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• And so I think there definitely needs to be more outreach done around both this flushing and then future
• needs<01:12:21.120><c> to</c><01:12:21.199><c> be</c><01:12:21.360><c> more</c><01:12:21.520><c> outreach
• ><01:12:22.960><c> um</c><01:12:23.199><c> done</c><01:12:24.400><c> around</c> needs to be more outreach
• um done around needs to be more outreach um done around both<01:12:25.520><c> this</c><01:12:26.000>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill received an update from the Hawaii Department of Health and EPA Region 9 on regulatory oversight of the Red Hill facility, the Navy drinking water system, and ongoing environmental investigation and cleanup. The agencies reviewed the authorities governing the work, including DOH’s emergency orders, EPA’s 2023 administrative consent order, and the older 2015 agreement, and explained that the newer framework is being used for most current oversight because it includes closure, remediation, drinking water protections, and stronger community engagement requirements, even though some requirements overlap. EPA and DOH reported major milestones and current work. Defueling was completed in March 2024, with about 104 million gallons removed, and the agencies said this eliminated the risk of another catastrophic release. They described the current tank-closure phase, expected to finish in July 2029, along with site assessment, site investigation, remediation, and long-term monitoring that may continue through at least 2040. They also summarized drinking water actions: emergency response flushing and sampling after the 2021 spill, lifting of the public health advisory in 2022, completion of extended drinking water monitoring in 2025, and ongoing system improvements such as repairs, flushing plans, valve work, complaint-response protocols, and upgrades to storage tanks and pumps. Members asked several questions about monitoring results, the meaning of TPH, the status of the 2015 agreement, and the Navy’s groundwater model. EPA said its sampling and the Navy’s results were in alignment during extended monitoring, and that it plans to issue a summary report covering the full response period. On the groundwater model, EPA and DOH said they have not yet approved it for decision-making, are reviewing it iteratively with outside experts and University of Hawaii data, and may approve it for specific uses in the future. DOH said its latest comment letter states the model cannot yet be used for decision-making purposes, and noted that UH’s separate modeling work is contingent on funding and may not be completed until next spring. The agencies also said they continue community outreach through open houses, webinars, neighborhood boards, legislative hearings, and fuel tank advisory committee meetings.

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• An aggressive voter outreach program to voters who lack ID will be a necessary feature of implementing
• allocate additional money for free identification, if we need to allocate additional money for voter outreach
• , we'll have a whole cycle. ...need to allocate additional money for voter outreach, we'll have a whole
• last legislative session, we asked for and were given two positions for language access and voter outreach

Bills: AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595

Keywords: educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program

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• Indigenous people that there's no care, there's no respect, and there certainly has not been any outreach
• And so, yes, we have done the outreach to folks. Good afternoon.
• And so, yes, we have done the outreach to folks. Okay.
• I just, I know. we have done the outreach to folks.

Summary: The committee heard several climate, environmental, and housing bills. AB 1425, dealing with pit dewatering near the San Joaquin River Parkway, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect the river, groundwater, floodplain conditions, tribal and cultural resources, and public access from a proposed mining project near the river. Opponents, including Cemex, labor representatives, and industry groups, said the bill would bypass the CEQA process before it was complete, threaten jobs, and create uncertainty for an existing operation. Members questioned both sides about hydrology, blasting, dewatering, and the adequacy of the ongoing environmental review. The bill was moved, but several members expressed concern about preempting CEQA and some did not vote or voted no. AB 881, which would allow California to move forward with carbon capture and sequestration pipelines, was presented as a way to advance state climate goals and capture federal funding. Supporters, including SMUD, labor, and industry groups, said the bill would help deploy carbon capture safely and preserve jobs. Environmental justice opponents supported stronger safety direction and warned that CO2 pipelines pose serious risks and that the state should not move ahead without clearer standards. The bill received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1207, on the cap-and-trade allowance price ceiling and the social cost of carbon, was presented as a science-based update to California’s climate policy. The author and EDF said the bill would keep the program aligned with current economic and climate data and protect it from federal political interference. It received broad support and a due-pass recommendation. AB 1106, creating a coordinated network of air quality incident response centers, was also approved after testimony about wildfire smoke, toxic emissions, and the need for better real-time monitoring during disasters. AB 28, the Landfill Fire Safety Act, focused on the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire and related health impacts in Castaic and Val Verde; residents described serious illnesses and contamination concerns, while landfill and county representatives warned about costs and asked for more study. The committee nonetheless advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard AB 357, which would speed Coastal Commission review of student and faculty housing projects, with supporters citing student homelessness and opponents urging caution but acknowledging the need for more housing; the bill was presented and discussed, with the committee emphasizing the need to balance housing production and coastal oversight.

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• Also, other things like school mobile dental outreach teams that visit our public schools all throughout
• uh School also uh other things like uh School Mobile<00:41:44.400><c> Dental</c><00:41:44.760><c> Outreach
• c><00:41:45.319><c> teams</c><00:41:45.800><c> that</c><00:41:45.960><c> visit</c> Mobile Dental Outreach
• teams that visit Mobile Dental Outreach teams that visit our<00:41:46.480><c> Public</c><00:41:46.800

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 90 / Senate Bill 17, a birth-related measure backed by the Kentucky Birth Coalition. Sponsors said the bill had been worked on for several years and described changes including a transfer agreement, insurance requirements, proximity to a hospital, informed consent, and accreditation/medical director standards that helped win neutral or non-opposition from the Hospital Association. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote with unanimous support. The committee then heard Senate Bill 65, presented by Senator Steve West and Representative Derrick Lewis. They said the bill would make regulations found deficient through the committee review process null and void by statute, and would bar agencies from reissuing the same or similar language for up to a year. Supporters argued this was needed to hold agencies accountable because deficiency findings alone had not led to action. After questions about specific Medicaid behavioral health regulations and concerns about legislative overreach, the bill passed the committee on a roll call vote, with some members passing or explaining reservations. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 84, with a House committee substitute. Sponsors said the substitute was intended to strengthen the bill and reflect the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision by ending Chevron deference and requiring courts, not agencies, to interpret law. Opponents, including Audrey Ernsberger and Katherine Hargraves, argued the bill would intrude on the judiciary, violate separation of powers, and could harm public health, environmental, and workplace protections. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the bill told courts what standard to use; sponsors responded that agencies could still present persuasive arguments, but courts should not defer to them. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill then passed the committee on a roll call vote, with several members passing or expressing constitutional concerns.

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• she specializes in trying to keep people here with us. 10% is going to go to additional growth and outreach
• is going to go to additional growth 10% is going to go to additional growth and<00:34:02.480><c> Outreach
• 03.279><c> to</c><00:34:03.519><c> find</c><00:34:03.760><c> more</c><00:34:03.919><c> First</c> and Outreach
• trying to find more First and Outreach trying to find more First Responders<00:34:04.679><c> to</c><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• expenditure of public funds while preserving local government's ability to engage in no-cost speech, outreach
• If a municipality conducts outreach to ensure women- or minority-owned businesses are aware of procurement
• And I'm guessing in the outreach and the push to have involvement for members of the community, it's
• It risks turning inclusion into misconduct, service into liability, and outreach into litigation.
• And when we ...to liability and outreach into litigation.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• But we also engage in a tremendous amount of community activity to outreach to patients.
• We try to do outreach to those patients.
• </c><02:21:02.160><c> We</c> uh to outreach to patients. Right? We uh to outreach to patients.
• We try to do outreach part of the state.
• We try to do outreach to<02:21:08.319><c> those</c><02:21:08.479><c> patients.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 291, which would update religious land-use and property tax exemption rules for church-owned parsonages, parish houses, and similar properties. Senator Tim Lang, speaking for the sponsor, said the bill was intended to address situations where former parsonages are no longer occupied by clergy and are instead used for church-related purposes such as housing staff, religious education, or congregate living tied to ministry, including addiction recovery. He emphasized that the bill was not meant to create commercial rental housing and that it also preserves reasonable zoning and environmental regulations. Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would be applied, especially the meaning of “religious purposes,” the six-unit limit, the “same lot” language, and whether churches could use the exemption to rent units for revenue. The sponsor said the six-unit cap was added to prevent large-scale commercial rental use, that congregate housing would be limited and defined, and that the bill was meant to cover uses like substance abuse recovery, homes for unwed mothers, and religious education, but not apartments converted for ordinary rental. He also said churches would still file annual exemption paperwork and towns could challenge claims they believed were commercial. Questions also raised concerns about whether the bill treated religious and nonreligious housing trusts differently; the sponsor responded that the bill was aimed at church-owned property used in pursuit of a religious mission. Several witnesses testified in support. Representative Mark Pearson, an active clergyman, said the bill would not remove additional property from the tax rolls because clergy housing allowances typically lead clergy to buy taxable homes elsewhere, while the church-owned parsonage remains exempt. Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire supported the bill as a modest expansion that could help create more attainable housing by allowing better use of existing religious land and structures, though he noted his organization would support even broader use. The hearing ended without a vote or final action, and the chair closed questions after the testimony.

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• 52:58.560><c> aggressive</c> COVID don't have as an aggressive COVID don't have as an aggressive outreach
• </c> outreach status strategy as we used to. outreach status strategy as we used to.
• There are outreach events that nanners.
• There are outreach events that various<01:53:07.360><c> towns</c><01:53:07.760><c> have</c><01:53:07.920
• </c><01:54:07.440><c> events</c> groups outreach events groups outreach events more<01:54:10.560><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• 28 26 records management 27 and Outreach 28 26 records management 27 and Outreach 28 okay that's that
• to K through2 footprint of our Outreach to K through2 footprint of our Outreach to K through2 classrooms
• they have for the schools over Outreach they have for the schools over Outreach they have for the schools
• as experience as Excellence Excellence Excellence excellent P 212 excellent P 212 excellent P 212 Outreach
• student participated in Virtual Outreach student participated in Virtual Outreach student participated

Bills: SB 26, SB 28, SJR 36, SB 616, SB 565, SB 384, SB 28, SB 28, SR 131, SR 168, SR 174, SR 175

Keywords: teacher compensation, education funding, public school educators, teacher retention, teacher designation, lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, aquifer, water management, Edwards Aquifer, sustainability, regulatory framework, SB 565, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, compliance agreement

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• So we have to have a long acronym and a long term, but it's our community outreach.
• </c><02:20:25.399><c> program</c> do you have like an outreach program do you have like an outreach program
• We have a full-time outreach coordinator. His name is Michael Bist.
• staff that are on the outreach team with Mr.
• staff that are on the outreach team with Mr.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And also for outreach materials. So, you know, a lot of county fairs, 4-H kids contact us.
• And also for outreach<00:48:28.640><c> materials.
• 48:30.160><c> you</c><00:48:30.240><c> know,</c><00:48:30.359><c> a</c><00:48:30.400><c> lot</c> outreach
• So, you know, a lot outreach materials.
• And we do still give some of those permits out, but we get far more requests for research and outreach

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It funds essential housing, support services, outreach, and case management that help young people escape
• 50.400><c> services,</c> essential housing, support services, essential housing, support services, outreach
• ,<00:26:51.520><c> and</c><00:26:51.760><c> c</c><00:26:52.400><c> outreach</c><00:26:52.960><c> and<
• /c><00:26:53.279><c> case</c> outreach, and c outreach and case outreach, and c outreach and case management

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• While all this outreach is happening from the county, the student has now missed months of school.
• ><01:34:51.520><c> while</c><01:34:51.719><c> all</c><01:34:51.880><c> this</c><01:34:52.000><c> Outreach
• </c> county you're at while all this Outreach county you're at while all this Outreach is<01:34:52.679
• To that end, MDE attempting to the same outreach and contact methods that the districts and counties
• MDE attempting to the same outreach and contact methods that the districts and counties attempted under

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• He said his second question was about bird flu and whether there are any outreach plans, including with
• He said his second question was about bird flu and whether there are any outreach plans, including with
• He said his second question is about bird flu and whether there are any outreach plans, including with
• He said his second question is about bird flu and whether there are any outreach plans, including with
• </c><00:51:14.800><c> plans</c><00:51:15.760><c> uh</c> and if there is any um outreach plans uh and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But what the last few years they've really done a great job of is outreach, and I'm really proud of the
• But what the last few years they've really done a great job of is outreach, and I'm really proud of the
• But what the last few years they've really done a great job of is outreach, and I'm really proud of the
• In the question earlier about outreach and community, with the Lord's?
• and Community um earlier about Outreach and Community um with<01:23:19.440><c> the</c><01:23:19.560>

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house

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• We have outreach education like Zoomobile that reaches a lot of communities that cannot visit the zoo
• We have outreach education like Zoomobile that reaches a lot of communities that cannot visit the zoo
• We have outreach education like Zoomobile that reaches a lot of communities that cannot visit the zoo
• :46.119><c> state</c> We've also had the We Are Water exhibit, which we use as part of community outreach
• part of the part the community outreach part of the Watershed<01:34:56.520><c> restoration</c><01:34

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• committee passed an increase in our budget to hire an additional staff member to support our community outreach

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• mission encompasses promoting equality and justice through research, policy development, education, outreach
• past seven years, I've been running weekly drop-in programs and doing volunteer homeless street outreach
• homeless streets. years, I've been running weekly drop-in programs and doing volunteer homeless street outreach

Summary: The committee heard testimony on AB 262, which would direct the new California Housing and Homelessness Agency to study the needs of pregnant people experiencing homelessness and evaluate a voluntary “Pink Alert” notification system. Supporters, including the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and a mutual-aid volunteer, said the bill would help identify gaps in housing and prenatal services for a highly vulnerable population. Members generally supported the study concept, though one senator cautioned that the “Pink Alert” name could imply a missing-person alert. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and placed on call. Members then heard AB 673, creating the Unaccompanied Youth Support Grant Program for 16- and 17-year-old homeless students not in a parent or guardian’s custody. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and advocates said the bill would help connect youth to housing, basic needs, tutoring, employment readiness, and mental health services, while opponents raised concerns about duplication with existing school and county services and staffing shortages. The author and supporters argued the program would fill gaps for youth who often fall through existing systems. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 3-0 vote and was held on call. The committee also approved AB 1575, which updates the Lanterman Act to replace the term “consumer” with person-first language for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and AB 2510, which would expand CalWORKs family reunification aid so families do not lose support when only some children are removed from the home. AB 1688, requiring broader notice when abuse or neglect is alleged in foster placements so attorneys for other children in the placement can check on their safety, also passed to Appropriations. AB 2304, “Gabriel’s Law,” requiring a child in immediate medical need to be seen by a medical professional and clarifying penalties for falsifying child welfare records, passed to Public Safety after testimony from the author, Gabriel Fernandez’s aunt, prosecutors, and a dependency lawyer who opposed parts of the penalty language. The committee then heard AB 1746 on faster county processing of CalWORKs child care requests, with support from the author, advocates, and county welfare directors who said they were still working on amendments; it was moved to Appropriations and held on call.

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• fee-for-service transition, the investments in navigators and community health workers, and the outreach
• LFPA to help our food banks meet this moment of increased need, as well as funding the CalFresh outreach
• LFPA to help our food banks meet this moment of increased need, as well as funding the CalFresh outreach

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to be available where people might be more inclined to show up, but also we will be able to use outreach
• identify people who might be less inclined to follow through on their own, and we will proactively outreach
• We've enhanced outreach to the Pacific Islander community.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony from Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle, who said DMH serves about 29,000 people and is facing rising demand, higher operating costs, and uncertainty about federal funding. She explained that the FY26 budget prioritizes fully funding the state-operated inpatient system, which is at 100% occupancy and often serves people transferred from Bridgewater State Hospital, while making reductions in other areas to balance the budget. Those reductions include a 50% cut to case managers, a pause on closing the Pocasset unit pending a working group on Cape access, and changes to youth and contracted services such as right-sizing IRTP and CIRT, reducing Youth PACT from seven teams to three, scaling back flex and jail diversion grants as ARPA funds wind down, and preserving the behavioral health helpline and community-based crisis services. Members from Western Massachusetts and the Cape raised concerns about access, staffing, and the impact of cuts, and Doyle said the department would continue operating IRTP services, improve the referral process, and work with stakeholders on the Pocasset review and other access issues. The committee also discussed school-based mental health, 988, loan forgiveness for workforce recruitment, and the role of co-response programs for law enforcement. Secretary Robin Lipson then testified for the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, describing a proposed FY26 budget increase of about 21% to support councils on aging, home care, elder abuse investigations, caregiver support, care transitions, and nutrition programs. She said the agency is managing rising demand, especially from the growing 80-plus population, and noted uncertainty around federal Older Americans Act funding after the federal disbursement agency was disbanded. To control costs, the office will manage intake and caseload growth in a fully state-funded home care program, but current clients will not lose services. Lipson also highlighted a new $1 million line item for local mini-grants to support age-friendly initiatives. In questions, members focused on elder scams, and Lipson said scams are increasing and the agency is working with banks, district attorneys, and public awareness campaigns. The Health Policy Commission’s Executive Director David Seltz presented the agency’s FY26 request and said the biggest challenge is health care affordability, with family premiums near $29,000 annually and many residents delaying care because of cost. He emphasized that recent legislation significantly expands HPC’s role through a new Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and Analysis, which will examine the drug supply chain and pricing, and a new Office of Health Resource Planning, which will support statewide planning around closures and access gaps. The new law also creates task forces on maternal health access and primary care, and adds transparency and oversight for private equity in health care. Members asked about pharmaceutical costs, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, 340B, and maternal health closures; Seltz said the data show rapid growth in GLP-1 spending and that the new offices will help the state better understand cost drivers and access problems. The Center for Health Information and Analysis then began its testimony, describing its role as the state’s data hub for health care spending, utilization, quality, and affordability analysis.