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• Yeah, um, yeah, I mean I know there are hodgepodge efforts, but nothing on this scale that comes to mind
• It's a small-scale, local group of developers and guys, and the number of, I think, aside from the zoning
• developers<01:05:12.599> it's<01:05:12.760> a<01:05:12.960> small<01:05:13.240> scale
• it's a small scale like local guys<01:05:14.960> and guys and guys and um<01:05:16.839> the
• Two of the floors, you walk out to grade the way it's built into the hill, and then the third story is

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• She attends Aztec High School in the 12th grade.
• Barney is in the 11th grade enrolled in the Navajo...
• 11th grade enrolled in the Navajo tribe.
• He attends eighth grade at Santa Teresa Middle School.
• She's in third grade.

Keywords: 996, all

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• If y'all can get a card from us, that y'all did a great job and you can get a grade tonight, Mr.
• My kid, one of them, was abused by a fifth grade teacher, which is a problem we have in Texas, I might
• , middle grade, or J.
• To sections with children's books designated for K through 5th grade, middle grade, or YA is usually
• 5th through 8th grade, and YA is designated for 9th grade.

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.

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• Oh, we don't want to count the Hispanic students because that goes... against our grade.
• So that makes us have a bad grade.
• Imagine when you were in the ninth grade, 10th grade, and you... the ninth grade, 10th grade, and you
• maybe 8th grade, because I went to a 1A high school.
• So I want us to... eighth grade.

Bills: HJR 98, HB 142, HB 912, HB 2525, SCR 19, SB 66, SB 128, SB 209, SB 250, SB 317, SB 383, SB 393, SB 397, SB 517, SB 571, SB 612, SB 614, SB 715, SB 731, SB 801, SB 865, SB 867, SB 872, SB 905, SB 913, SB 945, SB 946, SB 986, SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1181, SB 1212, SB 1241, SB 1250, SB 1263, SB 1278, SB 1285, SB 1444, SB 1483, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1708, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 1844, SB 1854, SB 1957, SB 1965, SB 1999, SB 2056, SB 2082, SB 2119, SB 2133, SB 2138, SB 2203, SB 2221, SB 2337, SB 2340, SB 2373, SB 2419, SB 2422, SB 2452, SB 2477, SB 2487, SB 2501, SB 2533, SB 2586, SB 2587, SB 2615, SB 2622, SB 2633, SB 2675, SB 2681, SB 2690, SB 2713, SB 2717, SB 2753, SB 2781, SB 2782, SB 2835, SB 2841, SB 2857, SB 2891, SB 2929, SB 2933, SB 2994, SB 3016, SJR 3, SB 5, SB 29, SB 72, SB 326, SB 494, SB 509, SB 530, SB 616, SB 769, SB 783, SB 963, SB 985, SB 1143, SB 1172, SB 1238, SB 1267, SB 1271, SB 1273, SB 1506, SB 1759, SB 1786, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 2361, SB 1, SB 260, SB 1506, SB 1637, HJR 98, HJR 99, HJR 2, HJR 1, HB 1109, HB 1392, HB 22, HB 2525, HB 3093, HB 517, HB 912, HB 1130, HB 142, HB 1689, HB 2018, HB 136, HB 2884, HB 1393, HB 2730, HB 1399, HB 1244, HB 467, HB 331, HB 2559, HB 29, HB 26, HB 166, HB 353, HB 2000, HB 2756, HB 3248, HB 3513, HB 3204, HB 3135, HB 3012, HB 2763, HB 2523, HB 2457, HB 2415, HB 2198, HB 2143, HB 1708, HB 1672, HB 767, HB 1327, HB 2723, HB 451, HB 140, HB 109, HB 3096, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 29, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 56, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 74, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, SJR 36, SJR 50, SJR 63, SJR 59, SCR 12, SCR 39, SCR 48, SCR 19, SB 2023, SB 1844, SB 2533, SB 62, SB 666, SB 847, SB 284, SB 854, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 1505, SB 583, SB 507, SB 1434, SB 1772, SB 2016, SB 1163, SB 1122, SB 731, SB 397, SB 508, SB 1436, SB 287, SB 261, SB 1882, SB 393, SB 1791, SB 209, SB 2429, SB 1999, SB 511, SB 2309, SB 510, SB 1085, SB 1975, SB 2717, SB 1262, SB 636, SB 2056, SB 884, SB 517, SB 1200, SB 1845, SB 2681, SB 2458, SB 801, SB 3014, SB 3013, SB 758, SB 1013, SB 2797, SB 2076, SB 2876, SB 2929, SB 715, SB 1640, SB 2538, SB 1449, SB 986, SB 1181, SB 1359, SB 410, SB 1234, SB 2926, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 2972, SB 2841, SB 3016, SB 1856, SB 1528, SB 1373, SB 672, SB 2891, SB 1854, SB 317, SB 2539, SB 2532, SB 1250, SB 2082, SB 2203, SB 1285, SB 1454, SB 2520, SB 1237, SB 1586, SB 2819, SB 629, SB 2342, SB 2903, SB 2477, SB 3029, SB 1957, SB 375, SB 250, SB 777, SB 2367, SB 2703, SB 2608, SB 2965, SB 2521, SB 865, SB 2165, SB 2501, SB 2675, SB 2452, SB 2835, SB 872, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2177, SB 2460, SB 2785, SB 2373, SB 1660, SB 614, SB 867, SB 1608, SB 1525, SB 905, SB 640, SB 2487, SB 1698, SB 383, SB 705, SB 748, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1802, SB 2340, SB 2586, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 2994, SB 2747, SB 1950, SB 913, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1483, SB 1444, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1703, SB 2133, SB 2297, SB 2298, SB 2622, SB 2955, SB 3059, SB 2782, SB 2781, SB 2637, SB 2633, SB 2337, SB 2334, SB 1861, SB 2043, SB 1367, SB 946, SB 945, SB 2857, SB 128, SB 571, SB 1263, SB 3058, SB 612, SB 2221, SB 2587, SB 2044, SB 2363, SB 2713, SB 2311, SB 1986, SB 2565, SB 2943, SB 1888, SB 2417, SB 3048, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3036, SB 3057, SB 3056, SB 3043, SB 3037, SB 3050, SB 3063, SB 3047, SB 3035, SB 2446, SB 466, SB 2611, SB 2794, SB 2105, SB 2017, SB 1790, SB 1778, SB 1730, SB 2995, SB 2847, SB 205, SB 2619, SB 1903, SB 203, SB 3061, SB 1581, SB 2600, SB 2799, SB 2790, SB 2688, SB 2515, SB 1230, SB 876, SB 2522, SB 2639, SB 2137, SB 2519, SB 2403, SB 2459, SB 3051, SB 2655, SB 2251, SB 2764, SB 2878, SB 1884, SB 111, SB 582, SB 2617, SB 1835, SB 2751, SB 2959, SB 250, SB 614, SB 865, SB 872, SB 905, SB 986, SB 1113, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1525, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 2487, SB 2586, SB 2675, SB 2690, SB 2929, HB 912, HB 2525, SB 1844, SB 2533, SB 1957, SB 1999, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 3016, SR 469, SB 29, SB 326, SB 494, SB 530, SB 769, SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 1506, HJR 34, HB 42, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 632, HB 668, HB 677, HB 766, HB 1105, HB 1160, HB 1169, HB 1592, HB 1778, HB 1781, HB 1868, HB 2017, HB 2038, HB 2128, HB 2240, HB 2316, HB 2510, HB 2516, HB 2563, HB 2582, HB 2663, HB 2712, HB 2715, HB 2760, HB 2788, HB 3010, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3120, HB 3146, HB 3157, HB 3305, HB 3348, HB 3464, HB 3474, HB 3505, HB 3512, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 3686, HB 3783, HB 3860, HB 4063, HB 4081, HB 4214, HB 4215, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4325, HB 4361, HB 4386, HB 4395, HB 4665, HB 4783, HB 5032, HB 5180, HJR 34, HB 42, HB 198, HB 247, HB 367, HB 449, HB 632, HB 668, HB 677, HB 766, HB 1105, HB 1160, HB 1169, HB 1592, HB 1778, HB 1781, HB 1868, HB 2017, HB 2038, HB 2128, HB 2240, HB 2316, HB 2510, HB 2516, HB 2563, HB 2582, HB 2663, HB 2712, HB 2715, HB 2760, HB 2788, HB 3010, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3120, HB 3146, HB 3157, HB 3305, HB 3348, HB 3464, HB 3474, HB 3505, HB 3512, HB 3560, HB 3597, HB 3686, HB 3783, HB 3860, HB 4063, HB 4081, HB 4214, HB 4215, HB 4224, HB 4273, HB 4325, HB 4361, HB 4386, HB 4395, HB 4665, HB 4783, HB 5032, HB 5180

Keywords: Article V, federal government, fiscal restraints, constitutional amendment, term limits, HB 142, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, Office of Inspector General, OIG, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, recovery audit contractor, RAC, overpayment recovery, underpayment, fraud, waste, abuse, provider enrollment

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• , and Landry who's in fourth grade.
• But by law now, right now, the staffing ratio in... grades K-3 is 22 to 1. Yes, ma'am.
• So tuition didn't go up for all grades.
• It didn't go up in the grades that couldn't use the voucher.
• It only increased for the grades using a voucher. Do you have any idea why?

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• Despite this, I was back in the classroom just a week later, teaching, grading, and holding office hours
• and my daughter and the other despite this I was back in the classroom just a week later teaching grading
• When school is in session, I often don't leave the lab until grades are calculated, experiments are complete
• When school is in session, I often don't leave the lab until grades are calculated, experiments are complete
• At the Harvard Art Museums, he also graded weekly assignments, midterm papers, and final papers for a

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing with about 43 witnesses and a 1:00 p.m. hard stop, and the chair repeatedly asked speakers to keep testimony to three minutes. Much of the hearing focused on S. 747/H. 1336, which would extend paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance to graduate student workers. Supporters included legislators, union leaders, graduate workers from MIT, Harvard, BU, WPI, UMass Lowell, and others, and legal advocates. They argued graduate workers perform full-time teaching and research work, pay taxes, and should not be excluded from basic safety-net benefits; several witnesses described personal hardships involving childbirth, serious illness, mental health crises, funding cuts, or fear of losing income. Testifiers also said the change would be revenue-neutral or revenue-generating and would not create major administrative burdens for universities, which already provide similar benefits to other employees. The committee also heard testimony on insurance-related bills. Christopher Stock of the Massachusetts Insurance Federation supported H. 1113 on public adjusters and H. 1345/S. 753 on flood-zone notifications for homebuyers, but opposed H. 4112, which would add a $2 surcharge on home insurance policies to fund fire cistern programs. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council strongly supported H. 1345, saying flood disclosure is needed because Massachusetts lacks statewide flood-notification requirements and flooding risks are increasing. Karen Alvarado supported H. 4352 on travel insurance, and John Fielding supported H. 1186 on pet insurance; both said the bills would create uniform regulatory frameworks and consumer protections. Rep. LeBoeuf testified for H. 4061 on workers’ compensation premium fraud, describing the bill as a transparency measure to combat fraud in construction by creating a public certificate-of-insurance database and QR-code verification system. Joe Bright of the carpenters’ union also supported H. 4061, citing fraud, misclassification, and the harm to injured workers. The hearing also included testimony on H. 4112, a bill to create a statewide fire suppression water resource fund and cistern program. Rep. Hogan and a Stowe fire chief described drought, brush fires, and the need for dedicated cisterns in communities without municipal water systems, saying the tanks provide reliable water for firefighting and are relatively low-tech once installed. Committee members asked questions about tank capacity, siting, maintenance, and funding. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• state's test scores, because as we all know, our graduation rates are really high, and so are our grades
• My question for this bill is why is the test given at grade eight?
• So my question is, why grade eight and why not a year that is a lot earlier in their developmental process
• I thought we changed it to grade 6th and 7th, but I could be wrong.
• Okay, so maybe it was just a typo, but I did, we did work to implement it in earlier grades because we

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The meeting was an Arkansas Boy State House session that began with welcoming remarks, introductions of legislators and guests, a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then considered several bills, with members using questions, pro and con speeches, and repeated motions for immediate consideration to end debate. The first House bill, on increasing funding for rural health care through a 10% tax on individuals earning at least $300,000, drew concerns about fairness, long-term funding, and whether it would improve quality of care; it failed 24-51. House Bill 1002, which would fund more teachers for rural schools and limit how many subjects they teach, also drew debate over funding sources and teacher burnout; it failed 38-36. House Bill 1003, creating the Arkansas Act of 26 to regulate AI data centers through local zoning and a 10% tax for conservation, passed after debate over local control, jobs, and federal versus state authority. House Bill 1004, which would reduce vehicle registration fees and shift transportation funding, failed 20-46 amid concerns about road funding and budget impacts. The chamber then moved to Senate bills. Senate Bill 1, aimed at fighting food insecurity by incentivizing healthier SNAP purchases through a Double Bucks-style program, passed 43-27. Senate Bill 2, requiring reading tests in earlier middle school grades and state tutoring for students who fail, passed overwhelmingly 67-6. Senate Bill 3, reducing the individual and corporate income tax rate from 3.7% to 3% to address cost of living and attract business, passed 53-15. Senate Bill 4, creating a mixed-use zoning grant program funded by a 1% hotel tourism tax to support affordable housing and downtown development, passed 51-7. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.

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• serve in is so beautiful, so well put together, and so inspiring not only to us, but to all of sixth-grade
• serve in is so beautiful, so well put together, and so inspiring not only to us, but to all of sixth-grade
• serve in is so beautiful, so well put together, and so inspiring not only to us, but to all of sixth-grade
• serve in is so beautiful, so well put together, and so inspiring not only to us, but to all of sixth-grade
• serve in is so beautiful, so well put together, and so inspiring not only to us, but to all of sixth-grade

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Torkelson gave a long farewell-style floor speech reflecting on his legislative career, thanking colleagues, staff, family, and voters, and sharing anecdotes from his early campaigns and years in office. He emphasized the importance of listening to constituents, working across party lines, and not holding grudges after disagreements. He also praised the Minnesota Capitol, Cass Gilbert’s design, and the renovation work, and noted his service on committees including Transportation, Capital Investment, Ways and Means, and redistricting. A major theme of the speech was bipartisanship and institutional respect. Torkelson described working with members from both parties, including House leaders and committee counterparts, and said the House’s tied balance had forced more work to the committee level and produced bipartisan outcomes. He warned against using redistricting as a political weapon and urged Minnesota not to follow that path. He also thanked specific staff members and mentioned his family, including his daughter, who works as a lobbyist. The speech did not involve a bill debate or recorded vote. It concluded with a call for legislators to keep learning from one another and to find practical paths forward while staying true to their values, ending with a quotation from Ecclesiastes and applause.

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• graduation requirements except for passing required assessments or earning at least a cumulative 2 point O Grade
• It's beginning at age 12 or 7th grade.
• However, in Florida, we have proactively in in place for some time now to begin at age 12 or in 7th grade
• and self advocacy and self advocacy as one of the main priorities beginning at age 12 and during 7th grade
• warning system and which schools and school districts are looking at students that they be are not at grade

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• Lyle joined his first band when he was in the 9th grade with his FFA friends when he was.
• When he was in the 9th grade, and then while attending Texas A&M University, he went on to continue his
• I'd like to say, uh, welcome to the outstanding students of the 7th grade class at Notre Dame Catholic
• institution of higher education or career school or college for a student meeting certain income and grade
• development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade

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• DeMay, while you're walking up, I'll just tell you that I, many years ago in the eighth grade, attended
• It's been too long, but I was in eighth grade. It was like a middle school of some sort. Okay.
• When I first joined Youth in Government in 8th grade, I was amazed by how many students from across the
• we'll say, Representative Lawrence's school at the end of last school year, I finished my seventh-grade
• Wouldn't it make sense that you have MCA data for reading, math, and science for fifth and eighth grade

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• And superintendent shared a story of a 12 year-old girl who graduate the 8th grade heard of.
• first day of school to announce a year and a half. 427, 427 kids that came in to our system. 1, 2, grade
• , 3 different 3 grade levels behind where they were and are graduating because of the standardized far

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• In Spring Valley, a sixth grade teacher at Kingsland Public School with 44 teachers and 500 students
• Valley, a sixth grade teacher at Kingsland<00:30:59.039> Public<00:30:59.360> School<00
• I am a fifth- and sixth-grade language arts and reading teacher in Kingsland Public Schools.
• There this is not as my fifth grade<00:54:03.680> teacher,<00:54:04.000> Mrs.
• Blley, taught me grade teacher, Mrs.

Bills: HF238, HF3381, HF3754, HF1049

Keywords: microenterprise home kitchen operation, cottage food, home-based food business, home kitchen license, homemade food, prepared food, food entrepreneur, small food business, cottage food law, food safety training, ServSafe, food handler license, agriculture department, Minnesota food law, residential kitchen, local zoning, consumer labeling, allergen labeling, unpasteurized juice, time/temperature control for safety food

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• In Spring Valley, a sixth-grade teacher at Kingsland Public School, which has 44 teachers and just 500
• In Spring Valley,<00:10:03.720> a<00:10:03.800> sixth-grade<00:10:04.320> teacher
• ><00:10:04.720> at Valley, a sixth-grade teacher at Valley, a sixth-grade teacher at Kingsland
• I'm a sixth-grade teacher in ISD 196, actually at Valley Middle School.
• :17.560> actually<00:12:18.040> at sixth-grade teacher in 196, actually at sixth-grade

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I attend public school in Alabama when I was 11 years old and in the fifth grade.
• When I was old and in the fifth grade, I was sent home regarding such education.
• My name is Saw Carter and I'm a seventh grade student at the University Charter School in Livingston,
• student at the University Charter grade student at the University Charter School<00:43:26.480> in
• Youth who choose to be sexually abstinent statistically have grades that are higher in school, greater

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• It wasn't until I was in fifth grade that I really caught on.
• But from my time as a kindergartener to fifth grade, I was the main translator for my community.
• It wasn't until I was in fifth grade<00:14:08.399> that<00:14:08.560> I<00:14:08.720>
• > really<00:14:08.959> caught grade that I really caught grade that I really caught on.<00
• But from my time as a kindergartener to<00:14:12.720> fifth<00:14:12.959> grade,<00:14:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I had also heard that those at-grade boulevard proposals scored the highest when MnDOT did a community
• I had also heard that those at-grade boulevard proposals scored the highest when MnDOT did a community
• Boulevard options and um so do grade Boulevard options and um so do they<01:14:47.520> have<01
• Rudine mentioned when we're talking about stopping doing the at-grade or the boulevard solution for I
• doing the at grade or the boulevard<01:32:06.840> solution<01:32:07.280> for boulevard

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Reading scores in every single grade level but one have gone up. ...but one have gone up.
• And one of those great teachers is here with us today, Monica Brewington, a fifth-grade teacher from
• When I took office, only 35% of Arkansas kids could read at grade level. It was a crisis.
• By third grade, a child must be able to read in order to learn.

Summary: The meeting was the opening of the Arkansas General Assembly’s 2026 fiscal session, beginning with quorum calls, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor of the day, nurse of the day, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices, and family and friends of legislators. The House adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address, appointed committees to notify the Senate and the Governor, and later received the Senate into the chamber before recessing for the joint session. In the joint session, members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Stan Berry, then heard Governor Sanders’s fiscal session address. Her remarks focused heavily on the proposed budget and her administration’s priorities: fully funding education and the LEARNS Act, supporting teachers and literacy efforts, funding public safety and corrections, expanding the 1033 initiative to move people from crisis to career, and holding down government growth while pursuing further income tax cuts. She also highlighted economic development, low cost of living, and support for veterans, while emphasizing conservative policy themes and thanking several Arkansans whose stories illustrated the administration’s agenda. No substantive legislation was debated or voted on beyond the adoption of House Resolution 1001 and the procedural motions to adjourn the joint session and then adjourn the House until the next day. The House announced that Joint Budget would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.

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• requires the Department of Education to offer the classic learning assessment to students in 9th and 10th grade
• and 11th grade for free. ...to students in 9th and 10th grade and 11th grade for free.

Summary: The subcommittee reviewed multiple methods of finance and construction items, including projects for Arkansas State University, Black River Technical College, UAMS, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and UCA. The UAPB Allied Health and Sciences Building appeared both as a method of finance and as an alternative delivery construction project, with East Harding Construction selected and AMR Architects as designer. Members approved the methods of finance, the alternative delivery project, and several discretionary grants, including Department of Health grants for a heart attack center designation and community health worker training, and DHS grants related to homeless services, behavioral health transition support, and an enabling technology pilot. The committee then reviewed service contracts, including RFQs, construction-related contracts, intergovernmental agreements, and a large number of out-of-state and in-state contracts. Testimony focused heavily on DHS staffing and state hospital contracts, the Arkansas State Police seatbelt survey, AEDC’s lithium supply chain analysis, and Shared Administrative Services’ new SuccessFactors performance-management contract. Members asked detailed questions about contract nursing costs, turnover, hiring timelines, and whether some contracts were being renewed or amended beyond their original projected costs. DHS and Veterans Affairs officials explained staffing shortages, retention incentives, and the use of contract labor as a supplement to state employees. Several contracts drew scrutiny and were held for further review. Representative Wardlaw raised concerns about projected costs and repeated amendments on the Department of Education security contract and on DHS staffing contracts, arguing that some had exceeded their original projected totals. The committee voted to hold contracts 5, 7, and 8 until Friday, while adopting the remaining contracts. The meeting ended after informational reports on service contract amendments without material change, executed contracts, and emergency procurements were presented, with no further business before adjournment.

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• requires the Department of Education to offer the classic learning assessment to students in 9th and 10th grade
• and 11th grade for free. ...to students in 9th and 10th grade and 11th grade for free, and so they are

Keywords: 1204, all