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• And our personnel are not only trained in patrol and protection, they're also trained to serve as approachable
• Many of our personnel on the Capitol grounds have gone through crisis intervention training to ensure
• are not only trained in patrol and<00:03:23.519> protection,<00:03:24.319> they're<00:
• trained to and protection, they're also trained to serve<00:03:26.239> as<00:03:26.560> approachable
• intervention training to ensure they<00:03:36.959> can<00:03:37.200> take<00:03:37.360

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• feedback from the Army, Army Ranger community, they requested that we create two plates based on training
• Within 5 miles of the boundaries and aerobatic training area. Section B of the bill.
• And how many aerobatic training areas are there in Texas and where are they located?
• He's a Ranger, and, uh, the, the training.
• The other thing they do for us is they provide training.

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• It also ensures that we can provide statewide training and technical assistance for LEAs.
• It also allows our educator prep programs to prepare our pre-service teachers by training them on the
• They have started doing major training, teacher-led training through the RECs.
• We’re training teachers, and teachers are part of that training through the RECs.
• I never got any training. I taught special ed for 25 years. I didn’t get anything from the state.

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• <00:04:32.520> component<00:04:32.960> to<00:04:33.120> meet onth job training
• component to meet onth job training component to meet State<00:04:33.680> Licensing<00:04:34.440
• current on the job in the field training current on the job in the field training hours<00:09:38.399
• hours with somebody that's job training hours with somebody that's going<00:10:19.560> to<00:
• You've graduated from your degree, you passed the exam, you are now an engineer in training, and you

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 46, which would allow lottery winners of $1 million or more to remain anonymous. After brief discussion and a motion with a second, the committee approved the bill unanimously and sent it to the House floor. Members then heard House Bill 54, a workforce and education measure aimed at aligning dual credit and project-based learning with licensed construction trades and other high-demand careers. The sponsor and witness said the bill is intended to help students meet both education and on-the-job training requirements, address labor shortages, and speed entry into the trades. Several members raised concerns about possible abuse of internships, the need for input from unions and other trade groups, and the amount of authority left to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction to write regulations. The sponsor said the bill does not replace current hands-on training requirements and expressed willingness to continue discussions. The committee passed the bill, with some members explaining their votes as conditional or in hopes of further amendments. The committee also approved House Bill 261, which would let retired CPAs provide certain uncompensated services, such as nonprofit work, while retaining their CPA designation, and would create a retirement-based CPE waiver for those limited services. A question from Representative Donworth focused on how retired CPAs would disclose their status to nonprofits; the board representative said retired status is noted in board records, but there is currently no separate requirement governing use of the CPA designation. The bill passed. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 262, which would remove restrictions on small CPA firm names after an owner dies or retires. The sponsor said Kentucky is an outlier because current law requires the remaining owner to change the firm name. The bill passed unanimously. After that, the chair turned the gavel over to the vice chair and began presenting House Bill 306, which would change engineering education requirements for licensure, especially to help Eastern Kentucky University fire protection engineering technology graduates qualify for licensure in Kentucky rather than leaving the state. The sponsor and witnesses explained that the bill would not change the rest of the PE licensure pathway, only the education component, and said most other states already allow this route. Members noted that engineers may have concerns and encouraged continued discussions before the bill advances further.

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• A similar train of thought, so you might be able to answer it, but TPS.
• A similar train of thought, so you might be able to answer it, but TPS.
• We're giving resources for some of the training to be here on the state level, et cetera.
• We're giving resources for some of the training to be here on the state level, et cetera.
• And that's why, again, we have $100 million in here for training and apprenticeship to try and attract

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

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• Um, ma'am— trained properly are so essential trained properly are so essential because<03:05:49.279><
• So training is important.
• Are there training for how to deal with the crisis that we're in now with chaplain training under the
• because I have looked at their training. because I have looked at their training.
• > correctly Anybody that's been trained correctly Anybody that's been trained correctly knows<

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• So that's travel and then training.
• So that's travel and then training.
• So that's travel and then training.
• So that's travel and then training.
• So that's travel and then training.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Banking Department’s fiscal year 2026-2027 budget presentation from Commissioner Amelia Galeri. She described the department as a self-funded consumer protection regulator overseeing two main areas: the Banking Trust Division, which supervises state-chartered banks, credit unions, and trust companies, and the Consumer Credit Division, which oversees more than 7,000 licensees including mortgage and money transmitter businesses. She said the department’s budget is about 86% salaries and benefits, with 53 positions all filled, and explained that the agency funds itself through fees, fines, and end-of-year assessments on regulated entities. Galeri said the department is facing workload growth from several directions: continued growth in the trust industry, increased fintech supervision, and a new requirement to regularly examine auto dealers that take finance applications, which adds about 300 exams over two fiscal years. She said the department was directed to flat-fund its budget based on 2025 levels but was allowed to increase travel and training. To stay within that limit, she said the department reduced office space, went paperless, converted administrative and licensing positions into examiner positions, and expects to defund an embedded DOJ database administrator position once a new SharePoint system is fully implemented. Members asked about how the department’s revenue and assessments work, including whether fees were increasing and how much existing banks would pay. Galeri said fees are not being raised, most banks pay little or no fines, and assessments are based largely on asset size, with trust companies paying the bulk. She also explained that fines are set by statute, generally capped at $2,500 per violation for consumer credit entities, and said she would not recommend increasing that cap. The committee then voted to accept the Banking Department’s budget proposal as presented in HQ1, with a motion and second and no discussion. The transcript then moved to the Department of Energy budget. Commissioner Jared Chakin and Chief of Operations Lenny Radio discussed federal program funding, including LIHEAP fuel assistance and weatherization. They said the apparent drop in fuel assistance funding from FY 2024 actuals to the budgeted amount is due to the loss of ARPA and CARES Act supplemental funds, while weatherization remains a federally constrained program with a waiting list and limited flexibility. Members also asked about a proposed transfer from the renewable energy fund; staff said the transfer would still allow the department to carry out its statutory duties for the year, though the committee deferred deeper discussion until House Bill 2.

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• Um, more training equals a better teacher. You need a certain amount of training to be capable.
• Um, more training equals a better teacher. You need a certain amount of training to be capable.
• Um, more training equals a better teacher. You need a certain amount of training to be capable.
• You need a certain amount of training to be capable.
• <01:16:55.920> and what teachers need in their training and what teachers need in their training

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's not just days of training, it's weeks of training.
• <00:21:53.440> Most training, it's weeks of training.
• Most training, it's weeks of training.
• It requires training.
• It requires training.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:41 Calendar/2nd Readings 05:37 Orders of the Day 06:14 HB 312 06:41 Interrupted Stream 38:41, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation focused on the approaching storm and the need to check on neighbors, first responders, hospitals, and vulnerable residents. A quorum was established, absent members were excused, the rules were suspended for co-sponsorship and vote modification filings, and the journal from Thursday, January 22, 2026 was approved. The clerk also reported Senate passage of SB 13, 22, 46, 51, and 90 and requested concurrence. Under orders of the day, HB 258 was recommitted to the Transportation Committee. The chamber then took up HB 312, an act relating to concealed firearms and deadly weapons, which would create a provisional concealed carry license for law-abiding 18- to 20-year-olds. The sponsor argued the bill restores equal treatment for adults, aligns Kentucky with other states, and imposes training and background-check requirements. Supporters said the Second Amendment applies to this age group, that military service and other adult responsibilities are already entrusted to them, and that the bill would not change prohibited locations for firearms. Opponents argued the measure would increase gun violence and public safety risks, citing concerns from school district police, SROs, and empirical research about firearm-related assaults, homicides, and brain development in young adults. They emphasized that concealed weapons reduce visibility for parents, schools, and law enforcement and pointed to local youth-violence prevention efforts in Lexington as progress that could be undermined. Supporters countered that defensive gun use is common, that the CDC and other studies overstate gun harms, and that the bill is about constitutional rights rather than hunting or alcohol analogies. The transcript provided does not include the final vote on HB 312.

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• We can work with them and do training.
• , mental health first aid trainings that's open.
• And we are working with the Taos public schools to do that training as well.
• But then do you do sort of upskilling or cross-training to get them the social work training that they
• And then once that is resolved, we go into training our staff and then go live.

