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• One of the things I do is I actually teach a class.
• One of the things I do is I actually teach a class at the Lutgert Business School, which the students
• actually rate, and it's a class for seniors, finance majors, and it's the most popular class at the

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education opened by noting it would not present its budget that day, explaining the budget rollout would be delayed until the following week to align with House partners and Senate notice requirements. After a roll call confirmed a quorum, the chair explained that because of the large number of gubernatorial appointments, the committee would hear only a subset individually and consider reappointments in a block unless members requested otherwise. The committee then heard testimony from appointees and reappointees to several university boards. Florida A&M University nominees Roderick Harris, Victor Young, and Rafael Vasquez emphasized service to their alma mater, support for leadership, student success, entrepreneurship, scholarships, and maintaining FAMU’s status as a leading HBCU. Florida Atlantic University appointees Linda Stock and Thomas Mersh highlighted FAU’s growth, R1 research designation, quantum computing, servant leadership, entrepreneurship, and expanded research opportunities. University of Central Florida reappointee Alex Martins focused on UCF’s preeminence, workforce needs, nursing and engineering, and keeping graduates in Florida. Florida Gulf Coast University nominees James Gris-Mall, Douglas Van Orte, Robert Rommel, Sarah Partial Perry, and reappointee Joseph Fogg discussed workforce development, affordability, student success, water and environmental programs, business and entrepreneurship, nursing outcomes, and FGCU’s regional role. University of South Florida reappointee Rogan Donnelly cited USF’s AAU status, research growth, and focus on student success, health care, cybersecurity, and AI. Committee members generally praised each nominee’s background and the universities’ achievements. At the end of the hearing, the committee approved all nominees in a single block vote for confirmation and then adjourned.

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• New Hampshire to seek approval from municipal legislative bodies prior to transferring state-owned class
• municipal legislative bodies prior to transferring<00:05:20.720> state-owned<00:05:21.440> class
• <00:05:21.840> one<00:05:22.080> or transferring state-owned class one or transferring
• state-owned class one or two<00:05:22.560> highways.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Public Works and Highways Committee met in work session on HB 100 and HB 561, with brief housekeeping remarks at the start noting a new committee member, Representative Charlie Foot, and the departure of committee assistant Karen Davis. The chair also referenced upcoming discussion of the 10-year transportation plan and warned that the gas hearings and related funding changes would affect communities. HB 100 would prohibit the Department of Transportation from using state funds for planning, construction, operation, or management of new passenger rail projects. Members raised concerns that the bill needed more work and might have unintended effects on private and tourist rail operations, including the Cog Railway and other tourism railways. Several speakers said the issue should be studied further rather than acted on immediately. HB 561 concerns the transfer of state-owned real property, specifically requiring approval from municipal legislative bodies before transferring state-owned class one or two highways. Multiple members supported an interim study, saying the bill is tied to broader questions about the 10-year plan, road funding, municipal partnership, and the possibility that the state may eventually need to turn highways over to towns. Concerns were also raised about specific road situations such as Continental Boulevard and the need to understand current practices before making changes. In executive session, the committee voted 16-0, with two members absent, to send both HB 100 and HB 561 to interim study and place them on the consent calendar. The chair then explained that the bills would be revisited next fall and could later be debated on the House floor. The committee then adjourned.

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• department, they required that you take the Praxis and then after that you have to retake maybe a class
• department, they required that you take the Praxis and then after that you have to retake maybe a class
• department, they required that you take the Praxis and then after that you have to retake maybe a class
• As long as it’s an NCH approved class, there is that stipulation.

Bills: SB175, SB277, SB374, SB400

Keywords: military, veterans, education, teaching, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, licensure, certification, public schools, charter schools, school social worker, school counselor, school psychologist, internship, practicum, student support services, mental health, harassment, bullying, power-based violence, school safety

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• Since its start, the Gurry Grant has contributed more than $115 million in grants to recruit world-class
• Currently, the offense of purchasing or selling human organs is classified as a class A misdemeanor.
• Of course, examples of class A misdemeanors in Texas include.
• And increases the criminal penalty for purchasing or selling human organs from a class A misdemeanor

