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• I have two kids who need to learn to read in the next couple of years.
• I have two that need to learn fractions. And, oh my gosh, they're having a really hard time.
• I have two kids who need to learn to read in the next couple of years.
• So I want to learn as much about this because I don't like making bad decisions.
• So I'm still learning everything that's coming in.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 1002, which would move St. Charles County school board elections and school bond/levy questions from April to the November general election, extend school board terms to four years, and allow candidates to voluntarily list party affiliation. The bill sponsor and several supporters argued that November elections would increase turnout, broaden parent and taxpayer participation, reduce the influence of a small April electorate, and potentially save money. Supporters also said the change could make campaigning more feasible and help voters identify candidates’ general viewpoints. Opponents, including school board members, parents, the Missouri NEA, and the Missouri School Boards’ Association, argued that the bill unnecessarily singles out one county, would politicize school board races, and could bury local education issues on crowded November ballots. They also warned that moving levy and bond questions to November could reduce districts’ flexibility to address urgent needs, and that four-year terms could make recruitment harder and reduce accountability or institutional continuity. Several witnesses said school boards should remain nonpartisan and focused on governance, budgeting, and student needs rather than party labels. Committee members questioned the sponsor and witnesses about why the bill applies only to St. Charles County, whether staggered terms would be lost, and whether partisan labels would help or harm voters. Some members expressed support for the concept as a pilot or model, while others objected to the county-specific approach and the addition of party affiliation. The transcript does not show a final committee vote or other action on the bill.

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• What we've also learned from working with the Arizona Department of Child Safety is that it sells our
• What we've also learned from working with the Arizona Department of Child Safety is that it sells our
• A week later, I learned the opposite: it was again unsubstantiated.
• And you really learn two things about people in education.
• And also, again, that lifelong learning ability. Unfortunately, that is really under attack today.

Bills: HB2035, HB2086, HB2434, HB2611, HB2732, HB2733, HB2830, HB2923, HB2932, HB4004

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health

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• So what we learned from that, which is quite new, right? And they're still figuring it out.
• But what we learned from that is that, okay, in order to bring more folks in, we got to take away that
• So what we learned from that, which is quite new, right? And they're still figuring it out.
• And I think it balances out with this bill. we what what we learned from that which we what what we learned
• But what we what we learned pretty soon.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so I'm also still learning a lot. So I don't think you ever stop learning in this space.
• We've learned to do that.
• I had to start learning about water.
• We do learn a lot, and I'm grateful for the makeup of this committee. You guys are awesome.
• We do learn a lot, and I'm grateful for the makeup of this committee. You guys are awesome.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Finally, help us to be joyful, patient, kind, and hopeful, so that we may learn to love you more and
• Finally, help us to be joyful, patient, kind, and hopeful, so that we may learn to love you more and
• And I have learned so much from policies.
• And so I learned on egg, I learned on transportation.
• And so I learned on egg, I learned on transportation.

Bills: SB2401, SB2402, SB2403, SB2404

Keywords: SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.

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• We're certainly a dynamic industry, as you just learned from FDOT, and very proud of the relationship
• I think COVID was a lesson for everybody in learning how to be creative and how to maneuver and still
• I think COVID was a lesson for everybody in learning how to be creative and how to maneuver and still
• So when we learned that that piece of property was being sold... Of operations.
• So when we learned that that piece of property was being sold last year, we reached out to the seller

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework for counties and municipalities to allow utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain local roads with posted speed limits below 55 mph, subject to local safety determinations, licensing, insurance, and other restrictions. Supporters, including a retired sheriff and a Florida Sheriffs Association representative, argued the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and reflect the reality that UTVs are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are not designed for public roads and lack key safety features. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash risk, but the bill was reported favorably after debate, with Senators Martin, McClain, and Truenow expressing reservations. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port of Palm Beach, and Port Tampa Bay described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the importance of state and federal grants, private partnerships, and long-term planning. They also discussed challenges including limited land, bulkhead and berth maintenance, channel deepening, workforce needs, fuel access, resiliency, and intermodal connectivity. Senators asked about return on investment, trade patterns, financing, cruise-versus-cargo balance, and operational risks; the ports emphasized that they are largely enterprise-funded but still depend on public investment for major infrastructure. The committee also approved a block of appointments to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority without objection. In addition, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, recommending a coordinated statewide aerial imagery and LiDAR program, shared procurement and cost-sharing arrangements, and statutory updates to improve interagency coordination and access to geospatial data. Senators briefly discussed potential uses for the data in insurance, emergency management, and property assessment, and the presentation concluded without further action.

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• They learn from us, and we learn from them.
• We know that the labor unions have a lot of pull but it is incumbent upon us as legislators to learn
• to say the word no and the governor obviously needs to learn to say no.
• This is something we also might learn.
• I've learned some lessons from and need to continue to make progress for going forward.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I have served as the chair of the early Learning Coalition of the Big Bend.
• I had the privilege of learning from Senator President Senate President Don Gaetz, who championed both
• If you have, you know, you're willing to learn use, you know, we won't find a place for you, Pensacola
• or lower learning in Florida.
• I've come to learn a lot more about it.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I have pretty limited government experience, but I have learned quite a bit over the past five years.
• > limited government experience, but I limited government experience, but I have<00:02:47.200> learned
• quite a bit over the past have learned quite a bit over the past five<00:02:48.959> years.
• to the computers, get online to apply to benefits, things like Hawaii Able savings accounts, and learning
• the legislative session starts for communities, I think there's a lot of people who would like to learn

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Government Operations Committee heard Governor’s Message 663, reappointing Corey Schaefer to the 911 Board for a term ending June 30, 2026. Schaefer described his telecommunications background and five years of service on the board, including recent election as chair. There was no opposition, and the committee recommended advise and consent; the recommendation was adopted with one member excused. The committee then took up a resolution asking the Comptroller and DAGS to work with the Hawaii State Public Library System to identify rural and underserved communities needing better telecommunications access for participation in the legislative process. Testimony from library and disability advocates supported the goal, but members raised concerns that the measure was too broad and unclear about the actual problem, whether libraries already had sufficient broadband and equipment, and whether the focus should be on public access and education rather than DAGS. The committee deferred the measure to Thursday for a revised draft. Members also heard a resolution urging all state departments to partner with the Office of Wellness and Resilience on data-sharing agreements. The office and several advocacy groups supported the measure as part of trauma-informed state efforts, but members expressed strong privacy and HIPAA concerns and questioned what data would be shared, for what purpose, and how it would be protected. The committee deferred that measure as well so the office could work with the chair on narrower language. Finally, the committee considered a resolution urging boards and commissions to conduct annual performance reviews of executive directors or equivalent exempt positions. With only one individual testifying in support, the committee recommended a Senate draft to clarify that the measure applies to civil service exempt positions, and the recommendation was adopted.

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• are not able to make a profit and will no longer be able to provide these important training and learning
• I learned to cultivate maize and frijol when I was only a little boy in my state of Michoacán, Mexico
• I learned how to grow corn and beans when I was just a young boy in my home state of Michoacán, Mexico
• I think similarly, we have to support these experimental farms in our higher institutions of learning
• These experimental farms in our, you know, higher institutions of learning.

Summary: The Assembly Agriculture Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not yet present, then adopted its committee rules for the 2025-2026 legislative session by a 5-0 vote. The committee heard a series of agriculture-related bills, with most measures receiving broad support and moving forward. AB 1142 by Assemblymember Hoover would raise the fee thresholds for small public horse events that are exempt from equine medication monitoring rules; supporters said the current limits are outdated and hurt small riding clubs, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 411 by Assemblymember Papin would allow ranchers to compost livestock carcasses on-farm; supporters cited cost, environmental, and predator-control benefits, while rendering industry representatives asked for amendments to protect existing services and limit the bill’s scope. The bill passed to Natural Resources. AB 482 by Assemblymember Solache would modernize the California Table Grape Commission law and raise assessment caps without increasing assessments themselves; it passed to Appropriations. AB 312 by Vice Chair Alanis would shorten the holding period for ag theft property from six months to three months; it also passed to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 937 and AB 947 by Assemblymember Connolly. AB 937 would make technical changes to the Organic Transition Pilot Program to improve access to organic transition support, with testimony from a farmer who said the program helped him pursue organic certification; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 947 would expand and refine technical assistance under the Healthy Soils/Climate Smart Agriculture programs, including training, grant writing, matching funds coordination, equipment sharing, and outcome monitoring; supporters said the changes would help small and organic producers access state climate programs, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 1486, presented by the chair, would use Proposition 4 funding to start grants for public postsecondary agricultural research farms focused on climate resiliency; members praised the role of CSU and UC research farms, and the bill passed to Natural Resources as amended. The most extensive discussion centered on AB 928 by Assemblymember Rogers, the California Cockfighting Cruelty Act. Supporters argued the bill would help law enforcement target cockfighting and rooster trafficking, reduce avian disease risks, and protect public health and animal welfare; opponents, including poultry hobbyists, breeders, and 4-H-related participants, said it would overreach into lawful poultry keeping and harm heritage-breed and youth programs, urging instead that cockfighting penalties be increased to a felony. Committee members echoed concerns about unintended impacts on legitimate poultry owners and requested continued work on exemptions and language. The bill passed to Judiciary on a 5-2-1 vote, with one no vote and one abstention, and the chair noted that further committee review would continue as the bill advances.

