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• And so I know who's who supervises who, okay?
• And so it turns out there's a significant number of people on that list that supervise one person, and
• there's a large number that supervise two people, and there's a large number that supervise three people
• And the number of people who supervise like five or more is small.
• who okay and so it who's who supervises who okay and so it turns<04:36:37.160> out<04:36:38.119

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

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• those agencies are training and operating together so that smaller agencies can benefit from the supervision
• They generally have better trained and better equipped officers, but they're better supervised.
• They didn't talk about shift work, poor supervision, late nights.
• So you have a peace officer working with zero supervision, way outside of their jurisdiction, So you
• have a peace officer working with zero supervision, way outside of their jurisdiction, with no policies

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• human beings who go through many years of education, thousands of hours of training, including supervised
• Third, we encourage revisions to allow AI tools under professional supervision to support administrative
• 55.120> either at a law enforcement agency and either at a law enforcement agency and either supervised
• 56.840> a<01:51:57.160> peace<01:51:57.440> officer<01:51:58.200> or supervised
• by a peace officer or supervised by a peace officer or conducted<01:51:59.600> in<01:51:59.720

Bills: HF3951, HF4005, HF962, HF4585, HF3870, HF4542, HF3893, HF4293, HF4075, HF4057, HF3809

Keywords: submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, biometric data, consent, data protection, civil penalties, privacy laws, HF4585, Minnesota, harassment restraining order, HRO, restraining order, temporary restraining order, petitioner notice, service of process, law enforcement notification, sheriff

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• <01:46:07.480> of<01:46:07.600> licensed under the supervision of licensed under the
• supervision of licensed professionals. professionals. professionals.
• These staff receive at least two hours of supervision weekly from a licensed mental health professional
• is clearly defined in 245I, and it states, you know, exactly what to do and how they need to be supervised
• Exactly what to do and how they need to be supervised.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 00:32:07.679> to<00:32:07.840> the<00:32:08.000> community<00:32:08.399> supervision
• <00:32:08.880> and We move to the community supervision and We move to the community supervision
• And then he had restricting visits to be supervised for an out-of-town family member who repeatedly provided
• > for<01:21:39.760> an<01:21:39.920> out<01:21:40.080> of visits to be supervised
• for an out of visits to be supervised for an out of town<01:21:40.480> family<01:21:40.719>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The staff development office, which is supervised by Keith Spencer, is responsible for providing in-house
• ><00:09:29.839> is staff development office, which is staff development office, which is supervised
• 30.480> by<00:09:30.640> Keith<00:09:30.959> Spencer,<00:09:31.360> is supervised
• by Keith Spencer, is supervised by Keith Spencer, is responsible<00:09:32.160> for<00:09:32.480
• maybe prevention services, and there is a distinction as to what we can mandate with those types of supervision

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Case management and treatment services are provided through consistent judicial involvement and supervision
• Supervising our current servicemen and women and veterans who have found themselves on the wrong side
• In 2024, the judges supervised approximately 2,600 participants.
• So, the first step for the company to be liable under negligent entrustment, negligent supervising, or
• Between the employment-based negligent entrustment, supervision, training, which just falls out of the

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• As you all know, we are a human services system that is state supervised and lead agency administered
• As you all know, we are a human services system that is state supervised and lead agency administered
• As you all know, we are a human services system that is state supervised and lead agency administered
• As you all know, we are a human services system that is state supervised and lead agency administered
• As you all know, we are a human services system that is state supervised and lead agency administered

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We supervise study halls, lunchrooms, playgrounds, and media centers. We go to classes.
• <00:42:22.480> study<00:42:22.800> halls school we supervise study halls school we
• supervise study halls lunchrooms<00:42:23.559> playgrounds<00:42:23.960> and<00:42:24.079
• They have time to read IEPs and talk with their supervising teacher about how to support students' goals
• They have time to read IEPs and talk with their supervising teacher about how to support students' goals

Bills: HF6, HF52, HF53

Keywords: education, literacy, science of reading, school performance, funding flexibility, innovation zones, equity and inclusion, HF52, New Germany, wastewater treatment, wastewater facility, sewer infrastructure, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, municipal infrastructure, water quality, sanitation, sewage treatment

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• done by physician supervision and agreement by pharmacists.
• <01:54:43.920> done<01:54:44.239> by<01:54:45.199> physician supervision done by
• physician supervision done by physician supervision<01:54:46.560> and<01:54:46.719> and
• ><01:54:47.040> agreement<01:54:47.599> by supervision and and agreement by supervision
• and it is simply the medical supervision and it is simply the<02:01:16.520> administration<02

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Clackamas County Circuit Court sentenced him to 30 days of jail and three years of supervised probation

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: Oregon Attorney General staff held a press event on National Health Care Fraud Take Down Day to announce new Medicaid fraud enforcement actions and highlight the work of the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The attorney general said the unit, created in 1986, has secured 348 criminal convictions, 156 civil settlements and judgments, and significant recoveries since 2010, and noted the legislature recently approved additional staffing. She framed the work as protecting vulnerable Oregonians and taxpayer dollars, and said the unit is a small multidisciplinary team of investigators, auditors, attorneys, data analysts, and a nurse investigator. The office announced criminal filings in four cases involving alleged fraud by providers or public employees, including charges against a Beaverton man tied to housing assistance funds, a Corvallis provider and company accused of billing Medicaid for services not provided, a former Lane County employee accused of improper personal purchases on a government credit card, and a Tigard man in a medical transportation-related case. The attorney general also cited recent outcomes in other cases, including a Portland nurse who pleaded no contest and was sentenced to jail, probation, and restitution for billing for services not provided. She emphasized that the defendants are presumed innocent. In response to questions, the attorney general said Oregon staff attended a recent federal meeting on Medicaid fraud despite late notice to many Democratic states, describing the issue as bipartisan even amid broader disagreements with the Trump administration. She said federal staffing cuts have made state enforcement more important and that Oregon is already evaluating how to adapt to a more complex fraud landscape. She also said the cases announced are primarily against providers and entities rather than Medicaid recipients, and that Oregon’s managed care system is not currently a major barrier to investigations.

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• the presentation of Kevin Buchanan for the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision

Bills: HB2299, HB2939, HB2941, HB2960, HB3062, HB3087, HB3114, HB3244, HB3262, HB3304, HB3345, HB3386, HB3431, HB3498, HB3581, HB3645, HB3648, HB3764, HB3852, HB3974, HB4141, HB4144, HB4227, HB4237, HB4343, HB4425

Keywords: Article V, convention, amendments, criminal penalties, legislative authority, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, firearm liability, tort reform, manufacturers

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• for a person to obtain a learner's permit from 15 and a half to 15 years old and increases the supervised

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House Democratic Caucus met on Minority Caucus Calendar items and reviewed several Senate-amended House bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15½ to 15 and increase supervised driving time; the Senate added a delayed effective date of December 1, 2026, and the sponsor was said to have refused the amendment after previously concurring. HB 2693 would allow chambers of commerce to set up insurance purchasing pools for small businesses, and the Senate added a third-party-funded feasibility study by ADOA on what it would cost for state health insurance to enter the marketplace; members raised concerns that the study could be used to undermine the state self-insured plan, but no action was taken. HB 2133, dealing with synthetic sexual depictions and online sexual material verification, had multiple Senate changes that removed the synthetic-depiction expansion, added parody/artistic-expression exceptions, altered verification and record-retention rules, and removed AG inspection authority; the sponsor was expected to refuse the changes, and members were directed to stakeholder emails outlining concerns.

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• Better, as the superintendent said, higher quality supervision would.
• Better, as the superintendent said, higher quality supervision would.
• superintendent said, Better as the superintendent said, higher<00:42:31.440> quality<00:42:32.400> supervision
• higher quality supervision would. higher quality supervision would.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 3, which would expand financial transparency requirements for Kentucky school districts. Sponsor Senator Lindsey Tichenor said the bill would require public access to budgeting and spending information, including final working budgets, monthly credit card statements, superintendent contracts and compensation, audits, and related financial reports posted on district websites. A committee amendment correcting citations was adopted by voice vote. Supporters, including Laura O’Brien, described examples of district spending they viewed as excessive and argued that more detailed public disclosure would help taxpayers and school boards identify misuse of funds. Senator Higdon and others voiced support for transparency, while Senator Meredith said he supported the intent but wanted the bill to go further. The committee passed SB 3 with 11 aye votes and one no vote, with favorable expression. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator David Givens, which would restore and clarify governance changes for Jefferson County Public Schools by defining the roles of the school board and superintendent. Givens said the bill responds to a state Supreme Court ruling and includes 42 stated reasons for the governance changes. Opponents, including Jefferson County Teachers Association president Maddie Shepard, JCPS Superintendent Brian Yearwood, and board member James Craig, argued the bill would weaken local democratic control, concentrate authority in one administrator, and reduce community voice. Yearwood said he works collaboratively with the board and that the bill is about adults and governance rather than students, while Craig said the district needs stronger oversight, not less. Supporters of the bill argued that the current structure has not produced adequate results and that the changes are needed to improve outcomes and accountability. The transcript ends during the SB 1 testimony and discussion, before a final vote is taken.

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• In turn, supervised workers carry out the day-to-day tasks.
• In turn,<01:04:46.720> super<01:04:47.359> uh<01:04:47.599> supervised<01:04:48.240
• > workers<01:04:48.799> carry turn, super uh supervised workers carry turn, super uh supervised
• I supervised the wage and hour division for the last 15 years of my career.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:04 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:29 Approval of Minutes: 00:01:50 Kentucky Buy American Act: 00:02:08 Earn As You Learn: KY Building Trades Apprenticeship: 00:30:42 Worker Misclassification in the Construction Industry: 01:02:00 Investing in KY’s Future Workforce Through the Good Business Initiative: 01:20:44 Adjournment: 01:28:28, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on October 23, 2025, approved the September minutes, and heard testimony on a proposed “Kentucky by America” procurement preference bill. Representative Patrick Flannery described the concept as giving preference in public construction and public works contracts to iron, steel, aluminum, and other manufactured goods made in the United States, while emphasizing he wanted to avoid excessive taxpayer costs and was open to changes. Chad Connley of the United Steelworkers and Dustin Reinsteller of the Kentucky State AFL-CIO supported the idea, arguing it would strengthen domestic manufacturing, keep tax dollars in the local economy, and support jobs; Connley said the bill would include waivers for items not made domestically and noted Kentucky has opted out of the GPA trade agreement. Mike Buckington of Metals Innovation Initiative, testifying virtually, also supported the concept and said Kentucky’s metals sector has seen significant investment and can supply most construction needs, while stressing supply-chain reliability and national security concerns. Members generally expressed support but raised questions about implementation. Representative Branscum asked who would grant waivers and how contractors would know the rules during bidding; Flannery said he was open to revising the language and process. Representative Gentry supported the concept but said the bill would likely need editing to avoid harming businesses or markets. Senator Nun suggested aligning the bill’s definition of a U.S. good with industry country-of-origin standards to make compliance easier. Representative KC Carney asked for data on the impact of similar laws in other states, and Connley said he could provide numbers later but did not have them on hand. Senator Boswell supported the concept and asked about the cost threshold for waivers; Connley said the federal standard is a 25% cost increase, while the prior Kentucky version used 10%, and that the threshold is a key detail. The committee then shifted to an informational presentation on building trade apprenticeships. Eric Elie of the Kentucky State Pipe Trades Association, Nick Brown of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 502, and retired IBEW training director Steve Willinghurst explained how union apprenticeship programs work. Brown described earn-while-you-learn training, with apprentices placed on jobs by signatory contractors and attending classes two nights a week for five years. He outlined the work of plumbers, pipefitters, welders, and HVACR technicians, emphasizing that these trades support construction, industrial facilities, distilleries, and other critical infrastructure. No votes or formal actions were taken on the policy topics beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• We need now a supervisor that will supervise our exempt senior software developers.
• We need now a supervisor that will supervise our exempt senior software developers.
• 21:11.159> supervisor<00:21:12.159> that<00:21:12.279> will<00:21:12.520> supervise
• <00:21:13.080> our now a supervisor that will supervise our now a supervisor that will supervise

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• a fund that would help cover the additional costs at the fire academy and set up a committee to supervise
• adding to dispatchers, then they ought to have a seat on this commission or this council group that supervises
• ><00:49:59.760> that<00:50:00.440> um Council group that um Council group that um supervises
• the<00:50:02.960> program<00:50:03.799> further<00:50:04.200> down supervises
• um the program further down supervises um the program further down on<00:50:05.079> uh<00:50:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They would be a supervised sip-and-spit policy.
• They would be a supervised sip booze.
• They would be a supervised sip and<03:33:13.279> spit<03:33:13.960> policy.
• under the supervision of an instructor<03:33:56.800> who<03:33:56.960> is<03:33:57.200
• This would be supervised by the it.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved. The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.

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• our women's Court program we provide comprehensive<01:01:50.480> Court<01:01:50.799> supervised
• <01:01:51.480> treatment comprehensive Court supervised treatment comprehensive Court supervised
• So that includes community service, drug testing, presentence investigations, and supervision for both
• testing prenten drug testing prenten investigations<01:09:34.799> and<01:09:35.159> supervisions
• <01:09:36.159> uh<01:09:36.279> for investigations and supervisions uh for investigations

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance received an informational briefing from the Department of Law Enforcement on its priorities following the January 1 transfer of law enforcement assets into the department, including the sheriff’s division, narcotics enforcement, criminal investigations, homeland security, and the inspector general’s office. DLE said its goals are to improve public safety, accountability, communications, training, and standards. The department outlined planned initiatives such as stronger federal partnerships, narcotics and gun-violence enforcement, an agricultural crime unit, traffic and commercial vehicle enforcement, an explosive/fireworks enforcement section, gun buybacks, new police facilities in the airport area, Aahu, and the leeward side, a state training center, upgraded law-enforcement IT, and efforts to narrow salary gaps with county departments to improve recruitment. A major portion of the discussion focused on illegal fireworks enforcement after the recent explosion tragedy. DLE said its current task force is small and relies on ad hoc support from HPD, the Attorney General’s office, criminal investigations, and sheriffs, which is not sustainable. The department requested eight FTEs for the effort—one administrator, two clerical staff, and six investigators—plus funding for a laboratory, equipment, storage, disposal, vehicles, safety gear, and a criminalist. DLE said the explosive enforcement section would use an existing facility and that the initial lab startup cost is about $2 million. Members asked for follow-up materials, and DLE said it would send the explosive enforcement forms and additional details to the Finance and Judiciary chairs. Members also questioned staffing vacancies, interagency coordination, and whether new specialized units could be filled. DLE said it has about 119 vacancies and that recruitment is hindered by a roughly $28,000 starting pay gap with county police departments; academy classes are down to about 12 to 14 recruits. The department said it is streamlining hiring, using QR-code recruitment, and hopes specialized units will attract applicants. On coordination, DLE said it works closely with HPD and other agencies on operations such as fireworks enforcement and public events, and that DOCARE remains a case-by-case partner but is not currently moving into DLE. The committee also received updates on the Silver Alert program, which is nearing rollout with county MOUs and a coordinator expected later in the month, the special duty officer program, which is being moved to a web-based vendor-managed system at no cost to the department, and the SaferWatch school safety system, which is being deployed statewide with annual software costs of $3,500 per school in the first year and $2,500 thereafter. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• > post-release additional aspects like post-release additional aspects like post-release supervision
• So for this fact sheet we supervision.
• ><00:21:47.840> post-release minimum terms or post-release minimum terms or post-release supervision
• <00:21:50.480> New<00:21:50.640> Mexico<00:21:50.960> and supervision requirements
• New Mexico and supervision requirements.

Keywords: 916, all