Trust Lands board modernizes leasing rules and proposes moving oil‑and‑gas auction notices off newspapers The Department of Trust Lands presented a comprehensive rewrite of leasing, aggregate and oil‑and‑gas rules, including measuring royalties by ton, streamlined encumbrance issuance and a proposed switch away from mandatory newspaper auction notices to web and email-based notifications; a committee motion to hold over the newspaper-notice change failed.

The Department of Trust Lands is shaking things up by proposing to ditch newspaper notices for oil-and-gas lease auctions, opting instead for streamlined web and email notifications—what does this mean for local landowners?

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BBS strategic planning workshop debates DEIA wording, sets modernization priorities At a Feb. 19 strategic planning workshop the Board of Behavioral Sciences debated mission/vision wording and how to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility across objectives, and directed staff to pursue administrative modernization (forms standardization, paperless processes, improved web resources) while developing measurable action plans.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences is reimagining its mission to prioritize diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in a groundbreaking strategic planning session.

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Committee hears bill to expand electronic notices and modify timelines at L&I House Bill 2406 would allow the Department of Labor and Industries to deliver certain notices electronically (with opt-in/opt-out protections) and change timing rules for electronic workers-comp orders and WISHA redeterminations; worker advocates warned about defaulting injured workers to email without clear opt-out and urged protections for vulnerable populations.

House Bill 2406 aims to modernize how workers receive crucial notices, but advocates warn it could leave vulnerable groups at a disadvantage.

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New Mexico repeals outdated sections of care council regulations New Mexico repeals sections 32A-8-5 and 32A-8-6 effective July 1, 2025.

New Mexico is on the brink of a judicial revolution with Senate Bill 458, aiming to streamline court operations and eliminate outdated regulations!

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