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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity (8-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- To be a certified DBE, a firm must meet strict criteria.
- > DBE, To be a certified DBE, To be a certified DBE, a<00:21:14.720>
firm <00:21:15.039> - <00:28:24.880>
payroll, Bacon Act, and certifying payroll, Bacon Act, and certifying payroll - And once we'll be certified as a DBE.
- If that person can be certified or not.
Summary:
The August 2025 interim meeting of the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity began with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, approval of the June meeting minutes, and welcoming a new member, Ivonne Smith, who noted her background in MWBE and DBE work. The chair also offered condolences to a member whose father recently passed away and explained that the committee had invited agency officials to answer questions raised at the prior meeting.
The first presentation was from Singer Buchanan of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, who described the state’s equal opportunity and contract compliance office and its certification programs for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and minority/women business enterprises. He outlined outreach efforts, including partnerships with veterans’ organizations, the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs, UK, and transportation-related groups; explained that the programs are intended to expand market access rather than provide grants; and said the office has moved to an online application portal that has processed 227 new applications since December 2023. He reported 536 total vendors across the programs, including 29 service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and said the office is considering website testimonials to improve outreach. Members asked about staffing, application assistance, and whether the state program conflicts with federal policy; Buchanan said the office has three staff members and that the program is state-funded and, based on legal advice, should continue under Kentucky law.
Tony Yusefi of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet then presented on the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. He explained the program’s legal basis under federal DOT regulations, its eligibility standards, and its purpose of creating a level playing field while helping firms grow and eventually compete without assistance. He described certification requirements, annual documentation, prompt-payment protections, commercially useful function reviews, good-faith effort requirements, and sanctions for violations. He also discussed barriers facing DBEs, including access to capital, bonding, insurance, training, and prequalification requirements, and noted that 50 firms were removed last month for noncompliance with annual documentation rules. Yusefi said the cabinet has expanded supportive services, including an online application platform, bid notifications, and a nine-class business development program; 95 DBEs are enrolled this year, and the bid-matching system reaches an average of 377 DBEs monthly.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We received 61 applications to build or expand residences. 61 applications to build or expand residences
- And so the applications come into the commission, And so the applications come into the commission, and
- We paused applications on November 15 after we received over 9,200 applications for this current year
- are not certified, and students of board-certified teachers learn more than their peers without board-certified
- It's not just an application and they receive their subsidy and they become a nationally board certified
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance heard an extended discussion on state efforts to recruit, prepare, and retain teachers, with a focus on whether current programs are sustainable and well targeted. Testimony from the Learning Policy Institute, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the Department of Education, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office described persistent shortages, especially in special education, math, science, bilingual education, and high-need schools. Speakers emphasized that residency programs, Golden State Teacher Grants, National Board incentives, classified employee pathways, and undergraduate teacher pipelines have helped increase preparation and retention, but many of these efforts rely on one-time funding and lack long-term certainty. Committee members repeatedly raised concerns about the “leaky pipeline,” working conditions, the burden of student debt, and whether the state should simplify and institutionalize support for aspiring teachers rather than rely on a patchwork of grants.
The agencies presented data showing continuing shortages and uneven distribution of fully credentialed teachers. CTC reported projected hiring needs of roughly 20,000 to 25,000 teachers annually, with the highest needs in self-contained classrooms, special education, and certain regions of the state. It also noted that emergency permits, waivers, and intern credentials remain high, and that teachers entering through those routes have higher turnover. LPI cited research showing residency-prepared teachers are more effective and more likely to stay, and argued that Golden State Teacher Grants attract candidates who might not otherwise enter teaching and help them complete preparation. CDE stressed that most new demand comes from attrition and urged support for multiple entry points, tuition assistance, and campus-based coursework. Several members also discussed the role of community college pathways, dual credentialing, and support for school leaders as part of retention.
The LAO recommended rejecting the educator pipeline proposals under discussion, citing limited evidence of effectiveness and suggesting that any new spending should be more narrowly targeted to the highest-need schools and long-standing shortage subjects. The LAO also said that if the Legislature funds new programs this year, Proposition 98 would be preferable given the state’s fiscal condition. Committee members pushed back on the idea that declining enrollment or layoffs would solve shortages, noting that shortages and layoffs can coexist in different subject areas and regions. The discussion ended with agreement that staff would continue working with agencies on how to make teacher pipeline investments more consistent, coherent, and easier for candidates to navigate.
The committee then turned to the Golden State Teacher Grant Program. Finance proposed $50 million in one-time General Fund support to extend the program for one additional year, while the LAO recommended rejecting the proposal because the first CSAC evaluation is not due until later in the year and because the funding would be non-Proposition 98. CSAC supported the extension, saying demand has been strong, over 20,000 aspiring educators have been served since 2021, and the agency had to pause applications after receiving more than 9,200 this year; it also said more than 2,500 candidates had already expressed interest for next year. Members asked how many students the new funding would serve, and CSAC estimated just under 5,000 awards at $10,000 each. The discussion also covered whether the grant could be moved into Proposition 98 and how the one-time nature of the funding affects confidence among prospective teachers.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, it will give either county the jurisdiction to receive the application.
- But they don't have to be certified or licensed.
- A certified interpreter for each of those is hard for us to do. Right.
- Certified interpreters throughout the state in the different languages.
- Why is it not good because they're not certified?
Bills:
HB113
Keywords:
HB 113, Texas, Government Code Chapter 1253, general obligation bonds, bond election, voter approval, political subdivision, local government, city bonds, county bonds, school district bonds, capital projects, public finance, bond referendum, ballot measure, five-year waiting period, rejected proposition, election law, municipal finance
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- They have to be STEM certified or National Board certified. >> Correct.
- They have to be STEM certified or National Board certified. >> Correct.
- They have to be STEM certified or National Board certified. >> Correct.
- They have to be STEM certified or National Board certified. >> Correct.
- They have to be STEM certified or National Board certified. >> Correct.
Keywords:
sales tax exemption, Consumer Price Index, local government, clothing, school supplies, emergency preparedness, Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, contested case, state agency, regulatory power, individual liberty, statutory interpretation, rule interpretation, license revocation
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
JDC, JDC DEFER Public Hearings 02-19-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met.
- and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met.
- and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met.
- and certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met.
- Certified by a licensed engineer and architect and other certain conditions are met.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee held a decision-making-only agenda and voted on a series of bills, mostly following the chair’s recommendations. Measures passed unamended included SB 1202 on allowing campaign funds for child care and dependent care costs, SB 30 requiring all moped drivers to wear helmets, SB 55 requiring state administrative rules to be posted in a digitally accessible and searchable format, SB 106 on pedestrian conduct more than 200 feet from a crosswalk, SB 344 requiring helmets for skateboard users under 16, SB 849 increasing penalties for harming native species, SB 1337 clarifying Stadium Authority quorum rules, and SB 268 reducing the size of island burial councils and removing certain membership requirements. SB 1511, which prohibits vessels longer than 75 feet from entering Honay Bay, was also adopted, though the transcript includes some inconsistent wording about whether it was amended.
Several bills were approved with amendments. SB 1048 on solicitation of funds from the public was amended to remove a ministerial exception and to require certain charitable organizations and fundraising platforms to file written contracts with the Department before commencing solicitations. SB 109 was amended so that, in specified circumstances, the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi version of a law would be binding when the law was originally drafted in English, translated into Hawaiian, and later amended. SB 66 on county building permits was amended to add a bad date, April 23, 2057. SB 1312, deferred to the 10 o’clock agenda, clarified that “profits from prostitution” includes money or property received from prostitution proceeds even if characterized as reimbursement or debt repayment; it was also passed with amendments.
The committee also adopted a recommendation to pass SB 55 and other measures with the noted excused absences of Senator Gabbard and, at times, other members. Throughout the meeting, no major opposition was recorded beyond one member voting no or with reservations on some bills, and the chair repeatedly announced that the recommendations had been adopted. The meeting concluded after the 10 o’clock agenda, with notice that the committee would meet upstairs for later agendas with WHAM.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 11/19/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , application.
- So you have the applicant, application. So you have the applicant, right?
- And good application design makes it easy for applicants to do the right thing.
- And good application design makes it easy for applicants to do the right thing.
- /c> the applicant the applicant the<00:30:58.399>
application <00:30:58.960>contained <00
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (8-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- should provide the landowner with a certified copy of that application.
- should provide the landowner with a certified copy of that application.
- should provide the landowner with a certified copy of that application.
- should provide the landowner with a certified copy of that application.
- with a certified copy of that<00:35:20.480>
application.
Summary:
The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item.
The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted.
The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response.
The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
prove for certified applicators who can prove for certified applicators who can prove that<00- Um, it took about four hours, and I was a certified salt applicator.
- and I was a certified salt applicator. and I was a certified salt applicator.
- applicator training.
