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• budget item.
• budget item.
• budget item.
• Item two, TECOL received $1.3 million in the 24-25 biennium to grow the school.
• Item four, TCL received $1.3 million in the 24-25 biennium to grow the school marshal program, and as

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• File item number four, SB 1255.
• File item number two, SB 960.
• File item number one, SB 632.
• Item number three, Ms. Thank you. Item number three, thank you. SB 1154.
• File item number six, the consent item SB 1374.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on community college procurement, higher education access, and student support. SB 1154 by Senator Reyes would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. Supporters, including San Bernardino Valley College, the San Bernardino Community College District, labor groups, and several districts, said it would improve delivery of complex facilities and align community colleges with other education systems. Opponents, including the Associated General Contractors, argued the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce requirements and labor-compliance scoring would narrow the bidder pool and raise costs. The committee passed the bill to the Assembly Floor on a due-pass vote, with some members voting no or not recorded. SB 1255, also by Senator Reyes, would create a California Hispanic-serving institution designation. Supporters from HACU, the CSU Chancellor’s Office, UC, community colleges, and other education organizations said the designation would recognize campuses that serve large numbers of Latino and low-income students and strengthen accountability and student success. The committee approved the bill as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations, with one no vote. SB 1328, presented on behalf of Senator Cervantes, would require LGBTQ+ points of contact at satellite or branch campuses of CSU and community colleges, either through designated staff or regular office hours. Testimony emphasized gaps in access at remote centers and the need for confidential support; one member raised concerns about staffing, costs, and whether existing systems could meet the need remotely. The bill was passed as amended and sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 960 by Senator Cabaldon, which would expand the circumstances under which community colleges could offer bachelor’s degrees in response to unmet workforce needs, especially where CSU programs are impacted or not realistically accessible locally. Supporters said the bill would help meet workforce demand and expand access for place-bound and adult learners. CSU and faculty representatives opposed unless amended, urging stronger partnership requirements, clearer workforce-need standards, and safeguards around duplication and Prop 98 funding. Members discussed impaction, regional access, and the role of partnerships; the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 632 by Senator Otagan would extend the California College Promise fee waiver to part-time community college students enrolled in nine units. Supporters said many students cannot attend full time because of work, caregiving, and living costs, and the bill would better reflect student realities; the transcript ends during testimony on this measure, before any vote is shown.

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• Again, the next few items are are funding to support schools, not necessarily funding specific to TEA
• , particularly our ISD schools. schools.
• at the school level.
• And so school. And a huge shift in cost. And school districts have cost.
• So charter schools are public schools, but you have sort of ISDs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• 139, SB 214; File Item 140, SB 340; File Item 146, SB 489; File Item 147, SB 504; and File Item 152,
• Without objection, we will pass and retain on item 20. Items on concurrence.
• That brings us to file item... ...on file item number 17. That brings us to file item number 18.
• We'll pass temporarily in Item 22. Item 23, ACR 113 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan.
• Item 26. Item 26, HR 55 by Assembly Member Lackey.

Summary: The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences. On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.

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• As a student, I didn't always love school.
• I took that step with a very clear goal in mind: to become a school leader, not at a school an hour away
• I attended the Thomas Charter School, which is part of one of the most diverse school districts here
• Item number two, AB 2017.
• Madam Secretary, item number four, AB 2656.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Members, File Item 35 is the... Thank you, Madam President.
• Senators, this item is eligible for unanimous roll call.
• SB 930 strengthens school and student privacy protections.
• We are now at file item 63, SB 917. Secretary, please read.
• We are now on file item 81, SCR 131. Secretary, please read.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through privileges of the floor recognizing Fresno State Ag Leadership Development Program students and members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The body also approved the Senate journals and took up several gubernatorial appointments, including confirmations to the Court Reporters Board and the California Law Revision Commission, each approved by roll call vote. The chamber then considered SCR 136 marking the 50th anniversaries of the California Coastal Act, Coastal Commission, and Coastal Conservancy. Supporters emphasized coastal access, habitat protection, public trails, and resilience, while one senator argued the commission can overrule local control and slow development. The resolution passed 27-4. The Senate also adopted SR 68 for Denim Day and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, with broad support focused on survivor advocacy and accountability, and SCR 130 recognizing Child Abuse Prevention Month, which passed unanimously. Several bills were then approved on unanimous roll call, including SB 1058 on school nutrition procurement, SB 930 on encryption for school exam proctoring, SB 917 on winery sales at farmers’ markets, SB 1002 on continuity of out-of-state telehealth care, SB 1036 on mitigation fee credits for redevelopment, SB 1285 on juvenile record dismissals, and SB 969 on remote developmental services. Later, SCR 131 called for an urgent, coordinated response to unsheltered homelessness, emphasizing interim shelter, permanent housing, and supportive services. Supporters said the state must stop normalizing encampments and better coordinate resources; one senator objected that the resolution did not sufficiently address self-sufficiency or alternatives to housing-first approaches. The resolution passed 34-0. The Senate also adopted SCR 157 honoring school bus drivers, approved the consent calendar, heard committee announcements, and adjourned in memory of Sandy Steers, a conservation advocate and longtime executive director of Friends of Big Bear Valley.

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• Alpine County has a K-8 school. It doesn't have a high school.
• That would be item 160 and 840 to move those items and take a vote. Court, Silva? Aye.
• We're going to close the item. We're going to move to the next item. Thank you.
• Do we have any public comment on non-presentation items? Non-presentation items, all right.
• Do we have any public comment on non-presentation items? Non-presentation items, all right.

Summary: The hearing began with a vote-only agenda and then focused first on San Mateo County’s request to restore in-lieu vehicle license fee (VLF) funding. County officials, city leaders, labor representatives, nonprofits, and public safety advocates argued that the loss of roughly $157 million would force major cuts to homelessness services, housing assistance, mental health programs, libraries, parks, fire and police staffing, and other local services. They described the current formula as outdated and unfair, tied to school funding and basic-aid dynamics that no longer work for San Mateo County, and urged both an immediate budget restoration and a permanent legislative fix. The Department of Finance said the payments are discretionary, not statutorily required, and noted the administration does not view the expenditure as sustainable in the current fiscal climate. Committee members expressed sympathy, questioned the formula, and said they would keep the issue under consideration; the committee later voted to move the two vote-only items on the agenda. The committee then received an update from the Department of General Services on state property redevelopment, including the Hillcrest DMV site in San Diego, the Fell Street DMV site in San Francisco, and other state-owned properties. DGS explained that Hillcrest is not currently an active project, while the Fell Street project shifted from an integrated DMV-housing plan to a more feasible relocation of the DMV into leased commercial space, with a budget change proposal pending. Members pressed DGS on the slow pace of redevelopment, the potential for housing on state sites, and the costs and feasibility of adaptive reuse. DGS said many state buildings are aging and that adaptive reuse depends heavily on building design, floorplate depth, light, and risk from unknown conditions behind walls. The Government Operations portion then turned to the California Education Learning Lab, which supports intersegmental higher education innovation grants. The Lab asked for permanent restoration of $4 million in ongoing funding and a move of its home agency from the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to GovOps, along with technical trailer bill changes. Supporters said the program has funded more than 120 projects reaching thousands of faculty and hundreds of thousands of students, including work on generative AI in higher education. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the restoration and continuing the wind-down, citing the state’s projected deficit and suggesting the California Education Interagency Council could pursue non-state-funded grant opportunities instead. The committee held the item open. Finally, GovOps presented the new California Education Interagency Council staffing request, seeking four ongoing positions to support the council, with funding already included in last year’s budget. The department said the governor has appointed Debbie Cochran as executive officer and that the remaining positions are being recruited. Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee began questions about how the council will be staffed and organized.

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• I went to grade school at Cottonwood Elementary School, which is no longer there.
• have been a middle school principal and an elementary school principal. principal, a school teacher,
• I cover school nutrition, STEM education, community schools, and other related areas. Thanks.
• to charter schools.
• The fourth item is Senate Bill 82, public school capital outlay changes, sponsored by Chairman Sahls,

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• File item 47, Senate Bill 110. Secretary, please. File Item 47, Senate Bill 110.
• AVID is making a difference in Orange County through programs at Orange High School, Kramer Middle School
• , Valencia High School, and Columbus Thurston Middle School.
• of education, and charter schools throughout the state.
• We will now move to file item 69. Thank you. Thank you. We will now move to file item 69, SCR 187.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Item 19, SB 1313. Item 18, SB 1338 was pulled by the author. Item 19, SB 1354 was on consent.
• Item 7, SB 9. Item 7, SB 936 by Senator Blakespear.
• For item 10.
• For item 26.
• Item 18... Item 18, SB 1338, was pulled by the author. Item 19, SB 1354 was passed on consent.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• and in high school.
• Item number two, SB 28 by Umberg.
• Now, item number two. Item number two, SB 28 by Umberg for add-ons. Colosa: Aye. Jeff Gonzalez.
• Item number two, SB 28 by Umburg.
• Item number 10, SB 1224 by Jones for add-ons. Arias. Item number 10, SB 1224 by Jones, for add-ons.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Next item on pages 39 through 40. Oh, what about line 30, the school cell phone policy? Yep.
• is poverty and school.
• <01:15:43.679> at and school at and school at school.<01:15:45.760> We<01:15:46.080
• school. We know that these are children. school. We know that these are children.
• Um, I think they divided it up by school population, school enrollment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first revisited HB 781, the cell phone bill, after previously retaining it. On reconsideration, members moved to OTP the bill, and it passed unanimously. The committee then moved into the budget tracking packet and adopted an amendment to HB 2 to add the same cell phone policy language, also unanimously, and separately reduced HB 1 by $1 million to match the policy change. Members noted the cell phone language had already been stripped of grant funding language in the House version and that the policy and funding pieces were being aligned across the budget bills. The committee then took up a Department of Education technical amendment to HB 2 on charter school grants, which made timing and administrative changes without altering grant amounts, and adopted it unanimously. Members also discussed but held other education-related items, including adequacy grants, pending broader decisions on overall education funding. Another HB 2 item concerning E-911/state police radio communications prompted a longer discussion about whether E-911 surcharge funds were being used for purposes that should instead be general-funded. After debate over whether to leave the current practice in place or split the funding 50/50 between E-911 and general funds, the committee adopted a joint HB 1/HB 2 change to shift the funding source to a 50/50 split and delete the HB 2 language authorizing the prior use; the motion passed 7-0. The committee also discussed but did not act on several lottery-related provisions, including the video lottery terminal amendment, the increase in maximum ticket price from $30 to $50, and related tax split changes, with members planning to hear from the Lottery Commission on Monday. The meeting ended with the committee beginning review of new amendments in the tracking packet, including a Department of Education request related to Public School Infrastructure Commission grant administration, but no action was taken on that item in the portion provided.

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• Page six of our handout. summarizes our exceptional item requests our first item is to support our agency
• Our second item is our most costly. the item and that is an IT modernization request.
• The second item is the most expensive item, which is a new database for our enforcement.
• Education, like the schools? Tuition, like to go to school?
• identified three exceptional items.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There's no general fund impact on that item.
• That's an item for flagging on, if that...
• But the next larger item is in PED on page 21.
• Pilot programs on that line item. And for that one, Mr.
• Yeah, it's the same, but I'm just looking for the line item.

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• 133, ACR 101, Addis; File Item 135, SB 385, Ciardo; and File Item 142, SB 410, Grayson.
• That brings us to file item number 78. That's AB 1114. That brings us to file item number 78.
• We pass and retain on file item number 81. That brings us to file item number 82.
• I'm going to pass and retain on file items 83, 84, 85, 86, 87. That brings us to file item 88.
• item 126, SB 138.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved procedural motions including suspension of rules for same-day action on certain bills and removal of several measures from the consent calendar. Members also introduced guests and interns from their districts and offices. The chamber then moved through a large number of second- and third-reading items, with many bills deemed read and amendments deemed adopted, and several items passed or retained on file without debate. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 104, a budget measure making technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, and to AB 138, which ratified additional collective bargaining agreements and related addenda. Members also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1114 on private ambulance toll fee waivers, AB 642 on emergencies, AB 1051 on state highways, AB 1533 appropriating funds for state claims, SB 611 on housing and land-use litigation delays, SB 251 appropriating funds to pay claims against the state, and AB 1459 on hazardous materials regulatory programs. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 611 and the claims bills were presented as urgency measures and passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The consent calendar was adopted after ABs and SBs on the remaining list were approved, and the Assembly also re-referred SB 104 and SB 138 to the Budget Committee and moved SB 773 to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for James Raymond Bell, a juvenile justice reform advocate, and Gail Yolanda McGowan, followed by notice of committee meetings and an announcement that the House would stand in summer recess and reconvene on August 18, 2025, at 1 p.m.

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• item for homeland security.
• <00:02:22.800> that those identified by specific items that those identified by specific items
• a straight restoration um of those items a straight restoration um of those items that<00:02:46.480
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Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• It's an honor to introduce the middle school students from Kamehameha Schools, which I'm proud to say
• Students, middle school students from Kamehameha Schools, which I'm proud to say is in my district, Kapalama
• Donine Stokes was my paddling coach when I was in high school.
• Item number five, reports of standing committees. Representative Todd. Thank you.
• Any discussion on this item? See none. Representative Morikawa for the vote.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And she was kicked out of school by the Nazis. She never graduated from high school.
• We're going to pass and retain on file items number 31 through 44, which brings us to file item number
• We're going to pass and retain on file items 59 through That gets us to file item number 73, AB 50, by
• us to file item number.
• File items 127 through 129. File item 127 has been dispensed with.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We do, you know, over 200 school districts or 200 schools, including charter schools and school districts
• You have to realize our school is a high-poverty school, and historically those students don't do as
• It has been used for various items.
• I wanted to add just one item to this.
• Congratulations to those school districts.

Summary: The committee met to review education audit reports and adopted the minutes. Legislative Audit reported 103 education audits total, with 89 having no findings and 14 containing findings. The committee first heard from Camden Fairview School District, which had findings for spending operating funds on an end-of-year employee banquet and for unauthorized credit card charges. District officials said they had implemented stronger internal controls, stopped using the affected card, and would limit future events to comply with state law and constitutional requirements. Members questioned the district about prior practices, donated funds, and how teacher appreciation could continue without using operating funds; the report was filed as reviewed. The committee then reviewed Forest City School District, which had a finding for spending $33,000 in operating funds on an off-campus end-of-year celebration and entertainment event. District representatives said the money came from a long-standing Pepsi-related donation fund, but acknowledged confusion over whether it should be treated as operational funds and said they would stop using it that way and provide training to staff and the board. Members discussed whether the funds were private donations or operating funds, the lack of a formal board vote, and whether the event was intended to recognize staff and growth; the report was filed as reviewed. The committee also received notice of more serious findings that were referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general, including Conway School District for misuse of district funds and resources by former maintenance employees, Magnolia School District for undeposited activity funds, Westside School District for undocumented and personal credit card charges, and Boonville School District for paying a board member’s son in excess of the statutory limit without an approved exemption. The remaining eight reports with findings were filed en masse as reviewed, and the 89 reports with no findings were also filed en masse. The committee adjourned after noting that most districts reviewed had no findings.

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• File item, excuse me, concurrence.
• File item one, we're going to pass and retain on reconsideration file items two through four.
• All items shall be continued.
• Assembly third reading file, file items five through ten, we're going to pass and retain on file item
• High School, where he transformed it into a highly respected school.

Keywords: 988, house, all