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• We want to educate them on the options that they have being served by a managed care plan.
• potentially they haven't followed the rules and the rules sometimes are just education.
• So we can do education on other programs that are available.
• So member number one as we continue to work to build our network, we have educated providers.
• It shows strong cost efficiency.

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• House File 1982, number one on the calendar for the day, is an act relating to education, eliminating
• prevention education in a substance use model policy, the first engrossment.
• Now, if only I were as enterprising and educated as the kids that I worked with on this bill, I would
• And<00:08:54.720> by<00:08:55.040> educating<00:08:55.920> our<00:08:56.360>
• <00:19:22.160> operation sustained, safe, and efficient operation sustained, safe, and efficient

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're talking about it. else, optometrists are highly, highly educated professionals.
• , and I have the required education.
• However, optometrists are highly, highly specialized and educated professionals as well.
• hours of education and 2,000 patient encounters before they graduate.
• We know that you are highly educated.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.

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• My commitment is to try to create stability in this organization and help it be efficient and effective
• My commitment is to try to create stability in this organization and help it be efficient and effective
• And so OMES is responsible for creating accountability and compliance with the law and efficiency, while
• Well, it's to consolidate functions that would exist in each agency separately, and to create efficiency
• To me, administration tasks a huge part in education for those who are working through the processes.

Bills: HB1170

Keywords: fiduciary responsibility, proxy voting, public finance, Oklahoma statutes, pension plans, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, financial risk, Attorney General

Summary: The Senate Committee on Retirement and Government Affairs met to consider two executive nominations and House Bill 1170. Mark Wood was introduced as nominee to lead OMES; he described his background in public accounting and tax administration, said his focus would be on stabilizing the agency, improving efficiency, and balancing accountability with service. Senators asked about OMES’s core mission and whether some duties should be returned to agencies; Wood said he would keep an open mind and work with legislators on possible changes. The committee advanced his nomination on a 9-0 vote. The committee then heard Dwayne Helmberger’s nomination to the State Fire Marshal Commission. Helmberger, currently Stillwater fire chief and formerly assistant chief in Midwest City, emphasized code administration, education, and coordination with other agencies. Senators questioned him about backlogs in fire marshal inspections for marijuana grow operations and certificates of occupancy; he said the backlog was driven by the volume of applications and could be addressed through better planning, coordination, and logistics. His nomination also advanced unanimously, 9-0. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 1170, which would direct pension fiduciaries to focus on pecuniary interests and avoid non-financial ESG considerations. Senator Daniels explained that the bill was intended to clarify state policy and align definitions with related measures, and she requested a title strike while continuing to work on the language. Members raised concerns about due process, immunity provisions, and whether the bill would conflict with recent court rulings or still allow consideration of ESG factors when financially relevant. After debate, the committee passed the bill 6-2.

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• fairness, and efficiency to state law. fairness, and efficiency to state law.
• Um but I intervention and education.
• ,<00:27:35.200> and a way that is clear, efficient, and a way that is clear, efficient, and
• choosing their best educational choosing their best educational environment<00:34:53.200> for
• past the the wants of education past the the wants of education Minnesota<01:19:37.040> and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My commitment is to try to create stability in this organization and help it be efficient and effective
• And so, at OMES, we are responsible for creating accountability and compliance with the law and efficiency
• the agency, and my message to them has been: our focus needs to be on being effective and being efficient
• to consolidate functions that are that that would exist in each agency separately and to create efficiency
• To me, administration tasks are a huge part of education for those who are working.

Bills: HB1170

Keywords: fiduciary responsibility, proxy voting, public finance, Oklahoma statutes, pension plans, pecuniary factors, nonpecuniary factors, financial risk, Attorney General, 914, all

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• My name is Rachel Strife with the Arizona Mad Moms, Mad Mom Services and Educational Fund, and I'm also
• We are, as a way of improving efficiency. We're not expanding government.
• So again, we're able to be more efficient without expanding government.
• I think we're working on that efficiency.
• I think we're working on that efficiency.

Bills: SB1023, SB1145, SB1242, SB1247

Keywords: optometrists, eye exams, eyeglass prescriptions, healthcare, vision care, behavior analysis, licensing, psychologist examiners, state regulations, committee authority, mental health, court-ordered treatment, outpatient treatment, audiovisual technology, secure facilities, evaluations, guardian powers, patient rights, assisted living, occupants

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• Higher Education Assistance Authority. Higher Education Assistance Authority.
• I am a strong advocate for higher education. I'm a product of higher education.
• I'm a product of higher education. I'm a product of higher<00:29:21.200> education.
• of Education.
• department of education. department of education.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 10 minutes, and then handled a routine agenda of contracts and agreements. It deferred one Kentucky Educational Television contract to the August 2025 meeting because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State, and then approved the remaining routine items on the PSC green list and related contract lists without objection. The most detailed discussion involved two personal service contracts for the Kentucky Employees Health Plan. Officials from the Personnel Cabinet and Department of Employee Insurance explained that the contracts were designed to identify claims errors and overspending, with vendors paid a percentage of validated savings recovered for the plan. Senators asked how the savings were calculated and whether the contracts had changed plan processes; staff said the contracts had produced realized savings, some errors had been corrected going forward, and the vendors report quarterly. The committee approved those contracts. The committee then took up a retroactive Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority contract for a customized College Info Road Show bus. Members questioned why the contract was being presented months after execution, why it involved an out-of-state vendor, and whether the purchase was reasonable and timely. KHEAA staff said the delay stemmed from the need to finalize sustainability and safety details after the RFP, and acknowledged internal process and staffing issues. Several members criticized the retroactive approval process and said they could not validate the purchase from the information provided, but the committee ultimately approved the contract after debate. A final KHEAA discussion focused on the purpose and value of the mobile outreach bus. Staff said the bus supports college and financial aid outreach, especially in rural areas, and has been used for 26 years. Some members questioned the return on investment and whether the state should rely more on broadband and remote outreach, while others supported the program as a way to reach students and families. The committee approved the KHEAA contract, with Senator Douglas voting no and explaining concerns about whether such outreach programs are the proper role of government and whether they are the best use of public funds.

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• The program fosters year-round collaboration with employers, Workforce Development Partners, educators
• The program fosters year-round collaboration with employers, Workforce Development Partners, educators
• ensure the most effective and efficient ensure the most effective and efficient use<00:49:58.160
• organizations in responsible efficient organizations in responsible efficient and<01:29:35.080><
• other nonprofits we create efficiencies other nonprofits we create efficiencies that<01:47:41.400

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Max Wolf Johnson on behalf of California Competes, Higher Education for a Strong Economy, in support.
• This process has been used by WIOA for decades and ensures efficiency and accountability.
• Efficiency and accountability.
• . ...and accountability, allowing programs to be delivered more quickly and efficiently.
• I try to help my son with his rent so he can focus on his education.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• that is illegal, please don't do that, uh, I think is a great opportunity for us to enter into some education
• So it is an option to look at, but education would certainly help as well.
• So the committee substitute for House House Bill 4519 addresses this issue by improving efficiencies
• As we've heard, the bill is just making efficiency upgrades by consolidating some of the programs.
• There may be better, more efficient strategies that Texas should be free to consider.