- By using deicing salt efficiently and effectively. >> [snorts] We certify around 1,500 applicators per
Keywords:
groundwater, water use permit, data centers, public health, environmental regulations, municipalities, state park license plate, specialty license plate, Minnesota DNR, Department of Natural Resources, license plate design contest, North Shore, Lake Superior Agate, AI-generated art, artificial intelligence, Minnesota resident, state parks, specialty plates, vehicle registration, contest requirements
HI
Transcript Highlights:
to be a certified applicator in order to be a certified applicator in order to use<01:50:07.600- Uh, they still can if they are a certified applicator. Is are they all certified?
- So, um, if an agency currently does not have a certified applicator, they would need to become certified
- So in certified applicator through us.
- >
use certified applicator of restricted use certified applicator of restricted use pesticides
Keywords:
agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, state employment, SB3320, Hawaii, Agribusiness Development Corporation
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SP 2350, which would transfer oversight of the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Development Division and the aquaculture and livestock support services branch to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The Department of Agriculture and ADC both testified, with ADC opposing the bill as written while supporting the goal of strengthening agriculture. ADC said the transfer could create federal operational and coordination risks, jeopardize federal funding and program continuity, and was unnecessary because ADC is a business development entity, not a regulatory agency. The Hawaii Farmers Union also expressed concern that moving the programs could weaken the department’s ability to access federal resources, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted written testimony and the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association and H-Plan were noted as supporting the measure; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was noted as opposing it.
Much of the discussion focused on aquaculture’s economic potential and the role of regulation, permitting, and funding. Committee members questioned why aquaculture had not grown faster, citing current gross revenues of about $66 million last year, a prior high of $82 million, and a possible long-term target of $500 million. Testimony identified permitting and feed costs as major barriers, along with market conditions and water quality issues affecting producers. ADC described ongoing efforts on feed development, permitting streamlining, coastal-state collaboration on seaweed and restorative aquaculture, and national advocacy for more parity in seafood import standards.
Members also pressed the Department of Agriculture on its leadership and priorities, criticizing the lack of bills and resources dedicated to aquaculture and asking whether the department should have more authority to pursue land purchases and development opportunities. The department said it relies on divisions and industry feedback for bill ideas, noted it funds an annual aquaculture survey, and said it was pursuing congressional earmarks and other funding for aquaculture parks, research, and export/import issues. ADC said it would work with the department if the bill passed, but that its current statute does not give it regulatory authority and any such change would require a statutory amendment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So we do have some information on the certified worker organizations as far as how many applications
- We anticipate receiving in the range of 10 applications to be a certified worker organization, which
- certified as certified worker organizations, which the application to become one just went live this
- It's part of the application process for becoming a certified worker organization.
- <01:26:25.199>
a application process for becoming a application process for becoming a certified
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- and again uh eliminate fall application and again uh eliminate fall application and<00:31:42.799
- million Acres that before are certified million Acres that before are certified that<01:21:11.400
- <01:21:24.040>
crop <01:21:24.280>advisor a certified crop advisor a certified crop - But how do they get certified?
- <01:26:11.000>
how but but how do they get certified how but but how do they get certified
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 4, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Then other applicants were given a chance to cure.
- And then in November, two additional applicants were awarded licenses.
- It was actually a Pigford applicant who received a license.
- You said they have to go through a certified diagnosis in order to receive this.
- So we have a total of 2,400 something physicians who are certified to who are licensed to certified patients
Summary:
The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met to receive oversight briefings on Florida’s medical marijuana program from the Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) and from the University of Florida’s Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research. OMMU Director Christopher Kimball outlined the program’s structure, including more than 900,000 active patients, nearly 7,000 caregivers, 27 MMTC licensees, 706 dispensing locations, and nine certified testing labs. He described the state’s pre-approval process for products and advertising, plain packaging requirements, seed-to-sale tracking, registry operations, and compliance efforts such as background checks, inspections, complaint investigations, and lab desk audits. He also said the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories in Jacksonville had been accredited to begin supporting testing. Members asked about telehealth, patient growth, product safety, advertising to children, inspections, and the status of MMTC licensure; Kimball said recertifications by telehealth now make up more than half of recertifications, that patient growth has slowed, and that ongoing litigation is delaying issuance of 22 new MMTC licenses.
Kimball also discussed implementation of recent legislation and licensure changes, including licenses issued under HB 387 and SB 1582 to applicants from the original Pigford-related pool, with additional cure opportunities still ongoing. He said the department is monitoring diversion, inversion, and unapproved products, and that it coordinates with law enforcement when needed but does not itself have sworn authority. In response to questions, he said the department does not regulate physicians directly, but may refer concerns to the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, and that caregiver and physician participation requirements are set by statute. Members raised concerns about edibles, child access, and continued use of child-attractive branding; Kimball said the department tries to catch issues through pre-approval and enforcement, and that complaints involving children are treated as serious and investigated using available records and camera footage.
Dr. Almond Winterstein then presented the consortium’s research overview. He explained that the consortium was created by statute in 2019, includes 10 universities, and is funded by annual state appropriations. He said its work includes grants, a research repository, a clinical core, outreach, and evidence synthesis, including a recent FDA-supported review of cannabis evidence. He emphasized that the current evidence base is limited and often low quality, with the strongest signals for symptom relief in PTSD-related symptoms, nausea, and some pain outcomes, but with many studies inconclusive or mixed. He also described the consortium’s use of registry data linked to Medicaid, Medicare, death, fetal death, and birth records to study safety and outcomes, including children, pregnancy, driving safety, opioid-sparing effects, and adverse events. Winterstein said adverse event reporting is sparse and likely underreported, with most reports mild but some serious events noted, and he expressed concern about use among young adults because of uncertain benefit-risk and possible effects on the developing brain. The committee discussed the need for better surveillance, more robust adverse event reporting, and the possibility of using linked data to identify harms more quickly. At the end of the meeting, the committee rose without objection.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-19-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Part of our program is an application process, so a member would submit an application, which runs through
- Part of our program is an application process, so a member would submit an application, which runs through
- Part of our program is an application process, so a member would submit an application, which runs through
- Part of our program is an application process, so a member would submit an application, which runs through
- Representative Watkins: It’s an application process, so a member would submit an application, which runs
Keywords:
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 – Attendance Roll Call
03:15 -- House Bill 186
09:59 – Roll Call Vote
11:51 – HB 370
22:55 – Roll Call Vote
24:45 – HB 304
28:47—Roll Call Vote
30:13 – HB 391
43:09—Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 186, which would streamline food-service rules for churches and nonprofits providing meals to homeless shelters and people displaced by natural disasters. Representative Duvall said the bill is meant to remove unnecessary kitchen and plumbing requirements so organizations can safely serve simple meals in emergencies. Members discussed food safety, whether the bill applies only in declared disaster situations or also to homeless shelters, and whether training should be offered; Duvall clarified that the disaster and homelessness provisions are separate and that food must still be safe and wholesome.
After discussion, the committee took a roll call vote and House Bill 186 passed with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 370, a Department of Agriculture reorganization measure sponsored by Representative Payne. Payne and Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell said the bill would move the Division of Farm Safety and Rural Health and create an Office of Economic Development to better support programs such as Food Is Medicine, rural health, farmer mental health, and farm safety. Members asked about the removal of references to shows and fairs, whether the bill would affect livestock shows and county fairs, and whether any new funding was included; Payne said the department would still support shows and fairs, the change was about efficiency and focus, and no new funding was specified because budget decisions come later.
Discussion on House Bill 370 also highlighted the department’s broader economic role, including agricultural economic development and outreach tied to the new USDA secretary’s visit to Kentucky. The committee then voted and the bill passed with favorable expression. Finally, the committee began House Bill 304 on soybean assessment language. Representative Bivens and soybean association representatives explained it as cleanup language related to the soybean checkoff and a contingency if the federal checkoff changes. Members asked whether a referendum had already occurred and whether producers supported the measure; the witnesses said the referendum had already taken place and that soybean producers and the association supported it, while one member noted the state may increasingly need to adjust to federal changes.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The purpose of this bill, in summary, is to recognize that these disclosures are not applicable to water
- Therefore, any concrete crushing facility... issued since September 1st, 2001 could be applicable to
- may challenge the order by requesting certified questions to the TCEQ commissioners.
- an application meets all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
- need recourse to the Commission via a certified question.
Keywords:
concrete crushing, hospital proximity, environmental regulation, public health, zoning laws, SB 2203, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, TCEQ, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, contested case, administrative law judge, ALJ, discovery, scope of discovery, certification, administrative procedure, permit dispute, agency rules, Government Code
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection.(6-17-26)
Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- with applicants will Communications with applicants will improve<00:15:59.600>
and <00:15:59.840 - capacity rather than certifying capacity rather than certifying capacity,<00:35:04.000>
which - >
a capacity, which should give applicants a capacity, which should give applicants a more<00: - way for applicants to appeal decisions. way for applicants to appeal decisions.