Bills: SB66, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB456, SB614, SB628, SB629, SB636, SB715, SB731, SB801, SB872, SB905, SB986, SB1012, SB1013, SB1015, SB1032, SB1113, SB1181, SB1212, SB1241, SB1250, SB1278, SB1285, SB1376, SB1444, SB1449, SB1524, SB1525, SB1528, SB1556, SB1588, SB1660, SB1704, SB1708, SB1802, SB1833, SB1844, SB1854, SB1863, SB1957, SB1959, SB1965, SB1999, SB2035, SB2056, SB2082, SB2119, SB2138, SB2165, SB2199, SB2201, SB2203, SB2245, SB2284, SB2419, SB2422, SB2452, SB2487, SB2523, SB2529, SB2533, SB2541, SB2586, SB2595, SB2605, SB2615, SB2675, SB2690, SB2717, SB2753, SB2778, SB2835, SB2841, SB2891, SB2929, SB2933, SB3016, SB3039, SB3044, HB912, HB2525, SJR3, SB5, SB29, SB326, SB494, SB530, SB769, SB783, SB963, SB1238, SB1271, SB1786, SB1967, SB2312, SB72, SB616, SB1143, SB1172, SB1267, SB1273, SB1506, SB1759, SB2361, SB1, SB260, SB1637, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SB2023, SB1524, SB2422, SB2119, SB2753, SB1863, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB2681, SB2199, SB2458, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1013, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB2284, SB2929, SB2595, SB715, SB1640, SB1241, SB2538, SB1449, SB2529, SB986, SB1181, SB1359, SB2245, SB410, SB1234, SB456, SB1012, SB2926, SB2138, SB2615, SB2972, SB2841, SB3016, SB1856, SB2035, SB1528, SB1373, SB672, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB1285, SB1959, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865, SB1032, SB2165, SB2501, SB2675, SB2452, SB2835, SB872, SB1212, SB1278, SB1588, SB1602, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2177, SB2460, SB2785, SB2373, SB1660, SB614, SB867, SB1608, SB1525, SB905, SB640, SB2487, SB1698, SB383, SB705, SB748, SB1113, SB1117, SB1802, SB2340, SB2586, SB2680, SB2690, SB2994, SB2747, SB1950, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB3059, SB2782, SB2781, SB2637, SB2633, SB2337, SB2334, SB1861, SB2043, SB1367, SB946, SB945, SB2857, SB128, SB571, SB1263, SB3058, SB612, SB2221, SB2587, SB2044, SB2363, SB2713, HB1109, HB1392, HB22, HB2525, HB3093, HB517, HB912, HB1130, HB142, HB1689, HB2018, SB2311, SB1986, SB2565, SB2943, SB1888, SB2417, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SB3036, SB3057, SB3056, SB3043, SB3037, SB3050, SB3063, SB3047, SB3035, HJR98, HJR99, HB136, HB2884, HB1393, HB2730, HB1399, HB1244, HB467, HB331, HB2559

Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, SB 393, Sparks, Middleton, local government, political subdivision, public securities

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• This bill is needed because it provides additional safety measures for protected classes that work in
• additional safety measures for provides additional safety measures for protected<00:14:50.720> classes
• that<00:14:51.519> work<00:14:51.760> in<00:14:52.000> isolated protected classes
• that work in isolated protected classes that work in isolated work<00:14:52.959> environments.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• relating to the prohibition of authorizing of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of class
• the certain definitions applicable to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of class
• Gonzales of El Paso, relating to the study by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of class
• for a certain definition applicable to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of class

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Great to have is that many kids in my school are costly, removed from the other classes to retake these
• getting pulled out for either one deal, biology, it just snowballs and makes the kid struggle in the class
• it is. 30 1% are great, but not so destructive that they're missing critical destruction and their classes
• Unlike the zombies that are in our 07:00AM classes. This is the problem.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Our mission is to represent residential and small commercial consumers as a class in utility proceedings
• Our mission is to represent residential and small commercial consumers as a class in utility proceedings
• electric base rate case, it's not unusual to hire four or more experts: a revenue requirement expert, a class
• Yes, sir, absolutely, and we represent them as a class when it comes to the actual cases.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings. The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors. The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.

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• This can lead to increasingly segregated by race, class, and ability to undermine our efforts to create
• tuition the average private school tuition in Houston is $25,000 where do you expect to get a working-class
• We're forcing increased classes. We're eliminating programs that give students a chance to compete.
• Using the hard-earned taxpayer dollars of every Texan to fund smaller class sizes, higher teacher pay

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• Unfortunately, there are no students from Kawaii High School class of 1975, who we will be celebrating
• /c><00:16:53.480> by<00:16:53.959> High<00:16:54.120> School<00:16:54.399> class
• <00:16:54.680> of Kawaii but by High School class of Kawaii but by High School class of 1975

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• You have to remember that each class you come in with, you kind of bond with those people in those first
• discussions you have to remember<00:03:16.720> that<00:03:16.959> each<00:03:17.280> class
• <00:03:17.599> you<00:03:17.799> come<00:03:18.080> in remember that each class
• you come in remember that each class you come in with<00:03:18.840> you<00:03:19.040> kind

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House Republican leaders used the briefing to argue that Democrats were absent from the House for the 16th day, calling it a shutdown and saying the absence was preventing the chamber from doing its work. They said Republicans were still meeting in person with constituents, interest groups, pages, and agencies, and were continuing unofficial committee meetings and line-by-line budget work even though formal bill introduction and committee operations were disrupted. The discussion focused heavily on negotiations over whether any Democrats might return, whether there were talks with Leader Hortman or Leader Long, and whether a power-sharing arrangement was possible. The speaker said there were no direct discussions with Hortman that day, no talks with Long, and no side agreements, but that any Democrat who returned would have a place to work. They rejected the idea of equal power-sharing under the current 67-66 House split and said the immediate issue was simply getting members back to work before the May 19 end of session. The speaker also said the Supreme Court decision had negated prior work, including bill introductions, and that the House was trying to preserve the historical record while committee videos and bills were restored. They pointed to testimony from school district officials about financial challenges from prior Democratic mandates as an example of the work that had been done before the process was interrupted. No votes were taken, and no new official legislative action was announced.

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• The law class Americans in history.
• In an environment where working families, everyday Americans, middle-class Americans, and working-class
• Middle-class Americans and working-class Americans are struggling to make ends meet, can't thrive, and
• , the working class, the senior citizen that relies on Social Security.
• the middle class, the working class,<06:44:53.120> the<06:44:53.360> senior<06:44:53.680

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <00:39:37.040> 3 country team who won the vhsl class 3 country team who won the vhsl class
• long ago I learned in a forestry class long ago I learned in a forestry class there's<01:17:43.280
• It also makes them second-class citizens in their own sports and puts their safety at risk.
• It also makes them second-class citizens in their own sports and puts their safety at risk.
• girls it also makes them second class girls it also makes them second class citizens citizens citizens

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The North Dakota state allowed Class II pull-tab machines, and the state, according to our last... ..
• The issue is who regulates the machines at the state level at Class II.
• And I think everybody enjoyed the class.
• So it was still fairly recent, but it was a good class.
• It was named after its namesake, Private First Class Paul Yankton, who, like a lot of young men during

Keywords: 908, all

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• The North Dakota state allowed Class II pull-tab machines, and the state, according to our last...
• The issue is who regulates the machines at the state level at Class II.
• Economic development, which the state allowed Class II e-tab machines to be processed.
• And I think everybody enjoyed the class.
• So it was still fairly recent, but it was a good class.

Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and heard an extended discussion with Spirit Lake tribal leaders and program directors about government-to-government relations with the state. Chairwoman Street and others outlined a number of concerns and requests, including taxation of tribal and trust lands, state school support for non-beneficiary students, homelessness services, Indian-managed health care, gaming/e-tabs, the Feather Alert system, industrial farming near waterways, tourism and cultural issues, and the need for more consistent tribal consultation. Committee members responded that many of these issues had previously been passed along without direct action, and several members emphasized the committee’s role in education, communication, and preparing possible legislation or resolutions for the next session. Tribal representatives also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to help legislators better understand tribal jurisdiction and billing issues. A major portion of the meeting focused on Spirit Lake Fish and Wildlife concerns, especially jurisdictional “gray areas” around hunting and fishing on the reservation, recognition of tribal licenses, and the boundary of the reservation around Spirit Lake/Devils Lake. Tribal officials said they wanted a co-stewardship agreement or MOU with the state to clarify jurisdiction, improve cooperation, and address invasive species and aquatic nuisance species. Committee members discussed whether to draft legislation or a resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and they asked for further input from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at a future meeting. The committee also discussed county involvement in land status changes and trust land issues, with Spirit Lake leaders describing a past Benson County resolution that tried to block fee-to-trust transfers and saying it was later rescinded. The committee then heard from Benson County tax equalization director Randy Thompson, who explained how the county values land and handles tax-exempt, inundated, and fee-to-trust parcels. Members asked about the impact of tax-exempt lands on county services and discussed prior legislation that helped counties with large tax-exempt bases. The committee also received a presentation from Dr. Steven Smith of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, including support for non-beneficiary students and workforce training. Members asked about expanding tribal college education into correctional settings, and Smith said the idea was worth exploring through the tribal college system. Finally, HHS interim medical services director Christoph Framing presented remotely on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion, explaining current state funding mechanisms for inpatient and residential behavioral health services and the bill draft directing HHS to pursue a waiver for IMD payments.

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• We just graduated the largest class from Hobbs High School. In our history, it's 722 students.
• Our class of 2025 earned $6.5 million worth of scholarships.
• degree, and on top of that, they have to pay to take the classes that they have already completed to
• And that seven-hour math class? I would have loved to have been in that as a retired math teacher.
• They don't get out of class just to go to this room.

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• in the Franklin-McKinley School District in San Jose, and maybe I’m doing a lesson during science class
• And there is a companion bill that is proposed to directly address other protected classes that have
• also been... ...address other protected classes that have also been impacted by current affairs going
• What's the application in an English language arts class when we generally read and analyze fiction?
• Can we have an approach maybe with a coordinator that deals with protected classes?

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee held an informational hearing on AB 715, followed by discussion of SB 48. AB 715 was presented by Assembly Members Zbur and Addis as a response to rising anti-Semitism in California schools. They described incidents involving harassment, swastikas, biased classroom materials, and students feeling unsafe, and said the bill would create an Office of Civil Rights with coordinators to address anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination, provide prevention resources, and support school districts. Witnesses in support, including a rabbi and a student who described personal experiences with anti-Semitic harassment, urged immediate action to protect Jewish students. Opposition testimony came from the California Teachers Association, county superintendents, school board groups, labor organizations, civil liberties advocates, ethnic studies educators, and many community members. Their main concerns were that the bill was rushed, had not been fully vetted in the Assembly Education Committee, and could chill classroom speech or create constitutional problems, especially around language requiring instruction and materials to be “factually accurate” and not based on advocacy, bias, or partisanship. Several opponents argued that anti-Semitism should be addressed through education, training, and restorative practices rather than new statutory restrictions. Some witnesses also raised concerns about the bill’s impact on ethnic studies and free speech. Committee members then debated the bill’s process and substance at length. The authors said the bill had been narrowed through negotiations with education stakeholders and the Senate, that some disputed provisions would be revisited in cleanup language, and that the urgency of anti-Semitic incidents required action now. Several members expressed support for the bill’s goal but criticized the late release of the final language and the lack of consultation with the Assembly committee. Others emphasized the need to protect Jewish students immediately and argued the bill was a necessary response to a real crisis. The transcript does not show a final vote on AB 715 in the portion provided.

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• 1.5 for foster family, so I need my classes.
• Beginning in SY 23, ECECD began using the CLASS tool, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, across
• And I think, to speak to the CLASS scores for the state of New Mexico, CLASS is a tool that measures
• Is it 100% where Head Start and pre-K kids are in class together.
• TeachStone, which is the developer of the CLASS tool, does not provide a national benchmark.

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• They also added a protected class of school enrollment status.
• So, under this bill, someone could build on a class 6 road if they took responsibility for maintaining
• <01:00:57.599> 6<01:00:57.839> roads allows for building on class 6 roads allows for
• building on class 6 roads which<01:00:58.319> was<01:00:58.480> already<01:00:58.720><
• 6 road if they um took class 6 road if they um took responsibility<01:01:31.680> uh<01:01:31.839

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Since the watcher was accepted and now they have been removed, that 33.061 penalty class A misdemeanor
• What is a class A? It's a class A misdemeanor to obstruct a watcher. It's 33.
• And where does your Class A come into play?
• The Class A is if they're removed, not according to law.
• Under current law, election fraud is a Class A misdemeanor.