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• Senate Bill 351 by Senator Cabaldon and others, an act relating to health practices.
• behalf of Senator Cabaldon, a targeted and thoughtful update to California's corporate bar on the practice
• Attorney General to enforce violations by private equity and hedge funds involved in medical and dental practices
• SB 697 streamlines and modernizes the stream system adjudication process by allowing the State Water

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a largely procedural floor session. Members also heard guest introductions recognizing the 20th anniversary of UC Merced and visiting interns and local officials. The Speaker reminded members about floor managers for Senate bills and noted several items were passed and retained on file or deferred during the day’s business. On the Daily File, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 385 on park property and AB 1119 on teacher credentialing, both by unanimous 57-0 votes. The house also passed SB 351, a health practices measure presented as strengthening enforcement of California’s corporate practice of medicine rules and protecting the doctor-patient relationship, by a 61-0 vote. SB 697, relating to water rights adjudication and allowing the State Water Board to use technology such as drones for investigations, passed 55-0. The Assembly then took up SB 346 on local government and short-term rentals. Supporters said it would help cities collect transient occupancy taxes, enforce local ordinances, and identify unpermitted rentals; Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Papin, and Dixon spoke in favor, with Dixon describing local regulatory challenges from her time in Newport Beach. The bill passed 50-0. The second-day consent calendar was then approved. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment in memory remarks honoring Miguel Antonio Cano, Officer of the California Highway Patrol; Vincent Dino, a longtime Palmdale water district and civic leader; Andrew Meredith, a labor and building trades leader and former Galt mayor; and Erica Hoffman, a California School Boards Association advocate for public education. The Assembly then adjourned until Tuesday, September 2 at 1 p.m.

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• She asked what has been done since the OA report on grant monitoring, what that looks like in practice
• She asked what has been done since the OA report on grant monitoring, what that looks like in practice
• for DNR grant little more streamlined for DNR grant specialists.<00:44:21.520> It<00:44:21.680
• And so having an agency look at its own practices and programs, you know, and put on the hat of a bad
• and programs, you at its own practices and programs, you know,<01:32:00.000> and<01:32:00.159

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 3 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on state grant-management requirements. Deputy Legislative Auditor Katherine Tyson outlined the main controls agencies must follow, including pre-award risk assessments for grants of $50,000 or more, reimbursement as the preferred payment method, limits and documentation requirements for advance payments, and monitoring obligations for active grants. She emphasized that these controls are intended to reduce improper payments and fraud, but also require staff time and strong internal systems. In response to questions, she said advance payments are used in some grants but reimbursement is more common, and noted that agencies can add controls such as retaining a portion of funds, surprise visits, or audits. She also said surety bonds are required in some state programs, but not generally for grants, and that this could be a policy discussion for the executive branch. The committee then received a Department of Natural Resources presentation on the new Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund community grant program created in 2023 law. DNR officials said the program is intended to expand access to ENRTF funding, especially for communities affected by pollution and environmental degradation, and to support projects such as environmental education, resource restoration, trail work, and aquatic invasive species management. They said the department will use the same grants team that handles Outdoor Heritage Fund and LCCMR grants, which already manages a large volume of grants, and that the advisory council application is open through April 10. DNR described its implementation plan as similar to the Conservation Partners Legacy program, with both standard and expedited grant rounds, technical assistance, and use of technical experts. Differences include no match requirement, allowance for fiscal agents to help smaller organizations, and more flexibility for administrative expenses to reduce barriers to participation. Officials said the program will follow state grant rules, including pre-award financial reviews and monitoring, and will use the 5 percent administrative allowance to support both oversight and grantee assistance. They also said the report’s suggestion of advance payments for grants under $50,000 was raised for discussion, but they did not dispute the auditor’s emphasis that reimbursement is the preferred approach.

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• You may have people that just don't do a good job of how to streamline the process.
• So, I mean, those are the requirements, but there's so much we can streamline.
• Respondent: ...to be a good business practice. That's where we want it. Yes, sir.
• Is it sentencing practices, parole decisions, changes in crime rates, what?
• Is it sentencing practices, parole decisions, changes in crime rates, what?

