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• I think we'll see all of that hopefully start to evolve more as the Boomers age into the older... ...
• and the aging population.
• There are more people over the age of 60 than there are under the age of 18.
• We all get, you know, aging. I'm in that group now in the... Baby... Baby boom.
• They're leveraging it with Med for smaller, more home-based oriented facilities. facilities.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Aging facilities, those kinds of things — those costs are gigantic for those facilities as compared to
• Aging facilities, those kinds of things — those costs are gigantic for those facilities as compared to
• Aging facilities, those kinds of things — those costs are gigantic for those facilities as compared to
• Of course, our aging or aged facility — the original plantation hospital was built in 1929.
• </c><06:37:42.478><c> so</c> course our aging or our aged facility so course our aging or our aged facility

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held an informational briefing with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on its budget, staffing, and operations. The director reviewed department leadership and reported on recruitment and retention efforts, including a 14% vacancy rate, a 10.5% workforce increase from filling 189 positions, and the Hela Imua internship program, which has placed 516 interns since inception and led to 62 permanent hires. The department also described modernization efforts, including the UI Huakai project and the Disability Compensation Division’s electronic case management system, and said the unemployment compensation trust fund exceeded $71.5 million, triggering Schedule C for calendar year 2025. The department’s main budget requests included $2.9 million for fiscal year 2026 to support maintenance and operations of the electronic case management system, plus restoration of two enforcement specialist positions. Officials said those positions are needed to address a decline in investigators from 11 to six since 2009, improve compliance, and handle Hawaii Compliance Express certificate work. Additional requests included two human resources specialists to address recruitment backlogs, two labor enforcement specialists to reduce a backlog of Chapter 104 prevailing wage and wage cases, and two positions for the Office of Community Services to expand immigrant services and access centers. The department also discussed federal funding for unemployment insurance and workforce programs, including National Dislocated Worker Grants and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds, and said some funding is received in increments and may require extensions. Members asked about Kauai inspection coverage, federal funding uncertainty, the size of the special unemployment insurance fund, and whether the department could ramp up staffing during a future crisis. Officials said Kauai is currently served by inspectors from Honolulu and there are no plans to open a permanent island position because of staffing constraints. They said the department is meeting federal guidelines and is not in jeopardy, and that the special unemployment insurance fund has about $10 million, with current UI operations funded at a little over $15 million, meaning the fund may need to cover roughly $5 million if federal support declines. The director said the department would use the special fund to supplement shortfalls, but noted that federal funding cuts and the loss of ARPA support have already affected operations.

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• Most of our students are working adults, where the average age is 33.
• So we are committed, uh, to ensuring that we continue to grow that facility.
• Our sole CAP CCAP request is for a $72 million multidisciplinary research facility.
• In addition to that, we're expand expanding our downtown nursing facilities.
• Next slide talks a little bit about our facility maps.

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• Their average age is over 40. That's wonderful.
• In conjunction, we have a whole new facility.
• The best facility in the world that's not accessible is no facility at all. You are correct, sir.
• . building facilities.
• In this 540-bed facility, there is a waitlist.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• And the next slide is an enrollment by age.
• income or no income, broken down by age.
• This is a disability breakdown by age group.
• By age.
• This is disability status on this slide by age, and the disability breakdown by age.

Summary: The meeting focused on Arkansas’s proposed workforce system overhaul, including a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan and a package of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate workforce governance, reduce administrative costs, and redirect more funding to training and supportive services. Commerce officials said the plan would replace the current structure of 10 local workforce boards and more than 200 board members with a single statewide board and one administrative entity, while keeping local offices open and using regional business councils to preserve employer and local input. They said the state has already reduced Commerce headcount and operating costs, and that the changes would improve coordination with higher education, adult education, vocational rehabilitation, DHS, and Arkansas Industry Connect. Much of the discussion centered on the waiver package, especially the proposal to make the state board function as the local board, allow more flexible movement of funds across regions, eliminate the WIOA “last dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, create affiliate sites instead of requiring every area to maintain a comprehensive center, and relax the 14 youth program element requirement. Officials said the State Board of Workforce Development approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, and that implementation would begin only after federal approval and a closeout process, likely taking up to a year. They also described plans to streamline referrals and data sharing, expand mobile and virtual services, and use a more centralized model to improve customer service and employer engagement. Members raised repeated concerns about rural representation, local control, board composition, and whether jobs and relationships would be lost if local boards were eliminated. Commerce officials responded that local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired by the state, and regional business councils would help ensure local employer voice. Several members also questioned how the funding was being used, citing audit findings that only about $1.8 million to $1.9 million of roughly $14 million to $15 million in federal workforce funds had gone to training and supportive services. Officials said the reorganization could increase annual training spending to roughly $6 million to $7 million by reducing overhead, one-stop operator contracts, and board administration. The committee also discussed how the changes might support workforce training facilities, apprenticeships, child care and transportation assistance, and employer-driven training in fields such as manufacturing, health care, technology, and welding. The Division of Higher Education also briefed members on Workforce Pell. Officials explained that the new federal program would extend Pell eligibility to short-term programs, but only within narrow limits, such as 150 to 599 clock hours and 8 to 15 weeks of instruction, with additional completion and employment benchmarks. They said Arkansas is working with colleges and universities to identify programs that fit the criteria and that the governor has designated the Division of Higher Education to lead implementation. No votes were taken by the committee during this portion of the meeting.

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• </c> through this age. through this age.
• </c><04:09:34.720><c> up</c> facilities with two parents who aged up facilities with two parents who
• actor and the age of the victim.
• actor and the age of the victim.
• actor and the age of the victim.

Keywords: 916, all

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• he's performances and even at his age he's performances and even at his age he's still performing and
• itself be able to go to this facility itself be able to go to this facility itself and get some kind
• our public facilities or facilities our public facilities or facilities our public facilities or whatever
• when people walk in facilities when people walk in facilities when people walk in facilities they going
• Beeper age had the little Beeper age had the little Beeper age had the little beepers I had a beeper

Bills: SB 2

Keywords: 920, all

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• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund helps those communities, and eligible funding can be used to address aging
• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund helps those communities, and eligible funding can be used to address aging
• That means the cost and response. at local waste facilities or recycling centers.
• Because some vapes are disguised, some waste facilities never catch them.
• They pose a real growing challenge in the waste stream for our facilities.

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard five bills, with testimony focused on farmworker climate equity, product recall responsibility, diaper ingredient disclosure, agricultural commissioner fee authority, and vape disposal and youth protection. Members also took up one consent item. The chair reviewed testimony rules, and the committee established a quorum before proceeding. AB 1600 by Assembly Member Arambula would treat farmworker housing as disadvantaged communities for purposes of climate and environmental funding. Supporters said farmworkers face severe climate, housing, water, and pollution burdens but are often excluded from existing DAC mapping tools. The bill passed 4-1 to the Committee on Appropriations. AB 2462 by Assembly Member Pellerin would require manufacturers to take back recalled products at no cost from consumers and additional collection points such as recycling centers, waste facilities, and thrift stores, while strengthening CalRecycle enforcement. It drew support from counties, cities, and waste stewardship groups, and opposition from manufacturers and juvenile product interests concerned about implementation, coordination, and penalties. The bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1901 by Assembly Member Berman would require children’s diaper manufacturers to disclose ingredients online and on packaging. Supporters framed it as a parents’ right-to-know measure, while industry witnesses sought amendments to align it with other California disclosure laws and protect confidential business information. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. AB 2380 by Assembly Member Papin would raise the maximum fee counties may charge to support agricultural commissioner operations and pesticide enforcement; it received support from county agricultural officials and passed unanimously to the Assembly Floor. AB 2667 by Assembly Member Hadwick would ban deceptively marketed disposable vapes, allow household hazardous waste facilities to disassemble them, and direct DTSC to address school-confiscated vapes. School and local government witnesses described widespread youth vaping and disposal challenges, and the bill passed unanimously to the Business and Professions Committee. AB 2086, the consent item, also passed unanimously. Later add-on votes confirmed the earlier actions, and the committee adjourned.

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• They are also more likely to get them at a younger age and experience more severe symptoms.
• Senators, we will now take up tab 16, CS for SB 1630 on Aging and Disability Services by Senator Graal
• It requires area agencies on aging to competitively procure any contract in excess of $35,000.
• It requires area agencies on aging to competitively procure any contract in excess of $35,000.
• Robert Beck with the Florida Association of Area Agencies on Aging, waving in support.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy considered a long agenda of bills covering education, health, criminal justice, aging services, labor, and commemorative measures. Among the measures reported favorably were CS/SB 1062 creating Florida Speech and Debate Week and the Florida Debate Initiative; CS/SB 196 and CS/SB 864 establishing and protecting a Uterine Fibroid Research Database; CS/SB 432, as amended, adding restrictions on xylazine and nitrous oxide sales; CS/SB 1630 modernizing aging and disability services and guardianship oversight; SB 1112 on labor pool placement fees and registration; CS/SB 524 revising FDLE and medical examiner provisions; CS/SB 530 updating lottery operations; CS/SB 646 narrowing drug paraphernalia testing equipment exemptions to fentanyl, analogs, and xylazine; SB 676 strengthening animal cruelty penalties and the animal abuser database; CS/SB 1180 creating a recall process for community development district board members; CS/SB 800 increasing penalties for unlicensed engineering practice; CS/SB 1404 creating a memory care specialty license for assisted living facilities; SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force; and CS/SB 1684 and CS/SB 1686 establishing and exempting records for a Parkinson’s Disease Registry. The committee also took up several high-profile commemorative bills. CS/SB 194, designating October 14 as Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance, drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing civic engagement and free speech and opponents criticizing Kirk’s rhetoric and the appropriateness of a state honor. The bill was reported favorably after a recorded vote. SB 174, designating Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue in Miami-Dade County, also drew significant opposition testimony on similar grounds and was reported favorably. A late-file amendment to a related remembrance measure was withdrawn after discussion. Other bills, including the speech and debate, fibroid research, aging services, labor pool, animal cruelty, engineering, memory care, anti-Semitism, and Parkinson’s registry measures, were generally supported by agency, advocacy, or stakeholder testimony and advanced without major opposition. Several bills were amended before passage, including substitute or delete-all amendments on SB 432, SB 524, SB 646, SB 676, SB 1180, SB 800, and SB 1404. The committee repeatedly adopted amendments by voice vote and then reported the bills favorably by recorded roll call. The meeting ended with members requesting to be recorded on specific bills, followed by adjournment.

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• We have aviation facilities, public transportation, rail.
• We have facilities and IT systems, our fleets, our real estate, and our ferries.
• And there's more work to do to address the aging ferry fleet.
• These facilities are not able to house the new and much larger equipment.
• Bainbridge Island feels the impacts of an aging ferry system.

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard a presentation from WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith on the agency’s mission, 2025 accomplishments, and 2026 priorities. Meredith emphasized preservation, safety, emergency response, ferry reliability, culvert replacement, and major projects such as the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge work, North Spokane Corridor, Confluence Parkway, and the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. She highlighted the state’s aging transportation assets, recent storm and flood damage, bridge strikes, and the need for additional preservation funding, including the governor’s proposed $1 billion investment in Washington State Ferries and continued work on the World Cup and future regional growth planning. Members asked about ferry service disruptions, rising IBR costs, staffing needs, aviation assets, and bridge-strike certainty tied to the Coast Guard’s upcoming decision on bridge clearance requirements. The committee then received a briefing on HB 2306, the governor’s supplemental transportation budget, which totals $16.7 billion and increases the enacted budget by about $1.2 billion, with most of the increase directed to WSDOT capital spending. OFM staff said the proposal is driven by preservation, maintenance, and ferry needs, and relies on about $3.1 billion in bonding against transportation revenues, while staying below the Treasurer’s coverage ratio. The proposal includes $2 billion for preservation, $164 million for paving this summer, $756 million for paving over 10 years, $250 million for maintenance, $150 million for preserving existing ferries, $15 million for Lower Columbia River dredging, and smaller investments for WSP communications, DOL access, and local road grants. Committee members asked about debt service, remaining bonding capacity, and the impact of office closures and ferry service reductions. Public testimony was largely supportive of the governor’s budget, especially its preservation and ferry investments. Local officials and associations backed ferry funding, local road grants, pavement and bridge preservation, and the Columbia River dredging match. Several speakers urged more support for cities and counties, while rail and transit advocates asked for more rail capital funding and less highway expansion. One ferry advocate criticized the cost of hybrid-electric vessel maintenance compared with diesel, and another witness warned against a pay-per-mile tax. The hearing ended without a vote, and the chair announced a short caucus before adjournment.

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• </c> This project will modernize aging This project will modernize aging infrastructure<00:33:40.920>
• and inadequate facilities.
• </c> aging and inadequate facilities. aging and inadequate facilities.
• </c> lab, as well as several other facilities lab, as well as several other facilities updates<00:52:
• So, like this that all the ages need.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• One of my passions is kids in the foster care system and kids who are aging out of the system.
• Next up, we will take Representative Rizzo's CS for HB 1121, aging and disability services.
• I entered foster care at 10 months old and was adopted at the age of 3 years old.
• The purpose of my bill is to allow more facilities to open up outside of that area.
• This is a bill related to assisted living facilities. It does four simple things.

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• It requires all extraordinary medical placements to be made to health facilities located in Washington
• Rental assistance is provided to currently or formerly dependent youth for up to 24 months, up to age
• offender if one of the convictions used was from an offense committed when the person was under the age
• Do we have an existing law, the physicians that work within these facilities?
• If an inmate is leaving the facility on one of these escorted, they need to be having an ankle monitor

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee met in executive session to review several bills, with one bill on the DCYF Oversight Board (SB 5942) held until the following week so additional stakeholder input could be incorporated. Staff briefed bills on escorted leaves for incarcerated individuals (SB 5873), extraordinary medical placements (SB 5895), financial stability for youth in DCYF care receiving Social Security benefits (SB 5911), an extended foster care housing pilot (SB 5940), changes to the persistent offender definition and resentencing (SB 5945), adding positions to the Office of Homeless Youth Advisory Committee (SB 5957), and medically tailored meals for Apple Health enrollees (SB 5966). Several of these bills had multiple proposed amendments, many offered by Senator Christian, addressing eligibility limits, monitoring, location restrictions, time limits, liability, victim notification, and funding contingencies. In executive action, the committee adopted only the chair’s technical amendment to SB 5873 and rejected the other proposed amendments, then advanced the bill as a proposed substitute to the Rules Committee. SB 5895 also moved forward as a proposed substitute after most amendments were rejected and one was withdrawn; the committee sent it to Ways and Means. SB 5911’s amendment clarifying protected accounts for youth benefits was adopted, and the bill was advanced to Ways and Means. SB 5940 was also advanced to Ways and Means after adoption of the substitute. SB 5945’s proposed substitute was adopted and the bill was sent forward, while SB 5957 and SB 5966 were briefly discussed in briefing but not acted on during the portion of the meeting captured here. The chair noted that any remaining executive bills not completed would be taken up at the next meeting.

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• All of them were 21 years of age or younger.
• how many of these facilities?
• across 1,200 facilities currently in the state right now.
• It could be, depending on what the facility offers.
• Are these daycare centers babysitting facilities?

Keywords: 996, all

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• We're going to have to find funding to build new facilities. We need new facilities here.
• . facility.
• ones under the age of three.
• The facility issues, and the reality on the ground, Madam Chair, is that we just need new facilities.
• The Parcientes, or the users of the water, are aging, and the infrastructure itself is aging rapidly.

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• </c> facilities on campus. facilities on campus.
• , our health education building, our ag science building, our ag research building, and the other academic
• We have to have 24/7 service for our medical facilities.
• , our health education building, our ag science building, our ag research building, and the other academic
• It does support our clinical facility.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April 27 minutes, and a report of informational items. Those informational items included University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s planned use of restricted funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt notices, UK’s use of construction management at risk for five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital project reporting, and UK lease improvements. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request for approval of a $600 million central plants and utility infrastructure P3 tied to the Chandler expansion and other campus facilities. UK said the project would modernize and expand utility capacity, improve redundancy and efficiency, and support 24/7 hospital operations. UK explained that the financing would combine private equity and nonprofit debt, with no UK or Commonwealth debt or upfront payment, and that future availability payments would come from UK Healthcare funds. Members asked about the financing stack, the source of the restricted funds, and whether existing units would be replaced or modernized. The committee then approved the P3 agreement by roll call vote. The committee also considered and approved a lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine facility near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease would cost $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports its long-running partnership with Bowling Green Hospital and planned medical student growth in the region. Members spoke favorably about the local impact of the program, and the lease renewal passed by roll call vote. Finally, the Finance and Administrative Cabinet reported three items requiring no action, including a $2.103 million Transportation Cabinet Department of Aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport. Cabinet staff said the project would be funded by federal aviation money and restricted aviation funds, and later explained that the restricted funds come from a jet fuel tax deposited into the Aviation Economic Development Fund.

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• Our facilities aren’t big enough to handle the need.
• A good example would be the age definitions.
• Until we've locked in what the age definitions will be in the rate structure, we can't automate the ages
• As of April, ICE is detaining over 5,800 Californians in for-profit private detention facilities, facilities
• that the California Californians in for-profit private detention facilities, facilities that the California

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This is the Age-Friendly... Senate File 2630. This is the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council.
• It also included age-friendly universities and age-friendly health centers.
• </c><01:05:38.359><c> um</c><01:05:39.000><c> age-friendly</c> university age um age-friendly university
• age um age-friendly universities<01:05:40.760><c> or</c><01:05:41.000><c> age-friendly</c><01:05:41.640
• </c><01:11:47.880><c> Chair,</c> in age-friendly grants. And Mr. Chair, in age-friendly grants.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , these mega solar facilities.
• , these mega solar facilities.
• In 2022 alone, 39.3% of Californians age 85 and above live 200%...
• age 86 and up.
• Nearly 65,000 of them are over age 65.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• usually than what they are, so we rate that at a 55 age.
• or other facilities. post-adjudication and contract facilities, as well as those youth that are being
• I only have one facility that has wet cells. meaning only one facility that has toilets.
• We have a lot of facilities that we cover.
• For every shift pattern at every state secure facility.

Keywords: 1184, house, all