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• students.
• And so social mobility becomes really important for a lot. of our students and what our education does
• We started with 40 students in 2009, 40 medical students, and you can see We now have over 1,334 students
• students, approximately 90% of our students are women.
• 100,000 students.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• For many students, particularly students in low-income communities and students of color, that number
• Only 26% of low-income students and 20% of Black students and 26% of Latino students are performing at
• Diego students.
• Diego students.
• But between students...

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Congratulations to all the student athletes. Further points of personal privilege.
• Student athletes are the very best of our community.
• Or a student with high lung capacity from swimming? Because again, it's unfair.
• Or a student with high lung capacity from swimming? Because again, it's unfair.
• My colleague earlier talked about reflecting upon watching students play sports.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So could this discourage mobility by financially incentivizing property owners not to sell?
• Would this discourage mobility? Guess, hypothetically, it could.
• and then we have nontraditional students.
• All students of all races and ethnicities qualify. Have received this.
• It should not be any difference between those students and what and the amount that they are awarded.

Bills: HJR1024, SB1316, SB1491, SB1552, SB1679, SB1877, SB2040, SB2133, SB2153, SB2174, SB2180, SB227, SJR39, SJR47, SJR48

Keywords: Judicial Nominating Commission, congressional districts, terms of office, Oklahoma Constitution, legal qualifications, political party restrictions, family ties, administrative rules, sunset provision, state agencies, regulatory review, legislative oversight, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, county home rule charter, home rule, county government

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• So, Dennis, if there's even a need for a mobile dental unit, There's dollars for mobile clinics.
• So 30 percent of them high school students report their mental health was most of the time or always
• Those pillars are a place to call, which is our 988 system; someone to respond, our mobile crisis units
• Those pillars are a place to call, which is our 988 system; someone to respond, our mobile crisis units
• Mental Health Advocacy Network also supports the efforts to make mobile crisis teams more functional

Bills: HB1623

Keywords: HB 1623, North Dakota, rural health, rural health transformation program, medical facility infrastructure loan fund, medical facility infrastructure loan program, rural health loan program, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, federal grant, health care infrastructure, rural hospitals, critical access hospitals, nonprofit health care providers, gap financing, loan fund, public health funding, healthcare financing, Medicaid

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1623, the appropriations bill tied to North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program, which is funded through a new federal rural health care grant. Senator Bekkedahl explained the bill’s background, the interim committee process that developed it, and the federal conditions attached to the award, including spending deadlines, administrative cost limits, and restrictions on uses such as new construction, supplanting existing funding, and certain other costs. Legislative staff then walked through the seven sections of the bill, including appropriation authority, transfer authority, contingent appropriations for pass-through grants, procurement and public improvement exemptions, recipient reporting, legislative reporting, and immediate effective date. Commissioner Traynor and HHS staff described how the department plans to implement the program, emphasizing that the funding is intended to improve rural access, workforce recruitment and retention, technology and data connectivity, and community health initiatives. They said the department will rely on local applications, technical assistance, templates, listening sessions, and partnerships with providers, schools, public health units, tribal entities, and other community groups. Members asked about reimbursement timing, upfront costs, administrative expenses, sustainability after the five-year grant period, and whether CTE centers, public health units, gyms, grocery stores, and other community partners could participate; the department said yes, within program rules and with a focus on measurable outcomes and sustainability. Several supporters testified in favor. Mental Health America of North Dakota and the Mental Health Advocacy Network supported the bill and urged investment in community-based mental health, crisis response, children’s services, peer support, and mobile crisis teams. HIA Health described the grant as a chance to expand home-based and hospice care, noting that rural providers already have workable models but need funding to scale them. A cybersecurity representative also supported the bill, warning that the large amount of health data and AI-related tools will require strong data protection and professional support. The hearing was closed with no opposition testimony, and the committee announced it would return later in the day for further work on the bill and other measures.

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• You all are quite familiar, I'm sure, that students experiencing homelessness have much higher mobility
• But it does have some challenges in that student mobility and attrition really threaten.
• That's supposed to help control for the mobility of those students, no matter where they go.
• That translates, if we take about 300,000 students, to about 9,000 students.
• That is really important for students.

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• Given that legacy students were half as likely to apply for financial aid as non-legacy students, this
• </c> higher education as every other student higher education as every other student I<00:21:11.440><
• </c> the Dynamic harms individual students the Dynamic harms individual students betrays<00:26:30.760
• </c> students our first generation students students our first generation students and<00:40:47.880><
• </c> student leaders and Lead MN in students student leaders and Lead MN in students United<00:45:36.520

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are joined by fifth grade students from North Star Elementary School, along with their teacher and
• Also joining the students are their professors, Serini Kondu Duru and Annette Levi.
• All students reflect a genuine investment in civic engagement and advocacy.
• These students recognize the power of collective voice and the importance of active citizenship.
• Please join me in applause and welcoming these wonderful students to the State Assembly floor.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There's no clear objective pathway for upward mobility.
• That's not sustainable for higher education, for student athletes, or for our local communities.
• There's no clear objective pathway for upward mobility.
• Female former student athletes outwork Female former student athletes outwork people in the workforce
• Former student athletes grow into management roles faster than their classmates.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several introductory bills and memorials. RS 33617, the “newspaper bill,” would help local jurisdictions with the cost of publishing notices in newspapers and was sent to print. RS 33591 would change allocation of off-highway vehicle and snowmobile-related funds, including support for avalanche and search-and-rescue purposes and changes to the OHV advisory committee, and it was also sent to print. RS 33628, from the Secretary of State, would extend online candidate filing to local offices and was introduced. RS 33644 would codify the Idaho Child Care Program into state law, including program integrity and oversight provisions, and it was introduced as well. The committee then advanced Senate Bill 1348, which revises a prior arrangement involving the Cordillera Skeet and Trap Club by shifting the project to Fish and Game land near Farragut State Park and using the previously approved Pittman-Robertson funding mechanism; it received a do-pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1350, supported by the Idaho Retailers Association, provides voluntary cash-rounding guidance as the penny supply declines, and it also received a do-pass recommendation after questions about tax treatment and rounding practices. Senate Bill 1351 would bar the governor from reappointing a person rejected by the Senate for one year and require vacancies to be filled within 90 days or before the next session; it was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1359, a cryptocurrency kiosk fraud-prevention bill, drew strong support from AARP, law enforcement, and the Idaho Sheriff's Association, with testimony describing significant losses to seniors and the difficulty of recovering funds once converted to crypto. The sponsor asked for a small amendment, and the committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment. Senate Joint Memorial 114, urging Congress to address college athletics governance and instability, received testimony from Boise State leaders, Lewis-Clark State, and the State Board of Education about NIL, revenue sharing, conference realignment, and the economic importance of athletics; it was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. Finally, House Bill 603, which would clarify rules against camping on Capitol Mall and other state property while allowing certain exceptions and Department of Administration rules, drew both support and opposition. Supporters said it would provide clearer time, place, and manner standards and help maintain safety and access, while opponents argued it would likely trigger more litigation and be unconstitutional. After debate, the committee passed the bill to the floor with a do-pass recommendation, with Senator Ruchti recorded as voting no.

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• or students who have a reason to request a written test.
• HB 2266 requires that policy to allow students to be...
• Always good to have kids, students physically active.
• , any students, from playing in sports.
• Madam Chair and members, HB 2459, mobile home parks submetering fees, directs a landlord of a mobile

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of bills and resolutions, with members frequently asking to pull measures from consent and noting party-line or unanimous votes. Topics included medical and vaccination restrictions (HB 2248, HB 2086), state investment and conflict-of-interest rules for the treasurer (HB 2303), budget and reporting requirements (HB 2688, HB 2015), procurement limits involving China-linked companies (HB 2170, HB 2134), homelessness administration (HB 2533), traffic and transportation measures (HB 2109, HB 2574, HB 2210), school testing and education policy (HB 2032, HB 2033, HB 2075, HB 2266, HB 2395, HCR 2003), and several health-care bills involving lactation services, gender-transition care for minors, abortion-related restrictions, and hospital immigration-status reporting (HB 2072, HB 2085, HB 2364, HB 2689, HB 2796). Members also discussed water policy, including desalination, groundwater transport, and water-use limits (HB 2052, HB 2056, HB 2098, HB 2758, HB 2328), as well as food and agriculture measures such as SNAP restrictions, cultivated-cell food labeling and bans, and the Beef Council extension (HB 2396, HB 2762, HB 2791, HB 2155). Several members criticized bills as unconstitutional, costly, or harmful to affordability, while sponsors described them as clarifications, consumer protections, or administrative fixes. The caucus also considered a number of bills affecting labor, property, and consumer issues, including unemployment eligibility changes, mobile home park submetering fees, appraisal management company rules, digital goods seller requirements, property tax clarifications, and protections for minors in online content creation (HB 2690, HB 2459, HB 2501, HB 2010, HB 2120, HB 2192, HB 2261, HB 2279). Other measures addressed sexual extortion penalties, name-change procedures for sex offenders, and restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and gender-transition procedures for minors (HB 2666, HB 2223, HB 2364, HB 2085). Members repeatedly raised concerns about federal preemption, constitutional issues, implementation costs, and unintended consequences, and several sponsors or members indicated they were working on amendments or stakeholder discussions. At the end of the meeting, the caucus also heard memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers and precinct voting, and memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and defunding the IMF (HCR 2016, HM 2001, HM 2004). The meeting concluded with caucus announcements, including an affordability-themed award recognizing Rep. Betty Villegas, a Black History Month sign-up request, and reminders about upcoming affordability and Latino Caucus events. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but multiple bills were pulled from consent or noted for opposition.

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• </c> that our elementary school students use. that our elementary school students use.
• </c> impact on students of color and students impact on students of color and students experiencing<00
• To improve meal flow and efficiency, we wanted to replace it with mobile serving stations and have students
• mobile serving stations<00:45:29.200><c> and</c><00:45:29.520><c> have</c><00:45:29.760><c> students<
• </c> continue to student well-being. continue to student well-being.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We 3 students here.
• We 3 students here.
• We 3 students here.
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• We </font> <font color="aaaaaa">stepped out with the students </font> <font color="aaaaaa">did 20.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> pharmacy students at Drake University. pharmacy students at Drake University.
• </c> student athletes demonstrated incredible student athletes demonstrated incredible discipline,<00
• </c> raised in Mobile, Alabama, my hometown. raised in Mobile, Alabama, my hometown.
• ,</c> They all were born and raised in Mobile, They all were born and raised in Mobile, Alabama<00:36
• </c> students in the juvenile justice system. students in the juvenile justice system.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And it was about economic mobility and social mobility.
• Student success means recruiting more students than other programs.
• So it’s not just recent students. These students go back a ways.
• System pathways and the lived experiences for a variety of students and student types.
• To K-12 students.

Keywords: 908, all

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• We are going to have an amazing industry in Florida to really create advanced air mobility and industry
• Chairman. >> This bill is motivated by students and district 7 who live in the community of Saint John's
• 95 Miliband's a criteria for identifying hazardous walking positions for public elementary school students
• This bill are just how it impacts families that students stay after school and I need to walk home.
• According to a study by Cambridge Mobile telematics, 34% of drivers in Florida were distracted the minute

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• all students, including undocumented students, have access to financial aid and have the ability to
• Disruptions to education due to lack of aid reduces college completion, student success, economic mobility
• or high school student who needs housing.
• or high school student who needs housing.
• Where do those students sleep still?

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• I'm a student at Lake Washington High School. Thank you for listening to my testimony today.
• And my story comes from hearing a bunch of stories of students who have moved from eastern Washington
• I've heard tens of these stories at my school about how students need these opportunities through public
• We mobilize response resources from within the National Guard and the Emergency Worker Program.
• The State Fire Marshal's Office leveraged the all-hazards mobilization system to get the swift water

Bills: HB2579

Keywords: public media, digital equity, funding, media access, communication technology, 904, all

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• First, student success and completion, ensuring that students not only gain access to UWF, but also are
• I am a first-generation college student.
• Fifty-six percent of our students receive a grant.
• Fifty-six percent of our students receive a grant.
• We graduate 450 new nursing students a year.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider a large slate of confirmations and reappointments to boards of trustees for Florida’s colleges, universities, and the Florida Prepaid College Board. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the importance of trustee appointments to maintaining Florida’s higher education system, and the committee heard brief testimony from each nominee about their background, ties to the institution, and priorities such as student success, workforce alignment, fiscal stewardship, and community partnerships. Several nominees highlighted personal connections to their schools, including alumni status, family legacy, or prior service on the board, while others emphasized experience in business, law, education, health care, or public service. Testimony focused heavily on workforce development and institutional growth. Speakers cited nursing, dual enrollment, applied programs, military and veteran support, broadband access, agriculture, law enforcement, and technical training as key areas for colleges to meet regional labor needs. University nominees discussed research expansion, affordability, strategic planning, and partnerships with industry and government, with Florida Atlantic, Florida Polytechnic, the University of West Florida, and the University of South Florida each described as being in periods of growth or transition. Miami-Dade College, Tallahassee State College, Polk State College, and other state colleges were praised for enrollment, economic impact, and job placement outcomes. The committee also heard from the Florida Prepaid College Board reappointee, who described the program as a long-term promise backed by public trust and reported recent technology and customer-service improvements. After testimony, the committee took up the nominations as a group. One nominee, Drew Weatherford, had withdrawn and was not voted on. The remaining trustees were approved unanimously by roll call and reported favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. The meeting then adjourned.

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• local road maintenance and improvements, biking and pedestrian infrastructure, public transit, and mobility
• This makes it difficult for many residents, especially seniors and students and low-income individuals
• A doctor must still certify the mobility-related disability required under California law.
• This bill helps correct. ...a barrier for veterans who already live with serious mobility challenges.
• It provides clearer descriptions of qualifying mobility limitations.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on local transportation funding, roadway safety, e-bike regulation, veterans’ parking access, high-speed rail reporting, autonomous vehicle oversight, and wildlife-vehicle collision planning. SB 1408 would authorize Contra Costa County to place a countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot; supporters said it would continue funding highways, transit, bike/pedestrian projects, and paratransit, while CalTax opposed it over affordability and tax burden concerns. SB 990 would allow targeted Caltrans business-logo signage for Ridgecrest along Highway 395; supporters framed it as a rural safety and economic access measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1167 would tighten consumer protections by clarifying what qualifies as a legal e-bike and requiring clearer labeling and disclosures; supporters included bicycle advocates, medical groups, local governments, and auto clubs, while no opposition testified. SB 1034 would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanent and total by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, with strong support from veterans’ organizations and no opposition. SB 1177 would require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information on revenue options, timelines, and international comparisons; the City of Burbank opposed, while the sponsor argued the bill preserves a historical record and transparency. SB 1246 would impose new remote-operations, response-time, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicles; first responders and labor groups supported it, industry and business groups opposed it as duplicative of recently enacted law and DMV rules, and the committee discussed possible amendments and coordination issues. The committee also considered SB 1279, which would extend Long Beach’s speed camera pilot to Pacific Coast Highway; supporters cited fatal crash data and pedestrian safety, while the CHP association moved from opposition to neutral after discussions. The committee then took up SB 1250, a planning bill to integrate wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation into transportation planning, with the author emphasizing targeted crossings and fencing at known hotspots. Several consent items were approved on a 10-0 vote, and SB 1246 was reported out 7-2, while other bills were held on call pending quorum or later action.

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• </c> I listened to the mother of a student I listened to the mother of a student from<00:03:59.599><c
• </c><00:16:10.000><c> I'm</c> student member across the state. I'm student member across the state.
• When I was a medical student at the University of Minnesota, we were taught men use guns.
• and our students in that type<00:43:51.040><c> of</c><00:43:51.200><c> situation.
• </c><01:44:14.080><c> Imaging</c> ...Franchising LLC, Mobile Imaging Franchising LLC, Mobile Imaging

Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771

Keywords: gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration