Transcript Highlights:

• Aren't you doing some kind of tracking or internal audit?
• They have to track delivery. They have to...
• They have to track delivery. They have to understand all the timing requirements.
• And so just a handful of things that we track in our basic education compliance that potentially could
• are meeting the program of basic education, and this makes that a lot more complex when we have to track

Summary: The Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee heard three bills. Senate Bill 6052 would create a statewide digital transcript data-sharing environment for K-12 and postsecondary institutions, with student or parent permission required for disclosure. Supporters from universities, OSPI, school districts, counselors, and education groups said the bill would reduce paper handling, staff time, errors, and delays in admissions and enrollment, while improving security and student access; members asked about alignment with the High School and Beyond Plan, FERPA, apprenticeships, and out-of-state transfer issues. Senate Bill 6051 would allow local school boards to grant waivers or partial waivers of certain state laws and rules to individual schools, while excluding health and safety, civil rights, parental rights, basic education, and other protected areas. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give districts flexibility and surface recurring regulatory burdens, but OSPI, the State Board of Education, WEA, and school board groups raised concerns about broad scope, lack of definitions, possible impacts on special education and basic education compliance, and added complexity or legal costs. Some district representatives supported the idea of flexibility and relief from unfunded mandates, but suggested the bill needed more work. Senate Bill 5907 would expand ECEAP access for military families with incomes below 60% of state median income and prioritize children with deployed or single custodial military parents. The sponsor and supporters from ESDs, school districts, Head Start/ECEAP, child advocacy groups, and veterans organizations said military families face frequent moves, deployments, child care instability, and related stress, and that the bill would provide a modest, cost-effective benefit without state fiscal impact. In executive session, the committee adopted a proposed substitute and passed SB 5860 to Ways and Means, and adopted a proposed substitute and passed SB 5574 to Rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• As I'm listening to the conversation, there's a track regarding compacts and the multi-state licenses
• And you're tracking who's coming into the state as well, Madam Chair, Madam Chair Representative Lujan
• Madam Chair and Representative Duncan, no, because the hospitals track that.
• But we do track that. Again, everything that we do is we don't have.
• One electronic system for the board that tracks that.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have seen states create databases to track that kind of data.
• As I mentioned, data collection and tracking around youth...
• I would definitely encourage additional data collection and tracking. And then the next slide.
• This makes tracking the price of any given drug through the entire supply chain from start to finish
• I can't keep track of the attendance around here; you folks are in and out.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• at the industry because as a horse owner, breeder, and trainer, you can take your horse to whatever track
• As an owner, breeder, and trainer, when you acquire a horse, you can take it to whatever track in the
• As for the home track, people like to see their horses run where they live.
• Checking with this, continue to track the horses, say if they go to the Amish market, or I know there's
• But how long do you track after retirement? Mr. Reeve?

Committee: House Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Transcript Highlights:

• or to stop those kinds of ads in their tracks.
• Your thinking is right on track. Well, that's what I've heard. So two other things. One.
• We had a pretty nice track, a farm track, like fourth generation in the city of Brownsville. had grown
• For example, we heard quite a bit about Centerpoint's outage track record. not working during the storm
• Is that math track?

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the way that we, as your staff, keep track of that, and hopefully, we'll be able to do that in
• Hopefully, this will help you all keep track to make sure that you are on track to pass a balanced budget
• It just blows my mind that they can keep track of it all.
• If we made a mistake, we'll admit to it, but they'll be there, and we'll track it electronically.
• I don't really track my texts on my phone.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:19:13.040><c> building</c> eventually started tracking building eventually started tracking building
• Our current reports track the current economy, but you really need, in my opinion, funded positions to
• So, uh and then to track<00:48:57.160><c> those</c><00:48:57.360><c> kind</c><00:48:57.520><c> of</c>
• <00:48:57.600><c> things</c><00:48:57.880><c> going</c><00:48:58.120><c> forward</c> track those kind
• </c> following it and tracking following it and tracking progress,<01:57:37.520><c> making</c><01:57:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I do track that, but it's going to be a weird answer because...
• We do do some MISO-3 tracking. I don't know.
• Behavior data is tracked weekly using our school's behavior matrix system.
• They're tracking them closely on our data tool.
• or off track.

Committee: Joint Education Committee

Summary: The meeting focused heavily on dual credit programming across North Dakota, with presentations from Valley City State University, Lake Region State College, Fargo Public Schools, and teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose. Speakers described dual credit as a way to give high school students college-level rigor, reduce future tuition costs, and help students explore academic and career pathways. Several presenters emphasized that strong local relationships between colleges and school districts are central to program quality, especially in rural areas where access to advanced coursework can be limited. Valley City State University outlined its quality-control model, including annual teacher trainings, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty evaluations, qualification standards, school visits, and a goal of building 24-credit College Studies Certificates. The university reported about 504 students in the fall and 559 in the spring, with roughly 5,539 projected credit hours and about 130 students expected to earn the 24-credit certificate. Members asked about faculty qualifications, online versus in-person delivery, student retention, revenue, and whether a more centralized statewide model might be more efficient; the presenter said centralization could reduce duplication but might weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College described a broader regional model, with about 913 dual credit students last fall across 44 school districts, roughly half of them taking online college courses and half taking face-to-face courses taught by qualified high school teachers serving as adjuncts. The college said it has paid for graduate credits to help teachers meet credentialing requirements and reimburses districts for teacher support and materials. Fargo Public Schools reported 50 dual credit courses through multiple higher-ed partners, 1,571 enrollments, and a 12.61% increase in participation, while also raising concerns about inconsistent registration systems, credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity across institutions. Teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose reinforced the value of dual credit, while noting concerns about retention in foundational science courses and the importance of maintaining rigor and support for students.

Transcript Highlights:

• And we're going to mark it and track it and make sure it doesn't happen again.
• Oh, but you— We're going to mark it and track it and make sure it doesn't happen again.
• That is currently not being tracked by the state for any other minority group.
• But it's not being tracked by the state.
• Where are we going to track this information?

Summary: The House first established a quorum after several members were absent, then moved into bills for perfection. House Bill 261, dealing with anti-Semitism in public schools and higher education, drew extensive debate. The sponsor described rising anti-Jewish incidents and said the bill would require educational institutions to adopt nondiscriminatory policies, use the IHRA definition as a guide, and treat failures to address harassment as Title VI issues. An amendment from the gentleman from Pulaski was adopted to clarify that protected First Amendment speech, religious expression, and political viewpoints would not be reported or cataloged. Supporters said the bill was needed to protect Jewish students; opponents argued it singled out one group, could chill speech about Israel and Palestine, and created unequal reporting requirements. The House ultimately ordered the bill perfected and printed as amended. The chamber then took up House Bill 2384 on housing affordability and building codes. The sponsor said the bill would lower housing costs by rolling back energy-code mandates to 2009 standards, setting clearer permitting timelines, and allowing certain multifamily buildings to use a single staircase. Supporters argued current codes raise costs, discourage builders, and contribute to Missouri’s housing shortage. Opponents raised concerns about local control, preemption of municipal energy standards, and public safety, especially the single-stair provision; the sponsor responded that the design has been used safely in other states and cities. A Pulaski amendment requiring municipalities with online ordinances to keep only one hard copy available was adopted, and after debate the previous question was moved and approved. The House then adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. House Bill 1766, addressing personal property tax, was also perfected and printed. The sponsor said the bill would apply Hancock/CPI-style tax limitations to personal property tax growth, arguing that rapidly rising vehicle values had created a windfall for political subdivisions and unfairly increased taxpayer burdens. Supporters said the bill would slow growth without eliminating it, while opponents argued local governments need revenue to keep up with inflation and that the measure would reduce resources for schools and other services. Finally, the House began consideration of House Joint Resolution 154, which would place into the Missouri Constitution a Medicaid work requirement mirroring federal policy. The sponsor said adults ages 19 to 64 would need to work, volunteer, participate in a work program, or attend school for 80 hours a month to remain eligible, and the discussion began with questions about whether the constitutional change was necessary and how documentation requirements would work.

Transcript Highlights:

• Along with the new facilities, we also have improvements to the rail track that would be feeding into
• So along with the new facilities, new rail facilities, we also have improvements to the rail track that
• And then up in the kind of the northeast area, top right of the slide there, we've got some new track
• And then the existing track is shown in green, and that extends out to Fallon.
• And then similar types of improved track, as I mentioned on Scenario 6 and 5 as well.

Committee: Joint Joint Transportation Committee

Summary: The committee first heard an update on the Joint Transportation Committee study of transportation impacts if the Lower Snake River dams were removed. WSDOT and Jacobs described the study’s phases, including current work on geology, infrastructure risk, and a total logistics cost model. They explained that the study is examining how freight now moved by barge—especially wheat, fertilizer, and wood—could shift to rail and roads, and they outlined several scenarios ranging from no-dam future conditions to new unit-train terminals, short-line rail options, and a combined “many solutions” scenario. Members asked about irrigation, impacts in Idaho and Oregon, port capacity, emissions, competition, EV trucks, and whether the model could estimate transportation effects if grain volumes decline. The presenters said the study assumes current production levels continue, does not model irrigation changes or broader farm-economics impacts, but does account for transloading costs and can estimate transportation impacts under different volume assumptions. WSU’s independent review team said the model has improved substantially but still needed refinement, especially in routing, road data, and spatial detail, and that stakeholder engagement had been strong though delayed by model development. No votes were taken. The committee then received a presentation on the alternative sidewalk funding study. Staff and consultants said the study is exploring ways local governments could sustainably fund sidewalk maintenance, repair, and new construction, using a statewide survey, interviews, national research, and case studies in eight jurisdictions. They noted sidewalks are important for pedestrian safety and connectivity, but there is no dedicated funding source in Washington, and existing grants and local revenue tools are highly competitive or limited. The consultants highlighted sidewalk fees or utility-style charges as the most promising option to study, while a parcel tax was largely set aside because of state property-tax uniformity concerns. Members asked whether the study would duplicate existing funding or add to current taxes, and how a sidewalk fee would be collected; the consultants said the goal is to expand local options, not mandate adoption, and that fees would likely be billed through utilities rather than property taxes. A preliminary draft report is due December 15, with a final report due in mid-June. Next, staff gave a brief update on the ocean-going vessels study, which is examining shore power and emissions rules for vessels at berth. The presenter explained that federal Clean Air Act rules and California waiver authority create legal limits on how far Washington can go if it wants to adopt similar standards, and that deviations from California’s approach can increase litigation risk. The report will summarize stakeholder outreach and will be presented in draft form at the next JTC meeting. Finally, county engineers from Chelan and Douglas counties began a presentation on county transportation challenges, with the association’s director emphasizing collaboration with state agencies and local partners on issues such as fish passage barriers and infrastructure needs. The county presentation was only beginning when the transcript ended, and no committee action or votes were recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• The truth is, we don't know what's happening in New Mexico because there isn't good data tracking on
• So, Madam Chair, Representative Garcia, tracking is not mandated by the state for county jails.
• The county jail has a choice whether or not to track it and then report it.
• And so, I don't know why they aren't tracking, but they are not required to track.
• Yeah, we kind of lose track of time. So thank you for that, and hopefully there will be more.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• If horse tracks are that great and popular, then let's...
• Representative Shaheen, did you speak with any of the local communities that have horse racing tracks
• had actually talked to the former city manager, and I think the reality is that with horse racing tracks
• , the amount of bets that have been placed is how you measure the success of a horse track arena, and

Bills: HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC

Transcript Highlights:

• Someone's got to keep track of all these things that the legislator says, now you got to do this, now
• have to keep track of and report<00:53:16.800><c> out.
• </c><00:53:53.359><c> So,</c> someone's got to keep track of it.
• So, someone's got to keep track of it.
• </c><01:12:14.800><c> grants,</c> clearer tracking of categorical grants, clearer tracking of categorical

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, first of all, I will acknowledge your track record over the last three years is impressive.
• We track how well we are able to give them the wraparound services to succeed.
• We track how well we are able to give them the wraparound services to succeed.
• We track that and &gt;&gt; We do. Yes, we do.
• But we do all of that is tracked.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:00 Approval of Minutes: 0:01:45 Federal Education Updates 0:02:12 Dual Credit Updates: 0:43:38 Kentucky State University's Doctoral Program Request: 01:27:08 Postsecondary Accreditation: 1:49:05 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations: 2:14:48 Adjournment 2:16:31, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Austin Reid of the National Conference of State Legislatures on education-related provisions in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). Reid said the law is projected to increase the federal deficit over 10 years, with major savings coming from Medicaid, student loan changes, and SNAP. He focused on how those changes could affect schools, including possible effects on free and reduced-price meal certification, state funding formulas that use SNAP as a proxy for low-income status, and Medicaid-funded school services for students with disabilities. Reid also outlined the new federal scholarship tax credit, which gives a dollar-for-dollar credit for donations to qualifying scholarship-granting organizations. He said families up to 300% of area median income may benefit, the program begins in 2027, and states must opt in and designate eligible organizations. He noted unresolved questions about whether states can add their own criteria and said Treasury regulations will be important. He also described the expansion of 529 plans to cover more K-12 and postsecondary expenses. On higher education, Reid explained a new workforce Pell grant option for short-term programs, with states and governors playing a role in determining eligible programs. He said the programs must meet placement, completion, and earnings measures and that implementation is expected to be tight before the July 1, 2026 effective date. He also reviewed student loan changes, including lower institutional loan limits, prorated borrowing for part-time enrollment, new caps on graduate and Parent PLUS loans, and a new earnings-based accountability standard that could make some programs ineligible for student loans if graduates earn too little. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:34:14.079><c> tracking</c><00:34:14.879><c> true</c> is their attempt at track tracking true
• Mortgage rates don't track interest rates; mortgage rates track the 10-year Treasury.
• Mortgage rates don't track interest rates; mortgage rates track the 10-year Treasury.
• Mortgage rates don't track interest rates; mortgage rates track the 10-year Treasury.
• Mortgage rates don't track interest rates; mortgage rates track the 10-year Treasury.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market. Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded. The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, we will be tracking<00:07:33.120><c> early</c><00:07:33.440><c> and</c><00:07:33.680><c> mid-range
• </c><00:07:34.319><c> indicators</c> tracking early and mid-range indicators tracking early and mid-range
• </c><00:32:37.039><c> and</c> systems to track activities and systems to track activities and experiences
• So it's curious because I know some states are really tracking it.
• So it's curious because I know some states are really tracking it.

Bills: HF3650 , HF2238

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: student career pathways, education framework, experiential learning, employer engagement, career technical education, HF2238, Minnesota, workforce development, construction trades, youth skills training, youth apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, construction training, career and technical education, CTE, child labor laws, minor labor, labor exemption, workforce pipeline, skilled trades

Transcript Highlights:

• under the goal of the Great Start Scholarship Program by establishing one method for attendance tracking
• tracking for providers regardless<00:04:47.479><c> of</c><00:04:47.639><c> the</c><00:04:48.199><c>
• County and tribal social services use SSIS to track, manage, and pay for social services.
• One area of SSIS that will be improved by modernization is our state's ability to track emergency holds
• </c><01:27:44.280><c> and</c> tracking of tracking um maintaining and tracking of tracking um maintaining

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• processing or tracking mortgage registry tax<00:34:39.679><c> exemptions</c><00:34:40.240><c> across
• Um, and then just on Miss Lemieux, on the aspect of the ability to track, like, who's taking these or
• But at the county level, it's not necessarily tracked by exemption type based on the data system that
• </c> need really need to be tracking them. need really need to be tracking them.
• This serves to emphasize that there is no uniform way of processing or tracking the deed transfer tax

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Sometimes, if we can't find people, if we can't track them down, it makes it tough.
• We track whether they were able to make a recovery, and I don't know.
• </c> this point I don't think we track this point I don't think we track whether<00:37:56.800><c> or<
• </c><00:38:03.240><c> whether</c> life savings or not we we track whether life savings or not we we track
• </c> cut a check or if we can't even track cut a check or if we can't even track them<01:02:33.000><c

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Members and guests, which is the Wellesley-Indua track team, will join us in allegiance to the flag of
• The Chair would like to take this opportunity to recognize the Wellesley High School Girls' Indoor Track
• The Wellesley High School Girls' Indoor Track and Field Team won their eighth consecutive MIAA Division

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and briefly recognized the Wellesley High School Girls’ Indoor Track and Field Team for winning its eighth consecutive MIAA Division II State Championship. The team was welcomed to the State House and noted as touring with Representative/Leader Peisch and head coach John Griffin. The main legislative action was a Rules Committee report recommending suspension of Joint Rule 12 on a petition by Representative James J. O’Day to establish a sick leave bank for Dana Johnson, an employee of the Department of Children and Families, and to send the matter to the Committee on Public Service. The House voted to suspend the rules and then suspended Joint Rule 12. The House also adopted an order to adjourn when it recessed that day and to reconvene on Thursday at 11 a.m. The chamber then voted to adjourn, with notice given of a Democratic caucus scheduled for Wednesday at noon in Room A1.