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• qualify for the program, to come into the program, to see if they're ready and whether they have any HR
• program, to come into the program, to see if they're ready, whether they want to, whether they have any HR
• Sealants can be applied from any age, particularly between ages 5 and 10.
• Massachusetts dental sealant rates are about $5 more as an increase than ours.
• That's for HR 1, I think. The next topic. That's for HR 1, I think, the next topic. Okay.

Keywords: 962, all

Summary: The Care Management Meeting opened with a DSS update on the PCMH program. Staff reported the program remained steady at 124 practices, 553 sites, and 2,548 providers, with some month-to-month fluctuation driven by practice consolidation, retirements, and a few practices leaving the program because NCQA requirements were burdensome. Members asked about declining provider and site counts, member attribution trends, and whether PCMH practices overlap with behavioral health homes; DSS said attribution changes are largely due to members becoming ineligible, moving, or getting other insurance, and that PCMH and behavioral health homes are separate programs that coordinate informally. The committee also discussed why some smaller practices leave the program and whether the requirements could be made easier to support retention. The committee then resumed a detailed presentation on the Husky Dental program. The presenter described the dental benefit’s history, the importance of preventive oral health, workforce and consolidation pressures in dentistry, and the lack of interoperability between dental and medical records. Network data showed year-over-year declines in enrolled dental practitioners and service locations, with access gaps concentrated in rural and eastern parts of the state. Appointment availability surveys showed average waits of 38 days for adults and 23 days for children, but much longer waits at FQHCs than private fee-for-service practices. The presenter said Connecticut remains above the national median on CMS pediatric dental quality measures, though sealant rates remain a concern, and noted that preventive care is associated with lower per-member costs. Members raised concerns about provider participation, large practices dropping Medicaid, mobile dental care, and whether the public directory accurately reflects which dentists are actually accepting new patients. The presenter said the plan uses secret-shopper calls, tracks appointment availability, and has begun using place-of-service coding to better identify school-based dental care. She also noted a new MOU with 20 Head Start programs to share data and provide oral health literacy and navigation support. The final major topic was implementation planning for HR1. DSS said CMS guidance was expected in early June and proposed using upcoming meetings to cover medical frailty, communication strategy, and data integration/ex parte verification. Committee members urged the department to create a dashboard to track disenrollments and other impacts of HR1, to build a process for complaints and problem resolution, and to think through cost-sharing, caregiver verification, exemptions, and notices. Members also asked about using existing eligibility structures such as the working-disabled program as a model. The committee agreed to move the next meeting to June 10 by Zoom, with the agenda to be circulated in advance and any PCMH Plus quality data shared if available.

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• Welcome to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration, your favorite committee of the
• This total... this total includes 5 million general fund contract dollars each year beginning in 2025
• that's reduced rent, you know, that could have been an opportunity for a lot of cost savings and Has HR
• The options provided by HR are not inclusive or considering the current state we are in.
• I'd like the committee and HR to consider how many of those employees were hired with the expectation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm the chapter secretary and treasurer, and this is my third term serving our chapter here.
• I'm the Chapter Service Coordinator Some people call it Chapter Manager.
• So, a lot of these chapters, the 110 chapters we have, they have limited authority.
• chapters.
• I serve eight chapters, and of course, it was nine chapters.

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• The following resolutions are being referred to the committee on local consent calendars: HR 14, HR 1876
• by Howard, HR 1477 by Sweenor.
• Members, the next item we're going to take up is House Bill 20 on page 5.
• Members, the next item we're going to take up is on page 5, it's HB 3642.
• Page 5. The next item is HB 4690. It is not eligible.

