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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 18th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Provider within its communities.
- It's really the availability of the providers and our ability to attract providers within our public
- I do see the Department of Health working with community providers to provide that level of referral
- Stop, you know, versus providing a checkup versus you're now providing treatment services that do need
- They provided our breakfast and will provide our lunch. So thank you, Linnea. Yeah, thank you, UNM.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There is none registered to provide oral testimony.
- Scott is invited to provide testimony. She will have four minutes.
- It's anyone; we're not providing compensation until they're enrolled.
- The review of credentials takes between five to eight days to complete.
- They provide access to harmful content and harmful people.
Bills:
HB322, HB126, HB3062, HB1481, HB2310, HB2674, HB121, HB2243, HB3627, HB1178, HB367, HB5515, HB126, HB121
Keywords:
JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 14th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Postsecondary Education & Workforce
Transcript Highlights:
- The State Need Grant provided funding from 0 to 70% at a prorated amount.
- The $276 million provided each year from the general fund has not changed.
- So the State Need Grant, which provided... Was not changed.
- Reid was going to provide the capitalization. Yes, out of my own pocket.
- Reed was going to provide the capitalization. Yes, out of my own pocket.
Keywords:
education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid, state financial aid, financial aid application, postsecondary education, higher education, student aid, Washington Student Achievement Council, public records exemption, privacy, student records, personally identifying information, financial information, data sharing agreement, enrollment assistance, institutional records, FERPA
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The State Need Grant provided funding up from 0 to 70% at a prorated amount.
- The $276 million provided each year from the general fund has not changed.
- So the State Need Grant, which provided... Was not changed.
- Reed was going to provide the capitalization. Yes, out of my own pocket.
- Reed was going to provide the capitalization. Yes, out of my own pocket.
Summary:
The Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee held a work session on higher education funding and then public hearings on House Bill 2148 and House Bill 2132. In the work session, OPR staff Kate Henry reviewed enrollment trends, tuition policy, financial aid programs, and funding sources for Washington’s public colleges and universities. Members asked about FTE versus headcount, tuition growth, the Washington College Grant, College Bound, and the Workforce Education Investment Account. Henry explained how state appropriations, tuition, and financial aid interact, and noted that higher education makes up a significant share of the state budget. No votes were taken during the work session.
House Bill 2148 would create a “pay-it-forward” graduate student aid program administered by the Student Achievement Council, allowing students to receive tuition support and later make income-based contributions for up to 15 years to fund future students. Sponsor Rep. Reid said the bill is intended to offset the loss of federal graduate loan options and support workforce needs in fields like nursing, teaching, and research. Committee questions focused on repayment terms, possible caps, interest, and program capitalization. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with students and advocates arguing the bill would expand access to graduate education and avoid predatory private debt.
House Bill 2132 would limit disclosure and retention of personally identifying and financial information from WASFA applications, generally requiring the Student Achievement Council and institutions to stop retaining that information after one year following the award year unless needed for an audit or appeal. Rep. Leavitt said the bill is meant to reduce unnecessary long-term retention of sensitive student data and improve privacy and security. Supporters, including student leaders and immigrant-advocacy groups, said the bill would protect vulnerable students and increase trust in the aid process. Some members raised concerns about whether shorter retention could affect future record needs, including immigration-related documentation, but the sponsor said students can keep their own records and that the bill preserves audit authority. The hearing ended without a vote, and the chair noted an upcoming busy schedule and cutoff deadlines.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- providing technical assistance for pre-K partnerships.
- HB2 does not provide money to our district to provide a raise for them.
- Without the ability to provide raises to any staff next year.
- We can provide a dedicated teacher pay raise, but maybe do...
- Education teacher, related services provider, and any other service provider.
Bills:
HB2
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's how your child did on the state tests, and it provides a lot of actually good resources to address
- Thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today to provide testimony. testimony.
- They also provide young people with essential support such as mentorship, skill development. safe and
- It can provide so many things to young people based on what their specific needs are.
- Do they have to, they don't provide any credentials? They just pay, what does it cost?
Bills:
HB 1178, HB1411, HB1441, HB1773, HB1813, HB2107, HB2598, HB2911, HB2967, HB3672, HB5263, HB3797
Keywords:
education, temporary certification, out-of-state educators, teacher shortage, military spouses, personal leave, school holidays, employee compensation, overtime provisions, school safety, peace officers, mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-informed care, student trustee, school board, student representation, education policy, nonvoting position, school governance
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Finance and Taxation Education
Transcript Highlights:
- a sub that we worked on extensively to get passed in the House and uh the intent of course is to provide
- house and uh the intent of course<00:07:18.080><c> is</c><00:07:18.479><c> to</c><00:07:18.800><c> provide
- is to provide student focused modifications<00:07:20.639><c> to</c><00:07:20.880><c> address</c><00:
- mutually approved by the uh credential mutually approved by the uh agent<00:09:28.720><c> general</c
- That's what I meant. >> Uh, educational programs that would provide a workforce-development skill set
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In order to bolster our workforce with more mental health professionals in our field, we must provide
- They may never receive an economic benefit that the Texas Dream Act claimed to provide.
- Texas has provided in-state tuition for 24 years.
- I think in-state tuition isn't providing any handouts.
- You guys have a little packet I provided for you. But our immigration system is broken.
Bills:
HB232
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:
- Their president would provide information, and Nichols. All right.
- And the question was, what can we do to provide this information?
- Provide this information in a thorough manner.
- We need to provide them medically accurate information.
- So that was just some consideration we wanted to provide.
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 987, which would move the Louisiana Geological Survey under the LSU Energy Institute to streamline energy-related programs. The author and members described it as an efficiency measure, and the committee reported the bill favorably without objection.
Members then heard HB 513 on name, image, and likeness rules for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes. The bill was presented as a product of a task force and was supported by the Attorney General’s office, coaches, and a student athlete, who emphasized the need for guardrails, education, and protections against exploitation by agents or third parties. Questions focused on high school enforcement, parental consent, and what students may legally do; the committee ultimately reported the bill favorably.
The committee also considered HCR 26, which asks BESE to incorporate the science of human growth and development, including prenatal development, into science or health standards and to provide instructional materials. Supporters said it would improve science education and show fetal development more clearly, while opponents raised concerns about medical accuracy, political influence, and lack of safeguards. An amendment requiring parental consent for instruction was offered but failed on a roll call vote, and the resolution was then reported favorably.
Later, the committee reported HB 608 favorably as amended to protect confidentiality of documents tied to intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing, while preserving public disclosure of overall institutional spending. It also advanced HB 380, creating a pilot program to expand CDL workforce training through a community college and school partnership, and HB 392, which would require suicide hotline information on school websites, student ID cards, and, through amendment, visible signs in schools. The committee then reported HB 476 as amended, requiring Safe Haven law flyers in school restrooms, and began discussion of HB 682 to authorize veterans as school resource officers, with amendments addressing qualifications and training.
NM
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- 185, by N.D., relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing
- HB 1201, by Manuel, relating to the pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage for doula services.
- HB 1209, by Cunningham, relating to the minimum number of instructional days provided by public schools
- HB 1219, by P.L.A., relating to the prioritization of pregnant individuals when providing health care
- HB 1219 by PLA relating to the prioritization of a pregnant individuals when in providing health care
Summary:
The House met to read a large slate of newly filed bills and resolutions and refer them to committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including health care and insurance, public education, elections, criminal justice, public safety, taxes, transportation, agriculture, environmental regulation, higher education, housing, and local government. Several proposals focused on abortion and reproductive health, firearms, voter registration and ballot access, school curriculum and accountability, property tax and homestead issues, and state contracting and agency oversight. A number of constitutional amendments were also filed, including proposals on initiative and referendum, veto override authority, vaccination refusal, parental rights in education, gun rights, Medicaid expansion, and various tax exemptions.
No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred during this portion of the meeting; the clerk simply read the bills and resolutions and announced their committee referrals. The list included both general legislation and joint resolutions, with many items sent to standing committees and several to subcommittees. The House then adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Higher Education & Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we have a public-private partnership with the College Success Foundation, which helps us provide
- And then we have a public-private partnership with the College Success Foundation, which helps us provide
- And in addition to the scholarship, it provides institutions with flexible funding for support services
- And in addition to the scholarship, it provides institutions with flexible funding for support services
- And at least in the report that WASAC provided a year or so ago, there were, you know, there's couch
Keywords:
medication abortion, public education, access, healthcare rights, postsecondary institutions, college grant, scholarships, higher education, private institutions, Washington State, undergraduate programs, enrollment, program review, public institutions, workforce education, accountability, oversight, administrative changes, investment, veterans
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- President, I ask that the credentials of John F. Bingaman...
- President, I ask that the credentials of John F.
- homebuyers, providing for repayment, and making an appropriation.
- We're not providing inadequate.
- We're not providing inadequate. forward until their 40s or 50s, we are not providing adequate justice
Summary:
The Senate convened, initially lacked a quorum, then established one and opened with prayer, pledges in English, Navajo, and Spanish, and the salute to the New Mexico flag. Members then moved through announcements and recognitions, including permission for cameras on the floor and gallery, and certificates honoring Santa Fe County Day and Soil and Water Conservation District Day. Senators spoke in support of both recognitions, emphasizing Santa Fe County’s history, cultural and economic contributions, and the conservation districts’ role in stewardship, agriculture, and conservation work across the state. The chamber also welcomed numerous guests, honorary lieutenant governors, student shadows, and seniors visiting the Capitol.
The Senate confirmed two State Investment Council appointments. Mary Patricia Roman was confirmed 31-0 after debate highlighting her decades of global investment experience, leadership in private banking, and service on the SIC investment committee. John F. Bingaman was then confirmed 32-0 for reappointment, with senators citing his finance background, prior service as governor’s chief of staff, and role in state economic and early childhood policy. Members also discussed his leadership on the council and the importance of strong management of the state’s permanent funds.
On legislation, Senate Memorial 3 passed 27-0. The memorial, developed with the Wild Friends civics and science program, invites state agencies to participate in an insect identification and education workshop with UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology and the Xerces Society. The Senate also received House messages and adopted several committee reports, including referrals and passage recommendations for multiple bills and memorials. Later, the chamber debated Senate Bill 145, which would consolidate certain federal audit reporting into a single submission and adjust audit requirements for smaller entities and acequias; supporters said it would streamline compliance without changing audit requirements, while opponents raised concerns about auditor business, oversight, and the risk of weakening scrutiny. The bill remained under debate in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor debate of HF25 3/13/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:43:38.040><c> to</c> want to make sure we are providing to want to make sure we are providing
- </c><00:51:13.480><c> free</c> Center is committed to providing free Center is committed to providing
- funding to Planned Parenthood and abortion providers, we would balance that by providing funding to
- we would balance that abortion providers we would balance that by<01:27:51.960><c> providing</c><01:
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Up first, we have the Board of Pharmacy, Christopher Fernandez, providing comments.
- Members note that they provided comments.
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- The department has provided written comments in support of this bill.
- Up next, via Zoom, Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi providing comments.
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education met on January 31 and heard six bills. The chair opened by outlining committee practices, including giving at least 72 hours’ notice for hearings, releasing testimony by 5:00 p.m. the day before hearings, and deferring bills needing substantive HT1 changes so members would not vote “blind.” Members briefly thanked the chair for the transparency approach before moving to the agenda.
HB 223 would create a Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy special fund and workforce assessment fee to support a pharmacy center. Testimony from the Board of Pharmacy, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo College of Pharmacy, Mokai Drugs, and others generally supported the measure, emphasizing workforce data, rural access, student loan repayment, and retention. The committee later advanced HB 223 with amendments, including leaving fee amounts blank for further discussion and inserting a defective date, and the motion passed unanimously.
HB 940 would appropriate funds for the rat lungworm lab at UH Hilo; HB 546 would establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute at UH to advance AI; HB 549 would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program; HB 1172 would add the Department of Taxation to the Statewide Longitudinal Data System for wage-data sharing; and HB 1320 would require UH to collect and publicly report graduate outcome data and create a dashboard. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with some privacy concerns raised on HB 1172 and a request to protect taxpayer confidentiality. In decision-making, the committee passed all five bills with amendments, generally deleting or blanking appropriations and FTEs for Finance Committee review, adding defective dates for further discussion, and in HB 549 adding a statement that the program is a matter of statewide concern. The committee recessed briefly for decision-making and then adopted the chair’s recommendations on each bill.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Service (9-17-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- Just to reiterate what these homes provide, they provide staffing and daily resident supports.
- We provide three daily snacks.
- </c> both instate and outofstate providers. both instate and outofstate providers.
- So the provider that they are with then becomes the waiver provider. So there are 150 for HCB.
- So the provider that they are with then becomes the waiver provider. So there are 150 for HCB.
Summary:
The Health and Family Services committee heard an informational presentation on Kentucky personal care homes from representatives of the Kentucky Association of Healthcare Facilities, Management Systems of Kentucky, and Elder Care Partners. Witnesses described personal care homes as a lower-cost, 24/7 residential option for adults, often with serious mental illness, who do not meet nursing home criteria but need structured supervision, medication assistance, meals, and daily support. They said the homes are regulated by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, are not Medicaid-funded, and are supported largely through state supplementation payments and residents’ SSI income.
The presenters argued that the current reimbursement rate of about $50.70 per day is no longer sufficient to cover staffing, food, insurance, utilities, maintenance, and other costs, and said the sector has shrunk significantly over time. They cited figures showing a decline from 64 to 34 homes serving the seriously mentally ill since 2002, with 30 closures over 23 years, and said the loss of beds contributes to homelessness, hospital overcrowding, and longer psychiatric stays. They also gave examples of residents who had spent many months in hospitals before being successfully placed in personal care homes, which they said can prevent more costly institutional care.
Committee members asked about staffing credentials, fraud controls, referral processes, and how reimbursement works in other states. The presenters said Kentucky does not require licensed or certified staff in these facilities, though some homes use certified medication technicians or an LPN, and they described a county case-manager-based assessment process used to set individualized rates in other states such as Minnesota. Members expressed support for the work but emphasized the need for documentation of savings and budget offsets. The presenters said they are seeking an incremental reimbursement increase over two years, roughly 25% to 50% in the first year and another 50% after that, and urged the committee to support the homes to prevent further closures.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- counties, and that is to provide the taxpayers a chance to pay their taxes on an annual, semi-annual
- Technicians must also have ICB or equivalent credentials and be employed...
- The owner keeps it on site and provides it upon request.
- And then the county council would have to provide ...based on those instructions in that direction.
- And then the county council would have to provide consent to each one of those appointments.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (01/27/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- Deb, can you list your credentials, please, so that the committee is aware of just how much of an expert
- ,</c> Deb, can you list your credentials, Deb, can you list your credentials, please,<00:10:01.760><c
- I also have a doctorate degree in ambiguous grief, if you wanted credentials.
- </c> so current law already provides so current law already provides remedies,<00:22:42.280><c> contempt
- </c> laws, and this will help provide laws, and this will help provide uniformity<00:58:36.560><c> through
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 20 (2-4-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 266, Representative Griffy, an act relating to healthcare credentials eligible for the Kentucky
- /c><00:06:07.199><c> healthcare</c> an act relating to healthcare an act relating to healthcare credentials
- eligible for the Kentucky credentials eligible for the Kentucky Healthcare<00:06:10.479><c> Workforce
- And then at the bottom of page one, number three, this provides for certain areas where someone may have
- And then at the bottom of page one, number three, this provides for certain areas where someone may have
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 05:02
Calendar/2nd Readings 05:49
Report of Committees 06:49
Orders of the Day 08:20
HB 4 08:33
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 17:34
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 27:40
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 29:22
ConC/Rules Report 33:29
Floor Amendments 35:06
Adjournment 35:37, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent members, and suspended rules to allow bill co-sponsorships and vote modifications. The chamber approved the journal and received notice that the Senate had passed Senate Bills 48 and 102 and requested concurrence. The clerk then reported second-reading bills including measures on school bus safety, special license plates, healthcare workforce credentials, housing, veteran PTSD treatment, postsecondary education, the Kentucky Fire Commission, and local purchasing, along with committee reports advancing a wide range of bills on cultured meat, eviction/removal of unlawful occupants, involuntary commitment, grand jury service, CPA licensure, physical therapy, engineering scholarships, rabies vaccinations, the Controlled Substance Prescribing Council, robotics, reading and language arts instruction, and the education assessment/accountability system.
The main floor action was House Bill 4, relating to grooming a minor. The sponsor described the bill as creating criminal penalties for grooming behavior, with enhanced penalties when the offender holds a position of authority. A floor amendment was adopted making technical wording changes and adding siblings and volunteers to the bill’s lawful-purpose exceptions. Members from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing child protection and the need for stronger legal tools, though one member said she wished the age threshold were higher. The House then passed House Bill 4 as amended by a vote of 98-0.
After HB 4, the House moved through announcements and legislative citations. Members recognized the Corbin Middle School football team and the Lion County High School boys basketball team, and honored M. Samantha Shaver, DMD. Committee meeting notices were announced for several panels, including Economic Development, State Government, Natural Resources and Energy, Families and Children, and Health Services. The clerk also reported newly introduced bills and resolutions covering school foods, family care leave, correctional services, protective orders, data privacy, school funding for districts with high tax-exempt property, Medicaid coverage for adult day health and in-home attendant care, alternative diplomas, Kentucky Nurses Day, a sister-city partnership with Israel’s Shamron Regional Council, and DUI. The House then recessed briefly for committee meetings, received committee referral and rules reports, introduced floor amendments to HB 257 and HB 305, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> assistance partnership which provides assistance partnership which provides grants<00:57:42.680>
- Most employers do provide 30-minute meal breaks because if they provide less than 30 minutes, then it