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• But it's also good and important that CSU start to look internally at what the cost controls can be and
• And our students deserve a CSU that fulfills its mission, not just in name, but in actual practice.
• And we're also working in tandem on placing a new academic building on the Mission Valley campus, which
• And I think you'll have obviously costs that are certainly not within your total control.
• Those are always costs that aren't entirely within the control system, and obviously we always want to

Summary: The joint Assembly Higher Education and Budget Subcommittee hearing focused on the future of the California State University system, with opening remarks emphasizing CSU’s major role in California’s economy, workforce, and degree production. Chairs and members said the hearing was intended to inform 2026 budget decisions and to examine three main issues: declining enrollment at some campuses, cost controls and possible consolidation, and oversight of recent state investments at campuses such as Humboldt and Sonoma. The meeting was briefly delayed by microphone and sound problems before reconvening. The first panel featured CSU Academic Senate Chair Dr. Elizabeth Boyd and Cal State Student Association Vice President Katie Karam. Boyd urged the Legislature to protect academic freedom, strengthen faculty governance, provide stable ongoing funding, end unfunded mandates, support student food and housing security, fund flexible course schedules, improve transfer systems such as ASSIST, avoid over-centralizing academic programs, protect immigrant students, and expand intersegmental collaboration. Karam said students are feeling the effects of budget shortfalls through fewer course sections, reduced advising and services, longer time to degree, and tuition pressure, and she called for transparency, meaningful student involvement in budget decisions, and sustained state investment rather than cuts that harm the student experience. The second panel covered enrollment management and included CSU Chancellor’s Office and campus administrators from Chico State, Cal State L.A., and San Diego State. Dr. Delcy Perez said CSU Forward and the new systemwide enrollment plan are aimed at expanding access, aligning programs with workforce needs, and increasing resident enrollment; she reported systemwide enrollment gains and strong application numbers, including a direct-admissions pilot that expanded from Riverside to more campuses. Campus representatives described local recruitment and retention strategies, including early outreach to high school students, community college partnerships, guaranteed admission programs, and expanded advising and student support. San Diego State highlighted record enrollment and high demand, while Cal State L.A. described efforts to recover from impaction and rebuild enrollment. Members pressed CSU officials on the accuracy of enrollment data, the gap between funded targets and actual enrollment, and the system’s reallocation formula. CSU staff explained that campuses below target will see a 5% ongoing reallocation beginning in 2026-27, with one-time reserve funding also being directed to campuses that can grow, and that fiscal health reviews have been completed for 21 of 22 campuses. Legislators also asked about turnaround plans required by the budget act; CSU said those plans are being developed and will be shared in the spring after campus consultation. No formal votes were taken.

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• Essentially, it's taking it out of local control.
• Essentially, it's taking it out of local control.
• <01:06:44.520> uh<01:06:44.640> you taking it out of local control uh you taking it
• Does the municipality alert you, or is there an alarm or something that feeds back to a control point
• Does the municipality alert you, or is there an alarm or something that feeds back to a control point

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Public Works and Highways Committee heard testimony on House Bill 375, which would allow municipalities to designate certain road segments for ATV travel, create maps and signage for those routes, set seasonal limits, and require certain equipment on ATVs such as lights, a horn, flashers, and directional signals. The sponsor, Rep. Dan Maguire, said the bill is intended to support tourism and give towns a structured, optional way to permit ATV use on roads, not to override existing uses. Members asked about possible overlap with agricultural vehicle rules, golf carts, speed limits, and whether the bill could allow ATV use on busier roads or expressways; the sponsor said he did not intend to interfere with existing lawful uses and believed golf carts would only be included if they met the relevant statutory requirements. NHDOT State Maintenance Engineer Alan Hennessy said the department had concerns with language exempting municipalities and the Bureau of Trails from the permitting process, arguing that the existing permit system provides needed review, public notice, and signage requirements. He also raised questions about road funding and maintenance if ATVs were allowed on state highways. Fish and Game Captain Michael Eastman testified that his commission opposed the bill as written, citing concerns about the ATV definition, the distinction between ATVs, UTVs, and other OHRVs, and the potential impact on state highways and road maintenance. He said towns can already open roads to OHRV use under existing law, and he noted that accident data for road use would generally be handled by local police or State Police rather than Fish and Game. Craig Reny, chief of the Bureau of Trails, said the current Bureau of Trails/DOT permit process for highway crossings and connectors works well and is used to ensure safety through engineering review. He said his bureau was not taking a position on the bill but wanted to clarify that existing procedures already address many of the issues the bill appears to cover. No vote or final action was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The department's ability to execute its already existing mission.
• They're already controlled by the companies that are manufacturing globally.
• The Centers for Disease Control linked the 2019 EVALI outbreak to illicit-market vapes, not legal vapes
• ACWA members take very seriously their mission to deliver safe drinking water and comply with federal
• They will be exempt from penalties while they work to replace their tank. ...on their control.

Summary: The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call. The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open. Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.

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• We want to control health care spending as a joint shared effort.
• I would echo some of the comments about cost drivers that may be out of the control of the providers
• The HPD has numerous controls in place to protect individual privacy and safeguard the data it collects
• Such controls include least privilege, role-based access, where any individual is physically prevented
• The department's mission is to protect consumers' health care rights and ensure a stable health care

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I like local control.
• within<00:24:20.000> the department's mission that within the department's mission that within
• I I like local control. representative. I I like local control.
• <00:29:57.440> It's<00:29:58.240> just we support the mission.
• It's just we support the mission.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 3764, as amended by the DE1 amendment, which would allow school districts and charter schools to create local anonymous threat reporting systems. Representative Nadeau described the bill as an optional framework that would support 24/7 anonymous tips through an app, hotline, or website, use trained crisis counselors and school-based teams, coordinate with 911 and law enforcement when needed, require public awareness efforts and student training, and direct districts to report usage data to the Department of Education. The chair adopted the DE1 amendment, and the bill was moved before the committee with the intent to place it on the general register. Testimony was largely supportive. Chris Linquist of St. Francis Area Schools said his district has used the Sandy Hook Promise reporting system since 2023-24 and credited it with helping identify bullying, mental health crises, and other safety concerns outside school hours. Alexandra Fitz Simmons of Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota said anonymous reporting systems are an important prevention tool because students are often the first to see warning signs before violence occurs. Representative Lawrence also praised the bill for being encouraged rather than mandated and emphasized local control. Rick Kaufman, speaking for several school organizations, supported the concept but said the bill still lacked clear standards for how tips are evaluated and shared with school officials, and he urged stronger coordination and funding for staffing and training. Joe Oonie of the Department of Education said the department supports anonymous reporting systems but raised concerns about the costs of building data collection and reporting infrastructure, FERPA safeguards, and the need for resources to implement the bill effectively. Chair Bennett pushed back on the funding objection, arguing the department should be able to handle the reporting within existing resources, and Representative Roach later asked whether the department had higher-priority uses for its carryover funds. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment.

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• We expanded our mission to include fire and EMS in 2022.
• <00:34:06.880> we Responders to engage in our mission we Responders to engage in our mission
• And I do echo what Representative Mhler said about having some pieces of control over it, but also to
• having some uh uh pieces of uh control having some uh uh pieces of uh control over<00:47:42.040>
• After his son died, his mission was to continue to make sure that Matt's story never, never, never ended

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So for FY 25, which is the current year, we are currently. 157% of our mission.
• Last year, we completed 138% of our mission, and the year prior, we're just over 100%.
• You said that you're at 158% of mission, and then on another it was 138% of mission.
• My mission, they may give me a mission typically of 1,600 recruits for the fiscal year.
• And in achieving your mission and the goals that you have, because you're doing a lot.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• way focusing on our land grant Mission way focusing on our land grant Mission and<00:38:02.400><
• of the University which I think mission of the University which I think is<00:51:49.599> critical
• So having that control, and I would like to think that we get really excited about this, I sure hope
• and I you know that um you know control and I you know I'd<01:42:37.520> like<01:42:37.679>
• <01:48:25.199> I University of Minnesota's uh Mission I University of Minnesota's uh Mission

