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• You seem to be saying that credentialing these insurance companies is a quick thing.
• uh these Insurance that credentialing uh these Insurance these<03:47:06.800> insurance<03:47:
• meet the health carers credential meet the health carers credential verification verification verification
• They have to be privileged to do it, and that goes through their credentialing from the hospital side
• to take any specific type of course or training as a barrier to credentialing.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, which would add ski, snowboard, and boat wax containing PFAS to the state’s consumer-product restrictions. The sponsor argued the product is already banned in many places, has PFAS-free alternatives, and is used in ways that can directly contaminate water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and said the bill was a simple extension of prior PFAS legislation. A witness also described a personal experience where a liquid ski wax disappeared from the market and later returned, likely because of PFAS concerns. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167 without a vote. The committee then opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett said the bill was modeled on New Jersey law and intended to let student-athletes earn compensation from NIL without losing institutional scholarships, while also requiring licensed representation and setting limits on certain endorsements. He described the measure as proactive because NIL rules are evolving and could create conflicts among schools and future lawsuits. Members questioned whether the bill should apply to two-year institutions, whether it should exclude firearms and weapons, and whether the scholarship protections would cover need-based or academic aid as well as athletic scholarships. Moffett said the scholarship language was intended to protect scholarships generally, but not need-based aid specifically, and he acknowledged discomfort with some of the endorsement restrictions. Public testimony on HB 312 was mixed. One supporter, a former Division III athlete and coach, backed the bill but urged removal of a section allowing institutions or athletic bodies to use an athlete’s NIL without compensation, arguing most New Hampshire athletes do not receive NIL money and should not have to work extra jobs to cover basic expenses. The chair also raised concerns about the bill’s contractual and identity-rights implications, referencing prior committee work on a J.D. Salinger-related identity case and noting the committee had previously declined to get involved in similar contractual disputes. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• So if the department is going to do credentialing and do the criminal background check and find that
• by a school district because they won't have a credential anyway.
• So if the department is going to do credentialing and do the criminal background check and find that
• by a school district because they won't have a credential anyway.
• <02:22:20.840> or governs an Educator's credential or governs an Educator's credential or

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Committee held its organizational meeting for the new term, with members introducing themselves and describing their backgrounds in teaching, school boards, special education, administration, law, and related fields. Chair Glenn Cordelli outlined the committee’s goals and procedures, emphasizing civility, professionalism, and respectful treatment of witnesses and members. He also noted that the committee has been split into two this year because of the large volume of bills, and said the committee had already sent three bills to the other education committee, with 36 bills currently assigned and more expected. The chair reviewed committee rules and logistics: hearings should start on time, members should minimize cell phone use and avoid searching during testimony, and questioning of witnesses is limited to one question at a time unless the chair allows a follow-up. Members were told to use the title “Representative,” to sign up on pink cards to testify, and to submit written testimony to the clerk. He also explained that hearings are for listening rather than debating, while executive sessions are where debate and motions occur. Possible motions include ought to pass, inexpedient to legislate, and retain in committee for further work, including subcommittees. Additional procedures covered scheduling, with the committee expected to meet Wednesday and Thursday the following week because of a holiday, and regular meetings generally planned for Monday and Wednesday. The chair also discussed the consent calendar, reports from majority and minority positions, and the expectation that members who testify on a bill should not then question other witnesses on that same bill. No legislation was voted on at this meeting; it was a procedural and orientation session for the committee.

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• They can put in their credentials, whatever the agency provides the credentials for the staff.
• That will be controlled by their login credentials. We have also a screen where they file...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• just as our education policy area looked at statewide career articulation agreements for career credentialing
• department or our education policy area looked at statewide career articulation agreements for career credentialing
• We have a couple of reports on this list that are recurring. credentialing programs.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive annual overviews of its oversight responsibilities and the work of the Auditor General and OPAGA. Committee staff reviewed the committee’s authority over state and local governments, enforcement of audit-report filing requirements, repeated audit findings, Transparency Florida reporting, and lobbying compensation audits. Auditor General Cheryl Norman described her office’s independence, audit standards, quality control, and major audit areas, including the state’s annual financial and single audits, school district and university audits, operational and performance audits, and attestation work. She also noted staffing shortages, recruitment efforts, and a request for carry-forward funds to study salaries. Members asked about whether audits can quantify recoverable dollars, how school district spending comparisons are handled, and how to raise concerns about DCF-related audits or a local city audit that has been pending for years. Norman said her office can quantify findings when possible, sometimes compares costs across districts in operational audits, and that members can bring specific concerns to the appropriate deputy auditor general or the committee. She also explained that citizen or local-government audit requests may require payment of audit costs. OPAGA Coordinator Kara Collins-Gomez outlined OPAGA’s role as a legislative research unit that conducts studies directed by law, the presiding officers, or the committee, and described its policy areas, methodologies, contract monitoring, and recurring statutory reports. Deputy Auditor General Matthew Tracy explained how to read operational audit reports, including findings, criteria, condition, cause, effect, recommendations, and management responses. Deputy Auditor General Greg Senators explained financial audit reports, including audit opinions, required supplementary information, internal control and compliance findings, federal program compliance, and management letters. The meeting concluded with thanks to the presenters and a motion to adjourn, which passed without objection.

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• Aetna covers us, but they only credential a certain number of naturopathic doctors.
• And because the licensed credentialed professionals that recommend that care deem them to be medically
• And because the licensed credentialed professionals that recommend that care deem them to be medically
• And because the licensed credentialed professionals that recommend that care deem them to be medically
• <02:34:04.160> professionals the licensed credentialed professionals the licensed credentialed

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• HB number fifty-nine by Durbin Hawkins relates to the training and credentialing requirements for certain
• No. 95 by Hicks, relating to establishing minimum credentials and qualifications for the emergency management

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• And then on the second page, it also allows the Department of Public Health to adopt rules for credentialing
• Rules for credentialing and accreditation standards for private companies when dealing with EMS.

Bills: HB226, HB24, HB309, HB315, HB272, HB24, HB226, HB309, HB315, HB272

Keywords: HB226, homestead exemption, ad valorem tax, property tax, property tax relief, widow, widower, unremarried spouse, surviving spouse, senior exemption, elderly, disabled, permanently and totally disabled, blind taxpayer, deed ownership, principal residence, school tax, county tax, municipal tax, Alabama Department of Revenue

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• YOU TALK ABOUT THIS PERSON THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENT BEING YOU TALK ABOUT
• THIS PERSON THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENT BEING OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER COULD

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• He said their goal in future years is for students to earn both of those postsecondary credentials, a
• credential and degree, at the same time as the high school diploma for the first couple cohorts, this
• He said the messaging they give to kids is that finishing the credential will not hurt you to have in
• it it it will not hurt you to credential it it it will not hurt you to have<00:10:35.560> this
• Students can earn credits and credentials in high school so they can get a head start in college and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the gallery, we also have Alan's friends and colleagues here to celebrate and support Alan on his recognition

Bills: HR206, SB3083, SB2377, SB2816, SB3248, SB2436, SB2259, SB2928, SB2577, SB2697, SB2399, SB2665, SB2851, SB3102, SB2521, SB3157, SB3255, SB3016, SB2765, SB1432, SB17, SB2401, SB2972, SB3014, SB3032, SB3137, SB847, SB2261, SB2271, SB2272, SB2804, SB3007, SB3019, SB3250, SB2603, SB3022, SB2256, SB2147, SB2014, SB2114, SB2115, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3095, SB3144, SB3264, SB2325, SB2211, SB3245, SB2090, SB2803, SB2866, SB2250, SB2497, SB2032, SB2487, SB3136, SB2756, SB2615, SB3262, SB2024, SB2177, SB2552, SB2319, SB2407, SB2153, SB2321, SB2805, SB3010, SB2892, SB2781, SB2489, SB2174, SB2169, SB3123

