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• Steven Stangle: A program like Helmets to Hardhats is a great program for veterans because, like he was
• 06:41.199><c> for</c> to hard hats is a great program for to hard hats is a great program for veterans
• </c> Minnesota helmets to hard hats program Minnesota helmets to hard hats program uh<00:07:44.479><c
• the program.
• So these programs are programs that help people sustain a living, right?

Bills: HF1439 , HF1004 , HF498 , HF1326

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship

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• It is at these nursing programs where we seek to continue additional opportunities for RN nurses when
• Such a coordination would assist in placement spots and serve as a one-stop shop. for all programs.
• It would be interactive and where nursing programs can see what openings exist. and the exact capacity
• , 472 vacancies. in RN education programs and 129 faculty vacancies. graduate nursing education programs
• There are only two of our programs in the bill, air conditioning and electricians.

Bills: HB 1105 , HB1527 , HB1787 , HB1972 , HB2081 , HB3296 , HB3976 , HB4071 , HB4234 , HB4438 , HB4701 , HB5092 , HB5150 , HB5180 , HB5265 , HB5333 , HJR203

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, laboratory fees, emergency medical services, peace officers, criminal justice, law enforcement, degree programs, public institutions, HB 1787, HPV, human papillomavirus, college health, university health, student health, public health education, prevention program, screening, early detection

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• So that's why we need to have a self-funded program.
• in a program, and you're in a program, and you're in a program, and you're in a program, and you're
• in a We hire a company like Aetna to administer the program.
• It's a good idea to create these kind of programs that we are more proactive.
• Commission has higher standards that focus on programs which lead to higher paying jobs.

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• Programs are 10, 15, 20 years, correct? Right.
• Is that my understanding of how the program would work?
• Yes, and I think we modeled that off of other similar programs.
• The public loan forgiveness program is still there, but we don't know.
• In foster care programs, so that's just an aside issue.

Bills: HB173 , HB184 , HB484 , HB678 , HB 1211 , HB1507 , HB1705 , HB1868 , HB2290 , HB2851 , HB2856 , HB3041 , HB3204 , HB173 , HB184

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• We've seen other programs work very similarly with the LDH revolving loan fund for water programs.
• This bill puts the money into the grant program. 511 creates the grant program. I got it.
• Because the grant program creates the program, but it authorizes, and this is consistent with other programs
• This bill puts the money into the grant program. 5-11 creates the grant program. I got it.
• Because the grant program creates the program, but it authorizes, and this is consistent with other programs

Bills: HB316 , HB549 , HB646 , HB752 , HB824 , HB873 , HB1129 , HB1157 , HB1170

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: literacy, adolescent, teacher education, high-dosage tutoring, reading intervention, workforce development, training programs, Bayou Growth Opportunity, funding, employment, skills gap, qualified employer, credential recognition, government growth limit, recurring revenue, state finance, Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, fiscal responsibility, legislative sessions, regular sessions

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• </c> requirements on various programs. requirements on various programs.
• </c> it made the program unstable. it made the program unstable.
• And<01:09:59.840><c> this</c><01:10:00.800><c> program</c> And this program And this program I<01:10:
• program.
• program.

Bills: HF4252

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• </c> we could not get them into a program. we could not get them into a program.
• </c> programming cost me over $26,000. programming cost me over $26,000.
• </c> them up just because school programming them up just because school programming was<00:26:50.240
• 29:06.960><c> care</c> After-school programming and child care After-school programming and child care
• Through conversations and programming, Through conversations and programming, some<01:14:34.520><c>

Bills: HF3877 , HF3714 , HF3750 , HF3024

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• It's my understanding under this program.
• She's going to talk a little bit about our academic program.
• Our kids are developing those programs.
• They develop those skills, and they are creating things for those programs.
• We need to give them studios to have their portfolio program.

Bills: SB1 , HB176 , HB86 , SB1 , HB176 , HB86

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• The bill is written, but the program and the money would go to DHS.
• , which is generally going to be a lower cost program.
• revolving loan fund or the credit enhancement program.
• As part of the credit enhancement program, the charter school that wants to take advantage of this program
• So, short answer, no, these programs cannot happen as law currently stands.

Bills: HB2997 , HB2021 , HB3041 , HB1823 , HB3372 , HB1427 , HB3127 , HB3128 , HCR1020 , HB4198 , HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3002 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3005 , HB3006 , HB3007 , HB3008 , SB392 , HB3320

Keywords: motor vehicles, administrative fines, license regulation, state agencies, employment levels, after-school programs, grant funding, community organizations, child care, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations

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• is a US Navy retiree, having served as a machinist submariner within the Navy's nuclear propulsion program
• Wants to attend OSU to study in a professional pilot program.

Bills: HB2975 , HB3405 , HB3406 , HB3728 , HB3902 , HB3977 , SB397 , HB1161 , HB2938 , HB2939 , HB3306 , HB3722 , HB4113 , HB4123 , HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3545 , HB3546

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• I'm the director of the PEBB and SEBB programs at the Health Care Authority.
• So the agency has enough claims experience now, five years into the program.
• within each agency and sub-program within each program.
• So programs over time, they just tend to get lost.
• In Washington State, we refer to our Medicaid program as Apple Health.

Bills: SB5834 , SB5835 , SB5883 , SB5905 , SB6151 , SB6163 , SB6177 , SB6173

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: Washington retirement systems, retirement trust funds, interest earnings, public employee retirement system, teachers retirement system, state patrol retirement system, judicial retirement system, judges retirement system, school employees retirement system, public safety employees retirement system, law enforcement officers and firefighters retirement system, PERS, TRS, LERS, legal expenses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, fraud prevention, overpayment recovery, trust fund protection

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• So, for example, this past year, the board deleted 41 low-producing programs and suspended 21 others.
• Hoping that they could increase enrollment in those programs or something like that.
• So, if in the example of what you just mentioned, a college program gets reviewed, the board of regents
• flags it as a low-producing program, the university can again come in.
• One of those is a plan to grow the program.

Bills: HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• It's being done so they can finalize the implementation of the beads program.
• The beads program is the final grant.
• So, on page two, line three, restaurants are explicitly excluded from this program.
• Can you talk to Me about, are we adding programs or expanding slots in current programs?
• It's a reallocation of existing programs.

Bills: HB4104 , HB3722 , HB3787 , HB3700 , HB3701 , HB3310 , HB3404 , HB2964 , HB2398 , HB3024 , HB3499 , HB3278 , HB3279 , HB3645 , HB3649 , HB2293 , HB3260 , HB3176 , HB3177 , HB3114 , HB3172 , HB3322 , HB3323 , HB4248 , HB3720 , HB2210 , HB1322 , HB1937 , HB3301 , HB4107

Keywords: Oklahoma criminal law, felony classification, Class B5, Class D1, sentencing enhancement, repeat offender, domestic violence, stalking, voyeurism, peeping tom, clandestine recording, hidden camera, privacy offense, sex offender registry, Sex Offenders Registration Act, protective order violation, animal cruelty, cockfighting, dogfighting, public safety

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• Foster program, and that it is a study of how to use those programs to benefit the workforce.
• Those programs.
• I see where... ...programs that had higher increased cost of running those programs.
• The CCAP program is a program for families needing assistance with child care.
• As you know, we have a physical therapy program, a PhD program at ULM in Monroe.

Bills: HR171 , HCR49 , HB632 , HB1084 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399

Committee: House Education

Keywords: HR171, House Resolution 171, M.J. Foster Promise Program, TOPS-Tech, TOPS Tech Award, Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, Louisiana Community and Technical College System, LCATCS, financial aid, scholarship, workforce development, career training, technical education, vocational education, postsecondary credential, associate degree, industry-based credential, high-demand jobs, high-wage occupations

Bills: SB325 , HB513 , SB357 , HB513 , HB626

Committee: Senate Tourism

Keywords: youth residential facilities, abuse prevention, law enforcement, video surveillance, civil penalties, record keeping, child rights, background check, criminal history, biometric identifiers, fingerprints, iris scan, palm print, photograph, rap back, NGI Rap Back, ALEA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, AJIC, Alabama Justice Information Commission

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• Should this project move forward, programs that serve the region can continue to grow.
• Should this project<00:36:51.040><c> move</c><00:36:51.240><c> forward,</c><00:36:52.080><c> programs
• </c><00:36:52.520><c> that</c> project move forward, programs that project move forward, programs that
• While some stores have downstream markets for things such as damaged textiles or recycled programs for
• </c> Savings realized will be reinvested into a wide range of important community programs, including

Bills: HF495 , HF4321 , HF3902 , HF4161 , HF3755

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• </c> uncapped program. uncapped program.
• ,</c><00:32:01.520><c> um</c> for this very expensive program, um for this very expensive program, um
• </c> program and kind of how we got here. program and kind of how we got here.
• </c> We estimate the impact of this program We estimate the impact of this program in<00:55:49.560><c
• </c> because of the program. because of the program.

Bills: HF495 , HF4321 , HF3902 , HF4161 , HF3755

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• It requires the court to confirm that a person is participating in available appropriate programming
• It allows the notification period before release to a community facility or community transition program
• transfer authority for individuals 21 or older who consistently refuse to participate in available programming

Bills: HB2230 , HB2364 , HB2389 , HB2429

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, poverty, task force, legislative, executive, social programs, juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid

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• And of course that code then gets compiled into the programs we use on our computers.
• Turning to the bill, Substitute House Bill 1833 creates the Spark Act grant program in the Department
• The bill also creates a non-appropriated Spark Act grant program account.
• But a typical economic development grant program awards between $500,000 and $1.5 million per fiscal
• As such, a reasonable total estimate of the program would be $660,000 to $1.6 million per fiscal year

Bills: HB1170 , HB1570 , HB1834

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, AI-generated content, deepfake, synthetic media, content provenance, provenance data, metadata, watermarking, disclosure, transparency, consumer protection, unfair or deceptive acts, unfair competition, Washington RCW, Title 19 RCW, platform regulation, AI detection tool, media authenticity

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• House Bill 2559 concerns a local government option for the funding of essential affordable housing programs
• In King County, the revenue must be divided between certain housing programs, museums, the arts, and
• programs that promote tourism.
• into a newly created account and used by the local government to fund certain affordable housing programs
• to support the operations of existing programs.

Bills: HB2559 , HB2135 , HB2133 , HB2442

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: affordable housing, local government funding, housing programs, community development, financial assistance, adaptive housing, disabled veterans, tax preferences, housing affordability, retail sales tax, property tax, senior citizens, tax exemption, permanent legislation, local government, tax authority, sales tax, use tax, real estate excise tax, REET