Bills: HB149, HB2017, HB705, HB223, HB 1056, HB2854, HB4623, HB3000, HB46, HB 117, HB3619, HB4464, HB5646, HCR84, HB500, HB2963, HB5509, HB1973, HB3909, HB718, HB252, HB5666, HB 119, HB346, HB5624, HB5658, HB5677, HB1545, HB3073, HB4081, HB 121, HB4236, HB3848, HB4144, HB40, HB5682, HB3697, HB3333, HB3642, HB20, HB549, HB2731, HB4233, HB4690, HB 127, HB2525, SB1637, SB1, SB1198, SB509, SB13, SB15, SB30, SB268, SB331, SB441, SB447, SB457, SB568, SB650, SB763, SB1540, SB1610, SB1660, SB2018, SB2024, SB2217, SB2337, SB2753, SB2900, SB2972, SB3059, HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement

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• They hire a company to do all the HR workmen's compensation, insurance, payroll, taxes, all that, and
• > to<00:13:02.160> do<00:13:02.400> all<00:13:02.520> the<00:13:02.680> HR
• They hire company to do all the HR They hire company to do all the HR workmen's<00:13:03.680>
• Yeah, I had a question about when you said that they might give 5% to the sales team.
• Should they actually get a 5% of the thing? I mean, they sold it, but they get paid a commission.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• From 2020 through 2023, state special ed spending grew on average about 5% a year.
• average about 5% a year. average about 5% a year.
• And if I can remember right, we cut it by 5% and then 10%, which should be in the coming year.
• And if I can remember right, we cut it by 5% and then 10%, which should be in the coming year.
• capital gains are approximately 5% capital gains are approximately 5% and<01:13:47.040> wages

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• He was marked not eligible for rehire in their HR system.
• When I submitted a Public Information Act request for that, I just got the HR sheet indicating that he
• So, on her own time and with the approval of her school district and her agency's HR department, she
• Here we go, we said a tiny light amid this dark chapter of public education.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So, there’s a number that are open-ended standing in the chapter 270s, but for the K-12 ones, just those
• <00:10:34.280> 270s, standing in the chapter 270s, standing in the chapter 270s, uh<00:10:
• It costs up to $20,000 per teacher, and this is HR costs and onboarding, offboarding, getting someone
• <01:02:25.920> But<01:02:26.160> also around for over 5 years, right?
• But also around for over 5 years, right?

Bills: HF4213, HF4198, HF3930, HF3585, HF3451

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

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• We have our main channel from 6 to about 5 o'clock, and then we have a PBS Kids channel that shows PBS
• A 1-4, 1-5 ratio for supervisors is typically a management ratio for an industry that needs to be.
• When I was hired as the VP of Administration, Finance, and Administration, I also had to do all the HR
• Not only am I doing CFO work, but I'm also doing all the HR work, which meant that training went by the
• Examples of this work are highlighted on pages 4 and 5 of your booklet.

Keywords: 914, all

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• or multiple chapters of law. >> Yeah.
• or multiple chapters of law. >> Yeah.
• >> I'm sure it's cross-referenced to a specific chapter of law or multiple chapters of law. >> Yeah.
• >> I'm sure it's cross-referenced to a specific chapter of law or multiple chapters of law. >> Yeah.
• or multiple chapters of law. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and I noticed that HHFDC has a HR specialist that teleworks. >> So, how is that?
• You know, the whole point of HR is they have to be available to people.
• that HHFDC has a HR specialist that<00:42:53.200> teleworks.
• is they have to be available to HR is they have to be available to people. people. people.
• in the next 5 years. in the next 5 years.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• vice president of programs and services at the Alzheimer's Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter
• Taita Sommet, and I'm the senior advocacy manager for the Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts chapter
• Laney Taita Sommet and I'm the senior advocacy manager for the Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts chapter
• and experience other states like Washington, Minnesota, and California, and we want to ensure that HR

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Aging and Independence/Elder Affairs Committee heard testimony on several bills, with the main focus on H.769/S.468, an act to improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Legislators and advocates described the bill’s provisions, including expanded dementia training for first responders, a dementia services coordinator/director in state government, improved hospital discharge and caregiver access protections, dementia care coordination benefits for certain MassHealth members, public awareness and data collection requirements, and expanded support for geriatric workforce recruitment. Representative Danielle Gregoire and Senator Gomez framed the measure as a zero-cost, bipartisan continuation of the 2018 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Act, while the Alzheimer’s Association, Boston Public Health Commission, police representatives, clinicians, and family caregivers all testified in support, emphasizing public health needs, early diagnosis, caregiver involvement, and safer emergency and hospital care. The committee also heard testimony on H.796/S.476, which would establish an Office of Older Adult Advocate and a special commission on a statewide long-term services and supports benefit program. Representative Steve Ultrino supported an independent older adult advocate to help navigate fragmented state services and improve constituent services, while committee members asked about funding and the office’s relationship to existing secretariats. On the long-term care commission bill, NAFA Massachusetts and LeadingAge Massachusetts supported creating a stakeholder commission to review actuarial findings and explore public-private financing options for long-term care, stressing that neither public nor private coverage alone is sufficient and that middle-income families need more planning tools and options. The committee also took testimony on H.786/S.466, a bill to protect vulnerable elders by expanding the Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ authority to investigate abuse or neglect in non-traditional custodial settings such as prisons, jails, shelters, group homes, and certain treatment facilities. Prisoners Legal Services said the bill would close a jurisdictional gap that leaves some older adults without an investigative agency once they age out of DPPC coverage. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• Family Code Chapter 32 places the burden of ensuring informed consent on the parent, not the provider
• Currently, we have in law Chapter 103, which provides abortion conscience protections in the Occupations
• Instead, HR ignored my request, and I was fired in August of 2024.
• we're talking about informed consent, which we'll get to in a minute, are they being informed that MRC-5
• Hearing none in this cavernous chamber, a very empty chamber... 9-0-5, the committee on Senate.

Bills: SB95, SB268, SB493, SB619, SB660, SB922, SB984, SB1098, SB1188, SB1307, SB1332, SB1822

Keywords: immunization, written informed consent, civil liability, health care provider, vaccine compensation, administrative penalty, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, gag clause, prescription drug pricing, out-of-pocket cost, cash price, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescription drug benefit

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• Turning to page 17, we have our chapter on management controls. two re recommendations numbered uh 10
• Turning to page 17, we have<00:07:29.039> our<00:07:29.199> chapter<00:07:29.520> on
• have our chapter on management controls. have our chapter on management controls.
• <01:06:11.359> speaking<01:06:12.000> as<01:06:12.240> of<01:06:12.400> 5<
• ,<01:49:44.800> payroll means we help with HR, payroll means we help with HR, payroll functions

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met to hear the Legislative Budget Assistant Office’s performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. Auditors said the commission was inefficient and ineffective in investigating discrimination complaints and closing cases in a timely manner during fiscal years 2020 through 2023. The report contained 25 observations; the commission fully concurred with 24 and concurred in part with one. Auditors highlighted major problems with case processing delays, inaccurate case data, lack of a case management system, weak strategic planning and risk assessment, outdated and disorganized policies, confidentiality issues, expired administrative rules, fee-setting practices, incomplete financial-interest filings, and failure to complete required reports and reconciliations. Two recommendations, involving complaint screening and conciliation, may require legislative action. Several observations focused on the commission’s intake and investigation practices. Auditors said complaints may have been screened out before docketing, potentially preventing commissioner review required by statute, and that the investigation process lacked clear rules and guidance. They also found investigators were assigned non-investigative tasks, training was inadequate, interview requirements were unclear, supervisory duties were burdensome, and confidential information was not always protected by encrypted email. The audit recommended clearer administrative rules, better internal controls, more focused staffing, a supervisory investigator position, and improved training and documentation. Commission representatives said they had already made progress on several items since the audit began, including posting overdue biennial reports and moving toward a case management system expected to go live in June. They said they were working with EEOC counterparts and legal counsel, but emphasized staffing shortages and high turnover, noting the commission currently had nine people working out of 15 authorized positions, with three investigator vacancies and a vacant paralegal position. Committee members thanked the auditors and commission staff, discussed the history of the audit request, and raised concerns about how long the recommended corrective actions might take. The committee took no vote or formal action during the hearing.

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• So, I want to try to wrap up by 5 to 10. So, with that, uh, that would be good.
• So, I want to try to wrap up by 5 to 10. So, with that, uh, that would be good.
• We are consistently in the top 5 to 10 states in a long list of metrics around innovation, education
• We are consistently in the top 5 to 10 states in a long list of metrics around innovation, education
• HR professionals sit at the intersection of workplace policy and workforce reality.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And he said in Luke chapter 4, after coming out of a wilderness experience.
• Um and I'll also add that since<00:36:51.240> HR<00:36:51.600> 1<00:36:51.840> passed
• <00:36:52.200> this<00:36:52.440> summer,<00:36:52.800> other since HR 1 passed
• this summer, other since HR 1 passed this summer, other states<00:36:53.440> have<00:36:53.600
• And I'll also add that since HR 1 passed this summer, other states have invested additional staff and

Keywords: 958, all

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• On page 5, you will see lines 42, 43, and 44.
• The Executive is at $5 million, while the LFC is at $2.5 million.
• The Executive is at $5 million on that, while the LFC is also at $5 million, so it's pretty close.
• Line 123 is another appropriation to the State Engineer for $5 million.
• We looked at another statute, 6-5.

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• <00:03:29.319> section<00:03:29.799> 29<00:03:30.879> e-9<00:03:31.879> HRS
• The potential programs are not 5, 10 years; they're two to four or five years.
• The potential programs are not 5, 10 years; they're two to four or five years.
• The potential programs are not 5, 10 years; they're two to four or five years.
• For residents, it is 5% to 8%.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard testimony on several bills, with much of the discussion focused on Enterprise Zones and related economic development measures. On SB 125, the committee heard support from DBEDT, the Department of Taxation, the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union. Members questioned how the bill would affect job-creation requirements and learned that existing companies and new companies are treated differently under the program, with existing companies generally subject to a 15% annual employment increase and new companies to a 10% increase, while the bill would extend the program period from seven to nine years. DBEDT also said the program has been effective, citing 1,162 jobs created or maintained at a cost of about $1.2 million, and noted that agriculture, manufacturing, and wholesaling are the main sectors involved. The committee then took up SB 729, also relating to Enterprise Zones, which would expand eligibility to better accommodate local manufacturers and value-added businesses that sell directly to retail rather than only wholesale. Testifiers from the Holua Collaborative and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying it would help small manufacturers and agricultural producers add value and adapt to internet-era sales patterns. A committee discussion clarified that the bill would add value-added processing as an allowable activity within the zones, and DBEDT explained that the current rules were written for a wholesale-dominated market. The Attorney General’s office also testified, raising a supremacy clause concern and recommending language changes to avoid conflict with federal law. On SB 129, relating to labeling requirements for fish, the Attorney General and the Department of Agriculture both raised concerns about federal preemption and enforcement. The AG explained that federal law governs fish labeling but includes an exception for processed fish, and recommended narrowing the bill to processed fish and defining that term to fit the federal carve-out. The Hawaii Longline Association supported the bill but suggested excluding canned tuna while including products such as poke, sashimi, and sushi. The Department of Agriculture said it does not currently enforce this kind of labeling requirement and would need to determine whether another agency should handle enforcement. The committee also heard SB 581, which would establish an aerospace and aeronautics development program within DBEDT. Testimony was generally supportive, but members pressed for a fiscal estimate, and the bill’s sponsor said a prior version of the office had operated on about $400,000 annually with a small staff. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• We also, my HR team told me on Friday that we have 1829 staff.
• We are a member organization that is the chapter of the National Society the American Society of Addiction
• Yes, we have 5 to 3.
• With a vote of 5 to 3, you have a do pass, do not pass on House Bill 137, and a do pass on the committee's

Keywords: 996, all

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• I was told repeatedly by professors that if I could make it through the first 5 years of a teaching career
• I can remember a professor openly telling our class that 30 to 50% of us would not reach that 5-year
• here in Minnesota, more than one in three new educators leave the teaching profession in their first 5
• that, but the return on investment, if you are losing a third to half of your teachers in the first 5
• that, but the return on investment, if you are losing a third to half of your teachers in the first 5

Keywords: 1183, house