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• I had an opportunity to do some training at Plum Island research facility on some of these reportable
• ><01:14:21.480> for<01:14:21.679> wildlife<01:14:22.080> services who's had training
• for wildlife services who's had training for wildlife services on<01:14:23.320> documenting<01
• > covering the loss if you don't have covering the loss if you don't have people<01:37:05.880> trained
• in determining elk damage people trained in determining elk damage um<01:37:10.280> but<01:37

Bills: HF601, HF271, HF1101, HF979

Keywords: agriculture, depredation compensation, livestock, crop damage, elk, wolves, wildlife management, skills path program, career and technical education, CTE, dual credit, postsecondary options enrollment, apprenticeship, apprenticeship readiness, dual training, work-based learning, career pathways, skilled trades, workforce development, high school to career

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• We'd love to see dual uses on our ag land.
• <00:26:34.200> Waihua<00:26:34.840> on<00:26:35.080> the<00:26:35.200> dual
• it the Waipahu or Waihua on the dual it the Waipahu or Waihua on the dual lands?
• , high-qualified, they know well-trained, high-qualified, they know what<01:10:11.560> the<01:
• It creates real internships and dual credit pathways that connect students directly to farms and

Bills: SB2706, SB2320

Keywords: workforce development, agriculture, biosecurity, pilot program, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College, DHRD, training, apprenticeship, career pathways, credentialing, job training, internship, hands-on experience, state employment, workforce pipeline, agricultural jobs, biosecurity jobs, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committees first heard SB 2371, which would prioritize lease offers on agrivoltaics parcels for beginning farmers, require annual compliance reports to DAB, authorize penalties for noncompliance, and allow solar facilities on certain agricultural lands. DAB, the State Energy Office, PUC, and Hawaii Farm Bureau generally supported the intent, while OPPSD recommended amendments to preserve agricultural lease affordability and strengthen food-production language. Members questioned whether the bill would meaningfully encourage solar on ag lands, whether beginning farmers would have enough information to use such parcels, and how the bill would interact with Land Use Commission review. The Farm Bureau said agrivoltaics remains challenging and largely in pilot form, and noted the Mililani project as a promising example of dual use. The committees voted to pass SB 2371 with amendments, with one member expressing a preference that it be opened to all farmers rather than only beginning farmers. The next measure, SB 2800, appropriates funds to DAB, DLNR, and ADC for acquisition, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems. All testifying agencies and the Farm Bureau supported the bill, and members pressed them for estimates of needed funding and the condition of existing systems. DAB cited major repair needs, including Waimea, Molokai, Kahuku, and Kawailoa, and said its backlog could total roughly $65 million; ADC estimated about $35 million for several systems; and DLNR said its current needs for three systems were about $35 million, with the largest cost tied to piping in Kekaha. The committees amended the bill to defer its effective date to July 1, 2050 and to blank out the appropriation amounts in the bill text, with the agencies’ requested amounts to be included in the committee report for consideration. SB 2800 then passed in AEN, Water and Land, and EIG. The final measure discussed was SB 2718, a food hub pilot program beginning in 2028 that would require state departments and UH to source 30% of certain food purchases from local agricultural products, create a nutrition- and ʻāina-based school program, and have DAT partner with a regional aggregator for Native Hawaiian staple crops. DAT, DOH, the Farm Bureau, Food Plus Policy Group, HAPA, and others supported the bill’s intent, while the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed it, saying it is already struggling to meet the current local procurement percentage and faces procurement and quantity barriers, especially for staple items used daily. The testimony focused on whether agencies could realistically meet the higher local purchasing target and whether smaller farms could supply the needed volumes.

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• Programs like JROTC, Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, and Leadership Officer Training Course (LOTC
• give the kids the ability to explore the opportunity of going into the JROTC and gain leadership training
• , citizenship training, and lots of different levels of teamwork. and so on and so forth in middle school
• Despite their structure, discipline, and leadership training, pathways to military services, JROTC and
• courses under Career and Technology Education, expanding students' access to rigorous, skill-based training

Bills: HB 1079, HB3651, HB4980

Keywords: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Leadership Officer Training Corps, public school, career education, military readiness, public school accountability, funding allotments, healthcare, insurance, cost control, patient access, regulation, affordability, public health, JROTC, automobile maintenance, high school education, elective course, student skills, practical knowledge

Bills: HB169, HB169

Keywords: education trust fund, appropriations, budget, fiscal year 2026, public education, K-12, pre-K, early childhood education, community colleges, higher education, Alabama Community College System, teacher pay, teacher stipend, school nurses, literacy, numeracy, reading coaches, math and science teachers, career and technical education, CTE

Bills: SB 49, SB 60, SB 365, SB 685, SB 895, SB 1191, SB 1400, SB 1401, SB 1786

Keywords: junior college funding, performance tier, credentials, education, workforce development, Texas education law, performance tier funding, junior college, Texas education, student success, performance funding, education policy, state finance program, public junior colleges, educational outcomes, academic fresh start, higher education, student admissions, Texas Education Code, public university

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• Representative Schoolcraft, what training materials do they currently use?
• school administrators about bilingual education and dual language immersion programs.
• I am deeply committed to supporting high-quality dual-language programs in Texas.
• and currently as an elementary dual-language coordinator.
• planning, implementing, and sustaining robust dual-language programs.

Bills: HB295, HB824, HB1579, HB1581, HB2189, HB295

Keywords: bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma

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• HB 4443 establishes a pilot program through the Texas Workforce Commission to train students and recent
• The program offers dual credit and college-level courses, providing students with early exposure to these
• Additionally, this bill creates a training requirement that employers provide heat illness prevention
• The most common provisions—water breaks, shade, rest periods, and training—are inexpensive and easy to
• That company even has heat training, all that stuff, and everybody's well aware of the situation.

Bills: HB446, HB1609, HB4443, HB4464, HB4735, HB5476

Keywords: heat illness prevention, workplace safety, Texas Workforce Commission, advisory board, employee rights, administrative penalties, training requirements, employee training, occupational health, employer penalties, worker rights, heat illness, volunteer firefighter, volunteer emergency responder, emergency medical services volunteer, EMS volunteer, firefighter, fire department, emergency services, declared disaster

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• Line 60 is the Dual Training Competency Grants Program.
• Sections 17 through 20 affect the dual training competency grant statute.
• stay where they train.
• We need to train more physicians.
• That is exactly what this training is doing.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Line 60 is the dual training competency grants program. There's two things going on here.
• Line 60 is the dual training competency grants program. There's two things going on here.
• But the other ones, for example, spinal cord, dual training, and large animal, educators, and aviation
• <00:36:18.400> training<00:36:18.800> competency<00:36:19.440> grant the dual
• training competency grant the dual training competency grant statute. statute. statute.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• substitute for Senate Bill 1716 also makes homeschool students eligible for the Texas Grant program and dual
• An amendment ensures the dual credit eligibility starts with the upcoming school year.
• count towards an Associate's or Bachelor's or Master's degree, but offer special job and life skills training
• I now work for the HOPs Project at Texas A&M, a two-semester training program that supports individuals
• Students in our program receive work readiness training and even have the option to earn state or national

Bills: SB750, SB2995, SB1716, SB2430, SB203, SB1679, SB2683, SB1414

Keywords: tuition exemption, paramedics, higher education, public institutions, laboratory fees, education code, financial aid, education, student support, scholarships, nontraditional education, student enrollment, financial assistance, Texas students, foreign adversaries, trade secrets, research integrity, security measures, international agreements, student privacy

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• Service isn't there, campwide alarms that are audible both indoors and outdoors, required safety training
• Alabama camps to ensure that every camp meets common-sense standards for prevention, detection, training
• camp meets common sense standards for prevention,<00:41:16.480> detection,<00:41:17.599> training
• ,<00:41:18.240> and prevention, detection, training, and prevention, detection, training,

Bills: SB174, SB39, SB40, SB206, SB200, HB169, HB345, HB381, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, board governance, occupational licensing, Sunset Law, public accountability, training requirements, SB40, Houston/Hunter Act, firearm hold agreement, gun storage, temporary firearm storage, firearms dealer, federal firearms licensee, FFL, civil immunity, gun owner

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• In 2023, we supported House Bill 8, which incentivizes community colleges to expand dual credit programs
• collect much-needed data to help us understand post-secondary outcomes and especially workforce training
• We have also created a unique program for 11th and 12th grade students that trains them in law enforcement
• professional counselors work in clinical and private practice, as well as counselor educators who train
• Counselors serve a dual role in schools as both an educator and a mental health professional, and they

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• Courses, especially for dual credit in the Texas Success Initiative.
• those until the spring of their junior year in high school, long after they would have applied for dual
• We have roughly 16,000 to 1,700 dual-credit students, whether they're in early college high schools,
• P-TECH, or traditional dual credit.
• Counselors serve a dual role in schools as both educators and mental health professionals.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

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• That families for the training module.
• The state has recognized this with programs such as Strive for Five and dual training that focus on workforce
• These are not just programs that train students for a job.
• as strive for five and and uh dual as strive for five and and uh dual training<01:20:35.679>
• These are not just programs train These are not just programs train students<01:21:22.560> for

Bills: HF3650, HF1791, HF3489, HF4231, HF4232, HF4269, HF4270, HF3490

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, career and technical education, CTE, postsecondary scholarship, postsecondary grant, school district funding, cooperative unit, Minnesota high school, apprenticeship, certificate program, tuition assistance, workforce training, military transition, education finance, student aid, career pathways

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• for dual credit by the state department to be available to eligible high school students.
• So that's pretty... ...dual enrollment process, so that's pretty much it in a nutshell.
• Every time I go into my high school, I'm asking, "Are you in dual enrollment?"
• All of our ... ...lot about dual enrollment.
• can do. ... ...in watching what dual enrollment can do.

Bills: HB9, HB102, HB9

Keywords: three-cueing system, reading instruction, K-12 education, structured literacy, scientific strategies, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, 1136, house, all

Bills: HB28, HB50, HB196, HB268, HB271, HB285, HB316, HB649, HB807

Keywords: teacher certification, certification appeals, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Teacher Certification Appeals Council, educator licensure, teaching license, teacher licensure, appeals process, certification denial, administrative appeal, special meeting, board president, retroactive application, education board, Louisiana teachers, Department of Education, statutory entities, re-creation, termination date

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• This is for annual training and requires responding to at least 25% of their department's emergencies
• This new model is designed to deliver short and industry-aligned workforce training programs.
• It updates the statute to reflect modern workforce training goals and eliminates outdated course lists
• Long before, in 1947, the legislature authorized us to establish the Josie School to train World War
• Obviously, clinical training is an important part of nursing education.

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• concerns from our community colleges about the disparity. between what they receive for teaching a dual
• To evaluate the feasibility fiscal impact and policy implications of modifying the dual credit, fundable
• or 15 credit hours. also the fiscal impact of adjusting the required semester credit hours for the dual
• consultation with the Texas Education Agency and other institutions of higher education. to ensure that our dual
• Are we setting up, well first of all I guess the question is can they be dual accredited?

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes