:59:29.720
- Summers provided, you do not receive funding from DHS until your accreditation is there.
- is is is there and so as accreditation is is is there and so as you<01:02:47.359><c> can</c><01:02:47.480
- thank you Senator just I accreditation thank you Senator just I just<01:03:03.760><c> I</c><01:03:03.839
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- and expansion of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions Baji Regional Office and Forensic Science Laboratory
- and expansion of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehensions Baji Regional Office and Forensic Science Laboratory
- Uh, we have a diagnostic laboratory in the facility.
- Uh we have a diagnostic laboratory<00:42:17.839><c> in</c><00:42:18.079><c> the</c><00:42:18.319><c>
- We also use laboratory in the facility.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It's Natural Energy Laboratory. It's not supposed to be an egg park. Natural Energy Laboratory.
- </c><01:21:06.239><c> natural</c> >> it's natural energy laboratory natural >> it's natural
- energy laboratory natural not<01:21:07.199><c> it's</c><01:21:07.360><c> not</c><01:21:07.520><c> supposed
- 21:10.960><c> So</c><01:21:11.120><c> you</c><01:21:11.280><c> guys</c> >> natural energy laboratory
- So you guys >> natural energy laboratory.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Elementary and Secondary Education to create and enforce regulations that establish effective accreditation
- Yet DESE and BESE routinely accredit them cycle after cycle.
- For decades, both teacher and administrator candidates have graduated from accredited ed prep programs
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Education held its 13th hearing, chaired by Senator Jason Lewis and Representative Gordon, and heard testimony on a large slate of bills covering personnel and miscellaneous education issues. The first major topic was House Bill 711 and Senate Bill 327, the “So All Students Thrive” proposal, which would change reduction-in-force rules so districts could consider teacher effectiveness, student impact, staffing needs, and diversity-related factors alongside seniority. Supporters from Educators for Excellence, including teachers and a former school committee chair, argued that current seniority-based layoff rules can push out effective early-career educators and harm efforts to build a more diverse workforce. Committee members raised questions about tenure, union involvement, and how the bill would interact with the Educator Diversity Act and local contract negotiations; members generally said they shared the goal of diversifying the educator workforce and encouraged continued collaboration and feedback.
The committee then heard testimony on House Bill 658, which would require educator training on gifted and advanced learners. Parents, teachers, researchers, and advocates said Massachusetts lacks required preservice or professional development on gifted education, leaving many advanced students unchallenged and underserved. Witnesses described students who are bored, under-identified, or even discouraged in school, and argued that training would help teachers recognize and support gifted students, including students of color, multilingual learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Testimony also supported related prior bills on advanced learners and emphasized that the state should act on a 2019 DESE report recommending such training.
The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 736 and Senate Bill 435, which would establish de-escalation training for school transportation. The Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council said the measure would improve safety for students and bus operators, fill a gap in current school bus driver certification requirements, and better support students with disabilities. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 4720, concerning the Athol-Royalston Regional School District’s state bailout-related reserve requirements; the superintendent said the district has long maintained fiscal stability but is still forced to leave over half a million dollars unspent each year, limiting resources for a high-poverty student population. After testimony concluded, the chairs read the full list of bills on the agenda, thanked the committee and staff, and the hearing was adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- education and professional. eligibility in Texas by providing an alternative pathway for law school accreditation
- law schools affiliated with public or private institutions. of higher education in Texas to be accredited
- Department of Education for institutional accreditation.
Keywords:
SB 1065, handgun carry, license holder, concealed carry, open carry, government contracts, governmental entity, property lease, state agencies, local government, higher education, university, Texas Government Code, Penal Code 30.06, Penal Code 30.07, Penal Code 46.03, Second Amendment, gun rights, firearms, civil penalty
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- and late or missed, I could see credit agencies looking at that, calling it fraudulent and not accrediting
- I'm worried that you won't get an accredited program out of the way the bill sits right now. >> Yeah,
- I'm worried that you won't get an accredited program out of the way the bill sits right now.
- </c><01:16:43.120><c> program</c><01:16:43.440><c> out</c> you won't get an accredited program out you
- won't get an accredited program out of<01:16:43.600><c> the</c><01:16:43.679><c> way</c><01:16:43.760
Keywords:
housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, landlord regulations, tenant rights, minor children, lease agreements, eviction, privacy protection, housing, lease termination, medical care, death, infirmity, landlord obligations, St. Paul, public housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/26
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- been updated in 30 years, and the minimum education required today is a master's degree from an accredited
- 27.320><c> We</c><00:06:27.440><c> no</c><00:06:27.560><c> longer</c><00:06:27.840><c> work</c> an accredited
- We no longer work an accredited program.
- </c><00:06:41.400><c> of</c><00:06:41.480><c> Athletic</c> Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Commission
- on Accreditation of Athletic Training<00:06:42.080><c> Education.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 25
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I would note that the bill proposes adopting the accreditation standards of the Midwifery Education Accreditation
- Midwifery Education Accreditation Council established its first school in 2002.
- Council all 37 states that accreditation Council all 37 states that licens<03:51:17.560><c> midwives
- <03:51:26.640><c> Council</c><03:51:27.239><c> established</c><03:51:27.880><c> its</c> accreditation
- So it's really important then that this amendment provides for the PEP pathway for accreditation for
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 02/26/26
Health and Human Services
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Radioactive and Hazardous Materials May 29th, 2025
Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- natural resource damage assessments, um, we have a, uh, we are working with Los Alamos National Laboratories
- , uh, Laboratory for contamination there, um, the NASA White Sands Test Facility.
- Um, Los Alamos National Laboratory, slide number 15, um, you can see there are, um, significant, uh,
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Higher Education and Workforce Development May 5th, 2026
Higher Education and Workforce Development
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Higher Education - 03/10/2026
Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill amends the Education Law and the Public Health Law to require dental laboratories in New York
Summary:
The Senate Higher Education Committee met on March 10, 2026, with a quorum present and took up seven bills. The committee advanced S.553, which would require SUNY and CUNY to observe all religious holidays and specifically include Asian Lunar New Year; S.2046, creating Mental Health Educational Opportunity Programs and sending it to the Finance Committee; S.516, establishing a Black History Preservation Commission within SUNY; S.6334, allowing direct support staff in non-facility OPWDD programs to provide nursing services under a registered professional nurse’s order; S.6482, updating geologist licensure requirements; S.6759, authorizing parents or legal guardians to apply topical fluoride varnish to a child’s teeth; and S.6929, requiring dental laboratories to register with the Department of Health. Most bills had no opposition or only a support memo, including support from CUNY for S.553 and from the New York State Council of Professional Geologists for S.6482.
Members generally moved the bills forward without substantive debate, though several were reported “without recommendation.” S.2046 was the only measure explicitly referred onward to the Finance Committee. During consideration of S.6929, Senator May asked whether the registration requirement would affect a dental office using its own 3D printer to make dental items; staff said they would check and follow up. The committee completed its work and adjourned at 11:12 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/26/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It relies on industry-recognized associations and accreditation for quality assurance, and it delivers
- </c><01:31:52.800><c> for</c> associations and accreditation for associations and accreditation for quality
- </c><01:34:53.880><c> by</c> proposes using national accreditation by proposes using national accreditation
- To ensure quality, we want accreditation by approved, industry-recognized professional organizations.
- </c><01:38:27.360><c> by</c> quality we want accreditation by quality we want accreditation by approved
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 9th, 2025 at 01:24 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- It's nationally accredited. I don't own it; I was the founder and did that.
- You can't get accredited in less than two years; we are accredited in two years.
- They are private pay and they can even be accredited. They just said, "Phooey" with the state.
- We like our accrediting body. You're not acknowledging our accrediting body. We opt out.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (6-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- set forth by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council instead of the Midwives Alliance of North
- KAR 2085 instead of one year. 2011 KAR 2600 amends the reference statutes to use standards for accreditation
- set forth by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council instead of the Midwives Alliance of North
- KAR 2085 instead of one year. 2011 KAR 2600 amends the reference statutes to use standards for accreditation
- set forth by the Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council instead of the Midwives Alliance of North
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then took up several administrative regulations. The first was an Office of the Attorney General regulation creating an online submission process for an annual certification report to replace prior quarterly notarized certification forms; there were no amendments or questions. The main discussion centered on Personnel Cabinet regulations 101 KAR 2:034, 2:102, 3:015, and 3:045, which include staff-suggested technical amendments and address state employee compensation and leave. The compensation provisions clarify salary and rehiring/demotion rules, increase critical position premiums from one to three, and update weekend premium and ACE award practices. The leave provisions would provide up to six weeks of paid leave per 10-year interval for birth, adoption, foster placement, or a serious health condition, and allow one paid adverse-weather day per year with supervisor approval. Staff explained that annual and sick leave already accrue and roll over, and that the new six-week benefit was intended as an additional enhancement tied to the 10-year and 20-year sick-leave milestones.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House repasses amended veterans bill, SF1959 5/17/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:29:11.200><c> lawyers</c><00:29:11.919><c> that</c><00:29:12.159><c> are</c><00:29:12.399><c> accredited
- </c><00:29:13.200><c> by</c><00:29:13.440><c> the</c> based lawyers that are accredited by the based
- lawyers that are accredited by the VA<00:29:14.720><c> as</c><00:29:15.120><c> required</c><00:29:15.760
- ><c> can</c><00:29:25.919><c> provide</c><00:29:26.320><c> that</c><00:29:26.640><c> choice</c> accredited
- that can provide that choice accredited that can provide that choice if<00:29:27.520><c> necessary.