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• Officers, when we go through the training, it's very clear and the more training the better, and you learn
• , and you learn, and you learn.
• And then the next person that comes up, I mean, the Transitioning of what has been learned in the first
• from because there's a lot that can be learned from them but I think everybody needs to realize the
• I think the first time I learned... what the police officers and the EMTs were supposed to do on scene

Bills: HB33, HB298, HB 1024, HB 1234, HB 1261, HB1696, HB298

Keywords: electronic monitoring, parole supervision, law enforcement, warrant execution, public safety, handgun license, judgment evaluation, medical advisory board, application denial, gun law procedures, abandoned property, unclaimed property, disposition, handgun, driver's license, commercial driver's license, weapon carry, gun rights, Texas legislature, legislative attendance

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• Yeah, I just learned that Cal OSHA won't be here for item 6, so this would be a time to talk about the
• And expand opportunities for work-based learning such as paid internships and apprenticeships.
• I've come to learn as well, a lot of this is contingent upon federal requirements upon us to be able
• We are taking lessons learned from them and EDDNext being an agile project.
• That it's now with the legislature and the administration to begin asking questions and learning more

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• First, we've learned that the pathways into the criminal justice system for women are... but we could
• <00:36:41.800> we've a few shining examples first we've a few shining examples first we've learned
• that the pathways into the learned that the pathways into the criminal<00:36:43.880> justice<
• Sometimes a judge is seated across a picnic table from the participants, learning how they're doing and
• how they're doing participants learning how they're doing and<00:40:24.640> what<00:40:24.800

Keywords: State of the Judiciary Address by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, 912, senate, all

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• and I serve as the Minnesota State Librarian and director of state library services and expanded learning
• opportunities for the Minnesota learning opportunities for the Minnesota Department<00:01:32.159>
• They are learning tools.
• learn in safe and supportive learning learn in safe and supportive learning environments<01:14:50.880
• ><01:36:34.639> of<01:36:34.880> consistent learn a small number of consistent learn a

Bills: HF3698, HF3067, HF3730

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, paraprofessional, paraprofessional qualifications, education support staff, teacher aide, teacher assistant, special education, Title I, federal personnel qualifications, Minnesota Department of Education, school district, charter school, cooperative unit, Read Act, reading instruction, math instruction

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• The AI system has been learning. We've had the system in idle, not in autonomous modes for 2 years.
• He said he was so involved that his brother called him “mama” once he learned to speak.
• Um, I have learned to be as independent as possible. I rely on a lot of services.
• Um, I have learned to be have for you.
• sensor calibration, machine learning sensor calibration, machine learning enabled<00:57:47.440><

Bills: HF3553, HF3513, HF3576

Keywords: vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house

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• I think there's a lot that we've learned from this process and would be open to thoughts from committee
• <00:20:51.960> and<00:20:52.320> uh programs we're always learning and uh programs
• we're always learning and uh continuously<00:20:53.039> improving<00:20:53.600> so<00:20
• <00:20:55.400> from there's a lot that we've learned from there's a lot that we've learned
• It's a very widely popular program, one that we're also learning about each year as we do each round.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Martin Luther King pleaded, learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
• Juneteenth, of course, commemorates the day when the final enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned
• Juneteenth, of course, commemorates the day when the final enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned
• So on Juneteenth, we celebrate the end of slavery in the United States and take time to learn about our
• And that's where I learned of Juneteenth.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It made me feel frustrated, depressed, and not good enough to learn to keep up with math.
• I kindly ask you to vote yes on this bill so it can pass and help IEP students learn the way that that
• they need to learn.
• When I learned that autism could only be listed as his primary eligibility after a full psychological
• Parents will be very, very thankful that they understand the process of learning and working together

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• But that's the example where Ameren may want to learn something. They may want to exchange it.
• I learned about this last summer.
• We don't care if they only learn one or two chords, because if you strum the guitar, you can feel it
• Well, sure enough, he went down there to the music store and he found a lady that wanted just to learn
• They can learn from you and to provide.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I had to learn it. And so I didn't know there's... Thank you.
• I learned to drive a crane. I left our community to work around the state.
• I've seen the worst of humanity, and there's one thing that I've learned over the years: education is
• Thus, I learned at an early age how impactful the state college system can be in the lives of those who
• Thus, I learned at an early age how impactful the state college system can be in the lives of those who

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard a presentation from the Governor’s Office on the proposed education budget, which totals $32.5 billion overall and includes no tuition or fee increases for Florida residents. Officials highlighted major funding for financial aid and scholarships, including Bright Futures, Benacquisto, veteran-related scholarships, EASE, Open Door, law enforcement/first responder programs, and workforce initiatives. They also emphasized increases for workforce education, Florida College System operations, nursing pipeline and line funds, and university operations, performance funding, and faculty recruitment and retention. Committee members asked questions about the Ocoee Scholarship, the proposed post-secondary Guardian program, and how university recruitment and retention funds would be used; officials said the Ocoee Scholarship remains funded at current levels, the Guardian program would offer flexible campus safety options, and the university funds would be distributed to institutions for faculty recruitment and retention without additional directives. The committee then heard from a series of appointees and reappointees to boards of trustees for state colleges and universities, who described their backgrounds and priorities. Testimony consistently focused on affordability, workforce alignment, nursing and allied health programs, dual enrollment, adult learners, and local economic needs. Several trustees highlighted strong nursing NCLEX pass rates, expansion of campuses or programs, and efforts to tailor education to regional workforce demands such as health care, construction, law enforcement, aviation, and hospitality. One appointee from Miami-Dade College emphasized helping adult students return and complete degrees by easing credit transfer and admissions barriers. After hearing from the appointees, the committee took up the full slate of confirmations as a block. A motion was made and the roll was called; the confirmations were approved favorably, with members voting yes and no opposition recorded. The committee then adjourned.