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• accounting unit 9010 uh class 103 accounting unit 9010 uh class 103 because<00:49:24.960> the<
• /c> program is not funded in the current B program is not funded in the current B anym<00:49:29.839><
• Historically, we also used classes 505 and 529, but those have been wrapped up into class 506, which
• Historically, we also used classes 505 and 529, but those have been wrapped up into class 506, which
• So there’s two class lines there.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division of Long-Term Supports and Services presented its budget and program overview as part of the Department of Health and Human Services operating budget review. Leadership described the division’s three bureaus—Aging and Adult Services, Developmental Services, and Family-Centered Services—and explained that the division provides guidance, technical assistance, quality monitoring, and contracted provider oversight across the lifespan. Members also discussed staffing, with reported vacancy rates of 4% in Aging and Adult Services, 15% in Developmental Services, and 6% in Family-Centered Services; the division said the higher BDS vacancy rate is partly due to the small number of authorized positions. The governor’s budget had left eight positions unfunded in the division, including three in Aging and Adult Services and five in BDS. A major topic was the division’s roadmap initiatives, especially building a system of care for healthy aging and strengthening developmental disabilities systems through a new reimbursement rate structure. The division said it contracted with an actuary to study DD service costs and found rates had not been reviewed since 2017 and were significantly below actual costs and other states’ rates, contributing to provider shortages even when services are authorized. Members asked about the impact on service delivery and whether rates would need to rise overall; the division said its strategy is to focus on lower-cost services that help people remain in the community. The division also reported waiver enrollment figures, including about 4,161 people on the Choices for Independence waiver, 3,688 average nursing facility residents, 5,061 people on the DD waiver, 228 on the acquired brain disorder waiver, and 488 children on the in-home support waiver, while noting there is no funding waitlist but provider availability remains a constraint. The division highlighted IT modernization as a major accomplishment, especially moving Adult Protective Services and Developmental Services into the New Heights system. Officials said these changes improve case-note access, data retrieval, service authorization tracking, and transparency for providers, and they asked for future oversight discussion focused on IT leverage. Members noted that New Heights maintenance is budgeted in the Office of the Commissioner under class 27 and suggested better transparency on system costs and benefits. The division also reported that it closed out a long-running CMS corrective action plan for BDS on July 1, 2023, and said it is now focused on strengthening the system rather than compliance alone. Other discussion covered the Aging and Adult Services bureau’s name change from Elderly and Adult Services to Adult and Aging Services, intended to avoid negative connotations and better reflect preventative services. The bureau described Adult Protective Services trends involving scams, financial exploitation, self-neglect, and isolation, and explained that it administers the CFI waiver, determines medical eligibility for nursing facility level of care, and braids funding from Medicaid, state funds, Older Americans Act money, Social Service Block Grants, and other grants. Members asked about waiver growth targets and federal consequences if enrollment remains below projections; the division said it would explain the shortfall in a future waiver amendment and did not anticipate a federal penalty. The meeting ended without any votes or formal actions taken.

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• state that any violation of the Central Purchasing Act of 1974 shall henceforth be considered a Misdemeanor

Bills: HB3985, HB3883, HB4335, HB3416, HB3417, HB3418, HB3619, HB3624, HB3463

Keywords: property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, public utility, municipal water, wastewater services, liability protection, third-party contractors, infrastructure maintenance, emergency response, regulatory compliance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations, animal shelter licensing, county purchasing, procurement practices

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• All right, let's start with the Airmen of the Airmen First Class Ian Wheeler, please stand.
• He ex In first class, Ian Wheeler, B. Stan. He executed 13 sorties supporting U.S.
• A proclamation sponsored by Speaker Steve B. Montenegro. Let's get into it.
• A proclamation sponsored by Speaker Steve B.
• Therefore, Steve B.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• /c> license section or excuse me paragraph B license section or excuse me paragraph B is<00:51:19.079
• , and if you had a health class that was also a biology class, then that could count as your biology
• class.
• class.
• class.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• My name is Maline B. McKG, on behalf of Kumio Lewis, CEO of Hawaiian Council.
• graduated last year or even the class graduated last year or even the class that's<00:18:10.720>
• It's the middle class. It's the middle.
• It's the middle class.<00:20:45.440> It's<00:20:45.679> the<00:20:45.919> middle.
• <00:20:46.320> they<00:20:46.640> don't class. It's the middle. they don't class.

Bills: SB3123

Keywords: conditional gifts, private education, scholarships, donor conditions, Hawaii education law, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up three measures in decision-making. SB 2678, which would create a Judiciary working group to improve family court processes and youth access to legal representation in the child welfare system, was recommended for passage with amendments. The amendments would clarify that members with lived experience are those who have navigated the state child welfare system, replace an actively serving guardian ad litem with a former GAL, allow co-chairs to invite additional experts, and provide compensation for lived-experience members. The committee report would also recommend a $20,000 appropriation, and the motion passed without objection. SB 2528, a Campaign Spending Commission proposal to expand the partial public financing program and raise expenditure limits, was also recommended for passage with amendments and adopted without objection. The committee’s changes would increase the public-funds match to 4:1, raise the maximum public funding available to 20% for statewide executive offices and 25% for legislative and certain county offices, blank out the appropriation in the bill, and instead recommend $7.2 million in the committee report. Technical amendments would also rename the program for consistency and set the bill’s effective date to March 22, 2075. In a joint Judiciary/Education hearing, SB 3123 drew extensive testimony in support from the Governor’s office, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaiian Council, Kamehameha Schools, and many private-school and community representatives. Supporters said the bill would clarify that donor-funded scholarships, grants, and tuition-free educational programs are charitable gifts rather than contractual obligations, giving donors and schools greater certainty and preserving educational access. Some members questioned whether the bill could affect Kamehameha Schools’ admissions practices or allow schools to avoid donor conditions; witnesses responded that the measure is intended to clarify donor intent, not change admissions, and that an opt-out clause would preserve the ability to create contractual agreements if the parties choose. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration, with no final vote reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• He left the side of the road to urinate in the darkness and was charged with public lewdness, a Class
• C misdemeanor.
• <01:12:37.760> we're<01:12:38.000> giving<01:12:38.400> the I took a property class
• violation of that occurs in a municipality, then that goes to the municipal court because it's a misdemeanor

Bills: HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328, HB348, HB106, HB347, HB54, SB118, SB167, SB195, HB260, HB263, HB328

Keywords: bail reform, illegal aliens, violent offenses, pretrial detention, flight risk, court hearings, doxing, personal identifying information, harassment, online safety, law enforcement, public servants, penalties, consumer protection, illicit material, private rights, digital privacy, nonconsensual distribution, incarceration, pregnancy

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• Speaker, I move with the B. B. B.
• With that, I move for the B. Chair With that, I move for the B. Chair With that, I move for the B.
• Speaker, ask for the B. Speaker, ask for the B. Speaker, ask for the B. That is questions.
• Adoption of the B. That is questions. Adoption of the B. That is questions. Adoption of the B.
• Adoption of the B. Clerk questions. Adoption of the B. Clerk questions. Adoption of the B.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• B. A. B. A. A. B. A. A. Aye. Hi. D. F. M. A. P. Hi, before A, A, B, 1157. Mr.
• One-N-N-San-N-A-B-1157. My University-13-N-A-B-1157. Thank you. My name is cell home.
• They could conceptually extend it to other classes of employees, yes.
• AB 87 is, again, Natasha B. Special.
• My name is B. Curiel.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1157, the Affordable Rent Act, which would lower California’s annual rent cap, remove the single-family home exemption, and eliminate the sunset on existing tenant protections. The author and supporters argued that renters are facing severe affordability pressures, especially in single-family rentals, and that stronger statewide rent stabilization is needed to prevent displacement and homelessness. Opponents, including apartment, building, and property-owner groups, said the bill would discourage housing production, harm small landlords, and override a deal they said was intended to be temporary while the state focused on building more housing. Public testimony on AB 1157 was extensive, with many renters, tenant advocates, labor groups, and community organizations speaking in support, while many landlords, business groups, and property-owner representatives spoke in opposition. Committee members were split: some praised the bill as a necessary response to the rent crisis, while others warned it could reduce investment and worsen the housing shortage. The committee ultimately voted 7-5 to pass AB 1157 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The committee then approved the consent calendar, including AB 413, AB 1152, and AB 1275, on a 9-0 vote. It also heard ACA 3, which would require the University of California to make available a limited number of down payment loans for eligible long-term support staff who are first-time homebuyers. Supporters said the measure would help lower-wage UC workers afford homeownership and improve retention, while UC and other opponents argued the proposal was duplicative of existing state programs, unnecessary, and potentially harmful to UC finances. The discussion focused on financing mechanics and the relationship to CalHFA, but no final vote on ACA 3 was included in the portion provided.

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• The class of 2026 is here today with us on my right side of the chamber.
• The class<00:34:56.800> of<00:34:56.960> 2026<00:34:57.680> is<00:34:58.000>
• of 2026 is here today with us on class of 2026 is here today with us on my<00:35:00.400> right
• Pelton B, Pelton B, Kirk,<01:12:56.960> Meyer, Kirk, Meyer, Kirk, Meyer, Bright,<01:12:59.920
• But thank you, >> Senator Pelton B. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 981, all

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• being a sole practitioner, I had a general practice, then a statewide criminal practice, and then a misdemeanor
• The oldest graduated first in her law school class at UNM and is having some success as a trial lawyer

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• be consistent with the special classes be consistent with the special classes that<00:06:29.680>
• It has allowed me to in class.
• Um, moving on to HB 2179, the B&B bikes.
• amp;B bikes.
• I was going to HB2179, the B&B bikes.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2185, which would add protections for sports officials. The Department of Education, the State Public Charter School Commission, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, HSTA, HGA, school administrators, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, the Hawaii State Basketball Officials Association, and several individuals testified in support. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments and recommended amendments, especially on the bill’s civil-action provisions and criminal language, saying the measure should be made more consistent and narrowed to clarify who is covered. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the increased criminal penalties but said its concerns were limited to that portion of the bill. The chair repeatedly noted the committee’s education-policy focus and limited discussion of legal issues. The committee then took up HB 2621 on student misconduct. The Department of Education testified and answered questions about its student discipline data, explaining that much of the information is kept in the department’s internal Infinite Campus system and is not public, but that some additional information could be added to the annual report while still protecting student privacy. Members discussed whether the department tracks incidents consistently across schools and whether more public reporting would help identify where violence or discipline issues are occurring. The department said it was not seeing an increase in suspensions in the data it had, though it acknowledged internal data showed more detail than the annual report. HB 2179, concerning DOE and e-pipes, drew comments from the Department of Education, support from the Department of Health, the Hawaii Bicycling League, and other individuals. The committee then heard HB 2534, which would recognize robotics in schools as an interscholastic sport. The Department of Education offered comments, the State Public Charter School Commission supported the bill, and multiple students and robotics participants testified in strong support, arguing that robotics provides STEM opportunities, competition, and career pathways, and that formal recognition and funding would help sustain teams and compensate mentors. No votes or final actions were taken on the bills in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• We all sit in class.
• They're just kind of seeing who's in their class.
• Everybody respected his class, but what I'm trying to say, Mr.
• We all sit in class.
• Everybody respected his class, but what I'm trying to say, Mr.

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• In 2017, HEMA recognized B Manoa as the first urban disaster preparedness group in Oahu.
• So we started, uh, is when we became, um, B Ready Manoa. Then we started having cert.
• In 2017, HEMA recognized B Manoa as the first urban disaster preparedness group in Oahu.
• In 2017, HEMA recognized B Manoa as the first urban disaster preparedness group in Oahu.
• So we started, uh, is when we became, um, B Ready Manoa. Then we started having cert.

Bills: HB2437, HB1815, HB1614, HB1613, HB1612, HB2411, HB2597, HB2583, HB2474, HB1863, HB2590, HB1813, HB1838, HB2138, HB1967, HB1576, HB2139, HB1605, HB2113, HB812, HB1831, HB1707, HB2561, HB1805, HB2469, HB2472, HB2387, HB1658, HB1661, HB1664, HB1859, HB2276, HB2335, HB1656, HB2116, HB2272, HB2273, HB2340, HB2158, HB2339, HB2489, HB2159, HB2171, HB2338, HB2005, HB1952, HB1872, HB1676, HB2384, HB2614, HB20, HB1776, HB1565, HB2310, HB1975, HB1801, HB1668, HB2114, HB1972, HB1546, HB1518, HB1131, HB2208, HB2156, HB2268, HB2622, HB2581, HB2498, HB2443, HB1577, HB2033, HB2031, HB2023, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2315, HB2343, HB2501, HB2505, HB816, HB1562, HB1591, HB1853, HB1854, HB1871, HB1965, HB1966, HB1537, HB1541, HB276, HB2606, HB2270, HB1920, HB1756, HB1727, HB1718, HB1715, HB1713, HB1711

Keywords: arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, SFCA, Performing Arts Grants Program, arts grants, culture and the arts, history and the humanities, King Kamehameha Celebration Commission, Works of Art Special Fund, one percent for art, public art, art in public places, relocatable works of art, DBEDT, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, DAGS

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• Through our involvement with CYFD, my father got into parenting classes.
• suspended... ...from school have a much higher rate of becoming disconnected from school, failing classes
• Just one class, so I'm always timing. It looks like we got about 7 minutes left, so.
• of all, my perspective, as a university professor at **UNM**, is that I taught the social justice class
• In this May, I will be walking across the stage as a member of the graduating class of 2027.

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• A, B, C, D would be the level four, which is a separate facility.
• We have our setting B students, and those are the students that are in the class about 40% to 80% of
• What sets a setting D apart from a setting A, B, or C to support students?
• And having a level D, a strong level D program will also strengthen our levels A, B, and C.
• The state aid fall enrollment that we use is how much of the class period, or how many classes, they

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to discuss special education funding and retention, beginning with approval of the prior meeting minutes and then hearing a presentation from North Dakota United on a statewide special education survey and retention rubric. Presenters described how the rubric and survey were developed from special educator input around four domains: paperwork and due process support, workload, student and staff safety, and paraprofessional management. They reported high levels of stress and burnout, including increased workload, difficulty taking prep and lunch time, concerns about mental health, and widespread difficulty filling special education positions. Committee members questioned the survey’s lack of a general-education comparison group, the interpretation of terms like “rarely” and “sometimes,” and whether results could be broken down further by district size, unit, or disability area. The survey results showed the weakest area was workload, with respondents reporting caseloads increasing without corresponding adjustments, little additional support or compensation when workloads rise, and few negotiated-agreement protections. Paperwork and due process also scored poorly, with many teachers saying they rarely receive dedicated time during the duty day, often work outside contract hours without compensation, and take work home on evenings and weekends. Student and staff safety scored somewhat better but still showed gaps in crisis follow-up, notification about violent behavior, protective gear, and leave options after incidents. Paraprofessional management also drew concern, especially low pay, insufficient staffing, limited administrative support, and the burden placed on teachers to supervise and train paras. Several teachers then testified directly about the practical impact of these issues. One special education teacher described the job as combining instruction, legal compliance, and paraprofessional supervision, often requiring work beyond contracted hours and contributing to burnout and turnover. Another testified that special education case managers are effectively doing three full-time jobs and that the paperwork and caseload demands are a major reason people avoid or leave the field. Committee members discussed whether the problems are primarily local or state-level, whether more funding would solve them, and whether changes to the funding formula or weighting for high-cost students might be needed. No formal vote or action was taken beyond a recess and return to order for the next presentation, which continued the discussion of possible special education study objectives and potential policy directions.

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• which is there's four of them in class which is there's four of them in the<00:10:57.200> state
• I started looking, and it's cities of the first class, and then there's designations all the way down
• to cities of the fourth class for smaller towns, and I couldn't find a definition in statute on town
• So it would only be the cities of the second, third, and fourth classes and school boards.
• It cannot be done in even years or odd years, whatever—I don't know; I put my classes on Sen.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Speaker, we have not two, not three times, but a four-time consecutive Virginia High School League Class
• In 2025, Mason celebrated its largest graduating class with over 10,000 degrees conferred.
• year, he has been selected as the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators' Association's Class
• The Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns will meet at 9:00 a.m. in House Committee Room B. Mr.
• House Rules will be meeting at 8 o'clock and House Committee Room B on the second floor.

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• I see you up there with your MC class.
• with yourMC class. If you'll stand, with yourMC class.
• >> Judiciary Division B will meet in Room 409, five minutes after recess.
• > Senate<00:30:53.600> stand<00:30:53.760> in >> Senator B moves the Senate
• stand in >> Senator B moves the Senate stand in recess<00:30:54.320> until<00:30:54.559

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 29 January, 2026; 9:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a roll call, invocation, and pledge, then quickly dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. Several guest introductions followed, including members of the Junior League of Jackson, the Mississippi Dental Association and Dental Hygiene Association for oral health day, school counselors and college admission counselors, and other visitors. Senators also recognized individual guests such as a dentist from Newton and a constituent from Senatobia. The chamber then took up two resolutions in block: Senate Bill 2766 designating the Friday before Memorial Day as Buddy Poppy Day in Mississippi, and Senate Resolution 25 commending the Lamar School Raiders football team and Head Coach Jacob Lan for winning the MHSAA 4A Division 3 state championship. The Lamar Raiders were present on the floor, and Coach Lan addressed the Senate after the resolution was read. Both measures were adopted by voice vote, with roll call final passage requested and granted without objection. The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 21, which calls a joint session for the Governor’s State of the State address. A strike-all amendment was adopted to move the event date and location because of weather, shifting it to the second floor rotunda rather than outside or in the House chamber. The Senate then moved through a series of pass-and-retain actions and announcements, including committee meeting notices and cancellations, campaign finance report reminders, and several adjournment-in-memory requests. The body recessed until 5:00 p.m. or until the last committee report was filed, with the journal to reflect adjournment until 9:00 a.m. the next day.

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• B.
• At the top, if you are an A or B approved charter, If you're an A or B evaluated operator under our A
• My son is in a graduating class of like 156. is wild.
• And I was in a very small graduating class at Yates in 2006.
• But again, Principle A and Principle B.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• discussed that if someone continually gets citations or infractions if they fall under sections A and B
• that if, could someone continually get citations or infractions if they fall under the sections A and B
• of this, or if they get the sections A and B of this?
• It cost me another $75 for her to take a special class.
• C penalty to a Class B penalty.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.