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• Your time's up, but I do have a question, so we're going to extend it a minute. any cleanup in Sandy
• said they had put resources there couldn't remember exactly when they showed up But from an actual cleanup
• It was not the state doing the cleanup. It was not the government helping. It was citizens.
• to allow the lot owners, homeowners, to get out there if the state's not going to. to pay for the cleanup
• FEMA trash cleanup is coming when? When?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We also participate in community service such as beach cleanups and working at the food bank.
• c><02:31:36.279> such<02:31:36.439> as<02:31:36.640> Beach<02:31:36.920> cleanups
• community service such as Beach cleanups community service such as Beach cleanups and<02:31:37.920

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• um of temporary road signs that cleanup um of temporary road signs that are<01:23:33.920> left
• after the fact this is sort of a cleanup after the fact effort. effort. effort.
• She said she is not trying to expand the language, only to address a cleanup issue.
• Representative Muirhead, um, and um it was reported that this was a cleanup provision because in other
• reported that um this was a cleanup reported that um this was a cleanup provision<01:56:19.520><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I rise to present AB 2024, a narrow cleanup bill to address delays in the permitting process and the
• AB 1856 is a cleanup bill.
• This is a cleanup bill. It has received bipartisan support. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• enforcement against repeated large-scale illegal dumping, holds all responsible parties accountable for cleanup

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, this is not a small technical cleanup bill. This is a major wage...
• Uh, and we made some other technical cleanups when we asked for an I vote. >> Is there any further discussion
• This is the technical cleanup amendment, and we'd ask for an I vote. Any discussion on L014?
• Members, this amendment is a technical cleanup that removes duplicative language in the liability section

Keywords: 981, all

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• guidance on how local governments can more easily access jurisdictional streams and waterways for cleanup
• streams and access jurisdictional streams and waterways<00:06:19.400> for<00:06:19.600> cleanup
• waterways for cleanup after flood. waterways for cleanup after flood.

Keywords: 958, all

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• give a little bit more substance and scope, because the bill currently, from my interpretation, is a cleanup
• interpretation<01:39:50.239> this<01:39:50.400> is<01:39:50.560> a<01:39:50.719> cleanup
• <01:39:51.119> deal interpretation this is a cleanup deal interpretation this is a cleanup

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several transportation-related bills. HB 1688, which would provide a general excise tax exemption for certain aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and facility construction, received comments from the Department of Taxation and support from Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Kohala Coast Resort, the Activities and Attractions Association of Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii. Testimony indicated the measure was intended to clarify an existing exemption rather than create a new one. The bulk of the hearing focused on HB 2386, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to establish automatic adjustment mechanisms and a water carrier inflationary cost index. The Department of Transportation said it would change its testimony to support the bill, citing a 2020 working group recommendation, while the PUC and DCCA offered comments. Matson, the Maritime Group, Hawaii Harbors Users Group, and Young Brothers supported the measure, arguing it would modernize regulation, improve predictability, and help maintain reliable interisland shipping. Hawaii Farm Bureau offered comments, while Hawaii Food Industry Association, Maui Brewing Company, Lani Kai Brewing Company, and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii opposed it, arguing automatic rate increases were not the solution and that underlying costs and efficiencies should be addressed first. The chair noted the bill was essentially the same as one previously considered, and asked questions about how Hawaii’s water carrier regulation compares with other states. The committee also heard HB 1691, which would allow electronic signatures for certain motor vehicle title transfers after total-loss insurance settlements and remove the notary requirement for that narrow transaction. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, Hawaii Insurers Council, Copart, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and one individual supported it, with Copart saying the change would reduce delays and could allow a faster, largely electronic settlement process. Members asked about county impacts, and Copart said counties would only see a different form with no added cost or electronic integration. HB 1680, requiring county finance directors to notify agencies through a centralized system for vehicle transfers, drew opposition from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services and one individual in support. HB 2516, raising helmet requirements for electric foot scooters and bicycles and requiring helmets for high-speed or Class 3 electric bicycles, received support from DOT, DOH, AAA Hawaii, and the Hawaii Bicycling League. HB 193, allowing deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement, drew support from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, the Hawaii Disabilities Rights Center, and an individual who suggested amendments to broaden the bill to deaf and hard of hearing individuals and adjust the proof standard. HB 2442, increasing required accessible and van-accessible parking spaces in larger parking lots, was supported by the Disability and Communication Access Board, the Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Disability Rights Center, which said the bill would address shortages of accessible parking and may need technical amendments to align terminology with the ADA.

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• Our next request is a routine request for Superfund site cleanup of $6 million.
• responses, and we've currently got a list of about 12 priority sites that this funding will be used for. cleanup
• This will address cleanup of $6 million.
• These sites are already in the design phase or pending construction phase, and again, very expensive cleanup

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:05 Approval of Minutes 00:01:48 Welcome New Members 00:02:03 Information Items 00:02:35 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:03:33 A. Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:04:00 B. Kentucky Department of Education 00:17:03 C. Education and Labor Cabinet 00:29:33 D. Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:42:38 E. Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:53:30 F. Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 01:13:28 G. Personnel Cabinet 01:31:04 H. School Facilities Construction Commission 01:41:39, 958, all

Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.

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• The Senate includes some technical changes and related statutory cleanup that the House did not include
• technical changes and<00:04:57.120> related<00:04:57.520> statutory<00:04:58.160> cleanup
• <00:04:58.560> that<00:04:58.800> the and related statutory cleanup that the and related
• statutory cleanup that the House<00:04:59.759> did<00:05:00.080> not<00:05:00.320>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• section 88 are tied to the Metropolitan Council's agency financial reporting requirements and technical cleanup
• 09:45.920> technical requirements and kind of technical requirements and kind of technical cleanup
• 47.440> a<01:09:47.600> variety<01:09:47.839> of<01:09:48.000> statutory cleanup
• uh with a variety of statutory cleanup uh with a variety of statutory required<01:09:48.960> statutoily

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• offerings, the support you're going to give to Lake Superior College as they're struggling through cleanup
• give to Lake Superior College as they're struggling<01:14:12.080> through<01:14:12.719> cleanup
• <01:14:13.120> of<01:14:13.360> a struggling through cleanup of a struggling through
• cleanup of a significant<01:14:14.400> PAS<01:14:14.960> issue<01:14:15.360> at

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and so this bill is just making technical and conforming changes, cleanup, modifying internal references
• changes technical and conforming changes technical and conforming changes um<00:02:47.959> cleanup
• ,<00:02:48.959> modifying<00:02:49.599> internal um cleanup, modifying internal um
• cleanup, modifying internal references,<00:02:50.959> adding<00:02:51.200> the<00:02:51.440

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, section four has cleanup for substance, sort of cross-references, and then article two is a set of
• Uh section four has cleanup<01:07:24.960> for<01:07:25.119> substance<01:07:25.599>
• sort<01:07:25.760> of<01:07:25.920> cross cleanup for substance sort of cross cleanup

Bills: HF2216, HF1978, HF2354, HF1963, HF1994, HF1995, HF1894

Keywords: assisted living, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, resident rights, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services, elderly, seniors, older adults, disability rights

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• was that if this were to pass all the way and they got to the Senate, there would be a technical cleanup
• just a statute that has been sitting around with no real way to comply with it, and it is more of a cleanup
• just a statute that has been sitting around with no real way to comply with it, and it is more of a cleanup
• just a statute that has been sitting around with no real way to comply with it, and it is more of a cleanup

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Primary and Secondary Education Committee met and first considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 43, a proposal tied to the Southern Regional Education Board’s crisis recovery network. Senator West and Dr. Puit explained that, for an additional $10,000 in dues, Kentucky would help create a network of 40 trained counselors in each of the 16 Southern states to provide post-crisis stabilization and psychological first aid after events such as the Marshall County shooting. They emphasized that the effort would be complementary to local and state response, would run through the school district, would not replace therapeutic services, and would allow districts to coordinate parent notifications and other protocols as usual. Members asked about parent involvement and whether pastoral counselors could participate; the presenters said local districts would remain in charge and that pastors could be included if properly credentialed. The committee then voted, and SCR 43 passed with the expression of opinion that it should pass. The committee next took up Senate Bill 207, the School of Innovation Act, with a committee substitute. Senator West described the bill as creating an optional path for districts to contract with an outside education service provider for a three-year school-of-innovation model, aimed at turning around low-performing schools or supporting other schools that want to innovate. He said the model would preserve core district functions such as transportation, facilities, and SEEK funding, while allowing waivers from certain statutes and regulations inside the school building. The committee substitute also added a high-quality instructional materials component, creating a vendor-supported repository of vetted instructional materials that KDE would still control, with testing data used to evaluate whether the materials were improving outcomes. Members questioned how the proposal differed from existing district-of-innovation law and what safeguards would exist for students. Senator West said the bill would repeal the unused district-of-innovation framework and replace it with a clearer process and guardrails, including KDE oversight, attendance rules, and authority to shut down a school arrangement for financial malfeasance. He also said the model could work with local partners, including superintendents’ associations, and could be used by magnet or other schools, not only low-performing ones. The discussion also touched on whether the bill would allow more flexibility in choosing third-party providers and whether it could support longer-term recovery and even philanthropy in schools. The transcript ends during the discussion of SB 207, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's one thing that we can utilize to help buy those recycling bins, to do extra cleanups, to do
• <00:47:06.200> to<00:47:07.000> do<00:47:07.240> extra<00:47:07.520> cleanups
• <00:47:08.119> to recycling bins to do extra cleanups to recycling bins to do extra cleanups

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, and while I appreciate that this does have a longer look-back period, it does require cleanup even
• back period it does longer look back period it does um<01:52:10.000> require<01:52:10.480> cleanup
• c><01:52:11.159> even<01:52:11.400> more<01:52:11.679> frequently um require cleanup
• even more frequently um require cleanup even more frequently which<01:52:13.280> again<01:52:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• treatment, drinking water, storm water treatment, public utility emission reductions, brownfield cleanup
• :20.080> reductions<01:20:21.080> Brown<01:20:21.440> field<01:20:21.760> cleanup
• emission reductions Brown field cleanup emission reductions Brown field cleanup and<01:20:22.840

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The last part of it, and the definition cleanup, is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house,
• The last part of it, and the definition cleanup, is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house,
• The last part of it, and the definition cleanup, is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house,
• The last part of it and the definition cleanup is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house, because

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Municipal and County Government subcommittee met on February 19, 2025 to gather additional information on House Bill 432, which concerns recovery houses. The first witness, State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi, said his office had worked with stakeholders for more than a year on the bill’s definition changes and supported the revised definition. He explained that the bill removes vague language such as “safe, healthy, family” and instead relies on fire-code requirements and certification standards, including a primarily non-transient dwelling unit and living as a single household. He distinguished recovery houses from boarding or rooming houses and from other congregate settings such as group homes or transitional housing, saying those other uses do not currently have the same exemptions. Members questioned Tumi about fire safety, inspections, smoke alarms, egress, and whether sprinklers should be required. He said recovery houses are inspected by the fire marshal’s office and local fire departments, with annual inspections under state fire code provisions, and that operators must work with a certifying body. He described the inspection process as checking alarms, extinguishers, heating systems, cooking equipment, street numbers, and no-smoking rules, and said new houses are generally given time to obtain certification. He also said he would prefer sprinklers everywhere but believed mandating them for these existing structures would likely shut down many recovery houses and significantly harm the recovery community. Bill McKenny of the New Hampshire Building Officials Association then testified in support of HB 432. He said recovery housing is an important step after treatment and that the 2024 code changes and the bill help align state law with federal disability law. He emphasized that certification through a recognized organization gives code officials confidence that standards are being monitored, and warned that if a recovery home loses certification it would lose the waiver from sprinkler requirements and could be treated more like a boarding or rooming house. No vote or final action was taken at this meeting.

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• Yeah, Kayla Landman, Department of Finance, really it's just cleanup language because ODI's projects
• So it's just cleanup, yeah. Okay. Thank you for clarifying that.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And some of there's some technical cleanup language, state automation court system, yes.
• And some other, there's some technical cleanup language, state automation court system. Yes.

Keywords: 959, house, all