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• </c> As a result, when an officer leaves As a result, when an officer leaves shortly<00:05:22.160><c>
• And so they don't leave this profession.
• </c><00:15:20.040><c> the</c> out why they chose to leave the out why they chose to leave the profession
• /c> Uh if one leaves, uh Uh if one leaves, uh these<00:44:13.920><c> guys</c><00:44:14.240><c> were</
• <00:59:11.440><c> for,</c> leave for, leave for, you<00:59:12.680><c> know,</c><00:59:12.800><c> an</

Bills: HB339

Keywords: Civil Air Patrol, CAP, emergency leave, job protection, employment discrimination, leave of absence, volunteer service, emergency response, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, state employee leave, military leave, public employees, local government employers, reinstatement rights, seniority protection, unpaid leave, Meeting Start 00:00:03 Roll Call 00:00:14 Discussion of Local Law Enforcement Issues 00:03:08 Discussion of Civil Air Patrol Employment Protections 00:50:46 Adjournment 01:06:07, 958, all

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• Bill, uh, we will always leave bills pending in this committee. Uh, we will not vote them out.
• We will leave them pending subject to the call of the chairman, uh, Chairman Brad Buckley.
• We will leave those pending, um, and, uh, from there, uh, Chairman Buckley will, uh, bring those up to
• that grade 9 through 14 where you earn a diploma, but you also earn an associate's degree when you leave
• such as artificial intelligence to recognize the evolving careers that students may face when they leave

Bills: HB20, HB120

Keywords: fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations, higher education, LGBTQ studies, DEI studies, program prohibition, educational policy, HB120, Texas, Texas Education Code, public universities, public colleges, queer studies, gay studies, lesbian studies

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• Chairman and members, this is House Bill 390 by Representative Walters relative to unpaid leave for domestic
• abuse survivors, to provide a time frame for the unpaid leave, to provide circumstances from when unpaid
• leave can be used, to allow employers to request certain documentation as reasons for why leave is needed
• It allows domestic violence survivors to have unpaid leave.
• And I say 10 because I leave out Massachusetts, which is a hybrid of state-specific and ODG.

Bills: HB282, HB293, HB390, HB456, HB460, HB561, HB819, HB1023, HB1047, HB1101

Keywords: employment discrimination, criminal history, rehabilitation, hiring process, human rights, gender identity, sexual orientation, workplace equality, labor rights, domestic abuse, unpaid leave, employee rights, workplace protection, mental health, survivor support, workers' compensation, employment benefits, claims process, fraud prevention, legal petition

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• We will always leave bills pending in this committee. We will not vote them out.
• We will leave them pending, subject to the call of the chairman, Chairman Brad Buckley.
• We will leave those pending.
• grade nine through 14, where you earn a diploma, but you also earn an associate's degree when you leave
• such as artificial intelligence. to recognize the evolving careers that students may face when they leave

Bills: HB20, HB 120, HB20, HB120

Keywords: applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, fraudulent solicitation, disaster relief, nonprofit organizations, criminal penalties, consumer protection, fraud prevention, charitable donations

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• Senate Bill 1204 allows for three days of paid bereavement leave for our educators and support personnel
• The state has made movements for paid maternity leave, but we should also be there for our teachers on
• However, after conversations with SDE, they actually have carryover funds from the maternity leave, so

Bills: SB1360, SB1204, SB1989, SB1189, SB1481

Keywords: mathematics, student assessment, dyscalculia, intervention services, educational funding, professional development, state department of education, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools, school districts, bereavement leave, paid leave, grief leave, family leave, miscarriage, pregnancy loss, maternity leave

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• Senator Mann, to explain Your amendment adds that the money for this paid leave will come from the public
• school paid maternity leave revolving fund.
• Senate Bill 1204 provides Oklahoma teachers and school employees 3 days of bereavement leave following
• because the Department of Education believes that they have the money currently in the paid maternity leave
• So if it's coming out of the maternity leave revolving fund, and I guess I need to understand it.

Bills: SB169, SB1991, SB1992, SB1204, SB1339, SB182, SB1847, SB1360, SB1346

Keywords: longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools

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• This amendment adds basically that the money for this paid leave will come from the public school paid
• maternity leave revolving fund.
• Senate Bill 1204 provides Oklahoma teachers and school employees three days of bereavement leave following
• because the Department of Education believes that they have the money currently in the paid maternity leave
• So if it's coming out of the maternity leave revolving fund, I guess I need to understand it: does it

Bills: SB169, SB1991, SB1992, SB1204, SB1339, SB182, SB1847, SB1360, SB1346

Keywords: longevity pay, state employees, Oklahoma government, salary increase, emergency declaration, capital planning, funding allocation, state budget, infrastructure, emergency measures, income tax credit, qualified project, economic development, infrastructure funding, small population areas, school employees, teachers, support personnel, support employees, public schools

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Senate Bill 169 would increase the annual longevity payment award for state employees by 50% across all service years and passed 17-1. Senate Bill 1991, described as a cleanup bill for the Ocamp Fund, passed 19-0. Senate Bill 1992, which defines “strategic financing partner” under the SIDE Act for Department of Commerce projects, passed 20-0. The committee also approved Senate Bill 1204, as amended, to provide Oklahoma teachers and school employees three days of bereavement leave after the death of a spouse or child, including a miscarriage; the amendment specified funding from the public school paid maternity leave revolving fund. Senate Bill 1339 passed to codify continued funding for off-the-formula schools and allow the State Department of Education to access funds to cover the 2023 teacher pay raise for those schools. Senate Bill 182 passed to allow certain CLEET-certified law enforcement officers and resident care specialists to join the OPERS hazardous duty retirement plan. Additional measures approved included Senate Bill 1847, allowing certain Advantage Waiver Medicaid recipients diagnosed with cognitive impairment to remain in assisted living and age in place; Senate Bill 1360, creating a three-year pilot program placing math instructional teams in the lowest-performing districts; and Senate Bill 1346, as amended, directing the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to establish a water and wastewater infrastructure investment program after removing an appropriation section. Several questions focused on funding sources, eligibility, and population-based allocation formulas, but no bills were rejected. Senate Bills 1427 and 1566 were laid over to go directly to the floor with no fiscal impact, and the committee adjourned after announcing it would meet again the following Wednesday.

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• They just don't leave a don't eat.
• And in paid family medical leave.
• paid leave in our lifetimes.
• </c> paid family medical leave. paid family medical leave.
• </c> leave depends on what the worker needs. leave depends on what the worker needs.

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification

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• benefits and paid leave benefits at the same time.
• leave.
• the economy already has a lot of paid leave.
• </c> people want to be able to have the leave people want to be able to have the leave there<00:09:22.959
• </c> the entire Paid Family Medical Leave the entire Paid Family Medical Leave program<00:32:05.399><

Bills: HF11

Keywords: Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement

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• I'm going to leave that decision up to the chairman of Ways and Means.
• I'm going to leave that decision up to the chairman of Ways and Means.
• I'm going to leave that decision up to the chairman of Ways and Means.
• I'm going to leave that decision up to the chairman of Ways and Means.
• I'm going to leave that decision up to the chairman of Ways and Means.

Bills: HF11

Keywords: Minnesota Paid Leave, paid family and medical leave, family leave, medical leave, implementation delay, premium collection, employer premiums, state payroll tax, workforce, labor, benefits administration, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer notice, seasonal employees, private plans, actuarial study, outreach and education, employee rights, reinstatement

Bills: HB 148, HB 334, HB 554, HB 762, HB 1520, HB 1593, HB 3526, HB 3810, HB 5092, SB 2215, HB 2607

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, severance pay, political subdivision, contract termination, misconduct, public funds, suicide prevention, peer support, fire departments, mental health, advisory committee, fiscal transparency, local government

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• Paid Family Leave.
• , people get less leave, and get less amount of time to be on leave.
• But just to close up on this bill, there's a lot to discuss about unpaid leave, all kinds of things I
• But just to close up on this bill, there's a lot to discuss about unpaid leave, all kinds of things I
• But just to close up on this bill, there's a lot to discuss about unpaid leave, all kinds of things I

Bills: HF1976

Keywords: paid leave, family leave, employment law, Minnesota statute, benefit eligibility, seasonal employment, workforce, labor rights, 1183, house

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• And I will leave it to Jason to explain why this bill matters.
• And I will leave it to Jason to explain why this bill matters so much to him.

Bills: S3044, S3031, S3017, H5189, H5246, H5297, H5248, H5359

Keywords: retirement benefits, teachers' retirement system, creditable service, public education, emergency law, sick leave bank, leave donation, personal days, vacation days, extended illness leave bank, public employee, county sheriff, Worcester County Sheriff's Office, personnel bill, employee leave, disability leave, illness leave, compassionate leave, Massachusetts public service, police recruitment

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• First bill of the day will be House Bill 591 by Representative Green that creates the Paid Family Leave
• that creates a voluntary private market insurance product that allows employers to offer paid family leave
• wage replacement when workers need time for a new child, a sick family member, or military-related leave
• that creates a voluntary private market insurance product that allows employers to offer paid family leave
• wage replacement when workers need time for a new child, a sick family member, or military-related leave

Bills: HB591, HB766

Keywords: family leave, insurance, paid leave, employment benefits, caregiver support, cancer treatment, anti-cancer medications, health insurance, copayment, cost-sharing, health policy, 974, senate, all

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• The chair moves to leave HB 2379 pending. Is there any objection?
• You need to take it down or leave it up.
• And the chair moves to leave House Bill 583 pending. Is there any objection?
• But we also know comprehensive parental leave programs can also... ...be costly.
• The chair moves to leave HB 334 pending. HB 334 pending, is there any objection?

Bills: HB334, HB583, HB605, HB1327, HB1646, HB2115, HB2379

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, fencing, reservoirs, local government, regulation, land use, conservation capacity, property regulation, fence regulation, reservoir safety, county authority, fencing regulations, counties

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• House Bill 3467 amends the state's maternity leave. A second, please.
• House Bill 3467 amends the state's maternity leave statute for school teachers to include the adoption

Bills: HB4359, HB4115, HB3467, HB2978, HB3026, HB3032

Keywords: statewide assessments, student testing, testing window, end-of-year testing, Oklahoma Academic Standards, Oklahoma School Testing Program, State Board of Education, grade 3-8, alternate assessment, students with disabilities, special education, cognitive disabilities, assessment calendar, school year calendar, education accountability, academic standards, math intervention, advanced mathematics, course placement, college and career readiness

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• Why are teachers leaving the classroom?
• And the teacher's ready to leave. So that's we just have to protect that pocket of that.
• Over or I'm assuming they are take it or leave it each year.
• some other programs where they get access to leave that they may not have.
• They several years ago adopted this policy when it came to paternity leave and maternity leave.

Bills: SB843, SB1733, SB1476, SB1237, SB1410, SB1894, SB1272, SB1204, SB1721, SB1725, SB1735, SB1337, SB1339, SB1461, SB1975

Keywords: school boards, educational governance, conflict of interest, employee relations, Oklahoma statutes, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, land office, land exchange, investment, education funding, real estate management, Teachers' Bill of Rights, education, teachers' rights

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• It provides for paid parental leave for eligible employees.
• One of my questions is that we did not add medical leave.
• Another said she had to use all of her sick leave for maternity leave.
• Another said she had to use all of her sick leave for maternity leave.
• is unpaid or underpaid.

Bills: SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB250, SB433

Keywords: registrar of voters, parish registrar, chief deputy registrar, confidential assistant, election administration, elections, salary schedule, compensation, merit evaluation, population-based pay, census-based pay, Department of State, Secretary of State, State Board of Election Supervisors, redistricting, senate districts, Senate District 33, Senate District 34, Senate District 35, precincts

Bills: HB66, HB79, SB35, HB255, SB134, HB159, HB181

Keywords: elder abuse, financial exploitation, inheritance, joint tenancy, conviction effects, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, HB255, Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, ERSA, State Police Tier II Plan, annual leave

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• shares of the total premium for the paid family and medical leave program.
• and 52% for medical leave.
• It also modifies the maximum employee deduction for the family leave share.
• required for medical leave.
• to medical leave.

Bills: HB2479, HB2091, HB2105, HB2107, HB2151, HB2190, HB2191, HB2218, HB2243, HB2303, HB2345

Keywords: unpaid wages, wage theft, wage recovery, labor standards, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, worker protection, low-wage workers, back pay, interest on wages, civil penalties, retaliation, immigration status coercion, gig workers, transportation network companies, rideshare drivers, app-based drivers, employment law, wage complaint, payroll enforcement

Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2479, the Wage Recovery Act. Staff explained that the bill would create a wage recovery program and account to provide limited advance payments to low-wage workers facing immediate economic harm from unpaid wages, while also giving the Department of Labor and Industries more discretion to prioritize wage complaints and changing civil penalty rules for willful violations. Representative Fosse and several testifiers from labor, business, and legal groups described the bill as a bipartisan, consensus product of the Wage Recovery Work Group and said it would help workers recover wages faster while targeting repeat violators. No one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without questions from members. The committee then moved into executive session and took action on several bills. It reported House Bill 291, 2105, 2107, 2151, 2190, 2303, and 2345 out of committee with due pass recommendations, and deferred action on 2191 and 2218. House Bill 2105, concerning employer notice of federal I-9 audits and related worker-record access, was amended with a technical correction and a revised penalty amendment before passing 6-3. House Bill 2151, on factory-built housing and commercial structures, was amended to exempt certain prefabricated enclosures for utility energy equipment. House Bill 2303, prohibiting employer requests for microchip implantation, was amended to remove administrative enforcement and passed 6-3. House Bill 2345, which adjusts paid family and medical leave premium allocations in response to IRS guidance, passed unanimously after members described it as a technical fix to avoid a potential federal tax liability. Other bills passed without substantive controversy: House Bill 291 on employee contact information for bargaining representatives, House Bill 2107 on notifying employers of construction hazards, and House Bill 2190 on paying language access providers for missed appointments. The committee also heard briefings on proposed substitutes and amendments for the remaining bills before voting, and adjourned after completing its executive session actions.