- certified capacity numbers. certified capacity numbers.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- need to graduate from a certified need to graduate from a certified midwife<01:00:47.839>
uh< - <01:00:59.760>
nurse certified nurse certified nurse midwives.<01:01:01.599>This <01:01 - to the scope of practice for certified to the scope of practice for certified nurse<01:01:05.599
- that certified midwives are not nurses. that certified midwives are not nurses.
- <01:13:43.760>
So as the certified nurse midwife. So as the certified nurse midwife.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (1-12-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- to increase the application fee from $200 to $300. 2011 KAR 2:160 amends the application review fee
- 60 to 90 days and update the application 60 to 90 days and update the application to<00:07:10.400
- <00:07:41.280>
for three-year period for an applicant for three-year period for an applicant - The renewal fee for a certified The renewal fee for a certified psychologist<00:08:09.440>
or - from<00:09:33.279>
$100 increase the application fee from $100 increase the application fee
Keywords:
0:00– Meeting start/roll call
0:39 – Approval of minutes
1:11 – Council on Postsecondary Education
3:06 - State Board of Elections
5:33 - Office of the Attorney General; Office of Regulatory Relief
7:02 - Board of Examiners of Psychology
16:38 - Energy and Environment Cabinet; Department for Environmental Protection
17:37 - Education and Labor Cabinet - Department of Education
19:14 - Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met for its January meeting, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and welcomed the new regulations compiler. The first item was a repealer from the Council on Postsecondary Education, 13 KAR 2:111, which was explained as necessary because Senate Bill 77 from the 2025 session removed the regulatory authority for advanced practice doctoral degree programs at comprehensive universities. No questions were raised, and the repealer moved forward without objection.
The subcommittee then reviewed a large package of State Board of Elections regulations with staff-suggested amendments. The package would update definitions and election procedures, require e-poll books to be ready before polls open, change the standard and timeline for removing an election officer, add oversight by a State Board appointee on election days, recognize the Kentucky party, require voter registration records to be added to electronic voter records, require ballots to fit all races and questions on a single sheet, adjust precinct consolidation petition deadlines, and update incorporated forms and identification references. The package was approved without objection.
The Office of the Attorney General’s Office of Regulatory Relief also presented multiple regulations with staff amendments, covering funeral planning declarations, cemetery companies, pre-need cemetery merchandise and funeral/burial contract sellers, and crematory contract sellers. These changes were described as adding specificity, streamlining forms and reporting, and bringing the regulations into compliance with KRS Chapter 13A; they were approved without objection.
The Board of Examiners of Psychology presented several regulations, including compact rules, grace-period extensions, and significant fee increases for applications, renewals, reinstatements, exam retakes, and reciprocity. Board representatives said the increases were needed because many fees had not been raised since 2002, the board was operating at a deficit, and legal and administrative costs had risen sharply after the termination of state legal services. Members expressed concern about the size of the increases, but the chair said he would not hold the matter up and would raise the issue with the committee of jurisdiction. The subcommittee also approved staff amendments for the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s air quality regulations and the Education and Labor Cabinet’s education regulations, which updated nontraditional instruction procedures, waiver requests, instruction topics, superintendent assessment requirements, and academic standards. The meeting ended with the next meeting scheduled for February 9 at 1 p.m., and the agenda was adjourned without further objection.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- WE ALSO CERTIFIED EIGHT MARIJUANA TESTING LABORATORIES.
- CERTIFIED MARIJUANA TESTING LABORATORIES ANALYZE THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE TREATMENT CENTERR AND ISSUE
- ROUTINE INSPECTIONS FOR CURRENT OCCUR TWICE A YEAR AT EACH DISPENSARY AND CERTIFIED MARIJUANA TESTING
- 90 DAYS TO RESOLVE DEFICIENCIES BUT NO OTHER APPLICANTS WERE ABLE TO RESOLVE THEIR DEFICIENCIES.
- WE HAD 28 APPLICANTS FILED PETITIONS CHALLENGING THEIR DENIAL AND IS STILL PENDING.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/28/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- And then a little further down, all of the abutters have been notified by application by certified postal
- And then a little further down, all of the abutters have been notified by application by certified postal
- And then a little further down, all of the abutters have been notified by application by certified postal
- application by certified postal receipt. application by certified postal receipt.
- <00:13:30.160>
to Would be to ask the applicant to send that via certified mail and provide
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/19/26
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- We're accepting applications.
- >
competency now have 13 certified competency now have 13 certified competency attainment<00:09 - program was certified by the board. program was certified by the board.
- We expect to start the applications.
- certification fills out an application. certification fills out an application.
Bills:
HF2825
Keywords:
expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house