Keywords: 996, all

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• They have quite often more medical science training and more rotation training than a brand new graduate
• They are well-trained from other countries, and we're just wasting their talents.
• slots, you're opening up more slots for the people that... ...we trained here.
• They have around 4,000 hours of clinical training.
• I don't think we can train up enough physicians to catch up in the near term.

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

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• understanding of this complex disease by requiring Alzheimer's and dementia care as part of the training
• would have had greater peace of mind if I had known there was some level of consistent baseline training
• about Alzheimer's and dementia caregiving among home care aides. ...level of consistent baseline training
• Today I urge your I vote on AB 412 so that California home care aides receive basic dementia training
• affiliated home care aide, which essentially means employed by a home care organization, will be trained

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard two measures after announcing that SB 792 had been pulled from the agenda. The first bill, AB 412, would require affiliated home care aides to receive training on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care. The author and supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and the Home Care Association of America, said the bill would help ensure more consistent and compassionate care for people living with dementia. A witness described difficult personal experiences finding aides who understood her husband’s needs. There was no opposition, and the committee members expressed support and personal appreciation for the issue. AB 412 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to the Assembly Appropriations Committee and passed 7-0. The committee accepted the author’s committee amendments. The committee also heard SJR 3, a resolution urging Congress to avoid cuts to SNAP, known in California as CalFresh. The author and supporters from the California Association of Food Banks and End Child Poverty California argued that the program is essential to reducing hunger, supporting children and families, and sustaining the food economy, and that food banks could not replace lost benefits. Public testimony was overwhelmingly in support, with no opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, including one member who shared personal experience relying on SNAP. SJR 3 was adopted 7-0 and sent forward.

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• A doula is a healthcare professional who is specifically trained in labor and childbirth support.
• Based on my research and stories told to me, a doula is not a medically trained professional but provides
• Train healthcare professionals on patient outreach and education initiatives.
• Healthcare provider training on cultural competency and bias awareness is important also.
• is going to come from, but they have to know what they're training for and what they're looking for.

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• On line 1.18, the language changed to annually make available the training that MnFIR provides around
• While MnFIR has trained 82% of the departments across the state, some departments This language just
• successful program that has helped our firefighters across the state with mental health supports, training
• : 1,407 health trainings, 867 peer support calls, 3,150 health provider visits with providers in 68 of
• The Hometown Heroes Assistance Program provides firefighters across our state with critical training

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• 1A, this would be funding for 14 FTEs to monitor 117 law enforcement academies and 217 contract training
• Then there's a small percentage of the state guard that the tuition is their training tuition?
• And so it doesn't really incentivize, if you're an officer and you have a stipend for training, it, it
• , it disincentivizes you from basically seeking additional training and becoming a better trooper, which
• To be able to receive both, so that we have the best trained troopers that we can.

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• It would continue to field training and then additional in-service training.
• that training would additional training that training would have<04:40:35.480> to<04:40:35.798
• > training additional inservice training additional inservice training uh<04:40:42.600> it<
• <04:44:14.040> as training as training as to<04:44:15.760> you<04:44:15.878> know
• inservice training an additional inservice training<04:48:57.840> and<04:48:58.040> and

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee opened its public hearing with HB 249, sponsored by Representative Seth Miller, which would allow bicycles, human-powered vehicles, and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs in certain situations. Miller argued the bill would improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer injuries and crashes. He emphasized that the proposal would remain optional for cyclists, who would still be required to yield to cross traffic and obey right-of-way rules, and said the bill is intended to help riders maintain momentum and avoid the instability that comes from repeatedly starting from a full stop. Committee members raised concerns about uncertainty for drivers and pedestrians, liability, and whether the bill would create a special class of road users with different rules. Representative Crawford asked about the red-light left turn language, and Miller explained it was included because bicycles may not trigger some traffic signals. Representative Hill questioned how other road users would know what a cyclist intended to do at an intersection, and Representative Gon noted the bill did not appear to address liability the way some motorcycle-related laws do. Miller responded that cyclists would still be expected to yield appropriately and said he would be open to an amendment if liability language was needed. Representative Emble also questioned whether the bill would create a special vehicle class, and Miller replied that bicycles already have different roadway rules and that the bill was meant to improve safety and flow. Several supporters testified in favor of the bill. Michael Frank, a cyclist and League cycling instructor from Spofford, said he regularly rides a cargo bike for errands and that stopping fully at intersections leaves him exposed longer and makes it harder to restart on hills. He said the bill would let cyclists slow, assess traffic, and proceed safely while maintaining momentum, and noted that he had not personally received a ticket for rolling through a stop sign, though he had been warned by police. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy, and helps bicycles move through intersections faster and more safely. No vote or committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• training and enforcement. training and enforcement.
• it requires 1,800 hours of training. it requires 1,800 hours of training.
• on uh you know meeting the training on uh you know meeting the training requirements<00:17:21.919
• :17:38.240> there<00:17:38.400> is minimal training required, there is minimal training
• anything requesting a specific training anything requesting a specific training program,<00:17:58.960

Bills: HB1697, HB1678, HB1679, HB2282, HB1940, HB1671, HB1481, HB2015, HB2207, HB2486

Keywords: natural hair braiding, registration, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Act, public health, sanitation, cumulative voting, associations, unit owners, board of directors, elections, Hawaii Revised Statutes, condominium, association meetings, electronic voting, proxy voting, mail voting, insurance, premium increase, policy cancellation, licensing

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1697, which would exempt natural hair braiders from licensing requirements under certain conditions. The DCCA Board of Barbering and Cosmetology said it recognizes braiding as within the scope of cosmetology practice but warned that a broad exemption could create consumer protection gaps, especially around sanitation training, tool use, and enforcement. Supporters from the Institute for Justice and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued the current licensing regime is overly burdensome and unrelated to braiding, citing the 1,250-hour training requirement, high tuition costs, barriers for low-income entrepreneurs, and the fact that many other states already exempt braiders. Committee members asked whether a standalone sanitation course or similar training could address the board’s concerns, and the board said it would bring that idea back for discussion. The committee also noted 16 written testimonies in support and 2 in opposition. The committee then took up HB 1678, relating to condominium and planned community association elections using cumulative voting. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Association of Parliamentarians, said the bill would clarify that cumulative voting applies to all candidates, including write-ins, and would help resolve confusion in association elections. One testifier urged the committee to remove proxy voting, calling it an abuse of power in some associations, while another asked whether cumulative voting and proxies could be manipulated to stack votes. In response, the parliamentarian explained that cumulative voting and proxy voting are different, that proxies simply allow someone to vote on another’s behalf, and that existing deadlines and counting procedures reduce opportunities for abuse. Testimony also emphasized that electronic or mail voting can be secure and efficient, and that the bill would make the process clearer and more democratic. Finally, the committee heard testimony on HB 1679, which would clarify an association board’s authority over electronic meetings, electronic voting, voting without a meeting, and mail voting without a meeting. Supporters said the measure would clean up statutory language, make electronic voting optional, and fix problems created by a 2024 change that made written-consent timing rules difficult to use for association actions. They also said the bill would clarify that proxies are only used at meetings, not for actions taken without a meeting. One opponent argued the bill needs further amendment because electronic voting is not well defined and could be abused, and questioned the neutrality of parliamentarians testifying on condominium bills. No votes were taken on any of the measures during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And so once we know that and we have a reference or a set of training data and we know what all those
• mean all those gray boxes that say 'training' are 200 deer.
• on the computer, the training model we'll set that up with deer number 234 all the way up to 1,000.
• And then, in the second step of this, now we're gonna put animal number one in the training data but
• not animal two and include animal 3 to 1,000 in the training data.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all

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• work to do is to prevent all forms of sexual exploitation, and we do that through education and training
• :48.240> through<00:04:48.440> education<00:04:49.160> and<00:04:49.320> training
• do that through education and training. do that through education and training.
• They<00:26:59.720> train They train They train They<00:27:00.920> train<00:27:01.200>
• > law<00:27:01.360> enforcement<00:27:01.880> on They train law enforcement on They

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have trained people now. We're full.
• We can't keep the people that we train. so we send them away.
• that you don't always get in out-of-state training, so we have started to develop very specific training
• We also ask in number 3 internal agency training.
• We have found that if we can tailor the training to our particular lawyer needs, that training is more

Keywords: 914, all