Transcript Highlights:

• way to contact them because it's important for the public to be able to give agencies and boards feedback
• 09:16.800><c> agencies</c><00:09:17.200><c> and</c><00:09:17.360><c> boards</c><00:09:17.680><c> feedback
• </c><00:09:18.720><c> if</c> give agencies and boards feedback. if give agencies and boards feedback.

Keywords: HB 66 (discussion only) -- 00:05:33 Consideration of HB 213 -- 00:12:16 Consideration of HB 314 -- 00:22:11, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They come in and make sure that we're doing fine, and they give us feedback, and then we have to comply
• So they give us feedback, and so I had the thought that came together: how can we get one of our internal
• We're always happy for feedback, and we're here. Thank you. You're free to go. Any questions?
• of the largest metropolitan areas of northern, central, and southern Arizona to receive input and feedback

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have that resource on tap that we can kind of get their feedback on.
• ><00:05:58.320><c> their</c> tap that we can kind of get their tap that we can kind of get their feedback
• 59.919><c> we</c><00:06:00.160><c> also</c><00:06:00.479><c> reflect</c><00:06:00.880><c> on</c> feedback
• But we also reflect on feedback on.

Keywords: 1:00 Roll Call 2:38 Overview of Citizen Identity Security and Threat Reduction 9:36 Identity Solution and Casts 13:51 System Application and Discovery Issues 21:31 Staffing and Timelines 29:14 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Personnel, Public Retirement, and Finance received a presentation from Jim Barnhard, CIO of the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and David Carter, deputy CIO/CISO, on the state’s citizen identity management project. They said the project is intended to streamline citizen logins across agencies, reduce duplicated identity-management costs, improve security by centralizing authentication, and provide a flexible system that can scale with demand. The presenters described major implementation challenges, including integrating with diverse and legacy applications, and said the chosen software-as-a-service vendor was selected because it can connect to many systems and maintain the service in a federally certified cloud environment. The presenters emphasized that the project scope is limited to login, authentication, identity management, and identity proofing, while leaving authorization decisions to the individual applications and agencies. They said the work is being done in phases, beginning with discovery sessions with agencies, then selecting representative applications for onboarding rather than attempting a “big bang” rollout. They also said the vendor agreement includes professional services and knowledge transfer to reduce long-term dependence on outside support, and that the state has already begun outreach to agencies, including initial work with the Finance Cabinet and the Department of Revenue. Members asked about staffing, current spending, future costs, and whether existing systems or contracts could be reduced. The presenters said the project is being supported with existing staff, with no expectation of a large increase in positions, and that the vendor will carry most of the operational load. They said they did not have statewide spending figures with them but could try to gather them, and explained that the negotiated pricing is intended to be all-inclusive, with fixed costs for the first five years and capped increases in years six and seven. They said centralizing identity services should eventually allow the Commonwealth to stand down some duplicated agency-level licensing and reduce overall operational costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• We needed to get a lot of stakeholder feedback before we made a decision on the statewide student information
• Overall, we provided more than 58 in-person feedback or input sessions where we were able to hear from
• And we collected a lot of feedback in that way.
• This includes annual renewals, attendance tracking, and feedback reporting, all of which help maintain

Transcript Highlights:

• Many times our donors will come up to us and give us feedback.
• donors will come up to us and<00:23:49.840><c> give</c><00:23:50.000><c> us</c><00:23:50.240><c> feedback
• and</c><00:23:51.200><c> also</c><00:23:51.760><c> you</c><00:23:52.000><c> know</c> and give us feedback
• and also you know and give us feedback and also you know there<00:23:52.400><c> are</c><00:23:52.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education heard several Senate concurrent resolutions related to University of Hawaiʻi programs, audits, and workforce development. Testimony on SCR 50, which urged establishment of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the Maui campus, was strongly supportive, with witnesses citing the state’s nursing shortage and Maui’s acute physician and nurse shortages. The committee later recommended passage with a technical HD1 amendment, and the measure was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee also heard SCR 137, SCR 138, and SCR 142, all involving proposed audits. SCR 137 sought a performance audit of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation; the Foundation opposed it, and the chair recommended deferral after noting the legislative auditor’s view that the office lacks jurisdiction over the private nonprofit. SCR 138 proposed a management and performance audit of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy, and SCR 142 proposed an audit of the UH Mānoa athletics department. UH representatives provided comments on both, with athletics explaining existing NCAA-required financial audits, internal performance evaluations, and a strategic plan that includes self-review. The committee ultimately recommended passage of SCR 138 and SCR 142 with technical HD1 amendments. For SCR 192, which proposed a veterinary medicine expansion working group, UH and other witnesses discussed the idea of exploring a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, but the chair said a community college is not the appropriate venue for a doctoral program. The committee recommended substantial HD1 changes removing Windward Community College from the title and shifting the effort to the UH system level, adding the UH president or designee and a Hilo campus representative to the working group; the amended resolution was adopted. The committee also heard SCR 193, calling for community colleges to identify bachelor’s degree and workforce pathways aligned with regional needs, and SCR 203, which sought exploration of an Alzheimer’s disease research center and federal funding requirements; both drew supportive comments and no opposition. The meeting recessed briefly for lack of quorum, then reconvened for decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're actively taking stakeholder feedback and do anticipate a committee substitute.
• We provided feedback to your office on two main issues.
• After receiving feedback from stakeholders, we are currently working on a committee sub bracket to bracket
• Yeah, no, I appreciate, uh, your feedback, and, and we've been working with your public policy person

Bills: HB 1951, HB 2715, HB 3092, HB 3237, HB 3278, HB 3511, HB 3592, HB 3675, HB 3778, HB 3782, HB 3826, HB 3970, HB 4016, HB 4049, HB 4341, HB 4344, HB 4406, HB 4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, again, you've heard my feedback.
• I think that might be a better approach, so I'm providing my feedback for you all as we come back and
• I appreciate all the feedback and the responses; very helpful.
• Thank you all appreciate all the feedback and the responses very helpful and we'll move on to issue number

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing focused on California Community College budget proposals. Chair Alvarez opened by emphasizing the system’s role in access, transfer, workforce training, and serving more than 2 million students, while also noting persistent challenges in enrollment, persistence, transfer, and graduation. Public commenters and system representatives broadly supported COLA, enrollment growth funding, deferred maintenance, student support block grants, and additional flexibility for districts facing uncertainty. The first major panel covered the student-centered funding formula, COLA, and enrollment growth. The Department of Finance said the Governor proposes a 2.43% COLA ($230.4 million) and 0.5% enrollment growth funding ($30.4 million). The LAO said the COLA was reasonable and recommended funding at least the proposed growth amount, citing uneven enrollment recovery and regional differences. The Chancellor’s Office supported both proposals and asked for additional changes, including using the greater of current-year or three-year average for apportionments and lifting the 10% local enrollment cap, arguing these would better fund growing districts. Members questioned how the formula works, whether SCFF is improving outcomes, and how much additional funding would be needed under different growth scenarios. The committee then reviewed categorical program COLAs, Rising Scholars, career education proposals, IT proposals, and student housing. The Governor proposed a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs ($31.9 million). For Rising Scholars, the Governor proposed $30 million ongoing and removal of the cap on participating colleges; the LAO urged waiting for outcome data before doubling funding, while the Chancellor’s Office said the program is serving more students and supports equity for justice-impacted students. On career education, the Governor proposed $50 million for credit for prior learning and $50 million for a career passport; the LAO supported more reporting on credit for prior learning but recommended rejecting the career passport as too undefined, while the Chancellor’s Office supported both. On technology, the Governor proposed $162.5 million for a common cloud data platform and $168 million for a common ERP system; the LAO said both were premature or lacked sufficient planning and recommended rejection, while the Chancellor’s Office argued they would improve real-time data, security, and systemwide efficiency. The committee also heard an update on student housing: the administration said the 2024 shift to a lease-revenue bond model remains in progress for 13 approved projects, with 11 still active, and members asked about withdrawn projects and possible use of any returned funds. No votes were taken, and several items were held open for further discussion and May Revision updates.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so I know she's committed to getting it right, but I will say she has taken a lot of their feedback
• And the only official feedback we've received is that the Center for AI and Digital Policy would like
• It can change what it does based on the feedback that it gets in the world.
• And the feedback was that we're not close enough to be able to come up with that coherent response.
• I'm still gathering some feedback from additional retailers.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, I'm not sure there was a question, but if I could respond for feedback?
• Yeah, I'm just seeking their feedback before I would make an author's oral amendment. So, Mr.
• </c><01:26:51.640><c> for</c><01:26:51.800><c> feedback?
• </c><01:26:52.440><c> Yeah,</c> if I could respond. for feedback?
• Yeah, if I could respond. for feedback? Yeah, I'm<01:26:53.040><c> Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you have any feedback on that?
• Our six CDRP collaborative organizations actively seek feedback, which in turn informs our collective
• Our six CDRP collaborative organizations actively seek feedback, which in turn informs our collective
• Our six CDRP collaborative organizations actively seek feedback, which in turn informs our collective
• Our six CDRP collaborative organizations actively seek feedback, which in turn informs our collective

Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497

Keywords: housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Thank you for your feedback, Director Johansson. >> Committee, any additional questions of Director
• </c><00:30:37.120><c> director</c> &gt;&gt; Thank you for your feedback director &gt;&gt; Thank you for
• your feedback director committee.<00:30:38.240><c> Any</c><00:30:38.559><c> additional</c><00:30:39.520
• If you have any<00:34:02.559><c> feedback</c><00:34:02.880><c> on</c><00:34:03.120><c> any</c><00:34:
• any feedback on any of the proposed amendments,<00:34:04.399><c> you're</c><00:34:04.640><c> welcome

Bills: SF0023, SF0057

Keywords: mental health, involuntary hospitalization, examiners, public safety, Wyoming legislature, hospital pricing, healthcare transparency, public health, civil penalties, shoppable services, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um over the past several weeks, we have actively gathered feedback from both memberships on the programs
• c><00:31:02.159><c> from</c><00:31:02.399><c> both</c><00:31:02.640><c> memberships</c> gathered feedback
• from both memberships gathered feedback from both memberships on<00:31:03.360><c> the</c><00:31:03.520
• Um, over the past several weeks, we have actively gathered feedback from both memberships on the programs
• We want people to come when this joint committee would meet and provide us with their feedback.

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Is that what's causing the feedback, do you think?
• Or we're getting a little... >> Okay, I'm getting a little feedback.
• </c><00:10:07.600><c> Or</c><00:10:08.000><c> we're</c> the feedback, do you think?
• Or we're the feedback, do you think?
• </c> &gt;&gt; Okay, I'm getting a little feedback. &gt;&gt; Okay, I'm getting a little feedback.

Bills: HB0008, HB0009

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• input from large companies, from startups, from researchers, academics, investors, anyone who has feedback
• open door, and of course we'll stay very close with the committee as we move forward and as that feedback
• But I appreciate and certainly thank you for your thoughts and feedback. Okay. Great.
• But I appreciate and certainly thank you for your thoughts and feedback. Okay. Great.
• As we continue gathering feedback from our members on the amended bill, we do see two issues we want

Summary: The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations. SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open. Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.

Transcript Highlights:

• On the House side of things, we did not have feedback from the local elections at this time.
• On the House side of things, we did not have feedback from the local elections at this time.
• On the House side of things, we did not have feedback from the local elections at this time.
• We got a lot of pushback and feedback from select boards because this was not in their budget.
• We got a lot of pushback and feedback from select boards because this was not in their budget.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I haven't seen the committee substitute, but I'll just say the one piece of feedback I would give in
• The council will serve as a body to hear feedback and study how specific regulations might hinder AI
• aligned with current statutes and consistent throughout the bill, and you'll find more detailed feedback
• There were specific forums for folks to... provide feedback to the newly designed procurement process
• All of that feedback was taken into consideration, and finally, in 2022, HHSC kicked off the current

Bills: HB149, HB252, HB643, HB1442, HB1500, HB1672, HB1851, HB1893, HB2028, HB2768, HB2818, HB149, HB252

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Zeleznikar, thank you, and thank you, Representative Cter, for your feedback.
• Thank you, Representative Zeleznikar, and thank you, Representative Cter, for your feedback.
• would come back and let the committee know how that conversation goes offline and get additional feedback
• </c><01:18:44.960><c> from</c><01:18:45.960><c> um</c> um get some additional feedback from um um get
• some additional feedback from um you<01:18:46.400><c> know</c><01:18:46.679><c> the</c><01:18:47.480

Bills: HF656, HF655, HF633

Keywords: child care, childcare, day care, daycare, licensing, variance, licensed capacity, capacity limit, staff qualifications, staffing, child care center, family child care, provider flexibility, Minnesota career lattice, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, licensing rules, enrollment, indoor space, professional development

Transcript Highlights:

• I believe this is a really, really good program, and I gauge that also by the impact and the feedback
• /c><01:43:26.520><c> that</c><01:43:26.599><c> I</c><01:43:26.719><c> get</c> the impact and the feedback
• that I get the impact and the feedback that I get from<01:43:26.960><c> principles</c><01:43:27.320>
• for students to practice a skill or strategy and require teachers to provide immediate, specific feedback
• </c><01:45:54.119><c> to</c><01:45:54.440><c> students</c><01:45:55.239><c> and</c> spe ific feedback

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Committee on Education and Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard Senate Bill 422, which would authorize the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The Department of Education testified in support, noting a prior law that created the Kono diploma program before it sunset in 2020. Several members of the public also testified in support. Both committees later recommended passage of SB 422 without amendments, and the recommendation was adopted by voice votes. The committees then heard Senate Bill 530 on Braille literacy. The bill would establish Braille literacy as state policy, require Braille-related literacy assessments for eligible blind and low-vision students, authorize DOE rulemaking, create a Braille Literacy Resource Center, and appropriate funds. DOE and the Department of Human Services supported the measure, as did the National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and a blind testifier who described the importance of early Braille instruction. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about statutory language requiring yearly assessments and suggested revisions so annual decisions remain with IEP teams. The committees voted to pass SB 530 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested changes, and adopted the recommendation. The next measure was Senate Bill 532, which would allow school staff and agents trained by a licensed clinician to volunteer to administer medication to students in public schools under certain conditions and clarify who may prescribe such medication. DOE and Department of Health testimony supported the bill. The Attorney General recommended replacing the term “licensed clinician” with the defined term “health care professional.” The Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants supported the bill but asked that physician assistants be included among providers who may prescribe medications for school administration. After questions about current school health aide duties and field-trip medication procedures, the committees voted to pass SB 532 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s terminology change, and adopted the recommendation.

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• > where</c><00:55:06.160><c> because</c><00:55:06.359><c> if</c><00:55:06.480><c> we're</c> your feedback
• on where because if we're your feedback on where because if we're going<00:55:06.720><c> to</c><00:55
• </c><00:55:23.640><c> of</c> needed we would love that sort of needed we would love that sort of feedback
• <c> specifically</c><00:55:25.440><c> um</c><00:55:25.599><c> because</c><00:55:25.760><c> I</c> feedback
• me specifically um because I feedback me specifically um because I see<00:55:26.039><c> that</c><00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We've got some feedback on there from our 2025 customer satisfaction survey.
• These next couple of slides, we actually pulled out some of the criteria because we did get a lot of feedback
• going to drive a lot of this, but we also wanted to make sure that we collected good stakeholder feedback
• And that may upset, you know, that may supersede stakeholder feedback.
• And that may upset, you know, that may supersede stakeholder feedback.

Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.