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• 2023, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-12-23, which was for directing the administration to study
• This Executive Order N-12-23, which was for directing the administration to study the multiple state
• So as some background in August of 2020 3.
• For some little background, I am a second generation Mexican.
• Definitely gave me a background of what they're doing. So the 450 hours, did you say?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We had an interim study committee, of which I was on, so the interim study committee spent a lot
• And most all of you know interim studies work, so having put a lot of time into the interim study process
• the anybody who's on an interim study the anybody who's on an interim study commission<04:15:51.279
• interim study interim study process<04:16:11.600> so<04:16:12.199> um<04:16:13.239
• I don't have a teacher background.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which clarifies that dual and concurrent enrollment courses may not exceed four credits. Members said the bill came from the community college system and was intended to preserve the program’s high school-to-college pathway. An amendment changing the effective date to passage was adopted 18-0, and the committee then voted 18-0 to recommend OTPA on the bill as amended, with the bill placed on the consent calendar. The committee then retained HB 295 and HB 366, both related to school building aid, after members said the issues were complex and needed more work. Both motions to retain passed 18-0, leaving the bills in committee without reports. The chair also said HB 354 would not be taken up that day because of possible changes from the Department of Education and others. HB 494, funding the math learning communities program, was then amended to flat-fund the program rather than increase it, with members citing budget uncertainty. The amendment passed unanimously, and the committee then voted 18-0 for OTPA on the bill as amended, placing it on consent. Finally, HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid, drew debate over whether charter schools should be treated differently from traditional public schools. The committee voted 10-8 for inexpedient to legislate, sending the bill to the regular calendar; Representative Damon was assigned the minority report and Representative Popovic the majority report. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program, where members discussed flat-funding the program at $2.5 million per year and the potential impact on course availability, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• I would like to share information about my background and education history.
• The amendment itself. >> Um, we're adding um some changes to outdated work study statutes.
• The amendment itself. >> Um, we're adding um some changes to outdated work study statutes.
• Could you give some background on that?
• I was curious what the background was on needing to bring that change forward.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You don't understand how hard it is to prepare and study for a final under these conditions. when you
• The bill ensures these students can focus on their studies rather than on where they're going to sleep
• I'm thinking like ethnic studies, gender studies.
• I teach music and Middle Eastern studies.
• It will narrow what Texas students can study.

Bills: HB2476, HB2893, HB4848, HB5062, SB37, SB60, HB2860, HB4930, SB646, SB 37

Keywords: living expenses, higher education, student support, homeless students, financial aid, grant program, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, workforce development, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, competency-based education, baccalaureate degree, cost of attendance, dual credit, computer science, course credit, foreign language requirement, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council

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• This bill also clarifies the definition of ownership interest for background study purposes.
• Currently, SNSA must submit background studies for any owner, which can include dozens of individuals
• > snsa background study purposes currently snsa background study purposes currently snsa must<
• 00:24:48.480> submit<00:24:48.799> background<00:24:49.120> studies<00:24:49.440
• > for<00:24:49.640> any must submit background studies for any must submit background studies

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• Scott Wells has done a study, I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.
• Scott Wells has done a study; I was referenced earlier.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because my study is that's out there once it's called.
• Because my study is that's out there once it's called.
• There's been three phases of study<00:45:54.960> on study on study on article<00:45:57.119>
• who are learning and having had studied who are learning and having had studied constitutional<00
• > law historian studying constitutional law historian studying constitutional law but<00:51:00.559

Bills: HB433, HB443

Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission

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• history background check which includes<00:03:03.120> fingerprinting.
• And without background checks completed.
• You know, thank you for the background on the capital project definition.
• <01:19:42.400> on um, thank you for the the background on um, thank you for the the background
• We've had some background on it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, members, by way of background, a similar bill to SB 1136 was heard and passed the House
• Madam Chair, members, by way of background, a similar bill to SB 1136 was heard and passed the House
• By way of background, members, this is an alternative route to claiming bankruptcy.
• By way of background, a substantially similar bill was vetoed two sessions ago.
• As my predecessors have said, by way of background, a similar measure was vetoed last year.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills, mostly on third-read consent, covering education, public safety, health, courts, labor, and water. Several bills were briefly explained and then pulled from consent for further discussion, including measures on public records review standards (SB 1078), sexually explicit materials in schools/libraries (SB 1435 and SB 1567), burial costs in death cases (SB 1135), military flags in HOAs/COAs (SB 1184), court-ordered treatment guardianship (SB 1243), standardized state hiring (SB 1665), released-time religious instruction (SB 1741), firearm safety instruction in schools (SB 1424), student participation in extracurriculars after certain convictions (SB 1475), Celebrate Freedom Week (SB 1572), federal scholarship-granting organizations/vouchers (SB 1142), immigration-related arrest notifications (SB 1055), defamation standards (SB 1099), peace officer certification for military police veterans (SB 1107), mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect directly to DCS (SB 1127), attorney licensing and discipline issues (SB 1148 and SB 1039), concealed weapons on college campuses (SB 1068), and firearm muffling devices/silencers (SB 1069). Members also raised constitutional, policy, and school-safety concerns on several of these bills, while supporters emphasized alternative pathways for students, veterans, and workers, and tighter reporting or licensing rules. Other bills were described without extended debate, including claims against the state for unpaid contracted services (SB 1097), workers’ compensation death benefits for surviving spouses who remarry (SB 1136), burial expense increases (SB 1135), state agency web pages for internal guidance (SB 1586), court-ordered treatment procedures and service of process in mental health cases (SB 1113), medical examiner authorization (SB 1123), tribal MOUs with DCS (SB 1125), controlled-substance scheduling conformity with federal classifications (SB 1188), EMT personal information protections (SB 1193), mammography notice updates (SB 1318), assisted-living referral disclosures (SB 1477), accommodation school GED instruction for 11th graders and students over 16 (SB 1166), credit enhancement board continuation (SB 1422), school district and charter school obligations related to religious release time (SB 1741), school firearm safety instruction (SB 1424), and school civics/freedom-week instruction (SB 1572). The committee also heard bills on CPA certification pathways (SB 1181), insurance adjuster licensing (SB 1415), county voter-registration rules online (SB 1040), campaign address privacy (SB 1259), federal land acquisition notification (SB 1281), water supply/demand assessments (SB 1202), environmental compatibility for power plants and small modular reactors (SB 1418), and groundwater recovery rules (SB 1785). The meeting ended with announcements and a brief recognition of Rep. Stephanie Hamilton with an “Affordability Award.” No final votes are shown in the transcript excerpt; instead, many bills were either left on consent, pulled for later discussion, or flagged for closed caucus. The chair then asked guests to leave so members could hold a closed caucus.

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• Our study was about a year and a half long.
• NMED is responsible for the study of the generating station, while MMD is responsible for the study of
• Study findings: Actually, before I get into study findings, I have a few more slides before I get there
• Our study was a desktop investigation, so I should be really clear on that.
• Now we're on to study findings. Slide 11.

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• Studies have evaluated cancer risk.
• These studies also show that...
• Okay, and so you're asking for the study, and you don't know what the study is going to tell you.
• One study that's discussed frequently in this forum is the Hattiesburg, Mississippi study.
• The peer-reviewed study was within the state based on the Hattiesburg study, located in the state of

Bills: HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794, HB46

Keywords: peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, disclosure, next of kin, public information, deceased persons, privacy rights, patient solicitation, marketing practices, healthcare regulation, task force, deceptive advertising, nurse aide, certification, Texas Board of Nursing, healthcare workforce, nursing standards

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• So, health, and a market demand study.
• with as well as explain the background with as well as explain the background and<00:53:35.760><
• > kind<01:30:49.120> of put out, market study, that does kind of put out, market study,
• So, if you're looking at studies and doing there was a recent study that came out from Johns Hopkins
• We need to ramp up a lot of the studies, but not only studies to inform us about what's going on, but

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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• Very important because one of the other things that's important about that is we've had studies in the
• The amendment removes the background-check provision related to completing a criminal background check
• Just explain a little bit again about the amendment, which removes the background-check provisions.
• And when the bill came over, the bill's sponsor specifically requested that the background check upon
• Okay, so there's still going to be a background check, but it's in the compact language?

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• study committee? study committee?
• Studying an option is not the same as choosing it. But refusing to study it is choosing ignorance.
• this study commission will even happen. this study commission will even happen.
• A study commission doesn't stop a study by Rand and other experts.
• stop a study by Rand and other experts. stop a study by Rand and other experts.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• This was a really powerful presentation, and my undergraduate studies focused on Southeast Asian studies
• I do not have a military background.
• I've come from that background. To make it myself helps me when I talk.
• Study, if you might say, Ms. Phillips.
• available through those national studies.

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• I never used to study; I used to just go watch my friend study.
• <00:40:26.680> I hang out there I never used to study I hang out there I never used to study
• used to just go watch my friend study used to just go watch my friend study but<00:40:29.200>
• We do serve children from a variety of backgrounds.
• children from a variety of backgrounds children from a variety of backgrounds um<01:31:16.560>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard Senate Bill 659, which would exempt the Department of Education from the electronic procurement system for purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products up to $100,000, and require geographic preference guidelines for locally sourced products. The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and State Procurement Office all testified in support or support of the intent. DOE said the bill would give it short-term flexibility to buy local items not currently on the vendor list, such as poi and limu, while procurement staff said they would provide written comments and a corrected version of their testimony. Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, why the threshold would rise from the current $24,999 small-purchase limit to $100,000, and whether the department should instead amend its vendor list or RFP process. Members raised concerns about efficiency, administrative burden, whether the bill was a temporary fix for procurement planning gaps, and whether purchases would remain compliant with federal USDA rules if federal school-lunch funds were used. DOE responded that the measure would help it expand local purchasing, support farmers, and allow purchases of products not currently available through existing distributors, and said it was working with partners on food-safety certification and federal compliance. The committees then voted to pass SB 659 with amendments. The Joint Committee on Education approved it 3-2, and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Environment later approved the amended measure 4-0. The chair noted an amendment and a deferred effective date, and the motion was adopted.

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• starts with the experience study starts with the experience study conducted<00:03:01.360> by<
• It also requires that the study pre-—we look at it.
• It also requires that the study pre-—we look at it.
• It also requires that the study pre-—we look at it.
• It also requires that the study pre-—we look at it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the RSI study.
• the RSI study.
• But we ask participants to voluntarily share their background barrier information.
• But we ask participants to voluntarily share their background barrier information.
• But we asked participants to voluntarily share their background barrier information.

Summary: The work session focused first on Washington’s apprenticeship system, especially building trades programs and support services. Labor and Industries staff explained how registered apprenticeship works in the state, including the role of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, the requirements for paid on-the-job training and classroom instruction, and the difference between apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship. Panelists emphasized that apprenticeship is tied to actual jobs and training agents, and that many waitlists reflect a shortage of job openings and employer participation rather than a lack of interest. They also discussed youth apprenticeship, the growth of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, and the use of Career Bridge and L&I’s database to help people find programs. Representatives asked whether the state should expand apprenticeship programs and how people can find openings. Speakers said more programs alone would not solve the backlog without more employers signing on as training agents and more apprenticeship utilization on projects. The panel also highlighted the Constructed Career Initiative, a grant-funded navigation and support program that helps people enter and stay in building trades apprenticeships through outreach, case management, and wraparound aid such as transportation, tools, and work clothes. A related nonprofit, Build Up, described similar support services, including prison-based boot and PPE programs and assistance for reentry participants. The panel said these services are especially important because apprentices often face unstable income, housing, food, and transportation barriers. The panel also discussed House Bill 2084 and the new Construction Training Pathway Oversight Committee, which is examining construction training in correctional facilities and how to create clearer pathways from prison-based training to apprenticeship, college, or work. Speakers said the committee is still in its early stages and will report to the legislature. The session ended with committee members thanking the panel and noting the importance of support services and referral networks for apprentices. The meeting then resumed at Renton Technical College, where college leaders and faculty discussed serving non-traditional students. The college reported strong enrollment growth, a median student age of 30, a diverse student body, and high job placement rates, while also noting significant budget cuts and program reductions from the prior year. Health care and early childhood education programs were highlighted, including efforts to expand access through hybrid scheduling, evening and Saturday classes, Spanish-language offerings, and in-person wraparound support for admissions, financial aid, and registration. Faculty said these changes were driven by student data and were aimed at helping working parents, English learners, and other non-traditional students complete credentials and enter family-wage careers.

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• According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, just six strikes in Massachusetts between January
• The same study found that benefits paid to these striking workers amount to less than half a percent
• First, let me give you a little background.
• , those studies tend to be very narrowly focused and are contradicted by other studies.
• I've spent a lot of time reviewing those studies and working actually with one of the lead authors for

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on legislation concerning unemployment insurance, non-compete agreements, prevailing wage, and minimum wage issues. Committee leaders outlined the hearing process, asked witnesses to keep oral testimony to three minutes, and invited written testimony through November 20. No votes were taken during the hearing; it ended with a motion to adjourn and notice of the next hearing on November 20. Much of the testimony focused on bills to expand unemployment insurance for striking workers, including H. 2168 and S. 1319. Labor leaders, union members, and legal advocates argued that workers who are out on strike for more than 30 days should be able to receive UI benefits, saying the policy would help workers and families meet basic expenses, reduce employers’ ability to “wait out” strikes, and encourage good-faith bargaining. Speakers cited recent strikes, including the Republic Services strike, and said the proposal would not meaningfully increase strike activity or strain the UI trust fund. Another major topic was minimum wage legislation, especially H. 2107/S. 1349 to raise the minimum wage to $20 by 2029 and index it to inflation, and H. 2191 to create a $25 enhanced care worker minimum wage. Supporters said current wages are not keeping pace with housing, food, and childcare costs, and that care workers, direct support staff, and human service employees face chronic vacancies, burnout, and turnover. Testimony also supported H. 2126 on prevailing wage by adding apprenticeship and training contributions to the wage calculation, and H. 2159 and S. 1363 on prevailing wage-related issues. One witness, Russell Beck, testified against S. 1336, which would ban non-competes, and against H. 2118, arguing Massachusetts’ current non-compete law is a balanced compromise that should not be disrupted.

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• AB 2511, Arreguín, comparable worth study, held in committee.
• AB 1572, Alanis, officials' background screenings, do pass on an A roll call.
• AB 1771, Alvarez, apartment regulations study, held in committee.
• AB 16, Davies, veteran studies, held in committee.
• AB 2126, Elhawary, criminal background exemption, held in committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.