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• updates how appraisal districts can manage facility improvements by giving them more flexibility and streamlining
• These changes are practical and reasonable, reduces red tape, improves efficiency, and still allows taxing

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• I'm prepared to streamline permitting and rescind regulations that impose needless burdens on energy
• years as governor, and we had a lot of opportunities to join efforts and share each other's best practices

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• And are those three articles that reflect the DOR policy and technical bill and our practices in the
• 14.120> the<00:04:14.240> Senate<00:04:15.320> is<00:04:16.079> uh uh our practices
• in the Senate is uh uh our practices in the Senate is uh when<00:04:16.359> those<00:04:16.600
• he works for the State Auditor and often looks for ways to make filing reports easier and more streamlined
• In the first parts of that, he was able to make putting the information in the report more streamlined

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the department been thinking about ways in which these bargaining unit agreements could be more streamlined
• areas because, you know, you obviously have a department that's got a lot of overtime in normal practice
• overtime department that's got a lot of overtime in<00:58:52.319> normal<00:58:52.720> practice
• > if<00:58:54.319> we<00:58:54.480> can<00:58:54.720> find in normal practice
• But if we can find in normal practice.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of the key objectives of the Integrated Business Application Project, as I mentioned, if we can streamline
• like they're changing the ordinances or other things or permitting. requirements that they're streamlining
• Large projects could have their own process and be streamlined because they're usually more ready to
• So, just a practical thing. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Representative.
• It's a huge undertaking, both politically, financially, legally, and practically.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I practice in Española. I practice family and community medicine and addiction medicine.
• collaboration between school food authorities and our suppliers, defining New Mexico Origin standards, streamlining
• establishing benchmarks for reporting measures, we need to align procurement and regulatory systems, streamline
• And we work to provide that access by streamlining resources and providing technical assistance.

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• Streamlining is important in government.
• Through the Department of Education and the Community College Chancellor's Office, we've streamlined
• ..which we know has been a theme of the Housing Committee this year, related to permitting and streamlining
• said that, despite significant concerns, he commended the Legislature for coming up with a more practical
• He also said he appreciated that the budget plan was more practical for the state of California.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee heard opening remarks on the 2025 Budget Act, which will be amended into AB 101 and SB 101 for floor consideration. Committee leaders described the budget as a difficult compromise shaped by a $12 billion deficit, federal funding uncertainty, wildfire impacts, and rising out-year costs, while emphasizing a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility. Each budget subcommittee chair then summarized major actions in their areas, including health care, human services, education, climate and transportation, housing and state administration, public safety, and oversight/transparency. Key policy items included delaying or narrowing some of the Governor’s proposed cuts, especially in Medi-Cal and other safety-net programs; preserving funding for dental care, women’s health, family planning, hospice, long-term care, IHSS, and services for undocumented Californians; and maintaining or expanding child care, foster care, food banks, and CalWORKs-related supports. Education actions included additional Proposition 98 settle-up, reduced deferrals, support for TK-12, teacher recruitment, literacy, mental health, preschool slots, and restored funding for UC and CSU. Other major items included housing and homelessness investments, wildfire and disaster response funding, transit loans and greenhouse gas reduction fund support, Proposition 36 and VOCA-related public safety funding, and oversight measures on federal impacts and state efficiency. Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst staff said the package makes some of the same savings moves as the May Revision but relies more on internal borrowing and fewer reductions, leaving a smaller reserve than the administration’s plan but still maintaining roughly $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Members from both parties largely supported the package while raising concerns about long-term sustainability, Medi-Cal costs, reserve use, and the need for future revenue and program review. The committee adopted the subcommittee actions by roll call, 18-6, with the roll held open for absent members and additional comments continuing after the vote.

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• You have to practice it just like you practice reading, just like you practice math.
• You have to practice it just like you practice reading, just like you practice math.
• And besides push-pulls, you practiced ovals, making ovals.
• is related to how much they practice it. is related to how much they practice it.
• <01:27:33.760> a reader, but um, I think if I practice a reader, but um, I think if I practice

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• participating with a National Governors Association group to learn from our peer states on best practices
• cumbersome, you know, with the admissions process, but even though there's a lot of efforts to streamline
• still cumbersome, you know, with the admissions process, even though there's a lot of efforts to streamline
• understanding what it's asking for, making sure you have the tax information, and I know the form has been streamlined

Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.

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• But I would have to rely upon the managing entities to talk about the practices they have with their
• And so there are definitely opportunities to streamline and make this easier for insurance and for Medicaid
• in leveraging FQHCs with managing entities, and that that opportunity exists and can really be streamlined
• and achieve a lot of that capacity that I don't know... ...opportunity exists and can really be streamlined

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system, with representatives from DCF, AHCA, two managing entities, and two providers describing how the state’s behavioral health network is funded and operated. Members focused on the implementation of prior legislative investments, especially the $50 million in recurring funding from Representative Maney’s bill and the earlier $126 million community behavioral health appropriation. Witnesses said the newer funds were used mainly for crisis beds, discharge planning, outpatient services, regional collaboratives, and a USF Marchman Act report, while the larger behavioral health appropriation supported CAT, FACT, FIT, forensic teams, residential and outpatient services, and crisis care, with most dollars going directly to services and only a small share to administration. A major theme was access to crisis care and the role of mobile response teams, 988, and central receiving facilities in diverting people from Baker Act admissions and reducing readmissions. DCF and providers said mobile response teams have expanded, are being used to de-escalate crises and connect people to care, and have shown strong diversion results and reductions in Baker Acts in some regions. Members also asked about waitlists, children in crisis, and how to handle people without housing or support; providers said discharge planning is individualized but often constrained by homelessness, transportation, and a lack of safe placements, and several witnesses identified housing as one of the biggest barriers to recovery and stability. The committee also examined provider sustainability, reimbursement, and funding gaps. Witnesses described delays caused by contract timing, cost allocation rules, and Medicaid reimbursement rates that do not always keep pace with labor and operating costs, especially for smaller providers and rural networks. DCF and AHCA said managing entities can provide advances, retroactive rate adjustments, and technical assistance, and that Medicaid managed care plans have network standards and complaint/dispute processes. Members raised concerns about a reported $7 million loss in federal non-sustainable funds, provider closures, and whether there is a formal ombudsman process for disputes; DCF said the federal reductions were known and tied to one-time funds, and that the department generally handles provider issues informally while working with managing entities to preserve continuity of care.

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• These bills will streamline zoning processes that bog down development.
• We have worked with our planning department in order to streamline our approval processes.
• We have worked with our planning department in order to streamline our approval processes.
• We have worked with our planning department in order to streamline our approval processes.
• We have worked with our planning department in order to streamline our approval processes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• An exemption from the Administrative Procedure Act has also been added to streamline implementation and
• I don't believe that the bill is practical considering speech is protected unless it interferes with
• We're a proud co-sponsor of AB 1807 because it provides a practical way of preventing state resources—in
• You're going to have less than two minutes, so let's see if we can streamline the comments.
• And yet they are just practicing their religion.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Gambling is an evil that invites other bad practices and other bad hobbies into the community.
• Gambling is an evil that invites other bad practices and other bad hobbies into the community.
• This is, for the most part, a bill that will help streamline and modernize a lot of D.I.'
• This is, for the most part, a bill that will help streamline and modernize a lot of D.I.'
• HB 1017. done online uh like best practices for done online uh like best practices for many<01:08:22.560

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• c><00:54:47.359> recovery practical access to operating recovery practical access to operating
• :59:57.760> focused is practical, science-based, and focused is practical, science-based, and
• It's targeted, practical, and preventative.
• It's targeted, practical, convey to you.
• prevention, science, and practical prevention, science, and practical implementation.<01:04:17.119

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with the Florida school counseling standards, thereby strengthening this bill for preparation to practice
• On the practice, having a proper school counselor evaluation is essential.
• ON THE PRACTICE HAVING A PROPER SCHOOL COUNSELOR EVALUATION IS ESSENTIAL. 208 FOR YEARS SCHOOL COUNSELORS
• This makes practical updates to the line fund to strengthen nursing education partnerships and expand
• The bill streamlines the application process and allows, but does not require, two awards if necessary

