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• Her accomplishments extend beyond academics.
• We have great academic teams.
• reflected what we're trying to do with the program.
• I rise today to speak in favor of this program.
• So we're going to start to reduce those programs for folks.'

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• THESE CHANGES SUPPORT FLORIDA'S COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND WORKFORCE READINESS.
• THIS LEGISLATION SHIFTS ALLEGATIONS OF FINANCIAL FEES AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS
• WITHIN THE GRADUATION ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL EDUCATION GATE PROGRAM WHILE IT OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
• LOCATED IN AREAS OF RURAL OPPORTUNITY, REQUIRES FUNDS FOR THE EXCELLENT NURSING PROGRAM TO BE USED FOR
• HEALTHCARE RELATED INDUSTRY PROGRAMS DIRECTING FUNDS TO CRITICAL WORKFORCE NEEDS, HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These folks work hard to implement the Healthy School Meals for All program and make sure all students
• /c><02:04:17.679> Meals<02:04:18.320> for<02:04:18.480> All<02:04:18.800> program
• <02:04:19.440> and Healthy School Meals for All program and Healthy School Meals for All program
• students at every stage,<02:04:46.639> helping<02:04:46.960> with<02:04:47.199> academic
• <02:04:47.679> growth, stage, helping with academic growth, stage, helping with academic growth

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved out of order to consider Senate Joint Resolution 7, recognizing February 2026 as Black History Month. The resolution was read at length and grounded in the history of Black history commemoration, Carter G. Woodson’s work, the evolution from Negro History Week to Black History Month, and Colorado-specific Black leaders and pioneers such as Barney Ford, Clara Brown, John T. Gunnel, Joseph H. Stewart, and others. Members emphasized that Black history is American history and that the centennial observance should honor both the struggles and achievements of Americans of African descent. Several representatives spoke in support. Representative Bacon described the resolution as an important tradition and said the chamber should record its history. Representative Joseph framed Black history as a living story of resilience, innovation, and justice. Representative Jackson said the resolution matters especially amid efforts to erase or minimize Black history, and tied it to Colorado figures and to her own family history. Representative Carter highlighted the importance of naming schools after Black Coloradans and introduced guests, including educators and community members connected to the resolution. Representative Gonzalez also spoke in support and honored a community member, Tony Gomes, who died of cancer. Representative DeGraaf stated full support for the resolution but offered a lengthy amendment to add more historical references, including Black patriots of the American Revolution, Nat Love, James Beckwourth, Harriet Tubman, and the Tuskegee Airmen. The transcript ends during his proposed amendment, and no final vote or disposition on the resolution is shown in the excerpt.

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• But they did have, at one time, a program in place that was similar, and this is probably expanding off
• Pitfalls or not of what the program could do. Right. Senator West, any questions?
• I locked myself in my room out of fear, and my academics suffered.
• The cost of maintenance on one high school alone in our last bond program was $12 million.
• Being able to give TEA the authority to recognize an alternative dual-language program and to provide

Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills focused on school finance, transparency, student safety, and educator misconduct. SB 843 by Senator Kolkhorst would create a centralized TEA database for school bond elections, tax rates, and project details; supporters said it would improve transparency for taxpayers, while members discussed the fiscal note and suggested adding charter schools. SB 1224 by Senator Sparks would require superintendents to report alleged romantic, sexual, or abusive conduct between staff and students directly to law enforcement within 48 hours, with penalties for failure to report; testimony from advocates and survivors strongly supported the bill and urged that it also apply to private and charter schools. SB 747 by Senator Paxton on behalf of Senator King would require school district policies addressing AI-generated sexually explicit images of minors as cyberbullying and direct the School Safety Center to develop guidance; the committee heard emotional testimony from a student victim and discussed school authority to discipline off-campus conduct and the role of cell phones. The committee also heard SB 1636 by Senator Hinojosa, which would limit use of interest and sinking tax revenues to debt service for voter-approved capital projects and not deferred maintenance; school finance witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s language could restrict needed facility maintenance spending and asked for a clearer definition of deferred maintenance. SB 2185, also by Senator Hinojosa, would expand access to the bilingual education allotment for dual-language programs; district officials and educators testified in support, saying it would remove barriers to funding and better support bilingual instruction. SB 604 by Senator West would require the Permanent School Fund Corporation to publicly track bonds backed by the state guarantee program that are downgraded to speculative or junk status, with West arguing the information would provide an early warning sign of district financial distress. Across the hearing, much of the testimony centered on student protection and accountability in schools. Multiple witnesses described educator misconduct cases, failures to report abuse, and the need for outside law enforcement involvement rather than internal district investigations. Committee members repeatedly discussed extending reporting and safety requirements to private and charter schools, and several witnesses urged independent oversight. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Room 307, 7 to 8 a.m. on Early Childhood Program Issues, Outcomes for Kids, State Programs, and Funding
• That's a very needed program.
• And whereas the laboratory... prioritizes community engagement and invests in educational programs and
• Cost of the program, extending the sunset date of the spay and neuter program fee, repealing certain
• Extending the sunset date of the Spay and Neuter Program fee. Repealing certain laws.

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• shares is, you know, for a for a program shares is, you know, for a for a program that<00:28:11.440
• communities program. So what number? communities program. So what number?
• communities program in public secondary<00:58:57.720> schools.
• 59:14.799> good<00:59:15.040> to program and it sounds good to program and it sounds good
• Yeah, three programs right now, but what about five years from now?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• the same issues in the K22 12 programs the same issues in the K22 12 programs where<00:04:44.919
• <00:50:18.599> manager Schools and a program manager Schools and a program manager position
• I believe that it is a great program.
• This is for the two-year library and pilot program.
• <01:09:01.719> recommendation library and pilot program recommendation library and pilot program

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• current law only requires that districts spend 80% of the FEFP funds earned for the accelerated programs
• on the schools and programs that generated the funding.
• ; third, accurately projecting student enrollment in our programs.
• Third, accurately projecting student enrollment in our scholarship programs and in our schools.
• And fourth, providing consistency and fairness for families among the scholarship programs.

Summary: The conference committee met to discuss the Senate’s second budget offer and its first offer on SB 7030. The chair said the budget proviso and back-of-bill offers were continuing to close out remaining issues, and explained the Senate’s approach to the new academic accelerated option supplement in the FEFP as restoring about 80% of prior weighted FTE funding for acceleration options other than dual enrollment, citing existing statutory requirements and the different cost structure of dual enrollment. Senator Gates then presented the Senate’s modified SB 7030 offer, saying the bill was intended to address problems tracking roughly 23,000 students moving among public schools, private schools, and homeschooling, and to better ensure funding follows students correctly. He said the offer would preserve key parts of SB 7030 while making changes such as extending the fall application window, delaying some spring-term documentation, modifying background screening requirements, and allowing the commissioner to extend deadlines in extenuating circumstances. The offer also kept the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program as a separate FEFP categorical, expanded the Education Stabilization Fund, created fall and spring application windows, required enrollment cross-checks and student IDs, changed scholarship payments to monthly with front-loaded options, and required scholarship funding organizations to return funds tied to Auditor General FTE audit findings. A public commenter, a longtime teacher from Daytona Beach, urged that the financial literacy course be taught at a later grade level, such as 11th or 12th grade, and suggested a system of diverse guest speakers in classrooms to encourage more students from underrepresented groups to consider business ownership. No questions were raised from the committee after the Senate offer, and no vote was taken. The vice chair said the House would take the offer back for review, and the chair announced there would likely be one more meeting with a one-hour notice before the meeting adjourned by motion without objection.

