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• for warning or corrective measures to be taken before an employer takes disciplinary action.
• for warning or corrective measures to be taken before an employer takes disciplinary action.
• They're entitled to disciplinary rights and... ...classified and credentialed school employees.
• They're entitled to disciplinary rights and procedures codified in the Education Code.
• State employees have the State Personnel Board to ensure fairness in disciplinary actions.

Committee: House Public Employment and Retirement

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard several labor-related measures. AB 465 would require city and county employers, when requested by a union, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance standards in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal procedures, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters said it would create fairer, more consistent due process protections for local public employees; opponents argued it could be too rigid, create litigation, and interfere with existing bargaining and civil service systems. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to Appropriations. AB 792 would allow multi-region bargaining for court interpreters when more than one region is negotiating at the same time, with supporters saying it would streamline negotiations and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would meaningfully solve the underlying staffing and pay issues. The bill passed and was held for add-ons. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by making salaries more competitive with local fire departments, drew broad support and no opposition; members praised firefighters’ work and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also considered AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing cuts or closures that would make benefits harder to access. Supporters emphasized Social Security’s role in preventing poverty among seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities, while one member objected to naming political figures in the resolution. The resolution passed and was held. AB 1247 would require contracted classified school employees to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address retirement contributions; supporters said it would protect students and improve parity, while opponents warned it would burden schools and limit flexibility. It passed 5-2. Finally, AB 288 would authorize the Public Employment Relations Board to act when the NLRB fails to remedy a labor claim by its deadline, with supporters framing it as a backstop for workers’ organizing rights amid federal inaction; it passed unanimously.

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• specified conditions where the terms of the disciplinary actions have been satisfied, excluding disciplinary
• matters and rulemaking. ...Health Services to collaborate with and assist the department in disciplinary
• matters.
• Consistency does matter.
• That kind of hands-on training matters.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2308, which would prohibit a dental insurer or its holding company from owning interests in dental practices regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and insurer control over provider care, while Delta Dental opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create divestment burdens. After discussion of possible exemptions and market-share caps, the committee passed HB 2308 on a 7-0 vote. The committee then considered House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, increases penalties for sales to minors, restricts youth-oriented marketing, and licenses manufacturers and distributors. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, and Vapor Technology Association, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency and help curb illegal products and youth vaping. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued it should instead use a full tobacco retail licensing model and that the bill’s enforcement structure lacks sufficient resources. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The strike-everything amendment allows a person or organization that filed a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before ballot qualification, applies the rule retroactively to withdrawals filed on or after January 1, 2026, and bars tallying or canvassing votes for referenda with a withdrawal notice. The sponsor described it as a common-sense governance fix, and the committee gave it a 7-0 do-pass recommendation. The committee next heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and related disciplinary processes. Nursing board officials opposed parts of the bill, warning that changes to nursing education oversight and tighter deadlines could weaken patient safety and increase costs and liability, while the Arizona Nurses Association and several nurses supported the bill as a way to prioritize serious complaints, improve timeliness, and allow expungement in appropriate cases. After adopting the amendment, the committee passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. The committee also passed House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures, and House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, both by unanimous votes. Finally, the committee began hearing House Bill 4010 on creating a Board of Genetic Counselors, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a licensure and patient-safety measure; the transcript ends during testimony on that bill.

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• Senate Bill 1039 allows an attorney who prevails in an attorney-disciplinary matter to file a claim against
• It's freaking impossible no matter how fast you drive.
• And it absolutely matters where people work.
• The ACLU says you got to do it no matter what, you got to do it?
• Words matter. We're talking about law that holds people accountable.

Summary: The committee began with lengthy testimony and affidavits criticizing the Arizona State Bar, with speakers alleging selective discipline, due process problems, and retaliation against attorneys who take controversial cases. Committee members questioned the witnesses and discussed whether the bar and court system properly oversee attorney discipline, but no action was taken on that testimony. The committee then considered several election-related bills. SB 1037 would impose stricter security requirements on voting and tabulating equipment, including no internet access, tamper-proof seals, chain-of-custody documentation, nonstop video at accounting centers, and criminal penalties for violations; it passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1038 would require rapid public release of cast vote records, but an amendment changed the timing and transmission process; the amended bill passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1040 would expand public access to voter registration rolls through an internet portal and a read-only format; it also passed 4-2 with one not voting. The committee next approved SB 1039, which would allow attorneys who prevail in bar discipline matters to seek damages for reputational harm and lost earnings; it passed 4-2 with one not voting after extensive discussion about bar procedures, interim suspension, and whether attorneys can practice while under investigation. SB 1053, reducing concealed carry permit fees for Arizona residents, passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1057, requiring ballot paper fraud-countermeasure features, also passed 4-2 with one not voting. SB 1060, removing a voting exemption for U.S. citizens who have never resided in the United States, passed 3-2 with two not voting. The committee then heard SB 1061, which would lower the fentanyl threshold for enhanced sentencing from 200 grams to 9 grams; testimony focused on whether the bill would sweep in users as well as dealers, but the transcript ends before a vote is taken.

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• As you know, words matter, Representative Rusza. Absolutely. A tad bit.
• This legislation also matters to Missouri-based businesses like ours.
• disciplinary action is easily accessible among participating states.
• Disciplinary actions across states so that any disciplinary action is easily accessible among participating
• You said the disciplinary things.

Committees: House Economic Development , House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

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• We could not carry out a disciplinary action, as we understand this bill, which is highly problematic
• situation, that human can be called in to the disciplinary action to testify.
• They came up with a way to hold a machine accountable in a disciplinary hearing.
• And if so, is there going to be a disciplinary action?
• It is a matter of whether families have a place to live or maybe they have to sleep in their cars.

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills focused on workplace technology, data centers, staffing agencies, and environmental health. SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” would require human review before automated systems can be used in discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions and would ban predictive behavior analysis; labor groups and worker advocates supported it, while business and industry groups opposed it as overbroad and litigation-prone. After extended discussion about due process, human oversight, and private rights of action, the bill passed 3-1 and was sent to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. SB 978, the Data Center Community Accountability Act, would require data centers to pay for new infrastructure costs, create a separate rate structure to protect other ratepayers, and impose skilled-and-trained labor standards for construction. Supporters said it would prevent cost shifts to households and ensure good jobs, while opponents argued the CPUC already has ongoing proceedings and that the bill unfairly singles out one industry. The committee discussed balancing economic growth with labor and ratepayer protections, and the bill passed 3-1 to Senate Appropriations. SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, would expand WARN-style notice requirements for AI-related layoffs and require reporting on displaced jobs and first consideration for openings; supporters said it would improve transparency and help policymakers respond to AI-driven job loss, while opponents warned it was too broad and conflicted with existing WARN law. It passed 3-1 to Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection. The committee also considered SB 1032, which would create a licensing and registration framework for temporary staffing agencies. Supporters said it would curb fraud and protect workers from illicit staffing operators, while opponents—many from the staffing industry—said the bill was vague, burdensome, and could hinder small and minority-owned businesses. The bill passed 3-1 to Senate Judiciary. Finally, SB 1046, dealing with protections for lifeguards and park rangers exposed to transboundary pollution in the Tijuana River Valley, would direct Cal/OSHA to develop standards for exposure, PPE, training, and incident reporting. With support from park workers and community groups and no opposition, it passed unanimously 4-0 to Senate Appropriations. The committee also approved a consent calendar item and adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• In the grand scheme of things, it still matters. Let me be clear.
• Can you tell me... ...because the analytics do matter.
• I am also on the Arizona Supreme Court Judiciary Disciplinary...
• I am also on the Arizona Supreme Court Judiciary Disciplinary Committee for over a year.
• I am also on the Arizona Supreme Court Judiciary Disciplinary Committee for over a year.

Committee: Senate Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Elder Abuse

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• When you kick our youngest kids out of school as a disciplinary tool, they begin to internalize that
• </c><00:09:17.160><c> tool,</c> out of school as a disciplinary tool, out of school as a disciplinary
• <00:15:00.040><c> incident</c><00:15:00.800><c> with</c> disciplinary incident with disciplinary incident
• </c> what truly reduces disciplinary issues. what truly reduces disciplinary issues.
• So, to see that disciplinary practices.

