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• So you've kind of steered the ship in a completely different direction.
• and/or student safety.
• It's my understanding that they are, or they just completed one. Mr.
• It's my understanding that they are or they just completed one. Mr.
• Students aren't terribly happy about it, but it is what it is.

Summary: The committee first heard an update on Topok Elementary School District’s long-running noncompliance with Arizona’s Uniform System of Financial Records. The Auditor General’s office explained the USFR noncompliance process and reported that Topok had made substantial progress, correcting many deficiencies in areas such as open meeting law, procurement, payroll, attendance reporting, property control, and information technology. The district’s superintendent and staff described the corrective actions they had taken, the use of outside consultants, and their plan to maintain compliance through stronger leadership, training, and consistent procedures. Members praised the district’s progress and asked about the remaining deficiencies and the status of the 3% state-aid withholding, which the Auditor General said would be addressed by the State Board of Education. The committee then considered a request for a fourth school safety special audit, tied to concerns raised by Representative Martinez about Phoenix Union High School District and school violence response practices. The Auditor General said the proposed audit would be a new topic focused on policies and procedures for responding to credible threats of violence and allegations of staff misconduct affecting student safety, and could include Phoenix Union in the sample. Representative Martinez described a fatal 2024 shooting, weapons incidents, and concerns about district oversight. The committee approved the motion 10-0. Next, staff presented the fiscal years 2027-2028 school district performance audit schedule, describing 26 randomly selected school districts and career and technical education districts, plus 84 planned follow-ups. The Auditor General said the schedule is intended to shorten the average time between audits and that the school audits division is now fully staffed. Members asked about county coverage and the inclusion of ESA accountability, but the schedule was ultimately presented for review rather than approval. The committee also heard a detailed federal compliance audit presentation on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administered by DES. The Auditor General reported repeated findings involving missing provider documentation, questioned costs, and FFATA reporting errors, including a 2024 sample that led to questioning $2.88 million in costs. The office recommended stronger documentation, record retention, reporting procedures, and staff training; DES concurred and said it would correct the findings in 2026. Members discussed the limits of the single-audit scope, the possibility of a broader special audit, and the federal government’s recent actions on CCDF oversight in other states. Finally, the committee considered and discussed a special audit request for CCDF that would broaden review to provider oversight, licensing, site visits, and billing accuracy across multiple state agencies, with estimated costs of $547,000 to $625,000 and a projected report date of July 31, 2027.

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• . students.
• Say the student got an A.
• . students.
• I am a proud student leader.
• They are completely recorded, right? They're completely recorded from start to finish.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So once you hear the buzzer, we ask that you wrap up and complete your testimony.
• I've advised students on their thesis projects. Thank you.
• And I still show up because that's how important it is to me to go to bat for my students since my students
• Educators want to be in their classrooms with their students.
• Educators want to be in their classrooms with their students.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on employment rights legislation, especially the Protect Labor Act (H. 2086/S. 1327), which would create state-level labor protections if federal private-sector labor law is weakened or struck down, and would also add protections such as bans on captive audience meetings, virtual elections, stronger misclassification rules, and protections for health care workers and immigrant workers. Supporters from the AFL-CIO, nurses, SEIU, UAW, building trades, teachers, graduate workers, and policy groups argued that the bill is needed because of Trump administration actions, Project 2025, and threats to the NLRA and NLRB. They described the bill as a “trigger” law meant to preserve organizing and bargaining rights in Massachusetts if federal protections disappear or if the NLRB declines jurisdiction over certain workers. The committee also heard testimony on bills to restore a limited right to strike for certain public employees (H. 2078/S. 1311 or related filings). Supporters, including a representative, educators, and labor advocates, said the current ban on public employee strikes weakens good-faith bargaining and leaves workers without leverage to secure wages, staffing, and student supports. They argued that strikes are used as a last resort and that legalizing them under defined conditions would improve negotiations and better reflect the realities of recent teacher strikes in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Municipal Association opposed the strike bills, warning that public employee strikes are already prohibited by state law, that strikes disrupt students and communities, and that local governments face budget constraints under Proposition 2 1/2. The committee also took testimony on paid family and medical leave bills (S. 1351/H. 2110 and S. 1352), which would improve notice to workers, expand public reporting on claim denials and demographics, and fix a technical definition issue that has limited access for some covered contract workers. Witnesses from legal aid, policy organizations, and a small business owner said the changes would improve transparency, equity, and access to benefits without imposing major burdens on employers. Additional testimony supported a railroad sick leave bill and a private construction transparency bill, with Senator Keenan urging favorable action on both. No votes were taken during the hearing; members asked questions, and several witnesses and legislators requested favorable reports on the bills.

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• However, I'm not practicing that cursive as a student. I don't have that proficiency as a student.
• No bigger than 4 students in a group. So anywhere from one to 3 or 4 to one students to tutor.
• Compare in terms of student outcomes and student engagement.
• for those elementary students.
• students needing more support.

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• She has shared that work to help schools better respond to students in need.
• And from approximately 100 eligible students, only the top candidates were selected.
• We didn't want to touch that until the study is complete.
• We didn't want to touch that until the study is complete.
• That completes the work there. There are bills in conference.

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• Patient care, research, and student financial aid.
• The final category of funds we receive from the federal government goes to our students.
• Over 1.7 billion for Pell grants, scholarships, student loans, and work-study programs.
• Much of this funding goes directly to the students who need it the very most.
• Billions of dollars to students throughout California.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That really hurt students.
• That really hurt students.
• That really hurt students.
• That really hurt students.
• educate the most students. It's a city. educate the most students. It's a city.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It has nothing at all to do with the completion of high-speed rail.
• We bus over 10,000 students a day and travel over 2.5 million miles a year.
• We bus over 10,000 students a day and travel over 2.5 million miles a year.
• We give over 6,000 rides a day to these students, and that keeps cars off the road.
• I completed the registration.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several transportation-related bills, beginning with AB 431 on advanced air mobility. The author and supporters from AUVSI, Joby Aviation, United Airlines, Wisk Aero, the City of Long Beach, and Archer said the bill would create a statewide plan and technical framework for eVTOL/advanced air mobility infrastructure, public outreach, and local implementation. No opposition testified, and the bill passed the committee as amended to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call. Members then took up AB 630 on abandoned or hazardous RVs. The author and supporters, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office, argued the bill would curb a cycle in which inoperable RVs are towed, auctioned cheaply, and returned to the streets by predatory buyers, while adding notice, recovery, and reporting requirements. Opponents from Western Center on Law and Poverty and ACLU California Action warned the bill would destroy RVs that serve as shelter for unhoused residents and could worsen homelessness. After discussion about the bill’s focus on dismantling rather than towing, the committee passed AB 630 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 314, which would support transit-oriented development around planned and existing high-speed rail stations; AB 1223, which gives Sacramento County communities more flexibility to use local transportation revenues for related infrastructure supporting infill development; AB 1111, which adds flexibility to the zero-emission school bus transition for rural and disadvantaged districts; AB 1190, which caps fees charged by DMV business partners and requires clearer disclosure of the official DMV site; AB 987, which limits unreasonable towing fees and related charges; and AB 911, which creates a narrow exemption from Advanced Clean Fleets rules for telecommunications bucket trucks and sail-on-wheels used in emergencies. Most bills drew support from local governments, industry, or consumer groups, while AB 1111 and AB 911 drew opposition from clean transportation and environmental advocates concerned about weakening emissions goals. All of the bills were reported out as amended to the Committee on Appropriations, with recorded roll-call votes and several members adding their names as co-authors or supporters.

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• . students. students.
• ><01:07:43.200> students<01:07:43.520> happier, students will make our students happier
• commitment to New Hampshire students. commitment to New Hampshire students.
• instruction or other student services. instruction or other student services.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We are also requesting that section two of this measure be removed completely, and we've suggested alternate
• and we've suggested removed completely and we've suggested alternate<00:05:28.520> language<00
• We definitely appreciate the state's intent to create more internship opportunities for students.
• We definitely appreciate the state's intent to create more internship opportunities for students.
• internship opportunities for uh students internship opportunities for uh students we<00:28:52.960

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• color="aaaaaa">an appearance form and hand it the committee should complete
• We 3 students here.
• We 3 students here.
• We 3 students here.
• lives of these students.