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• Our focus, uh, on these loans here is just the public K-12 schools and school districts, the higher education
• Where they had empowered the elementary school students to give their teachers tickets.
• Uh, inside of the schools.
• Every measure that you implement in a school, or let's use the school as an example just because it's
• School space.

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• <00:46:51.200> um<00:46:51.319> are schools and also Charter Schools um are schools
• And, you know, think of a good example like an elementary-only charter school.
• than what an elementary school class is going to have.
• a a an elementary only charter school<01:24:14.239> you<01:24:14.360> know<01:24:14.480
• <01:25:54.719> to<01:25:54.920> have elementary school class is going to have elementary

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <04:03:40.800> school<04:03:41.439> a were saying in elementary school a were saying
• in elementary school a there's<04:03:42.319> a<04:03:42.479> list<04:03:42.760> of<
• over in Laconia, at one of their elementary schools.
• These clinics are now in districts across Maine, in high schools and in elementary schools.
• Some districts are even opening them in both elementary and high schools.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with House Bill 184, which would create a committee to study changing school start times. Members discussed Amendment 0394, which made the study committee’s duties more investigative and adjusted reporting recipients, including the Governor. Several members raised questions about whether the committee should review evidence-based studies, local district decisions, and existing district reports; supporters said the amendment would better allow the committee to gather information and recognize local control. The amendment passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Representative Litchfield noted that no one had testified in opposition and encouraged the future study committee to review an Oyster River School District report on school start times. The committee then took up House Bill 394, concerning cooperative school district budget committees and board member representatives. Amendment 0476 was adopted 17-0 after discussion that it clarified the bill’s language and reflected work with the School Boards Association. The committee then voted OTPA on the bill, which also passed 17-0. House Bill 738, requiring background checks for employees and volunteers at certain non-public schools or education service providers receiving public funds, was moved inexpedient to legislate. Supporters said the bill would create practical and legal problems for private citizens and homeschooling families, and the motion passed 15-2 with no minority report, placing the bill on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 235, which would amend the educator code of ethics and conduct to add responsibilities to parents. Supporters argued parents should be explicitly included in the code, while opponents said parents were already covered in existing ethics language and statute. The bill passed narrowly, 9-8. The committee then returned to House Bill 532 on alternate dispute resolution and individualized education plan team meeting facilitation. Amendment 0480H clarified that different rules would apply separately to neutral conference, mediation, and IEP facilitation; it passed 17-0, and the bill as amended also passed 17-0. Finally, the committee moved to House Bill 564, concerning adoption of school administrative unit budgets, and voted to retain the bill for further review because members said there was still confusion about how it would apply to single-district and multi-district SAUs.

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• and middle a number of high schools and middle schools schools schools and<00:08:59.000> those
• This is just to School in Lexington.
• and this is going to allow our schools and this is going to allow our schools uh uh uh with with
• <00:46:02.160> session they start the upcoming school session they start the upcoming school
• /c><00:46:15.000> know<00:46:15.320> that elementary school in August to know that elementary

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:15 HB 195 Discussion: 05:22 HB 195 Roll Call Vote: 16:33 SB 199 Discussion: 18:34 SB 199 Roll Call Vote: 41:25 SB 5 Discussion: 43:50 SB 5 Roll Call Vote: 46:35 HB 687 Discussion: 48:10 HB 687 Roll Call Vote: 50:15, 958, all

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• the next school and at the next school the next school and at the next school without<00:37:02.000
• They have to do a better job of supporting our schools and getting elementary and middle school teachers
• They have to do a better job of supporting our schools and getting elementary and middle school teachers
• <01:28:56.800> School school with National Summer School school with National Summer School
• for school. for school.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• are your small mom-and-pops that are sponsoring your little leagues, sponsoring fall festivals, elementary
• schools, that are giving back to the community, but they have to have this garage liability insurance
• are your small mom-and-pops that are sponsoring your little leagues, sponsoring fall festivals, elementary
• schools, that are giving back to the community, but they have to have this garage liability insurance
• schools, that are giving back to the community, but they have to have this garage liability insurance

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:06 SB24 Discussion: 01:08 SB24 Vote: 13:22 SB18 Discussion: 14:40 SB18 Vote: 21:54, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 24, a measure aimed at combating property and casualty insurance fraud. Senator Girdler and witnesses from the Insurance Institute of Kentucky and the National Insurance Crime Bureau said the bill would expand the definition of a fraudulent insurance act to cover statements that misrepresent the scope of property damage or repair costs, with the goal of addressing inflated storm-damage claims and out-of-state bad actors. Members discussed whether existing prosecutors were already handling these cases, the role of Commonwealth’s attorneys versus the Attorney General, and the need to keep the bill narrowly tailored to criminal intent rather than negligence or ordinary disputes over value. The committee substitute was adopted, the bill received favorable expression, and a title amendment was also adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 18, which would address a shortage of insurance options for automobile dealers by allowing nonadmitted carriers to provide garage liability coverage in Kentucky. Testimony from an insurance agent and a legislative agent for Big I Kentucky described a shrinking market in which some small dealers cannot find coverage at all, risking closure. Members asked about the meaning of garage liability, consumer protections, solvency concerns, and whether more competition could lower prices; witnesses said surplus lines carriers already operate in Kentucky, agents play an important vetting role, and errors-and-omissions coverage would apply to the agent. The bill was supported as a way to preserve dealer businesses and expand coverage options, and it passed the committee with favorable expression after roll call.

Transcript Highlights:

• He is an eighth grader at Highlands Middle School, and I want to welcome him today for being here.
• schools.
• schools.
• <00:43:48.200> schools<00:43:49.200> um<00:43:49.359> I classes at the elementary
• schools um I classes at the elementary schools um I do<00:43:49.599> think<00:43:49.720> this

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:10 SB145 Discussion: 02:23 SB145 Vote: 05:13 SB183 Discussion: 06:13 SB183 Vote: 11:37 HB413 Discussion Only: 16:15, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 145, sponsored by Sen. David Givens. The bill would update retail installment contract statutes for automobile sales, allowing retailers with installment contracts shorter than 28 days to begin collections after three days instead of waiting for multiple missed payments, and it also harmonizes a related dollar amount in statute from $10 to $15. The committee asked no questions, and the bill received a favorable expression on a roll-call vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 183 from Sen. Matt Nunn, with testimony from Chris Nolan of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. The bill would require proxy advisers acting for the State Retirement System to act solely in the financial interest of current and future retirees and to avoid political or social considerations in shareholder voting recommendations. Supporters argued it would keep politics out of public pensions and align proxy advice with fiduciary duties; members praised the bill and noted Kentucky could be among the first states to adopt such a model. The committee approved the bill with favorable expression after a roll-call vote. The committee also reviewed administrative regulation 808 KAR 9:10 from the Department of Financial Institutions, with no vote required. It then took up House Bill 413, a PBM rebate pass-through bill, with testimony from Sarah Wood of the Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition. She said the bill would require 85% of negotiated drug rebates to be passed through to patients at the point of sale, lowering out-of-pocket costs, especially for high-rebate drugs such as insulin, while still allowing 15% to remain with plans. She cited examples from other states and argued the bill would benefit about 650,000 Kentuckians. Hope McClaflin of Anthem opposed the bill, saying it would reduce employers’ ability to use rebates to lower premiums, could disproportionately favor high-cost brand-name drug users, and could create significant costs for state and fully insured plans. Members asked questions about other states’ pass-through rates and the effect on premiums, but no final action on House Bill 413 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• School. She's shadowing me for the day. School. She's shadowing me for the day.
• President, are truly horror stories where elementary schools, they're going into elementary schools waiting
• <01:12:46.800> schools horror stories where elementary schools horror stories where elementary
• > elementary<01:12:49.360> schools uh they're going into elementary schools uh they're
• going into elementary schools waiting<01:12:50.480> for<01:12:50.719> parents<01:12:51.040

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.

Transcript Highlights:

• At Forty, we have both our Wingate Elementary and High School, as well as the Bread Spring Day School
• Yes, and since we didn't go out to Nash Chitty, Nash Chitty only has an elementary school out there,
• So if they're going to Tehachie High School, the little ones will be going to Tehachie Elementary School
• Oceti Sakowin Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, and High Schools.
• like, oh, school, you're in A school, B school, C school, F school, and then you see these schools Decline

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• ,<00:04:26.880> middle<00:04:27.040> school,<00:04:27.360> no say, "Hey, elementary
• , middle school, no say, "Hey, elementary, middle school, no cell<00:04:27.759> phones<00:04:28.080
• in the 2728 school year. in the 2728 school year.
• school nurses.
• So at an elementary grade band, that minimum is six; middle school is seven; and a high school is nine

Bills: HB0159

Keywords: student rights, free expression, K-12 education, speech protection, religious views, political speech, 916, all

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• time school lens. >> Chair is the very definition for school day.
• Local beverage companies remove full calorie beverages from elementary schools, middle schools and high
• schools nationwide.
• and 100% juice in elementary schools.
• in school.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, kids just move from school to school. So why is it just?
• school is Back and forth between Power School at the local charter schools, Synergy at APS, so it's
• After this year, all of our elementary school teachers that have been in the classroom should Have been
• This is our math approach to the science of math for elementary school.
• our schools as it pertains to school safety.

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• come from uh School come from uh School elections<00:52:47.040> and<00:52:47.920> I
• of metropolitan school of metropolitan school districts<00:54:29.880> we<00:54:30.000>
• School Board elections to School Board elections to November<00:55:04.680> as<00:55:04.920>
• I'm a school board member in deay and I'm a school board member in what<00:59:37.280> I<00:59
• <01:00:58.000> schools organizations at our elementary schools organizations at our elementary

Bills: HF72, HF66, HF69, HF73

Keywords: campaign finance, state funding, political activity, nonprofits, government transparency, HF66, Minnesota second-degree murder, unintentional murder, protective order, order for protection, harassment restraining order, domestic violence, victim protection, cross-jurisdictional orders, out-of-state restraining order, tribal court order, Canadian protective order, public safety, criminal law, homicide

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• school employee.
• , private school, charter school, pre-K, church school, it doesn't matter—that person would have a permanent
• Bee Cave Elementary, Lake Travis High School. Thank you.
• And that was at an elementary school in Georgetown.
• What medical school are y'all in? Medical school here, UT?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I just wanted to take the time to introduce the students from Pioneer Elementary School.
• I just wanted to take the time to introduce the students from Pioneer Elementary School.
• This bill takes me all the way back to my classroom teaching days in elementary school, which actually
• This bill takes me all the way back to my classroom teaching days in elementary school, which actually
• We actually had a doctor come into my school with elementary school students and show us the signs of

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 am school board chair of Columbia Heights Public Schools.
• is equivalent to an entire elementary is equivalent to an entire elementary school.<00:37:11.840
• /c><00:37:16.520> get<00:37:16.640> ahead elementary school, just let me get ahead elementary
• as a school liaison. as a school liaison.
• Public Schools.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met to approve the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held a hearing on the economic impact of Operation Metro Surge and related ICE enforcement activity. Testifiers described broad effects on cities, small businesses, workers, and schools, and several speakers voiced support for House File 4477, which would create a targeted state relief program for affected businesses and communities. Metro Cities said member cities reported unexpected burdens on public safety, public works, emergency management, and other local services, and its board adopted a policy supporting state assistance for those costs. Northstar Policy Action presented data arguing the operation contributed to higher unemployment, reduced hours, lost wages, and business losses, including a reported $106 million in lost wages from reduced hours and an estimated $18 million per week in taxpayer costs. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said the city incurred nearly $1 million in direct costs and estimated small businesses lost about $16 million per week, with major drops in foot traffic and sales, especially among immigrant-owned neighborhood businesses. Other testimony emphasized impacts outside the metro area and on specific communities. Georgia Gallardo of Kerkhoven Cattle Butcher said rural small businesses also suffered, citing reduced sales and weekend traffic. The Minnesota Council of Latino Affairs reported that Latino-owned businesses support thousands of jobs and have seen sales declines of 40% to 90%, while WomenVenture and the Minnesota CDFI Coalition said CDFIs were seeing urgent demand for flexible relief and described businesses delaying hiring, reducing hours, or pausing expansion. Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruly said federal agents’ conduct during the surge undermined trust, created public safety concerns, and led to overtime and other local costs, while also noting he supports federal immigration enforcement in principle. Fridley Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Lewis said the district lost 112 students since December, still had 72 not returned, and had to rapidly create a virtual learning option for students who did not feel safe attending in person. Across the hearing, witnesses argued the disruption was statewide, not limited to Minneapolis-St. Paul, and that state relief was needed to prevent business closures, job losses, and longer-term damage to communities.

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• The data is NDSA, mainly, ACT in high school for some of it, as at that time high schools could choose
• ELA and high school math.
• So as educators, as children come to school not prepared for school, it becomes really difficult for
• Education for school districts.
• and big schools?

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then received a lengthy DPI presentation from Stanley Schauer on statewide reading and math assessment data for students with and without disabilities. He explained the assessment systems used over time, the absence of 2019-20 data, and how North Dakota’s standards are set by educators. Members asked about alternate assessments, cohort trends, the apparent drop in proficiency in higher grades, and the new NDA+ assessment. Schauer emphasized that the biggest pattern in the data was the relative stability of students with disabilities, the post-pandemic drop and partial recovery, and the need to focus on reducing the novice category. He also said the state plans to revisit high school standard setting and that future data could be broken out by program, disability category, and schools using science-of-math or other initiatives. Public testimony from special education staff suggested that the flat performance of students with disabilities during COVID likely reflected continued services and intensive supports, and committee members discussed whether the current disparity goal is realistic and whether growth measures would be more useful than simple proficiency buckets. After the presentation, the committee took a short break and then moved into discussion of special education funding models. Chair Richter said members should contact Schauer directly with ideas for additional data views and noted that the committee would continue its work on funding and possible model changes. Brandon Bomback of Grand Forks Public Schools began a presentation arguing that the special education funding formula, especially the weighting factor, should be reconsidered if the committee wants a system that better reflects accountability and student needs. He said his comments were based on the perspective of a larger district and focused on the special education weighting factor rather than other parts of the formula. The remainder of his presentation was not included in the excerpt.

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• Seeing none, members, we do have written testimony and support from Ko Elementary School DOE.
• 00:38:16.640> support<00:38:16.960> from<00:38:17.280> Ko<00:38:17.680> Elementary
• testimony and support from Ko Elementary testimony and support from Ko Elementary School<00:38:18.400

Bills: SB2119, SB3131, SB3069, SB3180, SB2137, SB2993, SB2778, SB2672, SB2014, SB2967

Keywords: reimbursement, public employees, travel costs, government travel policy, finance management, job title, administrative assistant, executive assistant, state personnel, civil service, modernization, employment standards, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, comptroller, civil service exemption, collective bargaining exemption, public works special project branch, specialized public works, information technology modernization

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• and secondary school tuition.
• elementary and secondary school<00:08:23.840> tuition.
• Um, OB increases that to school tuition.
• <00:08:46.640> and allowed the $10,000 for elementary and allowed the $10,000 for elementary
• Uh, the school district, the county believe in this project so much as well.

Bills: HR1, HF387

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax

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• And if I can just share like when I was at the elementary school as a library media specialist, we had
• And if I can just share like when I was at the elementary school as a library media specialist, we had
• And if I can just share like when I was at the elementary school as a library media specialist, we had
• And if I can just share like when I was at the elementary school as a library media specialist, we had
• like when I uh was at the elementary like when I uh was at the elementary school<01:42:36.400>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all