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• And the Assistant Vice President and General Manager of our Texas site, Mike Revett.
• We have approximately 4,000 full-time employees. and contractors working at our Point Comfort site, and
• you know, The nuclear energy agency based in Paris France their director general has also been on site
• The immediate trigger for CLT launching was that the SAT and ACT both aligned with the Common Core standards

Committee: House Higher Education

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• They've looked at sites across the state.
• There have to be enough sites to build townhomes on. which is the key there have to be enough sites to
• In addition to the site she mentioned, you cannot down-zone sites that are designated for affordable
• You can't touch sites that are under rent control.
• to make sure those sites are untouched.

Committee: Senate Housing

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• One of my clients, Julio, was hit in the head by a ladder that fell on a job site.
• So too does the danger for those who work under the sun, in rooftop kitchens, on construction sites,
• As a result, the financial incentive to maintain a safe work site can be significantly reduced.
• As a result, the financial incentive to maintain a safe work site can be significantly reduced.
• The responsibilities are and what should be on a work site here in Massachusetts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a lengthy hearing on June 18 focused on workers’ compensation, independent contractor and classification issues, workplace safety, warehouse worker protections, extreme temperature protections, retaliation against injured workers, and workplace bullying. Committee chairs outlined procedures for the hybrid hearing and noted that members would be leaving intermittently for floor votes. Testimony also touched on a bill to expand workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits by removing the current $15,000 cap and extending coverage beyond scars on the hands, neck, and face. A major theme was workplace safety in warehouses and in extreme heat or cold. Teamsters, warehouse workers, and labor advocates described high injury rates, strict quotas, lack of water, inadequate ventilation, frozen or missing safety equipment, and pressure to work through heat waves and snowstorms. Supporters urged favorable reports on bills protecting warehouse workers and requiring employers to adopt heat- and cold-safety plans, while the NFIB opposed the temperature bill as overly prescriptive and burdensome for small businesses. Sen. Edwards, Sen. Roche, Rep. O’Day, and others argued that the measures are needed to prevent heat illness, provide shade, water, rest breaks, training, and emergency plans, and to cover all workers regardless of immigration status. Another major subject was the “Act to Protect Injured Workers,” backed by labor groups, immigrant worker centers, legal services organizations, and individual workers. Witnesses said employers often retaliate after injuries by threatening deportation, lying about how injuries occurred, delaying care, or firing workers, and they supported stronger anti-retaliation enforcement, multilingual notices, and a rebuttable presumption of retaliation within 90 days of protected activity. The Mass AFL-CIO and immigrant advocacy groups supported the bill and opposed measures they said would weaken employee classification standards. Testimony also supported a funeral-benefits bill to raise workers’ compensation death-benefit reimbursement for burial and funeral costs, based on a family’s experience after a workplace fatality. The committee heard additional testimony on workplace bullying bills, with some witnesses urging a new legal duty for employers to prevent and respond to bullying, while others described the harms of toxic workplaces and the lack of effective remedies.

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• But, you know, just starting off farming, I would have really preferred an on-site examination for my
• </c><01:31:20.960><c> examination</c> really preferred an on-site examination really preferred an on-site
• Um, I mentioned, um, I'm excited that the vet technician program is going to launch, I think, July 1st
• :33:56.960><c> of</c><01:33:57.120><c> of</c><01:33:57.440><c> this</c><01:33:57.679><c> year</c> launch
• I think July 1st of of this year launch I think July 1st of of this year and<01:33:58.639><c> we</c>

Bills: HF3718

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• to teach them that mercury is toxic and so that it should be taken to the hazardous waste disposal sites
• hazardous it should be taken to the hazardous waste<01:01:31.280><c> disposal</c><01:01:31.839><c> sites
• And so we do waste disposal sites.
• A month and a half ago, we, along with a handful of other nonprofits, launched a global campaign called
• a global campaign nonprofits launched a global campaign called<01:08:27.600><c> Keep</c><01:08:27.839

Bills: HF2779 , HF1645 , HF1885 , HF1289 , HF1534 , HF2707 , HF1675 , HF3046

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• including title research, filing of necessary documentation, reviewing exploration plans, and drill site
• </c> exploration plans, and drill site exploration plans, and drill site inspections.<00:13:39.120><c
• He then said that a couple of years ago they launched an initiative called For the Outdoors, which is
• 49.280><c> uh,</c> we actually a couple of years ago, uh, we actually a couple of years ago, uh, launched
• an initiative called For the launched an initiative called For the Outdoors<00:46:52.480><c> that</c

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• Paul, one to a nonprofit, one of their sites in North Minneapolis, as well as a local developer that’
• Paul one to a nonprofit um one<00:44:17.520><c> of</c><00:44:17.640><c> their</c><00:44:17.800><c> sites
• in North Minneapolis one of their sites in North Minneapolis um<00:44:19.880><c> as</c><00:44:20.040
• </c><00:44:46.400><c> an</c><00:44:46.640><c> opportunity</c> that um we were launching an opportunity
• that um we were launching an opportunity tracker<00:44:48.000><c> that</c><00:44:48.200><c> our</c><

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• Today we have four sites in Minnesota: Crookston, where we mainly have administrative personnel; Marshall
• I'm just going to highlight that we did carry out 81 site visits for our state infrastructure grants.
• Every grant is site monitored.
• We're hoping to launch our first subgrantee selection round between March and April.
• </c><00:50:50.160><c> our</c><00:50:50.359><c> first</c> we're hoping to launch our first we're hoping

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• We launched Whole New to commercialize technologies developed in my lab over the last dozen years, initially
• We transferred the credibility that we had as research academics to operation marketplace with the launch
• This is my first time testifying, so again, apologies for going early before we launched 100 to commercialize
• transferred the credibility we had as research academics to the operational marketplace With the launch
• There isn't one required under this bill, or a known risk at a site adjacent to the H-1 model of, and

Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85

Committee: House Finance

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• So, is there any more thought about whether it would be in the existing site or, you don't know, or do
• So, is there any more thought about whether it would be in the existing site or, you don't know, or do
• :29:55.039><c> to</c><00:29:55.279><c> accessible</c><00:29:55.840><c> kayak</c><00:29:56.240><c> launch
• </c><00:29:56.640><c> to</c><00:29:57.440><c> um</c> grounds to accessible kayak launch to um grounds
• to accessible kayak launch to um accessible<00:29:58.320><c> trails.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

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• the work that each other are doing, conserving and adopting Native Hawaiian cultural resources and sites
• We have a home energy efficiency rebates program that we'll be launching soon, probably later this year
• We have a home energy efficiency rebates program that we'll be launching soon, probably later this year
• soon um probably that we'll be launching soon um probably later<01:15:07.560><c> this</c><01:15:07.960
• We have a home energy efficiency rebates program that we'll be launching soon, probably later this year

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• Residents<00:08:36.680><c> received</c><00:08:37.280><c> on-site</c><00:08:37.960><c> critically</c>
• Residents received on-site critically Residents received on-site critically needed<00:08:38.680><c> supportive
• Because this is being constructed on a site that the city already owns, this is an efficient project
• Because this is being constructed on a site that the city already owns, this is an efficient project
• But we have done some significant work on that, including engineering, siting, and water study plans

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

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• and off-site improvements.
• Builders may find out about an on-site or off-site improvement late in the process, adding unforeseen
• or off-site improvements.
• on-site and off-site improvements required for that permit, given the significant costs these improvements
• Because they are dangerous sites.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

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• That traffic stop launched a multi-agency investigation.
• Consumers are especially at risk because these sites use our venues' likeness.
• They don’t have enough plan checkers and actually site checkers.
• Factory-built housing is when either the entire unit or various panels are constructed off-site in a
• factory before being shipped over to be assembled on-site.

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

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• into greater detail on this in just a little bit, but we really want to redesign our DPS website and launch
• This is for the new site characterization fund.
• They've encumbered a decent amount, and that's for some site characterization projects as well as a new
• But I know with the site, there's 15 site assessments that they're going through right now.
• contaminated sites.

Summary: The Department of Public Safety presented its FY27 budget request, emphasizing three priorities: improving community engagement through a redesigned website and outreach, expanding statewide data and intelligence integration through intelligence-led policing, and improving emergency response and officer safety through fleet replacement, a driving track, and a requested helicopter. DPS said much of its increase is driven by rising health care premiums, and it is also seeking special appropriations for fleet replacement, the website rebuild, and an Honor Guard program created after the 2022 helicopter crash that killed four public servants. Members asked about vacancies, fleet costs, cybersecurity compliance, the real-time crime center, EV fleet participation, and the Metro DPS facility. DPS said its vacancy rate is about 9%, its fleet replacement needs are driven by mileage and condition, it is compliant with federal CJIS standards even though DoIT has raised concerns, the real-time crime center would be built as a regional model to complement Albuquerque’s center, and the Metro facility is moving toward a January groundbreaking. Committee members also discussed several DPS-related capital and IT requests, including the intelligence-led policing data lake, recurring maintenance for critical systems, and a $5.6 million reauthorization for state crime lab DNA backlog work and a $900,000 reauthorization for fingerprinting equipment. DPS explained that the website request is high because the current site must be rebuilt from scratch to support missing-person alerts, memorial updates, ADA compliance, and better communication with law enforcement and the public. Members also raised concerns about speed enforcement, construction-zone cameras, and whether EVs are practical for patrol use; DPS said it is not pursuing speed cameras and is only partially participating in the state EV initiative because patrol needs make full electrification difficult. The committee then received an LFC quarterly update on non-recurring appropriations from the 2025 General Appropriation Act. LFC reported that of the $1.4 billion appropriated in Section 5, $164 million had been expended and $333 million encumbered, leaving $897.4 million unspent, which is a slower pace than the prior year. Staff highlighted a number of reauthorization requests and slow-moving projects across agencies, including AOC cybersecurity funding, DFA housing and public safety grants, DoIT cybersecurity and higher education funds, EDD economic development and energy programs, OSI mitigation and malpractice funds, EMNRD energy and geothermal grants, Health Care Authority behavioral health-related appropriations, DPS crime lab and fingerprinting funds, PED career technical education and special education initiatives, and higher education loan repayment and technology funds. Members questioned why some large appropriations had little or no spending, discussed the need to monitor reauthorizations more closely, and asked for follow-up on several specific line items and project balances.

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• So I think, as you know, we have a major initiative at the University of Arizona, and we just launched
• back from its origin—who actually put a sensor on a payload, when that payload gets delivered to a launch
• We have a launch. It was supposed to be this month; that's coming up in two months.
• The idea is that we're integrating from ground operations through launch operations to on-orbit and beyond
• our end goal in five years: to be able to interoperate between disparate satellite providers and launch

Bills: HB2809

Committees: House Science & Technology , House House Science & Technology Committee of Reference

Keywords: cybersecurity, post-quantum encryption, CMMC 2.0, state agencies, data protection, US-based vendors

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• Idaho advances its talent strategy for America through Idaho Launch.
• Launch remains one of my top priorities for one simple reason: it's working.
• The Launch remains one of my top priorities for one simple reason: it's working.
• Now, in year two, Launch is preparing young Idahoans to step directly into the most in-demand jobs in
• I'm grateful for the Trump team's support of Launch.

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• in just a minute, but before we do that we'd like to share with you our celebration video from our launch
• this fall as we launched Minnesota's first registered teacher apprenticeship program.
• this fall as we launched Minnesota's first registered teacher apprenticeship program.
• this fall as we launched Minnesota's first registered teacher apprenticeship program.
• </c> from our launch this fall as we launched from our launch this fall as we launched Minnesota's<00

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• Because we're all going to be traveling on a site visit, and some people may want to get mileage reimbursement
• </c><01:00:28.319><c> is</c><01:00:28.680><c> a</c> considering we're about to launch is a considering
• we're about to launch is a an<01:00:29.319><c> intensive</c><01:00:30.319><c> um</c><01:00:30.960><c
• our our dashboard which is have launched our our dashboard which is where<01:40:20.480><c> you</c><01
• </c> system knowing that that launching system knowing that that launching period<01:52:30.040><c> is

Summary: House Finance Division III held an informational hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services focused on child and family services, children’s behavioral health, DCF, juvenile justice, and adult mental health. Before the presentation, members discussed scheduling a future site visit to Waypoint, including possible dates, mileage reimbursement logistics, and whether to reschedule the department’s developmental disabilities and healthy aging presentation because the associate commissioner was out sick. The department then outlined that it would concentrate on children’s behavioral health, DCF residential care and the Sununu Youth Services Center/YDC new build, and adult mental health, while noting the broader DHHS structure and the value of keeping related services under one leadership. The department emphasized an integrated “system of care” approach and said it was trying to shift resources toward earlier, lower-intensity interventions rather than relying mainly on high-cost residential and acute services. It cited youth risk data showing roughly four in ten New Hampshire high school students feeling sad or hopeless and about one in five considering suicide in the past year, and said these trends worsened during the pandemic, peaking in 2021 and easing somewhat by 2023. Members asked how New Hampshire compared with neighboring states and about pre-COVID trends; the department said it would follow up with more exact data. The presentation also described a long-term policy effort beginning with federal funding in 2012, the state’s 10-year mental health plan, and later legislation aimed at strengthening children’s behavioral health and transforming juvenile justice so that youth with behavioral health needs are not routed into punitive systems first. Members raised questions about out-of-state residential placement oversight and the statutory basis for inspections and follow-up. The department said the General Court had funded more “boots on the ground” oversight, in coordination with the Office of the Child Advocate, and agreed to provide a longer follow-up presentation on that topic after the governor’s budget is released. The department also described evidence-based prevention efforts, including home visiting programs such as Healthy Families America and a DCF-connected home visiting cohort for families already touching the child welfare system, as examples of trying to keep children out of deeper system involvement.

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• to their staff because obviously our teachers get input into the budget at the site level.
• Parents care about what's happening at their school site.
• We're not just talking about school site-level governance.
• We're not just talking about school site-level governance.
• , and how many students at our site qualified for that LCAP funding.