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• student to student, and teacher to teacher.
• student to student, and teacher to teacher.
• The main question is whether a student with knowledge and skills at the borderline achievement level
• Not all students have that opportunity. Waterford is an online, computer-based skills program.
• It is a computer-based skills program that students do several times a week in their home with their

Committees: Joint Education , Joint Education Committee

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• Minnesota FFA serves more than 15,000 students, and National FFA serves more than 1 million students
• </c> agricultural education are help students agricultural education are help students are<00:03:31.120
• ><00:03:32.879><c> later</c> are helping students be successful later are helping students be successful
• They kept the are very skilled at that.
• </c> folks who are, as I said, very skilled folks who are, as I said, very skilled and<00:37:25.200><

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• and social skills for inmate populations in all of our facilities.
• They have a trade; they can sell that skill and they can have money.
• The tool that they need is a skill. They need a skill to be able to make a living.
• . skills, and then he's offering them jobs when they get out.
• Percentages like 30% of participating students completed adult education or 15%.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• It's our skilled workforce.
• It's our skilled workforce.
• It also is important that, you know, with our skilled workforce, we bring everyone along and we can't
• You know, they have student teachers that they've hired and they pay them.
• You know, who are their students? Because I think that's in a very in-demand field. It pays well.

Summary: The subcommittee opened with roll call and approved the January minutes. Members then heard from Undersecretary of Labor and Workforce Development Josh Cutler, who gave an update on the Healey-Driscoll administration’s apprenticeship efforts and emphasized apprenticeship as an earn-while-you-learn model that can help address workforce shortages while including people with disabilities. He described growth in apprenticeships across sectors such as banking, bio, early education, health care, and human services, and noted recent milestones including the state’s 10,000th registered apprenticeship, expanded tax credits, reduced program fees, added apprenticeship liaisons, and Grow grants to support program development. Committee members focused on how apprenticeship could be adapted for human services and disability-related jobs, including early education, direct care, PCA work, sterile processing, and related health occupations. They asked about funding structures, employer participation, community college involvement, and how to make programs accessible to people with disabilities. Cutler explained that apprenticeship programs are employer-designed but must meet core requirements such as paid employment, at least 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning, related technical instruction, mentorship, and progressive wages. He said the state can support programs through the registered apprenticeship tax credit, which he said is $4,800 per apprentice and can be stacked with the disability employment tax credit, and through Grow grants, which were most recently awarded at about $2.1 million statewide. Members and Cutler discussed using intermediaries such as trade associations, nonprofits, and disability organizations to help employers set up programs and navigate incentives. He said the commission could be useful as a convener and suggested a targeted panel or information session with apprenticeship liaisons, employers, and existing sponsors to identify a few specific occupations and build a proof of concept. The meeting ended with agreement to follow up offline on potential partner employers, including Eastern Bank, and on possible next steps for a focused panel or pilot opportunities.

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• Home health care is skilled care that supports people who are recovering from disease or hospitalization
• The skilled professionals, such as nurses... Do we have a handout? No?
• So, skilled care in the home, such as nurses and occupational therapists.
• We provide non-skilled care, such as for activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and meal
• One thing we're particularly proud of right now is that any student worker, retiree, high school student

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• And high required education, high skill, high wages, or low skill, low wages. You don't get both.
• You don't get low wages with a high skilled job.
• Are we working towards ensuring everybody has an opportunity for high skill, high wage jobs that they're
• Because it's our students.
• That's about to end, including 30%, that 30% is for students that are having difficulty.

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

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• That's why tomorrow's budget includes a record-breaking $27,418 per student.
• We have never had per-pupil investment. $27,418 per student.
• The College Corps program, unlike anything else in the United States, over 3,500 students are earning
• These are folks in the skilled trades, right? These are electricians and laborers.
• And these are folks in the skilled trades, right?

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• I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR COMMENTS ON THE GME, THE MEDICAL STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO WORK.
• LIKE A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY OR THEY MAY BE AN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES.
• SOME ARE IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
• I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT YOU FOUND FOLKS IN SKILLED NURSING.
• I THINK THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT YES, MANY OF THESE STUDENTS ARE STABLE.

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• constraints, competition with the private sector, and the need to attract and retain specialized skills
• . ...competition with the private sector, and the need to attract and retain specialized skills, especially
• It also creates a 10-day skilled worker tax holiday, which will run from August 29 through September
• I was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, and am a student here at Florida State University.
• You read my mind in terms of thanking the students from FSU for being here.

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee considered several tax-related measures. SB 674, allowing county property appraisers to budget for and pay hiring or retention bonuses with Department of Revenue approval, was supported by property appraisers and reported favorably. C.S. for SJR 318, as amended, would create a tangible personal property exemption for agricultural land used in agricultural production or agritourism; the amendment clarified the property’s location and allowed the Legislature to define conditions, and the resolution was reported favorably with support from Farm Bureau and the Florida Chamber. The committee also advanced C.S. for SB 1664, as amended, which requires locally approved discretionary taxes to be reauthorized by voters when they expire and sets rules for taxes tied to revenue bonds. Local government and tourism-related groups raised concerns about impacts on tourist development taxes, beach funding, transportation surtaxes, and long-term planning, while supporters argued voters should periodically reaffirm taxes; the bill was reported favorably. C.S. for SJR 1510 and its implementing bill, SB 1512, were both amended to sharply narrow a proposed long-term lease property tax exemption to one qualifying property and to single-family homes, mobile homes, and condominiums; counties and cities opposed the measures as tax shifts, but both were reported favorably. The committee then took up SPB 7034, the Senate tax package, which includes permanent sales tax exemptions for certain clothing and bullion, multiple tax holidays, a temporary motor vehicle fee reduction, a property tax study, corporate and insurance tax credit changes, a communications services tax freeze, and other tax provisions, with staff estimating $2.1 billion in total revenue reduction. Testimony included support for studying property taxes and strong opposition to the firearm and ammunition tax holiday from students and advocacy groups, who argued it was unsafe and inappropriate; others urged adding combined reporting or removing tourist development tax changes. After debate, the committee reported the package favorably and also approved a motion to submit it as a committee bill. The meeting ended after Senator Bernard recorded an affirmative vote on tab 5 and the committee adjourned.

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• This test is only for students, American students who didn't go to a New Hampshire high school after
• </c> gets in between a student gets in between a student and<01:05:34.559><c> their</c><01:05:34.880>
• </c> metriculated students could have had. metriculated students could have had.
• Many supporters say homeschool students do better than traditionally educated students.
• Thank you madam to our students.

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• </c> allows you to have a weighted student allows you to have a weighted student formula<00:20:12.880
• . students. students.
• I guess what I'm asking students go.
• with the basic soft skills?
• ><c> district</c><03:30:05.600><c> that</c> of students in my district that of students in my district

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• It is unacceptable to punish students for an administrative oversight made by educators who are working
• The second one, Girls Day with such a wonderful experience that taught very valuable life skills.
• Preventing students from attending due to an application error undermines that purpose of the program
• These students deserve the same opportunity to grow and learn that we had.
• And if there is Students is something that I think we need to take into account.

Committee: All HOUSE MANAGEMENT

Summary: House Management took up a series of House resolutions, mostly honoring Arkansas schools, teams, and individuals. Resolutions passed recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and commending CASA programs, the Mountain Home Bombers’ 2025 boys and girls 5A cross-country championships, a corrected resolution for a girls’ championship team roster, Mount St. Mary Academy’s 6A girls golf title, Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir, a local candy shop for state and national awards, Joe T. Robinson’s 5A football championship and 1–4A swim and dive title, Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns coach Dave Wilbers and the Golden Suns cross-country team, and North Rock’s girls basketball championship. One resolution honoring the Passion Play was pulled from the agenda and moved to regular session. The main substantive discussion centered on House Resolution 1052, which urged support for Arkansas Girls’ State applicants who missed a school deadline because of counselor or administrative error. Sponsors and supporters said roughly 150 girls statewide were affected, that the deadline fell during spring break, and that the American Legion Auxiliary had previously extended deadlines but declined to do so this year. They argued the girls had met the requirements, that the issue was caused by adults, and that the program is a once-in-a-lifetime civic opportunity. They also said they had contacted the board, offered help with space, funding, and volunteers, and received no willingness to change course. Committee members asked about the impact on students, including families with both a son and daughter where only the boy was being allowed to participate, and about whether the message to girls was fair. Supporters said the situation teaches civic engagement, grace, and advocacy, but that it also sends a harmful message if girls are denied because of adult mistakes while boys are still being accepted. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the resolution, and the meeting adjourned.

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• I'm and one-third of those drownings are students or young kids with autism and above the age of 5 autistic
• Students across Florida for annual YMCA advocacy key advocacy days Today, I rise this morning to speak
• My nurse practitioner students and most importantly, my patients.
• And I want the students that I teach to stay in Florida and take this job and serve our Floridians.
• And I can even say that as part of the 111 credits our program requires of our students.

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• These are trained, skilled, and essential workers, and they make it possible for the work of countless
• I want to begin by offering my thanks ...and support of a strong, skilled workforce.
• It reflects this House's commitment to strengthening the pipeline of skilled workers while upholding
• I'm going to Massachusetts and for a better prepared, more resilient, skilled workforce.
• We open the door to life-changing skills training, and with it, opportunity and prosperity.

Summary: The House began with routine procedural business, including adoption of resolutions congratulating Yolanda Kruger on her 100th birthday and two orders extending the Public Health Committee’s reporting deadline on House documents 4984 and 4988. The chamber then moved through a series of local bills and calendar items, passing to engrossment measures including authorization for the town of Hudson to grant an additional wine and malt beverage license, authorization for Cohasset to grant five additional liquor licenses, and an amendment to the Plymouth town charter. It also advanced several other bills on second reading, including a land conveyance for Barnstable County and Bourne, a bill requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events, and a bill preparing apprentices through training and hiring in Massachusetts. The House took up House 3417, designating June 16 as Domestic Workers’ Rights Day. Representative Sousa spoke in support, describing domestic workers as essential but often invisible workers and arguing that the designation would raise awareness of rights and protections under the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. The bill passed to engrossment by roll call, 156-0. The House also passed House 4992, authorizing Barnstable County and Bourne to convey certain parcels of land, and later passed House 4994, the Paths Act, which would require a phased-in apprentice-hours requirement on large public construction projects, condition bidding on participation in approved apprenticeship programs, and create a commission to study apprenticeship participation. The chamber then debated House 4993, the Preston Settles Every Minute Counts Act, requiring AEDs and trained personnel at sporting facilities and events. Representative Decker urged passage, citing the death of a young athlete and the need to close safety gaps outside schools. Representative Frost offered amendments to create a state fund to help communities pay for AEDs and to allow exemptions for remote fields without permanent power, arguing the bill could otherwise burden municipalities; both amendments were defeated on roll call. The bill itself then passed to engrossment by roll call, 154-1. The House also enacted a bill allowing Hingham to use municipal property for a center for active living, and the session ended with an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjournment.

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• An act preparing apprentices through training, hiring, and skills in Massachusetts.
• These are trained, skilled, and essential workers, and they make it possible for the work of countless
• I want to begin by offering my thanks... ...and support of a strong, skilled workforce.
• Massachusetts and for a better prepared, more resilient, skilled workforce.
• We open the door to life-changing skills, training, and with it, opportunity, and prosperity.

Summary: The House convened for a floor session that began with routine actions, including suspension of the rules and adoption of several committee-reported resolutions and orders. Members adopted a congratulatory resolution for Yolanda Kruger’s 100th birthday and approved orders extending the Public Health Committee’s reporting deadlines on House documents 4984 and 4988. The chamber also moved through a number of local bills, including measures authorizing additional alcohol licenses for Hudson and Cohasset and a charter amendment for Plymouth, all of which were passed to be engrossed. The House then took up several major bills on third reading. House 3417, designating Domestic Workers’ Rights Day, was debated at length by Representative Sousa, who described domestic workers as essential but often invisible workers and argued the designation would raise awareness of existing protections and help prevent exploitation. The bill passed to be engrossed on a roll call vote of 156-0. The House also passed House 4992, authorizing Barnstable County and the town of Bourne to convey land, and House 4994, the “Paths Act,” which would require a phased-in apprenticeship participation standard on large public construction projects and establish a commission to study apprenticeship issues. Supporters emphasized workforce development, union apprenticeship pathways, and long-term economic opportunity. Another major measure, House 4993, the Preston Settles Every Minute Counts Act, would require automated external defibrillators and trained personnel at sporting facilities and events. Representative Decker described the bill as a response to the death of a young athlete from sudden cardiac arrest and said it would close a safety gap outside schools. Representative Frost offered amendments to create a state fund to help communities pay for AEDs and to allow exemptions for remote locations without permanent power, but both amendments were rejected on roll call votes. The bill itself later passed to be engrossed by roll call, and the House also enacted a Hingham land-use bill allowing municipal property to be used for a center for active living. The session included several recesses, introductions of visitors and constituents, and ended with the House adjourning to meet the next day at 11 a.m.

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• in student support services and student success and access, excuse me.
• Together, these projects will provide about 2,388 affordable student housing beds for UC students. student
• Students may go through that as students. Employees on campus, I'm not sure.
• modules, both for the student and for the student employee, because this student employee will have
• students.

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• That they provide to the students.
• And if that has gone up or down as far as state students, in-state students?
• We want our transfer students and our students when they're coming in to make sure that they...
• And you... 25% of our students, our undergraduate population, are transfer students.
• So about 70% of students in our accelerated skills training programs are men.

Summary: The subcommittee began with an informal “college day” exercise in which members described what careers and colleges they would choose if starting over, often citing factors such as program reputation, location, cost, graduation rates, employment outcomes, and family or personal interests. Members mentioned a range of possible paths including law, aviation, education, construction management, psychology, social work, criminal justice, nursing, intelligence studies, and the arts. Several also highlighted the value of historically Black colleges and universities, dual enrollment, and career/technical education. The chair used the exercise to frame the meeting’s broader focus on Florida’s higher education pathways and student outcomes. Dr. Kathleen Plinsky of Valencia College then gave an overview of the Florida College System and Valencia’s role in it, emphasizing Florida’s statewide articulation and transfer framework, open-access mission, affordability, and workforce alignment. She described Valencia’s record enrollment, high retention, large share of first-generation and working students, and partnerships such as Direct Connect to UCF, Osceola Prosper, and Open Door grants for short-term training. Members asked about guaranteed transfer, apprenticeships, enrollment trends, student demographics, out-of-state residency, county scholarship costs, dual enrollment outcomes, and barriers to expanding career dual enrollment. Dr. Plinsky said the system supports transfer and acceleration well, but funding constraints limit growth in some areas; she also noted that dual enrollment participation is high and that Valencia’s affordability and student support efforts have driven recent enrollment gains. Dr. Jim Clark of Florida State University followed with an overview of the State University System, describing its governance, performance-based funding, low tuition, and strong graduation and research outcomes. He highlighted FSU’s enrollment, research profile, transfer student success, FSU Health, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, partnerships with K-12 schools and Tallahassee State College, and efforts to expand nursing and medical education to address workforce shortages. After the presentations, the committee heard from a panel on student acceleration and mobility: Shannon Mercer of the Department of Education explained the Office of Articulation, the statewide course numbering system, FASTER records, the 2+2 transfer model, specialized AA transfer degrees, and credit for industry certifications, military, medical, and law-enforcement training. Panelists from Kaiser University, Florida State University, and Pinellas County Schools described their institutions’ roles in transfer, advising, career pathways, apprenticeships, and dual enrollment. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the portion provided.

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• It is unacceptable to punish students for an administrative oversight made by educators who are working
• The second one: 'Girl State was such a wonderful experience that taught very valuable life skills.
• Preventing students from attending due to an application error undermines that purpose of the program
• These students deserve the same opportunity to grow and learn that we had.' So.
• These students deserve the same opportunity to grow and learn that we had.

Committee: All HOUSE MANAGEMENT

Summary: House Management considered a series of House resolutions honoring individuals, teams, and organizations. Resolutions passed recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and commending CASA programs, the Mountain Home Bombers’ boys and girls cross-country championships, a corrected honor for a girls’ team roster, Mount St. Mary Academy’s state golf title, Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir, a local candy shop, Joe T. Robinson’s football and swim/dive state championships, Arkansas Tech University’s Golden Suns and their cross-country team, and North Little Rock’s girls basketball championship. One resolution honoring the Passion Play was pulled from the agenda and moved to regular session. Most of the honors were approved without opposition after brief presentations and no questions. The committee then took up House Resolution 1052, which drew extended discussion. Sponsors and several legislators argued that many Arkansas girls selected for Girls State were being denied participation because school counselors missed an application deadline, despite the students meeting requirements and similar deadline flexibility having been granted in prior years. They said the issue affected roughly 150 girls statewide, that the American Legion Auxiliary board had not been responsive to calls or requests for a meeting, and that the legislature was offering to help with space, funding, or volunteers if needed. Supporters framed the resolution as a matter of fairness, civic opportunity, and not punishing students for adult mistakes, especially since Boys State deadlines had been extended in some cases. Committee members asked about the impact on girls whose brothers were allowed to attend Boys State and whether the situation sent a negative message about equal opportunity. Sponsors said the girls were being treated unfairly and that the resolution was intended to urge the Auxiliary to allow participation. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the resolution. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The State Tuition Reimbursement Program has saved me thousands of dollars of my projected student loan
• We're trying Optimize our cyber force training through the development of cyber skills planned against
• that's where the C3 can also come in and help coordinate that piece when it comes to identifying skills
• and making sure we're activating the right people with the right skill set to respond to the incident
• Those specific skills that our cyber operators brought to the table dramatically reduced the timeline

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans heard a Department of Military Affairs presentation on bonding, tuition benefits, and cyber response. The department requested $3.5 million in design funding for a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, citing safety problems with the aging 1950s-era hangars and the need to improve the wing’s competitiveness for future federal military construction funding. It also sought $2.5 million for asset preservation at Army facilities statewide, emphasizing that state dollars are often matched by federal funds. A National Guard lieutenant also testified about the State Tuition Reimbursement Program, describing how it helped pay for her undergraduate and doctoral education and reduce student debt. The committee also received an update on Minnesota National Guard cyber operations, including the response to the July 2025 ransomware attack on the City of Saint Paul. Testimony described the cyber coordination cell’s role in planning, interagency coordination, and support during the incident, including helping re-image about 500 computers and assisting with network recovery. Members heard that the Guard’s cyber teams conduct extensive partner engagement and are prepared to support state and local entities when civil resources are exhausted and the incident exceeds local capacity. Three bills were then heard and advanced. Senate File 4075, as amended, would implement recommendations from the task force on Special Guerrilla Unit and regular forces veterans from the Secret War in Laos, including eligibility and benefit changes; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill to the full committee. Senate File 3956, as amended, would clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs may partner with veteran-serving organizations using nonmonetary resources to address food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention; it was also referred onward. Senate File 4056, as amended, would add veteran or military status as a protected class under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; testimony supported the change, including concerns about service members losing educational opportunities while on state active duty, and the bill was passed to the full committee.

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• Um Alohi Broad Giza, the Kame School's Kopal Lama student body president should Kame School's Maui student
• Members, can we and seven students.
• They help students with Waiʻanae High School and Nanakuli High School as well as, upstairs, we got students
• They help students with Waiʻanae High School and Nanakuli High School as well as, upstairs, we got students
• ,</c><01:30:42.239><c> including</c> school students, including school students, including Representative