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• Stand up for our iron workers.
• steel workers and we all became steel workers.
• school workers. They are not seasonal. school workers. They are not seasonal.
• for all workers. Please vote green. for all workers. Please vote green.
• Things like our hourly school workers, by our state and federal workers, by our state and federal workers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• children, received direct education. children, received direct education.
• workers.
• <01:59:14.000> who<01:59:14.239> devoted the educators and leaders who devoted the educators
• <02:10:24.719> and been removed from this is education and been removed from this is education
• just uh wondering about the education just uh wondering about the education and<02:13:04.960>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Seasonal workers are temp workers, whether it's signature verification for the the millions of petitions
• Temp workers are seasonal employees to review that our full time.
• People addresses of our poll workers and what not.
• I'm an election worker also.
• No one wants for workers to be harassed.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That will enhance our educational technology infrastructure.
• It creates the Educational. Technology Infrastructure Fund.
• Oh, what's Any done to pass the Senate bill 13 on education.
• I'm the Education Director and Attorney with the New Mexico.
• Thank you for working with our education committee.

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• Fine: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THE EDUCATION COMPONENT IS SOMETIMES SOMETHING OUTSIDE A CURRICULUM FOR
• MANY STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INTERNSHIPS WORKED AS AN EDUCATION COMPONENT TO THAT BUT A LOT
• INTO SIGNING AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO FAIR PAY AND LET'S BE HONEST, NO WORKER OPTS OUT OF FAIR WAGES.
• IS A JONES, RAIN JOHNSON OR BETH >> SOONER OR LATER WORKERS. >> Sen.
• CAME BOTH FROM THE BOARD EDUCATION IN 1964.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• S-1403 by Senator Lagana establishes education requirements for certain officers on the State Board of
• Instead of once again picking winners and losers, deciding which workers deserve exemptions...
• A-4947 by Assembly Member Hutchinson revises continuing education requirements for real estate...
• Member Hutchinson revises continuing education requirements for real estate licensees and regulation
• of certain real estate continuing education providers, instructors, and courses.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• About three days worth of education. Okay. Thank you.
• Aside from the $1 billion-plus they provide public education.
• They're putting themselves and and and our workers at risk and workers with the contracting industry
• And I see the workers there all the time.
• Workforce Commission and the Higher Education Coordinating Board, and our public education schools, TEA

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Everybody can be safe, not just the inmates, but the workers, the social workers, attorneys that can
• Not just the inmates, but the workers, the social workers, attorneys that can offer help will be able
• Mell can talk about this, continuing education requirements.
• Mell can talk about this, continuing education requirements.
• they're going through the education they're going through the education process<01:46:10.840>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I am a member of Sembrando Semillas Day Labor Workers Center, which is affiliated with NDLON.
• AB 2635 sits at the intersection of environmental justice, workers' rights, and small business, and I
• We know that it works, so we want to put it to work for our students seeking higher education.
• California is currently facing a housing crisis in its public higher education system.
• Higher education should open doors for students, not leave them looking for one.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We prepare some driver, education curriculum for for high schools.
• So we have a dislocated worker. Hear his name is Ryan.
• So we've gone from dislocated worker to know I have more wages for my family.
• worker training program.
• And the last one I'll highlight is the artificial intelligence, incumbent worker training pilot.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This proposal is a benefit restriction bill, not a nutrition education bill.
• Education creates lasting change.
• What works is education and incentive programs.
• Education creates a lasting change.
• What works is education and incentive programs?

Summary: The committee heard a series of child and family services bills, with testimony from authors, county officials, advocates, and members of the public. AB 2083 would authorize a regional child care special district for Marina Valley and Paris; there was no public opposition, but a vice chair raised concerns about lack of outreach to Riverside County and possible added fees for residents. The bill was held pending quorum and later noted as enjoying a due pass recommendation, though no final roll was taken in the excerpt. AB 1579, which expands the Children’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program to allow additional CDSS-approved residential models, drew strong support from San Francisco County, Seneca Family of Agencies, and several counties and advocacy groups, who argued the current crisis residential model is financially and operationally unworkable and leaves youth in hospitals or emergency departments. The Youth Law Center and allied organizations opposed the bill, saying it departs from the original small, community-based crisis model and could lead to more institutional care. The committee passed the bill 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 1628 would extend California’s safe surrender window for newborns from 72 hours to 30 days. The author and fire service supporters said the change would better reflect postpartum recovery and help prevent unsafe abandonment; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 1634, dealing with the “Kids” specialty license plate program, sought to raise plate fees and revise distribution formulas to generate more revenue for child safety and child care programs. Supporters said the update would modernize outdated 1992 pricing and expand county access, while a committee member objected that the bill would reallocate funds away from state agencies and private nonprofits; the bill was moved on a 5-0 vote with some members not voting. AB 1643 would streamline child support enrollment by having courts transmit support orders directly to child support agencies unless a custodial parent opts out. Supporters said automatic enrollment would reduce poverty and remove paperwork barriers, while opponents warned it could undermine parent choice and create problems for families with sensitive circumstances. The committee passed the bill 6-0. AB 1708 would require regions receiving HHAP homelessness funds to more meaningfully engage smaller cities; many city officials supported it as a way to include jurisdictions that are doing local homelessness work, while Los Angeles’ mayor’s office opposed it. The bill passed 5-0. AB 2395 would standardize access to the child support debt reduction program; supporters described it as a way to help low-income obligors escape uncollectible government-owed debt, while receiving parents and child support agencies warned it could reduce money owed to families and needs more work. The bill passed 4-0. The committee then began AB 1914, which would require local governments to plan for child care in general plans; supporters framed child care as essential infrastructure, while at least one member raised concerns about state mandates on local jurisdictions, and the excerpt ends before any vote.

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• pool of available workers. pool of available workers.
• One of the areas of significant spending growth in the forecast is special education.
• c> our<01:26:26.000> businesses Motans, our workers and our businesses Motans, our workers
• Paid time off for workers.
• > Teachers, nurses, construction workers, Teachers, nurses, construction workers, regular<01:33:04.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• bill affirms CRNA's ability to provide anesthesia services independently, consistent with their education
• My name is Sarah Whipple, I'm with the Sex Workers Outreach Project in Sacramento.
• We work with both adult consensual sex workers and people who have been trafficked.
• When you invest in housing, education, health care, these things matter.
• Hornan's with job-based coverage are facing higher out-of-pocket costs with a share of workers with a

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Additionally, the offender would have to receive a request from an administrator, educator, or security
• Uh, I want to say we are working with stakeholders to make sure that all types of utility workers are
• they were utility workers, um, and we even had utility workers from other parts of the state, out of
• They were harassed, assaulted specifically for being utility workers, and I do want to say that.
• That these workers were targeted because they were utility workers, even someone mad about their water

Bills: HB316

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding

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• skilled regenerative agriculture workers skilled regenerative agriculture workers in<00:10:40.079
• We have a Minnesota Department of Education-approved adult basic education and GED consortium that is
• We have a Minnesota Department of Education-approved adult basic education and GED consortium that is
• We have a Minnesota Department of Education-approved adult basic education and GED consortium that is
• Summit has historically been developing the ecosystem to address the worker shortage.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• reforms, including career technical education.
• , the Hispanic Education Act, the Multilingual Education Act, those $500,000 amounts.
• New Mexico's education system was not providing a uniform nor sufficient education to all students.
• its education system than other states and continues to make educational investments despite ongoing
• That's more tracking poll workers across the state.

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The meeting began as an informal education budget work group focused on reviewing a revised House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenario and flagging concerns rather than taking votes. Staff outlined the main changes from the LFC recommendation, including moving the statewide student information system appropriation, adding funding for the Black, Bilingual, Multicultural and Hispanic Education Act, universal school meals overrun costs, an evidence-based CTE pilot with a 50% local match, STEM network funding, wellness room pilots, Martinez-Yazzie action plan items, and changes to innovation zone and out-of-school time appropriations. A separate handout on the seven-year CTE pilot explained spending patterns, reversions, and possible federal maintenance-of-effort concerns if the state continues funding beyond a true pilot. Members then debated CTE extensively, with several arguing it improves attendance, graduation, and career readiness and should be sustained or expanded, especially in rural areas, while staff and others emphasized that much of the current funding has gone to general operational costs rather than intentional program design and that regional or matched funding models may be more effective. Members also discussed STEM and math initiatives, the need for more industry involvement, and whether the proposed match requirements would be too burdensome for smaller districts and BIE schools. The discussion also covered the Black, Hispanic, and Multilingual Education Acts and the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit. Some members stressed that the acts should be explicitly named in the budget language and not merely implied, while staff said the scenario reaffirms prior commitments by building the costs into agency operating budgets. Members raised concerns about charter school hold-harmless funding, declining enrollment, and the need to align spending with the needs of at-risk students. The work group ended the education portion without any votes, with staff noting they would incorporate the feedback and return with clarifications, including on CTE funding, the educational acts, and the charter hold-harmless item. The meeting then shifted to the child well-being and early childhood work group, where staff presented a revised Early Childhood Education and Care Department scenario. The proposal moved money toward child care assistance and early pre-K, kept the FIT program funding level unchanged, and used a mix of trust fund, TANF, federal, and operating-budget adjustments to close part of the gap between the executive and LFC recommendations. Members questioned the policy direction, especially the shift toward infant and toddler care and pre-K expansion, the impact on school-age child care, and the implications for continuity of care and provider costs. Staff explained that the scenario prioritizes younger children and at-risk families, includes language for a wage and career ladder, and would require legislation to raise the early childhood trust fund distribution cap from 500 to 525. Members also discussed a separate proposed CYFD pilot bill (HB 65), which would be distinct from ECECD funding. No votes were taken, and staff said they would return with more cost information on full pre-K plus wraparound care. A final work group reviewed C2 and Department of Information Technology-related appropriations. Staff compared the LFC and executive recommendations for new funding and reauthorizations, noting that the LFC generally limited new projects while the executive funded more. Members discussed several IT modernization requests, including the Secretary of State’s voter registration and election management systems, the Spaceport Authority, Game and Fish, the State Engineer’s WATERS system, ECECD’s FitKids and EPIC replacement discovery, and Aging and Long-Term Services’ enterprise system modernization. The main themes were whether to fund planning versus full replacement, how to avoid piecemeal spending, and whether new systems should wait for incoming leadership. The Secretary of State’s office said its system is nearing end of life and the planning funds would help prepare a realistic replacement request, while other agencies described aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and the need for modernization. The work group did not vote on any of the items and ended with staff noting additional follow-up on funding needs and reauthorization details.

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• <00:01:16.600> that's<00:01:16.759> a Education that's a Education that's a lot<00:01:18.799
• They also coordinate continuing education programs for librarians and educators.
• and by extension the educational and by extension the educational experience<01:12:47.360> of
• <01:14:44.400> of Information Technology educators of Information Technology educators of
• <01:31:40.000> are unexpected Public Library workers are unexpected Public Library workers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill has gained widespread support from school districts and educational organizations throughout
• He held a press conference making this announcement across the street from Big Picture Educational Academy
• He held a press conference making this announcement across the street from Big Picture Educational Academy
• That is why it is important that we have trusted adults like parents, educators, mentors, family members
• He understood that it was his job to bring the voices of workers into the halls of government.

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• You go through the State Board of Education.
• And so when we're going out for bonds and overrides, it's not just going to educate our children.
• House Bill 4033, an act amending section 15491, A.R.S., relating to education bond elections.
• Education bond elections. You've heard the third read of House Bill 4033.
• With your permission, the Education Committee will be meeting in five minutes. Chairman Griffin.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We also saw how educators came together in 2020 to collect signatures for the Invest in Education Act
• We also saw how educators came together in 2020 to collect signatures for the Invest in Education Act
• We talk about education.
• We talk about education.
• what education should be.

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.