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• In 2002, she founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation, which advances civic engagement, education, equity
• I started an early childhood education advocacy because teachers and caregivers are often the first to
• That means expanding access to early intervention, supporting the educators and providers on the front
• They are trusted guides, educators, and champions of access and equity.
• efficient than gas appliances.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum present and began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several routine announcements. Senator Weber Pierson removed SB 977 from the consent calendar. The chamber then took up a series of gubernatorial appointments, including Irena Ortega to the Public Employment Relations Board, Monica Erickson as director of the Department of Human Services, Armin Mayor as senior deputy commissioner at the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and Uca Dunkay to the California State Lottery Commission; all were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls after brief presentations by Senator Grove. The Senate also considered several commemorative resolutions. SCR 152, by Senator Reyes, designated April 10, 2026 as Dolores Huerta Day. Senators from both parties spoke in support, praising Huerta’s lifelong labor, civil rights, and nonviolent organizing work, and noting her role in the farmworker movement and the contributions of Filipino farmworkers. The resolution passed unanimously. SR 91, by Senator González, recognized Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week; SCR 149, by Senator Valadares, marked World Autism Awareness Day and emphasized early intervention and adult services; and SCR 150, by Senator Choi, recognized National Librarian Day and the public value of librarians. Each of these resolutions was adopted with broad support. The Senate also passed SB 1078 by Senator Laird, an urgency measure giving Santa Cruz County voters the opportunity to consider a local tax increase above the combined local tax rate cap to help fund services, including medical services; the bill passed 29-9 on both urgency and final passage. SR 98 by Senator Wiener, designating Heat Pump Week in California, also passed with strong support, highlighting energy savings, emissions reductions, and the state’s electrification goals. After lifting the call, the chamber confirmed the earlier appointments and adopted the remaining consent calendar items without objection. The session ended with committee announcements and an adjournment in memory of Deanna Mooney, a nurse and community leader, with the Senate scheduled to reconvene on April 20, 2026.

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• Sacramento has the opportunity to lead, to create a model of efficiency, and to truly serve residents
• Dominique Denei, local education advocate, in strong support. Mr.
• Dominique Denei, local education advocate, in strong support. Mr.
• Dominique Denei, local education advocate, and strong support. Mr.
• Alameda County is wealthy, highly educated, and has a large tax base.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• from a cost point of view uh efficient from a cost point of view uh over<00:15:28.519> time<00
• <00:37:56.839> and as accessibility Energy Efficiency and as accessibility Energy Efficiency
• You know, there's many, many hundreds of those each year, and this is a much more efficient way to do
• way to do it and a much more efficient way to do it and of<01:14:03.719> course<01:14:03.960>
• <01:30:46.840> and have built early childhood education and have built early childhood education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• program um and the uh tax education program um and the uh tax credit<00:05:12.919> mechanism<
• The service that we provide to growers through the water quality education program, we also, certainly
• The service that we provide to growers through the water quality education program, we also, certainly
• The service that we provide to growers through the water quality education program, we also, certainly
• <00:24:40.120> producer projections producer education producer projections producer education

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Department of Education supporting higher education programs, as well as with the U.S.
• Private providers of training and education could also potentially have some role in participating in
• Interestingly, education was one of the more negative views in terms of use of AI in education.
• So I think it's interesting the education side of things is a tough one.
• Interestingly education was one of the more negative views in terms of use of AI and education people

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• Now, if they were in a place where they can make the design changes relatively efficiently, then I can
• Classrooms, they'll identify special education, and they'll identify what we call specialty classrooms
• They'll also identify your physical education, food service, and administration spaces.
• Chairman, if I were a school district and I efficiently built a school.
• The gym space, it had to do with larger classrooms, CTE, special education, those types of things.

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• It was about building, learning, understanding, and educating at all of our elementary schools.
• Higher education within 50 miles of everyone in Minnesota was the goal in the 1960s.
• The statewide network of higher education facilities was built largely by the legislature.
• You are the difference between families getting to their first education.
• You know, Xcel Energy says they're at a 99.9% efficiency; we can burn them.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security

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• And what we discovered is that the efficiencies are what we consider to be in the noise, meaning... .
• ..efficiencies are what we consider to be in the noise, meaning we wouldn't actually replace out jobs
• As I deal with our educational institutions and as I deal with who I deal with in supply chain, one of
• We have two generating plants, and I think Pam may be a little more educated than I am on the size of
• We have two generating plants, and I think Pam may be a little more educated than I am on the size of

Keywords: 908, all

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• <00:02:49.280> to Your committee number four, education to Your committee number four, education
• <00:03:16.800> to Your committee number four, education to Your committee number four, education
• On page two, we begin efficiently.
• <02:01:12.560> of provide a significant efficiency of provide a significant efficiency of

Keywords: 916, all