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• We look forward to collaborating on this issue. Thank you. Thank you, Chair and members.
• Look forward to collaborating on this issue. Thank you. Thank you, Chair and members, Sean Reagan.
• support the Governor’s proposed implementation funding for Workforce Pell and encourage continued collaboration
• support the Governor's proposed implementation funding for workforce Pell and encourage continued collaboration
• for implementation funding for Workforce Pell under CSAC to administer, and encourage continued collaboration

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• that tried to isolate themselves, but those that build durable systems of capability, trust, and collaboration
• We sell globally, we source globally, and we collaborate globally.
• So we need to collaborate.
• So we need to collaborate.
• Deep tech innovation and build trust-based collaboration that outlasts any political cycle, because peace

Bills: HB2746, HB2750, HB2765, HB4036

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona-Sonora, Sonora, Mexico, trade commission, cross-border trade, bilateral trade, international trade, economic development, foreign relations, border economy, investment, infrastructure, business exchange, academic exchange, legislative commission

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• tension between the trust agencies as we all perform our duties, it's critical that we worked in collaborative
• It's critical that we worked in collaborative ways.
• And we're trying to get to a place where we can work together collaboratively.
• And I'm very interested to see how, uh, the collaboration works going forward. So thank you, Mr.
• The overarching need, we know that Utah has a strong tradition of meeting challenges with collaboration

Keywords: 985, all

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• So, working collaboratively with the Navajo Nation and other water users in the San Juan Basin, we can
• The Bureau of Geology, and they have a specific water education component that we're collaborating with
• We collaborated with water utilities, farmers, and ranchers.
• We sent out formal letters to New Mexico's nations, pueblos, and tribes in July to collaborate and consult
• This was really a great opportunity for collaboration between stakeholders and the New Mexico Environment

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• This is going to be an ongoing, long-term project and a long-term collaboration with all of the workforce
• On that front, as a company, we're committed to responsible development, underpinned by collaboration
• In collaboration with all of our partners, we hope to play a role in continuing to build on that success
• what we have in place already and moving into the future, what geothermal can do and mean for a collaborative
• The red points represent those that we maintain as part of our Healy Foundation Funded Collaborative

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• But we work with, in collaboration with law enforcement, child protective services, as well as our DA
• And so I wish that there was a way for us to figure out how to do more collaborative things that are
• And so I wish that there was a way for us to figure out how to do more collaborative things that are
• supportive of educators, teachers, DV centers, resource centers, and the like. ...to do more collaborative
• And really, it's about collaboration and laws that can help.

Summary: The committee met to discuss domestic violence with a focus on teen dating violence, healthy relationships, and the impact of technology on abuse. Chair Blanca Rubio opened by describing the urgency of the issue, including a recent teen murder in her district tied to domestic violence, and emphasized that restraining orders alone do not prevent abuse. The first panel featured Janica Morin Pasquale and Taylor Stone Mill, who described warning signs in teens such as constant monitoring through phones and social media, isolation from friends, jealousy normalized by online content, and control through gifts, food delivery, and access to passwords or tracking apps. They stressed that many teens do not tell parents, that parents often miss the signs, and that prevention should begin early and be reinforced in schools, homes, and youth activities. They also cited resources such as Love Is Respect, One Love, and Take It Down, and urged consistent funding and implementation of the California Healthy Youth Act rather than one-time lessons. The second panel shifted to the effects of domestic violence on children and the systems that respond to them. Joyce Blue of the Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center described the center’s wraparound services, including forensic interviews, legal help, housing support, child therapy, and high-risk response, and highlighted the prevalence and danger of strangulation, including cases with no visible injury. She explained that domestic violence is about power and control, that children often normalize abuse, and that safety planning must accompany restraining orders. Susie Flores of Inner Circle Children’s Advocacy Center explained the multidisciplinary forensic interview model used for child abuse cases, gave examples of severe abuse involving children exposed to domestic violence, and noted that many centers are overwhelmed by caseloads. She stressed the need for immediate trauma-informed services and more front-end intervention rather than waiting until long-term harm develops. Dr. Pamela Tate of Black Women Revolt Against Domestic Violence and other members discussed the need to support not only victims but also the systems and educators who are expected to respond. Several members shared personal experiences with domestic violence, sexual assault, and family trauma, and raised concerns about school implementation, immigrant families’ fear of reporting, and the need to address abusers’ behavior and trauma as well. The discussion also touched on statute of limitations issues, with panelists saying memory and trauma can delay disclosure for years and that rigid deadlines can prevent justice. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational and ended with members expressing support for continued collaboration, prevention funding, and stronger implementation of existing law.

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• With tools like the AB 357, thoughtful local planning and continued collaboration.
• this bill, our members from Baldwin Park and Torrance for their leadership and for their. long collaborative
• The bill before us today is the result of many, many months of careful collaboration. research, dedication
• Collaboration with stakeholders on both sides of the measure.
• And I look forward to seeing this bill move forward and hearing about the continued collaboration between

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• importance of securing the financial health of New College and building community engagement and collaboration
• importance of securing the financial health of new college and building community engagement and collaboration
• We've also been able to do some collaborations with the local high schools to get the students involved
• I have to say that I feel now that we have a president who has the skill set to collaborate and a president
• with our Panther Advanced Technology Hub, or PATH, which brings together industry innovators to collaborate

Summary: The committee heard and voted on two higher education bills before moving to a long series of university and college board appointment confirmations. CS/SB 742 would let charter schools directly access the Workforce Development Capitalization Incentive Grant Program for career and technical education programs tied to industry certifications, and would expand the money-back guarantee requirement from three to six programs at career centers and Florida College System institutions. A question was raised about whether the charter school access could reduce district funding or grant availability; the sponsor said it could, depending on available funds. The bill was supported by one appearance form and was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 892, which codifies the Florida State University Election Law Center so it can continue and receive recurring funding. The sponsor and FSU witnesses said the center is nonpartisan and focused on evidence-based research, especially on election administration issues related to natural disasters and public confidence in elections. After testimony and questions, including about the center’s scope and funding, the bill was reported favorably. The remainder of the meeting consisted of testimony from numerous appointees to boards of trustees for state colleges and universities, including Tallahassee State College, Valencia College, New College, Pensacola State College, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of North Florida, St. Johns River State College, Palm Beach State College, Santa Fe College, Daytona State College, and Florida Atlantic University. Most nominees emphasized their personal ties to the institutions, support for workforce education, student success, and local economic development. Several highlighted priorities such as keeping tuition affordable, expanding internships and career pathways, strengthening nursing and other workforce programs, and improving graduation and retention rates. Some appointees also described campus-specific goals, including research growth at FAU and Harbor Branch, community engagement at New College, and continued support for health care workforce partnerships at FGCU. The most notable exchange came during testimony from Dr. Joel Rudman for the Pensacola State College board, where Senator Leek questioned him extensively about prior public comments that appeared to reference threats and drug testing legislators. Rudman said his remarks were aimed at Florida House members and not the Senate, denied any knowledge of illicit drug use by current or former senators, and said he was speaking candidly as a private citizen. Public testimony on his nomination included both support and strong opposition, with one speaker praising his community service and another warning about his alleged disruptive behavior and social media posts. The committee also heard from several supporters and appointees who were not questioned further, and the meeting ended with plans to vote on the appointments after all testimony was completed.

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• She has collaborated with members and staff across the Commerce and Armed Services Committees to find
• And it must work collaboratively with private and public sector interests to ensure that the United States
• gonna need our our partners in the Department of Defense the Space Force We're going to need to be collaborating
• The government drives global research collaborations, and it informs life-saving disaster response.
• I'm gonna ask you a final question required of all nominees if confirmed do you pledge to work collaboratively

Keywords: state policy, governance, legislative processes, public concerns, policy improvement

Summary: During the committee meeting, various issues surrounding state policy and governance were deliberated. Although the specifics of bills under discussion were not highlighted, comments from several committee members indicated a focus on improving legislative processes and addressing public concerns. The chairman facilitated discussions that included several points of critique as well as suggestions for enhancement of existing laws. The atmosphere remained constructive despite the complexity of the topics at hand.

