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• indication than the students of today. indication than the students of today.
• attracting u more students. attracting u more students.
• needs of the students. needs of the students.
• It should be our students.
• It should be our students.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <00:08:31.599> proud<00:08:31.840> of students should be incredibly proud of students
• c> of<00:09:22.800> South To the student athletes of South To the student athletes of South
• students have not.
• A student athlete revenue sports.
• college students labor and the students college students labor and the students have<02:49:35.359

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Students pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees.
• Students graduating with credentials in nursing, teaching, and social work.
• Absolutely, like students are totally suffering over here.
• Students need guidance; it doesn't matter what age either.
• That we are also trying to expand the number of students that we can serve.

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• allow other students to read it either. allow other students to read it either.
• students first amendment rights. students first amendment rights.
• Is my student involved with this student in a relationship?
• Is my student involved with this student in a relationship?
• student in a relationship?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• OUR COMMITTEE JURISDICTION COVERS OVER 1.5 MILLION STUDENTS IN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY
• THE STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM INSTITUTES AND CENTERS STARTING WITH EMILY SYKES, VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STUDENT
• ACQUISITION OF CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND FINALLY SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS.
• THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THESE ARE CHANGING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENTS.
• STUDENTS READING PERFORMANCE. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A TASTE OF WHERE WE ARE GOING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Participation on the educational setting in which the student was enrolled.
• These pernicious foreign agents are disguised as student support groups.
• All right, I want to be a little more clear on the intent about the foreign students.
• I want to be a little more clear on the intent about the foreign students.
• Could you be considered promoting that group and be subject to punishment as a student?

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with several probate, civil rights, and claims measures. Senators Burgess’s SB 326 on curators of estates was explained as a modernization of probate law; an amendment narrowing the bill was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably 10-0 after limited public testimony, including opposition from Ray Contreras. Burgess’s SB 1096, clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, also passed unanimously 11-0. The committee then approved several claims bills, including SB 28 for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, SB 6 for a child injured after DCF’s handling of abuse allegations, SB 18 for the estate of McKenzie Navarre against the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata against FDOT, and SB 2 for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV, with votes ranging from 10-1 to 11-0 and mostly no debate or opposition. The committee also took up trust and family-law related bills. Leader Berman’s SB 786 created a nonjudicial process for closing uncontested trusts and discharging trustees; after a technical amendment and testimony from Ray Contreras raising notice concerns, it passed 11-0. President Gates’s SB 50 expanded veterans’ courts statewide, drew broad support from veterans’ groups and advocacy organizations, and was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Simon’s SB 538 standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and homeschool students; after multiple amendments on homeschool eligibility, fees, and coach compensation, it passed 11-0 with support and opposition from education-related groups. President Gates’s SB 1004, aimed at consumer protections in the sale of dogs and cats, also passed unanimously after testimony from humane organizations. The committee then considered broader policy bills. President Pro Tem Brodeur’s SB 1366 on claims against the government proposed raising sovereign immunity caps and adding CPI adjustments; local government, hospital, and school representatives supported the Senate’s lower-cap approach while warning against the House version, and the bill was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Jones’s SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, as amended, would let head coaches provide limited personal support to student-athletes and require reporting of assistance; it passed 10-0. Senator Grohl’s SB 1178 on foreign influence and foreign countries of concern drew extensive supportive testimony from national security witnesses and was reported favorably 11-0 after a technical amendment and withdrawal of another amendment. Finally, SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles prompted substantial debate and public testimony over domestic terrorism designations, Sharia law references, due process, and free speech concerns; the committee had not yet completed final action on that bill when the transcript ended.

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• Between 2,000 to 3,000, sometimes even more than that, students and non-students practice these hands-on
• They must be be a resident student.
• our faculty and students. our faculty and students.
• the first face that our young students the first face that our young students meet.<00:53:47.760
• <01:06:36.880> And research for doctoral students. And research for doctoral students.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:04:46.639> and where we have classes and students and where we have classes and students
• <00:31:05.200> they least one of the clubs the students they least one of the clubs the students
• And then equipment-wise, I mean, would the students bring in their own boards?
• Without proper funding, many students are unable to compete at their full potential.
• that inequity of access for students that inequity of access for students that live<00:44:19.000>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• area um specialist would want students area um specialist would want students to<00:23:56.000>
• 367 students. 367 students.
• They will likely have 367 students in that. They have 367 students in this school year.
• school students.
• <01:35:31.920> Uh, served 235 Wyoming students. Uh, served 235 Wyoming students.

Keywords: 916, all

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• <00:42:27.840> go<00:42:28.080> to<00:42:28.800> um the student the student
• uh can go to um the student the student uh can go to um a<00:42:29.280> number<00:42:29.440>
• schools a student could go to instead. schools a student could go to instead.
• Um, a student was being bullied both by students as well as adults and teachers, to the point where they
• Um, a student was being bullied both by students as well as adults and teachers, to the point where they

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 34, concerning parental consent for student participation in the Medicaid-to-schools program. Members said they were not comfortable with a suggested amendment and wanted more information from Health and Human Services about how the program and billing work. On motion by Representative Noble, seconded by Representative Freeman, the committee voted unanimously to retain the bill, 18-0. The committee then considered Senate Bill 102, which would make informational materials about type 1 diabetes available on the Department of Education website. Supporters said the bill could help parents and teachers recognize warning signs early and could be life-saving in some cases. Opponents argued the material belonged on the Health and Human Services website rather than the DOE site, and some suggested a narrower link-only approach. After discussion, the committee voted 13-5 to ought to pass, with a minority report requested. The final major item was Senate Bill 97FN on intradistrict public school transfers. The committee first adopted an amendment that incorporated provisions from House Bill 68, required superintendents to approve best-interest transfer requests unless they failed to meet requirements, and revised language on capacity and accommodation. Supporters said the changes would help students, including those facing bullying, while opponents raised concerns about local control, capacity, and fairness to families who can transport children. The amendment passed 10-8, and the bill as amended also passed 10-8, with a minority report requested. The chair then announced the next meetings would be on the 21st and 27th, and reminded members to watch the Senate calendar.

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• And I'm also the student that wrote this bill.
• And so... ...pressures, and as the student who wrote this bill, I wanted to be careful about that.
• But the students we are most concerned about are not. ...at the highest level of student robotics in
• But the students that we are most concerned about are not on that plane.
• We need to invest in these students, and House Bill 3359 gives us that reason.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development heard House Bill 3359, presented by Rep. Travis Wilson on behalf of Rep. Riggs. The bill would create a state income tax credit for donations to school robotics/STEAM programs, including cash, equipment, software, materials, curriculum, and employee volunteer hours, beginning with the 2027 tax year. The credit would be 20% of the donation value, capped at $10 million annually, with a six-year sunset. Committee members raised questions about whether the credit applies to individuals or businesses, how volunteer hours would be valued and limited, whether the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or the Department of Economic Development would administer reporting, and whether the 20% rate should be higher. Several members also questioned the fiscal note and the impact on a tight state budget. The main witness in support was Sarah Waldron, an 18-year-old Westminster Christian Academy senior and robotics team leader who said she wrote the bill. She argued that robotics programs are expensive, that private investment is needed to improve workforce readiness, and that the bill would help schools in both urban and rural areas. She clarified that the volunteer-hours provision was intended for business employees, not general individual volunteerism, and said the bill could be amended to add guardrails and better target under-resourced schools, including a possible tiered credit based on free-and-reduced-lunch percentages. Committee members praised her initiative and testimony. One witness testified in opposition, State Public Advocate Arne C. Dinoff, who said robotics is worthwhile but the state cannot afford another tax credit given the budget deficit and the cumulative cost of tax credit programs. He objected particularly to subsidizing volunteerism and said schools should support robotics locally rather than through a state tax credit. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee adjourned after testimony.

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• Do they track student outcome? Academic outcome? We will know.
• The cost right now that they're being charged is 143 for students.
• 143, go down, or you just obviously have less students?
• You anticipated those students, but were those students actually there?
• You anticipated those students, but were those students actually there?

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first received a fiscal status statement and five-year baseline budget update from the Office of Planning and Budget. Members were told there were no changes to the baseline, but several current-year items now require appropriations, including Hurricane Katrina closeout costs under GOSEP, projected Department of Corrections shortfalls for offender medical care and overtime, and a reduction in the minimum foundation program tied to February 1 student counts. After questions about how the five-year percentages and inflation assumptions were calculated, the committee adopted the fiscal status statement. The committee then approved several Facility Planning and Control items, including adding eight higher education deferred maintenance projects to the approved list under Act 751, a $412,993 change order for LSU’s Jesse Coates Building project, a report of four other change orders for informational purposes, and combining two Hornbeck water projects into a single expanded water plant and distribution project. It also approved a two-year extension of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Banner ERP consulting agreement and approved Water Sector Commission recommendations for an additional $5.5 million for the Tencel Water District Association, which included a $100,000 local commitment. A major portion of the meeting focused on a proposed tax increment financing package for a 1,000-room headquarters hotel adjacent to the New Orleans Convention Center. Witnesses described the project as a $550 million private investment supported by state and local tax dedications, with projected benefits including more convention business and improved competitiveness. Members raised concerns about the 45-year term, the use of a 1% state tax dedication, possible cannibalization of existing hotel revenue, and the return on the public incentive. After extensive questioning, the committee deferred the proposal to the next month for further review and requested additional projections. Finally, the committee reviewed contract extensions for Louisiana Economic Development’s marketing vendors and a Department of Education amendment for the Odyssey platform used in the Louisiana Gator program. The education officials explained the contract is based on a per-student amount of $143.50 and that the current amendment is needed to avoid a lapse when the existing term ends June 30. Members discussed whether an RFP should be started for future years to seek a better price, and the department said it would be able to provide academic outcome data after the current testing cycle. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Do they track student outcome? Academic outcome?
• It's 143 for students.
• So is that $1.7 million increase based on that number of students, and if that number of students changes
• You anticipated those students, but were those students actually there?
• You anticipated those students, but were those students actually there?

Summary: The committee first adopted the fiscal status statement and five-year baseline summary after a brief discussion about how the baseline percentages are calculated and why projected expenditures exceed revenues in later years, with staff explaining that inflation assumptions drive much of the increase. The Office of Facility Planning and Control then received approval for several items: adding eight higher education deferred maintenance projects, approving a $412,993 change order for LSU’s Jesse Coates Building project, reporting four smaller change orders for information, and combining two Hornbeck water projects into one expanded water plant/well and distribution plan. The committee also approved a two-year extension for UL Lafayette’s Banner ERP consulting contract and approved additional Water Sector Commission funding of $5.5 million for the Tensas Water District Association, with a $100,000 local commitment noted. The most extensive discussion centered on a proposed tax increment financing package for a new 1,000-room Omni headquarters hotel adjacent to the New Orleans Convention Center. Project representatives said the hotel would require about $550 million in private investment, with the authority contributing land and $80 million, and that the package would dedicate state and local tax increments for 45 years after opening. Senators and representatives questioned the structure, the length of the incentive, the expected return to the state, possible cannibalization of existing hotel tax revenue, and why the convention center would receive a 1% stream for so long. Several members said they wanted more information on projected annual revenues and the overall return before voting, and the committee deferred the item to the next month. Later, Louisiana Economic Development requested one-year extensions for two marketing-related contracts with Zender Communications and Graham Group, and the Department of Education sought an amendment to the Odyssey contract for the Louisiana Gator program. The education discussion focused on the per-student cost of $143.50, the use of current enrollment and appropriation levels to set the contract ceiling, the fact that startup costs were no longer included, and the need for continuity before the current contract expires June 30. Members asked for an RFP to be considered for future years and for more information on student outcomes and actual spending. The committee took no vote on the education item during the discussion, and the meeting adjourned after the final exchanges.

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• <00:08:47.200> peers continued to inspire her students peers continued to inspire her students
• general education teacher student general education teacher student services<00:08:55.279> coordinator
• students to remain committed and connected to learning.
• on a personal level has each student on a personal level has inspired<00:12:52.079> students<
• <00:13:58.519> and ability to connect with her students and ability to connect with her students

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The other thing that helps with getting students The other thing that helps with getting students to
• We do have a lot of our students that do commute.
• Those students can go out and be aides, or business students are working for tribal programs.
• for non-Native students that want to attend also.
• more and more online students, we are beginning to get more students from different states that are

Summary: The Tribal and State Relations Committee met at Standing Rock with tribal council members, state legislators, and agency representatives to discuss state-tribal coordination and local priorities. Early discussion focused on process concerns, including the short agenda time and the need for better communication, more advance notice, and more relevant state department staff at future meetings. Tribal leaders asked for lists of state tribal liaisons and bills affecting tribes, and state members said they would follow up, share grant and deadline information, and plan another meeting in Bismarck with program experts and agency staff. A major portion of the meeting centered on health, child welfare, law enforcement, housing, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. Tribal speakers said rural health transformation funding and other state programs often do not fit direct-service tribes or IHS-funded systems, and they raised concerns about Medicaid, ICWA, foster care delays, human service zones, housing shortages, and the placement of Native children off-reservation. They also discussed missing and murdered Indigenous people, search-and-rescue cooperation, cross-deputization, extradition and banishment ordinances, and the need for stronger law enforcement partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty. Other concerns included poor roads, water and sewer needs in Sioux County communities, census accuracy, and the impact of data centers and other development on water and health. Economic development and regulatory issues were also discussed. Standing Rock representatives raised concerns about charitable gaming and e-pull tabs, saying the machines function like Class III gaming and have harmed tribal revenue while spreading into local businesses. They also described problems with county-issued fireworks permits and state/county liquor licensing rules that they said undermine tribal authority within reservation boundaries. In response, legislators said the committee would continue to look at these issues, and one member suggested possible legislation such as limiting e-tabs near tribal lands. The committee also heard from Joseph McNeil of Sage Development Authority about a 235-megawatt wind project on tribal, allotted, and fee land; he said federal permitting delays have stalled the project and asked for state support to help move it forward. The meeting concluded with a presentation from Dave Archambo of Wojou, a nonprofit focused on land regeneration, buffalo, food sovereignty, cultural programming, and youth wellness. He described the organization’s work on buffalo processing, gardening, fishing, hunting, language, and arts programs, and framed it as a response to historical trauma and community healing. The committee then broke for lunch and planned to resume with the Wojou presentation after the recess.

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• It is required that students go to school. It is required that students go to school.
• That's 199,000 students.
• That's 199,000 students.
• That's 199,000 students.
• That's 199,000 students.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• be behind other states students.
• I'm here in opposition as a public school student.
• Help students learn how to think one books were removed.
• Shielding students from complex topics doesn't protect them.
• I believe we should not deny students there. Right?

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• could make it go at K12 with students could make it go at K12 with nine<00:25:12.240> students.
• Questions. our students. I would truly implore you our students.
• <01:12:43.440> We care of our students and staff. We care of our students and staff.
• The principal is the students.
• <02:14:00.480> The student. Teacher efficacy is harmed. The student.

Keywords: 916, all

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• This bill goes a very long way to really expanding services for students with autism.
• Let's take up Tab 2, SB 102 on exceptional student education by Senator Gaetz.
• Let's take up tab 2, SB 102 on exceptional student education by Senator Gates.
• The program will allow students to earn badges that designate these students have acquired specific job
• Previously under the bill, it's for students with autism.

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee heard and passed two autism-related bills. SB 112, by Senator Harrell, would expand autism screening and referral grants, extend Early Steps services from age three to age four, designate the University of Florida autism center as a statewide hub, create grants for autism-focused charter schools and summer programs, and establish an autism microcredential for educators and paraprofessionals. Three technical or clarifying amendments were adopted, and the bill received support from Autism Speaks, The Arc of Florida, Foundation for Florida’s Future, and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Raquel Regalado, who emphasized early intervention and the need for training and expanded services. The bill was reported favorably by committee vote. The committee then considered SB 102, by Senator Gaetz, which would direct the Department of Education to create a workforce credential for students with autism spectrum disorder, including badges for job skills and workplace safety, and require reporting on outcomes such as employment after graduation. An amendment was adopted to allow students on a modified curriculum before formal diagnosis to participate and to require coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Testimony from Amy Weatherby of the FSU Autism Institute and CARD strongly supported the bill, stressing the importance of employment outcomes and early preparation, while other organizations also supported it. SB 102 was reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after Senator Harrell was recorded as voting in the affirmative on SB 112.

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• <00:12:19.120> and<00:12:19.360> student programs because students and student programs
• because students and student demographics<00:12:20.560> just<00:12:20.760> change<00:12
• and the eight is the number of students and the eight is the number of students in<00:52:22.040>
• the number of compensatory uh students the number of compensatory uh students at<01:00:20.559>
• drop in the number of eligible students drop in the number of eligible students uh<01:03:50.880>

Keywords: 1183, house