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• We kind of have our eyes secured to.
• We go into the classrooms, we walk them.
• , of 22 kids in a classroom, of 22 kids in a classroom, um,<01:13:20.520> best<01:13:20.840
• It's on best practices in the classroom.
• classroom, it's all those interventions. classroom, it's all those interventions.

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• Last week, our system came together to host a summit around campus safety and security.
• But I also can't think of anything more important than the safety and security of everyone on our campuses
• across their campuses to ensure safety when it comes to buildings and locking buildings, campus security
• Campus security, how threats that come into campus are assessed, and ways they communicate with one another
• We recognize that those are on the list because we need teachers in our classrooms in K-12, correct?

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard a presentation on the State University System’s new strategic plan, SUS 30, and its legislative budget request. University officials described the plan’s five priorities: One SUS collaboration, elevating student success, operational excellence, world-class talent, and innovative research and economic development. They highlighted Florida’s continued status as the top higher education system in the nation, low tuition, strong graduation outcomes, rising median wages for graduates, and expanded use of the My Florida Future website to help students and families compare degree outcomes and earnings. Members asked for follow-up information on programs of strategic emphasis, mental health and social work workforce needs, wage data over time, and how the system supports innovation moving toward commercialization. The committee also discussed campus safety, prompted in part by recent events at FSU. System officials said universities and the Florida College System recently held a safety summit to share best practices on building security, threat assessment, and coordination with law enforcement, and they agreed to provide a report back to the committee after the Board of Governors reviews recommendations in November. Senators also raised questions about Pell student support, first-generation student success, and whether liberal arts graduates’ earnings catch up over time. Officials said Pell students are tracked through performance-based funding metrics and that the system’s accountability plans will continue to emphasize access and completion. A separate update covered line funding for nursing and health care partnerships. Officials said the $6 million appropriation was fully subscribed through 24 proposals from all 10 nursing programs, supporting scholarships, faculty recruitment, internships, simulation, and licensure preparation. They reported over 1,900 new nursing graduates, more than 200 new student slots, over 300 scholarships, and a 92% NCLEX pass rate. Senators asked about expanding eligibility for the program, and staff said that issue would be revisited this year. The Board of Governors’ legislative budget request totaled $634.5 million and included $295 million for performance-based funding institutional investment, a request to restore and increase the state investment portion to $400 million, $125 million for preeminence funding, $100 million for faculty recruitment and retention, $6.4 million for UF/IFAS extension workload, and $3.1 million for State Fire Marshal inspections. The chair noted that resources are limited and that difficult budget decisions lie ahead. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• Apprenticeships are a proven pathway to good-paying careers because they combine classroom learning with
• These pressures are directly diverting resources away from classrooms, student services, and staffing
• The universities would need to secure authenticated platforms capable of hosting thousands of potential
• In an ideal world, Social Security would cover it all, but we don't live in that world.
• are often not privy to certain information that could be critical to determining if a contractor securing

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• Phase Two would start again after that $80 million is secured, and there will be a total of six phases
• that there are people who work at the data center that come from Grants or Gallup for high-paying security
• Madam Chair and Representative Lundstrom, here at UNM Valencia, we begin in the classroom.
• So, that check and balance begins in the classroom, and that's where we start.
• At the Department of Information Technology and Homeland Security and Emergency Management, on where

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• CDAs to security guards, workers live and provide invaluable services in every one of our districts.
• Many of you know that I have served in the classroom for almost two decades and still have an active
• Classroom in a very non-traditional way.
• Where we know we have a shortage of teachers, any way we can get good people into the classroom who are

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• The Farm Workers' Movement was a non-violent campaign to secure collective bargaining rights, better
• The effort of farm workers to secure better working conditions...
• The effort of farm workers to secure better working conditions should continue to be recognized and celebrated
• opinion, to erase the history that we ought to be learning and that we ought to be teaching in the classrooms
• opinion, to erase the history that we ought to be learning and that we ought to be teaching in the classrooms

Keywords: 1182, all

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• , supports member schools with shared operational capacity in continuous improvement systems, and secures
• So what that means is dollars that were intended for the classroom are instead being diverted to support

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Tom Franta, founding executive director of the Mountaineer Charter School Alliance. He described the new nonprofit’s goals of supporting West Virginia charter schools through advocacy, legal and compliance assistance, shared operational services, professional development, communications, and network-building. Franta emphasized that charter schools face major facility and financing challenges, and he urged use of existing public buildings, low-interest revolving loans, credit enhancement tools through the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, and federal matching funds to help level the playing field for charter schools, including both brick-and-mortar and virtual schools. Members asked about what he meant by “level the playing field,” and Franta said charter schools receive 99% of basic state aid but lack access to the full range of public education funding and dedicated facilities support, forcing them to divert dollars toward buildings rather than classrooms. He said the goal is to ensure parents choosing a public charter option can expect appropriate funding. After the presentation, the chair announced Senate Bill 171 was removed from the day’s agenda. The committee then considered Senate Bill 166, which creates an exception to West Virginia Invest grant eligibility so individuals who already have a post-secondary degree may still receive support if pursuing an associate degree or certificate in emergency medical services. The committee reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and under the original double committee reference, first be referred to the Finance Committee. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 428, with a committee substitute that splits the bus operator title into three pay grades based on years of service and raises the cafeteria manager title from pay grade D to E. Senators asked whether duties would change; counsel and the sponsor said the bill is intended as a retention incentive, with no change in responsibilities, and that the fiscal note would remain the same. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation, again first referring it to the Finance Committee. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Together, we can secure a prosperous and independent energy future for our state.
• House Bill 107 fixes that with stronger data protection and secure reporting.
• National security starts at our borders.
• Department of Homeland Security. Okay.
• HCR 40 to Border Security. HCR 76 to Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs.

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, heard an invocation, dispensed with the previous journal, and received a House message. Members also recognized Dr. Namita Bardwaj as doctor of the day. The chamber then adopted Senate Resolution 554 honoring Christopher “Chris” Jake Stone of Santa Fe for his heroism during the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting, with several senators and the lieutenant governor offering remarks about his sacrifice and the ongoing impact on his family and community. The Senate also signed a number of bills and resolutions and adopted Senate Resolution 533 recognizing the Texas Legislative Internship Program class, with multiple senators highlighting individual interns and the program’s role in developing future public servants. The floor then took up and passed several bills, often by suspending the regular order and the three-day rule. These included HB 1639 on a study of cancer incidence among female firefighters; HB 102 granting early registration for students in military-related programs; HB 4325 increasing civil penalties for barratry; HB 5342 creating a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline trust fund and related funding study; HB 3370 allowing late timberland appraisal applications after an owner’s death; HB 3376 requiring certain guardians to complete dementia/Alzheimer’s training; HB 132 extending confidentiality protections to information about hostile acts by foreign adversaries; and HB 1978, which sought to restrict ERCOT interconnections, but its motion to pass to engrossment failed on a 20-11 vote. Additional measures passed included HB 511 on unsolicited voter registration mailings, HB 2187 on nurse staffing, retaliation, and overtime protections, HB 2510 creating offenses for unlicensed assisted living operations, HB 694 on DFPS notification timelines, HB 1893 making license plates in law-enforcement video nonconfidential for public information requests, HB 2733 updating barratry and solicitation laws for digital communications, HB 4506 allowing opt-in electronic zoning notices, HB 3751 transferring a TxDOT property to DPS, HB 3033 creating a grant program for nonprofits supporting injured or killed DPS employees, HB 4273 on Medicaid fraud prevention and eligibility verification, HB 3211 on vision care benefits, HB 4529 exempting certain DoD-certified child care facilities from state licensure, HB 2522 easing fingerprinting requirements for certain vehicle dealers, HB 4219 tightening public information request response requirements, and HB 4783 requiring a report on opioid antagonist programs. The Senate also received a House message noting passage of SB 9, and a nominations committee report was announced for future consideration.

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• prevent Texans from accumulating debt and criminal penalties that keep them from achieving financial security
• prevent Texans from accumulating debt and criminal penalties that keep them from achieving financial security
• The kindergarten classrooms are on the first floor, with floor to ceiling windows directly facing the
• The testimony or the, or the comment that you said that your security person at the school talked to
• As EV adoption grows, more Texans will rely on accessibility and secure charging network.

Bills: HB316

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding

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• um and just you know this idea classroom um and just you know this idea that<00:52:33.480> a<
• When I first started teaching, I taught in Minneapolis in a K-6 school, three classrooms of each.
• The collections are designed for simultaneous use for students in the classroom, and there are no due
• and there are no due dates The classroom and there are no due dates The Collection<01:03:34.960>
• done in core subjects with the classroom done in core subjects with the classroom teachers<01:16

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• Beyond the classroom, love of music.
• If this notification is security.
• We share economic, security, and democratic values with our friends from Taiwan.
• 04:54:50.400> and >> We share economic, security, and >> We share economic, security
• It's time for the Department of Homeland Security to come to the same conclusion.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• transparency and common-sense spending, he ensures that the district resources directly benefit the classroom
• conducted many, many research projects with the Seven Sons Colleges of China on space, weapons, security
• Space, weapons, security, things that were not allowed to be able to be.
• A mechanism that enables the school district or charter school to securely transmit—you can't securely
• amount of resources, and law enforcement has to prioritize the schools that have the highest risk security

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• district school boards to adopt a policy for the temporary removal of instructional personnel from the classroom
• district school boards to adopt a policy for the temporary removal of instructional personnel from the classroom
• This contributes to the following: enhancing safety and security, protecting the families of these employees

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and gallery recognitions, including students, university basketball coaches, and other visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special order calendar of bills, with most measures explained by sponsors, often substituted with identical House companions, and many passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, utility services, higher education, pre-arranged transportation services, the Uniform Commercial Code, altered sexual depictions, firearms during emergencies, brownfields, false reporting, health care billing and collection, and motor vehicles. Among the bills passed were measures on the Florida Trust Code, school district reporting requirements for educator arrests and misconduct, debt collection email communications, service of process, public lodging and food service establishments, lien waivers and releases, public records protections for Crime Stoppers personnel, foreign ties affecting health care licensure, diabetes management in schools, platting procedures, fentanyl testing in hospitals and emergency departments, third-party reservation platforms, electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, background screening of athletic coaches, and surrendered infants. Debate was especially notable on the surrendered infants bill, where some senators raised concerns about safety, anonymity, and liability, while supporters argued the devices could save lives. The affordable housing/Live Local bill also drew extensive discussion and a late-filed amendment, with the sponsor describing major land-use and permitting changes and the chamber adopting the amendment before final passage. The most contentious floor debate came on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, where senators argued over its fluoride-related provisions and broader policy package. Opponents criticized the bill as an overbroad preemption and raised public health concerns, while the sponsor defended it as a farm-and-consumer package with multiple unrelated provisions. That bill ultimately passed 27-9. At the end of the session, the Senate agreed to certify all bills passed that day to the House, recognized a resolution honoring Florida’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, made additional announcements, and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• district school boards to adopt a policy for the temporary removal of instructional personnel from the classroom
• district school boards to adopt a policy for the temporary removal of instructional personnel from the classroom
• This contributes to enhancing safety and security, protecting the families of these employees, and encouraging

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests and groups in the gallery, including students, business groups, and university basketball coaches. The chamber then moved through a long special order calendar, taking up a series of bills on trust law, school district reporting, debt collection, service of process, lodging and food service establishments, lien waivers, public records protections for Crime Stoppers personnel, foreign ownership/health care licensure issues, diabetes management in schools, platting, fentanyl testing, third-party reservation platforms, electronic landlord-tenant notices, leaving the scene of a crash, background screening for athletic coaches, surrendered infants, and affordable housing. Several bills were temporarily postponed, and multiple House companion bills were substituted where the measures were identical or had only drafting differences. Debate focused on a few measures. Senators questioned the trust code bill’s effect on out-of-state attorneys general; the school reporting bill was described as strengthening arrest and misconduct reporting for instructional personnel; and the service-of-process and lodging bills were presented as technical and consumer-protection fixes. The fentanyl testing bill drew emotional support from the sponsor and families affected by overdose deaths. The surrendered-infant bill prompted opposition over safety, anonymity, and the limited use of baby boxes, while supporters argued it could save lives. The affordable housing bill, updating the Live Local Act, was amended to adjust parking reductions and allow certain properties to use the administrative approval process, with additional limits and exclusions added. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, including the trust code bill, school reporting, debt collection, service of process, lien waivers, public records, foreign-country business interest restrictions, diabetes management in schools, platting, fentanyl testing, third-party reservation platforms, electronic landlord-tenant notices, leaving-the-scene restitution, athletic coach background screening, surrendered infants, and affordable housing. The day’s most divided vote was on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which drew extended debate over fluoride policy and other provisions; it passed 27-9. At the end of the session, the Senate agreed to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, recognized a Taiwan-related resolution for the journal, made additional announcements, and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• > Shepard<00:10:20.720> stepped securing a lunar orbit, Shepard stepped securing a lunar
• If anything, being part of this process has become an extension of the classroom.
• If anything, being part of this process has become an extension of the classroom.
• <00:12:36.639> This<00:12:36.880> has an extension of our classroom.
• This has an extension of our classroom.

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• And boy, did we all get a real lesson during COVID about the food security issues that we face in Hawaii
• > that<00:20:53.600> we<00:20:53.840> face<00:20:54.159> in the food security
• issues that we face in the food security issues that we face in Hawaii.<00:20:55.200> And<00:
• We could work on our food security issues.
• We could work on our food security issues.

Bills: HCR1, HCR2, SB2001, SB2002, SB2003, SB2004, SB2005, SB2006, SB2007, SB2008, SB2009, SB2010, SB2011, SB2012, SB2013, SB2014, SB2015, SB2016, SB2017, SB2018, SB2019, SB2020, SB2021, SB2022, SB2023, SB2024, SB2025, SB2026, SB2027, SB2028, SB2029, SB2030, SB2031, SB2032, SB2033, SB2034, SB2035, SB2036, SB2037, SB2038, SB2039, SB2040, SB2041, SB2042, SB2043, SB2044, SB2045, SB2046, SB2047, SB2048, SB2049, SB2050, SB2051, SB2052, SB2053, SB2054, SB2055, SB2056, SB2057, SB2058, SB2059, SB2060, SB2061, SB2062, SB2063, SB2064, SB2065, SB2066, SB2067, SB2068, SB2069, SB2070, SB2071, SB2072, SB2073, SB2074, SB2075, SB2076, SB2077, SB2078, SB2079, SB2080, SB2081, SB2082, SB2083, SB2084, SB2085, SB2086, SB2087, SB2088, SB2089, SB2090, SB2091, SB2092, SB2093, SB2094, SB2095, SB2096, SB2097, SB2098, SB2099, SB2100

Keywords: recess, legislative session, Hawaii State Legislature, 2026, Governor address, joint session, legislature, Hawaii, state of the state, Banyan Drive, Waiakea peninsula, Makaokū, Hilo, Hawaii Island, HCDA, Hawaii Community Development Authority, community development district, redevelopment, urban renewal, blight

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• He gets offered edibles just in the classroom. So it's there, it's out there in our schools.
• so it's there it's out there classroom so it's there it's out there in<00:55:16.960> our<00:55
• He said you cannot keep drugs out of a maximum-security prison, so what chance do we have of keeping
• He said you cannot keep drugs out of a maximum-security prison, so what chance do we have of keeping
• Prison so uh what Maximum Security Prison so uh what chance<01:05:55.920> do<01:05:56.000>

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Summary: The joint Health and Human Services and Judiciary meeting heard testimony on several measures, with most of the discussion focused on SB 709 and SB 955. On SB 709, relating to mental health data and related appropriations, the Department of Health supported the bill’s intent and said the funding would help maintain a data dashboard and positions, though it had no suggested amount for one blank appropriation. Members also discussed whether sections of the bill were duplicative of existing data reporting. The committees later recommended SB 709 be passed with amendments, including technical changes, deferring the date to December 31, 2050, and blanking out the appropriation for later clarification. SB 955, relating to fitness to proceed, drew mixed testimony. Judiciary opposed portions of the bill, saying some changes could have unintended practical consequences. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill’s intent but urged keeping a three-member evaluation panel rather than reducing it to two, warning that a two-panel process could create delays if a third evaluator had to be added later. A former Hawaii State Hospital clinician said the bill placed too much blame on the courts and should address institutional and administrative problems at the hospital more directly. The Department of Health supported the intent and said it appreciated efforts to address overcrowding. After discussion about examiner shortages and status hearings, the committees recommended SB 955 be passed with amendments reducing the number of qualified examiners from three to one and making related technical changes. The committee also heard SB 1228, a child welfare services measure creating a working group related to youth legal representation and child welfare reform. DHS requested adding a Child Welfare Services representative to the work group, and multiple advocates, including the National Center for Youth Law and Hawaii Youth Services Network, testified in strong support, emphasizing the need for youth voice and implementation of Malama Ohana recommendations. Members asked whether this working group overlapped with another recently passed working group bill; testimony indicated the two measures addressed different issues. The meeting then recessed and later resumed for decision-making on the 9 o’clock calendar, where SB 709 was adopted with amendments and SB 955 was adopted with amendments.

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• G5 is a Department of Disability Determination for Social Security Administration.
• They have a grant from the Social Security Administration to cover the increase in caseload.
• This is a grant from Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security.
• G5 is a Department of Disability Determination for Social Security Administration.
• They have a grant from the Social Security Administration to cover the increase in caseload.

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• It's telling the person who cleans the classroom or drives the routes that they aren't allowed to use
• HCR 2044 seeks to censor discussion on a wide variety of topics in the classroom and on college campuses
• were it to be signed by the governor, these will be by far and away the most pro-liberty and most secure
• were it to be signed by the governor, these will be by far and away the most pro-liberty and most secure
• were it to be signed by the governor, these will be by far and away the most pro-liberty and most secure

Bills: HB2015, HB2060, HB2062, HB2100, HB2118, HB2165, HB2258, HB2327, HB2397, HB2445, HB2460, HB2641, HB2745, HB2876, HB2917, HB4011, HB4049, HB4056, HB4087, HCR2013, HCR2016, HCR2040, HCR2044, HCR2048, HCR2056

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use

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• Um, you know, we've always had a problem tracking our students because we don't allow the Social Security
• And that means classrooms that are closed for every teacher, eight children get child care.
• And that means classrooms<03:16:41.439> that<03:16:41.760> are<03:16:42.000> closed<
• /c><03:16:42.640> for<03:16:42.880> every classrooms that are closed for every classrooms
• So, I'm hoping of employment security.

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