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• looking at slide three in your packet, all of these divisions really work together and they really collaborate
• All of these systems really work together and collaborate to make sure that we have got great education
• , the teachers have collaborative planning meetings where each student—we go through student by student
• They then work with a team of individuals, including the parents, to collaborate and develop a tailored
• They collaborate with the parents to develop a tailored intervention plan for students based on that

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an overview from Department of Education Chancellor Paul Burns on Florida’s K-12 governance structure and major divisions, including early learning, public schools, safe schools, school choice, and accountability. He highlighted school readiness and VPK, teacher preparation and licensure, school safety functions, scholarship and virtual/home education programs, and FAST progress monitoring. Burns also cited statewide gains such as higher mid-year reading performance, a record graduation rate of 89.7%, and record CTE enrollment, while members questioned the meaning of Florida’s “number one” education rankings, teacher pay, post-COVID learning loss, vacancies, and chronic absenteeism. St. Lucie County Superintendent John Prince then described the scale and responsibilities of a mid-sized district, emphasizing student safety, transportation, meals, hurricane shelter operations, career and technical education, teacher recruitment and retention, progress monitoring, remediation, and mental health supports. Members asked about school shelter construction standards, remediation funding, late school start times, attendance, and concordance scores; Prince argued for more flexibility for CTE pathways and noted that local districts use a mix of state and federal funds to support remediation and staffing. The committee then moved to an early warning systems panel. Burns explained that Florida law requires districts to use attendance, behavior/suspensions, course performance, FAST results, and other academic indicators to identify students needing support, with districts and families developing intervention plans. Superintendents from Putnam, St. Johns, and St. Lucie counties said chronic absenteeism is tied to achievement and NAEP decline, but causes vary by district, including poverty, transportation, daycare, family instability, travel, and student athletics. They described MTSS, PBIS, home visits, attendance letters, and community partnerships as responses. Members also discussed VPK access, full-day VPK funding, excused versus unexcused absences, and the need for earlier intervention in pre-K and K-2. Finally, Vice Chancellor Darren Norris outlined Florida’s post-Parkland school safety measures, including armed school officers, anonymous reporting, behavioral threat assessment teams, mental health training, panic alert systems, emergency drills, active assailant response policies, and firearm detection canines. Superintendents said compliance is costly and often requires shifting local funds, but they praised state grants for mental health, hardening, and mapping. They noted ongoing challenges with new mandates, capital costs, manual reporting burdens, and the need to balance safety requirements with classroom resources.

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• of training of pharmacists that we have to be able to fill some access-to-care gaps, working in collaboration
• of training of pharmacists that we have to be able to fill some access-to-care gaps, working in collaboration
• of training of pharmacists that we have to be able to fill some access-to-care gaps, working in collaboration
• EOL welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the university on the grant award criteria and appreciates
• EOL welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the university on the grant award criteria and appreciates

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on January 31 and heard six bills. The chair opened by outlining committee practices, including giving at least 72 hours’ notice for hearings, releasing testimony by 5:00 p.m. the day before hearings, and deferring bills needing substantive HT1 changes so members would not vote “blind.” Members briefly thanked the chair for the transparency approach before moving to the agenda. HB 223 would create a Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy special fund and workforce assessment fee to support a pharmacy center. Testimony from the Board of Pharmacy, the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo College of Pharmacy, Mokai Drugs, and others generally supported the measure, emphasizing workforce data, rural access, student loan repayment, and retention. The committee later advanced HB 223 with amendments, including leaving fee amounts blank for further discussion and inserting a defective date, and the motion passed unanimously. HB 940 would appropriate funds for the rat lungworm lab at UH Hilo; HB 546 would establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute at UH to advance AI; HB 549 would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program; HB 1172 would add the Department of Taxation to the Statewide Longitudinal Data System for wage-data sharing; and HB 1320 would require UH to collect and publicly report graduate outcome data and create a dashboard. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with some privacy concerns raised on HB 1172 and a request to protect taxpayer confidentiality. In decision-making, the committee passed all five bills with amendments, generally deleting or blanking appropriations and FTEs for Finance Committee review, adding defective dates for further discussion, and in HB 549 adding a statement that the program is a matter of statewide concern. The committee recessed briefly for decision-making and then adopted the chair’s recommendations on each bill.

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• centers provide specialized assessments and evaluations, academic and behavioral consultations, collaborate
• Our teams of experts that are to see an F IMC collaborate with school districts.
• We also collaborate with other ID funded projects that are within our system, as well as in federal products
• We do that through the building of partnerships, working collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure
• is is a great idea and to collaborate with others who have expertise in can help us beat the need.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• mentioned a few times already several of the implementation plans that have been developed in collaboration
• And we want this to be a collaboration of all of us.
• disparities and the traffic stops work that they've done over the years, and we look forward to the collaboration
• is, you know, whether it's controlled by JJPOC or whether they have it or not, but I think the collaboration
• Expertise Work Group ...was questioning about whether or not the Community Expertise Work Group, in collaboration

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee (JJPOC) met for administrative updates, approved the April meeting minutes, and discussed a proposed shift from monthly full committee meetings to a quarterly schedule beginning later this year. Members generally supported the change, saying it would reduce strain on agency and committee resources and allow more time for work groups to complete implementation tasks. Several members also asked for more flexible agendas and a clearer way to add issues between meetings, with staff suggesting a standardized form for submitting topics in advance. Work group updates covered cross-agency data sharing, diversion, education, incarceration, and community expertise. The data-sharing group reported continued work on the Equity Dashboard 2.0, a statewide expulsions analysis, municipal-level data collaboration with UConn’s IMRP, and a cross-system analysis of crossover youth. The diversion group described work on POST curriculum revisions for juvenile law, a youth-focused law enforcement interaction training, a community-police relationship toolkit, expansion of youth diversion teams, and pre-arrest diversion policy. The education group is reviewing implementation of the law creating educational oversight in juvenile facilities, along with a free public transportation pilot for high school students and truancy cleanup legislation. The incarceration group is tracking conditions of confinement, DOC restraint and chemical agent reports, the DOJ settlement monitoring process, the reentry success plan, and gender-responsive programming. The community expertise group emphasized elevating lived experience, youth voice, prevention, and conditions of confinement, with members urging the committee to focus on stability, infrastructure, and meaningful use of lived-experience perspectives. A major presentation from OPM outlined Connecticut’s effort to re-enter the federal Title II juvenile justice formula grant program. OPM explained the program’s core compliance requirements, including deinstitutionalization of status offenders, adult jail and lockup removal, sight-and-sound separation, and addressing racial and ethnic disparities. Staff said Connecticut is currently not fully compliant because of issues including youth being held in adult facilities and the state’s six-hour detention rule, and that Title II funding is on hold while OPM works toward compliance. OPM is developing a monitoring manual, identifying facilities to be monitored, and forming a state advisory group (SAG) to support the application and compliance process. Members questioned why a separate SAG is needed, whether JJPOC or the community expertise group could serve that role, and how lived-experience members would be selected; OPM said federal rules require the SAG to include youth or parents with lived experience and that the group cannot be composed of state or government employees in the key leadership roles. The committee agreed to circulate the federal parameters and ask members to suggest candidates for the SAG and to help move compliance work forward over the summer.

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• to make sure things are more seamless and easier and to increase dialogue around cross-agency collaboration
• It's been almost a year since I've returned to the Agency collaboration challenges.
• My vision is that we foster a collaborative relationship with our licensees where we're not just showing
• We are forming intentional collaboration opportunities using trend data, We are forming intentional collaboration

Summary: The committee met to consider a large slate of appointments, with the main discussion centered on the confirmation of Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Harris testified about her background in state service and outlined agency priorities including Medicaid financial accountability, transparency, managed care oversight, behavioral health redesign, rural health access, workforce recruitment, and use of technology and AI. Senators questioned her extensively about the Hope Florida/Medicaid settlement controversy, opioid settlement-funded advertising campaigns tied to marijuana prevention and the 2024 Amendment 3 election, public records compliance, abortion reporting and enforcement under the Heartbeat Protection Act, managed care denials, value-based purchasing, and Medicaid funding pressures. After debate, the committee voted to recommend her confirmation, with Senator Polsky voting no. The committee then considered Anna Ortega and Robert Payne for the Florida Public Service Commission. Ortega, a current PSC commissioner and former staff advisor, discussed utility regulation, data center load issues, ratepayer protections, transparency in PSC decisions, and lessons from other states. Payne, a former legislator and longtime utility co-op employee, emphasized his technical background and the need to balance utility returns with consumer affordability. Both nominees were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and recommended favorably to the full Senate. Next, the committee heard from Jeffrey Aaron for reappointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission. Aaron described PERC’s role in public-sector labor disputes and said his work had been upheld in appellate courts without reversal. Senators questioned him about his law firm’s state contracts, his role as chairman of Attorney General James Uthmeier’s PAC, and his connection to the Hope Florida Foundation matter; he declined to discuss the pending investigation. Public testimony included opposition from Florida Voice for the Unborn. The committee nevertheless recommended his confirmation, with several no votes. Finally, the committee approved the remaining appointees on tabs 5 through 46 in a single vote, postponing Dr. John Littell and DCF Secretary Hatch, and then adjourned.

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• So, this is a good connection that we've made, and we'll be collaborating on healthcare in rural Oklahoma
• And yes, I've already been talking about some solutions that I have in mind, but also collaboratively
• We collaborate with many other agencies but we do not duplicate any other agency Our role is to provide
• operations through staying focused on ensuring every student has a high quality certified teacher we collaborate
• dove into, as about that, we have worked with them because they own that data, and so they have collaborated

Keywords: 914, all

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• the policy level, he is crucial in helping us review that scientific evidence and partnering and collaborating
• And then the complex treatment unit is a collaborative staffing with the worker's attending provider.
• .. ...collaborative staffing with the worker's attending provider and our doctor to look through the
• But I think the first person is here. collaborative staffing with the workers attending provider and
• We have had an underground economy task force before, and it's worth saying that the collaboration between

Summary: The committee first received an update from the Attorney General’s office on a new workers’ rights unit and two request bills. The office said the unit will focus on wage theft and civil rights enforcement, using existing resources for a small staff. It also described a bill to expand civil investigative demand authority for labor, wage theft, prevailing wage, and discrimination investigations, and an Immigrant Worker Protection Act that would require employer notice when federal immigration authorities request employee records, limit access to nonpublic work areas without a warrant, and restrict disclosure of employee data without proper legal process. Senators asked about costs, funding sources, and the scope of the proposed authority, and the office said it would follow up with more detail. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Washington’s workers’ compensation system from Labor and Industries, including how claims are filed, how the medical provider network works, and how treatment authorizations and utilization review are handled. L&I said the network was created to improve care quality and return workers to work, and explained that most routine care is automatically authorized while certain procedures require prior approval or review. A question from Senator Conway focused on the role of the medical director and the appeals process; L&I said decisions can be protested and reconsidered, with exceptions reviewed through a complex treatment unit and medical staff. An experience panel followed with testimony from labor representatives, physicians, and an injured-worker attorney, who argued that the medical provider network and treatment guidelines can delay or deny needed care, especially in complex cases such as PTSD, brain injuries, and serious orthopedic injuries. They described long appeals, utilization review barriers, provider shortages, and the impact on injured workers and families, while L&I’s presentation emphasized the system’s structure and review safeguards. The committee then heard a report from the Underground Economy Task Force in the construction industry. L&I summarized the task force’s findings on worker misclassification, unregistered contractors, and unpaid taxes and premiums, and outlined consensus and majority recommendations, including better interagency communication, stronger penalties for repeat offenders, more authority to address successorship, possible contractor notice requirements, and further study of cash payments. The Attorney General’s office, labor, and business representatives generally supported the report’s goals but differed on some recommendations, especially those affecting independent contractors, contractor liability, and administrative burdens. The chair and Senator Conway thanked participants and said the report would inform future legislation.

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• NGOs and others for improved coordination, resource sharing, and alignment among New Mexico's collaborative
• The Institute's collaboration program led to the development of the New Mexico Collaboration Hub, a statewide
• Economic development facilities and projects include the Mercedes Zunida Center, which is a collaboration
• Um, important collaboration and discussion.

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• I also want to note that the State Tribal Collaboration Act is another law that should have been listed
• of practices and procedures, and staffing for reviewing holdings. as well as funds for tribal collaboration
• together, but on the slide about applicability, it says the spirit of New Mexico State Tribal Collaboration
• So state Tribal collaboration is leader-to-leader formal consultation, which we absolutely do when we
• I love collaboration.

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• Over time, the Ports to Plains collaborative is really focused on ensuring that those improvements remain
• quarterly host sponsors and partners from across the state to have education as a platform for collaboration
• the voice of the state's airport system, sharing our successes, identifying our challenges, and collaborating
• Representative, actually, the air races were really a good collaboration between the county, the city
• Training includes collaboration with the Administrative Office of the District Attorney and the courts

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• Senator Nava, on the bill here with your medical expert there, would you agree that more collaboration
• President, that we want more research and more collaboration.
• We're removing it. removing that collaboration from the ACIP. Mr.
• And to the people of New Mexico because you are not collaborating, which you said you wanted more collaboration