Summary: The House Education Employment Committee heard seven bills and reported each favorably. HB 129 on Florida Virtual School would remove a priority system, confirm access for all Florida students and eligible military dependents overseas, clarify teacher retirement status, allow local schools to administer required exams, and authorize direct-support organizations; it passed unanimously after brief questions about audit-related updates and waitlists. HB 423 on student elopement, sponsored by Rep. Eskamani and Rep. Tramont, would require schools to establish safety teams and prevention plans for students who may leave supervised areas; testimony from autism advocates emphasized drowning and other safety risks, and the bill passed 16-0 with strong bipartisan support. The committee also approved CS for CS HB 753 on school counselors, which removes certain certification barriers while keeping the master’s degree requirement and sets evaluation criteria based on state counseling standards. Supporters said the bill would help address counselor shortages and align evaluations with the profession’s actual duties. CS HB 1253 on coach support for student-athletes, as amended, allows coaches to use personal funds up to a capped amount for student needs with written parental consent; members raised concerns about liability, fairness, and the need for clear guardrails, but the bill passed 15-0. CS HB 833 on private school facilities would make small private schools of 100 students or fewer a permitted use in commercial and mixed-use zoning districts and allow use of existing buildings if fire and code standards are met; supporters said it would reduce local barriers while preserving safety, and it passed 15-0. PCS for CS HB 1325 would update the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund by clarifying matching contributions, allowing expansion or modernization of existing space but not new construction, and streamlining awards; it passed unanimously with broad college and health system support. Finally, CS HB 1437 on conversion charter schools would create clearer dispute-resolution options for facility maintenance issues and, via amendment, allow capital outlay funds for repairs if the charter assumes full responsibility; after debate over whether the amendment was premature, the bill passed 13-3. The meeting then adjourned.

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• , we asked to conform that bill because we thought there were better guard rails and it was more practical
• This bill, yes, is for streamlining the SMA permitting system.
• This bill, yes, is for streamlining the SMA permitting system.
• This bill, yes, is for streamlining the SMA permitting system.
• This bill, yes, is for streamlining the SMA permitting system.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard several housing-related bills and resolutions. HB 1298 HD3 would create a government employee housing revolving fund and a government employee 99-year leasehold rent-to-own program; testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC, labor groups, and the Maui Chamber, with the Tax Foundation and Budget and Finance raising concerns about the revolving fund. The committees recommended passage with non-substantive amendments for clarity and consistency, and the motion was adopted. HB 741 H2, which would exempt certain affordable housing projects financed by a certified nonprofit CDFI from prevailing wage requirements, drew support from housing advocates and opposition from several construction unions; the chairs said they were concerned about the labor objections and deferred the measure, with the labor committee agreeing to defer it as well. The housing committee then took up HB 417 HD1, which creates a housing efficiency and innovation subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund and allows HHFDC to transfer funds between the subaccount and the main fund without legislative approval. Testimony was largely supportive. The chair described a series of amendments, including changing the funding-efficiency standard, adding perpetual affordability language, allowing any land tenure type, broadening eligible financing tools, adding priority criteria for mixed-income projects and government-employee projects, and inserting blank appropriations tied to a requested $75 million per year and a $75 million subaccount appropriation for the HCDA 99-year leasehold project. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. HB 422 HD1, which would repeal school impact fees and move remaining balances to the school facilities special fund, drew broad support from housing and taxpayer groups and opposition from the Department of Education and some individuals. The School Facilities Authority and DOE argued the current system had not produced enough usable land or school sites and suggested narrowing the exemption to government housing projects’ construction costs instead of repealing the fee entirely. Members pressed DOE and SFA on how much land had actually been obtained and whether the fee had been effective; the discussion highlighted concerns about unused balances, school overcrowding, and the role of the Land Use Commission and county zoning in securing school sites. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion shown. The committee also heard STR 60/SR 45, urging HHFDC to develop a plan to meet housing demand, and STR 77/SR 60, addressing continued eligibility for housing credits for certain projects after repeal of Act 31; both sets of resolutions had HHFDC support, with DHHL supporting STR 77/SR 60 and Johnny May Perry opposing both.

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• with a representative of the Pest Control Association is that their general guidelines, their best practices
• The Pest Control Association's general guidelines and best practices include fairly rare use of glue
• It basically made citing a landfill in New Hampshire practically impossible. Well, I'll ask him.
• <01:37:29.159> impossible New Hampshire practically impossible New Hampshire practically impossible
• Another died on the way to the vet’s practice.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.