Summary: The committee heard House File 3493, the Safe Schools Revenue Increase bill, and first adopted the DE amendment before moving the bill on for re-referral to Ways and Means. Representative Lawrence described the bill as a multi-layered school safety package for all students and schools, including public, nonpublic, charter, and tribal schools, with increased safety funding, mental health support, anonymous threat reporting, school safety plans, and student discipline changes. Several supporters emphasized the need for flexible safety funding and cited real-world safety concerns, including anonymous tip systems that had generated many reports, classroom evacuations, staff injuries, and the need for more resources for mental health and safety infrastructure. Some supporters, including charter school leaders and Catholic Conference testimony, argued the bill’s flexibility and broader safety approach were important, while others supported the K-3 suspension language as a needed tool in severe cases. Opponents focused heavily on the bill’s repeal of Minnesota’s K-3 suspension ban and non-exclusionary discipline requirements. Legal aid, disability advocates, and education groups argued that suspensions harm young children, worsen disparities, and disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities, and they urged the committee to keep restorative and non-exclusionary practices in place. Disability advocates also asked that any safety planning explicitly account for students with disabilities and that the bill remain aligned with IDEA protections and individualized education decisions. Several testifiers opposed using public funds for private schools, saying public money should stay in public programs. Other testimony came from school administrators and staff who supported restoring limited suspension discretion, describing serious elementary incidents, classroom evacuations, and injuries that they said required a short-term removal option to stabilize classrooms and plan for students’ return. Mental health and school support personnel witnesses stressed that safety and mental health funding should remain distinct and that more counselors, social workers, and related staff are needed to address student crises. No final vote on the bill itself was taken in the portion provided beyond adoption of the DE amendment and the motion to re-refer the bill.

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• Changes in statutory matters that we want to make sure that you all are in agreement with.
• I'm, can I Extend that to the disciplinary action pieces as well?
• But if they had any disciplinary action, then that would change things.
• But there's no guarantee, and there's nothing I know that guarantees that matter.
• We also have disciplinary guidelines that are still in draft form.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• for warning or corrective measures to be taken before an employer takes disciplinary action.
• They're entitled to disciplinary rights and procedures codified in the Education Code.
• State employees have the State Personnel Board to ensure fairness in disciplinary actions.
• For example, procedural due process is not generally required for disciplinary procedures that do not
• For example, procedural due process is not generally required for disciplinary procedures that do not

Summary: The committee heard several labor and employment measures. AB 465 would require local public employers, at a union’s request, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal rights, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters, including AFSCME and SEIU, said it would create fairer and more consistent due process protections for local government workers; opponents from county and city groups argued it would impose binding arbitration and rigid discipline rules that could undermine local flexibility and accountability. The bill passed on a 5-0 vote and was re-referred to Appropriations. AB 792 would allow court interpreter bargaining to be consolidated when multiple regions are negotiating at the same time. The author and the California Federation of Interpreters said the change would reduce repeated bargaining, improve efficiency, and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would really solve wage and staffing problems; the bill passed 5-0 and was placed on hold. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by tying salaries more closely to comparable local fire departments, drew strong support from firefighters and no opposition. Members praised Cal Fire’s work and the bill passed 7-0 and was held for add-ons. The committee also approved AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing federal cuts or office closures. Supporters said Social Security is essential to seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and children, and warned that reductions would increase poverty and homelessness. One member objected to naming political figures in the resolution, but the measure still passed 7-0 and was held. AB 1247, which would require contracted-out school classified workers to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address related retirement contributions, passed 5-2 despite opposition from county superintendents and school administrators who said it would add costs and limit contracting flexibility. Finally, AB 288, which would authorize PERB to act when the NLRB fails to remedy labor claims by a deadline, passed 6-0 with strong union support and no opposition.

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• As a matter of fact, one resident has memorized all of my caregivers' phone numbers.
• The Uniform Disciplinary Act already covers, quote, false, fraudulent, or misleading advertising, as
• A license action based on a violation of the Uniform Disciplinary Act, RCW 18.132.00, was enforced by
• The bill matters for working families, small employers being priced out of coverage, people managing
• At a time when every dollar matters, this bill helps to ensure health insurance works for the people

Bills: HB2261 , HB2283 , HB2425 , HB2110 , HB2113 , HB2122 , HB2152

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, transparency, patient communication, credentials, professional standards, medical loss ratio, insurance, health plans, cost management, nursing delegation, registered nurse, RN, home care aide, nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant, CNA, medical assistant, home health, hospice, community-based care

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• As a matter of fact, one resident has memorized all of my caregivers' phone numbers.
• The Uniform Disciplinary Act already covers, quote, false, fraudulent, or misleading advertising, as
• A license action based on a violation of the Uniform Disciplinary Act, RCW 18.13.200, was enforced by
• The bill matters for working families, small employers being priced out of coverage, people managing
• At a time when every dollar matters, this bill helps to ensure health insurance works for the people

Summary: The committee held public hearings on House Bill 2261, which would require health care providers to wear badges showing name, credential, and relevant degrees, require similar disclosure in advertising, and restrict use of the title “physician surgeon” to certain physicians and osteopathic physicians. Supporters, including the Washington State Medical Association and patient advocates, said the bill would improve transparency and informed consent. Opponents from nurse, naturopathic, and adult family home groups argued it was overly broad, burdensome, confusing, and could harm access to care or residential home settings; several also said existing disciplinary laws already address misrepresentation. No vote was taken on HB 2261 during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2283, which would raise the medical loss ratio for fully insured individual, small group, and large group health plans to 90 percent. Supporters, including small business, patient, and physician groups, said the bill would push more premium dollars toward patient care and lower costs or increase rebates. Insurers and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner warned it could destabilize the market, reduce flexibility for administrative services, and lead to carrier exits, though OIC said it was working on amendments. The bill was not voted on in the hearing. House Bill 2425, an agency-request bill on nurse delegation, would broaden what tasks registered nurses may delegate, remove some setting and training restrictions, expand emergency medication authority, and adjust liability and retaliation protections. The Board of Nursing, long-term care providers, and skilled nursing/assisted living representatives supported the bill as a modernization that could ease workforce shortages and improve care access, while the Washington State Association for Justice opposed the immunity provisions and raised patient safety concerns. The hearing ended without a vote on HB 2425. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. HB 2110, with an amendment clarifying ambulance staffing and RN scope, passed 18-0 with one excused. HB 2113 passed 18-0 with one excused. HB 2122, as amended to require hospitals to offer flu vaccines with several flexibility and critical-access-hospital exemptions, passed 15-3 with one excused. HB 2152, as amended to require certain facilities to allow medical cannabis use for qualifying terminal patients and to add related exemptions and protections, passed 17-1 with one excused. The meeting then adjourned.

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• But the age of the counselor matters to me.
• The experience of the counselor doesn't matter in that scenario to me.
• It wouldn't matter.
• We have a process to pursue the disciplinary action, including suspension. Yes.
• But are they different timelines for the disciplinary process? Yes. Let me finish.

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• This is also the first request for a continuance in this matter.
• </c> continuance in this matter. continuance in this matter.
• . days can matter.
• </c><01:44:19.080><c> And</c> final disciplinary step would be.
• And final disciplinary step would be.

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct

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• They don't count for anything anymore, as a matter of fact.
• </c> sufficient to support dis disciplinary sufficient to support dis disciplinary proceedings<01:01:
• It would allow other disciplinary action rather than just revoking it.
• But then wouldn't it say may revoke or take disciplinary action?
• </c> in the Slate of options of disciplinary in the Slate of options of disciplinary action<01:18:08.120

Summary: The committee reviewed selected House Bill 2 provisions, focusing first on the group two pension reform language and whether it matched prior legislation and the fiscal note. Members discussed two main issues: the treatment of extra and special duty pay in the pension calculation for employees hired before 2011, and the annuity multiplier after 15 years of creditable service. Several members said the HB 2 language was intended to restore prior law and protect against pension “spiking,” while others worried the draft and fiscal note may not have fully reflected current law, potentially affecting the cost estimate. The discussion repeatedly emphasized the need to avoid underfunding or double counting and to make sure Finance had the correct actuarial assumptions. No vote was taken; the committee agreed to flag the issues for Finance and to clarify the fiscal note. Members also discussed the vested-rights language, which was described as an explicit definition of vesting and a restriction on future legislative changes to compensation calculations after three years of service. Some viewed it as a policy protection with no immediate fiscal impact, while others noted it had been included in prior legislation and should be clearly understood before the bill moved forward. The committee also briefly referenced prior pension legislation, including House Bill 436 and House Bill 727, and noted that HB 2 was being used to carry forward related pension repair provisions. The committee then turned to an OPLC-related section transferring building, plumbing, electrical, and fuel gas inspector positions from OPLC to the Department of Safety’s Fire Marshal’s office. Testimony explained that the nine inspector positions are funded from the licensing fund, and that the move was justified as a public-safety function better aligned with the Fire Marshal’s mission because the inspections are statewide code-enforcement work rather than facility-specific licensing work. The discussion ended with a note that the remaining HB 2 changes run through 2034 and a brief announcement about memorial arrangements for C.J. Gerard.

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• The truth of the matter is that all this has to do...
• And it will allow faster court action when timing matters.
• Already in case law, and it will allow faster court action when timing matters.
• The truth of the matter is we backfilled already in our budget what was taken out last year.
• The truth of matter is we backfilled already in our budget, what was taken out last year.

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231 , SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB6129 , SB6228 , SB6231 , HB2235 , HB2272 , HB2340 , HB2543 , HB2554 , HB2632 , HB2464 , HB2619

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

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• According to what this says, it's not a matter that if it's stolen or goes overboard or something.
• </c><00:30:40.720><c> that</c> what this says, it's not a matter that what this says, it's not a matter
• I understand what you’re saying. >> Um, but it’s just a matter of notification of this was done.
• I understand what you’re saying. >> Um, but it’s just a matter of notification of this was done.
• Any other discussion on the matter? Any opposition?

Bills: SB309 , HB192 , SB178 , SB179 , SB237 , HB10 , HB107 , HB189 , HB37 , HB226 , SB309 , HB192 , SB178 , SB179 , SB237 , HB10 , HB107 , HB189 , HB37 , HB226

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: automated driving systems, oversized vehicles, transportation, regulations, permits, HB192, international wire transfer, wire transfer fee, remittance fee, money transmission business, Alabama Securities Commission, Department of Revenue, Education Trust Fund, ELL instructors, English Language Learner, ESL teachers, income tax credit, remittances, international money transfer, migrant families

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• written statements disclosing any pending investigations, resignations during investigations, or disciplinary
• No matter the outcome of this policy's journey, I'm grateful that our community has been made aware of
• through 30 roughly, that says any resignation during an investigation or in lieu of contemplated disciplinary
• pending or prior investigations, resignations during investigations or in lieu of contemplated disciplinary
• action or disciplinary... ...investigations or in lieu of contemplated disciplinary action or disciplinary

Committee: House Education

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• ,</c><00:31:07.040><c> referrals</c> counseling on complex matters, referrals counseling on complex matters
• </c> haven't been subject to any disciplinary haven't been subject to any disciplinary action<00:59:49.280
• </c><00:59:53.360><c> action</c> only talking about disciplinary action only talking about disciplinary
• 01:00:10.200><c> action</c> thought would be disciplinary action thought would be disciplinary action
• disciplinary action any um disciplinary action of un-<01:09:39.200><c> under</c><01:09:39.960><c> listed

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• I had discussed this matter with Chairman Creekmore over the summer, and it was our idea that what we
• Just as a matter of mechanics, if this bill is the law before we pass those bills, then we can conform
• Uh, I had discussed this matter with Chairman Creekmore over the summer, and it was our idea that what
• And there's some other matters, but primarily there's a focus on rural hospitals.
• </c> before any disciplinary action is taken. before any disciplinary action is taken.

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

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• matters.
• </c><04:41:18.000><c> matters.
• </c><04:41:19.120><c> So,</c><04:41:20.400><c> this</c> expunge disciplinary matters.
• So, this expunge disciplinary matters.
• ><c> was</c> the whatever the disciplinary action was the whatever the disciplinary action was is<04:

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration