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• <01:17:44.239> School school to be homeschooled. School school to be homeschooled.
• to the schools yet. to the schools yet.
• > schools.
• engaged in schools. engaged in schools.
• schools, community schools we've had. schools, community schools we've had.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Education met on February 17 and announced it would limit public testimony to one minute because more than a thousand testimonies were expected on one measure. The first bill heard was HB 1934, relating to the Imagination Library of Hawaii. The state librarian and Friends of the Library supported the bill, saying the program is a proven, cost-effective way to improve early literacy and should be expanded statewide for children ages 0 to 5. Friends of the Library said the current 50/50 match requirement would be too difficult to meet immediately and asked for state funding for the first few years to help launch the expansion. Testimony included eight supporters and one opponent, and members asked whether the proposal was an expansion of an existing program; the state librarian said it would expand service beyond currently targeted communities. The committee then heard HB 20004, which would extend the floating librarian pilot program. The state librarian, Department of Education, HSTA, and several individuals testified in support. Supporters said the program helps address staffing needs and improves student readiness, especially for college and information literacy. One retired community college librarian said school librarians help students prepare for college and are increasingly important in teaching critical evaluation of misinformation and AI-generated content. Members asked about implementation of the existing pilot, including recruitment of certified librarians for neighbor island and Oahu complex areas; DOE said those positions had been identified and recruitment was underway, and existing funds remained intact. The final major discussion was HB 2398, which clarifies the library system’s role in RNMSP-related projects and public library construction on or near school land. The state librarian and public library system supported the bill, while the Department of Education and Attorney General’s office raised concerns about vague language, especially the phrase “land controlled by the board,” and suggested amendments. In questioning, the state librarian explained that the bill was prompted by conflicts on shared or adjacent school/public library sites, including traffic, pickup and drop-off access, and other operational issues. DOE described significant disruption from one project’s traffic changes and said planning for such projects should involve early coordination and formal agreements. The state librarian responded that the new bill would clarify oversight and help avoid delays and disputes over property control and future renovations.

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• Thank you for your time. school my daughter deserves better care school my daughter deserves better care
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• In 2023, a group of school districts filed a suit against TEA, and they convinced a judge to enjoin public
• Then in 2024, a group of school districts again filed suit against TEA, and once again, the court enjoined
• release of the accountability ratings for the 2023 to 2024 school year.
• special three-judge district court to hear challenges to the finances or operation of the public school
• And then I assume you raised the price of entry. We do. We have over the years.

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• They're going to have grown up with AI through their middle school and high school years.
• And I was home schooled through elementary school, then attended very toss a private university model
• school before doing rolling in St.
• the fallen. 25 and this isn't limited to our school districts.
• So students in Florida's middle and high schools can learn about nursing.

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• So, school counselors, school librarians.
• So James Campbell High School, Maui High School, Waipahu High School, Mililani High School, and Leilehua
• High School.
• WA High School, Farington High School, WA High School, Farington High School, Pearl<00:31:06.960>
• Santa Monica High School. School. School.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• What's the entry wage?
• Your constituents and your kids and your schools can now go to New Mexico State Parks for free.
• Go back to school.
• The The high school my daughter attends off the street has a beautiful solar farm on it.
• We have elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, private and charter schools.

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• Plus, they have a school on site in that unit, so they don't miss any school time.
• We still have a lot of providers that are doing manual entry, and so we're trying to increase the number

Summary: The committee opened with prayer and approved the minutes. It then heard an emergency rule from the Department of Human Services on hospital-based residential treatment for adolescents with substance use disorders. Paula Stone explained that the rule would allow Medicaid reimbursement for residential treatment services provided in a hospital unit for ages 12 and up, with Unity Hospital in Searcy expected to be the first provider. Members asked about licensure, length of stay, and cost; Stone said stays would be determined by ASAM criteria rather than a fixed cap, the projected rate submitted to CMS was $850 per day, and the unit would have 24 beds split between boys and girls with an on-site school. The committee next considered an electronic visit verification rule for in-home personal care, attendant care, respite care, and home health services. Elizabeth Pittman said the update was intended to keep the state compliant with federal EVV requirements, improve auditing and corrective action authority, and encourage more electronic claims submissions. She also noted the rule would remove the W-9 submission requirement for provider enrollment to allow IRS verification. Members asked whether EVV was federally required and were told Arkansas uses an open system that allows providers to use the state option or a third-party vendor. After the presentations, the committee took no further action beyond noting that the EVV rule stood reviewed. The meeting then adjourned.

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• They have a school on site in that unit, so they don't miss any school time.
• We still have a lot of providers that are doing manual entry, and so we're trying to increase the number

Keywords: 1204, all

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• What we saw in the past, people went there right out of school. They stayed there forever.
• And we're working with a lot of kids that are in schools, but we're still not hitting all the school
• And so we end up with our public schools having more IEPs.
• in the school may be a part of both of those agencies, instead of coming to them.
• I may be overstepping because I don't know as many parents at my son's school as I...

