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• The CCHP does track, you know, across-state licensure policies across the country, and that is, since
• And that would be creating licensure exemptions, which California does have a couple very narrow...
• Creating licensure exemptions, which California does have a couple very narrow ones currently.
• are like, no, we want an application, a fee, all of the things you usually need to do to confirm licensure
• as kind of a registration process rather than full licensure process as another route of potentially

Committee: House Health

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• And so we have protections across the board.
• partial payment recovery in instances where licensure lapses.
• partial payment recovery in instances where licensure lapses.
• I have a question in regards to the Contractor State License Board.
• I have a question in regards to the Contractor State License Board.

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 479 would let Berkeley, Long Beach, and Pasadena use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across departments; the author and a Berkeley official said current state confidentiality rules prevent effective coordination, and the bill passed 9-0 to Senate Appropriations. SB 46 would bar a person who has served two terms as President from appearing on the California ballot for a third term; supporters argued California has authority to enforce constitutional qualifications, while Senator Niello questioned whether the bill was needed, and it passed 6-1 to Senate Appropriations. SB 99 would improve coordination between civilian and military authorities on military protective orders and restraining orders; the Department of Defense supported it, the ACLU raised due process concerns about MPOs, and the bill passed 6-0 as amended to Senate Appropriations. SB 719 would extend the sunset on Department of Technology reporting on state agency use of high-risk automated decision systems from 2029 to 2032; there was no opposition and it passed 6-0 to Senate Appropriations. The committee also took up SB 300, which would strengthen California’s new AI chatbot law by requiring operators to prevent minors from being exposed to sexually explicit material or facilitation of such content. Supporters said new evidence shows current protections are insufficient and that the bill is needed now to address harms to children; industry groups opposed the bill as premature, arguing SB 243 had just taken effect and that the new standard could create strict-liability-like exposure and uncertainty. After extensive questioning, the bill passed 9-0 to Senate Appropriations. SB 381 would give adult adoptees and descendants access to original birth certificates and create a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents; many adoptees and birth parents testified in support, while some members raised privacy concerns for birth parents. The bill passed 13-0 to the Senate Health Committee, with the author noting amendments would be taken in Health rather than Judiciary. At the end of the hearing, the committee shifted chairs and began SB 33, which would eliminate the sunset on the existing public works contractor claim-resolution process so agencies must continue to respond to claims, pay undisputed amounts, and use early dispute resolution. The author and sponsor said the process has reduced litigation and helped contractors and workers, and the bill was just being introduced when the transcript ended.

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• Rally to the board chair for Minnesota's Rally to Read.
• One, we have the Twins that are already on board.
• One, we have the Twins that are already on board.
• One, we have the Twins that are already on board.
• </c> must operate under dual licensure must operate under dual licensure structure<01:10:04.160><c> where

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Move that the Senate confirm Jeffrey Wilson to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure using
• </c> to the Alabama Electronic Security Board to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of<00:22:58.240
• </c> Tuscaloosa County Civil Service Board. Tuscaloosa County Civil Service Board.
• </c> Board using previous role. No objection. Board using previous role. No objection.
• On the board of electrical contractors.

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 29 senators present. The chamber adopted the previous day’s journal, allowed bill introductions throughout the day, and received multiple House messages referring local bills and proposed constitutional amendments to the Committee on Local Legislation, along with a lieutenant governor’s confirmation referral to the Committee on Confirmations. Committee reports were then received from several standing committees. The Senate confirmed a series of gubernatorial and other appointments, including Michael Kulovitz and Barbara Maul to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees, Logan Glass to the Educational Television Commission, Ed Croll and James Harris to the Alabama Committee on Monument Protection, Matt Barnes to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, Scott Moes and Jeffrey Wilson to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Jeffrey L. Cameman to the Tuscaloosa County Civil Service Board. The Senate also received favorable committee reports on numerous bills from Judiciary, State Governmental Affairs, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Health Care, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Local Legislation, with several bills amended or substituted and placed on the next day’s calendar. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar from the Rules Committee and passed several bills. Senate Bill 101 extended the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to October 1, 2028. Senate Bill 93, as amended, allowed certain municipalities with populations of 12,000 or more and even-numbered councils to authorize a mayoral tie-breaking vote by council resolution. Senate Bill 115 created a competitive-bidding exemption for certain expenditures of $15,000 or less involving rolling stock, with quote and approval requirements. Senate Bill 131 on county subdivisions was amended and passed. Senate Bill 30, known as “Trey’s Law,” would make certain nondisclosure provisions unenforceable in cases involving sexual abuse victims; the sponsor described it as protecting survivors from being silenced, while Senator Albritton cautioned about the broader effects on settlements and institutions. The Senate also adopted two resolutions: Senate Joint Resolution 19 honoring the life and legacy of Anna Smith Bedsole Holmes, and Senate Joint Resolution 20 commending the Alabama Birth Equity Initiative. The Rules Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the listed bills were taken up and passed or advanced by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• The board may refuse to issue a renewal license or deny a category of licensure if inspection deficiencies
• Well, the board in the statute only permits the board to charge that full fee once per fiscal year.
• And so, you you may not the board.
• </c><01:03:17.400><c> By</c> board terminated, and inactive. By board terminated, and inactive.
• child uh board-certified board-certified child uh board-certified child<02:26:15.960><c> and</c><02:

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• THE BOARD OF PHARMACY AT THAT POINT WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXPAND THAT LIST IN COLLABORATION.
• NOT IN AGREEMENT BUT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD OF MEDICINE.
• PHARMACISTS HAVE ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING THROUGH RESIDENCIES OR EQUIPMENT POST LICENSURE EXPERIENCE
• BOARD CERTIFICATION BUILT ON THE DOCTOR OF PHARMACY EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY COMPLETED BY ALL US PHARMACY
• THE WAY THE LAW IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN THOUGH BOARD OF PHARMACY DOES NOT APPROVE OF THE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC

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• That looks different than that board.
• </c> I looked over at the board and it doesn't show that anybody's here, but I look at that one.
• looked</c><00:04:05.760><c> over</c><00:04:05.920><c> at</c><00:04:06.080><c> the</c><00:04:06.239><c> board
• </c><00:04:06.400><c> and</c><00:04:06.560><c> it</c> &gt;&gt; I looked over at the board and it &gt;
• &gt; I looked over at the board and it doesn't<00:04:07.040><c> show</c><00:04:07.200><c> that</c><00

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• If DHS fails to meet these timelines, cities and counties can work with DHS to enforce licensure laws
• partner and collaborate with our local government authorities to conduct site visits and enforce licensure
• I’m a co-founder of reproductive justice and adoption and former board president of Empower Alliance,
• I'm a co-founder of reproductive justice and adoption and former board president of Empower Alliance,
• I am on the board of Empower Alliance, and I'm a birth mom, and I support this bill. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Health

Summary: The committee first took up SB 490 by Senator Umberg, which would set deadlines for DHCS to investigate complaints about unlicensed sober living or recovery homes and require follow-up site visits; if the department cannot act within those timelines, counties and cities could request to assist with enforcement. Supporters, including a Garden Grove councilmember and the League of California Cities, said the bill would improve public safety and close enforcement gaps. County behavioral health representatives opposed the measure, arguing counties lack jurisdiction over private unlicensed residences, could face liability, and would absorb an unfunded workload increase. After extensive questioning about jurisdiction, local pressure, and whether the bill creates a mandate, the committee voted 8-0 to pass SB 490 to Appropriations and placed it on call. The committee then heard SB 381 by Senator Wahab, which would allow adult adoptees and descendants to obtain original birth certificates, create a contact preference form for birth parents, and stop omitting certain birth information from the amended certificate. The author and many adoptees and birth parents testified that access to original records is important for identity, dignity, and medical history, and that the bill would reduce the need for invasive searches through DNA and informal records. Several members raised concerns about privacy, the possibility of unwanted contact, and the mental health impacts on birth parents who expected confidentiality, while others emphasized the health benefits and the fact that most modern adoptions are open. The discussion focused heavily on proposed amendments to the contact form and whether the bill should require opt-in or opt-out contact preferences, but the transcript does not show a final vote on SB 381.

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• And so using the cost board and other assets in partnership with all of you, thinking about strategies
• Secretary Worsham, one of the topics that we were discussing when we met was the licensure delays.
• Secretary Warsham, one of the topics that we were discussing when we met was the licensure delays.
• What is the goal, though, for, you know, getting licensure done and then out the door?
• So we have board-certified transplant surgeons, medical doctors, nurses, social workers, dietitians.

Committee: Joint Joint Select Committee on Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight

Summary: The committee met to hear introductory briefings from the Department of Health and the Health Care Authority on agency priorities, federal changes, and implementation challenges. Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham said his department’s listening tour is focused on strengthening governmental public health, improving health care quality and access, and responding to federal funding disruptions and the shutdown’s effects on programs such as WIC. HCA Director Ryan Moran said the agency is prioritizing coverage preservation, oversight of major contracts, affordability, behavioral health integration, rural health transformation, and internal agency operations. Members asked about licensure delays; Worsham said the backlog had been reduced from about four months to six weeks and should be caught up by January 1, with possible further process changes if needed. A major portion of the meeting focused on H.R. 1 and its Medicaid-related implementation. Governor’s health policy advisor Caitlin Stafford, HCA staff, and interim Medicaid Director Trinity Wilson said the state is working with DSHS, the Health Benefit Exchange, tribes, and other partners to prepare for eligibility changes, work requirements, and six-month redeterminations. They said the state expects up to 30,000 Apple Health enrollees could lose coverage under the law’s non-citizen eligibility changes, and that the work requirement/redetermination provisions could affect about 620,000 adults, with roughly 80,000 also enrolled in SNAP. HCA said it hopes to automate most verification, but about 15% to 20% of cases may require manual review, with technology costs estimated at up to $30 million. Staff also said they are trying to keep H.R. 1 implementation mostly in budget language rather than statute, and that communication and navigator support will be important to minimize confusion and coverage loss. The committee also received an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program created in H.R. 1. HCA said Washington submitted its application to CMS on November 5 after extensive stakeholder engagement, including more than 310 written comments, webinars, and tribal consultation. The application centers on six initiatives: rural hospital innovation, community care and prevention, tribal investments, technology and data, workforce development, and rural behavioral health. HCA said the state is likely to receive less than the full $200 million annual amount assumed in the federal program, and that an advisory committee may be created to help guide spending over the five-year program. Members asked about palliative care, small business impacts, and communication with enrollees; HCA said it expects to share outreach toolkits and that no 2026 statutory changes are currently anticipated, though that could change. The final panels covered organ donation and transplant services. Department of Health staff explained the 2023 “Lights and Sirens” law for organ transport vehicles, including licensing, driver qualifications, insurance requirements, and use of emergency lanes and traffic preemption; the department said one company is currently licensed and there have been no complaints. LifeCenter Northwest described the organ procurement process, the legal framework under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, and the rarity and complexity of deceased donation, noting Washington has seen strong growth in donation and transplants over the past decade. University of Washington Medical Center staff then outlined its transplant programs for kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and multi-organ transplants, describing the multidisciplinary evaluation and waitlist process and the coordination required with donor organizations and hospitals.

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• It just runs across the board.
• , for the biennium, they would add in there and give them some kind of mechanism to work towards licensure

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• gubernatorial appointment of Jeff Seelich, appointed to the Public Employer Retirement System of Idaho Board
• The gubernatorial appointment of Jeff Seelich to the Public Employer Retirement System of Idaho Board
• It impacts 15 different licensures, and it will be a great improvement, creating clarity for the state
• Bill 512 by the Business Committee, an act relating to engineers and surveyors to provide for the Board
• The cost, any cost of the exam, will be borne by the balance that the land surveyors board currently

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• That's the school district and the school board. That's not our responsibility.
• Speaker, members of the Assembly, during session last session, I was not fully on board with where we
• Last session, I was not fully on board with where we took the numbers.
• Being a board member, a school board member, school waste, the esteemed representative of Bismarck.
• House Bill 1622 moves North Dakota into the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.

Bills: HB1621 , HB1624 , HB1623 , HB1622 , HB1625 , HB1626 , HB1627 , HCR3038

Summary: The House convened in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge, confirmed a quorum, and recognized visiting students from Shiloh High School. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Representative Cindy Shriver Beck, and the House adopted the Employment Committee report approving special-session staff appointments. The chamber then considered House Bill 1621, which would require the presidential physical fitness test in K-12 physical education courses with exemptions for students with disabilities and an effective date of August 1, 2027. Supporters framed it as a return to a historic fitness standard and a response to federal direction; the bill passed 90-0. The House next took up House Bill 1624, a universal school meals bill that would place the program in statute rather than the Constitution, start it a year earlier than the initiated measure, and appropriate $65 million for the first year. Debate centered on whether universal meals were needed, whether the bill would preserve legislative flexibility and property-tax relief, and whether it would help families or subsidize those who could pay. The bill passed 55-38. Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 1623, the rural health transformation package tied to federal grant funds and a Bank of North Dakota loan program to support rural health projects, EMS, behavioral health, and related infrastructure. The sponsor and supporters emphasized North Dakota’s strong grant award, the need to move quickly, and the bill’s role in filling rural health gaps statewide. Some members raised concerns about federal spending, inflation, and telehealth, while others stressed the need to address EMS and workforce shortages. The transcript ends during debate on HB 1623, before any final vote is shown.

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• Board of Trustees President, Gary Lujan, Director of Trust Land Management. Mr.
• Ling-Faith Huertz is the Secretary for the New Mexico Asian Family Center Board.
• Chair of the NMSU Board of Regents, Amu Devastali.
• Executive Director of NM MESA and Asian Family Center board member, Ling Faith Hurtz.
• I'm also joined by, as you heard, a few members of our Board of Directors who work behind the scenes

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• I think we've got nursing board after that.
• </c> for board of dental examiners? You good? for board of dental examiners? You good?
• </c> support um to our dedicated board staff. support um to our dedicated board staff.
• I mean, a division for licensure.
• As I told the board of dental you.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• You may lock the board. Secretary, lock the board and record the vote. 35 yes, 0 no.
• Secretary will lock the board. Lock the board and record the vote. 26 yay's, 10 nays. Mr.
• IF THE BOARD TERMINATES THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE DIRECTOR HAS FAILED TO APPEAR, BEFORE THE BOARD AND A
• WHEN THE BOARD TERMINATES THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR HAS FAILED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE BOARD
• IT DOESN'T HAVE SOME OF THE ASPECTS WE HAD IN IT, AND THE BOARD OF NURSING IS A LEGITIMATE BOARD.

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• </c><00:06:09.759><c> item</c> is the pesticide control board item is the pesticide control board item
• Next up is the Board of Mental Health Practice item number 2.
• Jurus, and just let her know the comments to the board.
• The objection response for the Dental Board still hasn't been resolved.
• </c><00:28:19.600><c> still</c> response for the Dental Board still response for the Dental Board still

Summary: The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and adopted the consent calendar without changes. It then took up several administrative rules, beginning with the Missing Adult Program and Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert Program rules (Item 144), which were adopted after the department explained the delay in implementation was due to staffing problems and COVID-related disruptions. The committee then reviewed the Pesticide Control Board’s aquatic pesticide application rules (Item 146), where staff raised a substantive concern that the rule did not clearly explain how the division would reconsider a special permit if treatment were postponed and adverse effects were likely. The agency agreed to consider revisions, and the item was postponed to the March meeting. The Board of Mental Health Practice item was also postponed to April with a waiver of the committee deadline, after OPLC requested more time for a conditional approval request; one member noted concern that the board was not meeting frequently enough. The Department of Revenue Administration’s business profits tax rule (Item 164) was postponed to March as well, after staff said the agency needed to incorporate supporting schedules into the rule text to address a legislative intent issue. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control rule was postponed at a member’s request so concerns about dates, requirements, and impacts on businesses could be reviewed against the statute, though the department noted it had already sought stakeholder input multiple times with no response. The committee then approved the Farmers Market Nutrition Program for Women and Children rule (Item 236), which implements a program created in 2023. Staff noted the rulemaking was delayed for nearly two years and pointed out that dried herbs, herb plants, and pickled vegetables are excluded under the state plan; department staff said the delay stemmed from staffing changes and a lengthy contracting process. Members briefly discussed the program’s benefits and the exclusion of herb plants, but the rule was adopted. Finally, the Board of Natural Scientists item was postponed to March with a waiver so OPLC and the board could work on a conditional approval request, and the Board of Psychologists temporary license rule received a preliminary objection because a newly added emergency-practice provision had not been properly noticed for public comment. The committee adjourned after noting the Dental Board matter remained unresolved and was still expected back in April.

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• I only made the agenda. ...consecutive years immediately before applying for licensure in Florida, even
• This legislation updates the pre-licensure education requirements for the 440 customer service representative
• elective in insurance and personal finance, upon turning 18 years of age, to be eligible to apply for licensure

Bills: S0204 , S0540 , S0772 , S1294 , S1474 , S1504 , S1708

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met with a quorum present and first took up confirmation votes for appointees on tabs 2 through 6, which were recommended favorably without public testimony. The committee then heard CS/SB 1474, which would direct DEP to stop issuing or reissuing permits for Class B biosolids land application when a wastewater treatment facility is reasonably accessible within 50 miles, and it was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1708, which removes a timing requirement for veterinarians licensed in good standing elsewhere to qualify for Florida licensure; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and the ASPCA and was reported favorably. Members then considered CS/SB 204 on illegal slot machine operations. An amendment was adopted that set the baseline penalty at a second-degree misdemeanor, elevated violations involving six or more machines or repeat offenses to a third-degree felony, and made violations by a person of authority involving six or more machines or multiple prior convictions a second-degree felony. Testimony supported the bill’s effort to target larger illegal operations while protecting veterans’ organizations and other lawful users from felony exposure; the bill as amended was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all for CS/SB 1294 addressing Class AA biosolids, requiring agronomic-rate application, recordkeeping, IFAS guidance, and application of fertilizer-related requirements to bulk land application products, with an effective date of November 1, 2026; it was reported favorably after limited questions about oversight and IFAS’s role. Later, CS/SB 772 was heard to allow portable electronics limited licensees to sell “iware” insurance and define that term, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1504 updated pre-licensure education for the 440 customer service representative license so a high school student completing a half-credit insurance and personal finance elective can apply upon turning 18; it received supportive testimony from industry groups and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to CS/SB 540 creating cybersecurity program requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, extending oversight to certain investment advisers, clarifying emergency suspension authority for anti-money laundering violations, extending payment deadlines for examination costs, and adjusting director experience requirements for financial institutions; the bill as amended was reported favorably. Senators McClain and Truenow requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tabs 11 and 13, and the committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.

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• Consecutive years immediately before applying for licensure in Florida, even if the veterinarian is licensed
• This legislation updates the pre-licensure education requirements for the 440 customer service representative
• elective in insurance and personal finance, upon turning 18 years of age, to be eligible to apply for licensure

Bills: S0204 , S0540 , S0772 , S1294 , S1474 , S1504 , S1708

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

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• Lovely for legislation to authorize the Retirement Board of the City of Salem to retire Kathleen Roachville
• of the Dedham-Westwood Water District; House Bill No. 2933, relative to the membership of the Prim Board
• An act relative to the membership of the Prim Board, House Bill No. 2933.
• An act, relative to the membership of the Prim Board, House number 2933.
• Third reading of the bill: An act relative to certain powers of the Board of Water Commissioners of the

Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports extending committee reporting deadlines on various House orders. The House suspended the rules as needed and adopted each extension, including for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Housing, and Transportation. The House also concurred in several Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on charter school funding, a Salem police retirement, utility shut-off protections during extreme heat, and seatbelt education for passengers in large vehicles. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported four local bills for House consideration: legislation concerning employees of the Dedham-Westwood Water District, the membership of the Prim Board, the Williamstown Library Trustees, and rodeos. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave each bill a second reading and ordered them to a third reading. The House then passed several local bills to be engrossed, including measures on the Cotuit Fire District water commissioners, the town charters of Acushnet and Provincetown, the elected term of Holden’s moderator, and a bill designating Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which was amended to add an emergency preamble. The House also adopted an amendment substituting a new bill for House Bill 2244, relating to making the Chicopee city charter gender neutral, and passed the amended bill to be engrossed. Later, the House considered and enacted additional measures, including House Bill 4530 making fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations, House Bill 4531 establishing the 2026 state primary election day, and House Bill 3298 designating July 2 as Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet the following Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• Morganza to the Gulf, obviously, is the poster child of three levee boards coming together.
• I want to thank all the parish presidents, the levee boards, the ports.
• My father was involved with being on a levee board.
• We've done this across the board with various different species.
• Board of Elementary Education.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment