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• The State Fire Marshal in 2019 was decided this past year, and what it did, it struck the supervision
• And now it permits trainees and apprentices to install fire sprinklers without supervision.
• bill, or the current certification requirements this bill will replace the existing language for supervision

Summary: The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard several bills related to wildfire recovery, fire safety, and school threat response. SB 904 would codify emergency coordination procedures used after the L.A. County and Palisades fires, including identifying permitting and building code requirements that can slow rebuilding after wildfire disasters. The author said it would not eliminate protections but would streamline recovery; Climate Action California opposed the bill, while the chair noted concerns about balancing efficiency with safeguards. The bill was later advanced on a 9-0 vote to the Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee also heard SB 1299, which would create a clearer statutory framework for certifying and training fire sprinkler fitters. Supporters from the Sprinkler Fitters Association and State Pipe Trades Council said the measure would ensure only properly trained and certified workers install sprinkler systems, addressing safety risks and litigation that weakened existing regulations. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 9-0 to the Senate Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement Committee. SB 1181 proposed a voluntary pilot allowing schools to share credible safety concerns with regional threat assessment centers in several Central Valley counties, with privacy protections and a reporting requirement before expansion. The author tied the bill to youth violence, social media threats, and the need to connect warning signs before tragedies occur. Senators Rubio and the chair spoke in support, citing fusion center successes in preventing attacks; there was no opposition. The committee also approved a consent calendar, and all measures were reported out on unanimous votes.

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• The State Fire Marshal in 2019 was decided this past year, and what it did, it struck the supervision
• And now it permits trainees and apprentices to install fire sprinklers without supervision.
• bill, or the current certification requirements this bill will replace the existing language for supervision

Committee: Senate Emergency Management

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• Unlicensed dental assistants are also supervised by their dentist employer.
• Unlicensed dental assistants are also supervised by their dentist employer.
• SB 1311, a lot. are also supervised by their dentist employer.

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Summary: The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee met first without quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee before later reconvening and taking formal votes. The consent calendar included SB 1263, SB 1148, SB 1376, and SB 1391. The committee also heard SB 1002, SB 1311, and SB 1416, all of which were ultimately advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with SB 1311 amended. After quorum was reached, the committee later ratified the earlier actions and adjourned. SB 1002 by Senator Niello would expand the David Hall Act to allow certain patients who were originally eligible for out-of-state telehealth care because of an immediately life-threatening diagnosis to continue receiving that care after entering remission. Supporters, including a cancer survivor, said the bill would preserve continuity of care for patients who still need specialist monitoring. The Medical Board of California and the California Medical Association opposed the bill, arguing that licensure is an important consumer protection and that the bill would weaken oversight and standards of care. Senator Caballero supported the measure, emphasizing access to care, especially for rural patients. SB 1311, presented by the chair, updates the Dental Practice Act so unlicensed dental assistants can satisfy infection control training requirements either through the Dental Assisting National Board exam or approved courses. The California Dental Association and California Association of Orthodontists supported the bill, saying it would help strengthen the dental workforce and improve patient access. The California Academy of General Dentistry raised concerns that the exam option lacked hands-on training and should be limited unless amended. The committee approved the bill as amended. SB 1416 by Senator Wahab would shorten from 30 days to 21 days the time a physician or dentist has to refund duplicate payments to consumers. Support was brief and largely focused on the bill’s consumer affordability benefits, and no opposition was voiced. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations.

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• Um when we oversee and supervise.
• <c> with</c><01:49:05.440><c> the</c> supervision by somebody with the supervision by somebody with the
• </c> by ourselves with no extra supervision by ourselves with no extra supervision because<01:55:14.880
• </c> requires formal education, supervised requires formal education, supervised clinical<02:31:26.880
• ,</c><02:34:33.760><c> can</c> assistant with doctor supervision, can assistant with doctor supervision

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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• Two, uh, mediation and what is the training and supervision for mediation enablers?
• Are they supervised, and if so, by whom?
• </c><01:00:02.319><c> um</c> they supervised and if so by whom?
• um they supervised and if so by whom?
• and Greg. ...and supervision is Raymond and Greg.

Summary: The Family Court Subcommittee of the Children and Family Law Committee convened under Chairman Mark Pearson to continue work begun by the prior special committee on the family division of circuit court. Pearson emphasized a collaborative, consensus-based approach with the judiciary and said the subcommittee would build on earlier “low-hanging fruit” reforms while tracking how prior changes are actually working. He also explained that the subcommittee would likely form smaller working groups, with informal meetings allowed so long as they stayed within open-meeting limits. The main policy focus was House Bill 652, which was retained by the committee, along with broader questions about what additional changes family court should make. Members divided the work into two broad areas: pre-trial and trial issues. Pre-trial topics included alternative dispute resolution, mediation training and supervision, counseling/therapy for litigants with issues such as PTSD, and improving materials for pro se litigants, including New Hampshire Bar forms and instructions. The committee also discussed whether to use input from prior testimony, former litigants, other states, and legislative researchers, and whether some of the work should be assigned to two-person subgroups to allow flexible research and outreach. For trial-related issues, members identified additional training for family court judges, whether judges should be dedicated solely to family court, and how to handle the overlap between civil and criminal matters, especially domestic violence and divorce cases. Representative Raymond raised concerns about courtroom recordings and whether judges’ behavior and record preservation were adequate; Aaron Kan of the court system responded that circuit court recording practices and staffing had not changed, that circuit court lacks the court monitors used in superior court, and that resource limits prevent similar staffing. Raymond also raised the cost of obtaining trial transcripts for pro se litigants; Kan explained that transcripts are produced by private vendors because the court system no longer employs court reporters, and that the fees reflect that outsourced service rather than a court-imposed markup. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with plans to continue gathering information and assigning subtopics for further study.

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• On line five of the bill, it describes grade EES as supervising staff attorneys.
• </c><00:23:58.480><c> They</c><00:23:58.799><c> are</c> supervising staff attorneys.
• They are supervising staff attorneys.
• </c> supervise other attorneys in the office. supervise other attorneys in the office.
• </c> patient care during super supervised patient care during super supervised clinical<05:50:10.798>

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• Sections seven and eight modify mental health professional affiliation and supervision limits and require
• I don't think across any profession removing education and supervision at a time where it's critically
• , less time spent with less supervision, less time spent with patients<01:15:25.600><c> is</c><01:15:
• ,</c> just removing education and supervision, just removing education and supervision, why<01:15:53.160
• at a time where it's supervision at a time where it's critically<01:16:13.360><c> necessary</c><01:16

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• special education and related services that: A, have been provided at public expense under public supervision
• special education and related services that A, have been provided at public expense under public supervision
• related services to children with disabilities under Part B must be, quote, appropriately trained and supervised
• This federal specific qualification for paraprofessionals requires ODE to establish training and supervision
• This federal specific qualification for paraprofessionals requires ODE to establish training and supervision

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• Foster youth deserve more than basic supervision.
• Foster youth deserve more than basic supervision.
• Our temporary orders required supervised visitation, and I informed DCS that a final trial was approaching
• Our caseworker told me, 'I closed the case because the girls were safe in your supervision.'
• Our caseworker told me, I closed the case because the girls were safe in your supervision.

Bills: HB2035 , HB2086 , HB2434 , HB2611 , HB2732 , HB2733 , HB2830 , HB2923 , HB2932 , HB4004

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health

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• By prioritizing community-based alternatives such as counseling and supervision, we are investing in
• appropriately in cases involving escalating conduct, victim intimidation, and repeated failures on supervision
• SB 1009 significantly expands a responsibility placed on county probation departments to supervise youth
• have traditionally been provided by trained probation staff, which can create inconsistencies in supervision
• Under its guidance, judges are permitted but not required to consider years-long court-supervised treatment

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee heard presentations on several bills and one resolution, with testimony largely focused on public safety, criminal justice, and victim/survivor protections. SB 936 by Senator Blakespear would restrict retail sale of larger nitrous oxide canisters to curb youth misuse and impaired driving; supporters included prosecutors, local officials, cities, counties, and environmental groups, while the ACLU opposed the bill unless amended to rely on regulation rather than criminal penalties. Members raised concerns about overbreadth and possible amendments, but the author said the bill would be narrowed and emphasized it would not create jail time, only escalating fines. SB 941 by Senator Padilla would cap commissary markups in private federal immigration detention facilities, mirroring a prior prison commissary law; it drew strong support from immigrant justice advocates and civil rights groups, with no opposition heard, and members expressed support for the measure. SCR 118 by Senator Gonzalez urged release of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation files and greater transparency for survivors. The author and CAST testified in support, emphasizing survivor trauma and accountability; one committee member voiced concern that the resolution could imply facts not yet established and said he would likely abstain, while others supported the resolution as part of broader anti-trafficking efforts. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require clear and convincing evidence before detaining youth in juvenile hall and would favor less restrictive alternatives; supporters included youth defenders, former system-involved youth, and many advocacy organizations, while probation and district attorneys opposed it, arguing it would limit judicial discretion, strain resources, and could jeopardize public safety. Members were split, with some emphasizing the harms of detention and others warning about home-environment risks and implementation challenges. AB 46 by Assembly Member Nguyen would revise mental health diversion law to give judges clearer authority to deny diversion when public safety is at risk. Support came from prosecutors, probation, and crime survivors who described cases where diverted defendants later committed serious violence; opposition from public defenders and civil rights groups argued that judges already have discretion, diversion is rarely granted, and the bill would reduce access to treatment and worsen outcomes. The author said the bill was a balanced compromise developed with stakeholders. Finally, SB 948 by Senator Aegean would require more comprehensive firearm safety training for firearm safety certificates and require new California residents to register firearms and obtain a certificate within 60 days; supporters from Brady and youth gun-violence prevention groups cited accidental shootings and child deaths, and the author noted possible future amendments on timing for new residents. Throughout the hearing, the chair repeatedly noted the committee lacked a quorum, so no votes were taken during the transcript.

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• By prioritizing community-based alternatives such as counseling and supervision, we are investing in
• appropriately in cases involving escalating conduct, victim intimidation, and repeated failures on supervision
• SB 1009 significantly expands a responsibility placed on county probation departments to supervise youth
• have traditionally been provided by trained probation staff, which can create inconsistencies in supervision
• Under its guidance, judges are permitted but not required to consider years-long court-supervised treatment

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety met on March 17, 2026, beginning without a quorum and hearing several bills and a resolution. SB 936 by Senator Blakespear would prohibit retail sale of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Supporters, including prosecutors, county officials, and local government groups, described rising misuse among youth, impaired driving crashes, deaths, and environmental waste from large flavored canisters. The ACLU opposed unless amended, arguing the bill was too broad and should use a regulatory approach rather than criminal penalties; the author said amendments were being considered to narrow the language. Committee members largely expressed support, though some raised concerns about wording and implementation. SB 941 by Senator Padilla would extend a prison commissary price cap framework to private for-profit immigration detention facilities under federal contract in California. Supporters said detainees and their families face extreme markups on basic necessities and that the bill would curb exploitation. There was broad support from immigrant justice, civil rights, and disability rights organizations, and no opposition testimony was presented. SCR 118 by Senator Gonzalez urged release of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. Supporters framed it as a transparency and survivor-accountability measure, with testimony from CAST and a survivor statement. One committee member voiced concern about incomplete facts and the risk of political overreach, while others supported the resolution as part of broader anti-trafficking efforts. SB 1009 by Senator Becker would require clear and convincing evidence before detaining youth in juvenile proceedings and would emphasize less restrictive alternatives. The author and supporters argued that detention harms youth, increases recidivism, and is overused, citing a personal witness who described spending more than 200 days in juvenile detention before her case was resolved. Probation, district attorneys, and AFSCME raised concerns that the bill could limit judicial discretion, strain county resources, and create public safety risks or uneven implementation. Committee members were split, with some supporting the bill as a needed safeguard and others saying the system needs more resources before changing the standard. AB 46 by Assemblymember Nguyen would narrow mental health diversion by allowing judges to deny diversion when public safety is at risk. Supporters, including district attorneys and a crime victim’s family, said current law is too restrictive and has allowed dangerous offenders to reoffend; opponents, including public defenders and the ACLU, argued diversion is already limited and effective and that the bill would reduce access to treatment. Finally, SB 948 by Senator Aegian would require more comprehensive firearm safety training for firearm safety certificates and require new California residents to register firearms and obtain a certificate within 60 days. Supporters, including Brady and youth gun violence advocates, said the bill would close loopholes and improve safety; gun rights groups opposed, calling it an unconstitutional financial barrier and a burden on new residents.

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• By prioritizing community-based alternatives such as counseling and supervision, we are investing in
• appropriately in cases involving escalating conduct, victim intimidation, and repeated failures on supervision
• SB 1009 significantly expands a responsibility placed on county probation departments to supervise youth
• have traditionally been provided by trained probation staff, which can create inconsistencies in supervision
• Under its guidance, judges are permitted but not required to consider years-long court-supervised treatment

Committee: Senate Public Safety

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• Make it so that the supervised hours are from a licensed clinical professional counselor, and that they're
• not... ...so that the supervised hours are from a licensed clinical professional counselor and that
• We're also supervised in these areas, not like our counterparts here in the community.
• Thus, as the bill is written today, a supervising chaplain signing off on chaplain hours wouldn't possess
• Let them also prove through supervision by a licensed clinical professional counselor supervisor that

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

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• So we have to hold the people accountable who are supervising those people, those pedophiles, and the
• statute that Supervising those people, those pedophiles.
• I supervise prosecutors. I prosecute cases.
• I now supervise the prosecutors. And I still try cases myself. Fantastic.
• I now supervise the prosecutors. And I still try cases myself. Fantastic.

Committee: House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met in executive session and approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2765, which was amended to revise hemp beverage retailer delivery language, adjust retailer fees and renewals, require product registration, and remove residency requirements. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported do pass by a 10-0 vote. The committee also voted House Bill 2848, relating to mass intimidation offenses, do pass by a 9-0 vote. In public hearing, the committee took testimony on House Joint Resolution 130, which would ask Missouri voters to authorize retrospective civil laws for child sexual abuse claims. The sponsor and survivor advocates argued the measure is needed to allow revival windows and address delayed disclosure, while opponents from the insurance, tort reform, and business communities warned it could expose third parties such as schools, churches, nonprofits, and employers to broad, open-ended liability and higher insurance costs. No vote was taken on the resolution. The committee also heard House Bill 2254, which would speed capital post-conviction review by requiring earlier appointment of counsel and aligning Missouri procedures with federal standards. Supporters, including victims’ family members and the Attorney General’s office, said it would reduce years of delay and bring closure, while opponents raised concerns about wrongful convictions, conflicts from simultaneous representation, and increased public defender workload. Finally, House Bill 2206 on catalytic converter theft was heard; the sponsor and law enforcement supported stronger recordkeeping and licensing rules, while scrap/recycling and press representatives objected to added paperwork and a separate provision affecting public notice for self-storage sales. The hearing on HB 2206 was interrupted by the floor schedule and not completed in the transcript.

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• A teacher means any teacher, school secretary, substitute teacher, supervisor, principal, supervising
• A teacher means any teacher, school secretary, substitute teacher, supervisor, principal, supervising
• So the example that Representative Boyko gave about the game, think about the people that are supervising
• The example that Representative Boyko gave about the game, think about the people that are supervising
• The example that Representative Boyko gave about the game, think about the people that are supervising

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

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• defendant, such as the criminal filing fee, jury demand fee, deferred prosecution and pretrial supervision
• And for identification purposes, I’m a supervising attorney in the Policy Advocacy Clinic at Berkeley
• eliminate some costs, which would have down-the-road effects, such as eliminating probation and supervision
• fees, which are statutorily required to pay the costs associated with probation and supervision.
• Probation supervision will fall to judges and clerks, and they will be more concerned in many cases with

Bills: HB2161 , HB2332 , HB2102

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: attorney general, legal authority, state powers, judiciary, civil rights, driver privacy, data protection, personal information, surveillance, consumer rights, legal obligations, financial responsibility, debt management, consumer protection, court systems

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• THE BILL ENHANCES PENALTIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTEMPT TO EVADE COURT ORDERED SUPERVISION BY UNLAWFULLY
• LANGUAGE TRANSFER OF CUSTODY AND AS DEPENDENT CHILD TO THE MORE COMMON LANGUAGE OF UNDER COURT ORDERED SUPERVISION
• HIGHWAY SAFETY MOTOR VEHICLES AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL CHANGES, CLARIFIES A PERSON ON SUPERVISION
• INFORMATION, ALSO SPECIFIES LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CONDUCTED ADDRESS VERIFICATIONS OF RESIDENCE ON SUPERVISION
• THIS CLARIFIES A SEXUAL PREDATOR ON SUPERVISION WITH DOT OR DJ J MUST REPORT CHANGES TO VEHICLES OWNED

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• ophthalmologist, or a licensed optometrist who is working exclusively for and under the direct supervision
• license under this part so long as the employee is working exclusively for and under the direct supervision
• Currently, an apprentice may complete training under the supervision of a physician, such as an ophthalmologist
• This amendment deletes the ability of a physician or an optometrist to supervise a registered apprentice
• would establish that only an optician who has been licensed in Florida for at least one year may supervise

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills. SB 1546 on background screening for athletic coaches was explained as another extension of the deadline for coaches to be added to the background screening clearinghouse; it passed favorably with support from athletic and youth sports organizations. SB 958 on type 1 diabetes early detection was amended to match the House version, requiring the Department of Health to provide school districts, school boards, and charter schools with informational materials for parents; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. CS/SB 1070 on electrocardiograms for student athletes drew extensive discussion about sudden cardiac arrest prevention, implementation timelines, costs, funding through private and public sources, and whether insurance, KidCare, or Medicaid should cover screenings; after supportive testimony from school and athletic groups, it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also heard SB 1060, which would create a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid managed care to review encounter data, financials, audits, and rebate calculations with assistance from an actuary and the Auditor General. The sponsor and several senators framed it as a transparency and verification measure in response to large mid-year Medicaid funding increases and concerns about network adequacy and vertical integration; it passed favorably. CS/SB 944, which shortens the insurer overpayment recovery look-back period for claims involving psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, also passed favorably with support from the Florida Psychological Association. SB 1370, moving ambulatory surgical centers into their own statute rather than under hospital licensure provisions, was supported by surgery center representatives and reported favorably. The committee approved SB 768, as amended, to narrow the foreign-country-of-concern licensure attestation for health care entities to direct controlling interests and clarify the “reasonable efforts” standard; it passed after questions about how the standard would work in practice. SB 1544 on opticianry prompted significant debate over whether the bill would limit nonlicensed staff in ophthalmology and optometry settings; after a proposed amendment was withdrawn and multiple witnesses spoke both for and against, the bill was temporarily postponed. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1808 requiring health care practitioners and facilities to refund patient overpayments within 30 days, with enforcement through AHCA fines or professional discipline, and then reported the bill favorably.

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• My facility operates as a supervised, supportive, and protective residential environment designed to
• Residents are accepted precisely because they require assistance, supervision, and structured support
• facilities, and the staff of the facility were allowed to pass medications without even nursing supervision
• facilities, and the staff of the facility were allowed to pass medications without even nursing supervision

Bills: H5243 , H5376 , S3056 , S3057

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Aging and Independence

Keywords: rest home, rest homes, medication administration, medication management, assisted living, long-term care, elder care, older adults, senior care, nursing home, resident care, self-administration, licensed facility, Chapter 111, section 71, Responsible Person, caregiver, direct care staff, care facilities, funding

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• These boards exist, per the state constitution, to quote, supervise and manage the institutions, programs
• A board cannot supervise and manage an institution without authority over what it teaches and who it
• If I could speak on this, the current setup is that the Board of Regents supervises the high-level strategic
• This is confirming the Constitution of the state and making sure that these boards manage and supervise

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee met on April 29, 2026, with a quorum present and heard several higher education and K-12 bills. SB 234 by Sen. Presley, which would provide grading for medical school students, was briefly discussed and reported favorably without objection. SB 142 by Sen. Reese, dealing with continued management and oversight of Board of Regents support fund matched endowments if a related constitutional amendment passes, drew questions about endowment matching, oversight, and the roughly $75 million in unmatched requests; it was also reported favorably without objection. SB 482 by Sen. Reese, expanding the role of career coaches in middle and high school graduation planning and reporting on career development fund spending, received support from BESE and others, with committee members discussing counselor workload and district flexibility; it was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up SB 64 by Sen. Hodges, which would require two people to review initial video/audio recordings from cameras in self-contained classrooms when complaints arise, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 1063 by Rep. Owen, a broad higher education governance bill that would increase board oversight of curriculum, hiring, faculty senates, and discipline, generated extensive discussion and testimony from Rep. Owen and a representative of Parents Defending Education Action, but the author said he did not want to vote on it yet and moved to voluntarily defer it; the committee agreed without objection. HB 818 by Rep. Riser, as amended, was converted into a reporting bill requiring public inventories and state reporting on assessments, with Cynthia Posey of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers explaining the amendments; the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably with one opposition card noted. Finally, SB 28 by Sen. McMath, carried by Rep. Carver, would lower the age for associate teachers from 25 to 21 to help address the teacher shortage; Department of Education staff said the change could expand the pipeline, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also announced it would meet the following week on Wednesday, May 6, and then adjourned.