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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Higher Education and Workforce Development Mar 10th, 2026
Higher Education and Workforce Development
Transcript Highlights:
- better scholar. the test scores to other states that provide better scholarships for those students.
- So currently the state of Missouri provides scholarships, Bright Flight Scholarships.
- I'm not familiar with all the universities in the state, but do other universities provide this?
- Might it be a doubling, I mean, of the support provided either by the state or the institution?
- In Section 2B, it says, provides a level of stable, sustainable resources.
Summary:
The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development met in executive session and first took up House Bill 2585. The committee adopted a House Committee substitute and a separate amendment, both described as clerical and technical changes to align the bill with Department of Higher Education workflow and state and federal law. The substitute for HB 2585 was then approved do pass by a 10-0 roll call vote.
The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 1627, which would revise the Career and Technical Education Advisory Council by adding the Commissioner of Higher Education or designee, increasing business and commerce representation, shortening member terms, reducing required meetings, and adjusting reporting requirements. Representative Haley said the changes would better reflect workforce needs and strengthen ties between education and industry. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education testified in support, saying the changes were recommended by the advisory group. No opposition testimony was offered.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2123, a broader higher education funding proposal that also includes a Bright Flight scholarship increase to full in-state tuition. Representative Black and Representative Shields described the bill as an effort to modernize Missouri’s long-standing base-plus funding model by moving toward a metric- and performance-based system tied to workforce needs, with a phased testing and approval process before implementation. Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development staff, the Missouri Community College Association, and the Council on Public Higher Education testified in support of continuing the work, though the council urged removing bill language that was too specific about the consultant’s model and timeline. Some members raised concerns about fiscal impact, implementation, and whether the model could be rolled out without harming institutions or students. The hearing on HB 2123 concluded without any vote taken.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Feb 24th, 2026
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- State resources provide personnel, equipment, and logistical support across jurisdictions.
- We're getting them credential to drive four. become an intern and get good paying jobs.
- So on our end, we try to make sure that we provide webinars, professional learning.
- So we try to be mindful and look at what's there to provide updated resources.
- So we try to be mindful and look at what's there to provide updated resources.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/18/2026 - House Science & Technology
House Science & Technology Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- You don't know whether to act on the data and insights that are provided by an AI tool or not.
- As well, 88% of web applications are compromised due to compromised credentials.
- Who is your mortgage provider? Where did you live five years ago?
- As a practice or premise for both companies, we provide all this intelligence to the government.
- And I do that through a physical box that’s provided by Edemia.
Summary:
The Science and Technology Committee met without any bills on the agenda and heard two presentations. Deloitte Infrastructure Insights demonstrated an AI-enabled transportation analytics platform, Infrastructure Insights Pro, focused on vulnerable road user safety. The presenter described how the tool ingests crash, GIS, and project data to generate map-based insights, trust scores for data sources, and draft concept reports that can reduce analysis time from six to eight months to a few hours. Members asked about use in other states, cost or effort savings, and the system’s deployment at Caltrans in California.
The committee then heard from OCTA and SoCure on digital identity and fraud prevention for state and local government services. The presenters argued that residents face too many separate logins and that governments should move toward a more secure, frictionless, and privacy-preserving single digital identity experience. They described identity verification using contextual signals such as device, location, and document validation, and said their tools are already used by Arizona agencies and in other states. Members raised concerns about Real ID, digital IDs, federal overreach, and privacy under the Fourth Amendment and the Arizona Constitution, emphasizing the need for state control and user choice.
No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported. The committee adjourned after discussion.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 39 (3-4-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So that's why we have House credential.
- </c><00:22:32.240><c> some</c> these policies and it also provided some these policies and it also provided
- Um with that, I'd move providers.
- </c><00:35:09.040><c> this</c> providers um or former providers this providers um or former providers
- providers without an interstate<00:39:27.520><c> compact.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study Oct 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- What happened next is that we provided feedback back to the Public Education Department.
- We did provide feedback on all five of the initiatives.
- So slide 5 provides an overview of the current appropriations from the Public Education Reform Fund.
- For the purposes of what I was presenting, again, summative data provides anchors for us.
- About the additional resources that can be provided to continue to close those achievement gaps.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- our clerks, providing 40 copies with each name on each copy.
- Item 6 provides an overview of TDEM's emergency response funding.
- T-DEM has requested a rider to provide carry-forward authority.
- Additionally, it supports credentialed mental health professionals to educate students and provide wraparound
- Thank you. and providing classroom and laboratory resources.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- I've also asked him to provide us with an overview of teacher certification requirements in Florida,
- And this afternoon, I will be providing as the chair said, an overview of Florida's pathways to educator
- And then educator preparation, institutes can also be offered by private providers.
- Those are also offer by colleges or universities or by private providers.
- who provide teacher preparation as well.
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Afternoon Session Apr 8th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The research really provides some valuable insights into the academic, social, and emotional outcomes
- Districts that provide intensive intervention saw gains whether or not students were held back.
- They provide targeted interventions through the MTSS frameworks. The work is already happening.
- Who is going to be able to provide the extra instructional needs of that child?
- And so it does provide some timelines.
Bills:
LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504
Keywords:
paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes
NE
Nebraska 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Morning Session Apr 8th, 2026
Nebraska Unicameral Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Then it also has a spectrum of providers that are there, so like an OB.
- CMS, the feds that provide regulation. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Senators.
- This bill provides for the state plan amendment with HHS.
- However, we also provided an ability for the brand renewal.
- By, you know, whomever is providing the drinks, and you have all of the folks.
Bills:
LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504
Keywords:
paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026 at 01:12 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Mar 25th, 2026
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He is very capable of providing. He's going to live on one of our properties.
- To this day, 211 lists Planned Parenthood on its directory of health care providers.
- direct funding to certified nonprofit providers serving trafficking victims.
- Hired or it's the counsel is provided by the state.
- So we're providing an electronic way to get that form or get knowledge of that form.
Bills:
SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061
Keywords:
reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations
Summary:
The Senate first handled several gallery introductions recognizing visiting groups, including Muskogee Day, domestic violence advocates, Wagner High School leadership students, the Bixby Chamber and football team, and the Heartland Home Educators co-op. The chamber also adopted a motion to suspend debate rules for the remainder of the day so third-reading bills could be debated under shortened time limits.
Senate Bill 134, which shortens the waiting period for Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System retirees to return to public employment from one year to six months, drew questions about “double dipping,” actuarial impact, and workforce shortages. The author said the bill was requested by the Association of County Commissioners to help counties retain experienced workers, noted an actuarial estimate that the system would drop from 107% to 105% funded, and explained there were no special safeguards beyond existing limits. The bill advanced and then passed 47-0.
Senate Bill 196, a measure naming multiple bridges, highways, and interchanges for veterans, law enforcement officers, and other honorees, was presented as a personal bill by the author, including a bridge named for his grandfather. After brief questions, it advanced and passed 47-0. Senate Bill 1636, which allows immediate family members or similar individuals to request OSBI review of cold homicide cases after a local law enforcement case-file review, also advanced after questions about eligibility, timing, and workload; supporters said it would give families a path to seek answers in long-unsolved cases. It passed 47-0.
The chamber then considered Senate Bill 1725, which addresses expressive activity on higher-education campuses by allowing content-neutral security fees, limiting discipline to narrowly defined harassment, and requiring free speech training for first-year students. Debate centered on campus free speech, university accountability, and whether the bill would add costs or sufficient enforcement; it passed 40-17 and was advanced as an emergency measure. Senate Bill 1726, a companion bill requiring training for graduate assistants who teach, emphasizing classroom management, academic integrity, and viewpoint neutrality, passed 41-7 and was also advanced as an emergency measure. Finally, Senate Bill 259, a long-debated water bill requiring metering or approved measuring devices for groundwater use, drew extensive discussion over costs, property rights, regional differences, and regulation of irrigators; the bill was advanced to final passage after a 34-8 vote, with debate continuing at the end of the transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Outlining the Impact of Eliminating the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Feb 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, under the law, it is the Federal Reserve Bank that provides that same supervision for small banks
- There is no one, not the state attorney general or anyone else, who can provide that kind of supervision
- </c><00:03:48.280><c> that</c> Federal Reserve Bank that provides that Federal Reserve Bank that provides
- </c><00:04:07.360><c> that</c><00:04:07.560><c> kind</c><00:04:07.799><c> of</c> else who can provide
- It bans providers from withholding necessary health care due solely to unpaid debt.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- It provides mentorship, career transition, and integration into the community.
- And again, that's provided to every veteran at no cost.
- They don't fall in the gaps and to be able to provide that information.
- But it provides an excellent opportunity for a great education.
- We provide seven, nine scholarships to kids there.
Keywords:
tuition, resident status, incarceration, education, equal access, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider one bill, a postponed bill, and a slate of trustee confirmations. The committee first took up CS/SB 1246, which expands the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund to support health science workforce shortages beyond nursing, including allied health programs. The bill also broadens eligible uses of funds, revises matching requirements and grant criteria, and updates reporting requirements. A strike-all amendment was adopted without objection, and the committee then reported the bill favorably after supportive testimony from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the Florida Hospital Association, the College of Central Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Senator Davis also noted a favorable vote on the bill for the record.
The committee then temporarily postponed SB 720 at the sponsor’s request. Chair Harrell explained that the bill had been incorporated into a larger committee measure and would likely be heard later in another form. Public witnesses who had come to speak on the bill were not heard because of the postponement.
The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at several state colleges, including Chipola College, Tallahassee State College, Pensacola State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and St. Petersburg College. The appointees emphasized themes of affordability, workforce training, nursing and allied health success, dual enrollment, community partnerships, and local economic development. After hearing from the appointees, the committee approved a block motion to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 2 through 25. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- How does this provide unequal treatment among landowners?
- It is provided on a standard form and is just listing coverages and limits within the policy.
- HB 2996 expressly provides that a certificate of insurance is not an insurance policy.
- This would allow or provide that the model would be pre-filed, if that makes sense. It does. Mr.
- So all our contracts have provisions that say, if DIFI asks, you shall provide.
Summary:
The committee approved the March 9, 2026 minutes and held HB 29 and HB 2939 at the sponsor’s request. It then took up HB 2016, which would bar late-filing penalties when a taxpayer’s income tax liability is zero; after an amendment narrowed the bill to income tax filers, the Department of Revenue was neutral on the bill but supported the amendment, and members debated whether removing the penalty would reduce incentives to file. The committee adopted the amendment and returned HB 2016 with a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote.
The committee also heard HB 2289, which updates the property-value examples used in bond/override election pamphlets and truth-in-taxation notices from older low values to a $300,000 home example. The sponsor and Arizona Tax Research Association said the update would better reflect current home values and improve voter understanding, while some members argued the bill could confuse voters or that the second example should be closer to the current median home price. The committee passed HB 2289 on a 4-3 vote.
Several bills related to school district bonding and agricultural property classification were then considered. HB 4103 would prohibit school districts from calling bond elections if enrollment is below 50% of capacity; supporters said districts should use or monetize excess space before seeking more debt, while school administrators and several senators argued it would block needed maintenance and local voter choice. HB 2104 and HB 2105 would give agricultural property owners a temporary reprieve from repeated reclassification and inspections after winning an appeal, with farm groups supporting the measures and county assessors opposing them as limiting oversight; both bills passed 4-3 after amendments. The committee also passed HB 2256 on a 7-0 vote, which creates a process for salvage auction dealers to obtain abandoned titles when insurers do not complete salvage title transfers, and HB 2979 and HB 2996 unanimously, addressing credit union regulatory timelines and clarifying that certificates of insurance do not alter policy coverage. Finally, the committee heard HB 2174 on insurance modeling organizations and HB 2477 on AZ 529 plan updates, with HB 2174 discussed at length over regulatory treatment of models and HB 2477 described as a conformity bill expanding K-12 and credentialing uses and rollover options.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (02/11/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- Avoid prohibited acts and provide required disclosures, including credentials.
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- You get into issues of who's providing that? Are they licensed? How do we possibly credential them?
- You get into issues of who's providing that? Are they licensed? How do we possibly credential them?
- You get into issues of who's providing that? Are they licensed? How do we possibly credential them?
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill provides common sense safeguards into the election code.
- Current law only requires the applicant provide the city and county where they formerly resided.
- And then for your entertainment on the back of your page I provided a JPG of my signature and a couple
- I was going to say I think that someone here could vouch for my credentials and that.
- I'll provide the committee with the detailed documentation which you already have in your hand.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> The ability of libraries to provide The ability of libraries to provide access<00:11:57.519><c>
- </c> benefits from Mitex and to provide benefits from Mitex and to provide information<00:21:19.840><
- </c> while state grant continues to provide while state grant continues to provide grants<00:46:54.240
- </c> and the Senate looked at providing and the Senate looked at providing legislative<00:59:27.760><
- . credential. credential.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, they have no credentials.
- Uh, no, they might have credentials, but they're not required to have credentials.
- Um, they have no credentials.
- Uh, no, they might have credentials, but they're not required to have credentials.
- So showing up for 2 hours, 4 hours once a month does provide some help and does provide you training
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The program will provide loans to allow senior care, behavioral health providers, and rural health providers
- It is not on the provider.
- and qualified providers.
- I'm sorry, a shortage of all providers. Of all providers. in anesthesia.
- Consistently, my company has credentialed providers across the state, and in each of those indications
Bills:
HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- They're our biggest provider.
- They're our biggest provider.
- Why would we not, in your opinion, pursue that and provide that from a central base versus providing
- If you have only one institution that's providing these dual credit courses, providing ongoing oversight
- It listens to their reading, provides them feedback, immediately assesses their reading, and provides