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• , the HIP program.
• Would the money fully fund the HIP program?
• Students' academic pursuits due to their identities.
• We have the Commonwealth Builder program. It's an amazing program.
• And we have our own state rental assistance program, the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on a series of bills focused largely on local-option real estate transfer fees and housing funding tools for communities facing severe affordability pressures. Testimony strongly favored bills for Somerville, Concord, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Chatham, and a statewide local-option transfer fee, with speakers arguing that high-end real estate transactions should help fund affordable housing, anti-displacement efforts, workforce housing, and related capital improvements. Elected officials and local housing leaders described rising rents and home prices, investor activity, shrinking year-round housing stock, and difficulty recruiting or retaining teachers, police, health care workers, and other essential employees. Several witnesses emphasized that the proposals would be optional for municipalities, could include exemptions for first-time homebuyers or seniors, and would direct revenue into local affordable housing trust funds or housing banks. Committee members asked questions about who would pay the fee and whether it could make housing less affordable, and supporters responded that the fees would be targeted at higher-value transactions and designed with local flexibility. For Somerville, the delegation and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne backed both a local home rule petition and statewide enabling legislation, saying the city has already used zoning reform, inclusionary zoning, and local housing funds but still needs a new revenue source to address displacement and investor-driven purchases. For Concord, Representative Carmine Gentile and Concord housing advocates supported a home rule petition and the statewide bill, arguing that a modest fee on sales above $1 million could generate predictable revenue for affordable housing production and preservation. One committee exchange focused on whether the fee would affect most Concord sales and whether it would be passed on to buyers; supporters said the policy was intended to shift costs toward higher-value properties and help leverage other funding sources. The committee also heard testimony on House 4105, which would redirect a casino-related revenue stream to the Healthy Incentives Program. Farmers, advocates, and residents said the current funding was originally intended to support horse racing but has not met that goal, and that the money would be better used to support Massachusetts farmers and food-insecure residents through HIP. In a separate bill, Senator Becca Rausch testified in support of Senate 268, which would create a state-level hostile learning environment complaint process for higher education institutions and potentially strip tax exemptions from colleges or universities found to have such environments; she cited anti-Semitic and transphobic incidents on campuses and argued that existing federal protections should be mirrored in state law. The hearing also included testimony on college tuition debt reduction legislation from Senator Michael Moore, who said the bill would allow a deduction for tuition and fees paid to Massachusetts public colleges and universities to ease student debt and support the state’s workforce. A major portion of the hearing focused on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket housing bank proposals. Hospital, school, housing, planning, and municipal officials from Martha’s Vineyard said the island’s year-round housing shortage is harming health care, schools, and the local workforce, and urged approval of a housing bank funded by a local-option transfer fee. Nantucket witnesses made similar arguments, pointing to a very high median home price, a large seasonal housing stock, and the need for a dedicated revenue stream to preserve and create year-round housing. Supporters repeatedly cited the long-running success of the islands’ land banks as evidence that transfer fees can work without harming real estate markets. Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Thomas Moakley Luddy also backed the Cape and Islands transfer-fee bills, saying the region needs bold action and a sustainable local funding source to address its housing crisis.

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• They’re mainly operating student services and support services programs.
• This is no longer simply an academic debate.
• I mean, I love loyalty programs. I'm a member of loyalty programs.
• I'm a member of loyalty programs.
• And any insinuation that we are not concerned about loyalty programs and membership programs and haven't

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Um there are educational supports through that birth to three program, First Steps in Kentucky.
• brought in significant revenue for us and it carried other programs with the EPSDT rate.
• Well, it's really the school programs, the education side.
• >> It's an academic.
• we're changing our academic processes.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services heard Senate Bill 18, a bill described by the sponsor and podiatry witnesses as a modernization of Kentucky’s podiatry laws. The bill would recognize and regulate podiatric assistants, podiatric residents, and supervising podiatrists; allow podiatrists to supervise physician assistants in podiatry practices with approval from the relevant licensing boards; require new podiatrists licensed after January 1, 2027 to complete at least two years of residency; and extend disciplinary authority to the new categories. Witnesses said the measure would improve access to foot and ankle care, especially in rural areas, without expanding scope of practice. The Kentucky Medical Association was said to be neutral after working on the language with the sponsors. Committee members raised concerns about the meaning of “supervision,” whether it required direct or indirect oversight, and whether the bill could broaden billing or coding privileges. Dr. Roberts said supervision could mean direct supervision or indirect supervision, including being available by telephone, and noted the bill mirrors language used in allopathic PA supervision. He also said the bill would not change office staff billing roles and that podiatric assistants would not bill separately. Several senators said they supported moving the bill forward but remained concerned about workforce, cost, and scope creep. The committee adopted a committee substitute, then voted on the bill. The motion passed unanimously with favorable expression. After the vote, the committee moved on to a presentation on outpatient pediatric therapies, where providers described Medicaid reimbursement pressures, workforce turnover, and long waiting lists for children’s therapy services, but no action was taken on that presentation in the portion provided.

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• I WANT TO CLARIFY THE SENATE'S POSITION ON THE NEW ACADEMIC ACCELERATED OPTION SUPPLEMENT IN THE FEFP
• THE RATIONALE WAS CURRENT LAW REQUIRES THE DISTRICT SPEND 20% OF THE FEFP FUNDS FOR ACCELERATED PROGRAMS
• THIRD ACCURATELY PROJECTING STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AND IN OUR SCHOOLS AND FORTH
• , PROVIDING CONSISTENCY AND FAIRNESS FOR FAMILIES AMONG THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS.
• FIRST WITH THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS FUNDED AS A SEPARATE CATEGORICAL WITHIN THE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• All docu related needs and program.
• disability related needs and programs. disability related needs and programs. Yeah. Yeah.
• programmatic or part of the program? programmatic or part of the program?
• You may buy a program, but maybe every district doesn't need to buy the program.
• . program. program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Schools like Lexington are preparing students not just to succeed academically, but to enter the workforce
• Schools like Lexington are preparing students not just to succeed academically, but to enter the workforce
• Local courses and programs provide a unique outdoor setting where New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds
• This is for patients and clients of certain programs to make better informed decisions before they use
• This program, as it has been run for the last ten years, does not intend to punish or look for a person

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the journal, and took up a series of motions to discharge identical Assembly bills to the Third Reading Calendar, along with committee reports and amendments. The chamber also received an introduction from Senator Gonzalez honoring Maria Raine and her advocacy for guardrails on AI chatbots after the death of her son, and later adopted a Rules Committee report sending several General Business Law bills directly to Third Reading. The resolution calendar was adopted with some exceptions, and the Senate recognized several previously adopted resolutions honoring individuals and observances, including Barnabas McHenry, Arthur Jones Jr., Floyd Todd Peterson III, the Lexington School for the Deaf, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Apraxia Awareness Month, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Prevention Week, Physician Anesthesiologists Week, and Golf Day in New York. The Senate then considered and passed numerous bills, many on consumer protection and public policy topics. Measures included bills on General Business Law, Public Health Law, Correction Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Executive Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Public Officers Law, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, Public Housing Law, Education Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills were laid aside, including a Public Health Law bill by Senator Fernandez and a Public Service Law bill by Senator Parker. The chamber also passed a concurrent constitutional resolution by Senator Stec proposing an amendment to Article 14. During floor debate, senators explained votes on several measures. Senator Ramos spoke in support of paid sick leave for domestic workers, describing the bill as a long-overdue labor protection for a workforce historically excluded from such rights. Senator Fernandez described her bill as the Manufacturer Disclosure and Transparency Act, aimed at requiring notice and public disclosure of certain pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements to improve transparency and competition in prescription drug pricing. Senator Ryan and Senator Martins supported a bill restricting hidden algorithmic price manipulation online, and Senator May supported a bill limiting excessive rental car fuel charges as part of a broader consumer protection package. The Senate also passed a memorial highway bill naming a portion of Route 19 in LeRoy for Lieutenant Gary A. Scott, with Senator Borrello explaining the veteran’s service and sacrifice.

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• We'll stop asking the federal government to add another program after program after program, but instead
• <00:22:52.720> after<00:22:53.120> program<00:22:53.600> after add another program
• after program after add another program after program after program,<00:22:55.120> but<00:22:
• programs. Safeguards against what? programs. Safeguards against what?
• government open is not just an academic government open is not just an academic debate.<00:52:08.480

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This programs I see funding for new technologies and innovation across all industry sectors.
• US based small businesses with less than 500 employees are eligible to participate in these programs.
• HB 1268 creates the Texas Technology Innovation Program, TTIP housed within the office.
• I, I don't, I don't believe that this would be a program. That would be cut.
• Um, see a connection with school discipline or academic performance.

Bills: HB 186

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivisions, government expenditure, transparency, local government, political subdivision, county, city, municipality, special district, taxpayer-funded lobbying, lobbying restriction, registered lobbyist, government association, county association dues, Texas Legislature, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, Chapter 556

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• These programs provide seed fundings for new technologies and innovation across all industry sectors,
• F68 creates the Texas Technology Innovation Program, TTIP. housed within the Office of the Governor's
• When this program is created, they come back to Texas, and Texas would match that grant with a certain
• I don't believe that this would be a program that would be.
• For this program, I'm very optimistic that they will continue. Thank you for your optimism.

Bills: HB186, HB517, HB 1093, HB 1268, HB1395, HB186

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, property owners' association, residential watering restrictions, vegetation, fine limitations, drought, technology, innovation, economic development, grants, Texas Economic Development, business funding, HB 1395, private passenger vehicle rental, car rental, vehicle rental

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• So that's what the program does. Mr.
• <00:13:14.120> and law enforcement uh training program and law enforcement uh training program
• Minnesota uh so that's what the program Minnesota uh so that's what the program does<00:13:21.880
• <00:21:26.799> training two-year degree program training two-year degree program training
• these programs are Supervision programs these programs are proven<01:52:39.800> to<01:52:39.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• it is a private program.
• Uh, yes, so our program is an online program.
• programs were actually if your program programs were actually if your program or<00:42:59.839>
• > any<00:43:00.079> program<00:43:00.800> was or any program was or any program was
• um larger course of academic um larger course of academic instruction.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 69, including a germane amendment about local school boards’ acceptance or rejection of gifts and donations and a non-germane amendment creating a virtual early childhood readiness family engagement program for preschool children not yet in kindergarten. Rep. Cordelli said the early literacy proposal was a modified version of an earlier kindergarten readiness bill, would rely on gifts and donations rather than state appropriations, and would include reporting requirements. Members questioned the shift from a broader technology program to an online-only model, the lack of detailed evaluation metrics, how long children would use the program, and whether it was appropriate for very young children. Cordelli said the change was intended to avoid government dependence and still allow the program to be offered next school year. Several members raised concerns about the gift-acceptance language on the underlying bill, including whether school boards would need to vote on small donations, whether gifts could be handled in blocks or at regular meetings, and how anonymous donations would work under right-to-know laws. Rep. Han noted that some gift discussions might belong in non-public session under RSA 91-A, while Rep. Cornell said acceptance or rejection of gifts could be handled at regular meetings and suggested a dollar threshold could be added later. The New Hampshire School Boards Association said it was not taking a position but wanted clearer guardrails, policy guidance, and clarification on timing, anonymity, and public-meeting requirements. Supporters of the early childhood program, including Waterford.org, said the proposal would provide an evidence-based, adaptive online literacy program with family engagement for four- and five-year-olds, and that it could help close early learning gaps. Waterford said it could work collaboratively with school districts and IEP teams, and that it would provide devices and internet access for families who need them. Committee members pressed on how the program would interact with existing special education services and whether districts could use it as part of an IEP; the response was that it would be supplementary and not an approved special education service. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair indicated the committee would later executive the bills and try to get reports filed promptly.

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• These boards bridge the gap between academic programs and industry requirements, ensuring curricula match
• These boards bridge the gap between<00:43:35.119> academic<00:43:35.760> programs<00:43
• :36.560> and<00:43:36.880> industry between academic programs and industry between academic
• SNAP program. It's as simple as that. SNAP program. It's as simple as that.
• Speaker. program. But HR1 changed aspects of SNAP program.

Keywords: 1189, house, all