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• or students who have a reason to request a written test.
• or students who have a reason to request a written test.
• Always good to have kids, students physically active.
• , any students, from playing in sports.
• Madam Chair, members, HB 2459, mobile home parks submetering fees, directs a landlord of a mobile home

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long minority calendar covering a wide range of bills, with sponsors giving brief descriptions and members frequently raising concerns about constitutionality, cost, federal preemption, and policy impacts. Topics included medical intervention and vaccination/mask prohibitions, state treasurer investment rules, vacant state positions reporting, shooting range closure limits, congressional term limits, audit penalties, cellphone use while driving, procurement restrictions tied to China, air ambulance regulation, hospital immigration-status reporting, SNAP purchase restrictions, school assessment changes, school contract transparency, religious excusals from school, student contact information, fitness reporting, and several property tax, water, and agriculture measures. Members also discussed bills on AI-generated sexual material consent verification, DEI liability, hate-crime sentencing, commercial driver forfeiture tied to immigration status, speed-limiting devices for repeat speeding offenses, PFAS firefighting foam, name changes for sex offenders, abortion-inducing drugs, prisoner transition services, sexual extortion penalties, solar radiation management bans, and cultivated-cell food labeling and sales bans. Several bills drew explicit opposition or requests to pull them from consent, especially those affecting abortion access, immigration-related hospital reporting, school testing, religious release programs, DEI policies, and cultivated-cell foods. Members noted that some measures appeared duplicative, overly broad, or likely unconstitutional, and in multiple cases referenced prior vetoes or prior-year versions of the same bills. Supportive comments were also made on selected bills, including the PFAS foam prohibition, the assistive technology study committee, the digital goods consumer protection bill, and the prisoner transition services extension. The caucus also considered water and infrastructure measures, including brackish groundwater funding and studies, water augmentation authority bonds, Pima County water rates, groundwater transport rules, and HOA drought watering limits. Toward the end, members reviewed election-related memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers, a memorial urging withdrawal from the United Nations, and another urging defunding the IMF; all three were noted as being on consent and were pulled for further discussion. The meeting closed with announcements, including a note about a local missing-person concern and a caucus recognition program called the Affordable Arizona Award.

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• children who need lots of help, and our teachers are drowning in trying to figure out how to help those students
• I think they've done a good job trying to fill that gap, but we need to find students sooner so that
• And so I know that there's been some work there on mobile crisis response, responding with law enforcement
• who call their call line—70% get diverted right off the bat—and then another 70% get diverted with mobile
• who call their call on, 70% get diverted right off the bat, and then another 70% get diverted with mobile

Summary: The House Health Services Subcommittee met to approve the October 7, 2024 minutes and then shifted to a broad discussion of behavioral health policy, taking up work previously handled by a behavioral health working group. Representatives Wooldridge and Vaught described major gaps in Arkansas behavioral health care, emphasizing access problems, workforce shortages, rural service barriers, low reimbursement, and the need to move from a reactive crisis system to more proactive community-based care. Members discussed possible 2027-session priorities such as reducing red tape, improving provider licensing and supervision pathways, expanding billing codes and reimbursement structures, and considering interstate compacts and other workforce fixes. A major focus was the state’s crisis and forensic system, including long waits for competency evaluations, the backlog at the Arkansas State Hospital, and the use of county jails for people awaiting treatment. DHS Director Paula Stone explained that Medicaid pays for most behavioral health services, but cannot pay for services in jails or state hospitals because those individuals are treated as inmates of public institutions, leaving state general revenue to cover much of that cost. She outlined DHS efforts including secured restoration beds, therapeutic communities, community mental health center contracts for jail-based services, and plans for an institution-for-mental-disease waiver that could allow Medicaid payment for certain hospital-based services. Members also discussed crisis stabilization units, with DHS noting that Fort Smith and Jonesboro have been more successful than Fayetteville and Little Rock, largely because of location, partnerships, and law enforcement coordination. Questions covered reimbursement for county jails, step-down facilities, civil commitment options, non-emergency behavioral health transportation, and whether DHS should create a bed-availability dashboard similar to hospital systems. DHS said it does not currently have such a dashboard but is exploring the idea. The meeting ended with a commitment to continue the work, with more detailed discussion planned for August, and the subcommittee adjourned.

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• We don't want to students. They do.
• Now I know expense of our students.
• </c> student enrollment. student enrollment.
• </c> dropped by nearly 30,000 students dropped by nearly 30,000 students during<02:56:33.840><c> the<
• </c> The number of students is diminishing. The number of students is diminishing.

Keywords: 981, all

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• These are per student numbers. So we take into account the fact that there are more students.
• Students, different students are given different weights: low socioeconomic status, special education
• Just looking at your overall operating budget versus the number of students, there are 23,000 students
• What are we doing to enable students with disabilities to achieve just like any other student?
• And I think collectively, not just for students with disabilities, but for all students, yes, this is

Bills: HB1540, HB3837, HB5571, SB370, SB2425

Keywords: government review, Texas Sunset Act, regulatory oversight, agencies, sunset provisions, autonomous vehicles, regulation, safety, criminal offense, Autonomous Vehicle Commission, registration, regulations, Level 4 automation, Level 5 automation, self-driving technology, traffic laws, permit system, collision reporting, safety standards, Automated Vehicle Commission

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• 20,000 students, FTE.
• Our student data in The future, we want to make sure that we're tightening up on cybersecurity, our student
• I have gone from 100 students to 327 as of last week.
• The district might have 10,000 students, so it's bigger than yours, or it might have 1,000 students.
• You got 300 students somewhere.

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee met to discuss the needs of rural school districts and the role of Florida’s three regional education consortia: the Panhandle Area Education Consortium, Northeast Florida Educational Consortium, and Heartland Educational Consortium. Executive directors and several rural superintendents described the consortia as member-led organizations that provide shared services, professional learning, leadership development, grant support, cooperative purchasing, risk management, IT/cybersecurity help, and back-office assistance that small districts could not afford to provide on their own. They emphasized that rural districts are often very small, have limited staff, and must still meet the same state reporting and compliance requirements as large urban systems. Testimony focused heavily on teacher recruitment and retention, alternative certification, and the difficulty of staffing specialized roles such as CFOs, MIS directors, IT staff, and content-area teachers. Superintendents said many new hires are career changers or alternatively certified teachers who need consortium-supported training, and several argued for more flexibility in funding so districts can raise salaries and compete with neighboring districts and nearby states. Members also asked about the impact of declining enrollment, homeschooling, and voucher-related school choice; superintendents said those trends are reducing FTE and creating budget instability, while also requiring districts to right-size staff and programs. Several speakers described the financial strain on rural districts, including rising insurance costs, transportation costs, and the challenge of forecasting budgets when enrollment changes after the school year begins. One superintendent recounted major hurricane damage and said consortium risk-management support was essential to recovery. Others said the consortia help districts pool resources for property and health insurance, payroll, student data systems, and procurement, and that this shared approach saves money and improves services. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• 00:09:40.160><c> and</c> here representing our students and here representing our students and community
• </c><00:10:08.640><c> or</c><00:10:08.880><c> bicycle</c> students traveling by foot or bicycle students
• students from all the different schools.
• students from all the different schools.
• Those are the teachers who can students.

Bills: HF1972, HF229, HF1090, HF1084, HF1307, HF1274, HF1609, HF2110, HF211, HF216, HF222, HF224, HF225, HF203, HF206, HF207, HF208, HF227, HF246, HF427, HF466, HF502, HF680, HF971

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure

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• students, confidentiality, 218.
• from having to pass certain student end-of-course assessments, 262.
• House Bill by Representative Chassion, student discipline, to prohibit students in certain grades from
• House Bill by Representative Chassion, student discipline, to prohibit students in certain grades from
• House Bill by Representative Turner, Taylor Opportunity Program for Students; provide...

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then received and processed multiple resignation notices and special-election proclamations for vacant seats. The chamber later recognized and swore in newly elected members Doyle Boudreaux, Reese Broussard, Chassity Verrett-Martinez, and Edwin Murray after no objections were raised to their qualifications. The House also appointed committees to notify the Senate and the governor that it was ready to conduct business for the 2026 regular session, and it adopted the proposed standing committee meeting schedule and referred prefiled bills to committee without objection. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the introduction and reading of a very large number of House bills and resolutions across many subject areas. Measures included the annual appropriations bill, a proposed constitutional convention, carbon dioxide sequestration and pipeline permitting, retirement-system changes, criminal justice and public safety proposals, education and workforce measures, local government and district creation bills, insurance and liability reforms, and numerous commemorative resolutions. Several prefiled bills were withdrawn, and many introduced measures were assigned to committees or allowed to lie over under the rules. The House then entered a joint session with the Senate for the governor’s address. Governor Jeff Landry outlined his administration’s priorities and praised recent legislative actions on taxes, insurance reform, transportation, education, and fiscal discipline. He urged support for Amendment 3 on teacher pay and retirement, called for further workforce and health initiatives, defended insurance and transportation reforms, and pressed for judicial reform, especially in Orleans Parish, citing the death of Jacob Carter and failures in electronic monitoring as examples. He also promoted replacing the vehicle inspection sticker with a QR code system and highlighted economic growth, lower taxes, and infrastructure investments. The joint session also included a presentation of the colors by the Louisiana National Guard and a Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony for Technical Sergeant Adam W. Brister, recognizing his 2018 rescue mission in Alaska. After the governor’s remarks and the military honor presentation, the joint session concluded and the House resumed introducing additional bills, continuing to file measures on topics such as health care, education, ethics, elections, local districts, and constitutional amendments.

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• M Conservative Coalition Research Institute, Clement's Legislative Study Program, offers college students
• These exceptional students were a blessing to those of us who had the joy of having them intern in our
• The clerk will read the bill: HB 1449 by Capriglione relating to the permits for mobile food service
• Members, House Bill 1449 allows mobile food vendors to obtain a single wide county permit to operate.
• We're not, you're not going to be giving the same grant to a school district with thousands of students

Bills: HB2293, HB2694, HB2999, HB3694, HB3254, HB4662, HB5629, HB5632, HB5675, HB5664, HB5671, HB5680, HB5682, HB5693, HB4158, HB5695, HB4669, HB5696, HB5698, HB5677, HB5699, HB5694, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR89, HCR111, HCR142, HR868, SB682, SB1351, SB1895, SB1931, SB2141, SB3044, SCR1, SCR6, SCR37, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HB75, HB5354, HB4683, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB265, HB1845, HB 108, HB1960, HB1955, HB2512, HB2581, HB2803, HB1738, HB636, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB3679, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2658, HB2757, HB2080, HB3063, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB3178, HB158, HB2060, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB4630, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5520, SB1177, SB1559, SB746, SB434, SB1383, SB1214, SB1079, SB3031, SB2141, SB2185, SB1895, SB1241, SB901, SB1883, SB552, HB 1249, HJR218, HB5623, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SB3037

Keywords: Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors, local governance, elections, healthcare administration, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, vacancies, resignation, hydrogen vehicles, weight limitations, transportation, environmental impact, clean energy, deep fake, intimate depictions, consent, digital media, criminal penalties, State Board of Education

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• </c> which the student applies for the grant. which the student applies for the grant.
• </c> students.
• So for um independent students students.
• Our students are staying here.
• </c> students not only at the College of St. students not only at the College of St.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In fact, when I was driving over there, there was a school group that was taking the students up on the
• So whether it be the mobile app or the mapping system, we would integrate with that.
• And then the last one I'll just share real quick is just mobile usage. Mobile usage.
• the largest school district, or excuse me, the largest bus contract in the United States with First Student
• largely passed on to consumers and ultimately have a disproportionate burden on the elderly and mobility-challenged

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• To recognize the gentlewoman from Mobile, Mayor Jones.
• Chair recognizes the lady from Mobile, Representative Drummond."
• Because in most counties in Mobile, we have a voting manager.
• Because in most counties in Mobile, we have a voting manager.
• Because in most counties in Mobile, we have a voting manager.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• An unacceptable number of students are homeless. Housing insecurity among our students.
• That's about 20% of our student population.
• their data to improve programs for these students.
• Students have a right to an equitable education.
• So it doesn't create any new entitlement or right of students, the students already have that right.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• this is going to be really kind of a nice thing that we can like look what we did and we can create mobility
• </c><00:03:13.760><c> for</c> and we can give create mobility for and we can give create mobility for
• </c><00:52:44.319><c> Students</c> changed three people's lives.
• Students changed three people's lives.
• :11.440><c> learn</c> Having drivers education students learn Having drivers education students learn

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The line on 72 needs to also include Career Technical Student Organizations. Thank you. Mr.
• They’re the largest medical school, and they have the most students.
• Chairman, both Representative Baca and I, we brought up student athletics. I just wanted... Mr.
• And then item number 92 is $500,000 for New Mexico Tech for wraparound student support services.
• And then item number 92 is 500,000 for New Mexico Tech for wraparound student support services.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The bill does not change how Florida Virtual School serves students day to day.
• Seniors are more likely to face mobility challenges, chronic illness, caregiving duties, and limited
• families that I helped in small ways during the crash of the unemployment system and helping with the mobile
• families that I helped in small ways during the crash of the unemployment system and helping with the mobile
• very grateful to the committee that is working hard to address the growing challenges of electric mobility

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard and advanced a series of bills covering transportation, unemployment benefits, public records, education, law enforcement, and health. Senator Massullo’s SB 488, the DHSMV agency package, would update fuel tax and motor carrier definitions, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, expand email use for certain DHSMV transactions, and align tank vehicle definitions with federal rules; SB 490 would create a related public records exemption for certain email records. Both bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 892, revising enhanced sentencing procedures for repeat offenders, and SB 124, which cleans up and clarifies Florida Virtual School statutes without changing day-to-day operations. The most debated measure was SB 216, which would tighten reemployment assistance eligibility by adding work-search and interview requirements, requiring more frequent identity and eligibility verification, and expanding fraud reporting and information sharing. Supporters said the bill targets fraud and improves program integrity; opponents, including labor advocates and several senators, argued it would create burdens for legitimate claimants, especially rural residents, seniors, and workers facing layoffs, and could sharply reduce access to benefits. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 382 on e-bike safety, requiring riders to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating a task force to study broader regulation. Testimony from a parent who lost her son in an e-scooter crash prompted discussion about whether scooters should be included in the bill. Additional bills advanced included SB 584, strengthening oversight of commercial driving schools and giving DHSMV and county tax collectors more enforcement tools; CS/SB 656, formally codifying the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force within FDLE and renaming the related grant program; and SB 816, establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to support research, treatment, education, and outreach. All were reported favorably with support from law enforcement, advocacy groups, and institutional representatives. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• She is the intern for the house and the... ...she is the intern for the house and a student of the University
• The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile. ...Announcements: Ladies and gentlemen, the AL CAP prayer
• The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Representative Bracie.
• The chair recognizes the lady from Mobile, Representative Drumond. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Representative Pringle. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We have more than 31,000 students and an average of $240 million in research.
• We have more than 31,000 students and an average of $240 million in research. ...and students, and an
• We educate more first-year students from Massachusetts than the top eight private universities in the
• Our advanced air mobility, or AM, efforts are significant, including...
• Our advanced air mobility, or AM, efforts are significant, including the development and construction

Keywords: 1212, all

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• is to provide annual prevention and awareness education on human trafficking and exploitation for students
• is to provide annual prevention and awareness education on human trafficking and exploitation for students
• Our kids are super mobile.
• , and 10th, you'll get your high school students.
• But on line two, and this could be wordsmithed by support from our legislative intern, but at students

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on HB 1308 met to review Senate amendments related to the Human Trafficking Commission and continuing education language for regulated professions. Senator Beauchay explained that the bill would make the commission more independent and robust by changing permissive language to mandatory language, adding members from DHS/Children and Family Services, school districts, the State’s Attorneys Association, and the governor’s office, and designating the Attorney General or designee as presiding officer. The committee also discussed a new duty for the commission to provide annual human trafficking prevention and awareness education for students, with a proposed cross-reference to DPI curriculum law to avoid conflict with HB 2330. Members raised questions about the size of the commission, quorum concerns, and how the existing human trafficking task force differs from the commission. Testimony from Amy Boyd-Bomey of YouthWorks supported broader representation, especially from child welfare, schools, and tribal entities, and emphasized that trafficking of youth in North Dakota disproportionately affects Native youth. Committee members discussed the need for tribal representation, including a single representative chosen by tribal chairs, and suggested adding language to ensure that perspective. Boyd-Bomey also noted that the statute already references designees from state, local, and tribal agencies, though the committee considered making that more specific. No final action was taken. Representative Davis was asked to draft possible language changes, and the committee agreed to stand at ease and reconvene later, but ultimately the chair announced that more time would be needed and that another meeting would be scheduled.

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• I had a couple of students who could look all of those things up, and that would be helpful.
• The individuals that come in... students.
• I mean, she was mobile a year ago when we got the diagnosis, but it progressed so fast with her that
• One other thing that we could do is I could work with my students; we could pull...
• Uh, so I can have my... ...so I can have my students.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Now what happens now in the state of Texas, we fund about $12,000 for every student.
• And I'm curious, was this program ever designed to be providing housing for college students?
• By the bedroom to students.
• These programs increase economic stability and mobility, reduce food insecurity, and promote overall
• Without a doubt, this anti-family, anti- mobility legislation will set Texas back.

Bills: HB21, HB211, HB223

Keywords: HB 21, Texas Tax Code, ad valorem tax, property tax, delinquent taxes, tax delinquency, penalty reduction, interest rate, split payment, installment payment, tax relief, county tax collector, taxing unit, property owner, tax collection, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, tax increase election, supermajority, 60 percent threshold