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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 10th, 2025 at 08:35 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, on the subject of the Employee Health Fund, do you all participate in the State Employee Health
- The first one is training.
- It is that we create the training programs.
- I realize that's a specialty training, Mr.
- To further train our employees so that our managers.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Aug 20th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- Eddie Thomas, Department of Commerce, Director of Office of Employment and Training.
- And then you have to kind of get trained.
- She would be much more formally trained and have all of the research, so I appreciate that.
- You're just covering the employee portion of what they would have to cover.
- Like, we all have some employee portion of health insurance.
Summary:
The committee first heard from Arkansas Workforce Connections and the Department of Commerce about a package of nine federal waivers submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor under WIOA and Perkins. The officials said the waivers would give Arkansas more flexibility over governance, funding, affiliate centers, and program rules, and that the state expects a response by August 29. They said the package is modeled more closely on Louisiana’s approved waivers than on states with more denials, and outlined a possible transition plan if approved, including a transition committee, policy changes, board training, staffing, and follow-up legislation. Members asked about whether the waivers would affect services for people with disabilities; the officials said not directly, because the waivers focus on WIOA Titles I and III rather than vocational rehabilitation under Title IV.
The committee then focused on “benefit cliffs” and work disincentives in safety-net programs. Researchers from the Georgia Center for Opportunity and the Alliance for Opportunity explained how earnings loss rates from taxes and benefit phaseouts can exceed 50%, 75%, or even 100%, making additional work or promotions financially unattractive. They presented Arkansas-specific modeling showing multiple cliffs and stacking effects across SNAP, Medicaid/CHIP, LIHEAP, WIC, reduced-price lunches, child care, and housing assistance, and argued that child care and health coverage create some of the largest disincentives. They suggested policy options including SNAP demonstration waivers, child care subsidy redesign, TANF outcome-based funding, Medicaid premium assistance and health savings accounts, and a possible small-scale pilot to test a more integrated safety net.
Heather Webb of Arkansas Family Alliance and Molly Palmer of the Heart of Arkansas United Way added testimony from families, employers, and nonprofits. Webb described a working mother who lost Medicaid and a housing subsidy as her income rose, saying the cliff left her stressed despite earning more. Palmer said Arkansas’s ALICE population often works multiple jobs and still cannot meet basic living costs, and that employers report recruitment and retention problems when workers face benefit cliffs. Members asked for more data on savings and program impacts, and the witnesses said they could provide Arkansas-specific modeling and scenario analysis. The meeting ended with discussion of public-private partnerships, employer-sponsored insurance premium assistance, marriage penalties, and the need to coordinate or consolidate fragmented programs before adjourning.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- funded employees.
- funded employees.
- funded employees.
- funded employees.
- 243 of our employees are federally funded<01:41:47.679><c> employees.
Committee:
Senate Finance
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- It took about a month to train her.
- just by by trained individuals. Mahalo. just by by trained individuals. Mahalo.
- c> on</c><01:37:17.360><c> the</c> the training they'll be trained on the the training they'll be trained
- Uh, and the bill would allow other individuals that are already employees of the school to be trained
- </c> employees of the school to be uh trained employees of the school to be uh trained in<01:38:11.360
Summary:
The joint hearing opened with SB 1442, which would update the statute governing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division and clarify its role as the state Medicaid provider of intensive mental health services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. The Department of Health testified in strong support, saying the current statute is outdated and warning against any unfunded mandate because the division relies on federal funding and faces uncertainty about future resources. Written testimony from several organizations also supported the bill. The committees took no immediate action and said they would hold decision-making until later.
The hearing then moved to SB 479 on ABLE savings accounts. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported the measure, arguing that ABLE accounts help people with disabilities save money without losing benefits and that the state needs more outreach and staffing to expand participation. A testifier with a disability said the bill would help people keep Social Security and housing stability. The chair indicated an intention to move the bill forward, and asked about funding; the discussion settled on a requested appropriation of about $75,000 for incentives.
Next, SB 1245 on reimbursement of pharmacists drew broad support from the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, rural pharmacies, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and others, who said the bill would improve access to care, especially on neighbor islands and in rural communities, and help pharmacies participate in 340B-related services. The Insurance Division and HMSA raised concerns about bill language, saying it could be read to cover pharmacists outside an insurer’s network and that the scope of reimbursable services needed clarification; the pharmacists’ association said the bill is intended to apply only to in-network pharmacists and should continue to reference existing scope-of-practice law. The hearing also took up SB 1279, which would allow pharmacists to authorize medications via telehealth under certain circumstances. The State Board of Pharmacy opposed the bill, citing patient safety, a pilot project with reported errors, concerns about controlled substances and unregulated technicians, and the view that in-person pharmacist services are safer and already available on the affected islands. Several pharmacies and health care groups supported the measure as a way to preserve 340B access and improve service on Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi, while some local pharmacies said they already provide in-person service and opposed remote dispensing. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, the non-state employee board members The non-state employee board members would be compensated
- For job seekers and small businesses, it limits access to training and opportunities.
- Some agencies have determinate fiscal impacts for training.
- Employers want to be transparent with employees, and many already are.
- For example, as a state, we have a ton of employees.
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, commission, gender equity, boys, men, advocacy, state policy, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Investing in People / Supporting Small Businesses / New Senator Elected May 4th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:07:21.759><c> to</c> and that helps workers with training to and that helps workers with training
- I think they had, a few years ago, 2,100 employees that make more than the governor.
- that make more than the 2100 employees that make more than the governor. governor. governor.
- their employees on how to do the basic stuff.
- I would rather spend different training.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies
Transcript Highlights:
- training its coursework and preparing our future workforce.
- On average, our students and employees, who have about 1,200 employees, participate in about 30,000 hours
- About 4,000 students and just over 1,000 employees.
- It now has a $10 billion market cap and 5,000 employees.
- But we support that training program.
Summary:
The committee held an informational hearing on the economic impact of Massachusetts higher education institutions, with opening remarks noting the significance of September 11 and the role colleges and universities play in the state’s economy, workforce, and research ecosystem. UMass leaders testified first, describing UMass as a major employer and economic driver that educates large numbers of Massachusetts residents, supports thousands of jobs, and generates billions in annual economic activity. They emphasized the importance of research funding, warned that federal grant cancellations, suspensions, and slowdowns were harming research operations and talent retention, and voiced strong support for Governor Healey’s proposed DRIVE initiative as bridge funding to protect research capacity and jobs.
Committee members focused heavily on workforce preparation in emerging fields such as AI, cyber, quantum computing, and engineering. UMass leaders said AI is being embedded across curricula and research, but also warned that financial constraints forced reductions in PhD admissions, especially in computer science and engineering, which could weaken the future workforce pipeline. They also described the practical effects of grant uncertainty, including reduced graduate admissions and concerns about losing researchers to institutions abroad. Members asked for more detailed data on grant timing, funding gaps, and where students and researchers were going.
A second panel from private colleges and universities, including AICUM, Suffolk, Smith, and Clark, highlighted the broad economic and civic contributions of private higher education. Testimony cited large annual economic impacts, job creation, tax revenue, community service, legal clinics, dual enrollment, entrepreneurship support, sustainability investments, and access programs. Speakers also discussed enrollment pressures, COVID-related social and mental health challenges, student visa and federal policy concerns, and the need to preserve liberal arts alongside career-focused training. The committee then heard from MIT, where testimony focused on research commercialization, biotech spinouts, and the role of federal, philanthropic, and industry funding in sustaining innovation; members pressed for more data on funding sources and asked what state policy could do to keep talent and businesses in Massachusetts. The hearing continued with additional public higher education testimony, including Bridgewater State, Bristol Community College, and Northeastern, which emphasized workforce-aligned programs, social mobility, apprenticeships, co-op education, and the need for better coordination between higher education, employers, and state workforce systems.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Nov 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, I wouldn't be necessarily a Medicaid or a SNAP employee.
- Do you all provide the training for them?
- We can use our Kiki fund to also help do some caregiving training, dementia care specialist training,
- We've brought in specialized trainings to the PRC. We're sending them out to specialized trainings.
- One thing I learned is that my employees were my biggest threat.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Oct 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Dollars per hour for employees, and that pay band is within.
- Many of our employees were not near midpoint over the last two years.
- We still have several employees that are not appropriately placed.
- This is an employee benefits category.
- They currently have 25 employees.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Because we have fewer than 25 employees, my studio is only required to submit the employee portion of
- employers and employees.
- in a strike, and no public employee or employee organization shall induce, encourage, or condone any
- And no public employee or employee organization shall induce, encourage, or condone any strike, work
- We represent 900 federal employees.
Summary:
The hearing focused on employment rights legislation, especially the Protect Labor Act (H. 2086/S. 1327), which would create state-level labor protections if federal private-sector labor law is weakened or struck down, and would also add protections such as bans on captive audience meetings, virtual elections, stronger misclassification rules, and protections for health care workers and immigrant workers. Supporters from the AFL-CIO, nurses, SEIU, UAW, building trades, teachers, graduate workers, and policy groups argued that the bill is needed because of Trump administration actions, Project 2025, and threats to the NLRA and NLRB. They described the bill as a “trigger” law meant to preserve organizing and bargaining rights in Massachusetts if federal protections disappear or if the NLRB declines jurisdiction over certain workers.
The committee also heard testimony on bills to restore a limited right to strike for certain public employees (H. 2078/S. 1311 or related filings). Supporters, including a representative, educators, and labor advocates, said the current ban on public employee strikes weakens good-faith bargaining and leaves workers without leverage to secure wages, staffing, and student supports. They argued that strikes are used as a last resort and that legalizing them under defined conditions would improve negotiations and better reflect the realities of recent teacher strikes in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Municipal Association opposed the strike bills, warning that public employee strikes are already prohibited by state law, that strikes disrupt students and communities, and that local governments face budget constraints under Proposition 2 1/2.
The committee also took testimony on paid family and medical leave bills (S. 1351/H. 2110 and S. 1352), which would improve notice to workers, expand public reporting on claim denials and demographics, and fix a technical definition issue that has limited access for some covered contract workers. Witnesses from legal aid, policy organizations, and a small business owner said the changes would improve transparency, equity, and access to benefits without imposing major burdens on employers. Additional testimony supported a railroad sick leave bill and a private construction transparency bill, with Senator Keenan urging favorable action on both. No votes were taken during the hearing; members asked questions, and several witnesses and legislators requested favorable reports on the bills.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Children and Family Law (02/03/2026)
Children and Family Law
Transcript Highlights:
- an employee is a shared obligation.
- Um, I like the idea of training.
- </c> uh robust set of courses trainings uh robust set of courses trainings administered<04:30:23.680>
- :25.040><c> CE</c> administered by our training partners CE administered by our training partners CE
- </c> cultural advocate who's a trained cultural advocate who's a trained professional.<04:33:14.000><
Committee:
House Children and Family Law
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- This will allow our training staff to develop training scenarios and obtain any appropriate training
- training.
- And they've had no training, no formalized training.
- Training for all of our personnel. And finalize our training program for licensing.
- Let's see, provide professional training for our enforcement training.
Committee:
House Public Safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Pension Policy Nov 18th, 2025 at 10:00 am
Select Committee on Pension Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an optional additional savings program that is available to public employees.
- Most people use the term employees. We use the phrase team members, or term team members.
- We have a new class of six individuals going through this training right now.
- These groups spend the first six months in a classroom training program.
- Months in a classroom training program. That's eight to five, five days a week.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy
Summary:
The committee approved the October minutes and received an update from the State Investment Board. David Schumacher described the board’s structure, its fiduciary mission to maximize return at prudent risk, the mix of funds it manages, and the factors behind its long-term performance, including broad diversification, low fees, and a long-term investment approach. Members asked about rankings, the board’s independence, climate/ESG considerations, and whether political divestment pressures affect investment decisions; Schumacher said decisions remain grounded in fiduciary duty and financial risk.
The Department of Retirement Systems annual report followed. Director Catherine Leathers reviewed membership, contributions, benefit payments, the Deferred Compensation Program, employer partners, and the economic impact of pension payments across counties and legislative districts. She also highlighted staffing and training needs, improved call wait times and benefit estimate turnaround after legislative funding, cybersecurity upgrades, and the CorePAM pension administration modernization project, which is being paid from the trust fund as an administrative cost. Members asked about inactive accounts, and Leathers said DRS works to locate missing members and return benefits, including through a new link from the Department of Revenue website.
The committee then closed out its study of the Left One system. Staff presented options ranging from no recommendation to recommending either the restatement/termination bill or the merger bill, with or without policy changes. After discussion, the committee first failed to reach 11 votes for a no-recommendation motion, then adopted a revised motion to submit the report without recommending either bill but also to request future analysis that disaggregates policy choices, including COLA-related impacts. The committee next heard a briefing on an ad hoc COLA for PERS/TRS Plan 1 retirees and adopted a motion to send a letter supporting the one-time COLA policy in HB 1474 or a similar Senate bill. Finally, staff briefed the committee on the month-of-death bill, which would end proration of pension payments in the month a retiree dies; no action was taken. Public testimony largely focused on support for an ad hoc or ongoing COLA for Plan 1 retirees, with some speakers urging the committee to back SB 5085 and others emphasizing the need for a bridge policy while a permanent solution is developed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Violence providing training requirement for a peace officer reporting requirements. for the department
- HB 4537 by Garen Worley into the service of retirement benefits playable to the employees retirement
- requirements for the childcare employees and directors of the Committee on Human Services.
- Regarding active shooter response training for peace officers for the Committee on Homeland Security,
- HB 4863 by Goodwin relating to the required mental health awareness training for first responders for
Keywords:
property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> different groups, non-exempt employees different groups, non-exempt employees and<00:27:12.760><
- ><c> are</c> Non-exempt employees are your are Non-exempt employees are your are typically<00:27:27.320
- </c> licenses to internationally trained licenses to internationally trained physicians<00:47:51.920>
- </c> an addition internationally trained an addition internationally trained physician<00:48:42.560><
- </c><00:49:19.000><c> physician</c> internationally trained physician internationally trained physician
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee Jun 10th, 2026
Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- So, but Senate Bill 939 is sponsored by the California Public Employees Retirement System, or CalPERS
- longevity was incorrectly included in employee base rates.
- So this bill requires employees to forward the initial audit notification.
- in employee base rates.
- So this bill requires employees to forward the initial audit notification.
Committee:
House Public Employment and Retirement
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee (10-14-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> employees, one which is a director. employees, one which is a director.
- </c> covering a small number of employees. covering a small number of employees.
- So they'll go to the regional training center for training.
- 45.919><c> training.
- Uh is training center for training.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard an Office of Education Accountability report on Kentucky’s early childhood regional training centers (RTCs). OEA said the centers provide valuable training, consultation, technical assistance, and materials for preschool personnel, especially for children with disabilities and at-risk students, and that the services align with state and federal requirements. However, the report found uneven student and teacher populations across regions, wide variation in per-student funding, some staffing data inaccuracies, and several fiscal oversight concerns, including inconsistent indirect cost rates, a building rental charge that may have been duplicative, and host districts recording RTC expenditures in a way that could blur them with district finances. OEA also said some documentation of progress toward goals was incomplete and that the technology lending library appeared underused. The report recommended stronger KDE oversight, uniform coding and accounting practices, review of budgets and expenditures, and an evaluation of whether the current five-center model remains the most efficient structure; OEA also suggested the General Assembly may wish to revisit KRS 157.318. Members asked about KDE’s response, whether the centers are required by federal law, how the centers operate, and whether changing the model would affect federal funding. OEA said KDE had only discussed the findings informally and had not issued a formal response, the centers are required by state law but not federal law, and changing the model would not jeopardize IDEA preschool funds. The committee accepted the report by motion.
The subcommittee then approved the minutes from its July 14, 2025 meeting after initially delaying action because quorum was not yet present. After that, members turned to the Office of Education Accountability’s proposed 2026 study agenda. OEA said the three proposed topics are the annual district data profiles, facilities funding, and implementation of early literacy statutes. The district profiles would add an appendix showing the number and percentage of students moving to private school or homeschool by district and another appendix noting data-quality issues that affect comparability. OEA explained that district staffing data can undercount contract staff because those employees are not always entered into the system, and members expressed interest in tracking whether prior recommendations were implemented. One senator also raised a separate interest in reviewing whether KDE created and implemented regulations related to KFIX. The discussion remained informational, with no final vote on the study agenda shown in the transcript excerpt.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 1st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the... ...order, or TRO, on behalf of their employees.
- Our buses are all interconnected with time transfers with each other and with BART trains, Amtrak trains
- , and ACE trains.
- We've got, we can shore that up and protect other transit employees as well.
- So now it expands to more employees within the system.
Summary:
The Assembly Public Safety Committee met to consider several bills, with six measures approved on consent, including bills on background checks, female offender prison facilities, a juvenile justice hunger survey, protective orders and firearms, a youth offender camp pilot, and peace officer behavioral health training. AB 710 and AB 848 were pulled by the authors. The committee also took up AB 458, AB 394, AB 1094, AB 1092, and AB 1036, with extensive testimony on each.
AB 458, by Assembly Member Stephanie, would require state agencies purchasing firearms, ammunition, or accessories to vet vendors for compliance with firearms laws and procurement standards. Supporters, including Brady and the California Police Chiefs Association, said taxpayer funds should not go to dealers with serious violations; opponents argued the bill added burdens and vague standards. The committee approved the bill as amended and sent it to Appropriations. AB 394, by Assembly Member Wilson, would expand protections for transit workers and riders by broadening enhanced battery penalties, clarifying who may seek temporary restraining orders in the transit context, and making those orders system-wide. Transit agencies, labor groups, and law enforcement supported the bill, while public defender and civil liberties groups raised concerns about vagueness, duration, and impacts on access to transit. The committee passed AB 394 to Judiciary as amended.
AB 1094, by Assembly Member Baines, would raise the minimum parole eligibility term for child torture convictions involving a child under 14 in the perpetrator’s care or custody from seven years to 20 years. Prosecutors, sheriffs, and police groups supported the bill, citing the severity of the abuse and the need to protect child victims; opponents argued the parole system already screens for risk and that harsher sentences do not improve public safety. The committee approved the bill as amended to Appropriations. AB 1092, by Assembly Member Castillo, would extend concealed carry weapon license renewals from two years to four years; supporters said it would reduce costs and administrative burdens, while the chair and others opposed it as unnecessary. The committee ultimately voted the bill down. AB 1036, by Assembly Member Schultz, would expand post-conviction discovery access for people convicted of felonies with sentences of one year or more, including Brady materials and jury selection notes. Innocence organizations and defense groups supported it, while district attorneys opposed the broader discovery obligations; the committee passed it to Appropriations as amended.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Finance Jul 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, could you use more employees? I mean, do you think you're all Could you use more employees?
- of that training is.
- So a lot of this comes to training and development of training for staff.
- With COVID, a lot of our training for our eligibility workers, we went to virtual training.
- We went to virtual training for staff. We condensed some of the training curriculum.
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met to hear interim charges on higher education transparency and on preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in state government. The chair emphasized accountability for taxpayer dollars and asked witnesses to address financial reporting, audit practices, and whether more frequent or comprehensive audits would improve oversight. Legislative Budget Board staff described how public university systems and most community colleges respond to requests about internal audit practices, noting that university systems generally follow a similar annual audit timeline and that community colleges use a more varied mix of internal and external audit arrangements. Members focused on gaps in reporting, especially Texas Southern University’s missing submissions for several years and Collin County Community College’s nonresponse to the LBB survey.
The State Auditor’s Office then outlined its higher education audit work, including mandatory statewide single audits, DEI compliance audits, HUB and State Use Program audits, benefits proportional audits, and discretionary audits based on risk. The auditor said the office has released 43 higher-ed audit reports since fiscal year 2021 and has two audits in progress, and explained that internal audit reports from institutions help guide future audit selection. Senators pressed the office on the lack of enforcement authority, the value of internal auditors at each institution, and whether community colleges should have more standardized reporting and audit requirements. The auditor and general counsel said the SAO can refer suspected fraud to law enforcement but cannot itself enforce findings, while several senators suggested stronger clawback authority and more robust internal audit structures.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board explained that it collects annual financial reports, sources-and-uses data, and community college finance reports, and uses them for funding formulas and other reporting. It also trains governing board members and said it has limited regulatory authority, though community colleges must certify compliance annually and can lose eligibility for state funds if they do not. Members questioned the reliability of self-attested data, the adequacy of board training, and whether a single reporting structure would be more efficient. During public testimony, a ScholarShot representative argued for clearer, student-facing financial transparency so students can see total cost of attendance and the gap they must cover before enrolling.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Privacy and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- We have impacts on safety, productivity, and employee morale.
- We have impacts on safety, productivity, and employee morale.
- Nobody wants to be using their data to train their replacement.
- keystrokes and screen activity to train AI...
- They are now tracking employee keystrokes and screen activity to train AI models, and it's underscoring
Committee:
House Privacy and Consumer Protection