Summary: The meeting was a 14(c) Task Force hearing focused on employment experiences of Oklahomans with disabilities and the state’s use of subminimum wage. Numerous self-advocates and workers testified about their jobs, accommodations, pay, transportation barriers, and the importance of community integration. Several speakers described positive experiences in competitive or community jobs, while others recounted being underused, fired without explanation, or paid by piece rate or minimum wage in sheltered or enclave settings. Many emphasized that fair pay, independence, ABLE accounts, and supportive employers matter to them, and several said they want future careers, promotions, or even to own businesses and help others with disabilities find work. Task force members discussed recurring themes from the testimony: transportation as a major barrier, the importance of community and self-advocacy, employer misconceptions and stigma, the need for better transition services from school to work, and the difficulty families face navigating benefits and employment systems. Members also raised concerns about people being fired without explanation and about the need for meaningful options for those not ready for competitive employment. Suggestions included more employer education, reverse job fairs, job coaching, benefits planning, better coordination between DDS and DRS, and stronger transition supports in schools and through programs like Project SEARCH. Staff then presented research on how other states have phased out or eliminated 14(c) certificates. Examples included Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, with common approaches such as phase-out timelines, technical assistance, provider transition plans, and support for competitive integrated employment. The presenters noted that Oklahoma still has 40 entities using 14(c), most of them DDS providers, but many providers are already moving away from it. Members discussed potential unintended consequences, the need for a clear timeline, the possibility of blending or braiding services, and whether Oklahoma should create a more one-stop, employer-friendly system. No votes were taken, and the group agreed to continue gathering information and return in June to begin shaping priorities and possible policy directions.

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• Now, schools, who handles new schools?
• schools?
• schools?
• schools?
• schools?

Bills: SB2003

Keywords: Mauna Kea, land management, University of Hawaii, astronomical observatories, leasable lands, natural resource management, stewardship authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Water, Land, Culture, and the Arts and Education heard testimony and discussed SB 20003, which would require the auditor’s report under Act 255 to include a recommendation on whether the Monarch Stewardship and Oversight Authority is fit to continue managing Monaca lands. Testimony focused on the bill’s reversion language, the role of the auditor, and whether the measure gave the auditor too much discretion without clear criteria. The Office of the Auditor’s position, read into the record, was that it had strong reservations because the bill did not provide standards for assessing fitness and asked that the requirement be held or amended. Other testimony suggested a work group with relevant agencies and Hawaiian practitioners to manage the transition and reduce conflict. Committee members debated whether the bill should simply restore the original reversion language or also require an audit-based fitness determination. Several members questioned the need for a 2031 audit when Act 255 already provides for a performance and financial audit in 2031 and noted that the bill could shift authority away from the legislature. In response, the committee chair explained that the measure was intended to restore language removed during conference and to address the transition back to the University of Hawaii if the authority was not meeting the act’s purpose. The committees ultimately recommended SB 20003 be passed with amendments. The amendments would strike the auditor/audit section, add language addressing timelines by providing a 10-year lease extension and sublease extension, and make technical changes including a defective date. The committees voted to adopt the amended measure and send it forward as an SD1. The transcript also included a separate Education Committee hearing on SB 3286, which would require the University of Hawaii to develop a facilities and student housing master plan and report to the legislature. University of Hawaii testimony said the system supports the intent but that the bill’s requirements are a heavy lift across 10 campuses and should follow development of a broader academic strategy. Members raised concerns about deferred maintenance, shifting priorities, and the lack of a systemwide plan, while the university said it already has a six-year capital improvement plan but acknowledged it does not fully incorporate the broader academic and housing strategy the bill contemplates.

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• We have a trade deficit, especially with SEC schools.
• I'm working, but I still cannot afford to come to this school.
• So essentially, We're allowing the schools to have a lot more discretion.
• And then schools automatically raise that in terms of their tuition rates.
• These costs are a major barrier to entry.

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• , schools, surveillance in our schools, schools, surveillance in our schools, upgrading<03:37:22.560
• schools? schools?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• of Public Health Minnesota School of Public Health fentanyl fentanyl fentanyl overdose<00:20:19.120>
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• they were in my kids went to that school they were in the<01:27:20.600> school<01:27:20.920><
• members uh there will be a law school members uh there will be a law school for for for legislators

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action. Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.

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• This applies at land and sea ports of entry.
• As a practical matter, CBP cannot deny entry to U.S. citizens when they return from across the border
• As a matter of this identification, if you go to the port of entry right now and, you know, next time
• matter, even though there is the White House Travel Initiative, the federal government cannot deny you entry
• If it's not something that you're going to deny an American citizen entry for, it just seems like it's

Bills: HB3484, HCR112, HCR125

Keywords: border municipalities, agreements, funding eligibility, infrastructure, intergovernmental cooperation, REAL ID, travel document, border crossing, Texas, U.S. citizens, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, defense innovation, national security, U.S. Army Futures Command, military technology, economic growth, 1184, house, all

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• HB 3460 by Dan Huberty relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance
• The bill also includes the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school
• district or campus in the school year in which the operation of the school district or campus is disrupted
• and certain private schools in the state, referred to the Committee on Public Education.
• HB 3549 by Ward Johnson relating to requiring a school district or open enrollment charter school to

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• pool fence, or they can use a flotation device that sounds an alarm whenever there's an unexpected entry
• Now we'll move to Tab 9, SB 1264 on private schools by Senator Kalata-Yud.
• opening up, particularly those small schools or micro-schools.
• Fire and building code change-of-occupancy triggers force expensive upgrades when a school moves into
• the particular school that they were most interested in.

Bills: S0018, S0028, S0260, S0848, S0934, S1014, S1102, S1264, S1566, S1622, S1724

Keywords: negligence, compensation, child welfare, law enforcement accountability, personal injury, police negligence, law enforcement, monetary compensation, civil rights, city liability, electric vehicle, EV, battery fire, lithium-ion battery, towing, wrecker service, vehicle storage, submerged vehicle, saltwater damage, fire marshal

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a wide range of bills focused on water safety, utilities, housing, transparency, and claims relief. CS/SB 848 on stormwater treatment was presented as a follow-up to prior water-quality legislation and reported favorably with one support waiver. SB 28, a claims bill for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, was also reported favorably. CS/SB 658, a bipartisan child-drowning prevention bill for rental properties, drew extensive testimony from child advocacy and drowning-prevention groups in strong support; amendments required rental license applicants to certify compliance and removed local-government add-on authority, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 18, a claims bill involving the estate of a deceased minor and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, prompted questions about settlement and responsibility but was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from a waiver form. Several utility and infrastructure measures were considered. CS/SB 1724 would regulate municipal utility service outside city limits, limit revenue transfers, require public meetings, and cap rate differences; an amendment added gas utilities, and the bill was reported favorably after testimony from municipal utility representatives and small-county advocates. CS/SB 1014 would require municipal utilities to extend water and wastewater service to certain nearby residential properties without conditioning service on annexation; an amendment narrowed the bill to residential uses and clarified capacity and grandfathering provisions, and it passed favorably. CS/SB 1102 would allow local infrastructure surtax revenue to fund body camera programs, with an amendment making the surtax authorization prospective and requiring a new referendum; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 260 on electric-vehicle storage in towing yards was amended to focus on storage only and to tie the higher fee to the period before fire-risk inspection, then reported favorably after testimony from insurers, fire officials, and EV industry representatives. The committee also advanced education, housing, and ethics-related bills. SB 1264 would ease zoning and code barriers for small private schools and micro-schools, with supporters arguing it would expand school choice and opponents raising implementation concerns; it was reported favorably. SB 934 on Florida Keys areas of critical state concern was amended to remove a tax-exemption section that conflicted with the Live Local Act, then reported favorably. SB 1622 would provide a one-time waiver of late financial-disclosure fines under specified conditions and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1566 on local government spending and transparency required online posting of budgets and related materials, and an amendment added utility revenue reinvestment and other changes while removing DEI spending restrictions; the bill drew support for transparency but concern from small cities and counties about cost and workload, and it was reported favorably. The meeting ended with adjournment after senators recorded votes on selected bills.

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• entry standards, oversight, lacks entry standards, oversight, enforcement<00:05:30.000> tools.
• > and hospitals, schools, utilities, and hospitals, schools, utilities, and businesses.<01:09:
• The challenges are getting our younger folks through high school, high school degrees, GEDs, getting
• > GEDs, school, high school degrees, GEDs, school, high school degrees, GEDs, getting<01:32:48.719
• <01:33:21.520> organization We are the largest re-entry organization We are the largest re-entry

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• Mahalo. needs to achieve are Farm to school needs to achieve are Farm to school goals<00:23:53.720>
• farm-to-school local produce, we require two estimates.
• farm-to-school local produce, we require two estimates.
• farm-to-school local produce, we require two estimates.
• High school and watched the kids eat lunch.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• to consolidate loads into overweight vehicles to reduce exposure to cartel extortions at ports of entry
• these special permits and these 3 axle trucks, uh, they can cross at the, at the nearest point of entry
• Of course we'd take them in, we'd weigh them there at the port of entry.
• that Senator Lucio mentioned there's concessionaires, private concessionaires, and other ports of entry
• We've shared a lot of the information that is happening at this port of entry, uh, with the comptroller