Keywords: Robert Bob Toyofuku, Hawaii legal community, House Resolution, commendation, honorary resolution, legal education, continuing legal education, CLE, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii law school, Pacific Law Institute, attorney training, legal ethics, professional responsibility, legal mentorship, legal profession, court-annexed arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, appellate decisions, Hawaii Supreme Court

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• the legislature was to have 70% of Minnesota adults age 25 to 44 attain some sort of secondary credential
• 01.519> high<00:14:01.800> school<00:14:02.800> and<00:14:02.920> so credential
• Beyond high school and so credential Beyond high school and so that<00:14:03.279> includes<00
• um where are students going credential um where are students going who's<00:41:02.640> being<
• and being licensed to nurse credential and being licensed to nurse just<01:08:22.440> because

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the current $15 million into the future, would mean that we could reliably maintain trained and credentialed
• we could reliably maintain trained that we could reliably maintain trained and<01:25:34.239> credentialed
• 35.199> to<01:25:35.520> carry<01:25:35.760> out<01:25:36.000> the and credentialed
• staff to carry out the and credentialed staff to carry out the important<01:25:36.719> work<01
• Commissioner Johnson for work on the bill and said the dollar amounts are nominal, but they show recognition

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• So the governor recommends modifying the definition of a credential to allow non-postsecondary credentials
• Presently, we don't count some of the modern credentials that we do recognize are highly impactful and
• presently we don't count uh credential presently we don't count uh some<01:37:38.800> of<01:37
• :38.960> the<01:37:39.040> modern<01:37:39.480> credentials<01:37:40.040> that
• <01:37:40.199> we some of the modern credentials that we some of the modern credentials that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• investigator who was in the same boat that, in late 2025, the county sheriff elected to withdraw her credentials
• withdraw<02:52:00.479> her<02:52:01.600> um<02:52:01.840> her<02:52:02.240> credentials
• investigator, as a replacement to the individual who retired, but he does not have law enforcement credentials
• The sheriff elected to withdraw the credentials from those two positions for command and control reasons
• The sheriff elected to withdraw the credentials from those two positions for command and control reasons

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• enforcement unit and drug recognition enforcement unit and drug recognition expert<00:52:05.520>
• with meeting with my drug recognition with meeting with my drug recognition expert<00:58:14.240>
• <01:01:37.280> experts lot of the drug recognition experts lot of the drug recognition experts
• conversation with the drug recognition conversation with the drug recognition expert.<01:02:33.839
• that did not become drug recognition that did not become drug recognition expert<01:03:45.599>

Bills: HB1974, HB1853, HB1973, HB1574, HB2619, HB1966, HB1643, HB1671, HB2558, HB1854, HB2173, HB1575, HB2229, HB1535, HB1978, HB2508, HB1549, HB2187, HB1550, HB1977, HB2314, HB1871, HB2319, HB1591, HB1858, HB1898, HB2372, HB1765, HB2012, HB1706, HB1962, HB1963, HB1975, HB2009, HB2083, HB2224, HB1877, HB1959, HB1626, HB1665, HB2488, HB2456, HB2548, HB2207, HB1832, HB2079, HB1985, HB1618, HB2486, HB2242, HB2045, HB1703, HB2236, HB2480, HB1976, HB2287, HB2288, HB1777, HB276, HB1660, HB1676, HB1605, HB1751, HB1967, HB2383, HB2340, HB1946, HB2268, HB1950, HB2156, HB2118, HB1859, HB1863, HB1996, HB2114, HB2423, HB2429, HB2475, HB2534, HB2545, HB1813, HB1941, HB2474, HB2583, HB1576, HB1886, HB1939, HB2540, HB2590, HB2000, HB2163, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1692

Keywords: HB1974, hearing loss, audiology, audiologist, hearing screening, hearing aids, cochlear implants, tele-audiology, communication access, assistive technology, speech-language pathology, deafness, hard of hearing, public health, kupuna, keiki, dementia, cognitive decline, fall prevention, State Health Planning and Development Agency

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• QSPs accountable through licensing boards, professional discipline, revocation or suspension of credentials
• QSPs accountable through licensing boards, professional discipline, revocation or suspension of credentials
• QSPs accountable through licensing boards, professional discipline, revocation or suspension of credentials
• QSPs accountable through licensing boards, professional discipline, revocation or suspension of credentials
• QSPs accountable through licensing boards, professional discipline, revocation or suspension of credentials

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• uh uh uh >> how you know I mean that's what I'm saying that >> well as as an industry recognized credential
• recognized >> well as as an industry recognized >> well as as an industry recognized credential
• 26.800> approved<00:09:27.200> by<00:09:27.440> the<00:09:28.080> uh credential
• mutually approved by the uh credential mutually approved by the uh agent<00:09:28.720> general
• Well, that means if you're doing workforce development, uh, you want to have a credential that's meaningful

Bills: SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388, SB342, HB379, HB326, HB233, HB388

Keywords: land bank, land bank authority, local land bank authority, Alabama Land Bank Authority, tax delinquent property, tax sale, tax lien, redemption period, quiet title, blight remediation, vacant property, foreclosure, ad valorem tax, property tax exemption, intergovernmental agreement, county government, municipal government, redevelopment, brownfields, floodplain management

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• RESCUE AND PASCOE COUNTY AS AMONG THE PILOT PROGRAMS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF CREDENTIALING
• THE ASSESSMENT TOOLS WILL GO OUT, WE WILL START WITH CREDENTIALING.
• DO A DESKTOP REVIEW AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE MATCHING WHAT THEY SAY THEY CAN DO, VERIFYING THEIR CREDENTIALS

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• The plan is for creating on-the-job training programs as well as credentialing, and you'll see in the
• that has been drafted by Miami-Dade College and Mass Tech to, again, provide some substantial credentialing

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met briefly and first announced that Senate Bill 232 by Senator Rodriguez was temporarily postponed at the sponsor’s request. The main item was a presentation from Leo Garcia of the Office of Broadband on Florida’s broadband programs, current deployment progress, and upcoming funding opportunities. Garcia said the office is administering multiple grant programs that have awarded hundreds of millions of dollars for broadband infrastructure, community facilities, and digital device access, with a focus on rural areas, workforce development, and digital literacy. He also described the state’s strategic plan and partnerships with local governments, ISPs, workforce boards, community colleges, and community action agencies. Garcia explained that Florida has already deployed over 1,100 miles of fiber and enabled about 4,300 connections, and said the remaining unserved and underserved locations should drop significantly by the end of 2026 before the BEAD program addresses the rest. He said BEAD is a fully federal program for Florida, providing $1.16 billion from NTIA, with most of it reserved for infrastructure and additional amounts for workforce training and cybersecurity/digital literacy. He noted that Florida is prioritizing fiber but will also use fixed wireless or satellite where fiber is not cost-effective or feasible. He also said the office is seeking additional spending authority for the Digital Capacity Grant Program. Members asked about county coverage, especially Duval County, and Garcia said Duval and Monroe had not yet received funds because they currently have limited unserved or underserved areas, but they are expected to be addressed through BEAD and related workforce and literacy efforts. Senator Davis raised permitting delays as a major challenge, and Garcia said the office is exploring ways to help local communities process permits more quickly. Senator Wright asked about competition with satellite-based broadband providers, and Garcia said the state is technology-agnostic but prioritizes fiber for reliability. There were no public comments, no votes or formal actions taken, and the meeting adjourned.