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I either ask the agency to... my office to do a job, they know the mission, they pursue the mission,
• I either ask the agency to... my office to do a job, they know the mission, they pursue the mission,
• I either ask the agency to... my office to do a job, they know the mission, they pursue the mission,
• I either ask the agency to... my office to do a job, they know the mission, they pursue the mission,
• I either ask the agency to... my office to do a job, they know the mission, they pursue the mission,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We fulfill this mission through our robust data sets and analytic resources, which enable the agency
• Our mission of people helping people can be seen in this story.
• It is—you didn't say you're from Mission Hill last time you were here.
• I could just clarify, since it would take a couple of minutes of Jay's time: CMS, HHS, you know, control
• Our mission is to advocate on behalf of physicians, but also, very importantly, on behalf of the patients

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held an informational opening hearing for the Financial Services Committee, with Chair Murphy and Senator Feeney introducing new and returning members and explaining that no bills were being heard that day beyond brief introductory testimony. Commissioner of Banks Mary Gallagher thanked the committee for last session’s money transmission modernization law, and several members echoed appreciation for her office’s work. The hearing then featured a long series of stakeholder introductions and overviews of their priorities for the session. Testimony covered a wide range of financial, insurance, housing, health care, and consumer issues. Banking and mortgage groups discussed housing affordability, foreclosure delinquencies, flood insurance, regulatory changes, and the impact of federal policy shifts. Insurance representatives raised concerns about auto and homeowners market pressures, labor rates, tariffs, rebates, e-titling, third-party litigation funding, and public adjuster restrictions. Consumer and advocacy groups highlighted debt collection reform, earned wage access, retirement savings access, public banking, and consumer protections in financial services. Several speakers also emphasized the need for committee expertise and offered themselves as resources for future bills. Health-related organizations focused on insurance mandates, prior authorization, behavioral health access, pharmacy benefit manager reform, community health center funding, maternal health and midwifery reimbursement, and anesthesia reimbursement parity. Other groups, including credit unions, retailers, auto dealers, dental and medical associations, and behavioral health providers, described their roles in the Commonwealth and previewed legislation or policy areas they expect to follow this session. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended after testimony from the sign-up list and a few late additions.

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• And that control on the weeds is an important part of it.
• , and weed control.
• and growing missions of the mined air. development, none of it should impact the critical missions and
• A little bit about Otter Tail, and I put our mission on here, and everybody, all companies have a mission
• Land control is critical.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval. Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development. Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines. Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.

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• unfamiliar to other situations where an executive branch constitutional officer claims to be in full control
• Eye, your unfiltered window into legislative deliberations and public policy programming, where our mission
• Please consider supporting our mission. And connect with conversations that inform our citizenry.
• Please consider supporting our mission, and thank you for watching.

Keywords: 970, all

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• Protection Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission
• HB 2993 also moves money outside of the Attorney General's control into real day-to-day public safety
• Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund and directs it to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission
• Lastly, I think that GITEM is exactly the kind of front-line mission Arizonans expect us to fund.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement met and first announced that HB 2691 would be held and not heard further that day. The chair also limited testimony to three speakers for and three against, with two minutes each unless extended by a minority leader. The committee then took up HB 2993, which would allow the Department of Public Safety to spend on legal services independent of the Attorney General and, as amended, redirect $5 million from the Consumer Protection Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund. Supporters argued the bill would give DPS outside counsel and shift money toward front-line public safety work; opponents said it was political retaliation that would weaken consumer protection enforcement and divert funds from Arizonans who benefit from AG actions. The committee adopted the chairman’s amendment and then approved HB 2993 on an 8-6 vote, with one absent. The committee next heard HB 2231, a clarifying bill updating the list of cancers covered under the occupational disease presumption for firefighters, peace officers, and fire investigators. The sponsor and firefighter testimony said the bill does not expand benefits but fixes a drafting problem, including a disputed comma that had been used by insurers to challenge claims; the Industrial Commission was listed as neutral if needed. Members discussed whether the presumption is rebuttable and how punctuation affected the statute’s meaning. During roll call, several members explained their votes in favor as a matter of grammar and statutory clarity, and the committee passed HB 2231 by a 14-0 vote with one absent. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Expanded its mission, the amount of conflict, waste, fraud, and abuse has grown.
• The U.N. has not lived up to this founding mission, and we must demand better.
• The difficulty is the execution of their mission bears no resemblance to what... their original mission
• We need to ensure that UNIFIL is a peacekeeping mission that we need to assess.
• And let me also register my support for the UNIFIL mission.

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• Of course, for us to continue the expansion of the airport, we need to relocate our air traffic control
• This is the only building on the airport, the 1,100 acres that we don't own and control.
• Problem that I know you personally do not have control over, but it is an issue particularly when we're
• <00:36:28.480> distance as well as the uh mission distance as well as the uh mission distance
• Um that was one of control positions.

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Summary: The committee heard an update from Kentucky’s three major commercial airports: Lexington Blue Grass Airport, Louisville Regional Airport Authority (SDF and Bowman Field), and CVG. Lexington’s Eric Franco described post-COVID growth that has already exceeded pre-pandemic activity, along with a master plan focused on the whole airport, expanded surface parking, relocation of the air traffic control tower, and a major terminal project estimated at $500 million to $700 million. He emphasized the airport’s role in serving both passenger and corporate aviation across central Kentucky and thanked the legislature for prior funding, including $5 million for parking. Louisville’s Dan Mann reported record passenger growth, expanded nonstop service, and especially strong cargo activity driven by UPS, noting SDF is now among the busiest cargo airports in North America and Bowman Field remains the state’s busiest general aviation airport. He highlighted major infrastructure needs, including airfield and terminal work, parking expansion, and a planned federal inspection service facility to support international flights around events like the Kentucky Derby.

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• to prevent it; we're just setting certain parameters as long as it stays out of the FERC and NERC control
• the proposed interconnection... must not subject the aircraft power region to additional federal controls
• And we control what happens in Texas, as far as gas-fired and other types of technologies, but we don't
• You haven't changed your primary mission as a company, but you recognize you have a power problem, and
• I hate to see them drifting away from their mission to train people for something that's not currently

Bills: HB 11, HB 14, HB 132, HB 1584, HB 1606, HB 5061, HB 1041, HB 2286

Keywords: licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 132, Texas Government Code Chapter 418, Public Information Act, confidential records, homeland security, foreign adversary, terrorism, critical infrastructure, emergency response, law enforcement

Summary: The meeting was a thorough exploration of multiple bills, most notably focused on innovative energy solutions and public safety enhancements. Key discussions centered around HB14, which aims to bolster the state's nuclear energy capabilities through the establishment of a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office. Senators and expert witnesses discussed the potential of nuclear power as a clean energy source and a strategic necessity for Texas's growth. There was strong support for the bill, with various stakeholders highlighting its importance for the future energy landscape. Additionally, other bills like HB132 addressed the need for enhanced confidentiality protections regarding sensitive information, while HB1584 sought improvements in power restoration procedures during emergencies. Overall, the committee engaged with multiple viewpoints, balancing innovation with safety and ethical considerations.

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• the Chief of Staff with the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and I want to start by talking about the mission
• And, uh, turning to the next page, you'll see that we, uh, have 3 main missions.
• Uh, in, into these other missions, um, moving to the next page, you'll see that we are actually, uh,
• You don't have that control to control your actions.
• You have a behavioral abnormality that is making it, uh, to where you cannot control your, your actions

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• After all, they control the customer data. They control the distribution.
• <00:51:56.800> They they control the customer data. They they control the customer data.
• control the distribution. control the distribution.
• <00:52:29.280> of against that kind of monopoly control of against that kind of monopoly control
• Funding decisions for this mission Funding decisions for this mission critical<04:35:35.600>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our mission is to and sustainability.
• Aloha. >> Global Empowerment Mission. >> Aloha.
• Our mission Immersion School in Koh.
• Our mission is to American Foundation.
• crime, mission is to reduce crime, mission is to reduce crime, strengthening<03:01:13.520>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.

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• Controller General, would you please call the roll for attendance of committee members?
• And then the other piece of that is $550,000 for a quality control review of 50 non-residential parcels
• They became so large in their mission that they now had outgrown that.
• Certainly the Controller General and her staff for what they've done and answering questions.
• Certainly the controller general and her staff for what they've done and answering questions.

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